Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-03-02

superphosphate was found to be as
follows:
Moisture 1880
Organic matter III
BiphOsphate of lime 2O.2S
Equal to bone earth soluble (3l63)
InsOluble phOsphates All
Hydrated sulphate Of lime lgyp-
sum- 1898
Alkaline salts common salt 1913
Insoluble silicious matter sand 3.19
10000
A careful examination of this arti-
Gle shows it to be a very excellent
specimen Of superphosphate, and if
we could be sure of buying an article
equal in composition to that,we should
not hesitate to buy and use it, aud we
should have full confidence in the re-
suit, 1t will be noticed that the ana
lysis shows but slight percentage of
ammonia, which appeared in the or
ganic matter, which was found but
"a of one per cent, which was equal
to Al Of one per cent OF ammonia.
1t shows a good quantity of salt,
which adds efficacy TO any manure,
but it is the soluble phosphates that
we rely upon chiefly, and these. in 2
good superphosphate,are always abun-
dant.
Bones, which usually constitute the
basis of the article, are slow i'll their
action, and even when ground fine, 1t
takes them long time to act. They
must 90 through a process OF decom-
position before they become available
to plants, and before this time we
look for results but seldom find them.
Treated with sulphuric acid they be-
come soluble and act much quicker
and more efficiently. and so more sat.
isiactorily than the finely ground bone
can be expected to do. This explains
why the experiments with the flour OF
bone were 50 uniformly unsatisfactory
two or three years ago when 1t was
introduced and extensively advertised
as the best and cheapest manure IN
the market Farmers who bought il
at $50 or $50 per ton did not see il
in that light, and they could not &C
count for their failures, as, theOretl
cally, they had a right to believe III
bones. They found they must wait
too long for results. True economy
Implies quick returns, and these they
did not get and so they were doomed
to disappointment.
Now if the -four of bone had been
judiciously treated with sulphuriC
acid before it was offered to the pub
lie, if it had, in fact, been put into
the form of superphosphate, the re
suits would have been more satisfac
tory. If not more lasting, they woulC
have been so much more prompt anC
remunerative that people would have
been better pleased.
With all the care and economy OF
barn yard manures that it is possible
for the farmer to exercise, he cannO
often make and save so much as ht
requires to use on the farm. Proba
BILE nine out Of ten of the farmers OF
New England find themselves shor
OF manure. They have not SO mucl
as they want, and would be glad t
know where they can go to exc out ;
supply. And even if they have enough
to apply to their cultivated crops
they seem to want something to pu
in the hill! to give the crops a start
Pure guano is high and the paten
manures do not command implied
confidence. L he question comes
"what can l buy ?" In such cases ;
we'll and honestly made superphos
plate is one of the best things to b,
had, and what the farmer wants is
sufficient guaranty that the article i
honest and good. II there is conf
dence in the article, it will sell, ant
if it is made as it ought to be, the re
suit will be good and satisfactory.
If a manufacturer of the articl
will make it as well as he knows how
he will not long wait for a market
: The demand will increase as long a
the quality of the superphosphate
kept up to the standard. And whe
! a reputation is gained, no temptatio
| to make greater profit should lea
him to reduce the standard of quality
! Keep it up. Better sell less of a thol
e oughly good article, than tc max
and sell more of an inferior one.
We do not suppose that the maj
ufacturers of superphosphate are les
honest than other people. Honest
$ with them. as with all other bushes
men, is not only the best, but the onl
policy, that will enable them to bull
up and sustain a good and permaner
business. No doubt they see thi
and act upon it, but they have t
guard against too great hurry in tn
preparation. When the demand
active they are driven, perhaps. t
their utmost capacity of production
and without great care their sample
will not be uniform. We repeat whs
1--we said above, that a good article G