The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-02-11
From the Southern Custiuator.]
Chas. A. Peabody ON CONNER
cial ManureS.
HIS METHOD OF APPLICATION AND
RESULTS.

Editors Southern CuAiuator AS am constantly
receiving letters from all parts the ooton-gro~
ing States, asking my views Of Guano-wnat Kihus
prefer-how use it, and what quantities IL
will make the Cultivator the medium of my answer
to all. Some twenty-five years ago, began to e1-
neriment with Guano. First, tried Peruvian.
This gave good satisfaction, but was' lhen
thought, rather expensive. have since trieo I'LL
of the other varieties of note. Some were goou'
other, worthless. had come to the conclusion
that tho Peruvian, however costly, was the cheaP-
est in the end. as hard-working, industrious man
copld manipulate it, with any other substance ne
,bourbt proper. have found salt, plaster, how-
er of bones, swamp muck, &C., valuable 70 ma
n;nu,ate with Peruvian Guano, but the labor OF
manipulation is great, and in the process OF ma
nipulation, much of the ammonia escapes. From
this fact have been led to inquire, whether there
no. not an excess of ammonia in Peruvian Guano.
and whether it would not be more advantageous to
paw for the Phosphates, than to pay so much extra
for the volatile ammonia. Whilst full OF this
idea, struck the Soluble Pacific Guano, and was
so well pleased with it, that last year l manured
one-half of my cotton with it, and the other half
with the genuine Peruvian. The same quantity OF
each was used per acre. The land was of the
same quality, the planting and culture was in all
respects the same, and when the crop was gather
ed, it was impossible to tell which was the best.
Now the Soluble Pacific Guano cost me $50 less
per ton, and as n consequence, l have this year
o;6
at the Agents Depot in Columbus, SIS per ton.
It may be we'll here to state the character of my
land do not live on exactly what would be
called pine 6arrens, but it is next to it. The older
portion of my land will not, with ordinary culture
bring three hundred pounds Of seed Gotten to the
acre. A field of ten acres, which wished to ex-
pertinent on with the Dickson Cotton, hybridizing
it with my Upland Long Staple. plowed and
SUBJ -soled in March, leaving the surface perfectly
level; the goth of April laid it off in lands about
twenty five feet wide, and sowed Soluble Pacific
Guano broadcast, at the rate of two hundred
pounds to the acre. This turned under, with
turn shovel, then opened burrows three feet apart
with long point scooter, following in the same
furrow l put TWO hundred pounds more of the Gu
ano TO the acre. Then threw the burrows togeth-
err into the centre, with a turn shovel, which left
but slight ridge, and on this ridge planted the
seed The Dickson variety bears much thicker
planting than ether kinds. The growth and fruit
ing of the crop was supero-nothing equal to 1t
had ever been seen in this section of the country,
and if the worms had not swept all the top and
ola two ha
the acre. AS bad as it has turned out it has made
bale to the acre. To half acre near my dwell
ling, that had cow-penned last winter, applied
two hundred pounds of the Soluble Pacific Guano
in the drill, aud, notwithstanding excessive wet
weather in August, and the worms, which took all
the late crop, have picked over tive thousand
pounds of seed cotton from the half acre. There
are those in my neighborhood. who plant land as
good MS mine but withou. Guano, that will scarce
Iy realize bale from ten acres this year.
And now word to the purchaser. If you would
get the Soluble Pacific Guano Genuine, purchase it
only OF the authorized agents of the Company. |
have tried the Peruvian and Pacific ON my garden
crops, but with no good results. Peruvian Guano
seems to DC emphaticay the food for the cotton
fmt-othcr fertilizers may make more weed; but
| in the purchase of Peruvian Guano, we are pay
ing for volatile ammonia, much of which is
bound to escape, without benefit to crops Will it
not be to che planters interest to take that Guano
Which is richer in phosphates, and yet an abun-
dance Of ammonia for all practical purposes? The
Soluble Pacific Guano have found from sound
practical tests, to be equal to the Peruvian and
IL uch cheaper. hold that no man can afford to
plant cotton without Guano.
CHAS. A. PEABODY
Ice Co., Ala. near Columbus, Ca, Nor. Id, 1858.