The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-03-11
+ From the Southern cultirator.] ]
Chas. A. Peabody OIL CONNER
cial Manures.
HIS METHOD OF APPLICATION AND
RESULTS.

Editor. Southern Cultiuator: As am constantly
receiving letters from all partsof the coton-gron-
ing States, asking my views of Guano-what kinds
prefer-hcw use it, and what quantities Il
will make the Culhrator the medium of my answer
to all. Some twenty five years ago, began to ex-
pertinent with Guano. First, tried Peruvian.
This gave good satisfaction, bat was, then
thought, rather expensive. have since tried all
of the other varieties of note. Some were good,
others worthless had come to the conclusion
that the Peruvian, however costly, was the cheap
est in the end. as hard working. industrious man
could manipulate it, with any other substance he
thought proper. have found salt, plaster, aow-
or Of bones, sxars7 muck, &c., valuable TO ma
lipulsts 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
was not an excess Of ammonia in Peruvian Guano,
and whether it would not be more advantageous to
pay for the Phosphatcs, than to pay so much extra
for the volatile ammonia Whilst full of this
idea struck the Soluble Pacific Guano, and was
ro well pleased with it, that last year 1 manured
one-haf 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 tho same, and when the crop was gather
ed, ii was impossible to tell which was the best.
Now the Soluble Pacific Guano cost me $50 less
per ton, and a. consequence, l have this year
used the Soluble Pacific Guaro alone. 1t cost me
at the Agents Depot in Columbus, SIS per ton.
It may be we'll hero to state the character Of my
land do not live en- exactly what would be
called pine bdrrens but it is next 10 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 1 wished to e1-
pertinent on with the Dickson Cotton, hybrdzing
it with nay Upland Long Staple L plowcd and
sub-soiled in March, leaving the surface perfectly
level the goth of April, laid it off in land, about
twenty FIVE feet vide, and sowed Soluble Pacific
Guano broadcast, ut 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 SAM
furrou put two hundred pounds more of the Gu
ano TO the acre. Then threw the furrows togclh-
er into the centre, with 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 superb-noth,ng equal to it
had ever been seen in this section of the country,
and if the worms had not swept all the top and
end bolls, it would have made two good bales to
the acre As bad as it has turned out, it has made
kng that l had COW .psnncd last winter, applied
two hundred pound, of the Soluble Pacific Guano
in the drill, and, Notwithstanding excessive wet
weather in August, and the worms, which took ali
the ate crop, have picked over tuo thousand
pounds of seed cotton from the half acre. There
are those in my neishborhooi. who plant land as
good rs mine but without Guano. that will scarce
ly realize bale from ten acres this year.
And now word to the purchaser If you would
get the Soluble Pacific Gllano 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 be emphatically the food for the cotton
frmt-other fertilizers may make more weed; but
in tho 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 the planters interest to take that Guano
which is richer in phosphatcs, and yet an abun-
dsncs Of Ammonia for all practical purposes? The
Soluble Pacific Guano l hare found from sound
practical tests, TO be equal 10 the Peruvian and
much cheaper. hold that no man can afford to
plant cotton without Guauo.
CHAS.. A. PEABODY
l." Co., Ala near Columbus, Co., Nov. IA, 1868.