The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-03-18
[From the Southern cultiuator.]
Chas. A. Peabody ON CONNER
cial Manures.
HIS METHOD OF APPLICATION AND
RESULTS.

Editsrs Southern Clsstipator: AS am constantly
receiving letters from all partsof the cotton-Grow-
ing States, asking my views of Guano-what kinds
prefer-how 1 use it, and what quantities ?-l
will make the Cultiuntor the medium of my answer
to all. Some twenty five years ago, began to ex-
pertinent with Gusno. First, 7 tried Peruvian
This gave good satisfaction, BAT was, 1 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 tho Peruvian however costly, was the cheap
est in the end. ~ bard-working. industrious man
could manipulate it, with any other substance he
thought proper have found salt, plaster, fow-
or Of bones, swamp muck, &C., valuable to ma
nipulate with Peruvian Guano, but the labor Of
manipulation 10 great, and in the process Of ma
nipulaiion, much Of the ammonia escapes. From
this fact have been led to inquire, whether there
was not On excess Of ammonis in Peruvian Guano,
and whether it would not be more advantageous to
pay for the Phosphates, than to pay much extra
for the volatile ammonia, Whilst fall Of this
idea, struck the Soluble Pacific Guano, and was
80 we'll pleased with it, that last year l manured
sne-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
speets the same, and when the crop was gather
ed, il was impossible to tell which was the best.
Now the Soluble Pacific Guano cost me $50 less
per ton, and as consequence, have this year
used the Soluble Pacific GuanO alone. It cost me
at the Agents Depot in Columbus, $75 per ton.
1t 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 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 wished to eI-
pertinent on with the Dickson Gotten, hybridzing
it with nay Upland Long Staple l plowed and
-soiled in March, leaving the surface perfectly
level the Goth of April, laid it of in land, about
twenty five feet wide and sowed Soluble Pacific
Guano broadcast, at the rate Of two hundred
pounds to the aore. This turned under, with q
turn shovel then opened burrows three feet apart,
with long point scooter, following in the same
furrow put two hundred pounds more of the Gu
ano to the acre. Then threw the burrows togeth-
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 other kinds. The growth and fruit
| ing of the crop was experimenting equal to it
had ever been seen in thi, 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
bale to the acre. To half near my dwell
| linz that had COW penned last winter, applied
in the drill, and, Notwithstanding excessive vet
weather in August, and the worms, which took al!
( the late crop, have picked over two thousand
| pounds of seed cotton from the half acre. There
ara those in my neighborhood. who plant land as
good rs mine but without Guano that will scarce
| y 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 be emphatically the food for the cotton
hmt-other fertilizers may make more weed; bu,
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 il
net be to the planters interest to take that Guanc
which is richer in phosphates, and yet an abun-
dance Of ammonia for all practical purposes? The
Soluble Pacific Guano l have found from sound
practical tests, to bo equal TO the Peruvian and
much cheaper. hold that no man can afford tc
| plant cotton without Guano.
CHAS. A. PEABODY.
Lee Co., Alo. n'ar Columbus, Co., Nor. IA, 1868