Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-02-09
PRINGLE'S REPORT.
To Mr.. CHADWICK,

10 Mr.. CHADWICK,
Chairman of the executive committee OF the
Caledonia County Agricultural Society at ST.
Johnsbury, VT.
The time has arrived when the members Ofthe
executive committee were to repOr! to the socie-
ly from their respective towns, in regard to the
trial of different FERTILIZERS offered for sale in
the county.
Several persons in this town have during the
past season tried Paddock, Dean s Cos side by
side with Bradleys, OF Boston, but not with
sufficient care to give definite results
l would state that last spring l made propo-
sal 10 Mr.. Paddock and to Mr.. bradley that on
| condition of their furnishing quantity OF PhOS-
phate for trial l would take pains TO make some
experiments on different crops. MIR. Paddock
made no reply, but MIR. Bradley accepted my
offer Oh the condition that neither party should
furnish direct trom their manufactures.
l therefore purchased several hundred pounds
of the r. d. & cos phosphate from Hazen
Brothers, Barnet, VT, also TWO barrels of Brad
/ ley's, from +. Demlng, Wells River, VT
The lana selected tor this experiment was the
/ poorest my farm, having been twice cropped
with buckwheat without manure. L divided the
| piece INTO four lots tor corn crop as follows:
No. l, we'd MANFRED with stable manure; No.
! 2, lightly manfred with stable manure; No. 8,
no stable manure; No. 4, neither manure or
/ phosphate.
The first three lois had equal weights of phos-
phate in the following order: first, TWO rows, II
pounds Bradiey's phosphate each row; next two
rows, IA pounds +. d. & Cos each one, and so
! Ou dll6l udltlg Lnl OuSIl lue uOiC plcCG LdCu
row had its phosphate weighed by Fairbanks
scales, kept iii the field for the purpose.
As 10 the result, would Say that all came up
! looking well except No. f. which was small and
yellow.
After ten days. I noticed the Bradley rows
were getting ahead OF the others, and at the Sec
ond hoeing wonderful contrast could be seen
between Paddocks and Bradleys, so much as
10 attract the attention OF persons on the high
way near by. think the difference at this time
was fully one half in favor of Bradley's phos-
phate, over that of Peddocks.
About the first of July most destructive
| hail storm nearly ruined the crops.
The fist of September, harvested the corn
as follows, viz:
BradIey's rows, IS baskets
t E9qS No.. !. -" g sc
Total from ga acre, 90
| also made trial with d piece of potatoes, with
similar results, the difference was however less
than with the corn.
On piece of turnips used in addition TO the
phosphate 200 lbs OF Sea Fowl Guano. The re-
suit was as follows in regard TO lis value to the
crops:
Sea Fowl Fuano stands, No
BTadley's Phosphate, '' No. 2
Paddock, Dean & Co.'S q" No 8
would add that had put in the phosphate
by measure Instead OF weight the result would
have been more favorable to Mr.. Paddock, but
as their fertilizers are sold only by weight,
think it the only fair way to apply them to the
crops when on trial.
send copy of this report to each of the
parties interested.
Yours, &c,
A. B. PRINGLE.
-Ryegate, VT. Jan. Is, 1869
CHELSEA, VT Oct. 26, 1868.
Mr.. W. L. BRADLEY,
SIR:-Last spring planted II acres with
potatoes, the soil in the piece beng ali alike
1 UT TWO acres L Used TWO bblS. plUSI hal
III the hliI-On the balance OF the piece, one and
one half acres, put 81 bushels Ct common wood
ashes. From the TWO acres lnanured with phos-
phate, dug 900 bushels of potatoes, While the
one and one halfacres which were dressed with
the ashes, yielded but 1855 bushels.
Yours truly