Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-01-29
From the Southern Cultivator.1
CHARLES 4. PEABODY ON COlVlEER-
CIAE4 nsANURES.
HIS METHOD OF APPLICATION AND RESULTS.

Editors Southern CaUiuato'' As I am con.
stantly receiving letters from all parts Of the cot
ton-groWing States, asking my views of Guano-
what kinds prefer-how us it, and what guam
titles ?-L will make the CuhiUato1 the medium OF
my answers to all. Some tWenty-i five years ago
began to experiment with Guano. First, tried
Peruvian. This gave good satisfaction, but was,
then thought, rath er expensive. have since
tried all OF the other varieties Of note Some
were good-others worthless. [ had como to the
conclusion that the Peruvian, however costly,
was the cheapest in the end, as Woodworking
industrious man could manipulate it with any
other substance he thought proper. have found
salt, plaster, flower of bones, swamp muck. &C.,
valuable to N anipulate with Peruvian Guano, but
the labor of manipulation is great, and in the
process of manipulation much Of the ammonia
escapes. From this fact have been led 80 in
quire whether there was not an excess Of ammo
MIA in Peruvian Guano, and whether it would not
be more advantageous to pay for the PhosphateS
than to pay so much extra for the volatile ammo
MIA. Whilst full Of this idea struck the Soluble
Pacific Gusno and WAS well pleased with it
that last year I MANFRED One-half OF my cotton
with it, and the other half with the genuine Peru
Wan. The same quantity of each "as used per
acre. The land was of the Same quality, the
planning and culture was in all respects the same,
and when the crop was gathered it was impossi-
BILE to tell which was the best. Now the Soluble
Pacific Guano cost me $50 less Per ton, and as q
consequence, have this year used the Soluble
Pacific Guano alone. 1t cost me, at the Agents
Depot in Columbus, So 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 bdrrelS, bat it is next to it. The
culture, bring three hundred pounds of seed cot
ton to the aero. A field OF ten acres, which l
wished to experiment on with the Dickson Cotton,
by bridizng it with my UpEa1d Long Staple. l
plowed &nd sub-soiled in March, leaving the sur
face perfectly level the Goth Of April, laid it off
in lands about twenty live faet wide, and sowed
Soluble Pacific Guano broadcast, at the rate Of
two hundred pounds to the acre. This turned
under with turn shovel pillow. then opened fur
rows three feet apart, with long point shooter,
following in the same furrow with shovel ploW;
in this furrow put two hundred pounds more III
the Guano to the acre. Then threw the burrows
together into the centre, with & turn shovel,
which left but o slight ridge, and on this ridge
planted the seed. The Dickson variety bears
much thicker planting than other kinds. The
growth and fruitng Of the crop Nas superb
nothing equal to it h&d 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 inside bale to the acre.
To half acre near my dwelling, that l had cow
penned last winter, l applied two hundred pounds
of the Soluble Pacific GuanO in the drill, and not
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS wet weather in August.
and the worms, which took all the late crop, l
have picked over two thousand pounds OF seed
my neig hborhood, whoplant land as good as mine,
but without Guano, that viii scarcely realize a
bale from ten acres this year
And now word to the purchaser. II you would
get the Soluble Pacific GuanO genuine, pQrchase
it only of the authorized agents of the Company.
I have tried the Peruvian and Pacific On my gar
den crops, but with no good results Peruvian
Guano seems to be emphatically the food for the
cotton Jruit-other fertilizers may make more
weed but in the purchase Of Peruvian Guano, we
are paying 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 phosphates, and yet an
abundance Of ammonia for all practical purposes!
The Soluble Pacific Guano I have found from
sound practical tests, to be equal to the Peruvian
and much cheaper. Ihold that 10 man can afford
to plant cotton without Guanc,
CHAG. a. PEABODY.
Lee Co., AID, near Columbus Ga Nor. II; 1868.
The genuine rticle is branded
JOHN s. REESE d CO,
General Agents for Pacific Guaro Co.,
BALTIMORE.
". Il. MCRARY & co. are the Agents at vii.
mington, for North Carolina.
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