Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-02-19

Editors Southern Luhirat0r AS l am con-
stanty receiving letters from all parts OF the cot
0n-growing States, asking my views of Guano-
what kinds prefer-how us it, and what guam
titles ?-L will make the CttHiUdtIr the medium of
my answers to all. Some twenty five years ago
l began to experiment with GuanO. First, tried
Peruvian. This gave good satisfaction, but WAS,
[ then thought, rather expensive. l 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 cheapest in the end, as d hard-Worklng
Industrious could manipulate 1t with any
other substance he thought proper. have found
salt plaster, flower of bones, swamp muck, &C.,
valuable to N anipHlate 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 30 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 Gueno, and was SO well pleased with it
that last year | manured one-half OF my cotton
with it. and the other half with the genuine Peru
Wan. The same quantity OF each used per
The land was of the same quality, the
planting and culture was in ell respects the same
and when the crop was gathered it was imposs-
BILE to tell which was the best. Now the Soluble
Pacific Guano cost me 500 less per ton, and as a
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 well hero to state the character OF
my land. do not live on exactly what would be
II.
older portion of my land will not, with ordinary
culture, bring three hundred pounds Of seed cot
ton to the field OF ten acres, which
wished to experiment on with the Dickson Cotton,
hybridizing it with my Upland Long Staple, l
plowed and sub-soiled in March, leaving the sur
ia Sc 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 l turned
under with a turn shovel plow. then opened fur
rows three feet apart, with a long point shooter,
FOL in, F1rrn ahn TO
in this furrow put two hundred pounds more Of
the Guano to the acre. Then 1 threw the furrows
together into the centre, with turn'shoyel,
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 fruiting of the crop was superb
nothing equal to it hSd ever been seen in this
section of the country, and if the worms had not
swept all the top and end bolls, 1t would have
made two good bales to the acre. AS bad as it
has turned out it has made a bale to the acre
TO a half acre near my dwelling, that had COW
penned last winter, l applied two hundred pounds
of the Soluble Pacific GuanO in the drill, and not
Withstandlng excessive wet weather IN August,
and the worms, which took all the late crop,
l have picked over two thousand pounds Of seed
cotton from the half acre. There are those IL
my neig ghborhood, who plant land as good as mine,
but without Guano, that will scarcely realize
bale from ten acres this year.
And now word to the purchaser. Ii you would
get the Soluble Pa ;ifc Guano genuine purchase
it only Of the authorized agents of the Company.
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 tiuit-other fertilizers may make more
weed but in the purchase of Peruvian Guano, we
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 1 have found from
sound practical tests, to be equal to tho Peruvian
and much cheaper. Ihold that man can afford
to plant cotton without GuanO.
OHAS. A. PEABODY.
Lee Co., Ala., near Columbus, Ca, NoU. IA, 1863
The genuine article is branded
JOHN 5. REESE d CO..
General Agents for Pacific Guano Co.,
BALTIMORE
". H. NCRARY & co. are the Agents at Will
mington, for North Carolina.
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