The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1870-01-29
Agricultural.

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ltSTRe Z following is tie report oif the
Committee on FertiIizors Of Orange
burg Agripultlral Society i4,,,s ss.', ~, E., !
t Thsd rGoalnitteeu.op Eertilixersa after
carcfuhsrsaectisas4 and some, &c npsrie#soss,
would respectfully report the following:
LIST. That Peruvian G Gdsno with will, IIsiasiaid. aud
Plaster in the proportion Of one HUNDRED,
and an fifty Pqpads Of gpano to fifty pounds
of plasteEfis the best application on stiff
clay lands. especially where they have
been rested 9he previous y6ar, 3 9 3
I'd. Tint Int i .lDiekson,s compound, ;on4
light sandy lands, applied at tlie.ratc of
four huRdred pounds per acre, is supe-,
rior to amy 'usedii'their experience; but
it is of great Importance to have vegeta.
'ble matter On. the land, such as. would.
grow on sandy 'hnds after resting for.
,bnel year, by this means you secure pot
ash onltlIel hud which nakes the Didk.l
sons Compound almost a perfect sue slsi
cess. III
: Sd. That Pacific -Gupqo is ALSO an ex-
,oellent fertilizer, and with some persons
hias, equalicd Stlie eDfi6kson's Compound.
In using any, of 5he fertilizers great re-
gard should be paid to the nature of the
soil = fSfTEiH lo &a3fa stiiu3 fs.s I'll
of Werec, ,mmend that when, planters can
arrange it, they should plant ,operh half of
their land one year and use Dickson =
COMPOUND af the'iratc ,f fur nuhdfSa
pounds per acre thelyear afterwards 10
rest it, and plant the other half, apply
ing si ti'o same, qpnpti y cf the Dickson S
Compound.
,s.s1Sy thus doing, splcnded coat .nl
weeds will sbe kdebFJd, ShisR should be
turnedsaificg With y two l,orsc, ,rIoaggl, aia
the Fall. -
ssSRys ,aiasi-llingrlhe plantation. into twu
parts, VIC canpiplaht one. half one year.
aud The other half et,e next year, md
this Will .disn,snse! in Il ssreai ,aa. sin.a.
with theshm,liqg Of tsasli ON the laudi !;ls
the land will liniakma heavy coat of weeds
'ghherel tug apisks@i's Compound las. bce.ui
nsedithe previous year ,,4sts 81
see All light essndy, lala wants the. soil
tlarkcncd and there isruov better wayrbf
tdnilns this than AA tnrpipg under .anfpll
coat of weeds, besides therc,is usually a
great ,de.1 Of p'f,F:sb in the weeds, 50 ad5
mirably adapted to.D Dickson's Cniapouud.
~ =. In regard % tile Carolina PhoSphates,
the Committeephaye had but little expe,
lrieucea and would feconnehd them in
combination with Peruyi,u, .G,mno, enc
third gpano aud twdthirils phosphate.
sTherelare a number of Fertilizers worthy
ithe consideration Of Of our planteFs, and
we hope by next Year, they will .be
thoroughly tested. We should by all
means patronize om.thome sinaaot Fertfliz-
ers if they are good ,Noplonter should
plant cotton to any extent without using SIM
some Fertilizer as it has paid aud will
pay well if properly used.
we arecommend all Fertilizers to, be
put six, pr, eight inches in the ground
aud thoroughly mixed in tn, soil by a
plough, by thus doing, it is placed in u
measure, beyond the reach of the grasses
md the plant takes it up when Utmost
needs it, e1ini oi ,an-t ~ ssea srs.
~ In the the preparation ,of lands for corn or
cotton they should be broken deeply and
afterwards they should be cultivated rap
idly and lightly, excepting stiff clay
landsawheu they have been beaten down
from heavy rains, under such circGm-
stances they should be pIoaglicd deep
enough to. loosen the soil.
In conclusion we,woula earnestly. call
The attention of the planters TO vegetable
mattefIppo6 the s6ilIoIt should Dbe OBJ
tanned inso 70 wey, either by resting The
land or, by hauling trash, such as oak,
leaves or pine straw half ratted. Itlwill
act IN many ways to the benefit of the
land and its growing crop. In stiff clay
land Il will open it, admitting the rays OF
the sun and allowing the rains to penc-
trate deep and it ,wilsto moisture bet