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

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The following is the report of tho
Committee on Fertilizers Of Orange
burg Agricultural Societyi3,,,-. ~, 9,e'' y 4
& ThedGommittee, on Fertilizers. after
careful'rrcaection and some experience,
would respectfully report the following:
q 1st. That Peruvian Guano with Land.
PLASTER in the proportion of one HUNDRED,
and fifty pounds Of gqano to fifty pounds
'"f. Plastcr,iis tho best application on stiff
clay lands. especially where they have
been rested the previous yoar. : z 9
I'd. That Dickson's Compound, on
light sandy lands, applied at the rate of
four hundred pounds per acre, is supe-
rior to any used in their cxpcriel,ee /; but
it is of great Importance to have vegeta.,
blc mat er on, the land, such MS would
grow on sandy lands after resting for
one year, by this means you secure pot,
ash oult!lel huds which makes the Dick.l
sons Compound almost a perfect sue. sue
cess. ~
= BID. That Pacific -Guapo is also On ex-
cellent fertilizer, and with some persons
has cquallcd the Dickson's Compound.
In using any Of the fertilizers gro,t re-
gard should be paid to the nature of the
=suii. s! g = ~ : n io 54srI 5;,r. ~; ti
.sH We Werec'mmend that when planters can
arrange it, they should plant ope-half of
their land Que year and use Dickson's
Compound nt the rate or four nundrcf
pour Is per acre; theyo afterwards 10
rest t, and plant the other half. apply
ing tho same quaint y If the Dicksons $
Compound.
e. - by thus doing, splcnled coat .nr
weeds will be secured, whicl,l Should be
turncd-pt}lcr wth n two horse plough .il;
the Fall
by dividing the plantation iuto two
parts, VIC can plant one half one year.
and the OF her hall. the next year. and
this will disnrnse. in Il srcat na.sirA
with the hauling Of trnsl. ON the land, ,s
the land will,iuakra heavy coat of weeds
where tue picksw,'s; Compound has bec,
used the previous year.
'-" All light sandy lalpl wants the soil
dark kcncd, and tlers is'uo better way Of
d"dins this than hN turning under aful!
coat of weeds, besides therc,is usually n
great deal of potash in the weeds, 50 adj,
mirably adapted to Dickson's Co,oround.
r. In regard to tile Carolina phoSphates,
the Committee had but little cype.
'rience and would recommend them in
combination with Peruvian Guano, one
third grano aud two thirds phosphate.
There arc number of Fertilizers worthy
the consideration of our planters, and
we hope by next year they will be,
thoroughly tested We should by all
means patronizo our home made Fertiliz-
ers if they are good. Noplonter should
plant cotton to any extent without using
some Fertilizer as it has paid and will
pay well if properly used
We recommend all Fertilizers to be
put siX. or eight inches in the ground
and thoroughly mixed in the soil by
plough, by thus doing, it is placed in a
measure, beyond The reach of the grasses
and the plant takes it up when Utmost.
needs it. oi -a5.t tel
In 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
lands, when they have been beaten down
from heavy rains, under such circum-
stances they should be plouslicd deep
enough to loosen the soil.
In conclusion we would earnestly call
the attention of the planters to vegetable
matterlnpon the SOIL. ut should he OBJ
tanned in so Q way, either by resting ,he
land ar by iiaaliug trash, such us oak
leaves or pine straw half + tied. 1t will
act In many ways to the benefit of the
land and its growing crop. In stiff clay
land it will open it, admitting the rays of
the sun and allowing the rains to penc-
trate deep, and it will told moisture bet
ter. In Sandy lands which are too po-
rous it will tend to make them more COM
pact. IT,.