Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1871-08-10

super Phosphate from Raw Bones.
From Pennsylvania Temperance vindicator. Har-
rtsburg Pa
We believe that super-phosphate made Of raw
or unburnt bones is much superior to that usual
ly made from calcned bones. In the latter cases
everything like organic matter is driven OF or
decomposed by the heat and escapes.
We have just been presented with an analysis
Of Baugh's Super Phosphate. This firm Of Baugh
& Sons, of Philadelphia, has been before the
public for nearly twenty years. Their super
phosphate has been extensively used all over
our country, and has borne the test Of trial most
successfully. We have before us an official
analysis Of it, and see it contains 35lS per cent
Of organic matter, beside the 3.4 per cent. Of wa
ter and this organic matter contains So per cent
of nitrogen, the scarce element in soils, and the
most important, so to speak, for the growing
crop. The French chemits makes the value OF
manure depend upon the amount OF nitrogen
which it contains, but super phosphates from
calcined bones contain no organic matter, or
very tritling quantity.
This super-phosphate also contains 56.s per
cent OF phosphate Of lime and therefore con-
tains 26 per cent, of phosphoric acid. The soil
ia constantly being robbed Of its phosphates.
The ash OF wheat, corn and indeed all the .cere-
ais. contain large percentage OF phosphates
This is taken from the soil, and We return
in most instances, manure made from the
straw and hay which is, therefore. compa-
| ratively poor in phosphates, for it is q
| truth that farmers should better appreciate !:
| That a manure cannot be richer than the sub
stance from ,chich Il is made. A COW fed on
straw cannot yield more manure, nor indeed
| SO much, than that contained in the straw
Hence our lands become impoverished in their
phosphates They may be rich in everything
else, but deficiency in phosphates will be fatal.
You may be able to grow fine wheat, straw or
corn stalks, but the grain will be wanting. One
dose of good super phosphate will supply the
needed ailment, and you have an excellent grain
| crop.
We believe almost any land, which has been
| long cropped will be greatly benefited by a
proper application of this manure. Many
| new soils are deficient in phosphates, and you
are unable to raise a crop OF cereals until you
| furnish this needed product. Until the peo-
| ple of this country contrive some plan for pre-
serving those useful products, carried to our
cities IN the shape of fruit grain, etc.. etc which
are used as food, and washed into the sewers
and rivers, We shall never be able to keep up the
fertility Of our virgin soil. We may carry guanc
from Lobos islands, husband our straw, mann
facture bones into super-phosphate, and the cry
will be, give give /! !! give We must learr
to return to the soil the phosphates and othel
valuable products snatched from it by the wond
rous growth of vegetables We of course vel
come the use Of guauo, super-phosphates, &c.
they, to a certain extent, remedy the evil, ant
| We believe none Of them is more reliable ant
honest article than Baugh's Super-Phosphat,
from raw bones, manufactured in Philadelphia.