Middletown transcript., 1872-03-30

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sslpos Y sipeee PeyinG harvest isc's
hslss wjtkess ~. = Alibsssl - jsdi-
6ious urs 81 usnuses 4 one Of ohe essca-
sials d sericultsre. II I'll psvss Of the
world, and in all sses Of which 70 have
auy historical knowledge. fsrassss hsve
hsen accustomed 10 rcsiUre 70 their soil
what crops had removed from Il. aud in
whascver quartcr Of the globe tho art Of
farming IL pursucd the same conditions
hold, aud tho same treatment il pursued
| Il il true that thcrc ere son,e exceptions to
this rule. On the rich black soil Of our
Western prairics. and the mellow bottom
lands of tho valley Of the Mississippi crops
have been grown far many years without
requiring tho addition Of any fer,ilising
ingredients; while IN the valley Of tho
Nile the annually recurring inundstions
leave deposit Of rich black mud ~ the
i water reccdcs, which serves to maintain
the fertility Of the land on which II il de-
posi.ed. Hut with few unimportant OK.
ccptions, the necessity Of using manures
is recognized fact 10 all parts Of th'
world
Stable or barnynrd manure has from
time jmmcmorial been tho main depend
eucc Of the farmer. but owing to the great.
" increased area Of our cultivated land Il
has become q scarce commodity. Few
farmers make enough for their own use,
and when Il has to be purchased. especial
" II Il has to be hauled from any distance,
il is ono Of tho most expensive manures
which can be used. But every sensible
farmer will make all the barnyard mai.urc
he can. and save every refuse material
within his reach. In England, where soil
ing cattle is practiced to much greater
extent than here, the manure heap Of the
farmer often assumes n great size. Peat.
saw. dust. pea vines. and other materials
are added ns absorbents Of the liquid void
: incs of cattle; and being all composted to.
ge,hcr with the solid cxcrcmeDts. they
form mass Of rich fer,ilizing compound.
which is literally spread on the land. But
in this country. whore pas,urine is SO much
more widely rcnrtcd to. the droppings ol
J cattle by day are scattered over the pas
: turc grounds, and thus much valuable ma.
, tcrial is lost.
= Barnyard manure ns usually met with
on our farms. has lost much of its value
from, being exposed TO the weather. II i,
20 uncommon thing to end that its solu
= bic constituents have been ncnrly all wash
: ed ont of il by rains. while its ammoni'
e has been much reduced in quantity by C
!, vaporntion. For this reason its value i
q very questionable. or rather it is apt I,
! vary in strength mud value. npd us tn
farmer has no means Of judging. he is Of
ten disappointed in iis results
. In 1904. during his travels in Sou,l
d America. tho celebrated Humboldt drew
y the attention of the chemists and agricnl
Il iurists of Europe TO the value of Pc
:, ruvian Guano. which he had me
al with in Peru, where it was highly priz
rs ed fertilizer. This guano.. ns is vel
y known. is found on the Chincha Island.
Is of the coast Of Peru. in climate remark
= ably arid. whore rain never falls. 1t
T. composed Of the droppings Of sea fowl
as mixed with their partially decomposed egg
u and bodies. and so highly did the nncicr
~ Peruvians esteem il rs n fertilizer that
o. was crime. punishable with death. &
es any one TO even visit the i-lnnds durin
DC the breeding season Of the birds. II WI
NJ gradually introduced into Europe and the
u; into this country. and doubtless many
ed eur older farmers can well remember n
" tine when II was regarded as a curiosi'
nd in Agriculture.
u About the year 1880, Licbis. the gre,
r. German chemist proposed u plan for nal
'm ing bones soluble. so ,ha, their effect N.
&c manure might be immediate. and thus
ny of much greater advantage to the farm
o than II he were obliged 10 wait for the fc
", tilixing effect. This was the frs, nttcm
lie to make snperphosphato. The idea v
o! original with Lcbig. md to his research
nd are We indebted for the great advnntne
mt which have flown from them. Supc
'er phrspha,es are now largely uscd by o
on best farmers. who find them indispcnsal
'no to the successful growth of crops. Amo
tue n,aparcs nf this class il il a matter Of
der terest 10 Dclawareans to know that one
req the most popular of these fertilizers
ose manufactured in their own State. We
the ludc to Whsnn's Raw Bono Super Ph,
'n, plaie. which stands at the head OF Co
'ew lpcrcia) fertilizers. and which Is ackno
yea lodged by our best farmers TO be one
uu- the ,,,ost uuifov,n1v pcl;ah1e u,anurca