Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1872-02-16


plicnble, and as valuable, as source for the
production of the soluble phosphates, as the
natural born, with the advantage to the arri.
culturalist OF not having more than one fourth
OF their market value, from the unlimited
supply in tho vast extont of deposits
found in various parts Of the world. This
cheapness of raw material has been takon ad
vantage Of, to a greater or less extent, hy large
manufactures, for substituting the mineral
for the animal phosphutes, WITHOUT properly
rendering them soluble, not uufreouently
claiming for their "super phosphates" large
admixture of raw bone when really they con.
tain none, although the careless and superficial
results of the incxpert chemist may show
large quantities of bone phosphate of lime,
without stating whether of animal or mineral
origin.
cit can bo readily seen from these facts
that any one choosing a good article for i'm
mediate or future beneficial results should not
place too much value upon the insolube bone
phosphates the fertilizer may contain. when
the origin is doubtful"
Prof. Wilson goes Oh to speak of the value
OF these concentrated fertilizers when proper.
" prepared, and of the facility Of application
IN comparison with stable manure. lie then
makes suggestions in rcgardto their prepara
ton which arc not important to our faymers
and planters as they are not in tho habit of
manipulating their manures.
And here, Mr.. Editor, we will, with your
permission, add few remarks:
The imported guanos having a fixed value,
are not like the articles manufactured from
the phosphate rock. when prices and value
depend entirely on the value Of the fcrtilizing
material added to it. OF itself it is of no value
whatever as a fertilizer, and to make fertili.
zer OF 1t, it requires not only costly machinery
to prepnre it but expensive fcrtilzng constit
uents to be added. And the question natur.
ally arises, can the manufacturers continue
from year to year as they have done for sever
al years, to reduce their prices at the demand
OF the planters, and at the Same time give
these the same preparation that they had pre-.
vious'y sold at much highor priccs If the,
can do this now, why was it not done before
Have they been extorting from tho farmer in
previous years
The fact is the pressure of farmers for re.
duction in prices Of fertilizers is likely to
prove Injurious to them, as persons looking
for chenp things, will also find somo one
ready to furnish them. If fertilizers arc
worth using at all, it is better to pay fair
price for an article of real onlue (such as we of
fer from Wilcox, Gibbs & Go ) than half price
for one of doubtful character.
AS you have for some timo advertised for
Nlcssrs. Wilcox, Gibbs & Co., Mr. Editor, |
trust you will not consider, in the above ap
pended remarks, that wo are endeavorinp to
impose an advertisements on you without
compensation. The manures of w., G. g.
Co. are kept constantly on hand by Messrs.
Geo Seaborn at Pcndlcton, at the very liberal
terms of last year-wllo begs to remind his old
customers. and others of the maynanimous
course pursued by this firm last year in 10.
leasing them from their obligation to pay in
cotton at Is cents-by which they sacrafioed
thousands Of dollars, not because the mAnures
were worthless, but that the season was uuu
ally unfavorabie and the consequent loss to
the planters.
Yours truly, ,...
S., Of Pondleton.