The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-17
THEsoUTH oARo11aA PHospaArEs
Their Wonderful Utility.
The New York Bulletin publishes the fol-
lowing letter from Charleston: e

CHARLESTON, 8. G., January 8.
have perusrd with great pleasure your ar
tloe on the PhOsphetes OF South Carolina,
which appeared IN your Issue of the 18th De-
cember last, cad confirm the truthfulness Of
all therein stated in reference to those rich
and wonderful fertilizing deposits. There
can be no doubt Of the vast utility which
will result tolhs> country from the southern
portion of Virginia throughout the South
IN consequence OF the discovery Of those
phosphales, as the poorest acre Of land,
which has heretofore been abandoned.
is now known to produce one bale of
cotton with q judicious use Of the phosphates
when properly prepared, according to the nat
ural requirements of the soil. In addition TO
what you state, that the crops thus treated
Will mature at least three weeks earlier than
those where no phoaphates have been used,
and thus avoid large risk Of Injury from
frost, caterpillars, and other damaging causes,
at very critical period OF their growth, the
use of these fertilizers has enabled the farmers
In the southern part of North Carolina and the
western part of South Carolina up towards the
Blue Ridge to raise cotton where ten years,
ago II was never dreamed Of. The building of
the Air Line Railroad from Charlotte, N. o.
10 Atlanta, Ga, which skirts the upper portion
of South Carolina, will enable the farmers
along the line Of that road to lay down the
fertilizers at their cwn doors by apronpt
and cheap transportation, and 10 there
is not an acre of land which will not.
produce bale OF cotton by the ludicious use
Of them. Heretofore our rural population
have been much averse to ths Introduction Of
any improved system Of culivsting the soil,
but they are at last becoming aroused from
the lethargy which has led them, In most
instances, TO follow In the ruts Of the past,
and are now intelligently exercising the mind
In addition 10 the plough, in which, doubt
not, they will continue to improve.
Our well informed farmers and planters give
me Inc following dnto for the cultivation Of
cotton with the use OF fertniaers. .LThav mt
the expense of cultivating and gathering from
one acre of land at $22 so; add TWO hundred to
two hundred and fifty pounds South Carolina
ent price, say 81 so, making $50. Take bale
of cotton at the moderate average of $40 per
bale, and profit remains to the farmer Of $40
per acre.
With such results for cotton (and which are
equally applicable to the cereals and root
crops when properly trealed,) as every acre
Of land in South Carolina can produce, and
with two-thirds of the area Of the State per-
fectly healthy for white labor, and delight.
France, With beautiful scenery, and an abund-
ant yield Of luscious fruits, how.lon2 will our
lands be crying out for purchasers at ten dol.
lars to twenty dollars per acre How long
will the farmers of Western New York, Penn.
sylvania, Maryland and Virginia be content TO
grow grain. from which they realize 80 little,
when such lands as the above can be obtained
within forty .eight hours travel of New York,
and only twenty-four hours distance from the
Atlantic Ocean, the great highway Of nations
WI b all these splendid advantages, can any
doubt be entertained of tho future prosperity
OF our State, especially of the middle and
upper counties, but generally applicable 10 its
entire area? 3. U.