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Guano on Gray bands and Rust in
.ESSSh Cotton. 80

skoESv Cotton .Ey
I see in the Rural Carolin'a'., 70
&osepbss ps72, an article from Pr !.
PehdIetonn, which. contains several mis-
takes. -I.would not notice them if the,
were hot injurious to the planting in
terest . / am Dr., ,Pendleton's friend
and he is mine. go, g ~- :
Ab hot consar with him in regard t
guano not succeeding on gray lands
GRAY land is good for cotton, and suita
BILE for guano if it has a clay founda
ts,ag Land that is sure to make a ful
crop according to capacity, is sure to d.
well with manure of any kind contain
ing eptant=food. 80 g.. - = = Z.
q disagree with the Doctor aSou
ammonia being stimulating: Itacts a
once, because it is the most essentia
crop feeder, ard is most.soluble. There
is no. no such thing as. stimulating plants
Feed them, and they will be sure te
grow if treated right.
Dr.. Pendleton is mistaken about my
evere consulting a chemist in regard tc
my,1ccompound, or salt and plaster, OF
anything else !; though I know and
appreciate the value of chemistry, and
thebsciences generally, to the world
They are accomplishing wonders. He
is also mistaken about mariate OF potash
beiss q > failure, :. !: T That also is a success
as shiny tenants will vi l. bear witness, as
vel lfsas san others who have we seen my
eropagroNinga s.;.s. z. = e.. .n.;,,S>,s,.> ~
It's remarkable how two men, u
yiliSs.t,s iliS.,s;in.s tins France, and myself here,
shoadsasrse stfss IS Sc; nearly about a complete
manSsSEss SsSis s each = being ignorant of the
others ss2 experiments. I have always
clasasd tie essentials Of plant-food in
this entertainments phoeph1orlc @ acid
potash and lime, just as Professor , lille
has done, 4 admit all must pe pfesensi
and Sthesa, iIif in sufficient quantities
will EnHths. balance in almost any soil
But, ,.beside these four, it is ali.impor'
tant te1hsye sulphur (as in; nj land N plaster,
and satse keep til, the, cotton CITY plant healtn5
and growing ~ =, s,,ste .ss,.;' = e = : s.,
1 have awayss 20 contensated. .ast that rust + :
caused bysnething but poverty OF OF : sou
and my practice. ee.sbsss.t has fully u proved i
The first badly rusted cotton ever Sd"
was about fftysor titey'seSen years ago
Now liam .e''lsiVating' the same pla'
with ceshpiete' sueces, making 1fom
2,oootos,Oeelbs. seed cotton per acre
The rust question is Of the frs I'm.
portance to the cotton planters ana l
say it is caused BY poverty OF s0ll' In
various ways, but still it IS poverty;
Causes :1st Leaehing Of land by 1t MI, De,
ing springy and by being porous ano
heavy gailsssinklng .atFshuoie; ma'oel eI
below the roots Of the cotton % plan5'
9. General exhaustion OF all plan'aoou'
3r I citing it get grassy TOO early VI
stopping work tee'soon'. 'oaas ,,. :! 3g,..
Our Star Compound mace III AuguS.a
i. complete remeoy ." d, o.' .".
that which is ,sWlngY nssS % afasa = =
The russ&eed'wiit point OUT every acre
of land that whflrust. hust IN ces.on i
completely under the planters as.ts con1roi ,:
In-the crop Of one OF my tenants II
1871, there was vet part Y @ enc o. M
patches that got very &, gsassYi !. =
ploughed oaezhah over with sweep
and it took on bois 'nely, ou. sUs oNe, t,
taxed:and became fos'eo, oa' SUI t4au' 4so'
a fair crop on the o'ner ~ nan ne wv, Wv.
turning plough aho "en' ~ "'0
throwing the DIRT al Ill tne mio'1e' a.,
causing the cotton to throw tn , on VIVA
hollc II had their made. and It faIleQ u
Dolls IL hau 'nen l1''l'Di.t A -
set any tor a gooo "nlie' Ai'si .. 'n'
plant recovered 1t grew nnely anu co'n
menced to take on DOLLS ano afu ~ ,'
rust but made nothing frost kailns al'
That ploughing was the last except
middle sweep furrow. =,
A heavy i0aa Oh o0.iS eaf,y' VA
make cotton rust on thin sandy lan'