The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1873-12-24

bracad the very tempting o1er made us
by the officers ~ this company to yfsit
their works. and With Hon. X. n. Brldg-
ers their President. Mr.. e. u. GraniIn SUI
perintendent. and Messrs J. 9. GraffiinsW.
y. Lawton, u. A. Gregg and J. w Kerch-
ner, Directors reached the manufactorv
after aspleasanf nun over the track of the
Carolina CssstrAl b. X. ~
ills situated on the Cape Fear River
about Eve mixes by water Shove Whining
ton. II u really the common point Of tile
whole railroad. system Of Wilmington
from which radiats the Wa w. the Car
olina Central, and the W. q. 4 A. Rail
roads, and with its accessibility by water
with the sea and with the interior, pre-
SCENTS advantage absolutely unfiviiled for
transportation.
The great demand for fertilizers BY our
farmer, their great dependence upon
them, and their constantly increasing
use. gives the subject great Importance
The question will naturally arise, how far
the farmer is protected from imposition,
what guarantee he has Tor the fidelity Of
composition upon which the proceeds or
years labor and capital are staked.
With this view we noted every opera
tion with The closest attention, and we
were aided.in every possible way by Mr..
G. L. Grafiiin and Mr. La ton.
The result ofosir observation wxs that
whatever may be the practical results or
the application OF the fertilizer, OF which
we can possibly have no personal expert
encs, there IA no question tina. whatever
can be obtained from the highest ohemi-
cal knowledge united TO the selection Of
the best pzteriai, and all controlled by
the very highest personal integrity Is ap-
piled here to produce articles IN which
the most Implicit rc'sance can be placed.
The foundation stone Literally Of the
whole enterprises, 10 the phosphates from
Nsvnsss Island which arr landed direct
At the Company wharf. This s,lano con-
tains 10 per cent of phosphate. With this
b compounded In their proper proportions
the mineral potash salts finn Ieopold-
shal In the Dutchy Of Iianalt; the nitrate
ofsoda from Peru. and the different am
naonia producing ingredients. .alI brought
into suhecfion by The powerful solvent
sulphurie acid. which plays so important
and necssxsry . part In the operation.
And here il will Be proper TO ny that in
IF -. - Ha.- &
order to secure an article Of seid Of nni-
formIy superior quality. add also to eceno.
nina in iis use. Il 10 made on the premises.
and conducted 81 once into the mixing vat.
We will not have room Cor . full deserip-
ton oftae different operations, which are
numerous. The machinery. which l. dri-
ven B, an engine Of 1870 horse power Is sp-
piled frst 70 the crushing Of the coarse rock.
.shieh after being roughly ground passes
under heavy burr Stones. Of which there are
three pair, and thus reduced to ippalpable
powder. This powder Is thence conveyed
By machinery 10 The mining room where l.
% combined BY weigh, with the nitraies,
the potash. the s,nnoniacal substances. 30.
upon which. while IN active revelation /.
constants stream Of acid Is pouring. ,h.
whole being stirred and thoroughly mixed
BY revolving teeth o. shares.
Four men employed AZ this operation
vill make with 10 hours work day. sixty
eight tons.
The mixture sfer being slowed away 10
allowed TO remain shout week to dry. and
undergo moro thorough chemical action
before h b considered ready Cor shipment.
A fact Of which ne were previously Ig-
noranL was called 10 our attention, bu.
upon which depenes much 81 the efficient
cy Of artificial conapounds. This u. the va
ring coudition az the smmonlsc.l ingre-
dents. and their comparative activity and
lnertncss. Some win act ~ once upon
plants, while ntl,sn develop their action
ut . later period e growth. Both 81 these
qualities ARE essential tothe perfection Of
the crop. and 10 meet all contingencies.
different materisis are used TO supply all
stages of growth.
Among The substanccs used b generate
ammonia are dried blood. giving lei per
ccntpf smmouIs, dried fish II per cent;
animal matter Is. per cent; "Nitrogenen
u per cent; Asotin 10 per cent: Nitrate "