Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-07-18
From the Baltimore Market journal.
BY REQUEST,
Important to Farmers.

Important to Farmers.
Having returned from most pleas
ant visit to Talbot county, which [
reached by the steamer Highland Light,
and feeling greatly refreshed and inyig-
Grated by the delightful breeze which |
inhaled upon the bay, | desire TO give
you short account of my trip. My
place of destination was to the farm of
Matthias Merrick Esq, in Trappe dis
trict, by whom | was most Hospitality
received and entertained. Mr. Merrick
is quite an extensive farmer having un-
der cultivation some two or three farms,
when / arrived upon the beautiful farm
upon which he now resides, which he in
formed me contained 124 acres: 40
acres in wheat, 80 acres in corn, 30
acres in grass and 10 acres in peaches.
1t was very apparent to the eye of a
practical farmer that he well understood
the business in which he was engaged.
Perceiving no doubt, the deep interest
which | manifested in all things pertain
ing to agriculture he suggested that we
should walk out to see the wheat, which
was looking magniicently, standing thick
upon the ground. having a long fine
head and well filled, being about six feet
high generally over the field. He stated
that he commenced seeding the first of
October and was harvesting June the
Goth, seven days earlier than any one in
his District, who had used a different
kind of Fertilizer. He informed me
that he used upon his wheat the "Orchil-
la Guano," the application being 100 lbs
per acre, for which he paid $50 per ton,
and he estimates his yield at 20 bushels
per acre also learned from him that
he had used Peruvian Guano" along
side of the "Orchilla" applied in equal
quantities, and his preference was decid-
eddy in favor Of the Orchilla.
Captain Leonard, a most excellent
farmer, used "Orchilla," Peruvian"
and Pacific" but obtained the most
satisfactory results from the "Orehila."
Mr.. Samuel Merrick used all kinds of
fertilizers, and "Orchilla" was his favor
ite MS it improved the land Seeing
such grand results from tho use of "Or-
chilla" Guano, and hearing the state
mcnts of many of the most intelligent
farmers, and reliable and trustworthy
gentlemen Of the county, cchoing and re-
cchoing the praise of this truly wonderful
fertilizer, dispe,ling every doubt from
my mind as to its superiority, and earn
cstly desiring to'advanceth the interest of the
farmer, / determined BY your permission
to use your valuable Journal" which
has such large circulation among the
farmers, os the best medium to make
known the satisfactory results which have
been obtained from the use of "Orchil-
la" in Talbot This Guano, which is
an organic deposit, rich in "Phosphatcs"
and alkaline salts, is imported | am in
formed from the Orchilla Island in the
Caribbean Sea, belonging to Venezuela,
by Mcssrs B. NJ Rhodes & Co., of your
city, and is furnished at their Office, 81
South street, at the extraordinary low
price of $50 per ton, packed in bags
Thus it seems that the long cherished de-
sire Of farmers for low priced fertilizer
has been fully met by the "Orchilla
Guano," which will enable them to reme-
dy the great defect in our farming,
which has been the working of too much
land with mcagre application of fertili-
zers. The reason or excuse which has
been given, that the very high cost of
fertilizers did not warrant a more liberal
application, cannot apply to the "Or-
chilla." 1t really appears to me that all
that the farmers requires of fertilizer is
furnished in this articles. Possessing
as ! am told all the properties of bone
dust, besides being natural fertilizer
and sold much cheaper.
1t is admirably adapted to the use Of
those farmers, who prefer to make their
own "Phosphates" which can be done by
combining "Orchilla Guano' which is
soluble of itself, with proportion Of
Peruvian Guano," thus simplifying the
process and avoiding the danger always
attending the handling of Sulphuric Acid.
In forming my opinion Of the great
value Of the Orchilla Guano to the farm
or, | have not scared into the regions of
conjecture to find beautiful theories upon
which to base my conviction. | have
relied upon facts and results, which alone
give value to theories when reduced to
practical tests do therefore most ur-
gently and confidently recommend Or
chilla Guano to every filler Of the soil,
sincerely believing that they will witness
as have most wonderful results.
w. S. OWUTT.