Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-01-30
TIE Observation-Disclosures
Their Wonderful Utility.
The New York Bulletin publishes tn

The New York Bulletin publishes the
following letter from Charleston:
CHARLESTON, S. c., Jan. 3.
Ihave peruscd with great pleasure your
Article on the Phosphates of South Caro-
lima, which appeared in your issue of the
18th December last, AMI confirm the
truthfulncss of all therein stated in refer
ence to those rich and wonderful iertill,,
zing deposits. There can be no doubt OF
the vast utility which will result to the
country from the southern portion oil VIZ
ginia throughout the South III conse-
ouenee of the discovery of those phos-
nhates. as the poorest acre ofland, which
has heretofore been abandoned, is now
known to produce one bale OF cotton with
a malicious use of the phoSphateS when
propcrly prepared, according to the nat
nrai requirements of the soil. In addt-
10 to what you state, that the crops thus
treated will mature at least three weeks
earlier than those where no pho'phates
have been used, and thus avoid a large
risk of injury from frost, catelplllars: and
other dama"ing causes, at very ciltica
period of their growth, the use o! these
fertilizers has enabled the farmers in the
southern part Of North Carolina and the
western part ofSou,h Carolina up towards
the Blue Ridge to raise cotton where ten
years ago it was never dreamed Of. The
building of the Air Line Railroad FROM
Charlotte, n. c., TO Atlanta, Ga, which
skirts the upper portion ofSouth Caro- l.
ma. will enable to the farmers along the
liue of that rold to lay down thief rililzerS
at their own doors by prompt and cheap
tran portation. and there is not an acre OF
lrrrd wl,iciI with not produce a bale OF cot
ton by the judicious use Of tht m. Here
toiore our rural population have been
much averse to the Introduction of any
improved system Of cultivating the soil,
but they are au last becoming aroused
from the lelhargy which has led them. III
most instances, to follow in the ruts OF
the past, and are now intelligently cxcr-
cising the mind in addition to the plough,
in which. | doubt not, they will continue
to improve.
Oar well informed farmers and planters
give me the following data for the cult
yation of cotton with the use fertilizers.
They put the expense OF cultlvatlng ana
gathering from one acre 0: land at So. %;
add two hundred to two hundred aud I'll.
ty pounds South Carolina fertilizers at 3
cents per pound. the present, Irce; lay
81 50. making $50. Take bale of cot
ton at the moderate average OF so per
bale, and profit remains to the farmer
OF $40 per acre. -,
With such results for cotton land which
arc equally applicable to the cereals aud
root crops when properly treated J "a
every acre of land in South Carolina can
produce, and with two.thirdS of the area
Of the State perfectly healthy for white
labor, and delightful climate equal to
that of the South Of France, with bcautl
full scenery, aud an aboundant yield OF
luscious fruits, how long will our lands be
CRYING ont for purcha, ,crs at ten dollars %
twenty do'la's per acre? How long VIII
the farmers ofWeStern New York, Penn
sv!yana, VI ryland and Virginia be con-
tent to grow grain, from which they real
ize so little, when such lands as the above
can be obtained within forty-ei hit hours
travel Of New York, and only tw"ntv.iour
hours distance from the Atlantic Ocean,
the great highway Of nations.
With all these splendid advantages, can
any doubt be entertained of the future
prosperity Of our State, especially OF the
middle aud upper counties, but generally
app.icable to its entire area!