The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-11-22
TO PLANTERS.
OFFiCEOF N. ROPSON.
AGENT FOR SOLUBLE PACIFIC GuANo


AGENT FOR SOLUBLE PACIFIC 0UANo,
OHARLksToN. 4. q. Nov. 1, 1874.
I n view or the near app. oach OF another
L PLANTING SEASON, take this me-
thod OF calling your attentionto snme fact.
c"ncerning tho use OF SOLUBLE ,ClFIC
GUAEO, which think you will find both
interesting and valuable. Being among
ths first who introduced TIN mo info this
state. can confidently refer to my plant
ing friends, that in tho series of years
given pnre article. Purchasers will find
IT, tn their Interest to give mo q cell before
buling, as from the facilities / have, and
my long experience III the business, I am
enabled to Al all orders promptly and at
the lowest price.
SOLUBLE PACIFIC GUAnO.
Il is Tow su admitted tact, established
and confirmed bv many years. experiences
IN the use Of SOLU BILE PACIFIC HUANO.
that an O dinary application to Cotton and
Corn increases tho yield to double the pro-
ductlOn OF the same s,,ii unfertiI1Z.d. This
statement 10 in howse eKaggeratsd; on the
contrary, the results mare frequently ex-
ceed than fall short 'if the Abnvr iucrca.e
The importance OF all agency which thus
increases Lhe products Of hired labor, can
not be over. ertimntod 1t il an agency
which makes t,oo bales of cotton and t,10
It is ali agency which maknr the labor Of
one man EQUAL to the lub''r Gf itoo It. Ia an
agency whlch m akee one ucfe under cult.
vAtlon equal to tino acres. 1t is an agency
which. it will be found By fair calculation,
pays the cOiIsu mer, wit b cotton Ut present
back for every one dollar invested and this
within period of eight months tlmo he
above statements are not mere assertions
but are verified by more than nino year.
experience, and are testified to by thou
1ands OF farmers and planters throughout
the Middle aud Southern States. IL il be
true, as stated. that The crop ia double By
the use OF this Guano, lot us see what tho
PER cENTUN OF PROFIT is when applied 10
cotton. putting the price Of cott0n at Is
have made 100 per cent, because tho Gu
ano has doubled The crop. That is a mis-
take; 1t is much more than profit of 100
per cent. on the money invested.
Let Us oalculste the profit. 10 arrive at
the per cent. OF profit on an investment,
gain Now, il an acre Of ground will pro-
duce $50 pounds lint cotton without SOLUBLE
Pacific 9UAEo. and will produce 800 pounds
by the use OF zoe pounds SOLUBLE PACIFIC
9uANo, then the increase from the use OF
the Guano is 100 pounds lint cotton. the
cost 0. which Is ;hs money value OF 200
pounds GuAnO. Hence, il we deduct the
cost OF the GuAno from the value OF 100
pounds cotton produced by it, We have the
net 6 ain from it's use; then, il we divide the
cooC VI tu0 LUO pOuQub Jud0O INTO the net
gain, we get the exact per cent. Of profit.
Thus:
$50 pounds cotton. net gain from use
OF 200 pounds Guano, at Is cents
Deduct cost of 200 pounds Guano
leash price) $48 90 per ton.. 4S0
Net profit. ....... SIT 10
Now divide 81 30, net cost, into SIT. 10.
net gain, and the result is 1853, which il 968
per cent. In other words, for every dollar
thus invested, 81 G8 is received in return,
one OF which is the original investment,
and So 63 are clear profit, thus being 50 68
for one, which is 368 per cent. Js not this
fair and correct showing2 II not, where
is the error? Now. il it Le true to one-hali
the above extent. SOLUBLE PACIFIC GUANo
is an agency OF the highest value % agricnl-
ture, and we commend it to you in season.
l also invite your attention to Pacific
Guano CompAny's
Compound Acid Phosphate Of Lime.
For composing with Cotton Seed, Manu-
factured at the CompAnys Works, near
Charleston. 8. @. l have at factory sup-
plies for immediate delivery, and solicit
your ORDERS. Yours respectfully,
j. N. Robson,
GO East Bay and and Atlsntic Wharf,
Agent FOR South Carolina. Nov13t3mo