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in perpetuating the improvement
Previous to its application in this
case, plaster was literally used; but
with no visible effect whatever: now.
its action is as marked on the same
land, as | have ever seen any where.
Wherever lime can be obtained at a
reasonable price-say from II to &c
cents per bushel in caustic state (ol
at half price, if air slacked) with; even
5 to 10 miles hauling, it may be used
to advantage on most, if not all stiff
clay soils.
In some sections these prices are
paid, and it is hauled Is to 20 miles
and by a class of men unsurpassed fol
industry and thrift. The writer has
known no instance where its use was
perservered in, under whatever dis.
advantage it might be, in which sue.
cess, to a greater or less extent, did
not crown the effort; and many who
borrowed money to procure it, in the
first instance, have mainly by its use,
become independent; and money lend.
ers themselves.
Bones-composed principally Of
phosphate of lime, and gelatinous an
imal matter, when crushed or ground
form one of the richest manures. II
acts we'll either alone, or with other
manures; and is particularly valuable
to aid the growth of clover; for this
reason, l class it decidedly before
Guano, at an equal expenditure Of
money, for "renovating WORKOUT
lands" Although not so prompt in
acting, it is far more durable, and
more likely to produce good crop Of
clover, to turn under. Glover, being
almost the only "green crop" that
have ever found much advantage from
turning in.
I prefer its use, following the lime
and ON the oat crop; at the rate Of
from to 10 bushels-or as much
more as the renovator may please, fol
anincreased quantity will do no injury
On the wheat, succeeding the oats, my
practice is, to apply light dressing
of Guano-say so to 100 pounds to the
acre. to mature and perfect the grain
and only on such portions of the field
as the manure from the barn yard will
not extend to. By the time the clover
requires the aid of the bone, it will
have become sufficiently disintegrated
and incorporated with the soil, to give
the clover vigorous start; and its eff
feet on the grass crops, is generally
more durable than the vegetable ma
nures.
The supply of ground bones is a
limited one; but when to be had at i
reasonable price USUALLY selling at &C
to so cents the bushel) it may be used
to advantage on all crops and on all
soils; but with decidedly less advan-
tage, after passing through the alem.
bick of the glue manufacturer; Gas
have proved-at least to my satisfac.
tom thus depriving it of much of its
fertilizing property. 1t is usually
narrowed in with the seed, as it loses
less by exposure to the atmosphe 2
than most kinds of putrescent manures
Guano.-This is one Of the most &C.
tive of all manures; and if the price
would justify the application in suffi.
cient quantities, it might aid very ma.
terially in '.renovating WORKOUT
lands" But considering the evanes-
cent nature of its most active princi.
pie, ammonia, and the present high
market price, viz: the Peruvian, al
$50 to $70-and the more inferior
kinds at $45 to $55-for the ton Of
1000 pounds, it is much doubted
whether the ultimate advantage, cal.
culated on by many, will be realized
If the Peruvian could be obtained at
about half this price-and it is be-
lieved such would be the case with a
fair competition in the Peruvian mar
ket-the case might be different.
The writer has made liberal use of
Guano; and generally to profit, as to
the immediate return; but III no case
has much benefit been derived beyond
the first crops; and rarely was any
material effect perceived after the Sec
ond year.
This opinion, so different from that
entertained by some others, is not
lightly formed, nor without several
years careful observation; and also
testing the matter by numerous ex-
periments, and on scale sufficiently
extended, to prove the truth, or falla-
cy, of the doctrine held by some, that
it is only a stimulant. Reference to
one experiment may suffice, as they
all tend to the same result, and near.
ly to the same degree.
In a field of some 10 acres, one acre
was selected near the middle, and ex.
tending through the field, so as to EN-.
BARGE any difference of soil, should
there be any. On this acre 200 pounds
of Peruvian Guano, at cost of about
$500, were sown with the wheat. AID.
joining the Guano on one side, was
manure from the barn yard, at the
rate of rs cart loads to the acre; and
on the opposite side Separated by an
open drain the whole distance) ground
bones were applied on the balance OF
field, at a cost of $500 to the acre: the
field equally lined two years preced-
ing. There was no material differ
ence in the time, or manner of seeding;
except that the manure was lightly
cross-ploughed in, and the Guano and
Bones narrowed in with the wheat.
The yield ON the guanoed acre WAS
thirty-five bushels; the adjoinging
acre with bone, as near as could be
estimated by dozens, and compared
with the Guano, was about ~ bushels
and the MANFRED, about "a bushels.
The season was unusually dry; and
the MANFRED portion suffered more
from this cause than either of the
others; the land being considerably
more elevated, and south exposure.
The field has since been moved