The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-21
IMPORTANT TO PLANTERS,

We call the attention Of our planters to tn.
dent of the Blood Fertiizing Works located be
low the city, by one of our best known and mos
intelligent citizens. DR.. Ferrier the writer O.
that letter, Is native OF this State and prac
teal as well as scientific agriculturist having
been for many years one Of the most successful
sugar planters in Louisiana. His recommends
ton Of the Blood Fertilizer is therefore entitled
to be read with more than ordinary attention by
every one interested IN the subject
MIR. u. T.. LemaIie, President Blood Fertihzing
Works
| Den' sir In compliance with my promise, I
herewith give you the results Of experiments
made with your fertilizers, prepared according
TO Mr.. George Nllles formula and used by me on
the Sport Place plantation, III st. James parish.
had previously procured from New York the
various ingredients which compose Nille's chemi-
cal manure and had mixed them together before
appl yIng them.
On the same day 10th Of March, 1910, I also
used the manure known as the Blood Fertilizer
manufactured under your supervision in the City
Slaughter House. A little later ton the 18th Of
April, Mr.. Pierre PoutZ received from France a
composition called the Bondyrch manure, !"
which | also used.
These three fetrlizlng compounds all pre-
pared according 20 Vle's formula.
Upon inspecting the cane fields of the planta-
ton, it was easy TO find out the various places
where the manure had been applied Wherever
applied the cane was taller and greener the
stand was better.
There is one fact which cannot be denied by
any one at the present time and that is the effect
OF these manures in increasing the size Of the
cane; but this alone would not suffice to satisfy
the planter, who also requires that the quantity
OF sugar extracted from that cane should be such
as to cover the cost of manurng and leave him
large profit, and this double result has been
realized by the use of your Blood Fertilizer
At Sport Place had used it on twenty arpents
OF rattoons and twenty arpents of plant cane.
Notwithstanding tue freeze which came very
early in 1874, made on these forty arpents
90 hogsheads OF sugar weighing altogether
90 5i3 pounds and 126 barrels of molasses.
From this yield | have come to the conclusion
that If the balance of my crop had been so ma
nured would have made one hundred hogsheads
OF sugar and one hundred and seventy-tour bar.
rels Of molasses more than actually did make
which would have been equal to an increase Of
thirty-three per cent
1t would be difficult for me to calculate with
precision the increased yield which might have |
been obtained under more favorable circum- |
stances, for the cane raised with the application
II your Blood Fertilizer was frozen Just at the t
moment OF rlpenlng, and ground with the |
additional drawback Of having put forth very |
arSe sprouts, which had absorbed portion Of |
'he saccharne matter.
intend to pursue these experiments this year
With your Fertilizer, and with more favorable
profitable results. ''-' y ''''''''7 '''''~ --'''
| shall take pleasure in communicating to YOU
ny observations and wish you to send me at once
wenty tons Of your blood fertilizer for the cane
prepared IN accordance with George Nllles fer
nula. Very respectfully yours,
New Orleans, March l. 1875.