Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1875-03-27

We call the attention Of our
planters TO the subjo.ed letter
addressed to Mr.. Lemarie, Presi-
dentofthe Blood Fertilizing Works
located below the city, by one of
our best known and most intelli-
gent citizens. DR.. Ferrier, the
writer of that letter, is a native of
this State and a practical as we'll
as o scientific agriculturist, having
been for many years one of the
most successful sugar planters in
Louisiana. His recommendation
of the Blood Fertilizer is therefore
entitled to be read with more than
ordinary attention by every one
interested in the subject:
Mr.. L. e. Lemsrie, President
Blood Fertilizing Works:
Dear Sr-In compliance with my
promise, ! herewith give YOU the
results Of experiments made with
your fertilizers, prepared according
to Mr.. George Ville's formula, and
used by me on the Sport Place plan
tation, in st. James parish.
bad previously procyt ed from
New York the various l:xyredients
which compose Ville's CHI hical man
ure, and had mixed them together
before applying them.
On the meday 10th OF March,
1874, also used the manure known
as the Blood Fertilizer, manufac-
tured under your supervision in the
City Slaughter House. A little later
ION the 25th of April, Mr.. Pierre
Poutz received from France . com
position called the "Bondy rich man
ure," which I also used.
These three fertiliziDg compounds
are all prepared according to Ville's
| formula.
Upon inspecting the cane fields of
the plantation, 1t WAS easy to find
out the various places where the
manure had been applied. Where
ever 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 il the effect Of these
mannres in increasing the size of the
| cane: but this alone would not snf-
Ace to satisfy the planter, who also
requires that the quantity Of sugar
extracted from that cane should be
such az to cover the cost of manu-
ring and leave him q large profit, and
this double result has been realized
By the use Of your Blood Fertilizer.
At Sport Place I had used it on
twenty arpents Of rattoons and twen-
ty arpents of plant cane. Notwith-
standing the freeze which came very
early. in 1874, we made on these forty
arpents So hogsheads ofsugar, weigh
ing altogether sc, ,543 p>ands and log
barrels Of m0lasses.
From this yield I have come to the
conclusion that IL the balance Of my
crop had been 60 manured l would
have made one hundred hogsheads Of
sugar and one hundred and seventy
four barrels Of molasses more than ]
actually did make, which would have
been equal to an increase of thirty.
three per cent. r.
Il would be dim6lE for me to cal.
culate with precision the increased
yield which might have been obtained
under more favorable circumstances,
for the cane raised with the applica.
tion of your Blood Fertilizer was
frozen inst at the moment of ripeninp
aud was ground with the addition.l
drawback Of having put forth very
large spronts, which had absorbed q
portion of the saccharine matter
l intend to pursue these expert.
ments this year with your Fertilizer
and with more favorable weather,
am certain of obtaining much more
profitable results.
shall take pleasure in commnni
eating to you my observations ant
wish you to send me At once twenty
tons Of your blood fertilizer for tn,
; cane prepared in accordance will
George Ville's formula. Very respect
fully you're, L. FERRIER.
New Orleans, March Is, 1875.
. IN. O. BGlIstin.)