The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-01-24
Ammonlated uannres.


The subject of commercial fertilizers
has been occupying the attention of the
farmers and planters of the South for
some years, ahd since the close Of the
recent war, where the labor question has
been SO troublesome, i. has become one
of great Importance. 1t has Been dem
onstrated beyond q doubt that the in
crease in yields resulting from the appli,
c,tion of good fertilizers is so great that
in some cases it pays very large profit,
and on many crops, especially cotton, the
increase is 80 great as to utterly preclude
the idea of raising crop without it, ex.
cepting where the farmer can save enough
manare On his plantation to answer his
purposes without the aid of artificial fer
tilizers. To such we do not recommend
their substitution either in place of farm
yard manures nor in place of any manu-
real resources that can be procured at
home. If you arc so fortunately situa-
ted you are just the man to let CONNER
cial fertilizers alone. If you use them
you are like one who cuts off his sound
legNand puts On an artificial one-you 20
out and buy at le:gsss cxrsnse .hs sss...5
thing, or articles containing the same
valuable ingredients, either in part or in
the whole, though in q more condensed
form, and is as good substitute for what
you have at home as the artificial limb is
for the natural one.
The history of the fertilizer trade would
seem to Indicate that those who can make
their own manures are few, indeed. This
trade has grown to enormous proportions,
and ia yet extending, bringing enormous
wealth to those who sell fertilizers and
poverty TO the majority G: tiics3a who Buy.
Is it the fact that so few have the mate
-ris!s 20 make their own manures? We
aay it is not so.' Then, why do 60 few
improve their advantages? Simply, with
many, that they think it is more economr
ical to buy than to make; with others
that it is easier to apply and more rapid.
ly done-is suits The lazy man, and is
moro in accord with our alip-shod man
ner of preparing for a crop. To the
careless observer it would seem that q
s. 1 s ssssi:Ts h;oh which euuId b, carried
on The shoulder to the field, and applied
in a few hours to an acre of ground,
would be- perfection in economy Of hire
and labor for this important purpose !;
thai ne VINO would take his wagon and
haul load after load Of barn-yard manure
on the same ground would be wasting
both time and labor. But the accurate
observer and Akilled farmer arrives at 4
very different conclusion. They look to
results, and they prove to them that in
the majority of cases the profits arising
frol. Inc application of homemade fer
tiiizers are greater than that from the
application OF others. both IL the in
creased crorr and better cfter.condition
of their lands. This fact has been dem.
onstrated again and again, and eyerv
year but adds to the testimony. The an
peal has gone forth to our farmers to lat
high-priced anmoniated fertilizers alone
Tho. have mada many more nco. :.
than tich. ones. Cultivate aud deveiop
70 the utmost, tirst your home resources.
then supplement- them with such articles
OF commerce as you have not, or rather
in only Insufficient quantity. =
By reserring 70 ssho analysis Of plants
and thsir fruits, made by competent men
you viii tiud thst soils to grow them sue.
cessfplly must contain, among other
things, principally nitrogen in some