The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-04-14
Cotton and Corn.

The Agricultural Department of Gcor.
gia has been questioning the planters of
that State and obtaining their answers
with reference to the best fertilizers for
cotton and corn. In the report of the
denartment for 1880 dish Of yalu.
able information, gathered in this way.
it is set before the public, the cream OF
which may bo skinned off. about as
folIowB:
Themass Of Georgia farmers, according
tc this report, favor the employment OF
compost in which stable manure and
cotton seed figure. both with or without
commercial fertilizers. There is also q
yery general expression in favor Of com,
mercial guanos and other fertilizers.
Mr.iW. A. 6peer, of Henry County.
who cultivates soil red and thirsty, with
good clay sub,soil, gives his preference
to compost on account Of its being more
durable. and not impoverishing the land
az do, in his opinion, most commercial
guanos when applied alone. Ho ccm.
posts after the following formula; 75O
pounds leaf mould, 500 pounds cotton
seed, 400 pounds stable manure, SOC
pounds commercial guano, so pounds
salt, applied at the ratio Of $50 pounds
per acre on cotton.
Mr.. J. NJ. Dill, Lincoln County,
believes that commercial fert;,izers
applied economically, will pay, but that
q compost of stable manure and cotton
aeed with good acid phosphate is the
Uast and cheapest fertilizer that can be
useS
Mr. e. s. Wellons, Houston County,
thinks that good guano uniformly pays
he also favors acid phosphate composted
with stable manure and cotton seed.
His soil 10 gray and rnther sandy, with
q good red clay subsoil.
Mr.. J. T. Dennis, Putnam County, says
that guano has paid him every year, but
not SO much during 1880 as usual, on
account of the excessive drought followed
by too much rain. He uses compost
moa.ly on hi5 cotton, and thinks it pays
better than guano.
Mr. +. B. Heard, Elbert County, after
using commercial fertilizers for num-
ber years, says that under no circum.
stances would he attempt to raise a
cotton crop without them solid dark,
porous upland, with stiff clay subsoil.
Mr. w. Fl. Ellison, Talbot County,
whose experience has been with darl:
mulatto soil, having clay subsoil, says
| that no fertilizer, either commercial OF
domestic, pays so we'll on corn or small
grain as compost. All high grade guanoa
pay uii. his land Thh5n we'll broken and,
the seasons are favorable, but best on
land abounding in vegetable matter.
Mr. johnson, Bibb County, who works
sandy loan and we'll supplied with hu-
mus and having compact red clay sub.
| soil, thinks that commercial fertilizers
do not pay more than small per cent.
on the capital, in series Of years. Not
so with composts, from which he has
never known loss TO occur.
Mr. M. II. Russell, Carroll County,
who has been using commercial fertili.
zers for many years-soil stiff-is satisfied
that they pay If judiciously used. Hiu
plan Ia to apply about two hundred
| pounds used. His plan is to apply about
two hundred pounds per acre, very deep
running off the the rows with scooter
plough, following in the Same furrow
with long straight steel shovel. He
puts the guano In the furrow and runs
two first-listihg fiirrows with three inch.
scooter, following with two furrows OF
tnrn plough to finish the beds. When
planters can get enough of it, Mr.. Rus
sell thinks the best fertilizers or either
cotton or corn is good compost of sta.
BILE manure and cotton seed, mixed in
equal quantities and penned up dry fol
six weekB. Err
Mr.. T. Lindley, Cobb County, con.
siders compost made from stable, cot.
ton seed and some good dissolved bone
an admirable fertilizer.
Mr.. r. w. Everett, Polk County, about
| the middle of February each year com.
post stable manure and cotton seed, using
equal quantities Of each in alternate
layers. He applies this compost without
any commercial ingredient to his cotton
just Us he would gunno, only using more
to the acre. He makes this go as far as
1t will, and then finishes out with com
mercial manure. His compost induces
better yields than does any guano he ever
used.
Commissioner J. T. Henderson, in the
circular recently Issued, advises Georgia
farmers who are testing commercial
fertilizers not to buy any fertilizer o,
chemical for compounding, unleas it has
| both the manufacturers guaranteed
analysis and inspectors tag attached
Farmers are also informed, after crop
is made, if there is reason to believe that
fertertilizers employed were not as repre-
oented to be, that samples forwarded To
the department Mt Atlanta will be
annlyzed without charge.