The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-26

i t,a1, n"mt, o'tS soluble phoSph0ric acid,
|1,N; insoluble, 200; reverted phos.
tphorlc acid, ,4.57; ammonia, 3. 20; pot
IMh, wv. This means in plantation
IRelianco that IN every ono hundred
1Pouhds there are to be found IL 67-lOC
pounds OF water, 49-l00 pounds OF
sanu ana two pounds Of insoluble
matter. These added make 70 l6-lOO
pounds OF water III every one hundred
POUNDS or 408 pounds Of useless mat
Ter to each ton. 1t Is evident, then,
mat we must look to the 79 8l-lOO
pounds remaining for tho plant food
> 1t is claimed exist. Following the
analysis, we find OF valuable matter
the following: Phosphoric acid, soiu,
! bic, 1888; phosphoric acid, reverted,
4.57; ammonia, 500; potash, O.9O..
From this we understand that there
are, 7 $500 pounds uf phosphoric
"cid, soluble, in every. one hundred
pounds OF the guano, or 147 GU-lUO
pounds In every ton. By the same
rule we flnd 81 40-lOO pounds of phos-
phoric acid. reverted, 6l pounds of
ammonia and 18 pounds Of potash.
These iigures are reached by multiply
ing tho percentage Of the different
ingredients contained in each 100
pounds ny twenty, so Us to bring it to
tons: Now apply the prices rs given
oy Mr: Sheppard, and we have for
l47 Go-lco pounds Of phosphoric acid,
soluble. ut 123 cents. Si8.45: for 0l
4o-l00 pound. Of phosphoric acid, re-
vcrtrd, at 10 cents, S9.l4; for G4
pounds Of ammonia, ut % cents,
Sl4.CS; a,,u for IL pounds OF potash,
at u cents, sl.cS, aggregatinX ST. Is
per ton as tho commercial value, and
constituting "Soluble Pacitic,' one
or the high grades OF commercial
manurcs. Aa specimens OF the high
Grades. tnkc Excellcnza. Obcr & Son 5
Soluble PhuspEuric Acid and Merry
nmn's Alnmoniatet. BY the SAME
mist--LrdOux-w find ExcclIcnza
unalizcd as follows: Water, 15.64;
sand. 2.l7; phosphoric acid, soluble,
lO.l7; insolublc, l.34; phosphcric ncid,
reverted, 1.79; ammonia, SOP. sum.
ming up by the rule given we have of
waste 29S pounds per ton; Of valuablcs
-?03 4O-l00 pounds of rhosphor;c
acid, soluble; IS 8O-loO pounds of
phosphoric acid, reverted; anlmonia.
W 4O-l00 pounds, which, at Mr.. Shcp-
Fa"u'a prices. amount to 1928. Now
lct liz test the Merrynan BY the sauc
rule as the two above and we have of
waste 40O pounds: OF valuablrs-p,los-
phoric acid, soluble, 2O4 60 100 pounds;
phosphoric acid, reverted, 81 4O-lO0
pounds; ammonia. So pounds; maxim"
t''c commercial value, by the same
test as above, $ll.7. Now, brother
farmers, make useful application OF
these lessons as follows: Mcrrynun is
selling his gllano at 480 pounds Of
INT cotton, or $45 cash per ton, dciiv-
ercd at Winnsboro, and lido not know
ut what prices the Soluble Pacific,
Ohcr and EXcellcnza companies are
holding their manures, but they arc
clearly entitled to but the difference
between the commercial values of their
goods and Mcrrymun; that il, the
Soluble Pacific is authorized TO charge
| iilnety-elght cents more per ton than
Mcrlyran. and f0rty-scvrn cents per
ton more than the EXcelenza: and the
| Excelclza would be authorized to
charge folty-sevcn cents per ton more
tpan Mcrryman. These illustrations
nave been given, not in the inter
est OF any company or against any,
put because they are well known
brands OF the high grades, and afford
apt lllns.rAtion OF the points which |
VISA 10 impress upon YOU. IF the Sol
nDlc Pacific is selling nj the same price
rs Tue Mcrrynan, then is it cheaper
han the Mcrryman or Exccllcnza, and
should be bought in preference to
them. But l note a difference in favor
OF the Excellcnza in the item of waste.
which must be taken into considcra-
ton. 1t shows only of waste 2S3
pounds per ton, whilst the Soluble
ioo. Now apply this practically and
we would have in 1000 tons of Excel-
lelZa 2SO,OOO pounds or 1414 tons Of
useless matter. upon which were
c.mrgcd the rxorbitant rates of frciyh,
now demanded by our suulless rnil-
roads. On the Soluble Pacific and
! Mcrryman there would be the cnor-
nous waste Of 100000 pounds, or 200
tons in the same quantity. These are
matters for spectators, however, for
as things now stand the farmer de-
lives no benefit in The difference in
trcights, but lie should rcgin at once
to demand his rights. and "couirc of
manufacturers that they lup Off this
outrageous wastaYc. If Mr.. Merry
man could send lis in 1000 tons the
tcrtIlizing properties of 1000 tons, and
not as now--lhc valuabcs Of 500 tons
then would tho farmers who pur-
chased OF him save the freight on 200
tons, or about $1,000 IL money.
But what do we really know of the
analysis on The bags! The chemist
simply. ccrtifics that ut some time and
place he tested samples of tliifcrcn;
brands, and that they gave the uuanti.
tAtivc analysis published. In many
ln>tanrra the manure came bv one
route and the tags by another. If all
men were honest these tests might be
satisfactory, but necessarily there are
h'usnhdS Of tons which have never
been tested, aud We are expected TO
lake them upon the word Of the man
l&lactnrer. that they maintain the
! stM!dard of ysis--which thcv do
not As is well known. y farmer OF
our OWN county, Il man Of close, prac-
:ical obseSS;inr'iian, and of undoub!rd
truth. said to md a few days ago tin t
lie had applied NO pounds per acre ot
one Of the most lppular brands and
skipped three rows\and applied 100
pounds per acre withoGt being able to
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