The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-04-15

CoTToN AND CoRN.-Thc Agricultural
Department Of Georgia has been question.
ing the planters of that State and obtaining
their answers with reference to the best
fertilizers for cotton and corn. In t.. re.
port OF the department for 1880 dish of
valuable information, gathered in this way,
is set before the public the cream o: which
may be SKINNED off about us follows:
The mass of Georgia farmers, according
to this report, favor the employment of COO
post in which stable manure ani cotton
seed figure, both with or without CONNER
cial fertilizers. There is also very gem
eral expression in favor Of commercial qua.
hos and other fertilizers
Mr.. w. A. Speer, of Henry County, who
cultivates soil red aud thirsty, with good
clay sub soil, gives his preference to com-
post on account of its being more durable,
aud not impoverishing the land as do, in
his opinion, most commercial guanos when
applied alone. He composts after the fol-
lowing formula: 750 pounds leaf mould.
800 pounds cotton seed. 400 pounds stable
manure, 300 pounds commercial guano, so
pounds salt, applied at the rate Of $50
pounds per acre on cotton.
MIR. j. NJ. Dill Lincoln County, believes
that commercial fertilizers; applied cconom-
ically, will pay, but that a compost Of sta
BILE manure and cotton seed with a good
acid phosphate is the best and cheapest fer
tilizer that can be used
Mr.. E. S. Wellons, Houston Comfy,
thinks that good guano uniformly pays;
he also favors acid phosphate composed with
stable manure and cotton seed. His soil is
gray and rather sandy, with good red clay
subsoil.
Nj. j. T. Dennis, Putnam County. says
that Guano has paid him every year, but
not so much during 1880 as usual, on ac-
count of the excessive drought followed by
too much rain. He uses compost mostly on
his cotton, and thinks it pays better than
guano.
Mr.. E. b. Hoard, Elbcrt County, after
using commercial fertilizers for number Of
years, says that under no circumstances
would he attempt to raise cotton crop
without them; solid, dark, porous upland,
with stiff clay subsoil.
Mr.. w. II. Ellison, Talbot County, whose
experience has been with dark muatto soil,
having a clay subsoil, says that no fertilizer,
either commercial or domestic, pays so well
on corn or small glaiu as compost All
high grade guanos pay Oh his land when
well broken and the seasons arc favorable,
but best on lands aboundiug in vegetable
matter.
Mr. johnson, Bbb County, who works
sandy loan land well supplied with humus
and having compact red clay subsoil,
thinks that commercial fertilizers do not
pay more than small per cent. on the Cap.
ital, in series of years. Not so with com
posts, from which he has never known loss
to occur.
Mr.. NJ. r. Russell, Carroll County, who
has been using commercial fertilizers for
many ycarS-sui stiff-is satisfied that they
pay if judiciously used. Hs plan is to
apply about two hundred pounds per acre,
very deep, running off the rows with a
scooter plough, following in the same fur.
row with long, straight steel shovel. He
puts the guano in that furrow and runs two
first-isting furrcws with three inch scooter,
following with two burrows of turn plough
to fiuish the beds When planters can get
enough Of it, Mr. Russell thinks the best
fertilizers for either cotton or corn is a good
compost of stable manure and cotton seed,
mixed in equal quantities aud pcnned up
dry for six weeks.
Mr.. j. T. Lindley, Cobb County, consid>
ers compost made from stable, cotton seed
and some good dissolved bone an admirable
fertilizer.
Mr.. II. w. Everett, Polk County, about
the middle of February each year composts
stable manure and cotton seed, using equal
quantities Of each in alternate layers. He
applies this compost without any CONNER.
cial ingredient to his cotton, just as he would
guano, only using more to the acre. He
makes this 90 as far as it will, and then
finishes out with commercial manure. His
compost induces better yields than does any
guano he ever used.
Commissioner j. II. Henderson, in the
circular recently issued, advises Georgia
farmers who arc testing commercial ferlili>
zers not to buy any fertilizer or chemical
for compounding, unless it has both the
guaranteed analysis and the
tag attached. Farmers are also
informed, after crop is made, if there is
reason to believe that the fertilizers employ
ed were not as repres ,ntcd to be, that sam
pies forwarded to the department at Atlanta
will be analyzed without charge.