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

Ine Agricultural DeparLWcHI VI CcoI-
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
department for 1880 dish of valu-
able information, gathered in this way,
it is set before the public, the cream of
which may be skinned off about as
follows:
The mass of Georgia farmers, according
to this report, favor the employment of
compost in which stable manure and
cotton seed figure, both with or without
commercial fertilizers. There is also
very general expression in favor of COM
mercial guanos and other fertilizers.
MIR. w. A. Speer, 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
as do, in his opinion, most commercial
guanos when applied alone. He COM
posts after the following formula; 750
pounds leaf mould, 500 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.
Mr.. J. NJ. Dill, Lincoln County,
believes that commercial fertilizers
applied economically, will pay, but that
compost of stable manure and cotton
seed with q good acid phosphate is the
best and cheapest fertilizer that can be
used.
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 is gray and rather sandy, with
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
mostly on his cotton, and thinks it pays
better than guano.
Mr. E. B. Heard, Elbert County, after
using commercial fertilizers for num-
Der 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. n. Ellison, Talbot County,
whose experience has been with dark
mulatto soil, having clay subsoil, says
that no fertilizer, either commercial or
domestic, pays so we'll on corn or small
grain as compost. All high grade guanos
pay on his land when 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.. NJ. r. Russell, Carroll County,
who has been using commercial fertili.
zers for many years-soil stiff-is satisfied
that they pay if judiciously used. Hi.
plan is 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 frst-listing furrows with three inch
scooter. following with two furrows of
turn 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 a good compost of sta
BILE manure and cotton seed mixed in
equal quantities and penned up dry for
six weeks
Mr. J. 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 as he would guano, only using more
to the acre. He makes this 60 as far as
it 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 or
chemical for compounding, unless 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-.
sented to be, that samples forwarded to
the department at Atlanta will be
analyzed without charge.