The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-09-23

JAMES B. AYREs, WHITE HALL, BALTIMORE
Co., Nd. August Is, 1882, says Il regard
0rcbilla Guano as the best fertilizer for corn,
oats and grass eUer used an oar section Of the
Countyv. Afte sixr years steady use, | can
didy believe it is the most permanent inepr0r-
Sr Of the soil that can be obtained. In my es-
timation it is far superior to animal bone or
6nruvard manure. These facts have been
sustained by the increased demand for Or
cbilla all over this neighborhood.
Mr., THOMAS V. HUNTER, WHITE HALL,
BALTIMORE Co., Nd, August 5, 1882, says ::
SO far as my knowledge extends as to the
use of Orchilla Guano in this neighborhood,
for general purposes, grain and grass, do not
hesitate to say that we have had nothing to
surpass it, both as a producer of good crops
and as permanent improver OF the soil.
JACOB GROSS, OF JARRETTsvILLE, HARTFORD
Co.. Nd, says Il have had fifteen years ex-
perience with Orchilla Guano upon my land.
have used it for spring and fall crops
corn. oats, wheat and grass. l have neuer
seen its eqtal in any other fertilizer, save ami
nal bone and barn yard manure, and | deem
it more raludble than either Of the latter, from
the fact that it is cheaper, and more durable
in the land, and more pleasant to handle; and
this seems to be the uniform opinion among
other farmers who have had the same expert
ence as myself will conclude by saying L
have never known any farmer to use it who
has not continued it in preference to all other
fertilizers.
JAMES Fulton, OF STEwARTsTOwN, YORK
Co., Pa, says Il have used Orchilla Guano
from the beginning. In 1866 was persuaded
blythe then agent to buy two bags of it. When
| took it home my neighbors said it was moth
ing but sand. told them | had bought II
and was going to try it. l sowed it on rye.
| used high priced phosphate on part of the
field; then left a space about two rods wide
without any fertilizer, and then | sowed the
0rchila Ny neighbors and | watched the
growth of the crop with much interest. We
could see no difference in the rye on the two
fertilized portions, whilst the strip between
only had few short stalks here and there on
it. The Orchilla had cost only half what the
phosphate did. l have used Orchilla con-
santly ever since, and have tried it in every
wav. | have used from 100 to 1000 pounds
to the acre, but have found that to use over
500 pounds is waste. From 300 to 500 has
given the best results with me. Two years
ago tried it on wheat (mixing bran with it),
alongside of five high-priced phosphates.
Whilst the wheat was growing one of the phos-
pilates kept ahead, whilst the others grew
much alike When it was cut and threshed,
the average of the whole field was 25 bushels
to the acre, whilst the yield of Orchilla and
one of the phosphates was each 30 bushels to
the acre, but the grain of none was so perfect
and came from the machine so smooth as the
Weld from the Orchilla. But | consider the
crowning value of Orchilla is in its effect on
the following grass crop; have never heard
of anything equal to it for grass. My boys
are to-day turning down sod which for five
years past has yielded 1000 pounds of hay to
the acre straight along-the effect OF Orchilla
alone My soil is naturally poor upland, my
place being in that part of York county
known as 'The Barrens."
Mr.. FUIToN, in subsequent letter says,
neglected to refer in my former letter to the
worth of Orchilla Guano as compared with
ground bone.
Some Or 10 years ago / made series Of
experiments on my farm with pure grOu.d
bone and OrchilLa Gtdno, both sown broad,
cast. The results satisfied me, that on my
land, Orchilla Guano was worth more to me,
pound for pound, than the best bone could
get.
Subsequent experiments by some of oul
largest farmers have brought them to the same
conclusion.
Mr.. W. S. GosL1N, fredericksburg, Dorches'
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