The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-09-30
H,o THE FARMERS OF CAR
L. ROLL COUNTY.

rTyO THE FARMERS OF CAR
L. ROLL COUNTY.
We desire to call your thoughtful attention
to the superior merits OF
sg ORCHILLA GUANO ga
as a fertilizer
FOR WHEAT AND GRASS.
The advantages resulting from its use are
not only an increased yield, but the perma-
nent Improvement of the soil from the aDun-
dant growth of grass which is sure to follow.
Orchilla Guano has been used extern
sively in Maryland, Pennsylvania and vlr-
ginia for several years, and from Its abundant
success everywhere, especially among the
farmers of adjoining counties, we are justified
in Confidently recommending it to you as
being well adapted to your soils. No fertll-
ger offered for your use has had such unvary-
ing success and continued popularity. Some
of the largest and best farmers IN these three
states use it almost exclusively.
It is successful, because it is Nature s
own provision for her exhausted fields.
It is Low Priced, because we have none
of the exnense of manufacturers, and dlsre-
guarding its high grade of Phosphates, have
based our price upon its actual cost to I'M
port. .,.,,o
acho hare used 1T, and ask you to enquire OF
them as to ats merits 90
WOODBRIDGE, TRAVERS & CO..,
Importers, Baltimore, Md.
READ THE FOLLOWING LETTERS.
&c. BRUBAKER, UNIoNTowN, CARROLL Co.,
Md. April 26, 1852, says II used 300 pounds
OrchilIa Guano to the acre last year broad
cast. or put on with fertilizer drill before
planting, and had the best crop OF corn IN
this section. 1t kept green during the drougnt
and made twelve barrels to the acre. want
to use it again this year.
JAMES B. AYREs, WHITE HALL, BALTIMORE
Co., Nd, August Is, 1882, says Il regard
Orchilla Guano as the best FERTILIZER Tor corn
oats and grass ecer used an our sectaon OF We
country. Ate sixr years steady use, can
didly believe it is the most permanent anaproo-
er of the soil that can be obtained. In my es-
timation it is far superior to animal bone or
BARNARD manure. These facts have been
sustained by the increased demand Tor Or-
chilla all over this neighborhood.
Mr.. THOMAS V. HUNTER, WHITE HALL,
BALTIMORE Co., MD, August 5, 1882, says :
So far as ny knowledge extends as to the
use of Orchi a 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 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 nece'
seen its equal in any other fertilizer save AMI
NAL bone and barn-yard manure, and deem
it more valuable than either of the latter, from
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
have never known any farmer to use it who
has not continued it in preference to all Other
fertilizers.
JAMES Fulton, OF STEwARTsTOwN, YoRE
Co. Pa. saws Il have used Orchilla Guanc
from the beginning. In 1866 / was persuaded
by the then agent to buy two bags OF 1t. Wher
| took it home my neighbors said it was moth
ing but sand. told them l had bought il
and was going to try it. l sowed it on rye.
used high priced phosphate on part of the
field; then | left space about two rods wide
without any fertilizer, and then | sowed the
Orchilla. My 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-
stantly ever since, and have tried it IN every
T tn
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 linking 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 Is 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 Orchila But l consider the
browning 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 a sod which for five
years past has yielded 1900 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.. FULTON, in a 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 grOunO
bone and Orchilla GudnO, 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. .s
Mr.. w. S. GosLIN, fredericksburg, Dorches
chester county, Md, says: | have been han
ding Orchilla Guano for several years, and i
has invariably given satisfaction to the purcha
sers. At first labored under very great dis
advantages in introducing Orchilla Guano
and so great were the prejudices of the farm
ers against its general appearance that they
were unwilling to risk anything in its use
Knowing something of its merits, concluded
to take the risk myself, and in several in
stances furnished it for a certain portion 0
the crop, which paid me very. handsomely
My observation and experience with Orchilla
Guano satisfy me that it is the fertilizer TO-
our section on corn, wheat and grass. Thu
action of Orchilla Guano on the farm of m,
SON (the late Thomas H. Goslin) was yer.
marked, not only in producing fine crops, bu
he was enabled by its use to bring his farm tt
o high state of fertility.
Mr.. GosL1N, in subsequent letter, says
Having seen the letters of Mr.. James Fulton
| in reference to the comparative worth of Or
chilla Guano and Ground Bone, it calls I, t.
/ mind nv observations of the use of Orchill
upon the farm of my son, the late Thomas Fl
Goslin, ofLinkwood, Dorchester county, Md
He used, l should say, about or year
ago, tons Orchilla Guano, and 5 tons of pur
animal bone. (which cost him $45 per tol