The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-09-16

JIG. BRUBAKER, UNIoNTowN, CARROLL Co.,
Nd, April 26, 1882, says 81 used 300 pounds
Orchilla Guano to the acre last year broad
cast, or put on with a fertilizer drill before
planting, and had the best crop Of corn an
this section. 1t kept green during the drought
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 for corn,
oats and grass erer used in oar section Of the
country. Ate sixr years steady use, | can
didiS believe it is the most permanent imprOc-
en- of the soil that can be obtained. In my es-
timation it is far superior to animal bone or
barn yard manure. These facts have been
sustained by the increased demand for Or
chilla all over this neighborhood. -
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Mr.. THOMAS " 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 producer of good crops
and as permanent improver OF the soil.
JACOB GROSS, OF JARRETTsvILLE, HARTFORD
Co., Nd, says II 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 meUer
seen its equal in any other fertilizer, save ami
NAL bone and barn-yard manure, and l deem
it more udlGabLe 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 l will conclude by saying l
have never known any farmer to use it who
has not continued it in preference to all other
fertilizers. .... -.... ,# .t.H,...... -...
JAMES FULroN, OF STEwARTsTowN, YORK
Co., Pa, says Il have used Orchilla Guano
from the beginning. In 1866 was persuaded
by the then agent to buy two bags of it. When
| took it home my neighbors said it was moth
ing but sand. l told them l had bought ii
and was going to try it. | sowed it on rye.
l used high priced phosphate on part of the
field; then | left space about two rods wide
without any fertilizer, and then l 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
fertifzed 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. I have used Orchilla con-
stantly ever since, and have tried it in every
way. l have used from 100 to 1000 pounds
to the acre, but have found that to use over
500 pounds is waste. From 800 to 500 has
given the best results with me. Two years
ago I 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 anC
one of the phosphates was each 80 bushels tC
the acre, but the grain of none was so perfec
and came from the machine so smooth as the
yield from the Orchilla. But consider the
browning value of Orchilla is in its effect OF
the following grass crop; have. never hearC
of anything equal to it for grass. My boy
are to-day turning down a sod which for five
years past has yielded 1000 pounds of hay t.
the acre straight along-the effect of Orchill;
alone. Ny soil is naturally poor upland, my
place being in that part of York count.
known as 'The Barrens." ..5....
Mr.. FULTON, in subsequent letter says:
neglected to refer in my former letter to tn
worth of Orchilla Guano as compared witt
ground bone. 1guyg .ly.a
Some or 10 years ago l made series o
experiments on my farm with pure groatnt
bone and OrchillG Gasdno, both sown broad
cast. The results satisfied me, that on m
land, Orchilla Guano was worth more TO me
pound for pound, than the best bone l coul'
get. .. ...-. .f....... h..
Subsequent experiments by some of on
largest farmers have brought them to the sam
cohcluoioh. EsItjf4 .4 !