Circular No. so.] R ESULTS OF THE .. FOR THE YEAR 1877. CONDUC'r:ED uNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE CCl\IMIS,SIONER OF AGRICULTURE OF THE STATEOFGEORGIA. ALSO, ANALYSES OF FERTILIZERS Sow IN GEoRGIA IN 1877, WITH THE COlDIERCL\.L VALUES AXD PRICES OF EACH BRAND. ALSO, FORMT.JL.LE ~D DIRECTIOXS rORC01fPOBTIXG ; ... : ._, AXD C01IMR.~'f.:::l 0~ THE EXPE~ill,EXTS. I . ( UN:Vb' ATLANTA, GEORGI , JA~UARY, 1878. JAS. P . HAURISO~ & CO ., PRIXTERS AND BTh'DERS, ATLfu.~TA. GEORGIA. . - .~. . ~ <...... : ..: -..... ' -'-. t. . ..... SOIL TEST OF FERTILIZERS FOR 1877. In compliance with the Act approved February 28th, 1874, requiring tl,at "A fair sample of all fertilizers sold in this State shall be first submitted to said Commissioner, and the same shall be thoroughly tested by him," "' * the Commissioner of Agriculture required soo pounds of each brand of fertilizer sold in Georgia, to be subjected to a thorough soil test. As far as practicable, samples of each brand were sent to three intelligent farmers in different parts of the State. The following directions for conducting the soil tests were sent to each one to whom fer tilizers were consigned, and a promise exacted to conduct their experiments in accordance with it. DIRECTIONS FOR CONDUCTIN G SOIL TESTS OF FERTLI ZERS FOR 1877. P ersons to whom samples of fertilizers are submitted for thorough and practical test, are required to conduct their ex- periments in a manner that will 'set forth results fully and fai_rly, and report t~ e same promptly by the first day of J?e- c ember to this Departmc:nt, giving full details, as follows : x. State the character of the soil and subsoil in which the test is made, whether sandy, clayey, ma.cly or ca kareous, and whether upland or bottom. 2. Select a plat of land as 11early uniform in character and fert ility as possible. 3 A pply yards long, each fertilizer to leaving four rows fuonufre rctoi lniszeecdu tbi ve tewreoewns,th3o5soe rfe7r0- A tilized with different brands; thus, four rows; withJut fer- tilizer, four rows; B four rows; without fertilizer, four; C four, etc,, through the plat. W hen the crop matures, weigh care- fully and report the production at each picking of the two mid, dle rows of each four, fertilized and unfertilized, and the rate of yield per acre from each set ol rows. 4 Soil Test of Fertzlizers. 4 State the treatment of the soil on which the test is made, both as to crops cultivated and fertilizers used for several pre- vious years, and, ifpracticable, select a plat which was not fer- tilized in I876. 5 In this experiment use each fertilizer or compost at the rate of zoo pounds per acre, regardless of cost. 6. Ef compost is uud, state the formula adopted it: composting, giving the quatttity and character of eaclt ingredient, and tlu: metltod employed in composting. 7 If convenient, purchase on the market some of the same brands as those submitted for test, and report the result as directed in No. 3 above. 8. Use on the same plat any o~her brand which you may have. 9 Use a portion of the samples submitted for test in con- trast with any others you may have on any other crop on your farm or garden, and report results. ro. In conducting these tests, be careful to have the prepar- ation, pla11ting. sta11d attd wltvation identical on each four rows, the 011/y difference being in the ki11d of fertilizer uud. TVithout this the test will not be reliable. I 1. State the time and manner of preparation, time and manner of planting, mode of cultivation, seasons, both as to temperature and rainfall, and any other facts of interest con- nected with the test of fertilizers. I z. If the test is made on sm:dl grain, report the bushels of grain and pounds of straw per acre. If it is made on corn, report the busht!s of grain and pounds of fodder per acre. 13 Conduct any other test in any manner you may prefer, I and report results and facts as above requested. 14. When an Acid Phosphate or Dissolved Bone-ttot ammo- niated-is tested, compost it by formula No. I, for compostin g, given in circular 35 of this department. 15. Preserve a fair sampte of every fertilizer you test. Put it in a bottle and seal it up, and label it correctly. A common quinine bottle full is:about the proper quantity to save, and is most convenient. . Blanks for reports will be furnished in ovember next. These experiments, to be valuable, should be conducted Sot! Test of Fettzlizers. S with great care, and the results accurately reported as soon as they are ascertained. RESULTS OF SOIL TESTS FOR 1877. NOTE.-In the following pages, all fertilizers marked with a, were furnlahed hy the Department for soil test. 1 Expert"ment ;f E.B. Heard, Elberton, Elbert County, Ga. S oil-Dark gray upland, with yellow clay subsoil-bas been in cultivation 15 or 20 years. The original growth was post-oak and hickory. It was planted in cotton in 1875 and sown in oats in 1876-has not been fertilized for several years. Preparation-The plat was broken in spring, just before planting, with turning plow-rows opened 3 feet apart 1st May with shovel, guanos distributed at the rate of zoo pounds per acre, and the land bedded ,put with common turning shovel. The beds were opened wit\,1 ripper, the seed sown, and cov- ered by listing with small ripper. The composts were prepared according to formular in cir- cular No. 42 from the Department. Cultivation.-About the ~iddle of May a common iron toothed harrow was run over the cotton-barred off with turning plow on the 18th; June zd, chopped to a stand; 16th, ran round with sweep; 28th, plowed with sweep second time; July 6th, hoed second time; July r 4th, plowed third time with sweep-this time breaking out the roiddles with sweep-August 4th, ran two furrows in middle with sweep. . .So! Test of Fertiltzers. R E SULTS: Fer tilizers 1st pk'g 2d pk '~ Yield of Seed per Oct. Nov. Cotton per -.-Acre- -1s-t -1-1-th-1- -A-c-re - Pounds. Pounds. Pounds. Pounds. ~-----,------1 ----- - - - - - - - - - - Stono Acid Phosphate Compost- ...... ...... ... 200 400 800 700 Without Fertilizer............... ......... ........ 300 200 500 a Merr yman's Dissolved Bone Compost... .. 200 890 850 740 Without F ertilizer........ ......... ...... ......... 285 20~ 490 Long's Dissolved Bone Compost ............ ... 200 410 340 750 Without F ertilizer. ................................... 300 205 505 Dickson's Compound....... ..- ............... ...... 200 500 400 900 Without Fertilizer . ............. ..................... 290 200 490 Navassa Guano Am moniated.............. ...... 200 550 450 1000 Without Fert!Uzer... 800 215 515 Seasons.-From May rst to ~oth, season able; from May roth to June sth, no rain, and weather very unfavorable to cotton. From June sth to July 1st the seasons were very fine for th~ growth of cotton, and from July 1st to August xst very fine for both growth and maturity. From August rst to September, very dry and unfavorable, causing the plant to shed a large portion of its forms. Remarks.-"! thin!C, notwithstanding the unfavurable seasons for cotton, that fertilizers have paid a handsome per cent, where properly managed, but I think the compost will pay much the best when properly made. I received all of my ingredients too late to give the compost a fair trial, but from my past experience and observ;tion am satisfied that the C'Ompost is the moat profitable." .Experiment of Miss E. L. How ARD, Dillon, W alker CtJ., witll Fodder, Corn, Potatoes, and Turnips. Fodder Oorn-Soi1--loose sand, subsoil sand, with little clay. The ground has been, for five years previous, under cultivation without manure-so exh:lUsted would hardly sprout pea&. Original growth, chestnut and oak. Previous Treatment - ruinous- crops grown for last three years, Irish potatoes, corn, oats, and peas. ~o fertilizers have been used on the plat since the original growth was destroyed J l , / I . . . ' ) Soil Test of Fertiltzers. 7 Preparation.-Ground broken with one-horse turning plow . on the 1st of May, and laid off in plats 12 ft. wide by 70 yds. long, four rows unmanured ground between the experimental plats. On the 1st pla.t 1~ two-horse loads of stable manure were applied in the drill, May 1st. The 2nd plat had no manure-the 3rd had 200 lbs. ot ~o. 1 Rectified Peruvian Guano, composted with road scrapings. One part of the guano was mixed with three parts of road scrapings, and the compost applied broadcast, at the rate of 200 lbs. per acre, on the 1oth of May. Planting -corn sowed in .drills, three feet apart, on the 1oth of May-eight bushels to the acre. Cultivation-the corn was harrowed May rsth, just as it was breaking the ground, and again when six inches high. Ju~e 15th, plowed with one-horse turnin'g plow. RESULTS. a No. 1 Rectified Peruvian Guano l applied at the rate of composted with road scrapin~;s, f 200 lbs. per acre, yielded q,ooo lbs. fodder-mature August 1oth. Stable manure, I ~ two-horse loads per acre, yielded 7,ooo lbs. fodder-mature A~gust 1oth. Same land, without manure, yielded 4,375 lbs. fodder -ma- ture August 1oth. . The plat for Irish potatoes was new ground, broken with old field coulter, and cross-broken with scooter. It was harrowed with heavy two-horse harrow, and then laid off in three-foot rows. Plat '% acre. The potatoes were fertilized with Increase Crescent Bope, at the rate of 200 lbs. per acre, applied in the drill, June 3rd . Potatoes planted Juue 3rd. Cullt'vatio ?l . Plowed with one-horse turning plow, followed by hoes, August zoth. a Increase Crescent Bone, used at the rate of 200 lbs. per acre, yielded 112 bushels per acre-mature November 1st. Same land, without fertilizer, yielded 67 bushels per acre- mature November 1st. Turnips were planted on new ground, which Vias broken first 8 Soil Test of F erttlizers. with old field coulter, cross-broken twice with scooter, and harrowed twice--ground irregular in shape. a 4lcrease Crescent Guano, composted with road scrapings, at the rate of one part of fertilizer to three of scrapings in bulk, was applied in the drill, July 28th, and the seed drilled two feet apart on the same day. Oullivatioll. They were thinned and hoed August xst-A ugu st 17th plowed with scooter, and hoed. a o. 1 Rectified Peruvian Guano, roo lbs. per acre, yielded 61 bushels of turnips-mature November 2oth. NOTE.-This experiment injured by shade tr ees. Increase Crescent Guano, composted with road scrapings, applied at the rate of 200 lbs. per acre produced 245 bushels of turnips-mature November 2oth. Experiment of A. E. TARVER, Bartow, J efferson Co., 01l Cotton. Soil.-Good gray pine land, with red clay subsoil-been in cultivation 30 years. Previous Treatmwt.-Various fertilizers have been used on the plat for several years-has been planted in corn and cot, ton-most of the time in cotton. Preparotiotl.-WeJI broken with turning shovels, fertilizers applied in scooter furrows, and bedded on with turning shovel. FertiH.z-ers.-App!ied 175 lbs. of fertilizer per acre in scooter furrow, rst of April, and bedded with turning shovel. The composts were made with green cotton seed and rich dirt, and 350 lbs. applied per acre. They were made as follows : J. of the compounds and %of cotton seed and dirt, all thrown into a heap together two or three weeks before using. Planting.-Beds opened with small scooter, seed planted, and covered with a board, April 15th. Cultivation.- Wo rked at intervals sufficient to keep the cotton clean, and in th e usual manner. The seasons have been very r.nfavorable for cotton here-so much so, that fertilizers have not paid , the cotton making nearly as much where no fertilizers were used. The plat was arranged in sets of rows 200 yds. long, and two rows of each set picked for the test. I ' __}, . Soil Test of Fertilizers. 9 lbs of Pickings lbs !'leed Fertll izer Cott~n ------..-- - - - - - - - - - 1 -p-er-a-cr-e. -1st -Zd 8-d 4-tb p-er a-cre. a Ober's Soluble Acid Phosphate....... . ................. 175 7 11 19 9 555.6 a Chappell's Champion Superphosphate.............." 175 SM 14 19 7~ 568.7 a Zell's Am'd Bone Superphosphate. - a Peerless Guano ...... ......... ..... .... .. ... .... ....... .. ....... 175 10 12 17 7 555.6 s 175 11 21 9 592.9 Georg ia Fertilizer ... ....." .. ..... .. ............ ............ 175 aX 10 20 13 6~.3 Minor's Am'd Superphosphate ............................. E mpire GuRno ...................... ......-"..................: ..... 176 7~ 11 21 11 611 175 s;, 22 10 598.9 Ga. State Grange Dis. Bone ... ................................." 175 5}9 11 22 13 643.3 Phosphate Flour Cowposted with Cotton SeeL ......" 350 4 17 18 555.6 Gray's Fertillz'g Com. Composted'With Cotton Seed 350 3 6 18 18 432..1 Malbis' Chew. Compound Cowposted with rich dirt 350 3Y. 5 20 13~ 508.2 W ith out Fertilizer ...................................... .... .. .. 3 9 17 13 508.2 E xperiment of CHAS. B. IRWIN, Mt. Airy, Habersham Cowzty, on Corn. Character of Soil-Gray, sandy, '."ith yellow clay subsoil; has been in cultivation about twenty years; the original growth was scrub hickory, red-oak and black-jack. Previous Treatmmt-Land had been lying out in broomsedge for four years previous to 1876, when it was broken three times in January; first with a Watt plow, second and third with scooter. Four loads of stable manure, ashes and cow-lot manure, per acre, were then applied. 2nd corn planted. The plat is as uniform in quality as can wei! be found ' 'in the mountains," and as poor as any on the farm. Preparafi01z-March 7th, r877, rows Jvere laid off fou r feet apart, and bedded out with four-inch scooter, 13 inches long. April 2oth, re-opened the water furrows deep, and planted "Yellow.stone mammoth" corn, 34 hill s to the roN, 35 yards in length . Seven different kinds of fer tili zers were u~ ed , and each applied by the hand in the hill at the rate of 200 lbs . per acre. Stern's Ammoniated Su perphosphate was composted as follows; viz, 500 lbs. of the supcnphosphate were thoroughly mixed with 1500 lbs. of stable manure, fre sh fr om the stalls, first arranged in layers, using 6o lbs. of manure and 20 of the 10 Soil Test of Ferttlt'ze1'S, fertilizer alternately. After standing four weeks, it was cut down with mattocks and shoveled into a heap, where it remained two weeks before being applied. The Reaves & J'.Jicholsoo's Acid Phosphate was received only a few days previous to planting the corn, and was prepared as follows; v iz , it was thoroughly mixed with stable manure in the ratio ot one pound of the phosphate to three of manure, and applied immediately to the crop. Planting-The corn .vas ,dropped in the hill April zoth the fertilizers applied by the side of the seed, and both covered by one furrow of a three-inch scooter. Cultivation-May 14th, the corn was sided with a four-inch bar side scooter, four furrows to the row, loosening the earth around the corn, and leaving it in fine condition. May z6th , hoed and brought to a stand. June 3oth, plowed second time with double shovel, four furrows to the row. July 18th, hoed second time. It was laid by July 26th, by plowing with double shovel, two furrows to the row. Ll>s. of Bush'Jsof Lbs. of Fertilizer Corn F odder per acre. per acre. per acre. Stern's Ammoniated Superphosphate........................... 200 22.28 262.5 Without Fenllizer. ......... ............................................. 11. 90 262.5 Stern's Ammoniated Superphosphate-composted ....... 200 20.14 867.70 Without Fertilizer....................................................... 17.08 867.i5 Stern's Pure Fine Ground Bone.................................... 200 22.28 341.5 Without FerUllzer................... ..................... ............... 17.83 259 rt' Cotton Comp. Ammoniated Diasolved Bone Phosphate 200 26 315 Without Ferillizer....................................................... 17.83 346.5 aLeyden's Ammoniated Soluble Guano........................ 200 24.11 341.1> Without Fertilizer...................................................... 17.08 315 aReaves & Nicholson's Acid Phopate COmpost......... ... 200 24.11 341.5 Without Fertilizer....................................................... 13.6 315 aStrong's Ammonlateu Superphosphate........... ............. 200 26.74 315 Without Fertilizer....................................................... 17.08 315 The fodder was matured September 2oth, and the corn by zoth of October. The fodder on the fertilized rows was half Sotl Test oj Fertilzzers. II 'ourned up before the corn was sufficiently a.dvanced to allow fodder- pulling. Seasom-There were stven tremendous rains on the plat between the time of breaking and planting, a slight rain April 21st, and a good one on 29th. In May, there were good rains on the 2d, 8th and 9th; after which there was no more rain until June roth, with cool nights and hot days, yellowing corn very much. June roth, half season; fine seasons on the 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, lOth, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21St, 23d and 27th, making the ground too wet to be \vorked for fifteen days. After the effect of these rains was over, it was very hot and dry until 14th and rsth of July, when a fine season fell, fol- lowed by another on the r8th, I 9th, 23d and 24th. It was very hot from July 24th to August rst, when a fine season fell, fat- lowed by others on the 2d, 3d and 7th. No more rain fell until the 22d, when there was a partial season. Fine rain on the 25th; after which there was very little until 2oth to 23d September, when there was a fine season. E xperiment of ]. B. WARE, HogatmJTlle, Heard county, o" Cotton. S oil.-Dark mulatto, been in cultivation forty-seven years; original f.:>rest, red-oak, post-oak and poplar. No fertilizer was used ou it in r876. Previous Treatment.-The plat has been planted in corn and cotton alternately for years, except that it was sown in small grain about once in five years. It has been fertilized only four times before this crop. Preparation.-It was broken with a two.Jlorse plow in Jan uary, the fertilizers applied and bedded upon on the 24th of March. Plantitzg.-The cotton was planted about the 15th of April in a shallow furrow opened with a small scoote.r, and covered with a board. Cultivation.-May roth, sided with scooter and chopped to two stalks to the hill; June rst and 2oth, plowed with scooter and scrape two furrows to the row; July 12th, ran one furrow to the row with wide scrape. The f~llowing table shows the results: . / 12 Soil Test of Fertilizttrs. r lbs. o POUNDS OF SEED CoTTON. Fertil- 1st 2nd 3rd 4th per - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -I- - - - - - - izer pick-J?ick- pirk- pick- acre. per acre lug. thg. log. log. E. Frank Coe's Am'd Bone Superphosphate........ 300 7 5 945 . " 200 5.5 5 6 100 4 3.5 4 i87.5 4.5 560 Stern's Am'd SupelPhosphate............. ......... 300 7 6 910 " " " Cumberland Bone Co.'s Superphosphate.............. 20/l 4 5 5 735 100 G 2 560 300 Al 8 945 " a Bahama Soluble Guano................................. 200 4 7 7 5 805 100 3.5 8 687 300 8 6 840 200 4 100 4 6.5 8 6 5 822 3 595 Whann'a Raw Bone Supherphosphate.- ........... 300 6.5 9 6.5 916 200 4 7 8 5 805 a Sea Fowl Guano.............................................. " " Sea Gull Am'd Dissolved Bone.......................... 100 4 6 5 4 660 300 G 7 5 910 200 4 6 7 805 100 4 3.5 682 300 4.5 8 6 6 357 . a Chesapeake Gua"lo......................... - 200 2 100 1.5 300! 6.5 '' " u .. . . ................................. - - -- 200 4 1 1001 3.5 Without FertUlzer ... ....................... ........... ...... .......... ....... 5 8 6 735 4 6 3 507 8.5 7 910 G iOO 5.5 4 8 595 ................ 335 Seasons good till August. "Sent by mistue. Experiment of M. B. WARD, S1uai1tsboro, Emanuel cozltzty. Soi/.-Sandy', with light clay sub-soil; been in cultivation ten years; planted in ~orn in 1876; original growth pines and wire grass. Previous T_reatmmt.-Has been well cultivated alternately in corn and cotton, and fertilized with commercial fertilizers. Preparation.-It was deeply broken with a turn-plow pre / I Sozl Test of Fertt'ltzeh. vious to planting. The plat was or. the east side of the hill. March 15th, fe rtilizers were applied in deep furrows, and the land bedded with a turning-plow. Th.e rows were three feet apart. Planting.-The cotton was planted April 2oth. Cultivatiofl.-Chopped to a land May roth and plowed with a sweep; hoed May 2,5.th, and plowed again with sweep June sth; hoed again, 1une 20th, followed by another sweeping, and "laid by." The following table shows the results: Lbs. of Lbs. of Seed Fertilizer Coltun per acre. p er acre. W ithout Fertilizer........... ........................................................... 273 a Sea Gull Amoniated Dissolved Bone.................................... . ... 250 567 a Soluble Paci fic Guano......................................................... ._.. 2SO 514 a Russell Coe's Ammoniated Bone Snper-l"hqsphnte......:............. 250 546 a Whann's Raw Bone Super-Phosphate.............................. ......... 250 525 a Loren tz & Ri!Uers Ammonia ted Solubl e Bone......................... 250 56 7 S easons.-About the third plowing a drouth set in which lasted nearly four weeks, causing the cotton to cease growin g and shed its forms. This, connected with extreme hot weather, seriously reduced the yield. . ' E xperimmt uj B. C. SMITH, Cold Water, Elbert cormty, Georgia, Otl Coitotl. Soil.-Dark gray, with coarse gravel; subsoil yellowish clay on red clay foundation; level upland; original growth, oak and hickory mixed with pine. It was turned out thirty- seven years ago, and had grown up in pine with some dog- wood and persimmon. Previous Treatmwt a1td Preparation of the Soil.-A good crop of oats was made on the land the last year of its cultiva- tion before being turned out. It has not been under fence since until the present year. Timber haii been cut from it occasionally for eight years past, and finally all cut down in the summer of 1876. The brush was burned and the land well broken with small "square-pointed" "gopher'' the latter part of las t winter. May 3d, opened rows three feet apart with com- Soil Test of FertiNzers. mon shoYel, put in 200 lbs fertilizer to th e acre and bedded .. with turning shotel. The p'at was arranged as directed in . special circular :No. 32 . P.reparatio?t of Compnst.-The Palmetto Acid Phosphate was -composted with cotton seed and stable manure, using equal weights of the three ingredien s in alternate layers, adding water to :each, so that the heap was lV"iformly moist when completed. The heap was made in the stable on the 2d day of April, and remained until the 3d of May. .f/lanti11g.- May 3d, opened the top of the bed ;;rith a very small plow, and covered the seed by a list with the same plow. The list was quite small and neat, requiring no "knocking off." Cultivation.-May z8th, edged with narrow plow, and dressed the list with iron rake. June 2d, edged with a plow which is used here by several good farmers in the second working of cotton, an.d locally called a "cropped buzzard," nine inches from tip to tip of the wings. June 4th, chopped to a stand; June 22d, plowed; July 2d, hoed; July 15th plowed ; July 27th, plowed and hoed; commenced gathering the crop September gth with following results: Remarks.-The ashes from the -burnt brush heaps may have affected to some extent the results. Lbs. of P ounds of Seed Cotton. - - - Fertilizer 1st per acre. pk'g 2d pk'g 3dpk'g --- --- Per acre. - - - - - -lb-s. o-z. -lb-s. -oz. -lbs. -oz. a Stern's Ammoniated Superphosphate.... ... 200 10-13 4-11 1-8 1,190 Without Fertilizer .. ........ ........................ 2-13 5-8 1-11 a Preston & Son's'Ammo'ated Superphosphate 200 10-8 4-1 1-1 1,094 Without Fertilizer_............................ . ...... . 1-10 4-8 1-11 a Brighton's Raw B onQ Superphosphate......... 200 8-7 5-1 1-9 1,055 Without Fertilizer ......................................... 1-H 4-5 2 a Peruvian Guano No.1, r eotil'd Lobes Island 200 12-9 4-18 1-12 1,339 Without Fertilizer.......................................... 0-14 4---5 1-13 a Palmetto Acid Phosphate Compost............... 200 8-13 5-3 2-8 805 Without Fertilizer........................................ 1-5 5-1 1-15 Merryman's Ammoniated Dissolved Bone........ 200 8-5 5-18 1-6 1,085 Average of Unfertilized Rows.......................... 1-11 4-13 1-18 590 ( Soz1 Test of Fertilzzers. Seasons.-The land was dry at the time of planting-mod-.. erate shower the following night, (May 4th); June 5th, light shower. June 9th light rains commenced aud continued occasionally until the 14th, when the land became thoroughly wet. Weather continued cloudy and cool until 27th. No more nin until July 13th, then an excess to 22d. Light rain on 31st, after which there was no more until September uth. The burning heat of the snn in August injured the cotton crop very much. Remarks on the Use of F ertilt'zers Last Season.-The season has not been favorable to the profitable use of fertilizers. After the July rains, the cotton plant took ou an unusually rapid growth, especially where strong manures were used, but the succeeding dry weather accompanied by intense heat of the sun, cut off a large proportion of the fruit of this growth which was the principal disaster of the crop. Experiment of JoHN L. BRANCH, Cedartowll, Polk Cu., Ga., 011 Cotton. Soz1.-Chocolate loam, with mulatto clay subsoil-has been \n cultivation 35 years. Original growth, oak, hickorv, and pine Previous Tredtmmt.-The land ha; been continuously cropped without fertilizers until r872, when it was fertilized in cotton. It was in oats in 1873, rested in 1874, was in corn in z875, and rested in 187.6. Preparatz'on -The land was broken in February with onehorse Watt and Avery plows, bedded April I 7th with the Brinle}' plow. The plat was arranged and crop gathered as directed in special circular No. 32. The beds were opened, April 2 rst, with a two-inch scooter with a triangular block attache d, making a smooth furrow, in which both the seed and fertilizer were de- . posited, and covered with a block. Application of Fertilt'zers.=Etiwan .Dissolved Bone was com- posted as follows: one-third, by 1\'eight, of pho~phate was mixed with two-thirds manure taken from fowl house, cow stalls, and scrapings from under a house. All the fertilizers were applied at the rate of 200. lbs per acre. Cultzvatio11.-The cotton was sided with a Watt plow, May 16 Sozl Ttst o.f Fertz7zzers. 17th, and chopped out on the 18th, plowed with sweep on the 28th, an'd hoed to a stand. Plowed with sweep June 22d. The ground having been reqde red very compact by heavy rains, it was pl owed, July 12th, by siding with the Watt plow, throwing the dirt to the middle. Another object in thus plowing, was to have the l~nd in better condition to be sown in oats at the last plowing. July 30, sown in oats and plowed with sweep. ==========~==================~===T========~ Jbs. of P'DS SEED COTTON FertiHzer from per - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -p-er-acr-e. -2 r-ows-. -acre-. a Sardy's Phosp~o Peruvian Guano.......... ...... .......... 200 12 840 Without F ertilizer ......... ... ............................................... ......... .... .. 8.25 577. 5 a Zell' Am'd Bone Superphosphate........................... ...... 200 95 765 Without Fertilizer............... ......... ..................~............... ............... 7 490 a Eliwan Crop Food Chemicals....................................... 200 630 Without Fertilizer................. ...................:.......... ............ ............... 5.5 . 3ll5 a Eagle Am'd Bone Superphosphate............................... 200 '.10.5 735 Without Fertilizer............................ ........ ................................... a Georgia State Grange Fertilizer...............,.................. 200 4? pounds per acre should be used. The margin for profit wit'n tbese guanos is too small for farmers to risk more than that anount per acre. The balance of the seven. acre field on which the experiment was made, was manured with the fertilizers furuished, 100 lbs. per acre, and there was no perceptible differeno'kv' g. Per Acre. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -3-. -6-. -1- -20-. - - aPeruv. Guano Reclf'd No.l-Lobos Island 200 4,5 8 8 6 770 Without Fertilizer............................ .. .. 0 aSardy's Phospho Peruvian....................... 200 8 8.5 2. 5.5 3 4 332.5 4.5 560 Without Fertilizer.. .. . ....... ....................... oooo ooou oo no 0 3 8 4 350 aWilcox &; Gibbs' Manip~ated Guano ...... 200 3 ............... Without Fertilizer .................................. 0 5.5 u 4 525 8 2.5 4.5 350 , aEmplre Guano........................................ 200 4 4.5 8 571 Without Fertilizer. ................................. .......... .. . 0 6 z,.s 832 Leyden's Ammoniated ~oluble Guano...... 200 2.75 4 2 8 411 Without Fertilizer................................' .. ................ 0 3 2:5 4 832 . Atlantic Acid Pho~hate Compost............ 400 1.75 5 Without Fertilizer ................................. ............... 0 8 8.5 6 588 2 3 332 Stable manure, lsL qual!Ly....................... 400 1.5 4 :.U 4 120 Without Fertilizer.................................. ............... 0 3 4 2 :m ' Atlantic Acld Phosphate Compost........, ..~ 800 2.75 6 5 6 69) Without Fertilizer................................. ............. ......... ......... ........................... :::;;r: ::~:~~..~~.~~~.~~~:.~.~.~~~::::::: ! 100 3 100 3.5 5 4.5 4 511 5.5 4 3 571 Seasons.- Dry, with cool nights, up to the 5th of June, when there were some light showers, sufficient to make it sc::asonable until the 14th, after which it was very dry to the 17th of July, when the best rain of the season fell. Cool nights produced lice, which injured cotton more than drouth. R emarks 'on the Use of Fertilizers.-The re is g~neral complaint that fertilizers did ~ot pay, but my observation is that where cotton was not manured with something it did not pay 20 Sil Test of Fertzlizers. for cultivation . Co post paid best in proportion to cost. It is my first experim!lt with it but will not be my last. It is certainly greatly tl the interest of farmers to prepare their own fertilizers. Experiment of Simeon Smith., Stone Mountain, DeKalb County , on Cottou. Soil.-Clayey upland; been" in cultivation about thirty years; originai ~rowth oak, chestnut and hickory, princi.Pally. Previous T1Mtment.-The plat has been run in cotton for the past twelvr or fifteen years, except the year 1874, when it was in wheat.manured with . rso bushels of cotton seed and about 150 pomds of guano. ABout 200 pounds of -guano were applied per .ere every year for cotton. PreparatfJn.-Broke out the old cotton rows and bedded with comm,n turn shovel. Rows thirty-five yards long, and three fee t vide. Applica/Jitt o.f Fertili'zers. -The beds were opened with a small shoyel and the"fertilizt::rs distributed in thi; furrow with ~ the seed t the rate of 200 pounds per acre. The compost was made according to formula No. r, Circular No 42., P lani'ng ._._Seed planted in shovel furrow with the ft>rtilizer, as above, on the 18th of April. Plat arranged as directed in Special Circular o. 32. Cullivation.-May roth, sided with sweep and ~!>locked out ; May 3oth, hoed to a stand; June 12th, sided with sweep ; July 5th, sided with sweep, and on the qth one sweep fur- row was run in the middle. The crop was hoed regularly and kept clean. : Soil Test of Fertilizers. 2I Lbs. of Fertilizer Pou 8 OP SEED COTTON. Di.f!trmlt Pickings. Per Per Acre. 1st !d '3d 4th acre. - - -- -- -- -- - - - - - - - - - - lbs. oz. lbs. oz. lbs. oz. lbs."oz. Ammoniated Soluble Bone-Pratt.. 200 4-4 4-6 7-0 1-2 1172 Without Fertilizer...................... a Bale's Guano..................................... 2--4 8-1 6-12 2-0 980 200 o-2 4-10 7--{) 6-10 121G Without Fertilizer.. ... ............ 2--4 2-1 6-14 2--{) 971 II a Barry's Granger Fertilizer.................. 200 6--{) 4-4 6--0 6-10 1181 .. Without Fertlllzer............................... Atlantic Acid Phosphate.................. 2-8 3--0 G-8 2y{) 9SO 200 8-8 4--0 7--4 1-8 1157 Without Fertilizer....- .................... . 1--0 2-8 1--0 2-4 422 Brighton's.Raw Bone Superphosphate... 200 3--2 4-2 &o-10 1--{) 1041 Without Fertilizer.,...... ..... .... 2-0 2--4 7-4 2-8 980 Merryman's Am'd Dissolved Bone........ 200 4-6 8-14 6-l4 6-10 1102 Wlthout Fertilizer.. .. . ....... Ragsdale's Am'd Bone Superphosphate Without ,Fertilizer................. 1-8 2-12 H 2-8 910 . 200 8-12 8-14 6-6 1-8 1087 1-0 2-8 6-1 2-8 892 a Peruvian Guano.:...... ...... 200 3-12 3- 5-12 1-8 1017 a Peruvian Gue.no............... 100 2-2 2-10 5--{) 1--12 807 a Peruvian Guano Compost........... 200 2-10 2-10 6-12 1-12 892 a Peruvian Guano Compost.............. ,.. (00 4-8 2-12 6-12 --4 1121 aS. C. Phosphate Flour Compost....... 200 2-8 8-2 6-2 1-12 (13G a S. C. Phosphate Flour Com post.......... 400 2-10 3-2 6-8 2-0 997 Seasons.-April 19th heavy rain, 26th light, 27th heavy. 1\iay 4th light rain, 7th good rain. June sth very light rain, ~oth ~ood rain, 12th light rain, 13th gooo rain, 27h light rain. July 6th light rain, 17th, 22nd, and 31st good rain. Augusf znd, l3th, and zznd good rain. ' The rains being light the latter part of June, and first of July, the cotton stopped growing and fruit- ing, especially on the fertilized rows; the unfertilized rows continued to grow and fruit, Remarks.-This experiment was conducted on the ~me plat of land as No. r, of 1875 A comparison of the best results in the two experiments shows 158 lbs. seed cotPn per acre in favor of the unfertilized rows in 1877, notwith. anding the land was heavily manured for wheat in 1874, wh~e there 22 Soil Test of Fertilt'zers. are 726 lb3. seed cotton per acre in favor of 1875 in the results from the fertilized rows. Thitf indicates that when the same rows which were fertilized the previous year are planted, t e residue of the fertilizers exerts a decided influence upon the crop (as was pl1inly dem onstrated b.y Dr. Pendleton in his ex periment at Atlens), as well as the injurious effects of the ex- cessive use of fertilizers in dry seasons. Again, in ?Jr. Smith's experiment, in r875, he says: "The (wheat) stub!# was turned over with a one horse Avery plow in February ; run off and bedded with the same plow in March. .. On the 7th of April a common shovel plow was run in the wa- ter fMrrow ill which the guano was distributed. * * * * "A small b~ll-tongue plow was then run in the furrow, mixing the guano with the soil. Bedded with turn plow." In 18751 stubble was turned under to furnish humus, an excellent abiorbent of moisture, the fertilizers were applied deep, and mixed with the , soil. In J877, all of the fertilizers were appl ied pear the surface with the seed, and were, therefore, seriously injurious to the plant in time of drouth. &pertzent of A. OGLETREE, Georgetow1z, Quitman Coou12ty, on Cotton. Soil-Red, with good clay subsoil, six vears in cultivationmade r 2 bushels corn per acre in 1876 without fertilizer, and crops previously grown upon it were above an average of those of this section. Previous. Treatment.-Been well cultivated since it was cleared, but never fertilized before this year. Preparation.-The plat was one square acre, measured. Februa-y sth opened deep furrows, three feet apart, with diamondpoilted scooter, and bedded out with six inch torn plow, 14 inclles long .Fertilization.-April 9th a 7X14-inch shovel was run in the water furrow and the fertilizers distributed in this at the rate of ~oo lbs per acre. The beds were then reversed with turn. ing plow. L);fd's Alkaline Fertilizer was com p osted as follows : r,soo lbs. oi cotton seed were mixed with soo Ibs. of the Fertilizer .. So! Test of Ferlt'hzers. . in the following manner-A layer of cotton seed, three inches t~ick, was spread under shelter and made wet. On this 100 410 1844 a Peruvian Guano No.2 (Guanape)........... 200 468 630 520 347 1973 a Abaco Guano............... ....................... 200 387 637 537 317 1778 a National Soluble Bone Compost............ GOO 457 630 457 350 1894 ............ Natural Soil.....................~........................ 178 41.!0 420 406 1424 PLAT No. 2.-This plat bas been cleared about forty yearshas rested two or three years-sandy ash colored-good when firs t cleared. In I 87 4 it was in oats, which were ruined by rust. Broken in all of 1874 with turning plow, followed by subsoil, running ten inches deep. Planted in corn in 1875 1 manured with twen~-five bushels of cotton seed per acre. Planted in cotton in 1876, with Ioo lbs. Commercial Fertilizer per acre. Lb f Lbs. !;BED COTTON ferUtf- PERIACRR. zer per acre 1st 2d ----...,....--- - - - - - - - - - - - -p-k'g-. p-k'g-T-ot..'\-1, Natural Boll, .............................................................................. 420 175 b95 a National Soluble Bone ComJ10Bt................................... 600 770 123 893 a Peru--:ian Guano No 2. (Guannpe)................................ 200 735 118 843 .. a Homestead Super-Phosphate....................................... 200 840 106 848 Na.tlll'lll Soil .......................................:........! ................ ...... ...... 420 175 595 o,Blue Bone Super-Phosphste........ .................................. 200 718 158 876 aAbnco Guano............................................................... 200 786 196 931 Sea Fowl Guano (B. D.) ................................................. 200 840 210 1060 Natural Boll.............................................................................. 420 228 648 \ Soil Test of Ferliltzers. PLAT No. 3.-Soil.-Very good red clay soil, with fine red' clay sub;oil-cleat:ed in x8sg-has been rotated in corn, wheat, and cotton. It was sown in wheat in x86g, and heavily dressed with barn -yard compost-has not been fertilized since, until this year. ~~tiJ~ LBS SBl!D OOTTON PER .I.CRE. zer 1st 2nd Srd per acre pk'g. pk'g. pk'g. Total. ----------------11------------.--- ............ Natural Soil...................................................... a Peruvian Guano No.2 (Guanape).................. 200 105 805 210 1155 .28(} 1190 262 1627 a Homestead Superphosphate........................... 200 210 1120 244 1574 a .4.baco Uuano....... ......~.................................. 200 280 1120 288 163S ............ Natural Soli...................................................... 140 770 296 1206 ~a Fowl Guano (B. D.) .................................... 200 815 1155 210 149~ a Blue Bone Superphophate............................ 200 210 1190 ~46 1645 a Nations.! Soluble Bone Compost......... ............ 600 180 73-'i 350 1265 PLAT No. 4.-Soil.-Red, with fine red clay subsoil-cleared in the fall of 187 4, and sown late in wheat, and one bu~hel per acre of red ripper peas so.Yn at the same time: Th,ese came up the next sprmg, and, after the wheat was harvested, made a good coat of vines. In 1876 it was planted in cotton, fertilized with 200 lbs. per acre of Potapsco Guano. l,bs, Of[LBS SEED COTTON" PER ACBK fertili- zer 1st 2nd Srd , - - - - - - - - - - - - - -per-acre-p-k'g.-p-k'g.-p-k'g.-. -To-tal-. ............ Naturol Soil................................ .................... 175 700 490 1865 " Peruvian Guano No. 2 (Guanape).................. a Homestead Superphosphate........................... 200 IllSO 10~ ~90 1820 200 MO 1120 455 1925 a Blue Bone Superphosphate.......... .................. 200 315 1120 460 1891> ' ............ Natural Soil................................................... 210 770 438 1418 a Abaco G uano............................................... 200 280 1190 41>5 1925 Sea Fowl Guano (B. D.)................................... 200 ~80 1120 490 1890 a National Soluble Bone Compost........... ........ 600 815 1140 495 1950 ............ Natural !!oil..................................................... 245 840 420 1~05 All four of the plats were planted, cultivated, and manured, in the same manner. . \ 30 Soz't Test of Ferttlt"zers. I Expeninent of WM. C. KILGORE, Beeclt Grove, Walker Co., on Sweet Potatoe$. Soil-Clayey bottom, with a little gravel in it; been in cultivation about seven years. Original growth, oak, hickory, poplar, dogwood, and a few small pines. Previous Treatment--The land was in wheat in 1876, in potatoes and corn in 1875 and for three years previous, in sweet potatoes, corn, and Irish potatoes. Preparation-The land was broken in March with a twohorse Oliver chilled turning-plow, cross-plowed in April with a common scooter, and again in May with scooter. There were two and a half acres in the plat. Betwe~n the xoth and 18th of June, 'opened the rows with a common scooterplow, distributed the fertilizers at the rate of 200 lbs. per acre, and be.dded on them. The slips were planted 18 to 20 inches apart. Cultivation-The crop was plowed and hoed twi.ce during the season, and after the last hoeing, the weeds were pulled by hand. Lbs. ot Yield per Fertilizer acre per acre. in bushels. aWbann's Raw-Bone Superphosphate ................................... 200 160 aPeerless Guano..................................................................... 200 156 aPreston & Son's Ammoniated Superphosphate...................... 200 150 aBnle's Gunno........................................................................ 200 152 Naturnl Soli....................................................................._..-'-.----'---"-100:..: / E:r;pe1iment with Jns!t Potatoes. I Soil--An unfavorable location for potatoes; clay subsoil; original growth, oak, pine and poplar. Preparation--The land was well broken in the spring with a turn-plow, and the furrows opened with a scooter,; fertilizers applied and covered with a turning-plow. Planting a?td Cultivation-The potatoes were/planted .2ot}l March. They were plowed twice and hoed once. I . ' ... Soil Test of Ferttlizers. 31 Lb. of Yield per Fertilizer acre per ncr~ . in bushels. aW hann' I:.aw-Bone. uperphosphate...... ........................... ... 200 75 aPreston & l:ion's Ammoniated Super phosphate.......... ............ 200 78 aPeerless Guano................................. ........................ ............ 200 74 aBale's Guano........................................................................ 200 73 Wi t hout Fertilizer........... ........................... ..................: 40 Experimmt of S. MAXWELL, Talbotton, Ga., on Cotton. ': The Soil on which the test was made is gray and pebbly, commonly called sandy; subsoil yellow clay, hard, inclined to joint; from j to 8 inches from the surface." Previous Treatmerzt.-Land cleared before the present owner can remember. Rotation of crops practiced ever since it was ...I cleared. No fertilizers ever applied to it until 1876-then oats, manured with cotton seed, and over thirty busdels har- vested. For several years, it has been broken with a two- horse turn-plow, from four to six inches deep. , Preparation.-,The stubble and weeds were turned under in January last. Apnl 1oth, furrows were opened with shovel plow, 3 ft. apart and 70 yds. lpng, and the different fertilizers applied to alternate sets of four rows, as directed in special circular No. 32. Application of Fertilizers.-These were applied at the rate of 2oo lbs. per acre, in April, and bedded on. Pla11ting.-April 2oth, seed put in with a planter and cov- ered with a board-came up readily, and a good stand se- cured. Cultivatio?t.-Early in May, sided with a common plow hav- ing an iron scrape attached under the plow, turned up at the side so as to throw the dirt from the cotton, and running close enough to break the crust among the young plants. About the esth of May, hoed to a stand, and followed with a shovel and heel-scrape. The same plow was used through the culti- vation. It was plowed four times, as necessity required. The plat received the same cultivation as the maio ccop, keeping the surface loose and free from grass. . ' 32 Soil T est of Fertilt'zers. Lbs. of Yield in &ed CXJtton . fertili- zer per acre. 1st 2d Total - - - - - - = - - - - - - - - - - - - - -pic-kin-g -pic-ki-ng -per-ac-re Soluble Paci ft c Acid Phosphate................ .......... 200 9 2.75 411 .25 Natural SoU ............................................................ ............ 6 a Homestead Superphosphate.................... ............ 200 12 1.5 262.5 1.5 472.5 Natural Soil .............................................. ............ ...... 5 2.11 262.5 a No.1 Recti6ed Peruvian Guano-Lobos Island. .. 200 15 2 595 Natural Soil... ..................... ................................. ... ...... . . 5 a Increase Crescent .Bone.......... ... .................... 200 12 a. 280 3.5 5!2.5 Natural Soil ........................... ......... ......................... a Sibley's I . X. L. Superphosphate. ...... ... ............ 200 14 3 350 s 595 Natural Soil ............................... .,..................................... 10 14.5 507.5 Watson & Clark's Superphosphate............................. 200 uy. 3.5' 525 Natural Soil...... ...................................... .............. ............ 10 4.1i 507.5 The increased yield in the unfertilized rows, in the lattel' part of the table, is due to the greater depth of soil above the 'hard clay, which was the only perceptible difference in the soil of the plat. This, of course, resulted in favor of the fer- tilizers applied to that part of !he plat. Seasons.-Good seasons to May-3d, then very dry until June 2oth, when there was just enough rain to bring up the late planted cotton; did not wet the ground enough to cause much growth in vegetation. It was then very dry to the last of July; manured corn ruined; cotton thin, very small, and doini nothing; very little rain until September. Fertilized crops are I not half what they would have been with proper seasons in July and August. The summer was below an average in heat. Remarks on t!t.e Use of Fertilz'zers Dun'ng tlze Last Seatons. Fertilizers seem to have been of but little advantage, and in some instances, rather a disadvantage, on all early crops with an apparent profit on late ones. The most active:.fertilizers seemed not to haYe benefitted the crops on account of the drouth, while slowor or less active brought on the cot Sotl Test oj Fertiltzers. 33 ton later and with better results. .Exp eriment of CHARLES C. SHEPPARD, Americus, S umter County, Ga., on Cotton. Soil.- Ligbt gray, with clay subsoil-been in cultivation three years-fi rst year in corn, second in sugar cane, without fertilize r-land, ordinary upland- original growth, pine and post oak. Preparation.-Land broken in February, and again in April. The plat was one acre long, and arranged as didirected. April 25th, bedded with common shovel plow, distributed the fertilizers and the seed with a planter, and covered with a barrow or forked plow. The compost was made as directed in formula No. 1., in circular ~o . 22. Cultt'vation.-May 1oth, plowed with scooter; 2oth, hoed to stand; 3oth, plowed again with scooter. June 1oth, hoed and plowed again with scooter and scrape; 2oth, plowed with scooter and scrape ; 3oth, hoed again. July 15th, plowed with sweep, running one furrow to the row. Lbs. of YIELD m SKim COTJ!ON, zfeerrWpeIr- 1--,.--,.--,.--;---- acre. 1st 2d 3d 4th Total - - - - - - - - - - --1---p-'-k'g. - - p'k'l(, - - p'k'g. - - p'k'g.-pe-r -acre a Georgia State Grange Fertilizer ............ . 200 120 102 70 25 817 .... ...... Natural SoiL.............................................. 90 100 95 so 310 a SchPefer's Ammoniated Dissolved Bone ... 200 121 101 96 29 347 ............ Natural Soil................................... ........... 89 106 94 31 320 ' \ a Sea. Gull Ammoniated Superphosphate.... 200 122 100 .94 29 345 ...... ...... Natural Soil.............................. ......... ...... ... 90 100 98 27 310 Lorentz & Rlt tler's Acid Phos. Compost... ... 200 180 125 100 20 375 ............ Natural Soil..................... ........... ....... ......... 92 107 94 27 320 Seasons.-Remarkably cold in May. No rain during May and up to the 1oth of June, after which date there was plenty up to the 18th; then no more of consequence until September 1st, which fact fully explains why no more \\as made from the use of the fertilizers, for the crops grew well where they were applied, until the ground got so dry they could not grow. 8 34 Sol Test of Fertlzzers. Experiment of CHAS. C. SHEPP"ARD, Americus, Sumter Co., on Conz. Soil-Similar to that planted in cotton. Preparation.-Land was broken deep zst February. Plantillg .-On the 25th of February, the corn was planted in drills, six feet wide and three feet in the drill, applying 200 lbs. of fertilizer per acre. Oultiz,atioll..,-March 25th, plowed with one furrow each side of the corn. April zst, it was hoed; 25th, plowed, and ?11ay 20th, plowed with sweep. Lbs. of Bushels fertili- of Corn zer per per acre acre. a Georgia State ~range Fertilizer...........................:................... 200 i2 Natural Soil.............. . ...................................................................... ............ 7.3 a Schaefer's Ammoniated Dissolved Bone.......................................... 200 11 Natural Soil............... ............................................................................. ...... 7 a Sea Gull Ammoniated Superphosphate...........:................................. 200 11.25 Natural Soil..................................................................................... ............ 7.75 a Lorentz & Rlttler's Acid Phosphate Compost.............................. ...... 200 H Natural Soil.................................................................................................., 7 The corn was matured July 12th. f Mr. Sheppard experimented also with chufas, applying 200 lbs. of some of the above fe rtilizers per acre. They were planted May roth, in hills. They were plowed twice and not hoed at all. He says : "The crop was short in consequence of drouth -they made after the rains set in, in: September." Those fertilized made eighty-five bushels per acre; those without fertilizer made seventy-one bushels per acre. . Mr. Sheppard remarks: "This has been a year oi extreme seasons with us-first a cold and dry May-rains from the xoth to the x8th of June-dry and hot to September, and then heavy rains and storms." Soz'l Test oj Fe1tilizers, 35 Experz'mmt ojELIJAH BELLFLOWER. D awson, Tetrell county, on Cotto1z aud Com. Soil.-Soft and sandy; been n cultivation thi rty years ; original growth, pine. Preparation.-The plat was broken close and deep February I5th, with small turning plow. Previous T reatmmt.-The plat was cultivated in corn in 1874; in pinders in 1875, and cottrm in 1876. The land was well broken each year, and well cul tivated w1th the scooter and sweep. The plat was laid off March r8th, in rows three feet wide, and seventy yards long, with a ten inch shovel plow, the fe r. tilizers applied at the rate of 200 lbs. per acre, in the bottom of the furrow and beded on with the same plow. Plantt'ng.-March 2Qth, the beds were opened with a small scooter, the seed sown by hand and covered with a board. A good stand was secured except otz the unfertilized rows. Cultivation.-May zd, the cotton was chopped to a stand, leaving one stalk every six inches. l\1ay gth, sided with two inch scooter. June 4th hoed; June zzd plowed with four inch scooter, three furrows to the row. July IIth, plowed again; 23d, plowed with sixteen inch solid sweep, three fu rrows to the row. August 2d, hoed ; August r zth, plowed with sixteen inch winged sweep, three furrows to the row. YIELt> IS S&ED COTTON. l sl 2d 3d I 4t.l Lbs. of pk'g, pk'g, pk'g pk ';r, Total Fertilizer AU!! . Aug. Sep. N:o>. per - - - - - - - - - - -pe-r ac-re-. -lOt-h .-2-0tb-. -l Ot-h. -20th-. -acr-e. a Preston & Sou's Am'd. Dis. Bone.... 200 3 2 3 4 400 a Namssa Cotton Mi.xtnre.................. 200 8 2 a Wando Fertillzer........................... 200 2 2.5 8 400.5 Natural Soil...... . _........................ 5 1i I.G2 143 Seasons.-May Jd, one inch rain; June lOth, 75 inch; I 5th, .25 inch; 2oth ; .25 inch; z8th, .25 inch; July I]th, .1 inch; 19th, .25 inch; 22d, .25 inch; August 17th, .r inch; xgth 5 inch; 22d, .25 inch; September 1oth, 5 inch; zoth, .75 inch. Remarks.-"Fertilizers have not paid this year, on account of drouth, rust, mildew, etc." Soil Test of Fertzlz'ze:rs. Ezpen1nmt of J. R. CooPER, Ogeeclzee, Screvm County, on Cotton. Soil.-Light yellow, inclined to be stiff. Has been in cultivation for forty years ; very poor ; original growth, oak aad hickory. Previous Treatment.-Previous to 1875 the land was not manured, but worked in the old careless style. In I87 5 it was fertilized with Coe's Phosphate. In 1876 it was planted in corn, and fertilized with a little cotton seed. PrejaraHon.-The plat was thirty-five yards long, rows three feet wide. Fertilizers applied in the opening scooter furrow, listed on with two furrows of six inch scooter, and beds finished with two furrows of turing plow. There were alternately two rows. fertilized and four unferti1ized. Planti?rg.-The cotton was planted the last week in April, in four inch sc'Ooter furrow, and covered with a board. Cultivation.-It was plowed once deep with six inch scooter, three times with sweep, and hoed twice. Lbs. of Yield in fertiJi- Seed Cot zer ton per acre per acre. a Patnpsco Soluble Guano.................;........................................... . 200 261 a M~rryman's Ammoniated Dissolved Bone................................... 200 243 >Pendleton's Hi-Phosphate............ ...... .......................................... 200 182 a Pendleton's Ammoniated Superphosphate................................ .. 200 200 Naturnl Soil................... ... .................................................. ...... 150 Bad stand. The seasons have averaged very good. ( Remarks.-Fertilizers did not give as good satisfaction this year, generally, as was expected, owing, probably, to the heavy rains in April. Experiment of CAPT. FRED D. WIMBERLY, Bullards, Twiggs Coutzly. Soi/.-Stiffred, with clay subsoil; been in cultivation more than seventy-five years. Principal original growth, oak, hickory and walnut, with many grape vines. Sotl Test of Fettzltzers. 37 Previous Treatment.-The land was not cultivated in 1876 ; has not been fertilized for many years, and was very much ex hausted. Prcparatinll.-The plat was thoroughly broken with single horse plO\v, turning under a coat of weeds early in Februaryrows three feet apart. The plat contained 4~ acres, divided as follows: One acre fertilized with Stono Soluble Guano. One acre fertilized with Palmetto Acid Phosphate Compost. One acre fertilized with Sardy's Ammoniated Soluble Pacific Guano. One acre fertilized with Carolina Fertilizer. Macre fertilized with Stono Acid Phosphate Compost. ;( acre without fertilizer. Applt'cation of F ertilizers.- The fertilizers were applied at the rate of 200 lbs. per acre, leaving four rows unmanured between the manured plats. This was completed about the r8th of April. The Palmetto Acid Phosphate was composted according to formula No. 1., in Circular l'llo. 42 . Four hur: dred pounds of Stano Acid Phosphate were mixed with t6oo lbs. of compost made of (unmeasured) cott~n seed, stable manure and woods earth. Planting.-April 23d the beds were opened with a small scooter, the seed sown and covered with a board. May 12th a stand was up. Cultivation.-May 15th, plowed with double shovel; 23d, chopped to a stand ; June 6th, plowed second time with double \ shovel; 18th, hoed second time; 25th, plowed with sweep. Hoed again July 2d. July uth, plowed with sweep; July 18th, two furrows with sweep; July 31st laid by with one sweep furrow. Sozl I est oj Fertzlzzers. YIELD IN SEED COTJ:O.'. Lbs. of i~rtill - I zer 1st 2d Per per acre picking. picking,, .Acre. _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ l____Is_o_e_p_t. _-_ht Oct _ _ a Stono Soluble Guano......................................... . 200 4001 ~:wo unmanure(l middle ro,vs...... ......... ......... ......... ........... ............ .......... ~55 Two unmanured outside rows(next to the fertilizers)..... ....... ............ ...... ...... 490 a Palmetto .Acid Phosphate Compost........................ 1,000 175 560 Two middle unmanuretpe1rstarprke1g. -::-:-----:-~:--------------- Nntnml Soil....................................... .............................. 2 1~0 Merryman's Ammoniated Dissolved Bone Compost......... 200 6 420 Natural Soil..................................................................... 3 210 a E. Frank Ooe's Dissolved Bone Compost~ ........................ 200 7 490 Natural Soil.................................................................... a Cotton Com'd Ammoniated Dissolved .Bone Compost...... 8.25 200 6 227.5 420 Nntural SoU..................................................................... 4 250 a Liebig's Formula Compost............................................. 200 li 350 Natural Sol!..................................................................... 2 140 a Cotton Oom'd Ammoniated Dissolved Bone.. . . .............. 200 9 lSO Natural Soil ................................................................... .. 3 210 a E. Frank Coe's Dissolved B1ne...................................... 200 7 4~0 Natural Soil..................................................................... 250 Merryman's Ammonint~d Dissolved Bone ......................... 200 11 iiO 40 Soz'l Test of Fertzlzzers. Beasons.-Mr. Munroe says: "This has been the most fatal year on crops in this section that has occurred in twenty years, except for small grain and peas. We first had thirtyfive days drouth, from May 4th to June gth. It was then seasonable for two weeks, after which, we had thre~ weeks of dry, hot, scorching weather, then one shower, followed by twenty-four days of hot, dry weather, that damaged the cotton seriously. After that it was seasonable for a short time, then dry through turnip planting season. Since September much rain and wind, very unfavorable for gathering crops.'' Ezperz'mmt of W. L. PEEK, Co?Zyers, Rockda{e Cou11ty, o1t Gotto1l. Soil.-Sar.dy, with clay subsoil; h<".s been in cultivation forty years; original growth, post, red and black oak, hickory and chestnut. Previous Treatmem'.-This plat has been cultivated in corn for the last seven years, except in 1873, when it was in oats. The corn was lightly manured in the hill with trash and lot manure in 1875 and '76. Preparation.-Tbe land was broken deep in early spriag with turning shovel. The plat was uniform in quality of the soil, but very much exhausted. Fertilizatiotz.-Dobb's Chemicals, Etiwan Dissolved Bone and the Georgia State Grange Dissolved Bone, were composted by. formula No. 1, circular No. 4z, except that none of the ingredients were made wet. The fertilizers were applied in the opening furrow, and the land bedded just before planting. The cotton was planted May 6th. A perfect stand was secured, and the cultivation timely and thorough. I FLebrtsi.liozfer Yield of Seed Cotton per acre. per acre. a Dobb's Chemicals Oomposted................................................. a Etlwan Dissolved Bone 24 per cent. Composted ........... cs Georgia Slate Grange Dissolved Bone Composted ......... a Sardj's Ammoniated Soluble Pacific Guano ......... Natural Boll.............................................. aoo 1110 aoo 4711 800 512 200 675 210 , Soil Test of Ferltlizers. 41 Ezpetimmt of J. R. LATIMER, of Warrenton, Warrm County, on Cotton. Soil.-Black, with red clay subsoil, much worn; has been in cultivation about 30 years. Original growth, oak, hickory and pine mixed. Previous Treatment.-The plat was in cotton in 1874, with xso lbs. of fertilizer per acre; sown in wheat in th e fall of r874, without fertilizer ; in oats in 1876~ Preparatjrm.-The rows were laid off 33/z feet wide, very deep, with 4-inch scooter; ridged and bedded with 6-inch scooter. Fertilization.-All guano applied at the rate of 200 lbs. per acre, except the last compost in the table, which was applied at the rate of 400 lbs. per acre-all applied in opening scooter furrow, then rid ged and bedded as before stated. Soluble Pacific Guano was composted as follows : xooo lbs. stable manure, 6oo lbs. cotton seed and 400 lbs. Soluble Pacific- a cotton seed and stable manure made wet and thoroughly mixed with the Guano, and then thrown into heap, under cover, where it remained three or four weeks before it was used. The heap was covered about four inches deep with rich dirt taken from fence corners. Planting.-The rows were checked off two feet and planted in the hill May 4th ; covered with the foot ; very poor standnot more than three-fourths. Lbs. or Yield i n rertil i- Seed Cot- zer ton per per acre ncrc. Empire Guano ........................... ...... ................................................ 200 Natural Soil......... ... ................. ...... ..................... .. ..................... ........... Soluble Pacific Guano Compost ....... ................... .......................... 200 Natural Soil ... . ......... ......... .... -................................ a Ober's Ammoniated Dissolved Bone Phosphate... . ............ ... ......... 200 Natural SoU . . . . ...... ..... ........................ ... ... ... ... ...... ... ... . ...... ...... ...... a Rhode's Ammoniated Superphosphate ....... . ............ .................. 200 Natural Soil............................ ....................................................... a Samana Guano............... ...... ......... ... ....................... ............. ... ... 200~ Natural SoU................................. .............. .................................. ....... Soluble Pacific Guano..................... ...... ... ....................................... 2 Natural Soli............................................................ :....................... Soluble Pacific Guano Compost........... ........................................... 400 747 234 600 240 872 290 125 327 960 349 1,068 832 1,036 Soil Test of Fertz'lt"zers. Capt. Latimer says: "We had plenty ofrail'l till April r3h, after which we had no rain till June 9th, except a sprinkle May 7th, which, however, did not bring up the cotton ; much cotton did not come up till June rsth. Plenty of rain from June gth to July rst; no rain in July, till 29th; very good seasons during August. Ezpen1Jtmt of DAVID NICKOLS, Acwortlt, Paulding County, on Cotton. Soil.- Dark gray, with decomposing rock lying underneath; been in cultivation ~3 years. Original growth, low post oak, red oak, hickory, black jack, dogwood and some buckeye. Previous Treatment.-This land was manured the first time in r868, with b:lrn yard manure, and cultivated in cotton. It has never been cultivated in corn since the first yeu it was cleared. It bas been alternated in cotton and oats since r868 -in cotton two years and oats one. In 1876 it was in oats without manure. Fertilizers, either home or commercial, have been applied whenever in cotton since r868. Prepttration.-7!/I.ay roth with a large scooter opened furrows 3 feet apart, running l wice in the same furrow. In this the fer tilizers were applied and the land bedded. Fertilizers.-Strong's Ammoniated Super-Phosphate was ap- plied at the rate of 140 lbs. per acre. Sardy's Acid Phosphate was used at the same rate, but mixed with 210 lbs. of rich set tling from the fence corners of the horse lot. With 140 lbs. of the Georgia State Grange Fertilizer, 140 lbs, of rich earth were mixed and applied w:th it. Two tonsor Charleston Phosphate f Flour was mixed with 150 bushels cotton seed, 6 or s'cart loads of stable manure, about the same quantity of manure from the cow stalls and barn-yard scrapings, soo lbs. of salt, 6oo lbs land plaster, and put up rst February, and allowed to stand in a pen under shelter until I-st April, when it was cut down ver.. tically, thoroughly mixed and thrown back into the same pen, where it remained until May roth, when it was used to fertil- ize cotton. Planti11g.-May toth beds were opened ~'ith a small scooter, I Sozl Test oj Fertzlzzers. 43 the seed soaked, rolled in sand and sown, and covered with an iron horse-rake. They came up in a very few days, and grew off finelv. Cultivation was very thorough, both with hoe and plow. Seasons were very fair until the 8th of August, after which \ I there was no more rain until September. There was no season for sowing turnips until the 1oth of September. Lbs. of 1st 2d Yield in fcrtili- picki'g, picki'g, Seed Cot- zer Oct. 1st. Nov.lst ton - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -per a-cre- - - - -pe-r acr-e. a Strong's Ammoniated Superphosphate............... 140 10.25 7.76 Natural Soil ......... ............................................................. 6 4.25 358.75 a Sardy's Acid Phosphate..................................... 140 Natural Soil........... ......................................................... 5.751 8.75 <1.75 7 507.5 411.25 Georgia State Grange Fertilizer~..................... . ..... 140 Natural Soil .................................................................. Charleston Phosphate Flour Compost.................... 700 Natural Soil.................................................................... 12.5 10.5 7.75 7.25[ 8.5 1: I 735 \ 656.25 621.25 533.75 Wando Fertilizer........- 140 Natural Soil...................................................................... Stern's Ammoniated Superphosphate.... ............... 140 Natural Soli...... ........................ ..................................... 15 9.5 857.5 77..55 1 8.251 :.251 551.25 551.25 7 525 Mr. Nickols received Reaves & Nicholson's Cotton Grower, and Etna Ammoniated Superphosphate, too late to be applied to cotton. They were used under corn planted June' 16th. . The corn was seriously injured by drouth. The fertilizers \ increased the yield just 20. per cent. Experiment of C. M, SANDERS, Penfield, G1'eene County, otz Cotton. Soil.-Clay loam, with red clay subsoil; been in cultivation 40 years. Original growth oak, sparsely intermixed with hickory. Previous Treatmmt.--In 1874 the plat was planted in cot ton, manured with 200 lbs. of Etiwan Guano. In 1875, it was planted in corn, manured with 25 bushels cotton seed and 75 lbs. Etiwan Dissolved Bone per acre. In 1876 it was sown 44 Soil Test of Ferttli'zers. in oats, manured with 20 busluls cotton seed per acre, and made 25 bushels oats per acre~ Prepardti01z, etc.-Plat arran.11:ed as directed in special circu Iar No. 32. The land was broken in January, with a two- horse Stark Dixie plow. Rows were laid off 3 ft. apart, with a roxr2 Brinley shovel, drawn by two mules, opening furrows 5 or 6 inches deep, in which the fertilizers were distributed by hand, as uniformly as possible, applying 2oo lbs. of each kind per acre, April rst. The beds were then completed with Brinley turning-plow. Planting.-This was done with Dow Law planter, April 2oth. The rows were opened with a small bull-tongue plow, the Dow Law droppingand covering the seed. Cultivation.-About the xoth of May the cotton was sided with a double-shovel stock, having a small scooter on the right foot, and a shovel on the left. About a week after this plow- ing, it was hoed to a stand. The second and third plowings followed at intervals of from two to three weeks, with the same plow, except that the scooter was replaced by a shovel, at the 3d plowing. June 19th, hoed 2d time. It was plowed three more times, with 22 inch Brinley sweep-the last plowing being done about the middle of 1\ugust. The last hoeing was given July 2oth, and con- sisted in going ovt>r rapidly, only cutting out such weeds and grass as bad escaped previous workings. The rows in the plat were 6o yards long, and 3 ft. wide. In making the calculations of the yield per acre, Mr. Sanders counted 82 rows to the acre. ( ?:. I Soil Test of Ferttlizel's. 45 l8t 2d Sd Yield of Lbs. of pk'g. pk'g. pk'g, Seed Fertilizer Oct. Oct. Nov Cotton - - - - - per acre. 6th. 20th. 21st. per acre. r----- Merryman's Ammoniated Dissolved Bone............ 200 9.75 7.8i 3.5 866 Natural Soil ............... .......................................... 3.25 5.75 4 533 Etiwan Guano..................................................... 200 6 6.87 4.12 697 Etlwan Dis. Bone 200 lbs.&'cotton seed (killed) 600 800 7.12 7.75 4.75 8()4 Natural Soli...................................... ..... ......... 3.12 6.37 6 635 Cetton Com'd Am'd Dis. Bone Phosphate............. 200 6.25 7.5 5,75 rgg a Slono Acid Phoepbate....................................... 200 5.37 7.31 5.12 732 Natural Soll....... M ............................................... 4 6.25 5.12 610 a Sea Fowl Guano (B. D.) .................................. 200 7.37 7.75 4.31 717 a Allan tic Fertilizer ........................................ 200 8.62 6.75 8.87 789 Netural Soil...................................................... 4 6 5.3i 630 aOber's Am'd Dissolved Bone.Phospbate .... ...... 200 8.75 6.25 3.25 748 Seasons.-Mr. Sanders says: "The past season was very unfavorable for the use of fertilizers. In some instances the use of simple dissolved 'bone, giving better results than the same bone, with the addition of twenty or thirty bushels of cotton seed; or than other first-class fertilizers. This was owing to the continuous hot dry weather during the summer months, which caused the best fertilized cotton to shed its fruit badly." E~penmcnt of ]AS. L. NEAL, of Glascock County, on Cott01z. So/.- Sandy, with yellow clay subsoil; been in. cultiYation twenty years, during which it has been cultivated once in wheat, and once in oats,the rest of the time in corn or cotton. Original growth, long leaf pine, with an undergrowth of oak and htckory. Prevt'ous Treatment.- In 1874 the plat was in corn manured with cotton seed, and yielded twenty bushels of corn per acre. In 1875 it was in cotton, manured with Bradley's Dissolved Bone, zoo lbs. per acre, and made :zso lbs. of lint cotton per acre. In 1875 it was in oats without manure. Preparatz'on.-A four acre lot was selected, and all prepared alike; but the test was conducted on fourteen rows seventy yards long in the middle of the lot. The land was plowed close Soil Test of Fertilzzers. and deep, with square-pointed scooter May xst and 2d. Rows seventy yards long, and three fe et wide were opened deep with shovel on the 3d and 4th of May; drilled 200 lbs. fertilizer per acre, with machine, and bedded on it with shovel plow. Two composts \vere used, one with Acid Phosphate, cotton seed and stable manure, the other with Flour of Bone, cotton seed and stable manure. Heap stood six weeks. Pla11fing.-The cotton was pl.tnted with Rhodes' Cotton Seed Drill, J\hy 5th; variety Red Rust Proof, or Central American Prolific Cotton. Cullivation.-A heavy, beating rain May toth caused a rather bad stand ; May 2rst chopoed out to one and two stalks, ten or twelve inches apart, and plowed May 22d with winged sweep Light rain May 31st. Hoed June 7th, and plowed with sweep June t8th. An abundant rain fell June 9th, and showers fell eveq day till June 23d, which ga_ve cotton a fine start, but rain ceased almost entirely until the third week in August-or nine weeks without rain in the crop-developing season. The guanoed cotton di"'d so entirely that more cotton would have been made if no fertilizers had been used . Where rooo lbs. of compost were applied per acre, 1430 lbs. of seed cotton were gathered. In the bottom of the furrows where this was used, from soo to to xooo lbs. of saw dust, that had been lying around the barn for a year, and had received some droppings from stock, was applied. This was applied to retain moisture, and seems to have had the desired effect. I So! Test of Fn1t'lzzers. 47 J.bs. of lt 2d I3d 4th Yield of fertili- picki'g, pitki'g l)icki'g, piclk'g. pk'g Seed Fertilizer pt. Oct. NO\' Cotton -per-acr-e. 2-4t-h. -lOth-. -13-th -per -acr-e. aBarry's Granger Fertlllzer...................... ............ 200 11.25 5.5 6 796 Without Fertilizer......... .................................... 1.25 8 6 358.7 aGrange Mixture Dissolved Bone Phosphate........ 200 11.5 8 4 647.6 Without Fertilizer......... .................................... 2.25 5 6.5 481 a!Hckson's Compound ......... ................................ 200 8.5 4.75 4.5 565 Without Ferlllizer........... ........................ ......... 3 6 350 Merryman's Ammoniat ed Dissolved Bone .......... 200 13.25 3.5 4.5 743 Without Fertilizer...... .................. ..................... 4.25 4.7:'> 7 560 M~rrymnn's Pure DU;so!ved Bone .............. ...... .. 2~0 12 3.25 3 638 Seasons- Ra?Zjall- Apri1 30th, light shower ; May 7th, good rain; 13th and 28th, light showers; June lOth and 13th, good rains; 17th, hard rain ; 21st, rain ; 24th, hard rain; July 15th, light shower; 20th, good rain: 22d, rain . Rain fell August 6th and 14th, and September 7th, 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st. Messrs. Grant & Co. say: "In 1876, our cotton rows were three feet eight inches apart, fertilized at the rate of 167 lbs. per acre. In 1877, our rows were three feet apart, Sol Test of Fertzlzzers. on land fertilized the previous year. In laying offthe rows three feet apart for the soil test, it is our belief that some of the rows were laid off in the fertilized rows used in 1876. " This vitiates the whole test, as it is not known which rows were on those fertilized the previous year, and shows the importance of selecting, for test, land not fertilized the the previous year. E~petz'mmt of ]. T. LINDLEY, Powder Springs, Cobb county, 01z Cotton. ' Sot'!.- Dark mulatto, with clay :;ubsoil; has been in cultiva- ' tion about forty years; original growth, oak, chestnut and hickory. Previous Treatment--The land has been well cultivated, and manured some for several years. It was in cotton in 1875, and manured with guano; in wheat in 1876, fertilized with cetton seed. Preparation.-The plat was broken deep with one-horse turning plow; rows run north and south, each three feet wide, and 35 yards long; all the rows had the same number of stalks. Furrows were opened with shovel plow, fertilizers distributed and listed upon with turning plow. The middles were not plowed out until the day before planting. The com- post was made according to formula No. z, in circular No. 42. Planting.-Beds were opened, seed sown and covered with harrow April 24th. Cultivation.-Harrowed twice and reduced to stand; subse qpent cultivation done with sweep. 3otl Test oj Fer#ltzers. Lbo. of Yield of fertili- Seed zer Cotton per acre let 2d 8d 4th per acre - - - - - - - - - - p'k'g. p'k''! p'k'g. p'k'g. a Wando Aci d Phoaphate Compost.............. 200 1 4 8 s 1540 Stern's Ammoniated Superphoaphate. ...... ... 200 .75 s 4 4 1645 Without Fertilizer..................................... ............ .2~ 2 8.5 2 1026 Merry man's Ammoniated Dis. Bone............ 200 1 3 4 2 1400 Navassa Am' d Soluble P hosphate............... 200 .75 2 4 3 1365 &Ammoniated Soluble Bone, Pratt's ............ 200 1 s 8 s 1400 Dugdale&; Co's Am'd Superphosphate....... 200 1 2 ............ Without Fertilizer ......... . ........................... .25 s 4 2.75 1365 2 2.25 1015 eBaldwin & Co's Am' d Dissolved Bone. ...... 200 .75 2 4 s 18M Cumberland Bone Co' s Superphosphate...... ~00 . 75 1. 5 8.25 s.75 1295 S easons.-Generally good, as to rainfall, except the two last weeks in August, which caused the bte crop to shed. R emarks.-aLadd's Alkaline Fertilizer w;t.s received too late to be composted. It was broadcasted over wheat, but no ac- curate test tade. &pe1iment of J. T. DENNIS, Eatonton, Putnam County, on Cotton. Soil.- Red, with stiff red clay subsoil. Has been culti- vated about 40 years. Original growth, oak and hickory. Land very poor. Previo1ts Treatmeut.-The plat was in corn in 1874, with- out manure. In 1875, in cotton, manured with Etiwan Dissolved Bone and cotton seed; oats planted in among the cotton in fall of 1875. After the oats were harvested in 1876, the land was pastured closely. Preparatt'on.-It was well broken in January, 1877, with one horse Watt plow; rows laid off last week in March, run- ning twice in the same furrow, fertilizers deposited and the land bedded. Rows 35 yards long. Fertilization.-Farmer's Fertilizing Compound was mixed with green cotton seed after they were mashed. All fertiliz- ers applied at the rate of 200 lbs. per acre. 5 . .. 66 Soz'l Test of Fertzlz'zers. Plantz'ng.-Beds opened April 20th, with small scooter; seed sown, and covered with harrow. L bs. of Yi eld in lertill- 1st 2d 3d Seed zer picking. picking. picki ng. Cotton - - - - - - - - - - - - - -pe-r ac-re - - - - - - - -pe-r ac-re Without F er tilizer...................................... .....:...... .5 1.5 .76 192.5 Etiwan Di!!l!olved Bone............ . ................ 200 4.5 8.5 1.25 647.5 Without F ertilizer..................................... ............ .3 1.5 210 Empire Guano....................,_,_, ............... 200 6 Without Fertilizer__,,,................ ...... .................. .II 8.25 1 717.5 2 1.6 280 Patapsco Guano ........................................... 200 7 3.5 805 Without F ertilizer................................................. 0 2.11 .5 210 uFarmer's Fertilizing Comp'd & Cotton Seed 200 4 8. 5 2 665 Without Fertilizer.................... ............ - .. ............ 1.211 2.5 482.5 Stono Soluble Guano.................... ............... 200 5.5 3.5 Without Fertilizer ......! .............................. ............ 1.5 2.6 .75 682.5 8.50 r ' uWat..on & Clark's Superphosphate.............. 200 .5 595 Without Fertilizer....................................... ............ 175 aFarmer's F ertilizing Compound...... .......... 200 3 8.5 1 525 2.5 .5 210 Seasom.--Good to May 8th; June 1oth, 1st rain after May 8th; June 13th, rain, and continued nearly every day to 18th; 2Jd and 24th, rain; 27th, light shower; July sth, 6th and gth, good rains; August 8th, light rain, not enough to do any good; September 17th, good rain, first to do any good since July 19th. Experiment of WM. S. MoNTGOMERY, Social Circle, Walton Connty, on Cotton. No. 1.-Sotl-Thin old land, with yellow porous subsoil; been in' cultivation 50 years. In oats in 1876, manured with 40 bushels of cotton seed per acre.. Original growth, oak and hickory. No. 2.-So/-Mulatto, with yellow subsoil. In cotton in 1876, heavily manured ; made 1800 lbs. seed cotton per acre. Been in cultivation 10 years. Previous Treatmetzt-No. 1-The rotation has been smal Sozl Test of Fettzlzzers. grain, cotton and corn. When in small grain, manured generally with about 20 bushels cotton seed per acre; when in cotton, fertilized with guano; when in corn, manured with cotton seed. Has not been idle in 20 years. No, 2-Same as No. 1. Preparation-No. 1-Land turned over with two-horse turning plow, in September, 1876, about six inches deep, but not subsoiled. Plat 70x35 yards. No. 2-Subsoiled 12 inches deep in January, by running a turning plow and iron foot plow in the same furrow. Plat 70 by 70 yards. Fmilzatt'on-April12th, furrows were opened three feet apart with 14 inch shovel, the fertilizers applied at the rate of 200 lbs. per acre, in the bottom of the furrow, an irol\ foot plow following to mix them with the soil, and the beds made with a turning plow. No. 2-Same as No. 1. Planting-April 24tli, beds opened with coulter and seed planted with Dow Law planter. No. 2-Same as No. 1. Cultivation_;_No. 1--May 11th an iron toothed harrow was run over the cotton beds ; 19th, chopped out-good stand secured; 23d, sided with small scooter. June 5th, hoed to sta.nd; 12th, sided with sweep. July 6th, hoed and sided with shovel and scraper the same day; July 11th, plowed out with shovel and scraper; 23d, plowed with sweep. No. 2-Same as No. 1. 68 Soil Test of Ferttli'zm. PL4T No.1. I Lbs. of Yield of FerliU- Seod zer Cotton - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _pe_r~-pe-ra_c_re Without Fertillzer................................................... ..................... ...... ............ 630 Merryman's Ammoniated Dissolved Bone ....................................._ . 200 946a Patapsco Soluble Guano ..............................................- ................ 200 a Ober's Sol. Acid Phos. and l; bushels cotton Seed............................. 200 910 ' f a Preston & Son's Acid Phos. and 17bushels cotton seed................ 200 840 PL.t.T No.2. Without Fertilizer........................................................................... ........... 1190 Merryman's Ammoniated Dissolved tJones ...................... ......... ...~.. 200 1365 Patnpsco Soluble Guano ................................................................. 200 133~ a Ober's Sol. Acid Pbos. nnd 17 bushels cotton seed ............................. 200 1260 a;Preston & Son's Acid Phoo. &nd 17 bushels cotton aeed .................... 200 1100 Remarks.-Mr. Montgomery says: "It is unfortunate as to results, that I made the tests on plats that were so highly fertilized. Last year I was in the 'dry stt eak,' ( made a very short crop. No doubt 100 lbs. per acre, un- der these circumstances, would have given better results than 200 lbs. I have no doubt the . addition of 17 bus. cotton seed did an injury. Experiment of THOMAS DIXON, Garden Vallty, Macon county, on Cotton. Soil.-- Gray, sandy, with clay subsoil; has been in cultivation thirty or forty years; original growth, oak, pine and hickory; when cleared principally pine. Previous Treatment.-ln 1876 a crop of wheat was harvested / on the plat, no .manure applied to it. For several years previous to 1876 it was cultivated in cotton, with a moderate application of stable and barn yard manure. Preparation, etc.--The land being covered with stubble, weeds and grass, rows were laid off about the 15th of Febru ary, three feet apart, and 140 yards long, with a six inch shovel plow, and lists thrown up with a six inch turning plow, leaving an unbroken rid~e between rows. April 1st, the ridges were broken out with a five inch shovel, the fertilizers distribted at the rate ot 200 lbs. per acre, and covered with two fur- Soz1 Test of Ferttlizets. !'ows of the same plow. The beds were finished with a turni ng shovel. Fertilization.-Baldwin's Acid Phosphate was com posted with stable manure, sixty lbs. of manure to twenty 1bs. of phosphate; compost made in a vat in the ground, under shelter. PlatJting.-April xoth, opened t he beds with small scooter plow, sowed the seed and covered with a board. Cultivation-May 14th, barred with small turning plow; x6th, chopped, leaving from one to three plants in the hill; 24th, plowed second time with 14 inch sweep ; June 8th, hoed to stand; x.oth, plowed third time with r8 inch sweep; 25th, hoed again. July 12th, plowed fourth time with x8 inch sweep; .2oth, ran one furrow in middles with sweep. Lbs. of 1st 2d Sd 4th Yield of fertili- pick1'~, p!ckl' g, pfcld'g, pfckl'g, Seed Cotton zer Aug.2 . Sept. Sd /Sept. 20. Oct. 10. per acre. p-. aCTe - - - - - - - - - - - Leyden's Am'd Sol. Guano . .. 200 S5 61 Without Fertilizer - ............ ............ Grange Mixture ..................... 200 43.5 78.5 78.6 S50 8.5 299 87.5 867.5 524.5 1!07.5 577 cNnvassa 'Am'd Solu ble Phos. ... 200 70 87.5 87.5 Ml 584 Baldwin's Acid Phos. Compost 200 IS S5 61 402 511 Experiment ofF. P. THORNTON, Cold Water, Elbert County, on Cotton. Soil-Clayey upland; been in cultivation 35 years since it was recleared in old field pines. 30 years ago it made about _Joo lbs. seed cotton per acre. Previous Treatment-The plat has been planted in cotton for .35 vears, except two years when it was sown in wheat. It has had some manure applied every year, such as could be raked up about the yard and rich fence corners, with sometimes a .little lot manure. Since the war, commercial fertilizers have been used on it for eight years. It was in wheat in 1876, and green soiled in September. Pr-eparation-A heavy coat of weeds and grass was turned tUnder in September,, 1876. It was rebroken in February with 70 Soil Test of Ferttlzzn-s. narrow rooter plow. In March, rows were run off East and' West, 3 feet wide and 70 yards long, with long narrow shovelplow, following in the same furrow with a good turning scooter. In this the fertilizers were applied, and listed on with a narrow subsoiling rooter. The middles were broken out with a turning plow just before planting. Plat arranged as directed in special circular No. 32 FertiHzers were applied at the rate of 200 lbs per acre. Lo.. gan's Fertilizing Compound was composted as follows, viz : 200 lbs. of well pulverized stable manure, 200 lbs. cotton seed and 200 lbs. of the Compound, moistened as mixed, put into a compact pile, covered with earth, sheltered and let stand four weeks before using;. applied 300 lbs per acre. Dicksons Acid Phosphate was composted in the same way. Pla1zting-April 25th, the beds were opened with sm~ll plow~ two bushels of seed sown per acre after rolling them in ashes~ and covered with a harrow. Cttltt"vation-May 7th, sided with small shovel with shear board; May 1rth and I 2th, hoed and thinned to I 2 inches, one stalk in a place; May 25th, sided with sweep; 31st, hoed;. Ju ne 15th, sided again with sweep; 2oth and 21st, hoed; July 9th, ran one furrow in the middles with sweep; 13th and 14th, hoed. Lbs. or 1st I 2d Sd 4th Yield In fertill- pickl'g, plckl'g, 81cki'g picki'g, ~Seed Cot- zer Sept. 11 Sept. 21 ct. 9tb Nov. &. ton per acTe per acre. .... aSoluble Pacific Guano..... 200 16 aLorentz & Rittler's Soi.;am. PhOS 200 14 aLognn's Fert'g Comp'd-compos'd. 300 14 a Dickson's Acid Ph~ mposted. 800 Average of Unfertilized Plats... ...... ...... 1 1:1 14 12 15 18 15 13' 14 12.5 10 12 14 980 12 945 14 962.5 15] 988.7515 752.5 Seasons-May, very dry; June, July! and up to 2oth August.. rain in abundance; dry and very warm latter part of August and first of Septemb~;r Remarks-" The seasons have been unpropitious to the use of fertilizers in this section this year. The dry,. hot weather in August and September caused {we think} about one-half of the: Sozl Test of Fertilzzers. 71 forms to fall off. Our good lands did as well or better without fertilizers." &periment ofT. A. HAMILTON, Tlzomso1z, McDuffie County, on Cotton. Soil-Red sandy, with red clay subsoil; original growth, oak \ and hickory. Previous Treatment-In 1873, it was in bro(,)tn sedge and poverty grass; in 1874, in cotton, manured with John Merry- man's guano. In 1875 and 1876, in oats, without manure. Preparation-Furrows were opened with straight shovel, the fertilizers distributed, and then a subsoil rooter run in the fur- row, listi made with scooter and beds with home mllde turning shovel. The g1vund was in fine working order at the time of planting and first plowing, and was in good condition through- out the season. The plat was arranged according to instruc- tions from the Department. Fertilization-In the compost of stable rnanure, cotton seed and Phosphate Flour, 6oo lbs of each was used with 200 lbs. of dirty salt, and some water applied in the heap at the time of cowposting. Where the compost .vas used without t.he Phos- phate Flour, the salt was also omitted, making a heap of equal layers of each material. No salt was used with the Acid Phos- phate. Planting.-The plat was planted the last week in April. The spring was wet and cold-all crops got a late start. Cultivation.-Last of May, sided with sweep and chopped to a stand. Plowing all done with sweep, finishing last of July. Sol Test of Fertz'lzzen. Lbs. of Yield of PLA.T No.1. Fertilizer Seed per acre. Cotton per acre. ----------------------~-------1-- -- Cotton seed and stabe manure....................................................... 200 34:i.l!i Without fertilizer.......... ........... .... ........... .... ........................... ............... 180 Cotton seed, stable manure&. Phos.Flour, 6001bs. each, &200 lbs. salt. 2,000 281 Without fertilizer............ ......... . ................................................................. 821 a Peruvian Guano............................ ......................... .................. 200 431 Withou t rerWizer . .. . ................................................................ ... .. . .......... 157.!j PLAT NO.2. a Peru~nn Guano. cotton seed and stable manure, in equal weights.. 200 640.33 Without fertilizer........... ......................................................................... 157.6 Cotton sGei and stable manure............................... ....................... 400 869 Wlttout fertilizer............ ...... .................................... . ................. ...... ......... 129 Cotton seed, stable manure andPhos. Flour.................................... 200 267 PLAT No.3. / a E. Frank Coe's Ground Bones...................................................... 200 863 Without fertilizer................................................................. .. ................... 116 Georgia State Grange FerWizer...................................................... 200 496 Without fertili zer.................................. ............................................... ...... . . 103 Blue B<.ne Superphosphate.......................................... .. .............. 200 339 PLAT NO.4. Sol. Pacific Acid Phos. stable manure and cotton seed, equal parts... .Without fertilizer................................. ............ .............................. ............... 468 Phos. Flour,cotton seed & stable man ure. 600 lbP.each,and 20 lbs. enlt 9.00 431 aAmmonlated Soluble Bone, P rntt'o, was received, but not r eported In the experi- ment, on account of an error. aDefiance Superphosphate was not received in time tO be used. ( SeWons.--The spring was wet and cold, causing much cot- ton to die out. The last two weeks of May were dry, causing cotton to come up slowly. Sli~ht rain June 5 h. :Between the 5th and z8th, rain fell on fourteen days. July was very dry 37 too inches during the month. August dry to the 15 th. Af- ter the 15th there was a good rain weekly. The summer was unusually cool. During the last of August hot dry winds in- jured cotton very much. The rains in September and Octo ber caused a h~avy second growth, which prevented the early crop from opening, Soil Test oj Fntz'li'zers. Remarks.-"The crop of the whole county is not more than half a crop, and in my neighborhood, by number of the b ales and the weight of tht: same, we are not making o1ze-llalf the crop made last year, 1876." Experiment of H. W. MATIOX, Mcintosh, Li'berly county, on Corn. Soil.- Sandy; first crop, original growth', pine. Preparation.-- Land broken and row!~ laid off five feet wide. The Fertilizers -Were applied by the side of the corn, when the plant was about six inches high, and covered wi~ the plow. Planting.--The corn was planted early in April, and culti- vated with plow and hoe. Lbs. of Bus of Lbs. of Fertfllzer Corn Fodder - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -1-per-liCr-e. -per-acr-e. -per-acr-e, aZell's Cotton A.cld Phosphate...............- ..............,_. 200 aOber's Ammoniated Superphosphate................. ......... 200 Lot Manure............ ............................................ ... 1000 ~t~1 16 2W ~ 17 11 2CO -? Without Fertilizer....................................................... 150 ~ On cotton planted on old worn land middle of April. Yield In L b9. of Seed FerWizer Cotton - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -1- - - per acre. per acre. Wando F ertili zer......................................................................... 200 400 aWithout Fertilizer..................................................................... 240 S easons-Good throughout. Experiment of M. . S. PADEN, Woodstock, Cherokee County, on Cotton. Soil-Gray, with stiff clay subsoil; has been in cultivation 25 years; has been idle seven or eight years; original growth, post, red and black oak, and some hickory. Previous Treatment-No crops grown on the land for seven or eight years. Never manured before this crop. It had grown 74 Sozl Test oj Fertzltzers. up in pigeon weeds and a few sma\1 pines, with some sedge. The land is about as poor as any in the county that is culti~ vated at all . Preparation, etc.-The plat em braced two acres, which sloped ' gently to the East. The land was broken in March , with a No. 5 Watt plow, about six inches deep. April r6th, .fertilizers were applied in furrows accurately measured 70 yards long, and the land bedded. Fertilizers were applied at the rate of 200 lbs. per acre, and bedded on with a square-pointed scooter with mouldboard attached. Stable manure was com posted with Charleston Phosphate and salt. Planted the cotton April 2rst, and covered with a harrow. Cultivation-It was plowed tpe first time with Murphy subsoil plow, as deep as a strong horse could pull the plow. Left as nearly as possible the same number of stalks to each row. It was plowed, harrowed or hoed once a week until middle of July. Oats sown on the plat \ugust xst, and put in with a sweep. Lbs. of fertlli- 1st I 2d ad Yield in 4th Seed Cot.. zer picking picking picking picking ton per acre 1- - - - - - - - - - -per-acr-e. Ammoniated Soluble Bone ........ 200 9 10 10 2 1085 aEureka Am'd Diss'man's DlSBO!Teci;Bone.................. . ........................... 200 1207 150 1100 100 1045 ~ BriKbton'e Raw Bone Super-Phosphate ....:........................... 1130 150 1092 100 Without Fertilizer.................................................................. .................. 795 Plat No. 3-Soil--poor, gray, and rocky, with gravelly subsoil-the. poorest in the field; been in broomsedge. Planted April 2J st. I 8o Sozt Test of Ferttti'zers. Lbs. of Yield 1n Fertilizer Seed JKlr acre. Cotton per acre. 200 6SO aMount Vernon Guano................................................................ ( 150 6~ ) 100 400 cz W hann's'Raw:Bone_Super-Phospqnte ................................ . .... ( 200 630 ,., 150 610 100 tJ Schaefer's Ammoniated Super-Phosphate.......:.......................... / 200 600 150 530 160 4~ a Stono Soluble Guano ....................................... . ....................... ( 200 600 150 510 100 880 Without Fertilizer ................. .................. . ......... ......... ............... ... ..... ......... 150 200 693 a Soluble Pacific Acid Phosphate............................:.................. { 150 570 r 100 480 1 Merryman's Dissolved Bone........................................- ............. 200 150 6Sli 55~ 100 ' 430 B~hton's Raw Bone Super-Phosphate........................................ / 1!00 608 150 50G 100 898 Without Fertilizer.................. ..................................................................... 140 Plat No. 4-Branch bottom ; dark-gray loam, cream-colored clay, mixed with gravel; been in cultivation fifteen years; principally in corn, but sometimes in wheat. \ . Sol Test of .Fertilizers. SI PLANTED .~PRIL 26TH. Lbs. of Ferti.li?.er per acre. --------.---------- ------ ----- 200 Yield in Seed Cotton per acre. 1030 a Mount Vernon Guano......... .....................................:........ { 1!50 960 125 895 Wban~'s Ra~ a Bone .Super-Phosphate....................:...:..... { 200 150 1110 1001 125 935 ~00 1014 a Schaefer's ammoniated Super-Phosph;te ............ ,............. { 150 976 125 904 Without Fertilizer ............ ......................... ....................... 56i 200 1081 aStono Soluble Guano......... ......................:........................ { 150 993 125 964 " . ... { 200 "''"'"'"" ,'"''''""::...:.................- 150 1098 1002 125 890 Merr~mnn's Dlssol~ed Bone. ..........:..................................... { 200 150 1114 1003 . 125 200 Brighton's Raw Bone Super-Bhosphnte ...... ........................... { 150 9115 .. 1040 1003 125 880 Without Fertilizer ........................................ : .............. ...... 512 Seasons have been uniformly good, both as to rainfall and temperature, but rust seriously injured the bottoms and gray sandy lands. Remarks-All of the fertilizers were received in ne; t pack ages, and iwgood order, and p1id well in every test. Mr. Stallwarth thinks much injury is done fertilized cotton by hoeing too deep without returning the dirt to the cotton promptly. He thinks the fertilizers should be applied deep, and not exposed during the cultivation. 6 82 Soil Test of Fertlzers. Experiment o.f .WM. H1x, Dz'rt Town, Chattooga County, on Cotton. Soil-Mulatto, with clay subsoil; been in cultivation 20 years. Original growth, hickory, post, black and red oak. Previous Treatment-The land has been in cotton for four years in succession ; was manured with commercial fertilizers in 1876. Preparation-The land was well broken, and rows laid off J ~ inches apart; applied the fertilizers in the furrow and bedded the land. The rows were 70 ,yards long. Fe1tilizers were ap;:>lied at the rate of 100 lbs. per acre, except the compost, which was applied at the rate of 200 lbs. per acre. Compogted 100 lbs. of Preston & Son's Acid Phosphate with 200 lbs. stable manure and too lbs. cotton seed; mixed well under shelter and let it lie two weeks . Planting.-'Beds opened April zoth with small plow, seed sown and covered with.iron-toothed harrow. Cultivated every two weeks with Towers' cotton scrape, after -scrapin g over with an iron-.toothed rake and hoeing to a stand. Lbs. of Yield of Fertill- 1st 2nd Srd Seed zer picking picking picking Cotton ------------- - - -per -acre - - - - - - - - per acre Preston & Son's Acid Phosphate................ "100 39.25 30 18.75 173S stern's Ammoniated Superphosphate........... 100 4)l.25 26.5 16.75 1638 aSoluble Sea Island Guano........................... 100 46.5 19.25 18.25 1639 Soluble Pacific Guano.................................. 100 48.25 18.25 14 1491 Preston & Sons' Acid Phosphate Compost... 200 41.5 12.75 17.5 1397 Without Fertiliz1lr... ....................... .................. 5 10.25 20.75 S09 Seasons-The spring was late, with no rain during May. The -crop started off slowly. After May, there was an abundance of rain, and the seasons favorable in every respect. The fall was fine, and frost one month later than usual. Remarks:_Fertilizers have paid well all through this section for the season 1877. ' I .. Sml Test of Ferltlizers. Experiment of DR. S. C. EDGEWORTH, Fort Valley, Housto1t County, on Cotton. Soil-Gray, level pine land, with good clay subsoil. Been in cultivation 41 years. Original growth, pine. Previous Treatment-This land has been alternated for several years in corn and cotton. When in corn, it was manured with 15 or 20 bushels cotton seed per acre; when in cotton, with from soI to 200 lbs. of Superphosphate. Prepardtio?Z-" The soil was prepared by laying off rows four feet apart, with a diamond pointed scooter 3;/z inches wide and 15 inches long, followed by a double winged straight steel shovel, six inches wide and x6 inches long; this followed by a subsailer one inch thick and one and a half wid e, with a triangular shaped foot, the whole about 15 inches long, put on a common stock and drawn well into the clay by a heavy mule." :rhe plat contained 24 rows 152 yards long and four feet wide. Fertilizers were distributed in the fr.rrow made by the three plows at the rate of 250 lbs. per acre. They were covered by runninjl; a furrow on each side with the laying off scooter, then a furrow on each side with a turning plow, and the middles split out with a straight steel shovel 12 inches wide and 14 inches long. Planti1lg-April 20th, a small furrow was opened in the center of the beds ; the seed, after being rolled in dirt, distributed through a tin tube at the rate of two bushels per acre, and covered with a block drawn over the planting furrow. Cultivatio1t-May 18th, sided with a 22 -inch sweep, with right wing flat; 26th, chopped with No. 2 hoe, leaving from two to four stalks to the hill, the width of the hoe. June 1st, ran two furrows to the row with sweep, having the right wing t~rned up. June 6th hoed, reducing the stand to one and two stalks to the hill. June 13th, plowed with 22-inch sweep, two furrows to the row. 20th, hoed. July 2d, ran two .more furrows to the row with sweep. July 23d, plowed again with sweeps and followed with Soil Test of Fertilzzers. hoes. August 8th, ran three furrows with sweep, which finished the cultivation. Lbs. of Yield in Fertilizer Seed per acre. Cotton per acre. ----------------------------~---~------------------ I aEureka Ammoniated Dissolved Bone .......................................... 200 09 Without Fertilizer...................................... .......................... 641 aCotton Food. ................................ . ...... . .................. ....... 200 88! Without Fertilizer ................ .. ............................ ....................... 652 Seasons--Summer hot and dry; early fall, too much rain. Remarks--Season too dry and warm to develop best effects from fertilizers. Experiment of WILLIAM H. ELLISON, Slulolt, Talbot Cozmty, on Cotton. ( Sol--Gray, with red clay subsoil; has been in cu ltiva- tion forty years. Original growth, oak and hickory. Previous Treatment--Planted in cotton in 1875; 200 lbs. of guano applied. In corn, without manure, in 1876. The Acid Phosphate (Stono) was composted with stable manure and cotton seed. Home-made Compost was stable manure, cotton seed, ashes, hen manure and soil from smoke-ho use, mixed. Lbs. of Yit:ld in r Fertilizer Seed Cotton per acre. per acre. St ern's Ammon!ted Superphosphate ... ...... .... .... ...:... .. ... . Watson & Clark's Sllperphoephnte ................................ .... aSchrefer's Ammoniated Supm;phosphate.............................. l:ioluble Pacific Guano ............. ..................... .... ........ .......... .. a Stono Acid Phosphat&--composted ................ .. ........ .........:.. . So'luble Pacific Acid Phosphate ............................................ Home-made Compost ... .................... .. .. .. ....:................ .. ....... Without Fertilizer ............ ...... ................. .............. ......... ~00 646 200 610 200 588 200 6:>! 200 591 ::I 598 608 ~9S I Soil Test of Fertt'ltzers. 85 Experiment of DR. P. STOTESBURY, Stockton, Clinch County, on Cotton. Soil-Sandy; been in cultivation 25 yea,rs. Ori!!inal growth, pine, and small undefgrowth of black-jack and turkey oak. The poorest part of a hundred acre field selected for the experiment. P1evious Tredtment-It has been well cuHivated fo'r seven years in corn and cotton, principally in corn-in cotton in 1876. Preparati(Jn-The land was bedded out IstofMarch with six inch half shovel, in rows 3 ~ feet apart and !our acres long. A,bout rs t April opened the water furro ws with six inch shovel and put in the fertilizen , then ran a small bull tongue in the . furrow to mix the fertilizers with t!Je soil; listed with six inch ' half shovel; April 15th, finished the beds with same plow: F ertiHzers-Patapsco Acid Phosphate was composted by formula No. 1 in circular 42, and 200 lbs of the compost put into the opening furrow, and roo with the seed. Home made compost consisted of sulphate of iron 30 lbs., muriate of potash 30 lbs., cotton seed 300 lbs. and lot manure 64o lbs., making 1ooo lbs. composted, and covered with turf three inches thick. Chappell's Champion was applied at the rate of 200 lbs. per acre in the open ing fu rrow. Chappell's Cotton King 125 lbs., cotton seed 300 lbs. and lot manure 2ooo lbs. were composted together, making 2425 lbs., and all applied to one acre. Chappell's Champion 125 lbs., cotton seed 300 lbs. and lot manure 2ooo lbs., were compos ted. Lot manure 4000 lbs., cotton seed 300 lbs., home made hard soap so lbs. The cotton seed and lot manure were composted under shelter, and the soap made into s~ds and applied to the layers as they we~e made down. Pla?ltetf about the 15th of April with cotton planter. Cultivation- About the xoth of May chopped out and sid~d close with a small gopher plo .1', and broke out the middles with six inch half shovel. May 22d, hoes started over again, reducing to a stand, followed by small gopher plow and breaking out middles with six inch half shovel. June sth, plowed 86 Sozl Test of Fertzltzers. in same way; r8th, plowed with winged sweeps. July xsth, plowed again with sweeps, following with hoes. I Lbs of ,.lst 2nd 3rd Yield in Fertll- Jik'g, pk'g pk'g, Seed Cotton lzer Aug Sep. Oct. per acre. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -per-acre -80-th. -25t-h. -15t-h. 1- - - - aPatapsco Acid Phosphate Composted ............ 800 4 6 8 4.20 Without Fertilizer........................................ 8 175 Lot Manure.................................................... 5000 4 459 WJ.thout Fertilizer.......................................... ............ 4 4 2 270 Sulphate of Iron SOlbs, Muriate of Potash SO, Cotton Seed 800 and lot manute 640 composted 1000 8 10 5 tl21 Chappell's Champion Guano............................ 200 12 14 891 Without Fertilizer.......................................... 9 10 5 648 Sulphate of Iron SOlbs., Muriate of Pot.uh SO, Cotton Seed 800, and stable manure 640.. ...... 1000 18 16 9 1026 ............ Without Fertilizer......................................... 6 12 r I 6i6 Chappell's Cotton Klng 125lbs,Cotton Seed 300, lot manure 2,000, compost~d........................ 24.25 12 20 972 Chappell's Champion' Guano 125 lbs, Cotton Seed 800 and lot manure 2,000, composted..... 10 15 8 891 Without Fert.i.lizer................................................... 8 459 Lot manure 4,000 lbs, cotton seed 800 lbs and 50 lbs soap dissolved, compo~~ted.................. 4350 12 1756 Seasons-Very unfavorable. &pm1nent of DR. P. STOTESBURY, Stockton, Clz'nclt cou1Zty~ on Com. Fertilizers-Applied in quantities, indicated in the table, and bedded on . Beds opened, and corn planted in rows five feet wide, three feet in the drill. The corn was plowed the narro: way, across the rows the first .time, and with the rows afterwards. J Sot! Test of Fertiltzers. Lbs. of Bus. of Lbs. When Fertillzer Corn Fodder Matured. ----- - - - - - - - - - - -p-er - - -- - - - acre. per acre per acre - - aEUwan Guano ................................._............... 200 16 200 Aug. 25 Without Fertillzer .............- ............................................ CbapP.ell's Obamplop. Guano lOOibs, composted 1000 11 140 26 300 u ,, with 900 lbs lot manure................................... Without Fertilizer............................................. ............... 13 175 ,, " Lot Manure 4,000 lbs, Muriate Potash SO lbs, 4080 26 300 Sulphate o! Soda 50 lbs, composted.... ................ Without Fertilize.r................................. ........................... Chappell's Champion Guano............................... 200 161 200 " " 20 2 8 0 " ' ' &perz'ment of VV, A. DAVIS, Macon, Bt'bb County, on Cotton. Sot'l. -Gray upland, with fine clay subsoil. ;Has been in cultivation thirty years. Original growth, long-leaf pine with black-jack undergrowth. Prevt'ous Treatment. -The land was in oats in 1876, ma- nured with cotton seed at the rate of thirty bushels per acre. Previousl:9' it had been alternately in corn and cot ton for ten years withont manure. Preparation.-The land was tboroughly broken. with Reese's cast plow in the winter, and run off in 3-feet rows at the time of planting, with a long shovel, and the fertilizers deposited in the bottom of the furrow.. The land is of very uniform quality. \ Fertt'lt'zers were applied middle of April at the rate of .200lbs. per acre, in shovel furrow, and the land bedded with a large turning plow. Plantt'ng.-A ligh.t furrow was opened on the bed, April 25th, the seed sown and covered lightly with harrow. Culttvation.-May 15th, plowed with Tinley's double- footed plow, on which a 4-inch scooter runs in front and a 7-inch shovel in rear, plowing out the whole row at two furrows. Chopped out soon after this plowing with No. 2 Schovil hoe, leaving two stalks to the hill. Subsequent , I 88 Soz'l Test of Fertzlt'zers. plowing done with 22-inch sweep, followed twice with hoes. I LFebrst.i.olif- pYeriealcdre zer !nSeed -----------------------------------------1per-a-c-re-C-o-tt-on-. Without Fertilizer.............................................................................. 495 Whann's Raw_Bone Superphosphate................................................ . 200 795 Ober's Ammoniated Superphosphate ..........................:......:................ 200 000,. a Liebig's Ammoniated Dissolved !:lone............................................... 200 735 a Georgia Fertilizer. .......................................................................... 200 840 Logan's Southern Fertilizing Oorupound.......... .................................... 200 810 aLorentz and Rittler's Acid Phosphate................................................ 200 1,080 EXPERIMENT ON CORN. T.b . oi Bushels Fe:e~ll- of Corn . per acre per acre -W-!t.h--o-ut-F-e-r-tU-l_ze_r -".-.4.-.-..-..-...--..-..-..-. -...-..-...~..-..-...-..-..-...-..-...~:..-.-..-..- .-..-.-..-...-... ~----6- Ol~er's Ammoniated Superphosphate . ...................... .........:........... 200 8 Compost of Cott9n Seed, Stable Manure and Salt ................................ 400 9 Compost of Cotton Seed, Hou~e Dust and Ashes.......................... ........ 41)() 9.5 S easons were unfavorable-almost a continuous drouth from May 1st to July 15th. Hence not much more than a third of a crop of ~;:orn was made. The showers commenced in time to make two-thirds of a crop of cotton. This has been the worst season on corn in this section in fifteen t years. Remarks. -Mr. Davis says: '' In my immediate section, corn was scarcely benefitted by the use of fertilizers, while the res.ults on cotton were more satisfactory. My experience is, that 125 lbs. per acre of any standard fertilizer is the proper quantity to use per acre. With good seasons on rich land, larger quantities could be safely used. The most stupid farmer notices the improvement in fertilizers for the last few years, but many do not know the cause. Soil Test of Fertilz'zers. E%perimmt of W. H. SEARCY, HO'Ward, Taylor Coutzty, o1z Cotton. Soz'l--Sandy, with ~ed clay subsoil ; been in cultivation four years. Original growth, oak and hickory. No fertil- izers except barn yard manure ever used on the plat. Preparation-The land was broken with a Dixie turning- plow, and bedded in the usual way. Plat arranged as di- rected in special circular No. 32. Platzted April 20th, with Dow Law planter, and, culti- vated with shovel and scraper. Lbs. of lsl Zd Yield in Fpeerrtialcirzee.r p'k'g p'k'g SeedtonCot --------=------------ - - - - - - - - - - per acre. aSun Guano_ ................................... ........................ 200 87 20 997 Without Fertlllzer......... .......................................... ............... 17 8 487 aLeyden's Ammoniated Soluble Guano ... .................. 200 37 19 980 a:::::~e::::ll:::~~~~~ ~~;:~;:;~~~~~~~~:::::::, .........~ :: 29:11 1:: Without Fertilizer........ ...........~ .... :" ::.: ---'20..:.0'-----'-'--=507 Seasons-There was plenty of rain up to July 1st, with prospect of heavy yield. After that date, it was extremely dry for five weeks. Expetiment of H. C. SPINKS, Buma Vista, Manon County, ,\ on Cottotz. Soil-Sandy loal"!l, with yellow clay sub oil, gradually chang- ing to a stiff red clay at the depth of two fee t; has been in cul- tivation six years. Original growth, pine, with black jack un- dergrowth. Previous Treatment-The plat \\as in cotton in 1B74 in corn in 187S, manured with ten bushels of cotton seed per acre; yielded twenty bushels r.orn per acre. It was in w'leat in 1876, without manure; made seven bushels per acre. Preparation-The land was bedded in January with Brinley turning plow, a heavy crop of grass turned into the beds; rows Soz'l Test of Ferlt'lt'zers. four feet apart. April 2d, a shovel furrow was run between the ' beds, the fertilizer.> deposited in this furrow, and the beds which were made in January reversed with a common turning plow. Planting-April 27th, the beds were opened with a common scooter, the seed sown and covered with a harrow. May 2d, scraped off the beds with a board, in order to get a uniform star.d, and to destroy a coat of grass. Cultivatio1z-May 12th, plowed out the rows deep and close with long scooters. May 18th, chopped to a stand. Owing to the fact that there was no rain from the 4th of May until June 12th, the cotton was not plowed the second time till June :toth. The second plowing was done w~th small sweep. Subsequent plowings were done wit.h large sweeps. Lbs. ol Yield in lertllJ. 1st 2nd 3rd Seed zer p 'k'g. p'k'g pk'g. Cotton \ - - - - - - - per acre - - - - - per acre a Dickson's Compound ............................. 200 11.5 10.5 1 1196 a Calvert Guano......................................... 200 9.75 9.25 1.6 1046 Acid Phosphate......................................... 200 8 11 1.25 1053 . Manlpulated Guano, Wilco" & Gibbs......... 200 10.5 10.5 1 1144 l patspsco Guano Co's Soluble Phosphate...... soluble Pacific Guano................................ 200 200 10 10 1.12 10.2:1 10.12 1 1098 1101 wlthout Fertilizer........; """ ...................... ...... s I 8 2 676 Busey's Excelsior not received. . Mr. Spink's weighed and distributed the fertilizers, and picked and weighed. the cotton with his own hands. Seasons-Until planting time, the seasons were about as favor. able as usuaL The rains ceased May 4th, after which there I was no more until June 12th, but this drouth injured cotton very little. From the 12th to the last of June there were fine rains. Cotton suffered severely from dry, hot weather in July and August. " It looked at one time like it was ruined,'' but an average crop was made in the immediate neighborhood. Soil Test of Fertilz'zers. Experimmt oj E. C. GRIER, Griswoldvlle, jones County, o1z Cotton. Soil- Sandy loam ; would make 400 lbs. seed cotton per acre without manure. Been in cultiva.tion nine years. Original growth, pine, with black jack and post oak undergrowth. Previous Treatmmt-The land has been alternated in corn and cotton; always fertilized with Superphosphate or Lpgan Compost when in cotton. The last two years that it was m corn it was m:lDured with ten bushels cotlon seed per acre. It was in corn in 1876. Prepqration-March 25th furrows were opened forty inches apart and seventy yards long, fertilizers applied at the rate of 200 lbs. per acre and the land bedded. The plowing was done very deeply. Planting-April 22d the seed were rolled in Soluble Pacific Guano and planted. Cultivation-May 1oth, chopped out ; May 14th, plowed with sweep; 2oth, hoed; 3oth, plowed again with sweep. June 14th. and 29th, plowed with sweep, and again July 15th, which finished the cultivation. Lbs. of 1st 2nd Yield in. Fertllizer ~k'g ept lbkc'tg. Sd pk'g Seed Cotton - - - - - - - - per acre 9th. 20th per ncr& -- aChappell's Chnroplon ............................................ 200 261 282 28 616 aBrlgbton RnwBone Superphosphate....................... 200 272 212 42 626 \ Mr. Grier says: We had not a good shower of rain after June lOth until September nth, and I am surprised that I made any cotton. I think the deep plowing when the land was bedded, was the cause of any cotton being made. Experiment of WILLIAM STUDSTILL, Temperatzce, Telfair County, o1z Cottotz. Soil-Gray sandy; been in cultivation fifteen years ; had been planted in cotton for five or six years; land well adapted to the growth of cotton. Sot'l Test of Fertilt'zers. Pteviotes Treatmmt-The cotton was manured with a lit tle lot manure, applied in the drill six or cigl:t inches deep, in 1874 and 1875. The same land was used as an experi- mental plat in 1876, and yielded from 1000 to 1250 lbs. of seed cotton per acre, notwithstanding there was a drought from July lOth the balance of the season. The cotton, however, had grown off so rapidly before the droughts commenced, that a good crop was made. P1'eparaton-The plat used in 1876 was used again in 1877, leaving the same rows unfertilized that received none in 1876. About the first of April the old cottoh rows were opened with a large 5-inch scooter, running about six inches deep. and the land In this furrow the fertilizers bedded with a turning-plow. were deposited, Planting. - April 16th opened the bed.<> with a small bull- tongue, sowed the seed, one and a-half bushels per acre, and covered with a board. A good stand was up May 1st. Cultivation-May 15th, plowed with sweep; 18th, chop- ped nearly to stand. May 29th, plowed with solid sweep and hoed to stand. June 17th, plowed with sweep. July 12th, plowed again with sweep and laid by with hoes. }~'i:tft.. [ lst 12d ISd Yi:~r I_ izer pk'g pk'g pk'g cotton --------peracre ___ per~~ _W_it_h_o_ut__F-er-Ullze--r..-...-.. ...-........................................ 1.5 1 14 .75 218.75 E. Frank Coe's Ammoniated Bone l::iuperphosphate. 200 6 2.5 1.5 S 5 aBrlghton Raw-B.meSuperphosphato.................. ...... 200' 6.5 2.75 1 358.76 aRhode's Ammoniated S~perphophate ... ............... 200 5.71> 2 3ll.25 Cotton Comp'd Am'd Dissolved Bone Phosphnte...... 200 6 2 385 aSnowden's Soluble Phosphate . ........................... 2001 6.5 2 2 867.6 Furrow filled with Stable Manure after applying 200 lbs. of Commercial FerUilzcr .......................... 200 7 1.5 5 315 Seas01zs-"Favorable to June 24th. No more rain to do much good until 12th of October, and the prospect of making anything was almost hopeless. Vegetation looked like it would die, and some did di~." ' Sozl Test oj Ferttltzers. 93 Remarks-All the fertilizers,used did well until the commencement of the drought. l!.xpmment of J. B. JONEs, Herndon, Burke County, on Cotton. Soil, light gray, with clay subsoil, very thin. Been in l cultivation about sixty years. Original growth, principally pine. Previous Treatment.-The plat has been planted in cot- ton consecutively for ten or twelve years, and not fertilized every year, but in 1876 had about 75 lbs. of Soluble Pacific Guano applied per acre, Prepcwaton, etc.-The plat was subdivided into alternate plats of one acre, and one-fourth acre, the acre b('!ing fertil- ized and the one-fourth acre unfertilized, April x6th the land was run off with a six inch shovel three feet three inche;; wide; the fertilizers applied and partially bed- ded on in the usual r;ay; the eart!1 then very dry. The beds were completed May 8th, by splitting the middles with an eight incb shovel. Plantin~r done in the usual way, May 8th, (Hurlong variety.) Cultivation-.T11ne 18th the cotton was chopped out, an d sided with sweep on the 21st. July roth it was hoed second time; July 27th, sided second time with sweep, and July 3oth one fur- row was run in the middles with s1yeep. August 12th, cotton hoed third ~ime and laid by. Lbs. of Yield In Fertili Seed zer Cotton per acre per acre - ---------------------- a Cotton Comp'd Ammouiated Dissolved Bone (I acre) ........................ 200 544 Without Fertilizer CX acre) ........................................ ........................ .. ............ 100 a Chesapeake Guano (1 ucre) ............... ...................................... ......... 200 564 without Fertilizer ( ~ acre)................................................................ ..... ...... 85 a Cumberland Bone Co.'s Superphosphate (1 acre) ............................... 200 620 Without Fertilizer (~ acre)-..................... .......................................... ............ 95.5 a Strong's Amruonlnled Dissolved Bone. (l acre) ................................. 200 641 Wit.Iiout Fertilizer(~ acre) .................. ...... ....................................... _ 98 Peruvian Guano, Rectified, Lobos Island {1 acre)............................ - 200 7.7.0. Without Fertilizer (X acre).... ..............................................,......... 100 94 Sot'l Test of Ferttltzers. Seasons-May 28th, light rain. Rain June 1oth, nth, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th and 18th. July 2d, very heavy rain . Rain July rrth, 12th, rsth, 21St, 22d, 23d, 24th and 27th, and August 3d, 4th an~ 6th ; on 12th, heavy rain. Mr. Jones says: "The most noticeable fact in connection with this test is, that the ~easons throughout were ex treme-very dry at planting time, and for some tim e after, and then unusually wet. Experience in cotton planting teaches that cotton eschews excessive rains, as most of the cereals do too much sun. The result was as was to be expected-an unusual prevalence of rust, or blight, over the entire cotton crop. Expert'mmt of WM. F. MATTHEWS, Wt'ntervt"lle, Clarke County, on Corn. Soil~Of the upland is gray; has been in cultivation sixteen years; original growth, oak and hickory. That of the low- grounds, dark creek bottom ; been in cultivation about the same length of time; growth, usual to bottom land. No fertil- ( ever applied to the land previous to r877. Preparation.-The land was thoroughly broken with square- pointed ripper as deep as a strong horse could pull it; the rows seventy yards long, and four feet wide. Fertilizers-Were applied in a deep shovel furrow, at the rate of 2oo lbs. per acre. This was done .March 3oth, corn planted same day in the same furrow, and covered with two coulter furrows, one on each side. Cultivation-The 1st of May the corn was sided with coulter, and the middles plowed out deep with square-pointed ripper; after fifteen days, plowerl out again with same plow as deep as a strong horse could pull it. It received after that two light sweepings, just enough to break the crust. Sot'l Test of Fertlzers. 95 UPLAND. Lbs. of Bus. of Lbs. of When Fertilizer Corn Fodder Jt[atured. - - - - -- - - - - ----t--pe_r_a_er_e. per nero. ..p.;._er__e_re_._ _ _ __ 1 aFarmer's Fertilizing Compound..... .......... 200 82 893.2~ FO 244 42 758 Without Fertilizer......... ............................. . 101 163 151 49 464 Ga. Stnte Grange Fer. Com. with 8. Manure 300 122 257 226 28 632 a Rec'd P eruvian Guano with S. Manure...... 300 113 273 231 51 668 Without Fertilizer....................................... ........... 89 147 147 74 457 a Eureka Ammoniated Dissolved Boue......... 200 123 238 222 33 616 Without Fertilizer....................................... a Enreka Am'd Dis. Bone Oum'd wilh Stable 83 H2 117 56 398 Manure .................................................... 300 119 201 176 148 644 W ithout Fertilizer...... .. ............................... ............ 76 137 144 43 400 Le_yden's Ammoniated Super-Phos............... 200 138 221 219 37 610 Without Fertilizer...................................... ............ 82 HI 11l 45 379 Leyden's Am'd Super-phos. Com'd with S. :M:unure............ ............ ........................... 800 97 198 231 67 593 ............ Without Fertilizer................., ..................... 88 153 124 70 485 Charleston Soluble Phosphnte...................... 200 no 192 212 59 573 ( Without Fertilizer...................................... ............ 91 161 142 38 432 Char le>ton Soluble Phosphate Com'd with Stnble Munure........................... .... .. ....... 300 121 242 202 41 606 Wilbout Fertilizer................................... .... .......... 99 155 llS Gl 483 Seasons-'' The excessively dry weather in August injured crops so in this section, that no true test could be made of any kind of fertilizer or compost." ' Soil Test of Festz'k'zers. 97 Experiment of J. B. MuRRAY, Garden Valley, Macon Co., on Cotton. Sot'l-Sandy upland, with light clay subsoil-has been in cultivation 30 years. Original growth principally pine, with some oak. \ Previous Treatment-In 1871 the plat was in corn, man- ' ured with cotton seed, in 1872 in cotton, manured with sta- ble and lot manure. In wheat in 1873 without fertilizer. In oats in 1874; in wheat in 1875, manured with ten bush- els cotton seed per acre. In 1876 in oats, without fertil- izer. It would be considered old, wornout land. Preparation-It was broken" broad cast" in January, with turning plow. March 15th, laid off rows three feet apart and bedded it out with turning plow, except one small ridge. April 2rst, opened the ridge between the beds, applied the fer.. tilizers at the rate of :zoo lbs. per acre, and reversed the beds upon the fertilizers. The rows were 35 yards long-plat ar- ranged as directed in Special Circular No. 32. . Planted April 21st with Dow Law cotton planter. Owing to the beds being fresh and light the cotton did not come up until in May. Cultivation.-May 23d, barred off with double plow having scooters on it. Chopped May 28th, then cultivated with sweeps, and R. J. Redding's heel scrapes. Plowed and hoed it regularly until August rst. ~be.o.r 1st Znd 3rd Yl~ld In ~erl.ili picking picking picking Seed - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - pezrearcre t>. ep. 2D . 0 ct 11 .N 0 v ' 18t pCeor tat ocrne Leyden's Amm oniated Soluble Guano......... 200 ~ ............ Without Fertilizer....................................... .5 4 1.76 1 700 227.5 Whann's Raw Bone Superphosphate............ 200 6 3.3 .6 700 .........._ Without Fertilizer....................................... 1 3 .5 315 Manipulated Gnano, Wilcox & Gibbs...... .... 200 7.25 4 ............ Wtthout Fertilizer................................... 1.~ 8.5 .5 822 .5 385 Homestead Superphoaphate........................ 200 6.5 II Without Fertilizer...............- ...............,.,_ 1.75 Merryman's Ammoniated Dissolved Bone.... 200 6.5 8 .5 840 .25 420 .5 700 Without F ertilizer............... ...... ...... ........................ 2.6 a .5 420 Soil Test of Fertilzers. The results on the unfertilized rows show that the Home- stead Superphosphate and Merryman's Ammoniated Dis- solved Bones were on rather better soil than the other fer- tilizers. Seasons were unfavorable for the use of guano on c0t- .\ ton. The continued drought through August and Septem- 1 her not only kept cotton from growing, but caused it to parch and shed its fruit. Experiment of]. M. HuiE, Jonesboro, Oayton County, on Cotto11:,. Soil-Plats No. 1, .2 and 3 were old and badly worn mu - latto land, with stiff clay subsoil; had not been manured for several years; was in oats in 1876. Plats No. 4, 5, 6 and 7 were all on good gray land, with a sandy clay subsoil; had for several years been manured with different fertilizers; was in wheat in 1876. Preparation-The land was all broken in February or March, and in April was laid offin rows three feet apart, and the guano scattered in the furrow as evenly as possible and bedded on with turning shovel. The cotton was planted April 20th, and cultivated in the usual way. Seasons-Were very unfavorable for good results from the use of fertilizers. The tests were all conducted as nearly as possible accordiQg to directions in special circular No. 32, except that in some cases only two rows were used in the subdivisions instead .of four. ( The composts were two-thirds stable mar,ure and cotton seed, and one-third phosphate. So1 Test of Fertlz'zers. 99 PLAT No, 1-ROWS 35 YARDS LONG, Lbs . of lertlli- I t zer p'k'g per acre Yield ! 2nd Seed pk'g. Cotton (Jeracre a Fanners' Fertilizing Compound Composted ............... 280 1.5 8.75 867.5 Without Fertilizer........................... ........................... ............ 1.5 2.25 230 Stable Manure............ ................................................ 280 1.5 175 Without Fertiliser............ .......................................... ............ .5 2 175 Georgia Fertilizer..............:............ ............................ 210 4. 75 4.5 647.5 Wlthont Fertilizer...................................................... ............ 1.5 2 215 a Bradley's Ammoniated DiESOI ved Bone .................. ... 210 4.25 M 6825 Without Fertilizer......................... ....................................... 2 210 a Sibley's IXL Ammoniated Super-Phosphate ............. 21 0 3.78 55 641.5 Without Fertilizer........ .............................................. ............ .5 175 157.5 a Blue Bone Super-Pho~l?hatc ........................... .......... . 210 5 4.5 685 Without Fertilizer.................................... ............................. 2 210 Geor~~;la State Grange Fortilizer Composted.. ............... . 210 8.76 4.5 57i.6 Without Fertilizer............................................. ......... ............ 1.25 2.25 245 Stable :Manure.................... ......................... ......... ...... 490 2.75 8.75 ; 5 PLAT No , 2--ROWS 70 YARDS LoNG. Georgia Fertilizer............ ........................................... 210 8.75 6.25 850 Without Fertilizer...................................................... ...... ...... 1.5 a Bradley's Ammoniated Dissolved Bone...... ..... ...... ... 210 8.5 2.75 1(8.75 s 402.5 Without Fertilizer...:.............................................................. 2 3.5 192.6 a Sibley's !XL Super-Phosphate.................................. 210 G.5 7.5 463.i%1 Without Eertllizer.................................................................. 2 3.75 201.!5 o Blue Bone Super-Phosphate..................................... 210 7 6.7o 48!.21 Without Fertilizer................................................................. . 2 2.~ 157.11 Farmers' Fertilizi ng Compound Composted................. 210 6.25 6.75 455 PLAT No. S-Rows 70 YARDS LoKG. Georgia Fertilizer...................................... .................. 21 0 4.5 7 ~02.5 Without Fertilizer.................................................................. 2 2.5 157.5 a Brad ley's Ammoniated Dissolved Bone..................... 210 Without F~rtllizer.................................................................. a ibley's IXL Super-Phosphate........................ ......... 210 8.25 ; 9.25 8 8.25 10 .25 612 .5 21 8.71 638 . 75 Without Ferti.IUer..................... ...... .................. ...... ......... ...... 2 8.25 18&15 a Blne Bone Super-Phosphate..... ............. ............ ...... 210 10,5 8 Wilhout Fertilizer.................................................................. s 5 Georgia stat! Grango F ertilizer composted................ . 210 10 6 647.5 280 100 Soil Test oj FertHzer.1. Lbs. of Yield In PLAT No. 4-ROWS 70 YARDS LONG. },'ertill- lst 2d Seed zer pk'g. pk'g. Cotton - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - per acre - - - --p-er a-c-re-. Georgia Slate Grange Fertilizer Compoated............. .. 210 98 13.5 1452.-ll- Without Fertilizer............................................................. 18 14 1120 a Bradle;J's Ammonla1ed Dissolved Bone.................. 210 80 12 .5 1487.5 Without Ferltllzer............................................................ . 17 18 1050 a lbley's I.X.L. Super-Phosphate.. ........................... 210 88 Without FertUizer.............................................. ... ............ 20 lUi 1653.1& 12 1120 Blue Bone Super-Phophate..............................- . 210 35 Ill 1760 Without Fertilizer......- ...................................................... 18 10.5 997 .& e> Farmer's Fertilizing Compound Com posted............ 210 26 10 1260 PLAT No. 6-Rows 86 YABDS LON&. a Farmer's Fertilizing Compound Compo&ted.... ....... 210 8.25 2. 75 770 Wilhout Ferltltzer....................................................... . ...... 5 2 4~ a Sibley' I X.L; Super-Phosphate............................. 210 11 2 910 Without FertUlzer ............................................................... 4.5 2.6 4~ a Bradley' Ammonlated Dlssl'd Bone.................... .. 210 8 2'.5 735 Without Fertillzer.....................................................,......... 4 ll 420 a Blue Bone Super-Phospbat'l................................... 210 11.25 2.5 962 .5 PLAT NO.6-ROWS 35 YARDS LoNG. a Farmer'sFerltlizing Compound Compooted............ 210 11.2:1 8.5 1032.& Without Ferltllzer.................................................... ............ II 8 560 a Sibley' I.X.L. Super-Phosphate. ............. ......... 210 19 8.25 927.5 Without Fertlllzer................................................... .......... 5 3 560 a Brad!ey't Ammoniated Dl.osl'd Bone..................... 210 11 8. 25 997.5 Without Fertilizer................................................... ............ 6 4 700 { a Blue Bone Super-Phosphate... ................................. 210 11 8.25 997 .5 PLAT No. 7-Rows 70 YARDS LoNe. aBlue Bone Super-Phosphate.................................... 140 14 6 1400 aBluo Bone Super-Phatphate........................... ........ 210 16 8.5 1365 aBlue Boue Super-Phosphate..................................... 280 15 8.5 1295 Experiment oj REUBEN JoNES, Newton, Baker County, on .. Cotton . Plat No. 1-Soi/-Common sandy upland, with clay subsoil t ' So! Test of Fertilizers. IOI has been in cultivation only two years; 1875 and 1876 in corn, without manure ; made 20 bushels per acre. The cotton was planted April 1oth; cultivated entirely with .. sweep and hoe. The experiment was conducted according to instructions given ' n special circular No. 32. Lbs. of Yield In Fer till Seed - - - - - - perarcre Cotto n per acre. Wltbout Fertilizer.............................................- ........................ 1050 Equal parts Stable Manure and Colton Seed ................................. 420 1068 -aMathis' Chemical Compo'd composted wl th Stable Manure and L l Cotton Seed-% of the foTmer to 56 or latter combined . ......... 400 1200 . Sardy's Phospho-Peruvian Guano................................................. PLAT Jro. 2 Same character of land as No. 1, bot been In cultivation 80 years, 200 1190 with litUe Teat or fertilizing. In cotton In 1875, and oats in 1876. No Fertili&er Utl(:d either :rear. Planting, cultivation ' and seaaons same as in No. l. Without Fertilizer............................................................... ........ ............... 455 Equal parta or Cotton Seed and Stable Manure....-..................... 30 bus. 660 -aMathis' Chemical Compound compooted as in No. !..................... 400 525 Sardy's Phospho-Pentvlan Guano................... . .. ........................ 200 720 Seasons-No rain from June 15th to 1st July. Light show' ers latter part of July. From August 1oth to 2oth, too wet. From August 2oth to September 2oth, no rain, and very warm. Experiment ofW. R. GORhfAN, Geneva, Talbot County, on Cotton. Soil-Mulatto, with clay subs0il; has been in cul tivation 30 year~; has been well cared for, and is of fair quality for this section. Previous Treatment-It was in cotton in 1874, in .corn m 1875 and wheat in 1876. Prepared thorou~hly with turning plow. iPlat arranged as r C.nton - - - - per acre. per acre per acre -~-------------..,--- :--- Soluble P acific Acid Phosphate...... .. ................ . ... ............ 150 $3.00 450 With ou t Fertilizer...... ...... ............................................................. ...... ....:. 800 Ge<>rgia State Grange. Fertilizer ............ ............ .........~ ........ 150 4.00 WIthout Fertilizer. :..... ...... ...... ..... ...... ..................... ......... ...... ......... ...... ...... 290 cooter plows, and hoed twice. The seasons during May, and at the time of tasseling, was so dry that not more than half a crop was made. LFbst. er 1.01.1- Bus. of Corn Lbs. of Fodder - - - - - - - - - - - - - pe;~~re -1- - - - per acre - - per acre Without Fertilizer- ...................................... 8.6 820 a Eureka Ammonlaied Dissolved Bone ................................ 200 12.8 410 Without Fertilizer ........................................................................... 8.8 820 o Grange Mlxture.................................................................. 200 12.9 890 Without F ertilizer ... ........................................................ ............. 7.5 810 aBnldwl n's Acid Phosphate, composted ...... ............................ 200 18.8 400 Ezpen1nmt of GEo. W. JoRDAN, Longstreet, .Pulask County, on Cotton. Soil-Thin, cold gray land, with yellow subsoil; has been cleared 24 years. Previous Tredtment-It has been cultivated for the last three years in corn, and manured each year with cotton seed or lot manure. PreparatiM-The land was broken deep with thirteen inch scooter April 2d. April 3oth, rows were laid off with scooter, followed by shovel plow; fertilizers distributed and land bed ded with long shovds. .Rows seventy yards long. Planti1zg-May 1st the seed were rolled in compost and planted; a good stand up in 10 days. Cultivated in the usual way, keeping the crop clean. Co11posts-Etiwan Dissolved Bone, Baldwin's Ammoniated Dissolved Bone and Eagle Ammoniated Dissolved Bone were all composted under shelter-the first two on the 12th and the last on the 22d of March-in the proportion of 250 lbs. eacq of cotton seed and stable manure to 16o lbs. of phosphate. li 106 Soil Test of Fertilizen. Prepared according to formula No. 1, of circular No. 42, the heaps standing until April 30th. Lbs. of Yield of Fertili- Seed zer Cotton per acre per ncre aEliwan Dissolved Bone-29 per cent Composted...................... ......... 200 673 Witbout Fertilizer ............................................................... ........... ............ 411 oBaldwin's Ammoniated Dissolved Bone-Composted................... . .. . 200 770 oEagle Ammoniated Dissolved Brme-Composted............................... 200 822.5 Seasons fair until August lOth, when intense heat and drought set in, and cauc;ed the fruit to shed from the fertilized rows, even to the half-grown bolls. Hardly a boll was made that bloomed after July. Expen1nmt of B. N. SEAGO, Augusta, Riclunotzd County, on Cotton. Soil-Sandy, :with clay subsoil; has been in cultivation about 40 years. Original growth, oak, with some pine. Previous Treatment-It was planted in corn in 1875, with about 100 lbs. of guano per acre; in oats in 1876, manured with 20 bushels cotton seed per acre. Preparation-The land was broken in February with two-horse Brinley turning plow. Plat arranged as directed; rows 35 yards long and four feet apart. Fertilizers were applied at the rate of 200 lbs. per acre. For compost, one-third of the phosphate was mixed with two-thirds cotton seed. The cotton seed were thoroughly I wet and rolled in the acid, placed in a box, and allowed to remain three weeks before using. April 5th, furrows were opened with two-horse shovel plow, the fertiliz ers applied, and a small plow run in the furrow to inix the fertilizers with the soil; listed with 6-inch shovel, and left until April 17th, when the beds were finished with the same plow, and the cotton planted. Ou.ltt'vation.-May 12th, barred and chopped to stand, leaving one and sometimes two stalks to the hill, twelve to Soil Test of Fertilz''zers. 107 fifteen inches apart. May 18th, sided with sweep; 31st, plowed out the middle; June 2nd, hoed ; 20th, plowed with sweep; July 9th, hoed; 25th, plowed last time with sweep. Lbs,. of fe~~~- 1st picking. ~ic2lddng. 3rd picking 41h picking Yi!'ld In =n per acre ep. 6. iilept. 12. Oct. 4. Oct. 26. per acre - - - - - - - - - - 1 -- - -- - -- - - - - - - - Georgia Fertilizer... .................- ..... 200 7.6 Without Fertilizer.......................... ............ 2.5 2 3 1.75 5 3 806 546 a E Frank Coe's Am'd Dis. Bone.... 200 8.5 3 Without Fertilizer......................... ............ 2.25 2 8.5 806 6 1.25 603.75 Empire Guano... ..... ........................ 200 6 4 Without Fertillzer...... .................... ............ 2.5 5.5 2 918.75 6 2 603.75 Pntapsco Guano Co.'s Sol. Phos. ...... 200 8 4.15 5.5 1018 Without aGeorgla Fertilizer..... . ...... tate Grange Acid Pho~:; 2.25 2.5 com posted ..................... ......... ..... 200 6.5 4.5 Without Fertilizer...................... ......... ... 2.76 2.5 6.25 1.25 653 5 2 962 7 705 . 25 aBarry's Com'd Biphos., composted . 200 4 4.75 8 2.5 1018 - Without Fertilizer......................... 2.75 3 Barry's Chemical Fertillzer............ 200 4 6 Without Fertilizer............. ... ......... ............ 2.75 1.75 7- 1.5 767.5 1.25 966.5 1.75 705.2-5 Ezpen'ment of B. N. SEAGo, Augusta, Richmond County, on S orghum . SoiL, previous treatment and preparation same as in experiment on cotton, except that the rows were 5 feet apart. Planted April 13th. Cultivation.-May 2nd, plowed out with shovel plow; 17th, chopped to a stand, leaving two stalks in the hill twelve to fifteen inches apart; 29th, plowed second time with shovel plow; June 27th, plowed with S"o/eep. 108 Soil Test of Fertilizers. ' Lbs. of Gals. of Gals. ot fe.rtill- Juice Sy rup zer f~om 2 per acre - - - ------- - - - - - - - ---11per-a-cr-e -R-ow-e. - - Patapsco Guano Co.'s Soluble Phosphr.le- ............................. 200 15 90 Without Fertilizer........................................................................... 10 60 Barry's Chemical FertUizer.; ...................,n ...................... 200 15 90 Without Fertilizer..................................._ ................ ...................... 10.5 67 o E. Frank Coe's Ammoniated Dissolved Bone....................... 200 10 60 Without Fertilizer............................................................................. 9.5 57 Georgia Fertilizer.............................. ........................ ............ 200 15.6 93 Without Fertilizer...................................................................... .. 10 60 a Barry's Compound Bi-phosphate, composted........... ............ 200 15.5 93 Without Fertilizer - ......................................................................... 10 60 a Geo,.,Pa Stale Grange Acid Phoephate, oomposled ............... 200 16 96 Without Fertilizer......................................... _.................................. 9,5 67 Empire Guano..................................:.................................... 200 12.5 75 Without Fertilizer................................ ....................................... 9.5 57 One day's boiling was measured, and seven gallons of juice made one of syrup. The sorghum was mature the last week in September. , ) J Soil Test of Fntilizers. 109 Seasons. DATE. - - - - -June 9th ................ .. HOUR. 3.00 p.m. TEMPERA~E.lR'AINFALL. --- 88 deg. F. 1-4 inch June 10th . .. ............... Rhowery all day. 80 9-16 inch June 13th .... .. ......... Showery all day. 70 to 74 deg. F.ll 1-8 inch Jun e 14th ........ .... Showery all day. 74 to 76 .. Jun e 1Sth ......... ..... 12.00 m. 84 deg. F. 1-8 inch 1-16 inch June 21st . ............. 11.00 a.m. 86 June 23d ....... .... ... 3.00 p.m. 88 1-4 inch 1-16 inch June 24th ............... 9.30 a.m. 80 7-8 inch July 11th ............... . 12.00 m. 89 11-16 inch July 15th.............. . .. .. July 20th ........... . 7.00 p.m. 85 3.00 p.m. 78 3 1-16 inch 1 inch July 22d.......... ...... . 1.00 p.m. 82 3-8 inch July 23d................ . 12.00 m. 84 3-4 inch July 24th................ 5.00 p.m. 85 1-8 inch July 30th................ 8.30 p.m. 94 3-16 inch July 31st ............... 12.00 m. 90 9-16 inch August 7th 2.00 p.m. 91 August 8th .......... . .. 6.il0 p.m. 86 3-8 inch 12 inch August 13th ............ 3.00 p.m. 84 3-4 inch Augus~ 14th........ : ..... 7.00 p.m. 80 G-8 inch August 27th . ...... .. 1.00 p.m. 88 1 3-8 inch September 6th....... . ... . 11.00 p.m. 82 3-8 inch Experiment of JOHN TuRNER, Culverton, Hancock County, on Cotton. Soil.-Thin gray soil, with yellow clay subsoil. No fertilizers have! been applied to it in the last three years. Prepared in the usual way. Planter/.April 2oth. IIO Soz'l Test oj Fenilizers. Oultivated with hoe and sweep. S. C. Phosphate Flour was received. too late to be used-is stored for test next year, Lbs. of Yield In Fertilizer Seed Co~ton - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - -pe-r a-c-re,- -pe-r a-cre-. aE. Frank Coo's Dissolved Bone.............................................. 200 672 aBahama Soluble Guano................................. ........................ 200 671 aBaldwin &: Co's Ammoniate opened with ~mall scooters, se.eli distributed by hand, and covered with a board. Cultivation-June 4th plowed and hoed to a stand. J u-ty 11th plowed and hoed. July 21st plowed and hoed. All of the plowing done with scooter and scrape. n6 Soil' Test o.f Fertilizers~ I J.-~~lil~ i zer pi~k~g. pi~JA. y ~~id In r ott"n - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -pe-r a-cr<-'. - - -:----:-pe-r u-cre-. - o 1\lauipulaled Guano, Wilcox & G;bbs............ 200 9 1400' Without Fertilizer...... ............ ....................... ............... 0 140 a :Merryman's Dis. Bones ... ............................ 200 7 1.5 llOO a Navassa Acid Phosphate Compost................. 200 6 1.75 1085 a Manipulated Huano, Wil cox & Gibbs............ 300 8 2 1400 a Merry1nan's Dis. Bones...................... ........... ts Navassa Acid PhOt!phate Compost ...... ............ ~~yman's Dis. Bonf?s ....... .. .... ............ ...... 8 8001 SOl' 7 6CO 6 1260 :-.5 1 1190 25 1190 Seasons not reported. Ezperimmt o.f R. L. FOREMAN, Decatur, DeKalb County, 011 Cotton. Soil-Thin gray upland, with red clay subs:>il. The land was in corn in 1876, without manure. Preparation-The plat was thirty-five yards long; rows three feet wide. It was bedded in April. Planting-May gth the beds were opened with rooter, and' 200 lbs. of fertilizers applied with the .seed; cotton planted with Dow Law planter. Cultivation-Si ded first time with rooter; second and third plowings done with sweep and scraper; hoed twice. Lbs. oi Yield in fertili- Jst 2nd Srd Seed zer p'k'g. p'k'g pk'g. Cotton -per-ac-re - - - - - - - -p-er-ac-re I \ aStono Soluble Guano............................. 200 2 2.6 1.25 402 .~ Leyden's Ammoniated Soluble Guano ...... 2.001 Average of four unfertilized plats............ 8 ~ 2 7 105 aEagle A mmoniated-Dissolved Bone........} Sames confused In the report so that re- aGeorgia State Grange F~rtllizer.............. suits cannot be given. The stand was defective on this plat-most so where the Stono Soluble Guano was used. Seasons- Very dry and hot in July and August. , Soz"l Test of Fertlzers. II7 rExpeninent of } AMES M. WILSON, Smzd T mem, Campbell Cotmty, on Cotton. Soil.-Sandy loam, with red clay subsoil; been in cultivation four years ; original growth, post-oak and hickory, mixed -wit n pine. Preniotts T reatmmt. -It has been cultivated in corn two 'Years, and cotton one previous to r877. No fertilizer of any kind ever applied to it until r877. P reparation..-The land was broken in F ebru ary, with one e_ra_c_re -a Soluble Pacific Acid P hosphate Compost. ............... ...... 200 6 8 490 Without FertilizeP:................................................... ............ 5 8 455 -a Navassa Guano, Ammoniated ................................ 200 11 Without Fertilizer ................................................... ............ 5.5 9 700 8 472.6 d Superphosphate................ 200 IS 10 805 i\VIlhout Fe rtilizer................................................ ................. 6 8 490 The Soluble Pacific Acid Phosphate was received toG> .!ate to lie in compost long enough to ferment properly. S easons.-Very dry during the month of May. The !balance of the summer was seasonable. II8. Sol Test of Ferlilt"zers. &pen'mmt oj J R. RESPESS, Ellavlle, Schley County, on- Gotto?t. So!. -Old, exhausted land. Preparation.-Land broken and planted May 8th. Cultvated in the usual way. Compost made by mixing one ton of Navassa Acid .Phosphate with five tons of cotton seed and stable manure. Lbs. of Yield Fert'zer in Se'd per CoLton acre. p1r ac'r a Barry's Chemical Fertlllzer...... .................. ................... ................... 20, 420 Without Ferti lizer......... ............... .................... ............................................... 816 Bale's Gphate............................. .................................... 200 420 Without Fertilizer ............................... ................................................ ............ 81 ~ Merryman's Ammoniated Dissolved Bone............................................. 200 315 Without Fertilizer.................. .................. . .................................... ..... ............. 315 Patapsco Guano Co.'s olu:ble Phosphate...................... ......................... 200 420 Witbout Fer tilizer.......... .................. ... ...... ................................................... 815 Manipulated Guan<>- Wilcox & Gibbs...... ......... ................................... 200 420 Without Fertilizer ................................................. ...... ........................ ............ 315 a Sunnyside Ammoniated Super-Phosphate assigned but not received by Mr. Reape>!S. Mr. Respess is at a loss to account for the results on this plat, except on the supposition that the "soil was too bar- ren to respond to the fructifying.efforts of the fertilizers." He reports the seasons as not- unfavorable, as shown by the results on another plat of five acres. In regard to these five acres, he says: "On my five-acre cotton patch, lan d that would, in its natural state, not have made exceeding 500 pounds seed cotton per ar.re, I have made the present year (1877), 15,000 pounds of seed cotton, at the cost of one ton of Acid Phosphate, 150 bushels of cotton seed., 4,500 pounds stable manure, and fifty bushels of ashes.,. Soil Test of Fertilizers. EXPENSE ACCOUNT. 1 ton Acid Phosphate.. .... ..............$ 30 00 150 bushels Cotton Seed. .. .. . ....... ...... . 15 00 ~l tons Stable Manure.... ............. .... 3 37 50 bushels Ashes ...... .... ... ...... .. .. ..... 7 50 { Labor .. ...... ... .. . ....... ............. 100 00-$155 8 7 I CREDITS. 15,000 lbs. Seed Cotton, at 3c. per lb ... $450 00 Cotton Seed .. ...... . .. ... ............ 36 00-$486 00 Balance .......................... ... $330 13 or $66. 02, net, per acre. Experiment made on the Experimental Farm of the State College of Agn"culture and the Mechanic Arts, at Atltms. Soi/.-Sr.rface gray, with coarse gravel, derived from decomposed granite; subsoil red clay. It was originally thin, and is nvw much worn and denuded of vegetable m1tter. It dries rapidly after rain, and suffers severely from drouth . Original growth, oak and pine, about equally divi ed. P art of the plat was in corn and part in oats in 1876. The following is a copy of the analysis of six samples of thiti soil made for Dr. E. M. Pendleton by Prof. H . C. White, and repO-15 33- 4){ 84- 8Y, ~ 45- 7Y, ;.496- 63\1' 80-15 52l-11Y, ~ ,.,..; 17-18 825- 7Y. t1 a 23-14~ 837- ~ 1 w itbout Fertlli2er...... ............ ........................................ Insid e rows. Outside rows 1 j a l ' ~ These two rows ran across n icrtlle tipot which aff~cted results, - """ .___../ -- T en Commercial F ertilizers, applied at the r ate of 100 l9s. per a1Yre, in sets of four rotos to each brand, alternating toUh sets of fo~M 1ows mife?tilized-60 1ows, 210 feet lo11g. NAMES OF FERTILIZERS. YIELD IN SEED COTTON. I1st p'k'f!, 2d -p'k'!(, ~ept-. 17th Sept. 27lb Hd p'k'g, O ct. 6lb. 4th p'k'l! Oct.. 24th , . 5th p'k'~. l'.ov. 15L 1 lo th Dec. p'k'~ lOth 'Per Aero. ~-------- -------- - - - ---- ---- ---- - - -- - - - - - - ~oust!~:::::~ Without F erti lizer ........................... ................... .................. { 0 125-10 68-12 89-1 46-14 17-l3 313-2 ~ 1Inside r <}ws . a Bradley's Ammoniated Dissolved Bone. .............................. Outside rows 0 296-4 286-14 66-9 279-6 276-10 28-2 88-2 15 122-13 121-14 141-9 63-12 55-5 GO 26-4 15-15 28-2 307-8 856-14 867-3 ~ ."~..'. 0 135 Without Fertilizer................................. . .............................. 1 Inside rows. 53-7 110-10 63-12 29-1 891-14 ~ . 1Outside rows Insid e rows. 0 282-3 214-11 259-11 69-6 &1 -9 133-2 113-7 59-t 38-7 a Homestead Supe r, Phospbate of Lim~..................... ............. Outside r ows 380 246-9 81-9 120-15 80 33-12 11-4 7-8 511) 786-9 816-9 ~ ~!':-< 1 Inalde rows. 106-14 145-5 67-8 128-7 49-11 14 1 611-14 ~ Without Fertilizer. ............................... . .. . . ..... ............... Outside rows 108-2 120 60 115-5 53-7 15 460-14 a Bradley's Patent Snper-Phosphate ............ , ....... . . ............. 1lnside rows . Outside rows 244-11 256.14 268-2 261-9 88-2 169-11 65-1 0 11-4 832-8 94-11 161-4 111-9 87 894-6 { InsicTe rows . Without FerllUzer........................................ ............ ............ Outside row iI nside rows. a Dickson's Diamond A Compound ............ ......................... Outside rows 0 0 196-14 19515 114-6 167-18 32T-3 8896 49-11 72-3 72-8 82-8 146-4 148-2 150-10 176-4 85..5 77 . 13 4614 62 8 19-11 415-5 21-9 487-8 17-13 811-14 ..... 1\1 17-13 864.6 ~ T A.BLE-Gon~ 4 nued. .... I tv 0\ YIELD IN SEED COTTON. NAMES OF FERTILIZERS. I 1st 'p'k'g 2d p'k'g, Sept ..171h Sept. 27th 3<1 p'k' g, Oct. 6th. 4th Oct. p'k'g, 24th . 5th p'k'g Nov. l l>th: t~c.P;t~~:IPor Aero. . I i ---- ---- ---- - - ----- ---- e rows. 0 76-14 48-12 119-1 79-11 ---- 21-9 345-16 i Without Fertilizer, ...... ...... ............ .. ...................................... ou; crows a Charleston Soluble Phosphate ............ ........................ ......... Inside rows. 0 129-6 86-4 45 196-14 59-1 11 2-8 99-G 48-12 20-1 813-2 ~ 30-16 13-2 528-12 ~ II i Outside rows Inside rows. Without Fertilizer............ ...........................:........... ............ Outside rows 119-1 0 0 180 69-6 71-4 46-14 106-14 38-7 (1-4 116-4 70-5 36-9 89-1 57-3 11-4 502-8 2'8-2 325-5 ~. .".>.. 22-8 276-9 ~ I~ a Increase Crescent Bone........ .................................... ....,.... iloslde rows. 121-14 183-12 109-11 96-10 51-9 16 577-8 ~ 1 , Outside rows Without Fertilizer.................. ...... ............ ....... ......... ............ luside rows. 99-G 0 164-1 llHB 52-8 54-6 109-11 105-15 58-2 60 26-4 510 ~ 13-2 350-10 ~!>.-: 1Outside rows a National Soluble Bone............ .. ...................... ................... Inside rows. 0 126-10 117-03 243-12 21-9 82-8 119-1 144-6 66-9 bS-2 16-14 341-4 ~ 10-5 664-11 iOutside rows Without Fmtillzer ... ..................... ... .................................... Inside rows. 151-14 0 248-12 110-10 66-9 90 18015 165 oo; 92-13 23-T 38-12 726-9 492-3 ~ i a Peruv1nn O uano No.2.................. ............................. ....... Outzlde rows Inside rows., G uanapc.. ................................ .. ............ . ........ ................ ... Outside rows 0 863-12 37 3-2 95-10 246-10 281-4 50-10 76 84 8 1146 136-14 ! 40-10 73-2 88-12 88-12 24-6 510 11-4 858-2 860-10 924-6 ... .._, -- :::::er::~: Wlthout Fertilizer................................................................ { 1 a New Haven Chemicll.l Co.'s Ammoniated Super-Phosphate. . Inside rows. 1Outside 1ows Iuside rows. Without Fertilizer................................................................ 1Out-side rows a Peruvian Guano No. 1-Lobos Isl11nd ................................. Inside rows.. 1Outside rows Inside ruws . Without FertiUzer. ..... .................. .................. ............. ...... Outside rows 0 0 356-4 296-4 0 0 480 519-6 0 0 225 191-4 204-6 23G-4 261-6 215-10 271-14 290-10 148-2 146-4 60 60 45 76-14 67-8 61-14 61-14 54-6 63-12 60 241-14 181-14 185 168-12 204-6 211-14 112-8 127-S 106-14 136-l4 69-6 43-2 56-4 33-12 54-G 78-12 24.-6 24-G 13-2 35-10 15 16-14 o-10 15 18-12 so 0 5-10 S-12 5-10 611-4 493-2 802-8 826-14 609-6 598-2 P50-10 1021-14 336-10 384-6 ~ ~ ~ "...'.. ~ ~~ J ' ~ ~"' ..... l\J ~ 128 Soil Test of Fertilizers. Other very interesting experiments were reported, but at too great length to be embraced in this circular. These experiments have been conducted with the utmost accuracy, and are entirely reliable in every respect. M1'. W. C. Ricltardson, Dalton, Whitfield county, re- ceived for test one sack of aNo. 1 Peruvian Guano, rectified Lobos Island, which he tested under pot<~.toes and corn, but having misplaced his memoranda, made no report. Mr. Robert J. Ragatz, Albany, Dougherty county, re- ceived samples of aChesapeake Guano, aEtiwan Crop Food Chemicals, and aExcellenza Cotton Fertilizer, and applied them, as directed, to cotton, but failed to get a sufficient stand to make a reliable test. .JYJr. J. H. Glanton, LaGrange, Troup county, received aZell's Cotton Acid Phosphate, aWhann's Raw-Bone Su- perphosphate, avVando Fertilizer, and aCalvert Guano, and applied them carefully, as directed, to cotton, but has been prevented, by protracted illness, from giving his per- sonal supervision to the test, and hence makes no report of results which he was not sure were reliable. Mr. W . J. Colquitt, Apple Valley, Jackson county, re- ceived aDeLeon's Complete Fertilizer, aManipulated Gu- ano, Wilcox & Gibbs', and aNational Soluble Bo11e, which he applied carefully, as directed, to cotton, which was ruined by a cyclone in August, hence no report. Mr. F . L . Brtdge, Albany, Dougherty county, received dLei big's Ammoniated Dissolved Bone, and aSamaoa Guano, which ( he applied to cotton, as directed, bu t failed to get a stand, hence no report. Mr. A. T . Ben?Zetl, Jefferson, Jackson county, received aDobb's Chemicals for Composting, aLeibig's Ammoniated Dis- solved Bone, and aMerr yman's Ammoniated Dissolved Bone, and applied them to cotton, as directed, but misapprehended the character of the report required, and reported only the NOT:&.-Several interesting and accurately conducted experiments have been reported by voluntary experimenters, but there are so u:any that have come through the regular channels, that these have been necessarily excluded. Soil Test of Fertihzers. a~sgregate of the production of all the fertilizers on the plat. In other respects his report is satisfactory, but the object of the test was defeated. Mr. T. E Ha11bury, Dalton, Whitfield county, used one sack of aBales' Guano on a vegetable garden, with most satisfactory results. He applied it also to a clay hill-side, on which timothy was sown, and got a fine crop of hay. No accurate report made. llfr. George C. Dmt, Cave Spring, Floyd county, received aAtlantic Fertilizer, and aS. C. Phosphate Flour, and applied them, but left his farm before the crop matured, and hence no report. Mr. John T. Wi11gjield, Washington, Wilkes county, received aEtiwan Dissolved Bone twenty-nine per cent, aExcellenza Cotton Fertilizer, aEtiwan Crop Food Chemicals, aLong's Chemicals for Composting, and aPlanters' Favorite, which be applied with great care to several plats, but, failing to secure a uniform stand, and discovering a want of uniformity in the soil of the plat not recognized before planting, he did not deem the test reliable, and hence did not report results. Genl. Geo. S. Black, Rome, Floyd county, rer.eived aGeorgia Stare Grange Acid Phosphate, aLorentz and Rittler's Acid Phosphate, aEmpire Guano, and aZell's Cotton Acid Phosphate, and carefully applied them to two plats, one upland and one bottom, bnt the stand having been destroyed by a rain storm on the upland, and the cotton irregularly injured by rust on the bo~tom, the results could not be relied upon as a test. aRussell Coe's Am'd Sup. Phos., aPreston & Son's Acid Phosphate, aPatapsco Acid Phosphate and aAlkaline Phosphate-ammoniated, were assigned to Mr. Willis T. Little, Carrollton, Carroll county, but no report has been received. Maj. J. D. Frederick received aEtiwan Guano, aGeorgia State Grange Dissolved Bone, aMerryman's Am'd Dis. Bone, and aDugdale's Am'd Sup-Phosphate, and conducted a very careful experiment on cotton, but was prevented by the carelessness of some hirelings from making a satis- 9 Soil Test of Fertz'lizers. factory report, the cotton having been picked contrary to his orders, and greatly to his annoyance. aE. Frank Coe's Am'd Dis. Bone and aMerryman's Acid Phosphate were assigned to Mr. W. A. J. Plzillips, of Meriwether county, but no report has been received. aBaldwin & Co.'s Acid Phosphate, aOber's Soluble Acid Phosphate, and aZell's Am'd Dis. Bone were assigned to W. C. Jenkins, Cuthbert, Randolph county, but no report has been received. aBarry's Granger Fertilizer, aBahama Soluble Guano, and aCarolina Fertilizer were assigned to Mr. Jas. H. McElmurray, Butler, Taylor county, from whom no report has been received. alEtna Ammoniated Superphosphate was assigned to Mr. Jno. !. Callaw ay, Decatur, DeKalb county, ftom whom no report has been received. ERRATA. Page 23.-The yield of Ladd's Alkaline F ertilizer should be 778.75. Page 25.-The decimal points should be omitted in the yield per acre. It srould be 1435 lbs., 1540 lbs. , etc. Page 99.-ln Plat No. 1, the yield of Stable Manure should be 455lbs. In Plat No. 3, the yield from Georgia State Grange Fertilizer composted, should be 560 lbs. Page 111.-ln the experiment of J. Roswell King, the yield in seed cotton without fertilizer, should be 385 lba. Comments on t!ze Expen;nents. 131 COMMENTS ON THE EXPERIMENTS. The seasons in many parts of the State were unu.sually irreg ular, and consequently not propitious to the use o( fert ilizers during the year 1877. In some instances they were so unfavorable that the crops were rather injured than benefit,ted, especially where highly ammoniated superphos- phates were applied in liberal quantities per acre. The effects of lzumus in the soil enabling the crop to withstand the injurious effects of drouth, is most striking in many of the experiments, and shows the importance of a judicious rotation of crops involving a restitution of veget- able matter at least once in three years. The great bane of Southern agriculture has been the de- nudation of vegetable matter from the soil by the continued cultivation of hoed crops. An examination of the results of the various experiments, in connection with the report ' of the previous treatment of the soil, will be not only interesting but instructive, fertilizers almost invariably payin g a better per cent. on production and investment on soils abounding in vegetable matter. HASTENING MATURITY. One of the most striking effects of fertilizers is noticeable in these experiments in which a record of the different pickings is given, from 300 to 400 pounds of seed cotton having been gathered per acre from the fer tilized plats at the first picking, when none was gathered from the unfertilized plats. This is one of the principal benefits derived from the use of fertilizers, especially in the northern part of the State, where early maturity is an important consideration. Another interesting fact illustrated in those experiments, in which the inside and outside rows in the unfertilized plats are weighed separately, is seen in the increased yield of the outside rows, resulting from the influence of the fertil izers in the adjacent rows, the roots of the plants in the unmanured plats having crossed the intervening space Com1~ents on the Experiments. in search of food. This illustrates, also, the necessity of the requireJUent of the directions for conducting the tests, that the_two centre rows of each plat shall be used in con- trasting t}le effects of the fertilizers. These results are especially noticeable in the experiment of Capt. F. D. Wimberly, and that of the State College. The results of the last season still further illustrate what has been frequently stated in the publications from this D epartment, in n;gard to the excessive use of highly ammo- niated commercial fertilizers on soils denuded of vegetable matter, especially on summer crops. There has been an improvement in the use of fertilizers in the State within the last few years, but the tendency is still towards the ex- cessive application of concentrated fertilizers in the drill. Vast sums of money have been literally wasted in Georgia, in the last twelve years, by the application of excessive quantities of fertilizers per acre in the drill. As shown on J pages 77, 79, 80 ancl 81, the yield increases with an in- creased application, within certain limits, with favorable seasons; but when very large quantities are applied, espe- cially in exceptionally dry seasons, the effect is rather in- jurious than beneficial. The careful attention of the reader is invited to the ef- fects of composts of cotton seed, stable manure and super- phosphate, applied in equal weights per acre, in contrast with commercial fertilizers. When the cost of the applica- tion per aere is considered, the contrasts are convincing ( of the economy of the composts. INSTRUCTIVE. Young planters will do well to study carefully the meth- ods employed by the various experimenters, and compare the results obtained by the different methods, making due , allowance for the surrounding circumstances, as recorded in the reports. The results in the various experiments show the impor- tanr.e of selecting for the test, soil on which no fertili zers were used the previous year, since the residue from _the .. Commmts on tlze Ezpert'men~s. 133 previous year's application injuriously affects the compari- son of the production of the unfertilized and fertilized plats. In comparing the yield from diffe rent fertilizecs, it is im- portant to notice the yield on the unfertilized plats adja- -cent to each bral!d, since these will detect any variation in the fertility of the soil. The results of these experiments, as well as those of 1876, indicate the necessity of covering the fertil izers deep for summer crops in Middle and Southern Georgia, as a means of preventing the injurious effects of drouth, while more shallow application, even with the seed, is often beneficial in North Georgia, where a vigorous start and early ma- turity are matters of prime importance. Attention is called also to the different methods of culti- vation pursued in different parts of the State, which, owing ' to the great variety of soil, altitude and climate, admit, and even require, different systems. Many of these experiments have been conducted with great care and accuracy, and are worthy of careful study. T~t from the State College is of especial interest on ac- -count of the accompanying analysis of the soil, the large number of fertilizers tested, and the great accuracy with which it was conducted. Parties desiring to make a critical examination and comparison of the res ults from different fertilizers can, by reference to the tables in the Appendix, get the necessary data for ascertaining the per cent. of gain or loss by the use of fertilizers. There was a loss in a number of experiments which is generally explained by unpropitious seasons, but in the case of Mr. Respess' experiment no such explanation is given. The results in some cases are very remarkable, when~ fertilizers were applied to thin soil. This is well illustrated . Anal;,zed and admitted to salem Georgia, for tlte Season of 1876--77. ANALYSEi-l. NAME 011' li'ERTILIZERS. e 1. Nl~OENR-TAIMLIMZOLNmsIAOTHED! Z AClJJ PllUSPUATES. ~ l?li08pk0ric Acid. . .oO~ ~ ~ ~ n~~ ~ e ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ .;: s0a ..... .::, u:J IXP.. !-1 ~ ~ !l 0 1'-. ; -; . . -a; . _ . .. = ::!.8 8"' ~""~' ' " PRICES l'El! TON. 0 ~g ::.:ug . ~ t;, ~ -~ "e"'' :::> "0 ' 0::.~-.. ,.. o !ll -~ -~~ 0"' e:; :t"""' ..:."c,.'.a.a. -.o~~.c"""a~'. e- By whom and where sold or for whom [uspe"ted iBy wbom &where Man- and Analyzed. ufac turod. -Atl-an-tic-A-cid-P-bos-...-....-..2\-1J.-31\-2.9-1\-;.-23 4.dw.cul=ll.7s'sto :liiiS2SIJO s~a oo Sioool":::.-:-: Charleston Pelzer, no~:ers & Co., . Ch:trl0stou, S.C. AllunlicPh nsr hale Co., 35 Oil ... ..... ............................. ~1. !J. lloohat e Co., Phosphate ...................! <'h~rJestou, H. C. ' Barry's Compomltl Bi- 13. 36 1. 5~ 6.55 J'hosphate .......... ......... 1 Defiance l:i u per-Phos ...... l 8.26 4.60 tl.OO Dickson's Acid E'hos .... ...1 2.95 2.35 3.T5 l.G5 8.20 0.35 4.87 29 55 43 00 50 00 ............... Augusta ... dwnru Barry & Co., Au- Edwnrd H:rny ,~:, Co., gu sta . A ugustn. (j a. H.20 1'1.20 ............. 35 50 30 00 4i 00 47 00 15 White Tav1>an,Bro . . ~.25 8.00 .............. 20 00 35 00 40 00 40 00 15 Augusta ... Dickson Fertilizer Co., Dickson Fertilizer Co. , ~ ~ ~ A ugustn. Au g us ta. Dobb's Chemicals... .........! 21.74 O.G5 10.45 0.95111.40\ 0.70\ ... .. .. \ 31 02\ 50 00\ so 00, .. ....... 15 Athens.. ... S.C. Dobbs, Athens, Gn John H. Long & Co. , ~"' - Bultiu10re. ""d E. Frank Coo's Di~lved 10.40 2,10 14.00 2.95lto.95\ .... ... \... ... . \ 42 88\ 40 00\ GO 00\ 70 00 15 Savan nub .. Purse&:. Thomas,Savnn'nh Cou tit Htchmonrl, Phtln- Bon es ............ ........... .. ! clelphia Brooklyn E. Fraok Coe's Ground tO.OO 1.70 5.00 7.00!12.001 ....... \....... \ SO 00 \ 40 00\ GO 00\ 70 00 lb Savannah. Purse&'fhomas,Savnn'nh (.;oe(_~ Richm LHI , Phil a~ Bones ......................... 1 dlphia and Bro Jklyn Etiwan Crop Food Chemi- 16.92 0.85 9.70 0.35\L0.55\ .... .. .\10.M\ 43 24\ 17 00\ 54 00\ G2 00 12 Augusta .. . W. C. Bee & Co. , Charles- Suh.burlcAchl & ouper- cats.. .......... ............. .....! ton. Pbos. Co., Chu rltston. Eti wan Dissol vcd Bone, 15.12 2.11 8.80 fi 90\14.70I....... \...... . \ 36 75135 00142 00147 00 12 Augusta ... W. C. Bee & Co., Charles SulphuricAci~ & ~up,'r- 2!! per cent. .................. ! ton. Phos. Co. , ChnrlcsiOil, Etiwun J)is.d Chemi- 16.20 0.00 13.00 cats ............................ .1 )ren tz & Ulttler's Acid 7.:,S 4.80 8. 86 l:'hosp!Jate.. .. .............. .3 M erymnn's Acid Phos .....3 17.68 U7 7.76 4.23r~. 16 U."lS .. 8e 70 35 00 42 50 GO 0015 nuonah .. C. C. Hardwick , Savan'nb Lister Brothers, New 2.00 13.10 .............. 32 76 Prlc not given nrk, N.J . ......... ..... Ro;:crs ,l Loman, Mucon .. Sul\>hurlc Acld&Suoer- 1.50 14.50 ....... ....... 36 25 Price not gl vcn 1'' 1os. Co., Charlestou. ................. .. .................................... John R. Long & Co., Oo.,Ao-l 3.3) 12.15 ....... 30 38 30 ()() 12 00 42 00 13}1 Augusta ... ..g,u,.s,tu'. '~" & Balti more. s:; oo 40 00 52 50 15 Atlanta..... M. IV. J ohnon,Atlnnta Looentz & Rlttler, Bal- Piee not given Johnson & i:>troh~cker, tim ore. 3.71 11.37 28 GS 40 00 50 ou GO 00 10 Ma co n. Athens ..... Reaves ,1-. Nicholson, Price not given Athens. John 1\lerryman & Co., Howru & Son, Augusta Baltimore. ~ crrymnn's Dis. Bone . ... 1 18.36 1.90 8.04 l\Ioro PhiJiips' Sol. Bone 10.84 2.10 8.50 Phosphate ................. I 4.06 12.10 ....... ...... 30 25 Price not given ...... 4.20 12.70 0.18 sz 40 Price not given .............. llownrd & Son, August~. John Merryman & Oo., Ball!Hiore. ~ !Inrruld, .To!Jnson &; Co., ~lMo Phillips, Phila- ~ Americus. nni t;oluble Bono- IS.iiO 8.36 7.87 4 .3~ 12.19 0.33 81 66 35 ()() 40 00 47 50 12 Pratt's . ........ ..... ....... ...i N rtva~su. .Acid Phos.........:l IS.75 3.17 3.78 10.63 14. 11 1.62 ss 62 32 00 35 00 0 >eo's Sol ub le .Acicl P!Jos.2 12.32 4.90 7.63 3.8~ 11.18 2S 70 35 00 40 00 55 00 15 0 )cr's S. ( '. Dissolv'd Hone 9.2l 4.05 V.!O Pll ospb ate .... ... ........... ! p .lmouo Acid Phos.. ...... .J 5.62 1.55 9 70 f ,Jmotlo Acid J'hos.........l 4.46 1.55 4.40 3.65 12.75 31 88 Price not given 200 I1.76 ....... ...... . 29 38 Price not givfn 4 0~ 8.41 ...... ....... 21 13 32 00 50 00 50 00 15 ALtho l'ort.a, Charles l'rntt., Atlanta .... U.S. Fertilizing & Chern- Delivered At len ! Co., Cumden,N ..J. ' utChaer nearest depot. Navassa G u:mo Co., miugtou, N. C. \Vi!- Nnvuflsu Guano Co. ,\\ il m i ngt p, .tupsco Acid Ph os.........1 14.64 u.OO 5.20 8.10 13.30 ....... ....... 33 2.; 33 00 .... ... 52 50 15 g ustn. Augusta ... M.A. Stovall, Augusta... Patnpco Guano Co. Bal- .......... p, ndleton's Phospb>lle for 1(i.26 3.10 7.50 4.50 1~.00 0.3~ ....... 31 19 3000 tim oro nnd A u~1 sw. 5! 00 15 \lnvaonnh .. Pendlctons & I .ampklu, H. W. L. Rasiu, alt.!- ~O IHJ .OSting ..... .... .......... l p est on's Acid Phos . ......! 9.11 2.25 7.20 oppleln's Slllenled Su- 11.74 1.25 5.65 "'R ~~;;!'~~o;J~~::~r~;;ii;~ :A~iJ 16.o1 2 so to.4s I rhoplein, Bal- lill\ Of(\. Athens..... Heaves .t N1holson, Reed & Co., N ew York. Athens, nn. Johnson & Strohecker, J. M. Rhodes & Co" )! aeon. Bat t im or~. "'Popplein' s has vegetable silica, 14.86. t>\lcssn<. R botles & Co. claim thnt th ~lr fr rllll zpr hns n fnir per centuge of ammonia, a nd tbnt this analysis tlocs not fairly reptesont their goods In tho ammonia dtcrminntlon. The ample furnl shetl by the I nspector for unnlysi, in this case, gives onl y 0 25 of ammonia. .... v. l.n TABLE-CONTINUED. N AllES 0.11 lr>: RT!LlZE&S. NON"-.A 'fMONIATED FEJ : Ir.TZEI~ Continued. ANA!.YdES. PllOI']JIIOtic Arid. ,..;. - " " $ ~ "'""'"' -- -- -- ::0;; ;"Q ::: ~ ro"'~~ ~ , 0 ;Q ~'2~ ;: ~~.=--a ~ ~:,... ~~f 0>:!o<- 5 " -:;a! ~~ By whom and where sold By whom & where Man- .S"..,.'l.."_", or for whom In spected and Analyzed. ufueturcd . .Q~ ~~ Sardy's Acid Phosphate.! li.OO 2.~5 G. -15 4.55 ll.OO 827 50 $28 00 832 00 $ ..... Charleston J. B. Sardy & Son, Charles- J. B. Snnly & Son, Snowden's Solu blc Phos- 12.40 4.25 4.25 phnte ......... .. ............. 1 Soluble Pacific Acid Phos- 13.68 2. 44 8.52 phnte.... .... .. .... ....,....5 8.00 12.2; 30 G3 Prirc not given. 5.59 14.11 ....... ....... 35 28 8ao8 0ou0 42 00 1~ 42 00 13 :15 00 45 00 45 00 13 35 00 52 00 15 ...t.o..n................................. ...C...h..a.r..l.e..s.t.o..n.............. .. Griffin. On Wood &Co.,Snvannall, ~ Pacilic Guano Company, A11 gu~t.a.... .f.O. Mathewso n, Aug' a, Wood's Uoll, Mass. Allunta.... Adair & Bro., AtltLotn. Atlanta..... Adair & Bro , Atlanta. Pnci fie Guano Company, ...... So. Co. Pho-qr,hnte F lour, 0.62 22.85 ....... 2.15 2.15 ....... 5 38 21 00 Atl:mtn..... J. IT. Ketner, Agent, At- ....C..h.t.u.l.e..s.t.o.n..,..S....C........... !Ground P lOS. Rock ) . 1 Si.ouo Acid P hosp hate..... ~ 9.51 G.45 6.92 3.50 lo.42 ....... 2.32 29 76 30 00 43 00 43 00 10 lanla, GB. Augusta.... Printup, Bro. & P ollard, S1ono Ph osphnte Com'y, ....... Wando Acid Phosphate..! 12.15 !.Sa 8.71> 4.00 12.75 ....... 3188 30 00 35 00 42 00 12 Augustn. Ga. Charleston, S. C. Charleston George E.Giubon, Charles- Wando Min. & Man. Co., Warren, Wallace & Co.'s 12.4G 3 60 8.30 4.70 13.00 ....... ....... 32 ~0 39 00 4-100 60 00 15 t o n ~ ~- C. Chnrlcstou, S. C. Athens .... J ~ fl' L ane, At hens, Ga...... 0. Oher k Sous, Baltl- Acid Phosphate. .........1 Zcll's ('.mton Acid Ph os- 13.11 3.98 6.12 5.00 11.12 ....... ....... 27 80 43 00 57 50 57 50 15 more, 1\hl. A ugusta.... W. H. Howard & Son , P. Zcll ,~; Sons, Bnltl - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - phuto .................... ...1 --- -- -- Averages of Acid I'hos .... 12.05 3.lli 7.44 4.H 11.6~ O.:JO 4.51 ea1 o:, s~~.'i ;;7 Str. 93 SH 7H 14.29 Augusta, Ga. more, Md. ..... (.;> 01 ~ ~ ~- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ !'> --. ~ ........... - NAMES O.IJ' FERTILIZERS " !I.-AMMONIATED ,..;. F ERTILIZERS. t; '0 :a ANALY~ES. Phosphoria 1oicl. :,a; ~ " .."... _ a~ ,; ,; :E1l-~ ~ " . . . :a;8 " o< ""'"'1t -:aJ ;::s> '0 --~= !!" - - - - - - o:;o:;p.. Eo< -~ "a0a ~ .g !l p0.. ,; ~ p. ..d <3 " 8 8 0 0 "-" . P.ii!OES P.El8 TON. . '~o ~~ " ,; "' -"~' " ~ ,; ";;' "s"' ::0:: ~8... .. , 0 .=s;:~: 8.~ .,I:' <.00 -~~ -- -8"-" - ---- 8 e::; &:: " -:;;-g _, -oS By whom nud where sold. By whom and where 5l"' or lor whom Inspecte J Man ufa.,tmed, ~""~' and Analyzed. !::: ~ Ath ens Chemical Com- 1.94 1.40 8.76 1.46 8.20 2.46 ....... $29 36 ~3~ 00 S40 oo 540 00 t o Augusta.... Dickson Fcrt.ilizer Com- Uickson FP-rtHizcr Co , pou nd .......... .. ....... ... 1 pany, Augus ta, Gn. At~gu sta, Ga. <:)-< Ab nco Guno............'.1 11.35 3.1 0 1.75 5.25 7.00 2. 10 25 OG 50 00 60 00 60 00 to Aug usta. ... Branch & Son's Augusta, Branch &. Sons, Augusta, ~ Heorgln. Georgia, Ammoni a ted Alkaline 4.94 3.87 ~. 68 Phosphate...... .........2 Ammon'd Soluble Bone, 10.27 S.Q7 7.62 Pratt's .....................2 3.85 9.53 1.72 30 02 45 00 62 00 15 40 00 48 00 8.9~ 11.57 1.54 2 .05 37 76 45 Oil 50 00 60 00 12 Augusta.... Printup, Brn. & P ollnod, Hawk'ville .. -~-~.~~~~.1~:..~~~.............. ~ Chesapeake Guano, Hultimore, i\ld. Co. 1 At Ports.... Charles Pratt, Atlanta, U.S. Fertilizer &Chemi- Geogia c:-~ 1 Co.,Cooper's Creek, ~ !h. ~ At lantic Fertll1zer .. .... l 14.22 0.82 4.75 .a.2o 8.00 3.32 2.76 36 37 41 00 50 00 60 00 Buhama Sol. Guano....! 21 .46 8.60 6.25 4.75 10.00 n.5o 2.32 41.31 47 00 67 50 67 50 15 Charleoton Pelzer , Rogers & Company, .AC.tlanmntdioentlhNo.G 00 70 00 70 00 15 A.ogustn.... D'ranklin BrDs., A ugnsta} Lister Bros., Newark, niated Dlss'd Bone ... 2 41 00 ~2 00 70 00 lfi Savunu:oh .. C. C. Unl'llwlck, Stcvan'h Now Jersey. Blue Bone~uper-Phos..l 13.44 2.45 8.20 3.20 11.40 2.20 ....... 36 42 .. ....... 67 ~0 67 oO 15 Conyers..... J. &. W. E. 'l readwell, P. !:i. Cha ppell & Sou, Conyers, Ga. .Bal 1 imore, Md. Brnoi ley's Ammoniated 10.11 1.1 5 7.50 3.70 11.20 2.25 ....... 36 10 Price not given Langston & Crnne, A t- Bradley Fertilizer Co., Sa-} Dissolved Bone.........l lan tn. BradleJ 'S Patent Super- 11 .33 3.2~ 5.81 4.01 9.86 8.03 ....... 35 5ilf 40 Ob 55 00 .... ............ .Sav annah .. L. J. Guil m ~'0? p<:L;.I,Q;p..I,t 00:: ~... [0< 5 :dwan1 Barry Am;ne1n. Augmna. & Co., ~ Barry's Grangers l<'ertili- 11.80 1.80 9.25 1.75 11.00 8.95 zer ......... ............ ......... ) 41 72 43 00 60 00 ............... Augusta ... l!:dward Barry & Comp'y, Edwu1d 13arry & Co., Aogustn. Augu:-,tn. <::>-< 1;;- Busey's Excelsior............! 9.72 0.20 12.15 'carolina Fertilizer ..........2 17.76 3.81 5.67 Charleston Soluble Phos.l 10.10 3.~0 4.30 Ch esapeake ....................3 13.61 4.19 4.46 2.80 15.0018.50 48 55 Pl'icel not !given ................ N. Gallaher, Warrenton .. W. 0. Husey, George- l town, JJ. 0. s.3519.o2. a.o2 33 42 45 00 70 00 70 00 15 Augusta ... Barrett & Caswell, Au } gnsta. Bradley Fertilizer Co., 31 00 .................. ...................... II. 1.\1. Comer, Savan'nh Bust on. 4 551 8 851 3,35 1.8~ 37 16 Price not given ................ Geor(le W. Scott & Co., Stono Phosphate Com'y Atlanta.. Charlelon. I 4.901 9.361 3.061 1.641 37 0-!l 50 00 62 00 70 00 15 At ports.... Print up, Bro. & Pollard, Augusta. ICL~sa peoke Guano Co. , 50 00 GO 00 60 00 l2 Hawkins. ,J. 0. Jelks & Brother, Baltimore. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ville. H~wkinsvllle. Cotton c-.mp'd. Ammoni-111.461 5.161 3.72 5.861 9.581 2.791 2.101 37 851 45 00 70 00 70 0015 Atlanta..... John .N. t:>wllt, Atla nta, a~ed Diss'd Bone 1:'hos...2 Price not given . :If. A. Stovull Angu~to., Palapsco Guano Com 'y, Price not given D. B. HuH, Savannah. BalUnv1re. Cotton Food ...................1 10.97!8 65r5.! 0 4,80itO.OOI 2.001 ....... 1 32 201 Price n ot given ................ Cubl>edge & Hazlehurst, Maryland Fertilizer Co. Mucou. .Baltimore. Cumberland Bone Co.'s t2.6t 3,92 6.88 4.7Sil1.66l 2.881 ....... 1 39 o21 40 ool 52 501 10 oOI15 Savanna h. Austin &. Ellis, Savannah Cumherhwd Bone Co., Super- Phosphate ........2 Port.lancl, Maine. Dickson's Compound ...... I 6.52 4.20 2 15 5.101 7.251 8.301 ....... 1 30 011 Price! not !given ...... .......... Dhlrson Fertilizer Co., Dickson b'erlilizer Co. , mg,~~~~:'tnP~~.~.~~~...~} Augnst1, Augusta. 7.1lj4.oo 1.4o 6.551 7.951 3.591 ....... 1 32 SOI... ...... J 7,Q OOJ 70 OOJ...... 1Augusta ... Dick>on Fertilizer Co., I>ick-.111 l'el'lilizer Co., A u gu~tu. Au~ust.a. *C<>tton compound has 1.60 ID:!30esia, -, > . :i~f~ A,;;;,;'Q~i~iecrease Crescent Bone...! 16.26 2. 5~ 10.35 eycle n's Ammonia'd Sol- 13.88 5.00 5.20 uble Guuno .................. 1 iebig' s AnlluoniaL'd Dis- 12.59 4.68 3.78 solved Hon e ............... .2 iebig' s F ormula..... ...... .! 13.11 3.55 6,65 ong's Disolved Bone ....~ 18.78 1.06 6.86 orentz & Ritller's Am'd 12.08 2.37 7.68 Soluble Phosphate .......3 6.7~ 9.93 l .G;; 2.28 34 41 50 ou GS 110 GS 00 15 Augusta ... M. A. St nil, A ugustn. Pa!up~co Gu nno Uom'y 40 00 G5 011 G;; O'l 15 ':)[L \'U.Uilah. D. B.Ht , Savaunp_h-. Bnlt1morc. 8.16 13.29 3.30 2,43 49 32 67 50 67 50 15 :\lacon ...... F. D. Tit cy ;\htW ll. Price uot given Lngsto~ .-. t rane, At- Jarvis & Hooper De- Ia..., ~. ....... 3.00 13.35 2.00 oa 40 58 45 00 55 00 55 13 Augus ta.._ J bl. Ber y, Augusta. ....... 4.60 9,80 2.86 34 76 45 00 G7 50 ......... 15 Atln>rdt. ... A. Leydc Atlanta. IJ'O il, Mi ch. ' Li1s.l1'eh,r"t'tB":-o:r1. bers1 N_!jY.- W ul ttt n, Whann tlo . , Wilmington, Del. 5.78 9.56 2,41 ....... 82 58 GO 00 6i 00 J.l!' No })t'i Cf:' g-i ven 1 ~0 price given 6. 75 13.40 43 11 42 00 tiO UO 60 00 15 Aug ust:~ .... M.A. St< J . ti. Swi D. Jl. llu aSll~,~A::u::g1u~;'h1,"} Patupsco Gunuo Bu!timore, Md. Co. , Augusta.... ~l. A. Sto ull, Augusta. P .t tapsco Guano Co., ijaltimore, M:d. oo 3.45 10.30 2.05 ....... 33 13 40 00 60 60 00 l5 Athens..... S. 0. Dob , Athens. John R. L on g & Co., 1!.11 timore. 3.68 11.36 2.21 ....... aG 36 45 00 45 00 55 00 60 00 67 50 15 Atlanta .. ... M. W.Jol GO Oil tSY. Augusta. ... HeaH, Sp1 sou, Atluntal ro & Co., AU g-(., ln. Lor en tz & Rittjer, Bri- 'l" j No pricegiven J ohu ~:~o n Strobecker, / tiwore. ~ ~ ~ :J acon. ..... An analysis of Empire Guano, made 22d June, after this tnble was nearly completed, gives 10.80 of available Phosphoric Acld, and o.20 of Ammouis. w \0 tGran ~e Mixture bu 1.69 ma~:ne.iia . --t T ABLE-CoNl"INUED. .. ... t . N AlliES OF FEBTILTZEBS. AMMONIATED FERTILIZERS - Continued. ..c.,.; tl 0 ~ ANALYSES. . .; Pl10ph01ic .dcicl. I.go. :a. .,; :;:; "' - ~ s .:l ~~~ . "' .. - ~'E." - = &!~~ ~--= .0 '"' c.>C.. Q) :J- lll>'t;7 o:.l 'd ..J .... 0~ : -g~ g .,; .c..; " a a 8 PlliOEO PER TON. ci ;8:: Q. -;J "(.) ,; ;":; a""' 8 .;;a :"3 0 ,-.0>o..<.. "' .... 8"-_ece,._O:! ~'i ;c::o- tl.o :"S' -:<.g ~a i~ IBy whom and where sold,,By whom nod "1\here or for whom Inspected MnnufuclureiL ~"",_0'~":c: and Analyzed. I I . -a,w ManhnttanBloodGuano..l 1"-Uo 2.J58.lo 2.7b IJ.GO =:$as DO 51~ 00 51~0 00-=::::- -=::Savannah. Duocan &.Johnson, Snv.,} '.Ving& Evans, N.Y. , Mathis Chemical Cern- ll.6P 2.7~ 7. 65 pound .... ......... ........... 1 Mcrryman's Ammoniated 15.94 0.80 9.70 Dissolved Bones. ... .. ..6 2.35 10.00 l.~G ....... 2.48 12.18 8.21 ....... No 29 {)0 p~I<'C GO 00 !!,ven ,6 66 W. .. ........... .. . l.h.t8CR.R A. T. Cole, GriHin. Mathis & Co., No. Ja, Lorentz & Rittler, Balli J 42 01 50 no ........ 72 00 l~ Athens..... eCaevnctsr.a~lNRichL'tl.s'n,Ath's\ m.oca..Md.- 50 Ou 65 00 Savanna b...._ ............................ John Merryman & Co. ~ "..."...'.. Minor's Ammoniated Su-11.68 2.65 8.10 per-Phosphate.............! Mt. Vernon Ammoniated 11.97 8.7~ 6.85 :Sol u ble Phosphate ...... l N avassn Ammoniated Sol- 18.'10 5.60 2.67 ubl~ Phosphate......... 2 Navassa (.;ottoo l\11xture..2 12.68 4.28 4.67 7.45 10.85 8.00 ....... 8.00 9.85 3.20 1.14 6.45 9.12 3.10 ....... 7.86 12.031 1.54 ....... N o price given W. .U. '!.oward & Son, Ballimore. 37 98 No price giv~n Savannah. A u g u s t u:-B. B. 1\linor, Jr., ""-van'b, Pnta~sco Guano Ccm'y J3nltinwre. 3616 40 00 50 00 67 50 15 Macon ...... Joh nson & Strohecker, o..,8tav Da mumnnn,Bal I Macon. limorc, 1\fd. '.""0' '" 33 OG 50 00 55 00 ................ DJ'd Navno.a Guano Company, Navassa Guano Com'y ,... n L W ilmington, N . c . Wihulngwu, N. c. 35 62 42 00 4S 00 ................ \ " Njwnosa Uunno t'ompnny, Nuva&n Guano Ccm'y, ~ ::t. ;:: l:l ~ "~ " New Hn~cn Chem. Co.'si2J.OO 2.851 4.50 Ammon'd Super-Phos.l Obcr's Soluble Amruo't'd 17.07 2.471 9.60 Super-Phospbnte........ .2 2.701 7.201 4.001 4.101 38 961 50 OOI 60 001 67 60115 2.301 11.901 2.121 .......1 37 381 50 00160 001 iO 00115 4iOU 5250 700015 ''Wilruinglon, N.C.' Wilmingon , N. U. !If neon ...... English & Huguenin, Mn- New 11uven ( 'homlcn con. Go .JNew Uavco, C'ou Athens...... Jell Lane. Athens, } G. Obcr & Sons, Baitl- Augustn.... Wnrrcu, Wn!Jnce & Cc., more Md Ober's A ~moninted Dis- 15.50 0.851 s.os solvM Bone................ ! Obe r's Genuine Pbo"pbo- 11.30 6.651 4.00 P cru\i au Uuano....... 1 P atapsco Gua no Cc.'s Sol- 10.58 5.941 3.71 uble Phosphale*..........5 1.95110.001 2.261 .... ...1 83101 47 001 52 501 70 00115 5.201 9.20 4.1ll ...... .l 37 SOl Price! not I g iven 5.8119.52 3.271 1.84.,.3..8..5..2. 14550 00101 ,7608 000017608. 000011155 ....... .. 55 00 ......... 70 00 15 Augus1u. ' Augusta .... Warren, Wallace & Co., G. Ober & Sons, Bultl- 11 ugusta . mort, Md . ...... ...... .... Warren, Wallace & Co., G. Ober ,, :Sons, Bniti- A HMUHn. more, Md. Savnonnb. D. ll. B_ull, Savannah. } Patnpsco Guanv Cou1'y, A u ~nstn.... M.A. I:Stfl\' alJ, Aug usta. Bulto Luld Augusta. Ru01e....... Berrys & Co., Rome. Pal.apeco Guano baa 1.55 :lo1a&neaia, Pendleton's Ammoniated 11.02, 2.01,10.40 3.85114 251 4.021 .... .. I 50101 53 001 60 001 75 00116 Snvannnb .. Pendletons & Lnmpkln, R. W. J,, Rasln, Balt1- Jll-Pbosphnte... ....... .....! All nn t a. m ore, Md. Pendl e ton's Al otmo ulatecl12.93 3.70 6.97 2. 881 9.851 s.4sl 2.001 40 sol 52 ool 59 ool 74 ool15 Atlanta . ... P cndJ..ron's&T.om pldn, ~ R. W. L. Rasin , BalLi St~per-Phosphute ... .... .2 A tlu u tn . more, l\1d. 48 00 fiii 00 60 00 12 Ath en s..... J, H. Huggins, Athens, Planter's Favorite... ...... .! 20.441 1.20110.40 1.801 12.201 1.25 85 001 No Pnce given .............................................. ......... J c,bn R. J. ong & Co. , Ballim nre, bid. P eerless Gunno...............1 11.36 3.fj0 5.55 4.551 10.101 3.3312.781 41 GO {7 00 67 50 67 50 15 Augusta. ... Cl ngh orn , Herl ing & Co., Wnllon, Whanu & Co., A u g n s t.a. Wilm ington , Del. Peruvian Guano No. 1, 9.48 1.55 7.20 6.751 8.00 5.80 ..... .. 51 581........... ....... ....... .. . ................. ..... R . G. Lay, Savnnnnh. Hnbsor. llurtado & Co., Rctified,Lobos I slan d .. New York. Pernvtun Gm111o, ~o~ccood 5.98 1.10 4.80 7.251 12.051 2.001. ... .I 37 881......... 1 ......1...... ... 1....... 1.......... ...... IR. G. Lay, Savannah. U< ton Grower... .... ... .......1 Ru ssell Coe's A ntll1uC'IIi c timn1 o...... 1 Sardy 's Phospbo P er u vian 13.04 3.60 4.45 Guano ............... ...... ... ! Schuefc1's AJOru o nlatrd 9.92 3.12 4 .4~ Super-PhospiH\ le.........1 Sea Fowl Guano (B.D.]. .415.65 3.1 3 5.!)6 3.50 8.76 1.75 ....... 28 18 No price given B a ltimore, M.d. .. ................... ..................... ............. . J. B. Su rd y & Son, ,........ 4.65 9.10 3.75 ....... 86 26 4a oo 52 00 ....... Charleslon J. Ji. Sardy & Son, 0.har1es- (;ltarlcston. J. B. l:ln r rt y & Son, rou. Charl uston. Sc~tnefer, 6.20110.6512.86 ....... 35 09 Price not qlvcn ....... ................ Goo. Hampton, .................................... Poll"' ) 0.00 0 M ' "' ... ~ " 00 00 '"' " 00 " Gcorg l a. A"'"'~ .. <'A'u"~'u"stBa. & ~ ~ ~ .... ~ 60 00 GO 00 60 (}(l12 Savannah .. N.A.H nruper- 11.82 3.HI 4 .~S 4.1 8 8.76 3.42 3.88 40 42 47 00 70 oc 70 00 10 At Pons... Clnghorn ,Ticrrlng &Co.,} Co , Pluladelphin, Pa. P h ospbnle... . .. . ........ .. ..2 .A U!!118t n . Walton, Wh Hn n & Co., Price not given. CuiJhcdge & Hazeburst, WJJminglon , Del. Macon. ~ ,--... Whitlock's Vegetator . ...1 12.92 4.00, G.OO Wilcox, nibbs & Co.'s 1 11.94 2.S.~ 7.65 2.Clll :Mnuirulatrcl Guano..... . Zell's .Ao~'"" nitcd Bone 11.92 1 6.28 SuJlf'r-1 hosphatc.........2 J.... . ,. . . . ~.00,11.00 2.70 ....... 87 22 ~ 00 M Augusta ... ~tbley & Wheeklos, Au- W.Whttk>Ck,Bo-lmore. gustn. 4.86 12.00 2.85 8.10 4~ 22 55 00 TO 00 70 0016 Savannah.. Wilcox, Gibbs & Co., Sa- Wilcox. Gibbs & Oo., vuunnh. f:av:ulntlnh, Ga. 8.12 9.85 2.78 ....... 33 20 55 00 .. ....... 67 60 , 1~ Augusta ... W. II; li~ward & Sou,} r. 2ll!ll & Suns, .BaltJ- Au~u s t.o. mere, Md. No price gnu. Toccoa, Gtt Yow & .Bruce, Toccoa. u:i i7.3'9 Averag.c~ of Ammoniated 12.9j 2.!i:i, G.24'4:2'7'10.5i 2.73 $36 82 $4714 ~60 02 $6619 Fcr11hzers .................. 2.5'21 Ge!e !ti. Average;;;{-;;); .Jt ertJllztors... ... ........ ...... m~ 3.001G.Gij'4.2G1io:ii7 2.76 ;f3418l$43 7ui$M 971 S62 13114.36 Calcined Marl; Moisture, 8.32; Cttustic Lime, 15.50 ; Carbonate of Lime, 45.9~; Sulphnoo of Lime, 5.10; Bone Phosphate, 10.15. Manufactured and for sale by Ravenel & Co., Charleston, South Carolina, at $10.00 pet ton. ~ c;:,. Two analyses of Palmetto Acid Phosphate were made. These were not averaged, because it was evident, from tlte analyses and the oppearnnce of the ~ am pies, that !bey were nottbe nmo nrli<'le; hrnre, bnlh nnalyses are publlsbcd just ::ntbey were made. The amount of Bone Phosphate, beretofote given in the tables of analyses, is omitted in this. Bone Pbopbnte ls Phosphoric Acid Rnd Lime, or Phos- ~ phate of Lime, as It exlts In !be follll of unl!n~l bones. To nsre rlalt. the Bone Ph osphate lu a fertilizer. mult iply the 11-lul Phosuhorlc Acicf by 2.183; tho result will be the total Bono Pbospbute. Ir the amilab/8 Pbospborlo Acid Is multiplted by 2.183, it will give tbe tri-calcic, or Bone Phoopbute dissoit'ed, which ~ a fertilizer conralns. ~ "' The nvernges of Afltmo>~in nnd Potash, are of those fertilizers only, in which Ammonia and Potnsb deterrn lnntious were made. They are not arerages of ~ the whole number of fertilizers In tho trndo. The Chemical Analyaes in this Table were made by Prof, W. J. Laud, Atlanta, Ga,, Chemist of the Department of A&rricultnre for the Ana.lylis of Fertilizers. ... .j:>.. ~ [Jlkctractfrom Oircula?' No. 51, dated 28th January, 1878.] COMPOSTING SUPERPHOSPHATES WITH HOME MANURES. . When we consider the fact that the farmers of Georgia expended nearly three and a half millions dollars last sea on for fertilhr.ers, even on a cash basi , the question of the most economical mode of permanently improving our soils, and at the S!tme time prod ucing remunerative crop , is one of Yital importance to our people. The Philosophy of Oomposting.-Stable mnnure is admitted on all sides to be a complete manure, in the sense of containing all of the nece"sary elements of plant food. 'l'here are some of the more important elements (Phosphoric Acid is the principal) which are contained in such small per centage that large quantities of the manure must be applied in order to secure a sufficient quantity of this essential element for the nece ities of plant sustenance. To supply thisdeficiency, superphosphate is added to the compost heap. A combination of stable manure and cotton seed, in the prop01tions recommended, supplies enough Ammonia for summer crop , lmt hardly ufficient for winter small grain, unle s applied at the rate of 400 pound per acre. The ulphate of lime contained in every superphosphate, be itles being otherwise valuable as a chemical agent, serves to fix the Ammonia generated in the progress of decomposition in the compost heap. The fermentation re- duces the coarse material, and prepare it for the use of the plant. " Composting in the Grotmd.":.....rrhis is ad\>ocated by Prof. P en- dleton and others, and as far as results on crops are concerned, is satisfactory, but has orne serious objections in practice. If cotton seed are usee,!, they must be put into the ground before warm weather commences, to preveut germination. Thi necessitates stirring the manure just before planting, which would risk bringing some of it to the surface, or the crop must be planted on a hard bed. Auother difficulty under the general practice in Middle and Southruu Georgia, is lhat stock would have to be taken out of the field before spring. This would be advantageous to the land, but would give the planter some inconvenience. rrhere is-no labor sa,ed by this system, but it is applied at a season of comparative leisure. Oomposting Under 8helter.-This may usually be done on rainy day, or when the ground is too wet for the plow, so that lit.tle time ueeJ IJe lost by the roauipulation of the heap. There are two methoas practiced with equally satisfactory results : One is to apply the different ingredient.s in successive layers, and htraet from Circular NfJ. 5I. 145 cut down vertica.lly after a. thorough fermentation baa takeu place, mixing well with shovel at the same time. ~ The other is to mix thoroughly the ingredients at first, and allow the mass to stand until used. The effects of composts thus prepared fa1 exceed the indica.t.ions of analysis, and, cost considered, are truly remarkable. .Fbrmulre jorComposting.-If the stable manure and cotton seed have been preserved under shelter, use the following: FORMULA No !. Stable Manure.. .... ...... ................. ................... ........ ...... ........................ ......... i60 lbs. Cotton Seed (green)... ................... ............... .. ........................................... ...... 760 Ibe. Acid Phoopbate or Dissol3 97 118 122 125 Hamilton, T. A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . .................. 71 Hanson, J. F ..... . .. .... ....... . ............ .. . .... . . ........ .76 Hix, William ....... . .......... ...... ......... . ..... .............. 82 l:iuie, J . M ........................ . .......... .. ..... .. . ...... .. 98 Hape, Samuel. . ..... . ... .... . . . .... . ............. ... ... ... ...... 115 Hanbury, T. E . ...... .............. .................. . ......... 129 I Irwin, Charles B ...........................................................:............... 11 Increase Crescent Bo!le ............................................. 7 8 32 123 126 J Jones, J . B . . ..... .. ..... .......... .. . ... ....... ... . .......... . .93 Jones, Heuben. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................... 100 Jordan, George W........ .... ................. . .... .. ........... 105 Jenkins, W. C . ... ... ...... . . . .. . ......... .. ....... . .. . . .... .. .. 130 K Kilgore, W. C ............ . ... . ....... . ...... . .... .. .. . ... . ..... 30 Kimbrough, T. H . ...... .... .. ... .. .............. . ... . .. ... ... 103 King, James Roswell .. .. .......................... . ..... . . ..... 110 L Leyden's ~moniated Soluble Guano ....... 16 19 55 69 89 96 97 116 Ladd's Alkaline Fertilizer . ........................... 23 25 52 65 77 Lorentz & Ritter's Acid Phosphate... . . . . . . . . . .........33 34 &! 129 Liebig's Formula......... .. ........... ... .. 00 39 ......... 49 177 115 Latimer, J . .It.. . .................... .. .............. . .. . ...... .41 Little, James F .. ..... . ........ .. . . .. .. .........................52 Long's Dissolved Bone.......... .... ...................... .... .. 6 54 Lavender, J . S. .. ...... .... ... . ...... .... .. .. . . .. .. . . ............ 55 Lindley, J . T . ....... ...... . .. ...... . ........... .. ......... . .. . .. 64 Lorentz & Ritter's Solublto A.ml!lonlated tiuperphospbate ; . .. . . 13 70 75 ' ! Index. Logan's Fertilizing Compound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 70 75 'V7 8~ Liebig's Ammoniated Dissolved Bon.: ........... ...... .. .. 88 128. 128 LeSueur, B............................................. . ....... 112 Long's ~repa.ted Chemicals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Little, Willis T.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... 129 M Merryma1l's Ammoniated Dissolved Bone .. 14 21 36 39 45 52 53 57 60 62 63 65 68 97 116 118 128 129 ~~~~~1~.sw." c~:: ::::: : ~::.: :::;::::: ::::::.:.::::.::::::::: :.:: :~~ ?rlarl, Calcined ............................................... 50 57 Montgomery, J. N . . . . . . ........... .. ............ . ......... , ....50 Merryman's Dissolved Bone...................... 6 52 53 78 79 80 81 McCrary, L. Q. C .....................................'....... .. . . ... 53 Minor's Ammoniated Superphosphate. ... . . . . ...... . ............ 56 77 Merryman's Pure Dissolved Bone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Montgomery, W. S....... . .. . . .......... . ..... .... ...... . ... .66 l1attox, H. W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Mount Vernon Ammoniated Soluble Phosphate . ... 78 79 80 81 89 124 Matthews, Wm. F ... ... .... ................... ... .............. .94 Murray, J. B ................................................... 97 Mathis' Chemical Compound. . . . . . . . . . ... . , . . . . . ..... 9 101 103 111 Marshall, C. B .................... . .... .... .. ... ....... : .. ... . . .102 Massee, 0. J ..... . ...... , ....................................... 103 McNulty, M. A.: ......... . ...... . ............................. 104 Merryman's Acid Phosphate .............................. . ... . .. 130 McElmurray, ;James H. . . . . . . . . . ...... . ....... . ................ 130 N National Soluble Bone, Pratt's....... .. .... . . ... 28 29 123 126 128 Navassa Cotton Mixture .................................. 35 66 111 Nickols, David........ .. ............................. .. . ....... 42 Neal, James L ......... . .... , ... ........ ....... . ........ .. . .. . . ..45 New Jersey Uhemical Co.'s Superphosphate.......... ....... ... .... 57 Newton, Willis.................... . .............................. 57 Navassa.,p.mmoniated Soluble Phosphate.............. . ... 6 65 69 117 New Haven Chemical Co.'s Ammoniated Superphosphate .. 102 123 127 Navassa Acid Phosphate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... .. ..... 103 116 118 North, R. W . ....... .. ... ............ ........ ..... ... .. ...... 113 0 Ogletree, A ........................................ : ...... , .. .. .. 22 Ober's Soluble Ammoniated Superphos . .41 45 49 52 56 73 88 103 110 Ober's S. U. Di~solved Bone Phosphate ... . . .... ..... ..............56 Ober's Soluble Acid Phosphate. .. .... ... .. ... ......... ... ....9 68 130 p Patapsco Soluble Guano . .......... 1.8 36 47 57 66 68 90 107 108 118 Pendleton's Ammoniated Superphosphate.......... 18 36 61 104 117 Pendl~ton's Biphosphate .... : ......... . ................... 18 36 104 PeruVIan Guano, No.1, Rectdl.ed Lobos......... 7 8 14 18 19 32 47 93 96 115 124 127 128 Pratt's Ammoniated Soluble Bone.... . ... . . . . . . . . . ......... 21 65 72 Peruvian Guano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .....................21 72 96 Peerlelill Guano.. . ............. . ............... . . . .....9 23 30 31 :;~ ' '~..: ( Inrkx. . ,_-~, '; Peruvian Guano (Guanape).. .. . .... .. .'... . ...... 26 28 29. 47 123 126 Pratt's National 8oluble Bone. . ... . . ... ... ....... . :2b 29 123 126 128 Preston & Soil's Ammoniated Superphosphate.. . . . . ...... 14 30 31 35 . Potatoes, Irish, Experiments on......... . .... .................. 30 Palmetto Acid Phosphate..................... . ... : ...... 14 38 53 Peek, W. L..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ....... 40 Pendleten' Phosphate for Composting..... . . . . . . . . . ..............56 Preston & Son's Acid Phosphate . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ....... .68 82 129 Paden, M. S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .... ......... 73 Patapsco Acid Phospate ................. . .................. 86 129 Pldnter's Favorite.............................................. 129 Phillips, W.A. J ......... , .................................. 130 R R~aves & Nichols~n's Acid Phospate .......... . . .. ................ 10 Ragsdale's Ammoniated Bone Superphosphate . .'.......... 21 54 60 113 RMves & Nicholson's Cotton Grower ........... ... .. .......... .43 52 Rhodes' A:lXlmonjated Superphosphate . . ...... . ... ... ... .. . ..... .49 92 Russell Uoe's Ammoniated'Bone Superphosphate. . ......... 1:1 112 129 Respess, J. . . . . . .... . ...... . .. .. ... .. .... _. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 118 Richardson, 'N. C . ...... ........ ................................. 128 Ragan, l:t. J .................................................. :. 128 . s Soil Tests, directions for ..... ............. : . ....................... 3 Smith, B. C .......................... .. . . : .. ......... ...... .. 13 8terns' Pure Fine Ground Bone.. . . . . . ..................... ...... .10 Sardy's PhosphoPeruvian Guano .... . .. ... .......... ..16 19 62 101 Smith, Simeon ............ .. ... ............ ..... . ... . . . . . . ... .20 South Carolina Phosphate Flour. . . .. . ...... 9 21 43 55 72 74 110 129 Soluble Sea !~ land Guano ...... ~ ..... ............... ...... 23 82 103 :-loluble Pacific Guano ...... ........ 13 25 26 41 49 50 53 70 82 84 90 Sterns' Ammoniated Superpho~phate .. 10 12 14 26 43 53 65 74 82 84 104 Sea Fowl Guano (B. D.).. . .. ...~ ...................... 12 28 29 4ii 61 8o!uble Pacific Acid Phosphate .. ....32 72 78 79 80 81 84 103 113 117 Sibley's " 1. X~ L" ..... .. .. .'. ; . . .. . . ........... . . ... .. 32 57 99 100 Sheppard, C. C . . .......................... ..... ... ..... ... . .33 84; Schaefer's.Ammonia.ted Dissolved Bone........... 33 34 78 79 80 81 84 .'- 8ea Gull,Ammoniated Snper~osphate .. . ..... ... .....12 13 33 34 59 Sto~~e,.Gunno ....... ..... : ............. 38 66 78 79 80 81 116 . Sa~~ oniaterl Soluble Pacific ..................... . ... 38 40 60 Stono A . osphate . .. . .... .. ...... .... ...... . ... . . .6 38 45 54 84 Raman'< i'anu.,. ;, ..... . ..... ..... , .. ........ . . . . .. ' . . . .. 41 52 128 8tron~'s _moniated Superphosphate ... ... ... .......... . .. .10 43 93 :: . ::::-::::::::::::.:: :: ::::.::::::::: Sardy s Aeid Phosphate. ........... .... . ... .... ... .. .43 75 104 110 ~~:~=~:*~........~. ::!~ Sunn.vside A,mmoniatetl Superphosphate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Sturgis, A. E ............... .. .. ..... ...... ... .. . .... ....... ..... 56 Snowden's Soluble Phosphate .. .................... : .... . ...... 60 92 Speight, Thomas E ................ . ...... ........ . . ...... .... .. .. 60 South Carolina Acid Phosphate ...................................61 Stallworth, Thomas H ................... ... . . ............... . .... 77 liltatesberry, Peter . ..... . .. ... ............... .. ................85 86 Searcy, "fl. H .. .... : ... . .................... . ...... ..... ....... .. 89 Sun Guano .... ... .: . .................... ... . .. .......... 1:39 111 114 Spinks, H. C.. .... ... ..... .. ..... : ...... . ...... . ...... .. ......... 89 II~~~~~~~ID~~~~~ni~I~U~~~~Ill 3 2108 05732 5378 Ind~z. Studstill, William .................... . .................... . ... ... 91 Ser~o. B. N... . ......................... . ... .. ........... .106 107 Srr.tth, .Jubilee ... ............ . .................................. 114 State A.gricultnral College- ... ... .. .... .......... ........ . .. ..... .. 119 T Tarver, A. E ............ . .................. . ..................... d Thornton , F. P .......... .. ................ ....... ... ..... ... : .... 69 Tutner, John .... . ............... .. ........ ............ ........ .109 l'aylor, P. E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... 11S w Ware. J. B ......................... ... .. ..... ... ................ 11 fVard, M. B .... ................................................ 12 Wilcox & Gibbl!' Manipulated Gn;lno .. : ......... 19 90 97 116 118 128 Whann' Haw Hon<' Superphosphate............ 12 13 30 31 5il :J4 57 78 79 80 81 88 97 128 Watson~~ Clark's Superphosphate .............. ..... :12 '3- 57 66 84 Wando Fertilizer. ... .. ........ . ........ . .... ..... 35 43 71! 77 95 128 Wimrerly, F . D.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ 36 Wando .~cid Phosph~te ........................................59 65 Wi11i:lms, B. W.... ... ... . ....... . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... .'ill Wbitloca's Vegetator ... . ....................... ..... f':l.......... 114 wn~ ,m ..Jnme5 l\I....................... ... ...................... 1i7 Wi: ri ltl. John T ............................................... 129 Zell'~ Atnlll(mi:\tt>d Bone Superph'ls pi11Lie .... . ..... .... 9 L6 18 1)3 130 Zdl's Ootton Acid Pphospbate ............................ 93 123 1211