Guano: A Treatise of Practical Information for Farmers

39 chapters

1. 1GUANO:
2. 2A Treatise of Practical Information for Farmers;
3. 3CONTAINING
4. 4PLAIN DIRECTIONS HOW TO APPLY PERUVIAN GUANO
5. 5TO THE VARIOUS
6. 6CROPS AND SOILS OF AMERICA,
7. 7WITH A BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF ITS HISTORY, LOCALITY, QUANTITY, METHOD OF PROCURING, PROSPECT OF CONTINUED SUPPLY, AND PRICE; ANALYSIS OF ITS COMPOSITION, AND VALUE AS A FERTILIZER, OVER ALL OTHER MANURES.
8. 8CONTENTS
9. 9INTRODUCTION
10. 10A TREATISE ON GUANO.
11. 11PERUVIAN GUANO—ITS USES AND BENEFITS.
12. 12EFFECTS PRODUCED BY THE USE OF GUANO IN VIRGINIA.
13. 13DR. FAIRFAX'S EXPERIMENTS WITH GUANO.
14. 14MR. NEWTON'S EXPERIMENTS.
15. 15GUANO vs. MANURE—EFFECTS UPON HEAVY LAND.
16. 16OTHER WITNESSES IN VIRGINIA IN FAVOR OF GUANO.
17. 17GUANO IN NORTH CAROLINA.
18. 18EXPERIMENTS IN MARYLAND.

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