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THE FARMERS' REGISTER. 



'* My wheal came in well where I used pou- 

 drelle last lall. It. stood the winter well, and the 

 berry is fine; but where 1 used bone, aboui the 

 same cost to the acre, in the same field, it ^vf1s 

 winter killed, very much ehrunU, and I should 

 judge thai there would not be over hall' the num- 

 ber of bushels per acre. Where I u^ed poudrette 

 this sprint;, the result is very lavorable. I used it 

 on corn by the side of the best yard manure; thus 

 Jar, it is decidedly the best; and i have no reason 

 to doubt but that it will continue so through the 

 eeason. i also used it in my j^arden, and it never 

 looked belter." 



Another gentleman, also residin<? on Ijong 

 Island, one of the earliest experinienters with 

 poudrette in this country says: 



" 1 have used poudrette fur three years, on 

 nearly all the varieties of crops usually cultivated 

 on flirms in this country, and am entirely satisfied 

 with its results. I consider its introduciion singu- 

 larly fortunate to the larn)ing interests in this vi- 

 cinity." 



I will refer lo but one other ixenlleman at this 

 time. He is also a resident of Long Island, one 

 of" the earliest, now one of the largest shareholders 

 of the company. He received last year over filieen 

 liundred bushels on account of dividend. He 

 says : 



"Another year's experience in the use of 

 poudrettee, has, if possible, increased my confi- 

 dence in its great utility. My opinion of its high 

 value on most crops was expressed in a former 

 communication, and has been fully confirmed. 

 The past season, I applied it principally on oats 

 and wheat. It may be sufficient to say, there- 

 suit was entirely satisfactory. Indeed, the conve- 

 nience and advantages resulting from the use of 

 this article are so great, that one accustomed lo 

 possess them would liardly think himGcIl' able lo 

 carry on farming without it." 



I could increase these stalemenis if it were ne- 

 cessary, but I will leave the subject with the sim- 

 ple remark, that the practical farmer or purchaser 

 will find more safety in relying upon the cliaracier 

 of those who prepare it, than upon an analysis got 

 up by one party for effect. As I have bei()re said, 

 I court investigation, and am willing to abide the 

 result of expermient. 



By a referpnce to the advertisement in your pa- 

 per, those who desire to make an experiment will 

 learn how it may be obtained. 



I am, sir, respectfully yours, 



D. K. Minor. 



We shall insert on tlie cover the auvertisemenl 

 referred to above ; and liiis, as well as this article, 

 will be published, nol for any pay or profit, direct or 

 indirect, to us, (however usage may have caused 

 such benefit to be deemed legitimate,) but for the 

 information and fienefitof the agricultural public. 

 Mr.Mirior was formerly the proprietor and publish- 

 er of the New York Farmer; and was the first 

 person in this country lo commence and carry on 

 ihe business of preparing poudrette; by which 

 excellent service will be rendered both to the im- 

 provement of agriculture, and lo the cleanliness 

 and healthiness of towns. We have long urged, 

 (by difTercnl means, ihe mixture with calcareous 



earth,) the utilizing, in all towns, of this great 

 source of fl^riiiity, if used as such, or of filihinesa 

 and disease, if neglected, as is almost universal ; 

 and we consider as a public benelactor, and one of 

 high rank, the man who has firt^t shown the prac- 

 tical value of the product, and shall establish, and 

 cause to be extended, the business of preserving 

 Irom waste, and putting lo ihe best use, the male- 

 rials of poudrette. — En. F. R. 



From the Farmers' Cabinet. 

 POUDRKTTE. 



Sir, — I am desirous of knowing if any of your 

 readers, in this part of the country, have used the 

 manure denominated poudreile, in a way lo be 

 able to speak decidedly as to its relative met its, 

 and the best mode of application. 



In an ndverli.^ement put forth by the "New 

 York Poudretle Company," which has ffillen into 

 my hands, the account is, of course, flattering; 

 bul it would be more satisfactory if some of our 

 friends on this side the ivafer could joir, their lesli- 

 mony, resulting from actual experience. That 

 the article is powerful in its efficacy, it is but rea- 

 sonable to conclude, bul from observations that 

 have fiillen from some who profess lo have used 

 it, one would be led to cofjecture that its efTec's 

 would nol be very lasting, on ihe principie, per- 

 haps, that what is violent is seldom permiinent ; 

 nor would it appear certain, that the opinion, as to 

 its suitableness for aulun)nal use, is as fiailering 

 as lor sprinir dressing : to be sure, the inlroduciion 

 of the article to notice, is bul of recent date, and it 

 mi^ht require a Inntrer time, to enable one to form 

 a jusl opinion of its relative value; yef, in ihe 

 hnnds of a disinterested praciical man, ihe mailer 

 might sonn be decided. I lake leave to use llie 

 term disinterested, seeing that the testimony in 

 its favor, contained in the bill of advertisement, 

 comes froiTi persons whose names appear on the 

 list of stockholders of the company. But I have 

 no desire whatever lo defrnct from its merits, far 

 otherwise, for if it can be shown that Ihe poudrette 

 is only equal, in value, to ihe manure usually pur- 

 chased, the difference in the cartage will be quite 

 suflii'ient, in the judgment of every practical man, 

 to decide all qtiesiioiis in its favor. No one but 

 a practical man could calculate the labor, and 

 particulnriy, the value of the time expended in 

 carrying two hundred loads of manure per annum, 

 a distance of three miles, lo the farm ! it is mon- 

 strous even lo ihink of; but he will soon calculate 

 ihe difl'^rcnce between carrying twenty loads of 

 manure, and thirty bushels of poudretle, which 

 are accoutiled equal in ferlilizing properties, and 

 this will be decisive with hirn. 



The yse of this article has long been known in 

 England by the name of ''desiccated night soil," 

 and larffe quantities have been sent lo the VVcBt 

 In'iies for manuring iheir cane lands, for which it 

 is understood to be very suitable ; while in ihe 

 fields around London, immense deposiles are fiiund 

 in preparation in all it.-j diflierent staires. I have, 

 however, an idea ihat its use is more approved as 

 a dressing for grass, or artificial green cro[)s, than 

 for grain^for which it is considered too strong, 

 being apt to engender (he rust. How far the pu- 



