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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1869
Page
5
Rates of advertising listed: one dollar per square of twelve lines for the first insertion and fifty cents for each subsequent insertion. Deduction possible for yearly advertisers and five dollars in advance for announcing a candidate.
A Georgia agricultural note warns planters against overemphasizing cotton at the expense of corn and provisions. It argues that high cotton prices and scarce grain raise risks, depress prices, and harm stock, with 1866-67 distress cited. Emphasizes diversified farming and self-sufficiency as path to prosperity.
A fragmentary historical passage presents satiric sketches on gender roles and a racial joke told in dialect. It includes remarks about women, a scolding wife, a preacher, a traveler and a distant relative, plus a juror reacting to a judge’s charge and a comic parable featuring a negro philosopher about turkeys geese and fences. The tone is dated and observational, reflecting social attitudes of its era.
Chas A Peabody argues Soluble Pacific Guano rivals Peruvian Guano in cost efficiency and results. He details a side by side field trial on upland cotton, noting similar yields and heavier weed pressure with Peruvian. He recommends buying Soluble Pacific Guano only from authorized agents and touts its higher phosphate content and lower ammonia loss.
Letter from Rand and McCann describing experiments with Soluble Pacific Guano and B Phosphate on cotton and corn near Charleston South Carolina They report doubling yields with 200 lb per acre applications and compare drought effects and timing to show manure increased production despite a five week drought The writers claim higher profits from the manure application than previous years and urge continued use and experimentation.
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