Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-02-18
RHODES SUPER PHOSPHATE OF LIME,
MANUFACTURED BY
BIN. RHODES & CO.
Office -, Mouth ST., BOwly'S WhdL.t, BdHfmo'
Packed in Barrels and Bags.

| office 81, .SOufh ST., BOriy's rhdrf, baltimore.
Packed in Barrels and Bags.
Price $45 per Ton cash in Baltimore.
TINHE attention of Planters of the Southern States
Il is called to this valuable manure, which has
been thoroughly tested for the past six years on
| every description of crop.
This preparation supplies valuable soluble ph"s-
phoric acid, the Indispensable nutriment of plants
For Cotton, Tobacco, and Corn culture, this ma
nure has no equal.
Col. Sumner. Of Pomaria, South Carolina, in a
letter published in the "South Carolnan" Of No
venber 18th, 1858, making reference to large ex-
periments with Rhodes Super Phosphate, says:
son cotton | applied it with an eye to its rela-
tive cost with Peruvian Guano. The drought so
cut of this crop that it has not had fair chance.
The cotton to which Rhodes Super Phosphate was
applied remained green, and is now greener than
that MANFRED with Guano. 1t bid fair, previous to
the drought to make snperb crop. 1t Is superior
tor cotton to the best compost manure rs it does
not cause it to drop its forms so much rs the com
post does | find that on COW -pcnned lands, and
! that manurcd with compost manures. the crop has
suffered most | have remarked, that not Il single
| stalk WAS rusted in the field to which the super
Phosphate was applied This is worthy OF note,
| and, il il is preventive, will enhance It's value.
The Model Farm, ut Petersburg, Virginia has,
through all ts various administrations, thirst the
| lamented Nicol, next Mr.. Turnbull and now the
$500
manure as one of great value, and especially adap-
| ted tor tobacco.
"The Southern Farmer" at Petersburg, in their
| issue of November eth. notes the hest sample oil
| tobacco at the Virginia State Societys Exhibition
last fall was grown by DIR. j. ". Hunt, of Motto
way county, with the application of Rhodes super
Phosphate.
The Hon. Vim. l.. Goggin, Of Bedford county
Virginia in his address before the Lynchburg Ag-
/ n1nr oaI this nap and
marked "that it seemed to him that to secure We
ry large demand for this preparation was but for II
! 10 he known"
Rhoacs's SUPER Phosphate has received common
dations from the press over the United States Eng
| land and the Island Of Cuba, where the Marquis
| Concha Captain General Of Cuba, directed lust
pIapting season to experiment on Cotton-a crop
| which the Cubans are anxious of introducing into
the Island. Three contiguous lots. Of equal size,
quality OF soil, and exposition, were respectively
manurei each with different fertilizer, viz Peru
vian and South Keys Cuban Guano. aud Rhodes
! Super Phosphate. The result proved so marked IN
favor of the latter that his EXcclleucy sent an ON
cia relation Of il to Spain. Their experiments on
Tobacco were equally satisfactory.
The south Carolina Agricultural Society. ut theiI
annual Fair held at Columbia 9th 10th. llth, and
18th November, 1858, through their Committee on
Chemicals, Minerals, DC, reported:
1.-THE committee would call the attention OF the
society to Rhodes Super Phosphate of Lime. TX
perience has proved it to be valuable fertilizer
said to be superior to Guano.
Your committee beg leave to say that they have
discharged the duty ASST tped them feariessy f"''h
fuly and to the best of HIeir ability.
"JoHs II. BoArwRIGHT,
john IL. maxwell,
gym. +. PRATT"
The Richmond Enquirer" Of December I'd, IL
noticing this Manure in an editorial ofconslderani'
length, says:
Eve regard tho subject of fertilizers 30 important
to our farmers and planters that We do not inteho
TO allow ourselves to be betrayed into careless e1
nression Of opinion. and hence We have examined
his (RhodesJ claim with care We heartily re
commend this fertilizer 1t has been used upon
Tobacco. Wheat, Corn, and other Grains, and We
petables with like good results and differing from
Guauo in leaving the land in better heart.
We could enumerate proof after proof Of this val
liable Manure, but will refer for particulars TO oul
Pamphlet, which can be had by addressing us Of
our several Agents, (who will furnish Rhodes Su
per Phosphate at our prices, with the simple auui
ton of shipping expenses VIZ:
WATERS, ZIMMERMAN 4 CO..
Alexandria. Virginia.
schsr Kohler Il Co., Richmond. Va.
yenable 4 Morton Petersburg, Va.
NJ. Hollins & Co., Lynchburg, Va.
| Scott, French 4 Co., Fredericksburg, Va
Keith l. Fanner, Wilmington, \. c.
| Rhett l. Robson, Charleston, ). {.
John II. Murphy Co., Montgomery Ala.
Eff. Simpson, Washington. d. Z.
s. j. Christian, Philadelphia, Pa.
John Moore. New York.
Aiken l. Culbcrt. Wilmington, Del.
IA. Davis 4 Co., Port Deposte, Md.
V. $. Drummer. Frederic, Md. jan 26-eo3m
F0WLE & co.,
IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN ALL MINDS VI
FERTILIZERS,