Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-02-11
RHODES SUPER PHOSPHATE OF LIME,
NA\lfAi'iI RED ~
III n nES

2 VI II U r CU.
DM.c$3. >,"fh st.. Boriy'& mh"i.E, R'him"re.
Packed in Barrels and Bags.
Pricr S45 per Ton cash in Baltimore.
rINllE attention of Planters of the Southern STATES
i. called To this Valuable manure. which has
been thoroughly tested for the past six years on
every description of crop.
Til, preparation supplies valuable soluble l'h"s-
rhoric aid the midi. prn>ahIc nuirimrnt oi plants
For Cotton. Tobacco, and corn culture, this ma
nurr has equal.
Col. Summer. OF Pomnria. South Carolina. in Il
letter published ia the South Car"linan" Of No
yr,uh,r ILL., 1888. making reference t" large cN-
r,rimrut, with Rholr> Super Phosphate. say::
"uu cotton applied it with an eye I" lis rcIa-
five, cost with Peruvian Guano. The drought 50
cut o tai. crop that it has not had iair chance.
The cotton To- which Rhodes super Phosphate was
applied remained green. and Is now grccncr than
that mumurrd with Guam" II hid fair. previous L"
the drought. I" makea superb crop IL l. superior
for cotton +" the best compost manure. a. II does
not cause it {" drop it, forms - much aS the CON
post does | find that cow penncd lands. and
that naIrIrci with compost manurrs. the crop has
suffered most. | have remarked, that not u single
stalk was r,sr-l in the field To which the super
Phosphate was applied. This j. worthy ot note.
ana. if it i preventive. vii! enhance ITS value
The Model Farm. ut Petersburg Y IrsInh'.l has
through all is various administrations. first tn"
I
rl,.eut superintendent. Mr. Harris endorsed this
manure a. one If great value and especially adap-
ted Tor tobacco.
The southern Farmer" n Petersburg. in their
issue Of N"ycimhrr 21;h. u"tc> The best sample u"
tobacco ~ the Virginia State S"cirry'> Exhibition
las, isl! was CROWN ~ pr. j. W. Hunt. OF Motto
way county with the Application OF Rhodes super
Phosphate.
Th, Hon. Vim. l. Go2sin. of bedford county
VIRGINIA. il, hi, adrr,, before the lynchhurg Az
ri.ul,urtl society," endorsed this manure, ani re-
marked that il seemed {" him that 10 secure Il vc
~ ar.c demand or this PREPARATION was hut Tor 1t
to Ice known.
Rhn,lr,'. super Phosphate has received c"mmrG-
dati"r, from the press over the ni"d states Eng
Land. anI the Island ri Cuba. where the Marquis
,,ncia. Captain General of Cuba. directed last
planting season to experiment on C"tt"n--n crop
which the Cuh;ins are anxious OF introducing mt"
the Island Three contiguous lots. al cqua. >iz"
,iuIIify of soil. and exposition, were respectively
m,uurrd each with different fertilizer. viz Peru
yian and south Keys Cuban ';uano. and Rhodes :
Srrr Phosphate. The result proved :" marked in
favor OF the latter that his ENcrlcn"y sent OH
ri,I relation of il - Spain. Their experiments "n
Tobacco were equally satisfactory.
The South Carolina Agricultural society. At their
annual Fair. held al columbia 9Th. l";h. Ith. "nd
I'D. N.ycmhrr. i-,.. ;hi"ush their Committee on
Chemical. Minc!".a. -. reported:
The committee wnuld call the attention Of the
society To- Rhodes super Phosphate u! Lime. EN-
rrrirncr la, proved . to hca valuable irtIlncr-
said fo h. superior to- ,ru'lo.
..Yuur ,onrnittr, be- leave /" lay that they have
discharged Tn, duty ~ gael them fearless ), faith
luliy. and rot..y bet oi their ability.
''J"uS H. B"hTwEicnT,
.Jon> IL. MiNwkLI,
"WM. /. rH,Tr."
The Richmond "Euguirpr," of december ID. in
r,riru, li, Manure ia AZ editorial Of c1m-lisrhle
length. says:
We regard the -uhjr" of fertilizers 80 Important
io our farmers aud planter, that We II" not intend
T., allow ourselves t. lee betrayed nat" careless ,N-
preston of opinion and hence We have examined
ii. RL,l...I claim with care We heartily
commend tin. fertilizer. 1t ha- been used upon
Tobacco. Wheat Corn and other TRAINS. and We
crrollcs with iii, good results. AMI differing from
,iu,un in lrayiu. the land in better heart
W. could ruumcrIrc proc; after proof Of this val
u,lr VI ,purc but will refer for particular. 10 our
pamulI,t. which can be- had ~ addressing Us or
our several Agents twh" viii furnish Rhodes Su-
per Pho phatc at our prices, win the SIMPLE aidi-
ton OF shipping EXPENSES w:
WATERS. ZIMMERMAN Il Co.
Alexandria. Virginia.
~,.h.rr. knhcr 4 Co.. Richmond. =.
N,naEie ~ Morton Petersburg. u.
VI. Huliirs ii Co.. LyucnhuTg. Va.
Scott. French 4 Co.. Fredericksburg. Va.
Keith Il Eianu~r Wilmington. y. Z.
Eh.ir 4 Robson. Charleston. :. {.
John II. Murphy Co., Montgomery. Ma.
f. f. Simpson. Washington. ID. C..
: j. Christian Philadelphia, Pa.
John Moore, New York.
Aiken i Culhcrt. Wilmiu gton. Del.
j. A. Davis 4 Co.. Pur, Deposite Nd.
V : Drummer. Frederic. Nd. ian e6-c"3m
INLlDE ISLAND ct ANU.-paily expected,
Ia cargo ~ The above mentioned ,ruau". con>Isn-
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