Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-05-15
Agricultural.
Goes Super.Phoypllate Of Lime.


f chester, Mass, distinguished farmer well
: known throughout the country, and we give
the result Of his experiment with it, as fol-
lows:
DORCHESTER, Nov. 20, 1861.
Dear SIR :. take pleasure in enclosing,
far your examination, some facts in regard
t. the Super Phosphate Of Lime, purchased
OF you last Spring.
Experiments on old Mo,cing Land.
This land was divided into three equal
lots, of one-fourth of an acre each, and dres.
sed as follows:
No. 1, with one-half cord Of
Manure, valued at $500. SAG lbs.
No. 2, with 100 lbs. Guano,
valued at $500, $50
No. 8, with 100 lbs. Goes
Super-Phosphate OF Lime,
e valued at $3.50, s4s !"
Experiments achh Carrots.
This land was old swamp land, turned
over last fall, and was divided into three
equal lots of one-eight of az acre each.
No ], one & one-fourth cords
Manure. valued at $500, 70 bush.
No. 2, so lbs. Guano, val t
ued at SLIGO, 60 g
No. 8, so. lbs. Goes Super
Phosphate Of Lime, val
ned at SIPS, 90 f"
Experiments on too acres of old Meado,e
Land.
This land bad probably never been plow-
ed before. In The month of August last,
the brush. brakes, hedge, &c, were taken
off. the sod reversed, and the surface made
as level as practicable. 1t was then seeded
down with foul meadow and red-top seed,
with 400lbs. Of your Superb Phosphate OF
Lime TO the acre. The seed came up well,
and at this time the grass is SO luxurient and
thickly set, that il attracts attention at the
distance Of half mile or more, and should
the grass not be Winter-kilied with ice,
there will, no doubt. be fine crop next
Summer. In this instance, as in many
others. the economy of the Super-Phos-
phate over common barn-yard manure is
evident, the cost Of the former being not
more than the expense of carting would
have been Of sufficient quantity of stable
manure to produce like result.
The Superb Phosphate OF Lime is there
fore valuable fertilizer in the reclamation
and renovation of old pasture or meadow
lands, and especially SO, where lands like
the above, are located mile or more from
the homestead.
Super Phosphate of Lime is valuable
article in promoting the growth, and in
creasing the fbrous roots of young trees
aud grape vines, and when applied III foer
al quantities to the roots OF bearing trees,
has beneficial influence on the size and
beauty of the fruit. 1t is equally useful as
fertilizer tor cereals, grasses and vegea-
bles. and from experiments made heretofore,
! have hopes hatit may prove prcven-
tive Of the blast upon young seeding pear
stocks, and to the nildew on peas, and other
plants subject to these diseases.
As quick, and also as durable ferti-
lizer, have seen many proofs in past years.
/ have ever considered il as ole Of the most
economical manures in use.
Yours, respectfully,
MARSHALL T.. WILDER.
Sidney Grant, Esq, an extensive farmer
IN Connecticut, says 85&
/" used of your Super Phosphate last
year, four bags, mostly on tobacco, with bu,
very little other manure. My crop was
good, il grew rapidly, although the land was
not IN high state of cultivation, and
most cheerfuliy give my testimony in favor
Of your Super-Phosphate over all other fer.
tiiizers, and shall use it abuIianily mex
season..
Joseph Cummings, of Danville, in thi.
State, says he has used it with great success.
last year he bought eight hundred lbs. ane
put in the bills of corn, potatoes and rot
bagas. He says it doubled his crop of pc
tatoes and turnips, and also very nearl
doubled his crop Of corn, with more tha
three times the amount of pumpkins. II
says: In fact l believe that the extr
pumpkins paid for the Phosphate used O
my corn crop.
Samuel +. Perley, Of Naples, Maine, ha
tried the experiment and says -
The ground upon which the experiment
Was tried was ope-half acre, but have cal
culated The result for AT acreihe compariso
being more readily app lated.
1888 lbs. Guano, costing SIG, gave s26 bush
els turn,ps per acre.
SOC lbs. Phosphate, costing $3.50, CAV
$50 bushels turnips per acre.
Thus you see, that little more than ha
the money expended for 6. Coe's S,na
Phosphate of Lime" gave a greater yiel
than almost double the sum paid for G uan
This is but one trial and does not prove I'll
thing beyond doubt, but it certainly tel
well for the Lime, so far as a single trial
concerned.
This Phosphate will be kept for sale du
ing the season at the store of ARMS