Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-03-14
Commercial Manure..-A New Branch
OF Pittsburgh Manufactures.

The subject of Agriculture, as the population of
country increases, becomes year by year of more
Importance. And as the necessity of sustaining an
increased number of human beings to each acre of
land is forced upon nation, in that proportion are
Agricuturists obliged to look around them for the
means of increasing the productiveness of their
lands This want in all European countries has
been supplied, Ito certain extent) by artificial or
commercial manures, for many years. But with
the aid of all that science has been able to furnish
them in that direction, they have been obliged to
make large demands upon the newer and less dense
ly populated countries of the western continent,
until they in turn under the necessity of finding
the means of rendering their lands equal to the de-
mands upon them by constant cropping. This de-
mand has in great measure been supplied in the
in the Atlantic States by the of Superphophates
of Lime, manufactured from bone and other COM
parativey waste materials, until the difficulty of
obtaining materials has induced a number of gen.
tlemen, who have for many years been engaged in
such manufacture in Massachusetts, to erect in the
vicinity of Pittsburgh large mandatory, in or
der to enable them not only to supply their Allan
tic trade, but to introduce and encourage its use
among the farmers and Fruit Growers of the West.
In order the more successfully to do this they have
organized under the laws of Massachusetts, Joint
stock company, under the name and title of the
Allegheny Fertilizer Company, with large capt.
tai, and now with works capable of turning out
from three to five thousand tons per year, they
ask of the farmers of the West fair and impartial
trial of their Eureka Amonitaed Bone Super-phos-
phate of Lime, which comes to us bearing the in
dorsement of the best agricuturists and agrcultu-
raj chemists of the United States. Prominent
among these we find the name of Marshall P. Will
der well known in this vicinity as the first Presi-
dent of the United States Pathological Society, and
President Of the United States Agricultural Society
who concludes long letter to the prOprietors CIV
ing the result of several experiments made by him.
SELF as follows: " The Super-Phosphate of Lime is
therefore valuable Fertilizer in the reclamation
and removal of old pasture or meadow lands, and
especially when lands like the above are located
a mile or more from the homestead. Super-posphate
of lime IS available article in promoting the growth
and increasing the brous roots of young trees and
grape vines and when applied in liberal quantities
to roots of bearing trees, has beneficial influence
on the size and beauty of the fruit. 1t is equally
useful fertilizer of cereals, grapes and vegetables
and from experiments made heretofore, Il have
hopes that it may prove preventative of blast
upon Seeding pear stocks, and to the mildew on
peas and other plants subject to these diseases AS
quick, and also durable fertilizer, l have seen
many proofs in past years. / have ever considered
it as one of the most economical manures in USE"
1t has also the Endorsement of James S. Grennell,
Esq, chief clerk of the department of Agriculture
at Washington in the following words "I have
used the superphosphate of lime and regard it
excellent article. L perceive decided advantage
in using it, especially in filling and ripening corn.
This company also manufactures Bradey's Pa
tent Tobacco Fertilizer an article prepared by Will
liam L.. Bradley ESQ, of Boston, Massachusetts,
after many years of careful study and experiments,
and after calling to his aid the services Of Chas T.
Jackson NJ. d., geologist and chemist, who was
employed by the Agricultural department of the
United States, to make numerous analysis of rich
and poor tobacco lands in Maryland Virginia and
Kentucky, and of all kinds of tobacco grown on
them. DR.. jackson says: From my knowledge
of this subject, am able to say that your Fertil-
adds to the soil those elements which the tobacco
plant needs and which are sparingly found in the
natural soil. 1t makes up the complement of sa-
line materials needed by the soil to render it capa-
BILE of sustaining vigorous growth of tobacco
Therefore, think you have done good work in
supplying to the tobacco cultivator what he most
needs in RESTOCKING to his WORKOUT Soils and in
riching those which need replenishing with certain
saline Ingredients" .-.r
This company have selected Pittsburgh as their
place of manufacture, after having carefully exam
ined various other localities on account of its many
advantages as a manufacturing city, such as the
procuring of materials the cheapness of fuel, and
its central location between the East and West,
rendering shipments either way easy, and compare
lively cheap We trust the farmers of this vicinity
will encourage this enterprise by giving their ferti
lizers fair and thorough trial, and with the in
of such men amongst us as our friend
Knox, of Fifth street. we feel no hesitancy in re-
its use to them. This company en-
ploy constantly at their works in this vicinity from
fifteen to twenty men, together with large steam
power. And besides have numerous agencies for
purchasing and preparing materials, and selling
their productions including among other places,
Cincinnati, Columbus and Louisville, at
many of which they have smaller works for prepar-
ing the bone and other material used by them. The
Office in the city is at No. 90 Liberty
street where Mr.. Milton Austin, one of the pro-
prietors formerly of Boston, but now resident of
this city, who brings with him much practical e1-
perience, ready to give to all any such infor
nation as they may desire ia regard to the quality