St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-04-17

piled Intended, and the manure which has the great
ct sonbility At meets his expectations have of
late taken than usual pains TO look into and ex-
snine the different formula. snd PhOsphates which are
mmeuded in the market, and in my opinion that
manufactured by is the best and cheapest by at least
% per In Superphsphats there seems to be
nothing but what is ded, but in others there seems
he put in for nothing else except
its weight. expected to have been at st. Johnsbury
last week, etc.
(Sgnedl Benz. F. EATON, NJ. D.
This letter was not intented for publication but was
the suit of various analyses had TO be msde
IN order might b. arc Superphosphate would
prove much better others this year did last
As Won acquainted with Dr. Eaton, the follow
ing from Prof Crosby of Dartmouth College will suf-
ficentIy ustfy ths implicit confidence which placed
in his report.
HA<ovRR, Dec s. 1857
when DIR. B. F. Eaton practiced here, he was a
good analytic chemist
(Signed.) DIN CROSBY
FurthermoreThe committee appointed by the Gale
donna County Agricultural Society of which IL. 5
Browne, NJ D., is chairman, and whose report will pro-
badly be published this week next-have made the
same blunder-hough they may not say Muck in their
reportas it would be telling that which would he
sidcrcd stale We thought of your deilrig
the Of Nukss the inside of the front leaf
of pamphlet of testimonials advertising Bi adeys
Patent Superphosphates of Lne-which has circulated
:
A A. Haycs, NJ. D.. STATE Assayer of Mass. which you
have caused to be madeand lort have published to the
world Therein Dr. Hav=s says: that in every hun
dred pounds Of Your Super PhoephLts there is 3>]I
pounds almost half Its weight of "irepsred animal
matter sult- OF ammonia, fatty substances and HtNtS
What l. HUNS! BY reference Worcester's Ups-
bridg Dictionary find Humus defined being the
Latin for grO,tni-i brown pulverulent substance
found in Soils and resulting from decay Of organic
matter" Wcb-ter's Dictionary defines Hunu. in al
most the ewords, while of chemisries Liebg, John
sou, Stockhardt and others, give their rsade:.
deTstnnd That Hunus is muck, peat, vegetable mould,
dccsyed leaves, wood, plants, &c.
We regret that any Misunderstanding has existed, but
eel confident you will accept the above full
PLANTATION and Justification Of course and yo deny
the presence OF MUG. il your preparation and insist
that the community OF farmers have been deceiving
themselvts, that Drs Eaton Brown and others don't
know what Muck is, that don't know Muck when
We pile IL big any churches in Vermont,
and that your state ASSAY cr 1r. Hayes, has madv
hlunder in hi. report which you have been publishing
for ycaIs-h'i will let the Muck question 20, and
hereafter call it Understanding that Plaster is /
better d,ier than "Hrxus." We would say to Yer
mont fsrme- III *. but kind of superphosphate
" hch Is "Ih, E'st"--has TEov and is MARIAN
IT'D prove till We have but one price--w hich is
L,r for fh' gasl'vsG5 Tou. Lee than 81 50
l hundred. If not for sale in your will de-
liver your nearest Depot At the above tice
ccipt of order and cash.
PADDOCK, DEAN n CO.,
99u -. Johnsbury. Vermont.