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STETsON, Maine Nov. q, 'o7
Messrs B. R. Croasdale & Co. 10l North Lei. Av.
Phil'a.-I have just returned from an absence of
some six weeks, or your letter should have been
sw,r>d sooner, can saw IN reference TO 10 your
juper-phosphate thai have ell the Phosphate of
two o her Manufacturers and have never received
as much bt nc1it from any from This L sold II to
twenty-one armtrs, and they all say it is the best
they ever used. used IL on an old moving field;
100 lbs. to the acre, and it increased The crop
third to one-titth part. used it on my oats, and
the piece o. ground was run down and worn out
the oats were about tht ee or four inch hight
changed the color at onre became dark and stout ;
had splend crop. can raise as good corn with
six dollar worth to one acre as can with eight
corus Of manure. will send you the ties amony Of
my neiY bors L think can sell from 81 to 100
tons; How soon an you ship it? think now April
TYN'G Yours &c, Hh4 ME-. RICE
sTETsoN. Maine, Feb. 18th 1868.
This certifies that used Croasdale's Super Phos-
phate last season and believe it creased my
crop third at least, left part of the piece
~ - - ~ DANIEL GOODWIN.
PORTLAND. ME-, Nov 10, 1867.
Messrs b. R. Croasda'e N Co.:
The PHOSPHATE has given perfect satisfaction in
every case one and in fields where it has been
used it be plainly distinguished by the superior
~ YouIs, AF.LUNT.
WEST BRIDGEwATER, Mass.
used your Phosphate side by side with Goes and
could see even till the first of Augu decided ben
much larger. used it freely on grass m tie spring
and late ON some turnipS. The grass crop was re-
martably COED, and it remains to tie seen what the
III nps Will do The season was too wet to properly
testit. Yours, f. E. HOWARD.
WEST FALMOUTH, Me-, Dec %, 1857.
Mess. B. r. Croasdae & Co: t4a
CHANGED TO tall upon some of your Phosphate in
Portland last year. ana being pleased with the az
pearance Of 1T, | tried it on my carrots. There was
three fvurths of an acre of ground, and used
barrel Ct Phosphate. harvested fifteen OF
rots from the piece. have used Gees and the Cum
berland, but never received so mu benefit from
them as from This. The carrots were large size anu
fine flavor. also used 1t on barley; and had not
been blown down, should have had a good CROP
AS il was, it much tier than any other in the
neighborhood l used cne barrel to the l also
used it on my strawberres and in setting the plants
put it in Il e hill. The growth splendid. and
shall be able to tell you of large crop ct berries
next year hope. Yours,
GoRHAM, Maine. Dec. %, 1867.
Mess r Croasdale q Co:
used in the spring OF 1867 small quantity OF
your Super-Pnosphate upon my apple orchard of
Young growth-just before ram The effect was
sur! rising; it changed the foliage at once became
greatly exceeded that Of previous years. found al
so the foliage remained longer on the trees than when
did not apply the Pho>I hate. ar
used 1t on my garden tor corn, potatoes, beans,
peas, beets cucum ers &C., and the effect was high
ly Satisfactory excepting the potatoes. had row
of grape vines, and u.e ed the Phosphate on them.
was agreeaby surprised with the ut, as did not
expect anything from it, as the lana was run
remarkable growth. can fully recommend tins ar
ticle good fertilizer.
Yours, ISAAC MCCLELLAN.
used Croasdales Super Phosphate the last sea-
son in planting my corn. potatoes and gard n, and
satisfied with The result. got goot crops OF
corn and potatoes newly broken up land, which
was run out aud had not been titled Tor many years.
n gard 1t as an exceedingly valuable eri izer, and
80 recommend il to all m, friends also know that
ny neighbor, james Mood,, ESQ.,, used it on his
farm and nursery with the same results myself
K. w. JACKSON. q
Gorham, March 1, 1868. n 80