The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-06-02
Business Items .



Among the new enterprises now seeking
establishment in our oity-all of which as
matter oflocal growth and pride should be en-
couraged by every citizen. We note with in
terest the New England General Agency of
Croasdale's Super-Phosphate which has re-
Gently been located here under the manage
ment of Samuel Fl. Robbins Esq, who has
his Office at No. 151 Commercial street.
The establishment manufacturing this val
liable fertilizer is an immense affair situated
in the suburbs of the Philadelphia and is own
ed and operated by one of the wealthest and
most responsible houses of that city, Messrs
Watson & Clark. 1t is not temporary ar
rangement, but an established and progressive
institution, intended to meet and supply the
rapidly increasing demands of those Agricul-
turalists who believe that science may be
made to contribute to the growth of crops and
the fertility of otherwise unfruitful soil in like
manner as she has given birth to progress in
all other departments of activity. These man
ufacturers import for themselves all foreign
materials composing the Super-Phosphate and
the largest ships coming to their wharves
discharge their cargoes directly into the extern
| sive mandatory.
| The services of Prof. j. G. Booth, chem
| ist of the United States mint and one of the
ablest chemists in the country, are permanently
secured to the establishment, and not barrel
| of the Phosphate is allowed to go into the
market until it has been tested and brought to
the standard.
| We have said this much to assure our
friends in the farming districts that this house
| and tho io1a m nufaotura antitlad
to the highest confidence on their own merits.
But beside this, and, if possible, more satisfac-
tory, we have the concurrent testimony of a
large number of most thrifty and responsible
farmers in our immediate vicinity and in all
sections of the country as to the great value Of
the article in question, by which it appears
that pasture lands, grass fields, acres planted
NTH corn, grain, vegetables, hops, and euen fruit
| trees rose-bushes and .foaoers all alike have
with scarcely an exception, richly responded
to its application, returning to the purchaser
the first year an increase on the average crop
| equal to at least 200 per cent. on the outlay
By its influence the maturity of crops is hast
| ened and the amount produced is not only
larger, but richer in quality. The amount sold
in New England thus far this year, is fifteen
times greater than during the whole OF last
year, and those farmers who have used it are
now its largest purchasers and best advocates,
which cannot be SO truly said of any artificial
| fertilizer ever before offered to the public.
The increased production of the soil is a
matter of universal interest to city as well as
country, and in the belief that Croasdale's Su-
| per Phosphate is valuable and substantial
help to this result, we commend its use to
farmers throughout the State.
The present season being late an admirable
opportunity is given to test its qualities.
| Mr.. Robbins, the New England Agent, is a
gentleman of wide intelligence in all agr-
cultural matters, and will always be found
ready to furnish flul information as to the
| methods and results of applying the Phos-
| phate on different kinds of soil and to the va
| rious crops to all who may address him in per-
son or by letter, and will promptly fill all or
ders. 300 pounds being sufficient Tor an acre
of gras', grain or vegetables, if the soil is not
| extremely sterile.
| Looking to the public good, we trust that
| those farmers throughout our State who make
| use of this concentrated fertilizer will note
| and report the results, that confidence
may be established in it's merits,
and thus its adoption by all who cultivate the
land became more general from year to year,
till science shall reveal, if possible, something
even better than this, which, as we believe, is
now without rival as coa1er of the soa