St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-04-10
BosToN, March q, 1-6S
Messrs. PADDOCK, DEAN & CO.

ton You still disposed to mislesd tho public
mind in reference to my supsr-PhoEphae of Lime and
you even insinuate that grass weed, &C. washed upon
my grounds by the tide arc eventually worked into my
superb Phosphate, you have such materials
my factory, which had the appearance of being moved
oaok and thrown into heaps TO heat.
| lfyou have been to my Factory at Weymouth Won
hs'e seen such stuff you describe lras ssd-,reed
have many tons every year washed up,n INV beach,
and give farmer in the neighborbood half Of II far
throwing it back into hesps use nv half in the pl,c,
Of straw as bedding for my horses and the farmer csr
his half away and does what he pesses with IT, Ihavr
never watched him to see what he made of it, hut
have no idea he uses it to make Super-Pho-phate
You probably noticed this visit to my Factory.
large pile of lumber, many thousands Of brick granite
and other building materials Why did you not con-
clude that all these materials to be worked into
my Super Pho sphate' l should quite think of
using lumber, brick granite l should ses-weed
muck, in making super-Pho-phate.
Now about "humus' you kn0iC that il is mould
that 1t organic mater, either animal or vegetable
in STATE of decay fermentation and one Of the most
valuable heterogeneous suhssncs h possible to pu. in-
10 the roll Il is not muck peat II YOU do not know
ark any chemist. Do you suppose DIR. Hayes would
write "h,tn'n," when he nltckf Just ask him
really think you would make better fertilizer if YOU
knew more about h'tn,'e'. Why did You give the
actual definition Of hmus you found il in Webster
dictionary
He tells you that humus is ptloeyet broci substance
formed By TIL ac'iOr II the Sold animal rg'
able mater. II udE,lable constituent If .,Ls You
car fully avoid saying anything about animal matter
for fear, AS suppose, the farmers might where the
humus of my Phosphate came FROM which Dr. HAYES
reported in his analysis and which you refer your
letter.
We are told that certain large portion OF yonr SUI
per-Phosphate will dissolve in water, but are
told how much of the really valuable substances will
dissolve in rain water Why do you not tell ust
All the virtue in Super phosphate, is hidden like
the copper in ore.
Nothing will prove it's presence but pracfca trial,
or true chemical analysis. II you have such won
| dsrful Phosphate why do you not publish full snAly
sis. have correct analysis Of your Phosphate and
will publish if you desire to- and will be respon-
sible for the correctness of the ZANE. Shall nr ~
You say you regret that any misunderstanding has
existed, but feel confident will accept your apology.
believe you regret it, bat fail your apollo
gy, and would adviIe you hereafter undertake
u Introduce your manufacture, by trying down
your neighbos. This is bad policy even if you havr an
article of equal merit; and doubly when you have
article worth less than half and costing thnn half
much the you trying to destroy byImisrepres
| entation.
You know, and the agricultural community through
out New England know, that my Phosphate has gained
an unprecedented reputation, the STANDARD PHos-
PLATE of the country and might well undertake
to the Fairbanks scale out of the markc by repre-
senting that all the bearings scales d
to try to drive of the market by saying that
! use muck in my Phosphate OSE WOULD TRUE
| AS THE OTHER. Fairbanks Scales hold the same posi-
ton L scale that my Phosphate doe- a Phosphate,
|
both down, introduce their inferior manufactures.
give below such proof as deem sslry to con-
vince .intercsted ad ssrd coytcc, interested par
ties that do use muck in my Phosphate.
| should this be satisfactory give than
o'ic hU"ired additional names of men in my employ
| ment that these certificates are true
VIM. L. BRADLEY,
Manufacturer of BEADLEy's PATExr srPEE-Pnos-
ruATE LINE trhich no muck NIL
be USCd
20 STATE STREET, RosroN, March IS, 1865.
WA. L. BE1DLEY, ESQ, DEAR SIR: In reply to
your inquiry f Yesterday, have been familiar with
your fertilizer for severs year, and have anayized it
IN its different stage OF msnuf Cture, when finished,
when odd and frequently for other partie- who are
purchasers.
There has never been any "muck" or peat in it, nor
has any such constituent been found it, in this
la sry 'Iumus" pre,eut hu' that il il derived
from muck is erroneou belief and without fOun-
dalton. Respectfully,
Il SOMERSET STREET, BosroN, March, &c, lSG-.
To WHOM II MAY CONCERN: This is T. certify that
have frequently visited VIM l. Brudley's super
Phosphate cf Lime mandatory, and have the
terials used AMI have muck about his estab
shment.
l have made many analyses of his Sup, r-Phosphate.
and have discovered muck in the artic, but the
snayses have aI~ays proved that the materials have
his factory the articles which composed HE
super-Phosphate of Lime.
CHARLES T. JACKSON, NJ. D.,
state Assayer TO Mass.
and Dr. Jackson do not require any enors t.
sy you of their ability ansyze fertilizers W l. b.
RosroN, March %, 1-eS.
To WHOM MAY oosCFES: This il to certify that
have for seven years past been with VIM. l.. bradley
since he commenced hi present business agent nd
ersl superintendent OF his Superhosphste of Lime
uanufactory, and do hereby testify that no muck ha7
been used in his establishment in any way shape
or manner. CHAs. Z. CoE-
BosToN, March "a ISIS.
have been In the employment Of VIM. l.. Bradley for
than four years, and most that time have been
said Bradley Super-Phosphlc Of Lime mandatory
At Roxbury, Mss and am able TO testify from positive
knowledge that has been used by =aid Bradley,
in shape or manner in the manufacture Of super
Phosphate Of Lime. WALTER NJ. Rooms.
BosroS, March -. 1865.
To CoSCER~: This i to certify that
have been with VIM. L. Bradley, as foreman, for
| Lime manufactoIy, at RoNhury and Weymouth.
have family mixed AID weighed the materials
ed or Weighed, single pound of muck and know posi-
lively tia: muck has been used by said Bradley in
his Super-Phosphate of Lime. GUST. GLovIE.
No. WEYMOUTH, Mass March -, ISIS.
To ,rhOrt II man concern This is to certify that
have been with VIM L. Bradley for nearly three yesrs,
superintendent of h- Phosphate and Acid works
Weymouth, Mass, and am at present THERE
No muck is used by said Bradley in manutactur
ing Super-phosphste of Lime. LEVI r. CURTIS.
To BENJAMIN F. EATON, nj.
DEAR SIR: l notice your certificate dated Barnet
Feb Is, 1865, and published in sundry newspaper,
wherein you that Bradley Super Phosphate is
third muck.
In reply would say will give you thousand
dollar z 1000 if you will show any such results and
prove the re true
You say that YOU find least y-hve per cent
more soluble matter in Paddock, Dean CO.. Phosphate
| than you do in Bradleys
In reply this will give you thousand dollsrs,
$1,000 il you will chow analysis Of Paddock,
Dean Co.'S Phosphate that will show twenty-five per
cent soluble m,;ter than Bradleys Pstcnt or
l'radleys Nj super-Pho=phate that has been made
within the last two years.
will give you one thousand dollars, 81 0OO more if
prove by scientific analysis that either of the
above brands of my Phosphate (Which ha- been
made within the last two ye.rs) contains more than
twenty-five per cent. valuable soluble than
Paddock Dean & Co.'S Vermont Raw Bone supcrphos-
phate Of Lime $50 called) contains.
do not II-ke these offers with the understanding
that is soluble matter but with the und andng
that be reckoned "ater and soluble mat
ter must be valuable soluble matter this is the usual
and only way Of dealing with the agricultural
community.
make thesc ofcrs based upon the ground that Pad
dock. Co.'S statement to their Superpho phAte
being quality, is true.
regret to feel obliged to meet you, a scientific gem
| tleman, 20 decidedly and have to offer my only
| that great wrong Won have. done me by