The Portland daily press., 1869-04-09
Cumberland Superb Phosphate

UulHuCIldAu DupCI-l HUSpndtC
i association OF practIc Il farmers, who organized
under Charter from the STATE in order to protect
themselves from imposition in the purchase Of COM
mercial manures, by manu acturing as good an art-
Gle as could be made, by employing the best mater-
ais and highest ski The Company engaged the
services of Mr.. GOODALE well known an Agri-
cultural Chemist, and Secretary of the Maine Board
OF Agriculture, who has sole charge OF directing its
One result Of their operations was, the production
of SO article that others wanted to share
in its benefits and thus sales began, and they have
increased steadily and rapidly to be more than
ten times as gr at in 1868 as they were in 1865.
Another result has been that. other manufacturers
who wanted TO sell their manures In Maine, were
compelled to improve the quality of their goods so
as to make some approach to the high standard thus
established; but the
Cumberland SUPERB
Still maintains
MOST DECIDED SUPERIORITY,
Which is manifest both in
Larger Results and i'm Greater Perma-
nency of Effects.
Its superior efficacy the first year due TO its arg
er per centage Of soluble phosphoric acid and Of
mon1a; and its greaer permanency OF action is due
to the presence OF upwards OF five hundred pounds
Of pure raw bone in fine powder, added as dryer,
in place of the muck, plaster, loam other cheap
substances used as dryers In ordinary Super-phos-
phates This alone adds fifteen dollars per to its
value, and this is so mach and above all which
Taking all its constituents and proportions into
view, it is deemed to be of double the value of such
as are made from mineral phosphates or the So
called South Carolina C0protites or FOSSIL phos-
pilates, and which are urged upon our farmers at
about the same price at which the genuine and su-
peror article made by the Cumberland Bone Com
Testimonials of its efficacy can be seen in large
numbers at the Office of the Company; such as one
from James Phinney, ESQ.,, OF Gotham who last
year manured piece of .and all with barn ma
nure, and then to a part added a tablespoonful,
well spread, to each hill. Where the Cumbeil land
TEEN BUSHELS Of Jackson Potlfoes ON the same
sized surface as gaze sic bshels avith the barn
aure dtone and the latter poorer also and two
weeks later. Those grown on the Cumberland Bone
Company,s Super-phosphate, brought one dollar
per bushel.
per-phosphate, and decry its merits because they
can make larger profits on articles which they can
buy at q lower price, and which cost great deal
less to manufacture, and thus furnish large mar
gin to pay for costly advertising and putting and
the a6ors OF plausible agents to push off their wares,
but all not thus deceived willing to deceive
others, consequently it is
Sold by Many Principal Dealers i'm Fer
tilizers!
If you do not find it at home, tell your traders to
get it, or send your orders direct to the
CUMBERLAND BONE COMPANY,
G. J. MORRIS, Treasurer,
Ofice q Union Wharf, Portland, Me.
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.
DEING informed that report is circulated that
ID have bought largely of Bradley's Super-Phos-
phate, and prefer it to that made by the Cumberland
Bone Company, desire the error to be corrected.
To explain more fully, let me say that use sew
eral hundred tons yearly in my business of Corn
Packing, most of it to supply to farmers who grow
corn for me. am also preparing myself this year
to grow some three hundred acres, for which the
Cumberland Super-Phosphate will be the principal
dressing. But some farmers have used Bradleys
and like it, and desire to try both. To accom-
modate such persons, and to give any their choice
purchased some of Bradley. have used the Cum
berland more largely than any other purchaser,
ture, and prefer it to all other brands.
think farmers are being imposed upon in having
spurious and inferior articles urged and almost
forced upon them, and have not felt warranted in
encouraging farmers who grew corn for me to buy
any other sorts than the two named above, giving
the preference to the Cumberland.
j. W. JONES.
Portland, March 20 1869. apr1sod6w4w