The Portland daily press., 1869-04-01
Cumberland Phosphate

1NHE CUMBERLAND BONE COMPANY is an
association OF practical farmers, who organized
under Charter from the State in order to protect
themselves from imposition In the purchase OF COM
mercal manures, by manufacturing as good an arti-
Gle as could be made, by employing the best materi
ais and highest skill; The Company engaged the
services of Mr.. GOODALE, well known as 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
or so superior an article that others wanted to share
in its benefits; and thus sales began, and they have
increased steadily and rapidly, to be than
ten times as gr at in 1858 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 40
as to make some approach to the high standard thus
established; but the
cumberland Super-PhOsphate
| Still maintains
| MOST DECIDED SUPERIORITY,
Which is manifest both In
Larger Results and in Greater Perma.
nency of Effects.
Its superior efficacy the first year Is due to its arg
er per centage OF soluble phosphoric acid and of am
monia; and its greater permanency of action Ia due
| to the presence of upwards OF five hundred pounds
in place of the muck plaster, loan or ether cheap
substances used as dryers In ordinary Super-phos-
phates This alone adds fifteen dollars per ton to its
isused to supply soluble phosphoric acid.
Taking all its constituents and proportions into
view, ~ ~ ueemeu 70 ee OF double the value of such
as are made from mineral phosphates or the So
called South Carolina Coproiites or FOSSIL pkos-
phates, and which are urged upon our farmers at
about the same price at which the genuine and su-
perior article made by the Cumberland Bone Com
pany IL sold
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 land all with barn ma
nnTs, a .n and then & to AL part added tablespoonful
SUPER phosphate was applied, the yield ras SIX
TEEN BUSHELS Of Jackson PotIfoes on the same
sized surface as gaze sr bushels scih the barn ma
alone, and the latter were poorer also and two
weeks later. Those grown ON the Cum mberland Bone
Oompa1y,s super-phosphate, brought one dollar
Some dealers refuse to sell the Cumberland su-
per-phosphate, and decry its merits because they
buy at lower price, and which cost great deal Ss
less to manufacture, and thus furnish large mar
gin to pay tor costly advertising and pufiing, ana
but all not thus deceived nor willing to deceive
others, consequently it is
Sold by Many Principal Dealers i'm FER
tilizers.
If you do not find 1t at home tell your traders to
get 1t, or send your orders direct to the
CUMBERLAND BONE COMPANY.
@. j. MORRIS, Treasurer,
Office p Union Wharf, Portland, Me.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
REING informed that a report is circulated that
- have bought largely Of Bradley's Super-Phos-
Rhate and prefer it to that made by the Cumberland
Bone Company, desire the error to be corrected
10 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 Bradley's
and like it, and some desire to try hoth To accom-
modate such persons and to give any their choice
l purchased soms Of Bradley. have used the Cum
berland more largely than any other purchaser,
| every year since the Company began to manufac-
ture, and prefer 1t TO all other brands.
think farmers are being imposed upon in having
spurious and inferior articles urged and aim lost
forced upon them, and have not felt warranted In
encouraging farmers who grow 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, 1859. apr1eod&w4w