The Portland daily press., 1869-04-20
Cumberland Super Phosphate


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 wear due to its larg-
er per centage OF soluble ph0sphorc acid and of
mOnia; and its greater permanency of action is due
to the presence OF upwards of five hundred pounds
in place of the muck, plaster, loan other cheap
substances used as dryers In ordinary Super phos-
pilates. This alone adds fifteen dollars per ton to its
value, and this is so much 0Uer and above all which
isused to supply soluble phosphoric acid.
Taking all its constituents and proportions into
as are made from mineral phosphotes or the So
called South Carolina Coproiites or fossil phos-
pilates, and which are urged upon our farmers at
about the same price at which the genuine and SUI
perior 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 manfred piece of land all with barn ma
nure and then to part added q tablespoonful,
Super-phosphate was applied, the yield was SIX
TEEN BUSHELS Of Jackson Potlt0es on the same
sized surface as gaze sic bnshels scih the barn
nure Alone and the latter poorer also and two
weeks later. Those grown on the Cumberland Bone
Oompany,s Super phosphate, brought one dollar
Some dealers refuse to sell the Cumberland Su-
per-ph0sphate and decry its merits because they
can make larger profits on articles which they can
Duy dC u lower price, anu winch cOSC q great zeal
less to manufacture, and thus furnish large mar
gin to pay for costly advertising and putting, and
the ab0rs of plausible agents to push off their wares
but all are not thus deceived nor willing to deceive
others, consequently it is
Sold by Many Principal Dealers i'm Fer
q 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. NORRIS, Treasurer,
Office 81 Union Wharf, Portland. Me.
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.
DEING informed that report is circulated that 1
ID have bought largely of Bradley's Super-Phos-
plate, 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 Bradley's
and like it, and some desire to try BOTH To accom-
modate such persons, and to give any their choice
i purchased soma of Bradley. have used the Cum
berland more largely than any other purchaser,
every year since the Company began to manufac-
ture, and prefer it to all other brands.
l 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 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, 1863. apr1eod &w4w