Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-11-02
Fertilizers.
VELL's CELEBRATED Fertilizer.

ZELL'S CELEBRATED Fertilizer.
A-We again offer to the Farmers of Angus
t. ana adjoining counties, this justly celebrated
rer5ss1s As 70 us surprising merits and re.
that we sold last Fall, to the farmers of Augusta
county, t!oO) one hundred and fifty tons, e. lar
ger quantity than was sold of any other Fertili-
ger one ei IN TINS MARKET from which we have
cases equalllng the pure Peruvian Guano. We
have In no case heard a complaint of adultera-
ton as we nave heard of other Fertilizers now
before the people, but every farmer who used it
is entirely satisfied as to the result
We give below a few Certificates of Farmers
who used it last season.
P B. HOGE d BRO.
MIDDLEBRooK, Augusta county, Va,
July 10Th, 1869 !
Messrs: B. Hoge j. Bro. :-Gentlemen-I
per Phosphate and (2) two tons of Zelrs Raw
Bone Phosphate, and drilled these fertilizers
with my wheat. / also purchased (2) two tons of
manipulated Guano, and sowed with my wheat
have no hesitation in saying that Zelrs fertlli-
zers are vastly superior to any that have ever
used or seen used by my neighbors. They gave
me an excellent stand and yield of wheatothe
straw clear ar, anu NICE and the grains plump and
heavy. Where these fertilizers were sown,. l
have an excellent stand of grass on light, sandy,
chestnut soil, where | could never before get
grass to ''catch." l earnestly recommend them
to our farmers as No. Fertilizers.
1ours, &C, NJ w II. HoGSHEAD.
STAUNToN, VA, July 30th 1869.
r MeSSrS. r. Is. HOge d Bro. :-Gentlemen-La
Fall purchased Of you several tons Zeus Fer
tilizers. have also used almost every fertilizer
in the market, and have no hesitancy in saying
that it is far superior to any have ever used
cept Peruvian Guano which believe is equal to
it. but no better. l am highly pleased with it and
confidently recommend it to the farmers of this
section as / believe it is better adapted to this
soil than any Phosphate yet introduced here.
l. j. PARKINS.
NEAR New Hope, Augusta, Va.
June 2lst, 1869.
Messrs. P. B. Hoge & Bro. :-Gentlemen-In
answer to your enquiries l would say that used
Zels fertilizers at the rate Of 100 lbs to the acre,
and take pleasure in saying that it has acted en-
wheat crop ever raised on the same land. It is
nv belief that it is a sure preventive of fly, as
where l used nothing but stable manure my
wheatis considerably damaged but whore Zels
Very respectfully, ELI CARRIER.
Augusta County, Va. duly 81, 1860.
Messrs P. B. Hoge & Bro Dear Sirs-I pur-
chased of you last Fall four or five tons Zell's
Fertilizers and sowed it with my wheat at the
rate of 200 lbs to the acre. and the yield of wheat
was fully twenty bushels to the acre. ! am salts
| fed that ON portion of the land / would not
have made more than 10 bushels to the acre had
| not used these fertilizers. 1t has given me en-
tire satisfaction, and recommend it to the use OF
! all farmers, as believe it will pay them well.
II. P. DICKERsoN.
! NEAR STANTON, VA, July 9th, 1869.
| Messrs P B. Hoge & Bro. :-Gentlemen-Last
Fall purchased of you ZePs Phos. of Lime and
Zelrs Bone Phosphate l sowed it in field Of
81 acres, along with Andrew Goes Fertilizer and
Baugh's Phosphate In the early part of the
season. Coes took the start but at harvest there
was no material difference-that part of the field
| in which Zelfs and Goes were used the yield
| was fully Is bushels to the acre.
| Yours, &C., JOHN A. HARMAN.
49, Augusta County, Va,
MEssRs. P. B. HoeE s. BRo:-Gentl emen-1
used Zelrs Fertilizers last fall on very poor land
| the land I am sure would not have made more
| than bushels to the acre without Fertilizers
and feel confident the yield will be at least
twelve bushels per acre I used $50 pounds to
the acre. I regard it as equal in every respect
| to any Fertilizer have used for years.
/ JAMES B. COLLINS.