Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-09-14
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vzELI,sy CFIERRATED- FertiIi.er.


UELL.Sl CELEBRATED Fertilizer.
1--we again offer to the farmers OF Angus,
Ia, and adjoining counties, this justly celebrated
Fertilizer. As to its SURPRISING merits and re-
markable results, it is only necessary TO say that
county, $50 one, hundred and fifty tons. "a lar
ger quantity than was sold of any other Fertili-
ger offered in this market, } from which We have
cases equalling the pure Peruvian Guano. We
have in no case heard complaint of adultera-
ton as we have 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.
4 9s191Iesl ii . 81 P B. HOGEg& BRO d
L q M1DDI EBRooK, Augusta county, va.,t g
h -sb eng s7a2y Of as,al July 10Th, 1869 q
/ Mcssrs. p. B. Hoge q Bro. = Gentlemen-I
purchased Of you last Fall KY tons of Yelrs Su-
per Phosphate. and l2l two tons of ZelPs Raw
Bone Phosphate, and drilled these fertilizers
with my wheat. I also purchased ~ two tons OF
manipulated Guano, and sowed with my wheat
/ have no hesitation in saying that Zelrs fertile
GERS are vastly superior to any that have ever
used or seen used by my neighb2rs.s. They gave
me an excellent stand and yield OF wheat-the
straw clear anu nice, and the grains plump and
heavy. Where these fertilizers were sown,
have an excellent stand of grass on light, sandy,
chestnut soil, where / could never before get
grass to catch" / earnestly recommend them
L
/ -i1a 81 STAuNToN. VA, July Both. 1869 s
/ Mcssrs. r. B. Hoge & Bro.j:-Gentlemen- Last
Fall purchased of you several tons ZeI's Fer
tilizers. have also used almost every fertilizer
in the market, and have no hesitancy in saying
that it is far superior 70 any have ever used ex-
cept Peruvian Guano which / believe is equal to
it. butmo better. 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. b
n4R 1lnlsltf g ytsf9fia /. j. PARKINs. W
90 NEAR NEW HOPE. Augusta, Va, 81
-p0 June 2ist 1862
Messrs. P. B. Hoge g. Bro: Gentlemen In
answer to your enquiries / would say that / used
ZeTs fertilizers at the rate of 100 lbs to the acre.
and take pleasure in saying that 1t mas acted en-
tirely to my sst;sfaction-indeed, 1t is the best
wheat crop ever raised on the same land 1t is
my belief that it is a sure preventive of fly, as
where / used nothing but stable manure my
wheati is considerably damaged but where ZelPs
fertilizers are used there is no appearance of fly.
Very respectfully, = ELI Ga 1' Err ~
-Z3taa Augusta County, Va, July 81, 1869. II
Messrs p. B. Hoge u Bro. Dear Sirs-l DUR;
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 and the yield OF wheat
was fully twenty bushels to the acre. am salts.
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 we'll
81. P. DICKERsoN.
| NEAR STAUNToN VA, July 9th, 1869.
! Messrs P B. Hege& Bro. :-Gentlemen-Las
Fall purchased of you Zell's Phos of Lime and
| Zelrs Bone Phosphate. sowed it in a field of
| 81 acres along with Andrew Goes Fertilizer and
| Baugh's Phosphate. In the early, part of the
season. Coe took the start. but at harvest there
was no material dfference-that part of the field
| in which Zelrs and Goes were used the yield
| was fully 25 bushels to the acre. Z. i.
Yours &C. s Augusta sgns c County aAsA Va.
MEssRs. p B. HoaE g. Ro:-Gentlemen-I
used Zers Fertilizers last ia 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. regard it as equal in every respect
| to any Fertilizer have used for years. rG sa4,.
! = @.S M JAMES B. COLLINS.
| e,-t Staunton July 10Th, 1862.
! MEssRs. P B. HoaE & BRo:-Gentlemen-It
| gives me pleasure to state that purchased OF
! You last fall 2 Tons Zelrs Fertilizers and that
they are equal to any Fertilizers ! have ever
used u. NJ. COCHRAN
Swoopes Depot, Augusta CO. Va. !.
| n 81 Observation-Disclosures