The Portland daily press., 1869-04-17
Cumberland Super-PhOsphate
Still maintains

Still maintains
MOST DECIDED SUPERIORITY,
Which is manifest both in
Lnrger Results and i'm Greater Perma.
nency of Effects.
Its superior efficacy the first year is due to its arg
er per centage OF soluble ph0sph0ric acid and of am
monia and Its greater permanency OF action is due
to the presence OF upwards OF five hundred pounds
Of pure raw bone in fine powder, added as q dryer,
in place Of the muck, plaster, loan other 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 'e WHICH
Taking all its constituents and proportions into
view, Is deemed to be of double the value of such
called South Carolina Coprolites 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 ito efficacy can be seen in large
numbers at the Office of the Company; such as one
year manured piece Of and all with barn ma
nure, and then to part added a tablespoonful,
well spread, to each hill. Where the Cumbel land
TEEN BUSHELS Of Jackson Potatoes on the same
sized surface as gaze sic bushels aUih the barn ma
alone, 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 lower price, and which cost q great deal
less to manufacture, and thus furnish large mar
gin to pay tor costly advertising and putting and
the labors 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
iilizers!
If you do not find it at home, tell your traders to
get 1t, or send your orders direct to the
CUMBERLAND BONE COMPANY,
@. j. MORRIS, Treasurer
Office II 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 Bradley's
and like it, and some desire to try both. To accom-
MEDIATE such PERSONS and to give any their choice,
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
think farmers are being imposed upon in having
spurious and inferior articles urged and aim ost
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, 1869. apr1eodSw4w