Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1871-11-10
LISTERS BONE DUST.
TESTIMONIALS.
PooLEsyILLE MaN ID. 1871

PooLEsULLE Dag 10, 1871.
DEAR Sir Your favor of the Sd instant is
received. You wish TO learn Of me the effect
of Lister Bone and Peruvian Guano on my
wheat crop of last fall. ] used these articles
in equal parts, at rate of 275 pounds per acre,
and seeded in about 35 acres, and used this
mixture on my entire crop. ] never had a
crop that promised so well. The crop was
seeded on stubble and corn land ! think the
Lister Bone very superior article, and don't
think can say too much in its praise, and it
must become very popular. ! think it is the
very best article mixed with Peruvian Guano
for wheat, and at ten to twelve dollars ton
cheaper than y % - md | think if this
fact is fairly set forth TO the farmers that they
will manipulate their own fertilizers, and feel
assured that they will get better article, and
thereby save ten to twelve dollars per ton. y
Very respectively,
FREDERICK S. POOLE.
- Here several very popular fertilizers are
mentioned, which deem it proper TO omit us
| shall also in the following Communications
Since the above letter was received, have seen
Mr. Poole and find that the results of his mix
turc have met his most sanguine antcipations.l
FonEsT OAK, June 10, 1871.
DEAR SIR; 1t gives me great pleasure to
comply with your request in 81 giving IN my
experience" of the Lister Bone. ! have been
using it for some years and consider il an ex-
cellent article. ] have used it on corn, oats
and wheat, and find that il acts finely. On
my wheat crop, after ploughing the ground
harrow the Bone in, | then drill my wheat
without any more fertiizing, and ! find on
comparing notes with my brother-farmers that
make as much wheat as they do by using
Guano, and considering the outlay, think |
do a LHEe better
! have now the best crop Of wheat that have
had for years. and used but the Lister Bone.
shall use it again in the fall.
Yours respectfully,
W. C. DIAMOND.
Mr.. A. j. Cashell advises &C used Lister
Bone mixed with one-haf Turner's Excelsior
in the fall Of 1869, and made as good a crop of
wheat as any of my neighbors, and had a
good set of grass to follow. Last fall ] used
Lister Bone with one-third Peruvian Guano,
at rate Of 300 pounds to the acre, adding one
bushel of plaster, and | raised, think, the
best crop Of wheat in my neghborhood, and
have now most excellent set Of grass.
Mr.. Franklin Groomes writes have
used Lister Bone referred to in your note few
days since and find it acts admirably on both
wheat and grass
Mr.. Samuel Dyson, of Jacksonville, advises :;
" am much pleased with application of the
mixture of Lister Bone and Peruvian Guano;
from its application have secured fine wheat
crop and consider it an excellent article, and
shall continne TO use it,"
Mr. VIM. E. Shaw, ofCoesville, writes "
have been using Lister Bone at the rate of 200
pounds to the acre, with loo pounds of Peru
Wan Guano with unvarying success for years
on all crops. My wheat has been followed af-
ter each seeding by good set Of grass.
consider it an excellent fertilizer, and recon-
mend it highly"
Mr.. Perry Sullivan advises: 81 have used
Lister Bone, one-fourth Peruvian Guano, with
great success on wheat and grass, and recon-
mend livery highly"
Hon. Montgomery Blair writes ~ have
applied the Lister Bone Dust bought of yon TO
my corn, rye, and potato crops, and it has
proved most effective fertilizer; it is general
ly regarded by my neighbors as one of the
best, if not the best, and most economical fer
tiliZer in use.
John W. Bell, of Beltsyille, Prince Georges
County, advises: ~ used Lister Bone and
Peruvian Guano last fall in the proportion of
Bone on a portion of my land, and on another
portion Peruvian Guano alone-both applied
at the same cost, $l2 per acre. Where used
the Lister Bone and Guano the crop was better
than where used the Guano alone-The char
acter of the land the same. ! also used Lister
Bone on corn last year with great success"
Mr.. John Joy, Manager for Geo. w. Riggs,
Esq, advises 81 have used Lister Bone on
II 4 40, of, Cor nd L.
of no fertilizer SO valuable"
Mr.. NJ. j. Weller advises "1n the fall of
1869 used 100 pounds of Guano and 200 lbs
of Lister Bone per acre on wheat, and had q
fine growth of straw but as with all my
neighbors, owing to the season, not much
wheat. l used it on timothy with success.
used the same mixture last fall and raised a
fine wheat crop, and have fine set of grass"
Mr.. Sam'l S. Cashell writes Il used Lis
ter Bone and one third Peruvian Guano mixed
last fall, at the rate of 800 pounds to the acre,
and have never had better results from any
other fertilizers. This mixture cost me Sll
per ton less than my neighbors pay for fertili-
zers. | had fine opportunity of testing it on
one of my fields, which was very poor, and
not capable of producing more than two bar
rels of corn to the acre, | used this mixture at
the same rate, ana the wheat crop from TINS
field was nearly equal TO that from my best
land. My neighbors think mine the best crop
of wheat in the neighborhood, and think it
equal to any in the county. have also fine
set of grass following the wheat. | have used
it on potatoes also with success recommend
it highly"
MIR. John II. Gassaway, of Jamestown,
writes q / have used Lister Bone for several
years, applying it with one-third Peruvian
Guano at the rate of 800 pounds per acre, on
all kinds of crops, and l have made as good
crops as my neighbors who have used other
fertilizers at cost of ten or fifteen dollars
more per ton. raised last fall a large and
uniform crop of wheat, and have now a fine
set of grass. | shall continue to use it on all
crops
Mr.. A. G. P. Shoemaker advises have used
the Lister Bone and one-third Peruvian Guano
for three years past to good effect, and perfer
it to all other fertilizers. | had this season
a fine wheat crop and an excellent set of grass
to follow. have now the best field of clover
in any part of my neighborhood. | have
used it also on Potatoes with one-third Guano,
and on corn alone with as great success as
could have anticipated. | shall continue to
use it to the exclusion of all other manures.
Mr.. N. G. Dickerson advises Nothing l
have ever used in the way of fertilizers has
given me more satisfaction than the Lister
Bone used with one-third Peruvian Guano