Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1871-09-15
LISTERS BONE DUST.
TESTIMONIALS.
PooLrsyrLLn Man 10, 1871.


PooLrsvrLLE Nay 10, 1871
DEAR SIR: Your favor of the Sd instant is
received. You wish TO learn Of me the elect
of Lister Bone and Peruvian Guano on my
whoa. crop OF last fall. | used these articles
in equal parts, at rate OF 275 pounds per acre,
and seeded in about 80 acres and used lhls
mixture on my entire crop. never haa
crop that promised so well. Inc crop was
seeded on stubble and corn land thiuk the
Lister Bone n very superior article, and don't
think | can say too much in its praise, ana IL
must become very popular. think II 10 Tue
very best article mixed with Peruvian puhho
for wheat, and Mt ten TO twelve dollars u ION
cheaper than q rad ihlnk u this
fact ia fairly set forth to the farmers that they
will manipulate their own fertilizers, and ieei
assured that they will get better article, ana
thereby save ten TO twelve dollars per ton
Very respectively,
FREDERICK S. POOLE.
+" Here several very popular fertilizers arc
mentioned, which deem 1t proper TO omit as
shall also in the following COMMUNICATIONS
Since the above letter was received, Lave seen
Mr.. Poole aud find that the results of his mix
ture have met his most sang .ine anneipalions.J
FoRFsr OAK, June 10, 1871.
DEAR SIN; II gives me great pleasure 10
comply with your request in living IN my
experience'i OF the Lister Bone have been
using it for some years and ! consider It mn ex-
cellent article | have used it on corn, oats
and wheat, and find that it acts finely. On
my wheat crop, after ploughing the ground
| harrow the Bone in, ! then drill my wheat
without any more fertilzng, and find ON
comparing notes with my brother-iarmers 'Eat
| make rs much wheat as they do ~ using
Guano, and, considering the outlay ! think
do a IiJIs betfpr
! 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. @. DIAMOND.
MIA ] Cashell advises az used Lister
Bone mixed with half Turner's Excelsior
in the fall of 1869, and made as good crop Of
wheat as any OF my neigbbors, and had
good SET of grass to follow. Last fall used
Lister Bone with one-thrd Peruvian Guano,
at rate of 800 pounds to the acre, adding ono
bughel Of plaster, and ! raised, thnk, inc
best crop of wheat in my neiehborhood, ana
have now most excellent set OF grass
Mr. Franklin Groomes writes: hay&
used Lister Bone, referred 10 in your note ie
days since and find it acts admirably on bo
wheat and grass
a
e am much pleased with application OF
mixture of Lister Bone and Peruvian Qua
from its application have secured a line whf
crop, and consider it an excellent article,
shall continne to use IT,
Mr.. VIM. Il. Shaw, OF ColesvilIe, writes
have been using Lister Bone at the rate Of
pounds to the acre, with 100 pounds OF
Wan Guano with nnvarying success for3
on NIL crops MY wheat has been follow
ter each seeding by good set OF grf
consider it an excellent fertilizer, and
mend it highly"
Mr.. Perry Sullivan advises 81 hq
Lister Bone, onc-lourth Peruvian Gua
great success on wheat and grass an
mend ii very highly"
Hon. Montgomery Blair writes
applied tie Lister Bone Dust bonent
my corn, rye, and potato crops, nm
proved most effective ferilizerj II is ~
ly regarded by my neighbors as one pf ins
best, If not The best, aud most economical fer
tilzer in use.
John W Bell, Of Beltsyillc, Prince Georges
County, advises C used Lister Bone and
Peruvian Guano last fall in the proportion of
little over one-third Peruvian Gnano 10 tho
Bone on portion Of my land, and on another
portion Peruvian Guano alone--both applied
Mt the same cost, Sl2 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. adyises al have used Lister Bone on
all kinds of crops for several years, and know
Of no fertilizer 80 valuable"
Nr. NJ. J. Weller advises " In the fall of
1869 used 100 pounds Of Guano and 200 It's
Of Lister Bone per acre on wheat, and bad
fine growth Of straw but as with all my
neighbors, owing to the season, not much
" heat. ! used IL on timothy win success.
used the same mixture last fall aud raised Il
fine wheat crop, and have ine set OF grass.
Mr.. Saml S. Cashell writes " used Lis
ter Bone and one-ihird Peruvian Guano, mixed
last fall, at the rate Of 800 pounds 10 the acre,
and have never had better results from any
other fertilizers. This mixture cost me $ll
per ton less than my neighbors pay for icriili-
zers. had fine opportunity OF testing IL on
one of my fields, which was very poor, ana
not capable Of producing more than two. bar
rels Of corn to the acre used this mixture at
the same rate, and tie wheat crop from THIS
field was nearly equal to that from my best
land Ny neighbors think mine the best crop
Of wheat in the neighbOlbood, and THINK u
equal to any In the county. nave ALSO Hhe
set of grnss following the wheat. ] have used
it on potatoes also with success--l recommend
it highly"
Mr. John H. Gassaway, of Jamestown,
writes; :" have used Lister Bone for several
years, applying il with one-third Peruvian
Guano at the rate Of 300 pounds per acre, OH
all kinds Of crops, and I have made rs good
crops as my neigbbors who have used other
fertilizers at Il cost Of ten or fifteen dollars
more per ton raised last fall large and
uniform crop Of wheat, and have now q 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-ihird Peruvian Guano
for three years past 10 good effect, and perier
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 il also on Potatoes with one-ihird Guano,
and on corn alone with as great success as
could have anticipated. shall continue to
use it to the exclusion Of all other mauures
Mr.. N. G. Dickerson advises " Nothing 1
have ever used in tie way Of fertilizers has
given me more satisfaction than the Lister
Bone, used with one-third Peruvian Guano.
| have used it several seasons on all crops
Rev. Jas. s. II. Henderson writes; :" was