Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1871-11-03
LISTERS BONE DUST.
TESTIMONIALS.
PooLEsvrLLE Mau la. 1871.

PooLEsvILLE May 10, 1871.
DEAR Sin: Your favor of the Sd instant is
received You wish to learn of me the effect
of Lister Bone and Peruvian Guano on my
whea. crop Of last fall. used these articles
in equal parts, at rate of 275 pounds per acre,
and seeded in about 1876 acres, and used this
mixture on my entire crop. / never had
crop that promised SO well. The crop was
seeded on stubble and corn land / think the
Lister Bone a very superior article, and don't
think can say too much in its praise, and il
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 4 and 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.
Very respectively,
FREDERICK S. POOLE.
T* Here several very popular fertilizers are
mentioned, which deem it proper TO omit as
| shall also in the following communications.
Since the above letter was received, have seen
Mr.. Poole and find that the results of his mix
ture have met his most sang line anticipations.J
FOREST OAK, June 10, 1871.
DEAR SIR 1t gives me great pleasure to
experience of the Lister Bone. have been
using it for some years and | consider it an 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 nv wheat
without any more fertizng, 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 title 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. G. DIAMOND.
Mr.. A. J. Cashell advises 81 used Lister
Bone mixed with one-half Turner's Excelsior
in the fall of 1869, and made as good crop OF
wheat as any of my neighbors, and had
good set of grass TO follow. Last fall used
Lister Bone with one-thIrd Peruvian Guano,
at rate of 800 pounds to the acre, adding one
bushel of plaster, and raised, think, the
best crop Of wheat in my neighborhood, and
have now @ most excellent set of grass.
Mr.. Franklin Groomes writes g. 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
81 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, of Colesvile, writes q
have been using Lister Bone at the rate of 200
pounds to the acre, with loo pounds of Peru
Wan Guano with unvaryng success for 3 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 ~ have used
Lister Bone, one-fourlh 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 Beltsville, Prince Georges
County, advises: 81 used Lister Bone and
Peruvian Guano last fall in the proportion OF
little over one-third Peruvian Guano to the
Bone on 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
all kinds of crops for several years, and know
of no fertilizer SO valuable"
Mr.. NJ. j. Weller advises ain the fall of
1869 | used 100 pounds of Guano and 200 lbs
of Lister Bone per acre on wheat, and had Il
| fine growth of straw but as with all my
| neighbors, owing TO the season, not much
| wheat / used ii on timothy with success |
used the same mixture last fall and raised a
fine wheat crop, and have a fine set of grass.
Mr.. Sam'l S. Cashell, writes ~ used Lis
ter Bone and one-thrd 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 $ll
per ton less than my neighbors pay for tertill-
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 and the wheat crop from this
field was nearly equal TO that from my best
land. My neighhors 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
ID on potatoes also with success recommend
| it highly"
| Mr.. John H. Gassaway, of Darnestown,
writes 81 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 have made as good
crops as my neighbors who have used other
fertilizers at a cost of ten or fifteen dollars
more per ton. | raised last fall large and
uniform crop of wheat and have now a fine
set of grass. / shall continue TO use it on al
crops"
Mr.. A. G. P Shoemaker advises: have uset
the Lister Bone and one-third Peruvian GuanC
for three years past to good effect, and perfei
it to all other fertilizers. | had this season
a fine wheat crop and an excellent set of gras
to follow ! have now the best field of Glove
in anv part OF my neighborhood ! bav
used it also on Potatoes with one-third Guano
and on corn alone with as great success as
could have anticipated. | shall continue f
use it to the exclusion of all other manures.
Mr. N. G. Dickerson advises: Nothing
have ever used in the way of fertilizers ha
given me more satisfaction than the Lise
Bone used with one-third Peruvian Guano
have used it several seasons on all crops"
Rev. Jas. s. H. Henderson writes: al wa
much pleased with Lister Bone and Peruyia