Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1871-10-20
LISTERS BONE DUST.
TESTIMONIALS.
pooLrsyILLn Man13. 1871.


PooLEsyIL1E MN 10, 1871.
DEAR Sin: Your favor Of The 81 instant is
received. You wish to learn Of me the effect
of Lister Bone and Peruvian Guano on my
s. lea: crop Of last fall. ! used these articles
in equal parts, al rate Of 275 pounds per acre,
and seeded in about l35 acres and used this
mixture on my entire crop. never had
crop that promised so well. The crop was
seeded on stubbe and corn land | think the
Lister Bone very superior article, and don I
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 n ton
cheaper than - y ald 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 10 twelve dollars per ton. e.
Very respectively,
FREDERICK S.-.POOLE.
Here several very popular fertilizers are
mentioned, which deem ii proper TO omit as
| shall also in the following communications.
Since the above letter was received, Lave seen
Mr. Poole and find that the results Of his mix
ture have met his most sang line anticipations.I
FoREsT OAK June -, 1871.
! DEAR Sin; 1t gives me great pleasure to
comply with your request in giving in my
experience Of the Lister Bone. J have been
| using il for some years and consider il an ex-
| cellent article. ! have used it on corn, oats
| and wheat and find that it acts finely. On
my wheat crop. after plougbing the groued,
harrow the Bone in, ! then drill nv wheat
| without any more fertilizing, 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 n iiHle 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 ] Cashell advises g used Lister
Bone mixed with ono-half Turner's Excelsior
in the fall of 1859, 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 ne.thlrd Peruvian Gaauo,
at rate Of 800 pounds to the acre, adding one
bushe Of paster, and | raised, think, the
best crop Of wheat in my ncighhorhood, and
have now most excellent set Of grass.
Mr. Franklin Groomes writes 81 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 aud Peruvian Guano;
from its application have secured a fine wheat
crop, and consider it an excellent article, and
shall coniinne to usei'."
Mr.. VIM. Z Shaw, ofColesvile writes Z"
have been using Lister Bone at the rate of 200
pounds to the acre, with loo pounds Of Peru
yian Guano with unvarying success for Yeas
on all crops. My wheat has been followed af-
ter each seeding by a good set Of grass.
consider il an excellent fertilizer, and recon-
mend it highly"
Mr. Perry Sullivan advises: ~ have used
Lister Bone, one fourth Peruvian Guano with
great success on wheat and grass, and recon-
mend it very highly"
| Hon. Montgomery Blair writes "I have
| applied the Lister Bone Dust bought of you TO
my corn, rye, and potato crops, and it has
proved most effective fertilizer; il is general
Iy regarded by my neighbors as one of the
best, if not the best and most economical fer
iliZer in use.
John W Bell of Belsville, Prince Georges
County, advises: q ! used Lister Bone and
Peruvian Guano last fall in the proportion OF
little over one-lhird Peruvian Guuno to the
Bone on portion Of my land and on another
portion Peruvian Guano aOne-hoth applied
at 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
| acer 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 9 | 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 It's
| Of Lister Bone per acre on wheat and had
| fine growth OF straw but as with all my
| ueighbors, owing TO the season, not much
| wheat. | used it on timothy with success,
used The same mixture last fall aud raised
fine wheat crop, and have fine set Of grass. -
| Mr. Sam'l S. Cashell, writes g | 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 lertili-
GERS. had a line opportunity OF testing il on
one of my fields, which was very poor aud
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
Htlu WAS nearly cluhl 10 llldl from MY Desl
land My neiehbors think mine the best crop
of wheat in the neghborhood and ! think il
equal to any in the county / have also a fine
set of grass following the wheat. | have used
il on potatoes also with success recommend
it highly"
Mr.. John H. Cassaway, of Jamestown,
writes g 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 us 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 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, aud perfer
it 10 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, l shall continue to
use it to the exclusion Of all other manures
Mr.. n, G. Dickerson advises. e Nothinu |