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under, and from 1500 to 2000 pounds of Mapes Wrapper 

 Brand harrowed in, with 400 to 600 pounds per acre of 

 Mapes "starter." 



These and other crops raised on the Mapes manures 

 have yielded 1800 to 2000 pounds of assorted leaf per 

 acre, and Mapes tobacco in the Connecticut valley, of 

 the famous '92 crop, sold at 30 to 33 cents per pound, 

 the highest prices recorded in recent years. Crops 

 grown on the other fertilizers mentioned have also for 

 many years commanded the top of the market, demon- 

 strating beyond a peradventure the correctness of our 

 view, that the proper use of fertilizers is anything but 

 detrimental to quantity or quality. 



