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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[January, 
B R U C E'S 
CONCEITRATED MANURE, 
For the Farm, tlie G^ardee, tlie Vineyard, and Lawn. 
Brace's Concentrated Manure is 
no longer an experiment. Three years' trial 
has proved its superiority over all other fertil- 
tilizers. It is not because of its 
VAIiUABIiE COMPOUNDS 
alone, that v,'e claim its 
Great Fertilizing Power ; 
It is also in the Patent process througU 
wbich it passes in its mannfactnre, 
by which we are enabled to CONCENTRATE 
the NECESSARY FOOD for VEGETATION. 
Bruce's Concentrated Manure 
was first brought to the notice of the Agricul- 
turists of this country in the year 1862. About 
Fifty Tons were sold durhig the year, di- 
rect to farmers, with satisfactory results. The 
following year (1863) orders came in to the 
amount of Four Hundred Tons, only 
Two Hundred of which could be fur- 
nished. The past j-ear (1861) we sold nearly 
Six Hundred Tons, and notwithstand- 
ing the severe drought it has more than 
met our expectations. In order to supply the 
demand the coming season, we have been 
obliged to enlarge our Factory, and with im- 
proved Machinery and enlarged facilities, we 
hope to be able to manufacture, 
T-wo Tlioxxsantl Tons. 
Those who have already proved the value of 
Bruce's Concentrated Manure, 
and those desirous of testing its 
Fertilizing Power, 
are CAUTIOIVED from purchasing an ar- 
ticle bearing the name of Bruce's fertilizer; 
supposing it to be simon pure, as sold by 
us. The article sold by us is branded on 
each barrel, 
Bruce's Patent Concentraleil 
Manure. 
C. W. VAN DOREN & CO., 
GBIFFING BROTHER & CO , 
58 & 60 Courtlandt-st., N. Y. 
We give below a few of the many testimo- 
nials sent to us. 
READ AND BE CONVINCED : 
Glens Falls, N. Y., 
Nov. 14th, IS'U. 
Messrs. GrifHng Brother & Co. 
Gents,— The "Bruce's Concentrated 
l^Iaunre " which I purchased of you I 
used on corn in this way. I mixed two bushels 
of Nova Scotia Plaster, to one of the manure, 
and dropped about a tablespoonful in llie hill 
before planting. Its effect was equal to my 
expectation, and I think added one-third to the 
crop. I had other corn raised in the same field 
upon shares, to which the manure WAS XOl' 
APPLIED, and the difference between the two 
crops was perceptible during the entire season. 
I also used the same mixture upon my garden. 
It made the cabbages snap while growing, and 
crack when fully grown. The eight barrels 
you sent me were burned in our great fire, but 
I saved the manure and used it after it had 
passed through the fire. I shall want Ten 
Tons for next spring's use, and would like to 
know if I can have it on the same terms as 
last spring. 
The corn I raised on alight sandy soil, and 
the crop manured with " Bruce's Concentrated 
Manure," was the subject of wonder to every 
one who saw it. 
Yours truly, 
E. H. ROSEKRAUS. 
NoRTHFiELD, Richmond Co., N. Y., 
Nov. 9th, 1864 
Messrs. GriiBng Brother & Co. 
GENTLEifEX,— The two tons of BRUCE'S 
CONCENTRATED MANURE, which 
I purchased of you, I aiiplied to my oats last 
spring, at the rate of TWO HUNDRED POUNDS 
to the acre, on nine acres. The ground, having 
previously produced a crop of wheat, was in 
tolerable condition. The yield of grain and 
straw exceeded anjnhjng of the kind I have 
ever seen; the OATS WEIGHED THIRTY- 
FOUR POUNDS to the bushel, and tlie straw 
was upon an average five feet in height. The 
balance of the two tons I have this fall applied 
to a portion of my wheat crops, the growth of 
which has been thus far, rapid and luxuriant. 
I also applied a small quantity to corn and 
beans in May last, with satisfactory results. 
From my experience, I consider TBIS MA- 
NURE THE BEST AND CHEAPEST OF ALL 
THE CONCENTRATED MANURES IN THE 
MARKET 
Very Respectfully Yours, 
David L. Gardner. 
MoirsT Lebajton, Columbia Co., N. Y., 
Nov. 2, 1864 
Grifflng, Brothers & Co. • 
Friends — Your favor asking our opinion 
about " Bruce's Concentrated Manure" is receiv- 
ed. I in reply would say that we have used it the 
past season with the most gratifying results. 
The season was so dry that we could not test it 
as we would have wished. We used it on our 
potatoes, hoeing it in after they were up, and 
the yield was greater than by any concentrated 
manure we have ever used. It has well paid 
the investment on our gardens. For most crops 
we prefer it to the No. 1 Peruvian Guano. We 
sh.all want more of it the coming season. Have 
you it on hand ? and what is the lowest price. 
Respectfully yours, 
D. C. Brainard. 
Mr. D. C. Brainard, the writer of the above 
letter, is one of the New Lebanon Shakers — a prac- 
tical man, and one who thoroughly understands 
agriculture in all its branches, and can appie- 
ciate a good fertilizer. Mr. Edward Fuwler, also 
one of the New Lebanon Friends, wlio is known 
throughout this country as an expert in Agricvl- 
iure and Horticulture, a large producer of all 
kinds of seeds for the farm and garden, also 
herbs for medicinal purposes, in answer to our 
enquiries says, send me another ton, and puts 
down the money to pay for the same. Mr. F. 
had already used several tons ; we want no bet- 
ter proof of its value from one so well posted. 
Griffing, Bro. & Co. 
Notwithstanding the heavy advance of from 
TWENTY-FIVE TO FIFTY PER CENT. 
in the price of materials, we sh.all sell 
BRUCE'S 
COfflENTBlTED MANURE, 
at the low price of 
^50 per Ton. 
It is packed in barrels weighing 370 lbs. each. 
AftElVTS WAIVTED, 
for all the large Towns and Cities in the 
XJ IV I O ]V. 
Send for Circular. 
SEND YOUR ORDERS DIRECT TO 
ORIFFING BROTHER & CO., 
58 &, 60 Courtland-st., 
New- York. 
