[July, 
AMERICAN ACxRIC ULT QRIST, 
1879.] 
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The following are some of the Manures adapted lor Grain and Grass Crops: 
MAPES’ COMPLETE MANURE 
„ For Light Soils: Ammonia, 6 to 8 per cent; Phosphoric Acid, 7 to 9; Potash, G to 8; Lime, Magnesia, Soda, Organic 
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MAPES’ COMPLETE MANURE 
For Heavy Soil: Ammonia, 6 to 7 per cent; Phosphoric Acid, 10 to 12; Potash, 3 to 4. 
These Manures are composed of No. 1 Peruvian Guano, Pure Bone, ground to meal and treated with Sulphuric Acid, 
Ground Dried Blood or Flesh, Ammonia and Potash Salts. »■« ouiimuin, auu, 
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MAPES’ AMMONIATED DISSOLVED BONE, 
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MAPES’ COMPLETE MANURE, “A” BRAND. 
Ammonia, 3 to 4 per cent; Phosphoric Acid, 10 to 12 Potash, 3 to 4. Price, $40 per ton. 
™ s Manure lias been used extensively in New Jersey on Wheat and Grain crops and found to he far superior to Super¬ 
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