[March, 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
1882 .] 
OTHERS SAY OF THE AT ARES COMPLETE 31ANURES. 
POTATOES AND CORN 
WHAT NURSERYMEN AND 
TOBACCO AND FRUITS. 
Messrs. G. H. & J. H. HALE, Proprietors of the well- 
known “Elm Fruit Farm,” South Glastonbury, Conn., 
write, Nov. 7, 1881 
“ Having tested almost every Manure used in the Con¬ 
necticut Valley for Tobacco growing, and if next spring 
we were to plant twenty acres of Tobacco, every acre of it 
would be manured with The Mapes Tobacco Manure 
(Connecticut Brand). Any one opposed to the use of com¬ 
mercial fertilizers is cordially invited to visit our Fruit 
Farm of fifty acres, on which nothing else has been used for 
five years, and we think none will be, so. long as we can 
get as good results as at present.” 
Messrs. E. & J. C. WILLIAMS, “Proprietors of the well- 
known “ Chestnut Hill Nurseries,” Montclair, N. J., Dec. 
27,1881, write 
“For several years our Potato and Corn Crops have been 
own by the exclusive use of the Mapes Complete 
anures alone, and the yields have invariably been more 
than satisfactory. We have found it impossible to obtain 
smooth potatoes on our soil by using barnyard manure, but 
since we have been using THE MAPES POTATO 
MANURE we have experienced no further trouble!! 
In their Descriptive Catalogue, under head of Seed Po¬ 
tatoes, the Messrs. WTHlams state“ We always plant 
large seed, and save only sucfri for sale. We use THE MAPES 
POTATO MANURE FOR THIS CROP EXCLUSIVELY, 
and regard it very much superior to stable or barnvard 
manure, invariably obtaining a satisfactory yield of 
SMOOTH TUBERS.” 
1,600 Bushels of POTATOES on 6 ACRES- 
Season 1881, on “ Vassal- College ” Farm. 
Potato Crop in neighborhood a failure. 
Mr. BENSON VAR VLIET, Genl. Supt. " Vassar College." 
Jan 30,1882, writes:- s ’ 
“ We have used your Manures principally on Potatoes, 
generally on old used-up meadow land. Last year the po¬ 
tato crop was a failure all about us, but we secured a large 
crop; the largest in the county, having secured over 
1,600 bushels of excellent variety and quality 
from 6 acres of land, which serves us a good turn, as we 
have to-day sold 100 bushels at $1.30, and have 700 bushels left 
over for our own use. Part of the results I attribute to 
having planted at the right time, but the largest share of 
credit belongs to the Manure for strengthening and nour¬ 
ishing the plants through the great drouth which caused so 
many failures all about us. 
“ It has never in previous years been thought possible to 
raise Potatoes on the College Farm, but I think we can raise 
almost anything by using proper enriching substances and 
plenty of it.” (Mr. Van Vliet used 20 bags of the Mapes 
Potato Manure on crop of 1881.) 
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