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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
[March, 
Send for New Pamphlet (1880) containing Results with Practical Growers. 
THE MAPES COMPLETE MANURES « «■«*■ 
A few Reports (Extracts) from well known Potato-Growers and Farmers in the Use, during 
the past Season, of the MAPES POTATO MANURE. 
Messrs. Ten Eyck Bros., Truck Growers, etc., Matawan, N. J„ report Nov. 1,1879: ' 
Yield on eight acres nearly 1,600 bushels or potatoes. No acre fell below 180 bushels per 
acre, while some parts if the field did not fall short of 240 bushels per acre—95 per cent 
marketable. Land was in poor heart. The yield of the rows left unfertilized was too poor 
to be considered of any market value; the difference was so great as to make it difficult 
to statr *he degree. The season might be called a gc ' 1 average one, until the heavy rains 
that occurred in August, which seemed to have a kiliu-g effect on the vines of the earlier 
sorts. A marked d erence of more than two weeks were unexpectedly seen in 
the early matu.nig effects of these fertilizers, over a good dressing of coarse yard ma¬ 
nure, which was clearly proved on a separate piece, planted with the same variety of po¬ 
tatoes, and the yield one to four in favor of the special manures, and otfar better quality. 
“Having had an experience of over thirty years in this line of business, we are firmly 
convinced that better paying results will follow the judicious use of your Concentrated 
Manures for farming crops, than in the use of the stable manures of the citieB, at such 
prices as they seem to command.” 
“ The cost of these potatoes, grown as above, for the manure, including freight, cart¬ 
age, and spreading, was twenty-three cents a barrel, or about eight cents a 
bushel. If there be a purchasable manure that will reduce that cost under like circum¬ 
stances. we should like to learn what it is, and where it can be had.” 
Messrs. E. & .1. C. "Williams, Nurserymen, Montclair, N. J., state in their last issued 
catalogue that they grew during the past season from a single barrel of their “ Late Rose 
Potatoes,” 210 bushels with the Mapes Potato Manure. 
Mr. John T. Lovett, Vice-Pres. “American Association,” writes, Jan., 1880: “ I had 
startling results from the use of the Mapes Potato Manure the past season on poor light 
land. Had finer potatoes, and more of them, than my neighbors who paid four times as 
much money for stable-manure." 
Mr. Frederick Morton, Rocky Hill, Conn., reports, Oct. 21st, 1879: “ On very poor 
soil, natural yield only 25 bushels per acre, grew 200 bushels potatoes per acre with 800 lbs. 
of the Mapes Potato Manure. The potatoes grown with your manure were all of two 
weeks earlier than those grown with stable-manure (10 cords applied per acre).” 
Messrs, "W. B. & O. C. Knapp, farmers, Round Hill, Fairfield Co., Conn., report, Dec. 
15,1879: “Think the Mapes Potato Manure worth its cost in keeping the worms from eating 
the crop. 400 lbs. per acre, broadcasted and harrowed in, produced a much larger yield 
than grown with either barn-yard manure or compost of hen-manure, ashes, and plaster.” 
Some other Crops grown with-the 
450 BARRELS CAULIFLOWER from ljf cares—and 225 bushels potatoes 
per acre.— John Campbell, Cutchogue, Suffolk Co., N. Y. 
500 BUSHELS ONIONS per acre— 350 bushels with stable manure, and 250 bushels 
per acre on natural soil.—F. W. Pcgslky, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 
“ 600 BUSHELS PER ACRE of as nice onions as ever grew.”—” One bushel of 
Hie White Onions took the First Premium at the Norwalk Fair. It would have been 
useless to have tried to get hnlf a crop without the Mapes Onion Manure” (Complete 
Manure for light soils.)— Charles A. Meeker, Southport, Conn. 
“ Tliis is the first special manure I ever used that grew a crop of onions equal with 
lien manure,” —A. N. House, Chester, N. Y. 
105 BUSHELS WHEAT from 3)4 acres; 2D0 bushels potatoes per acre on light 
soil; Turnips far superior in size and quality to those raised with barn-yard manure.— 
Henry C. Herring, Spring Valley, N. J. 
FIVE PREMIUM CROPS OF ASPARAGUS grown during the past three 
seasons at Oyster Bay, exhibited at Spring Exhibitions in Mineola, L. I., were raised with 
the MAPES ASPARAGUS MANURE. Successful competitors were Valentine Frost, 
Locust Valley, L. I., and George H. Townsend, Glenliead, L. I. 
44 BUSHELS BARLEY per acre on heavy loam.—I. Lawrence Sanford, 
Southampton, Suffolk Co., N. Y. 
PREMIUM POTATOES “ grown with the Mapes Manure—Queens Co. Agricul¬ 
tural Society, Town of Oyster Bay.”— Richard C. Coi.ykr, Woodbury, L. I. 
PREMIUM POTATOES, “Best Early Rose," grown with the Mapes Manure- 
Agricultural Fair at Mineola, L. I.—T. Carll Bayi.is, Mineola, L. I. 
PREMIUM ROSES, Sweet Williams, etc., grown with the Mapes Man- re— 
Queens Co. Agricultural Fair, Mineola, L. I.-Wm. A. Burgess (Dosoris), Glencove, L. I. 
TWELVE Medals and Awards given to the Mapes Manures by the State Agrlcul- 
cultural Societies and Institutions in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York States 
during the past two years. 
Mr. S. I). Burrows, Basking Ridge, N. J., writes, Dec. 23d, 1879: “ One handful, scat¬ 
tered in each hill at time of planting, yield was equal to a heavy coat of yard-manure 
with wood-ashes.” 
Me. W. T. Parker, Little Silver, N. J., writes, Oct.24th, 1879: "The Mapes Potato 
Manure used at the rate of about" 400 lbs. per acre, alongside of'25 tons of compoBt to the 
acre, costing $30 without adding cost of handling. Saw but little difference in the crop. 
Used the same rate (money value) of the Mapes Manure as compared to the compost, and 
it nearly doubled the crop.” 
Mr. Andrew N. DeBaun, Oradell, Bergen Co.. N. J., writes, Dec. 22d, 1879: “ The 
Mapes Potato Manure lias made a grand impression in this section. The potatoes gener¬ 
ally looked poorly in all cases without the fertilizer. Barn-yard manure did not seem to 
tell in the early part of the season, and the dry weather we had was likely to affect those 
most that were late in maturing. Had 260 bushels per acre Early Rose Potatoes with the 
Wapes Manure. 126 bushels per acre on natural soil. My Clawson Wheat grown with the 
Mapes Complete Manure (“ A ” Brand) took the first premium at our County Fair." 
Mr. A. P. Wakeman, Fairfield, Conn., writes, Dec. 16th, 1879: “Potatoes grown with 
the Mapes Potato Manure were large, smooth, with very fine flavor. They did not rot, 
while in the same field, side by side, where I used well rotted manure, at the rate of 15 
two-horse loads per acre, with plaster in the hill, they rotted quite badly. 
Mr. Lewis Beach, New Castle, New York, reports, Nov. 16th, 1879: “Soil gravelly 
and high ; corn stubble; yield from natural soil, 140 bushels ; with barn-yard manure, 180 
bushels ; with same quantity of barn-yard manure, and 400 lbs. of the Mapes Complete 
Manure. -484 bushels per acre. The potatoes grown with the Complete Manure were of 
superior quality and size. They received the First Premium at the Agricultural Fair at 
Yorktown. The Potato Manure prevented the grubs from depredating, and increased 
the crop fully fifty per cent above the yard-manure alone. 
Mr. Joseph Cory, Westfield, N. J„ reports Dec. 9th, 1879: “Yield of Early Rose 
greater from an application of 800 lbs. of the Mapes Potato Manure (costing $20) than 
from thirty-nine loads of stable-manure at two dollars per load— total, $78. 400 
lbs. of Mapes’ Beet and Mangold Manure per acre broadcast yielded 1,020 bushels beets 
per acre. 40 loads stable-manure yielded 840 bushels per acre, and the natural soil 437 
bushels per acre.” 
MAPES MANURES past Season. 
Quick Action and Lasting Effect of the Mapes* Manures, 
A second year’s experience with artificial fertilizers confirms my previous opinion of 
their value. As a help to fill out the supply of manure, of which no good farmer yet ever 
had enough, they are invaluable and indispensable. The great advantage is their quick 
action; 300 pounds per acre of Mapes’ Complete Manure (“A” brand', spread 
over a field of Oats, was rained upon at night when the work was hut half finished. Be¬ 
fore the next evening the part first covered was conspicuously greener than the other 
part, showing that in the 24 hours the effect of the fertilizer was already in action. The 
permanence of these fertilizers has been much questioned ; but there seems to be no doubt 
of it. One of my fields of fodder rye, which was in potatoes in 1878, and was then dressed 
with no manure but the Mapes’ Potato Manure at the rate of 600 pounds per acre, 
was put in rye the same fall; the rye was cut for fodder the next spring, and the land was 
sown to Hungarian grass. Both these crops were unusually good. A part of the rye was 
cut twice, and a part, left for seed, produced good plump grain. The field Is sown to rye 
again, without any manure or fertilizer, and looks remarkably well, and quite equal to an¬ 
other field on which 20 loads per acre of rich cow manure was spread. The effects of the 
fertilizer are clearly not exhausted by three crops, and show favorably on the foukth. 
“Henry Stewart, Westwood, Bergen Co., N. J., Dec., 1879.” 
“ In the spring of 1877 we top-dressed with Mapes’ Spring Top-Dressing at the rate of 
500 lbs. per acre, a field of wheat of 12 acres, that had been winter killed. Some of our 
neighbors assured us there could not be a bushel to the acre, so apparently completely 
| was the wheat destroyed. At harvest we cut a better crop than seemed possible, and the 
i grass showed good. On threshing there was over 12 bushels to the acre, but we looked 
i for our profit in the grass , in the summer of 1878 we cut an excellent crop of grass, but 
the crop of 1S79 was even better, showing the permanence of your manures. 
Crossing the fence to a field adjoining, owned by one of the best farmers in the town of 
Oyster Bay, may be seen grass laid down at same time with the customary costly dressing 
of New York stable manure—presenting a striking contrast—it is full of weeds, and the 
grass is thin and weak, whilst our grass is clean, thick, ami strong. 
“C. W. Carpenter, Locust Valley, L. I.” 
These Manures are all READY-MIXED, in FINE, DRY condition, and EASY OF APPLICATION.-Full Directions for 
use and all information required for their use accompany EVERY PACKAGE. These Mauures have been repeated¬ 
ly subjected to Analytical Test by the leading Chemists and State Inspectors at the Stations—and IN NO INSTANCE 
HAS THE STRENCTN OF ANY ONE OF THESE MANURES BEEN FOUND TO BE BELOW THE STANDARD, fu4ly 
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