. R EHD  THEIR  TESTIMONY*  —  * 
Farmington,  Conn.,  November  16,  1891. 
We  send  you  a  photograph  of  our  field  of  corn.  Perhaps  the  crop  would  not  be  called  a  large  one  if  grown  on  good  heavy  soil,  but  considering  that  the  soil  was  very  light 
and  sandy,  and  a  third  of  the  field  exceedingly  poor,  and  that  no  manure  or  fertilizer  had  been  applied  for  at  least  five  years,  we  think  the  crop  an  exceptionally  satisfactory  one. 
There  are  four  acres  in  the  field.  We  finished  plowing  and  preparing  the  land  May  4,  and  planted  May  8,  in  hills  three  and  one-half  feet  apart  each  way.  \Ve  planted  with  a  hand- 
planter,  and  dropped  a  small  handful  of  Bradley’s  Phosphate  directly  over  the  corn  after  planting,  pushing  a  little  dirt  over  it  with  a  hoe.  We  applied  1,100  pounds  of  the  phos¬ 
phate  on  the  four  acres,  this  being  less  than  300  pounds  per  acre.  We  cultivated  three  times  and  hoed  once.  The  crop  was  cut  August  31,  and  yielded  342  bushels  of  ears  of 
handsome  sound  corn  and  six  tons  of  very  nice  stalks.  The  expense  of  raising  the  crop  was  $83.35,  and  calling  the  stalks  $4  per  ton  (which  is  less  than  their  value),  the  cost  of 
the  corn  was  about  35  cents  per  bushel  of  shelled  corn.  As  corn  is  worth  80  cents  a  bushel  here,  you  can  see  what  we  have  saved.  T.  H.  &  L.  C.  Root. 
From  One  of  the  Most  Reliable  of  New  Hampshire  Farmers. 
Chesterfield,  N.  H.,  December  15,  1891. 
I  have  used  phosphate  quite  extensively  for  twenty-five  years.  Have  usually  tried 
other  kinds  in  comparison  with  Bradley’s,  butias  yet  have  not  found  any  that  compares 
with  it.  I  have  fairly  tested  the  different  kinds,  and  the  contrast  has  been  so  great 
that  any  man  could  easily  see  the  superiority  of  Bradley’s  Phosphate. 
The  past  season  I  used  it  for  corn  on  a  field  containing  a  few  rods  less  than  14 
acres.  The  crop  was  measured  by  two  disinterested  parties,  who  found  that  I  raised 
1,913  bushels  of  ears  of  70  lbs.  per  bushel.  This  crop,  because  of  the  heavy  weight 
per  bushel,  has  been  the  subject  of  newspaper  notices  and  has  attracted  the  attention 
of  Western  corn-growers.  Hermon  C.  Harvey. 
65  Bus.  Shelled  Corn  with  600  lbs.  Phosphate  to  the  Acre. 
Mount  Vernon,  Me.,  November  24,  1891. 
We  have  raised  the  past  season  on  Bradley's  Superphosphate  sixty-five  bushels  of 
shelled  corn  to  the  acre,  good  sound  corn.  This  crop  was  raised  on  an  old  field  which 
had  no  dressing  but  600  pounds  of  Bradley’s  Superphosphate  to  the  acre.  I  shall  use 
more  of  this  phosphate  next  season.  J.  Randlett. 
It  Pays  to  Raise  Corn  in  Vermont. 
Orwell,  Vt.,  November  3,  1891. 
On  our  corn  field  of  two  acres  we  used  one-half  ton  of  Bradley’s  Phosphate.  The 
land  was  greensward  and  no  manure  was  used.  The  corn  was  planted  in  hills  and  the 
phosphate  was  used  in  the  hill.  We  harvested  235  bushels  of  ears  of  corn,  which  was 
as  fine  as  you  ever  saw.  When  it  is  considered  that  this  piece  of  corn  was  grown  on 
greensward  and  no  manure  used,  the  crop  was  certainly  a  fine  one.  I  can  tell  you, 
gentlemen,  that  when  even  a  crop  of  40  or  50  bushels  of  shelled  corn  to  the  acre  can 
be  raised  without  manure  and  with  no  more  fertilizer  than  I  used,  it  pays  to  raise  corn 
in  Vermont  —  at  least  when  we  can  have  Bradley’s  Phosphate  to  use. 
V.  V.  Blackmer. 
Raising  Sweet  Corn  on  Bradley’s  Phosphate. 
Bethel,  Me.,  September  26,  1891. 
This  year  I  have  had  unusual  opportunities  of  noting  the  comparative  value  of 
different  fertilizers,  and  the  difference  is  so  marked  that  I  thought  proper  to  write 
about  it.  Besides  planting  myself,  I  put  in  corn  for  several  farmers  with  my  corn- 
planter.  They  used  several  different  kinds  of  phosphates.  I  handled  the  most  of  this 
corn  at  the  factory  and  there  was  a  great  deal  more  corn  raised  where  Bradley’s 
Phosphate  was  used.  A.  C.  Scribner. 
Bradley’s  Fertilizers  have  been  used  for  31  years  by  thousands  of  farmers  for  growing  all  kinds  of  farm  produce,  and  are  conceded  to 
be  the  “  leading  fertilizers  of  the  United  States  ”  for  general  farm  crops. 
Farmers  will  bear  in  mind  that  our  “Complete  Manures”  for  various  crops  are  the  richest  concentrated  manures  manufactured,  and 
always  produce  the  largest  crops.  These  pamphlets  sent  free  to  any  address:  “Bradley’s  American  Farmer,”  “Cigar  Leaf  Tobacco,” 
“ Oranges  and  Vegetables  in  Florida,”  “The  Cranberry,”  “The  Lawn  and  Garden,”  “Bradley’s  Florida  Book.” 
BRADLEY  FERTILIZER  CO.,  27  Kilby  Street,  BOSTON. 
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