ROLLING AND HARROWING CORN. 
(An Interesting experiment by Mr. E. F. Bowditch, of Framingham, Mass., showing 68 bushels shelled corn 
per acre on 28 1-2 acres.) 
It is gratifying to us to be able to publish the following statement from Mr. Bowditch, for it 
was eleven years ago that he began the use of the STOCK.BRIDGE MANURES, raising in 
1876 a remarkable crop of corn. He has continued their use nearly every year since, and we 
THE MAPES POTATO MANURE. 
For POTATOES, at Planting and successive Boeings. 
For VEGETABLES of all kinds. 
For SUGAR BEETS, ASPAR%GUS, SWEET CORN, 
PEARS, GRAPES, STRAWBERRIES, and all Small 
Fruits. 
GUARANTEED ANALYSIS. 
4.50 to 5 per cent. 
8 to 10 per cent. 
6 to 8 “ “ 
1 Nitrogen, Soluble. 
Ammonia — as .-< Nitrogen, in Organic Matter. 
( Ready-formed Ammonia . . 
a Am j AH from pure bone and animal matter; no rock used 
hosphoric aci . -j N ear ]y a ii i s m ade soluble and available. 
Potash, Actual, free from Chlorine . 
Magnesia, Lime,Soda, Sulphuric Acid, etc....,. 77 to 81 “ “ 
The strength of this manure, as again shown by the State Station Analyses (1887), uniform¬ 
ly exceeds our published guarantee (minimum) by more than one-hundred pounds in a ton, of 
ammonia, phosphoric acid and potash. We have steadily aimed to improve it both in strength 
and quality—and in addition to this the price has been repeatedly and is again reduced. 
This is the highest grade and most soluble POTATO MANURE made, and contains 
some FIFTY PER CENT, more AVAILABLE PLANT FOOD, or half as 
much again Plant Food as leading standard Ammoniated Superphosphates. Prof. Cooke quotes: 
“A good commercial fertilizer is one containing 340 lbs. Nitrogen, Phosphoric Acid 
and Potash in one ton.” One ton to the MAPES POTATO MANURE, according to 
last analysis made (No. 313 of the Penn. State Board of Agriculture, April 21st, 1888), contains 
believe with increasing satisfaction. 
“I have just finished (Nov. 9), husking my corn, and have harvested 3,618 bushels corn from 
28j^ acres. I raised about one-half on barnyard manure, and the rest with Stockbridge Corn 
Fertilizer. There was very little difference in quantity or quality, but I should say that raised 
with fertilizer was fully as good, and considering the quality of the land, perhaps a trifle better. 
“The soil where the manure was applied was in fair condition, being sod land, fairly manured 
five years ago: and where the Stockbridge was applied it was very poor, yellow loam, run out 
land. About $28 worth of fertilizer was applied per acre, broadcast and harrowed in, and on the 
manured portion about forty two-horse tipcart loads per acre of horse, cow and sheep manure. 
On that portion where the fertilizer was applied fodder corn with a little fertilizer had been 
raised the previous year. 
“The land was plowed on the last of May and early in June, and two thirds of the manure 
was plowed in and one-third harrowed in. We began planting corn May 13th, and finished June 
6th, using eight quarts per acre of seed, mostly Washakum or similar variety. The rows were 
three feet eight inches apart, and the corn was planted in drills with a western corn planter which 
plants two rows at a time, covering it two and a half inches deep. The ground was rolled just 
after planting, aDd the corn was harrowed with a Thomas smoothing harrow both before and 
after it came up. No hand labor was used, and the culture was comparatively flat. 
“I cultivate very much as formerly, except I use the smoothing harrow until the corn is fully 
five inches high. The two things I should lay stress on are, first, heavy rolling after planting (I 
believe in drill culture), and second , using the smoothing harrow as soon as the rows can be 
plainly seen, and before if the weeds start, and keep it going longer than you think you ought to. 
One or two horse hoeings with the wheel horse hoe (the best tool I ever owned), and one or two 
with a single horse hoe, furnish the labor,” 
BOWKER FERTILIZER CO. 
Over 500 pounds of the three Leading Fertilizing Elements—Nitro¬ 
gen, Phosphoric Acid and Potash—in each Ton. 
The Potash is 155 lbs. in each ton, or nearly four times the usual quantity found in 
Standard Superphosphates. 
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