March 24, 1900 
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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Mapes Grass and Grain Spring Top-Dressing. 
acre broadla?*; byhanf or m^n’e^O^oof iSd use three fl appa-ntly wo^outf have 
been brought up into good condition by a single application. Quality of grasses greatly lmpnn ec. 
Restore Your Meadows and Grass Lands by simply Top-Dressing. 
Tt is lasting in effects equally with the best stable manure, but at the same time it is quicker and more effective °n the crop 
to which it is applied. Its introduction some years since marked a new era for restoring grass lands without pkn\ mg, a to 
farmers of Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. 
The Mapes Corn Manure. 
This is a complete manure for corn, and requires the use of no other fertilizer. It contains all the '"9 r ^' en J^ required to secure 
the full development of the crop, both in abundance of stalk of improved feeding quality, so important in ENSILAGE, and also m y 
well-filled deep-kerneled ears. 
To Crow Paying Crops of Com and Bring Up Poor Land. 
This manure is adapted for BROADCAST use for growing Corn. Many light, sandy lands, "poor as poverty," like the Hartford 
" Plains," have by broadcasting three to four bags per acre of this manure, been brought up into good condition for grass or for any 
crop, and made to pay from the start. 
Head “TWENTY YEARS AFTER” for practical results at Newington, Conn, on seven 
acres of “ the poorest piece of land,” with the MAPES CORN MANURE (two tons on the seven 
acres broadcast harrowed in), two years in succession ; then Potatoes (three tons of the Mapes I otato 
Manure), two years ; then Oats (54 bushels per acre); then heavy mowing of hay. ibis land at first 
was so poor that nothing but pigeon grass and dewberry vines grew on it. r 
T nnrfs otherwise m-acticallv worthless, made to produce, by annual applications, paying crops of corn from the start afte 
libera/feuringforTabor'Interest and taxes,’and brought up equal to the good lands. Tins cannot be done by using a little in 
the hill,” like a superphosphate, “to start the crop with. 
The Great Corn Contest of the American Agriculturist. 
Crops 213 119 and 95 bushels each; grown on one measured acre exclusively with the Mapes Corn Manuie. 
The Largest crop grown with fertilizer, other than the Mapes <45 crops in all) was 
84 bushels (chemically dried, 60 bushels.) 
Some Large Crops Grown with the Mapes Corn Manure, and Reported in the Agricultural Press : 
1 040 bushels of corn (ears) on less than 4« acres, equal to 233« bushels, or 1105* bushels shelled corn per acre, grown on farm of Rural New-Yorker, 
W “ h Ntnef/busheTs fsSelled) with 500 pounds per acre. 150 bushels (shelled) with 000 pounds per acre. Value of the grain alone over five times as much as 
the C °^ight^uindred'aad - fi*ftyS’x*nisliels C (e^ar^’oii four aeres. 150.37 bushels on one acre. 125.37 bushels on one acre. Nothing used but the Mapes.-Rural 
New-Yorker. ^ < ( Mapes llone> broadcast, 198 bushels shelled corn. On three acres, same fertiliser, same quantity. 489 bushels (ears). Grown 
” y an‘d^ghTy E bu!he n is o^eaS^acre; shelled, 98.45 bushels. 2,058 bushels (ears) on ,0 acres. Only Mapes (800 pounds per acre) used- 
Connecticut Farmer. ___ _ — i 
The Mapes Potato Manure. 
Dr Collier Director of the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station on the Large Yields of Potatoes Grown Only Y ith 
j jt. vAimci, t he Mapes Manure at Rural Farm. 
en o\ild^mnan'd U before tl a<^rqiUng R any r conclusion from tbe trial, ft does possess a decided value practically and scientifically which will be found helpful in the 
production of larye erops In Utefntn re-The Rural ^“ SUPE R P HOSPHATE WANTED . 
and tlm*Mapej£’otato^Ma l nu^e , . r coimrud^^ r ^li , ut l we*doii ,1 l^mnt l a t ’^iliosphate ,y or*^su^perpbos^ia^e^o 1P an > Ammoni^^d Superphosphate,^^a^-^wmsmro!’ 1 or 
anything of^the kind. \Ve want a high-grade Potato manure.” The American Dairyman. ■ ■■ . . U 1# I. 
The Manes Formula and Peruvian Guano Co., 143 Liberty Street, New York. 
The hlglEt ^ice? obtained for tobacco crops in Mass, and Ct reported in the press the past year (1899) were grown with the MAPES TOBACCO 
MANURES. 
Ho Presents! No Premiums!! No Discounts!!! 
Our Only Inducements are the Best Imported 
TEAS an COFFEES 
at one-half price. 
Special terms to Institutions, Clergymen, Farmers and 
P large consumers. For full particular address 
CONSUMERS IMPORTING TEA CO., 
Dept.B. P. O. Box 390, New York, N. Y. _ 
UIIDC 8 t0 15; P rice - n35 per t I 
WIKC WKAYKK, *1. Charges paid, 
Jtrki'CHERS.Sc. Circular free. Agents 
SSteS MILTON SUPIM.Y CO.. Bo. 5, Wau.eor, O 
4>o, UN THE NICK OF TI7WI3. 
best results seed must be planted at one time—all in one day, or before conditions change, 
means even germination, all plants of the same size—a positive advantage in cu.tivation. 
“Planet Jr.” No. 4 Combined Seeder and Wheel Hoe meets all requirements, bows in 
ils or droj 
m. Bysligl . , 
a toy or plaything, out a Strong, wen inaue, uuiauic owl VM.K1 Kvivum.01,0, (’nl- 
The “Planet Jh.” line comprises in addition. Wheel Hoes, Horse Hoes, Pivot W heel Cultivator, Orehaid O 
tivators, Celery Hillers, Markers, Levelers, Potato Diggers, Sugar Beet Seeders and Cultivators, etc, Lachim 
general utility the superior-- . - 
ing. both in illustration and text. It’s full of points of profit. W e mail it free on application. 
S. L. ALLEN <fc CO., Box 11Q7-V, PHILADELPHIA, 
PA. 
Keystone Adjustable Weeder 
and Shallow Cultivator. 
Can be expanded to 7V4 feet. Narrowed to 30 inches 
Points of Superiority over a Straight Frame Weeder, 
It is adjustable botli as to depth and width. Can be narrowed 
to 30 in., and expanded to 7 % ft. When narrowed up to 30 in. 
it can be used between the rows, -working close to the plants— 
long after straight-frame Weeders are set aside. Being 
A-shaped it is not only stronger, but adapts itself much better 
to uneven surface than a straight frame weedei. It h&s no 
shafts, therefore no horse lost motion, and will not jump. Teeth 
are strong and pliable, and have blunt points, which is im¬ 
portant when working sensitive plants. 
Write for Weeder Booklet. 
Keystone Farm Machine Co..York, Pa. 
oBjCXOmO 
12 styles of Cultivators with 
all latest improvements. 
20 styles of Corn Shelters; also 
Harrows, Field Rollers, Feed _ 
Cutters, etc. 
Write for Descriptive Circulars and 
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