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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
March 22, 1902 
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American Agriculturist” Prize Potato-Crowing Contest. Yields from one 
measured acre. All records surpassed by the Mapes Potato Manure. 
New secrets in Nature’s Laboratory.” The two largest crops 
of Potatoes ever grown with fertilizers or farm manure 
grown with the Mapes Potato Manure alone. 
The following were the LARGEST CROPS of potatoes grown in each 
State—and ALL these crops were grown EXCLUSIVELY WITH 
THE MAPES POTATO MANURE: 
Maine, Aroostook County.745 bushels 
The largest crop ever grown in Maine. Second largest ever grown 
with fertilizers. 
Colorado .847 bushels 
“The largest crop ever grown with fertilizers or manure.” 
Massachusetts ...355 bushels 
Connecticut ...390 bushels 
The largest crops grown in Massachusetts and Connecticut in sea¬ 
son 1889 (280 and 340 bushels), were also grown with the Mapes 
Potato Manure. 
Minnesota .325 bushels 
Idaho .479 bushels 
THE LARGEST CROPS IN EACH STATE GROWN WITH OTHER 
FERTILIZERS AND FARM MANURES. SEASON 1890, WERE AS FOL¬ 
LOWS:—595, 522, 506, 351, 325, 319 and 307 bushels per acre. 
Summing Up the Potato Contests. 
In SEVENTEEN States in which the largest crop was grown with 
fiertillzers, 1889 and 1890, TEN crops were grown exclusively with the 
Mapes Potato Manure; 847, 745, 669, 532, 479, 460, 428, 393 and 324 bushels per 
acre. 
Average yield per acre, 522 bushels. 
In the SEVEN States in which the largest crop was grown with fertili- 
izers other than the Mapes, the yields were as follows: 506, 454, 444, 401, 325, 
319 and 307 bushels per acre. 
Average yield per acre, 394 bushels. 
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 MANURE. 
Of this great crop, 213 bushels shelled corn, grown in Yates County, N. Y., with the Mapes Corn Manure (800 pounds per acre) exclusively the Ameri¬ 
can Agriculturist says: “If we allow only $15 as the value of the tops for fodder, and make no account of bottom stalks, the cost comes within twenty cents 
a bushel (shelled corn).” 
The largest crop grown with fertilizers 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. 
Season 1888.-1,040 bushels of corn (ears) on less than 4 y 2 acres, equal to 233^ bushels, or 116% bushels shelled corn per acre grown on farm of Rural 
New-Yorker, with the Mapes Corn Manure. 
Ninety bushels (shelled) with 500 pounds per acre. 150 bushels (shelled) with 600 pounds per acre. Value of the grain alone over five times as mimh 
as the cost of the fertilizer.—American Agriculturist. 
Eight hundred and lifty-six bushels (ears) on four acres. 159.37 bushels on one acre. 125.37 bushels on one acre. Nothing used but the Mapes—Rural 
New-Yorker. 1 
On two acres 600 pounds of Mapes alone, broadcast, 198 bushels shelled corn. On three acres, same fertilizer, same quantity 489 bushels (ears) Grown 
by Dr. Henry Stewart.—New England Homestead. ’ ’’ 
One hundred and eighty bushels of ears per acre; shelled, 98.45 bushels. 2,058 bushels (ears) on 16 acres. Only Mapes (800 pounds per acre) used—Con¬ 
necticut Farmer. ' 
Wheat. 
The only Prize Wheat Crop grown with fertilizers in the American Agriculturist Prize Crop Contest, 1889, was raised by Mr Bartholomew Gedney West¬ 
chester Co., N. Y., with 600 pounds of the Mapes Complete (wheat) Manure applied broadcast and harrowed in. Variety, White Beardless Harvested July 
2, 1889. Yield, 46 bushels on one acre. Straw, 6,347 pounds. Grain, 2,750 pounds. One even or struck bushel weighed 60 pounds Dimensions of mntf/f 
acre, 290 4-10x150 feet. Entire cost, $38.50. ' OI contest 
The other prize wheats were raised in Utah and the west. 
What Verv Thorough Tillage and the Mapes Cress Top-Dressing Have Done 
With Timothy Hay (Following Wheat Crop). 
(From the Rural New-Yorker, March 18, 1900.) 
Last Fall I seeded an eight-acre field after a wheat crop. It was a poor field on a farm my employer bought a year ago and had no manure for 12 nr in 
years. Nearly half of the field is sand and gravel, and very poor grass land. Having a great deal of grading, building, fencing silos to ml etc I did not ei? 
the seeding done until October 3 and 4, and was almost afraid to risk it so late. Seeded as before, rolled and picked stones and got a fine start before hard 
frost, but got nearly half the young plants killed, as we had no snow to protect them. So it was a case of freeze and thaw’ all Winter and Serine found a 
very seedy-looking stand of what looked like a large lawn in November. I put 400 pounds of MAPES GRASS AND GRAIN TOP DRESSING ner 3 nn 
both fields, and by June 1 the newly-seeded field was mistaken for a field of oats by a good many who saw it. I had a good many farmers come from ntaiSS 
four and five miles around t^ see it, as those who saw it told others; all declared it immense. To one man who was looking it over I said’that I wm d imve 
had a good deal more grass if half the young plants had not been winterkilled, tie said he did not see how I could possibly get any more to mow nn it 
On a gravel knoll and the other sandy land, 1 got only a light crop, but from the whole field I got 37 TO 40 TONS OF FIRST-CT Tunimncm v 
CURED TIMOTHY HAY. If I had managed to seed a month earlier I am sure I would have had more hay. There was a bad washout on nart of tm field 
which spoiled half an acre or more. Still, I am not so badly off, with nearly five tons per acre on such land. I have had a great nianv inouirips lateiv m 
how I managed to get such a crop the first year. e y in< ! ulnes ,a *e*y as to 
Nyack, N. Y. 
A. M. K. 
Heads the List (150 Fertilizers) for Cheapness to the Farmer 
The Mapes Seeding Down Manure. 
For seeding down Spring and Fall, also for apple, peach and all fruit orchards, grapes, small fruits, etc. A land strengthener. 
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Guaranteed analysis, per cent.3.00 18.00 10.00 
Average of analyses by the Conn. Agricultural Station for 12 YEARS.3.22 17.39 11.50 
Heads the list in the Official Report, 1901, of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station as showing the 
least difference between cost to the farmer and the calculated market value of plant food contained. See pages 58-72' 
See official report, 1901, for official analyses of 150 different brands analyzed October 31, 1901. 
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