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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
April 29, 1899 
The Mapes Complete Manures 
for Potatoes, Truck, Fruits, Corn, Oats, Top-Dressing, Meadows, Lawns, Golf Links, Orchards, etc. 
Farms Constantly Grow Stronger. Experience with Mapes Manures Over Thirty Years. 
Dr. F. M. HEXAMER, Editor American Agriculturist, March, 1898, writes: “ The testimony of thousands of farmers shows that by the use of Mapes Manures 
large yields of highest quality are obtained, while the farms are constantly growing stronger. Indeed, practical results from the use of these fertilizers have been substan¬ 
tial profit , even during the past hard times. As we have previously remarked, our own experience, extending through a period of over thirty years, has always shown 
the Mapes fertilizers to be invariably satisfactory, on the truck farm, and in the garden, as well as in the field, orcha-d and meadow. - ’ 
POTATOES.—Large Yield, Superior Quality. 
Among the large potato-growers in the country, there are few, if any, that have been more successful in yield and profitable quality of crop than those who 
have used the Map's Potato Manure almost exclusively for ten to twenty years and over. The yields in ordinary farming include ever 6 500 bushels on twenty acres, 
“originally the poorest on the farm;” cneacreof this field yielded over 400 bushels; over 9 0(0 bushels on 46 acres, three bags per acre, season 1897 (season very 
unfavorable); over 10,000 bushels, 53 acres, three bags per acre, season 1898. . 
Two large truckers have repo-ted that they propose to use nothing on their potato crop for present season (1899) except Mapes Potato Manure, 6tatmgthat their 
experiments f(/r several years have led them to bilieve that they can get the best results and highest quality from no other fertilizer or home mixture of bone, chemicals, etc. 
The advanced order from one is 95 tens and from the other 60 tons. They use for over 100 acres of potatoes about 1,500 pounds per acre. They have used the Mapes 
some ten years. 
No Wormy Potatoes with the MAPES POTATO MANURE in Ten Years. 
We have raised potatoes on the same piece of lard for ten years, using every year the Mapes Potato Manure. The last crop was as clean as the first. Our friend 
who says he used manure and fertilizer together, and found many wormy potatoes, will find that it was the manure, not the fertilizer, that supplied the worms. Have 
used the Mapes Potato Manure for seventeen years.— Mr E S. Carman, Editor Rural Nkw-Yorkkr and “ New Potato Culture. 
The Practical Farmer on the Mapes Potato Manure in the Prize Potato Contest: “ During the past five years there has scarcely been a recognized authority on 
potato-growing who has not stated as a result of practical experience that a commercial fertilizer like the Mapes Potato Manure excelled stable manure in Economy 
and in the Yield ai.d Quality of Potatoes.” ___ ./mx r* , , 
QUALITY IN TRUCK.—Cabbages. 
Many of the leading truckers in this country, including Norfolk, Charleston, Savannah and Florida, have used the Mapes Manures for years, and have ceased to 
buy stable manure. They claim the Mapes Manures are not only cheaper, but are so superior in improvement of quality in truck, and securing greater certainty in growth 
even during unfavorable seasons, that they would buy them for these qualities alone. These truckers use annually 50 or 100 tens, and some 100 to 300 tons each. One 
of the most successful truckers has o'dered for the coming season (1899) the Mapes Manures for 100 acres of Cabbages ( : ome 1,300 pounds per acre), and claims that he is 
done with experiments. . , 
Tire Remarkable Certainty of Action of the Mapes Manures on varied soils, even during drought and extremes of weather, excessive heat and cold, dry atcl wet, as 
well as their promotion of superior quality and prevention of many diseases of crops (notably with potatoes), is largely due to the varied forms of soluble and easily 
available supplies of plant food contained, so that the crop at critical stages of growth is liberally suoplied with the form suited to its special and changing needs. 
These Manures can be applied at Planting as a Top-Dressing and at Hoeing. They ivill suffer little, if any, loss of strength by exposure on the ground 
QUALITY IN FRUITS.—Strawberries, etc. 
W. F. Allen, Jr., of Maryland, who is “ without doubt the largest grower of strawberry plants in the world,” this year (1898) has over 90 acr.s of plants, of 
which 10 acres have been reserved for fruit. He uses the Mapes Fruit and Vine Manure. 
J A. Davis, of Maryland, reports 20 acres in strawberries, 10 acres in blackberries. Applied 1,000 pounds per acre of the Mapes Fruit and Vine Manure at the 
time of setting out. Picked over 6,000 quarts per acre of strawberries, 52,100 quarts shipped to New York. Realized 8% cents net per quart. This was two or three 
cents per quart above the market price for berries during the season. The blackberries were also very fine, and sold from eight to twelve cents per quart. 
“ On a piece about eight acres run-down land used the Mapes Fruit and Vine Manure, about 1.000 pounds per acre ; berries much better, yield much heavier than 
on three-acre piece that had been used as a truck patch, and been heavily manured with stable manure for at least five years. Before we began to use Fruit and Vine 
Manure on this piece, three years ago, considered it poorest land on farm. Never had anything on it except Fruit and Vine Manure for last two years. For a general 
land strengthener this fertilizer far surpasses any I ever used. 
“ From the New England Farmer, March 15, 1898 : “ The Mapes Manures at the Agricultural State Stations. For eighteen years they have always been up to 
guarantee, and in several instances the quantities of Nitrogen, Phosphoric Acid and Potash have been found in excess of the maximum amount guaranteed.” 
“ As we have said repeatedly already, purchasers of the Mapes products may rely on securing goods of the highest grade, most skillfully prepared on a very large 
scale with every possible appliance for thorough and economical work—and honestly sold with the purpose of retaining any chance purchaser as a regular customer 
when he sees the results on his own fields The Country Gentleman. 
£^”Sent Free— Pamphlets on the Growing of Tobacco, Truck, Fruits, Farm Crops, Oranges, Pineapples, Truck in Florida, etc. Apply to Local Dealer or to 
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