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THE CULTIVATOR. 
BOMMER'S MANURE METHOD. 
Interesting communication from Mr. Bommer , relative to 
his well known method for making manure. 
TO THE AGRICULTURAL PUBLIC. 
RICE OF THE METHOD GREATLY REDUCED.—Until 
now I have maintained the prices fixed upon hy myself and Ab¬ 
bott & Co.; prices which varied from six to twenty-five dollars, ac¬ 
cording; to the size of the farms; and this I was obliged to do, be¬ 
cause in accordance with our agreement, I was not at liberty to al¬ 
ter them. It was principally to gain this end that I bought out 
Messrs. Abbott & Co. 
To render my work really popular, I have fixed its price so low, 
that each member of the whole agricultural community can pur¬ 
chase it. Henceforth it will be sold at the uniform price of Five 
Dollars for every farm in the Union—that is, 
ONE RIGHT WITH ONE COFY OF THE METHOD FOR ANY ONE FARM 
FIVE DOLLARS. 
Price for wholesale. —Agents, farmer clubs, bookstores, seed- 
stores, agricultural repositories, offices of agricultural papers; in one 
word, such persons as will take a certain number of “ Methods” at 
a time, either to be divided among their neighbors who have club¬ 
bed together, or for single sales at the price of five dollars, will have 
the “ methods” for the following prices, viz. 
For 5 Rights with 5 Methods or books,. $20 
“12 12 “ . 40 
“ 30 or more “ 30 or more “ 40 per cent. 
{Making only $3 per piece.) 
Ah orders must be accompanied by the amount in cash , and di¬ 
rected to my office. 113 Greenwich-st. New-York city, or to my em¬ 
powered Agents; in which case the “ Methods” will be sent imme¬ 
diately. 
Each package of “ Methods” will contain a good number of Pros¬ 
pectuses or handbills, containing, 1st. A Synopsis of the matter con¬ 
tained in the “ Method ;” 2d. Documents and Reports from several 
authorities of the United States, approving the “ Method” and ack¬ 
nowledging its practicability ; 3d. Certificates from respectable, sci¬ 
entific and practical men, attesting the resuits which have been ob¬ 
tained from its application; 4th. Editorial articles, expressing the 
opionion of the press. 
A WORD TO ENTERPRISING MEN. 
Having succeeded in making known the advantages and the prac¬ 
tical utility of my method to competent and disinterested men. 
whose characters are sufficiently known to the public to place their 
testimony beyond doubt; my “method” being patronized by the 
most eminent men of this country, Messrs Martin VanBuren, Gov. 
J. H Hammond, Gen. Wade Hampton, Gen. J. L. Means. Col. Sin¬ 
gleton, Col. Hugh Lawson, Hon. J. R. Poinsett. W. B. Seabrook, 
Andrew Stevenson and others, who have adopted it; several thou¬ 
sands of the method having already been spread throughout the Un¬ 
ion, the. greater part of purchasers being eminent agriculturists; and 
all subscribers being satisfied with the work, my end has been at¬ 
tained, my task stops here ; it is now a mere business matter, ready 
to receive the developments of which it is susceptible. 
For these reasons, and desiring to employ my time in new re¬ 
searches and experiments, especially upon the subject of transmuta- 
tion of dead into living vegetables, a highly important subject in ag¬ 
riculture, already hinted at in my work, but which is still in a pro¬ 
blematical slate, not reposing upon any solid basis ; and to enable 
me also, in accordance with my former promises, to impart the re¬ 
sults of those experiments to the subscribers of my method, I have 
resolved to cede my patent and method, either by Town, County, or 
by State, to single persons or to companies, on the most reasonable 
terms, the price of which will be fixed according to the agricultural 
importance of the Towns, Counties, or States. 
Every purchaser of the patent for a Town, County, or State, will 
be supplied with such number of copies of the method, gratis, as may 
oe agreed on. 
Note.— The patent right for the State of New-York, (Long Is¬ 
land and Staten Island excepted;) for the ten eastern counties of 
New Jersey; for Frederick county, Maryland ; and for about 40 
towns in New England, have been ceded by me to several persons 
and companies. For all other states and territories in the Union, I 
can now dispose of the patent and method. 
Herein I present a new branch of industry to enterprising, intelli¬ 
gent, and active men. It would be superfluous to enlarge upon its 
advantages, for it will be seen at a glance, by perusing documents, 
mentioned in the prospectuses, that my method enjoys a high reputa¬ 
tion in the Union, and that this enterprise is in its nature as honora¬ 
ble as it is lucrative. 
IMPORTANT NOTICE. 
Having now given the best plan, taken the best measures for the 
prompt introduction of my “ method” into agriculture, and done 
every thing, on my part, to enable every one to procure it at small 
expense, I notify those who should feel tempted to use this system, 
without being furnished with a right and a “ method.” that they will 
not only expose themselves to be prosecuted for an infringement of 
the patent, but lose their time and their money in vain trials, of 
which the result will be, if not totally unprofitable, at least very in¬ 
complete. Therefore, do not deceive yourselves, but be assured of 
this truth , that my large method is, to this day, the sole work in ex¬ 
istence which contains the improved and complete system, and in 
which its application is rendered easy and profitable in all its branch¬ 
es In a word, its possession is the main condition of your success ; 
first, because the whole work constitutes one chain of facts and prin¬ 
ciples, which are linked together and sustain each other, and form 
an inseparable whole which is indispensable 1o the proner compre- 
hension of the system, enabling you to apply it in a really profitable 
manner. Secondly, because it contains, besides'theprocess in ques¬ 
tion, a great number of other instructions not less useful, the know¬ 
ledge of which will aid and guide you, so as to put you in a way to 
derive from the system the greatest advantages and profits. 
For these reasons, those who have formerly bought my small me¬ 
thod, can have the large one gratis , by an application at my office, 
(postage paid,) or to my agents. 
Those among you, who have faithfully tested the method and ob¬ 
tained satisfactory results, are respectfully requested to communicate 
with me. To those who have, not tested its advantages, I recom¬ 
mend, by all means, carefully to conform to the instructions con¬ 
tained in the large method, in which case their success will be infal¬ 
lible. 
Statements and Explanations concerning the “ Method,” 
and the Rights attached to it. 
When I first introduced this method into American agriculture, I 
judged it prudent, for many reasons, to publish at first, but a part of 
it; enough, however, to enable the intelligent farmer to succeed in 
the experiment. Before encountering the expense required to pub¬ 
lish in full the fruits of my labors, I was anxious to ascertain if this 
system would be well received and properly appreciated by the ag¬ 
ricultural public. My expectations were not disappointed, that trial 
having been crowned with entire success. Thus encouraged, it be¬ 
came my duty to persevere, and to give you the result of all my re¬ 
searches and experiments. This you will find in my new work, 
which I can say with confidence, is the key with which you can, by 
the exercise of a little intelligence and industry, double the product 
of your farms; for, in this work, the system is so much improved, 
its application rendered so easy, the whole so clearly explained, and 
so fully detailed, that if you conform to its prescriptions and instruc¬ 
tions with scrupulous exactness, success is certain. 
In the main, my method is based upon that known for some time 
in France as Jauffret’s system ; that is to say, I use the same mate¬ 
rials ; for, in my researches and experiments it became my duty to 
consult not only the small French pamphlet of Jauffret, but all other 
writings which have appeared upon the subject of agriculture, and 
especially of manure, in order to extract from them whatever, by 
experiment, should prove to be good, valuable, and useful to the ob¬ 
ject I had in view. The merit of this new system does not consist 
either in the materials, or in their combination. These materials 
have been known for ages as possessing fertilizing qualities, and 
every person at all acquainted with chemistry, knows that in mixing 
alkalis with animal matter, a mordant can be obtained which will 
produce fermentation in a heap of vegetables. This then, is not 
new; it is the numerous improvements and amelioriations connect¬ 
ed with the application of these materials which give real import¬ 
ance to this new system. Therein lies the real progress of the art 
in the preparation and the application of manures, and therein con¬ 
sists the merit of the new edition of the method. True, Jauffret al¬ 
so undertook the application of this mixture, but he stopped half way. 
His process, such as described in his pamphlet, cannot be used with 
profit and success, and that for lliree cogent reasons. The first is: 
the meagre and incomplete instructions he gives to the operator upon 
the application of the system ; the second, because the hand labor is 
too painful and expensive; and the third, because he did not discov¬ 
er, and consequently could not tell how to employ the air as a se¬ 
cond agent of fermentation—a very important point in the operation, 
because without this aid, it is impossible to attain that degree of heat 
which is necessary perfectly to reduce vegetable matter into manure 
in a short time. Therein he failed, and therefore it remained for 
others to accomplish the work he had left incomplete. But although 
I have perhaps gone much farther than all others who have hitherto 
devoted their attention to this subject, I do not pretend to have clo¬ 
sed the door to improvement by my method. The question of ma¬ 
nure is so extensive that it embraces nearly the whole agricultural 
art, and will in due time advance to fullness by relying upon science 
and practice. In the meanwhile the great step is made, the funda¬ 
mental bases are established, and the system, as explained in my 
new work, has been so well matured by my experiments, lhat I can 
affirm without fear of misleading any one. that any farmer, why 
will undertake to operate on my plan, will succeed, and I assuro 
him that he will considerably augment the products of his farm be 
following my economical process in the preparation and application 
of his manure. Here the word “ economical ” is seriously intended. 
The system taken altogether is essentially economical; for. except 
a small quantity of lime, all the ingredients which enter into the 
composition of the caustic lye, (which, with the air, form the two 
agents of fermentation.) are found upon all farms, and cost nothing 
but the labor of gathering them. 
Concerning the patent attached to my method, it is evident that it 
could only be granted for the improvement connected wiih the ap¬ 
plication of materials already known. You should know then, that 
I the patented process is of the greatest advantage to ihe farmer, be¬ 
ing the most economical, and the most easily reduced into practice. 
It is also the process now in use in every section of the Union. You 
should also understand, that in the patent this process is only descri¬ 
bed in general terms, and that, isolated from the “ method,” it is not 
likely to be of any value. To apply it with success, it is necessary 
to have my work for a guide 
According to an agreement between myself and my agents, 
Messrs. Baer and Gouliart, the patent was issued under their name, 
and a part of it, comprising ihe right for the northern and eastern 
States, was immediately ceded to me by them, which transfer is du¬ 
ly recorded in the patent office, in Liber M. page 280 of transfers of 
patent rights. Then by a second transfer, made to me the 6th Nov. 
1844. by Abbott, Baer and Gouliart, known as the firm Abbott & 
Co., the remaining part, comprising the right in the southern and 
western Stales, has also been ceded to me, which transfer is also re¬ 
corded in the patent office, in Liber S, page 373; so that by virtue 
of these two acts, ihe patent, issued under the above names, now 
belomrs entirely to me. 
With regard to the “ method” itself, that is to say. the hook which 
contains the directions and instructions indispensable to the farmer 
