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     RAWOROONDPLASTER, 
     
    
   
   
    
     ll FERTILIZER FOR THE GROWTH OF CROPS. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Address: JAMES A. nuns“, 
     
     Windsor, Hants 00., N. 8., Mill near Windsor Foundry. 
     
    
   
   
    
     TO THE, PUBLIC. 
     
    
   
   
    
     RAW GROUND PLASTER 
     
    
   
   
    
     Claims its merits as a fertilizer. Lar e quantities are shipped from here to the United States 
     
     and West Indies for this purpose, an we are informed that much sent to the United States, is 
     
    
   
   
    
     there manufactured for Ontario farmers. . . 
     
     From these facts, together With the increase for its demand throughout the country, we 
     
    
   
   
    
     conclude that the trade will increase, and also, that the article can be manufactured here, 
     
     where it occurs in nature, Just as well as somewhere else. Consequently, we have secured 
     
     the mills and necessary apparatus for the purpose, and are now prepared to supply the best 
     
    
   
   
    
     quality of Land Plaster in any quantity, at a reasonable price. 
     
     “Plaster, unburned, is used as a fertilizer. Its action is probably somewhat like that of 
     
    
   
   
    
     lime, and in addition it fiathers up ammonia and holds it for the plant."—Steele. 
     
    

    
     “It is said that Frank yn brought Plaster into use by sowing it over a field of grain on the 
     
     hillside, so as to form in gigantic letters, the sentence, “Effects of Gypsum." The rapid 
     
     growth {produced soon brought out the words in bold relief, and decided the destiny of gypsum 
     
    
   
   
    
     among armers." ’ . . 
     
     In its action, gypsum does not seem to enter into the composmon of the plant, to any great 
     
    
   
   
    
     extent, but rather plays the part of the cart which carries the manure to the field, in acting as 
     
     an agent which gathers ammonia and food from the air and readily yields it to the 
     
     growing plant. ‘ . _ . 
     
    

    
     Its action seems to be benefiCial on all kinds of 5011, and espeCially on loam or sandy soils, 
     
     which seem to be incapable of holding a manure. Manure, mined with a liberal supply of 
     
     gypsum, applied to such soil, will be more than doubled in its efl'ect. Several years of 
     
     experiment justifies this statement. And again, the power of gypsum to absorb moisture from 
     
    
   
   
    
     the air, makes it of value on soils which suffer from drought. ‘ 
     
     Not the least of the uses of plaster, is that of the preservation of manure. How easily is 
     
    
   
   
    
     the smell of ammonia detected in horse-stables, while the manure heap is dried up, and the 
     
     cart carrying it to the field is like "‘DrychatI's duh ' cart—that creaking hearse—that is 
     
     carrying to the fields the dead body whose spirit departed.” This most valuable 
     
     constituent of the manure is readily absorbed by the free use of plaster. ‘ 
     
    
   
   
    
     Therefore we recommend its use :— » , . . 
     
     I. About the stable in order to save Jhe real strength of the manure ; as well as to keep the 
     
    
   
   
    
     stable healthy. . - 
     
     2. When the manure is applied in the field. (The plaster should be applied With the manure.) 
     
    
   
   
    
     3. On grass, and especially on clover lands. Try a few ridges and you will soon notice the 
     
     difference in the colour and quality compared with the rest of the field. 
     
    
   
   
    
     ”Remember it is the famous "Windsor Blue Plaster." which, whether it differs chemically 
     
    
   
   
    
     or not, has long established itself as a fertilizer supqior to other varieties. 
     
     After ist July, 1889, I shall be prepared to fill orders for Calcined Plaster. 
     
    
   
   
    
     V Burnt Plaster, which makes a Hard Durable LWall, wlll be 
     
     kept constantly on hand at a resonable prlce. 
     
    
   
   
    
     JAMES A. BENNETT.