M ay, 1910 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



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Six Thousand Boxes of Apples 

 Not One Box Wormy 



From the apple district of Colorado comes this tribute to the effectiveness of 



Swift's Arsenate of Lead 



SWIFT'S 



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Paonia, Colo. 



"I commenced using Swift's Arsenate of Lead 

 some years ago and it gives me pleasure to recom- 

 mend it. Although I took the best care of my or- 

 chard in previous years, and was conceded to have 

 one of the cleanest orchards in this locality, I never 

 had less than 15 to 20 per cent, of wormy fruit. 



Now my apples are practically free from worms. 

 Out of nearly 6,000 boxes of apples, if there was 

 one single box of wormy apples, I did not know it." 

 (Signed) J. F. WAKEFIELD. 



$ ARSENATE OF/3 

 V£v LEAD /& 



This is but one of hundreds of 

 testimonials from fruit and vegetable 

 growers, many of which are contained 

 in our book on "Leaf-Eating Pests. " 



There is nothing to compare with Swift's 

 Arsenate of Lead as a spray because — it is absolutely fatal to all leaf- 

 eating insects. Yet it will not scorch or burn the most delicate foliage. 



It sticks to the leaves through all but the most violent downpours of rain, one 

 spraying outlasting from two to four sprayings with other materials. 



It increases the quality as well as the quantity of the yield and 

 has cut down the loss to all who have used it fully 90 per cent. 



It mixes readily with water, remains in solution without 

 constant stirring and does not clog the pump. 



Spray your fruit and vegetables with Swift's Arsenate of 

 Lead if you want to get full profit from your crops. 



Write for our valuable book on leaf-eating insects. Give your dealer's name. 



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How Any One Can 



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I have been growing mushrooms for 

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 From a start with a few dollars capital 

 I built up the largest mushroom farm in 

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Growing mushrooms is really no more 

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It's just a matter of knowing how. 



Every failure in the mushroom busi- 

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Home 



I have shown thousands of men and 

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 regular occupation with this wonderful, easy, 

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 room bed will be as common as vegetable 

 gardens. 



I have written a little book which gives truth- 

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 how to have a mushroom bed in your cellar, etc. 

 It also tells about spawn and how to secure really 

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If you have never tried mushroom growins, 

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 Ja-cksorv Mushroom Farm 



3481 North Western Ave. 



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