FERTILIZERS AND BOOKS FOR 1925. 



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CURRIE'S COMPLETE FERTILIZER. 



For complete cle.soriptioii see page 3. 



T) 11). package $0.40 50 lbs $ 2.35 



10 lb. package 70 100 lbs 4.00 



25 lbs 1.30 1000 lbs 35.00 



600 to SOO lbs. for one acre, price per 100 lbs 3.70 



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GROZ-IT BRAND SHEl^P MANURE (Pulverized) — Makes the richest and safest liquid manure. Using 1 pound to 5 gallons of 

 water once a week is a safe w*y to apply. It may also be used at tlie rate of 50 lbs. to every 1,000 square feet in a dry 

 form. Price: 5 lb. carton 50c; 25 lbs. $1.30; 50 lb.s. $2.00; 100 lbs. $3.50. 



CATTI.E MAiVURE (Shredded) — Used for top dressing, mulching, etc. Valuable in a run down city garden, as it adds humus 

 and vegetable matter which are essential for all vegetation. Use 12 to 40 pounds per 1,000 square feet, or 500 to 2,000 

 pounds per acre. In 100 lb. bags only. Price; 100 lbs. $3.50. 



FIRE BOXE MEAL — ^A valuable fertilizer especiallj' in flower beds and window boxes Use 1 pound to every bushel of soil; for 

 top dressing lawns 3 to 4 lbs. per 100 sq. ft.; for garden and farin crops 1,000 to 1,500 lbs per acre. Price: 1 lb. 15c; 5 lbs. 

 45c; 10 lbs. 75c; 25 lbs. $1.40; 50 lbs. $2.45; 100 lbs. $4.50; 500 lbs. $20.00; 1,000 lbs. $40.00. 



ACID PHOSPHATE (16% available) — Valuable for all cereals, also in potato fields. 200 to 250 lbs. per acre. Price: 5 lbs. 30c; 

 10 lbs. 50c; 25 lbs. 95c; 50 lbs. $1.55; 100 lbs. $2.75. 



KAINIT — A potash salt for general purposes. 2 to 3 lbs. per 100 sq. ft. 1 lb, 12c; 5 lbs. 30c; 10 lbs. 50c; 25 lbs. $1.00; 50 lbs. 

 $1,65; 100 lbs. $3.00. 



MURIATE OF POTASH — About 50% potash. 200 to 300 lbs. per acre for garden crops. 1 lb. 20c; 5 lbs. 55c; 10 lbs. 85o; 

 25 lbs. $1.75; 50 lbs. $3.25; 100 lbs. $5.50. 



NITRATE OF SODA — Used to create a rapid growth and should not be used until plants are well above the ground. Caution — 

 Being rich in nitrogen, it is quick in action, therefore unless used carefully great harm can be done. Use at the rate of 1 

 pound to every 50 square feet, or scatter it along the row within an inch or so from the plant. In liquid form a tablespoon- 

 full to 3 gallons of water, taking great care not to get it onto the foliage. Price: 1 lb. 20c; 5 lbs. 60c; 10 lbs. 90c; 25 lbs. $1.90; 

 50 lbs. $3.40; 100 lbs. $6.00. 



BIAGNESIA LAAVX HME — Used to neutralize the soil if sour or acid, especially w^here the top soil is a heavy clay. On the 

 majority of lawns a 100 lb. sack will cover approximately 800 square feet. On lawns with a very heavy clay top soil 100 

 lbs. to every 600 square feet can be applied. The same conditions rule in treating the vegetable garden. Land thus limed 

 retains its sweetness for a period of two to three years. Price: Put up in two sizes only, 10 lbs. 25c; 100 lbs. $1,75. 



Fertilizers for House Plants — See page 72. 



If larger quantity is wanted than quoted above, >ve ivill quote special prices upon request. 



Prices include Bags and are F. O. B. Cars here. 



PRICES SUBJECT TO MARKET CHANGE W^ITHOUT NOTICE. 



STANDARD BOOKS ON AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND OTHER SUBJECTS. 



If tvanted by Mail, add 5c per dollar or fraction to prices given. 

 Subject to Change Without Notice. 



1.00 



.75 



Agriculture for Young Folks, by A 



D. Wilson. The best book for the 

 amateur and ideal for school 

 work, illustrated $1.65 



Alfalfa — Its growth, uses, history, 

 etc. F. D. Coburn. Ill 



Amateur Fruit Growing, by S. B. 

 Green, a practical guide to grow- 

 ing for home use and the mar- 

 ket. 111., 134 pp.. cloth 



American Wild Flowers, Field Book 

 of — Matthews. The most inter- 

 esting book extant for the lover 

 of the woods and fields. Numer- 

 ous illustrations. Postpaid 3.50 



Asparagus Culture — F. M. Hexamer. 



174 pp.. Ill Cloth 1.00 



Botany: The Story of Plant Life — 

 "Wright. Cloth 1.00 



Bulbs and Tuber-Rooted Plants — 

 111. Allen. Cloth 2.00 



Cabbage, Cauliflower and Allied 

 Vegetables — Alien 



Celery Culture — Beattie. Cloth... 



Commercial Carnation Culture, by 

 J. Harrison Dick. A practical 

 book for practical men. Modern 

 methods. 262 pp. Ill 



Elements of Agriculture, by J. H. 

 Sheppard and J. C. McDowell, a 

 complete treatise on practical 

 agriculture. Cloth. 254 pp 



Farm Gra-sses of the U. S. — 111. 

 Cloth. W. J. Spillman 1.75 



Farm and Garden Rule Book — 

 Bailey. A useful book for gar- 

 deners and fruit growers. Cloth 3.00 



Flowers, Hoiv to Grow Them — Rex- 

 ford. Cloth 1.00 



Feeding and Management of Live 

 Stock, by Thomas Shaw. Gives 

 the principles covering selection, 

 feeding, breeding, management 

 and marketing 100 pp., cloth, 

 $1.00; stiff cover 60 



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1.75 



1.25 



Fertiliuers — By Edwin B. Voorhees. 

 Instructs the farmer upon the 

 fundamental principles of fertil- 

 izers. Prof. Voorhees is one of 

 the country's leading authorities 

 on this subject. New edition ... .$2.50 



Forage Crops — Shaw. Cloth 2.00 



Fruit Culture, Successful— 111. 

 Cloth. Maynard 1.75 



Garden Guide — The Amateur Gar- 

 dener's Handbook. Tells how to 

 plan, plant and maintain the 

 home grounds and garden. Many 

 illustrations. An indispensable 

 work. Cloth $1.50; paper 1.00 



Grasses and How to Gro^v Them. 

 by Thomas Shaw, covering name 

 and character of all the principal 

 grasses in America. 111., 450 pp., 

 cloth 2.00 



Insects and Insecticides — 111. Cloth. 

 Weed 1.75 



Landscape Gardening — F. A, 

 Waugh. A treatise on general 

 principles, with sundry sugges- 

 tions. Every paragraph short, 

 terse and to the point. 152 

 pages 1.25 



Mushrooms, Ho>v to Grow^ — Wm. 

 Falconer. 170 pp.. 111. Cloth.. 1.65 



Onions — Ralph W. Jordan. A com- 

 plete treatise for the profes- 

 sional or amateur grower. 111., 

 95 pp. Cloth 75 



Plant Ciiltnre — Oliver. A w^orking 

 handbook for all who grow flow- 

 ering and ornamental plants. 

 4th edition. 444 pp. Ill 3.50 



Poultry, Making Pay — 111. Cloth. 

 Powell 1.60 



Poultry Manual — By Franklane L. 

 Sewell and Ida E. Tilson. A safe 

 guide to successful poultry cul- 

 ture in all its branches. 148 pp. 

 85c; paper 50 



Practical Floriculture — Henderson. 

 Revised edition. 111. Cloth.. 



Practical Flower Garden, The — 

 Helena R. Ely. Her own meth- 

 ods and e-xperiences told charm- 

 ingly and instructively. Colored 

 Ills 



Quack Grass Eradication — P. B. 

 Crane 



Rose Culture, Commercial — Under 

 Glass and Outdoors. By Eber 

 Holmes. Very complete. 196 pp. 

 111. Cloth 



Soil, The — Its Nature, Relations 

 and Fundamental Principles of 

 Management. F. H. King. 111. 

 Cloth 



Soiling Crops and the Silo — Shaw. 

 385 pp. 111. Cloth 



Spraying Crops, WTiy, When and 

 How — Weed 



Strawberry Ctilturist — Fuller .... 



Sweet Peas for Profit, by J. Harri- 

 son Dick. A practical guide to 

 the most up-to-date methods of 

 growing this crop under glass 

 and outdoors. 147 pp. Ill 



Ten Acres Enough — A practical ex- 

 perience, shovv'ing how a very 

 small farm may be made to keep 

 a verv large family. 225 pp. 

 Cloth 



Tobacco Culture — 111 



Tomato Culture — W. W. Tracy. The 

 most complete information on 

 the subject 



Vegetable Gardening — By S. B. 

 Green. On the growing of vege- 

 tables for home use and the 

 market. 111. 224 pp. Cloth 



W^eeds and ;How to Eradicate 

 Them — 111. Thos. Shaw. Cloth.. 



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