MIDSUMMER CATALOGUE, 1931 
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HIGH-GRADE FERTILIZERS 
All nrices quoted on Fertilizers are net and include delivery to any freight station in Boston. Prices subject to change without notice 
Farquhar’s Garden Fertilizer 
For Vegetables, Flowers and Fruits 
A complete high-grade Fertilizer containing all the food ele- 
ments required to increase the fertility of the land. Even if the 
soil has received an application of stable manure, a high-grade 
commercial Fertilizer should be applied in conjunction, thereby 
furnishing the land with the necessary potash and phosphoric 
acid. It is generally best to apply all or most of the Fertilizer 
broadcast and thoroughly work it into the soil before planting. 
When planting beans, corn, cucumbers, etc., in hills, a handful 
of fertilizer should be worked into the soil under the hill, so as to 
avoid direct contact with the seed. The same method of appli- 
cation may be used with cabbages, and other transplanted vege- 
tables; also dahlias, peonies, irises, etc. When top-dressing trees, 
shrubs, roses, etc., the ground should be whitened and then raked. 
Before sowing seeds in rows, a little garden fertilizer may be 
scattered in the drill and worked into the soil before planting. 
Use, for drills, 2 to 3 lbs. per 100 running feet, or 10 pounds for 
a plot 15 x 20 feet (300 square feet), 1,000 to 1,500 lbs. per acre. 
10 Ibs. 85c.; 25 Ibs. $1.50; 50 Ibs. $2.50; 100 lbs. $4.00; 500 lbs. 
$17.00; ton $60.00. 
Adco. For making artificial manure. This manure is made by 
stacking straw, leaves, and other vegetable waste, layer by 
layer, mixing it with Adco, and keeping it wet until well rotted. 
The process is very simple, the manure can be made in your 
own garden. Directions with each shipment. A 25-pownd 
bag is enough for about 12 wheelbarrow loads of garden waste, 
making about one-half ton of manure; 150-pound bag makes 
about three tons of manure. 25-lb. bag $2.00; special 150-lb. 
bag $10.50. 
Acid Phosphate. High grade; 16 per cent A. P. A. For top- 
dressing and mixing with other fertilizers. 100 lbs. $2.00; ton 
$32.00. 
Ammonium Sulphate (Sulphate of Ammonia). A nitro- 
genous plant stimulant, very quick in action and tending to 
make soil acid, also increasing leaf-growth. For top-dressing 
lawns, apply 1 ounce per square yard, or 350 pounds per acre. 
As a liquid stimulant for plants, dissolve 1 ounce in a gallon of 
water and apply to the roots. 10 lbs. $1.00; 25 lbs. $1.50; 
100 lbs. $5.00. 
Ashes, Canada Hardwood. Ashes lack ammonia and phos- 
phoric acid but contain potash and lime, which are essential, 
not only as plant-food, but also as sweeteners of the soil and 
solvents of other plant-food ingredients. So far as they supply 
potash and lime, they are nature’s plant-food—these things 
have been extracted from the soil by the trees, and now we 
return them in the shape of ashes. Pure wood-ashes is one of 
the best fertilizers for top-dressing lawns, grass-lands, and 
seeding down, imparting a rich, dark shade of green, destroying 
many insects and weeds, particularly moss; also for fruit of all 
kinds, especially strawberries, peaches, and apples. 100-lb. 
bag $2.75; ton $45.00. 
Bone, Fine Ground(Bonemeal). Recommended for the garden 
and for lawns. It is quick to give results and the benefits are 
lasting. For top-dressing lawns, use from 250 to 600 pounds 
per acre or 2 to 3 ounces per square yard; for cultivated crops, 
as high as 1,500 pounds per acre can be used. Mixed with 
Hardwood Ashes in equal parts and applied at the rate of 800 
pounds of the mixture per acre will give marvelous returns on 
grass-land. 10 Ibs. 85c.; 25 lbs. $1.50; 50 Ibs. $2.25; 100 lbs. 
$3.50; ton $60.00. 
Bone, Coarse or Inch. The very best fertilizer for grape-vines, 
fruit trees, shrubs, and trees of all kinds. The pieces of bone 
vary from 14 to 1 inch in size. Should be used at setting out 
zed with the soil to the depth of a foot or more. 100 lbs. 
$6.00. 
- Cattle Manure, Shredded. A coarse, shredded manure, dried 
and sterilized, useful for all general purposes and especially 
valuable for top-dressing or composting. About 400 pounds 
of this dried material may be considered equal in value to 
approximately one ton of fresh cow-manure. 100 lbs. $3.25; 
ton $55.00. 
Loma. The perfect plant-food. A concentrated, high-quality 
fertilizer, scientifically prepared for lawns, shrubs, trees, 
flowers, and vegetables. 5 lbs. 50c.; 10 lbs. 85c.; 25 Ibs. $1.75; 
50 lbs. $3.25; 100 Ibs. $6.00. 
Pulverized Poultry Manure 
PREMIER BRAND 
“Premier Brand’? Pulverized Poultry Manure is one of the 
best plant-food elements of any of the prepared manures now 
offered for sale. It has been thoroughly sterilized and scientifi- 
cally processed without any loss of the valuable organic matter 
of which it is composed. Quantity required: Fruits and Vege- 
tables, 1,000 to 1,200 Ibs. per acre; Old Lawns, 3 to 5 Ibs. per 
100 sq. ft.; New Lawns, 4 to 6 lbs. per 100 sq. ft.; Home Gardens, 
3 to 5 lbs. per 100 sq. ft.; Trees, 3 to 5 lbs. each; Vines and 
Bushes, 1 lb. each. 25 Ibs. $1.25; 50 Ibs. $2.25; 100 lbs. $4.00; 
ton $60.00. 
Granulated Peat Moss. (/mported.) For top-dressing lawns, 
mixing with soil in the greenhouse or outdoors where humus 
is required, and for mulching plants. Trial size, $1.50; large 
bale, $4.00; 10 bales, $35.00, f.0.b. Boston. 
Muriate of Potash. 50°% Actual Potash. The most economical 
form of potash and the most generally used in farm practice. 
10 lbs. 75c.; 100 Ibs. $4.00. 
Nitrate of Soda. (Reground.) 15.22% Nitrogen equal to 
18.50% Ammonia. A plant stimulant that adds nitrogen in a 
form which is immediately available to the plants. It forces a 
heavy growth on leaf vegetables and should be used sparingly 
and with great care—not more than 1 ounce per square yard. 
As a liquid fertilizer, one ounce may be dissolved in 2 gallons 
of water. 10 lbs. 85c.; 25 lbs. $1.75; 50 Ibs. $3.00; 100 lbs. $5.00; 
ton $75.00. 
Scotch Soot. A fertilizer and fungicide. One of the best reme- 
dies and preventives for mildew, when mixed with sulphur at 
the rate of two-thirds soot and one-third sulphur. As a ferti- 
lizer it promotes growth and heightens color of foliage and 
flower. Sold only in original bags of about 100 Ibs. at 7c. per 
Ib. By freight only. 
Sheep-Manure 
A soluble plant-food highly recommended for all purposes 
where a first-class fertilizer is required. It is a pure, natural 
manure, and has long been recognized as one of the most bene- 
ficial. As a top-dressing for lawns it is unequaled. For lawns it 
should be used at the rate of 500 to 800 pounds per acre. As a 
fertilizing agent for plants indoors and in the open garden, it is 
one of the very best. 5 Ibs. 40c.; 10 Ibs. 70c.; 25 Ibs. $1.35; 
50 Ibs. $2.00; 100 Ibs. $3.25; ton $55.00. 
Sulphate of Potash. 48% Actual Potash. Valuable for root- 
and grain-crops but on account of its strength it must be used 
with great care. Apply 100 to 125 pounds per acre, usually 
with other fertilizers. 10 Ibs. 85c.; 25 lbs. $1.50; 100 lbs. $4.75. 
Tankage, Blood. 12% Ammonia. Blood Tankage is valuable in 
greenhouse or outdoors to heighten color of blooms and 
foliage. 100 lbs. $7.00. 
Tankage, Fine Ground. 9% Ammonia; 20% Bone Phosphate 
of Lime. 100 Ibs. $4.00. 
Vigoro. A superior combination of plant-foods that meets na- 
ture’s most exacting requirements. When Vigoro is used, no 
supplementary substances are required. If applied to plants 
grown on benches or in pots, 1t should be worked into the soil 
and the plants then watered. For top-dressing the lawn in 
spring, use 50 lbs. for a lot 30 x 125 ft. 25 Ibs. $2.00; 50 Ibs. 
$3.75; 100 Ibs. $6.00. 
Imported Fertilizers 
Clay’s Fertilizer. This is a lasting, productive, economical 
fertilizer for al! horticultural purposes, and a reliable vitalizing 
medium for conservatory, greenhouse, and garden. 7 lbs. $1.75; 
14 Ibs. $2.75; 28 lbs. $5.00; 56 Ibs. $8.00; 112 lbs. $15.00. 
Thomson’s Special Top-dressing Manure. This Special 
Manure is meant to be used as an additional stimulant during 
the growing season. A heaped dessertspoonful will be sufficient 
for a 10-inch pot, sprinkled over surface of soil, and watered 
in with tepid water. This may be given three times during 
the growing season. 14 lbs. $2.75; 28 Ibs. $4.50; 56 lbs. $8.00. 
