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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Garden, Lawn and Farm Fertilizers 



WHY FERTILIZERS ARE NECESSARY 



Plants are constantly drawing nitrogen, phosphorous, potash and other elements 

 from the soil, and when your farm or garden produces a crop of vegetables, flowers, 

 cereals or fruits, a certain portion of these important plant foods are removed from 

 the soil. 



Continued planting and removing of crops would soon exhaust the supply of these 

 necessary plant foods, were it not that by the use of commercial fertilizers, stable 

 and barnyard manure, we are able to replenish the supply and thereby keep up the 

 fertility of the soil. 



Stable and barnyard manures are now difficult to obtain and it is only by the use 

 of commercial fertilizers and green manures that we are able to put back into the 

 soil, the important elements that have been removed. Owing to the fact that some 

 crops take more of one element from the soil than others, our fertilizers are made up 

 of special formulas for the different crops. 



prices on Fertilizer are based on delivery 

 to the transportation company, or called for 

 at our storeroom. If city truck delivery is 

 desired, add drayage charges of 50c per 

 100-lb. sack; or 25c per 100 lbs. in lots of 

 1000 lbs. or over. 



Adco Artificial Manure. The scarcity and 

 cost of stable manure has made its ex- 

 tensive use impracticable, and the com- 

 post pile, although of undeniable value, 

 is a long and tedious undertaking. The 

 process of making artificial manure con- 

 sists of merely making a heap of all gar- 

 den trash, wetting it thoroughly and add- 

 ing the bacterial powder Adco. In the 

 course of three or four months this heap 

 is converted by action of the growing 

 bacteria into excellent manure. 25-lb. 

 sack (enough for 12 wheelbarrows waste), 

 $2.00; 150-lb. sack (enough for a pile 

 10 ft.xlO ft.x6 ft.), $10.50. 



Acid Phosphate. Quick acting and valuable 

 for grasses, grains and corn. Available 

 prosphoric acid, 16 per cent. 100 lbs., 

 $2.00; 500 lbs., $8.00; 1000 lbs., $15.00; 

 2000 lbs., $29.00. 



Ashes, Unleached Hardwood. In addition 

 to a goodly percentage of potash, wood 

 ashes contain carbonate and phosphate of 

 lime and magnesia, all essential elements 

 of plant food. Wood ashes are excellent 

 as a top dressing for lawns and grass 

 land and owing to their alkali power will 

 render dry soils more plastic and likewise 

 aid in making open porous soils more 

 firmly bound. Use 5 lbs. per 100 square 

 feet or 1500 lbs. per acre. 100 lbs., $2.00; 

 500 lbs., $8.25; 1000 lbs., $15.50; 2000 lbs., 

 $30.00. 



Bon Arbor. A concentrated quick acting 

 fertilizer for pot plants, flower and vege- 

 table garden and orchards. Nitrogen, 15 

 to 18 per cent, soluble. Phosphoric acid, 

 4 to 6 per cent. Potash, 4 to 6 per cent. 

 8-oz. can, 40c; 16-oz. can, 65c; 5 lbs., $2.00. 



Bone Meal Fertilizer. For lawns, vegetables, 

 and roses. Acts slowly but its effects 

 are lasting. Ammonia, 4% per cent; phos- 

 phoric acid, 21 per cent — equal to bone 

 phosphate, 47% per cent. 100 lbs., $3.25; 

 500 lbs., $13.75; 1000 lbs., $26.50; 2000 

 lbs., $52.00. 



Bone Meal, Pure Raw No. 1. A finer grind 

 than the preceding Bone Meal and made 

 from selected stock of bones. Ammonia, 

 4% to 6 per cent. Phosphoric acid, 21 

 per cent. 5 lbs., 30c; 10 lbs., 50c; 25 lbs., 

 $1.00; 50 lbs., $2.00; 100 lbs., $3.75; 500 

 lbs., $15.75; 1000 lbs., $30.50; 2000 lbs., 

 $60.00. 



Bone Meal Flour. This grade of Bone Meal 

 is the finest manufactured. It is ground 

 as fine as flour and used largely for 

 mixing with potting soil and in-the green- 

 house on crops such as carnations, roses, 

 'mums, etc. 100 lbs., $5.00; 500 lbs., $20.75; 

 1000 lbs., $40.50; 2000 lbs., $80.00. 



Cattle Manure. Shredded and dried at a 

 high temperature, whereby all weed seeds 

 are killed. 100 lbs., $2.50; 500 lbs., $11.25; 

 1000 lbs., $21.50; 2000 lbs., $42.00. 



Clay's Fertilizer. An English fertilizer 

 used largely for forcing. 7 lbs., $1.50; 14 

 lbs., $2.25; 28 lbs., $4.00; 56 lbs., $7.50; 

 112 lbs., $12.00. 



Cotton Seed Meal. Rich in potash and am- 

 monia. Market price on request. 



Pertobac 2-V6-3. A tobacco base fertilizer, 

 which, used as a mulch, makes a valuable 

 insect destroyer. 2-lb. carton, 40c; 5-lb. 

 carton, 75c; 100 lbs., $3.00; 1000 lbs., 

 $21.75; 2000 lbs., $42.50. 



Floranid. A nitrogen fertilizer that is 92 

 times stronger than manure. Contains 

 46 per cent of available nitrogen, one of 

 the principal and quickest acting plant 

 foods. Unexcelled for flowers, vegetables, 

 fruits, shrubs or lawns. 1-lb. can, 75c; 

 50-lb. sack, $12.00. 



Guano 1-9-4. Use in the Spring on lawns or 

 pasture lands. 100 lbs., $3.00; 500 lbs., 

 $10.25; 1000 lbs., $19.50; 2000 lbs., $38.00. 



Horn Shavings. Rich in ammonia and valu- 

 able for use in mixing in potting soil, for 

 growing 'mums, etc. Lb., 15c; 5 lbs., 65c; 

 25 lbs., $2.00; 100 lbs., $7.00. 



Humus. Plant and animal life decaying 

 through many generations form humus. 

 Valuable for use on land lacking in vege- 

 table matter and to lighten and mellow 

 heavy clay soils. Will also bind together 

 loose, sandy soils, but should not be used 

 on cold or wet soils. 25 lbs., 75c; 50 lbs., 

 $1.25; 100 lbs., $2.00; 500 lbs., $8.25; 1000 

 lbs., $15.50; 2000 lbs., $30.00. Carload 

 prices on request. 



Keystone or Grain. A quick and lasting 

 brand made from bone and tankage. Am- 

 monia, 2 per cent; soluble phosphoric 

 acid, 7 to 9 per cent; potash, 3 per cent. 

 100 lbs., $2.75; 500 lbs., $11.25; 1000 lbs., 

 $21.50; 2000 lbs., $42.00. 



Lime, Hydrated. High calcium limestone 

 burned to remove the foreign elements 

 that are of no value to the soil. Our 

 lime contains 63 per cent of calcium oxide. 

 Highly recommended for use on lawns, 

 gardens and farms. 10 lbs., 30c; 50 lbs., 

 75c; 100 lbs., $1.25; 500 lbs., $5.00; 1000 

 lbs., $9.25; 2000 lbs., $17.50. 



Muriate of Potash. Lb., 15c; 5 lbs., 60c; 

 10 lbs., $1.00; 100 lbs., $4.50. 



Nitrate of Soda. Quick acting stimulant 

 which supplies nitrogen and hastens de- 

 velopment of the crop. Most valuable on 

 grasses and cereals; the effects are 

 quickly noted in vigorous growth and 

 deep, rich green foliage. Apply several 

 times during the growing period. Lb., 

 15c; 5 lbs., 60c; 10 lbs., $1.00; 100 lbs., 

 $5.25; 500 lbs., $22.00; 1000 lbs., $43.00; 

 2000 lbs., $85.00. 



