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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Garden, Lawn and Farm Fertilizers 



WHY FERTIZiIZERS ARE ITECESSASY 



Plants are constantly drawing nitrogen, phosphorus, potash and other elements from 

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

 or fruit, 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. 



Natural Fertilizers 



We are great believers in good old-fashioned barnyard manure, but since it is now very 

 difficult to obtain, we have turned to what we call "Natural Fertilizers" and recommend 

 Wood Ashes for lawns: Bone Meal (long feeding) for shrubbery, roses, lawns, and peren- 

 nials; Cattle Manure for roses: Sheep Manure (quick acting) for all general gardening; 

 Iiime for sour soils; and finally Nitrate of Soda as a "pusher" for plants not growing 

 fast enough. 



PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE 



Ashes, Unleached Hardwood 



In addition to a goodly percentage of 

 potash, wood ashes contain carbonate and 

 phosphate of lime and magnesia, all essen- 

 tial 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. 



Supplied in 100-lb. Bagrs 



100 lbs $2.50 1000 lbs $17.00 



500 lbs 9.00 2000 lbs 32.00 



Bone Meal 



PURE RAW NO. 1 



Nitrogen 3.70% 



Phosphoric Acid 21.50% 



Bone Phosphate of Lime 47.00% 



A warranted pure grade made from se- 

 lected stock of bones. A fine grind, suitable 

 for lawns, vegetables and shrubs. 



Apply at the rate of 5 lbs. per 100 square 

 feet, or 1000 to 1500 lbs. per acre. Do not 

 apply in midsummer. 



Supplied in 100-lh. Bag's 



5 lbs $0.30 100 lbs $ 4.00 



10 lbs 50 500 lbs 16.50 



25 lbs 1.25 1000 lbs 32.00 



50 lbs 2.25 2000 lbs 62.00 



Bone Meal Flour 



Nitrogen 82% 



Phosphoric Acid 29.76% 



Bone Phosphate of Lime 70.00% 



Finest grade of bone meal made. Ground 

 as fine as flour, used in potting soil and in 

 the greenhouse on carnations. 



Supplied in 100-lb. Bag's 



100 lbs $ 5.50 1000 lbs $43.50 



500 lbs 22.25 2000 lbs 85.00 



Cattle Manure 



Manure from the feeding pens, rich in 

 plant foods. Thoroughly shredded and dried 

 at a high temperature to kill weed seeds. 

 Not so coarse as barnyard manure but much 

 coarser than Sheep Manure, making an ex- 

 cellent top dressing for roses. 



100 lbs $ 3.00 1000 lbs $23.50 



500 lbs 12.25 2000 lbs 45.00 



Sheep Manure 



Por Iiawns. Wizard produces thick, vel- 

 vety, green lawns of lasting beauty. It will 

 put new life into your old lawn. Early in 

 Spring apply 10 lbs. to 100 sq. ft. and rake 

 into the surface soil when making new 

 lawns. On old lawns 6 lbs. per 100 sq. ft. 

 will bring about a wonderful improvement. 



Plower G-ardens. Luxuriant growth of 

 healthy green foliage and a wealth of vivid 

 colored flowers quickly follow the use of 

 Wizard. Mix Wizard with the soil under 

 new plantings and top dress established 

 plants with 10 lbs. to 100 sq. ft. of soil. 



Veg-etables and Pruit. Every gardener 

 knows that there is nothing better than 

 manure to build up the soil. Wizard is 

 practical and will produce big crops of crisp, 

 tender vegetables for the early market. 

 Wizard also improves yield, color and fla- 

 vor of fruit crops. Use 1000 to 1500 lbs. 

 per acre. 



PRICES 



5 lbs $0.30 100 lbs $ 3.00 



10 lbs 50 500 lbs 12.25 



25 lbs 1.00 1000 lbs 23.50 



50 lbs 1.75 2000 lbs 45.00 



Nitrate of Soda 



Nitrogen 15% 



Quick acting stimulant containing 15 per 

 cent nitrogen which hastens development 

 of the crop. Most valuable on grasses and 

 cereals; the effects are quickly noted in vig- 

 orous growth and deep, rich green foliage. 

 Apply several times during the growing 

 peiiod. 



Supplied in 100-lb. Bag's 



1 lb $0.15 500 lbs $19.75 



10 lbs 1.00 1000 lbs 38.50 



100 lbs 5.00 2000 lbs 75.00 



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 to 

 correct acidity on lawn, g-arden and farm 

 soils. 



Supplied in 50-lb. Bag's 



10 lbs $ .35 500 lbs $ 6.00 



50 lbs 75 1000 lbs 9.50 



100 lbs 1.50 2000 lbs 18.00 



FREE DELIVERY 



AU fertilizers on this pag-e purchased in quantities of 100 lbs. or over are delivered 

 free inside the city Umits at prices listed. On freig-ht shipments an allowance of 25o 

 per lOO lbs. will be made. 



