80 



COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL 



LANG'S 



HAND 



WEEOER 



TOOL ' 



onEARTH 



BtMail 

 Prepaid 



This is one of the best weeders made. Its special 

 advantage over all other weeders of tliis class is that 

 it has a band which passes over the fingers, which, 

 when the tool is not in use, gives full use of tlie hand 

 for pulling weeds and thinning out plants without 

 laying down the tool. It is neatly and stronglv 

 made. Price 25 cts.. by mail. 



EXCELSIOR WEEDING HOOK 



This tool can be used to great advantage among 

 small and tender plants. It is warranted to gi\e en- 

 tire satisfaction when used among rows of si-dlings. 

 among ornamental plant.s, or in any place where 

 absolute freedom fi-om weeds is desired. Price 2(1 

 cts., by mail. 



BOWKER'S PLANT FOOD 



A Fertilizer made especially for Plants grown in 

 t!ie House, Ciarden or ConservatorA- ; clean, free from 

 offensive odor, largjy soluble in water, and produc- 

 ing lualthy plants, fr:e from vermin and early and 

 a;>rt;;;ia!it l)]ossoms, to which it imparts a rich and 

 !. il iant coTor. 



I'ut u\) in woodin boxes, witli full directions. A 

 large box contains food sufficient for twenty plants 

 one year. Price by mail prepaid, 20 cts. 



HAMMOND'S SLUG SHOT 



slr.g Shot destroys all insects injurious to House 

 and Garden Plants, ShrObs, Trees, Vines, Potatoes, 

 M Ions, Cabbages, Currants and Vegetables and 

 Fruits of all kinds. This preparation though poison- 

 ous to insects, does not injure the foliage in the 

 l ast, and acts in some measure as a fertilizer to the 

 plants. 



DIRECTIONS FOR USE— Dust the powder lightly 

 over the infected plants, so as to cover every part of 

 tliem. One application is generally sufficient but if 

 a new brood appears, repeat the operation at once. 

 Not prepaid, 5 lbs., 30 cts., 10 lbs., 60 cts., 50 lbs. 

 !f2.oO, 100 11)8., .^4.75. Bv mail, prepaid, lb. 2.5 cts., 

 3 lbs.. 70 cts. 



"JUMBO " INSECT POWDER GUN 



This is one of the bist Bellows for applying Insect 

 Powder to plants and for household u.se. By its use 

 the jxiwder may be made to penetrate into the most 

 ai I ssi1)l(' places, and all the parts of a plant. Made 

 T<i 111 ct a (liiiiand for as large a gim as can be held 

 in Uu' liand, 4 inches in diamefer, large opening for 

 filling. It sells at sight, and is recommended by all 

 wlu) liave used it. Price 25 cts., each, by mail. 



WEIGHT OF VARIOUS ARTICLES IN THE STATE OF IOWA 



Per bushel 



Apples 48 pounds 



Apples dried 24 pounds 



Barley 48 pounds 



Beans (iO pomids 



Berries 32 pmuids 



Buckwheat 52 pounds 



Broom Corn 46 pounds 



Bran 20 pounds 



Cherries 40 pounds 



Clover Seed 60 pounds 



Corn, slielled .56 pounds 



Corn, on ear 70 pounds 



Corn meal .50 pounds 



Charcoal 22 pounds 



Dried Peaches 24 pounds 



Flax Seed 56 pounds 



Grass Seed, Blue 14 poiuids 



Grass Seed, Orchard 14 po\inds 



Per busliel 



Grass Seed, Red Top. 



Hemp Seed 



lIiHigarian Seed 



Lime 



Millet 



Oats 32 



Onions 57 



Peas, smootii 60 



Peas, wrinkled 56 



Potatoes Irish (iO 



Potatoes, Swe; t 55 



Hai)e 50 



l?ye 56 



Salt. coarsi> > ..50 



Timothy Seed 45 



'l'urnii)s 55 



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HOT=BEDS 



The HOT BED is made b}' forming a pile of horse manure with the straw used for bedding or leaves 

 some three feet in height, and about 12 or 18 inches larger all around than the size of the frame to be 

 used. Shake all together, so that the straw and manure will he equally mixed. It may be sunk in 

 the ground a foot or eighteen inches, or jnade on the surface. Place the frame on as soon as the bed 

 is made, and fill in with about 5 or 6 inches of gooil iii 'llow soil, keeping the frame <losed for a few 

 days until fermentation takes place and the soil is (piite warm. It is better to wait a day or two 

 after this and then sow the seeds. The frame can l)e constructed by any liandy man at very small 

 expense. It consists of a wooden frame, fiom 3 to 6 f ct wide, and from (J to 16 feet long, according 

 to the supply of vegetables or flowers reciuired. Tiu' back side should be at least 6 inches higher 

 than the front — the frame sub-divided by cross-bai-s and each division covered by a glay.ed sash. The 

 frame should face the South or Soutlieast. From the time ths seed is sown, attention to airing and 

 shading during the hot part of the day, and covering uj) at night, is essential, and also that the 

 soil 1)0 never allowed to get dry. The watering should be done with a very fine rosi> watering pot, 

 and with tepid water. Tiie temperature at night may range from 55 to 65 degrees, and during the (ti.v 

 from 70 to SO. 



COLD FRAMES 



A COLD FRAME is so easy in construction and management as to be available to all. This is 

 simply a hot-bed frame with glazed sash, placed upon a l)ed of fine mellow earth, in some shelttred place 

 in the ganlen. .\fter the frame is secured in its place, a coui)le of inches of fine earth should be 

 placed inside, and the frame closed up a day or two before the seeds are jdanted. As the cold frame 

 depends upon the svm for its warmth, it must not be started as soon as the hot-bed, and in this 

 latitude the latter part of .\pril is soon enough. Watering occasionally will be necessary, and air 

 must be given in bright warm days. Shade is also necessary. 



