80* 



COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL 



BrMAiL 

 Prepaid 



This is one of the best weeders made. Its special 

 advantage over all other weeders of this class is that 

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

 wlien the tool is not in use, gives full use of the hand 

 for pulling weeds and thinning out plants without 

 laying down the tool. It is neatly and strongly 

 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 give en- 

 tire satisfaction when used among rows of seedlings, 

 among ornamental plants, or in any place where 

 absolute freedom from weeds is desired. Price 20 

 cts., by mail. 



BOWKER'S PLANT FOOD 



A Fertilizer made especially for Plants grown in 

 the House, Garden or Conservatory; clean, free from 

 offensive odor, largely soluble in water, and produc- 

 ing healthy plants, free from vermin and early and 

 abundant blossoms, to which it imparts a rich and 

 brilliant co'.or. 



Put up in wooden boxes, with full directions. A 

 large box contains food sufficient for twenty plants 

 one year. Price by mail prepaid, 20 cts. 



HAMMOND'S SLUG SHOT 



Slug Shot destroys all insects injurious to House 

 and Garden Plants, Shrubs, Trees, Vines, Potatoes, 

 M:lons, Cabbages, Currants and Vegetables and 

 Fruits of all kinds. This preparation though poison- 

 ous to insects, does not injure the foliage in the 

 least, 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 

 them. 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. 

 $2.50, 100 lbs., $4.75. Bv mail, prepaid, lb. 25 cts., 

 3 lbs., 70 cts. 



"JUMBO" INSECT POWDER GUN 



This is one of the bsst Bellows for applying Insect 

 Powder to plants and for household use. By its use 

 the powder may be made to penetrate into the most 

 accessible places, and all the parts of a plant. Made 

 to meet a demand for as large a gun as can be held 

 in the hand, 4 inches in diameter, large opening for 

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

 who have 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 r 48 pounds 



Beans 60 pounds 



Berries 32 pounds 



Buckwheat 52 pounds 



Broom Corn 46 pounds 



Bran 20 pounds 



Cherries 40 pounds 



Clover Seed 60 pounds 



Corn, shelled 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 pounds 



Grass Seed, Orchard 14 pounds 



Per bushel 



Grass Seed, Red Top 14 pounds 



Hemp Seed 44 pounds 



Hungarian Seed 48 pounds 



Lime 80 pounds 



Millet 48 pounds 



Oats 32 pounds 



Onions 57 pounds 



Peas, smooth 60 pounds 



Peas, wrinkled 56 pounds 



Potatoes Irish 60 pounds 



Potatoes, Sweet 55 pounds 



Rape 50 pounds 



Rye 56 pounds 



Salt, coarse 50 pounds 



Timothy Seed 45 pounds. 



Turnips 55 pounds 



Wheat 60 pounds 



HOT=BEDS 



The HOT-BED is made by 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 be equallj' mixed. It may be sunk in 

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

 is made, and fill in with about 5 or 6 inches of good mellow soil, keeping the frame closed for a few 

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

 after this and then sow the seeds. The frame can be constructed by any handy man at very small 

 expense. It consists of a wooden frame, from 3 to 6 feet wide, and from 6 to 16 feet long, according 

 to the supply of vegetables or flowers required. The back side should be at least 6 inches higher 

 than the front — the frame sub-divided by cross-bars and each division covered by a glazed sash. The 

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

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

 soil be never allowed to get dry. The watering should be done with a very f?ne rose watering pot, 

 and with tepid water. The temperature at night may range from 65 to 65 degrees, and during the day 

 from 70 to 80. 



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 bed of fine mellow earth, in some sheltered place 

 in the garden. After the frame is secured in its place, a couple of inches of fine earth should be 

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

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

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

 must be g^iven in bright warm days. Shade is also necessary. 



