Fertilizers 

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W. C. BECKERT, 101 AND 103 FEDERAL ST., NORTH SIDE, PITTSBURGH, PA. 



Fertilizers. Prices variable. Fertilizers sold for spot cash only 



Acid Phosphate. 500 lbs. S5, 1,000 lbs. S9, ton $17. 



Ashes, Hardwood, Canadian, Unleached. 100 lbs. SI. 50, 500 lbs. 

 $6.50, 1,000 lbs. $11.50, ton $22. 



Bon Arbor. Contains more soluble plant-food than any other fer- 

 tilizer, and its merits have been widely tested and proven by numer- 

 ous expert gardeners. V^h. 25 cts., Ib. can 50 cts., 5-Ib. can $1.50, 

 25 lbs. $6.25, 50 lbs. $12. 



Bone, Button. For preparing soil for roses, grape-vines, trees, 

 small fruits, etc. 10 lbs. 50 cts., 100 lbs. $3.25, 200 lbs. $6. 



Bone Flour, Pure Raw. Ground as fine as dust; acts quickly, and 

 is fine for florists' use. 5 lbs. 25 cts., 10 lbs. 45 cts., 25 lbs. 90 cts., 

 50 lbs. $1.70, 100 lbs. $3.20. 



Bone, Ground, Crescent Butcher's. 500 lbs. $7.50, 1,000 lbs. 

 $13.50, ton $26. 



Bone Meal, Pure Raw, No. 1. Highest grade; contains nothing 

 but pure raw animal bone; vastly superior to steamed bone. 5 lbs. 

 25 cts., 10 lbs. 40 cts., 25 lbs. 75 cts., 50 lbs. $1.25, 100 lbs. $2.10, 200 

 lbs. $3.90, 500 lbs. S9, 1,000 lbs. $17.50, ton $33. 



Bone Meal, Pure, No. 2. Darker in color than the preceding, 

 richer in ammonia and almost as rich in phosphoric acid. Guaranteed 

 slaughter-house bone. 500 lbs. $7.50, 1,000 lbs. $14.50, ton $28. 



Bowker's Plant-Food. For pot-plants. Pkg. 15c, postpaid, 25c. 



Clay's Fertilizer. For all horticultural purposes. Very effective 

 if used with potting soil or in soil of benches, planted with flowering 

 plants, or for the cultivation of flowers, fruits and vegetables, for 

 exhibition purposes where the very best possible results are desired. 

 2-lb. can 30 cts., 7-Ib. bag 75 cts., 14-Ib. bag $1.15, 28-Ib. bag $2, 

 56-lb. bag $3.50, 112-lb. bag $6.50. 



Cocoa Fiber. Stimulates a strong, fibrous growth. 100 lbs. $2.50. 



Fames' Fertilizer. Imported. Swift, safe and sure. The most 

 scientific plant-food extant. 7-Ib. bag 75 cts., 14-Ib. bag $1.15, 28-lb. 

 bag $2, 56-lb. bag $3.50, 112-lb. bag $6.50. 



Farmogerm. High-bred nitrogen-fixing bacteria; makes poor soil 

 good to raise the biggest and best crops of peas, beans, sweet peas, 

 clovers and other legumes. Farmogerm will do it, and add nitrate 

 to the soil to benefit future crops of the same kind. Write for booklet. 

 Garden Size, per bottle, postpaid, 50 cts.; Acre Size, per bottle 

 postpaid, $2; Five-acre Size, per bottle, by express, $9. In order- 

 ing state what crop you wish to grow. 



Guano, Peruvian. Acts very quickly; suitable both for vegetable- 

 and flower-garden. 2 lbs. 15 cts., 5 lbs. 30 cts., 10 lbs. 50c, 25 lbs. $1. 



Horn Sbavings. A fertilizer specially adapted for roses, chry- 

 santhemums, etc Fine grade, 25 lbs. $1.50, 50 lbs. $2.75, 100 lbs. $5. 



Kainit. 500 lbs. $5, 1,000 lbs. $9.50, ton $18. 



Leaf-Mold. For mixing with potting soil. Sack $2. 



Moss, Live Sphagnum. For orchids. Bbl. $3.50. 



Muriate of Potash. Market price. 



Nitrate of Soda. 100- and 200-pound sacks and up. Write for 

 prices. 



Odorless Lawn and Garden Fertilizer. See inside back cover, 



Orchid-Peat, Epps, English. Sack, $2.50. 



Orchid-Peat, Fibrous. For orchids. Sack $2. 



Peat, Jersey. For mixing with potting soil. Sack $2. 



Phosphate, Keystone. 100 lbs. $1.60, 200 lbs. $3, 500 lbs. $7, 

 1,000 lbs. $12.50, ton $24. 



Potato Fertilizer. 100 lbs. $1.80, 200 lbs. $3.50, 500 lbs. $8.50, 

 1,000 lbs. $16.50, ton $32. 



Potato and Corn Fertilizer. 100 lbs. $1.70, 500 lbs. $7.50, 

 1,000 lbs. $14, ton. $27. 



Scotch Soft-Coal Soot. Stimulates luxuriance of growth and 

 gives darkness and brilliancy to foliage and flowers. 100 lbs. $5. 



Special Chrysanthemum Manure, Thompson's. This vine, 

 vegetable and plant manure is adapted for mixing with the soil when 

 potting chrysanthemums and other plants. This special manure is 

 meant to be used as an addition il stimulant during the growing sea- 

 son. A heaped dessert-spoonful is sufficient for a plant in 10-in. pot. 

 Sprinkle on surface of soil then water with tepid water. Apply 

 three times during growing season. 7-Ib. bag $1.35, 14-Ib. bag $2.50, 

 28-lb. bag $4.50, 56-lb. bag $7.50. 



Sheep-Manure. A most excellent stimulant, promoting a strong, 

 healthy and rapid growth. 2 lbs. 10 cts., 5 lbs. 20 cts., 10 lbs. 35 cts., 

 25 lbs. 75 cts., 50 lbs. $1.25, 100 lbs. $2, 500 lbs. $9, 1,000 lbs. $16, 

 ton $30. 



Shredded Cattle Manure. 100 lbs. S2, 500 lbs. $8, ton $30. 

 Sulphate of Ammonia. Market price. 



Vine, Plant and Vegetable Manure, Thompson's. For fruit- 

 bearing plants, flowers and vegetables. 7-Ib. bag 75 cts., 14-Ib. bag 

 $1.25, 28-lb. bag $2, 56-lb. bag $3.50, 112-lb. bag $6.50. 



Useful 



GENERAL 



Gardening for Profit. By Peter Henderson SI 50 



Gardening for Pleasure. By Peter Henderson 1 50 



Market-Gardening and Farm Notes 1 00 



Farm Crops. By Charles Wm. Burkett 1 50 



FARM SCIENCE 



The Management and Feeding of Cattle. By Prof. Thomas Shaw. ... 2 00 



The Physical Properties of Soil. By A. G. McCall 50 



First Principles of Soil Fertility. By Alfred Vivian 1 00 



The Study of Breeds. By Prof. Thomas Shaw 1 50 



Feeding Farm Animals. By Prof. Thomas Shaw 2 00 



Soiling Crops and the Silo. By Prof. Thomas Shaw 1 50 



IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE 



Land Draining. By Manly Miles 1 00 



Farm Drainage. By Judge French 1 00 



HORSES AND THEIR CARE 



Dadd's Modern Horse Doctor. By Geo. H. Dadd, V. S 1 00 



How to Handle and Educate Vicious Horses. By Oscar R. Glcason. . . 50 



CATTLE AND DAIRYING 



Profitable Dairying. By C. L. Peck 75 



American Cattle Doctor. By Geo. H. Dadd, V. S 2 00 



The Dairyman's Manual. By Henry Stewart 1 50 



Questions and Answers on Butter-Making. By Chas. A. Publow 50 



Profitable Stock-Raising. By Clarence A. Shamel 1 50 



Swine in America. By F. D. Coburn 2 50 



SHEEP AND SWINE 



Stewart's Shepherd's Manual. By Henry Stewart 1 00 



Home Pork-Making. By A. W. Fulton 50 



POULTRY AND BEES 



Making Poultry Pay. By Edwin C. Powell 1 00 



Profits in Poultry 1 00 



The New Egg Farm. By H. H. Stoddard 1 00 



Poultry Feeding and Fattening. By G. B. Fiske 50 



Turkeys, and How to Grow Them. By Herbert Myrick 1 00 



Quimby's New Bee-Kceping. By L. C. Root 1 00 



FRUIT CROPS 



American Fruit Culturist. By Jno. J. Thomas 2 50 



The American Apple Orchard. By F. A. Waugh 1 00 



Foundations of American Grape-Culture. By T. V. Munson 2 00 



Plums a ! id Plum-Culture. By Prof. F. A. Waugh 1 50 



Fruit Harvesting, Storing, Marketing. By F. A. Waugh 1 00 



American Grape-Growing and Wine-Making. By Geo. Husmann 1 50 



Pear-Culture for Profit. By P. T. Quinn 1 00 



Quince-Culture. By W. W. Meech 1 00 



Peach-Culture. By Hon. J. Alex. Fulton 1 00 



Small-Fruit Culturist. By Andrew S. Fuller 1 00 



Strawberry Culturist. By Andrew S. Fuller 25 



"Books 



FARM CROPS 



The Cereals in America. By Thos. F. Hunt $1 75 



The Forage and Fiber Crops in America. By Thos. F. Hunt 1 75 



The Book of Alfalfa. By F. D. Coburn 2 00 



The Book of Wheat. By P. T. Dondlinger 2 00 



The Book of Corn. By Herbert Myrick 1 50 



Farm Grasses of the United States. By Wm. Jasper Spillman... 1 00 



Forage Crops Other Than Grasses. By Prof. Thomas Shaw 1 00 



Clovers, and How to Grow Them. By Prof. Thomas Shaw 1 00 



Peas and Pea-Culture. By G. C. Sevey 50 



Alfalfa. By F. D. Coburn 50 . 



Silos, Ensilage and Silage. By Manly Miles 50 



Wheat-Culture. By D. S. Curtis 50 



VEGETABLE CROPS 



Practical Potato-Culture. By E. A. Rogers 50 



Tomato-Culture. By Will W. Tracy 50 



Bean-Culture. By Glenn C. Sevey, B. S 50 



Celery-Culture. By W. R. Beattie. 50 



The New Onion-Culture. By T. Greiner 50 



Melon-Culture. By J. Troop 50 



Cabbage and Cauliflower. By C. L. Allen 50 



Asparagus. By F. M. Hexamer 50 



Sweet Potato-Culture. By Jas. Fritz 50 



Mushrooms, How to Grow Them. By Wm. Falconer 1 00 



The New Rhubarb-Culture. By J. E. Morse 50 



FLORICULTURE 



Greenhouse Construction. By L. R. Taft 1 50 



Greenhouse Management. By L. R. Taft 1 50 



Practical Floriculture. By Peter Henderson 1 50 



Home Floriculture. By Eben E. Rexford 1 00 



Bulbs and Tuberous-rooted Plants. By C. L. Allen 1 50 



Parsons on the Rose. By Sam'l B. Parsons 1 00 



The Chrysanthemum. By A. Herrington 50 



LANDSCAPE GARDENING AND FORESTRY 



Landscape Gardening. By F. A. Waugh 75 



Hedges, Windbreaks, Shelters and Live Fences. By E. P. Powell 50 



INSECTS AND PLANT DISEASES 



Spraying Crops. By C. M. Weed 50 



Insects Injurious to Vegetables. By F. H. Chittenden 1 50 



Insects and Insecticides. By Clarence M. Weed 1 50 



Injurious Insects of th e Fa rm and Garden. By Mrs. Mary Treat.. 1 50 



BUILDINGS AND CONVENIENCES 



Homes for Home-Builders. By W. D. King 1 00 



Barn Plans and Outbuildings 1 00 



Poultry Appliances and Handicraft. By G. B. Fiske 50 



SPECIAL SUBJECTS 



Cider-Maker's Handbook. By J. M. Trowbridge 1 00 



