Fertilizers 



BECKERT'S SEED STORE, 101 AND 103 FEDERAL ST., N. S., PITTSBURGH, PA. 



Something You Ought to Have 



KIRKE SYSTEM 



Fertilize While Watering 



OR 



DESTROY INSECTS 



efficiency 



THE 



cartridge. 



HE KIRKE SYSTEM is an ingenious, scientific method of combining in one operation the several others formerly attendam 

 upon fertilizers and insecticides lor lawns, gardens, shrubbery, and foliage. The only clean, odorless, positively a< live, easily 

 handled, practicable, economical, and efficient method of destroying insects or fertilizing, requiring no additional labor or 

 experience. It abolishes the use of unsanitary stable manure, so objectionable because of its disagreeable odors and the great 

 abundance of weed-seeds it contains. It abolishes the use of cumbersome hand-pumps, hand-sprayers, carts and wagons, etc., 

 for distributing insecticides and fertilizers. It is without an experimental feature — it will work as well for you as for tin- 

 thousands all over the country who already enjoy its benefits. 



THE KIRKE SYSTEM, in competition with any other natural or artificial fertilizer or insecticide method, brings maximum 

 with a saving to you of time, labor, and money. 



1/"T'D|/"1? T?|7 1? T~\17 T| Consists of a cylindrical nickel-plated metal cartridge-holder, which is easily connected to any 

 IVIIvlVEy V SlitLilJ tlit\. standard-sized water faucet, and in which is placed a KIRKE Fertilizer, Insecticide, or Fungicide 

 It is a neat device and will last a lifetime. It is simplicity itself, and even a child can handle it. 



"KIRKE SYSTEM" once used, always used 



"KIRKE SYSTEM" received a special award at both the Philadelphia 



and New York Flower Shows 



KIRKE CARTRIDGES, which are placed in the KIRKE FEEDER, are of four types: Fertilizer, Insecticide, 

 Fungicide, Disinfectant-Germicide. They are composed of the highest grade of concentrated and extremely active 

 chemicals, and dissolve gradually with even and positive distribution. 



THE "KIRKE SYSTEM" SPRINKLING-CAN PLANT FOOD is a product especially prepared for those who do 

 not necessarily require the use of a garden hose. It will be found very serviceable and highly beneficial for piazza plants, 

 greenhouse plants, plants grown in pots and in cemeteries, etc. 



There are twelve tablets in a box, each tablet is sufficient for eight gallons of water, and dissolves gradually and with an 

 even distribution. It most efficiently promotes and sustains vigorous health, luxuriant growth, and abundant and richly 



colored flowers and grass. 



Send for descriptive catalogue with 



valuable planting tables, etc. 



PRICES 



Kirke Feeder (mail wt. 1 lb.) 

 Kirke Fertilizer Cartridge 

 Kirke Tobacco Insecticide. . . . 



Kirke Arsenate of Lead 



Kirke Bordeaux Fungicide . . . 

 Kirke Angle-Worm Destroyer 

 Kirke Fly Maggot Destroyer. 



Kirke Sulphur Cartridge 



Kirke Salt Cartridge 



Each 



$2 00 

 20 

 30 

 38 

 25 

 1 00 

 30 

 30 

 10 



Vi Doz. 



$1 10 



1 60 



2 15 

 1 35 

 6 00 

 1 60 

 1 60 



60 



Doz. 



S2 00 



3 00 



4 00 



2 50 

 12 00 



3 00 

 3 00 

 1 00 



Kirke Sprinkling-Can Plant Food 



30 cts. per box (12 tablets) 



Sl-60 per carton of 6 boxes (72 tablets) . . . 

 3.00 per carton of 12 boxes (144 tablets). 



Mail Wts. 



J-2 Doz. 



Doz. 



Lbs. 



Lbs. 



3^ 



7 



3 



6 



3% 



IV2 



2Vi 



5 



ZVi 



7 



2V2 



5 



3K 



6V2 



3 



6 



Prices subject to market price of chemicals 



IMPROVED SOIL-TESTING OUTFIT 



Leads to bigger crops and better soil. Each test requires but a few minutes. Costs about 

 one cent or less. Requires only a trifling quantity of chemicals — ^caustic soda, muriatic acid, and 

 ammonia. 



It will tell you how to use manure, lime, and fertilizers, and how to plant crops so as to 

 insure the biggest results at the lowest cost. In detail it will tell you: 



1. Whether or not your soil is in proper con- 



dition for crop production. 



2. Whether or not lime is needed, and how 



much per acre. 



3. Whether or not organic matter (humus) is 



needed, and how much per acre. 



4. The different degrees of acidity in your 



soil. 



5. Where and when green-manuring will pay, 



and where it will not. 



6. Whether or not your soil needs inoculation 



for alfalfa and other legumes. 



7. Which fields on your farm are best adapted 



for alfalfa, clover, grains, corn, pota- 

 toes, etc. 



8. Where and where not to apply chemical 



fertilizers, and how to use them with the 

 least possible loss. 



9. How to build up thin, worn-out and ne- 



glected soils properly and systematically. 



Complete book of instructions and standard fertilizing chart sent with every outfit. 



Price, complete, $25 



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