say two hundred bushels or more per acre, and a poor one, say one hundred 
bushels or less, may easily amount to several hundred dollars on a single acre. 
The best commercial fertilizer that I ever used is a Potato Phosphate that is 
worth thirty dollars per ton, and a ton is enough to enrich from two to four acres 
according to the previous fertility of the land. This brand is a complete fertili- 
zer, suited to any crop on any soil. It is honestly made, of good materials, and 
produces astonishing results. It is so rich that only a small amount is re- 
quired. It costs no more to carry it than a brand worth half as much. It is 
packed in sacks containing 100 pounds each; price $1.50 per sack, or $30.00 per 
ton. The buyer pays the freight. Ask your agent the rate from Zanesville, Ohio, 
Send your order to me with the cash, and the goods will be shipped promptly. 
GUARANTEED ANALYSIS. 
Ammonia - - - - - - 2 to 3 per cent. 
Available Phosphoric Acid - - 9 to 10 " 
Insoluble Phosphoric Acid - - - 2 to 3 " 
Actual Potash K. 2 O. - - - - 6 to 7 " 
The ammonia in this brand is in an available form, not locked up in worth- 
less materials, as ground leather scraps, hair, and so on. 
M. CRAWFORD. 
We found by last year's experience that some who would like to use fertili- 
zer would like instructions for applying it. 
For strawberries, one way is to put it in with a grain drill, after the ground 
is prepared for planting, about a week or ten days before the plants are to be 
set, thus giving it time to become somewhat blended with the soil. By this 
method the entire surface is enriched, and for growing fruit in wide matted rows 
it has the advantage of giving all the plants an equal chance. 
Another way, and the one we have adopted, is to wait a short time after the 
plants are set, until they have started into growth, and then apply the fertilizer 
by hand, strewing a small quantity around each plant. Care must be taken not 
to let it touch the leaves, as it is liable to burn them. For this reason it should be 
put on when the air is still, and also because a wind, or even a gentle breeze 
carries away the fine dust, and thus a portion of the richness is lost. When ap- 
plied in this way the amount used may be divided, and part put on in the spring,, 
say two-thirds, and the remainder in September, thus giving the runner plants a 
share. The amount required is exceedingly variable, according to the previous 
fertility of the soil, and the results aimed at. From 400 to 1,000 pounds per 
acre may be used, and even more, if desired. We grow strawberries for plants, 
on land that is in good condition, and it is our custom to apply about 600 pounds 
per acre each year. 
CERTIFICATE OF NURSERY INSPECTION. 
Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 4, 1906. 
This is to certify that in accordance with the provisions of the Nursery and 
Orchard Inspection Law of the State of Ohio, the nursery stock for sale by the 
M. Crawford Company, of Cuyahoga Falls, Summit County, Ohio, has been in- 
spected by a duly authorized Inspector, and has been found apparently free from 
dangerously injurious insects and plant diseases. 
A. F. BURGESS, 
Invalid after Sept. 15, 1907. Chief Inspector, 
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