A Fertilizer for the Strawberry. 
It is absolutely necessary to have a fertilizer for the strawberry in order to make 
its cultivation profitable, and in many localities the commercial article is the only 
kind obtainable. This being the case, growers are interested in finding out what is 
the best kind, where it can be bought, and the price. Our Mr. M. Crawford has 
used commercial fertilizers for many years, has tried many brands, and made many 
experiments. As a result of his observations he recommends a Potato Phosphate 
manufactured in Zanesville, Ohio, and sold at thirty dollars a ton. It is honestly 
made, of good materials and produces wonderful results. It is packed in sacks 
weighing 100 pounds each; price $1.50 per sack. The buyer pays the freight. Ask 
your agent the rate from Zanesville, Ohio. Send your order to us with the cash and 
the goods will be shipped promptly. The ammonia contained in this brand is in an 
available form, and not locked up in worthless materials, such as ground leather 
scraps, hair, and so on. We give below the guaranteed analysis: 
Ammonia 2 to 3 per cent. 
Available Phosphoric Acid - - - - - 9 to 10 per cent. 
Insoluble Phosphoric Acid - - - - - 2 to 3 per cent. 
Actual Potash K. 2 0. 6 to 7 per cent. 
We have been selling this fertilizer through our catalog for four years, and so far 
as we have heard, it has produced good results and given excellent satisfaction. 
During the first year we received many inquiries as to the best way of applying it, 
and since then we have given brief directions for its use, which we again repeat: 
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 en- 
tire surface is enriched, and for growing fruit in wide matted rows it has the advan- 
tage of giving all the plants an equal chance. 
Another way 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 be- 
cause a wind, or even a gentle breeze, carries away the fine dust, and thus a portion 
of the richness is lost. When applied 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, ac- 
cording to the previous fertility of the soil, and the results aimed at. From 400 to 
1000 pounds per acre may be used, and even more, if desired. 
It has been our custom to use about 600 pounds to the acre for growing plants, 
but last spring our strawberries were set on land of only moderate fertility, and we 
increased the amount to 800 pounds. 
"I received the plants in excellent condition, considering the long distance they 
have traveled. They are very good plants, and I am much obliged to you for send- 
ing them so early. I shall be pleased to recommend your firm to my friends." 
Herbert C. Redknap, Victoria, B. C. 
"The plants were very fine and received in splendid condition, with the result 
that I did not lose a single plant. Thanking you for your generous treatment, I re- 
main, W. S. Todd, Greenwood, Del. 
"I have never found any place where I could buy finer plants, and no descriptions 
of plants and berries that are so thoroughly reliable as yours." 
W. A. RusSEi,!,, Kokomo, Ind. 
"Plants came in fine shape and just as ordered. You give good count." 
Louis Hubach, Judsonia, Ark. 
