228-230-232 East Fourth St., 
near Sycamore 
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FERTILIZERS 
Pulverized Sheep Manure 
This is a pure natural manure and one of the most nutri¬ 
tious foods for plants. Its effects are immediate. It is very 
rich, safe and gives quick results. It will give excellent re¬ 
sults on flower beds, lawns or in vegetable gardens, as it con¬ 
tains all the elements for promoting a quick, luxuriant growth, 
as well as adding body to the plant. Can be used either in dry 
form or dissolved to make a liquid manure. If applied dry, no 
raking off is required as it does not disfigure the grounds, nor 
does it contain seeds of foul weeds, nor offensive odor. 
Directions: For lawns, apply broadcast at the rate of five 
to six hundred lbs. per acre in February, March or April in 
spring, or in September or October in the fall. For pot 
plants mix one quart of sheep manure to six parts of soil. 
For use in the vegetable garden apply either broadcast or in 
drills at the rate of fifteen hundred to two thousand pounds 
per acre and mix slightly with the soil. For liquid application 
use 1 lb. to 5 gallons of water. 
Prices: 5 lbs., 30c; 10 lbs., 50c; 25 lbs., 90c; 50 lbs., $1.50; 
100 lbs.$2.25 
Pure Bone Meal 
This pulverized ground bone is excellent for rose culture 
and lawns. It decomposes rapidly and is quickly effective. 
Should be applied at the rate of 10 lbs.., per thousand square 
feet or 400 to 600 lbs. per acre. Analysis, ammonia, 2% ; to¬ 
tal phosphoric acid, 27%. 
Prices: 1 lb., 10c; 5 lbs., 25c; 10 lbs., 50c; 25 lbs., $1.00; 
50 lbs., $1.75; bag of 125 lbs.$3.50 
Cattle Manure, Shredded 
A substitute for stable manure in gardens and greenhouses, 
as it supplies plant food, humus and organic matter; largely 
used for rose culture and for mulching. The quality we offer 
is selected manure taken from paved Stock Yards cattle pens, 
dried and sterilized by a high temperature direct heat process 
which kills weed seeds, fungous and disease germs. 100-lb. 
bags only. 
Per bag of 100 lbs.$2.25 
Nitrate of Soda 
As a top dressing use at the rate of 100 lbs. per acre be¬ 
tween the rows when the plants are well established, on the 
following vegetables: cabbage, cauliflower, eggplant, lettuce, 
spinach, beets, celery and onions. For asparagus, a top dress¬ 
ing of 260 lbs. per acre when the young shoots are starting in 
the spring. For strawberries, apply between the rows at the 
rate of 100 lbs. per acre at the time of blossoming. For the 
home garden, apply a solution of one ounce to two gallons of 
water. 
1 lb., 10c; 5 lbs., 30c; 10 lbs., 50c; 25 lbs., $1.00; 50 lbs., 
$1.75; 100 lbs.$3.00, 
Driconure 
This product is an ideal plant food and soil conditioner— 
not merely a stimulant. It corrects over-fed, under-nourished, 
or worn out soil troubles. The ingredients consist of high- 
grade, sterile, odorless, dehydrated cow manure, combined 
with quality peat moss. A ready-to-use turf and garden dress¬ 
ing, which is made of the best materials. For new seeding, 
work in about one-third of a bag (20 lbs.) which is a light 
application for rich soils and double this quantity as a heavy 
application for poor soils, to each 150 sq. feet. As a top dress¬ 
ing on gardens and lawns, one bag to about 400 sq. ft. 
Spade in a trowelful around perennials, roses and shrubs. 
Easy to handle and easy to apply. Packed in bags weighing 
about 50 lbs.—3 to 3% bushels in bulk. Per bag .$2.75 
Muriate of Potash 
Apply 100 to 150 lbs. per acre, usually with other fertilizers. 
This must be used with great care as it is very powerful. 
1 lb., 10c; 5 lbs., 30c; 10 lbs., 55c; 50 lbs., 1.75; 100 lbs. 
.$3.25 
Dried Blood Meal 
A splendid fertilizer for roses, carnations, chrysanthemums, 
etc., as well as for pot plants. Can be mixed with the soil or 
applied in liquid form. 
1 lb., 10c; 5 lbs., 40c; 25 lbs., $1.50; 50 lbs., $2.50; 100 
lbs .$4.25 
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16 % Acid Phosphate - Super Phosphate 
Some soils contain a large percentage of Nitrogen and some 
Potash, but still are deficient in Phosphoric Acid. This must 
be supplied for the purpose of producing a balanced combina¬ 
tion of fertilizer elements, by the application of 16% Acid 
Phosphate, which produces a beneficial effect by supplying the 
proper proportion of Phosphoric Acid. Apply from 200 to 400 
lbs. per acre. Analysis: Available phos. acid, 16%; insoluble, 
1 %. 
5 lbs., 25c; 10 lbs., 40c; 25 lbs., 80c; 50 lbs., $1.35; per bag 
of 125 lbs.$2.25 
American Peat Soil Sponge 
(The Water Reservoir) 
Very often too much emphasis has been placed on the anal¬ 
ysis of the soil and too little on its moisture retaining qual¬ 
ities. This is a mistake, as moisture is 95% of plant growth 
and absorbent peat is the medium to supply this want. 
Peat Moss is usually used straight. Soil Sponge should 
never be used straight, but always mixed with other soils. Soil 
Sponge is not a fertilizer, has low analysis, but when mixed 
with soil, remarkable and lasting results are obtained, because 
Soil Sponge will absorb and retain large amounts of moisture, 
which, is so essential to plant growth, because these purely 
organic fibers act as a breeding ground for the nitrogen fix¬ 
ing bacteria, and because Soil Sponge does not decompose for 
years. Soil Sponge will develop beautiful lawns, gardens, 
shrubs, flowers and trees. 
5 lbs., 25c; 10 lbs., 40c; 25 lbs., 75c; 50 lbs., $1.25; 100 lbs., 
$1.75; 500 lbs., $8.00; 1000 lbs., $14.00; 2000 lbs.$26.00 
IMPORTED GRANULATED 
Peat Moss or Bulb Fibre 
Ferns, palms and other potted foliage plants that are 
placed in jardinier or window boxes, will keep wonderfully 
well, if the space between the pots is filled in with moistened 
Granulated Peat Moss to the height of the shoulder of the 
plant pots. Flower pots are porous, and the capillary attrac¬ 
tion of the roots draws the moisture from the moss through 
the pots; furthermore the air is allowed free access and is 
always somewhat damp—a natural condition for most pot 
plants. 
This Granulated Peat Moss or Mull is especially selected for 
horticultural purposes. It is finely granulated, of little weight, 
and is entirely free from foreign matter. It is packed in com¬ 
pressed bales, burlapped on all sides, sticked and wire 
strapped. When loosened the contents will cover 240 sq. ft., 
1 inch deep. It is not sold by weight, because the weight of 
the bale is dependent on its moisture content, which varies 
according to atmospheric conditions. 
A.few of the many purposes for which it is used: fertilizer 
carrier, mulching, cold frames, lawns, improving soils, propa¬ 
gating, cuttings, landscape work, benches (greenhouse), golf 
courses, packing, storing bulbs, potting, layering, seed beds, 
etc. Send for booklet giving detailed information. 
Two-bushel garden package, $1.50; large bale, about 20 
bushels, $3.50; bale, about 15 bushels.$3.00 
Ad co 
For making Artificial Manure —Dry leaves, mixed with Ad- 
co and kept moist, turn into excellent manure. So do flower 
stalks, cuttings, pea vines, and almost any other kind of 
non-woody vegetable waste. 
Adco . is a powder, mixed with vegetable matter and 
kept moist, turns the latter into Real Manure, but without the 
odor, flies, etc. The process is perfectly simple and not at all 
laborious. The method is being generally adopted by garden- 
rs, who know that manure is a necessity to the soil and can 
no longer be obtained from stables. Farmers can use straw, 
corn stalks, etc., and need no longer maintain live stock. 
Price, Adco, in 25-lb. bags, each $2.00. (Enough for about 
12 wheelbarrow loads of garden waste, making one-half ton 
of manure). 
Adco, in 100-lb. bags (4-25s), each $7.75. (Enough for a 
heap 8 ft. x 8 ft. x 6 ft., making about two tons of manure). 
Acdo, in special 150-lb. bags, each $10.50. (Enough for a 
heap 10 ft. x 10 ft. x 6 ft., making about three tons of 
manure). 
Each shipment is accompanied by simple directions, which 
makes any mistake impossible. 
Sulphate of Ammonia 
Contains approximately 26 per cent of ammonia and comes 
in fine crystals which are very nice to apply broadcast. Ow¬ 
ing to its firmness and keeping qualities it is preferred by 
some gardeners and fruit growers to Nitrate of Soda. Owing 
to the fact that it carries 5 per cent more ammonia to the 
weight than Nitrate of Soda, the user should apply four 
pounds of Sulphate of Ammonia where he uses five pounds of 
Nitrate of Soda. 
1 lb., 10c; 5 lbs., 25c; 10 lbs., 45c; 25 lbs., 95c; 50 lbs., 
$1.70; 100 lbs.$2.90 
