Ribsam’s Manual 
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Martin C. Ribsam & Sons Co. 
Fertilizers 
Prices Subject to Market Fluctuations 
ADCO. Artificial manure is made with straw or other vege¬ 
table waste mixed with Adco, the bacterial food. Is clean 
and repels flies. Turn your garden waste into real manure. 
25-lb. bag $2.00, 150-lb. bag $10.50. 
ALUMINUM SULFATE. Used in making soil acid especially 
in the culture of Azaleas, Rhododendrons and similar plants. 
Use 1 lb. to 10 sq. ft. of surface. Lb. 10c., 5 lbs. 45c., 10 lbs. 
85c. 
AMMONIA SULFATE. Hight nitrogen content, makes quick 
growth and has a tendency to make soil acid. Lb. 10c., 5 lbs.^ 
45c., 10 lbs. 85c. 
ASHES, CANADIAN WOOD. Analysis shows about 6 per 
cent potash and 30 per cent lime, making an excellent lawn 
fertilizer. 25 lbs. $1.25, 50 lbs. $2.00, 100 lbs. $3.00. 
BONE FLOUR. Very finely hard pulverized bone, good for 
fertilizing over a long period of time. 5 lbs. 25c., 10 lbs. 
45c., 25 lbs. $1.00, 100 lbs. $3.00, ton $45.00. 
BONE, PURE GROUND (Ammonia 3Y 2 %). Good for all 
kinds of fertilizing; slow in action but lasting. 5 lbs. 25c., 
25-lb. bag $1.00, 50-lb. bag $1.75, 100-lb. bag $3.00, ton $45.00. 
BONE, STEAMED (Ammonia 3%). A quick acting bone. 
5 lbs. 25c., 25 lbs. $1.00, 50 lbs. $1.50, 100 lbs. $2.50, ton 
$42.00. 
BOVUNG (2-2-2). Composed of cow manure, dehydrated and 
odorless. One of the best organic fertilizers on the market. 
50-lb. bag $1.50, 100-lb. $2.50. Special prices on larger 
quantities. 
DRICONURE. The ingredients are just manure from high 
protein fed cows and quality peat moss functioning as a 
humus making material and a reservoir for soil moisture. 
The composition is about 35 parts of. peat moss and 65 parts 
cow feces—no straw, shavings, or trash. It analyzes almost 
equivalent to a 2-1-2 fertilizer, embodying the desirable 
properties of humus. Packed only in 50-lb. bags. Driconure 
is bulky, about 3 bushels weighing only 50 lbs. That’s why 
it goes much farther. Bag $2.50* 2 bags, 100 lbs. $4.50. 
FERTILIZER SPREADERS. Every home needs this new 
gardening aid. Spreads Vigoro and seed evenly and accu¬ 
rately. Saves time and labor. Ideal for sowing on windy days. 
Designed for use on established lawns. $2.50 and up. 
GARDEN AND TRUCK (3-12-6). Lb. 6c., 25 lbs. $1.00, 
100-lb. bag $3.00. 
HYPER-HUMUS. Nature’s product for enriching lawns, soil 
for all kinds of gardening and for stimulating potted plants. 
Used in making fine lawns, especially where soil is poor. 
25 lbs. 75c., 50 lbs. $1.25, 100 lbs. $2.00, ton $25.00 in bags. 
Special price on 5 ton lots. 
LAWN FERTILIZER, RIBSAM’S. This is so prepared that 
it acts gradually through the season, producing a luxurious 
growth of rich green grass. It may be applied at any time 
during the Spring or early Autumn, or as often as the grass 
seems to need nourishment. 1 lb. to 10 sq. ft., or 1000 lbs. 
to an acre. Bag of 10 lbs. 50c., 25 lbs. $1.00, 100 lbs. $3.00, 
ton $45.00. 
LIME-LIMOID, HYDRATED. For vegetable garden and 
lawn. 10 lbs. spread 10x10; 100 lbs., 20x50. 10-lb. bag 25c., 
50-lb. bag 65c., 100 lbs. $1.00, ton $17.75. 
MUM MANURE, SMITH’S (5-5-4). Specially prepared for 
Chrysanthemums; very effective. 100 
lbs. $3.75. 
NITRATE OF SODA. Fertilizer for rush¬ 
ing a growing crop. 5 lbs. 35c., 10 lbs. 
60c., 25 lbs. $1.00, 100 lbs) $3.00, ton 
$45.00. 
NITROPHOSKA (15-30-15). A concen¬ 
trated complete fertilizer. “A little goes 
a long way.” Wonderful for lawns, 
shrubbery, flowers and vegetables. Lb. 
25c., 5 lbs. 90c., 10 lbs. $1.50, 25 lbs. 
$2.75, 50 lbs. $4.75, 100 lbs. $5.85. 
Finely granulated, great soil conditioner-—corrects sandy 
or clayey soils and makes them produce much better plants. 
Maintains moisture content of soil. Also used as a Summer 
and Winter mulch around plants and shrubbery for complete 
protection. Bale, 20 bus. (about 170 lbs.) $3.00, y 2 bale $2.00, 
25 lbs. $1.00. 
PREMIER SWEDISH PEAT MOSS. Excellent for mulching 
and general horticultural purposes, maintains moisture and 
is slightly coarser than P. G. M. Bale, about 135 lbs. $2.50. 
F ULTON ’S 
PLANTABBS 
ODORLESS PLANT FOOD TABLETS 
You will be assured beautiful gardens, lovely house plants, 
by using the new, improved, quick dissolving fertilizer tablets. 
No waste, no weeds, no run-off, uniform feeding, easy to use, 
immediate fertilization, economical. Guaranteed analysis: 
Nitrogen, 11%; phosphoric acid, 15%; potash, 20%; being 
the most concentrated plant food tablets on the market. 
30 tablets 25c., 75 tablets 50c., 200 tablets $1.00, 1000 tablets 
$3.50. 
POTATO FERTILIZER (4-10-9). 25 lbs. $1.00, 100 lbs. 
$2.50, ton $35.00. 
POULTRY MOSS. An ideal bedding material for animals 
and for the chicken house. Bale, about 135 lbs. $2.50. 
SHEEP MANURE. A safe fertilizer for all crops. 5 lbs. 25c., 
10 lbs. 45c., 25 lbs. $1.00, 50 lbs. $1.75, 100 lbs. $3.00, ton 
$46.00. 
TRENTON LAWN AND SHRUB MIXTURE (4-12-10) is 
the best. It is not odorless, which in itself is a guarantee that 
this mixture contains organics making it a slow feeder, which 
will not force such as a chemical or odorless plant food. Too 
much forcing causes the lawns to burn or turn brown. 
10 lbs. 60c., 25 lbs. $1.25, 50 lbs. $2.00, 100 lbs. $3.75. 
(4-12-4) 
A specially prepared plant food for lawns, vegetable and 
flower gardens, shrubbery, trees, etc. 12-oz. pkg. 10c., 5 lbs. 
50c.. 10 lbs. 85c., 25 lbs. $1.50, 50 lbs. $2.50, 100 lbs. $4.00. 
