118 Fertilizers and Chemicals 
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Good seed ought to be backed up with 
good Fertilizer. It is farm-sense to do a 
good job with plow and harrow and then 
get the full benefit of it by using the very 
highest grade Fertilizers. 
Delivery f.o.b. Boston. 
Special delivered price quoted on carload 
lots (15 tons). 
In 100-lb. bags only 
Per cent 
Phos. 
Nitro. Acid Potash 100 lbs. 
Ton 
8 7 $2 50 $45 00 
Bradley’s Blood, Bone and Potash.5 
Bradley’s Complete Manure for Pota¬ 
toes and Vegetables.4 8 7 2 35 43 00 
Bradley’s XL Fertilizer.3 10 4 2 25 40 00 
Agrico for Aroostook with io% Potash..5 8 10 3 00 50 00 
Agrico for Potatoes and Vegetables. . . 5 8 7 2 50 45 00 
Agrico for Corn.3 10 6 2 40 44 00 
Special Tree and Shrub Fertilizer 
Agrico for lawns, trees and shrubs, 7-6-6. 100 lbs. $3.50: 
ton $60.00. 
Agricultural Chemicals 
Agricultural Salt. For killing weeds in asparagus beds, walks, drive¬ 
ways, etc. 100 lbs. $1.50. 
Aluminum Sulphate. Commercial Grade. For souring the soil where 
one desires to grow rhododendrons or azaleas. 5 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. 
75c; 100 lbs. $4.00. 
Calcium Chloride. Dust-layer and surface-binder. One bag will 
cover about 50 square yards. Supplied in 100-pound bags. 100 lbs. 
$3.50; ton $60.00. 
Copperas or Sulphate of Iron. Comes in the form of crystals which 
are readily pulverized or dissolved. Valuable as a disinfectant 
and as a weed-killer. 5 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. 75c; 100 lbs. $4.50; 
ton $40.00. 
Nitrate of Soda. Standard Grade. 5 lbs. 35c; 25 lbs. $1.00; 50 lbs 
$1.75; 100 lbs. $3.00; ton $50.00. 
Plain Superphosphate or Acid Phosphate. 5 lbs. 25c; 25 lbs. 65c- 
50 lbs. $1.00; 100 lbs. $1.50; ton $28.00. 
Sulphate of Potash. 5 lbs. 40c; 25 lbs. $1.25; 50 lbs. $2.00; 100 lbs 
$3.75; ton $65.00. ’ 
Muriate of Potash. 5 lbs. 40c; 25 lbs. $1.25; 50 lbs. $1.75; 100 lbs. 
$3.25; ton $60.00. 
Sulphate of Ammonia. Powdered. 5 lbs. 35c; 25 lbs. $1.00- 50 lbs 
$1.75; 100 lbs. $3.00. ’ 
Fine Ground Land-Plaster or Agricultural Gypsum. Bag $1.75- 
ton $25.00. 
Basic Slag Meal. Highest grade Belgium Slag. 100 lbs. $2.00; 
ton $30.00. 
Ground Tankage. (7.40 Nitrogen.) 100 lbs. $4.00; ton $75.00. 
Blood Tankage. Fine-ground Dried Blood. (About 12% Ammonia.) 
10 lbs. 75c; 100 lias. $6.00; ton $80.00. 
W ?00-l A b S bag St" $ A 50 e 00 ageS appr ° ximateI y 3 % actual Potash ‘ 
Potting Soil, Leaf-Mold, Etc, 
Prepared Potting Soil. Specially prepared with peat, leaf-mold, 
loam, sand, and fertilizer. Pk. 30c; bus. $1.00. 
Leaf-Mold. The best grade of sifted Leaf-Mold. Pk. 30c; bus. $1.00. 
Lump Charcoal. For greenhouse use. Bag $2.00. 
Greenhouse Sand. For rooting cuttings and mixing with potting 
soil. Pk. 60c; bus. $2.00. 
Fern Root or Orchid Peat. Bus. $1.50; 3-bus. sack $4.00. 
Sphagnum Moss. 2-bus. bag $1.00; bale $9.00. 
Florida Humus 
High-content organic Humus in its purest and richest form. Con¬ 
tains approximately 2% Nitrogen. All decayed vegetative mold 
from the bottom of a Florida lake. Greatly improves any soil, 
prevents packing of heavy soils, builds up sandy soils, promotes 
bacterial action—benefits immediate and lasting. 200 lbs. will cover 
300 square feet, inch deep. 100-lb wire-bound, leak-proof crates 
$2.50; 200-Ib. crates $4.50; ton $35.00. 
Salt-Marsh Hay 
Essex County Salt-Marsh. In small bales weighing from 75 to 100 lbs. 
Weed free. The most desirable winter covering for bulb- and 
flower-beds, herbaceous borders, also strawberry beds, and tender 
plants of all kinds. 100 lbs. $2.00; ton $35.00. 
Hubbard Manures 
HUBBARD’S BONE-BASE SOLUBLE POTATO AND 
TOBACCO MANURE 
Nitrogen. 5% Potash Actual from Sul- 
Available Phosphoric Acid. . . 8% phate. 10% 
Total Phosphoric Acid.10% 
Recommended for all vegetables. Directions: Be sure this fertilizer 
is well scattered and thoroughly mixed with the soil so that it will 
not come in direct contact with the seed. Use 1000 pounds and 
upward per acre. 100 lbs. $3.25; ton $60.00. 
HUBBARD’S BONE-BASE SOLUBLE CORN MANURE 
Nitrogen.4% I Total Phosphoric Acid ... 10% 
Available Phosphoric Acid. .. .8% [ Potash Actual. 7% 
Recommended principally for sweet corn and fodder corn, pro¬ 
ducing good growth of stalks and ears. Directions for use: Thor¬ 
oughly nux with the soil. Apply at the rate of 1000 pounds per acre 
100 lbs. $2.75; ton $50.00. 
HUBBARD’S BONE-BASE OATS AND TOP DRESSING 
Nitrogen. .8% I Total Phosphoric Acid . . . .8% 
Available Phosphoric Acid. . . .3% | Potash Actual.8% 
Recommended for hay-lands, pasture, asparagus, celery, millet, 
oats, orchards, and lawns. Use at the rate of 300 to 400 pounds per 
acre. On lawns use somewhat less—apply only when grass is dry 
and water thoroughly. 100 lbs. $3.75; ton $66.00. 
HUBBARD’S BONE-BASE SEEDING-DOWN 
FERTILIZER 
Nitrogen. . ..3% I Total Phosphoric Acid. . .12% 
Available Phosphoric Acid. .. .5% | Potash Actual. 6% 
Recommended for all seeding-down purposes, whether hay-lands 
or lawns and landscaping, also when setting strawberries, black¬ 
berries, and raspberries. Directions for use: 600 to 1000 pounds per 
acre, broadcast and lightly harrowed in. 100 lbs. $3.00; ton $52.00. 
HUBBARD’S GOLF-COURSE FERTILIZER 
Nitrogen.8% I Available Phosphoric Acid.6% 
Potash Actual.6% | 
A complete plant-food for golf-courses, making unnecessary the 
application of various separate types of plant-food. This formula 
contains a large amount of organic nitrogen so necessary for lasting 
results. For best results apply evenly at the rate of 15 to 20 pounds 
per 1000 square feet. Packed in 100-pound white cotton bags, always 
dry and in fine condition for spreading. 100 lbs. $4.00; ton $76.00." 
Adco 
For making Artificial Manure. Dry leaves, mixed with Adco 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 which, mixed with vegetable matter and kept 
moist, turns the latter into real manure, but without odor, flies, etc. 
The process is perfectly simple and not at all laborious. 
25-lb. bag (enough for about 12 wheelbarrow loads of garden 
waste, making > 2 ton manure) $2.25; 150-lb. bag (enough for a heap 
10 by 10 by 6 feet, making about 3 tons manure) $10.50. 
Each shipment is accompanied by simple directions. 
Adco Weed-Killer. See page 120 
Fine Horticultural Peat Moss 
Peat Moss is being more widely used than ever, and our fine-ground 
stock has great absorbent properties, decays quickly, so that it is avail¬ 
able for plant-food, besides being a splendid mulch. 
Standard Size Bales, containing about 12 cubic feet, average 
approximate weight 140 pounds, Sd.^O. 
Breck’s Special Half Bale, containing about 6 cubic feet, $2.00. 
Breck’s Special Home-Garden Carton, containing about 2 cubic 
feet, $1.25. 
We also furnish coarser grades of Peat Moss, suitable for poultry 
litter or stable bedding, in full-size bales only. 
Special prices quoted on carload lots delivered 
