Forbes Fertilizers and Soil-Builders 
These prices are subject to change without notice 
The success of your garden depends upon the quality of the soil. All plants need 
ample plant-food. By ample is meant not only the quantity but also the availability. 
The soil must hold plant-food and moisture, yet be in such condition that the plant roots 
can absorb what is needed. It should be sufficiently rich in humus or decayed vegetation 
to absorb excess moisture and hold it for later use. It should have enough clay to give 
it some body and enough sand to make it porous and friable. But even with a perfect 
soil, plant-food must be added each year to replace that which is consumed. 
Forbes Lawn and Garden Fertilizer 
This is the best for lawns, vegetables, flowers, 
fruit, or for general garden use. It is a well- 
balanced, complete fertilizer containing all the 
food elements needed for quick growth, early 
maturity, and perfect development. 
Top-dress your lawn twice each year, once 
before the new spring growth commences and 
again in the fall before active growth stops. 
On a new lawn, broadcast 1,500 to 2,000 pounds 
per acre or 25 pounds for every 500 square feet. 
For top-dressing, apply evenly 1,000 pounds to 
the acre or 25 pounds for every 1,000 square 
feet. In hot weather, use half this quantity and 
water in thoroughly with a hose. 
For gardens, mix a little thoroughly through 
the soil in the bottom of the furrow before 
planting your seeds. Hoe it into the soil between 
the rows of plants, using about 5 pounds to 100 
feet, and repeat this each month. Work a handful 
into the soil around dahlias and hills of beans, mel¬ 
ons, etc. Scatter some around your shrubs and 
trees and rake it into the surface soil. After 
plowing or digging, and before harrowing or 
raking, apply 1,500 to 2,000 pounds to the acre, 
or about 25 pounds for every 500 square feet. 
5 lbs. 35 cts.; 10 lbs. 60 cts.; 25 lbs. $1.15; 50 
lbs. $1.85; 100 lbs. $3.25; 500 lbs. $14; ton $50. 
Bone-Meal 
This is excellent for top-dressing lawns. As 
the feeding rootlets of plants assimilate their 
food in liquid form, a fertilizer that disintegrates 
slowly before it becomes soluble will supply 
plant-food over a long period of time. Because 
of its slow disintegrating and long-lasting qual¬ 
ities, Bone-Meal is very desirable for fertilizing 
all hard-wooded plants, including roses, flower¬ 
ing shrubs, fruit bushes, and trees. 
A liberal application of Bone-Meal mixed 
into the soil before planting bulbs of tulips, 
hyacinths, etc., will result in remarkable size 
and brilliancy of the flowers. For lawns it is a 
dependable fertilizer, as it contains the essential 
elements that grass requires. It may be broad¬ 
cast as a top-dressing at any time either in early 
spring or during the growing season with bene¬ 
ficial results. For this use 1,000 lbs. per acre or 
25 lbs. for every 1,000 sq. ft. For trees and vines, 
use 2 to 4 lbs. each. For roses and pot-plants, 
use 1 part to about 50 parts of soil. For field 
and garden crops or in making new lawns, use 
1,500 to 2,000 lbs. per acre, or about 50 lbs. for 
every 1,000 sq. ft. of lawn. 5 lbs. 35 cts.; 10 lbs. 
60 cts.; 25 lbs. $1.15; 50 lbs. $1.85; 100 lbs. 
$3.25; 500 lbs. $14; ton $50. 
Flyper-Humus 
This ideal soil-builder for lawn or garden is a 
pure organic material similar to Leaf-Mold but 
of finer texture and is non-acid. Humus gives 
to soil that porous, crumbly condition essential 
to plant-growth. Hyper-Humus is from 85 to 
90 per cent organic; renders clay soils lighter in 
character and more aerated; binds together 
sandy soils; and increases the moisture-retaining 
quality of all soils. It is odorless, dry, and easily 
handled, and absolutely free from weed seeds. 
Fine for mixing with potting-soil. On new lawns, 
apply 100 pounds per 60 square feet, or 35 tons 
per acre. In top-dressing old lawns, use 100 
pounds per 100 square feet, or 22 tons per acre. 
In bags, 50 lbs. $1.25; 100 lbs. $2; 500 lbs. 
$8.75; 1,000 lbs. $15; ton $25; 5 tons, in bulk, at 
$14.50 per ton delivered. Ask for quotation on 
carloads of 20 tons and up, in bulk. 
Fiydrated Agricultural Lime 
Corrects acid conditions of the soil, and at 
the same time liberates other foods in the soil. 
Binds loose soils and opens heavy land. It is 
very quick-acting but will not burn if scattered 
evenly when lawn is dormant. As an early 
spring or late fall dressing for lawns, broadcast 
1 ton to the acre or 50 lbs. per 1,000 sq. ft. 10 
lbs. 40 cts.; 25 lbs. 75 cts.; 50 lbs. $1.25; 100 lbs. 
$2; 500 lbs. $8; ton $25. 
Sheep Manure 
Among the organic fertilizers, Sheep Manure 
is the most valuable. It contains all the essential 
plant-food elements of stable manure without 
the bulk and waste matter. It is assimilated 
rapidly by plant-life and promotes a healthy 
and vigorous growth. Sheep Manure is dried, 
screened, sterilized, ground and pulverized. The 
Flower- and Vegetable-Garden is particularly 
benefited by the use of Sheep Manure. Spread 
at the rate of 100 lbs. to 1,000 sq. ft., or 2,000 to 
3,000 lbs. to the acre, after plowing and before 
the final harrowing. Lawn Grass thrives luxuri¬ 
antly when fed with Sheep Manure. Use 100 
lbs. per 1,000 sq. ft. Scatter broadcast over the 
old lawn or rake thoroughly into the top soil a 
day or two before seeding a new one. In potting- 
soil, for greenhouse plant-culture, one part 
Sheep Manure to six parts soil is the usual pro¬ 
portion. For liquid manure, use one pound of 
Sheep Manure to five gallons of water. 5 lbs. 
35 cts.; 10 lbs. 60 cts.; 25 lbs. $1.1 5; 50 lbs. $1.85; 
100 lbs. $3.25; 500 lbs. $14; ton $50. 
We make prompt delivery of fertilizers, insecticides, lawn grass seed, and other materials 
offered, to all points within our suburban delivery area without additional charge 
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