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R. L. Gould & Co. Seedsmen Since 1898 
St. Paul, Minn. 
FERTILIZERS 
Agricultural Gypsum or Land Plaster 
Is a fertilizer containing Calcium and Sulphate Sulphur. 
Also used as a dust against the cucumber beetle and 
squash bug by dusting on and around the plants when 
infested. See Yellow Price List for prices. 
Sheep Manure—Pulverized 
A quick acting plant food for general use about the lawn, 
flower beds or garden. For lawns, use 30 pounds per 
1,000 square feet and wet down. This is a pure natural 
manure rich in nitrogen and potash. Please refer to 
Special Price List for prices. 
Hydrated Lime 
Excellent for sweetening acid soils. Tends to make clay 
beds more friable. Please refer to Special Price List 
for prices. 
Hardwood Ashes 
Valued as a lawn fertilizer because of its high potash 
content. Use 40 pounds per 1,000 square feet. Also rec¬ 
ommended for Iris beds. Has a tendency to drive away 
insects. See Special Price List for prices. 
Nitrate of Soda 
Furnishes nitrogen in a readily available form. Used for 
forcing and as a stimulant for backward plants and 
trees. Use 100 to 200 pounds per acre. If used as a 
liquid, mix 1 pound to 8 gallons of water. Prices are 
given on Special Price List. 
Sulphate of Ammonia 
A valuable fertilizer for all plants in which rapid growth 
or large leaf development is desired. Carries 25%% 
ammonia but is not quite as quickly available as Nitrate 
of Soda. Used largely as top dressing for bent grass 
lawns. See Special List for prices. 
Milorganite 
Is an economical and effective turf fertilizer for fair¬ 
ways, greens, lawns, parks and cemeteries. Milorganite 
imparts a dark green color to grass, produces denser 
turf and provides plant food over long periods. Please 
refer to Special Yellow List for prices. 
SPECIAL GOLF COURSE FERTILIZERS 
Full information and prices will be gladly furnished on 
any of the following fertilizers we carry: 
Bloodmeal Milorganite 
Charcoal Nutria Peat Moss 
Cottonseed Meal Sulphate of Potash 
Fish Meal Swift’s Golf Special 
Armour’s Special Turf Fertilizer 
Muriate of Potash 
A highly concentrated form of potash of especial value 
for potatoes, corn, grain and all root crops. See Special 
List for prices* 
Super Phosphate < 20 % or 45%) 
Should be used in connection with manure and an appli¬ 
cation of 50 lbs. of Super Phosphate per ton of manure 
gives good results. Straight applications should be made 
at the rate of 200 to 800 lbs. per acre. Very good for 
clover, alfalfa, field beans, and peas, winter wheat, rye, 
barley, etc. Prices given on Special List. 
Steamed Bone Meal 
An excellent top dressing for lawns and an effective fer¬ 
tilizer in gardens, vineyards and orchards. Popular 
among greenhouse men for potting and for fertilizing 
bench stock. Apply 25 pounds per 1,000 square feet on 
lawns and 50 pounds per cubic yard for benching, pot 
plants and roses. See Special List for prices. 
Raw Bone 
This is the best animal fertilizer made. Raw bone does 
not break down or decompose as quickly as steamed Bone 
Meal and it is better for crops not needing quickly avail¬ 
able food. It is excellent for rose beds, plants, vines, 
shrubs and trees (fruit or shade), good for bulbs indoors 
or outside. For roses and plants, use 50 lbs. per cubic 
yard, 25 lbs. each for grown trees. For shrubs and vines 
apply at the rate of 25 lbs. to 1,000 square feet. Refer 
to Special Price List for prices. 
Shredded Cattle Manure 
A good form of fertilizer where a supply of humus as 
well as fertilizing elements is needed. Suitable for 
mulching, soil mixing and liquid manure. Prices quoted 
on Special List. 
Nutria Peat Moss 
A high lime granulated peat for lawns, garden and win¬ 
dow boxes. Holds moisture, lightens heavy soil, binds 
sandy soil. This is a very high grade peat at near the 
price of ordinary black dirt. Large bag, $1.00; 2 bags, 
$1.50; 3 bags, $2.00; 2 cubic yard load (equal to 20 bags), 
$5.00; delivered within the city limits of St. Paul. 
Armour’s Garden and Lawn Fertilizer 
An excellent fertilizer for lawn, flower or vegetable 
garden, shrubbery, etc. 4% nitrogen, 8% phosphoric 
acid and 6% potash. Prices Given on Special List. 
Armour’s Special Florists Mixture 
All inorganic and quickly available—5% nitrogen, 15% 
phosphoric acid, 5% potash. Highly recommended for 
all types of plants either under glass or outside. Pro¬ 
motes thrifty growth and profuse blossoming. See Special 
Yellow List for prices. 
Armour’s Special Tree Food 
10% nitrogen, 8% available phosphoric acid, 6% potash. 
Excellent for all types of shade trees and evergreens. 
For shade trees apply in holes drilled 16 inches deep and 
2 feet apart under drip of outside branches at rate of 
% pound per each foot in height of tree up to 50 lbs. 
per tree. For evergreens use % pound per foot in height 
of tree. Please Refer to Special List for prices. 
Armour’s Special Turf Fertilizer 
A complete grass plant food—10% nitrogen, 8% phos¬ 
phoric acid, 6% potash. This product is especially pre¬ 
pared for turf production. For greens mix 10 to 20 pounds 
with compost applied per 1,000 sq. ft. and drench in. For 
lawns 2 to 3 pounds per 100 square feet and water in 
thoroughly. Prices Listed on Yellow Price List. 
Blood Meal 
13%% organic nitrogen. Readily available, finely ground. 
Use under glass where quick response is desired. 2 lbs. 
to 4 lbs. per 100 square feet. Prices Given on Special 
Field Seed Price List. 
Hoof M eal 
14%% organic nitrogen. Slowly available. Use under 
glass. Prices Given on Special Yellow List. 
Horn Shavings 
13%% organic nitrogen. Slowly available. Use under 
glass. Prices Given on Special List. 
Urea 
46% nitrogen. Very quickly available. Usually applied 
in liquid form. Dissolve 4 ounces in 50 gallons of water. 
Prices Given on Field Seed Price List. 
Rose Grower Bone Meal 
3%% nitrogen and 22% total phosphoric acid. Has same 
strength as raw bone meal but is more quickly available. 
Prices Given on Special Yellow List. 
Sulphate of Potash 
48% potash Same use as Muriate of Potash. Prices 
Given on Special Field Seed Price List. 
Adco (Makes artificial manure) 
Adco is a powder which, when mixed with dry leaves 
or almost any non-woody vegetable waste and kept 
moist, converts the mass into artificial manure—equal 
to the farmyard product in fertilizing power, but free 
from foul odor. 25 lbs. $2.25; 50 lbs. $4.50; 100 lbs. $8.00. 
Poultry Manure 
It is pulverized and easily soluble, readily absorbed. The 
analysis is 6—2%—1%. Use Poultry Manure in the gar¬ 
den, for lawns, shrubbery, etc. See Special List for 
prices. 
Pulverized Limestone 
Sweetens, also improves the texture of the soil and 
liberates nitrogen and other plant foods, and stimulates 
bacterial action. See Yellow List for prices. 
Leaf Mold 
Used in preparing soil for seedlings and for potting. 
Price, 50c a bushel. 
PLANT FOODS 
Hoover’s Plantlife 
A plant food that promotes growth, health and vigor in 
plants of all kinds. One application will take care of 
your plant from three to six months or more. Can, 35c; 
postpaid, 40c. 
Plantabbs 
Plantabbs are a very, concentrated form of food and 
fertilizing elements for house plants, window boxes, 
bulbs, ferns, roses, etc. 30 tablets, 25c; 65 tablets, 50c; 
200 tablets, $1.00; 1,000 tablets, $3.50, postpaid. 
Stim-U-Plant Tablets 
A fertilizer in tablet form for house plants and flowers, 
rich in concentrated essential plant foods. Convenient 
to use, clean and odorless. Full directions on each 
package. Special trial size, 10c; 30 tablet size, 25c; 100 
tablet size, 75c; 1,000 tablet size, $3.50, postpaid. 
