HOUSE AND GARDEN 
April, 
Housecleaning reveals the 
need of new things—and 
crowded book shelves be¬ 
come cogent arguments for 
Slobe^Wermeke 
Sectional Bookcases 
There is a Globe-Wernicke Sec¬ 
tional Bookcase to harmonize 
with the rest of your furnishings. 
And you can buy as many sec¬ 
tions as you need. They maybe 
stacked in the conventional man¬ 
ner, or made'j, to follow the 
window line of the walls, or 
arranged in separate stacks to 
fill odd spaces. Write for Book¬ 
case Catalog No. 396 for further 
particulars. 
91>e 01obc^\v^ri)ickc(?o., 
Mfrs. cf Sectional Bookcases, Filing 
Cabinets, Stationers’ Goods. 
Factory, Cincinnati. 
Branch Stores and local agents almost every¬ 
where. Where not represented, we ship freight 
prepaid. 
Landscape Gardening 
A course for Homemakers and 
Gardeners taught by Prof. Beal 
of Cornell University. 
Gardeners who understand up- 
to-date methods and practice are 
in demand for the best positions. 
A knowledge of Landscape 
Gardening is indispensable to 
those who would have the 
pleasantest homes. 
250-page Catalog free . 
Write to-day. 
THE HOME CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL 
PT. 226. SPRINGFIELD, MASS. 
Manures and Fertilizers 
A SIDE from the plant food in the soil 
itself, certain of the several natural 
and chemical fertilizers, such as manure, 
bone-dust and potash salts, which are nec¬ 
essary to replenish these inherent ele¬ 
ments, are the commonest sources of plant 
food. 
The several elements of plant food must 
not only be in the soil in abundance, but 
must be in soluble and available forms. 
The plant food in manure, for instance, is 
of little or no use until, through the process 
of decomposition, it becomes available to 
the plants’ feeding roots. 
Taking Care of Manure — Whether 
manure is made on the place or bought, it 
should be kept under cover, preferably in 
a pit with a cement bottom so that all the 
liquid shall be saved. If it shows a ten¬ 
dency to heat too much and becomes fire- 
fanged and burned, it should be turned 
and tramped down firmly into a square 
heap, sprinkling it with water if it is very 
dry. If it can be turned, in fact, several 
times before using, so much the better. 
Aim to get it just as fine, well rotted, and 
"mellow” as possible before using it. 
In buying manure, try to get that which 
is in good condition and well rotted, and 
remember that its value will depend very 
largely upon the richness of the food fed 
the animals; therefore, manure from a 
livery stable or from a good dairy farm, 
other things being equal, is likely to be 
worth much more than that from scrub 
farm stock. 
Fertilizers — Fertilizer is a general 
term applying to almost any old thing 
which can be sold in a bag. The high- 
grade, high-priced goods, costing any¬ 
where from forty to forty-five dollars a ton 
are, almost invariably, much cheaper than 
the low-priced goods, costing twenty-five 
to thirty-five dollars a ton. For garden 
use, a complete fertilizer, analyzing 4 per 
cent nitrogen, 8 per cent of available phos¬ 
phoric acid and 8 per cent of potash, will 
give good results. 
Mixing of Fertilizers — It is not, how¬ 
ever, necessary to buy a ready-mixed 
brand. You can readily mix your own 
with a square-pointed shovel and a screen 
on any tight floor or in any large, tight box. 
Here is a good mixture: 250 pounds of 
nitrate of soda, 500 of tankage, 700 of acid 
phosphate, 400 of muriate or sulphate of 
potash; or, for small amounts, in about 
those proportions—say 25 pounds nitrate 
of soda, 50 of tankage, 75 of acid phos¬ 
phate and. 50 potash. This will give ap¬ 
proximately a 4-8-10 mixture, fully equal 
to any you can buy and considerably 
cheaper: 
Place ffie materials in layers on the floor 
or in a box, in a square heap, putting the 
bulkiest at the bottom, and mix thoroughly 
with a shovel or a hoe; then run through 
a coal sieve or a sand screen. 
If another formula is preferred, it can 
be figured out easily from the accompany¬ 
ing table, as the figures in the third column 
Prop. Bbal 
“I wish our windows 
looked like that” 
If you are not wholly satisfied with the ap¬ 
pearance of your windows, perhaps you have 
overlooked the importance of the shade. 
Thousands of women who made this mistake 
have discovered in Brenlin Unfilled Window 
Shades possibilities for artistic window treat¬ 
ment never dreamed of before. 
Go to your dealer and “discover” Brenlin 
for yourself. See particularly the prevailing 
new color, Vandyke Brown. See also Brenlin 
Duplex—light one side, dark the other. 
Made of closely woven cloth without that “filling” 
which in the ordinary shade so soon cracks and 
falls out in unsightly streaks and “pinholes,” you 
will find Brenlin Unfilled Shades by far the cheap¬ 
est in the end. 
UN FI LLED 
Window Shades 
Write for the Brenlin Book today 
With it we will send you the name of the Brenlin dealer irt 
your town, or tell you how to order direct. CHAS. W. Bren- 
EMAN & Co., 2087 Reading Road, Cincinnati, O. 
Genuine Brenlin Unfilled Shades have this markrjDC*RJ| 1K1 
perforated along the edge. Look closely for it. DlxLl 
For temporary uses the two cheaper grades of Brenlin — Bren¬ 
lin Filled and Brenlin Machine made, will be found by far the 
best window shade values at their prices. 
For sale by dealers everywhere 
LOOK OUT 
FOR SPARKS 
No more danger or damage from Hying 
sparks. No more poorly fitted, flimsy fire¬ 
place screens. SeDd for free booklet 
‘•Sparks from the Fire-side.” It tells about 
the best kind of a spark guard for your in¬ 
dividual fireplace. Write to-day for free 
booklet and make your plans early. 
The Syracuse Wire Works 
109 University Avenue, - Syracuse, N. Y. 
Now Ready! 
Our 1914 Fruit Book andi Planters Guide. 
Everything for Garden and Orchard. 
ONE QUALITY—THE BEST 
William Street Nurseries, Geneva, N. Y. 
"The Nursery City” 
Copy of Book mailed free upon request 
In writing to advertisers please mention House & Garden. 
