April, 1918 
SI 
Here’s a Sure Way 
to Insure Results 
from the Seeds 
You Plant 
Many “war gardens” failed 
last year simply because most 
people just put some seeds in 
the ground and said, “There, 
darn you, grow!” 
Seeds won’t just grow. They must 
have proper attention — above all 
things, they must have abundant and 
correct watering. 
The Skinner System of Irrigation 
does this watering. Its fine, gentle spray 
is like heaven’s own rains. The only 
work it involves is turning it on and 
turning it off. 
It is used by all those successful 
commercial growers and private estate 
owners who get bumper crops every 
year, regardless of weather conditions. 
Insure your 1918 garden crop. As a 
starter, send #18.75 for 50 foot Sec¬ 
tional and Movable Garden Sprinkling 
Line. Waters space of 2,500 square 
feet. 
IVrite for booklet. 
The Skinner Irrigation Co. 
231 Water Street TROY, OHIO 
Plant, Hoe, Spray 
Three short words that form the recipe 
for garden success. It’s of little use to 
plant and hoe—invest time and money 
—if you forget to spray. 
The bugs and blights 
must be destroyed. 
More than 450,000 j \ 
farmers and gardeners I vl 
use 
Your choice of 40 styles ^ 
from the smallest htnd 
sprayer to the big trac¬ 
tion outfit. Our No. 1 Auto-Spray, shown 
here, operates by compressed air—just guide 
the nozzle and it puts on a fine mist or 
solid stream as desired. Patented non¬ 
clog nozzle prevents delay and bother— 
automatic shut-off avoids waste of solution. 
Our Spraying Guide will tell you just how 
to meet every pest. It’s .free. Write for 
your copy today. Ask also for Catalog. 
“You must spray to make crops pay/’ 
THE E. C. BROWN CO. 
851 Maple St., Rochester, N. Y. 
DAHLIAS 
Our offering this season 
of Cactus, Decorative and 
Paeony Flowered Dahlias is 
of exceptional merit, all 
inferior varieties having been 
eliminated from our gardens. 
Catalog upon request 
Frank J. McAndrews’ 
Dahlia-Poultry Farm, 
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Va. 
Use Nitraco —Have 
More and Better Vegetables 
for Canning This Summer 
G ROW more vegetables, 
bigger vegetables and 
better vegetables by 
using NITRACO in your gar¬ 
den from now on. Sow it in 
the drills when you plant, and 
cover with a thin layer of soil 
before sowing the seed. Cul¬ 
tivate NITRACO into the 
ground when the plants are in 
blossom. From then on, vege¬ 
tables are being formed and 
require an abundance of 
available plant food, which 
NITRACO provides. You can 
be absolutely sure that where 
you use NITRACO the in¬ 
creased returns will more than 
pay for the investment. 
NITRACO contains the vital foods 
that all vegetables and flowers need, in 
just the right proportion. 
NITRACO supplies Nitrogen in both 
chemical and organic form, which gives 
extra vigor to stem and leaf growth, 
and will deepen the color and give 
greater substance and tissue. 
NITRACO supplies Phosphoric Acid, 
which promotes the growth of vege¬ 
tables, and will hasten their maturity. 
NITRACO supplies Potash, that 
aids in the formation of starch in the 
plant, and gives body to the potato 
and other vegetables. Potash adds color 
and quality. 
NITRACO is finely granulated. It is 
simple and pleasant to use. It is so 
highly concentrated that 100 lbs., cost¬ 
ing #6, are ample to fertilize the av¬ 
erage garden and lawn, covering ap¬ 
proximately §,000 to 12,000 square 
feet. 
NITRACO is the only garden ferti¬ 
lizer that is sold on a strict money- 
back basis. It is unconditionally guar¬ 
anteed to give satisfactory results. 
Send for our Handbook of Helpful 
Hints on Fertilizing. 
Please feel free to submit to us any 
Horticultural or Fertilizing problem 
you have in mind. Our Air. Bunyard. 
a garden lover and Horticultural ex¬ 
pert of many years standing, will give 
it his personal attention. 
NITRACO analyzes: 4% Ammonia, 
8% Available Phosphoric Acid: 2% 
Potash. 
NITRACO PRICES 
100 lb. bag.#6.00 
50 lb. bag.4.50 
25 lb. bag...... 2.50 
F.xpressage prepaid within 100 miles 
of New York City. 
We also carry a complete line of 
Fertilizers and Fertilizer Alaterials, and 
Insecticides. Send for prices. 
Horticultural Department 
NlTRATE^ H i t AGENCIES 
109 Pearl St. New York City 
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j IN THE FOREMOST HOMES I 
| of America where the best is an abso- 
| lute necessity, the most important 
| feature of the kitchen is 
I DEANE’S 
I FRENCH RANGE 
E Of superior workmanship and substantial con- 
= struction, it renders the best service under all 
E conditions, requires the minimum of coal in oper- 
= ation and long outlasts other types of kitchen 
E ranges. Before you buy, investigate the merits 
| of the DEANE. 
E We also manufacture plate warmers, broilers, 
= incinerators, steel cooks’ tables, laundry ranges. No 209 _ Patcnt Krench Rang0 . in com- 
E etc. Fuller information on request. 
bination with (las Range and Broiler. 
Bramhall, Deane Company “e 
-265 West 36th St. = 
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For Your 
War Garden 
Pakro Seedtape and the beautiful 
Pakro catalog will help you to 
have a profitable War Garden. 
Pakro Seedtape is the scientific 
way of planting. The seeds are 
evenly and accurately spaced in 
a thin paper tape. And a whole 
row is planted at a time, resulting 
in straight rows of evenly spaced 
plants. Thinning out is prac¬ 
tically eliminated. 
Pakro loose seeds are the same 
Quality Seeds that are in the tape. 
The Quantity Package 
of Quality Seeds 
A Pakro garden, either Pakro 
Seedtape or Pakro Loose Seeds, 
is a successful garden. Your 
dealer has 1/18 varieties of Pakro 
Seedtape and Seeds. Order your 
seeds today. 
And you should have a copy of the beau¬ 
tiful Pakro catalog. The illustrations are 
from actual photographs and reproduced 
in actual colors. It shows how a million 
garden owners saved time and work and 
money last season in planting their gar¬ 
dens. It describes the Pakro, the easy 
way, of planting. Write for your copy 
today. 
American Seedtape Company 
Pakro Building 
366 Ogden Street, Newark, N. J. 
Protect the Song Birds 
Without the 
song birds 
all of our 
food crops 
would be de¬ 
stroyed by in¬ 
sects. They 
save millions 
of bushels of 
grain, fruit 
and vegetables 
every year. 
It is your duty 
to protect them 
and furnish 
them with safe 
h 0 m e s, in 
which to raise 
their young 
65- Room Colonial Martin House U^ s S P r , n 
You w l 1J1 be 
paid a thousandfold, for they will free your 
grounds and gardens from insect pests and 
gladden your heart with their beauty and song. 
There is just the right kind of a 
Dodson Bird House 
for every kind of bird. You can attract any 
bird to your home grounds—by simply putting 
up the right house. Dodson Bird Houses 
awarded Gold Medal at Panama Exposition. 
San Francisco. 
Order Now — Don’t Wait 
Many birds are suspicious of houses that 
smell of fresh paint. So put your houses out 
early and give them time to weather. Then 
you will be sure of a tenant for every house. 
Write today for beautiful Free Bird Book, 
with artistic free colored bird picture. 
J0SFPH H DODSON President, American 
JUOLrn n. DUDOUPI \ u dubon Association 
731 Harrison Avenue. Kankakee, Ill. 
Dodson's Sparrow Trap, the only real commer¬ 
cial trap guaranteed to rid your community of 
these grain eating. Quarrelsome pests. Price $6. 
