PLANT FOODS 
fertilizers 
ilT PAYS TO USE THEM 
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Red Steer 
Fertilizers 
The Most Satisfactory General 
Fertilizers Used Today 
Triple Tested and Guaranteed 
6-10-4—Used on lawns and fruit trees. 
3-10-10—General garden. 
5-6-8—Used for berries and early potatoes. 
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OREGON LAWN and GARDEN FERTILIZER 
Oregon Lawn and Garden Fertilizer, composed of 
bloodmeal, bonemeal, tankage, superphosphate and 
potash in such proportions as to give maximum results 
without the danger of burning or temporarily retarding 
the growth of lawn. No other fertilizer is as safe to 
handle as Oregon Lawn and Garden, and if judiciously 
applied, splendid results will be obtained. 
On lawns apply evenly 4 to 5 lbs. per square feet. 
Sprinkle with spray nozzle after applying, to wash fer¬ 
tilizer off the blades of grass. 
25-lb. bag 90c; 50-lb. $1.50; 100-lb. $2.50 
Some Hints on the Use of Fertilizer 
’ Modern plant foods are not spaded into the soil like the old- 
fashioned manures. They are quickly soluble and should not 
be applied until after the soil has been prepared and then 
they are placed close to the surface and as near as possible 
to the plants that are to consume them. 
In the vegetable garden plant food may be broadcast at the 
rate of four pounds to 100 square feet just before the seed is 
sown. It should then be raked lightly into the soil, so that 
it is incorporated with the top two or three inches of soil. 
Crops that require a long period to mature, such as beets, 
carrots, melons, parsnips and others, should have another ap¬ 
plication of plant food five or six weeks after the first; this 
should be spread on both side of the row, keeping about three 
inches away from the plants. If applied just before cultivat¬ 
ing, it will mix the plant food with the top soil. The second 
and subsequent applications may be at the rate of two 
pounds per 100 square feet. 
The best time to apply plant food to established perennial 
borders is in the early spring when frost is.beginning to come 
out of the ground, and plant growth has not started. At this 
time there is no danger of burning plant tissues. The plant 
food may be broadcast at the rate of four pounds to 100 
square feet, and it will dissolve in the abundant moisture and 
penetrate quickly to the roots of the plants. 
The soil where annuals are to be sown or planted should be 
plowed or spaded to a depth of six inches as soon as it can 
be worked. After the soil has been smoothed a balanced plant 
food should be applied at the rate of four pounds to 100 square 
feet, and raked lightly into the top soil. This operation serves 
the dual purpose of mixing the plant food with the soil, and 
preparing the surface for seeding, or transplanting. 
This initial feeding should be supplemented by an applica¬ 
tion of plant food eight weeks after seeding, made at the 
rate of two pounds per 100 square feet. 
Cultivation should be done with great care to avoid dis¬ 
turbing the roots of the growing plants. 
Forget Lady Fuck . . . JJse 
VIGORO and Be Sure! 
The seed you use, the time you plant, 
and the method of planting you follow 
are all very important in achieving the 
beautiful garden you desire. Use our 
high test seeds and plant them right 
. . . but don t stop there! 
Make sure that the young plants will 
find ample nourishment when they develop 
Jeeding roots. 
Scientists have shown that all plants 
require 11 different food elements from 
the soil if they are to have normal 
growth and development. That’s why 
we recommend VIGORO for everything 
you grow. Vigoro, the complete, bal¬ 
anced plant food made by Swift, 
contains every one of these 11 needed 
elements in proper proportion. 
Vigoro is clean, sanitary, and odor¬ 
less .. . and d’s the most economical plant 
Jood you can buy! Use it at the rate of 
4 pounds per 100 square feet of lawn or 
garden area. 
VIGORO 
^ Complete plant food 
1 Ib.$ .10 
5 lbs.45 
10 lbs.70 
25 lbs.. 1.40 
50 lbs. 2.40 
100 lbs. 3.75 
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WE HANDLE VIGORO SPREADERS IN THREE SIZES — MODEL B (SMALL) $3.75; JUNIOR 
(MEDIUM) $6.75; LARGE (24-INCH) $13.20. 
