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SPRINGFIELD SEED COMPANY, SPRINGFIELD, MO 
PREMIER PEAT MOSS 
Use Horticultural Premier Peat Moss for the physical improvement of soils, lawns, gardens, 
and flower beds, shrubberies, etc. 
FIVE POINTS OF SUPERIORITY BEHIND PREMIER’S STAR PERFORMANCE 
Here are the five important points to check when buying ANY brand of Peat Moss: 
1. Light Weight. 2. Light Color. 3. Vacuum Cleaned. 4. Long Life. 5. Low Cost. You’ll 
find that PREMIER qualifies on each and every count. That’s why both professional and 
amateur growers find it pays to insist on this superior product. Literature on request. 
k-NON-POISONOUS-l 
RID ARROW 
GARDEN SPRAY 
KILLS BOTH 
SUCKING and CHEWING INSECTS 
LEAVES NO POISON RESIDUE 
Save money—save time—save work by controlling insects with Red 
Arrow Garden Spray! With Red Arrow there’s no need for TWO sprays, 
one for sucking and and one for chewing insects. RED ARROW KILLS 
BOTH. And there’s no danger of poison residue, for Red Arrow is non- 
poisonous. Will not injure or discolor flowers, vegetables or fruits— 
harmless to animals and humans. Red Arrow is the most highly con¬ 
centrated pyrethrum-soap solution on the market. Nothing need be 
added—simply mix with water and spray. One ounce makes 4 to 8 gallons 
of effective spray. 
PARAMOUNT DOG FOOD 
Is a Beef Product, for sale at grocers and at our store. 
..We carry a general line of spray mater¬ 
ials and agricultural chemicals. 
LIME SULPHUR (Solution). The best 
remedy for San Jose scale. One gallon 
makes 12. Also one of the best summer 
sprays as it is an excellent fungicide. 
When used in summer dilute with 20 to 30 
parts water. Write for prices in barrel 
lots: also car lots. 
DRY LIME SULPHUR. For dormant 
spray use 12 to 15 lbs. to each 50 gals, of 
water. For summer spray, 3 to 4 lbs. to 
each 50 gals, of water. Lb., 35c; 5 lbs., 
$1.50. 
BORDEAUX MIXTURE (Dry). The best 
fungicide for curing and preventing black 
rot, mildew, blight, leaf curl, scab or 
other fungoid diseases on fruits and 
plants. 1 lb. will make 5 gals, liquid. 
Lb., 25c; 4 lbs., 50c. 
ARSENATE OF LEAD (Dry). For dust¬ 
ing and spraying. Solves the problem of 
controlling practically all leaf-eating in¬ 
sects in an efficient manner. 1 lb., 25c: 
4 lbs., 50c. 
SPRAY MATERIALS 
Write for our complete Insecticide list. 
CY A NOGAS. Fumigant. '/? lb. size, 45c 
each; 1 lb., 75c; 5 lbs., $3.00. 
CARBON DISULPHIDE. For ants and 
cut worms. 1 lb., 50c. 
FISH-OIL SOAP. Standard wash for 
trees and plants where insects and eggs 
affect the bark. Lb., 30c; 5 lbs., $1.25. 
FLOWER OF SULPHUR. Lb., 10c; 10 
lbs., 75c; 50 lbs., $2.00; 100 lbs., $3.00. 
NICO-FUME LIQUID. For fumigating or 
spraying; contains 40% nicotine. (4 lb., 
60c; 1 lb., $2.00; 4 lbs., $6.25; 8 lbs., $11.50. 
SURE NOXEM. 1-lb. carton, 25c. 
TOBACCO DUST (Reqular Grade). 5 lbs., 
40c; 10 lbs., 65c; 100 lbs., $4.00. 
TREE TANGLEFOOT. Perfect safeguard 
for trees. Lb., 60c; 5 lbs., $2.75. 
CANNOT BE SENT BY MAIL 
Prices Subject to Change Without Notice 
PARIS GREEN. A poisonous insecticide 
in powder form, for insects which chew. 
When applied as a powder, use 1 part 
Paris Green to 100 parts plaster or flour. 
As a liquid, 1 lb. of Paris Green in 150 to 
300 gals, water; if used on fruit trees add 
1 lb. quick-lime. >4 lb., 15c; / z lb., 25c; 
lb., 50c. 
SLUG SHOT (Hammond's). Guaranteed 
to destroy potato bugs and those on to¬ 
mato and egg plants, currant worms, cab¬ 
bage lice and worms. 1 lb., 25c; 5 lbs., 75c. 
BLACK LEAF 40. Is a solution of nico¬ 
tine sulphate. It is highly recommended 
by experiment stations throughout the 
United States as a spray for soft-bodied 
sucking insects. For spraying plants and 
for delousing poultry it has no equal 
Full directions in every package. 1-oz. 
bottle, 35c; 5-oz. bottle, $1.00 (makes 40 to 
100 gals.); 1-lb. bottle, $2.25; 2-lb. can, 
$3.25 (makes 200 to 500 gals.); 5-lb. can, 
$5.85; 10-lb. can, $10.60 (makes 840 to 2100 
gals.). 
SPRAY CALENDAR—WHEN TO SPRAY. WHAT TO USE 
Insect or Disease 
Plant Attacked 
What to Spray With 
First Spraying 
Coddling Moth .Apple, Pear .Arsenate of Lead.Just before calyx cups close. 
San Jose Scale.Apple, Pear .Lime Sulphur .While trees are dormant. 
A ‘ 'AV.Roses and Plants.Black Leaf 40.As soon as insects appear. 
Cabbage Worms.Cabbage .Arsenate of Lead or Sure Noxem.When insects appear. 
Scab ..Apple and Pear.Lime Sulphur .Just before blossoms open. 
Potato Bugs.Potatoes ..Sure Noxem and Arsenate of Lead....When bugs appear. 
Leaf Curl .Peach.Lime Sulphur Solution.While trees are dormant. 
Mildew .Gooseberry .Potassium Sulphide .Just as buds burst. 
Worms .Gooseberry .Sure Noxem .When worms appear. 
Blotch .Apple .Bordeaux Mixture ..Two weeks after petals fall. 
Black Rot .Grapes.Bordeaux Mixture .When buds are %-inch long. 
Brown Rot .Peach and Plum. ..Dritonic Sulphur .Just before buds open. 
Mildew .Roses and Flowering Shrubs... .Potassium Sulphide .As soon as infection appears. 
Melon and Cucumber Beetle-Melons and Cucumbers.Tobacco Dust .As soon as plants come up. 
Moles, Rats, Chinch Bugs.Cyanogas. 
Insects .Shrubs and Plants.Slug Shot .When insects appear. 
