SPRAYING and 


A COMPLETE SERVICE 
IN PEST CONTROL MATE- 
RIAL AND EQUIPMENT 





USE THE RIGHT 
EQUIPMENT 
Thoroughness of application is 
essential for control. Partial 
killing off of pests is of little 
advantage. They reproduce so 
fast that unless a thorough job 
is done, the condition soon re- 
verts to its original state. 
That’s why you need good 
sprayers and dusters— built to 
do the work thoroughly, and to 
last. 
Cheap sprayers are never a 
bargain. They do not last and 
they waste material. They do 
not give the fine mist necessary 
to coat economically. They do 
not have enough force for the 
use of contact sprays. 
Our experience has taught us 
which sprayers and dusters give 
best service. Ask us about them! 
The following list includes only 
a few of the pest control devices 
available at our store. 
Compressed Air Tank Sprayers— 
Open-top or funnel-top; galva- 
nized, brass or copper tanks; 2 to 
4 gallon sizes. 
Wheelbarrow Type Sprayers — 12 
gallon or 18 gallon sizes. 
Bucket or Barrel Spray Pumps. 
Continuous Sprayers—1l quart to 
3 quart; various types. 
Light Weight Hand Sprayers— 
For household insecticides. 
Heavy Duty Dusters—For truck 
gardens, small orchards, vine- 
yards, etc. 
Garden Dusters—For all-around 
garden use. 
Amazing New RAT 
EXTERMINATOR 
—developed by the famous 
Pasteur Vaccine Labora- 
tories. Tests made by U. S. 
Navy Medical School show it 
attracts rats and mice while 
repelling all other animals. 
Absolutely deadly to rodents 
but harmless to humans. 
Gets results heretofore con- 
sidered impossible. Six 
grains will kill a large rat 
overnight. One ounce jar 
(enough to kill 100 rats and 
mice) only 60c. 
Be Sure to Ask for 
PASTOXINE 


Control of the insect and disease 
pests which menace every gar- 
den is a two-ply task. As in 
fighting human diseases, the 
first need is for garden sanita- 
tion—and when this preventive 
measure fails, then correct 
medication must be used. 
GARDEN SANITATION 
Much can be done indirectly 
in controlling pests. Keep down 
weeds that serve as plant hosts. 
Pick off diseased leaves or cut 
out diseased limbs. Pick up 
fallen leaves that are diseased. 
Pull out wilted down plants. 
Clean up fence rows and mow 
adjacent vacant lots that might 
harbor both insects and host 
plants of diseases. 
In the fall clean up and destroy 
any tops or residue in border 
or vegetable garden that might 
harbor pests. A good control is 
to spade ground in the fall and 
let it lie unraked until spring. 
Sun, wind, cold and birds to- 
gether will destroy many in- 
sects this way. 
During the growing season keep 
a daily watch on your plants. 
Don’t wait until they are 
heavily infested to get busy. 
Dust or spray at first appear- 
ance of a pest and, with espe- 
cially dangerous pests, before 
you see any, as a sound pre- 
ventative. 
THE DIRECT ATTACK 
When insect pests or plant dis- 
eases appear, look for the fol- 
lowing offenders so that you 
may plan your attack correctly: 
Biting or Chewing Insects 
such as beetles, caterpillars, 
grasshoppers, and the like, can 
best be controlled by the appli- 
cation of poisons to the plants 
upon which they feed. Arsenate 
of lead, hellebore, Paris green, 
Pyrethrum are a few of the 
poisons commonly used. 
Sucking Insects such as 
aphids, weevils, leaf hoppers, 
etc., insert their beaks into the 
leaves, stems or fruits and suck 
the plant juices. Hence “‘stom- 
ach’’ poisons applied to the 
surface of the plant will not 
kill them. They must be killed 
STANLEY’S 
CROW 
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EOAR Hitt FoRMULALG | 
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from Crows and all other corn- 
pulling birds and corn-pulling 
animals. 
(2 Ber ieiieces $ .60 
1.00 
1.75 
1 PINT - Enough 
for 2 bushels seed 
1 QUART - Enough 
for 4 bushels seed 

DUSTING 
by use of contact poisons such 
as tobacco solutions, sulphur 
dust, soap and oil preparations. 
Scale Insects that develop 
protective coverings over their 
back while sucking the sap are 
most easily killed by strong cor- 
rosive solutions, such as a con- 
centrated lime-sulphur mixture. 
The latter must be applied 
during the late Fall or Winter 
when the foliage is off the 
plants. 
Root and Stem Diseases are 
most commonly caused by soil 
parasites and are often con- 
trolled by soil sterilization. 
Such treatment is only practi- 
cal on very limited areas, but 
the average garden plot could 
easily be treated with formalde- 
hyde solution if the circum- 
stances warranted it. 
Fruit, Foliage and Twig Dis- 
eases, like rust and mildew, 
are generally controlled by 
sprays or dust of mildly poison- 
ous preparations. Bordeaux 
mixture, lime sulphur and sul- 
phur are most commonly used 
for this purpose. Wet or cloudy 
weather usually favors diseases 
of this type so that they are ex- 
ceptionally difficult to control 
when such conditions prevail. 
On the other hand, bright, 
warm and sunny weather is 
effective in preventing their 
development. 
If You’re Uncertain— 
CONSULT US 
When you’re fighting insects or 
plant disease, the wrong method 
or’ material can often do more 
harm than good. For instance, a 
contact spray that’s right for con- 
trolling aphids on roses will not 
control black spot on roses. 
Material intended for plant dis- 
eases isn’t necessarily harmful te 
insects. 
So— 
If you’re not sure about any phase 
of your battle against garden 
pests, feel free to ask us. We’re 
always glad to consult—and usu- 
ally have the correct answer. 






ANT CONTROL 
Gives relief in 
24 Hours 
Country Club Size $1.00 
Enough material for 500 
drop applications. 
Household size .......... 35¢ 
Enough material for 120 
drop applications. 

Neu Discovery! MEO-181 KILLS WEEDS; 
DOESN’T KILL LAWN GRASS 
A brand new discovery. Apply MEO-181 as a 
spray over the entire lawn or just on individual 
weeds. It attacks and destroys dandelion, crab 
grass, plantain, and many other weeds—yet 
only causes temporary browning of lawn grass, 
which comes back greener than before. No 
sterilizing effect on soil. A few minutes spraying 
with MEO-181 produces better and more last- 
ing results than many back-breaking, futile 
hours of digging and cutting. One gallon treats 
200 sq. ft. with over all application. Quart 65¢; 
gallon $1.55; 5 gal. $7.25. 

Yes—NITAMIN B, HELPS ALL 
BUT A VERY FEW PLANTS 
Like humans, plants need vitamins. 
Many plants, under usual garden- 
ing conditions, don’t get anywhere 
near enough. Given a normal sup- 
ply, they thrive. Without it, they 
lag. The difference is often 
amazing. 
Favorable response to the B1 
treatment occurs in all but a few 
garden plants. Lawns benefit 
greatly, too. Plants in the ground, 
plants in the course of transplant- 
ing, cuttings, shrubs which have 
had their roots bared all respond 
favorably. New experiments and 
discoveries—often by amateurs— 
are widening the field of Bi treat- 
ment almost daily. 
Briefly, the benefits of Vitamin B1 
treatment are: 
Larger, healthier plants, beautiful 
blossoms. 
Rapid growth. 
Re-invigoration of scrawny plants. 
Huskier and faster growing seed- 
lings of some varieties. 
Earlier germination of some thin- 
shelled seeds. 
Rapid rooting of cuttings. 
Practical elimination of root-shock 
in transplanting houseplants, trees 
and shrubs. 
Blooms on plants that have refused 
to bloom before. 

