FORBES 
FERTILIZERS AND SOIL BUILDERS 
A garden requires good soil, but even with perfect soil, plant-food must 
be added each year to replace that which is consumed by the plants 
Acid Super-Phosphate. This yields valuable Phosphoric Acid. Apply 20 lbs. per 1000 
sq. ft. as a top-dressing for lawns, and drench thoroughly with water. 25 lbs. 90c; 100 lbs. 
$2.75; 500 Ibs. $12.50. 
Adco. For making artificial manure. A 25-lb. bag with 12 wheelbarrow loads of garden 
waste, makes 14 ton of manure. 714 lbs. $1; 25-Ib. bag $2.25; 150-lb. bag $10.50. 
Aluminum Sulphate. Use to acidify the soil in the rhododendron beds and other sour. 
soil plants. 5 Ibs. 50c; 10 lbs. 80c; 25 lbs. $1.50; 100 Ibs. $4.75. 
Bone-Meal. Desirable for fertilizing all hard-wooded plants, including roses, flowering 
shrubs, fruit bushes and trees. A liberal application mixed into the soil before planting 
bulbs of tulips, hyacinths, etc., will result in remarkable size and brilliancy of flowers. 
For lawns it is a dependable fertilizer, as it contains the essentials that grass requires. 
For this use 25 Ibs. for every 1000 sq. ft. For trees and vines, use 2 to 4 lbs. each. For 
roses and pot-plants, use 1 part to about 50 parts of soil. For new lawns, use 50 lbs. for 
every 1000 sq. ft. 5 lbs. 50c; 10 Ibs. 90c; 25 Ibs. $1.65; 50 Ibs. $2.95; 100 lbs. $4.95; 500 Ibs. 
$24; 1000 lbs. $45. 
Bovung. A dehydrated, pulverized cow-manure product free from weed seeds. Apply 50 
Ibs. to 200 sq. ft. of new lawn. 50 Ibs. $1.85; 100 Ibs. $3.60; 500 Ibs. $17.50. 
Cow-Manure. In dry pulverized form and easy to handle. This is an ideal soil-builder 
and mulch. It is fine for lawn, garden and greenhouse. 25 lbs. $1.45; 50 Ibs. $2.40; 100 
Ibs. $4; 500 Ibs. $17.50; 1000 Ibs. $33.50. 
Driconure. Containing about 34 cow and poultry manures in dehydrated form and 14 peat 
moss, finely ground and easy to apply. Ideal for top-dressing lawn or garden. 50 lbs. $2; 
100 Ibs. $3.90; 500 Ibs. $19; 1000 Ibs. $36; ton $70. 
Hyper-Humus. A pure organic material of fine texture and is non-acid. Humus gives to 
soil that porous, crumbly condition essential to plant-growth. It is odorless, dry, and 
“wasily handled, and absolutely free from weed seeds. Fine for mixing with potting-soil. 
‘mn top-dressing old lawns, use 100 pounds per 100 square feet. In bags, 50 lbs. $1.25; 
‘L0C lbs. $2; 500 Ibs. $9; 1000 lbs. $15; ton $28. Special price on bulk delivered. 
Lawz«. Fertilizer. Top-dress 25 lbs. per 1000 sq. ft. to maintain a rich green, healthy 
growth. On new lawns use 50 lbs. per 1000 sq. ft. 5 Ibs. 45c; 10 lbs. 80c; 25 lbs. $1.50; 
50 lbs. $2.50; 100 lbs. $4; 500 Ibs. $19; 1000 Ibs. $36. 
Lime, Hydrated Agricultural. Corrects acid conditions of the soil. As a fall dressing for 
lawns, broadcast 50 lbs. per 1000 sq. ft. 10 lbs. 35c; 50 Ibs. 70c; 100 Ibs. $1.30; 500 lbs. $6; 
ton $21. 
Limestone, Pulverized. Easier to apply than Hydrated Lime. Use 70 lbs. per 1000 sq. ft. 
broadcast. 80-lb. bag 75c; 400 lbs. $3.50; 800 lbs. $6.50; ton $15.50. 
Peat Moss, Granulated GPM. Prevents crusting, improves aeration, adds humus, lightens 
and makes soil more friable, acts as a reservoir for soil-moisture. For mulching beds, it 
holds moisture in summer and gives protection in winter. Large bale (about 20 bus.) $5. 
5 large bales at $4.90; half bales $2.95; 514 bales at $2.85. 
Sheep Manure. Has all the essential plant-food elements of stable manure without the 
bulk, weed seeds, and waste matter. Broadcast 100 Ibs. per 1000 sq. ft. over the old lawn 
or rake thoroughly into the top-soil a day or two before seeding a new one. 5 lbs. 45c; 
10 lbs. 80c; 25 Ibs. $1.45; 50 Ibs. $2.40; 100 lbs. $4; 500 lbs. $17.50; 1000 Ibs. $33.50. 
Wood Ashes. These contain potash and lime. For top-dressing lawns, destroying insects, 
- use 100 lbs. to 1500 sq. ft. 25 Ibs. $1.10; 50 lbs. $2; 100-lb. bag $3.50; 1000 Ibs. $25. 
FREE DELIVERY. We deliver FREE, by our own trucks, within the 
suburban area of Newark, N. J. (viz. all of Essex 
and Union counties; Clifton, Little Falls, Passaic and Paterson in Passaic County; 
and Boonton, Chatham, Denville, Florham Park, Hanover, Madison, Mt. Lakes, 
Mt. Tabor, Morris Plains, Morristown, and Whippany in Morris County) all 
merchandise offered in this list. 

