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. Yields Phosphoric Acid. Apply 20 lbs. per 1000 sq. ft. as a top- 
dressing for lawns, and drench with water. 25 lbs. $1.10; 100 lbs. $2.95; 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; 25-lb. bag $2.50; 150-lb. bag $12. 
Aluminum Sulphate. Use to acidify the soil in the rhododendron beds and other sour- 
soil plants. 5 lbs. 55c; 10 lbs. 90c; 25 Ibs. $1.75; 100 lbs. $4.95. 
Bone-Meal. Desirable for fertilizing all hard-wooded plants, including roses, flowering 
shrubs, fruit bushes and trees. Mixed into the soil before planting bulbs of tulips, hya- 
cinths, 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 lbs. 
for every 1000 sq. ft. For trees and vines, use 2 to 4 Ibs. 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. 55c; 10 lbs. 95; 25 Ibs. $2; 50 Ibs. $3.50; 100 lbs. $5.95; 500 lbs. $29; 1000 Ibs. $55. 
Bovung. A dehydrated, pulverized cow-manure product free from weed seeds. Apply 50 
Ibs. to 200 sq. ft. of new lawn. 50 lbs. $2.10; 100 lbs. $4.10; 500 lbs. $20. 
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. $1.50; 50 Ibs. $2.50; 100 
Ibs. $4.25; 500 Ibs. $18.75; 1000 Ibs. $36. 
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. 
$2.25, 100 lbs. $4.40; 500 lbs. $21.50; 1000 lbs. $41; ton $80. 
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 
easily handled, and absolutely free from weed seeds. Fine for mixing with potting-soil. 
In top-dressing old lawns, use 100 pounds per 100 square feet. In bags, 50 Ibs. $1.35; 
100 lbs. $2.10; 500 Ibs. $9.50; 1000-Ibs. $17; ton $30. Special price on bulk delivered. 
Lawn 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 lbs. $18; 1000 lbs. $34. 
Lime, Hydrated Agricultural. Corrects acid conditions of the soil. For lawns, broadcast 
in fall. 50 lbs. per 1000 sq. ft. 10 Ibs. 35c; 50 lbs. 70c; 100 lbs. $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 Ibs. $6.50; ton $15.50. 
Peat Moss, Granulated. Prevents crusting, improves aeration, adds humus, makes soil 
more friable, holds soil-moisture. For mulching beds, it holds moisture in summer and 
gives protection in winter. Large bale (18 x 20 x 39 in.) $4.95. 5 large bales at $4.85; 
handy bales (18 x 14 x 30 in.) $3.75; 5 handy bales at $3.65. 
Rose Food. A properly balanced, all-organic food for roses. Apply 144 pound to each rose, 
three times a season. 5 lbs. $1, 25 Ibs. $3; 50 Ibs. $5; 100 Ibs. $8.50. 
Sheep Manure. Has all the essential plant-food elements of stable manure without the 
bulk, weed seeds, and waste matter. Broadcast 100 lbs. 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 lbs. $1.50; 50 Ibs. $2.50; 100 Ibs. $4.25; 500 Ibs. $18.75; 1000 Ibs. $36. 
Wood Ashes. These contain potash and lime. For top-dressing lawns, destroying insects, 
use 100 Ibs. to 1500 sq. ft. 25 lbs. $1.50; 50 lbs. $2.50; 100-lb. bag $4; 500 lbs. $17. 
FREE DELIVERY. We deliver FREE, by our own trucks, within the 
ioe ain ere suburban area of INewark,. N2 Ji, (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 
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