HOW TO BUY FERTILIZERS = 
A Standard Garden Encyclopedia offers 
this excellent advice: ‘In buying fertiliz- 
ers the gardener will do well to follow 
the practice of the most successful com- 
mercial growers, namely, to confine his 
selection to standard brands that have 
given satisfactory results over a long 
period of years, and to make his final 
choice upon the basis of the actual cost 
of the plant-food ingredients rather than 
the prices of the mixtures as a whole. 
Some mixtures which cost more than 
others are actually more economical than 
others that cost less, when the contents 
of each are calculated on the basis of 
actual fertilizing ingredients." 
"Sometimes analysis figures do not con- 
vey the true worth of a mixture, especial- 
ly if not backed up by a reliable manu- 
facturer or dealer; Some ingredients may 
be slowly soluble or practically insoluble 
in one brand but readily so in another. 
For instance, a fertilizer composed of 
wood ashes, ground phosphate rock and 
sulphate of ammonia would not be com- 
parable in value, though having the same 
percentage analysis, as another com- 
posed of nitrate of soda, muriate of pot- 
ash, and superphosphate. Hence it is im- 
portant to know what the composition 
is as well as how much of each ingredi- 
ent is in the mixture.’ 
We offer special purpose fertilizers for 
use wherever a special formula is needed. 
Knowing the soil conditions and growing 
problems of this territory as we do, we 
can prescribe just the right formula for 
every case. 
We have fertilizers for vegetable gar- 
dens, flowers, roses, trees, lawns—what- 
ever the need. — oe 
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Whether you know the formula you want 
—or want one recommended especially 
to handle some situation of your own, 
be sure to consult us 
VEGETABLE GARDEN PLANTING GUIDE 
A—As soon 2s soil can be worked. 
B—Week before last spring frost. 
Seed Distance Distance Depth Timé 
Required Between Apart to to 
for 50 ft. Rows In Row Plant 
ofrow (inches) (inches) (inches) 
Plant 
“TIME TO PLANT” KEY 
C—In time to allow maturity before freeze. 
D—When danger of hard freeze is over. 
ARTICHOKE Ya oz. 48 48 Vs A 
ASPARAGUS V2 02. 24 20 ie) A 
BEANS, BUSH Ya lb. 24 4 1% B 
BEANS, LIMA VY lb. 24 3 1 B 
BEANS, POLE W% Ib. 36 8 1% B 
BEANS, POLELIMA Ib. 48 8 1% B 
BEETS V2 oz. 24 3 VV, A 
BROCCOLI Yo oz. 24 24 Vy A 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS oz. 24 18 Y, AB 
CABBAGE Ya oz. 24 #1224 VW A 
CHINESE CABBAGE 12 0z. 24 12 Vp c 
CARROTS VY oz. 16 3 Y, AC 
CAULIFLOWER Ya oz. 24 20 Ya AC 
CELERY VY oz. 24 6 Ya D 
COLLARDS Ya oz. 30 18 Vy c 
CORN, SWEET 402. 36 9 1 E 
CORN, POP 3oz. 34 @ 1 E 
CUCUMBER Ys oz. 48 36 Yy F 
EGGPLANT Ya oz. 36 24 Vy F 
ENDIVE Yp oz. 18 12 Yo A 
KALE Vp oz. 32 22 Vy Ax 
KOHLRABI VY, oz. 24 6 VY, A-C 
LETTUCE V, oz. 18 i2 Vs E 
BROCCOLI, Italian Green Sprouting 
E—Two weeks before last spring frost. 
F—When danger of frost is over. 
Days Approx, Seed Distance Distance Depth Time Days Approx. 
Growing Edible Yield Required Between Apart to to Growing Edible Yield 
Period Period Per 50 ft. for 50 ft. Rows InRow Plant Plant Period Period Per SO ft. 
of Row ofrow (inches) (inches) (inches) of Row 
MUSKMELONS Y2 o2. 60 48 Y% F 90-120 34wk. 50 fruit 
2-3yr. 4-5 wk. 25 lbs. MUSTARD Vy oz. 24 9 Wy AC 28 until fal] 1 bu. 
50-70 4-5 wk. 20 qts. OKRA 1 oz. 36 15 1 FE 50 until fall 450 pods 
60-90 3-4 wk. 32 qts. ONIONS VY oz. 18 4 VW A 110-140 4-8 wk. 1 bu. 
60-90 6-8 wk. 30 qts, ONION SETS 1 pt. 12 5 Wy A 50-100 4-8 wk. 60 bun. 
8B. 3-4 wk. 114 bu. PARSLEY VY, 02. 12 6 YY D 90-120 untilfall 45 bun, 
55-100 4-6 wk. 14 bu. PARSNIPS. V2 oz. 18 4 1 A 100-150 untilfall 1 bu. 
80-120 8-l0wk. 25 head PEAS % Ib. 24 2 1 B 50-70 1-2 wk. 1 bu. 
70-110 6-8 wk. 15 qts. PEPPERS VY oz. 30 20 yy F 100-140 until fall 309 fruit 
75-130 4-6 wk. 35 head PUMPKIN 2 oz. 96 60 Y% F 90-120 until fall 25 fruit 
75-85 4-6 wk. 49 head RADISH VY oz. 12 2 om) A 25-30 1-2 wk. 50 bun. 
65-85 6-8 wk. 24 qts. RHUBARB Y oz. 48 48 100 stem 
65-90 1-2 wk. 25 head RUTABAGA Y oz. 24 6 Yn 1 bu. 
100-140 6-8 wk. 100 stalk SALSIFY V2 oz. 18 2 V2 A 130-150 fall 300 roots 
24-36 untilfall 3bu. SPINACH ¥%, oz. 18 5 Yq A-C 40-609 1-3 wk. 112 bu. 
65-100 1-2 wk, 100 ears SPINACH, N.Z. VY oz. 36 18 1 D 70 until fall 50 Ibs. 
115 SQUASH, BUSH Vy oz. 48 48 1 F 60-80 untilfall 60 fruit 
60-100 4-6 wk. 100 fruit SQUASH, WINTER 1% oz. 72 72 1 1¥ 100.140 fall 35 fruit 
110-150 until fall 75 fruit SWISS CHARD VY oz. 18 15 1 A 50-60 until fall 25 Ibs. 
80-100 3-4 wk. 50 head TOMATOES yg OZ. 40 36 iy F 100-150 6-12 wk. 2bu. 
70-100 untilfall 50 plants TURNIPS, ROOTS VY oz. 18 4 Y% AC 50-70 1-3 wk. I bu. 
55-75 2-3 wk. 1 bu. TURNIPS, GREENS 1202. 12 A % AC 50-60 1% bu. 
90-120 3-4 wk. 50 head WATERMELONS 2 on. 66-96 60-96 \% F 90-130 3-4 wk. 20 fruit 
PEPPER, Pimento ee 
CUCUMBER, Straight Eight 
