28 Hummert’s Highest Quality Fertilizers 
GARDEN AND LAWN FERTILIZER 
A Necessity to All Growing Plants 
The highest grade only. Guaranteed analysis. All f.o.b. St. Louis. Price subject to market change. 
ARMOUR 
VERTA- 
GREEN 
Vertagreen is. a high 
quality, scientifically 
blended and _bal- 
anced plant food, 
excellent for obtain- 
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Plant Food ing more prolific 
ee gro of lawns, 
— flowers, shrubs, 
trees and garden 
vegetables. It is 
clean, odorless and 
easy to apply. 
Vertagreen contains 
5% nitrogen, 10% phosphorus and 5% potash, 
the three major plant foods, in addition to sever- 
al other elements essential to successful plant 
germination. . 
Consumer’s price Dealer’s price 
1-Ib. pkg., $0.15. 32 1-lb. pkgs. to case, $ 2.88 
5-lb. pkg.,  .50. 12 5-Ib. pkgs. to case, 3.84 
10-Ib. pkg.,  .90. 6 10-Ib pkgs. to case, 3.54 
25-Ib. pkg., 1.60. Per, tom ....ccccseee 84.00 
50-Ib. bag, 2.65. Per tom ...........- 74.00 
100-Ib. bag, 4.25. Per ton ............ 58.00 
ARMOUR’S VERTAGREEN 10-8-6 
A concentrated fertilizer for lawns, trees, shrubs 
and ornamental plants. For garden or lawn use. 
100 Ibs. for 50x100 ft. 100-lb. bag, $4.75; ton, 
$70.80. 
ADCO 
Make your own manure. Turn every bit of 
vegetable waste—leaves, weeds, cuttings, etc., 
from the garden, straw and cornstalks from the 
farm—into real manure without animals by the 
simple ADCO process. Instructions free. 5-Ib. 
pkg., $1.25; 20-Ib. bag, $3.00 
ALUMINUM SULPHATE 
For making acid soil. Also used in benches that 
contain too much lime. 10 lbs., $1.00; 100 lbs., 
$3.95. 
AMMONIUM NITRATE—32.5% Nitro- 
gen 
100-Ib. bag, 35.00. 
BIG CROP 4-12-4 
A well balanced plant food for commercial grow- 
ers for feeding and making potting soil. Use 5- 
inch pot for wheelbarrow of earth. For grain 
and corn use 500 lbs. per acre. 80-lb. bag, $2.50. 
BONE MEAL 2-24 
Best grade of steamed bone for general use. 2% 
nitrogen, 24% phosphoric acid. Used under glass 
or outside for nearly all plants. 100-Ib. bag, 
$5.50; ton, mkt. price. 
CATTLE MANURE (2% Nitrogen, 1% 
Total Phosphoric Acid, 1% Potash) 
This is a very high grade material, heat dried, 
and free from straw, being all pure cattle manure. 
50-Ib. bag, $1.70; ton, $58.00. 
COTTON SEED MEAL 
An organic fertilizer containing nitrogen, phos- 
phoric acid and potash. A valuable fertilizer for 
acid loving plants. Will tend to keep the soil acid 
and supply plant food in one application. Apply 
at the rate of 5 Ibs. per 100 sq. ft. 25 Ibs., 
$2.25; 100 Ibs., $6.00. 
DRIED BLOOD (13% Nitrogen) 
For indoor culture of flowering plants, Roses, 
Carnations, etc., its chief element being nitro- 
gen. One of the quickest acting fertilizers. Price, 
5 Ibs., $1.25; 10 Ibs., $2.25; 25 Ibs., $4.50; 100 
Ibs., $15.00. 
HARDWOOD CHARCOAL (Granulated 
Fine) 
Por mixing in soil in seed flats, cutting benches 
and pot plants. 50-lb. bag, $3.75. 
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HORN DUST (13% Nitrogen) 
Best used for mixing potting soil; quick acting. 
50-lb. bag., $8.50. 
HYDRATED LIME 
For sweetening the soil. Used to neutralize acid 
soil on lawns and gardens. Use 50 lbs. for 
20x100 ft. 10-Ib. bag, 35c; 50 Ibs., 85c. 
IRON SULPHATE 
(Copperas, also Ferrous Sulphate) 
For acidifying the soil. Useful for developing 
and maintaining rich dark green foliage on 
Azaleas. Dissolve 4 ozs., in 5 gals. of water. 
Spray every 2 weeks, washing off foliage imme- 
diately after spraying. 5 Ibs., 75c; 10 Ibs., $1.00; 
100 Ibs., $3.75. 
LOMA 5-10-5 
Use Loma for feeding Carnations, Snapdragons, 
and all greenhouse plants. 5-10-5. 100-lb. bag, 
$4.25; ton, $60.00. 
MINNESOTA HORTICULTURAL PEAT 
Black Peat. fine for seed flats and potting soil. 
Approx. 3-bu. bag $2.75. 
MINERALIZED LOMA 5-10-5 
Guaranteed fertilizer analysis of 8-8-8 plus all 
the essential mineral elements. Complete analysis 
on bag. 80-lb. bag, $4.25. 
MILORGANITE 
A unique plant food, scientifically prepared, 
free from weed seed and all harmful organisms. 
For lawn and garden use 100 Ibs. for 50x100 fe. 
Retail Dealers Price 
25-Ib.bagy conc a vicerel $1.50 $84.00 per ton 
SO0Ib. bag aitscninetcie nea: 2.50 70.00 per ton 
1OO-Ibe bag aresien sete cian 4.10 56.00 per ton 
MURIATE OF POTASH—Potassium 
Chloride 
The chief use of Muriate of Potash (62% Pot- 
ash) is the stimulation of root growth. 10 Ibs., 
$1.00; 100-Ib. bag, $5.50. 
NITRATE OF SODA 
16 per cent inorganic nitrogen, readily soluble 
and quickly available for side or top dressing, 
or in liquid manures. 10 Ibs., $1.00; 25 Ibs., 
$2.00; 100 Ibs., $5.00. 
NuGreen——44% Nitrogen 
DuPont fertilizer compound for top or side dress- 
ing or by foliage application through leaves. 
80-Ib. bags, $7.50. 
PEAT MOSS, Horticultural 
Adds organic matter, improves the texture, con- 
serves moisture and aerates the soil. 
Gardeners use Peat Moss for packing and stor- 
ing bulbs, such as Cannas, Dahlias, etc. Large 
standard bale, $4.35. 
SHEEP MANURE—Pulverized (2% 
Nitrogen, 1% Total Phosphoric 
Acid, 2% Potash) 
This is a pure, natural manure. It is excellent 
for mixing with the soil for greenhouse plants— 
one part manure and six parts soil. 50-Ib. bag, 
$1.70; ton, $58.00. 
SUPER PHOSPHATE 
(20% Phosphoric Acid) 
Used for Carnation soil and other crops requir- 
ing phosphoric acid. For grain and Corn use 500 
Ibs. per acre. 80 lb. bag, $2.25. 
SULPHATE OF AMMONIA 
Highly concentrated, quick acting. Particularly 
desirable for lawns and gardens. 10 lbs. covers 
2500 square feet or 50x50 feet. 10 Ibs., $1.00; 
100-Ib. bag, $5.00. 
SWIFT’S BLENN 3-12-12 
A well-balanced plant food for commercial use 
on grain crops, alfalfa, soybeans and legumes, 
ee ee pastures. 80-lb. bag, $2.75; ton, 
SWIFT’S BRIMM 3-9-18 
Especially adapted for soils and crops needing 
additional potash. 80-Ib. bag, $2.60; ton, $58.10. 
