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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.’ 
ee. 
“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. 
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 as soil can be worked. 
B—Week before last spring frost. 
“TIME TO PLANT” KEY 
C—In time to allow maturity before freeze. 
D—When danger of hard freeze is over. 
E—Two weeks before last spring frost. 
F—When danger of frost is over. 
Seed Distance Distance Depth Timé Days Approx. Seed Distance Distance Depth Time Days Approx. 
Required Between Apart to to Growing Edible Yield Required Between Apart to to Growing Edible Yield 
for 50 ft. Rows In Row Plant Plant Period Period Per SO ft. for 50 ft. Rows InRow Plant Plant Period Period Per SO ft. 
ofrow (inches) (inches) (inches) of Row ofrow (inches) (inches) (inches) of Row 
ARTICHOKE VY oz. 48 48 Y% A MUSKMELONS ¥2 oz. 60 48 % F 90-120 3-4 wk. 50 fruit 
ASPARAGUS Va oz. 24 20 yy A 2-3yr. 4-5 wk. 25 lbs. MUSTARD VY oz. 24 9 Yn AC 28 until fall 1 bu- 
BEANS, BUSH Y2 Ib. 24 4 1% B 50-70 45 wk. 20 qts. OKRA 1 oz. 36 15 1 F 50 until fall 450 pods 
BEANS, LIMA Vp lb. 24 3 1 B 60-90 3-4 wk. 32 qts. ONIONS VY, oz. 18 4 % A 110-140 4-8 wk. 1 bu. 
BEANS, POLE VY Ib. 36 8 1% B 60-90 6-8 wk. 30 qts. ONION SETS 1 pt. 12 5 yy A 50-100 4-8 wk. 60 bun. 
BEANS, POLELIMA 42 Ib. 48 8 wn B BB. 3-4 wk. 1% bu. PARSLEY Y, oz. 12 6 iy D 90-120 untilfall 45 bun, 
BEETS I, o2. 24 3 Le A 55-100 4-6 wk. 114 bu. PARSNIPS Y2 oz. 18 4 1 A 100-150 untilfall 1 bu. 
BROCCOLI VY oz. 24 24 yy A 80-120 8-l0wk. 25 head PEAS % Ib. 24 2 1 A 50-70 1-2 wk. 1 bu. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS ¥ oz. 24 18 yy A 70-110 6-8 wk. 15 qts. PEPPERS Y, oz. 30 20 yy F 100-140 until fall 309 fruit 
CABBAGE VY oz. 24 12-24 “% A 75-130 4-6 wk. 35 head PUMPKIN 2 oz. 96 60 Y% F 90-120 untilfall 25 fruit 
CHINESE CABBAGE 12 oz. 24 12 yy c 75-85 4-6 wk. 40 head RADISH YQ oz. 12 2 Wn A 25-30 1-2 wk. 50 bun. 
CARROTS VY o2. 16 3 YY A-C 65-85 6-8 wk. 24 qts. RHUBARB Y2 oz. 48 48 100 stem 
CAULIFLOWER Vy oz. 24 20 2 AC 65-90 1-2 wk. 25 head RUTABAGA Y, o2. 24 6 iy 1 bu. 
CELERY Vy oz. 24 6 Y% D 100-140 6-8 wk. 100 stalk SALSIFY Vy oz. 18 2 Y A 130-150 fall 300 roots 
COLLARDS VY oz. 30 18 yy c 24-36 untilfall 3bu. SPINACH VY oz. 18 5 VW A-C 40-60 1-3 wk. 1% bu. 
CORN, SWEET 4 oz. 36 9 1 E 65-100 1-2 wk. 100 ears SPINACH, N.Z. V2 oz. 36 18 1 D 70 until fall 50 Ibs. 
CORN, POP 3 oz. 34 8 1 E 115 SQUASH, BUSH Vy oz. 48 48 1 F 60-80 untilfall 60 fruit 
CUCUMBER Y2 oz. 48 36 Wy F 60-100 4-6 wk. 100 fruit SQUASH, WINTER %40z. 72 72 1 ry 1004140 fall 35 fruit 
EGGPLANT Yy o2. 36 24 Wy Ee 110-150 untilfall 75 fruit SWISS CHARD VY oz. 18 15 1 A 50-60 untilfall 25 lbs. 
ENDIVE V4 oz. 18 12 VY A 80-100 3-4 wk. 50 head TOMATOES fy O2- 40 36 Vy F 100-150 6I12wk. 2 bu. 
KALE 2 oz. 32 22 Y AC 70-100 untilfall S50plants TURNIPS, ROOTS VY ox. 18 4 Y% A-C 50-70 1-3 wk. 1 bu. 
KOHLRABI Y, oz. 24 6 yy AC 55-75 2-3wk. 1 bu. TURNIPS, GREENS 1/202. 12 4 y% AC 50-60 114 bu. 
LETTUCE 4, OZ. 18 12 E 90-120 3-4 wk. 50 head WATERMELONS V2 ox. 66-36 60-96 % F 90-130 3-4 wk. 20 fruit 
BROCCOLI, Italian Green Sprouting PEPPER, Pimento CUCUMBER, Straight Eight 
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