CERTIFIED TOBACCO 
SEED 
Penna. Certified Tobacco Seed 
All from Seedleaf Tobacco grown and 
certified in Lancaster County. Foundation 
seed produced by Department of Agriculture 
at Tobacco Experimental Laboratory near 
Lancaster. The following are the varieties 
available this spring. 
SWARR-HIBSCHMAN. A _ consistently 
high-yielding strain of cigar leaf that 
averaged 1766 pounds per acre in 7-year 
tests. 
GREIDER. A cigar-leaf Tobacco of upright 
growth habit, with somewhat narrower 
leaves than Swarr-Hibschman, but pro- 
ducing a high percentage of wrappers due 
to superior quality of lower leaves. 
SWARR. A popular strain that usually 
produces excellent quality Tobacco but is 
susceptible to black root-rot and often 
makes poor early growth. However, it 
has provided the basis for several improved 
strains. 
HOLBEIN. In 3-year tests this proved the 
best of farmers’ selections and has leaves 
unlike other seedleaf strains. These leaves 
have a long, oval shape with narrow butt 
and sharp tip, but cure well and maintain 
a compact growth. 
RED ROSE. A leading strain in eastern 
Lancaster County. Very broad, short and 
rather blunt leaves compactly spaced on 
the stalk. Yield is sometimes affected by 
black root-rot. 
Pkg. 75c., postpaid 80c. 
Lancaster County Uncertified 
Tobacco Seed 
Red Rose, Bender, Swarr, Swarr-Hibsch- 
man, Hybrid, Red Jumbo, Hill Island, Greider. 
Pkg. 35c.; 3 pkgs. $1.00 
If sent by Parcel Post add 5c. pkg. 
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for Bigger, Sturdy TOBACCO 
FEED VIGORO / 
It takes strong, high-quality plants that can be set into the 
fields with a minimum of setback to make the best tobacco. 
Such plants take hold quickly and grow steadily until mature. 
To be sure of a good supply of strong healthy plants—the 
kind that have big, well-developed roots—make sure that you 
supply what tobacco needs right in the plant bed. It is easy! 
Just work Vigoro COMPLETE PLANT FOOD into the bed 
before you sow the seed. Most growers use about the same 
amount of Vigoro that they would normally use of a special 
plant-bed mixture; others use a little less. 
If you could talk to these growers, you would learn first 
hand that they give Vigoro credit for helping them have a fine 
big supply of strong, thriving, big-rooted plants ready when It is 
yiGoRo 
time to plant the fields. 
Grow tusky 
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BISMUTH 
SUBSALICYLATE 
Blue Mold Control (In Tobacco Beds) 
Use 34 pound of Bismuth Subsalicylate 
and 4 ounces of Vatsol K to 50 gallons water. 
This mixture must be well agitated while 
being used. Blue-mold protection obtained 
with bismuth spray lasts longer than that 
with Fermate. Seven or eight applications 
should be sufficient. Best results with bis- 
muth are had by spraying heavily and early. 
Rates of application per 900 square feet of 
bed, beginning with plants the size of a 
dime and spraying twice weekly are as fol- 
Icws: first to fourth application, 3 to 3144 
gallons; fifth to eighth application, 5 to 6 
gallons. Bismuth and Vatsol K for 50 gal- 
Ions, $4.95, postpaid $5.15. 
BLUE MOLD DUST 
A dust containing 15% Ferbam 
For Blue Mold Control 
in Tobacco Beds 
Dust treatment is a preventive and not a 
cure for blue mold. Begin to apply this dust 
early when the plants are about the size of a 
dime or when blue mold is first reported in 
the area. Dust regularly twice a week until 
the plants are transplanted and keep the 
leaves covered with dust. If a rain washes 
it off, make another application at once, 
when blue mold is active. Three applications 
a week may be necessary if blue mold comes 
into the bed, and the rate of application 
should be increased. 
Apply the dust with a good crank-type 
duster. A puff-type duster may be used in 
small bed areas. Fill it about two-thirds full 
for an even application. Apply the dust in 
the early morning when the air is quiet and 
the tobacco leaves are moist with dew. 
Apply enough to put a coating of dust on 
the leaves. 
Amount to apply for 100 square yards 
of bed: 
First to fourth application 1 to 1% pounds 
Fifth to sixth application. 11% to 2% pounds 
Seventh and over....... 3 to3% pounds 
25 Ibs. $4.35 
COMPLETE PLANT FOOD 
Prices Subject to Change 
Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. 
TRANSBLANTONE 
A water-soluble powder to promote root 
growth when seedlings are transplanted. 
Multiplies roots and makes stronger plants. 
One pound treats 8 acres. Use 4 ounce to a 
barrel of water when transplanting. 3-oz. 
can $1.00; Ib. $4.00, postpaid. 
VatieReee 
SOLUBLE FERTILIZER 
A complete fertilizer, soluble in water. 
Used at transplanting time at the rate of 
3 pounds to 100 gallons of water. _Insures 
rapid growth, better stands, easier ripening; 
mixes readily in tank. 3 Ibs. 80c; 30 Ibs. $7.50. 
BORDEAUX MIXTURE. In dry form, to be 
used as wet spray to check wild fire in 
tobacco beds. Use 4 pounds to 50 gallons. 
4 Ibs. 95c.; 48-Ib. case $10.25. 
BLOOD, DRIED. High nitrogen content. 
Used to force tobacco plants in late stage. 
Use 10 pounds to 100 square yards. 
100 Ibs. $9.65. 
FERMATE. Powder to be used as wet 
spray to control blue mold in tobacco beds. 
Use 3 pounds per 100 gallons of water. 
3-Ib. bag $2.59. 
NITRATE OF SODA. Contains 16% 
nitrogen. Stimulates tardy growth in 
tobacco plants. Use 2 to 3 pounds per 100 
square yards. Leaves must be washed off 
after application. Burns if left on. 10 Ibs. 
75c.; 100 Ibs. $4.85. 
SNAROL PELLETS. Kills snails, slugs and 
sowbugs. Use in tobacco beds. Easy to 
apply. 21% Ibs. 75c.; 6 Ibs. $1.65. 
CYANAMID. For weed control tn tobacco 
plant beds, apply in October or 60 days 
before frost, at the rate of 34 pound for 
every square yard of plant bed. Also used 
in early spring to control weeds in aspara- 
gus beds. Use 34 pound for every s 
yard. 100 Ibs. $4.65. Cee 
PLANTS . . 
FARMERS SUPPLY CO, 
