The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-05-01
An Investigation OF
WiIgrOW

announcement OHeTlHS 10 Seuu SAIL
pie of their product to every reader OF
publication, and to friends of the
readers, without any charge; and when
the results have been sufficiently great
to necessitate the advertiser sending
out more than thousand free samples,
| it is only a natural sequence that some
one should want to find out something
about the merits of the advertised ar
| ticle
And Wilgrow has not escaped the
usual investigation. The manufactur-
ers of Wilgrow were glad to have it in
vestigated.
This fish fertilizer was first thought
of little over five years ago, but In
the beginning of it's manufacture 1t OF
course was not up to the standard
which has been reached through expe-
rience and by dint of hard labor.
One of the most serious troubles to
be overcome was the fact that the soil
of one locality did not require the same
by the soil of another locality. Be-
cause of this fact, it was necessary to
secure soil analysis from all over the
country.
AS each soil analysis was received,
it was very carefully entered in it's
proper place in the card index file and
put away together with the proper for
| mula for the particular kind OF Will
grow which would be necessary to
properly fertilize that kind of soil.
The reader will Immediately see in
the foregoing that it is quite impos-
sible for the manufacturers of Wilgrow
to be sure of complete success unless
they supply each and every locality
with WilgrOw made for that particular
soil. 1t may be that soil is lacking
in phosphorus and requiring but little
potash. In this case it is necessary to
make Wilgrow in the proper proper
tons of phosphorus, potash and nitro
gen.
And then again, these plant foods to-
gether with the other ingredients con-
tanned in Wilgrow must be so mixed
and at all times in the proper condi-
ton to be the most quickly available
for the plants which shall feed upon
them
Another feature which the manufac-
turers have always had in view was to
so prepare Wilgrow for use that there
would be no inconvenience and no
great expense in properly distributing
it over the soil.
This effort necessitated the elimina-
ton of bad odors, and the reduction
of the fertilizer to concentrated con-
dition, which would permit of the use
OF very small quantity to produce
very large results. This has been ac-
complished both for garden and for
field purposes.
Wilgrow for the garden or for flow
ers or for the lawn is put up in a
small carton which retails for % cents,
and that little 25 cent package is the
equal in plant food value to large
load of barn-yard manure. A table
spoonful scattered along a foot of
row of radishes will double the yield
and has been known in test to do a
great deal better.
For field purposes Wilgrow is put up
in rs pound bags, two of which are
sufficient for thorough fertilization
OF full acre. But small amount is
necessary in the fields as we'll as in the
gardens
Having originated, developed, and
being the manufacturers of Wilgrow,
we can positively state that if a
rancher or gardener will use Wilgrow
as directed, he will receive better re-
suits and greater degree of satisfac-
ton, than he could from any other fer
tiliZer manufactured.
If such of the readers of The Ranch
who have not sent for a sample of