The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-21
WHY FERTILIZERS?

WHx FEN lklkEN0s
The answer is that fertilizers in !
crease profits wherever properly |
used. They are carriers of plant
food in an available and concen-
trated form They contain. the |
three elements of plant food most |
needed in crop production, nitro
phosphorus in the form Of avail
able phosphoIic acid and potas-
SUM, or popularity potash. Nitro
gen causes quick and vigorous
plant growth. available phosphoric
acid fills the grain or fruit and
hastens ripening. Potash strength
ems the straw or stalk.
PULvERIZEp LIMEsT ONE
The agricultural value Of lime has
been known for centuries. 1t Is an
economic neutralizer for soil acid
ity, also beneficial to the soil in
many other ways: it improves the
texture of the soil, let's in air and
moisture, liberates nitrogen and
other plant food, makes your soil
sweet-enlivens it-that is. makes
conditions favorable to plant
growth by giving life to the soil
bacteria which makes it productive.
Lime will be found very beneficial
in the growing of all garden crops,
fruit trees and flowers. Try it on
the lawn, too. Apply after the land
is plowed or dug for a crop, scat
tering with a lime distributor, 2
tons or more per acre or by hand
in small gardens-about a large
handful to square yard. Packed
in cotton sacks, not paper. Price,
100 lbs. 800; so lbs, 75c, or &c
per pound.
NITRATE OF SODA OR
CHILE SALTETRE
Nitrate of Soda is not a substi-
tute for other manure, but we rec
ommend it as the cheapest and
best form in which to apply nitro
gen to plants. Gardeners who are
using farm manure should continue
to use it, but use nitrogen of soda
in addition to other fertilizers. If
your object is to grow maximum
crops you must furnish the plant
with nitrogen.
HOW TO USE NITRATE
OF SODA
Remove the Jumps before using
| and break them up, which can be
done by pounding. Use a top
| dressing at the rate of 100 lbs. per
| acre on the following vegetables,
| when plants are well established.
| For asparagus, top dressing of
| ESQ lbs. per acre just as soon as
the first shoots make their appear
ance. For strawberries, top
dressing of about 100 lbs. per acre
after the plants have blossomed.
| For the home garden apply as a
| solution one ounce to two gallons
of water. Price, 10c per pound.
LAND PLASTER or GYPSUM
A high-grade lime product for
sweetening heavy and sour soils.
$3.50 per 100 lbs, or &c per lb.
Lawn or Garden Fertilizer
SHEEP MANURE-In sheep ma.
nure there is sufficient ammonia to
give the young plants a quick and
vigorous start and maintain a
healthy growth. Grass and early
garden truck need lots of phosphor-
ic acid, which this supplies. For
lawns, make first application in the
early spring when frost is out OF
the ground. distribute evenly %
lbs. of fertilizer to every 1000 So.
feet of lawn. In seeding down a
new lawn, scatter double the
amount, so lbs. of fertilizer in ev-
cry 1000 SO. feet, rake thoroughly,
then SOW seed. 100 lbs, $3.50;
$3.50 for so lbs, or less quantity at
sc per Id.
ROSE GROWERS BONE MEAL
This is a special brand we have
just put up for our trade. 1t is
ground fine, hence. acts quickly
Free from acid and a superb ar.
ticle. 1t is made from bone accu
mulated in large slaughter houses
and should not be compared with
| the bone meal made from cattle
heads and feet gathered upon the
western prairies. Our ''R o S e
Grower" Bone has been slightly
steamed to soften it and is thus
quicker in its action. Analysis
Ammonia. AZ to 5h per cent; to-
tai phosphoric acid, 90 to 25 Der
cent; bone phosphate 4S to "a per
cent. Rose beds and plants, l part
to about so of soil. Price sc per lb