Archive image from page 100 of Currie's farm and garden annual. Currie's farm and garden annual : spring 1919 44th year curriesfarmgarde19curr_2 Year: 1919 ( SHEEP MANURE (Pulverized)—Makes the richest and safest liquid manure. Using- 1 pound to 5 gallons of water once a week is a safe way to apply. It may also be used at the rate of 50 lbs. to every 1,000 square feet in a dry form. Price: 25 lbs. $; 50 lbs. $; 100 lbs. $ CATTLE MANURE (Shredded)—Used for top dressing, mulching, etc. Valuable in a run down city garden, as it adds humus and vegetable matter which are essential for
Archive image from page 100 of Currie's farm and garden annual. Currie's farm and garden annual : spring 1919 44th year curriesfarmgarde19curr_2 Year: 1919 ( SHEEP MANURE (Pulverized)—Makes the richest and safest liquid manure. Using- 1 pound to 5 gallons of water once a week is a safe way to apply. It may also be used at the rate of 50 lbs. to every 1,000 square feet in a dry form. Price: 25 lbs. $; 50 lbs. $; 100 lbs. $ CATTLE MANURE (Shredded)—Used for top dressing, mulching, etc. Valuable in a run down city garden, as it adds humus and vegetable matter which are essential for all vegetation. Use 12 to 40 pounds per 1,000 square feet, or 500 to 2,000 pounds per acre. Price: 100 lbs. $ Pure Bone Meal—A valuable fertilizer especially in flower beds and window boxes. Use 1 pound to every bushel of soil. Price: 1 lb. 15c; 4 lbs. 30c; 8 lbs. 50c; 25 lbs. $; 50 lbs. $; 100 lbs. $; 500 lbs. $ Acid Phosphate—Valuable for all cereals, also in potato fields. 10 lbs. 60c; 25 lbs. $; 50 lbs. $; 100 lbs. $ Price: 5 lbs. 35c; Horn Shavings—Used during the season in vases, window-boxes and flower beds. Price: 5 lbs. 75c; 10 lbs. $; 100 lbs. $ NITRATE OF SODA—Used to create a rapid growth and should not be used until plants are well above the ground. Caution—Being rich in nitrogen, it is quick in action, therefore unless used carefully great harm can be done. Use at the rate of 1 pound to every 50 square feet, or scatter it along the row within an inch or so from the plant. In a liquid form a tablespoonful to 3 gallons of water, takingi great care not to get it on to the -foliage. Price: 1 lb. 20c; 5 lbs. 75c; 10 lbs. $; 100 lbs. $ MAGNESIA LAWN LIME—Used to neutralize the soil if sour or acid, especially where the top soil is a heavy clay. On the majority of lawns a 100 lb. sack will cover approximately SOO square feet. On lawns with a very heavy clay top soil 100 lbs. to every 600 square fe
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