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SAisd to (iardener By Louis J. Lorenzini In my years of experimentat ion witb fertilizers and soils, 1 find that many people spend a great deal of money on fejrilizers wthout getting AT-TENc14TIO«NI Now y«u cma have yrour with, Our certified pro ces NoEFla Cout, Tih. persouial serv- ice with 24 yemr of ,atisfied a<th s h o r e custoeros Wilmette 1200 An excerpt frein page .231, of. the book, "Eirst Principles of Soil Fer- tility," by Alfred Vivian, professor of agricultural chemistry ini the Col- lege of Agriculture at Ohic~ State university, reads as followst "Commercial Fertillizers Not Ail- Sufficient - IA b so nt e dependeu~ Éhot2ld flot be placed on commercial fertilizers alone to maintain the fer-ý tility of the, souli. Their contin ued application without use of any other method Of improving 'the. soil will eventually result, in* serions ifljury to its physiical condition. Commercial fert.ilizers add littleý or no humus to the soi!, and to obtain the best re- suits it is absolutely necessary te pro- Vide humus." When commercial fertilizers. are used, they should be used with.either cow, pig, horse or other manures.,to make a mixture and .t hen a pplied to the lawn or, shrubbery. Trhere are other humuses s'uch as muck, but it should be analyzed before nsiig be- cause many mucks are high in acidity which would be harmful to most qualities of grass. PuIverfted Tobare~o fecommeflded There is on the mnarket, perhaps un- kfnown to most people, one of the rnost valuable natural plant foods- tobacco ground Into very fine dust. This prod- uct gener&ally contains approximately: 93 per cent of organic inatter, 2% per cent nitrogen, % per cent phosphorus For Better Lawns and G;ardensUJse iJ~g ARMOUR'S FERTILIZER I tý Opens at, able i8 sufincient for lmmeGiateuseD lawns and shrubbery; a.nd as the tobac- co decomposes, additional nitrogen -on ais r a discharged, and it Aeo n Sadit u rday for boutthre mo to afethe Inyicial bright oasis after the cold March application, according tePYia days, the ýeighth .annual flower. and condition 0f the Soil. This tobacco product also contamns garden show. of The Garden Club of elenients that bring a better green to' Illinois Will. open this Satnrday at, the 'foliage and more vivid colors to the. Navy Pier, Chicago. flowes~. .As the chili of the winter clears A table on page 5Q3 o! Professor, Vivian'S book,"Everyday "e . ry â way: and.the promise of Spring si rev'eals the following facts wvith regard the air, garden loyers f rom ail over to, plant food values ln natural1 fertil- the country. come to ýiew- the lZer: Cow manure contains 20 1pounds of plant food per ton; 1pîg niataure 2rý gorgeous spectacle which the« women pounds; horsè, 29 pounds; chicken, 531 of the garden club federation have pounds. sponsored for' the, past eight 'years, MH. HIghi Pla lt Food Content Eachyear the crowds increase, and It is genierally known that1 to bacco :the eff cts of the exhibits are wide- grounid .into dust contains ýabout 200 spread. In every home, yard and poundS 0of natural plant food per ton;ý! along 'the roadsides, lessons learned SO you can readily see the importance' of the u se of! tobacco in, this. f0111. My are put into practice and a better un- statement applies to those ýtobaccos w derstanding of the use of flowers, in a .S. Iniseciidal Atgaate the home and oun1t of doorsý is-the àre- nicotine content Of J'per cent. suit. Tobacco, in addition to being ail that 1 have said, will not burn the most Each year it seems impossible that delicate follage whtier wet or dry;i the ftext show could bring forth any- it will kili insects both on the grounü thing more beautiful, but the' flower and on the !oliage,~ and ants certainlyso omteehae yMs will not live where tobacco is con-shw omitehddby rs tinuously used. Tobacco is pure and 0. W.. Dynes of Hinsdale with Mrs.. after It is ground Into diist eortains no* W. L. Karcher of Freeport and Mrs. foreign elements such as seeds, VOrR R. Hammond of B arrington acting: weeds.as -art directors, have endeavored to Just as one of my numnerous- expert- o rcia swl mnents, if you will reeniber,. I have make the 1934 sho rcias vl *grown asters 50 inches taîl by the use as beautiful. There will be model' of tobacco. tool houmes, kitchen gardens and tea houses, giving .new and interesting ALL-SUMMER SHOW ideas in the perfection of these very necessary adjnncts to the modern A series of national flower shows1 garden. sponsored by the _Society of Amner ,,, .-.. 1Frma8I A rE imn8 5Sutra i Century of rrogress tis yeaàr, it was announced this week. Flower growers ail over the country have promi sed S to send their finest plantÉ to the Sshow. Cash prizes and' medals will Sbe awarded the winners of comùpeti-. tions. INumber 37.. The visitor is in the midst of the exhibit the moment he enters the Garden and Flower show. The entrance is planned as a formaI gar-: den with trim clipped hedges twelve' feet high giving that, seclusion so0 es- sential to the garden. of today. : A large, pooî, 35 feet long featuring water lilies-and two. fountains will form the nulenus.anid point of interest in this garde n., Beyond this entrance, the exhibits of the garden clubs, pot plant growers, AIlied Florists andi Nurserymen,. Forest Preserves and priv~ate estates open up an unbe- . For Feed, HARDWA, Wilxn.tt. Avenue-Ridge Roadý RE and Fertiliser Phone WiImtte 651 BLACK SOIL - WISC. HI VIGOItO - GERMAIN ,BONEMEAL - LIME.- FLASTOE =TUFFA I -E rions mixtures) ENS - SHRUBS