THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



Here's a grass test. Alpliano Humus -vas spread en the ter 

 The Alphano being- in powdered form, was raked in. The m; 



raked off, carrying along^ much of its worth. 



Three days before this photograph was taken all the grass wa 



of the grass between the two portions tells its own story of the 



height and evident depth of color 



A Talk to Those Who Are Not Awake 

 to the Merits of Alphano Humus 



HUAIL'S is tilt very backbone of 

 any productive soil. The 

 greater its humus content, the 

 higher its productive power and the 

 longer its fertility endures. 



The difference between freely 

 workable, fertile top soil and 

 "packy" or "gravelly," unproductive 

 sub-soil, is the difference in the 

 amount of Humus it contains. 



Hum 

 (lay dc 



Whe 



itself 



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ayed vegetable matter 



nple, pla 



that gives thai soft, springy feeling. 

 It*s the Humus that fills itself full of water 

 and gradually liberates it, feeding the springs 

 and streams. 



It's Humus in the wood soil that plays so 

 important a part in preventing the rains 

 from rushing down tlie 

 sides, filling the streams 



and light soils he 



causing flood 

 •y soil lighter. 



tig readily available foods for plant growth. 



It's Hu 

 fortifying 

 \\7; 



that holds the 

 against the 



heat. Without Humus, 



So much for Humus 

 word about Alphano Hi 



moisture in soil, 

 mer's protracted 

 arc sterile. 



;i particul.i 

 New Jersey, are 



Down at Alph; 

 posits of Humus, varying in depth trom I J' 

 inches to S feet. Scientific authorities esti- 

 mate that it has been thousands of years in 

 forming. They state it to be composed of 

 highly decayed vegetable matter, with which 

 is mixed the remains of fish and animal life, 

 together with the mineral matter washed 

 down from the neighboring hills. 



Wlicn this deposit is dug up and put in 

 piles, it ''heats." This proves beyond all 

 dispute, that it is far from inert, but lively 

 with the bacteria of ferment, so essential for 

 rendering the nitrogen available as well as 

 increasing the activity of the bacteria already 



This bacterial action is highly important in 

 aerating the soil, and in the uniting of the 

 various soil properties to increase their avail- 

 ability for plant roots. 



This Alphano Humus, of Nature's own 

 make, we dig, dry, and prepare in a pow- 

 dered form, already for your use. 



It is rich in nitrogen, carrying as much as 

 from y/c to 4*;^, against one-half of one 

 per cent, contained in barnyard manures. It 

 analyzes high in phosphates, lime .md the 

 various other plant life-giving properties. 



Tleing in powdered form, you can easily in- 

 corporate it in the soil. 



Being odorless, you can use it at any time, 

 anywhere, absolutely without objection. 



A Conneriicut Estate had some side 1 

 land so void of Humus it would scarc< 

 grow beans 5 inches hig-h. Alphano Hun 

 was spread en and plowed in. This ceN 

 grew on that very same land that 



th ai 



nal 



ercomes the 

 jver present 



Being so much stronger than such manures, 

 and lasting so much longer than chemical 

 fertilizers, it has distinct advantage over 

 either. 



Being so reasonable in price, you can use 

 it freely, and know that you arc not only 

 >timu1aring the soil, but giving to it a long 

 cr.during fertility. 



niiportunity to prove what 



vill do for vou, based on 



i! has done and is doing for others. 



it this Spring on your lawn — rake it 



IS vou do with barnvard litter. 



1 your shrubs— use .-is a mulch 



-garden with it. t^ivo it 



Alpha 



in— not off, 

 IHg it 



s for $5. $12 a ton. $8 per ton by the 

 carload. F.O.B. Alphano, N. J. 



hododend 

 fair trial. 

 Send for tl 

 bout Humus i 

 II particular. 



Humus Book: it tells 

 general and .\lphano Hii 



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ALPHANO HUMUS COMPANY 



934 Whitehall Building, New York City 



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