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On any soil, provided you supply humus! And don’t use humus, use Alphano Humus, for that 
is the ultimate grade in rich plant food made better by man’s scientific efforts. 
Prepared Alphano— lifh 0 a rs GTa c r ^Te u 2 
For fifteen years Alphano has made good throughout the country as one of the greatest soil ren- 
ovators known. On the basis of merit alone — producing greater crops at minimum cost— it has 
helped us build up one of the largest businesses of its kind in the world. 
Alphano is sold at these 
uniform prices — 
$20 a ton in bags. 
$16 a ton in bags by the carload. 
$12 a ton in bulk by the carload. 
Prices F. O. B. Alphano, N. J. 
What Alphano is 
What Alphano does 
A perfectly natural product of nature 
itself, concentrated and further enriched with 
plant food elements. In addition, it carries 
in active form, those valuable soil bacteria 
that encourage and help plants extract nitro- 
gen from the air and store it in the soil in 
form of plant food. Thus, Alphano is not 
merely a stimulant but it puts backbone into 
the soil. It helps the soil help itself to 
nature’s abundant fertility. 
Used freely, it gives the soil an abundant 
supply of gradually liberated plant food. It 
makes the soil lastingly fertile because it does 
not leach out of the soil like chemical ele- 
ments. Alphano becomes an integral part of 
the soil itself, encourages rapid development 
of vegetables, fruits, and flowers; adds to the 
lasting qualities of velvety turfs and lawns; 
helps man get the most out of the soil — at 
least cost. 
Kindly tell us what area of land Write 
you wish to improve with Al- 
phano. We shall gladly offer 
specific suggestions how much Alphano to 
use for best results with certain crops. 
Take Melons for instance: Three shovel- 
fuls per hill, or one hundred pounds for 
every ten hills would be about right. Fur- 
ther facts on request. 
Ask Your Most prominent horticul- 
/ tural supply stores handle 
ueaier Alphano Humus. How- 
ever, we would ask you to specify Alphano — 
the Humus with a Guarantee — for common 
Humus (which we can supply at considerably 
lower cost than Alphano) cannot lay claim to 
the extraordinary characteristics of our Pre- 
pared Alphano. As with all other merchan- 
dise, Alphano as the best will be found the 
cheapest regardless of price. 
