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Alfalfa can be grown successfully almost anywhere. Let us tell you how you 
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AVEyou tried plant¬ 
ing alfalfa and failed 
to get a “catch ?” 
)r did the plants start off all 
bright and soon turn yellow and 
r die? 
r Or did the weeds come up and 
r choke the alfalfa to death? 
w There is no mystery about growing alfalfa. 
It will grow and thrive on almost any farm 
in any part of the country. The greater 
number of all the failures to grow this most 
valuable crop could have been successes. 
Why You Have Failed 
If you have failed to get a “catch” of alfalfa, or, 
if for any other reason this crop has not grown suc¬ 
cessfully on your farm you have probably blamed 
the soil or the seed when in reality it’s hardly likely 
either was at fault. Sometimes even the richest soils 
will not produce alfalfa. It depends, in a large 
measure, upon whether or not the soil is inoculated 
with alfalfa bacteria. 
Bacteria Absolutely Necessary 
Alfalfa plants, and all other legumes have the power 
to absorb nitrogen from the air and convert it into plant 
food when their roots are infected with the proper 
bacteria. But, neither alfalfa nor the other legumes 
can make use of the nitrogen of the air except when 
their roots have tubercles. A tubercle does not develop 
on the roots of any legume plant unless the right kind 
of germ is present on the seed or in the soil. In some 
cases abundance of bacteria may be in the soil but are 
too weak to be effective. 
This explains the principal reason why thousands fail 
to get a “catch” of alfalfa. It is because the land does 
not contain the alfalfa bacteria in sufficient numbers, 
or the bacteria are not sufficiently powerful. 
can get a sure “catch”—how to get bigger yields—how to improve the quality of 
the hay—how you can increase your income and enrich your land by growing this most 
important of forage crops. We’ll tell you all this absolutely free. We’ll also tell you how we 
share the cost of giving you a successful start with Alfalfa if you’ll fill out and mail the coupon below. 
Alfalfa Seed Should be Inoculated 
“NITRAGIN” (pronounced Ni-tra-gene) is bacteria, or 
germs for inoculating alfalfa and other legumes. Inocula¬ 
tion of alfalfa seed with fresh, healthy high-bred nitrogen¬ 
gathering bacteria (“NITRAGIN”) insures a “catch,” if 
soil and seed are right. It also promotes a healthier and 
more prolific growth of the crop. It gives larger percent¬ 
ages of protein in the feed and leaves an average of 150 to 
200 pounds of pure nitrogen per acre in the soil after the 
crop has been removed. This amount of nitrogen if bought 
in ttie form of commercial fertilizei'S would cost you $22.50 
to 830 00. 
! improved German Soil InocoUlor, Nobbe-Hiltner Process. 
TRAG 
TPAOE MARK RCG D DLC 6 IA9H NO 32ZIZ 
Restores and Maintains Soil Fertility 
During the past five years the method of preparing the 
pure cultures, or “NITRAGIN,” has been wonderfully im¬ 
proved and ttie product is a great success. “NITRAGIN” 
lias been used with remarkable results in Germany, France, 
Belgium, Holland and other countries. In Europe, during 
the last vear alone upwards of a million acres were treated 
with "NITRAGIN.” 
The Result of 1,000 Experiments 
The following table gives the average result of about 1,000 
experiments with “NITRAGIN” in various localities. It 
shows exceedingly large crop increases. These figures are 
authentic. They prove what “NITRAGIN” has done for 
others and how much it will increase your profits. 
Plant. 
Alfalfa. 
Red Clover. 
Peas. 
Vetch . 
Serradella. 
Yellow Lupines... 
Forage lb. per acre 
Treated with 
“ NITRAGIN.” 
Untreated. 
9,398 
10,168 
9,536 
12,552 
12,005 
26,450 
3,146 
7,784 
5,296 
5,773 
4,033 
8,285 
Increase In forage 
lbs. per acre. 
6,252 
2,384 
4,240 
6.779 
7,972 
18,165 
The new “NITRAGIN” has Jxeen marketed in America 
some three years under the direct supervision of Dr. M. O. 
Reiche, soil expert and bacteriologist. Dr. lteiche was for 
many years a student of and later an associate with Dr. 
Hiltner, Dean of the Royal Agricultural Experiment 
Station of Munich, Germany, (co-inventor and associate of 
Nobbe) during which time Dr. Reiche assisted Dr. Hiltner 
in perfecting “NITRAGIN” and is therefore familiar, in 
What American Users Think of “NITRAGIN 
E. J. Vaudreuil, President, E. J. Vaudreuil 
Realty Co., Vaudreuil. Wis., says: 
“ We are fully satisfied with the effect of ‘NI- 
TRA GIN' and we desire to congratulate you on 
this excellent method of fertilizing and improv¬ 
ing the soil by such a simple manner without 
treat cost or extra work. I figure that my peas 
yielded 25$ more cm inoculated plots than those 
not inoculated. Beans yielded about 30$ more." 
A. D. Bittner, Beaver Meadows, Pa., says: 
"I have used ‘NITRA GIN for alfalfa three 
years in succession with good success. The 
piece I inoculated in 1909 was the finest alfalfa 
ever grown in this community .” 
Gustav A. Kletzsch, President Nutricia 
Milk Co., Milwaukee, and owner of 
the famous Nutricia Farm near 
Thiensville, Wis., says: 
“ The growth of the alfalfa (.treated with 
‘ NITRAGIN’) was very prolific. The nodules 
on the roots were very largely developed. A 
small strip of land seeded with non-inoculaled 
alfalfa did not show any nodules on the roots. 
I also inoculated peas and beans with ‘ NI¬ 
TRAGIN' and can truthfully say that the 
growth was much improved thereby." 
Wayne Parish, a cotton grower of Brook¬ 
let, Ga., says: 
“ You can tell to the row where the 'NI¬ 
TRA GIN ’ was used." (Speaking of his cot¬ 
ton crop on land where cow peas treated 
with “NITRAGIN” 
had been planted the 
season beforo.) 
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every detail, with the best 
method of preparing this pro¬ 
duct for the market. 
The German-American “NITRA¬ 
GIN” Co., having a large complete 
laboratory with Dr. Reiche person¬ 
ally in charge is prepared to furnish 
“NITRAGIN”in its perfected format 
a price within the reach of all. 
By using “NITRAGIN” according to our 
directions you can 
Get a “Catch” ®f Alfalfa—Increase the Yield 
Improve the Soil—Build Up “Worn-Out” Land 
In other words, there is no longer a need to 
worry about your land wearing out, no need to 
despair of growing alfalfa successfully, no need 
to buy expensive nitrogen fertilizers which cost 
you as much as the crop is worth, no need to think 
of abandoning land that now seems worthless be¬ 
cause it produces so little. “NITRAGIN” solves toa 
great extent, the problem of restoring and maintain¬ 
ing soil fertility. Its value to alfalfa growers, and 
all farmers, is inestimable. 
What “NITRAGIN” Does for Alfalfa 
It Will Do for Other Legume Crops 
The effect of the nitrogen-gathering bacteria is the same 
on all legume crops as it is on alfalfa. But each legume 
must have its particular strain of bacteria. Therefore 
we prepare a special “NITRAGIN” for each of the 21 
legumes, including all the clovers, beans, peas, vetches, 
If you raise alfalfa, you need alfalfa “NITRAGIN” 
If you raise peas, you need pea "NITRAGIN” 
If you raise clover, you need clover “NITRAGIN” 
If you raise beans, you need bean “NITRAGIN” 
Non-Leguminous Crops 
Corn, oats, wheat, cotton, potatoes, orchards and small 
fruits, etc., are benefited by “NITRAGIN.” These crops 
must all liave an abundance of humus and nitrogen in the 
soil and the way to supply these two great necessities is by 
inoculating legumes with “NITRAGIN” and using the 
legume crops as green-manure; or in crop rotation, or 
cover crops, or nurse crops. 
Special Introductory Offer 
In order to convince you that " NITRAGIN ” is a success— 
that it will do all or more than we claim—that it will make 
alfalfa grow profitably on your farm—we offer a liberal dis¬ 
count for a limited time to all who will write 
us at once, mailing the coupon below, careful¬ 
ly filled out. This offer is open to you, no 
matter where you live or what crops you 
raise. But you must act quickly. To avoid 
disappointment, send the coupon now. 
F. Meder, Foley, 
Ala-, says: 
“ Have tried your 
inoculator' cm alfalfa 
with REMARKABLE 
success." 
THECROP^ THE CROP 
YOU GET YOU 
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Free Bulletin Tells All 
What we have said about “NITRAGIN” in this advertisement is merely a 
scratching of the surface. We can’t tell you half the facts in this limited space 
so we have prepared a special bulletin “Old Farms Made New” which shows, by 
actual photographs and bona-fide testimonial letters from prominent users, 
just what “NITRAGIN”will do, and liow “NITRAGIN” has brought success 
to alfalfa growers and other farmers in many States, in short, it proves all 
we have said here. 
It will be to the advantage of every man who cultivates land to read this 
bulletin. It explains and proves the most remarkable agricultural discovery 
of the 20th century. We want you to have a copy of this bulletin whether 
you ever use a cent’s worth of “N ITRAGIN”or not. Send for the bulletin 
'now—take time to read it—profit by the truths it contains—prepare to 
make a bigger success of farming this season and every season hereafter 
The bulletin is free— just send the coupon, that’s all. In addition to send¬ 
ing you the bulletin, we will explain our interesting Introductory Offer 
on “NITRAGIN,” which you can take advantage of or not, just as you 
wish. Fill out and mail the coupon now beforo it gets mislaid. 
A Few of Our References first National Bank, Milwaukee; Marshall 8 llsley Bank, Mil- 
--—- - waukee; Dunn’s, Bradstreet’s or other Commercial Agencies 
German-American “NITRAGIN” Company 
265 Mason Street, Milwaukee, Wis., U. S. A. 
Fill Out and Nail Today 
German-American “ NITRAGIN ” Co. 
265 M$son St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin 
Gentlemen: 
Please send me your bulletin “Old Farms Made New,” and 
full particulars of your cost-sharing offer to inoculate 5- 
acres of my land with “NITRAGIN.” 
(Note: In filling out this coupon please answer " yes” or no” to these questions) 
.Have you failed to get a “catch ” of alfalfa? 
.Have you any worn-out land? 
.Have you any “Pea-sick” or "clover-sick” soil? 
.Does your laud now produce less than formerly ? 
Name. 
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State.R. F. I). or P. O. Box No. 
Let Us Tell You How You Can 
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