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PRACTICAL SOIL FUMIGATION 
The following quotation is reprinted from the well known publication, known 
as “GOOD BUSINESS,” $17 Tracy Ave., Kansas City 6, Mo., this is a monthly pub- 
lication devoted to the highest ethics of modern business life, published monthly at 
$1.00. per year, and worth many times that price. 
D-D SOIL FUMIGATION, and its use in growing Hawaiian Pineapples, as de- 
scribed by Mr. Henry A. White in Good Business. We quote—about the increase 
of production .. .’’ Mr. Henry A. White, President of the Hawaiian Pineapple Com- 
pany, said recently. ‘‘Such teaching can be a vital factor, in the achievement, of our 
major foreign policy, world peace. (increased production) The most practical point, 
in this, is to teach greater output, without increase of acreage. It has long been piti- 
ful, to see how little, is harvested, from the cultivated acres of the world, compared 
with modern, possibilities, . . . Mr. White mentions as an example, the increase 
of pineapple production, from ten to twenty tons per acre, in Hawaii, by the fumi- 
gation of the soil, with D-D SOIL FUMIGANT, to eliminate, the MICROSCOPIC 
worms. He also mentioned the use of hormones, which can either hasten, or retard, 
the flowering of pineapples; Two or three cupfuls, of the hormones, put into water, 
solution, and sprayed, will force, two millicn pineapple plants, to flower, and will 
increase the size and weight of the pineapples, (end of quotations. ) 
D—D—SOIL FUMIGANT; We have not listed prices this season, but if you 
are interested in this subject send for more information, and for prices, stating what 
quantities you desire to try out, for customers in the north, write to our Hamburg, 
N. Y. office, if for southern customers write to me as below. F. C. Hornberger, 
Rt. 1, Box 250, SEFFNER, FLORIDA. 
SOIL ACTIVATORS. Alkemi’ SOIL ACTIVATOR; Natures own Organic soil 
builder, for greenhouses; House plants; Grass lawns; seedlings; Vegetable Gardens; 
Flower Beds. Below we quote from the Mfg’rs description. ACTS LIKE A SOIL 
‘“PLASMA.”’ Its name is Alkemi Soil Activator, it is the patented discovery, of one 
of the world’s foremost soil authorities. Alkemi acts like a ‘‘plasma.’’ It is a com- 
post material, made entirely from pure organic matter, This organic matter is 
“activated’’ by nitrogen, and sulphur-oxidizing bacteria, which fix nitrogen, in the 
soil and help reduce minerals to soluble plant food. 
Alkemi, is concentrated, It is a soil ““INOCULANT’’—not an ordinary fertilizer, 
Yet 50 times as effective as fertilizers, A small amount goes many times as far. 
This revolutionary new preparation, provides the soil with friendly soil bacteria, 
as well as with every element needed for healthy plant growth. 
Alkemi, comes to you in handy package form, It is clean, pleasantly fragrant, does 
not burn, It is easy—and economical—to use. . . and SIMPLY AMAZING IN RE- 
SULTS. Try this Modern Way. 
The experiences of others, with this astounding new development, indicate what 
you may expect, when you try, ‘‘soil inoculation,” “‘with Alkemi’’.... feeding the 
earth to inerease bacteria, vitamin and hormone, content . .. in place of relying 
simpiy upon chemicals. 
THE ALKEMI METHOD MEANS. Bigger yields—better vegetables; Larger 
and lovelier flowers; watch your soil turn to a rich dark color, the sign of healthy 
and productive soil; DOES NOT BURN FOLIAGE OR ROOTS, Can be mixed with 
fertilizers, drought resistant; easy to apply; no digging or spading; JUST SPRINKLE 
—the beneficial bacteria, and hormones, work for you. U.S. Patent No. 1,212,196; 
1,309,723; 14,686; We offer two sizes this season. Not prepaid. Five pound can. 
$2.00 per can. 25 lb. bag. $6.50. 
BOOKS; FIVE ACRES AND INDEPENDENCE. (Kains) A very practical 
treatise on management and equipment of the small acreage place, I think the ideas 
and plans given in this practical book, worth many times its cost, which is $2.50 pre- 
paid. This is a book of nearly 400 pages, well illustrated with cuts and diagrams, 
showing exact methods. 
CACTI AND SUCCULENTS; And How To Grow Them. (Scott Hazelton) one 
of the most practical low cost books we have examined, only .30c prepaid, it contains 
64 pages with many illustrations of varieties, and cuts showing methods of grafting 
Cacti and other cultural information. 
