


Loading 15 cubic yards of composted planting soil in five 
minutes is possible with the dragline. To load by hand would 
require two hours, with three men working steadily. The 
specially made, 16-foot, all-steel dump truck cost $6000, yet 
it represents a saving in the long run. We have a big stock 
pile of finished compost waiting for your order today. Don’t 
delay. 
HOLMES DYNA-GROW COMPOST 
For Planting Florida’s “Fountain of Eternal Youth” for Everything 
that Bears Leaves, Fruit or Flowers! 
Yes, Holmes Dyna-Grow Compost is sheer magic! You put 
it in at the roots of the plant when planting, and it comes out at 
the top. In leaves, fruit, flowers! Not next season, not next 
year—but almost in a matter of days. 
Leaves turn greener, become darker, glossier; blooms perk 
up, gain color brilliance, get larger; fruits grow quicker, tastier, 
larger, more abundant. Then, in a matter of weeks, you can 
almost see the plant you’ve favored with Dyna-Grow Compost 
start to add new, lush growth. 
It’s Strictly ‘‘One Way”’ 
You use Holmes Dyna-Grow Compost with delicacy. Please 
remember, it is very, very easy to use, but there’s no way 
known to man fo turn it off! In 25 years of trying, we’ve found 
it to be strictly ONE WA Y—it makes things thrive, abound, 
multiply, zoom! So use it lavishly. It will make plants grow 
healthy and strong. 
Here’s Our ‘‘Secret’’ Formula 
We've no intention of regaling you with the gory details of 
how we make our compost. Frankly, it’s a combination of the 
by-products from the stockyards, the barnyard and the peat 
bogs, mixed by a lot of valuable machinery (we own $10,000 
worth just for this purpose) and 6 to 18 months of time letting 
Nature blend, mellow and masticate the mass. 
Dyna-Grow Compost is ALIVE 
That’s why Dyna-Grow makes things grow. It’s alive with 
all the elements that Nature uses in lush tropical forest and 
meadow-lands. It is disintegrating all the time, releasing a 
continuous flow of the processed organic, human and vegetable 
matter we put into it. It needs only the magic of water to 
turn it into a slowly leeching “‘broth”’ of amazing food value. 
Dyna-Grow Compost Has No Imitators 
Maybe all of the above sounds simple. Maybe it is. But it 
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took us 25 years to figure it out. And it always takes us 6 to 
18 months to prepare a “‘batch”’ for our customers. As of last 
August, no competitor has yet put into his compost what 
Holmes does. Only Holmes imports car-loads of tankage 
(human matter) for compost. Only Holmes “‘incubates”’ com- 
post for months, ripening it into a ready-to-make-things-grow- 
pronto mixture. 
5 Minutes vs. 5 Months 
You can buy “‘compost’’ for less than Holmes prices, but 
not enough less to give you half your money’s worth! The 
average “compost peddler’’ finds a manure pile somewhere 
(full of marvelous weeds seeds), throws a truck of peat into it, 
stirs for 5 minutes, and with Holmes prices as his “‘ceiling,”’ 
gives you a bargain 10c off. The result is that you, your garden 
and Nature take the next 3 months getting to the point at 
which you start with Holmes matured Dyna-Grow Compost, 
but WITHOUT 1% of the elements Holmes includes! 
Use Your Own Garden Test 
We believe we can see the difference between our compost 
and “‘hit-or-miss’”’ composts. Without it, plants usually take 
twice as long to grow, have 1 less foliage, fail before strong 
winds and dry spells. Try Holmes Dyna-Grow Compost on a 
few of your favorite plants if you are skeptical. You will 
switch to it exclusively. 
Use Dyna-Grow as Directed Before Planting 
Holmes Dyna-Grow Compost is mixed with your top soil in 
these general proportions: Palms, Hibiscus and similar plants, 
25% Dyna-Grow, 75% top soil; Roses, Azaleas, Gardenias and 
similar plants, 33% to 50% Dyna-Grow, remainder top soil. 
With shovel, turn over mixture until completely blended 
together before placing around the roots of plants. 
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