Arizona republican., 1919-02-23
WESTERN SO|L PRODUCTS C0.
 NEW TOPHOEN|X
Arizona Corporation Capi- talized At $2OO,OOO Has No
 Stock For Sale; Branch Of
 Concern In Los Angeles

Another industry has come to make it's permanent home in Phoenix. It was incorporated a short time ago as the Western Soil Bacteria company of Arizona, and will manufacture and sell bacteria products for increasing dhe yield of the various crops grown in the state, and also to improve the soil conditions here.
 W. S. Humbert is president of the new concern, with o. $. Stapley of Mesa as vice president and c. Grant Jones of Tempe, as secretary and ] treasurer. Among the directors are | A. J. Chandler of Chandler and r. H. | Ford of Los Angeles, while the com pany's stockholders are scattered throughout the state. The Arizona | corporation will be operated in CO., ! operation with the parent concern. the | Western Soil Bacteria company of Cali | fornia. which has had wonderful re- | suits with it's product on the coast. i The Arizona corporation is capitalized 1 at S20O, 900. No stock has been or will 1 be offered the public.
 | The new Phoenix industry plans to occupy about March 15, it's new home at Second avenue and Buchanan street. now being constructed. The nome
 
 ing and warehouse The office build ing will be 90 by SO-feet in dimension, and will contain the general offices and fully equipped meteorological | laboratory, where cultures of the soil bacteria will be turned out under the direction of experts.
 To Carry Seeds Also
 The warehouse building will be 70 by 50 and used largely for the storage of seed grain. Although the Western Soil Bacteria company, does not pro- pose to enter the seed business, it will maintain a supply of selected legume seed grains, such at vetch. cowpeas etc, from which local seedsmen may supply their customers. The success oi the companys soil bacteria depends
 largely on the quality, of the seed inoculated.
 The use of the soil bacteria pro- ducts is designed by the manufactur-
 CTS to make up the lack of nSroger
 that exists in any soil no matter how good, if cropped steadily. Nitrogen has long been recognized as the limit ing factor in crop production, ever ] in Arizona where crops are unexcelled
 By getting more of it into the soil, cror
 production may be greatly increased
 declare the company's experts as nj l trogen is one of the most vital plan foods.
 In order to supply the ground will added nitrogen to produce more plan food, hence a larger crop. the soil bac D teria product is used. It's methods o
 use if, indirect, however, plants of th' ? so-called legune family-sweet clover cowpeas, vetch, and the like-bein: used as a medium. The seed of thes legumes are inoculated with the soi bacteria, and then planted To Employ Experts
 As the roots grow the bacteria forn l. colonies on them, aud have the prop . erty of attracting nitrogen from tn
 air and supplying it to the plant as f , grows. These bacteria, under favor
 able conditions, attract much nor
 nitrogen than the plant itself requires
 and the surplus remains in the groun 1 1 for the use' of the crop whose pro
 duction is to be increased. Q The Western Soil Bacteria com . pany's fertiliZer-as this is what 1 |