1. Humate is a natural product and has no chemical additives.
2. Humate is an organic compost containing a high concentration of humic acid which is recycled back into the soil.
3. Humate holds nutrients in a usable form and releases them to the growing plant as needed. It stretches out the food availability between feedings.
4. Humate helps aerate the soil. It assists in preventing formation of large lumps and stratification of the soil.
5. Humate activates the decomposition of plowed under crop remains, new compost and grass clippings.
6. Humate increases the water-holding capacity of soils. Soil containing humate resists drought more effectively and produces better yields where rainfall or irrigation may otherwise be insufficient. (Yields increase up to 1000% in sandy loam soils and 700% in clay soils.)
7. Humate is a supplement to crop rotation, green manures, animal manures and inoculation of the soil with micro-organisms such as those found in Natural Guard's Natural Granular Fertilizer (9-4-4).
8. Humate improves the workability of the soil. Heavy clay soils can be worked into satisfactory seed beds and marginal soils into profitable soils. Soils are more crumbly and suitably-sized particles are formed in the aggregate.
9. Humate reduces soil erosion by increasing the cohesive forces of very fine soil particle and promotes desirable drainage and water intake.

-3 to 5 pounds per 1000 sq. ft. turned into beds one time per year.
-10 to 15 pounds per 1000 sq. ft. for lawns every 2 to 3 years.
-125 pounds per acre for pastures every 2 to 3 years.