Abstract: A new and improved fertilizer is disclosed herein. The method for producing the fertilizer produces a substantially odor free fertilizer that produces substantially larger plants than the known fertilizers. The fertilizer includes shredded rubber, coal dust, Canadian peat, trace minerals, organic surfactant, and Nature's Blend. The invention also includes a method for producing a substantially odor free fertilizer that includes the steps of mixing rubber with an organic material, adding carbon, adding peat, adding trace minerals, and adding a surfactant.

Abstract: An inventive check is disclosed including a barcode, which includes at least one of the following pieces of information: the date the check was paid, the amount of the check, the payee, the drawers account number, the banks routing number, and the identifier number of the check. A method for preventing check fraud is also provided, including the steps of attaching a machine readable code on a negotiable instrument, creating a negotiable instrument, the drawee receiving the negotiable instrument, and the drawee scanning the machine readable code. A method is also included for integrating the entire checking process.