26 A. H. Hoffman, Inc., Seedsmen, Landisville, Lancaster Co., Pa. 
Cutting Red Cob White Ensilage Photo by Courtesy"©! Coc Mortimer Co., New York 
SEED CORN 
As a result of the disastrous season of 1917, there will be many of our Seed-Corn 
customers of past seasons wanting to re-establish certain varieties of corn upon their farms 
this year. These will find us prepared to serve them. However, the continued dry grow- 
ing season has resulted in a somewhat shortened supply for us. We take this means to 
urge early orders as a means of procuring seed corn. Last year orders for many hundreds 
of bushels had to be returned to the senders. The same thing will doubtless again happen 
to those waiting until near planting time to order. 
Very nearly every bushel of seed corn we offer was produced here in Lancaster County. 
Dry growing weather and a long season has resulted in the quality being first class. After 
selecting the seed ears at husking time, every known method of taking best care of the corn 
for seed purposes is employed. Ears are hung in especially prepared racks in our ware- 
house. No two ears touch. Perfect air circulation is around each ear. In this way the 
drying-out process is complete. Besides natural air-drying, heat is applied in damp or 
extreme cold weather. The corn is not allowed to freeze. The nub and butt grains are 
carefully removed by a separate operation before shelling. Corn is thoroughly fanned and 
cleaned after being shelled. 
Germination of Seed Corn you buy from us must be good. We urge every purchaser 
to buy his seed corn early — and make careful tests. Any corn that he should find to prove 
unsatisfactory, either in regard to cleanliness or germination, we want him to return to us — 
per the terms of the Money-Back Offer printed inside the front cover page of this catalog. 
Seed Corn Stocks you purchase of us will prove satisfactory and dependaljle. 
"Red Cob White Ensilage" 
In our estimation, this is the best special ensilage corn, as well as the best fodder corn. 
It is very tall and leafy throughout its length and yields an almost unbelievable tonnage of 
either ensilage or fodder. The grain is white and the cob red. "Red Cob Ensilage" may 
be depended upon anywhere. In the North and wherever seasons are short the ears of corn 
will not fully mature. Where the season is of average length "Red Cob White" will mature 
considerable grain. We have sold this variety as a special ensilage corn for a number of 
years and we receive uniformly good reports from users. Our stock of seed is first class 
— having been well matured, dried and protected. See Price List. 
ADD SOY BEANS TO YOUR SILAGE. Under Seed Corn we take space to urge our friends who have Silos to 
grow Soy Beans for Silage as well as Corn. One part Soy Bean growth to four parts Corn will make of your Silage 
a perfect ration. The Soy Bean plant will supply the protein that the Corn lacks. You can grow the Soy Beans right 
in the same row as the Silage Corn. Or plant the Soys separately. Read pages 22 to 24 for comments on Soy Beans 
as a source of Protein. 
