4 A, H. Hoffman, Inc., Seedsmen, Landisville, Lancaster Co., Pa. 
This Farmer Uses Hoffman's Grass Seed Every Year — He Gets Results 
If you have a piece 
of land that you'd 
like to get into a 
permanent pasture — 
seed it this Spring 
with H o if m a n ' s 
"Permanent Hay 
and Pasture Mix- 
ture." You get a 
nice stand this Sum- 
mer and have pas- 
ture that will last 
for years. See page 
9. 
Mammoth Clover, also known as "Sapling," "Pea Vine," and "Large." It is very much like 
the common red variety. The blossom and shape of leaves is the same and it is used for much 
the same purpose. Mammoth Clover is a little coarser in the stem, grows a little taller, ripens 
a little later, and its roots penetrate a little deeper into the soil. It produces but one crop of hay 
and produces less pasture after seed is produced than common Red Clover. It will thrive on 
poorer soil than Red Clover and withstand drouth, as well as freezing, quite well. It should be 
sown about the same as Red Clover. Mammoth Clover makes excellent hay — is good for green 
manure and is a great gatherer of nitrogen. 
We sell only one brand, "Extra" Mammoth. It has all of the qualities of cleanness and 
germination we claim for "Extra" Medium. Besides this, we take unusual precautions to provide 
Mammoth true to name. Much of our Mammoth comes right from growers making a specialty 
of this type, and other stocks are selected in communities where Mammoth Clover is grown 
almost exclusively. See Price List. 
Alsike Clover is much like Medium Red in manner of growth. The blossom is nearly 
white and the seed is very small with its color light to dark green. While Alsike is rapidly gain- 
ing favor as a valuable grass it is not yet as widely known as it should be. Alsike is not quite as 
tall as Red Clover but makes a finer hay. Alsike is mostly used in combination with Red Clover. 
The proper proportion to mix the seed is two parts Red Clover to one part Alsike, or three parts 
Red Clover to one part Alsike. This will make the growth about half and half of each. The 
Alsike seeds are much smaller than Red Clover Seed. It is economical to sow part Alsike, as a 
little less seed is needed. A bushel of Red Clover and Alsike Seed mixed as here recommended 
will reach as far as 1)4 bushels straight Red Clover. When Clover Seed is high quite a saving 
can be effected by substituting some Alsike for Red Clover. Alsike catches better than common 
Red — it is therefore some insurance against failure to sow Alsike along with Red Clover, for the 
.Alsike will succeed when Red Clover on account of unfavorable conditions may fail — the surviv- 
ing Alsike will be sufficient to make a satisfactory crop. We offer "Extra" Alsike and "North- 
West" Alsike. Everything we have to say of "Extra" and "North-West" under description of 
"Our Brands," pages 2 and 3, is equally applicable to our Alsike brands of same name. See 
Price List. Alfalfa Seed. See pages 6, 7, 30, 31, and Price List. 
Economical Mixture of Red Clover, Timothy and Alsike 
This is a combination that is a very proper one to 
sow for either hay, pasture or soiling purposes, and is 
sold so cheaply that it will appeal to all who wish to save 
something in grass seed bills. The proportion is approxi- 
mately one-fourth Timothy, one-fourth Alsike, and one- 
half Medium Red Clover. The reason that this mixture 
can be sold cheaper than the separate grasses is as fol- 
lows: Economical Mixture is made from lots of Clover 
and Timothy (Mixed) and lots of Alsike and Timothy 
(Mixed) that were produced and harvested in this mixed 
condition. The market for such seed being narrow the 
farmer who grows it sells it for much less than he could 
get if the grasses were separate. On account of the dif- 
ference in size and weight of these seeds they can not be 
cleaned quite so perfectly as unmixed seed, but otherwise 
the mixture is made up of seed that in every respect is 
equal to that in our regular best grades and easily passes 
the seed law requirements of any State. Prices — See 
Price List. 
Unless your soil is full of the 
proper bacteria for clovers it 
will pay to "Farmogerm" clover 
seed of all varieties. See page 
32. "Farmogerm" will be ef- 
fective even when seed is ex- 
posed to direct rays of the sun. 
When sown on top of a grain 
field — even on top of the snow 
— the tiny bacteria get into the 
very small crevices of the seed 
shell, to give the crops suffi- 
cient inoculation. 
