A. H. Hoffman, Inc., Seedsmen, Landisville, Lancaster Co., Pa. 3 
"Northwest" brand clover seed comes from regions of the far North an 1 West — from the States 
along the Canadian line — from the Great Lakes west to the Pacific — including the famous Black Hill 
and North Rocky Mountain districts. This is beautiful, plump, large-berry seed. Highly cleaned — 
not necessarily cleaner than our "Extra" brand. You know the additional value of Alfalfa seed from 
tliese far north sections. The superiority of clover is just as marked. .Seed produced in these 
sections under severe climatic conditions must possess a degree of hardiness and vigor unknown to 
seed from sections further South. 
Clover plants that live through these severe Northern winters — experiencing frequent thawing and 
freezing — spring and fall — have surely had the right kind of a test. Seed produced from such plants 
carries the vigor of its parent plant, and when taken into other sections and seeded there, has proven 
its ability to excel other common clover. "Northwest" brand clover is earlier, surer and hardier. Cus- 
tomers who purchased Northwest brand clover when we first offered it four years ago are now regular 
buyers season after season. They now firmly believe — from their own experience — in the superiority of 
this seed from these rigid northern districts. 
"Safe" brand clover seed is first, what its name implies — "Safe to sow." Safe because of its 
freedom from foul seeds — Safe because of its strong germination. "Safe" Clover is not equal to 
our "Extra" or "Northwest" brands, but matches qualities of the many so-called "best" grades offered 
you. It is superior to the seed sold by the average country dealers. 
"Safe" is offered to meet competition, both in price and quality — as a competitive brand it is 
a success. Many cheaper grades of Clover could be offered, but we regard "Safe" as the cheapest 
grade of dependable quality, that anyone should use. 
VARIETIES OF CLOVERS 
Medium Red Clover, more commonly known as "Little Red Clover" and "June Clover." 
This is the best known grass seed. Along with Timothy, it forms a combination from which nine-tenths of 
our hay is produced. It is the most popular clover and rivals Timothy as the most popular grass. Medium 
Red Clover is easily started on most soils. It is invariably sown in the late Winter or early Spring on 
land that was sown to grain and Timothy during previous Fall. By this method Clovers are started 
without any special preparation of the land. The culture given for the benefit of the grain having pre- 
pared the ground to receive the Clover Seed. 
The ideal time to seed Clover Seed, either Medium, Mammoth, or Alsike, is during late Winter or 
early Spring, upon a day when the soil is honeycombed by frost. Seeded under these conditions the 
first slight thaw will enclose nearly every seed and enable it to start its life of service. When the 
grain crop is harvested the Clover will be well established and at once make rapid growth. Sow 3 to 
6 quarts Medium Red Clover per acre when it is sown where Timothy also has been seeded. If clover 
alone is desired, sow 6 to 8 quarts per acre. 
Failure of Clover on any farm means loss of opportunity to gather nitrogen from air at little 
cost and to cheaply produce great tonnage of hay, rich in protein, which is the flesh and blood build- 
ing element of feeds. Quality of seed is very important to successful establishment of Oovers. 
Our business is to furnish the seed. We offer three brands of Medium Red Clover. See specifi- 
cations above. The cheapest of these is "Safe to Sow." The other two, "Extra" and "Northwest," 
will please you no matter how critical you are as to either price or quality. See Price List. 
Depend on Hoffman's Clover Seed for Good Crops of Clean Hay 
