A. H. Hoffman, Inc., Seedsmen, Landisville, Lancaster Co., Pa. 3 
Inoculate thi« 
Seed with 
FARMOGERM. 
Sweet Clover. The most popular variety of this valualjle Legume plant is the Biennial White 
Blossom (Melilotus Alba.) This plant lives two years, then dies. Planted either Spring or Fall of one 
year it will live until Fall of the following year, when the plant will die. If left go to seed, Sweet 
Clover will reseed itself and last on the same ground tor years. 
The value of Sweet Clover is for hay, pasture, soil improvement, and to inoculate soils for future 
Alfalfa crops. 
Sweet Clover sown in the Spring will make a fine growth of hay in the Fall of the same year. 
The growth may be from two to four feet tall. The next Spring, growth is rapid and may be used for 
either hay or pasture. Two crops of hay may be made and then another crop will follow in the late 
Fall. This last crop will go to seed. This cutting will also make hay but it will be of a coarse nature 
and not nearly as palatable as the crops that are made earlier in the season before the Clover blooms. 
Sweet Clover seeded during the late summer will not make a crop of hay the first season but it 
will furnish fine pasture and in the following season will yield either hay or pasture in abundance, the 
Clover growing five to eight feet tall. 
Cattle soon become accustomed to Sweet Clover pasture and prefer it' to almost any other grass. 
It is a splendid practice to sow Sweet Clover in corn fields at last cultivation. If good seed is 
used and put into the soil under favorable conditions a fine growth of Sweet Clover will result, fur- 
nishing pasture for late Fall, a Winter covering, and pasture again in the early 
Spring. Sweet Clover will do well in almost any kind of soil. About twenty 
pounds per acre should be seeded either in the Spring or in the Fall. The seed 
should be covered. If the soil has not grown Sweet Clover heretofore the seed 
should be inoculated. The best form of inoculation is " Farmogerm." There is nothing better to bring 
a worn-out field into farmable condition at little labor and expense than Biennial White Blossom 
Melilotus. It is worthy of any good farmer's attention for this purpose. Our stocks of Sweet Clover 
have been scarified. This is essentai. This process greatly aids germination. Cost of scarifying is 
figured in our quotation. See Price List. 
White Clover. Known also as " Dutch " Clover. Has a low creepy growth. Constantly re- 
news itself— its stems coming in contact with the earth and thus forming new plants. Very valuable 
for permanent pasture, lawns. 
Its blossoms furnish abund- 
ant nectar for bees. See 
Price List. 
Crimson Clover is 
used largely for a cover crop 
and for plowing under for 
soil improvement. It should 
find more general use for 
these purposes. It will make 
good hay, but it ripens in 
May when good haying 
weather is not usually at 
hand. Crimson Clover is not 
a perennial — will last only 
one year. It should not be 
seeded until July 1st, when 
it may be sown where early 
potatoes have been harvest- 
ed, or in corn fields at last 
Inoculate this 
Seed with 
FARMOGERM. 
Hubam Clover 
Such Results Show that it Pays to Sow Good Seed 
cultivation. It will often furnish pasture over Winter and during 
early Spring. For a cover crop Crimson clover will make an abundant 
growth, ready tojurn under May 10th to 25th — in time to turn under 
for most any Spring crop. By sowing Crimson 
in corn or after an early Spring crop, you can 
add an immense amount of humus and nitrogen 
to your soil without missing a money crop. 
Crimson must be sown, however, with some care. When you sow in 
corn field you should first sow the seed, then cultivate so as to cover 
it. If you follow potatoes or grain crops, disc the land and harrow in 
the Crimson Seed. In an open field, rolling is advisable after seed is 
sown. Sow about one bushel to four acres. You will get a better 
stand and gather more nitrogen if you inoculate your seed with Farm- 
ogerm, fully described, page 4. See Price List. 
" Hubam "—the new Sweet Clover. Hubam is the new 
annual sweet clover developed in Iowa in 1916-17. It has come into 
quick and popular favor. Hubam is a very vigorous, rapid growing 
plant. This picture shows a growth of three months — seed planted 
April 20, 1921 — photo taken July 20th. Of course, no one wants an 
8-10 ft. clover for hay, but this picture is published to show how 
rapidly the plant develops. It suggests what the plant may do as a 
green manure crop. When seeded thickly for hay or pasture, the 
growth will not exceed to 5 ft. In many parts of the country two 
