Alfalfa Seed 
Here is fine quality Alfalfa Seed. 
Quantity is not large. Supplies are 
short the country over. Demand has 
been heavy. Early Orders are urged. 
“KANSAS” Alfalfa preferred by many 
Hoffman patrons. Quality is splendid. 
Genuine U. S. Verified Origin seed. 
Has been making good, hardy stands. 
“NORTHWEST” Alfalfa is a great 
favorite. Used for nearly twenty years. 
Has made splendid records. Always 
dependable for heavy growths of thrifty 
alfalfa. Comes from the northwestern 
States. Every bag bears a U. S. Verified 
Origin tag telling just which State or 
States produced it. “Northwest” Seed 
is tested, clean, free of foul weeds. 
Freight Paid offer applies. And you 
make a cash-saving from quoted price, 
depending on quantity you buy. 
“CERTIFIED GRIMM”— This is the 
true Grimm seed—each bag bearing a 
certification tag that assures you of the 
real strain. Produced in the far north. 
Adapted to extremes of weather con¬ 
ditions wherever sown. 
“GRIMM” —U. S. Verified Origin 
Seed. . . This seed has been verified as 
to its source by the Government. Is 
likewise northern-grown seed, very well 
cleaned, tested for sound germination. 
Lower in cost than the certified Grimm 
—yet of good quality. 
Winter Barley 
This crop is now widely used in lower 
Pennsylvania, and through the south. 
Seed here offered was produced here in 
nearby sections—therefore adapted for 
more northern sowing than would be 
seed grown in the southern sections. 
Two strains are offered. 
An average seeding would be two 
bushels or a little more per acre. Bar¬ 
ley should be sown about ten days to 
two weeks earlier than wheat. 
BEARDED BARLEY 
Since grown here in Lancaster 
County, this variety has been making 
many fiieiiJs. It gamed its favor, be¬ 
cause of the extra good yields it has 
made. . . Under most favorable condi¬ 
tions, some folks have threshed out 
yields of more than seventy bushels per 
acre. Quite a large number have aver¬ 
aged well over the fifty bushel mark. 
The feed value of winter barley is 
high, some folks claiming it almost the 
equal of corn. Because it makes so 
much feed per acre, its acreage has 
been steadily increasing. 
BEARDLESS BARLEY 
This strain overcomes the one feature 
that to some growers and feeders is 
objectionable—it does not grow the long 
beards that are produced on the first- 
named variety. Although not quite as 
heavy a yielder in some cases, this 
strain has many friends—in fact is more 
in demand right along. It possesses the 
other desirable qualities of the bearded 
variety. 
Seed Rye 
When you buy rye—either for plow¬ 
ing under or for the grain crop—you 
want seed that is sure to grow... Tested 
•seed—free from foul weeds and other 
matter. . . Plant Hoffman’s Seed Rye 
and be sure of your stand. Get a growth 
of strong vigorous straw. And a de¬ 
pendable crop of grain if you want to 
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Hoffman's Timothy Seed 
Never in history has such an enor¬ 
mous shortage developed in Timothy 
Seed. There was a total seed failure in 
many sections this year. At this writ¬ 
ing, it looks as though folks needing 
timothy seed next spring should buy it 
now—supply looks so short. 
All readers of this circular know full 
well the uses of this popular crop. . . No 
details need be quoted. . . Again, our 
friends who have been sowing Hoffman’s 
“Farmer’s Choice” brand Timothy seed, 
know they have been getting the very 
best seed available. . . Such will they 
again receive. So far as is humanly pos¬ 
sible to have all foreign seeds and weeds 
removed from Timothy seed, our patrons 
can again depend that it will be done. 
Nothing but the best seed available on 
the crop will be offered here, regard¬ 
less of the extreme shortage. 
Drought Greatly Lowers Production of Seeds 
The seed situation is truly serious in many cases. . . Authorities say that 
a normal consumption of timothy seed is something like 2,000 carloads per 
year. . . Present new crop, with the carry-over from last year, is estimated at 
not over 150 cars. 
The clovers—Red, Mammoth and Alsike- likewise the various pasture 
grasses, Blue Grass, Red Top, etc.-—have been seriously shortened. . . Alfalfa 
seed is also way under normal production. Prices will be high. For there 
will surely he sufficient demand to maintain strong seed markets. 
