35 Years ’ Experience 
—Your Protection 
You may approach your seed-buying 
problems with confidence when you 
order from this catalog. . . . Each 
year since 1899 there have been in¬ 
creasing numbers of satisfied users 
of Hoffman’s Quality Seeds. 
Just think for a moment, please. 
. . . Would we dare take any chance 
to betray the confidence those years 
have built? Indeed, NO! 
Rely on Hoffman’s Seeds for your 
farm this Spring. They will please 
you and pay you !! 
SUDAN GRASS 
“4 Acres Sudan Pasture 
Carried 20 Cows for 4 
Weeks" 
says Walter Townsend, Cochranville, Pa. 
And the interesting part of Mr. Townsend’s report was that he can 
depend on just about that same kind of pasture year after year . . . 
even during the hottest part of the summer. 
Mr. Townsend sows much heavier than other folks do—1% 
bushels of seed per acre. Credits his success to heavy seeding. He 
sows Winter Rye in the fall, pastures it in the spring, until late 
April—then sows his Sudan seed on that ground, and has been 
having continuous pasture until frost. 
Sudan grows quickly. First crop is often ready to cut in 50 to 
70 days after planting. Second crop sometimes inside the next 
45 to 50 days. The plant stools remarkably. Its hay is equal to 
Timothy hay—analysis shows 9.13 per cent protein. Stems are 
not extra heavy even though plant grows tall. For hay, cut the 
Sudan when in bloom or a little earlier—about the time the heads 
appear. 
Sudan is an annual—re-seeded each year. When other grasses 
wither because of dry weather, Sudan keeps supplying good rich 
pasture. 
Don’t sow Sudan until the soil is warm—corn-planting time or 
a little later. Seed can be drilled or broadcast—cover a half inch. 
Broadcast 18 to 24 pounds per acre. Sudan is often sown with 
Soy Beans or Cow Peas, making a fine combination. Sudan is a 
quick, sure, heavy producer of hay, pasture or ensilage. 
Spring Vetch 
Also called Common or Oregon Vetch. Not hardy like Winter 
Vetch. Sow early in spring with Oats, Rye or Barley. Costs but 
little. 
Winter Vetch 
One of the best friends of the farmer. Good for hay, pasture 
and soil improvement. One of the best leguminous winter cover 
and green manuring crops. Very hardy. Will survive the severest 
winters. Winter Vetch drops its seed, renews itself for years. Ex¬ 
periment Stations say that one acre of Vetch is the equivalent of 
from $16 to $48 in commercial fertilizer. Sow Vetch either by 
itself or with Wheat or Rye. Winter Vetch will grow on any soil 
and build it up at the same time. For maximum value from the 
crop, treat the seed with Hoffman’s Inoculant. Costs little—means 
much! 
Cow Horn Turnips 
Plant Cow Horn Turnips and improve your soil. Can be planted 
with corn. Tops are eagerly eaten by sheep and poultry. Roots 
deeply and brings up fertilizer nearer the top. 
Hog Pasture Mixture (Annual) 
Want a quick growth of pasture for hogs? Then do as hundreds 
of other hog raisers are doing. Plant Hoffman’s Hog Pasture Mix¬ 
ture. Fattens hogs without the use of grain. Makes good pasture 
for cattle. Will grow again after being pastured off. A grain mix¬ 
ture of spring grains, grasses, vetches, field peas, forage, plants, 
etc. Fine for alternate pasture plots. Sow 70 pounds to the acre, 
one or two inches deep. 
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