Co-operative Buying 
of Quality Seeds 
Webster’s dictionary says that the 
word “co-operate” means “to work 
together.” . . . That’s just exactly 
what we suggest to you—that you 
and your neighbors work together on 
this seed-buying program this year. 
Your order—large or small—plus 
the orders of your neighbors and 
friends, when pooled together, sim¬ 
ply earn bigger savings for all of 
you! 
Be free to make full use of this 
plan—see pages 16 and 17. There 
are no strings to it. Simple .. . clean- 
cut . . . fair . . . and certainly to your 
advantage!! 
This Crop Helps to Make 
LOW-COST MILK 
. .. a Good, Rich Green Feed 
CANADA PEAS 
(Usually planted with Oats) 
If there comes a time this summer when your pasture runs 
low—then here is a crop that will help you keep up milk produc¬ 
tion. Hoffman’s Canada Peas will make a good heavy growth 
of nourishing green feed. Most folks prefer to sow it along with 
oats. It also makes a wonderful emergency hay crop. 
Build up the soil on your farm by planting Canada Peas. 
Next to the clovers, it is one of the finest soil-building legume 
crops, because it gathers nitrogen freely and leaves a heavy 
deposit of it in the soil. That is why large dairymen and big 
stock feeders year after year write in to us and say “Send us 
Canada Peas.” Plant Canada Peas early in the spring for hay, 
soiling or pasture. 
One of the Best Early Green Feeds 
You can plant Canada Peas just as soon as the frost is out of the 
ground. They are speedy growers. Most folks plant Canada Peas 
with Early Oats. Plant them together just as early as possible— 
114 bushels of Canada Peas and iy± bushels of Oats per acre. 
Peas should be drilled 3 to 3)/2 inches deep. Plant oats 1% to 2 
inches deep. Deeper planting protects peas through dry spring 
weather. Plant peas 2 1 / 4 bushels per acre when planting peas alone. 
Peas when planted alone stand erect for a time, after which 
they fall and complete their growth on the ground. Plant peas 
with oats. The oats support the vines, making the crop more 
palatable, more accessible. 
Plant Canada Peas for hog pasture—also for sheep and cattle. 
Many farmers let the peas grow tall, then mow and feed it green 
or make into hay. Cut peas when oats are comparatively green. 
A new growth will appear after this cutting. 
When planting Canada Peas for hog pastures use a bushel of 
peas and a bushel of oats, 3 or 4 pounds of Rape Seed and 7 to 10 
pounds of Sweet Clover per acre. Plant early in the spring so that 
pigs can start on it when a growth of 9 to 10 inches has appeared. 
Spring Rye 
Plant Hoffman’s Spring Rye with other grains for Spring pastures 
and for soiling. It makes a good crop and also produces plenty 
of grain. Plant Spring Rye early—when you plant your Oats. 
Be sure to get Hoffman’s Spring Rye, because it is especially 
hardy and comes from the far northern states. Spring Rye is not 
quite as plump in the grain as Winter Rye nor does it grow as 
high. It is, however, a very satisfactory crop for Spring planting. 
Speltz or Emmer 
Hardy grain crop for feeding to cattle, horses and hogs. Mix it 
with bran shorts. You can plant Speltz on any kind of soil and 
regardless of climate. It resists drought, ripens earlier, will not 
rust or smut. Thrives on poor, stony ground. Sow 2 bushels to 
the acre—handle like Oats. 
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