Seed Oats Demand 
Heaviest in Years 
“Shadeland Victory” leading by wide margin in 
number of bushels being bought 
It is very evident that Hoffman customers appreciate the extra quality 
seed oats offered them this year. . . . The famous Shadeljmd varieties and 
the old reliable stand-by ‘ ‘ Swedish Select. ’ ’ 
Sales are very heavy . . . sup 
plies will not likely last through the 
season . . . hence this urge that 
orders be mailed in quickly. ‘ ‘ Shade- 
land Victory” is leading in sales. 
No wonder . . . beautiful white 
grains—heavy and sound. And an 
oats that will make pleasing crops 
for its users. (i Swedish Select” is 
another reliable oats that has been 
making profitable crops to hosts of 
eastern farmers for years. 
Please remember that the Hoffman 
Co-operative buying plan saves you 
money—on seed oats as well as any 
other kind of seed. . . . Order to¬ 
gether—with your friends and neigh¬ 
bors—and save more money! Be¬ 
cause each time you increase your 
year’s total (see last page) a higher 
rate of saving applies to the whole 
business. 
Sales of Ceresan (the new 
treatment for Oats and Barley) 
are heavier than ever. . . . See 
catalog for details. 
EXTRA HARDY ALFALFA 
SEED PRODUCED IN 
MONTAN A-UTAH-IDAHO 
For the past sixteen years or more, 
many leading alfalfa growers of the 
East have been demanding hardy 
strains of alfalfa leed. And as is 
always the case—a good article al¬ 
ways has imitators. Hoffman’s North¬ 
west brand of alfalfa seed has made 
wonderful records. . . . This year 
many kinds of alfalfa seed are 
offered for sale as, Northwest seed 
by certain firms, an| . 
Every good thing seems to have 
its imitators. Abott sixteen years 
ago, Hoffman began selling North¬ 
west brand Alfalfa heed. Today you 
can buy so-called Northwest seed 
April 3, 1934 
most anywhere. But if you knew 
all the facts! Then could you more 
easily understand some things per¬ 
haps not clear to you right now. The 
matter of alfalfa seed prices es¬ 
pecially. 
Today you buy from Hoffman the 
very choicest quality—in fact, the 
very cream of the crop—Montana— 
Utah—Idaho seed . . . seed verified 
by the Government as to its source 
. . . seed that you can be sure of . . . 
the truly hardiest alfalfa seed to be 
had. And when you figure your 
per cent of saving under the Hoffman 
co-operative buying plan, it has 
really cost you but little if any 
more than what ordinary alfalfa 
seed would cost you. . . . Buy Hoff¬ 
man’s Seed and be sure you have 
started right for successful stands of 
alfalfa. 
Saved $26- M 
That’s what one man in lower 
New York State saved on his 
spring seed order mailed here the 
other day. . . . Isn’t that worth 
while? 
LATE SPRING PRESENTS 
UNUSUAL SEED SITUATION 
Supplies of seed are not large . . . 
most all kinds of clovers, alfalfa, 
timothy and grasses are less than 
normal supply. If spring had set in 
early, you would most likely have 
had to pay considerably more money 
for many of these seeds because 
early rush demands for seed bring 
higher markets. You have been for¬ 
tunate in this matter, as things went. 
Today you will pay no more from 
Hoffman than in January . . . and 
you get the very choicest quality 
seed. . . . Order it today. 
