Member Agricultural Publishers' Association. 
Audit Bureau of Circulations 
Volume 111, No. 10 
Established 187? 
HAY INSURANCE 
A LFALFA has made more new friends 
and confirmed more old ones this year 
than in any other year of its history in this 
country. For it kept on growing when other 
crops quit growing. It made hay while they 
made nothing. Can we afford to neglect to 
provide such assurance for future years? 
—From The Pennsylvania Farmer. 
“NORTHWEST” ALFALFA 
(U. S. Government Verified Origin Seed) 
When man after man keeps telling you the same thing—there 
must be truth in it. . . . And that's just what is going on here. Be¬ 
sides the men whose names and reports are printed on these pages, 
there are a great many others who have been reporting similar suc¬ 
cess with their use of Hoffman’s Northwest Alfalfa seed. 
First, "Northwest” seed comes from the sections that produce 
the hardiest, most prolific alfalfas—mostly from Idaho, Montana 
and the northern Rocky Mountain States. It is the surest to catch, 
most vigorous, hardiest alfalfa seed to be had—is able to endure as 
severe conditions as can be expected of any alfalfa. . . . Then—you 
get specially cleaned seed . . . tested . . . free from noxious weeds 
. . . and also tested for sound growth. . . . Furthermore-—a tag 
comes on each bag you get, showing the State where the seed was 
grown. There can be no deception—you can know absolutely! 
Certainly there is lower-priced seed . . . lots of it! But there 
isn’t better seed than Hoffman’s "Northwest" Alfalfa. And really 
this splendid Hoffman seed costs you so little, if any, more than 
other seed you might buy—that it figures at most, only a few extra 
cents per acre to buy it. . . . And when the crop comes along, your 
investment will be returned to you many times over. . . . That's just 
exactly what so many other people have found—why not you? Sow 
Hoffman’s "Northwest" Alfalfa this year—you will be well repaid. 
18 U We cut our Alfalfa yesterday 
and it was one of the best 
fields in the neighborhood. We planted 
last spring the last week in April and 
despite the dry weather it made a 
good growth, and we harvested a good 
crop of hay. Your seeds always give 
satisfaction.” 
Alfred Hallowed, 
Kennett Square, Pa. 
★ 19 “The Alfalfa seed bought from 
you in 1931 is carrying on 
fine, and I can suggest to every farmer 
to use ‘Hoffman’s Northwest’ as well as 
‘Hoffman’s Kansas’ as I have had from 
both the best of results.” 
Bruno Mack, 
Rose Hill Farms, 
Earleville, Md. 
The Source of 
Hoffman’s Alfalfa Seed 
Is Verified by the 
U. S. Government 
You Take no Chance with It! 
★ 20 “12 acres Alfalfa—65 tons. 
Three cuttings.” 
Edgar J. Hinkle, 
Annville, Pa. 
Above is shown Mr. Hinkle’s team in his Hoffman "Northwest Alfalfa Field”—second cutting 1934. Mr. Hinkle be¬ 
lieves in Quality Seed. He certainly has something to show for it—in the team—and in the hay crop he is making. 
