* -Jioffman's 
“SHADELAND CLIMAX” OATS 
★ 25 “i threshed my Oats a few 
weeks ago. We have had a 
drought from the time your Shadeland 
Seed Oats were sowed. The Oats were 
the most beautiful anyone had within 
100 miles around my part of the 
country. Everybody asked me where 
did I get my fine Oats. I told them from 
Hoffman Seeds, Landisville, Pa. The 
Oats stood up fine 45-50 inches tall 
and threshed better than 55 bushels 
per acre.” 
W. H. Jostmeier, 
Spencerport, N. Y. 
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★ 26 “I have grown ‘Shadeland 
Climax’ since 1928. They sure 
proved to excel all other varieties in 
this section by 25 bushels to the acre.” 
(Fall, 1934.)' 
H. R. Craig, 
Greenville, Ohio. 
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Here is one of the best makers of good-will among Hoffman Seed 
patrons. Our friends have sown it now for 19 years. It has oft- 
times been first in yield. Is always early. Its grain is heavy—it 
is truly as beautiful a white oats as can be grown. Here’s what 
successful farmers say about this Shadeland Climax: "Shadeland 
Climax Oats were the best oats grown in this section and recognized 
as such by everyone.’’ "Climax Oats are certainly a good kind of 
oats.” "I raised my best-ever crop of oats from Shadeland Cli¬ 
max.” That’s why year after year orders for Shadeland Climax are 
repeated. It is one of the heaviest yielding tree oats. Even on big 
acreages it has shown yields of 93 bushels per acre and on smaller 
acreages it has yielded more than 100 bushels per acre. Year by 
year it makes new friends. It comes from the famous rolling, hilly, 
Shadeland Valley out in Oregon and Washington. The place 
where the big, white, heavy, strong, vigorous seed oats are grown. 
If you want a prize-winning crop of oats, plant Shadeland Climax. 
You will not be disappointed. "Shadeland Climax” is a sprangle 
or tree oats, large in the berry, often showing three grains to a spike- 
let. The hull is thin and the hulled berry is one of the largest and 
finest you ever saw. Ripens early—very early—ahead of the other 
oats produced where it is grown. Has a stiff straw that stands up 
under its burden of grain under the most trying circumstances. 
•fa 27 Parker Kline, Biglerville, Pa., 
in his field of Hoffman’s “Vic¬ 
tory” Oats. 
“SILVERMINE” OATS 
A good old standby. Early, hardy and prolific. Plant "Silver 
Mine.” Mix with Canada Peas and get an early crop of feed. If 
you feed oats in the sheaf (straw included) you will like "Silver 
Mine” because of its soft hull, large grains and clean straw. Heads 
are of the tree or "Sprangle" type, growing long and starting low 
down on the stalk. 
“PEERLESS” OATS 
Here is an Oats for those who want something good at a figure 
only a little above cost of feed oats. Very pleasing reports have 
come from users the past twelve years. 
"Peerless” is a branching or tree oats—not the very earliest, but 
considered as an early sort. Ripens in mid-season. Our stocks 
are well cleaned and sound—free of weeds—strong in germination. 
Treat Your Seed Oats with CERESAN . . . Costs 
Very Little (see page 30) . . . Increases the Crop! 
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