CO-OPERATIVE SEED PROTECTION 
‘ -Jloffman’s 
ALFALFA 
SEED 
INOCULATE 
This Seed 
IT PAYS! 
See Page 10 
If all men were honest men, such a plan would never have 
been necessary. But the time came when something had 
to be done. Alfalfa was getting to be more of a national 
crop. Alfalfa seed made in some sections was all right for 
use at some places, yet not at all fit for use elsewhere. 
Finally, Uncle Sam stepped into the picture. The Gov¬ 
ernment asked for the support of alfalfa seed growers, 
dealers and distributors. If there would be real co-opera¬ 
tion, an evil could be corrected, and the public thus pro¬ 
tected. . . . Seven years have passed since the idea was 
begun. And the plan works! 
Hoffman was one of the first to co-operate. It has cost 
this company a few thousand dollars so far. But it’s worth 
it to you—the man who must buy alfalfa seed! You KNOW 
what you’re getting! You take no chances! Government 
officials keep a careful check all along the line. Every pound 
has to be accounted for. The seed you buy here . . . Alfalfa 
as well as Red Clover ... is now known as Government 
VERIFIED ORIGIN SEED. This plan guarantees that 
the seed you sow has come from the source claimed for it. 
This is real seed protection! 
One thing should be added . . . All of the above applies 
to source of seed only. Not to quality of seed. By no 
means is all of the Government VERIFIED ORIGIN SEED 
that is on the market today, seed of strictly highest quality. 
Be on your guard—depend upon the selections of a reliable 
firm for your seed. In other words—sow Hoffman’s Veri¬ 
fied Origin Alfalfa and Red Clover Seed 
—and KNOW that your crop will be off 
to a good start! 
(See cut to left.) “Not a good picture of 
teams, but shows the thickness of growth 
for which we are very thankful.” 
W. F. Barkdoll, 
Mont Alto, Pa. 
"5 y 2 tons alfalfa per acre”'—that’s 
what Mr. Barkdoll got from sowing 
Hoffman’s "Northwest”, Seed. 
“Your alfalfa seed made the most wonder¬ 
ful stand I have ever seen.” 
J. H. Francis, 
Weems, Va. 
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