Above: Part of the 5,000 bu. 
apple storage of Bise Bros., 
in Blair County, Pa. . . . 33- 
Year Hoffman customers, 
who said: "We always 
bought Hoffman's Seeds be¬ 
cause we felt they were the 
best from the standpoint of 
purity. They gave us good 
yields and no weeds." 
Do Your Fields 
NEED LIME? 
Alfalfa, clover and pasture cannot be satisfactorily 
produced on sour soils. Soil acidity is the most 
common single cause of the failure of clover and 
alfalfa to thrive and withstand winter-killing. In 
fact, most crops do better on soils properly limed. 
Other crops that fail to thrive on soils which are 
decidedly sour are soy beans, oats, blue grass, wheat, 
and sweet potatoes. Some of the crops that will 
grow on sour soils are tomatoes, corn, buckwheat 
and rye. 
SOUR SOIL 
When there is any doubt as to whether your fields 
need lime, send samples of the soil to your County 
Agent. Be sure the sample is representative. Take soil 
from the surface at several points in each field and thor¬ 
oughly mix and take a sample from this composite mix¬ 
ture. . . . Another way to learn about your soil’s lime 
condition is to use "SOILTEX”—see page 15. 
WHEN LIME SHOULD BE APPLIED 
Lime is usually best applied just before seeding. On pas¬ 
tures, the best time is either Spring or Fall, but it can be 
applied any time of the year. For pastures, even if the 
lime requirements are more than a ton per acre, an appli¬ 
cation of one ton per acre will usually be sufficient. On 
pastures the lime needs to cover only a few inches to get 
to the roots, while in a plowed field the lime gets mixed 
with much more soil and so is spread much thinner. There¬ 
fore, it requires more lime to do the same amount of good. 
★ 
Farm of Ira Rudy, Fredericks¬ 
burg, Pa. He said: "Last year 
I had four cuttings of North¬ 
west Alfalfa from a four-year 
stand —over 5 tons per acre. 
Used Hoffman's Seeds ever 
since I started 12 years ago. 
I always feel safer with them." 
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