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PLAIN FACTS and 
COMMON SENSE 
Don’t you expect your seed house to know 
all the facts about its seeds? Of course you 
do! Hoffman has tried earnestly, for 40 
years, to look ahead! Keep in touch with 
breeders. Prove out new strains rather than 
have customers risk them. 
What about the storekeeper who sells 
thousands of items—handling seeds as a 
sideline a few weeks each year? Can he 
afford the necessary time, or has he the 
proper connections to learn the vital facts 
about his seeds? Can you afford to plant 
any seed except it be time tested, known to 
be suitable? 
Aren’t these sensible reasons for Hoffman 
to ask for your seed patronage? A firm 
that has to stand or fall on its seed business 
alone! A firm protecting its 40-year record 
for Dependable Seeds. . . . Let’s do business 
together this year, and through the years 
to come! 
These magnifiers — germinating 
devices — sensitive balances — 
moisture testers—dozens of ex¬ 
pensive pieces of testing equip¬ 
ment . . . each plays an impor¬ 
tant part in the Hoffman policy 
of Dependable Seeds for You. 
SOME 
HOFFMAN 
"FIRSTS" 
First strictly Farm-Seed 
business in Pennsylvania. 
Conducted only 3-year 
extensive Hybrid Com 
tests in the east. 
Pioneer of Seed Wheat 
in eastern winter-wheat 
sections. 
First to market the 
now famous “Lancaster 
County Sure Crop " Com. 
Introduced the heavy- 
yielding " Leap's Prolific f* 
wheat. 
Among first to install 
several special cleaning 
and testing machines. 
First to quote Bag-Free, 
I Freight-Paid seed prices. 
Installed first modem 
Seed Com Drying Plant 
in the east. 
Among earliest to offer 
Verified - Origin Clover 
and Alfalfa. 
Ihtroduced hardy 
" Northwest** brand Al¬ 
falfa to eastern growers. 
Brought the heavy- 
yielding "Shadeland" 
strains of Oats from the 
west to the profit of east¬ 
ern farmers. 
First to otter C.O.D. 
seed shipments by freight. 
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