Gain Extra Bushels with Better Seed 
Hoffman’s 
SEED OATS 
Nitrogen 
Nitrogen produces rapid 
growth and shows its presence 
in the form of dark green stalks 
and leaves. Too much nitrogen 
may delay maturity and in¬ 
creases the danger of lodging, 
particularly in grains. 
“Your Swedish Select 
Oats yielded the best crop I 
have had in twenty years. I 
will sow the same variety 
again this spring .”—Lavem 
York, Corry, Pa. 
“I have tried most all 
kinds of oats and like ‘Swed¬ 
ish Select’ fine. I believe it 
is the surest oats I can sow. 
My yield was very good.”— 
G. Jesse Hitter, Monterey, 
Virginia. 
and clean straw. Heads are of the tree or 
’Sprangle” type, grow long, yield well. 
"SWEDISH SELECT" SEED OATS 
Here is a dependable oats. More bushels 
of it have been sown by Hoffman customers 
than of any other variety. Costs but a 
moderate sum. Is early, grows a stiff straw 
that prevents lodging. Is a branching or 
tree-type variety. A 10-year average yield at 
Wisconsin Experiment Station showed it 
8I/2 bushels per acre ahead of other oats. 
"Swedish Select" grows a good root sys¬ 
tem, and this fact helps it over many a try¬ 
ing weather period, that has often been fatal 
to other oats. "Swedish Select" is grown 
with success in almost every section. Farm¬ 
ers who want a branching variety of a good, 
proven, reliable kind, won’t go wrong in 
picking "Swedish Select"—regardless of 
their acreage. The quality of this seed is 
very nice this year. Bright, heavy, plump, 
and sound. Well cleaned and free from 
weeds. Judging by its many years of con¬ 
tinued success, it is bound to give a good 
account of itself for you. 
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