Hoffman's 
Clean, Tested, Dependable Seeds 
FORAGE CROPS 
ORANGE SORGHUM (CANE) 
(See photo to left) 
More eastern dairymen should use this crop. It 
is a fine helper on better milk production. The 
growth is on the order of corn, and rapid. May 
be pastured by all stock. Feed gradually at first 
to prevent bloating. Valuable soiling crop. 
Orange Sorghum may be cut and dried, and 
fed to all farm live stock. Does well all over the 
east and south. Never pasture after plants are 
frosted, as a bad poison then develops. 
KAFFIR CORN 
Grows five to seven feet tall. Bears numerous 
wide leaves. Stalk is brittle and juicy. Makes ex¬ 
cellent fodder. Produces heavy crop of seed, use¬ 
ful for poultry feed. For grain sow in rows three 
feet apart, four to seven pounds per acre. For 
fodder sow a bushel per acre, broadcast or in 
drills. Plant late May to July. 
WINTER VETCH 
A fine cover crop. Winter or Hairy Vetch may 
be seeded from July to October. Very hardy— 
lives through the winter. Gathers much nitrogen 
at its roots. Valuable for hay, pasture, green feed, 
and for plowing under for soil improvement. For 
best results is seeded with rye or wheat. Sow 30 
to 60 pounds per acre. Seed should be covered 
about H/2 inches. Soil should be well prepared. 
Seed inoculated. 
Vetch should be cut for hay when the pods are 
about half formed. For green feed, cut when in 
full bloom. Often used as cover crop in orchards. 
SPRING VETCH 
Often called Common or Oregon Vetch. Not a 
winter-hardy plant, like the Hairy Vetch. But 
makes a good growth when sown in the spring 
of the year. Often sown with spring grains—oats, 
rye, or barley. Cost is low. 50 lbs. per bushel. 
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