What Is CERTIFIED SEED? 
Highly trained men of the State Department thoroughly in¬ 
spect the growing fields. There is no “monkey-business” in this 
kind of certifying. Either the grower’s field is good enough, or 
it isn’t. And that’s the end of it. If the crop is satisfactory in 
every way, the state authorities permit the use of their special 
tag on every bag. This means it must be pure as to strain or 
variety —^ up to a very high standard. It must be free from the 
common stinking smut. It dare not be contaminated with weeds. 
It must show a good high degree of cleanness after cleaned, and 
must show satisfactory percentage of germination. 
This is the very highest degree of seed protection you can get! 
And Hoffman offers it to you at almost no extra cost! 
TREATED SEED - What's That? 
It’s an extra precaution to help you gain better crop results. 
Costly here — but mighty valuable to you. The dust applied 
(Ceresan), kills many disease germs that might attack the grow¬ 
ing crop. Highly effective against stinking smut. Please under¬ 
stand — these crops did not show this smut trouble — it was not 
necessary to treat them for such a reason. But Hoffman is offer¬ 
ing you a quality of seed unsurpassed by any other. It is truly 
top-notch in every way, and no trouble or expense is spared to 
have this year’s Hoffman Seed back up the statement. 
