

DID YOU 
KNOW THESE 
FACTS ABOUT 
HOFFMAN ? 
Hoffman’s was the first 
strictly farm seed business 
in Pennsylvania. 
Our new seed-corn drying 
installation is one of the 
most modern in the coun- 
try. 
® 
Hoffman established the 
Bag-Free, Freight - Paid 
price system which has 
saved farmers thousands of 
dollars. 
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Among the seeds which 
Hoffman was first to intro- 
duce to Eastern farmers 
are Funk’s “G” Hybrid 
Corn, “Northwest” Alfalfa, 
“Leap’s Prolific’? Wheat, 
“Lancaster County Sure 
Crop” Corn. 
Hoffman’s have been con- 
ducting extensive tests on 
Beetle - Resistant Hybrid 
Corn. You may read about 
this research program on 
page 31. 
Hoffman’s is the only seed 
firm to conduct such ex- 
tensive tests on Hybrid 
Corn over a wide area in 
the East for the past five 
years. 
Here at Hoffman’s we con- 
stantly conduct germina- 
tion tests, operate our own 
seed cleaners, to make sure 
you get full value in seeds. 
SWEDISH SELECT TYPE OATS 
Judging by the years of popularity behind this oats, we might 
call it one of the most popular varieties with our customers. 
Not hard to understand, either. It’s dependable. It’s early. 
It grows a stiff straw that prevents lodging. And it grows a 
good root system, one fact which alone helps pull it through 
many tough weather periods which devastate other oats. Swed- 
ish Select Type is grown successfully in almost every section. 
It’s a branching, or tree-type, oats. Produces well, too. Walter 
Bewley, Embreeville, Pa., reports: “Sowed 1014 bushels your 
Swedish Select Oats on 6 acres. Harvested 420 bushels nice 
oats, by measure. It would be still more bushels by weight.” 
Our seed is clean and plump. You can’t go wrong on this oats. 

CANADA PEAS for EARLY GREEN FEED 
A fine early green feed and rich hay. Canada Peas make 
splendid pasturage for cattle, sheep and hogs. Palatable, stock 
take to it so eagerly you must feed gradually at first to prevent 
bloating. Very nutritious, high in protein content. Plant it 
very early in the spring. You'll find growth is rapid, giving 
- you a green feed almost before others are fairly started. Canada 
Peas make a good partnership with oats, much favored by many 
farmers. The combination is even more palatable than the peas 
alone, and the oats help support the vines. When combining 
the two, use 11/4 bushels of each per acre. First drill the peas 
3 to 314 inches deep. Then drill oats 114 to 2 inches deep. 
Let grow about one foot high before pasturing. If you want to 
avoid trampling by stock, you can mow Canada Peas and feed 
it green or made into hay. Cut when oats are fairly green and 
peas have begun to form pods. A new growth will then appear 
to give you a later crop of feed or pasture. For hog raising, 
see page 49. 
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