
A sturdy erect stand of Victory Oats that resisted wind and weather 
to come through with EXTRA BUSHELS. Many Hoffman custom- 
ers swear by Victory. It produces big yields for them. 
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other nearby fields weren't producing what it cost to thresh. 
This is good seed, it is clean, it is dependable, it comes from 
known sources. And the price, for good seed of such a 
productive variety, is remarkably reasonable in these days 
of high costs. 
SWEDISH SELECT TYPE—Variety Unknown 
Government regulations require the adding of those last 
two words. Because there is no official verification that this is 
Swedish Oats. We quote it this way willingly, because it 
is your protection and our protection against unscrupulous 
dealers. However, in this particular case we know the source 
of this seed oats very well and consider it thoroughly re- 
liable. Thus we have no hesitancy in recommending this 
seed to you if you like Swedish Select type. This oats is 
grown on a strong root system which has brought it through 
to a good crop in many bad years. It is a branching or tree 
type oats, growing a stiff straw that prevents lodging. 
It matures early, which enables it to miss those storms 
which often come at the tail end of the season. Reports 
from every section of our territory show that this oats doesn't 
need a favorable climate to get results. Since this seed has 
our own recommendation only, we are confining our supply 
to the one source which we know and consider reliable. 
Therefore the supply is limited. Order early if you want 
this specific variety. 
‘‘ECLIPSE’’ OATS (CERTIFIED) 
If you like “horse-mane” or “side-type” Oats, here is the 
leader of them all. It grows vigorously, matures early with 
large heads that fill out evenly, straw is stiff and long. Our 
seed is thoroughly cleaned, of sound germination and free 
from any great admixture of other Oats. We have many let- 
ters from customers telling what a heavy yielder ‘Eclipse’ 
Oats has been for them. It has produced beyond 90 bushels 
to the acre. Truly a very worthy Oats. Don't delay ordering. 
Eclipse always sell out! 
Proper Application of 
Lime on a Seed Bed 

It is best to lime when the soil is dry. Ex- 
periments have shown that lime on one-half 
of one field, that was worked in thoroughly 
before a rain, was much more effective than 
in the balance of the field after a rain. It 
seems that lime does not work down into the 
soil as soon as was once thought it would. It 
takes a lot less lime to neutralize the soil 
properly when the lime is worked down thor- 
oughly than if the lime is left too near the 
top. It takes lime applied on top several 
years to work down to plow depth. 
Breeding Dairy Cows by Artificial 
Methods 
Today, special mechanical equipment has 
been developed to handle the germ or seed 
of the bull. Same is carefully preserved un- 
der extreme cold laboratory conditions, and 
may be sent to nearby or distant points, and 
carefully introduced into the female by other 
special equipment. 
The use of valuable herd sires is thus in- 
creased and extended. Good sires can be 
used anywhere, and on herds where poor 
ones had been. Large sires on small young 
females is made possible. . . . The practice 
is gaining rapidly. 
About 100 herds, over 1,300 cows, belong 
to the Union County (Pa.) Artificial In- 
semination Association. Five Holstein and 
two Guernsey sires are centrally located, 
where are bull pens, exercise lots, safety 
breeding racks, and a laboratory. A veter- 
inarian has been hired, also a man to look 
after the bulls. . . . There are 78 Holstein 
herds with 1,008 cows and heifers of breed- 
ing age—39 Guernsey herds with 295 cows. 
Regular hours for feeding and milking 
will help to prevent a herd from going 
into a production tailspin. 
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Soy Bean Hay 
Where more legume hay is needed than can 
be supplied by clover or alfalfa in the regu- 
lar rotation, or where an emergency hay crop 
is needed, soy beans are the best substitute. 
The hay contains 14 to 16 per cent of crude 
protein, compared to about 15 per cent in 
alfalfa and 12.8 per cent in clover hay. Feed- 
ing experiments confirm the fact that soy 
bean hay is fully equal to alfalfa for dairy 
cattle. Sheep relish soy bean hay and thrive 
on it. On average soils 1% to 2% tons of hay 
an acre may be expected, depending on the 
season and the fertility of the soil. 
Using Poultry Manure 
to Best Advantage? 

Poultry manure is high in available nitrogen. 
A light application in the early spring to 
good pasture sods will produce much profit- 
able growth. Results would be much more 
lasting if supplemented with 400 pounds of 
superphosphate per acre. Furthermore, lime 
should be applied to the same pasture at least 
once every 5 or 7 years. 
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