

Issued in the interests of the thousands of Farm Folks whose good will 
and patronage through all these years are warmly appreciated here at 
Hoffman Seed Headquarters. 


THE CALL FOR 1947 CROPS TO PROVIDE 
MEAT AND MILK REQUIREMENTS CAUSES 
BIG SEED DEMAND 
Whatever any man’s farm can be made to produce this year 
should certainly be grown. There’s a hungry market every- 
where. Take oats . . . maybe a few extra acres of them on 
your farm will help do an essential job .. . right there. Here 
are some helpful seed oat suggestions—based on experience. 
Hoffman “VICTORY” Oats Still 
a Favorite on Many Farms 
Early this month a Mifflin Coun- 
anyway 20 years. ‘Victory’ is 
ty (Pa.) customer (J. R. Runk) 
called here ... and spoke about 
his satisfaction with Hoffman 
Victory Oats. Reported what he 
said was a “perfect stand, heavy 
heads, stood up so well, right to 
harvest.” And added that the 
grain he  threshed from _ it 
weighed 42 pounds per bushel 
. . and its yield was many 
bushels ahead of his other oats. 
Reports of that sort have been 
a good oats—no doubt about it. 
Grows large spreading heads... 
thick, tall straw ... and makes 
more straw than some other 
oats. Grain is heavy. Kernels of 
large size, thin hull .. . beauti- 
ful white seed. 
There is a limited quantity of 
Certified Victory seed still un- 
sold. And some of the uncerti- 
fied. Both of truly high quality. 
Very prompt orders are urged. 
coming here steadily through See price list, page 3. 
Confidence in “VICLAND” Oats 
as an Extra-Producing type 
In 1946, same as through previous years, there were many fine crops 
of Vicland Oats. Some sections, hit by a scourge of root-rot blight, 
suffered heavy oat crop losses, including Vicland fields. This trouble 
was reported as influenced by weather conditions. Authorities urge 
that treating oat seed with Ceresan will help offset such disease 
trouble should it strike again. 
No question but that Vicland was bred as a variety resistant to 
many types of disease—and has proven its ability in that respect. 
And the yield record of Vic- 
land through many years has 

. one Ohio 

WEALTH OF GRASS MIXTURES 
available today for all Hay, Pasture 
and Silage Purposes 
Contrasted to his father’s expe- 
/ this year. This useful clover is 
rience, today’s farmer has a the “yeast” (sown at only a 
wealth of grass combinations pound to the acre) for many an 
Your “trial bag” of 
“CLINTON” Oats 
Have you ordered it? 
Too bad there isn’t more of 
this fine variety for every- 
body. (It was good luck to 
get even this very small sup- 
ply.) Reports from all sources 
are very encouraging. We 
secured this small quantity 
specially so our friends could 
plant 25 pounds alongside 
their other oats to watch its 
performance, test its value. 
If you want a bag, don’t 
wait, order it NOW, along 
with your other seeds .. . 
25-pound bag, $5.50. 

been outstanding . 
patron just two weeks ago re- 
ported a_ better-than-90-bushel- 
per-acre turnout this year. 
Gains of 10 to 15 bushels over 
other oats have often been re- 
ported. That’s why so many 
folks, knowing of its inherent 
cropping ability, retain their 
confidence in Vicland Oats... 
why Hoffman sales are again 
running ahead on Vicland, over 
other types. All Hoffman Vic- 
land seed, the certified and un- 
certified Vicland, has been 
treated with Ceresan before you 
get it. 
Supply is not large—maybe 
not large enough. But will take 
care of several more calls, pro- 
vided they come quickly. Order 
at once! 
available to meet both the pur- 
pose intended and the land 
available. 
After a lapse of several years, 
for instance, during which 
enough right seed was not avail- 
able, Hoffman Northwest Al- 
falfa is back on the market. Old- 
timers remember the long stands 
and heavy cuttings from this 
Hoffman seed. Some of. today’s 
growers are mixing with this 
Hoffman Northwest a quantity 
of Brome Grass (of the right 
type), which helps particularly 
for hay or pasture during the 
summer heat and in long dry 
spells. 
CLOVERS ADD VERSATILITY 
Good Ladino seed is available 
excellent recipe for high-produc- 
tion pasture hay and silage (see 
page 8 of 1947 Catalog). Ladino 
is good also in combination with 
other grasses such as orchard 
to lengthen the life of old stands. 
And the poultry man _ finds 
Ladino the answer to a prayer 
for more proteins and vitamins 
on the range. 
Good quality Red Clover seed 
and Alsike this year add further 
to versatility. And figures are 
available to prove that Red— 
even at today’s prices for good 
clean seed of high germination 
—is relatively no more costly 
than years ago. 
Rye Grass—once considered 
useful only as a cover crop—is 
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