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Scattered over the East, in the entire area in which Hoff- 
man Funk G Hybrids are used, is a series of Hoffman 
Proving. Ground corn plots. They duplicate every condi- 
tion faced by the farmers in this area. Every year scores 
of single-crosses and hybrids are grown in these plots, 
under scientific control. While these corns are grown and 
cultivated according to local customs in each region, every 
phase of each hybrid’s life is recorded, and results meas- 
ured to definite standards. This extensive Prov- 
ing System has been in continuous operation 
every year since 1936. 



















WHAT THESE PROVING GROUNDS 
MEAN TO THE CORN GROWER 
Why does Hoffman invest thousands of dol- 
lars in such a program? There’s just one reason 
—SELECTION. These Research plots mean that 
EVERY man who plants a Hoffman Funk G 
Hybrid will get ALL the benefits hybrids have 
to offer him. By this means, Hoffman corn men 
know exactly what each G number will do 
under any set of conditions—in different types 
of soil, in different locations and elevations, in 
wet weather and dry. When you tell them your 
conditions, these men don't have to guess. They 
KNOW which G number will do best for you. 
Is there a G number bred to meet your condi- 
tions? Yes—and here again the money spent in 
this Research program has put thousands of 


(Above) Workers harvest a test 
plot. Yields from each variety 
are kept in separate piles for 
careful analysis of ear charac- 
teristics and other factors im- 
portant to corn growers. 
(Right) Les Hug, head of Hoff- 
man Corn Research program, 
traces performance of Funk G 
varieties through a number of 
years to select the best G num- 
ber for a customer. 
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