

HERE’S A REAL COVER CROP FOR YOUR CORN 
FIELD -ORCHARD —- POTATO GROUND- GARDEN 
Rye grass has rightfully earned its 
position as No. 1 cover crop. Its mass 
of valuable top growth, many long 
leaves, plus its wonderful fibrous root 
system, will add organic matter to the 
soil, equivalent to that in many tons 
of manure, Its place in preventing 
soil erosion is recognized more and 
more every day. Great to turn under 
as green manure. Improves soil struc- 
ture. Adds organic matter, making 
soil more absorbent as decomposition 
takes place. Also organic acids are 
formed, which help liberate mineral 
plant food from the soil to help suc- 
ceeding crops. 
Cutting down erosion and saving 
the soil is a vital subject—one which 
will continue to grow in importance. 
How can we conserve and build our 
soil? By providing a ground cover to 
take the impact of raindrops. By in- 
creasing organic matter—improving 
the permeability of the soil, so the 
rain is absorbed, not shed. For this 
job, depend on Hoffman Rye Grass— 
the effective cover... . Now, some 
other uses: 
In corn as a cover crop. About 24 
pounds (1 bushel) per acre sown at 
the last cultivation helps discourage 
weeds. Goes a long way toward stop- 
ping soil-washing, often too severe in 
corn fields. Adds humus for turning 
under. Valuable as extra fall and 
spring pasture, too. Except for almost 
complete absence of moisture, Hoff- 
man Rye Grass provides about the 
surest cover crop. 
No corn field should be without the 
protection of Hoffman Rye Grass. 
With cost so low this year, don’t over- 
look saving your soil and helping the 
succeeding crops. Order enough 
right along with your Funk G seed 
corn. 
Gardeners sow it after early veg- 
etable crops. Many folks disc or har- 
row the soil shallow and broadcast 
20 to 25 pounds per acre. Many also 
practice seeding between the rows of 
late vegetable crops at the last culti- 
vation. Pictured above—Rye Grass 
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from a Frederick, Md., garden—De- 
cember 1, 
Potato growers are real boosters. 
One Pennsylvania potato man discs 
his last year's potato fields in the 
spring, sowing six pecks of oats with 
10 to 12 pounds red clover. The rye 
grass comes on fast in the spring. 
After the oats crop is combined, the 
clover competes with the rye grass 
in the warmer period. Next spring 
clover, rye grass and oat straw make 
considerable organic matter to turn 
down for another potato crop. 
In orchards the place of Hoffman 
Rye Grass is becoming more and 
more established. A New Jersey or- 
chard man uses rye grass and vetch 
to conserve soil and maintain humus. 
Many folks sow in the orchard to gain 
extra pasture in the spring, saving the 
soil at the same time, and then disc 
under for fertilizer to feed tree roots. 
Used with Ladino to freshen up 
old pastures—10 pounds rye grass 
and 2 pounds Ladino per acre. And 
aS a nurse grass in many grass seed 
mixtures. Each year finds new uses 
in mixtures for this versatile crop. 
For stock feeding: Many folks en- 
thusiastic about rye grass as a cover 
crop are only beginning to recognize 
its pasture value in stock feeding. 
After a good growth has been at- 
tained, pasturing will not hurt its 
cover crop value. Makes fine forage 
for pigs and other animals, provided 
supplementary protein is supplied in 
the grain ration. In feeding trials, pigs 
pastured on rye grass gained 1.14 
pounds daily when full fed a 12 per 
cent protein ration (corn 87.5 pounds, 
tankage 6 pounds, soy bean oil meal 
6 pounds and salt .5 pound). 
Hoffman Rye Grass is cleaned and 
re-cleaned, 99 per cent or better pur- 
ity. Strongest growth. Finest on the 
market. Weeds don't make desirable 
cover crops—sowing clean, vigorous 
Hoffman Rye Grass helps crowd them 
out. Cost is low—pays its way many 
times over. For quotations, see price 
list. 
Note, below, the 
heavy set of Hoft- 
man Rye Grass 
in this man’s 
field. A real 
cover for his 
soil’s winter pro- 
tection. 






















