What Makes a Hoffman 
FUNK G 
HYBRID 
Of the thousands of letters 
received telling of outstanding 
results with Hoffman Funk G 
Hybrids, a sufficient number 
of writers are so enthusiastic 
about certain points that these 
can be fixed as definite G char- 
acteristics. There is the early 
vigorous start and resistance 
to cold, wet springs. The abil- 
ity of the hybrid to withstand 
all drought short of catastro- 
phe. The way the plants con- 
tinue to stand in wind and 
storm. The insect and disease- 
resistance of the Funk G Hy- 
brid. Its easy-to-husk, short- 
shanked ears. The deep ker- 
nels on a thin cob. All of these 
points are mentioned repeat- 
edly in addition to excellent 
yields for husking and silage. 
That the man who plants a 
Funk G Hybrid gets all these 
benefits is no accident. 
TWO VITAL FACTORS 
Just two general factors get 
hybrid results— BREEDING 
AND SELECTION. Hoffman 
Funk G Hybrids are bred first 
to produce. They are given 
great root systems that dig 
deep and wide for moisture. 
They have extra heavy leaf 
systems to manufacture more 
food for the plant. They have 
thick stalks to store this food 
—enough food to build a good 
ear and still have something 
left..to resist the enemies that 
used to destroy the harvest. 
Like a breeder who knows 
blood lines, Funk G breeders 
add other characteristics to 
their hybrid to meet a specific 
set of conditions—such as poor 
soil, dry summers, etc. Thus 
a really great hybrid is a spe- 
cialist—bred to do its best un- 
der one set of conditions. That’s 
where SELECTION comes in. 
Only the man who knows ex- 
actly what the conditions are, 
and which hybrid will do best 
under those conditions, can as- 
sume TOP hybrid _ results. 
That’s the advantage that the 
planter of Funk G Hybrids has. 
HOFFMAN PROVING 
GROUNDS 
Every year since 1936, Hoff- 
man has been operating a non- 
stop Research Experimental 
Program to determine what 
each Funk G Hybrid will do 
under each set of conditions 
RIGHT HERE IN THE EAST. 
BETTER? 
With the FACTS before him, 
the Hoffman man can select 
the RIGHT G Hybrid based on 
ACTUAL PERFORMANCE. 
When a man plants his Funk 
G Hybrid and gets results he 
didn’t dream were possible, it’s 
no surprise. He’s SUPPOSED 
to get such results, the whole 
Hoffman-Funk organization is 
geared to make SURE he gets 
them. 
That—in a few paragraphs— 
is the real reason for the tre- 
mendous growth in use of 
Funk G Hybrids in this area 
during the past decade. 
“THE FUNK G WAS 
THE BEST”... 
Many men who have been 
getting good hybrid results 
have had their eyes open when 
persuaded to make a side-by- 
side planting of Funk G Hy- 
brids. Naturally, a hybrid 
should do better than the old 
open-pollinated corn—but just 
as naturally the man who 
plants a hybrid seeks top hy- 
brid results. The Hoffman 
method of selection offers the 
best insurance for real hybrid 
success, as these men, from 
their own experience, have 
found out: 
George H. Shaw, New Castle 
County, Del.,. reports: oe 
planted G 94 along with three 
other hybrids. The G 94 fodder 
was large and ear well devel- 
oped; I shall order it next 
Genesee County, N. Y., wrote: 
“My neighbor had a test plot 
on gravelly soil—2 rows each 
of Funk G and _ several other 
Des The Funk was the 
est.” 
George E. Grim, Greene 
County, Pa., has made exten- 
sive tests. “In the past 2 years,” 
he writes, “I have tried some. 
16 hybrid corns and your G 
numbers 114 and 12 I like 
best.” 
Elmer E. Probst & Sons, 
Clinton County, Pa., had the 
same report. Commenting on 
its disease resistance in a bad 
corn-borer year, they wrote: 
“Your Funk G did better than 
any hybrid corn we_ ever 
planted.” 
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SEED NOTES 
If you are bothered by birds 
and animals pulling corn, or- 
der some Crow Repellent along 
with your seed. At a cost of 
onlys (alton LUSCcentsepermacten 0 
is cheap insurance against the 
cost of replanting. See price 
list. 
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Demand for Hoffman Qual- 
ity Rye Grass continues to 
be amazing. Experience has 
proved its value for sowing in 
your corn field at last cultiva- 
tion. Here is truly top-quality 
seed—very low cost! Order 
NOW— in plenty of time! 
* * * 
Price list shows that some 
Soy Bean varieties have al- 
ready disappeared a month be- 
fore planting time. However, 
seed of Wilson Black type for 
hay, Lincoln and Manchu for 
beans is still available for 
prompt orders. 
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Last year Hoffman SWEET 
SUDAN was recommended to 
customers who wanted a sum- 
mer pasture crop. Proved en 
successful, this season’s orders 
multiplied over four times. 
Apparently its longer grazing 
season, plus broader, more 
palatable leaves, has what cat- 
tle need to thrive. 
* * * 
In any feed shortage it’s 
good to be ready with buck- 
wheat aS an emergency crop. 
Several years ago it was a 
“life saver’ on many farms 
when a bad spring ruined early 
seedings. Farmers who want 
bees around, for pollination or 
honey, always sow buckwheat. 
It serves the double purpose, 
too, of choking out unwanted 
weeds. 
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Time Out 
Time out to check the corn 
planter before the day arrives 
to plant the fields may save a 
lot of trouble in tending the 
crop and may have consider- 
able effect on yields. The 
planter can be tested either by 
jacking up a wheel and oper- 
ating the machine by hand or 
by actual operation in a place 
where the dropped kernels can 
be seen. 
