KANSAS ALFALFA 
(U. S. Verified Origin) 
Excellent seed from selected Kansas 
stands. Today this seed has more 
friends here in the East than ever be- 
fore. Hoffman patrons know, from 
years of actual use on their farms, 
that they get adapted seed in this 
Hoffman Kansas alfalfa. This is well 
borne out by its increasing use from 
year to year. 
Is known for its early vigor and 
heavy production . . . finding wide 
use in rotations requiring two or 
three-year stands. The husky plants 
that produce it have to take extremes 
of weather conditions . . . subjected 
to many freezes and thaws, condi- 
tions that would kill off weaklings of 
a less hardy nature. 
This Hoffman Kansas seed has 
been cleaned right; is tested for vig- 
orous germination. Every bag bears 
the U. S. Verified Origin tags... 
will serve you well. 
“\GRIMM-TYPE’’ ALFALFA 
(U. S. Verified Origin) 
Classed among the leaders in hardy 
alfalfa . . . a consistent producer of 
good crops. Tough; able to withstand 
wide weather extremes, especially in 
the North and at high altitudes. 
Crowns seem to set low, and roots 
often branch out to afford much pro- 
tection . . . seems to pull through 
many winters that are hard on other 
alfalfas. 
For “Grimm” users here is strictly 
top quality, high-producing seed. 
STATE CERTIFIED GRIMM 
Demands a premium with its assured 
genuineness as to variety. Sealed at 
the thresher; checked and resealed 
at every cleaning operation . .. every 
bushel is under the strict supervision 
of its State Dept. from field to you. 
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Alfalfa Essentials 
Essentials for alfalfa success: well- 
drained, good soil, well fertilized; plenty 
of lime worked in well; a fine, compact, 
weed-free seedbed; not too heavy sowing 
of the nurse crop; inoculation of the 
seed; and seed of top quality from the 
right source. The first points are your 
responsibility ... always depend on Hoff- 
man to take care of the last .. . this 
combination will result in heavy crops; 
clean, long-lasting stands. 
Fertilizer and Profits 
Profit from the use of fertilizers is al- 
ways related to crop prices. The rule 
used by some folks after the soil has 
been built up is this: Apply 10% of the 
prospective value of the crop in a recom- 
mended fertilizer. This provides a little 
more plant food than needed when prices 
are high, and a little less when prices 
are low, but averages about right over a 
long period and has this important ad- 
vantage ... the excess fertilizer left over 
in the soil when prices are high lightens 
production costs when prices are low. 
Conserving Grain 
The best’ way to conserve grain, and 
thereby lower the cost of milk produc- 
tion, is to allow cows all the top quality 
hay they will consume. 
Production Records 
Keeping accurate production records on 
cows, and feeding them accordingly, is 
the nearest thing to having them on 
“piecework.” 
Higher Protein 
Grasses grown with legumes have a 
higher protein content than when grown 
alone. At U.S.D.A. Beltsville Station, pro- 
tein content of orchard grass in a Ladino 
mixture, cut July 25 when it was 5 inches 
tall, averaged 25.2% as compared with 
20.4% when grown alone. The second 
crop, harvested August 22, had a protein 
content of 20.6%, compared with 17.3% 
for grass from a straight seeding. Protein 
in orchard grass in all tests was higher 
as more legumes were added to the 
mixture. 
Cut Hay Early 
You save money, make money when you 
cut hay early. You reduce the loss from 
leaf shatter and your hay has consider- 
gol more protein in it. Cut alfalfa at 
zs bloom; clover at % bloom; sweet clo- 
ver when buds show (or earlier); grasses 
at early heading stage; soy beans when 
beans start puffing the pods and before 
leaves turn yellow. 
Silo Efficiency 
A New Jersey survey showed increased 
herd efficiency on farms having silos. The 
cows fed silage averaged 714 pounds 
more milk and ate 16 pounds less con- 
centrates per 100 pounds of milk than 
the cows in the herds receiving no silage. 
Avoid Drafts 
Young calves are easily affected by cold 
drafts in their living quarters. Constant 
exposure to drafts can cause several di- 
gestive troubles and pneumonia. One 
good way to reduce this danger is to lo- 
cate pens away from outside. stalls, as 
cold air usually follows the outside walls 
of barns. 













