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CLOVERS 
AND 
for EXTRA PROFITS 
from 
your HAY FIELDS 
With clover seed scarce and high 
priced, and a good supply and rela- 
tively reasonable price for alfalfa 
seed ... it would certainly seem ad- 
visable for those who use a mixture 
of clover, alfalfa, and timothy for hay 
to cut down a little on clover and 
increase alfalfa this year. 
Clover seed should certainly be 
used sparingly by everyone to help 
make the supply reach further. Some 
farmers get good stands of red clover 
on wheat with 4 pounds per acre. 
Under the present circumstances, it 
should be considered wasteful to 
make heavy seedings of red clover. 
It's probably safe to say that all of 
us could cut our usual rate of seed- 
ing clover by 25% without hurting 
the crop. Inoculation is essential. 
Some men split the time of seed- 
ing—sowing half the seed all over 
the field as soon as conditions seem 
favorable. After a few weeks, when 
conditions again look favorable, they 
go over the field again at right angles 
with the balance of the seed. They 
figure that favorable weather should 
follow at least one seeding, there- 
fore they are more sure of a catch. 
To sum up the whole situation— 
clover seed is in short supply... 
please do your part in helping stretch 
out that supply so nobody will suf- 
fer .. . clovers are the backbone of 
our crop rotations and soil fertility, 
and nobody should have to do with- 
out them. 
TIMOTHY 
RED CLOVER 
The right kind of seed has so 
much to do with getting a good 
crop of clover . . . Hoffman 
customers expect and get the 
best quality of clover seed available. 
Hoffman Red Clover is seed from de- 
sirable sources, always. Sure to grow 
. is tested for germination. Has 
been cleaned right—free from nox- 
ious weeds. The constant watch on 
quality of clover seed handled here 
comes from continually bearing in 
mind the importance of good, clean, 
heavy stands of clover. 
The clover success formula is— 
adequate liming, as ample lime con- 
tent in the soil is important to clovers 
. . . careful fertilizing . . . manur- 
ing ... plus the sowing of inoculated 
Hoffman Clover Seed. 
Supply is short this year, but the 
Hoffman standard of quality will be 
maintained as always. Please order 
early to be sure of getting the seed 
you need, 
“CUMBERLAND” CLOVER 
A strain of red clover bred to resist 
anthracnose or "stem spot” disease. 
Heavy producing. If in stock, will be 
quoted on price list. 
MAMMOTH (SAPLING) 
CLOVER 
Does better on poorer soils than will 
red clover. Is a taller-growing type; 
makes heavier stems. On the aver- 
age, plants live for three years, as 
against red’s two. Ripens later than 
red by about ten days, but does pro- 
duce a plenteous supply of hay on 
its one crop. Is a fine soil improver 
. .. good root system. Good for hay 
when sown with timothy — both 
bloom at about the same time. 
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ALSIKE CLOVER 
Alsike seed, being quite small, goes 
far at seeding time—helps keep cost 
down. Many folks like to mix one 
part of alsike with maybe three parts 
of red clover for a fine hay combi- 
nation. 
Produces well on soils that are 
colder and wetter ...is very hardy. 
Withstands acidity well; often grows 
on soils that won't support other clo- 
vers. Alsike is a sure catch—not sub- 
ject to “clover sickness.” Stands 
great ranges of temperature; not 
liable to winter kill. Not as tall a 
grower as red clover, makes finer 
hay. Alsike offered by Hoffman is 
very well cleaned .. . represents the 
choice seed of the crop. 
SWEET CLOVER 
Biennial strain, lasts two years. 
Planted in the spring, will make good 
growth by fall. Will re-seed itself if 
left standing. Provides emergency 
pasture till other grazing areas are 
ready. Has been used to cover bare 
spots—thicken the stands on thin 
pastures ... using 5 to 10 pounds 
with 15 pounds of Rye Grass. 
Is a great soil builder. When turned 
under, adds much organic matter. 
Improves water-holding capacity of 
soil. Practice in the Central States is 
to sow it in the late summer. Thus 
does not get too large a root system 
before the following spring ... makes 
not-too-large plants, furnishing quite 
good hay. 
““YELLOW-BLOSSOM TYPE” 
SWEET CLOVER 
A perennial, with a smaller top 
growth than the white blossom 
strains. Grows 2 to 3 feet the first 
year, higher the second. Finer stems, 
many prefer it as hay or for pasture. 
