TIMOTHY 
Always dependable, live, hardy, sure- 
germinating seed. Hoffman “Farm- 
er’s Choice” Timothy is the cleanest 
of the crop. Through the years, pur- 
ity tests average around the 99%4% 
mark. Timothy gets along so well 
with the legume family . . . the clo- 
vers, alfalfa, Ladino. Thrives with 
pasture grasses, too. A word of cau- 
tion, though . . . too much timothy 
in certain seedings could cause over- 
crowding. 
Put full confidence in this top- 
quality seed. Supply is good, cost is 
low. Here is seed of real merit. 
“ECONOMICAL MIXTURE” 
(About ¥2 red clover, ¥% alsike, %4 
timothy.) . . . A very good buy, as 
long as the short clover supply per- 
mits offering this combination. Heavy 
producing, popular through many 
years. Proportions may vary slightly, 
sometimes may contain a little alfalfa, 
sweet or other clovers. Is composed 
of lots of seed sometimes harvested 
in this mixed condition—hence the 
lower cost. Is free from foul weed 
seeds—of sound growth. Quality is 
good; a real value for your money. 
“ALSIKE AND TIMOTHY’”’ 
Always represents good quality 
seed, and at a saving under what the 
separate ingredients would cost. Usu- 
ally averages around 20% alsike 
seed ... might be slightly under that 
proportion at times this year. These 
grasses do very well together. Are 
ideal partners in lower or moist loca- 
tions. Ripen together. 
+ + Dd 
al Lal ~ 
More Roughage 
Many dairymen can reduce their feed 
costs by using more roughage. In a study 
of 34 specialized dairy farms in Sussex 
County, N. J., the 10 herds using the 
most roughage were getting 72% of their 
total feed requirements from this source. 
. .. Total feed cost for 100 pounds of 
milk, $2.11. The 10 herds using the least 
roughage obtained 53% of their require- 
ments from roughage ... feed cost, $2.57. 
Feeding more roughage thus saved 46 
cents in producing 100 pounds of milk. 
Weed Cost 
Some estimates have placed the annual 
cost of weeds at an average of $450 per 
farm, and a total national cost of $3 
billion yearly. 
Straw Residue 
After 10 years of testing, the Ohio Ex- 
periment Station reports that when the 
straw from the combine is left on the 
field, clover has not been damaged if 
the total of the stubble, straw and 
weeds is not more than a ton per acre. 
Up to a ton these residues appear to 
be valuable as a mulch; in excess of a 
ton, detrimental or even destructive to 
the clover. 
Triple Value 
The value of well inoculated legumes is 
threefold: (1) They increase the nitrogen 
in the soil, (2) They add organic matter, 
(3) With their deep roots, they bring up 
available plant food from the lower soil 
depths. All these facts help benefit qual- 
ity and yield of other crops in the rota- 
tion; aid in soil erosion prevention. 
Wilting 
When putting up grass silage by the wilt- 
ing method, the moisture content of hay 
that goes into the silo should be between 
65% and 68%. Grass that is close to the 
haymaking stage contains about 75% 
moisture. On a good drying day, leaving 
the grass in the swath for two hours 
should be long enough. If the weather is 
cloudy and you want to put hay in the 
silo before it gets dry enough, you can 
run 100 to 300 pounds of dry hay through 
the cutter for each ton of green hay. 
Just as Good 
Dairymen have found that with plenty 
of good quality roughage, 12% and 16% 
protein grains give just as good produc- 
tion as formerly obtained with 20% and 
24% feed. Lots of experiments have 
proved this, but it took a national emer- 
gency and feed shortages to demonstrate 
it to the majority. 
ALWAYS INOCULATE CLOVER SEED 
For better stands . . . greater soil 
improvement value . . . good crops 
from less seed per acre ... be 
sure to use Hoffman Inoculant on 
all clover sown on your farm. 
Nitrogen is the fertilizing element 
lost first from most soils; is easily 
soluble in water and carried away 
by rains. It’s the most expensive 
element in bought fertilizers .. . 
cheapest when added to the soil 
by inoculated clover and other 
legumes. 
One test showed a yield in- 
crease of almost 500 pounds of 
clover hay per acre (on land which 
had previously grown Red Clover). 
Hoffman Inoculant is a pure, live 
culture. Inoculate seed shortly 
before sowing. 
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