SA VED cee / TONS GOOD TOPSOIL 
BY A 40-POUND SEEDING OF 

The above experience was reported in a 
national farm publication some months 
ago. It indicates how great a public ben- 
efactor Rye Grass can be. 
The liberal use of Rye Grass every year 
would be the easiest, cheapest, and a most 
important phase in soil saving. Cutting 
down erosion and saving the soil is a vital 
subject . . . will continue to grow in im- 
portance. 
Rye Grass certainly helps conserve and 
condition millions of tons of precious soil 
of the Northeast. Provides a ground cover 
to take the impact of raindrops. With its 
mass of valuable top growth, its many 
long leaves, plus its wonderful fibrous root 
system, adds organic matter to the soil 
equal to that in many tons of manure. 
Improves soil permeability, so rain is ab- 
sorbed, not shed. Is truly the effective 
cover. And really a versatile crop, too... 
following are some of its major uses... 
put it to use wherever possible in your 
farming program. 
Great Corn-Field Cover Crop 
What a fine job quality Rye Grass Seed 
is doing! No corn field should be without 
the protection of Hoffman Rye Grass. Or- 
der enough for all your corn acreage... . 
about 20 to 24 pounds per acre, usually 
sown at the last normal cultivation. To 
make a good winter overcoat for the soil. 
Helps discourage weeds. Goes a long way 
toward stopping soil washing, often too 
severe in corn fields. Adds much valuable 
humus when turned under. Early spring 
plowing gives best results. Valuable as 
extra fall and spring pasture, too. Except 
where there would develop an almost com- 
plete absence of moisture, Hoffman Rye 
Grass provides a sure cover crop. 
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