wrof Good Hay Crops 
s northern farmers. 
\ 
ALSIKE... 
the Surest-Cropping Clover 
Lowest-cost seed of all hay clovers. 
tt | Survives most any weather. Produces 
' | fine hay, often when its companion 
it plantings almost disappear. With- 
| stands acid soils quite well. Smail 
* | seeded, it “goes farther” at sowing 
t time. Sown 2 to 4 lbs. per acre with 
mixtures; 6 to 8 lbs. alone. Depend- 
" able on wetter soils. Has been sown 
| in corn fields at last cultivation. Is a 
| | sure catch, not subject to usual 
clover sickness. Alsike hay contains 
) more digestible proteins and a 
: higher food value than Red Clover 
hay. Inoculate alsike seed. 
: ALSIKE & TIMOTHY 
4 (Mixed) 
No question about these two grasses 
i doing a good job when sown to- 
‘ gether. They form a fine team on 
5 | Jow ground. Hundreds sow this seed 
! | (about 20 per cent Alsike Clover) 
per acre. 
‘‘KOREAN’’ LESPEDEZA 
Great hay and _ pasture legume. 
for clovers. Used in Delaware, Mary- 
land and South. Good soil enricher. 
i An annual, killed by frost. Often re- 
20-25 Ibs. per acre. Inoculate. 
‘‘SERICEA’’ LESPEDEZA 
Lasts several seasons. Taller. Resem- 
bles alfalfa in growth, but hay is 
more woody. Thrives on poor soils 
and in dry seasons. Real soil im- 
prover. Inoculate. 
“‘Hunger Signs in Legumes’’ 
¢ Printed in color to provide at- 
i a-glance identification as to why: 
(1) Alfalfa-leaf edges turn yel- 
0 low ... (2) Red clover and La- 
dino begin to lose their healthy 
color prematurely . . . (3) Soy 
Beans take on a yellow to brown 
scorchy appearance. Suggests 
next step to follow toward cor- 
rection. Copy free. 
each year at a saving, and get good 
crops of mixed hay. Sow 8 to 12 lbs. 
Grows on poor soils, or land too sour 
seeds itself. Drought resistor. Sow 
Pay Weed Tax ... or Not? 
This decision will face many folks. Much 
home-grown clover seed will be offered to 
neighbors this year. Seed that never saw 
modern cleaning machinery ... seed bound 
to carry weeds. 
Sure . .. such seed is ‘‘locally adapted.”’ 
But don’t forget . .. its weeds are too! A 
pretty clover field looked so clean. Weeds 
didn’t show above blossom-level. But 
they're in the seed! Many a ‘first-step’ Hoff- 
man cleaning has removed 4% to 7% in 
weed seeds... and further cleanings, still 
others! 
Careful farmers, well aware of such dan- 
ger, won’t sow uncleaned, ‘half-cleaned’ 
seed. Knowing that one foxtail plant can 
produce 34,000 seeds ...a pigweed plant 
117,000. Weeds are prolific! Canada-thistle 
can stay in soil 20 years, and still germi- 
nate. Peppergrass seed has kept alive 50 
years... chickweed 30! 
Buy your clover seed under seed-law pro- 
tection, from a source with a 55-year repu- 
tation for CLEAN SEED. Hoffman, of course. 
Law-enforcement is impossible in neighbor 
seed-trading. Weeds sown now will cause 
grief, and who knows for how many years — 
to come? : 
