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H. G. Hastings & Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
MONEY SAVING CROPS FOR YOU 
The crops on the farm may be roughly divided into two classes, the money making or cash crops 
and the money saving crops. 
The South need never fear as to cash crops. The real vital proposition up to all of us in the 
South in the year 1913 is the production of the .money saving crops so that the almost fabulous 
number of dollars that come into the South every year to pay for our cash crops shall stay here in- 
stead of most of it going out about as fast as it comes in to pay for supplies, hay, grain, meat, etc., 
that can be grown on almost any Southern farm at a cost from one-third to one-half of the mer- 
chant’s price. These money saving crops are, in the South, largely made up of the grain, hay and 
forage crops. This page and a few that follow are made up of hay, forage and stock feeding crops 
that you need on your farm. 
Are you an all cotton or an all one crop man of any kind? If so, you are dead wrong. You can’t 
afford to be a one crop man any more than we can and we have to plan just as carefully for our hay 
and forage crops on the Hastings’ Farm as we do for cotton. It’s the orly safe way for you and for 
us. It’s time to think about these crops now and to plant them in sufficient quantity so that you 
don’t have to buy hay, grain, forage, meat, etc., you can rest assured that the cotton money will be 
yours when the cotton is sold. The money that sticks to you at the end of the season is the money 
that counts. 
White and Red Kaffir Corn 
These two varieties of the sorghum family become 
more valuable in the South every year because of their 
drought resisting qualities. Grow 4 to 5 feet high, are very stocky and leafy ; valuable alike for for- 
age and grain. Plant from March to July, in rows 3 feet apart, drilling seed thinly in rows, like 
sorghum. If wanted for grain, principally, let heads mature on the stalk and then the whole stalk 
may be cut for fodder after the seed heads have been cut. If wanted for fodder, mainly, cut down 
the stalks w'hen first seed heads begin to appear, leaving 4 to 5 inches of stubble. Prom this stubble 
would spring a second growth, making an excellent crop of forage and a fair crop of grain. Stalks 
keep green and juicy to the last. For poultry feed and small grain it is unexcelled. There are two 
varieties, the White and Red ; the only difference that we can see is that of the color of the grains. 
We can supply either at 10 cents per packet; 25 cents per pound, or 4 pounds for 90 cents; postpaid. 
In quantity not prepaid about 6 cents per pound. 
jAnicalAm V^ry similar to Kaffir Corn, but even more resistant to extreme drought, 
MSOldli wVl 11 having been brought to this country from the arid plains of Palestine. 
Sow in drills, like Kaffir Corn, or Sorghum, and no matter how hot or dry it gets you will have grain 
and forage. Grain pure white and rather fiattened. 5 to 6 pounds will plant an acre. The yield of 
grain frcm the large seed heads will largely exceed that of corn on the same land. Packet, 10 cents; 
pound, 25 cents; postpaid. In quantity not prepaid, 10 cents per pound. 
Genuine Kaffir Corn 
Pearl or Cat-Tail Millet (Pencillaria) 
SORGHUM or CANE SEED for FORAGE CROPS 
Recleaned— Free from Trash and Dirt f„wing^ors?r- 
ghum in the South for forage and hay crops become more general. Can be sown 
either alcne or mixed with cowpeas. Planted in drills for syrup, use 6 to 8 
pounds per acre, or about % of a bushel (36 pounds) broadcasted for forage; if 
sown broadcast with peas use about 14 bushel (24 pounds) with 1 bushel of peas. 
It pays to fertilize sorghum heavily, the increased yield more than paying for 
the fertilizer. Every bushel of sorghum which we send out is thoroughly re- 
cleaned and free from trash, stems and dirt. 
Purlv AmhAt* favorite early Southern variety, 
bcarij ^urgllUSIH grown almost exclusively for forage 
crop either alone or broadcasted wdth peas. Pound, 20 cents; 4 pounds, 75 cents; 
postpaid. Not prepaid, peck, 60 cents; bushel (48 pounds), about $2.00. Bushel 
prices subject to market changes; if wanted in quantity better write us for 
prices when ready to buy. 
Earlv Oran&’fi Larger than the Amber, maturing 10 days later, and 
_ oiigc more largely grown for syrup. It is of extra fine qual- 
ity and color a golden yellow. Very desirable for either syrup or forage. Pound, 
20 cents; 4 pounds, 75 cents; postpaid. Peck, 60 cents; bushel (48 pounds), about 
$2.00. Prices subject to market changes. Write when ready to buy. 
Branching Sorghum or Yellow Milo Maize 
Greatest producer of forage of the best quality. Grows 8 to 12 feet tall, stooling 
heavily and can be cut 3 or 4 times during a season. Cut at any stage of growth. 
Seed heads immense and can furnish a grain crop almost equal in feeding value 
to corn. Plant 8 pounds per acre in drills. Immense yield -will surprise you. 
Pound, 25 cents; 4 pounds, 90 cents; postpaid. 10 pounds or more, freight or 
express, not prepaid, 8 cents per pound. 
WRITE US FOR DELIVERED PRICES 
^ Sorghum and field seed prices change often. We want you to write us for 
delivery prices when ready to buy in quantity. We can often save you money. 
Use the quotation sheet in the back of this Catalogue. We are always glad 
to show you the cost delivered at your station. 
Pearl or Cattail Millet (Pencillaria) St Tau,awe“o/”n 
green forage plants in the South. For the past 7 or 8 years sensational seeds- 
men have sold this as a new plant under the name of “Pencillaria” and “Maud’s 
Wonder Forage Plant”. Pencillaria or Cat-Tail Millet needs no introduction to 
any of the older residents of the South. Its great value is well known. Greatest 
and best yielder of green forage and continues to grow and produce through the 
entire season, if cut frequently enough to prevent its gowing to seed. Our illus- 
tration on this page shows 2% months growth of Pearl Millet on good soil. In 
actual field tests made some years ago on heavily manured ground it made 
green forage at the rate of 95 tons per acre in 135 days. No other forage plant 
has ever come up to that record. A tropical plant making an enormous growth 
■all through our long Southern summer. Relished by all kinds of stock that eat 
it greedily. No plant will go further toward solving the forage problem in the 
South than Pearl Millet. It ought to be grown on your farm. Sow thinly in rows 
3 feet apart at the rate of 8 to 10 pounds per acre. Pound, 25 cents, postpaid. In 
quantity, express or freight, not prepaid, 10 cents per pound. 
