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H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
Seeded 
Cane 
/lln R07\ Every planter who has tried Texas Seeded Ribbon Cane is highly 
^nui vO I ) pleased, and for the increasing demand for ensilage crops you cannot 
find a sorghum that will give you better returns. The superiority of this cane over 
other sorghums is so great that when once grown it will always be planted, whether 
for forage, ensilage, or syrup. 
A vigorous variety, the stalks growing 10 to 16 feet high, according to land and 
season. In maturity it is of the earliest, often being ready for grinding the latter 
part of August, while other varieties are not ready before October. 
Cut with the forage on and run through the shredder or cutter it makes the finest 
of ensilage for all kinds of stock. 
Under right conditions of soil, season and cultivation makes from 250 to 350 gak 
Ions per acre of the finest syrup, and in these days of sugar and syrup shortness 
every farmer in the South should make syrup for home use and a supply to sell 
either to neighbors or in town. 
Texas Seeded Ribbon Cane will grow satisfactorily anywhere in the South that 
sorghum will grow and makes much larger yields than other sorghums, whether 
planted for forage, ensilage or syrup. 
It makes the finest cane syrup we have ever tasted ; sweeter than the Orange, the 
lightest color of any and is almost as sweet as hbney. It makes syrup that you can 
certainly “brag on” to your neighbors. 
In Texas where a great deal of it is grown it seems to resist the long droughts 
splendidly, making good crops where other sorts fail. 
In planting Seeded Ribbon Cane for syrup, prepare the ground well, plant and 
cultivate the same as for any other variety, using about 8 pounds per acre where 
drills are 3% to 4 feet apart. In broadcasting for ensilage or fodder 30 to 40 pounds 
of seed per acre should be used. 
Genuine seed of this is most important. The seed closely resembles that of 
a non-saccharine variety. We were deceived ourselves on a small lot bought 
after our regular supply was exhausted. Any of our customers who failed to get the 
genuine from us last spring can have their order refilled free of charge by reporting 
it. Genuine seed Texas Seeded Ribbon Cane. Pound, postpaid, 30 cents; 4 pounds, 
$1.00; postpaid. In 10-pound lots or over, not prepaid, 15 cents per pound. 
Texas Seeded Ribbon Cane 
(Shallu) White Seeded 
Ghicken Corn (No. 630) 
In our tests and investigations of the various difffer- 
ent plants of grain and forage crops that might prove 
of value in the South we discovered what is really a 
“White Seeded” Chicken Corn more valuable than the 
old Red seeded at the same time a much surer cropper. 
Chicken Corn, Shallu or Egyptian Wheat, is a vari- 
ety of the sorghum family with extra large, loose, 
bushy heads, covered thickly with small grains. If 
left standing the grains drop off In a scattering man- 
ner and the chickens gather it. If grown on a larger 
scale the large well filled heads can be cut at maturity 
and fed to the poultry as desired. 
It is best to sow the seed rather thinly in rows 
three to four feet apart, leaving two or three plants to 
every three feet of row. If planted in small patches 
only, it is best to plant near enough to the chicken 
houses so that they can range, feeding on the seeds as 
they fall in the patch. 
Where large quantities are grown heads should be cut and 
stored like Sorghum or Kaflir Corn for winter feed. The large 
leafy stalks can also be cut, as they make excellent hay or for- 
age. You can’t afford very well to buy the regular poultry feeds 
at present prices. Growing Chicken Corn will cut down your 
feed bills heavily. It’s the cheapest and best feed you can get. 
Plant 8 pounds per acre in 3% to 4 feet apart rows. Packet, 10 
cents; pound, SO cents; 4 pounds, $1.00; postpaid. 
