H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 
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HASTINGS’ SYRUP CANE (No. 598) 
1910 our grower obtained seed of this Syrup Cane from the far 
South, and since that time he has been selecting his seed by picking out 
from the best plants the largest and best developed seed heads. During this time he 
has tested other varieties and found this type of cane better than all other sorts 
for making syrup. 
It is two weeks later than Amber or Orange and makes a larger stalk 
■”**^*** and fully more than % more fodder than either Amber or Orange 
Cane. Therefore, it is especially recommended for silos. 
Plant this cane seed on rich land during April or May in drills (4-foot 
WUlfcMl ^ rows) at the rate of 12 to 15 pounds per acre. Cultivate like corn and 
chop out like cotton, leaving plants about 10 to 12 inches apart in the row. One seed 
will stool out and produce three to five stalks, usually growing from 10 to 12 feet tall, 
and under favorable conditions this variety will usually produce from 30 to 50 bushels 
of seed per acre and 125 to 200 gallons of syrup per acre, which is usually of a fine 
flavor and always sells well. It is best to cut for making syrup just before the seeds 
ripen, as the plants have more saccharine at that state of development, but if you de- 
sire to save seed, let the plant mature and cut Avheu it is fully ripe. The seed heads 
should be cut and cured in the field. This variety of sorghum produces an abundance 
of splendid fodder. Some of the larger syrup makers do not pull the fodder, but run 
the stalk and fodder through a cane crusher, thereby saving labor. This method of 
crushing the cane may cause the syrup to be a little darker in color than if the fodder 
is pulled. Seed should not be run through crusher after they ripen. 
opinion that this new introduction, Hastings’ 
■«C%«vlllllldlUClCIVII Syrup Cane is the best syrup cane that can be grown. 
It is an All-purpose Sorghum Cane, recommended in the highest for syrup, silage, 
fodder and seed. Orange, Amber and Red Top Sorghum are not good for syrup mak- 
ing and it is our experience that Texas Seeded Ribbon Cane cannot always be de- 
pended on for purity. Hastings’ Syrup Cane is somewhat similar to the Seeded Rib- 
bon Cane but can be depended upon and is a vastly better cane for all its purposes all 
the way through. Hastings’ Syrup Cane is a real syrup maker and we are doing the 
South a great service in offering dependable seed of this muchly needed crop this year. 
It is a valuable crop for us on the Hastings’ Plantation for feed, seed and syrup. It 
will be for you. Five pounds is enough to plant % acre ; a plenty to give every planter 
seed to try it out for himself and to get a good start. 
^ real, dependable syrup cane. Pound, 30 cents; 5 pounds for $1.25; 
■ ■ postpaid. Not prepaid: 10-lb. lots, 15 cents per pound; 100-lb. lots 12 
cents per pound. Order early and be sure of a good start. 
SORGHUM CANE SEED for FORAGE 
Recleaned"F ree from T rash and Dirt s'o'gium m" 
South for forage and hay crops becomes more general. Can be sown either alone or 
mixed with cowpeas. Planted in drills, use 8 to 10 pounds per acre, or about a bushel 
(50 pounds) broadcasted for forage; if sown broadcast Avith peas use about % bushel 
(25 pounds) with one bushel of peas. It pays to fertilize sorghum heavily, the in- 
creased yield more than paying for the fertilizer. Every bushel of sorghum seed we 
send out is thoroughly recleaned and free from trash, stems and dirt. 
Early Amber Sorghum ( No. 586 ) 
either alone or broadcasted Avith peas. Pound, 25 cents; 5 pounds, $1.00; postpaid. 
Ten-pound lots, not prepaid, about 7 cents a pound. Quantity prices subject to mar- 
ket changes. Write us for prices when ready to buy. Not good for syrup. 
Farll# Larger than Amber, maturing ten days later, 
bell Ijr wl ^ n V i uouy Pound, 25 cents.; 5 pounds, $1.00; postpaid. Ten- 
pound lots, not prepaid, about 7 cents a pound. Write for prices. Not good for syrup. 
Red Ton Sorehum^No 583^ Later, larger groAvth and better drought 
I V|J ^UrgllUIII^HUi uoo; resister than Amber and Orange. Grow- 
ing in favor in the Southeast. Pound, 25 cents; 5 pounds, $1.00; postpaid. Ten- 
pound lots, not prepaid, about 7c per pound. Write for prices. Not good for syrup. 
(ROW MORE FEED TO FEED MORE STOCK 
Hastings’ Syrup Cane — Dependable Seed 
MAKE FORAGE 
With the rapidly increasing stock industry in 
the South and the prosperity coming to the 
South on account of it, raising more stock feed, 
and especially forage is paramount. 
The South is destined to become a great stock 
producing section of the country of good, pure- 
bred stock, and forage must be raised to feed it. 
Raise more stock, but first, it is only a paying 
proposition if you groAV all the feed necessary 
for that stock on your own acres. Sorghums 
are Forage crops for the South. 
Hastings’ Syrup Cane is a Avonderful producer 
of forage and grain as Avell as syrup and is very 
A’aluable for ensilage. Early Amber, Early Orange 
and Red Top Sorghums are forage producers of 
great merit and eA^ery farmer in the South with 
even a single head of stock on his place Avould 
do Avell to raise a plenty to feed his stock. 
At the largest stock shows in the country last 
year, the South shoAved champions of practically 
all breeds of cattle and hogs. Big Northern 
breeders are moving South for our advantages. 
Eive stock has found its natural home in the 
South. GroAV more feed to feed more live stock. 
Hastings’ Early Amber Sorghum — ShoAving Character of Growth 
