II. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
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PUNT PLENTY OF COWPEAS 
It’s the very best advice we can give to every farmer in tlie Soutli, and in say¬ 
ing tliis we don't detract in the least from all we say on page <>1 about Velvet 
Beans, especially the early varieties. Both have their riglitfnl place on every 
farm in the South wlicre the land is farmed instead of being “skinned.” 
Cowpeas are especially valuable as a “catcli crop” and there are millions upon 
millions of acres of land in the South that could be and should be planted in 
cowpeas every summer instead of lying idle or only working “half time” if we 
ma.v so term it. 
None who read this will dispute the very self-evident fact that a crop of 
cowpeas grown on land make succeeding crops better, even if the cowpeas are 
cut for liay and practically all the crop removed. 
Cowpeas can be planted almost any time from last frost up to August 1st. 
They make a tine crop to follow oats, wheat or rye, either as a single crop or 
mixed with sorghum for hay. 
In the corn Helds at “laying by” time there is nothing better than cowpeas be¬ 
tween the rows. They take nothing from the corn, and yet they add the most 
expensive fertilizing element, nitrogen, to the soil for succeeding crops. 
The cowpea has been aptly termed the “clover of the South,” and nowhere in 
this wide world do good farmers attempt to build up and improve land without 
clover or some similar legume crop. 
Large Black-eye (No. 340) 
10 cents; pound, 30 cents; 2 po 
Lady Peas (No. 341) 
the finest quality. 
The standard large black-eyed table pea. 
Good either as “snaps” or shelled. Packet, 
10 cents; pound, 30 cents; 2 pounds, 50 cents; postpaid. 
Very small seeded but strong growing and prolific 
pea for table use. Peas are creamy white and of 
Packet, 10 cents; pound, 30 cents; 2 pounds, 50 cents; postpaid. 
Unknown or Wonderful (No. 342) stock durhig the sprfng 
lron(No. 346), and Mixed Peas(No. 338) the above varieties, 
as well as many others not listed, the supply of which are more or less uncertain 
in some seasons. When ready to buy in bushel lots or over write for prices, stating 
variety and quantity wanted. Each: Packet, lOe; pound, 20c; 2 lbs., 35c; postpaid. 
MfDITF DDIOFC AM PFAC the time this catalogue goes 
wvni I El r Vn r rEMa ^he printer n is impossible 
to make close prices on cowpeas in quantity for sale in spring and early summer. 
When ready to buy, write for close market prices, stating quantity and varieties 
needed. VVe wUl give you our best priees, and freight rate to your station. 
TOBACCO 
Southern farmers, their tenants and employees consume 
every year sever.al million dollars for smoking and 
chewing tobacco. You may or may not have a grudge 
against the Tobacco Trust, but what is the use of spending these millions of dol¬ 
lars or your share of them for a product easily grown on your own acres anywhere 
in the South. Be sure of having a good supply of pure unadulterated natural leaf 
for either smoking or chewing that has not been “doped” or “doctored” up by the 
manufacturer. Most of the tobacco used is grown in the South. Why not grow 
yours? A packet of seed will supply almost anyone. 
Hester (No. 435) -for Smoking color, ripens early, most adapta¬ 
ble. Packet, 10c; ounce, 20c: ounce, 35c; ^ pound, $1.00; pound, $3.50; postpaid. 
Yellow Pryor(No. 436) -for Chewing the^South ^for chewing 
purposes. Makes when sun cured, the best natural chewing tobacco. Packet, 10 
cents; ounce, 20 cents; ounce, 3,5 cents; ^ pound, $ 1 . 00 ; jiound, $3.50. 
Type of Yellow I’ryor Tobacco for Chewing 
FOR YOUR LAND'S SAKE 
A farmer's acres and their fertility and crop producing power is just as much the farmer's capital 
as is the machinery and buildings of the manufacturer; as is the stock of goods on the merchant’s 
shelves. You can no more afford to let the fertility of your acres run down tlian the manufacturer can 
afford to let his machinery wear out or run down, or the merchant get out of staple goods. To succeed 
they must keep up to par or increase. 
In no section of the world that we know has there been such a steady system of “land-skinning” as 
here in the South during the last 50 years. Our system of renting out land to irresponsible tenants 
and our “one crop” system has encouraged it to the fullest extent. 
It’s time for a great right-aI)out-face movement in this respect. We must build land up instead of 
“skinning” it to the limit and tlien try to force a normal production with excessive amounts of “guano.” 
No matter whether your neighbor builds up his land or not, you can build yours and increase your 
capital year by year. 
For your land’s sake plant plenty of cowpeas in 1920. They will help the land and furnish plenty 
of roughage and grain for cattle and hogs. Growing cowpeas and Velvet Beans is almost like putting 
money to your credit in the bank. 
Oljiv Clay has long been a standard cowpea in the South. Medium late 
^nu. u'tuy variety of running habit and vigorous growth of vine, giving a good 
forage crop. The leaves do not shed, as many varieties do in curing, and the pods ripen very uni¬ 
formly. For forage, peas, and a soil builder, you will be pleased with Clay. Packet, 10 cents; pound, 
20 cents: 2 pounds (a-little over one quart), 35 cents; postpaid. 
D|aa||||a|M / Uq 336^ most productive in growth and yield of shelled peas. 
\/ Fpriglit in growth and retains foliage exceptionally well in curing. 
Resists disease and is very vigorous and productive. Does best on light soils. Packet, 10 cents; 
pound, 20 cents; 2 pounds (a little over one quart), 35 cents, postpaid. 
^Nn 3 ^ 3 ^ standard early bush or buncli variety for early crop, for planting broadcast after oats or other 
• ■ \ w'tuy grain crops or in the rows between the corn. This variety can be grown further north than otlior 
sorts and is being largely planted for soil improvement as far north as Indiana, Illinois and Ohio. Seeds, brown speckled and rather 
small. Packet, 10c; pound, 20c; 2 pounds (a little over one quart), 35c; postpaid. 
