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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 1920 and every year is the production of money-saving crops so that the al¬ 
most fabulous number of dollars that come into the South every year lor the cash crops wilt stay here. 
There can he no sound, permanent farm prosperity on any farm unless there is a proper balance between 
the cash crops and the money-saving crops. They are equaiiy important. 
White(No. 628)and Red Kaffir(No. 627)Corn eSeStSS 
drought resisting qualities. Grow 4 to 5 feet high, are very stocky and leafy; valuable alike for forage and 
grain. Plant from March to July, in rows 3 feet apart, drilling seed thinly 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 when first seed heads begin 
to appear, leaving 4 to 5 inches of stubble. From this stubble will 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. Two varieties, the White and Red; the only marked difference that 
we can see is that of the color of the grains. We can supply either at 10 cents per packet; 26c per pound, 
or five pounds for .$1.00; postpaid. In quantity, not prepaid, about 10 cents per pound. Write for prices. 
IAflicalom l^nrn ^ Nn R9R^ similar to Kaffir Corn, but even more resistant to drought, hav- 
JCi U9CIICIII iiig been brought to this country from the arid plains of Pales¬ 
tine. Sow 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 flattened. Five or six pounds will plant an acre. The yield of grain 
from the large seed heads will largely exceed th.it of corn on the same land. Packet, 10 cents; pound, 30 
cents; postpaid. In quantity, not prepaid, 13 cents per pound. 
FETERITA—A Sure Drought Beater 
/■Jn A fine forage plant for the South, brought from Egypt in 1907. Similar to Kaffir Corn in gen- 
^llUi oooy eral habit, but grows a little taller and produces larger heads, standing erect; white seed and 
early maturity. Its greatest value, however, is its great ability to resist drought. In the extreme heat and 
drought in the Western States four years ago when corn burned up completely and all the varieties of 
sorghum and Kaffir Corn largely failed, Feterita came through practically w'ithout damage, making a 
splendid crop of both grain and forage. Feterita generally grows about five feet high, matures a month 
or more earlier than Kaffir Corn or Milo Maize, and produces larger heads and more grain. It Is a good 
crop to plant after oats or wheat because it is quick in maturing and its grain feed value is nearly as 
high as corn. For hog feed cut the grain heads in the "dough” although the seed Is larger and softer 
than Kaffir Corn. Sow in rows like Kaffir Corn at rate of 6 to 8 pounds per acre. Packet, 10c; pound, 30c; 
postpaid. In lots of 10 pounds or over, not prepaid, 
about 12 cents per pound. Write for quantity prices. 
Broom Corn (No. 625) dry Mamrfa?mffi| 
where there is a market for the straw for brooms. It 
White Kaffir Corn practically no feed value as neither the plant nor 
seeds are suitable for feeding purposes. Pkt., 10c;' 
pound, 23c.; postpaid. In 10-pound lots or over, not prepaid, about 10 cents per 
pound. Write for quantity prices. „ ^ 
Yellow IVIilo-Maize(No. 584) 8tol2^feet high, stooling h^vily. Can 
be cut several times during season. Large seed heads give a crop equal to corn. 
Plant 10 pounds per acre. Pound, 25 cents; 5 pounds, $1.00; postpaid. In ten- 
pound lots or over, not prepaid, about 10 cents per pound. 
JAPANESE SOY OR SOJA BEANS Si ““/if™ *1"'.'; ?lii’SE 
of Soja or Soy Beans, a photograph taken on the Hastings Farms when the seed 
beans were allout ready for harvest, showing the immense prolificness of this new 
forage crop for the South. They grow' splendidly anywhere in the South; are equal 
to if not superior to the cowpea as a soil improver; when sown in rows and culti¬ 
vated make lieavier yields per acre and are superior to the cowpea in feeding value. 
Within a few years Soja Beans will be almost as generally planted as cowpeas. 
They are most nutritious and contain more fattening qualities than any other crop. 
Soy Beans make a good pasture for all kinds of stock, perhaps the most profitable 
being for hogs, supplementing the grain ration. This is especially desirable when 
harvesting is held up by bad weather, lack of labor, and when the crop is grown 
for soil improvement. Soy beans can be included in man.v crop rotation plans, their 
cash value encouraging the growing of the Ijeans as one of the main crops. They make a 
well balanced ration with crops such as cowpeas and Sudan grass; they make a large 
yield and fine forage for all kinds of stock. The large yield of seed, the ease of harvest¬ 
ing it and the increasing demands for Soy Beans for food and for the production 
of oil and meal by cottonseed oil mills make Soy Beans a worth-while crop to grow. 
.Mixed with corn, the Soy Bean is excellent for ensilage and from 1 to 4 tons of 
luiy are made per acre. Sow at the time you would plant corn. Broadcast, like 
cow'peas, at rate of 60 to 90 pounds per acre or in drills 3% to 4 feet apart at rate 
of 30 pounds per acre. When the pods are well formed is time to cut the crop for 
hay; for the beans you should wait until the beans are mature. 
Mammoth Yellow Soja Beans Soja Bean, but the Mammoth Yel- 
/Na best, the strongest grower and heaviest yielder in the 
^nUi OVUy South. Packet, 10 cents; pound, 25c: 2 pounds, 45c; postpaid. Ten- 
pound lots or over, not prepaid, about 10c per pound. AVrite for quantity prices. 
Plant These Crops and Order Your Seeds Early 
That is really good advice. The railroads of the entire country are so over¬ 
loaded that freight and express shipments do not move with the promptness of 
pre-war days. We get the orders filled just as promptly as ever, even in our 
busiest season with 5,000 to nearly 10,000 orders coming to us in a single day. 
An unfilled order seldom remains with us more than 24 hours. We have the 
largest capacity for filling mail orders of any seed house in the world, but 
transportation on the railroads must be taken into consideration. 1020 bids fair 
to be by far the largest diversified crop planting year in the history of the 
South. Big demands will put many poor seeds on the market and you can’t af¬ 
ford to take unnecessary chances. Be certain of your supply of the Right Seeds 
by ordering from Hastings’ and please order early. 
3latured So.jji, iBegns on the Hastings Fairo. 
