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//. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
HASTINGS’ SYRUP CANE(No.589) 
Ari^'in ten years ago our grower obtiiined seed of this Syrup Cane from 
"^■S*** the far South, and since that time he has been selecting his seed by pick¬ 
ing 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. 
|U9A|l>a|A» 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. 
^ll|A|l|aA Plant this cane seed on rich land during April or May in drills (4-foot 
\^UI&urc 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 when it is fully ripe. The seed heads 
should be cut and cured in the field. This new variety of sorghum produces an abun¬ 
dance of splendid fodder. Some of the larger syrup makers do not pull the fodder, but 
run the plant and fodder through a cane crusher, therel)y 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. 
Rl^COmiTl^nriatinfl opinion that this new introduction, Hastings’ 
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 be depended on 
for purity. Hastings’ Syrup Cane is somewhat similar to the Seeded Ribbon 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. Wish¬ 
ing to distribute this new crop as widely as possible, we are obliged to limit the quan¬ 
tities sold in 1920 to 5 pounds per planter. That is enough to plant % acre; a plenty 
to give every planter seed to try it out for himself and to get a good start. 
P|aS««Ae Seed is neeessarily very scarce this first year of introduction, but get a 
r I IW9 start in 1920. Xou will never regret it. It’s a real, dependable syrup 
cane. Pound, 50 cents; 5 pounds for $2.00; postpaid. Order early. 
SORGHUM or CANE SEED for FORAGE 
Recleaned-Free from Trash and Dirt ^oTghnm in^tte 
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 
(60 pounds) broadcasted for forage; if sown broadcast with peas use about 44 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 which we 
send out is thoroughly recleaned and free from trash, stems and dirt. 
Farll# Amhor QnPO'hlim Early Southern variety grown almost exclu- 
gliuill sively for forage crop either alone or broad- ' 
/||^ casted with peas. Pound, 25 cents; 5 pounds, $1.00; postpaid. Ten- 
^IIOiWOU^ pound lots, not prepaid, about 9 cents a pound. Quantity prices sub¬ 
ject to market changes; if wanted in quantity, write us for prices when reaciy to buy. 
Larger than Amber, maturing ten days later, 
tflny wlflligC^liwi 003 y Pound, 25 cents; 5 pounds, $1.00; postpaid. Ten- 
pound lots or over, not prepaid, about 9 cents a pound. Write for prices. 
Red TopSorghum(No. 583) resister th^n Amber and Orange. Grow¬ 
ing in favor in the Southeast. Pound, 25 cents; 5 pounds, $1.00; postpaid. Ten- 
pound lots, not prepaid, about 10 cents per pound. Write for prices. 
GROW 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 coining 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, 
Kaise more stock, but first, it is only a paying 
proposition if you grow all the feed, necessary* 
for that stock on your own acres. Sorghums 
are Forage crops for the South. 
Hastings' Syrup Cane is a wonderful producer 
of forage and grain as well as syrup and is ver>’ 
valuable for ensilage. Early Amber, Early Orange 
and Ked Top Sorghums are forage producers of 
great merit and every farmer in the South with 
even a single head of stock on his place would do 
well to raise a plenty to feed his stock. 
At the International Show in Chicago in No¬ 
vember the South took the big share of honors. 
The Grand Champion Steer and three other cham¬ 
pions of their particular breeds came from Ten¬ 
nessee, Georgia and Florida. Live stock has 
found its natural home in the South. Grow more 
feed to feed more live stock. 
Hastings* Early Amber Sorghum—Showing Character of Growth 
