//. G. Hastings & Co., Seedsmen. Atlanta, Georgia. 
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FIELD AND FORAGE SEEDS 
Genuine Kaffir Com 
Why Not More Hay in 1911? 
This is a fair, square question we are asking you and we are asking it of ourselves as well. 
W^e know you make some hay and forage, but is it enough? Isn’t it a fact that hay and forage 
will run mighty short with most of us before the next crop is ready? It may be that most of ns 
will “make out’* with what we put up—but isn’t if a fact also that to make it last our mules and 
horses and cows have to go on short rations in the spring when the stacks of hay begin to shrink 
fast. Isn’t it a fact that mighty few of us have hay to sell in town when the price is S15.00 to 
S20.00 per ton and hundreds of train loads keep coming in from further north to drain the 
South of its cash? 
These are fair questions and square questions—for you and for us, as well. On the “Hast¬ 
ings’ Farms’’ about one third cf the acres go into hay and forage crops. Why? Hecause we 
can’t afford to pay S 15.00 or more per ton for hay or forage when we can make it for half that 
and we can’t afford to keep work stock on short rations. Make hay and forage and plenty of it. 
This type of the Sorghum family is becoming more and 
ii-llc clAHJ. ikcu XVctXXlX ^UX XI niore popular in the South every year because of its 
drouth-resistlug qualities. Grows 4 to 5 feet high and very stocky. Valuable for forage or'grain. Plant from 
March to July in rows 3 feet apart, drilling the seed thinly in the'row like sorghum. If wanted for grain prin¬ 
cipally let the heads mature on the stalk and then the whole stalk may be cut for fodder after the seed heads 
have been cut. If wanted mainly for fodder, cut down the stalk when the first seed heads begin to bloom, 
leaving 4 to 6 inches of stubble. From this will spriug a second growth, making an excellent crop of forage 
and a full crop of grain. Stalks keep green and juicy to the last. For poultry food and small grain it is unex¬ 
celled. There are two varieties, the Red and White; the only difference being in the color of the grains. We 
can supply either at 10 cents per packet; 25 cents per pound, or 4 pounds for 90 cents; postpaid. In quantity 
not prepaid, about 5 cents per pound. 
T „ „ I similar to Kaffir Corn, but even more resistant to extreme drought, hav- 
” ll»*XXCXll VjXPXXI jng been brought to this country from the arid plains of Palestine. Sow in 
drills like Kaffir Corn or Sorghum, and no matter how hot or dry it gets, you will have grain and forage 
Grains pure white and nearly flat. Four to 5 pounds will j lantan acre. The yield of grain from the large seed 
heads largely exceeds that of corn on the same land. Packet, 10 cents; pound, 25 cents; postpaid. In quantity 
not prepaid, 8 cents per pound. 
SORGHUM OR CANE SEEDS FOR FORAGE CROPS 
Recleaned—Free From Trash and Dirt cominT"^mo“' po®pui’a; 
every year in the South tor forage crops, either sown alone or mixed with cow peas and 
broaiicasted. They should all be planted at rate of 6 pounds per acre in drills for syrup, 
or 3^ bushel (24 pounds) broadcasted for forage. If sown brcradca-t with peas use 
bushel (12 pounds) with one bushel of peas. It pays to fertilize sorghum heavily, the in¬ 
creased yield more than paying for the fertilizer. 
T^n-rlAT- The earliest and favorite Southern va. 
X^XllUt-X i^^UX^XIUXlI rlety grown ahnostexclusively for forage, 
either alone or broadcasted with peas. Pound, post|iaid. 20 cents; 4 pounds, 75 cents; 
postpaid. Peck, 60 cents; bushel (48 pounds), about S2.0U. Bushel price subject to mar¬ 
ket changes. 
Eni'lv Larger than the Amber, maturing 10 days later and more 
-*■'“■*■*•* largely grown for the syrup, which is of extra fine quality 
and of clear, golden yellow color. A very desirable variety for either syrup or forage. 
Pound, 20 cents; 4 pounds, 75 cents; postpaid. Peck, 60 cents; bushel (48 pounds) about 
Si.Oij. Bushel price subject to market changes. 
Or Yellow Milo-Maize. An Immense pro- 
XJX tXXIIoXIIliy aorgnum duoer of fodder of the best quality. Grows 8 
to 12 feet high, stooling heavily. Can be cut 3 or 4 times during the season. Cut at any 
.stage of growth. Seed heads are immense, and furnishes a grain crop almost equal in 
feeding value to corn. Plant 6 pounds per acre. The immense yield willsurprise you. 
Pound, 25 cents; 4 pounds, 90 cents; postpaid. 10 pounds or more by freight or express 
not prepaid, 8 cents per pound. 
Write Us for Delivered Prices 
Sorghum and field seed prices change often. We want you to write us 
for delivered prices. We can often save you money. Use the quotation 
sheet in the back of this Catalogue. We are always ^lad to show you cost 
delivered at your station. 
PEARL OR GAT-TAIL MILLET (Pencillaria) 
The best known and most valuable of all the green forage plants in the South. For 
the past five ye irs sensational seedsmen have sold this as a new plant under the name of 
‘ Pencillaria” and ‘‘Hand's Wonder Forage Plant. " 
Pearl Millet needs no introduction to the older residents of the South. They all 
know its great value. It’s the greatest and best yielder of green forage and continues 
to grow and produce through the entire season if cut frequently and prevented from go¬ 
ing to seed. Our illustration shows 2}^ months growth of Pearl Millet on good soil. In 
an actual field test made several years ago, on heavily manured ground, it made green 
forage at the rate of 95 tons per acre in 135 days’ growth. No other forage plant has 
ever come up to that record. It is a tropical plant and makes an enormous growth alt 
through our long Southern summer. It is reiished bv all kinds of stock,who eat it greed¬ 
ily. No plant will do more towards solving the hav and forage problem of the South 
than Pear 1 Millet, and it ought to be grown on every Southern farm. Sow thinly in rows 
3 feet apart at the rate of 8 to 10 pounds per acre. Pound, 25 cents; 4 pounds 90 cents- 
postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, 10 cents per pound in any quantity ’ 
Pearl or Cat-Tail Millet (“Pencillaria”) 
