/-/. G. Hastings &' Co., .Seedsmen. . Itlanta. Georgia. 
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Two Heads of OUR “Old Time** Chicken Corn 
Our “Old Time” 
Chicken Corn 
We have been in the seed business for 21 years and ever 
since our first year, customers have been writing us asking 
if we couldn't furnish some of the “Old Time” 
Chicken Corn. Lots of people knew all about Chicken 
Corn, but nobody had seed of it or knew of anybody that 
had. Three years ago one of our friends sent us about 200 
seeds oflt and from that we have worked up a stock of 
some five or six hundred pounds which we offer this year. 
The “Old Time” Chicken Corn is a variety of Sor¬ 
ghum with rather loose brushy heads covered with small 
grains which drop off in a scattering manner and are 
greedily eaten by the chickens. It is best to sow the seed 
in rows 3 to 4 feet apart, leaving 2 to 3 plants every 3 feet in 
the row. It’s best to plant near enough to your chicken 
houses so that they can easily range in the patch as the 
seed begins to ripen and fall, letting your chickens do the 
harvesting. It's a heavy bearer and will furnish you about 
the best and cheapest “chicken feed” you can get. Sup¬ 
ply very limited and we advise early orders. Pkt., 15 
cts.; Ib.y 50 cts.; postpaid. 
Quality Seeds 
vs. 
Low Price Seeds 
The Rible says, *^What shall it profit a man if 
he ^ain the whole world, yet lose his ow'^n soul?** 
Thousands of ^ood sermons have been preached 
from that text* Let*s apply it to seeds. Whnt 
shall it profit a man if he saves a few cents per 
acre in cost of seeds and lose as many dollars in 
shorter crops? 
The seed houses of this country are divided 
into two general classes, first, and the largest 
number are those who buy the cheapest of seed, 
rei^ardless of quality, so they can sell at the low« 
est price. The others are the ones who believe 
that quality comes first and price second. It is 
the constant effort of this house to have quality 
seeds only and ours is the only seed>house in the 
South that is conducting business alon^ what we 
believe to be ri^ht lines, to work the greatest good 
to the greatest number of seed planters. Read 
carefully pages 1 to !29 of this catalogue. 
HASTINGS’ COTTON and CORN BOOKS. Not for sale but free to Customers buying Seed Corn or Cotton Seed 
JAPANESE BUCKWHEAT 
Buckwheat should be more generally grown in tffe South 
for a poultry feed, and in the Japanese we have avaiietywell 
adapted to this section. It can be sown in either early spring 
or late summer and matures in about two months. Does well 
in almost any soil and resists both heat and droughts well. 
The bloom furnishes excellent bee food. The kernels of the 
■lapaneseare nearly twice the size of the old varieties. Lb., 
postpaid; 25c.; pk., not prepaid, 60c.; bu., $2.00. 
CLEANED BEGGARWEED 
The standard hay crop in Florida and sandy soils of lower 
South. Where grown thickly it makes finest quality of nutri¬ 
tious hay, sweet and tender, stock leaving corn and oats for it. 
It is an annual plant, coming from seed each year. For hay, 
cut when it comes into bloom. A second growth then springs 
up which produces seed, thus seeding the ground for the next 
year. For successful germination soil and air should be warm 
and moist, hence early sowing is not advisable. Wait until the 
ground gets warm. Grows well on sandy soil. Everyone in 
the South with sandy soil should give Beggarweed a trial. It 
is one of the most valuable plants the South has for sandy 
soils. Cleaned Seed—Hull Removed —Packet, 10 cents; 
pound, 45 cents; 3 pounds, $1.25; postpaid. By express or 
freight, not prepaid, 10 pounds, $3.25; 100 pounds, $30.00. 
Hastings’ ProKfic Corn 
1^7 Bushels per Acre in Georgia 
Beggarweed 
