T. W. WOOD & SONS 
Seedsmen Since 1879 
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
SORGHUM AND SUGAR CANE 
CULTURE—Plant when the ground becomes thoroughly warm, say two weeks after corn planting, in rows 
3 y 2 to 4 feet apart, and cultivate as you would corn. Will make a satisfactory crop on any well-drained soil 
that will produce a good crop of corn or wheat. May be cut or pastured after the flowering stage is passed, but 
not earlier. Sorghum may be grown with cow peas and soja beans, either in rows or broadcast. Plant about 
8 to 10 pounds per acre for forage. When growing sorghum for syrup, plant 6 to 8 pounds per acre; thin out to 
stand 10 to 12 inches apart, and cut just before the heads ripen. Fertilizer requirements same as corn, 400 to 
600 pounds per acre of Woods’ Standard Com Fertilizer (12-2-4). Bushel weighs 50 pounds. 
SORGHUMS FOR SYRUP 
They Also May Be Used for Forage 
Sugar Drip Sorghum 
Since we Introduced this variety several years ago 
no new sorghum has been brought out that can com¬ 
pare with it in yield of syrup. It makes a large, juicy 
and succulent growth. It will yield about 65 per cent 
of the weight of the cane in juice when extracted by 
a good farm mill; a stronger mill should extract as 
much as 75 to 80 per cent. Well adapted for Virginia, 
the Carolinas and States North and West. By mail 
postpaid, lb. 22c; 5 lbs. 70c; 10 lbs. $1.25; 25 lbs. $2.40; 
50 lbs. $4.65. 
Not postpaid, lb. 12c; 5 to 24 lbs. 9c per lb.; 25 to 99 lbs. 
7c per lb.; 100 lbs. and over 6c per lb. No charge for 
bags. 
Texas Seeded Ribbon Cane 
Whether you grow it for syrup, for ensilage or for 
feeding, you will like it. It makes syrup of a bright 
amber color and fine flavor. The syrup yield is good, 
frequently from 175 to 200 gallons to the acre. As it 
grows 10 to 12 feet tall, with an abundance of fodder, 
it makes a most economical ensilage, filling the silo 
at a minimum of cost. A particularly popular syrup 
cane and splendidly suited for the Southern States. 
By mail postpaid, lb. 25c; 5 lbs. 75c; 10 lbs. $1.35; 25 
lbs. $2.65; 50 lbs. $5.15. 
Not postpaid, lb. 15c; 5 to 24 lbs. 10c per lb.; 25 to 99 
lbs. 8c per lb.; 100 lbs. and over 7c per lb. No charge 
for bags. 
THIS ABOVE SORGHUMS ARE PROFITABLE CROPS TO GROW FOR SEED PRODUCTION 
SORGHUMS FOR FORAGE 
Early Amber Cane 
One of the earliest sorghums and furnishes a large 
yield of most nutritious forage which may be fed 
either green or cured. If planted early, it will yield 
two cuttings a season, stooling out thicker each time 
it is cut. If grown with cowpeas or soy beans, the 
quality of the hay is improved and a more nearly bal¬ 
anced ration may be had. The proportions recom¬ 
mended are 15 pounds Early Amber Cane, y 2 bushel of 
soy beans and 1 bushel cowpeas to the acre broadcast. 
Grows 10 to 12 feet high. Sow broadcast 1 to 1% 
bushels to the acre; 5 to 6 pounds plants an acre in 
3 V 2 to 4-foot rows. By mail postpaid, lb. 20c; 5 lbs. 50c; 
10 lbs. 85c; 25 lbs. $1.55; 50 lbs. $2.90. 
Not postpaid, lb. 10c; 5 to 24 lbs. 5c per lb.; 25 to 99 
lbs. 3^c per lb.; 100 lbs. and over 3^o per lb. No 
charge for bags. 
ugar Drip Sorghum. 
Kaffir Corn 
Kaffir corn yields heavy crops of the very best forage; it adapts 
itself to a wide variety of soils; a long, dry spell may stop its 
growth, but it starts again with the first rain; its deep root growth 
enables it to stand drought and to withstand windstorms; it can 
be grown with cowpeas, holding the pea-vines off the ground and 
make a better feed. It may also be grown with soy beans or cow¬ 
peas, sowing 15 pounds Kaffir corn with a bushel of either soy 
beans or cowpeas to the acre broadcast. The grain as well as the 
plant makes fine feed for stock, hogs, poultry and pigeons. Feed it 
either whole or ground, dry or with water or skimmed milk. Sown 
alone, three pecks to a bushel broadcasts an acre; in drills, 6 to 8 
pounds plants an acre in 3% foot rows. Plant from after the ground 
is thoroughly warm till earlv in June. By mail postpaid, lb. 20c; 
5 lbs. 50c; 10 lbs. 85c; 25 lbs. $1.55; 50 lbs. $2.90. 
Not postpaid, lb. 10c; 5 to 24 lbs. 5c per lb.; 25 to 99 lbs. 3}/ 2 c per 
lb.; 100 lbs. and over 3c per lb. No charge for bags. 
Shallu or Egyptian Wheat 
A non-saccharine sorghum of special value in dry seasons; few 
forage plants are more drought-resistant. It grows tall, stools out 
—three to six stalks frequently come from a single root. Cut when 
at the dough stage, and a second cutting may be had. For cattle, 
horses, sheep, hogs and poultry, the grain may be fed either whole 
or ground. By mail postpaid, lb. 25c; 5 lbs. 75c; 10 lbs. $1.35; 25 lbs. 
$2.80; 50 lbs. $5.40. 
Not postpaid, lb. 15c; 5 to 24 lbs. 10c per lb.; 25 to 99 lbs. &V 2 c per 
lb.; 100 lbs. and over 8c per lb. No charge for bags. 
Early Orange Cane 
About ten days later than Early Amber Cane, but 
makes a taller and more leafy growth. It is recom¬ 
mended for fodder, of which it yields immense crops, 
frequently two cuttings a season, and stooling out 
thicker after cutting. Orange Cane is particularly 
recommended for early planting in Virginia and gen¬ 
eral planting in the Southern States. Will make a 
larger growth and more saccharine content than Am¬ 
ber Cane. It may be grown with soy beans and cowpeas 
as recommended for Early Amber Cane, and the quan¬ 
tity to plant an acre is the same. By mail postpaid, 
lb. 20c; 5 lbs. 50c; 10 lbs. 85c; 25 lbs. $1.65; 50 lbs. $3.15. 
Not postpaid, lb. 10c; 5 to 24 lbs. 5c per lb.; 25 to 99 
lbs. 4c per lb.; 100 lbs. and over 3Y 2 c per lb. No charge 
for bags. 
Milo Maize 
A wonderfully drought-resist¬ 
ant non-saccharine sorghum that 
makes a thick succulent growth 
of nutritious milk-producing for¬ 
age. It stools from the ground 
and shoots from the joints. The 
plant makes fine feed and ensi¬ 
lage, especially when mixed with 
soy beans or cow-peas, and the 
grain is fattening for cattle and 
poultry. For fodder and ensi¬ 
lage cut when in the dough 
state; at this stage it has a 
feeding value practically equal 
to corn. Any good corn land 
will bring milo maize either for 
green feed, dry fodder or for the 
grain. It grows on all soils 
from sandy to heavy clay loam. 
Plant in 3% foot rows after the 
ground is thoroughly warm, and 
give it the same cultivation you 
wouldcorn. 6 to 8 lbs. will plant 
an acre. By mail postpaid, lb. 
20c; 5 lbs. 50c; 10 lbs. 85c; 25 lbs. 
$1.55; 50 lbs. $2.90. 
Not postpaid, lb. 10c; 5 to 24 lbs. 
5c per lb.; 25 to 99 lbs. 3V 2 c per 
lb.; 100 lbs. and over 3c per lb. 
No charge for bags. 
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