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LESPEDEZA The Alfalfa of the South 
An Outstanding Legume—Adapted to Any Soil 
It grows anywhere — on acid soils, 
waste lands, worn-out, gravelly 
soils and galled hillsides, where 
nothing else of value will grow. 
Responds exceptionally well to lime. 
Withstands droughts that would kill 
other crops. 
Will stand heavy grazing. 
Nearly as high in feeding value as 
alfalfa, and relished by all stock. 
A valuable soil improver, for it is a 
legume. 
It increases the grazing capacity of 
pastures by 25 per cent. 
Reseeds itself every year even when 
severely grazed, but is easily killed 
out by a cultivated crop. 
WARNING 
About Lespedeza Seed 
Dodder, or love vine, is a very serious 
pest to lespedeza and thrives to a greater 
extent in lespedeza than any other crop, 
materially stunting the growth, and if 
allowed to persist, the cutting of hay will 
be greatly reduced. 
Owing to the prevalence of dodder 
throughout the Eastern States, care 
should be used in buying only dodder-free 
seed. We have used extra precaution in 
securing our seed only from dodder-free 
fields, heavily recleaning over special 
machinery and carefully tested before 
shipping. Our customers are assured of 
securing dodder-free seed when buying 
Wood’s Lespedeza. 
KOREAN LESPEDEZA sow25lbs -» eracre - 
The most popular and widely adapted variety of all tlie Lespedezas 
The abundant growth, deep penetrating roots covered with nodules make Korean Lespe- 
deza an outstanding grazing and soil building legume, especially for the mountain section. 
It makes a larger growth than ordinary japan clover, 15 to 24 inches, single plants having a 
spread of S feet; has larger leaves; furnishes pasturage about three weeks earlier. 
The strong root growth penetrates about 8 inches deep, making it highly drought resistant, 
and thriving on poor, worn-out soils where alfalfa and clovers would fail. 
In feeding value it is about equal to alfalfa; has no woody stem; holds its leaves well and 
produces a full crop the first season. It is an annual, reseeds indefinitely although closely 
grazed. For a year-round pasture sow a mixture of Korean Lespedeza, hairy vetch, orchard 
and herds grasses. 
It is quite a general custom to sow in grain crops about the middle of February or early 
in March. A harrowing before sowing is the only preparation necessary. When sown alone 
broadcast 25 lbs. to the acre during late freezes after a light harrowing, but do not cover 
the seeds. A bushel weighs 50 lbs. 
KOREAN—Dodder free; 98 per cent pure. 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. 8%c per lb.; 100 lbs. and over 8 c 
per lb. No charge for bags. 
CERTIFIED KOREAN—Certified by the Crop Improvement Association. 99 per cent pure. 
By mail postpaid, lb. 25c; 5 lbs. 80c; 10 lbs. $1.45; 25 lbs. $3.05; 50 lbs. $5.90. 
Not postpaid, lb. 15c; 5 to 24 lbs. 11c per lb.; 25 to 99 lbs. 9V 2 c per lb.; 100 lbs. and over 9 © 
per lb. No charge for bags. 
Bunches of Certified Korean Lespedeza 
Inoculate lespedeza 
with Stimugerm. 
Prices: 14 bushel size 
35c; 1 bu. size 50c; 
214 bu. size $ 1 . 00 . 
INOCULATE THIS 
SEED WITH 
STIMUGERM 
(Perennial.) A wonderful drought- 
073 resistant legume. Now that Sericea 
can be secured at low prices broad¬ 
cast seeding can now be economically made. Sericea is primarily 
a hay crop that will thrive well on poor acid soils where red clover 
and alfalfa are not profitable. Its root system reaches one to three 
feet in the soil for nourishment, and even in the driest weather will 
continue growing and flourish. The second-year growth each plant 
puts out 20 to 30 stalks from five to six feet tall, producing a better 
quality hay in succeeding years and giving two to four cuttings 
per season. The hay is tender and of excellent quality, and relished 
by all kinds of live stock. A terrific seeder, ranging in yields from 
250 to 650 pounds of seed per acre the first year, and 800 to 1,500 
pounds the second season. 
The seed bed should be well pulverized and firm, and seed sown 
broadcast at the rate of 20 to 25 pounds of scarified seed per acre. 
Sow from February to late July, but best results have been ob¬ 
tained by sowing in March, before weeds start or in early summer 
after weeds have germinated and been killed by harrowing. Seri¬ 
cea seed has a very hard outer coat, which makes it important that 
only scarified seed be sown. No fertilizer or lime necessary, but 
like other legumes readily .responds to their use. Scarified seeds 
weigh 60 pounds to the bushel. The seed we offer is hulled, scari¬ 
fied and recleaned. By mail postpaid, lb. 40c; 5 lbs. $1.50; 10 lbs. 
$2.85; 25 lbs. $6.40; 50 lbs. $12.65. ' 
Not postpaid, lb. 30c; 5 to 24 lbs. 25c per lb.; 25 to 99 lbs. 23c 
per lb.; 100 lbs. and over 22c per lb. No charge for bags. 
What Lespedeza to Sow 
Korean—Adapted to Eastern, Central and Middle Western States. 
This includes all Virginia and Piedmont section of the Carolinas 
and northern Georgia. 
Kobe, Tennessee No. 76, and Japan Clover, better adapted to 
Eastern Virginia, the Cotton Belt generally and Gulf States. 
Sericea will succeed in all sections of both Corn and Cotton belt. 
Se 
ricea 
Lesped 
Kobe Lespedeza 
—In sections where the season is 
longer, Kobe, which is two to three 
weeks later, makes a considerably 
larger growth than Korean. In tests by one of the state experi¬ 
ment stations, Kobe outyielded other lespedezas in three of the 
four years the tests were made. Kobe is of spreading growth, but 
stands up well when the stand is thick. In February or March sow 
25 pounds to the acre, either alone or on your grain, scarifying the 
land with a harrow before sowing. A bushel weighs 25 pounds. 
By mail postpaid, lb. 30c; 5 lbs. 95c; 10 lbs. $1.75; 25 lbs. $3.80; 
50 lbs. $7.50. 
Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 5 to 24 lbs. 14c per lb.; 25 to 99 lbs. 1214 c 
per lb.; 100 lbs. and over 12 c per lb. No charge for bags. 
T b, S “1 £. I I -—A late maturing 
lennessee no. /o Lespedeza strain developed by 
. _ T ^ “ t h e Tennessee Ex¬ 
periment Station. In shape and size of leaf it is like the original 
japan clover but is much taller and vields a third more hay. Sown 
with Korean the grazing period will be lengthened three weeks. 
A bushel weighs 25 lbs. By mail postpaid, lb. 25c; 5 lbs. 90c; 10 lbs. 
$1.65; 25 lbs. $3.40; 50 lbs. $6.65. 
Not postpaid, lb. 15c; 5 to 24 lbs. 13c per lb.; 25 to 99 lbs. 11c 
per lb.; 100 lbs. and over 1014 c per lb. No charge for bags. 
Japan Clover or Common Lespedeza 
—The original lespedeza. Sow 25 lbs. to the acre on your poor land 
to bring it into condition to produce profitable crops. Once started 
it smothers broomsedge and other undesirable growths. 10 lbs. 
japan clover and 8 lbs. herds grass will give a hay crop that may 
he grazed till frost. A bushel weighs 25 lbs. By mail postpaid, 
lb. 25c; 5 lbs. 85c; 10 lbs. $1.55; 25 lbs. $3.30; 50 lbs. $6.40. 
Not postpaid, lb. 15c; 5 to 24 lbs. 12c per lb.; 25 to 99 lbs. lOMc 
per lb.; 100 lbs. and over 10c per lb. No charge for bags. 
T. W. WOOD & SONS 
SEEDSMEN SINCE 1879 
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
