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T. W. WOOD & SONS 
SEEDSMEN SINCE 1879 
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
Sugar Drip Sorghum 
SORGHUM AND SUGAR CANE 
CULTURE — Plant when the ground becomes thor¬ 
oughly warm, say two weeks after corn planting, in 
rows 3% 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 com or 
wheat. May be cut or pastured after the flowering 
stage is passed, but not earlier. Sorghum may be 
grown with cowpeas and soybeans, 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 require¬ 
ments same as com, 400 to 600 pounds per acre of 
Wood’s Standard Com Fertilizer (12r-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. Particularly well adapted 
for Virginia, the Piedmont and mountain sections of 
the Carolinas and states North and West. By mail 
postpaid, lb. 20c; 5 lbs. 65c; 10 lbs. $1.15; 25 lbs. $2.15; 
50 lbs. $4.15. 
Not postpaid, lb. 10c; 5 to 24 lbs. 8 c per lb.;.25 to 99 
lbs. 6 c per lb.; 100 lbs. and over 5y z c 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. 22c; 5 lbs. 65c; 10 lbs. $1.15; 
25 lbs. $2.30; 50 lbs. $4.40. 
Not postpaid, lb. 12c; 5 to 24 lbs. 9c per lb.; 25 to 99 
lbs. 614 c per lb.; 10O Ills, and over 6 c per lb. No charge 
for bags. 
The seed produced from the above sorghums are always readily salable at good prices, 
SORGHUMS FOR FORAGE ONLY 
Early Orange Ca ne 
Makes a taller and more leafy growth than other 
forage sorghums. It is recommended 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 
plantings in Virginia and general plantings in the 
Southern States. Will make a larger growth and more 
saccharine content than Amber Cane. It may be grown 
with soybeans and cowpeas as recommended for Early 
Amber Cane, and the quantity to plant an acre is the 
same. By mail postpaid, lb. 20 c; 5 lbs. 55c; 10 lbs. 95c; 
25 lbs. $1.80; 50 lbs. $3.40. 
Not postpaid, lb. 10 c; 5 to 24 lbs. 6 c per lb.; 25 to 99 
lbs. 4c per lb.; 100 lbs. and over 3%c per lb. No charge 
for bags. 
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 soybeans, 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. % bushel 
of soybeans and 1 bushel cowpeas to the acre broad¬ 
cast. Grows 10 to 12 feet high. Sow broadcast 1 to 1% 
bushels to the acre; 5 to 6 pounds plants an acre in 
3% to 4-foot rows. By mail postpaid, lb. 20c; 5 lbs. 
55c; 10 lbs. 95c; 25 lbs. $1.80; 50 lbs. $3.40. 
Not postpaid, lb. 10c; 5 to 24 lbs. 6 c per lb.; 25 to 99 
lbs. 4c per lb.; 100 lbs. and over 3%c per lb. No charge 
for bags. 
SORGHUMS FOR GRAIN AND FORAGE 
Kaffir Corn 
Kaffir corns 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 may 
also be grown with soybeans or cowpeas, sowing 15 lbs. Kaffir corn 
with a bushel of either soybeans 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, 3 pecks to a bushel broadcasts 
an acre; in drills 6 to 8 lbs. plants an acre in SV 2 foot rows. Plant 
from after the ground is thoroughly warm till early 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. 314 per lb.; 
100 lbs. and over 3Vic 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. 
$2.65; 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. 
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 
soybeans or cowpeas, and the 
grain is fattening for cattle and 
poultry. For fodder and ensilage 
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 
would corn. 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. 314 c per 
lb.; 100 lbs. and over 3*4 c per lb. 
No charge for bags. 
Milo Maize 
