T. W. WOOD & SONS 
SDDDSMDN SIITCD 1879 
KICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
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Wood’s Southern Hybrid Corns Increase Yields 20% At 36 
Experiment Stations in 8 Southern States 
We are the only seed house who has developed hybrid corns in the South adapted 
to the severe Southern climate. We have been breeding* hybrid com for several years, 
conducting breeding plots in nearly every Southern State. Tests throughout the coun¬ 
try prove that adapted hybrids produce about 20% more than the best local varieties, 
but unadapted hybrids usually yield much less. The surest way to find the best hy¬ 
brid for your farm is to try part of your crop in two. Hybrids produced in the coru 
belt have repeatedly failed in the South for lack of shuck protection from insects. 
WOOD’S HYBRID GOLDEN PROLIFIC 
stations throughout the cotton belt. The most prolific yellow hybrid. It holds the 
record yield for all South Carolina experiment Station tests. In recent reports of 1939 
state experiment station tests it made the highest average yield of any corn tested in 
the North Carolina Coastal Plain, Piedmont and Mountain Sections; in the three Ar¬ 
kansas tests, and in Northeast Texas, It led the seven Alabama tests; and was the best 
hybrid in Mississippi tests. The Florida experiment station recommends it highly as 
an early yellow corn for hogs. 
It is a cross involving inbreds from the highest yielding Southern yellow corns, 
Wood’s Golden I’rolific, Indian Chief, Jarvis Golden Prolific, and Wood's Golden Pro¬ 
lific (a yellow strain of ^Vhatley’s Prolific), It has good shuck protection, deep roots, 
strong stalks and is resistant to heat, drought and hurricanes. It made a wonderful 
crop for J. J. W. Smith, of Spalding Co., Ga.: “On a washed out rocky field in spite 
of a serious drought, most stalks with two large ears with hard grain and practically 
ho damage from corn ear worms, a terrific pest here. Not one stalk in a thousand fell 
during a late severe storm.” 
It won the North Carolina 4-H Corn prize of $100.00 for McRoy Gore, Columbus Co., 
N. C., yielding 156.7 bushels per acre at a total cost, including seed of 19c per bushel. 
It won the district prizes for Clyde Gore, of Columbus County, N. C., yielding 126 
bushels per acre; Thurston Bowman, of Alexander Co., N. C., 120 bushels per acre, 
and Ben Black, Cabarrus Co., N. C., yielding 125 bushels per acre in spite of a terrific 
drought, at a cost of 14c per bushel, including cost of hybrid seed and all other ex¬ 
penses. This proves that although hybrid seed costs more, it materially reduces the 
final cost of production. J. AV. Cook, of Barnwell Co., S. C., says: “30 acres of AA'ood’s 
Hybrid Golden Prolific yielded 50% more than my other corn under the same con- 
A. C. Horton, Charles City Co., Va., says; ‘Tor 
two years Wood’s Hybrid Golden Prolific has 
yielded 70 to 80 bushels per acre on land that 
never produced over 50 bushels with other va- 
rities. 
ditions.” 
“Ten bushels of Wood’s Hybrid Golden Prolific planted on 120 acres produced 6,000 bushels 
of the finest quality beautiful eared eorn. Much of it made 75 to 100 bushels per acre. I will 
plant my whole crop in it this year.”—Dr. T. M. Martin, Dallas Co., Alabama. 
WOOD’S HYBRID WHITE PROLIFIC 125 days. The heaviest yielding Avhite 
corn for the deep South, according to 
Southern experiment station tests. It consistently outyielded AA’hatley’s Prolific, Neal's 
Paymaster and other leading southern varieties at seven Alabama experiment stations and 
made exceptionally high yields in the Georgia and South Carolina tests. It was developed 
from AA'ood’s Dixie. Latham’s Double, Hasting’s Prolific and Mosby’s Prolific; is adapted 
to the same sections, but has larger ears, deeper roots, stronger stalks and higher yield. 
Ears are well protected with a long tight shuck. 
A. L. Traylor, Richmond Co., Ga., says: “I planted it next to AA'hatley’s Prolific and find 
it is more drought-resistant and yields more than any I ever grew before.” 
WOOD’S HYBRID GOLDEN DENT 
115 days. Larg-est, soundest ear and high¬ 
est yielding yellow hybrid for the Mid-South. 
The ideal early feed and roasting ear corn 
for the deep South, particularly to fatten 
hogs for early market. Roasting ears in 82 
days. A cross between inbreds of AA'ood’s 
Improved Golden Dent and Jarvis Golden 
Prolific, with similar appearance, adaptation 
and use, but with stronger stalks, deeper 
roots, heavier yield and larger, sounder ears. 
Big flinty grains, long tight shuck. AA"e sug¬ 
gest it to farmers who prefer a larger ear 
than AA'ood’s Hybrid Golden Prolific. Not a 
single stalk in our test last summer was 
blown down by a storm that knocked down 
half of some varieties. 
Wood’s Hybrid White Prolific. 
Two 12-inch ears per stalk. 
“AA'e are very much pleased with Wood’s 
Hybrid Golden Dent as its deep roots and 
strong stalks prevent it from blowing down 
like our native varieties, and allows us to 
harvest 97% of it with a tractor.”—C. F. 
Molair, Barnwell Co., S. C. 
“All of AA'ood’s Hybrid Corns far outyield¬ 
ed the best local varieties in this county, 
making good yields even in a very poor sea¬ 
son. Our farmers are very favorably im¬ 
pressed with them. A'our Hybrid Golden 
produced twice as much per acre as white 
corn for B. Flanagan.”—AV. H. Ozlin, Co. 
Agent, Princess Anne, Va. 
WOOD’S HYBRID WHITE DENT 
115 days. Iiargest ear and highest yielding 
white hybrid com for the section between 
the Cotton and Corn Belt, or for early feed 
and roasting ears in the deep South. Roast¬ 
ing ears in 80 days. Deep grain, good shuck 
protection. It made the highest average 
yield of any white corn for four years in 
Virginia tests, yielding 97 A4 bushels per 
acre in one. It was developed from AA’ood’s 
Improved AA'hite Dent. Southern Snowflake, 
Oklahoma Silvermine and Boone County 
AA'hite; similar in appearance and adapta¬ 
tion, but more storm and drought-resistant, 
earlier, and higher yield. AA'e consider it the 
best early roasting ear corn for Florida and 
PRICES 
All Hybrid Field Corn. .$1.00. 
NOT POSTPAID—P. O. B 
Peck Vz Bus. 
.$1.75. . .$3.25. 
, RICHMOND 
5-Bus. 
Bushel IiOts 
.$6.00. . .$5.75 
BY MAID POSTPAID 
Quart Yz Peck Peck Yi Bus. 
50c. . .$1.25. . .$2.15. . .$3.95 
Wood’s Hybrid White Dent. Large, sound, 
beautiful 12-inch ears. 
Gulf States. G. A. Aluth, Alobile Co., Ala¬ 
bama, says: “It yielded 60 bushels per acre 
compared to 10 to 12 bushels for six leading 
corn varieties. It had long shucks and was 
the most weevil-resistant. AA'ind blew down 
the others, but not the hybrid.” 
“On poor white sand it yielded 35%) more 
than any other corn in my section grown on 
much better land. The ears were about a 
foot long and brought a big premium on the 
market for milling corn.”—J. E. Bryan, 
AA'ayne Co., N. C. 
“It stands up better and yields a fourth 
more than other corns. It averaged two large 
ears per stalk. The extra seed cost of $3.75 
increased my profit over $200.00.”—A. W. 
Buhrman. Henrico Co.. Va. 
