T. W. WOOD & SONS 
SEEDSMEN SINCE 1879 
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
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WOOD'S CERTIFIED FIELD CORNS 
Carry Official Certification Tags. Ears Hand Selected, Tipped and Butted— 
Germination 90 to 100% 
TTie corns on this page were field and tain inspected and certified tay the Crop Improvement Associations of Virginia and North 
Carolina, the only official certifying agencies for these states. State tests shov/ that certified seed yields more than uncertified. 
The additional cost of ataout 3 cents an acre to plant certified strains will pay you hack in dollars at harvest time. 
Wood’s Dixie 
Certified Wood's Dixie Matures in 124 days; delicious roast¬ 
ing ears in 88 days; 9 feet tall. 
Shorter, stronger stalk than most prolific corns. Not a stalk 
fell during a hurricane when one-third of some varieties fell. It 
makes two large, sound ears on each stalk; larger than most 
other prolific corns, 8 to 9 inches; 16 rows of broad, deep, flinty, 
white grain on a small white cob; ears are protected by a long 
shuck extending nearly 2 inches beyond the tip; 64 pounds of 
ears shell out 56 pounds of grain; resistant to smut and root rot. 
Can be planted later than other prolific corns, avoiding wire- 
worm damage. Outside of Wood’s Hybrid corns. Wood’s Dixie 
is one of the heaviest yielding corn for the average Southern 
farmer. It has a long record of high yields at state experiment 
stations throughout the South. 
Certified Jarvis Golden Prolific 
won most prizes for lel- 
low corn in North Carolina. Matures in 120 days. One or two 
medium size ears per stalk. White cob; flinty, sound, medium 
dent; medium early. Adapted to Piedmont, the foothills and the 
mountain section, and for early hogging down in Eastern Caro¬ 
lina. Good early feed corn in Southern coastal sections. 
Certified Latham's Double 
^ Our crop grown under super- 
■vision of the North Carolina Crop Improvement Association, on 
the finest corn land in Eastern Carolina, is estimated to yield 
100 taushels per acre. Every stalk seems to have two big sound 
ears. It has 16 rows of deep white grain on a small white cob. 
The shuck extends two inches beyond the tip. It has large, 
strong stalks, a good root system and no root rot or smut. 
Certified Boone Countv Matures in 117 days; 9 feet tall. Our 
strain has won most of the impor¬ 
tant prizes for white com in Virginia com shows for many years. 
The Kentucky Experiment Station says; “Your Boone did very 
well indeed, outyielding local Boone five bushels per acre.’’ It 
has magnificent heavy ears 10 to 11 inches long, with 18 to 20 
straight rows of deep grain closely wedged on a white cob. One 
of the heaviest yielding corns on good soils in the Piedmont and 
Valley section. 
Certified Woodburn White Dent Matures in 122 days; 9 to 
11 feet tall. One of the 
soundest, largest eared and heaviest yielding corns for rich 
valleys. Beautiful ears 10 to 12 inches long; 16 rows of large, 
deep grain; medium dent; large, strong stalk. West Virginia 
Experiment Station says; “It is our best commercial variety for 
both grain and silage.” 
Certified Wood's Improved White Dent Matures in 121 
days; roasting 
ears in 88 days; 914 feet tall. After ten years of selection, next 
to Wood’s Hybrid White Dent our Certified Wliite Dent has the 
taest record for yields at the Virginia State Experiment Station. 
Adapted to a wide range of soils, climates and uses. Very popu¬ 
lar in the South for roasting ears, where its large ears bring 
top prices. Beautiful ears. 10 to 11 inches long, with 18 straight 
rows of large, deep grain set close on a white cob; ears well pro¬ 
tected by a long shuck extending 2 inches beyond the tip. It did 
not show a single unsound ear when storms damaged other va¬ 
rieties 10 to 40 per cent. Strong, vigorous stalk and root. 
Wood’s Golden Prolific 
Certified Wood's Golden Prolific \ yeiiow^cbr^ 
that yields as well as the taest white variety under the most 
adverse southern conditions. The most prolific of all yellow 
corns, usually having two big beautiful ears on each stalk. Ears 
have 14 to 16 rows of large, long, flinty grain; deep golden color; 
small cob. 63 pounds of ear corn shell out 56 pounds of grain. 
Ears are protected from worms by a long, tight, thick shuck ex¬ 
tending nearly two inches beyond the end of the ear. It does 
well on nearly any type of soil. Except for its own hybrid strain, 
it has consistently made highest yields of any yellow corn in 
southern experiment station tests, holding the record in Virginia 
(93 bushels per acre). North Carolina and South Carolina. It 
outyielded Jarvis Golden Prolific in our tests last summer. 98 
per cent of the stalks remained standing after a severe storm. 
Certi6ed Oklahoma Silvermine 
ing- white corns ever developed in the South. Matures in 123 
days; roasting ears in 89 days. A much better yielder than Iowa 
Silvermine. So resistant to adverse southern conditions that 
Florida farmers pay a high premium for it. “Forty acres yield¬ 
ed over 2,500 bushels, 20% more per acre than my regular corn. 
Wonderful shuck protection. Very heavy ears 11 to 12 inches 
long. Medium dent. Very deep, large grain; small cob. Extreme¬ 
ly sound, with no rotten corn. Strong, stocky stalks.”—A, R. 
Piercy, Powhatan County, Virginia. 
Certified. Prize Winning Reid’s Yellow Dent 
CcrtifipfJ Rpid'^ \^pllow I^prst Matures in 118 days; 814 feet 
v^eriinea n.eia s 1 enow L/em champion- 
ships than any other com in the East. It took the Gold Medal sev¬ 
eral years for yielding over 100 taushels per acre. It has won 
sweepstakes at the Chicago International, and nearly every year 
in the Virginia and Maryland corn shows. It has a large, beauti¬ 
ful, show type ear, 10% ins. long; 18 to 
20 straight rows of deep grain, closely 
wedged together on a medium sized red 
cob. Tip and butt completely covered. 
Does best on medium to heavy soil. 
Protect Tour Com Plantiiigt 
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STANLEY’S CROW REPELLENT 
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pni^PQ Peck —I4ltas. 14 Tins. = 28 Itas. l taus.=:56 Itas. 
■ See page 51 ataout postpaid prices. 
Certified Oklahoma Silvermine. 
Other Certified Corns and Uncertified Oklahoma Silvermine 
Uncertified, all varieties except Oklahoma Silvermine. . . . 
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14 Peck Peck I 4 Bus. Bus. Lots 
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50C...75C... 1.30.... 2.25.... 2.10 
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25c. . . .70C. . . . 1.10. . . . 1.85 
