T. W. WOOD & SONS 
SDDDSMEN SINGS 1879 
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
49 
WOOD'S EARLY CORNS 
For Mountain Section, Northern States and Early Feed in South 
Treat Your Seed Corn with Semesan, Jr. : 
’ ■ 
This treatment hastens and increases gfermination, protects com from ! 
seedling* hlig’ht, increases the stand 5 to 25 per cent, allows earlier plant- S 
ing* in cold, damp weather, reduces root rot, produces sturdier plants and S 
stronger stalks that stand up better in storms, reduces the amount of un- ■ 
sound corn at harvest, and materially increases the yield. 2 ozs. treat a ■ 
bushel. Prices postpaid, 2 ozs. 20c; 4 ozs. 40c; l lb. 90c. Not postpaid, ■ 
2 ozs. 15c; 4 ozs. 30c; lb. 75c. 5 
WOOD’S HYBRID CORNS ARE TREATED FREE 9 
SEMESAN INCREASED THIS CROP 
21.3 BUSHEDS PER ACRE 
Iowa Silver Kins' — Early maturing, heavy yielding white 
® com. Matures in 90 days; delicious roasting 
ears in 63 days. Truck growers have found this far northern- 
grown seed gets roasting ears on the market earlier, bringing a 
better price. An ideal held corn for mountain sections, where it 
has stood at the top in yield tests. Excellent for early feed in 
the South. Large, long ears; 16 rows of deep grain on a small 
cob; small, stocky stalk; drought-resistant. Good on poor or riciD 
land. ^ 
Hickory King 
— Matures in lllg 
days; roasting ears! 
in 86 days; 8% feet 
tall. The most de¬ 
pendable corn for 
poor land or when 
growing conditions 
are adverse. Shuck 
extends two inches 
beyond end of ear. 
Our improved stock is 
the pure eight-rowed 
strain and has made 
the highest yield every year in the North Carolina poor-land 
test. Popular in the mountain sections and for early feed and 
roasting ears throughout the South. 
Virg 
inia Yallow HiaTif ^Matures in 122 days; roasting ears in 
ima leiiow gg g Makes one of the 
largest ears of any yellow corn, 10 to 11 inches long, with 18 
straight rows of medium sized closely fitting grain; butt and 
tip well covered with grain; medium cob; sturdy stalk. A fine 
corn for late planting or for planting after potatoes. One of the 
heaviest yielding yellow corns on medium to rich soil. It made 
the highest yield in the Appomattox, Va., eight-year test. 
anra«tf>i* —Matures in 113 days; roasting ears in 
ancasier ourecrop gg Tremendous yields of grain or 
silage in a short season. Largest ear of any early corn, averag* 
ing a foot long. Reddish-yellow colored grain. 
Woodburn Yellow —Won the Ohio Championship and the Chi¬ 
cago International nearly every year. Al¬ 
though one of the earliest maturing corns, it yields with the 
best. Matures in 104 days; 814 feet tall. Large, beautiful, show 
tyjie; ears 9 to 10 inches long, 16 rows; deep, rich orange-colored 
grain. Roasting ears in 79 days. 98% of the stalks remained 
standing after a severe storm last summer. 
Smnkv Opnf —Also called Red Robin, Early August, Early 
^ *■ Lycoming, Maule’s Earliest of All. Matures in 
93 days. Roasting ears in 68 days. Very broad large grain, deep 
red color. White cap. One of the earliest maturing corns. 
—Matures in 105 days; roasting ears in 80 
ouvcii days. Eight feet tall. Heavy yielding white 
corn for high altitudes or early feed and roasting ears in the 
South. A good poor land corn. Drought resistant, large ears, 
deep grain. Resembles Boone County, but twelve days earlier, 
and sounder ear. 98% of the stalks remained standing after a 
severe storm last summer. 
Clai’a^’P Farlv Y#»llow —Matures in 99 days; roasting ears m 
i^ony a ciiow days; TVs feet tall. Our strain. 
grown in the mountains of West Virginia, is an ideal corn for 
sections with short seasons and for extra early feed in the South. 
Ears 7 to 8 inches long; 14 to 16 rows; small cob. Half the stalks 
have two ears. Stalks are short, stocky, storm-resistant and do 
not sap the land. Adapted to any soil, but on rich land should 
be planted close in the row^ Clarage made the world’s record 
yield in Ohio—1,760 bushels on ten acres. The Virginia Coastal 
Station says: “Clarage is the best com for early feed, hogging 
down or roasting ears.” 
genuine copper colored strain so popular in 
•JiraWDerry deep South for roasting ears, early feed and 
corn meal. Matures in 111 days; roasting ears in 80 days. Yielded 
61 bushels per acre in our test last summer: 98% of the stalks 
remained standing after a storm that blew down nearly half of 
some varieties. 
T,,,,, 1 f • —Matures in 111 days. Roasting ears in 
unproved Lieaming §2 days; 814 feet tail. Popular for early 
ensilage in the North and early feed and roasting ears in the 
South. Yellow ears 9 inches long, rough dent; 16 to 18 rows of 
deep grain closely set; small red cob; adapted to any type of 
soil. Our improved strain averaged 62 bushels of grain and 14 
tons of silage, compared to 55 bushels and 10 tons for ordinary 
Learning in a three-year Connecticut test. 
Wood’s 90-Day 8-Row Golden Flint 
^ 55 days. Longest ear 
and heaviest yield of all flints. Ears average 13 inches long. 
Strong, vigorous stalk 8 feet tall. Best flint for high altitudes or 
early planting in South. Grows in cold, damp weather that kills 
dent corns. Can be planted 10 days earlier and in the spring later. 
It matured earlier than 57 other varieties in our test last summer. 
Longfellow Yellow Flint 
—Matures in 97 days. Roasting 
ears in 72 days. Very long 12-inch 
ear. Popular husking or ensilage corn in Northern states. 
Fsivlv Flint' —IVIatures in 90 days. Roasting 
(.^anaaa nariy ienow nine gg g-inch ears. 
Earliest maturing 8-Row Flint for Northern states. 
pni^PQ 1 peck=14 lbs. bus.=28 lbs. l bus.=56 lbs. 
I l\l V«C,0 See page 51 about postpaid prices. 
Iowa Silver King, Strawberry, Longfellow, Canada, and 90- 
Day Golden Flint. 
All other corns described on pages 48 and 49. 
NOT POSTPAID—F. O. B. RICHMOND BY MAIL POSTPAID 
5-Bus. 
Peck Peck 14 Bus. Bus. Lots Quart Vz Peck Peck Yz Bus. 
50c. . . .75c. . . $1.30.$2.25.$2.10 30o. . . .75c. . . $1.15. . . $2.00 
45c. . . .70c. . . . 1.15. 2.00. 1.85 25c . . . . 70c . . . , 1.10. .. 1.85 
