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T. W. WOOD 86 SONS 
SEDDSMDN SINCD 1879 
RICKIAOIl'D, VIRGINIA 
GAME BIRDS 
Virg-inia Superintendent of Game 
Propagation says: “Any farm can be 
economically stocked with quail, 
wild turkey and other game birds 
if suitable food in variety and 
abundance is furnished adjacent 
to nesting and protective cover. 
Food patches planted in open 
fields more than 100 feet from 
cover are little used by quail. 
Farms so intensively cultivated or pastured that 
there is no cover, or farms with ample cover, but 
no food, cannot have quail. Planting only one crop 
like cow peas will not establish a permanent covey 
range. A mixture of several kinds of foods to fur¬ 
nish year round nourishment is necessary. Plant¬ 
ing long strips, 10 to 40 feet wide beside woods, 
l)ranches or fence rows will furnish food and cover 
for many more coveys than planting the same area 
in one or two-acre plots every half mile or so. 
On large areas plant a network of cultivated strips, 
clearing lanes through dense woods where necessary. The 
land should be disked and the quail planting mixture 
I)roadcast and covered lightly with a harrow. It is pre¬ 
ferable to plant in rows as close as possible and cultivated 
once or twice. Apply fertilizer. To save trouble in culti¬ 
vation plant in several of the outside rows of a cultivated 
crop, (like corn, cotton,, etc.), either when the crop is plant¬ 
ed or laid by. In early spring broadcast on small grain 
and harrow in lightly. Let brush and ■ kets grow along¬ 
side. When brush is cut leave it on t ■ ground for cover. 
Spread old straw or other fodder on top of seed on poor, 
barren ground.” 
WOOD’S QUAIL PLANTING MIXTURE 
The best seed mixture to produce permanent year round 
feed for partridges, wild turkeys, pheasants, doves, etc. 
Also superior to cut down the feed bill of domestic fowls. 
If planted according to above instructions, will attract and 
multiply numbers of coveys and furnish good hunting. For 
quail plant in long strips next to cover; for turkeys and 
pheasants larger strips or patches; for doves, one or two- 
acre plots. The mixture includes practically all cultivated 
crops relished by game birds for quick growth and to keep 
them in plump, vigorous condition. Composed of sesbania, 
l:)ene, Florida beggarweed, brown top and Tennessee millet. 
Sericea, Korean and Common lespedeza, cow peas, Laredo 
soy beans, rape, shallu, kaffir corn, seeded on grass, sorghum and 
buckwheat. Sow 15 lbs. per acre in cultivated rows, or 30 to 36 lbs. 
broadcast when seeding or laying by other crops. However, it is 
better to sow alone after the ground warms in early summer. Ap¬ 
ply 300 lbs. per acre of WOOD’S SUPER STANDARD FERTI¬ 
LIZER. Will reseed itself, furnishing a permanent growth, but is 
better to disk, harrow and sow every year. The legumes in this 
mixture will enrich the soil. Richard Eppes, Martin Co., N. C., says: 
“It is the finest feed for partridges. I planted it in long strips near 
cover and it attracted and multiplied twice as many coveys as I 
ever had before. I will plant it every season.” 
Bene —Produces an enormous amount of nutritious fattening 
seeds loved by game birds and poultry. Ours is the tall 
growing variety, adapted to most all soils, produces an upright 
growth about 6 feet tall, covered in the fall with long okra-like 
pods. These gradually open all winter, dropping the seeds which 
attract quail and other game birds. Drill 5 lbs. per acre in ZVz 
to 3-foot rows and cultivate; or broadcast 16 lbs. per acre. 
Wood’s Game Bird Scatter Food —Attracts quail, turkeys,, 
TT wu O m . ^Qygg j^^^d game birds to 
your farm by scattering it regularly near brush or other cover 
during cold months when food is scarce. Our formula was pre¬ 
pared by a high authority on game bird feeding. Composed of 
cracked grain and seed they love. 
JAPANESE BUCKWHEAT 
—A good summer poor land 
or soil improving crop to 
smother weeds, or for bees. No grain crop can be grown easier 
or in less time, maturing in two months. Its flour makes delicious 
cakes. June through August broadcast 50 lbs. per acre. Requires 
little preparation. 
SESBANIA 
Excellent for quail, duck marshes, and soil im¬ 
proving. It produced more seed than any other 
crop in the Georgia 5-year test. GAME BIRDS are 
attracted from a distance by the seed which re¬ 
mains on the ground all winter without decaying. 
It makes a tall upright growth with long, slender 
leaves, furnishing good bird cover. Every farmer 
who likes bird hunting and every game preserve 
should plant it, preferably in rich bottoms. Broad¬ 
cast 25 lbs. per acre from April to July. Does well 
on any soil, wet or dry. Plant only scarified seed. 
Our seed is of the highest quality and scarified. 
Be sure to inoculate. 
SOIIi IMPROVING. It produces an immense 
amount of humus rich in nitrogen for building up 
waste land. Sown at the last cultivation of corn, 
cotton, etc., it grows 6 to 7 feet tall in 8 to 10 
weeks. Roots have heavy nodule formations. 
Stalks decay readily. Popular with truck and citrus 
growers. 
FLORIDA BEGGAR WEED 
Produces a large quantity of rich nourishing seeds that 
remain on the bush or ground all winter without decaying, 
and is relished by game birds. Makes an upright growth, 
6 to 7 feet tall, furnishing ideal cover for birds. Excellent 
for hay or pasture; relished by livestock. It averaged over 
7 tons of hay per acre in the 5-year Georgia test; rich in 
protein and more fattening than alfalfa or cow peas. A 
wonderful nitrogen gathering soil builder, thriving well 
on thin,, sandy land and pine barrens. A fine legume cover 
crop for orchards. Sow after frost 3 to 5 lbs. per acre in 
3-foot drills or 12 to 15 lbs. broadcast. Inoculate with 
Nitragin E. 
TENNESSEE GERMAN MILLET 
Big head, large srielding type. Makes a bumper crop of 
nutritious, easily cured hay in 60 days. Our seed is Ten¬ 
nessee grown. We have tested German millets grown in 
other states but none is equal to Tennessee seed in growth 
or quality, they usually have very small woody stalks, un¬ 
suitable for hay. One of the easiest grown summer catch 
crops when feed is short. It smothers out weeds, leaving 
ground in fine condition for fall crops. Drill 50 lbs. per acre 
on harrowed wheat or oat land from May through July. 
Apply 300 lbs. per acre of WOOD’S SUPER STANDARD 
FERTILIZER. Thin seeding makes coarse stems and poor 
quality hay. Broadcasting 25 lbs. with a bushel of cow 
peas produces a higher yield of more nutritious hay and is 
better for the land. Cut when the millet blooms. After 
that woody fibre forms, making the hay coarse and unpalatable. 
RROWN TOP Mil I FT —Seed relished by quail and turkeys. 
CK.t-rWl'N iv.rr 1V11L.I^1:.1 Excellent bird cover. Will draw 
doves for many miles. Similar to Tennessee millet, but is taller, 
has larger heads, and produces more 
seed, hay and grazing. Can be grazed 
constantly in dry summers, starting 
when 3 or 4 inches tall, one plant 
stooling out about 30 stems and is 
relished by poultry and all livestock. 
Furnishes more hay than Sudan 
grass, equal to timothy in feeding 
value, allows several cuttings, yield¬ 
ing 5 or 6 tons per acre. Broadcast 
20 lbs. per acre from April to July. 
PEARL OR CATTAIL 
MILLET 
Grows 10 to 12 feet tall. For great¬ 
est amount of nutritious green feed 
or hay cut at 3 to 4 feet. Stools out 
luxuriantly; gives 3 or 4 cuttings a 
season, growing till frost. It does 
well even on poor land and in dry 
seasons. All stock eat it greedily and 
flourish on it. Plant 8 lbs. per acre 
in 3-foot drills when land is warm. 
Every farmer should plant a patch 
near the feeding lot and cut some 
daily. 
DDI^CC O- Richmond 
1 i\I^I.D Not Postpaid 
5 to 24t libs. 
2S to 99 DbS. 
100 libs. 
BV MAII. POSTPAID 
Per Iib. 
Per lib. 
Per Iib. 
Pound 
5 Dbs. 
10 libs. 
25 libs. 
50 libs. 
Tennessee German Millet. 
. 6c. 
... 3V^c 
20c. . 
..55c.. 
. .$ .95. . 
. .$1.65. 
. $3.15 
Hog Millet or Proso. 
6C. 
... 41 / 2 C.... 
20c. . 
. .55c. . 
. . .95. . 
. . 1.80. 
. . 3.40 
Pearl or Cattail Millet. 
. IOC. 
... 8C. 
... 71/30 
200 . . 
..750.. 
. . 1.35. . 
. . 2.65. 
. . 5.15 
Brown Top Millet. 
. ISO. 
. . .13C. 
.. . 12 c 
30c. . 
$1.00. . 
. 1.85.. 
. . 3.90. 
. . 7.65 
Bene TaU Southern Grown. 
. 20C. 
. .,.18c. 
. . .170 
3SC. . 
1.25. . 
. . 2.35 . . 
. . 5.25. 
. .10.50 
Florida Beggar Weed. 
. SOc. 
...47C. 
...4SC 
60c. . 
2.75. . 
. . 5.35 . . 
. .11.75. 
. . 24.65 
Sesbania Scarified . 
. lie. 
... 9c. 
. . . 80 
2SC. . 
.80. . 
.. 1.45.. 
. . 2.90, 
. . 5.65 
Wood’s Quail Planting Mixture. 
. IOC . 
. . . 8c. 
. . . 7C 
250. . 
.75. . 
. . 1.35. . 
. . 2.65. 
. . 5.15 
Wood’s Game Bird Scatter Food 
So. 
... 40. 
. . . 31 / 2 C 
20c. . 
.50. . 
. . .85 . . 
.. 1.55. 
. . 2.90 
Japanese Buckwheat. 
Sc. 
. . . 3^0- 
. . . 3c 
200. . 
.50. . 
. . .85 . . 
.. 1.55. 
. . 2.90 
Pearl or Cat-Tail Millet 
