T. W. Wood & Sons 
Page Eleven 
GROW MORE SOYBEANS 
Low agricultural prices due to overpro¬ 
duction and the loss of our foreign mar¬ 
kets for cotton, tobacco and other prod¬ 
ucts leave Soybeans one of the few crops 
a farmer can grow profitably. The soy 
bean acreage is ten times greater than a 
few years ago, yet the demand continues 
to increase much faster, due to the un¬ 
limited uses found for soybeans as food 
for humans and livestock and in manufac¬ 
turing paints, linolium, soap, rubber sub¬ 
stitutes, lubricants, automobile accessories, 
radios and a thousand other products. 
Wars in Europe and Asia have cut off 
foreign supplies. American production 
must be increased manyfold to catch up 
with the commercial demand. The farmer 
price for soybeans has risen about 50% 
and should continue to rise. A tremend¬ 
ous soybean oil crushing plant has just 
been completed in Eastern Carolina, assur¬ 
ing farmers a profitable market for all 
the beans they can grow. 
Soybeans are easy to grow and harvest 
on practically all soils with little or no 
fertilizer. They stand more drought, or 
longer wet seasons than other crops. They 
are less susceptible to frost than cow peas 
or corn, and a surer crop. They are profit¬ 
able not only for the large yield per acre 
of beans, but also the cattle forage and 
hog feed left after harvest, and the abund¬ 
ance of root nodules which enrich the soil 
with nitrogen. They are usually planted 
30 to 40 lbs. per acre in cultivated rows 
24 to 36 inches apart. 
Good seed of the right variety is all im¬ 
portant to profitable soybean production. 
Buy seed only from a reliable source to 
avoid misrepresentation. Many Southern 
farmers have suffered crop failures by get¬ 
ting cheap seed that turned out to be 
worthless, unadapted varieties. Place your 
order for seed now. Due to the high value 
of soybean oil, most crops of seed soy¬ 
beans have already been crushed. There 
is not enough improved seed left. 
North Carolina Soybean Test 
WOOD’S YELLOW SOYBEAN 
South and East of Richmond, Va., 
Wood’s Yellow is the best variety for bean 
production and hogging down. It consist- 
antly yields 2 to 3 times more beans than 
other varieties, does not shatter, makes a 
vigorous growth with strong upright stem 
and deep root and is resistant to disease 
and storms. It is good for hay or soil 
improvement. 150 days to mature. 
Edgecombe Co, J. C. Powell, County Agent 
Variety. Bushels Per Acre 
Wood’s Yellow . 37.0 
Tokyo . 28.5 
Mammoth Yellow. 26.2 
Haberlandt. 17.0 
Biloxi Brown. 15.5 
Otootan. 15.3 
Mammoth Brown. 14.3 
Laredo. 13.0 
mini. 12.2 
Biloxi White . 9.5 
Virginia . 8.7 
Wilson Early Black. 6.0 
W. D. Moore, Manager of the Southern 
Cotton Oil Soybean Crushing Plant, and 
for 18 years a leading soy bean authority, 
says: “Wood’s Yellow is as near shatter¬ 
proof and the best yielding soybean we 
now have. It contains more oil and pro¬ 
tein and is well suited for oil mill purposes. 
The stalks stand erect and are easily com¬ 
bined. I combined out an average of 42.5 
bushels per acre on a 14-acre surveyed 
field. Another 12-acre field combined 43.2 
bushels per acre. A 150-acre field averaged 
35.5 bushels per acre harvested by com¬ 
bine. I do not believe any other variety 
has ever produced such yields in this sec¬ 
tion, as others shatter so badly their yield 
would have been only a third of this. 
“A stalk of Wood’s Yellow is full of larjre 
pods from bottom to top like a bunch of 
bananas.”—H. B. Maxon, G-reenwood Co., 
S. C. The beans have a beautiful solid 
yellow color, oval shape and are about 50% 
larger than Mammoth Yellow. 
CLEMSON SOYBEANS 
This sensational new bean makes a tremendous growth of 
fine stems, producing the maximum yield of fine quality hay 
or silage, hog feed and green manure per acre. It produces 
twice as much seed and 50% more hay than Otootan. It is a 
heavy bean producer but is not shatterproof. 130 days. “It 
makes far more hay or beans than anything I ever saw, 
2,000 bushels from 75 acres.’’—E. W. Jones, Madison, Ala. 
POCAHONTAS SOYBEANS 
The best all-around bean for hay, soil improvement, hog¬ 
ging down or bean production north of Richmond. It makes 
an erect, luxuriant growth of fine foliage, ideal for hay, yet 
produces 20% more beans than other hay varieties. The 
beans are small and yellow with greenish cast. Maturity 
about 135 days. It does not shatter badly and is easy to 
combine. 
IMPROVED VALENCIA PEANUTS 
Bunch type. The most profitable nut for average conditions as 
it produces large, well-filled pods containing 3 or 4 nuts on a wide 
variety of soils, where other large podded varieties yield many 
pops. It has the most delicious flavor, is best for home use and 
brings a premium on the market. It has the highest shelling per 
cent, a bushel of 30 lbs. shelling out 22 lbs. of nuts. Very early 
maturity and can be planted after truck crops. 
IMPROVED SPANISH PEANUTS 
Bunch type. Earliest maturing pelanut. Two small white nuts 
entirely fill each pod. Larger nut and heavier yield than ordinary 
Spanish. Superior in sweetness and flavor. Marked freedom from 
pops so frequently found in large varieties. Give highest yields 
when planted 6 inches apart in 18-inch rows, 30 lbs. shelled or 40 
lbs. unshelled per acre. Easier to grow, cultivate and harvest 
than other varieties. Nuts cling firmly to the roots and are 
readily cured. Shells out 75%. 
Light colored sandy coils of the Southern coastal plains produce 
a bright hull that sells at a premium for roasting. Plant the large 
podded Jumbo or Virginia Bunch Varieties. Heavier darker soils 
produce as many or more nuts, more vine, later maturity, but hulls 
are discolored. Plant the early varieties. Improved Valencia for 
large nuts and Improved Spanish for small nuts. For hogging 
down plant Improved Spanish for early feed and North Carolina 
Runner for late feed. 
Improved Valencia Peanuts 
FIiANT FBAKUTS in May, 6 to 10 inches apart in 2 to 
2i foot rows. Order 60 lbs. per acre and shell before plant¬ 
ing. Cultivate shallow and frequently until nuts begin 
to form. Peanuts require lime, phosphate and potash Use 
200 to 400 lbs. per acre of WOOD’S STANDARD GRAIN 
Inoculating peanuts with KITBAGIN B increased the 
yield 36.3% for S. E. Freeman, Bertie Co., N. C. 
SPRAYING PEANUTS with Bordeaux Mixture 3 times 
in July and Aug. controlled potato leafhoppers and increased 
yields 42% at the Virginia Experiment Station. 
Georgia Experiment Station: “Lack of good stands due 
to trash, faulty and discolored nuts in the seed cause low 
peanut yields.” WOOD’S SEED PEANUTS are of high 
germination, heavily recleaned and hand picked, removing 
everything but bright meaty nuts, free of pops. 
