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RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 

WOOD'S HAY and PASTURE GRASSES 

An Outstanding Summer Hay and Pasture Crop 
Produces about 25% greater growth than regular sudan, finer quality hay. Excel- 
Developed by selecting a large number of superior plants from 
These were tested many years under extreme conditions of 
Strain No. 23 proved superior to all 
10Tre€ It has a stronger, 
It is more heat and drought resistant than most Summer 
It costs more than regular 
lent for grass silage. 
ordinary sudan grass. 
heat and drought on different types of soil. 
others and produced 4, more hay or pasture than regular sudan. 
more vigorous growth. 
forage crops. It is an annual and cannot become a pest. 
Wood’s Certified No. 23 Sudan Grass Produces 3 to 5 Tons of Hay to the Acre 
WOOD’S CERTIFIED No. 23 SUDAN GRASS 
TIMOTHY—The most extensively grown hay 
grass. 12 to 15 lbs. sow an acre. For hay, 
timothy is the best known and most exten- 
sively grown of all grasses. A stand is easily 
established, it is inexpensive to sow, it starts 
quickly and yields its best crop the year 
after it is sown, but the following year’s 
crop may be equally as heavy if liberally 
top-dressed with stable manure. It stands 
up well, is easily cured and is heavy for its 
20 lbs. broadcast 
Our seed is State 
sudan, but is more economical to sow, requires less seed per acre. 
or 8 lbs. in cultivated rows, or Sow with soybeans, cowpeas, etc. 
Sealed and Certified. 
For Grazing it is equal to blue grass as a milk producer. At one experiment 
station one acre per cow furnished abundant pasture for 125 days. The cows made 
a daily average of 3.8 lbs. more milk than they ever did on native grass. -At the 
Middle Tennessee Experiment Station in a very dry summer, when permanent 
pastures were parched, two yearling steers gained 114 lbs. per day on sudan, a total 
bulk, for which reason it has proved the most 
profitable hay crop when grown for market. 
The yield on good land frequently runs from 
1% to 3 tons to the acre. k 
Meadow fescue or English blue grass, red 
top or herds grass and sapling clover alli 
mature at the same season as timothy, and 
are good grasses to sow with it for hay and 
of 287 lbs. in 92 days. 
the South. 
A state experiment station says: ‘In our tests throughout the 
state Sudan No. 23 has given an average yield of forage 18 per cent 
higher than common sudan. It matures a little later but is a more 
robust plant with broader leaves. The value of the extra yield to 
the grower is illustrated by the yield test: 
Green Weight Hay Per Acre, 

Per Acre 10% Moisture 
Sudan No. 23..... Ba Menace rk PAM oe ers oe DO TO LDS. 17,725 lbs. 
Common Sudan ............. Pastis 265,921 Lbs. 15,165 lbs. 
Gain of No. 23 over Common...... 10,052 1bs. 2,560 lbs. 
Another experiment station says: “Your INO: 723 Sudan Grass 
looked very attractive and gave good grazing over quite a long 
season.” 
SUDAN GRASS—Sudan Grass is primarily a hay grass, its slender 
leafy stems making it easy to handle with ordinary haying ma- 
chinery. It makes its greatest growth and produces the most 
feed during July, August and September, when native grasses 
are less productive. It can be grown successfully on almost 
every class of soil from a heavy clay toa light sand, besides be- 
ing particularly drought and heat resistant. Primarily an ex- 
cellent hay crop, sudan is gaining in popularity as a Summer 
pasture. . é 
The feeding value of sudan grass hay is equal to that of millet, 
timothy and other non-legume roughages. Sudan will give from 
two to three cuttings; stools out wonderfully after the first cut- 
ting; it is not uncommon to find a hundred stems growing from 
a single root. It is an excellent catch crop, requiring only 45 
days before the first cutting. 
Sow after the ground becomes thoroughly warm, preferably 
broadcast at the rate of 20 to 25 pounds per acre. A grain drill 
may be used, set to sow two pecks of wheat. Cut when in bloom, 
for at that stage the feeding value is highest. 
CHEWINGS FESCUE—A splendid permanent grass for shade or 
: lawns. It is hardy; persists with very little moisture, fertility, 
or sunlight in spite of heat or cold; grows on any soils; produces 
a dense dark green turf of short fine needle-like leaves; requires 
little cutting or attention. Excellent for shaded pastures. Sow 
80 lbs. per acre in spring or fall. 
They pronounced it the best of all dry weather grasses for 
grazing, increasing the yield of hay and the 
yield and value of the pasturage. A good 
mixture for hay and grazing is 6 lbs. timothy, 
5 lbs. red top or herds grass, 7 lbs. meadow fescue, and 5 lbs. sap- 
ling clover. If timothy and sapling clover are sown together, 
mix 8 lbs. timothy and 6 lbs. sapling clover. 
The best time to cut is when it is in bloom; it is then easier 
to cure and its feeding value is highest. 
ITALIAN RYE GRASS—Domestic. The quickest growing and 
most winter-resistant grass for temporary spring, fall, or winter 
lawn, pasture, hay or cover crop. Sow 85 lbs. acre in early 
spring or fall. 
PERENNIAL RYE GRASS—Certified 99% pure. Similar in growth, 
adaptation and use to Italian rye, but persists several years. 
CERTIFIED ASTORIA or COLONIAL CREEPING BENT—99% 
pure. Makes the best lawn sod or golf putting green in the 
Eastern States. Similar in growth, persistence and wide soil 
adaptation to its cousin red top or herds grass. Has'shorter, 
finer upright leaves and creeps underground. Sow 1 lb. to 200 
square feet in spring or fall. ~ 
TALL MEADOW OAT GRASS—Evergreen Grass. This grass 
seems to make more leafage and grazing, a larger yield of hay 
and to keep green longer, both during the winter and summer, 
than most grasses. It withstands the heat, drought and cold; 
starts early in the spring and continues to give good grazing 
until late in the fall. It can be cut twice a season, frequently pro- 
ducing nearly double as much hay as timothy. Its nutritive 
qualities are first class; ripens at the same time as orchard grass 
and red clover. It is best adapted for good loamy uplands, and 
better than most other grasses on light and sandy soils. Sown 
with orchard grass and red clover, sow 12 Ibs. tall meadow oat 
grass, 15 lbs. orchard grass, and 8 lbs. red clover. The addition 
of 6 or 7 lbs. of red top or herds grass to this mixture increases 
the aftermath and the yield of grazing. When sown by itself, 
sow 25 to 30 Ibs. to the acre, either in the spring or fall. Cut 
for hay at blooming time. 
PRICES OF GRASSES ON PRECEDING PAGE 
