
WOOD’S PEDIGREE ABRUZZI RYE 
OUTSTANDING YIELDS MADE IN OFFICIAL SOUTHERN TESTS 
There is a marked difference in Rye for planting purposes. Many lots of common Rye have been used 
to the detriment of Southern farmers, causing reduced yields and much later grazing than the genuine 
Abruzzi Rye. 
Wood’s Pedigree Abruzzi Rye has given remarkable grain yields throughout the Eastern and Southern 
States. In an official Southern state experimental station, Wood’s Abruzzi Rye has shown an average grain 
yield for 1941 and 1942 of 42.2 bushels per acre in comparison with Abruzzi from another source of 27.6 
bushels per acre. Balbo Rye only averaged 18.7 bushels, and Rosen or Common Rye 20.7 bushels per acre. 
This clearly shows the marked advantage to every Southern grower the importance of obtaining genuine 
Abruzzi Rye for his seed. Many farmers use Abruzzi Rye for Winter grazing, cover crop, and to be turned 
under in early Spring. For this purpose Wood’s Pedigree Abruzzi Rye will give a much quicker growth, 
more winter coverage, earlier grazing and larger growth for earlier plowing under than other Rye. Our 
Pedigree Strain is grown from Certified Seed and can always be depended upon to give outstanding yields. 
The regular Winter Rye which we offer, we recommend only for Winter cover crop. 
Important Fall Fertilizer Information 
. INSTRUCTIONS HAVE BEEN ISSUED by the War Production Board that, effective immediately, 
fertilizers containing chemical nitrogen can be used on 1942 vegetable crops only. For grain or other crops 
only Phosphate and Potash mixtures can be used. 
This will mean that farmers must look to other sources for nitrogen if the soil is to be kept produc- 
tive. For this purpose there is nothing that can take the place of “Legumes.” A fall-sown legume crop 
turned under in the Spring, will conserve the soil fertility and provide nitrogen in its best form for other 
crops. It is an established fact that the crop following a legume shows a big increase. The best legumes 
for Fall planting are: 
CRIMSON CLOVER, HAIRY VETCH AND AUSTRIAN WINTER PEAS 
