SEEDSMEN SINCE 
T. W. WOOD & sons - 
29 
1879 =- RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 

SORGHUM and 
Plant when the ground becomes thoroughly warm, generally two weeks after corn planting time. Sorghum 
for silage, fodder or syrup plant in rows 3% to 4 feet apart and 4 to 6 inches apart in the drill, using 8 to 10 lbs. 
per acre. Cultivate as you would corn, When growing sorghum for syrup, thin out to stand 10 to 12 inches 
apart, and cut just before the heads ripen. For hay, drill or broadcast 75 to 100 lbs. per acre. Sorghum planted 
in close drills makes somewhat higher yields of air dry forage than when grown in cultivated rows, and the 
quality of the hay is superior. Cut sorghum for hay when it is in the soft-dough stage. Use 200 to 400 lbs. of 
Sorghum will make a satisfactory crop on any well-drained soil that will produce 
4-12-4 Fertilizer per acre. 
a good crop of corn or wheat. 
SORGHUMS 
They Also May Be Used for Forage 
SUGAR DRIP SORGHUM 
Since we introduced this variety many years ago 
no new sorghum has been brought out that can com- 
pare with it in yield of syrup. It makes a large, juicy 
and succulent growth. It will yield about 65 per cent 
of the weight of the cane in juice when extracted by 
a good farm mill; a stronger mill should extract as 
much as 75 to 80 per cent. Particularly well adapted 
for Virginia, the Piedmont and mountain sections of * 
the Carolinas and states North and West. 
What a Department of Agriculture Official says about WOOD’S TEXAS SEEDED RIBBON CANE: 
“Wood’s Texas Seeded Ribbon Cane is the only pure strain of this sorghum we have ever been able to 
find. It is far superior to the common commercial seed which is usually badly mixed with non-saccarine 
sorghum of inferior growth. It is the best sorghum for ensilage or syrup. It makes 20 to 28 tons of silage 
per acre compared to 15 tons for ordinary Texas Seeded Ribbon Cane and other commercial sorghums in 
our tests. For three years we have used it exclusively on the State College Farms.” 
Texas Seeded Ribbon Cane on our own farm has shown a decided superiority over all other sorghums 
for silage purposes, making a tremendous leaf growth, as well as excellent syrup. 
SORGHUMS FOR FORAGE 
EARLY ORANGE CANE 
‘Makes a taller and more leafy growth than other 
forage sorghums. It is recommended for fodder, of 
which it yields immense crops, frequently two cuttings 
a season, and stooling out thicker after cutting. 
Orange Cane is particularly recommended for early 
plantings in Virginia and general plantings in the 
Southern States. Will make a larger growth and more 
saccharine content than Amber Cane. It may be grown 
with soybeans and cowpeas as recommended for Early 
Amber Cane, and the quantity to plant an acre is the 
same. 
MILO MAIZE 
A wonderfully drought-resistant non-saccharine 
sorghum that makes a thick succulent growth of nu- 
tritious milk-producing forage. It stools from the 
ground and shoots from the joints, The plant makes 
fine feed and, ensilage, especially when mixed with 
soybeans or cowpeas, and the grain is fattening for 
cattle and poultry. For fodder and ensilage cut when 
in the dough state; at this stage it has a feeding value 
practically equal to corn. Any good corn land will 
bring milo maize either for green feed, dry fodder or 
for the grain. It grows on all soils from sandy to 
heavy clay loam. 
TEOSINTE 
Fast growing and heavy yielding forage plant. 
Nutritious green feed, containing 10% sugar, greedily 
eaten by all livestock. One seed grows 30 or more 
stalks, 10 to 12 feet tall. Cut when 4 or 5 feet high, 
it immediately starts growing and 
is ready to cut again in a few 
weeks. It can be cut 5 times a sea- 
son. By planting several rows and 
cutting part each day a continuous 
supply of nutritious feed can be 
had right up to frost. Adapted to 
any soil, but does best on rich 
ground well manured. Resembles 
corn, but leaves are longer, broad- 
PRICE 
er, closer together and grows taller Kaffir Corn....... 
and more rapidly. Makes splendid Milo Maize....... 
Teosinte ......... 
silage. Plant 2 to 8 pounds per 
acre in May or June in 3% foot 
rows. Postpaid, oz. 10c; 14 lb. 20c. 
Other prices below. 
Early Orange Cane....... 
Early Amber Cane 
Texas Seeded Ribbon Cane...... 
Sugar Drip Sorghum............ 
Shallu or Egyptian Wheat....... 
Broom Corn, Evergreen......... 
Broom Corn, Japanese........ ate 
Sunflower, Mammoth Russian... 
Sunflower, Medium Size........ 
SUGAR CANE 
FOR SYRUP 
TEXAS SEEDED RIBBON CANE 
The tallest and heaviest producing Syrup Sorghum, 
frequently yielding 175 to 200 gallons of Syrup per 
acre, with a bright amber color and delicious flavor. 
Grows 12 feet tall with abundance of leafy fodder, and 
one of the best sorghums for silage. Later maturing 
than the Sugar Drip and recommended only for the 
Piedmont and Coastal sections of Virginia, the Caro- 
linas, and all other Southern states, Our strain of 
this sorghum, which we have been supplying for a 
number of years has been outstanding for both syrup, 
silage or hay. A trial. will convince you of its merit. 

EARLY AMBER CANE 
One of the earliest sorghums and furnishes a large 
yields of most nutritious forage which may be fed 
either green or cured. If planted early, it will yield 
two cuttings a season, stooling out thicker each time 
it is cut. If grown with cowpeas or soybeans, the 
quality of the hay is improved and a more nearly bal- 
anced ration may be had. The proportions recom- 
mended are 15 pounds Early Amber Cane, % bushel 
of soybeans and 1 bushel cowpeas to the acre broad- 
cast. Grows 10 to 12 feet high. 

SORGHUMS FOR GRAIN 
KAFFIR CORN 
Kaffir corn yields heavy crops of the very best forage; it adapts itself to a 
wide variety of soils; a long, dry spell may stop its growth, but it starts again 
with the first rain; its deep root growth enables it to stand drought and to 
withstand windstorms. It may also be grown with soybeans or cowpeas, sow- 
ing 15 lbs. Kaffir corn with a bushel of either soybeans or cowpeas to the acre 
broadcast. The grain as well as the plant makes fine feed for stock, hogs, 
poultry and pigeons. Feed it either whole or ground, dry or with water or 
skimmed milk. 
SHALLU or EGYPTIAN WHEAT 
A non-saccharine sorghum of special value in dry seasons; few forage plants 
are more drought-resistant. It grows tall, stools cut—three to six stalks fre- 
quently come from a Single root. Cut when at the dough stage, and a second 
cutting may be had. For cattle, horses, sheep, hogs and poultry, the grain may 
be fed either whole or ground, 

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