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WOOD'S SOUTHERN HYBRID PROLIFIC CORNS 


RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
Bred from High Yielding Southern Corns — Long Shucks, Weevil Resistant ae 
Hybrids for Virginia, Piedmont Carolinas, Georgia, Tennessee and Coastal Deep South j 
Corn hybrids now available for commercial production have 
chiefly been developed for regions of shorter growing seasons 
than are found in the South. Because of this, most corn belt hy- 
brids are earlier maturing than Southern local varieties. They ma- 
ture during the warmest part of our summer, usually early August. 
This results is poorly developed grain, (soft and starchy), and 
loosening of husks which are often too short. Both the poor qual- 
ity grain and loose husks make such corn very accessible to weevils 
during the late summer. By normal harvest time, it is not uncom- 
mon to find ears on which every grain has been punctured by the 
weevil. On the other hand, local varieties grown in the same field 
will have only a slight infestation of weevils. In addition to qual- 
ity and weevil resistance, Southern varieties have an advantage in 
being more resistant to carworms and to bird damage because of 
their longer, tighter husks. 
Wood’s Hybrid Red Cob Prolific, S-310 125 pays. 
All of our crop of this variety has been sold. 

Wood’s Hyori White Prolific, 5-350 130 Days. A very 
: high yielding white 
prolific from inbreds of Mosby’s Prolific, 
r Wood’s Dixie and 
Wood’s Improved White Dent. Has the same range of adapta- 
tion as its inbred lines. Well protected by long tight shuck. 14- 
16 rows of deep flinty grain: small white cob; usually 8 ears to 
Stalk. Weevil and drought resistant. 
“T planted it next to Whatley’s Prolific and find Wood’s Hy- 
brid White Prolific more drought resistant and yields more than 
any I ever grew before.”—A, L, Traylor, Richmond Co., Ga. 

Wood’s Hybrid White Flint, S-370 135 Days. Weevil re- 
sistant selections from 
Whatley’s Prolific, Florida Flint and Cuban Flint. Range of 
adaptation northern part of Florida, Alabama, and Georgia. A 
very prolific and weevil resistant hybrid. Good yield of white 
flinty grain protected by a long tight shuck. A hybrid of merit 
for the deep South. 
PRICES OF ALL CORNS ON THIS PAGE ON PAGE 53 

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Wood’s Hybrid Golden Prolific, S-210 120 Days. The only 
yellow corn to con- — 
sistently outyield all white varieties throughout the South. In- — 
breds are selections from Indian Chief, Wood’s Golden Dent and p 
Jarvis Golden Prolific. Has the same range of adaptation. =o 
Plants are tall, strong and vigorous; 12-14 rows of beautiful 
golden grain. Ears well filled and kernels packed closely on a ag 
small white cob. Has a very high shelling percent; long, tight 
shuck. It matures early before late summer droughts. i 
SHALL I PLANT HYBRID OR OPEN POLLINATED CORN? : 
The hybrid corns which we offer in this catalog are the finest PS, 
quality, well adapted to locations for which recommended. They ted 
have proven their higher yielding ability and under normal con- 
ditions will give an increased yield of from 15% to 259... Wea 
highly recommend the use of our hybrid corns where the produce ‘a 
of the crop can be consumed on the farm. The crop, however, | | 
must be used for feed or milling purposes and not for replanting. 
New seed of hybrids must be bought each year. z ote 
Corn for feed and. milling purposes can only be sold at a-ceiling 
price according to Government regulations. On the contrary, on 
open pollinated corn grown for seed purposes there is no ceiling. - 
Farmers growing open pollinated corn the past season have been 
able to obtain decidedly higher prices than the ceiling price set — 
for feed corn. There is no ceiling on seed corn at the present time. 
This fact should be considered when deciding whether to plant a 
open-pollinated or hybrid corn on your farm. Under the present 
rules and regulations it may be that the premium at which open 
pollinated seed corn ean be sold may justify the continued plant- 
ing of open pollinated varieties. sie 
Virginia and the Carolinas have enjoyed a fine reputation in the 
production of open pollinated seed and ensilage corn, and where : 
you have been selling your open pollinated corn ata premium this — 
fact should be considered carefully when deciding if to switch 
to hybrids. 
TESTIMONIAL ON WOOD’S HYBRID CORN 
To The Southern Planter: 
In regard to the hybrid corn article in your August issue Ihave 
tried Wood’s Hybrid White Dent, Wood’s Yellow Dent, and also ~~ 
have seen Wood’s Hybrid Golden Prolific growing, and all seem to. 
thrive well in this part of the state, but I prefer the Yellow Dent. It 
ears well and stands up well in storms and winds. And will pro- 
duce well on any ground but it pays to plant it in good ground 
much better. ; 
Instead of 1 per cent hybrid planted in N. C. I would like it to be ae 
50 or more. 5 aS 
There are many seed houses that sell the hybrid but I ‘prefer 
T. W. Wood & Sons because I have tried it and know what the three 
varieties will do in this country. H. G. JONES , 
Cherokee County, N. C. 
Adaptability of Southern Grown Hybrids 
Every southern experiment station is in agreement on this point; 
Northern and Corn Beit hybrids will never make a satisfactory — 
hybrid for the South. Although outstanding in yield in the Corn — 
Belt, they lack the hardness of grain and shuck protection neces- — 
sary in the South. We realized the folly of wasting our time on ~ 
unadapted hybrids and concentrated our attention on native south-_ 
ern varieties—the logical source of southern hybrid vigor. © ? 
In these trying days of labor shortage it is a matter of market- 
able corn—from an acre of land—from an hour of labor—from in-— 
The following is the report of a southern 
proving the adaptability of Wood’s Southern ~ 
Damaged Weevil 
: d Yielded by Rot Damage 
Wood’s Hybrid Red Cob Prolific, S-310... .63.8 ; 
experiment station 
Hybrids: 
2.4 8.0 
Wood’s Hybrid Red Cob Prolific, S-330... .52.5 1.7 5.5 
Wood's Hybrid White Prolific, S-370...... 57.7 1.5 1.8 
Cocke’s No.4 asacheck.................. 56.7 3.6 23.1 
