


WOOD’S GENUINE ABRUZZI RYE 
The South’s Leading Combination Crop for Winter Cover, Grazing and Grain Production 
Some type of cover crop should be seeded on all land that was in summer crops. From the standpoint 
of an anvual winter cover and pasture crop there is none better than Abruzzi Rye as a base, together with 
Crimson Clover and Rye Grass. A mixture of 114 bushels Abruzzi Rye, 15 lbs. Crimson Clover and 15 
lbs. Rye Grass, seeded during September, will furnish fine winter and spring grazing and as good a soil- 
building crop as can be put in at this time. The best time for seeding is before the first killing frost, but 
earlier seeding in September will give quicker pasturage this fall. 
WOOD’S ABRUZZI RYE has made remarkable grain yields throughout the eastern and southern states 
and has proved its high yielding qualities in many official southern state experiment stations during the past 
few years. In 1944, in an official southern test, Wood’s Abruzzi Rye yielded over 45 bushels per acre, while 
ordinary Winter Rye made 25 bushels per acre. Genuine Abruzzi has a decided advantage over common or 
regular Winter Rye, by giving much quicker growth, more winter coverage, earlier grazing, larger growth 
and heavier grain yields. Abruzzi Rye can be safely grazed until February 1st in the Carolinas, or slightiy 
later in Virginia, without affecting the grain yield. 
Supplies of Abruzzi Rye are short, with exhaustion of stocks indicated during September. The best 
substitute is Wood’s Winter Rye, which is exceptional quality, and will furnish a fine winter cover crop and 
good grazing. However, it does not grow off as quickly as Abruzzi or give as large grain yield, but does make 
a very heavy, tall growth. Have supplied this same strain of Winter Rye to our customers for many years, 
and it is being used quite extensively in tobacco sections with good results. The price on Woed’s Winter 
Rye is most reasonable in comparison to Abruzzi and it is an economical crop to put in this fall. 
GRAINS FOR GRAZING 
With the acute feed shortage now facing livestock farmers it is important that ample grazing be provided during the late 
fall, winter and spring months. One of the secrets of fall and winter grazing is early seeding, and when sown early can be 
grazed during the late fall and winter without seriously reducing the grain yield. The best crops to be put in for grazing 
are Abruzzi Rye and Barley. These crops will provide much heavier grazing if an application of complete fertilized is made 
at time of seeding, and also about 100 pounds of Nitrade of Soda applied when the grain crop is 2 to 8 inches high, and 
further application made in February. Rye can generally be grazed until February 1st, and Barley until the 15th. Wheat 
Seeded in October will not provide the fall grazing that Barley and Rye will, but can be grazed somewhat later in the spring, 
up to March 1st, without materially reducing the grain yield. 

