
Note uniformity and heavy growth of Wood’s Wheatland 
Milo. Produced under certification requirements. 
WOOD’S COMBINE MILO 
A High Grain Yielder With Minimum Use of Labor 
Has proven exceptionally well adapted for harvesting with 
a combine harvester. Grows to an average height of 31 
inches, but has a range of from 24 to 39 inches, depending 
upon seasonal conditions. The stalks are short and sturdy, 
giving it strength to resist lodging to a greater degree than 
any other known variety of commercial importance. Heads 
vary in length from 6 to 9 inches, depending upon the season, 
and heads are of uniform height. The kernels resemble yel- 
low Milo in size and color, threshes readily without cracking. 
In a normal season will mature in about 100 days, but if 
moisture and warm weather prevail during late fall, it will 
continue growing, requiring up to 125 days to mature. It is 
essentially a grain producer, ranging in yield from 25 to 
sometimes over 60 bushels per acre. 
In the Southeastern states Wood’s Combine Milo has in- 
creased enormously in popularity, owing to its heavy yields 
per acre and a crop that is so much easier handled than corn 
and other crops. Our customers throughout Virginia and 
the Carolinas are high in their praise of Wood’s Combine 
Milo, claiming in many cases that it will outyield corn with 
far less labor to cultivate and harvest the crop. Yields of 
45 to 60 bushels per acre are very common throughout these 
sections and we believe that it is destined to be one of our 
leading grain crops. We first introduced this Milo to our 
trade four years ago, and the seed we are offering this season 
is the same strain of exceptional quality, testing practically 
100% pure and over 90% germination, besides passing the 
rigid field inspection of certified seed. 
One of our customers states: “It is an excellent feed for 
birds and can be easily combined. The seed will stay in 
the head all winter and furnishes fine bird feed, particularly 
when heavy snows prevail. Well adapted to light or poor 
soil. On thin land will double or triple the yield of corn. 
One of the best varieties for pasturing hogs.” 
Plant in rows 36 to 42 inches, using from 5 to 8 lbs. per 
acre. If planted in drill rows 18 to 20 inches apart, use 15 
to 20 lbs. an acre. Do not plant closer than 18 inches by any 
method for grain production. Planting in rows and culti- 
vated will give maximum yields, 

‘Of Vital Interest to Every Farmer — 
The following are a few digests of the high lights in i 
the news: 
SENATOR BANKHEAD forecasts a drive to raise the price 
of farm commodities as a result of new industrial wages 
and prices. 
SOYBEANS will disappear from the market before the new 
crop in October if present record use continues. : 
THE GOVERNMENT will support the price of 1946 crop 
Soy Beans at the same prices as 1945. This will cause a 
heavy demand for seed and supplies are limited. 
STOCKS OF CORN are at a five-year low. 
GOVERNMENT EXPERTS show grain fed in first half of 
this season was 175% over 5-year average. 
IT IS REPORTED from Washington that drastic steps may — 
be taken to face a sharp cut in poultry flocks, with possi- 
bility of an issue forbidding use of wheat in feed. : 
FERTILIZE YOUR CROPS LIBERALLY—It is the quick- 
est way to increase crop yields. Crop prices are up ap- 
proximately 100% and fertilizer prices up less than 25%, 
which makes its use a good investment. 
needs early. 
HOLD SUFFICIENT CORN for your needs until next har- 
vest, or buy sufficient stocks to carry you. Government 
freezing of supplies are likely before the new crop harvest. 
1946 LOOKS LIKE another good year for farmers. We have 
had to practically feed the world and supplies on hand will 
probably be the lowest for many years at next harvest. 
EATING ONIONS are scarce. Seed Planting Onion Sets 
are low in price. Include them in every garden. é 
MAKE PLANS to utilize every acre available for grain and 
food production. Labor should ease up considerably hbe- 
fore another harvest. 
SEEDS OF MANY ITEMS are scarce. A good year to an- 
ticipate your needs early. The best quality is none too 
good. Often a dollar spent on better seeds will give an 
extra profit of $20.00 to $25.00 per acre. : 

CERTIFIED HEGARI 
Hegari is one of the most valuable of all grain sorghums, 
and very similar in growth and appearance of grain to Kaffir 
Corn, but makes a larger growth, stools better, makes more 
heads per acre, and consequently heavier yields of grain are 
obtained. It is a semi-sweet stalk (about 11% sugar), 
whereas Kaffir is a dry stalk, and it will make more bundled 
feed and grain combined than any other sorghum. The fact 
that the stalk is readily eaten by animals either in the pro- 
cess of pasturing off in the fields following removal of heads, 
or in the form of harvester forage, makes it a favorite with 
farmers and livestock men. An average acre of Hegari may 
be expected to yield, under ordinary growing conditions, 12 
tons of silage or 1,800 pounds of threshed grain per acre. 
Some yields have run as high as 4,000 pounds on irrigated 
land, and of course a larger growth of silage. It is gen- 
erally considered that Hegari silage is about 15% more 
valuable than corn silage. 
Drill 5 pounds per acre in rows about 12 inches apart, and 
cultivate. Matures in 110 to 120 days, and should be planted 
the same as corn, 
Kaffir Corn and ordinary Milo Maize we are not offering 
for seed purposes this year, due to the fact that we consider 
Hegari much better substitute for Kaffir Corn as a grain 
and forage crop. Combine Milo as a grain producer is far 
ahead of the ordinary tall growing milo and more easily 
harvested. The grain of both Hegari and Combine Milo 
makes find feed for stock, hogs, poultry and pigeons, and 
can be fed either whole or ground. ~— 
EARLY ORANGE CANE 
Makes a tall 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 stool- 
ing 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. 
SUGAR DRIP SORGHUM 
Since we introduced this variety many years ago there 

Anticipate your =) 

has been no new sorghum that has been brought out that =e 
can compare with it in yield of syrup. 
juicy, succulent growth. 
Plant 6 to 8 pounds per acre in rows and cultivate. 
It makes a large, 
It will yield about 65% of the 
weight of the cane in juice when extracted by a good farm 
mill, and stronger mills should extract as much as 75%, — 



