VIRGINIA 
500s 
SORGHUM and SUGAR CANE 
Plant when the ground becomes thoroughly warm, say two weeks after corn planting, in rows 3! to 4 feet apart, and 
Will make a satisfactory crop on any well-drained soil that will produce a good crop 
cultivate as you would corn. 
of corn or wheat. 
to 600 pounds 2-12-4 per acre. 
SUGAR DRIP SORGHUM 
Since we introduced this variety many years 
ago there has been no new sorghum that has 
been brought out that can compare with it in 
yield of syrup. It makes a large juicy, succu- 
lent growth. It will yield about 65% of the 
weight of the cane in juice when extracted by 
a good farm mill, and stronger mills should ex- 
tract as much as 75% to 80%. 
One reason for the great popularity of Sugar 
Drip Sorghum is due to its tremendous yield 
of seed which is equal to corn per acre, and 
in addition to its enormous syrup yield the 
seed of this genuine strain can always be sold 
at a very attractive price well above the value 
of corn. Sugar drip Sorghum also has less ten- 
dency to granulate and sugar than any other 
variety, which is a most important factor when 
you offer syrup for sale. 
Hegari with Corn for Silage 
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May be cut or pastured after the flowering stage is passed, but not earlier. 
grown with cowpeas and soy beans, either in rows or broadcast. 
Plant about 8 to 10 pounds per acre for forage. 
thin out to stand 4 to 6 inches apart, and cut just before the heads ripen. 
Bushel weighs 50 Ibs. 
When growing sorghum for syrup, plant 6 to 8 pounds per acre; 
* SEEDSMEN SINCE 1879 © RICHMOND, 
Sorghum may be 
Fertilizer requirements same as corn, 400 
HONEY (Texas Seeded Ribbon Cane) Certified 
One of the most popular varieties in the Southern States. 
It is late in maturity (124 days), with very tall thick 
stalks, large open brushy heads and bright red chaff 
that remains on the seed after threshing. It is considered 
the tallest and heaviest producing sorghum for both 
forage and syrup. Particularly adapted to the Coastal 
and Southern states, requiring a longer growing season 
than Sugar Drip and most other sorghums. 
Our supply of seed this year has passed all require- 
ments of certification and is the finest quality we have 
handled in years. It is the same strain that has given our 
customers such excellent results in past years. If any of 
our customers have never used Texas Seeded Ribbon 
Cane, we strongly recommend its use this year, as we 
believe you will be more than pleased with it, whether 
used for forage or syrup. Let us know your results. 
A DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OFFICIAL SAYS: 
"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-saccharine 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 of ordinary 
Texas Seeded Ribbon Cane and other commercial sorghums in our tests. For three years we have used it ex- 
clusively on the State College Farms." 
CERTIFIED HEGARI 
Hegari is one of the most valuable of all grain sorghums, and very similar in growth and appear- 
ance of grain to Kaffir Corn, but makes a larger, leafier 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 com- 
bined than any other sorghum. The fact that the stalk is readily eaten by animals either in the 
process of pasturing off in the fields following removal of heads, or in the form of harvested 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 generally considered that Hegari silage is about 15% more valuable than 
corn silage. For combine grain crop, use Certified Early Hegari. See page 57. 
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. 
EARLY ORANGE CANE 
Makes a taller and more leafy growth than other forage sorphums. It is recommended for fodder, 
of which it yields immense crops, frequently two cuttings to 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. 
EARLY AMBER CANE 
One of the earliest sorghums and furnishes a large yield 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 balanced ration may be had. The proportions recommended are 15 pounds Early 
Amber Cane or Orange Cane with '/) bushel of soybeans and | bushel cowpeas to the acre. 
WOOD'S FERTILIZERS CANNOT BE MAILED 
WOOD'S "SPECIAL" ALL CROP FERTILIZER 
Analysis: 5% Nitrogen, 10% Phosphoric Acid, 5% Potash 
VIGORO—For Lawns, Flowers and Vegetables 
Analysis: 4% Nitrogen, 12% Phosphoric Acid, 4% Potash 
WOOD'S "STANDARD" 4-12-4 FERTILIZER 
Analysis: 4% Nitrogen, 12% Phosphoric Acid, 4% Potash 
WOOD'S "STANDARD" BONE MEAL 
PRICES IN FRONT OF CATALOG 
Sugar Drip Sorghum 
