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WOOD'S SEED OATS 
High Germination. Double Cleaned. 99°/, Pure. New Bags 
CERESAN TREATED to insure quicker germination and better stands in cold 
damp weather, stronger healthier plants, deeper roots, stronger stalks, 
larger heads free of smut and disease, 6 to 18% better yields, higher 
quality grain that brings top prices. 
Oats are excellent for grain, hay, or pasture for all livestock, producing 
4 to 6 tons per acre of forage, with 12 to 17% protein. Oat pasture cuts 
grain feed requirements in half. Drill 2/2 to 3 bu. per acre for grain, 
3 to 5 bu. for pasture. In January or February sow winter varieties like 
Fulgrain and Arlington. In March and April sow spring oats like Andrew, 
Clinton, Columbia and White Spring. Use 500 Ibs. 5-10-10 fertilizer when 
planting and top dress with nitrogen. Use more nitrogen for pasture. 
Excess nitrogen may cause lodging of grain. Oats make excellent nurse 
crops for seeding grass and clovers. 
COLUMBIA—Early Maturing, High Yielding Spring Oat. 
A selection from Fulghum made in the Upper South. It is so well 
adapted and has such excellent yield records for grain and hay that it has 
remained one of the most popular spring oats when new varieties have 
come and gone. Like Fulghum it has tannish-gray seed with high quality 
and test weight. It resists Victoria blight. It has tall stiff straw, stronger 
than Andrew but not as strong as Clinton, and may lodge after grain 
ripens. In tests throughout Virginia since 1949 it has outyielded Clinton, 
but not Andrew. In 1951 tests throughout North Carolina it made more 
grain and hay than Fulgrain; it stood up better and made more hay than 
Andrew, but not as much grain. Our seed is strictly onion free. 
CLINTON 59-—Stiffest Straw of Any Spring Oat. 
Recommended in Virginia Piedmont and Mountains and in most areas 
where spring oats are popular. A reselection of the original Clinton, more 
uniform and ripens more evenly. Resists Victoria blight, most races of rust 
and smut. It yields well, has heavy yellow grain, low in hull, high in test 
weight and feed value. Grain matures medium early. Its medium tall stiff 
straw ripens later than the grain and stands up when grain is dead ripe. 
It is the best oat for combining on rich land or soil high in nitrogen, 
where other oats fall down. 
WHITE SPRING—A Fine Heavy Oat for the Upper South. 
Our supply is strictly onion free, heavy test weight, bright quality oats 
of the same strain we have supplied for years with such satisfactory 
results. The heavier yielding, extra heavy plump, white oat for which 
cattlemen and horse breeders always pay a substantial premium. Its tall 
stalks and tremendous heads yield heavy crops of both grain and hay. 
WOOD’S GRAIN PASTURE MIXTURE, relished by livestock 
It keeps more animals per acre in good healthy condition during late 
winter and early spring when permanent pastures are short, reducing 
requirements of grain, hay and silage, and stimulating milk flow. Disk in 
on lespedeza fields for early feed before lespedeza comes out in late 
spring. Ideal to supplement permanent pastures and give them a chance 
to recover from close grazing. It is becoming increasingly popular for 
poultry and hogs as it contains rape properly balanced with grain so that 
it cannot cause bloat. Pasture is the most economical feed for all livestock. 
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We breed small grains in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina 
for high yields and resistance to disease, cold and lodging. Our improved 
strains are tested by experiment stations throughout the Southeast, who 
report most favorably. We are the largest Southern breeders and growers 
of small grain seed, growing 8,000 acres from the finest Registered or 
Certified stock. Only one variety is grown on any one farm. No crop is 
planted in a field where other small grain was grown last season. All fields 
are carefully rogued and must pass Certified Feld Inspection. 
ANDREW-—The Highest Yielding Spring Oat. 
Recommended in Virginia, Maryland, and the Upper South. Has big 
open heads, yellow grain of high quality, low hull per cent, good weight 
per bu. Matures early, 2 days ahead of Clinton. Has stiff straw but not as 
stiff as Clinton. It is the same height as Columbia, an inch taller than 
Clinton. It is resistant to smut, Victoria blight and many races of rust, but 
not all. For several years it outyielded Arlington and all spring oats in 
Va., N. J., and N. C. tests, making 106.9 bu. per acre at Waynesville, N. C. 
It was exceeded only by Arlington in hay yields in North Carolina tests. 
At the 11 Va. experiment stations it outyielded Clintons 5 to 8 bu. per acre. 
Our seed is Virginia grown and passed Certified field inspection. 
Wood's Grain Pasture Mixture 
Furnishes more grazing in less time and at less cost than other spring 
crop. It is a highly nutritious balanced diet of grains and legumes that 
cannot cause bloat. It reduces grain requirements when feed costs are 
high, saves expensive labor in feeding, and returns greater profits. To 
utilize the full capacity of permanent pastures and give them a chance to 
recover from close grazing, experiment stations advise supplemental 
winter and early spring pastures. Small grains are cool climate plants and 
make more growth in cold weather than pasture grass or legume. 
Our mixture contains Arlington Oats, the new winter hardy variety that 
resists Southern diseases, stools out more, grows faster and earlier, grows 
upright, has wider leaves, and makes more winter growth and forage 
than other varieties. It also contains Rye Grass, Beardless Barley and 
Atlas Smooth Wheat which grow in colder weather than oat. Atlas wheat, 
the new Southern disease resistant variety, stools out more, has darker 
green foliage, more vigorous winter growth, and is the best wheat for 
pasture. It has Dwarf Essex Rape which stays green and palatable in the 
coldest weather, is high in vitamins and relished by all livestock, par- 
ticularly hogs and poultry. Early Field Peas and Hairy Vetch supply pro- 
teins for growth and warmth in cold weather and enrich the soil with 
nitrogen. It is the ideal nurse crop for seeding permanent pasture mix- 
tures. Sow with a grain drill, 100 lbs. per acre January to April, the earlier 
the better. Use 400 Ibs. 5-10-5. Top dress. Do not graze under 3 inches. 
Wood's Grain Hay Mixture 
Makes bumper crops of nutritious hay, easy to cure and relished by 
all livestock furnishing a balanced ration of proteins, vitamins and other 
food elements. It is much more productive and palatable than oats or 
any other crop sown alone. Excellent nurse crop for seeding grass, clover. 
It contains Early Field Peas, Hairy Vetch and Arlington Winter Oats which 
are winter hardy, grow faster in cold weather, are taller and make more hay 
than other varieties, and stand up making it easy to harvest. Sow 100 Ibs. 
per acre January to April, the earlier the better. Fertilize well. 
T. W. WOOD & SONS , 
Seedsmen Since 1879 ° 
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 49 
