The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-05
Information Of Untold Value
to Farmers Went Along
With the Exhibit.

already awarded Wood Il Sons th6
highest premiums on seed exhibits,
and the jury of awards had nothinN
else to do but to hand over to them
the gold medal, the highest award that
could be made. This they did on Sat-
urduy last.
Their Splendid Exhibit.
The exhibit OF Wood & Sons, which
has attracted attention from the open
Ing day of the exposition until now.
and will continue to attract attention
OF farmers and gardeners to the end Of
the show. is one OF the most elaborate
and certainly the best OF Its kind In
the great exposition.
a feature of the exhibit. but not
the only feature by any means. Is the
exhibit of cowpeas. This comprises
the largest number OF distinctive va
%ricties OF this valuable pea ever exhi-
bited anywhere in this country. The
exhibit also covers all the desirable va
%rieties OF grass and clover seeds known
to the soil OF tho South and the West.
An exhibit that Is very attractive ix
that of the seeds OF forage plants used
throughout the entire country. and
right By the side of these may be
found tho very best varieties of cotton
seeds in use in the South.
Seeds from Far Away.
Another very attractive feature Is tho,
display of seed corn. This comprises
the white and yellow field corns: also
the sugar and garden corns that arc
now becoming SO popular in the South
and West. 4 most Instructive exhibit
Is the large show of seeds from all
parts OF the world. giving the farmers
of this country a true conception Of
what the agricuiturists In other parts
of the world grow from car to year.
These show what the people of India.
4 a australia and oil ~n y 2 NJ E-t,rorn 1russe
Messrs. Wood & Sons obtained these
seeds at great expense, with the view
of making tests to determine which OF
these crops may be profitably grown in
this country.
The Woods ut Home.
The establishment of T. ". Wood &
Sons is one of the best known In Rich
mond. and one that all OF Richmond.
and all of Virginia as for that matter.
Is proud of. The business of supplying
the State and then the whole country
with seeds OF all kinda was started In
1879 by Mr. T. w Wood. who trained
his boys for the business. The present
members Of the firm are Henry W Wood,
William F. Wood. Thomas Wh.ttet and
Robert ". Wood. The business under
the management OF these energetic
men has shown steady growth each
successive yea! until to-day 1t has
reached the position Of being orc Of
the largest general businesses In the
seed line in this country
The main warehouse OF the concern,
which is located on Fourteenth Street.
In this city. is an immense building
erected for the special business OF han
ding seeds. and Is undoubtedly one OF
tbs best equipped and most complete
seed warehouses in the entire country.
1t has a capacity for loading and
loading on railway tracks alongside
Il r. 49, - -, . - @t-1 ~ I ~ ~ no
time, and Is equipped with all modern
seed-cleanins machinery, %levator ma
chinery. etc. for the proper handling
Of the seed business in all OF its depart
ments.
The Business Is Norld-Vidc.
In addition to the splendid warehouse
on Fourteenth Street. the firm also
occupies two other warehouses, which
carry the supplies OF seeds required for
at each of the city markets to take
care OF the local farmers and garden
crs' trade.
While the business OF T. ". Wood &
Sons is principally in the South. they
have a business which extends all over
the country. and they also do a con-
siderable export business In different
s%pecialties. They We're the first seeds
men in the United States to give full
descriptions and general and specific
information in their catalogues and
other printed matter In regard to the
use and value of cowpeas. IT is not
saying too much to assert that the
tended cultivation and use of this VAL
liable pea throughout the entire
country is in q large measure due
Ito the accurate and reliable Informal
tion furnished in their catalogues and
circulars.
Distributors OF Valuable Information.
The catalogues and other publica-
lions issued from time to tinle by this
~enterprising II energetic firm have
Hong been noted for the correct and
valuable information which they give
In regard to the different crops. and a
large share of the credit is duo to them
for the encouragement OF the diversi-
{ cation of crops and the increased att
tention now paid to grass and clover
culture throughout the South.
Woods Crop Special issued in due
tseasons by this firm. has become a
standard publication, and the farmers
of Virginia and the entire South have
learned to reply upon 1t for accurate
and timely information as to just when
and how to plant various seeds In or
der to produce the very best results.
Messrs. Mood g. Sons maintain two
seed and trial farms-one In Chester
field county and one in Amelia, These
farms are used and keptain active ops
Grafton all the year round for testing
seeds OF all classes una for experiment.
ing In grass and other fora ge and field
crops, The farms are utilized also for
growing their selected seed stocks,
which require very special care n
from which they have, crops of seeds
grown every year In this section and
otherfparts ofsthe country, '
Taken altogether. there Is nowhere
In the United States, nowhere in the
world. in fact. a better equipped seed
establishment than that OF 7. w. Wood
q Sons. of Richmond, and located as 1t
lis at the gateway to the South, the
greatest agricultural part of this great
country, tlore is no wonder that 1t has
~prospered beyond the fondesr hopes OF
hts founders. and there Us no wonder
that it led the van Mt the Jamestown
Exposition. IT led because it deserved
to-
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