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J. STECKLER SEED COMPANY, Ltd., NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 



Southern Grown Rye 



DWARF ESSEX RAPE 



399. DWARF ESSEX RAPE. For spring, fall or winter plant- 

 ing for quick green forage or grazing for hogs and poultry, 

 there is nothing equal. Can also be used on the table as a sub- 

 stitute for "turnip greens." Tops look like Rutabagas and 

 growth is similar yet larger. Rape makes no bulbous roots. 

 Can be planted in rows like turnips, 20 pounds per acre, or 

 broadcasted, 8 to 10 pounds per acre. 

 Prices: 1 lb. 39c; 3 lbs. 75c, postpaid. 



STECKLER'S HELD RYE 



499. ROSEN. This variety holds the reputation of yielding 10 

 to 15 bushels more per acre than other varieties. Plant IY2 

 bushels per acre from September to December. 

 Prices: 1 lb. 25c, postpaid. Not prepaid, y 2 bu. $1.S5; bu. $3.59. 



491. SOUTHERN GROWN RYE. It stools heavy, very hardy, 

 withstands cold weather. Grown very extensively for winter 

 stock feeding. Sow broadcast about 1% bushels per acre and 

 cover about IY2 inches. Planted August to November. 

 Prices : 1 lb. 25c, postpaid. Not prepaid, % bu. $1.85 ; bu. $3.59. 



492. ABRUZZI RYE. Of rapid growth and planted extensively in the South, planted from September to Novem- 

 ber. IV2 bushels per acre. Excellent for grazing and grain crop. 



Prices: 1 lb. 39c, postpaid. Not prepaid, Yz bu. $2.99; bu. $3.75. 



Steckler's Sorghums and Millets 



Especially adaptable to the South. 



493. EARLY AMBER SORGHUM. Exceedingly popular for forage, relished greatly by stock, because of sweet- 

 ness. Makes good syrup but not quite as good for syrup as the Orange because of the small stalk. Plant March 



to July in rows 3 feet 12% pounds per acre, 

 half bushel per acre. 



to 10 seeds, 12 to 18 inches apart in rows. If sown broadcast, 



494. EARLY ORANGE SORGHUM. Equally as valuable as the Amber for forage but on account of the longer 

 growth it is better for syrup making. About ten days later than the Amber. Planting and culture same as 

 Amber. 



495. FETERITA. This is 10 to 15 days earlier than Kaffir Corn, makes good fodder, and makes an excellent yield 

 of grain without having received any rain from the day it was planted until it was harvested. 15 pounds per 

 acre. Planted from March to May. 



496. GERMAN MIL- 



LET. This is the fa- 

 vorite variety. Heavy 

 producer of excellent 

 hay. Sow April to 

 June, 15 to 20 lbs. 

 per acre. Cut when in 

 bloom, recommended 

 for this climate. 



497. JAPANESE HON- 

 EY DRIP CANE. 



Good syrup producer, 

 splendid forage crop 

 and if drilled thickly 

 makes excellent hay. 

 Very prolific, makes 

 about 200 gallons of 

 highly flavored syrup 

 per acre. For syrup 

 sow 15 pounds per 

 acre. We recommend 

 this highly. 



White Kaffir Corn 



Feterita 



498. MILO MAIZE (Yellow). Splendid non-saccharine sorghum for 

 feed crop. Planted in rows 4 to 5 feet apart, sow 10 lbs. per acre 

 from March to August. 



409. PEARL or CATTAIL MILLET. Especially valuable in the 

 South; an enormous cropper. Used for green feed only. 



419. WHITE KAFFIR CORN. Makes excellent fodder, keeps green 

 and brittle. For grain, sow 10 pounds per acre in rows about 6 

 feet apart. For fodder, sow y 2 to 1 bushel either broadcast or in 

 drills. Planted March to June. 

 Prices on above: 1 lb. 25c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 lb. lots, 29c lb. 



411. EGYPTIAN WHEAT (Shallu). Properly belongs to the non- 

 saccharine Sorghums, excellent food for poultry and all stock on 

 the farm. Threshed as wheat or other grain. Planted in Spring 

 and early Summer. Sow 20 pounds per acre from February to July. 



412. EVERGREEN BROOM CORN. One acre will produce 500 lbs. 

 of brush and nearly 40 bushels of seed which is used for feed. 

 Plant and cultivate similar to corn. Sow March and April in rows 

 about By 2 feet apart, plant 6 inches apart in rows. Requires 20 

 pounds per acre. We recommend planting of more Broom Corn. 

 Prices on above: 1 lb. 39c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 lb. lots, 25c lb. 



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