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J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD. 



SORGHUMS AND MILLETS 



Suitable for the Southern States. 



EABI^Y AMBER SORaKUM.— More pop- 

 ular than ever for forage. Relished in its 

 green state or cured by all stock, on ac- 

 count of sweetness of stalk and leaves. 

 Equals in value any other crop know^n. 

 Makes good syrup, but as the stalk is 

 smaller than the Orange, that variety is 

 recommended when the intention is to grow 

 for syrup. Twelve and a half pounds of 

 seed will plant an acre. Plant at any time 

 from March to last of .July in rows 3 feet 

 apart, 6 to 10 seeds, 12 to 18 inches apart 

 in the row, or drill slightly; can be sown 

 broadcast, % bushel per acre. Price, 1 lb., 

 30c.; postpadi; Vz feu., $3.00; 50 lb. bu., 

 $5.50, not prepaid. 



EARLY ORANGE SORGHUM.— Equally 

 as valuable as the Amber for forage, but on 

 account of longer growth is considered liet- 

 ter for syrup making; about 10 days later 

 than the Amber. Culture the same as the 

 Amber. Price, 1 lb., 30c., postpaid; Vz bu., 

 $3.00; 50 lb. bu., $5.50, not prepaid. 



RED TOP, OR SUMAC SORGHUM.— 

 Stems sweeter and juicier than other sor- 

 ghums. Seeds smallest of all and go fur- 

 ther in planting. • Heads erect, dark red in 

 color. Yields above five tons pei- acre of 

 forage. Medium early, 90 to 100 days; 7 to 

 10 feet high. Leads all varieties for syrup 

 and forage. Sow from March to August. 

 30 lbs. per acre. 1 lb., 35c., postpaid; 14 

 bu., $3.25; 50 lb. bu., $6.00, not prepaid. 



JAPANESE HONEY DRIP CANE. — This 

 variety of Ribbon Cane is without a doubt 

 a splendid variety for Southern growers. It 

 is a great syrup producei-, also a splendid 

 forage crop for green feeding. Produces 

 excellent hay if drilled in thickly between 

 March and August. It is very prolific, pro- 

 ducing 3 to 6 stalks from one seed and 

 grows from 10 to 12 feet high. Keeps 

 green until Jiilled by fi'ost. Very juicy and 

 sweet, making about 200 gallons per acre 

 of highly flavored syrup. Unexcelled as a 

 feed crop on account of its immense amount 

 of sugar. Heads are large and open. For 

 syrup sow 100 lbs. per acre. 1 lb., 40c., 

 postpaid; 10 lbs., $2.50; 50 lb. bu., $8.00, 

 not prepaid. 



STRAIGHT HEAD RIBBON CANE.— 

 Grows very similar to the Crookneck vari- 

 ety except that it has a straight head. Is 

 first class to use for ensilage, also for 

 syrup. Plant from March to August. 1 lb., 

 40c., postpaid; 10 lbs., $2.50; 50 lb. bu., 

 $7.00, not prepaid. 



TEOSINTE. — In good soil and with prop- 

 er cultivation it will throv/ up from 15 to 

 20 stalks on one plant to a height of from 

 10 to 12 feet, densely covered with foliage. 

 In order to be successful with Teosinte it 

 should be sown in drills as early as the be- 

 ginning of March, as it takes generally 

 from 14 to 20 days before the seed germi- 

 nates. In this manner a good stand may 

 be had at the beginning of April. For 

 green fodder Teosinte may be cut three or 

 four times during the season, but then it 

 ishould not be allowed to grow any taller 

 than three to four feet. In cutting it is 

 advisable to c'ut it clean to the ground, as 

 this will insure a heavier grovi^th than 

 when cut too high. Five pounds per acre. 

 1 lb., 80c., postpaid; 5 lbs., $3.50, not pre- 

 paid. 



EGYPTIAN W H E A T.— (Shallu.) This 

 Wheat properly belongs to the family of 



non-saccharine sorghums. The great value 

 is in the seed, which are most excellent 

 food for poultry-, and, in fact, for all stock 

 on the farm. From fifty to one hundred 

 bushels of seed may easily be grown on an 

 acre. It should be threshed as wheat or 

 other grain. It would prove far more val- 

 uable to grind the seed for all stock except 

 poultry. As the seed contains 80 per cent 

 of the feeding value of corn, as a food for 

 stock, it can be made far more valuable on 

 many farms than our common corn. Plant 

 in the Spring and early Summer. Sow 20 

 pounds per acre from February to July. 

 1 lb., 40c., postpaid; Vz bu., $3.50; 50 lb. bu., 

 $6.50, not prepaid. 



PEARL OR CAT- 

 TAII. M 1 1. L E T.— 



iMakes a splendid con- 

 tinuous cutting for- 

 age plant for either 

 green feed or hay, and 

 is increasing in pop- 

 ularity all through 

 the country. It will 

 grow ten to twelve 

 feet high, but cutting 

 can commence when 

 it has attained a 

 height of three to 

 four feet, when it 

 will stool out enor- 

 mously and make a 

 rapid growth, and it 

 can be cut this way 

 three or four times 

 in a season. Sow 5 

 pounds of seed per 

 acre in drills three 

 feet apart, or sow 

 broadcast. Planted 

 from April to July, 

 30 pounds per acre. 

 1 lb., 40c., postpaid; 

 Vz bu., $4.00; 50 lb. 

 bu., $7.50, not pre- 

 paid. 



SIBERIAN M 1 1. - 

 LET. — This plant 

 comes from Russia. 

 This is the earliest 

 known Millet. Should 

 be sown early and 

 continue sowing at 

 intervals any time 

 during the season 

 from April to end of 

 July when it will af- 

 ford an abundance of 

 green forage as well 

 as making a fine crop 

 of hay. This Millet 

 has been successfully 

 grown from the Gulf 

 of Mexico to Manitoba. Siberian Millet be- 

 longs to the family of Foxtail Millet. Many 

 growers claim that it is from two to three 

 weeks earlier than Golden Millet. Half 

 bushel per acre. 1 lb., 30c., postpaid; Yz 

 bu., $3.00; 50 lb. bu., $5.75, not prepaid. 



GERMAN MILLET. — Of all the Millets 

 this is one of the favorites. It makes good 

 hay, and produces heavily. Can be sown 

 from. April to June, but the former month 

 is the best time. 15 to 20 pounds to the 

 acre drilled. Should be cut when in bloom. 

 Recommended for this climate. 1 lb., 30c., 

 postpaid; Vz bu., $2.50; 50 lb. bu., $4.75, not 

 prepaid. 



German Millet. 



