Plant Some Soil Improvement Crops 
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Hairy Peruvian Alfalfa 
ALFALFA 
HAIRY PERUVIAN ALFALFA — Sow _ thirty 
pounds per acre, from January to April for 
Spring and September to November for Fall. 
Withstands colder weather better than Al- 
falfa or Lucerne and usually produces a 
heavier yield of hay. A perennial plant. 
We highly recommend this variety for hay 
and pasture. 
1 Ib., 60c; 5 lbs., $2.50, postpaid. 
HERE IS WHAT TICKS, 
LICE, MITES COST YOU 
ON SHEEP 
—5% to 15% less wool; a 10% 
to 20% loss in the selling value of 
sheep or lamb. 
ON HOGS 
—hog lice cut returns from a hog 
2% to 6%. 
ON POULTRY 
—lice and mites cut winter egg 
yield 20% to 30%. 
ON COWS 
—cattle lice cut milk production 
% to 20%. 
ON CATTLE 
—loss from cattle lice ranges be- 
tween 5% and 25%. 
Using Dri-Kil on your farm ani- 
mals is good business. It pays big 
profits in the money losses it pre- 
vents. The table at the top gives 
you an idea of what ticks, lice, and 
mites can cost you in profits you 
may lose. 
Just shake it on and rub in. 
Animals can lick the Dri-Kil off their 
hides with no ill effects. 
tating to the skin, too. 
Prices. 2-pound can, 60c, postpaid. 
Non-irri- 
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AUSTRIAN WINTER PEAS 
A new winter legume, resembles an early 
table or English Pea in size of seed, a heavy 
yielder, can be grazed and will put on a 
good second growth with better stooling out. 
Makes splendid hay, excellent for turning 
under, a fine winter crop and soil improver. 
Planted from September to March. 
1 Ib., 25c; 2 lbs., 40c; 5 lbs., 75c, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, 100 lbs., $7.25. 
Austrian Winter Peas 
STRAWBERRY SHOOKS 
or DIRT BANDS 
STRAWBERRY SHOOKS or DIRT BANDS—Egg- 
plants, muskmelons and early cucmbers pay 
well if they come early into the market. In 
order to have them early, it is a good plan 
to start them in a cold frame in what are 
called ‘Dirt Bands.’ This is a box 4 inches 
square and 4 inches deep, without bottoms. 
These are placed in a frame and filled with 
good rich soil, and five or six seeds in each 
box. When the plants come up, thin them 
out to one or two in each box. Before using 
dirt bands, wet them thoroughly before han- 
dling or they will be apt to break at the 
grooves, as they are made of thin veneered 
wood. 
90c per 100; $4.75 per 1,000, not prepaid. 
Tacks for Dirt Bands and Boxes. 
V4 lb., 40c; lb., $1.35, postpaid. 
CROTALARIA 
SPECTABILIS 
World's Best Cover Crop. Build up your 
soil with this new legume. This new legume 
produces more humis and more nitrogen per 
acre than any other crop. It is not a pest and 
can be easily eradicated and reseeds itself 
each year under favorable conditions. It is 
used as a summer cover crop and soil builder 
in groves, orchards, vineyards, etc. Livestock 
will not eat it, therefore you will not be 
tempted to cut it for hay when your ground 
needs it so badly. This should be planted as 
soon as danger of frost is past and at a time 
when there is plenty of moisture in the soil, 
and can be planted as late as July, either 
broadcast or drilled. Ten pounds of seed is 
required per acre for broadcasting and half 
of that amount if drilled. Grows from 5 to 10 
feet depending entirely on the locality. 
1 lb., 30c; 5 Ibs., $1.15, postpaid. Write for 
quantity prices. 
Crotalaria 
HAIRY, WINTER or 
SAND VETCH 
Culture—Plant from August to November or 
early Spring with small amount of Rye, Oats, 
Wheat or Barley. Sow 40 lbs. per acre. Makes 
an excellent hay crop and is very popular 
throughout the South. A good soil improver. 
STECKLER’S HAIRY, WINTER or SAND VETCH. 
1 lb., 35c; 5 lbs., $1.40, postpaid. Write for 
quantity prices. 
STECKLER SEED COMPANY, Inc., NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 
