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deceive even an experienced eye at first ap- 

 pearance. Around this spire a muJtitude of 

 others form rapidly. At the foot of each spire 

 is a nut never more than two inches in the 

 ground. Price, 40c. per pound, ^1.75 per 

 peck, $5.00 per bushel. 



STECKLER'S WHITE MAMMOTH PEA- 

 NUTS. — This is the largest Peanut ever in- 

 troduced. The pods measure on an average 

 2^2 inches in length and 1^4 inches in diame- 

 ter. Thick shelled and deeply ridged. The 

 kernels are of light color, liX inches long and 

 % inch in diameter, which would easily be 

 mistaken for small pecans. Although of won- 

 derful size, its bearing qualities are still more 

 wonderful. It is known to yield on an aver- 

 age one gallon of peanuts to one kernel 

 planted, making it the most prolific and largest 

 peanut known. 25c. per quart. 



SPANISH PEANUTS.— Can be cultivated 

 entirely with a plow, and are easily gathered, 

 as all the peas hang close to the roots. The 

 stems when harvested make a good hay. The 

 fruit is smaller than the Virginia or Tennes- 

 see, but the plants yield heavier. A good feed 

 for fattening hogs. Pr'ce per pound, 15 cents ; 

 by mail, prepaid, 25c. ; per peck, 6oc. ; per 

 bushel, $2.25. 



PEANUTS OR GOOBERS.— Goobers seem 

 to do best on a fairly dry, light, sandy soil. 

 They are pre-eminently the "hog feed" for 

 sand hill and high pine land, though they will 



I do well on most any Jand. Plant in rows 



i three and one-half or four feet apart, ajid 



I about ten inches apart In the rows, at any 



I Time from March 1st to June 1st, when the 



ground is moist enough for planting corn. 



Cultivate the same as Spanish Peanuts, which 



they resemble in growth. Let the hogs int« 



them when the leaves turn quite yellow. Ob 



new ground, drop the goober in every other 



furrow as you break the land, and they will 



make a good crop without cultivation. Goobers 



never make "pops" on any kind of soil. The 



seed we offer was grown on sand hill land Im 



I'olk County, and is from a crop that yielded 



fifty measured bushels of seed per acre. 



Have also the white Virginia and Red Tem- 

 nessee Peanuts in stock. They are larger is 

 size than the Spanish kinds. They are of a 

 spreading habit, and are cultivated in ridges 

 like sweet potatoes. Price of White Virginia 

 is 10 cents per pound. Price of Red Tennes- 

 see is 10 cents per pound ; if by mail, 9 cents 

 extra must be added. 



AMOUNT OF PEANUTS REQUIRED TO 

 I'L.ANT AN ACRE. — Planting Peanuts in three 

 feet rows, twenty to twenty-four inches iH 

 drill requires about a bushel per acre; tnis is 

 varied by circumstances. Some double d»«p 

 or put two in a place and use more, but •ae 

 bushel per acre is about the correct amount. 



DIRECTIONS FOR PLANTING CASATA 

 ROOT. 



Casava should be planted in 4 feet rows, 4 

 feet in the drill, about 2500 to 3000 plants t« 

 the acre. The ground should be drained, 

 thoroughly pulverized and covered, or knocked 

 off lightly with a board if the season is wet ; 

 if the ground and season is very dry better 

 run a light roller over the" seed bed. Plant 

 March 1st to 15th, it continues to come up 

 until the middle of June. Bed a peck or s« 

 of the seed pieces, but like we do sweet pota- 

 toes, and after they are sprouted take them 

 up and transplant them after the first •f 

 June to the missing places in your field. By 

 doing this you can get a perfect stand. 



Planting : The stalks are cut ofE close t» 

 the ground or sawed into pieces each contain- 

 ing five to seven eyes. The main stalks are 

 three or four inches long. The eyes occur 

 every one-half to three-fourths of an inch 

 along the stems and lower woody branches.. 

 Price, 5c. per foot. ?3.00 per 100. 



TARAGAN. — {Artemisia Troch Estra§a^ 

 Drancunculus) . — A close relative of Worm- 

 wood (A. Absinthium). It is a perennial com- 

 posite herb, native of the Caspian Sea, blos- 

 soms are borne upon numerous branching 

 stems 2-3 feet tall. Its green parts, which 

 possess a delicate, aromatic flavor, are widely 



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