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J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND 



JERUSALEM OB GROUND ARTICHOKE. 



This tuber is well known and requires no 

 further description. It is used for the 

 table, also for stock feed. It does better 

 in a rich loam, and should be planted and 

 cultivated like potatoes. The required 

 quantity of Ground Artichokes to plant an 

 acre is 10 to 12 bushels. The returns from 

 one acre are from 200 to 500 bushels. 

 Price, per bushel $2.50; per gallon 35c; 

 per barrel $6.00. 



UPLAND AND DOW LAND SEED 

 RICE. — These are the only varieties for 

 our Southern soil. Domestic Honduras, 

 $1.00 per peck; $3.00 per bushel of 44 lbs.; 

 $8.50 per barrel of 162 lbs. Domestic 

 Japan, $1.00 per peck, $3.00 per bushel 

 of 44 lbs., $8.50 per barrel of 162 lbs. Do- 

 mestic Carolina, $1.00 per peck, $3.00 per 

 bushel of 44 lbs., $8.50 per barrel of 162 

 lbs. Imported Honduras, $1.50 per peck, 

 $4.50 per bushel of 44 lbs., $14.00 per bar- 

 rel of 162 lbs. The crop of seed rice for 

 1912 was the smallest ever recorded. 



DIRECTIONS FOR PLANTING UPLAND 

 RICE. 



On lands that hold moisture well, such 

 raxey or post oak land, plant any- 

 where. On dry or sandy land rice is 

 planted in the low places. Perpare the land 

 and cultivate as for corn, except the rows 

 are only 22 to 24 inches apart, so that one 

 furrow in each middle, with an 18-inch 

 sweep, usually suffices for a working-, and 

 the hills just far enough so it can be hoed. 

 Plant as early in April as you can. Fur- 

 rows are opened and the seed covered in 

 any way most convenient at the time, just 

 so the seeds get a little dirt over them. 

 Drop 15 or 20 seed in each hill and leave 

 all that come up. Cultivate for moisture 

 and to keep down grass and weeds until 

 rice begins to head. It usually ripens last 

 of August or early in September. The 

 color tells when it is ripe. 



The required quantity of rice to plant 

 one acre, ordinary alluvial soil, is 3 bushels 

 of 44 pounds to the bushel, or 132 pounds. 

 Some planters have a tendency to plant 

 less, but a good stand cannot be had unless 

 this much is planted. 



STECKLER CO.'S MIKED LAWN GRASS. 



For lawns of any extent we recommend 

 this our best mixture. We have combined 

 all the most suitable varieties that are 

 necessary for making a beautiful lawn. It 

 is the best proportioned mixture of grasses 

 in the South. Three bushels to acre. 



STECKLER CO.'S GRASS SEED 

 MIKTURE. 



For meadows and pastures. — No. 1, for 

 light soils; No. 2, for heavy soils; No. 3, 

 for shady soils. When ordering, please 

 state condition of soil and location; 3 

 bushels per acre. 



STECKLER CO.'S SPECIAL HOG 

 PASTURE MIKTURE. 



Makes one of the best pastures for hogs. 

 Three bushels per acre. See Price List on 

 Red Pages. 



SOUVENIRS OF LOUISIANA. 



We can furnish to our friends the fol- 

 lowing Louisiana products: 



Louisiana Cotton Bolls, open, showing 

 the growth of the Cotton, at 5c. per boll, 

 or 6 for 25c. 



Louisiana Honduras Rice, in the hull, in 

 sheaves, at 50c. a bunch. 



Louisiana Sugar Cane, 10c. each; $1.00 

 per dozen. 



Regarding the production of Sugar Cane, 

 the average tonnage at Reserve in 1907 was 

 20 tons to the acre, and the average of 

 syrup per ton was 22 gallons. 



STERLINGWORTH WEED KILLER.— 



Full directions on each package. Prices: 

 1 lb. package makes 15 gallons, covers 45 

 to 60 square yards, 75c; 3 lb. package 

 makes 45 gallons, covers 130 to 180 square 

 yards, $1.50; 5 lb. package makes 100 gal- 

 lons, covers 300 to 400 square yards, $2.50. 



MOSQUITO HEAD NET.— We have in 

 stock a long felt want in the Southern 

 country, a peace-maker, where a person can 

 attend to his business without being an- 

 noyed by the mosquito pest. We have two 

 makes. They are both good. 



Wood's Mosquito Head Net, $1.00. 



Ward's Mosquito Head Net, $1.00. 



CORN POPPERS. — For popping Pop 

 Corn, making the work quick, easy and 

 pleasant. Extensively used and gives gen- 

 eral satisfaction. Price, No. 1, 30c; No. 2, 

 20c; by mail add 20c extra for postage for 

 either size. 



To Renew Your Lands Plant Soy and Velvet Beans. 



