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



selling for $150 per acre, and almost any ordinary cotton land from $60 to $90 

 per acre. Instead of being an evil. Texas lias prospered more, and her farmers 

 are more generally out of debt, with substantial bank accounts, since tbe weevil 

 came than before. We have quit sitting up at night wasting our lives away, 

 worrying about this supposed pest." 



This is the opinion of a man of affairs, living right in the midst of the 

 ravages of the weevil. Now this will- seem strange to some, but if anjtDne who 

 ■doubts will go to Texas, where the boll weevil is most plentiful, and try to 

 purchase a good "black land" farm with the most ordinary improvements, his eyes 

 will be opened, for he will find the prices of land range all the way from $40 to 

 $150 per acre. I know one man near Taylor, Tex., who has 1800 acres in one 

 body, not a tree on it, about 1000 acres in cultivation, very ordinary improvements. 

 He was offered $90 per acre for the whole in cash, which he refused. He makes 

 this year three-quarters of a bale to the acre, and had but few weevil. The 

 farmers pJant largely of corn and oats; plant cotton early and work rapidly and 

 defy the weevil. GEORGE L. WALTON. 



HITE-O CULTUKE. 



Nitro-Culture consists of nitrogen collecting Bacteria which work in the soil 

 and on the roots of leguminous plants, having the power to collect free nitrogen 

 from the air and supply it to the plants. All plants need nitrogen, which is very 

 costly when obtained through chemical fertilizers. The remarkable increase of 

 crop frequently reported and caused by inoculation is due 

 wholly to the large amount of nitrogen collected from the 

 air by the Bacteria. 



Method of Using. — The Bacteria are furnished dried 

 on absorbent cotton and can be readily forwarded by mail 

 to any section of the country. Full directions accompany 

 each package, which no farmer can have any difficulty in 

 following out. 



Value as Soil Renovator. — It has been ascertained 

 from the most reliable sources that the average inoculated 

 leguminous crops such as Clover, Alfa:fa, Vetch, Peas, 

 Beans, etc., will not only under the proper conditions 

 show an increase of crop, but also that the Bacteria v/ill 

 collect from the air and leave in the soil at the end of the 

 season after the crop is harvested not le^s than lOO 

 pounds of nitrogen per acre. This nitrogen at present 

 market prices would be worth $15.00 and upwards per 

 acre, and would show a corresponding increase in the 

 next succeeding crop, no matter what it may be. 



Increase of Crop. — It would be impossible for us to 

 estimate what the increase caused by inocilation might 

 be. Conditions vary in different sections. In some cases 

 increases are reported to be very great, crops like Alfalfa, 

 Clover, Vetch, Peas, Beans, etc., having been made to 

 grow in sections where they had never been successfully 

 grown before. We therefore, advise our customers to try 

 the experiment and ascertain the true value of Nitro-Culture on their respective 

 soils. 



Alfalfa. — By means of inoculation with Nitro-Culture, Alfalfa is now being 

 successfully grown from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from Canada to the Gulf. 

 Acid OP Sour Soil. — ^It should be remembered that there are certain unusual 

 conditions of the soil which will prevent the profitable growth of any crop.. The 

 use of Nitro-Culture is not, of course, designed to overcome such difficulties, 

 although there is no doubt but that under these circumstances an inoculated crop 

 will produce better results than uninoculated. If you are sure that the right 

 Bacteria are abundant already in your soil, inoculation is not necessary. 



Nitro-Culture is especially prepared for the following crops: Alfalfa or 

 Lucerne, Red Clover, Alsike Clover, White Clover, Crimson Clover, Burr Clover, 

 Japan Clover, Field Peas, (Canada Field Peas), Garden Peas, Sweet Peas, Cow 

 Peas, Whip O'Will Peas and Clay Peas, Garden Beans, including Kidney, Wax, 

 String, Lima and Pea Beans, Soy Beans, Velvet Beans, Vetch, Peanuts and 

 Beggar Weed. 



Plant on the left 

 inoculated; note 

 the improvement. 



Plant Kentucky Blue, Red Top, Rescue and Johnson Grass; very fine. 



