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



field use it has no equal, and is sure death 

 to insects. Sold only in 1 pound packages 

 at 25c. By mail. 15c. extra. Full directions 

 on every box. We are the sole agents for 

 the United States. 



JAFANESi: FIiANT FOOD AND TUB,- 

 TIZiIZEB. — (Odorless.) This is a safe and 

 hig-h grade plant food and fertilizer, pre- 

 pared especially for potted plants and out- 

 door use. It is truly a wonderful invigor- 

 ator, producing luxuriant foliage of rich 

 texture, large, perfect and more brilliant 

 flowers and strong, healthy plants. Sold 

 only in 1 pound packages at 25c. By mail, 

 15c. extra. We are the sole agents for 

 the United States. 



FOTTING SOIIi. — Specially prepared for 

 Horticultural purposes, either in green 

 houses or garden. Price, per 100-lb. bag, 

 $1.50; 50-lb. bag, $1.00; 25-lb. bag, 75c.; 

 10-lb. package, 50c.; 5-lb. package, 30c.; 

 single pound, 10c. 



STECKLER'S LEAP MOULD.— Admirably 

 adapted for raising Seedlings, Cuttings and 

 general Conservatory and framework, in- 

 creases the size of the flowers, gives sub- 

 stance and enduring qualities, insures 

 brilliancy and intensity of color. Specially 

 suited for hanging baskets, because of its 

 lightness and freedom from drip; less fre- 

 quent watering required. Bedding out 

 plants grown with Leaf Mold will resist 

 long continued drought. Clean to handle, 

 and therefore specially suitable for window 

 boxes and for growing flowers at home. 

 Per pound, single bag, 125 pounds, 3c.; 25 

 pounds, $1.00; 10 pounds, 50c.; 5 pounds, 

 30c.; 1 pound, 10c. 



COTTON SEED. 



DIBECTIONS FOR FLATTING AND CUL- 

 TIVATING COTTON. 



Thoroughly break and prepare your land 

 early, having the rows 3% to 4 feet wide, 

 and hill 12 to 14 inches apart in drill. 

 When the cotton comes up plow it deep 

 while it is small, in order to let the heat 

 of the sun strike through the beds. As it 

 gets larger shallow down, and towards the 

 last plow very shallow with wide sweeps. 



Always keep the top crust of the ground 

 broken in dry weather, as it prevents it 

 from losing its forms, but plow very shal- 

 low. Never stop plowing for wet weather 

 until the ground turns in slices; then quit 

 immediately until it dries off. Never lay-by 

 until the middle of August. The most suc- 

 cessful time we have ever had in plant- 

 ing for a big yield was on the 5th and 6th 

 days of April; in fact, the first week in 

 April is the best time for planting cotton 

 for good results. One bushel of cotton 

 seed is required to plant an acre of land. 



Try the following formula and see if it 

 does not improve your crop: 



1. Plow your land just as deep as 

 possible. 



2. Before planting fertilize each acre 

 with 100 lbs. Muriate of Potash, 100 lbs 

 Cotton Seed Meal, 100 lbs. Nitrate of Soda 

 and 200 lbs. of 16 per cent. Acid. If your 

 land is thin, repeat this fertilization along 

 in July. 



3. Don't lay-by your crop too early. 

 All of otir Cotton Seed is grown in 



Georg-ia, and is free from Boll "Weevil. 

 These are all good varieties which have 

 been thoroughly tested and recommended 

 by Agricultural Colleges and Experiment 

 Stations of the Southern States. 



The cotton yield for 1914 was 290 to the 

 acre. 



SEA ISLAND COTTON.— Extra long 

 stapler line 1% or 1% to 2 inches. Seed 

 black and lintless. Plant V2 bushel to acre 

 in row — 5-foot rows, 3-foot drill. The 

 famous Sea Island cottons ofC the South 

 Carolina-Georgia coasts are known all over 

 the world. We get our seed there. Pro- 

 duct of this cotton is usually 350-pound 

 bales on 25 acres. Tall bush; yield about 

 30 pounds lint for 100 pounds of seed. 

 This lint usualy brings about three times 

 the price of short staple. Highest-priced 

 cotton lint in the world. $3.50 per bushel 

 of 40 pounds. 



MEBANE'S EARLY TRIUMFH BIG 

 BOLL COTTON.— (Short Staple.)— For Boll 



Weevil Lands. — Originated in Texas. Big 

 boll; in fact, an immense boll, 46 bolls 

 making one pound of seed cotton. Earlier 

 than most big boll cottons. About 39 per 

 cent, of lint at the gin. Seed fuzzy, 

 medium in size, brownish and greenish- 

 white, with some green seeds, showing its 

 hybrid character. Storm resistant. This 

 variety has been especially satisfactory in 

 regions infested with the boll weevil. $1.75 

 per bushel of 30 pounds. 



SIMFKINS' EABLY FBOLIFIC COT- 

 TON. — (Short Staple.) — Resembles the 

 King's, but Is earlier by ten days, and bolls 

 are larger, and it gives much larger yields 

 both in field and at the gin. The superi- 

 ority of this cotton over all others con- 

 sists of its extreme earliness and heavy 

 fruiting; has long limbs, which come out 

 at the ground; has close joints and small 

 seed, and yields 40 per cent, lint at the 

 gin. $1.75 per bushel of 30 pounds. 



Plant Steckler's Standard Seeds. 



