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



FBENCS MUSHROOM SPAWN. 



Mushrooms may be 

 grown almost any- 

 where and at any sea- 

 son of the year, so 

 long- as the condi- 

 tions required are 

 reasonably considered. 

 During the Summer 

 months they may be 

 grrown out of doors 

 and an abundant sup- 

 ply secured at a trifling expense. The 

 location should, in all cases, be rather dry 

 than damp, and a uniform temperature as 

 nearly 75 degrees as possible is of pri- 

 mary importance. Full directions, etc., 

 accompany every package. Price, 60 cents 

 per brick, postpaid. 



NITRAGIN 



"Nltragin" is the trade-mark name for 

 the special germ, or bacteria, that acts on 

 the legume root, draws nitrogen from the 

 air and converts it into plant food. As a 

 result there is a uniform "catch;" the crop 

 grows quickly; it is strong-, hardy and 

 healthy — deep-rooted — rich in food value. 

 Meanwhile your soil is growing- richer in- 

 stead of poorer — your land more valuable. 

 Failure with legumes is usually due to lack 

 of bacteria. In "Nitragin" Pure Culture 

 we send you billions of these necessary 

 nitrogren-gathering g^erms, packed in proper 

 food to keep them alive, active and healthy. 

 It's easy to treat your seed with "Nitragin" 

 Pure Culture. A boy can do it in ten 

 minutes. If your past experience with 

 legume crops has been unsatisfactory it^ 

 was probably because your soil lacked' 

 these vital, strength-giving germs. Some 

 soils have only a partial supply; in other 

 soils the g-erm is missing or so sickly as 

 to be worthless. Such soils need "Nitra- 

 g-in" Pure Culture to supply an abundance 

 of pure, healthy, strong-, virile bacteria. 

 This means a profitable crop and new life 

 t(5 the soil. If you have been successful 

 in g-rowing legumes you can have greater 

 success by using "Nitragin" Pure Culture. 

 A g-reen manure crop inoculated with 

 "Nitragin" Pure Culture provides a richer 

 humus in far greater volume than does a 

 non-inoculated legume. Price: % acre or 

 g-ard-^n size, $1.00 per can; 1 acre, $2.00 per 

 can; 5 acre, $9.00 per can. 



COCOA. 



For those who have neither a g-arden, or 

 the conveniences of greenhouses, or have 

 a difficulty in obtaining suitable soil, we 

 would recommend this system of culture. 

 Any receptacle may be used for the purpose 

 provided it is non-porous. Cultural In- 

 structions: The bulbs are potted the same 

 way as in ordinary soil, just showing- their 

 taps. It is not necessary or desirable to 

 press the fibre tightly, otherwise the roots 

 do not work freely, and bulbs have a ten- 

 dency to push themselves upwards. Once 

 potted, they require hardly any attention, 

 only great care should be taken to keep 

 the compost moist, but on no account must 



it be sodden or too wet. If once allowed 

 to become dry, even for half a day only, 

 the pores of the roots close up and the 

 bulbs in many cases go blind and are 

 ruined. When the bulbs have been potted, 

 vases or jars should be kept in a dark, airy 

 cellar or room. When the bulbs have 

 grown about one inch, they ^ should be 

 brought into more light, and the vases or 

 bowls can be placed in the window, taking 

 care, of course, to keep them from frost. 

 Price, 20c. per pound, postage according- to 

 your zone. 



CANNING OUTFITS. 



The hig-h cost of living during- the past 

 three years applies to every commodity of 

 life. There has not been a corresponding 

 increase of income. We can make our- 

 selves independent of high prices by rais- 

 ing what we need at home in the way of 

 veg-etables, meats, lards and the many 

 other articles which can be produced in 

 our fertile soil and under the influence of 

 our Southern climate. No other country 

 can boast of their equal. Therefore let us 

 start in right now. Provide yourself with 

 a canning outfit. Can all you need for 

 home consumption and then create a 

 market for your canned goods. You can 

 do this as well as the Eastern or Western 

 farmer. 



FOBTABI.Z: CAITNING MACHINE No. 



1. — Complete. One canner, 3 trays, 1 g-lobe 

 valve, 1 capping- steel, 2 tipping- coppers, 1 

 charcoal furnace, book of instructions, and 

 1 pair can tongs. Capacity: Will process 

 and exhaust 54 2-pound or 36 3-pound cans 

 at one time. Shipping^ weight, crated, 90 

 lbs. Price, complete, $5.00. 



Miss S. M. Strahan, State Champion Can- 

 ning Club Girl, of Lincoln County, 

 ississippi, who cleared $145 from 

 I-IO acre, and the Canner she 

 used in winning her honors 

 Pat. April 4, 1905. 



Canning" Machine No. B. 



CANNING MACHINE No. B. — Complete. 

 Consists of 1 canner, 2 lifting- hooks, 1 tray 

 1 charcoal furnace, 1 soldering copper, 1 

 pair can tongues, 1 book of instructions. 

 Capacity: Will exhaust and process 42 

 2-pound cans or 24 3-pound cans at one 

 time. Shipping weight, 60 lbs. Price, 

 $10.00. 



Capping steel for the above canning- ma- 

 chines at $1.50 each. n 



One-pound, two-pound and three-pound 

 cans for the above machines can be had 

 from us, prices on application. 



Plant Lespedeza or Japan Clover for a Sure Hay Crop. 



