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



1 2th Month. 



December, 1904 



31 Days. 



Calculated for the Latitude of the Southern States. 



MOON'S PHASES. 



New Moon 6d 9h 46m After. 



First Quarter 14d 4h 7m After. 



Full Moon.. 22d Oh lm After. 



Last Quarter 29a 9h 46m Morn. 



D. 



of 

 M. 



Day of Week. 



Sun 

 rises 

 h. m. 



Sun 

 sets 

 h. m, 



Moon 



rises 



1 h. in. 



1 

 2 

 H 



Thursday 



Friday 



Saturday 



6 38 

 6 39 

 6 40 



5 

 5 

 5 



1 39 

 1 1 42 

 | 2 46 



49. 



2d Sunday in Advent. 

 Day's Length, lOh. 19m. 







4 I SUNDAY... 



5 I Monday 



6 I Tuesday 



7 j Wednesday 



8 I Thursday ... 



9 I Friday 



10 I Saturday .... 



6 41 | 



6 41 



6 42 



6 43 



6 44 



1 6 44 



| 6 45 



I 3 51 



I 4 54 

 I 5 57 

 I sets 



1 I 6 46 



I 7 42 

 I 8 37 



50. 3d Sunday in Advent. 

 Day's Length, lOh. 15m. 



11 I SUNDAY... 



12 Monday 



13 I Tuesday 



14 j Wednesday. 



15 j Thursday ... 



16 Friday 



17 I Saturday .... 



6 46 



5 1 



6 46 



5 1 



6 47 



5 2 



6 48 



5 2 



6 48 



5 2 



6 49 



5 3 



6 50 



5 3 



9 31 



10 25 



11 18 

 morn 



10 



1 

 1 52 



51. 



4th Sunday in Advent. 

 Day's Length, lOh. 23m. 



SUNDAY. 



Monday 



Tuesday 



Wednesday 



I 6 50 



I 6 51 



I 6 51 



I 6 52 



22 I Thursday | 6 52 | 



23 I Friday 



24 I Saturday 



5-2 I 

 6 53 I 



I 2 46 



I 3 41 



4 37 



I 5 34 



I rises 

 I 6 22 

 I 7 24 



52. Christmas. 



Day's Length, lOh. 13m. 



SUNDAY I 6 54 



Monday 6 54 



Tuesday | 6 54 



Wednesday j 6 55 



Thursday | 6 55 



Friday I 6 55 



Saturday 



5 7 

 5 7 

 5 8 

 5 9 

 5 9 

 5 10 



I 6 56 I 5 11 



I 8 26 

 I 9 30 

 I 10 34 

 I 11 37 

 I morn 

 I 39 

 I 1 42 



JEWISH CALENDAR. 

 December 8— Tebeth (year 5666.) 

 Feast of Maccabees (Chanukah) KIsler 25, 



December 30.* 

 ♦Feast of Maccabees (Chanukah) last 8 



days. 



What to Plant this Month, 



IN THE VEGETABLE GARDEN. 



During this month not a great deal is planted, as the 

 ground Is generally occupied by growing crops. 



Peas for general crop may be planted, some Potatoes 

 could be risked; but on account of cold weather during 

 January and February, it is very uncertain whether they 

 will succeed or not. 



Spinach, Roquette, Radishes, Carrots, Lettuce, Endive 

 and some early Cabbage may be sown. 



Sow early varieties of Cauliflower, such as Early Erfurt, 

 Le Nonnand, Half Early and Extra Early Paris in a 

 frame or a sheltered situation in the open ground to be 

 transplanted in February. Of Early Cabbage, sow Early 

 and Large Early York, Oxheart and Winningstadt. 



Sow Tomatoes for forcing in a cooled-off hot-bed, the 

 best kinds for that purpose are the Extra Early Dwarf 

 and the Dwarf Champion. The former is really a good 

 acquisition; it is very productive and of good size, and 

 bears the fruit in clusters. 



These varieties will only sell forthe first, as the fiuit is 

 not as large as the Livingston varieties, which come in 



later. 



IN THE FIELD. 



Sow Alfalfa, Red, White and Crimson Clover, all vari- 

 eties of Grass seed, Rye, Barley, Wheat and Oats for stock 

 food, which, if the weather is favorable, will do well yet. 



IN THE ORCHARD. 



Prepare ground for Fruit trees during this month, and 

 towards the end begin to plant some. 

 Sow Pecans to raise trees from. 



Prune, work and fertilize trees which have been planted 

 during the previous season. 



IN THE FLOWER GARDEN. 



Plant Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissus, Jonquills, Ranun- 

 culus, Anemones, Japan Lilies. Sow all varieties of 

 winter and spring blooming flower seeds in cold frames 

 to be set out in January and February, as for instance 

 Lobelia, Asters, Pansy, Daisy, Plhox, Petunia, Chinese 

 and other Pinks, Alyssum, Candytuft, Wall Flower, 

 Larkspur, Nierembergia, Poppy, Hollyhock, Snapdragon 

 Flos Adonis, Calleopsis, Heliotropium, Primula and 

 Reseda. Set out Roses and other hardy plants. 



A Few Remarks on Raising Vegetables 

 for Shipping*. 



Truck Farming or the raising of Vegetables 

 for shipping to the Northern and Western 

 marketsis a very impoi tant and growing industry. 



With better facilities for placing our truck on 

 the markets, a greater knowledge acquired by 

 past experiencee, of the best methods of packing 

 etc., and the natural advantage of our climate, 

 this business can be made a very profitable one. 



Steckler's Death to Chicken Lice and Mites, Never Fails. 



