GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 75 
TIMOTHY.—As a crop for hay, Timothy 
is probably unsurpassed by any other 
grass. It is greatly relished by all kinds 
of stock, especially horses; yields more 
nutritive matter than any other grass or 
forage plant. Being an early grass it is 
well adapted to spring and summer graz- 
ing, and if the fall season is favorable it 
will grow sufficiently to furnish good fall 
grazing too. Sow 10 to 12 pounds to the 
acre. 
STECKLER CO.’S SPECIAL HOG PAS- 
TURE MIZTURE.—Makes one of the best 
pastures for hogs. Three bushels per acre. 
See Price List on Red Pages. 
GRASS. — For 
recommend this 
eties 
beautiful lawn. 
TURE. For 
1, for light soils; 
No. 3, 
Descriptive List of the Different Varieties of the 
SORGHUM FAMILY. 
SUITABLE FOR TEE SOUTHERN STATES. 
For Prices See Red Pages in Back of Book. 
SOBGHUM—Is planted for feeding stock during the Spring 
and early Summer. For this purpose it should be sown as early 
in Spring as possible in drills about two to three feet apart; one 
peck per acre. It makes excellent green fodder. As a forage 
plant for early cutting, to be fed to stock, we do not think that 
anything is equal to the Early Improved Pedigreed Amber Sor- 
ghum, such as we have been selling for years. After several 
euttings the branching varieties of Sorghum, also called Millo 
Maize. may be preferable, but more so for seed than forage. The 
Teosinte will give more fodder than any of the Sorghums. Some 
varieties not before described and rather new are the following: 
White and Yellow Millo Maize or Branching Dhouro should be 
planted in four or five foot rows and two to three feet in the 
drills, according to the strength of the land. The cultivation is 
our best mixture. 
have combined all the most suitable vari- 
that are necessary for 
mixture of grasses 
bushels to the acre. 
STECEKELEB COS MIXED LAWN 
lawns 
of any extent we 
We 
making a 
It is the best proportioned 
in the South. 
Three 
STECELER COS GRASS SEED MIzX- 
meadows and pastures.—No. 
No. 2, for heavy 
for shady soils. 
please state condition of soil and location. 
Three bushels per acre. 
soils; 
When ordering, 
like corn. 
are good for fowls. 
It gives an abundance of leaves and seed; the latter 
EARLY ORANGE SORGHUM.—Equally as valuable as the 
Amber for forage, but on account of longer growth is consid- 
about 10 days later than the 
ered better for syrup making; 
Amber. Culture the same as the Amber. 
EARLY IMPROVED PEDIGREED 
AMBER SORGHUM.—More popular than 
ever for forage. Relished in its green 
state or cured, by all stock, on account of 
sweetness of stalk and leaves. Equals in 
value any other crop known. Makes good 
syrup, but as the stalk is smaller than the 
Orange, that variety is recommended when 
the intention is to grow for syrup; 12% 
pounds of seed will plant an acre. Plant 
at any time from April to last of July in 
rows 3 feet apart, 6 to 10 seed, 12 to 18 
inches apart in the row, or drill lightly; 
can be sown broadcast; % bushel per acre. 
RED TOP. OR SUMAC SOBRGHUM.— 
Stems sweeter and juicier than other 
sorghums. Seeds smallest of all and go 
further in planting. Head erect, dark red 
in color. Yields about five tons per acre 
of forage. Seeds roundish and _ clean 
usually of hull. Medium early, 90 to 100 
days; 7 to 10 feet high. Leads all vari- 
eties in portions of. Tennessee,. and in 
North Georgia, and in these. sections for 
Syrup and forage universally used and 
preferred. 
RURAL BRANCHING SOBRBGHUM OR 
MILLO MAIZE.—Produces the seed heads 
upright in a vertical position, while. others 
are drooping. The seeds are smaller, but 
a keep longer than the other varieties, 
the stalk grows very large and producés a 
‘We are Headquarters for Grass and Field Seeds. 
| 
Early Improved 
Pedigreed Amber 
Sorghum. 
good many large leaves. It suckers and 
tillers more and more the oftener it is cut. 
It exceeds greatly in yield of green fodder 
any of the familiar fodder plants except 
the “Teosinte.” It should be planted ex- 
clusively in the drill four feet apart, 18 to 
20 inches in the drills. One peck per acre. 
GUINEA GRASS.—Although this grass 
will do well on rather poor sandy land, it 
does much better on richer or fertilized 
land. Wherever it has had proper care the 
crop is enormous and_e satisfactory. A 
tropical grass originally from Africa, it is 
now grown largely in the East and West 
Indies. In Jamaica it is held next to sugar 
in value of crop, a single farmer producing 
five thousand dollars worth per annum of 
the hay. Propagated to any desired extent 
by rapid imerease of tillers, it is esteemed 
in Florida and other parts of the South as 
a first-class forage. Cattle eat it with 
avidity, green or dry. Three,pounds to the 
acre, planted in hills same as corn. 
JERUSALEM CORN.—This belongs to 
the _ non-saceharine. Sorghums. . Grows 
about three feet bigh, Makes, one large 
head on main‘stalk ‘and “Several smaller 
heads.on side s . of es “many as 
eight heads on.one grain is 
as 
pure white and nearly_.f 
en pounds 
will plant an acre. 
