50th Anniversary Announcement. 



To obtain the proper return for his time, labor and Investment, the farmer, 

 trucker, florist or horticulturist must plant seed that will germinate. 



Unless he takes time at the period when he has none to spare, he cannot test 

 his seed accurately and he has to depend on the recommendation of those from whom 

 he secures his supply. This is a risk, in most cases, which cannot be avoided except 

 through the judgment exercised In selecting the seed house that has the best repu- 

 tation, that tests its seed before selling and that has established the fact that Its 

 name on a delivered package Is a guarantee that the quality is of the best. 



Many warnings from the Departments of Agriculture have shown those who use 

 seed the necessity of taking the very greatest care in the selection of the house that 

 is to supply the seed for the coming crops. Unscrupulous houses, with no reputation 

 to sustain, are able to foist aged and sterile seed upon their victims, and It is a 

 known fact that the farmers and others have sustained losses amounting to many 

 millions of dollars through this cause. 



The wise farmer has learned through many years of experience that this loss 

 may be avoided by purchasing the seed that bears the motto: 



STECKLER'S SEEDS ARE BEST 

 BEST SEEDS ALWAYS GROW. 



This motto still stands pre-eminent after a test of fifty years, during which period 

 no better seed has ever been placed in the hands of the planters. 



During the fifty years this house has been before the public, many seedsman 

 have come and gone, but our reputation of two generations of fair and honorable 

 dealing is a guarantee of quality and stability. 



While there are constantly coming into notice new houses which seek to supply 

 seed to the farmer, we wish to point out that experience gained by long years of 

 test and trials is something that counts most importantly and that it does not pay 

 to plant seed that has not been judged by the house that has learned by long years 

 of study to be worthy of our guarantee. Beware of seeds offered too cheaply; good 

 seeds cannot be sold below the cost of production. 



A great many seed planters think that a 10 to 50 cent seed order is too small 

 to send. It's not. We are glad to have your order, no matter how small, and the 

 better results in your garden make it worth while for you to send to us. Remember, 

 there Is no order small or large that is not welcome at STECKLER'S. 



Again we present to you our catalog, in which you will find many new matters 

 of Interest and importance to you, and we assure you that the offerings herein 

 contained are superior in every way. They are the best. 



To our many patrons of the past we extend our heartiest thanks for their trust 

 in us and we hope that we shall be honored with their orders for this season, 

 promising, as usual, to supply them with the very best from the largest and most 

 reliaible stock in the South. 



J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD. 

 M. T. FROTSCHER, President. 



JOSEJPH STECKLER, Vice-President and Gen'l Mg:r. 

 RICHARD P. STECKLER, Secretary-Treasurer. 



