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J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD. 



ITAIiIAN BYE. — Sown in the Fall it 

 comes up quickly and makes a dense 

 matter turf, which gives most excellent 

 grazing during Fall, Winter and early 

 Spring. If it is desired to be used as a 

 hay crop it should not be grazed too long 

 in the Spring, as it shoots up very early, 

 making a thick growth of grass which 

 when cut cures up splendidly for hay. 

 With a favorable season it will yield three 

 or four successive cuttings of most excel- 

 lent and nutritious hay. Can be sown from 

 September to March. It should be sown 

 at the rate of 60 lbs. to the acre, and as 

 It is an annual, it requires seeding each 

 year. It should be cut when in bloom for 

 hay. 1 lb., 35c., postpaid; 10 ITbs., $2.50; 20 

 lib. bu., $4.50, not prepaid. 



RYE. — (Southern Grown.) It stools heav- 

 ily, can be grazed several times and then 

 allowed to go to seed. Cut and feed green; 

 has made as much as ten tons of green 

 food per acre in five months. It is 

 sown from the middle of August until 

 November, and then again in the early 

 Spring. The main planting time is in the 

 Fail, however, as it is more valuable when 

 sown early. It is a very hardy plant, 



withstanding all kinds of verv cold weather 

 without serious injury. Sown both broad- 

 cast and in drills; 1% bushels per acre. 

 The seed should be covered no more than 

 two inches. For hogs, sow from September 

 10th to November 1st, together with crim- 

 son clover. Graze from December 1st to 

 i^u^ ^i^\r-^J^ ^^^ ^^ planted for late 

 ,^^i^K^"'^.^^'^.*'^'^ grazing at the last lay- 

 ing by ot cotton. Lb., 30c., postpaid- uk 

 $1.00; 56 lb. bu., $3.50, not prepaid ' ^ ' 



ABRUZZI RYE.— Years ago agents of the 

 United States Department of Agriculture 

 found a variety of rye in one of the Ital- 

 ian provinces and sent a quantity of it 

 to T\ ashmgton. From there it was distri- 

 buted to various parts of the United 

 fetates. In this way a prominent planter 

 of South Carolina got hold of it. Its re- 

 markably rapid growth so soon after plant- 

 ing attracted his attention and the small 

 patch was carefully watched. It made 

 good then and it has made good regularly 

 ever since, not only in South Carolina but 

 in all the other Southern States where 

 ^l I ^ S^antities have been planted. 

 Planted from September to November. 1 V, 

 bushels per acre. 1 lb., 35c., postpaid; Vr, 

 bu., $2.50; bu., $4.50, not prepaid. 



OATS. 



Oats should be planted for hay making during earlv OptnhPv tiirMno-i. +i.^ ^ 

 as late as the early part of December with the exDectal^nn' nf ^?ilw^ "V^^ ^^ f""^" 

 When they are to :>e cut for hav, it is best to cut ^vhPn IhJ^ o^o^ ^ "^^ ^..^^i^ return, 

 will be about the first week in May. While the time of ^L^t^^" -^ ''' "''^^' f"^ ^^^^ 

 variety, oats are also^sown successfilly. in the elrly spring ^ °'^^'' ''"^^'' ^^""^ 



LOUISIANA GROWN RED RUST 

 PROOF OATS.— Are considered the best 

 ^°^. ^il^ South. Planted during October 

 and November. 21/, bushels per acre 

 Peck, 60c.; 32 lb bu., $1.50; 10 buf or moti; 

 $1.45 per bu., not prepaid. 



Louisiana Red Rust Proof Oats 



Steckler's Welcome Oats. 

 STECKLER'S WELCOME OATS. — A 



thoroughly AVinter Oats. Obtained by se- 

 lections from a good stock of Red Rust- 

 Proof Oats and bred from the most vig- 

 orous and largest plants which have prov- 



