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J. STECKLER SEED CO., ALMANAC AND 
products. It seems that these mills can- 
not get enough of these nuts of the Span- 
ish variety, which it has been found are 
the richest in the oils and that there can- 
not possibly be an over-production. Con- 
sequently, it is probable that for years to 
come there will be no great decrease in the 
market price of the nuts. The crop is also 
a reasonably sure one. That is, the or- 
dinary farmer can produce an abundance of 
the nuts from a given acreage by prac- 
ticing the most simple rules. 
There is already a marked demand for 
the seed for the coming season, and, while 
we have secured a great quantity of the 
very best seed, it would be the part of 
wisdom to place your orders at once. With 
the present campaign that is being waged 
all over the South, there is no telling what 
the spring demand will be, so that it is 
the safest plan to be prepared to plant 
when the proper time comes by having 
your seed at hand. 
Spanish Peanuts can be cultivated en- 
tirely with a plow, and are easily gath- 
ered, as all the peas hang close to the 
roots. The fruit is smaller than the Vir- 
ginia or Tennessee, but the plants yield 
heavier. Price, per pound, 15c.; by mail 
Spain 25¢e.; per peck, 60c.; per bushel, 
.00. 
The average yield of Spanish Peanuts 
for the year 1911 in Louisiana, Mississippi 
and Arkansas was about 30 bushels to the 
acre. 
The acreage planted in Arkansas was 
15,000; in Mississippi, 45,000; in Louisi- 
ana, 15,000; in Texas, 15,000, and in Okla- 
homa, 5,000. 
Steckler’s White Mammoth Peanuts. 
STECKLER’S WHITE MAMMOTH PEA- 
NUTS.—This is the largest Peanut ever 
introduced. The pods measure on an aver- 
age 21%, inches in length and 1% inches in 
diameter. Thick shelled and deeply ridged. 
The kernels are of light color, 1% inches 
long and % inch in diameter, which would 
easily be mistaken for small pecans. Al- 
though of wonderful size, its bearing quali- 
ties are still more wonderful. It is known 
to yield on an average of 1 gallon of pea- 
nuts to one kernel planted, making it the 
most prolific and largest peanut known. 
44 pound, postpaid, 25c.; 1 peck, measured, 
$1.75; % bushel, measured, $3.00; 1 bushel, 
measured, $5.00. 
PEANUTS OR GOOBERS.—Goobers seem 
to do best on a fairly dry, light, sandy 
soil. They are pre-eminently the ‘hog 
feed” for sand hill and high pine land, 
though they will do well on most any land. 
Plant in rows 8% or 4. feet apart, and 
about 10 inches apart in the rows, at any 
time from March 1 to June 1, when the 
ground is moist enough for planting corn. 
Cultivate the same as Spanish Peanuts, 
which they resemble in growth. Let the 
hogs into them when the leaves turn quite 
yellow. On new ground, drop the goober 
in every other furrow as you break the 
land, and they will make a good crop with- 
out cultivation. 
Have also the White Virginia and Red 
Tennessee Peanuts in stock. They are 
larger in size than the Spanish kinds. 
They are of a spreading habit, and are 
cultivated in ridges like sweet potatoes. 
Price of White Virginia is 10c. per pound. 
Price of Red Tennessee is 15c. per pound. 
If by mail, 9e) extra: fs 
AMOUNT OF PEANUTS REQUIRED TO 
PLANT AN ACRE.—Planting peanuts in 3 
feet rows, 20 to 24 inches in drill, requires 
about a bushel per acre. This is varied 
by circumstances.. Some double drop or 
put two in a place and use more, but one 
bushel per acre is about the correct amount. 
White Virginia, Red Tennessee and Span- 
ish Peanuts are usually planted in the hull. 
Mammoth Peanuts are usually shelled to 
be planted. ~ : 
UPLAND AND LOW LAND SEED RICE. 
These are the only varieties for our 
Southern soil. Genuine Imported Honduras 
Seed Rice; $1.00 per peck, $2.50 per bushel, 
$6.00 per barrel of 162 pounds. Imported 
Choice Carolina Seed Rice, $1.00 per peck, 
$3.00 per bushel, $6.50 per barrel. Japan 
Rice, $1.00 per peck, $2.50 per bushel, $6.00 
per barrel. The standard weight of Rice 
is 44 pounds per bushel. 
DIRECTIONS FOR PLANTING UPLAND 
RICE. 
On lands that hold moisture well, such 
as waxey or post oak land, plant any- 
where. On dry or sandy land rice is planted 
in the low places. Prepare the land and 
cultivate as for corn, except the rows are 
only 22 to 24 inches apart, so that one 
furrow in each middle, with an 18-inch 
sweep, usually suffices for a working, and 
the hills just far enough so it can be hoed. 
Plant as early in April as you can. Fur- 
rows are opened and the seed covered in 
any way most convenient at the time, just 
so the seeds get a little dirt over them. 
Drop 15 or 20 seed in each hill and leave 
all that come up. Cultivate for moisture 
and to keep down grass and weeds until 
rice begins to head. It usually ripens last 
of August or early in September. The 
color tells when it is ripe. 
The required quantity of rice to plant 
one acre, ordinary alluvial soil, is 3 bushels 
of 44 pounds to the bushel, or 132 pounds. 
Some planters have a tendency to plant 
less, but a good stand cannot be had unless 
this much is planted. 
Flowering Annuals to be Had in their Planting Season. 
