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of the South where weevils get in the 
common varieties of soft corn and do great 
damage. Most varieties heretofore grown 
that were hard enough to resist the weevil 
were too small to be profitable. Mr. F. S. 
White, Agricultural Commissioner for the 
Frisco Railway, who is doing much to ad- 
vance agriculture in the South, has been 
working to secure a variety not only weevil- 
proof, but large and profitable. This is a 
large white corn, matures in ninety days, 
a strong grower and a big yielder. The 
ears grow from eight to twelve inches in 
length and contain from sixteen to twenty- 
two rows. The grain is pearly white, deep 
and firmly set on white cobs. This is a 
great variety and is nearer weevil-proof 
than any other sort of large white corn 
yet introduced. Perfectly safe variety for 
all ‘sections of the South. Our stock is 
erown by the originator, and can be relied 
upon as being pure. Price, $1.00 per peck. 
BCONE COUNTY WHITE CORN. 
This is the variety of corn that won the 
silver cups at all the great national corn 
shows, haS won more premiums than any 
other variety of corn ever . introduced. 
Originated in Boone County, Indiana. This 
is the earliest of the large white varieties 
of corn. The stalks are short with short 
thick joints. The ears set low on the 
stalks, and are from eight to twelve inches 
long with from sixteen to twenty-eight 
rows of pure white grain, which is always 
deep on the cob. This is the same variety 
for all -sections Hast, West, North or 
South. This is just the corn to meet the 
demands of the Southern trade, where large 
« pure white roasting ears are wanted. Price, 
$1.00 per peck. 
TENNESSEE CLAY CROWDER PEAS. 
This grand pea has been grown by one 
Tennessee family for over sixty years. 
‘Grown as a main crop to the exclusion of 
all others. The earliest and surest cropper 
of the cowpea family. For several seasons 
this variety has made good crops of seed 
in Louisiana where others have failed. We 
have had it grown from the lowlands of 
Louisiana to Minnesota and Colorado, 
where it made a fine crop of seed eight 
thousand feet above the sea level. The 
vines are strong growers. Pods large and 
well filled with peas of very Warge’ size. 
The peas grow so thickly in the pod that 
they grow “into each other; hence the name 
Crowder. This is one of our best varieties 
for table use; 
preference to all others. Can be planted 
late in season as a catch crop after other 
erops are harvested. Price, 40c. per quart, 
postpaid; $1.50 per gallon. 
SIBERIAN MILLET. 
This fine new plant comes to us from 
Russia. This is the earliest known millet. 
Should be sown early and continue sowing 
at intervals any time during the season 
when it will afford an abundance of green - 
forage as well as making a fine crop of 
hay. This millet has been successfully 
grown from the Gulf of Mexico to Mani- 
toba. Siberian Millet belongs to the family 
of Foxtail Millet. Many growers’ claim 
that it is far superior to the German Millet 
for large yields. They also claim that it 
is from two to three weeks earlier than 
German Millet. It is a much _ heavier 
cropper than German Millet. The hay is 
finer, straw more elastic, and it grows much 
taller. It is rust-proof and, being of a 
strong stooling habit, requires less seed 
in fact, is used by many in: 
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- any other millet. 
J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND 
per acre than other millets; if sown with 
cowpeas the two together make a most ex- 
cellent hay. It should be planted as early 
as corn. Quantity per acre, from 3 pecks 
to 1 bushel and 1 peck. Price, 
pound, postpaid. 
MANITOBA HOG MILLET. 
This wonderful plant came from Moravia 
a few years ago. Since then it has been 
introduced over a great range of our 
country and is giving satisfaction wherever 
grown. Grows from three to six feet tall. 
Produces larger heads and larger seed than 
The seed are large and 
contain a high per cent. of oil. The seed 
has a higher feeding value per pound than 
our cOmmon corn. This plant always pro- 
duces a heavy head of seed, even when 
growing on soils too poor to grow it large 
enough for hay. The seed furnishes the 
best of all foods for all poultry. An ex- 
periment with thirty hogs grown and fat- 
tened on this millet gave an average of 
524 pounds, one hog weighing 931 pounds. 
It has produced as high as seventy-five 
bushels of seed per acre. One great feature 
of this millet is that the seed ripens before 
the straw, so that it may be cut and bound 
as wheat or oats, threshed and a nice crop 
of green hay put up, while the seed may 
be housed and fed separately as grain. 
This plant is an annual and, like other 
millets, must be sown each season. By 
beginning to sow with early corn plant- 
ing and Keeping up sowing the first of 
every month up to September 1st, we can 
have fine green forage for our stock all the 
summer. This millet has been successfully 
grown from Louisiana to Minnesota. This 
millet and cow peas sown together makes 
the most excellent hay for all kinds of 
stock on the farm. This combination can 
be cut and used as a Soil crop and it fur- 
nishes, right in the heat of summer, an 
abundant amount of green fodder. Quan- 
tity per acre, from 3 pecks to 1 bushel and 
1 peck. Price, 30c. per pound, postpaid. 
JAPANESE BARN-YARD MILIET, OR 
BILLION DOLLAR GRASS. 
This wonderful forage plant is a recent 
introduction from-Japan. The name Billion 
Dollar Grass has been given it because of 
its enormous yields and great value. It is 
now being grown over the greater part of 
the United States. In Louisiana in 1910 
three crops of hay were cut from one seed- 
ing. Grows four to six feet tall, stools 
like wheat or oats. Seed may be sown 
any time in August and make a crop of 
hay. By beginning sowing early in the 
season and sowing the first of every month 
up to September, for the Southern States, 
we can have fine soiling crops all through 
our hot summer months. The seed are 
highly valuable for poultry and for stock 
of all kinds. Japan, the home of this won- 
derful plant, uses millions of bushels of 
the seed annually for human food. This, 
like other millets, is an annual and has to 
be sown every season. This millet is an 
excellent plant for sowing with cowpeas for 
hay. When sown with some of our larger 
and vining varieties of peas the two to- 
gether produce an enormous crop of hay, 
which is almost a complete and balanced 
ration for all stock on the farm. Quantity 
per acre, from 3 pecks to 1 bushel and 1 
peck. Price, 35c. per pound, postpaid. 
SWEET ITALIAN PEPPER. (Noeera). 
One of the most prolific and largest of 
Sweet Pepper varieties. No other large 
Steckler’s Seeds are True to Name and Quality. 
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30¢c. per 4] 
