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J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD. 



JAPANESE BARN-YARD MILLET, OR 

 BILLION DOLLAR GRASS.— Two and 

 three crops of hay can be cut from one 

 seeding. 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. One-half bushel per acre. 

 i/4 lb., 15c; lb., 25c. postpaid; y 2 bu., $2.75; 

 bu., $5.00 not prepaid. 



SIBERIAN MILLET. — This plant comes 

 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 hav. This Millet has been suc- 

 cessfully grown from the Gulf of Mexico 

 to Manitoba. Siberian Millet belongs to 

 the familv of Foxtail Millet. Many grow- 

 ers claim that it is from two to three 

 weeks earlier than German Millet Malt 

 bushel per acre. % H>., 15c; lb., 25. post- 

 paid; Vz bu., $2.75, bu., $5.00 not prepaid. 



HUNGARIAN MILLET.— This Millet 

 makes a valuable crop on rich soil, especial- 

 ly on low lands. It is considered very 

 nutritious. It is important in buying Mil- 

 let, as well as other seeds, to get the 

 true seed. Sow in this climate from the 

 latter part of April to the end of July, at 

 the rate of one bushel to the acre. y* 1d-> 

 15c; lb.. 25c postpaid; y z bu., $3.00; bu.. 

 $5.00 not prepaid. 



GERMAN MILLET. — Of all the Millets 

 this is the best. It makes good hay, and 

 produces heavily. Three pecks sown to 

 the acre broadcast secures a good stand. 

 Can be sown from April to June, but the 

 former month is the best time, 15 to 20 

 pounds to the acre drilled. Should be cut 

 when in bloom. Recommended for this 

 climate. V4 lb., 15c; lb., 25c postpaid; 

 y 2 bu., $2.75; bu., $5.00 not prepaid. 



Teosinte. 



TEOSINTE. — In good soil and with 

 proper cultivation it will throw up from 

 15 to 30 stalks on one plant to a height of 

 from 10 to 12 feet, densely covered with 

 foliage. In order to be successful with 



Teosinte it should be sown in drills as 

 early as the beginning of March, as it 

 takes generally from 14 to 20 days before 

 the seed germinates. In this manner a 

 good stand may be had at the beginning 

 of April. For green fodder Teosinte may 

 be cut three or four times during the 

 season, but then it should not be allowed 

 to grow any taller than three or four feet. 

 In cutting it is advisable to cut it clean 

 to the ground, as this will insure a heavier 

 growth than when cut too high. Five 

 pounds per acre. V4 lb., 30c; lb., 75c;' 

 postpaid; 5 lbs., $3.50 not prepaid. 



Egyptian Wheat. 



EGYPTIAN WHEAT.— (Shallu.) This 

 Wheat properly belongs to the family of 

 non-saccharine sorghums. The great value 

 is in the seed, which are most excellent 

 food for poultry, and, in fact, for all 

 stock on the farm. From fifty to one 

 hundred bushels of seed may easily be 

 grown on an acre. It should be threshed 

 as wheat or other grain. It would prove 

 far more valuable to grind the seed for 

 all stock except poultry. As the seed con- 

 tains 80 per cent, of the feeding value of 

 corn, as a food for stock, it can be made 

 far more valuable as a stock food on 

 many farms than our common corn. Plant 

 in the Spring and early Summer. Sow 20 

 pounds per acre from February to July. 

 14 lb., 15c; lb., 40c, postpaid; y 2 bu., $3.75; 

 bu., $6.50, not prepaid. 



RED KAPPIR CORN. — Grows taller than 

 the white; stalks slender, juicy and very 

 leafy. The seed is red, smaller than that 

 of the white, and hard and brittle. Ripens 

 earlier than that of the white and yields 

 much heavier. Sow 10 lbs. per acre from 

 March to June. y± lb., 15c; lb., 30c, post- 

 paid; y 2 bu., $3.00; bu., $5.75, not prepaid. 



