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J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD , ALMANAC AND 



Poultry and Live stock Depanment. 



While we have been filling orders for eggs 

 for the past 5 or 6 years we find that they 

 do not bear transportation with safety and 

 satisfactorily, hence we advise our customers 

 and friends to order poultry instead. In the 

 event that eggs are ordered, we want it fully 

 understood that we are not responsible for the 

 eggs after they leave our establishment as to 

 unfertility due to transportation. 

 MALTESE CATS. 



Fine house pets and best ratters. Price, 

 $4.00 each. Pair, $7.00. 



GUINEA FOWLS. 



Fine yard birds, blue gray in color. Price, 

 Hens, 50 cents each ; Cocks, 75 cents each. 



GUINEA PIGS, $2.00 per pair. 

 GAME FOWLS. 



In offering our Game Fowls we know that 

 we have as fine a strain of game (fighting 

 birds) as are to be found in America. These 

 fowls are bred and sired by cocks that have 

 proven their ability in the pit, and only bred 

 from -cocks that have won half dozen fights or 

 more against first-class competitors, and -Hav- 

 ing been cut and tried out, and are known to 

 be good. The hens, as a matter of course, 

 from the same kind of stock. 



We have a cross that show a fine sma'l 

 tassel, or top knot, in many instances, which 

 have a reputation in New Orleans pits as 

 being the finest strain of fighting fowls fought 

 in years. Priced Pullets, $3.00 ; Hens, $3.50 ; 

 Stags, $4.00; Cocks, $6.00. -Eggs per dozen, 

 $2.00. 



GAFFS. 



No. 2. $4.50; No. 2%, $4.50. Gaffs are 

 used to put on Game Chickens for pit fight- 

 ing. 



LIGHT BRAHMAS. 

 The Light Brahma is a very popular and 

 profitable bird ; their large bodies and rapid 



growth making them a good market fowl. 

 They are also an excellent fall and winter 

 layer, producing a large part of their eggs 

 when other breeds are not laying, and will 

 do nearly as well in a cold coop as in a warm 

 one, and are the largest among imported 



fowls. Setting of thirteen es 



$2.50 ; Hens, 



$3.00 each ; Pullers, $2.00 each ; Cocks, $5.00 

 each ; Cockereils, $3.00 each. Fine breeding 

 stock. 



SINGLE COMB BROWN LEGHORN. 

 Single Comb Brown Leghorns are so well 

 known thoat it is quite unnecessary to describe 

 them in derail. They are brown in color, 

 with the exception that the cock is black on 

 the breast, deep bay red on hackle ; each 

 feather should have a black stripe in center, 

 back and saddle a deep bay red, tail black ; 

 have fine red combs and wattles, pure white 

 earlobes and perfectly yellow legs and skin. 

 Their meat is very tender, sweet, juicy and 

 fine grained. Chicks grow most rapidly, ma- 

 turing at an early age. If you once breed 

 them you will certainly like them on account 

 of their excellent egg producing qualities. 

 Setting of thirteen eggs, $2.00; Hens $2.00 

 each ; Pullets. $1.75 each ; Cocks, $3.00 each : 

 Cockereils, $2.50 each. 



WHITE LEGHORNS. 

 N (Single Comb.) 



White Leghorns resemble very closely the 

 Brown variety, except in color. The large red 

 combs, white earlobes. bright yellow legs and 

 pure white plumage make them very attrac- 

 tive. In size they are about same as the 

 Browtfn variety. They are non-sitters am 

 splendid layers of good sized eggs ; are good 

 foragers if left to roam, and yet bear con- 

 finement well. They mature early and begin 

 laying when about 4 months old. Setting of 



Special prices on large quantities of any of our seeds. 



