Insecticides and Useful Books 



WM. C. BECKER. T 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



INSECTICID 



Kerosene Emulsion, Powell's. Made ready for use by adding 

 ■water. 1 pound makes 10 gallons. Lb. 15 cts., 5 lbs. 60 cts., 25 lbs. 

 $2.50. 



London Purple. Highest grade. Used for killing potato bugs. 

 Lb. 25 cts., by mail 40 cts. 



Lemon Oil. Destroys mealy bugs, scale, thrips, etc. 3>2pt. 25 cts., 

 pt. 40 cts., qt. 75 cts., %gal. $1.25, gal. $2. 



Nikoteen. This preparation contains 40 per cent nicotine: 1 pint 

 contains as much nicotine as 200 pounds of tobacco stems. Pt. $1.50, 

 5 pts. $7 



Nikoteen Aphis Punk. A convenient preparation of nicotine for 

 fumigating. Box of 12 rolls, 60 cts.; case of 12 boxes, $6.50. 



Paris Green, Pure. In boxes, lb. 30 cts. ; by mail 45 cts. 



Permol Kerosene Soap. Superior remedy for scale. Package 

 10 cts., lb. 25 cts., 10 lbs. $2. 



Persian Insect Powder. Non-poisonous. A superior grade. Kills 

 all kinds of insects on plants in the garden and in the house. Mlb. 

 15 cts., lb. 40 cts. ; by mail, 55 cts. 



Pillar Catter. Prevents caterpillars and other insects from climb- 

 ing up trees. Yd. 15 cts. 



Roach Exterminator. 15 and 25 cts. 



Scrofularia Powder. For carpet beetles, roaches and bedbugs. 

 Package 25 cts. 



Slug-Shot. This non-poisonous powder requires no further mix- 

 ing or preparing. It is very effectual in destroying potato bugs, and 

 bugs, beetles, green and black fly, slugs, -worms, caterpillars, etc. 

 Package 10 cts., 5 lbs. 30 cts., 10 lbs. 50 cts., 100 lbs. $4.25. 



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Soft Coal Soot. For slugs, maggots, grub and cutworms. 10 lbs. 

 50 cts., 25 lbs. $1.20, 100 lbs. $4. 



Thrip Juice. For scale and mealy bug. Pt. 50 cts. 



Tobacco Extract, Rose Leaf. Very strong, and is specially pre- 

 pared for evaporation ; it is sure death to insects. If house is heated 

 by hot water, the extract can be put on the pipes. Pt. 30 cts., qt. 50 

 cts., gal. $1.25. 



Tobacco Extract, " Kill it." A nicotine poison very carefully pre- 

 pared that will destroy the troublesome insect pests with which green- 

 houses are infested. Pt. 30 cts., qt. 50 cts., gal. $1.50. 



Tobacco Soap, Sulpho. Dissolve 2 ozs. to 1 gallon of water and 

 apply with a syringe. %lb. tin 25 cts., postpaid 33 cts.; lb. 40 cts., 

 postpaid 55 cts. 



Tobacco Soap, Pinner's. A very potent specific for insects, para- 

 sites and their eggs. May be used either for plants or animals. Lb. 

 40 cts., postpaid 55 cts. 



Tobacco Stems. For fumigating. Fresh baled. Bale of about 

 300 lbs. $2. 



Tobacco Dust. The most effective and cheapest remedy for the 

 flea on cabbage, radish, etc. Package 10 cts., 5 lbs. 30 cts., 10 lbs. 

 50 cts., 50 lbs. $2, 100 lbs. $3. 



Whale Oil Soap. For destroying and preventing insects on plants, 

 trees, vines, etc. Very easily applied and very effective. Lb. 15 cts., 

 postpaid 30 cts.; 10-lb". lots, $1.25. 



Weed Killer. Effective for clearing gravel paths and drives from 

 ■weeds. One application will do for a season. Package sufficient for 

 25 gals, of liquid, $1.25. 



USEFUL BOOKS, Sent Postpaid at 



Adulterations of Food, Howto Detect the $0 25 



Agriculture, A B C of , Weld 50 



Agriculture, The Principles of, Bailey. . 1 25 

 American Horses and Horse-Breeding. 



Dimon 3 50 



Apiary, Manual of the, Cook 1 25 



Apple Culture, Field Notes on. Bailey . . lb 

 Asparagus Culture, Barnes and Robin- 

 son 50 



Barn Plan and Outbuildings 1 00 



Bee Culture, A B C of, Boot 1 25 



Bird Fancier, American. Enlarged ed.. 50 



Bookkeeping for Farmers, Atkeson 25 



Builder's Guide, Hodgson 2 00 



Bulbs and Tuberous-Rooted Plants. A lien 1 50 



Bush Fruits, Card 1 50 



Butter and Butter Making, Hazard 25 



Canning and Preserving, Borer 40 



Carp Culture, A B C of , Boot and Fin ley 35 

 Cattle, American. Revised ed. Allen.. 2 50 

 Cattle Doctor, American. 12mo. Dadd 1 00 

 Cattle Doctor, Every Man His Own. 



8vo. ; half morocco. Armatage 7 50 



Cow, Keeping One 1 00 



Cows and Dairy Farming, Milch, Flint . 2 00 



Celery for Profit, Greiber 20 



Chemistry, Practical Farm, Greiner 1 00 



Chrysanthemums, How to Grow 25 



Crops, Spraying, Weed 25 



Dahlia, The, Peacock 30 



Dairying, American, Gurier 1 00 



Diseases of Swine, Mcintosh 2 00 



Diseases of Horses and Cattle, Mcintosh 1 75 

 Diseases of the Horse and How to Treat 



Them, Chawner 1 25 



Draining for Profit and Health, Waring. 1 00 



Draining Land, Miles 1 00 



Entomology, Elements of, Eberhart 35 



Farm Homes, Indoors and Outdoors, 



Leland 1 00 



Farm Appliances 50 



Farm Books, New American, Allen, 



B. L. and L. F 2 00 



Farm of Four Acres, Our 30 



Feeding Animals, Stewart 2 00 



Fertility of the Land, The, Boberts 1 25 



Fertilizers, Voorhees 1 00 



Floriculture, Practical, Henderson 1 50 



Flower Garden, Beautiful, Matthews 40 



Forage Crops, Shaw 1 00 



Forcing Book, The, Bailey 1 00 



Forest Planting and Care of Timber 



Lands, Jarchoxv 1 50 



Forestry, Practical, Fuller 1 50 



Fruit Culturist, American, Thomas 2 50 



Fruit. The, Barry 1 50 



Fruit-Grower, Practical, Maynard 50 



Fungi and Fungicides, Weed 



cloth, $1 ; paper. .$0 



Garden-Making, Bailey 1 



Gardening for Pleasure. New and en- 

 larged edition, Henderson 1 



Gardening for Profit. New and enlarged 



edition, Henderson 1 



Gardening and Farm Notes, Market, 



Landreth 1 



Garden, Money in the. Quinn 1 



Garden, Play and Profit in My, Boe 1 



Ginseng, Kains 



Grain Rabies 



Grape Culturist, Fuller 1 



Grape-Growing and Wine-Making, Amer- 

 ican, Hussmann 1 



Grape-Training, American, Bailey 



Grasses and Forage Plants, Flint 2 



Greenhouse Construction, Tuft 1 



Greenhouse Management, Tuft 1 



Horticulture, Annals of, Bailey 1 



Horticulturist's Rule Book, Bailey 



Horse, Armatage 1 



Horse Book, American Farmer's, 8vo, 



Stonehenge 3 



Horses, Cattle, Sheep and Swine, Curtis 2 

 House Plants and How to Succeed with 



Them, Hillhouse 1 



How Crops Feed, Johnson 1 



How Crops Grow, Johnson 1 



How the Farm Pays, Henderson and 



Grosier 2 



How to Make the Garden Pay, Greiner. 2 

 Howto Plan the Home Grounds, Parsons 1 



Indian Corn Culture, Plamb 1 



Insects, Guide to Study of, Packard. ... 5 

 Insects of the Farm and Garden, Inju- 

 rious, Treat 1 



Insects and Insecticides, Weed 1 



Insects Injurious to Fruits, Saunders . . 2 



Irrigation Farming, Wilcox 1 



Irrigation for the Farm, Garden and 



Orchard, Stewart 1 



Jersey, Alderney and Guernsey Cow. The 1 

 Land Measures for Farmers, Pedder. 



Cloth 



Landscape Gardening, Maynard 1 



Mushroom Culture, Bobinson 



Mushrooms— How to Grow Them, Fal- 

 coner 1 



Manures — How to Make and How to Use 



Them, Sempers. Paper 



Manures, Method of Making, Bommer.. 

 Manures, School for Chemical, Ville... 1 



New Horticulture, The, Stringfellow 1 



Nursery Book, Bailey.. Cloth 1 



Onion Culture, The New, Greiner 



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Annexed Prices 



| Onions: How to Raise Them. 



Ornamental Gardening for Americans, 



Long 1 



Peach Culture. Revised edition. Fulton 1 

 Pear Culture for Profit. New and revised 



edition. Quinn 1 



Pigeon Keeper, Practical, Wright 2 



Plant Breeding, Bailey 1 



Plant Life on the Farm, Masters 1 



Plant Culture, Principles of, Goff 1 



Plants, Handbook of. New enlarged 



edition. Henderson 3 



Plants, Propagation of, Fuller 1 



Plums and Plum Culture, Waugh 1 



Potato Culture, Sweet, Fitz 



Potato Culture, A B C of , Terry 



Poultry, Five Hundred Questions and 



Answers 



Poultry, American Standard or Perfec- 

 tion in 1 



Poultry Keeper, Practical, Wright 1 



Principles of Fruit-Growing, Bailey 1 



Profits in Poultry and Their Profitable 



Management 1 



Pruning Book, The, Bailey 1 



Rhubarb Culture, Thompson 



Rose, The. Its cultivation, varieties. 



etc. Fllwanger 1 



Rose, On the, Parsons 1 



Rose Culture, Secret of , Hatton 



Scientific Examination and Soils 1 



Shepherd's Manual. Enlarged edition. 



Stewart 1 



Silos, Ensilage and Silage. Miles 



Small Fruit Culturist, Fuller 1 



Soils and Crops of the Farm, Morrow . . 1 

 Sorghum, Its Culture and Manufacture, 



Collier 2 



Soiling Crops and the Silo, Shaw 1 



Spraying of Plants, The, Lodeman 1 



Stock-Breeding, Miles 1 



Strawberry, The A B C of the, Terry 



and Boot 



Strawberry Culturist. Illus. Fuller 



Sugar Industry, The American 1 



Swine Husbandry. Revised edition. 



Coburn 1 



Tobacco Culture 



Tomato Culture 



Truck Farming in the South, Oemier... 1 

 Turkeys, How to Grow Them My rick.. 1 



Vegetable Gardening, Green 1 



Vegetable Growing in the South for 



Northern Markets, Bolts 1 



Water Garden, The, Tricker 2 



Weeds— How to Eradicate Them, Shaw. 

 Young Market-Gardener, The 



