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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Highest Quality Farm Seeds 



The following- stocks of Farm and Field Seeds have all been carefully selected for 

 purity, vigor, high yield, and adaptability to conditions in this part of the country. They 

 conform in all respects with the various State Seed Laws. We will be pleased to ciuote you 

 latest prices Iby return mail, on receipt of your inquiry. 



Seed Oats 



storm Xing'. A side or horse-mane va- 

 riety unsurpassed for feeding. Heads 

 are compact, cluster tyne, filled with 

 large, plump grrains with thin hulls. 

 Straw is stiff and thick walled, making 

 it free from lodging and is not subject 

 to blight or rust. 

 Swedish. Branching tyne. Splendid, heavy 

 yielding Oat with very strong straw. 

 Heads are large, well loaded with plump 

 white grains. 

 Victory. This splendid white branching 

 Oat is of Swedish origin. Straw is good 

 length, stands ud well, and has a strong 

 root system. Heads are well filled with 

 grain of the finest quality for milling or 

 feeding purposes. 



Soy Beans 



Valuable for hay, ensilage and green ma- 

 nure. The following varieties make long, 

 strong straw, heavy with foliage. 

 Early Wilson Black. Early; best for seed 



and ensilage. 

 Medium Green. Medium early; best for 

 liay. 



Mammoth Yellow. Late; vigorous; best for 

 plowing under. 



Typical Ears of Our Selected Corn. 



Seed Corn 



HIGH TIEIiD STRAIN 



Shelled from selected ears, tips and butts 

 removed, carefully graded and cured. High 

 germination. Prices on application. 

 Golden Surprise. An especially fine, sure, 

 early ripener, with long, slender cob and 

 deep golden yellow dent grains. A good 

 producer under all conditions and highly 

 recommended. 

 Improved Iieamlng-. Large, tapering ears, 

 8 to 10 inches long; medium sized red 

 cob. Ripens in 100 to 110 days. A re- 

 liable variety for both grain and ensilage, 

 making a tall, strong stalk extremely 

 heavy with foliage. 

 Iiancaster County Sure Crop. An extra 

 large-eared Corn of Learning type. Early 

 and a heavy yielder of ears filled with 

 long, narrow, bright yellow grains. The 

 foliage is leafy and the stalks average 8 

 to 10 feet in height. 

 White Cap Yellow Dent. Select strain of 

 this well known heavy producing sort. 

 Large, blunt ears filled with bright yel- 

 low kernels with white tips. Best on good 

 soils. Medium early, with strong stalks 

 and heavy foliage; can be used for silage. 



Ensilage and Fodder Com 



Red Coh. A vigorous variety with strong 

 stalks and broad leaves. Pure white 

 grains and red cob. Reliable. 



Eureka. The tallest and most leafy of the 

 Ensilage Corns. Late maturing but will 

 make more ensilage and fodder than any 

 other sort. Ears long and slender; grains 

 and cob white. 



CROW REFEUISirT 



Absolutely prevents crows from pulling 

 Corn. 1^ pt., $1.00; pt., $1.50. 



Miscellaneous Farm Seeds 



BARIiEY, Wisconsin Six-Row. The quality 

 is unequaled. Long, large heads. Heav- 

 iest yielder of all. 



BROOM CORN. Drought resisting; thrives 

 in any soi l that will grow Corn. 



BUCKWHEAT, Japanese. The earliest and 

 most productive variety. 



COW PEAS. Rank growers, making excel- 

 lent forage and green manure. 



New Era. Early; heavy seed producer; fine 

 forage. 



Whippoorwill. \igorous; best for plowing 

 under. 



FIEIiD FEAS, Canadian. Usually sown 

 with oats for cutting as hay when green. 

 Very nutritious and good for the soil; 

 also used for turning under. 



MIIiIiET, Golden. High feeding value and 

 good milk-producing qualities. Makes an 

 excellent catch crop after early grains. 



RAPE, Dwarf Essex. Of high feeding value 

 as a pasture crop for hogs, sheep and 

 cattle. Can be sown in early Spring or 

 Fall. 



SPRING RYE. Used auite often as a 

 profitable catch crop in case of failure 

 of Winter grains. 



SPRING WHEAT, Marquis. The best va- 

 riety, and a heavy yielder. 



SUDAN GRASS. Valuable for its adapt- 

 ability to a wide range of soils and cli- 

 mates. An excellent quick growing hay 

 and forage cron. 



WINTER or HAIRY VETCH. For hay or 

 forage and for turning under. Sow with 

 oats in the Spring or with rye in the Fall. 



STIMUGERM 

 Use on Cow Peas, Soy Beans and Vetch 



to increase the yield and improve the 

 soil. See page 79. 



