FIELD SEEDS • Beckert^s Seed Store, 101 and 103 Federal St., N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa. 



FIELD CORN AND GRAIN CROPS 



Note, with Special Reference to Prices. At the early date at which, of necessity, this catalogue goes into the printer's hands, 

 many of the seeds listed on this and the following two pages are still in the fields, curing or being harvested. It is impossible, therefore, 

 to print prices. However, to protect our customers, as well as ourselves, wc shall at all times be glad to submit latest quotations on 

 any of the items listed. As the crops are turned into the warehouses and the fit is separated from the unfit, the price situation will 

 become more settled and we feel sure that by taking this stand wc are protecting the best interests of our customers. 



Seeds are always quoted for prompt acceptance, terms "spot cash." All 2-bushel cotton sacks used in shipments are charged estra 



at cost price 



PEDIGREED FIELD CORN SEED 



standard bushel of shelled corn weighs 56 lbs. 

 Thoroughbred stock. Tipped and butted before shelling and 

 of the highest germination. Write for samples. 



I Reid's Yellow Dent. Ears 9 to 10 inches long, 16 to 20 rows; 

 kernels light yellow, deeply dented; cobs medium size. Yields 

 85 to 100 bushels to the acre. Matures in about 110 days. 



I Improved Learning. Medium-early and productive. Ears 8 to 

 11 inches long, 7! 2 to 8' <2 inches in circumlerence, 16to24 rows, 

 well filled from tip to butt; grains glossy yellow, square and deep. 



I Lancaster County Sure-Crop. A comparatively new variety 

 which might be described as an extra-large Leaming. Very 

 productive, making a big growth of fodder. 



I Golden Surprise. This variety is not excelled by any on our 

 list. Early and a fine ripener. Will mature as far north as any 

 Dent Corn grown. Ears 9 to 10 inches long; grains deep yellow. 



I Pride of the North. This variety has a bright red cob, ears of 

 medium size, with deep kernel. Many of the stalks have two 

 good ears. Matures in 85 days. 



I Iowa Cold Mine. With the expert Corn-farmer, Gold Mine is 

 known as a metliuni-early, between the 110-day and the extra- 

 early sorts that mature in 85 days. The grain is deep and the 

 cob is small. For this reason it dries out quickly, producing 

 62 to 63 pounds of shelled Corn to 70 pounds of ears. 



\ White-Cap Yellow Dent. 100 to 110 days. Ears large; deep 

 kernels, yellow with a creamy tip to each kernel. Productive of 

 fodder as well as grain. 



FODDER AND ENSILAGE CORN 



I Eureka. A vigorous grower with large stalks and unusually 

 heavy foliage, producing from one to three ears to the stalk. 



I Red Cob, or Imperial. A tall-growing plant with a great quan- 

 tity of side leaves, making it very desirable for ensilage Corn. 



' Virginia Horse-Tooth. The popular fodder Corn of the southern 

 states; from 12 to 14 feet high, and stiff enough to stand up 

 during severe storms. Seed is white, broad, and deep; white cob. 



POP-CORN 



White Rice. Shelled. Lb. 15 cts. 

 Queen's Golden. Shelled. Lb. 15 cts 



BUCKWHEAT 



Standard bushel weighs 48 lbs. 

 Japanese. A superior variety, 

 yielding double the weight per acre 

 of other sorts. Sow about the 

 middle of June broadcast, 1 bushe 

 to the acre. 

 We handle only one grade of Field Seeds— 

 the bi'sl ohiainnb!,' 



OATS, CHOICEST MONTANA-GROWN 



Standard bushel weighs 32 lbs. 



Early Newmarket. An unsurpassed new English pedigree Oats. 

 Of vigorous growth, with strong straw. Very early and pro- 

 ducing heavy crops of large, plump Oats with very thin heads. 



Swedish, or Washington. Earliest of the heavy-yielding sorts; 

 grains white, large, and plump. Very prolific. 



Storm King. Grain short, plump, and thin-skinned. A heavy 

 cropper. Straw stiff and strong. The best of the Side Oats. 



See page 36 for description of New Victory Oats 

 BARLEY 



standard bushel weighs 48 lbs. 



Beardless. Earlier and more hardy than the bearded varieties. 



Wisconsin Six-Row. A heavy-yielding and plump six-rowed 

 variety, introduced in 1906 by the Wisconsin Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station. 



SPRING RYE 



Standard bushel weighs 56 lbs. 

 Matures early in the season and makes an excellent green food 

 when cut, or will supply pasturage for several weeks. 



SPRING WHEAT 



Standard bushel weighs 60 lbs. 

 Marquis. This is regarded as the finest of the spring Wheats. 

 Reliable and very productive. 



SUNFLOWER, MAMMOTH RUSSIAN 



May be grown to advantage on waste ground. An excellent 

 and cheap food for fowls. Plant 5 pounds to the acre. Lb. 25 cts., 

 5 lbs. SI. 00. 



When you are getting ready to buy please send us a list of the 

 kinds of seed and the quantities of each you will need. We will 

 quote you our best prices by return mail. 



Beckert's Pedigreed Field Corn is grown and selected especially for seed purposes 



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