FIELD SEEDS 



Beckert's Seed Store, 101 and 103 Federal St., N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa. 



Sow Pine Tree Brand Seeds and insure a good crop at harvest 



FORAGE CROPS AND GREEN MANURES 



Prices of all Field Seeds are subject to market changes. For this reason we do not quote fixed prices in our catalogues, but ask 

 our customers to write for latest market quotations when getting ready to buy. We handle the best grades only. Inoculate Soy 

 Beans, Peas, and Vetches with Farmogerm. 



SOY BEANS 



Soy Beans not only make excellent hay but are one of the best 

 green crops to plow under as a soil-cnricher. While the plant 

 perfects a fine amount of herbage and bears grain containing the 

 nighest per cent of protein and fat of any grain produced in the 

 country, the roots are busy storing nitrogen in the soil, leaving it 

 in better condition after the crop is harvested than it was before. 

 Broadcast 1 bushel per acre. Write for prices and samples. 

 Ito San. A medium-early sort, desirable for hay and ensilage. 



Grows about 30 inches high, and is easily mown. 

 Wilson. An excellent variety for middle and eastern states. 

 Grows 36 to 44 inches high; branches well, holds leaves, and the 

 seeds do not shatter from pods after cutting. In Delaware it 

 matures in 115 days. 

 Mammoth Yellow. Valuable as a forage crop and for silo pur- 

 poses. It matures late, is very popular for forage purposes, also 

 productive. Most valuable for growing in the southern states. 



KAFFIR CORN 



Used principally as green fodder, also for seed, which is largely 

 used as a poultry feed; will grow any place where Sorghum 

 thrives. For fodder sow 1 bushel to the acre; for feed 8 to 10 

 pounds to the acre, in rows 3 feet apart. 



MILLET 



Golden. (Southern-grown".) A valuable annual hay and fodder 



crop. Grows 4 to 5 feet high and matures quickly. Sow 1 



bushel to the acre. 

 Japanese Barnyard. An excellent fodder plant; grows 6 to 8 



feet high. Sow broadcast between middle of May and end of 



July, about 12 pounds to the acre. 



FIELD PEAS and COWPEAS 



Canadian Field Peas. Valuable for northern climates for cattle 

 feeding and for green soiling; also used in large quantities for 

 feeding pigeons. Sow 13 2 bushels per acre with },■> bushel oats. 



New Era Cowpeas. An upright-growing variety which matures 

 quickly and produces a large crop of Peas. The vines are small 

 but cure nicely and make a good forage. 



Whip-poor-will Cowpeas. An early variety; grows upright, 

 vigorous, and the crop is easy to harvest. The best for general 

 purposes. Broadcast 1 bushel per acre. 



RAPE 



Dwarf Essex. A valuable forage plant which can be sown in this 

 latitude as late as September. Sown broadcast at the rate of 

 10 pounds to the acre, or 5 pounds in drills. 



SORGHUM, or SUGAR-CANE 



Early Amber. Used principally as a summer fodder for cattle. 

 Grows rapidly and at least two crops can be cut each season. 

 The seed may be sown in drills about 30 inches apart, at the 

 rate of 10 to 12 pounds of seed for an acre. If sown broadcast, 

 use from 75 to 100 pounds of seed. 



SUDAN GRASS 



A strong, quick-growing annual grass, making enormous crops 

 of hay or green forage. Broadcast 20 pounds per acre. 



VETCHES, or TARES 



Spring (Vicia sativa). Valuable for soiling or for green manuring. 



Use 2 to 3 bushels to acre, broadcast, or 1 to 2 bushels in drills. 

 Winter (V. villosa). Also called Sand or Hairy Vetch. For fall 



sowing. Sow 1 bushel of the seed per acre with 1 bushel of rye. 



HIGHEST GRADE CLOVER SEEDS 



Alfalfa, or Lucerne (Medicago sativa). Alfalfa will 

 grow on any well-drained soil, but seems to prefer the 

 upland soils containing an abundance of lime. It 

 yields large crops of the most valuable hay. As a soil 

 enricher. Alfalfa has few equals. After a field has been put in 

 Alfalfa for several years, it is in better shape than it could ever 

 be put by using tons and tons of manure. Sow broadcast at the 

 rate of 25 to 35 pounds per acre. We carry the highest grade 

 northwestern-grown seed only. Write for prices. 



Alfalfa, Grimm. Very hardy. Because of its root-system, it 

 will grow well over a hardpan soil, and is adapted to a wetter 

 soil than the other Alfalfa. W^e recommend 15 pounds of the 

 seed, sown broadcast, to the acre, as its stooling habit requires 

 less seed to be sown than other Alfalfa ofi"ered. 



Alsike, or Swedish (Trifolium bybridum). This is one of the 

 hardiest varieties of Clover and the only Clover that will thrive 

 on damp or slightly acid land. It is finer and more leafy than 

 Medium Red but does not grow so high. It is often sown with 

 Medium Red Clover and Timothy, and the quality of hay 

 thus produced is excellent, ^^'ritc for prices. 



Mammoth Red {Trifolium pralense perenne). Also known as 

 Cow Grass and Pea Vine Clover. Grows larger and lasts longer 

 than jNIedium Red. Valuable for reclaiming exhausted land by 

 plowing under as a green manure. Write for prices. 



Crimson, or Scarlet (Trifolium incarnatum). This makes the 

 earliest possible spring pasture, blooming the latter part of 

 April or May. The seed may be sown any time from June to 

 October, at the rate of 15 to 20 pounds to the acre. For feed- 

 ing as hay, it should be cut just before it comes into bloom. 

 Write for prices. 



Inoculate this 

 Seed with 



FARMOGERM 



Medium Red {Trifolium pralense). The most widely 

 grown of all the Clovers and one of the most valuable. 

 It makes two crops a year; the first is usually cut when 

 in blossom for hay, while the last crop may be harvested 

 for seed, cut for hay, or plowed under to add fertility to the soil. 

 Like all of the Clovers, Medium Red does not exhaust the soil on 

 which it is grown but actually enriches it with nitrogen. It may 

 be sown either in spring or fall, at the rate of 10 to 15 pounds 

 per acre if no other grasses are used. Write for prices. 

 White Sweet, or Bokhara {Melilotus alba). Biennial. Largely 

 planted on light, sandy soils for turning under to improve the 

 soil, and to inoculate it for future crops of Alfalfa. If wanted 

 for feed or forage, it should be cut when quite young. Also a 

 valuable bee-pasture. Write for prices. 

 Hubam, or Annual White Sweet Clover. Discovered at the 

 Iowa State Agricultural College in 1916, its valuable qualities 

 were recognized at once and' every eflort has been made to save 

 and increase the seed from the original twenty-two plants. 

 Hubam Clover is an annual form of the White Sweet Clover, 

 accomplishing in one year everything that ordinary Clovers 

 do in two. It begins to bloom in about 3 months after seeding 

 and continues for several months, attaining a height of 6 to 

 7 feet. It thrives on any kind of soil and, once started, it is 

 not in the least aflected by the severest drought. Sow in early 

 spring at the rate of 2 to 3 pounds to the acre if sown in rows, 

 or 8 to 12 pounds to the acre if broadcast. Write for prices. 

 White Dutch {Trifolium repens). The best variety for lawns as 

 it forms a close turf and remains green throughout the season. 

 Sow 8 pounds to the acre alone, or 4 pounds when used with 

 other grasses. Oz. 10 cts., 2 ozs. 20 cts., 341b. 35 cts., i^lh. 

 50 cts., lb. 90 cts., 5 lbs. $4.40, 10 lbs. $8.50. 



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