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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 State Seed Law. 



Since the market prices on all Field Seeds change frequently, no prices are given herein. Send 

 a list of your requirements and we will quote the latest prices by return mail. 



Miscellaneous Grains 

 Seed Oats 



Mammoth Cluster. A side or horse- mane 

 variety unsurpassed for feeding. Heads are 

 compact, cluster type, filled with large, plump 

 grains with thin hulls. Straw is stiff and thick 

 walled, making it free from lodging and is not 

 subject to blight or rust. 

 Swedish. Branching type. 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 up well, and has a strong root system. 

 Heads are well filled with grain of the finest 

 quality for milling or feeding purposes. 



Barley 



A heavy-cropping beardless type. 



Beardless. 



Early. 

 Wisconsin Six-Row 



Long, large heads. 



The quality is unequaled. 

 Heaviest yielder of all. 



Typical Ears of our Selected Corn 



Seed Corn, High Yield Strain 



Shelled from selected ears, tips and butts 



removed, carefully graded and cured. High 



germination. Prices on application. 



Improved Leaming. Large, tapering ears, 8 

 to 10 inches long; medium-sized red cob. 

 Ripens in loo to no days. A reliable variety 

 for both grain and ensilage. 



Reid's Yellow Dent. Select strain of this 

 well-known heavy-producing sort. Large, 

 blunt ears filled with bright yellow kernels. 

 Best on good soils. Medium early. 



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. 



White-Cap Yellow Dent. A pedigree strain 

 of the old standard no-day variety, yielding 

 well on light soils. Ears 8 to lo inches long, 

 with 1 6 to 1 8 rows, packed with broad, 

 shallow kernels. Also used for ensilage. 



Ensilage and Fodder Corn 



Red Cob. A vigorous variety with strong stalks 

 and broad leaves. Pure white grains and red 

 cob. Rehable. 



Eureka. (Virginia-grown.) The tallest and 

 most leafy of the Ensilage Corns. Late ma- 

 turing but will make more ensilage and fodder 

 than any other sort. Ears long and slender; 

 grain and cob white. 



Virginia Horse-Tooth. Tall, with strong 

 leafy stalks. Ears extra-large with white cob 

 and broad white kernels. 



SPRING RYE. Used quite often as a profitable 

 catch-crop in case of failure of winter grains. 



SPRING WHEAT, Marquis. The best variety, 

 and a heavy yielder. 



BUCKWHEAT, Japanese. The earliest and 

 most productive variety. 



Millet 



Golden. High feeding value and good milk- 

 producing qualities. Makes an excellent 

 catch-crop after early grains. 



Japanese. If cut when in full bloom, the hay 

 is quite tender. 



BROOM CORN. Drought-resisting; thrives in 

 any soil that will grow corn. 



SUDAN GRASS. Valuable for its adaptability 

 to a wide range of soils and climates An ex- 

 cellent quick-growing hay and forage crop. 



Soy Beans 



Valuable for hay, ensilage, and green manure. 

 Ito San. Medium early; best for seed and 

 ensilage. 



Medium Green. Medium early; best for hay. 

 Mammoth Yellow. Late; vigorous; best for 

 plowing under. 



Cow Peas 



Rank growers, making excellent forage and 

 green manure. 



New Era. Early; heavy seed producer; fine 

 forage. 



Whippoorwill. Vigorous; best for plowing 

 under 



FIELD PEAS, Canadian. Usually sown with 



oats for cutting as hay when green. Very 



nutritious and good for the soil; also used for 



turning under. 

 RAPE, Dwarf Essex. Of high feeding value as 



a pasture crop for hogs, sheep, and cattle. Can 



be sown in early spring or fall. 

 WINTER, or HAIRY VETCH. For hay or 



forage and for turning under. Sow with oats in 



the spring or with rye in the fall. 



Trnw Rpnpllpnt Absolutely prevents crows 



v.row A.epeiieni. ^^.^^ puiung corn. ^pt. 



$i; pt. $1.50. 



