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



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 For this reason we do not quote fixed prices in our catalogues, but ask 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 arc one of the best 

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

 erfects a fine amount of herbage and bears grain containing the 

 ighest 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 1 J'2 bushels per acre with 34 bushel oats. 



New Era Cowpeas. An upright growing variety, which matures 

 c]uickly 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 satiia). 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 Mairy Vetch. For fall 



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



A Seed Inoculant that 

 Increases Crop Production 



Seeds of all legumes — beans, peas, clover, alfalfa, and related 

 crops — will yield far better if inoculated with Farmogerm, and in addition leave 

 in the soil a heavy deposit of nitrogen which benefits all succeeding crops. 

 Gardeners and farmers who have used Farmogerm would not be without it. 



Order by 

 Number 



For Alsike, Crimson, Red and White Clover. 

 For Alfalfa. 



For Canada Peas and Vetches. 



For Cowpeas and Soja Beans when sown in mixture. 

 For Beans, Peas, and Sweet Peas. 



We can supply you with FARMOGERM for any legume crop at the following 

 prices: Vi-acre size, 50 cts.; 1-acre size, $1.00; 3-acre size, $2.50. 



Legume bacteria cannot live without air — FARMOGERM is the only culture put 

 up with the patented ventilating stopper which supplies them with pure filtered air. 

 That is why you know when you buy FARMOGERM that you are getting a culture 

 which will produce results. It is guaranteed to be fresh, active and vigorous. 



BIRD-SEEDS AND BIRD SUPPLIES 



All of our Bird-Seeds are carefully selected and recleaned. W'l 



Canary, Choice 



Hemp 



Millet, Small Yellow 



Millet, l.arKc White 



Rape, Small Sweet 



Rice, Unliulicd 



Sunflower, Large Plump 



Lb. 



5 lbs. 



10 Ihs. 



3 15 



$0 60 



$1 10 



15 



60 



1 10 



10 



45 



80 



25 



95 



1 75 



20 



80 



1 40 



20 



80 



1 45 



15 



60 



1 10 



handle only the best grades. Prices are .•iuhjccl to market changes. 

 Beckert's Finest Mixed Bird-Seed. For canaries and other small 

 birds. Lb. 15 cts., 2 lbs. 25 els., 5 lbs. 60 els., 10 lbs. SLOO. 



Bird Manna. Tonic and song restorer. Should be in every cage. 

 1 5 cts. each. 



Cuttlefish Bone. Selected. 5 and 10 cts. each, according to size. 

 Silver Gravel. Pint packages, 10 cts. each. 



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