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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Impervious Mulching Paper 



Bigger Crops with Less Weeding 



Specially treated Impervious Mulching Paper for 14 years has been successfully and 

 extensively used on the large Pineapple and Sugar plantations in Hawaii. The success of 

 the paper mulch m Hawaii has prompted the U. S. Department of Agriculture and the 

 Experiment Stations of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Mississippi to try out this paper 

 under many varied conditions. 



Experiments conducted for the past four years bv Prof. L. H. Flint, of the U. S. Bureau 

 of Plant Industry, are ably recited in detail in Bulletin No. 75, U. S. Department of Agri- 

 culture (a copy of which will be mailed you upon writing Supt. of Documents, Bureau of 

 Publications, Washington, D. C). 



In brief, Prof. Flint's experiments show 

 the following results: 



1. Increased Germination, contributing to 

 a greater yield per acre. 



2. Increased Yield was found to be in pro- 

 portion to the surface covered, the greatest 

 increase following a complete covering by 

 the paper. 



3. Saving 1 of Labor by elimination of 

 inter-row weeding and cultivation. 



4. Earlier Maturity of some crops, which 

 is a decided advantage for growers anxious 

 for an early market. 



in point of size, quality 



5. Better Crops, 



and cleanliness. 



Method of Laying Mulching Paper: The 



United States Department of Agriculture 

 trials at Arlington showed the following to 

 be the best method: (A) The soil was pre- 

 pared for planting in the same manner as if 

 paper mulch was not used. (B) The paper, 

 which comes in rolls either 18 or 36 inches 

 wide, is then laid in the direction which the 

 rows or drills are to run, leaving 2 inches 

 space, more or less, depending on the crop, 

 between the edges of the paper for sowing 

 of seed or setting out of plants. In some 

 cases a perforation is made in the center 

 of each roll of paper laid and a hole made 

 or a slit cut at the desired place of plant- 

 ing. (C) The paper should lie in firm con- 

 tact with the soil and the edges kept in 

 place by a ridge of earth, staples, strips of 

 wood or stones. 



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 .04 

 .05 

 .06 



6. Conservation of Moisture in the soil 

 and increase in soil temperature. 



Light Weight — 18 in. wide by 300 yard roll at $3.00 per roll. Broken rolls, per yard. 



" " —36 in. wide by 300 yard roll at $6.00 per roll. Broken rolls, per yard. 

 Heavy Weight — 18 in. wide by 150 yard roll at $3.00 per roll. Broken rolls, per yard. 



— 36 in. wide by 150 yard roll at $6.00 per roll. Broken rolls, per yard. 

 P. O. B. Pittsburgh, Pa., purchaser paying transportation. 



Frost Proof Cabbage Plants 



All of our Cabbage Plants are grown on 

 Yonges Island, off the coast of South Caro- 

 lina. Constant low temperature in early 

 Spring, coupled with difficult growing condi- 

 tions, give the plants great resistance to 

 cold and bad weather. 



You Gain Three Weeks 



Frost-proof Cabbage Plants produce full- 

 grown heads three weeks before plants 

 which have been home-grown, providing you 

 set these Frost-proof Cabbage Plants in the 

 ground a month before you would set out 

 home-grown plants. They are shipped di- 

 rect to you from our growing station in 

 South Carolina from January 1st to May 

 1st, so order at once and specify when 

 wanted, allowing a little leeway in ease of 

 wet weather at the growing station. 



The plants will appear somewhat stunted 

 and wilted when you receive them, but 

 plant them all and root growth will soon 

 start, and the plant development follow as 

 soon as Spring weather opens. 



We guarantee our plants to live at any 

 temperature exceeding 20 degrees above 

 zero. Many times plants of ours have been 

 exposed to 10 degrees above zero (more 

 than 20 degrees below freezing) and have 

 entirely escaped injury. 



We can supply the best commercial varieties: Early Jersey Wakefield, Charleston Large 

 Type Wakefield, Copenhagen Market, Succession and Early Flat Dutch 



Prices by Parcel Post. Postpaid, 100 to 400 plants at 50c per 100; 500 for $1.60; 1000 

 or more at $3.00 per 1000. Orders are filled by the 100, not 250 or 350; if you order 200 of 

 one variety and 300 of another variety you would pay at the 100 rate. 



Prices by Express. Buyer paying expressage. Lots of 1000 to 4000 plants at $2.00 per 

 1000; 5000 or more at $1.50 per 1000. Plants packed for express shipment, 1000 or 2000 

 plants of a variety to package. Weight about 25 pounds per 1000 plants, packed for 

 shinment. Terms cash with order. No plants shipped C. O. D. 



