FIELD SEEDS 



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



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 For this reason we do not quote fixed prices in our catalogues, but ask 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 NOD-O-GEN. 



SOY BEANS 



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

 green crops to plow under as a soil-enricher. \\ hile the plant 

 perfects a fine amount of herbage and bears grain containing the 

 highest 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. 



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 } ■? bushels per acre with Y2 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. 



KAFFIR CORN 



Used principally as green fodder, also for seed, w T hich 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. 



SUDAN GRASS 



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

 of hay or green forage. Broadcast 20 pounds 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. 



SOILT 



/esf for acid so// / 



Does ^aur Soil 

 Need Lime? 



How Much Does It Need? Will It Pay? 



"Lime, Legumes and Inoculation" — this has 

 come to be the slogan of the progressive farmer 

 who wants to grow better crops and increase 

 the fertility of his farm. Alfalfa, Red Clover, 

 Sweet Clover, all require lime. Most other 

 crops are benefited by it. Lime corrects acidity, 

 sets free plant-food, improves the texture of the 

 soil, and is necessary to the activity of nitro- 

 gen-gathering bacteria. 



Save Money by Testing Your Soil 



To apply less lime than is required, or to 

 fail to apply it when needed, means loss of fer' 

 tility and poorer crops.. To apply more lime 

 than your soil needs is wasting labor an d money . 

 Either way, you save money by testing your 

 soil and knowing exactly what treatment it re- 

 quires. 



SOILTEX Tells What Your Soil Needs 



With Soiltex, a new quick, easy and accurate soil testing method devel- 

 oped at the Michigan State Agricultural College, you can determine ex- 

 actly in a few minutes whether your soil is acid, and how much lime it 

 needs. Each outfit will make 75 to 100 tests. Full directions, colored chart 

 and lime table included. No special knowledge or equipment required. 

 Costs less than 2 cents per sample tested. Soiltex if ill save you money. 



P^\TT ' I "I ^ "V^ Pocket-size Soil Testing Outfit, with £-| QQ 

 OV_,J LL X color chart and lime table . postpaid _L^— 



For Lairns, Golf Courses, VegrtdMe 

 and Flouxr Gardens, SOILTEX pro 

 trades a simple and economical means 

 of testing the acidity of the sod and 

 determining, what treatment it re* 

 quires. 



Inoculate witJ L 



The Cheapest and Easiest Way of 

 Improving Soil and Increasing Crops 



All the legume crops, including Alfalfa, the Clovers, Soy Beans, 

 Cow Peas, the Vetches, etc., are able to capture "free" nitrogen from 

 the air and store it in plant food fcrm if they are inoculated with the 

 right kind of root nodule bacteria. Legumes not inoculated rob the soil: 

 inoculated they feed the soil, grow more quickly and vigorously and 

 contain a higher percentage of valuable feed proteins. 



Nod-O-Gen Easiest and Surest Form of Inoculation 



Nod-O-Gen is a scientific pure culture of root nodule bacteria, pre- 

 pared on special food jelly in bottles with patent stoppers which per- 

 mit the bacteria to live and breathe and maintain their vigor. Each 

 Culture contains plenty of bacteria to inoculate- the quantity of -seed 

 marked on the bottle. The cost per acre is very small. A bushel size 

 Alfalfa culture, costing only S1.C0 will inoculate seed for 4 or more 

 acres and cause the storage of over $100.00 tconh of nitrogen plant food. 



Moreover Nod-O-Gen is easiest inoculation to use, requiring no 

 equipment or experience. Takes only a few minutes. Complete direc- 

 tions on every bottle. Results are sure. Each crop or related group of 

 crops require different bacteria. Be sure to specify 

 which crop you are going to inoculate. 



Prices for Nod-O-Gen 



For Alfalfa, "Sweet Clover, Red Clover and 

 Other Clovers (specify which): 



Kbu.size $ -60 



lbu-size 1.00 



For Soy Beans, Cow Peas, Field Peas and 

 Beans and Vetches (specify which) : 



Ibu.size $ .50 



5 bu. size . . . . 2.00 



For Garden Peas, Sweet Peas, Garden Beans 

 and Limas: 



Garden Size $ .25 



Always specify name of drop as well as size 

 of culture wanted. 



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