BeckerVs Seed Store, 101 and 103 Federal St., N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa. 



GRASS SEEDS 



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clover at the rate of 8 to 10 

 pounds per acre, using 3 to 4 

 pounds of clover at the same 

 time. Best grade only. 

 Market Prices. 



Crested Dog's-Tail (Cy- 

 nosurus cristatus). Valuable 

 forpastureon hard, dry soils. 

 Bus. 21 lbs. Lb. 45 cts., 

 10 lbs. $3.85, 100 lbs. $36. 



Italian Rye (Lohum itali- 

 cum). Thrives in any soil, 

 and yields abundant crops. 

 Bus. 22 lbs. Lb. 30 cts., 

 Kentucky Blue. The great American utility grass 10 lbs. $2, 100 lbs. $17. 



Perennial Rye (Lolium 



perenne). Affords pasture very early in the spring. Sow early in the spring at the 

 rate of 1 to 1H bushels to the acre. Bus. 22 lbs. Lb. 35 cts., 10 lbs. $2.70, 100 lbs. $23. 



Meadow Fescue (Festuca pratensis). Valuable for mixtures for permanent pas- 

 tures. Write for prices. 



Red-Top (Agrostis vulgaris). Very suitable for pasture on low ground. Fancy, 

 lb. 30 cts., 10 lbs. $2.20, bus. of 32 lbs. $S, 100 lbs. $20. 



Red-Top, Choice. Lb. 20c, 10 lbs. $1.70, bus. of 14 lbs. $2.10, 100 lbs. $15. 



Red or Creeping Fescue (Festuca rubra). Very suitable for sandy or dry, impover- 

 ished soil, gravelly banks or bleak hillsides; withstands extreme drought. Bus. 14 lbs. 

 Lb. 60 cts., 10 lbs. $5, 100 lbs. $46. 



Yellow Oat Grass (Avena flavescens). Adapted for sowing in mixture with other 

 grasses for dry meadows and pastures. Lb. 90 cts. 



Highest-Grade Grass Seeds 



Prices of Grass Seed fluctuate; rates here given are for those ruling at this 

 date. For Grass Seed wanted by mail, add postage at your parcel-post zone rate. 

 Write for special prices on large quantities. 



We sell only the highest grade of Grass Seed produced; of most other Grass Seeds 

 here offered there are various grades on the market — as many as five grades of some 

 varieties. The weight of the best grades of Grass Seed is in some cases double the 

 weight of lower grades of seed, consequently there is a corresponding difference in 

 value and cost. We shall be pleased to submit samples. 



Grasses marked with an asterisk (*) are imported from Europe and, owing to 

 the present embargo on same, there is no probability that we will be able to secure 

 any stock for the season 1919. Prospective buyers, however, can write us later on, 

 as in the event of the embargo being raised, we will be able to supply. 



Kentucky Blue Grass [Poa pratensis). This is the well-known standard American 

 grass which furnishes the natural pasture throughout the states embraced by the corn- 

 belt. It thrives anywhere, though it displays a distinct preference for soils contain- 

 ing lots of lime. Where permitted to develop in its natural way, it grows from 10 to 15 

 inches high and thrives year after year. Sown alone, it requires 40 pounds per acre. 

 Our seed is of extra fancy quality, free from chaff and put down as easily as timothy. 

 Lb. 35 cts., bus. of 14 lbs. $3.90, 100 lbs. $27. 



Orchard Grass (Dactylis glomerata). A grass that deserves a place on every farm. 

 It will stand more rough treatment in the way of tramping on than any other grass 

 we know. Another valuable characteristic is that, because the seed is coarse and of 

 very vigorous vitality, it takes hold well on even poor seedbeds. It thrives on poorest 

 soil, does well even in shaded situations, and yields an excellent amount of forage. To 

 grow as hay, either alone or in conjunction with other grasses, it will be found a most 

 profitable grass into which to put run-down acres or hillsides too rough to cultivate 

 otherwise. Sow at the rate of 20 to 25 pounds per acre. Choicest grade seed only. 

 Lb. 40 cts., bus. of 14 lbs. $4.50, 100 lbs. $31. 



Timothy (Pbleum pralense). The great American hay crop. Under favorable con- 

 ditions it grows 4 to 5 feet tall, and, being perfectly hardy, it thrives year after year. 

 It is generally sown with red 



"Creeping Bent. 

 *Fine-leaved Fescue. 

 *Hard Fescue. 

 *Meadow Foxtail. 



*Rhode Island Bent. 

 Rough-stalked Meadow. 

 Sweet Vernal. 

 Sheep's Fescue. 



*Tall Meadow Fescue. 

 *Tall Meadow Oat. 

 *Various-leaved Fescue. 

 *Wood Meadow. 



Special Grass Seed Mixtures 



For Permanent Hay Crops and Pastures, Sown Either in Spring or Fall 



These mixtures are a combination of the most suitable grasses and clovers, the pro- 

 portionate quantities of each being determined by the nature of the soil where they 

 are to be sown, the situation and the purpose intended for. A blend of the most suit- 

 able grasses and clovers both for hay and pasture produces larger and more satis- 

 factory crops than when only one or two varieties are sown. 



Permanent Mixtures for Hay 

 For Medium Land. 2 bus. to the acre- Bus. of 21 lbs. $5. 

 For Dry Land. 2 bus. to the acre. Bus. of 20 lbs. $5.25. 

 For Heavy, Wet Land. 2 bus. to the acre. Bus. of 21 lbs. $5. 



Permanent Mixtures for Pasture 

 For Medium Land. 2 bus. to the acre. Bus. of 21 lbs. $5.25. 

 For Dry Land. 2 bus. to the acre. Bus. of 20 lbs. $5.50. 

 For Heavy, Wet Land. 2 bus. to the acre. Bus. of 21 lbs. $5 25. 



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Orchard Grass. Fine for hay and pasture 



