FIELD SEEDS 



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



Miscellaneous Field Seeds 



Note, with Special Reference to Prices. At t fie early dale at wliieli, of necessity, this catalogue goes into tlie printer's hands, main 

 <>l the seeds listed on tin-, and the three following pages are still in the fields, curing or being harvested. It is physically impossible, therefore, 

 to give pnees, except in isolated instances. However, to protect our customers, as well as ourselves, we shall at all times be glad to suhmii 

 latest quotations on any of the items listed, be they priced now or not. We know that, as the crops are turned into the warehouses and the 

 lit is separated from the unlit, the price situation becomes an easy matter to solve, and we feel sure that by taking this stand we are protect- 

 ing the best interests ol our customers as well. 



Ail 2-bushel cotton sacks used in shipments are charged at cost price, 65 cts. 



Pedigreed Field Corn Seed 



Thoroughbred, hand-picked stock. Tipped and butted 

 before shelling and of the highest germination. Write for 

 samples. 



Big Whiskey. Large-yielding variety. Rich golden yel- 

 low grains; cob medium size and grains deep. Rich in 

 feeding value, and will mature anywhere in the Corn-belo. 



Golden Surprise. This variety will mature as far 

 north as any Dent Corn grown. Ears 8 to 10 inches in 

 length, with deep yellow grains. 



Improved Learning. Extensively grown; ears uniform, 

 medium to large, well tilled from tip to butt, 8H to 11 

 inches long, 7)o to 8'{> inches in circumference, 16 to 24 

 rows. Kernels rich, golden glossy yellow, square and deep. 

 Matures in 90 days. 



Iowa Silver Mine. One of the best-known and most 

 firmly fixed main-crop varieties of pure white Field Corn. 

 The ears require from 120 to 130 days to mature, grow- 

 ing to very large size and carrying from 14 to 20 rows of 

 exceedingly handsome kernels. 



Reid's Yellow Dent. One of the best varieties grown. 

 Ears 9 to 10 inches long, 16 to 20 rows; kernels light yel- 

 low, deeply dented; cobs medium size. Yields 85 to 100 

 bushels to the acre. Matures in about 110 days. 



White-Cap Yellow Dent. Never fails to ripen. Ears 

 large; deep kernels, with a color-tip to each kernel. 

 CORN, Red-Cob Ensilage, Cuban Giant Ensilage, 



Eureka Ensilage. Market prices. 

 POP-CORN, White Rice, Golden Queen. 



Mr. W. Binkoski, R. F. D. No. 2, Beaver, Pa., writes: 

 "I grew }4 acre °f White Belgian Carrots and raised 130 

 bushels and I grew Rutabagas, 30 bushels from 10 cts. 

 worth of your seeds. None of these weighed less than 

 5 lbs. and the largest one weighed 24% lbs." 



Oats, Choicest Montana-Grown 



Clydesdale. The heaviest Oats grown. Our stock is grown from 

 imported seed, and will produce a heavier grade of Oats than other 

 varieties. Very productive; grains large and plump. Straw strong 

 and heavy. Bus. 32 lbs. 



Early Newmarket. An unsurpassed new line of English pedigree 



Oats. Of very vigorous growth, with late and 



strong straw. Very early and producing heavy — rT"~ 

 crops of large plump Oats with very thin heads. / f ijMKi 1 • ■ 

 Bus. 32 lbs. 



Swedish, or Washington. Earliest of the 

 heavy-yielding sorts; grains white, large, and 

 plump. Very prolific. Bus. 32 lbs. 



Storm King. Grains shcrt, plump 

 and thin-skinned. A heavy cropper. ^ 

 Straw stiff and strong. 



Two Good Books: 



Silos, Ensilage, and Silage. By 

 Manly Miles. 75 cents. 



Wheat Culture. By D. S. Curtis. I 

 75 cents. I 



Clovers ( H ^W 



Swedish Select Oats 



Alfalfa (Medicago saliva). Stacks of books have been 

 written setting forth t hi' merits of this wonderful forage 

 plant, the introduction of which into our own corn-belt 

 has added untold millions to the wealth ol our farmers. 

 It seems as though Alfalfa will grow on any well-drained 

 soil. It is particularly adapted to uplands and soils con- 

 taining an abundance of lime. As a soil-enricher. Alfalfa 

 has few equals. It roots very deeply. All along its roots 

 are the valuable nitrogen nodules. After a field has been 

 in Alfalfa for several years, it is in better shape than it 

 can ever be put by using tons and tons of manure during 

 the same period. Grow more Alfalfa. We carry the highest 

 grade northern-grown seed only. At market prices, for 

 which please write. 



Alsike (Trifolium hybridum): Fine for pasturage or for 

 ensilage. Market price. 



Bokhara Sweet Clover (Melilotus alba). Very valu- 

 able for soiling. Grows to a height of 3J-^ to 5 feet. Grown 

 on rich soil, it can be cut as many as three times a season. 

 Good for ensilage and bees. Will last two years if cut 

 before it blooms. Market price. 



Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnalum). A great soil- 

 enricher, producing wonderful crops of delicate herbage 

 that is greedily eaten by all live stock. Also a great plant 

 for bees. Market price. 



Medium Red (Trifolium pratense). This is the well- 

 known Red Clover of our farms. Every farmer knows the 

 value of good Clover hay, and besides bearing wonderful 

 crops on top of the soil, the roots are constantly at work 

 enriching the soil with nitrogen. Every farmer should 

 have either an alfalfa or Clover field — better still, both. 

 Write for market prices and samples. 



Mammoth Red (Trifolium pratense perenne). Best 

 grade. Bus. of 60 lbs., market price. 



White Dutch (Trifolium repens). Very scarce. The 

 best variety for lawns, as it forms a close herbage and 

 remains green throughout the season. Fancy Grade only, at mar- 

 ket prices. 



Useful Books on Farm Crops 



Alfalfa. By F. D. Coburn $0 75 



Clovers and How to Grow Them. By Prof. Thomas Snaw. 1 

 Farm Grasses of the United States of America. By 



William Jasper Spillman 1 



Forage Crops Other than 

 — _ Grasses. By Prof. Shaw 1 



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