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



FIELD SEEDS 



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 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 prob- 

 ability 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 containing 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. 40 cts., 

 bus. of 14 lbs. $5, 100 lbs. $32.50. 



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. $30. 



Timothy (Phleum pratense). 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 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. 



Orchard Grass. The great standby for hay 

 and pasture 



Crested Dog's-Tail (Cynosurus crista- 

 tus). Valuable for pasture on hard, dry 

 soils. Bus. 21 lbs. Lb. 50 cts., 10 lbs. 

 $4.25, 100 lbs. $40. 



Italian Rye (Lolium italicum). Thrives 

 in any soil, and yields abundant crops. 

 Bus. 22 lbs. Lb. 30 cts., 10 lbs. $2.25, 

 100 lbs. $20. 



Perennial Rye (Loliumperenne). Affords 

 pasture very early in the spring. Sow 

 early in the spring at the rate of 1 to 1J^ 

 bushels to the acre. Bus. 22 lbs. Lb. 30 cts., 

 10 lbs. $2.25, 100 lbs. $20. 



Meadow Fescue (Festuca pratensis). 

 Valuable for mixtures for permanent pas- 

 tures. Write for prices. 



Red-Top (Agrostis vulgaris). Very suit- 

 able for pasture on low ground. Fancy, 

 lb. 35 cts., 10 lbs. $2.50, bus. of 32 lbs. 

 $7.50, 100 lbs. $22.50. 



Red-Top, Choice. Lb. 30 cts., 10 lbs. 

 $1.75, bus. of 14 lbs. $2.25, 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. $47.50. 



Yellow Oat Grass (Avena flavescens). 

 Adapted for.. sowing in mixture with other 

 Grasses for dry meadows and pastures. 

 Market price. 



*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 ^ r P ISl^^g^FS ure '' 



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

 both for hay and pasture produces larger and more satisfactory 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. 



Good pastures and good live stock are the foundation 

 of good farming 



