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



FIELD CORN, GRAIN AND FORAGE CROPS 



Note, with Special Reference to Prices. At the early date at which, of necessity, this catalogue goes into the printer's 

 hands, many of the seeds listed on this page are still in the fields, curing or being harvested. It is impossible, therefore, to print 

 prices. However, to protect our customers, as well as ourselves, we shall at all times be glad to submit latest quotations on any 

 of the items listed. As the crops are turned into the warehouses and the fit is separated from the unfit, the price situation will 

 become more settled and we feel sure that by taking this stand we are protecting the best interests of our customers. 



All 2-bushel cotton sacks used in shipments are charged extra at cost price 



PEDIGREE FIELD CORN SEED 



Thoroughbred stock. Tipped and butted before shelling and 



of the highest germination. Write for samples. 



Reid's Yellow Dent. Ears 9 to 10 inches long, 16 to 20 rows; 

 kernels light yellow, deeply dented; cobs medium size. Yields 

 85 to 100 bushels to the acre. Matures in about 110 days. 



Improved Learning. Medium-early and productive. Ears 8 to 

 11 inches long, IY2 to 8J^ inches in circumference, 16 to 24 rows, 

 well filled from tip to butt ; grains glossy yellow, square and deep. 



Big Whiskey. Large-yielding variety. Rich golden yellow 

 grains; cob medium size; grains deep. Rich in feeding value, 

 and will mature anywhere in the Corn-belt. 



Golden Surprise. This variety is not excelled by any on our 

 list. Early and a fine ripener. Will mature as far north as any 

 Dent Corn grown. Ears 9 to 10 inches long; grains deep yellow. 



Woodburn White. Ears 7 to 9J/£ inches long, 18 to 22 rows; 

 grains J^inch deep; white; crinkle dented. Ripens with Im- 

 proved Learning. 



White-Cap Yellow Dent. 100 to 110 days. Ears large; deep 

 kernels, with a color-tip to each kernel. 



FODDER AND ENSILAGE CORN 



Eureka. (Virginia-grown.) A vigorous grower with large stalks 

 and unusually heavy foliage, producing from one to three ears 

 to the stalk, according to the land. 



Red Cob. A tall-growing plant with a great quantity of side 

 leaves, making it very desirable for ensilage Corn. 



Virginia Horse-Tooth. The popular fodder Corn of the 

 southern states; from 12 to 14 feet high, and stiff enough to 

 stand up during severe storms. Seed is white, broad, and deep; 

 white cob. 



POP-CORN 



White Rice. Lb. 15 cts. Queen's Golden. Lb. 15 cts. 



BUCKWHEAT 



Japanese. A superior variety, yielding double the weight per 

 acre of other sorts. Sow about, the middle of June broadcast, 

 1 bushel to the acre. 



SUGAR-CANE, or SORGHUMS 



Early Amber. Used principally as a summer fodder for cattle. 

 Grows rapidly and at least two crops can be cut each season. 

 The seed may be sown in drills about 30 inches apart, at the 

 rate of 10 to 12 pounds of seed for an acre. If sown broadcast, 

 use from 75 to 100 pounds of seed. Set the drills so that the 

 seed will be sown thickly, but not heavily covered. 



Early Orange. Ripens ten days after Early Amber and is said 

 to produce a larger crop. 



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. 



VETCHES, or TARES 



Spring (Vicia sativa). Valuable for soiling or for green manuring. 



Use 2 to 3 bushels to acre, broadcast, or 1 to 2 bushels in drills. 

 Winter (V. villosa). Also called Sand Vetch, or Hairy Vetch. 



Recommended for fall sowing. Sow 1 bushel of the seed per acre 



with 1 bushel of rye. 



OATS, CHOICEST MONTANA-GROWN 



Clydesdale. The heaviest Oats grown. Very productive; grains 

 large and plump; straw strong and heavy. 



Early Newmarket. An unsurpassed new English pedigree Oats. 

 Of vigorous growth, with strong straw. Very early and pro- 

 ducing heavy crops of large, plump Oats with very thin heads. 



Swedish, or Washington. Earliest of the heavy-yielding sorts; 

 grains white, large, and plump. Very prolific. 



Storm King. Grain short, plump, and thin-skinned. A heavy 

 cropper. Straw stiff and strong. The best of the Side Oats. 



BARLEY 



Beardless. Earlier and more hardy than the bearded varieties. 



Wisconsin Six-Row. A heavy-yielding and plump six-rowed 

 variety, introduced in 1906 by the Wisconsin Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station. A large percentage of the Barley acreage in 

 Wisconsin is now of this variety. 



SPRING RYE 



Matures early in the season and makes an excellent green food 

 when cut, or will supply pasturage for several weeks. 



SPRING WHEAT 



Marquis. This is now regarded as the finest of varieties. 



SUNFLOWER, MAMMOTH RUSSIAN 



May be grown to advantage on waste ground. An excellent 

 and cheap food for fowls. Plant 5 pounds to the acre. Lb. 25 cts., 

 5 lbs. $1.00. 



SOY BEANS 



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

 green crops to plow under as a soil-enricher. While 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 

 same in better condition after the crop is harvested than it was 

 before. Write us 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,ts very popular for forage purposes, also 

 productive. Most valuable for growing in the southern states. 



PEAS FOR FODDER AND GREEN MANURING 



Canadian Field Peas. Valuable for Northern climates for cattle 

 feeding and for green soiling; also used in large quantities for 

 feeding pigeons. Sow bushels per acre with 3^ 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. We sell more of this 

 variety than any other, and consider it the best for general 

 purposes. 



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. 



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