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D. M. FERRY & COS DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



MISCELLANEOUS FARM SEEDS-contmued 





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Rape, Dwarf Essex 

 Prices of all articles quoted on this page subject to change. 

 T\ DWARF ESSEX FOR SOWING. There is 



K 9T)P but one variety of Rape that has proven 

 *^**^^ profitable to sow in America and that is the 

 Dwarf Essex. Do not be deluded into buying inferior 

 grades offered by unscrupulous dealers through exagger- 

 ated advertisements. Such seed is often more or less 

 mixed with the annual variety which is not only worthless 

 as forage, but once planted is' likely to become a pernic- 

 ious weed. There is no plant that will give as heavy a 

 yield of forage at such a small cost as this, and its general 

 cultivation would add largely to the profits of American 

 farms. Especially valuable for green manuring and 

 pasture. When fed off by sheep, it will probably do more 

 to restore and make profitable exhausted soils 'than any 

 other plant. Biennial. 



Ground should be prepared same as for turnips. Sow in 

 June or July, with a turnip drill, in rows two and one-half 

 feet apart, at the rate of two and one-half pounds of seed 

 per acre. It may be sown broadcast, either with other fall 

 forage crops or by itself, using from one to five pounds 

 of seed per acre/ Lb. 25c. postpaid. By freight or ex- 

 press, at purchaser's expense. 10 Lbs. $1.25; 100 Lbs. $7.00 

 P-,.^ Qrkfirirr Although this grain is often planted es- 

 rvyc, spring pecially for paper makers, who prefer 

 it to any other, its principal value is as a ' "catch" crop to 

 sow where winter grain has failed. Straw shorter and 

 stiffer than the winter variety and always easily secured. 

 The grain, although smaller, "is of equalValue. 3 Lbs. 50c. 

 postpaid. For larger quantities inquire for prices. 



Si tr* fin Wl^r LARGE RUSSIAN. This has very 

 MUUi^UVVCl large heads borne at top of a single 

 unbranched stalk with much more and larger seed than the 

 common sorts. It is used extensively for feeding poultry. 

 Sow as soon as ground is fit for planting corn, in rows 

 three to four feet apart and ten inches apart in row. Culti- 

 vate same as corn. When the seed is ripe and hard, cut 

 off the heads and pile loosely in a rail pen having a solid 

 floor or in a corn crib. After curing so that they will 

 thresh easily, flail out or run through a threshing machine 

 and clean with a fanning mill. This variety will yield 

 1.000 pounds or more of seed per acre. Some species 

 are planted largelv in the flower garden for ornament. 

 (See Sunflower, page 87.) Pkt. 5c; % Lb. 10c; Lb. 25c. 

 postpaid; for larger quantities inquire for prices. 



V»lv»Vi*»<i ni>Tai*f»« SPRING (Vicia sativa) A per- 

 v colics ui ittiM ennial pea-like plant grown as 

 an annual in the north. Desirable as a forage plant and 

 valuable as a cover-crop for orchards. Culture same as 

 for field peas. Sow two bushels per acre. Lb. 25c. post- 

 paid; for larger lots inquire for prices. 



V^frVi^c SAND, WINTER OR HAIRY (Vicia villosa) 

 ▼ CLUiica a. very hardy forage plant growing well on 

 soils so poor and sandy that they will produce but little 

 clover. The plants, when mature, are about forty inches 

 high and if cut for forage as soon as full grown and before 

 setting seed, they will start up again and furnish even a 

 larger crop than'the first. Seed round, black and should 

 be sown one and one-half bushels to the acre. Lb. 30c. 

 postpaid; for larger lots inquire for prices. 



BIRD SEEDS 



Prices by mail or express, prepaid. 



Canary Lb. 25c; 3 Lbs. 60c. Maw. . . .Lb. 25c; 3 Lbs. 60c. 



Hemp. " 20c; 3 " 50c. Millet.. " 20c; 3 " 50c. 



Rape.. " 20c; 3 " 50c. Lettuce " 40c. 



Mixed Bird Seeds, Lb. 20c; 3 Lbs. 50c 



Sugar Cane (Sorghum) 



A1U 1% 17 1 ^ e oest eai 'l y variety and the one 



AlDaUgn iLarly which we especially recommend for 

 the north where the season is short. It is practically as 

 early as the old Early Amber and yields much more per 

 acre either of syrup or seed. The plant is large, of strong, 

 vigorous and erect habit and stands up much better than 

 Early Amber. It may be planted as late as the 15th of 

 June and wiU be in condition to harvest for syrup in Sep- 

 tember. Cane seed should not be planted before the 

 weather is warm in the spring. Three to four pounds 

 of seed are required per acre. Lb. 20c. postpaid. By 

 freight or express, at purchaser's expense. 100 Lbs. $6.00 

 |7 1 /"I An exceedingly valuable variety: very 



dELrly grange large, of strong and vigorous habit and 

 does not fall down. It is early and often yields as much as 

 240 gallons of very beautifully colored and highly flavored 

 syrup to the acre. We recommend it highly to all desiring 

 a"superior cane. Lb. 20c. postpaid. By freight or express 

 at purchaser's expense. 100 Lbs. $6.00 



j • | This new variety is particularly valuable for 



iniperial feeding stock. a"s well as for sugar making. 

 The plants do, not grow as tall as Early Orange or Albaugh 

 Early but show a decided tendency to stool, or send up 

 shoots. The cane is very leafy and comparatively slender 

 and practically the entire plant is suitable for feed. Our 

 seed is northern grown and should not be confused with 

 the inferior western and south-western grown cane. 

 Lb. 20c. postpaid. By freight or express at purchaser's 

 expense. 100 Lbs. $6.00 



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 Cane 



