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FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



SUGAR BEET 



The Sugar Beets are desirable not only for sugar making but are valuable for stock 

 feeding and \vhen small may be used for the table. The best soil is a rich, friable 

 sandy, or clayey loam. Eich. mucky soils will often give an immense yield of roots 

 which, though excellent for feed, are of little value for sugar making. 



Plant early in spring in drills two to two and one-half feet apart, and about one inch 

 apart in the row, covering with about one and one-half inches of fine soil firmly pressed 

 down. Cultivate frequently. ^Vlien about three niches high begin thinning and con- 

 tinue at mtervals until the roots stand about ten inches apart. 



FOR SUGAR MAKING 



I«^^»^U>« \7*^j^* Th^s is unquestion- 

 JaenSCn S VlCtriX ably the most hlghlv 

 developed strain of beet for sugar making. The 

 roots are of medium size, white with tinge of 

 gvaj. half long, and very uniform in tj-pe. The 

 flesh is>-hite and is exceptionally rich m sugar 

 content. Per Lb. 50c, postpaid. ' Lots of 5 Lbs. 

 to 25 Lbs. by express, at purchaser's expense, 

 40c per Lb. 



Vilmorin's Improved est sorts in sugar 



content. It will do better on new lands than 

 any other, stiffers less from an excess of 

 nitrogen and will keep the best. The tops are 

 of medimn. size, with smooth, bright green 

 leaves. The roots are of meditim size, similar 

 in appearance to Jaensch's A'ictrix. with 

 white flesh and often yield f I'om ten to sixteen 

 tons per acre. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 

 V4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 

 1r^ • 117 1 !_ Tlie roots are a little 



Klem Wanzleben larger than Vilmor- 

 in"s Improved and a little hardier and easier 

 grown. The tops are rather large and the 

 leaves slightly waved. This sort often yields 

 under careful ctdture from twelve to eighteen 

 tons per acre. It is probably the best sort for 

 the experimenter to use. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 2 Oz. 15c; 1/4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 



HALF SUGAR MANGEL 



FOR STOCK FEEDING 



Giant Feeding Sugar Beet of^gl^ant 

 or Half Sugar Mangel ^^^^ ^^ 



beet is especially desirable for stock feeding, 

 affording not only a very large crop much 

 easier to harvest than other sorts but also 

 having higher nutritive vakie. being especiaUy 

 rich in sugar. The roots are light bronze green 

 above ground, grayish white below, with white 

 flesh. On account of growing partly otit of the 

 ground and the long ovoid shape the crop can 

 be harvested and stored easily and at less ex- 

 pense than any other root crop. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. i5c; V4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 



|mpro\'Ed Mammoth Lcng Red 

 Mangel Wurzel 



MANGEL WURZEL 



Long 



Yellow Leviathan Mangel Wurzel 



The culture of the Mangel Wurzel. also called 3Iangel. Cattle Beet and Field Beet, is 

 mttcli the same as for Stigar Beets. The 3Iangels may be grown in almost any soil, but 

 deep loams are necessarj- for heawj- yields of the long varieties. 



Tj 1 A large, long variety grown for stock feeding. The roots are light red, grow 

 JxeCl well ottt of the ground and are easily harvested. The flesh is white. 

 tinged with rose. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; V4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 



D. M. Ferry & Go's Improved Mammoth Long Red are^^v°e°T 



large, uniformly straight and well formed and comparatively thicker than the common 

 sort. The flesh is white tinged with rose. This strain tinder careful culture is enormously productive. Our stock will produce 

 the largest and finest roots which can be grown for feeding stock and is vastly superior to many strains oft'ered under other 

 names, such as ^'orbitan Giant, Colossal, Monarch, etc. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz.'l5c; ^4 Lb. 20c; Lb. SOc. 

 •y |i I • j.|- The roots of this exceedingly productive sort grow about one-half out of the groimd and very easily 



I eilOW Leviatnan harvested. In shape they are long fusiform, or spindle shaped tapering from the middle to each end, 

 and have a small collar. The color is light gray tinged with brown above ground, yeUow below. The flesh is white, some- 

 times slightly tinged with yellow. The tops are' gi-een and comparatively smaU. The roots have less tendency to become 

 woody than most sorts. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; V4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 

 r^ 1i-J XI A The tops are comparatively small, with the leaf stalks and veins distinctly tinged with yellow. The 

 VaOiaen l anKarCl neck is small. The roots are large, ovoid, but with bottom usually of larger diameter than top. light 

 gray above ground, deep orange below. The flesh is yellow, zoned with white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; Vi Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 



^RClC^l ClI I '^^® heads resemble somewhat a coarse cauliflower and the culture is the same in all essentials as 

 a-9S,\,\^K^\u^\^M^l. for that vegetable. Broccoli is well adapted only to those sections where the season is long, cool and 

 rather moist. One of the most valuable features is that it withstands greater extremes of temperature than cauhflower. 

 P I I "lA/k'i- IT U This is considered the best sort for most sections. The plants are very hardy, vigorous 

 £iarly Large Wnite rrencn and easilv grown. The heads are white, compact, hard and of good quality. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 40c; 2 Oz. 75c; 1/4 Lb. $1.25; Lb. $4.00 ^ 



1^1^ I J QQp I Q ^PR C^\ IT ^ '^^^^ vegetable is used in the fall and early winter and by some considered more 

 MJM-^-^J »J*JM^M^*>J kJ* x\.\^\J A kJ tender and delicious than any cabbage. ' The plant resembles the cabbage, the 

 edible part being the nurnerotis very small heads or sprouts an inch or two in diameter formed on the stalk at each leaf joint. 

 The culture is the same in all essentials as for cabbage, except the leaves should be broken down in the fall to give the little 

 heads more room to grow. 



I J U 1£ r* C This favorite Paris market sort is probably the most useful variety. The plants are half dwarf , 



imprOVea rlalr LlWarr growing about one and one-half to two and one-half feet high. They are very hardy and produce 

 compact, rounded, grayish green sprouts of good size and fine quaUty. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; V4 Lb. 60c; Lb. $2.00 



