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M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



MISCELLANEOUS FARM SEEDS-conti„ued 



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

 DWARF ESSEX_FOR^ S OWING. _ Thisjsbyjar the best yariety of Rape for forage. It is very valuable not only 



for green feeding^purposes but is ^of importance to the fruit grower as a cover-crop and it affords excellent 



*^^*ff^^ pasturage for hogs and sheep late in the season 

 the tops become very large and leafy. 



Dwarf Essex thrives best in cool weather. Ground should 

 be prepared same as for turnips. Sow in June or July, -nith 

 a turnip drill, in rows two and one-half feet apart, at th^^ 

 rate of two and one-half pounds of seed per acre. It is some- 

 times soT^Ti with spring grain, to provide fall pasture aftei- 

 the grain is cut. also sown at the last cultivation of corn. It 

 may be sown broadcast, either with other fall forage crops 

 --_ ■,.__ |^3p;[f_ u.<ing from one to five pounds of seed per acre 



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Lb. 30c. postpaid. Bv freight or express at purchaser's ex- 

 pense, 10 Lbs. $1.50; 100 Lbs. $12.00 



Rtt-^ Fall rki* Win {■#»*• A hardy, strong growing an- 

 r\.ye, r ail or VV inter nual. cultivated not only for 

 its grain and straw but valuable also for soiling and as a cover- 

 crop and for use as green-mantire. It does better than 

 Avheat on light sand or soils liable to drought. Sow middle 

 of Augtist to the last of September. Prepare the groimd as 

 for wheat and sow broadcast or with a drill at the rate of one 

 to one and one-half bushels per acre. 3 Lbs. 50c. postpaid. 

 For larger quantities inquire for prices. 



R\r*a 9r»vino- --^^li^tiough this grain is often planted 

 ^^y ^9 '-'F* ***& especiaUy for paper makers, who prefer 

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

 sow where winter grain has failed. The straw is shorter and 

 stiffer than that uf the Avinter variety and is always easilv 

 secured. The grain, although smaller, is of equal value. 

 3 Lbs. 50c. postpaid. For larger quantities inqtiire for prices. 



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Albaugh Early 



yields much more per acre either of syrup or seed 



This is con-idered the best early variety and the one which we especially recommend as "sugar 

 cane"" for the north where the season is short. It is practically as early as the old Early Air.ber and 

 The plant is large, of strong, vigorous and erect habit. It may be plant- 

 ed as late as the 1.5th of June and will be in condition to harvest 

 for syrup in September. 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 



P I ^ . This valuable variety is very strong growing 



Harly wrangO^ and erect, with large and abundant leaves and 

 heavy compact seeci heads. It is early and often yields as much as 

 two hundred and forty gallons of very beautifully colored and 

 highly flavored syrtip to the acre. TVe recommend it highly to aU 

 desu'ing a superior cane. Lb. 20c. postpaid. By freight or express 

 at purchaser's expense. 100 Lbs. $6.00 



W» I This variety is particularly valuable for feeding 

 erial stock. The 'plants do not usually grow as tall as the 

 Early Orange or the Albaugh Early btit 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 nrirthern grown aiid should not be confused with the inferior 

 western and sotithAvestern grown cane. Lb. 20c. postpaid. By freight 

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



^1 in f 1 niAT-tf^r large Russian. This has very large single 



k^UIli LKJ YV d heads borne at the top of a single unbranched 

 stalk usually, and with mtich more and larger seed than the common 

 sorts. It is' used extensively for feeding poultry. The plant often 

 grows ten feet high. Sow seed as soon as ground is fit for planting 

 corn, in rows three to fotir feet apart and about one foot apart in 

 row. Cultivate the same as corn. This variety will yield 1.000 poimds 

 or more of seed per acre. Some species are planted in the flower 

 garden for ornament. (See Sunflower, page 85.) Pkt. 5c; Va Lb. 10c; 

 Lb. 25c. postpaid; for larger quantities inquire for prices. 



(Vicia sativa) A perennial 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 ninety to one 

 hundred twenty poimds per acre. Lb. 30c. postpaid; for larger lots 

 inqtiire for prices. 



W J. r HAIRY OR SAND (Vicia villosa) This is also called 

 V eLCn the Winter Yetch. It is a very hardy forage plant 

 growing well on soils so poor and sandy that they w'ill produce but 

 little clover. Its nitrogen gathering properties make it particularly 

 valuable as a soil renewer and enricher but it is not recommended 

 for land which is to be cultivated for grain crops on account of its 

 tendency to volunteer and persist. The plants, when mature, are 

 about f'orty 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 so-^ti 

 thirty to sixty pounds per acre. Lb. 45c. postpaid; for larger lots 

 inquire for prices. 



Vetch or Tare ,1??™& 



Canary 

 Hemp . 

 Rape . . 



Sorghum, Albaugh Early 



BIRD SEEDS 



Prices bv mail or express, prepaid. 



Lb. 25c; 3 Lbs. 60c. 3Iaw Lb. 25c; 3 Lbs. 6Ge. 



" 25c; 3 " 60c. 3Iillet " 20c; 3 " 50c. 



" 25c; 3 " 60c. Lettuce " 40c. 



Mixed Bird Seeds. Lb. 25c; 3 Lbs. 60c. 



