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M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



MISCELLANEOUS FARM SEEDS-conUnued 



Prices of all articles quoted on this pat/e subject to change. 

 DWARF ESSEX FOR SOWING. This is by far the best variety of Rape for forage. It is very valuable not only 

 ^ for green feeding purposes but is of ^importanceJ:o the fruit ^rower^as a cover-crop and it affords excellent 



^^^r'^^ 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. %Yith 

 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 is some- 

 times sown with spring grain, to pi'ovide fall pasture after 

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

 may be sown broadcast, either with other fall forage crops 

 or by itself, tising from one to five pounds of seed per acre. 

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

 pense. 10 Lbs. $1.50. For lal'ger quantities inqtiire for prices. 



Rvrf» Fall rkv Wimf^v A hardy, strong growing an- 

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

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

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

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

 of Atigust to the last of September. Prepare the ground as 

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

 sixty to ninety pounds per acre. 3 Lbs. 50c. postpaid. For 

 larger quantities inquire for prices. 



Although this grain is often planted 

 especially for paper makers, who prefer 

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

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

 stiffer than that of the winter variety and is ahvays easily 

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

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



The plant of Dwarf Essex resembles at first the Ruta Baga but 



Rye, Spring 



Sorgh 



um 



Rape. D^.arf Essex 



AlUi^iirrk C It ^^^^ ^^ cousidercd the best early variety and the one which Ave especiallv recommend as "sugar 

 /\lDaugn Hariy cane" for til e north where the season is short. It is practically as early as the old Early Amber and 

 yields mucii more per acre either of syrup or seed. Tlie plant is large, of strong, vigorous and erect habit. It may be plant- 

 ed as late as the 15th 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 poimds of seed 

 are required per acre. Lb. 20c. postpaid. By freight or express, at 

 purchasers expense. 100 Lbs. $6.00. iNot less than 25 pounds at the 

 100 pound rate.) 



r' 1 ^ This valuable variety is very strong growing 



Harly \Jrange and erect, wlrh large" and abundant leaves and 

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

 two 'hundred and forty gallons of very beautifully colored and 

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

 desiring a stiperior cane. Lb. 20c. postpaid. By freight -or express 

 at purchasers expense. 100 Lbs. $6.00. (Not less than 25 pounds 

 at the 100 pound rate.) 



I . 1 This variety is particularly valuable for feeding 



Imperial stock. The 'plants do not uslially grow as tall as the 

 Early Orange or the 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 ni.rthern grown and should not be confused with the inferior 

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

 or express at purchaser's expense. 100 Lbs. $6.00. (Not less than 

 25 pounds at the 100 pound rate.) 



Q|l*-|-f 1|^-|Ar|:^-|. LARGE RUSSIAN. This has very large single 



^-^ W*** *^ ^^ ^* 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 fottr feet apart and about one foot apart in 

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

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

 garden for ornament, i See Sv.nfloirer. page 93.) Pkt. 5c; Yi Lb. 10c; 

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

 V*»fr»V» ni* Taf*a SPRING (Vicia satira) A perennial pea- 



V ct^ii ui laic; lii^e 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 pounds per acre. Lb. 30c. postpaid; for larger lots 

 inqtiire for prices. 

 ■y i L, HAIRY OR SAND (Vicia villosa) This is also called 



V CtCn the Winter Vetch. It is a very hardy forage plant 

 growing well on soils so poor and sandy that 'they will produce btit 

 little clover. Its nitrogen gathering properties make it particularly 

 valuable as a soil renewer and euricher but it is not lecommended 

 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 forty inches high and if cut for forage as soon as full grown 

 and before setting seed, they vn.ll start up again and furnish even 

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

 thirty to sixty pounds per acre. Lb. 35c. postpaid; for larger lots 

 inqtiire for prices. 



BIRD SEEDS 



Sorghum. Albaugh Earlv 



Prices by mail or express, prepaid. 



Canary Lb. 25c; 3 Lbs. 60c. Maw Lb. 75c. 



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



Rape " 25c; 3 " 50c. Lettuce " 40c 



Mixed B^rd Seeds. Lb. 25c; 3 Lbs. 60c. 



