D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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MISCELLANEOUS FARM SEEDS 



Prices of all articles quoted on this page, except Rape, Sugar Cane and Sunflower, subject to change. The pound 

 prices include postage; bushel and 100 pound prices are by freight or express at purchaser's expense. 



RYE, SPRING Although this grain is often planted espe- 

 cially tor paper makers, who prefer it to any other, its prin- 

 cipal value is as a ''catch" crop, to sow where winter grain 

 has failed. The straw is shorter and stiffer than the winter 

 variety and is always easily secured, while the grain, al- 

 though smaller, is of equal value. 3 Lbs. by mail 50c; 

 100 Lbs. $2.85 



RYE, FALL OR WINTER The time for sowing is from 

 the middle of August to the last of September. Prepare the 

 ground as for wheat and sow broadcast or with a drill at the 

 rate of one and one-half bushels per acre. This has no 

 equal as a crop to be used for late fall and early spring pas- 

 ture and is one of the best to turn under for green manure 

 3 Lbs. by mail 50c; 100 Lbs. $3.00 



BARLEY, COMMON Barley succeeds best on rich lands 

 more sandy and lighter than those adapted to wheat. It is 

 sown in the spring and can be grown farther north than any 

 other grain. Use about two and one-half bushels per acre. 



3 Lbs. by mail 60c; 100 Lbs. $2.40 



BUCKWHEAT, COMMON Buckwheat should be sown 

 about the 20th of June, broadcast, at the rate of about one- 

 half bushel per acre; the average yield being from twenty- 

 five to thirty bushels. It should be threshed as soon as dry, 

 for if allowed to stand in mass, it is apt to spoil. 



3 Lbs. by maU 50c; 100 Lbs. $2.75 



BUCKWHEAT, JAPANESE The plants are large and 

 vigorous, maturing seed early and resisting drought and 

 blight remarkably well; the grain is much larger and has 

 a thinner hull than the Common or the Silver Hull. We 

 recommend this especially for well drained or sandy land 

 and the dry climate of the western plains. 



3 Lbs. by mail 50c; 100 Lbs. $3.00 



BUCKWHEAT, SILVER HULL This improved variety is 

 much better than the old sort. It is in bloom longer, matures 

 sooner and yields double the quantity per acre. The husk is 

 thinner, the corners less prominent and the grain of a beauti- 

 ful light gray color. 3 Lbs. by mail 50c; 100 Lbs. $3.25 



FLAX (Linum usitafissimum) . Sow late enough in the 

 spring to avoid frost and early enough to secure a good 

 stand and enable the crop to ripen before the fall rains. A 

 fair average quantity of seed to be sown on an acre is 

 one-half bushel, when cultivated for seed; if for the fibre 

 a larger quantity should be sown. Cut before quite ripe 

 and if the weather be dry, let it lie in the swath a few hours, 

 when it should be raked and secured from the weather; 

 thresh early in the fall and in dry weather. 



m. 20c; 100 Lbs. $4.50 



HEMP (Cannabis sativa). If raised for manufacturing, 

 must be sown broadcast, at the rate of one-half bushel to 

 the acre; if for seed, it should be planted in hills four feet 

 apart and the plants thinned out to three or four most vig- 

 orous stems in each hill. Lb. 25c; 100 Lbs. $7.50 



HUNGARIAN (Panicum Germanicum), This is a species 

 of annual millet, growing less rank, with smaller stalks often 

 yielding two or three tons of hay per acre. It is very valuable 

 and popular with those who are clearing timber lands. Sow 

 and cultivate like millet. Lb. 20c; 100 Lbs. at market price. 



MILLET, COMMON {Panicum miliaceum). Requires a 

 dry, light, rich soil and grows two and a half to four feet 

 high, with a fine bulk of stalks and leaves and is excellent 

 for forage. For hay, sow broadcast, about twenty-five 

 pounds per acre, from May 1st to August 1st. For grain, 

 sow in drills, about twelve pounds per acre and not later 

 than June 30th. Lb. 20c; 100 Lbs. at market price. 



MILLET, GERMAN, OR GOLDEN An improved variety, 

 medium early, growing three to five feet high. The heads, 

 though numerous, .are very large and compact. The seeds 

 are contained in rough, bristly sheaths and are round, 

 golden yellow and beautiful in appearance. Lb. 25c; 100 

 Lbs. at market price. 



Rape 



DWARF ESSEX FOR SOWING There is 

 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 exaggerated adver- 

 tisements. 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 pernicious 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. 



CULTURE— Prepare the ground as for turnips and 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, h Lb. 10c; Lb. 25c, postpaid. By freight or 

 express, at purchaser's expense. 10 Lbs. 90c ; 100 Lbs. $5.00 



ar Cane (Sorghum) 



ALBAUGH EARLY The best early variety and the one 

 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 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. 10c; 

 Lb. 20c, postpaid; $5. 00 per 100 lbs., by freight or express, 

 at purchaser's expense. 



EARLY ORANGE An exceedingly valuable variety; very 

 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. 10c; Lb. 20c, postpaid; .$5.00 per 100 pounds, by 

 freight or express, at purchaser's expense. 



Sunflower 



LARGE RUSSIAN This va- 

 riety has large heads, borne 

 at the top of a single un- 

 branched stem and having much more and larger seed than 

 the common sort. It is used extensively for feeding poultry. 

 Sow the seed as soon as the ground is fit for planting corn, 

 in rows five feet apart and ten inches apart in the row. Cul- 

 tivate 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 sufficiently so that they 

 will thresh easily, flail out or run through a threshing ma- 

 chine and clean with an ordinary fanning mill. This variety 

 will yield 1,000 pounds or more of seed per acre. Some spe- 

 cies of Sunflowers are planted largely in the flower garden 

 for ornament. {See Sunfloicer, page 91). Pkt. 5c; ^ Lb. 10c; 

 Lb. 20c, postpaid; $6.00 per 100 lbs., by freight or express, 

 at purchaser's expense. 



VETCHES, OR TARES, SPRING {Vicia sativa). A pea- 

 like plant grown extensively in England and to a consider- 

 able extent in Canada for stock feeding, but not as much 

 used in the United States as it should be. Culture same as 

 field peas. Sow two bushels per acre. Market price. 



VETCHES, SAND, WINTER OR HAIRY {Vicia villosa). 

 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. The seed is round and black and should be sown at the 

 rate of one and one-half bushels to the acre. Market price. 



WILD RICE {Zizania aquatica). An annual which sows 

 itself about the middle of September, lies dormant all win- 

 ter, in spring commences to sprout as soon as water gets 

 warm, reaching the surface in the first half of June. It 

 grows very rapidly in one to three feet of water, ripens late 

 in August or early in September. It should be sown broad- 

 cast from a boat, in one or two feet of water and where 

 there is a mud bottom. It succeeds best when planted in 

 the fall before the ice forms but it has been successfully 

 planted in spring and also through the ice in winter. As an 

 attraction for wild fowl it cannot be equaled. In large ponds 

 and lakes it purifies the water, affords a refuge for the small 

 fry from the large fish, as well as furnishing them plenty of 

 food from the animalculae upon its stalks; for planting in 

 fish ponds it is especially desirable. It also does well along 

 the shores of marshes and makes a good hay. Lb. 30c; 

 $15.00 per 100 Lbs. 



Canary 

 Hemp 

 Rape . 

 Maw . 



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Per Lb. 25c, 3 Lbs. 60c by mail or express prepaid. 

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" " 25c, 3 " 60c " " " 



Millet . . Per Lb. 20c, 3 Lbs.50c by mail orexpress prepaid 

 Lettuce . . " " 40c, ..." 

 Mixed Bird Seeds" 20c, 3 Lbs. 50c 



