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



Rap 



MISCELLANEOUS FARM SEEDS-continued 



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

 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. No other plant ■n-ill give as heavj- 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 express 

 at purchasers expense. 10 Lbs. $1.25; 100 Lbs. $9.00 



Ri7(k Fall r»f \Vinf<»*» A hardy, strong gromng an- 

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

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

 crop and for use as green-manure. It can be successfully 

 gro^^■n under greater extremes of climatic conditions than 

 probably any other cereal, but makes its best grOArth on soils 

 containing less clay than some w-hich are adapted to wheat. 

 Good drainage is very important. 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. 3 Lbs. 50c. postpaid. 

 For larger quantities inquire for prices. 



D.^^ Sni'ino' Although this grain is often planted 

 ivy Cj kjfjring especially 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 easUy secured. 

 The grain, although smaller, is of equal value. 3 Lbs. 50c. 

 postpaid. For larger quantities inquire for prices. 



Sugar Cane (Sorghum) 



Rape, Dwarf Essex 



Albaugh 



or seed. The 



p 1 The best early variety and the one which we especially recommend for the north where the season is 

 dariy short, it is practically as early as the old Early Amber and yields much more per acre either of syrup 

 plant is large, of strong, vigorous and erect habit and stands up much better than Early Amber. It may be plant- 

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

 for sjTup in September. Cane seed should not be planted before 

 the w'eather is warm in the spring. Three to four pounds of seed 

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

 purchasers expense, 100 Lbs. $6.00 



|-i 1 ^ An exceedingly valuable variety; vei-j- large, of 



CiSirly Urange strong and vigorous habit and doe's not fall 

 down. It is early and often yields as much as two hundred and 

 forty gallons of very beautifully colored and highly flavored syrup 

 to tiie acre. We recommend it highly to all .desiring a superior 

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

 pense, 100 Lbs. $6.00 



I .1 This variety is particularly valuable for feeding 



Imperial stock, as well as (or sugar making. The plants do not 

 grow as tall as the Early Orange or the Albaugh Early but show a de- 

 cided tendency to stool," or send up shoots. The cane is veiy 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 southwestern grown cane. Lb. 20c. postpaid. 

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



Qlinflf^-iiTf^t* LARGE RUSSIAN. This has very large single 



'^'^*** ^^ "' ^* heads borne at the top of a single unbranched 

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

 sorts. It is used extensi\ely 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 four feet apart and ten inches apart in row. 

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

 heads and pile loosely in a rail pen having a solid floor or in a corn 

 crib. After curing so that they wiU thresh easily, flail out or run 

 thi-ough a threshing machine and clean with a tanning mUI. This 

 variety wiU yield 1.000 pounds or more of seed per acre. Some 

 species are planted lai'gely in the flower garden for ornament. (See 

 Sunflower, page SG.) Pkt. 5c; Vi Lb. 10c; Lb. 25c. postpaid; for 

 larger quantities inquire for prices. 



V*»trVl*»« orXar*»c SPRING (Vicia sativa) A perennial 

 y c^Li^iics \Ji laica 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 pounds per acre. Lb. 25c. postpaid; for larger lots 

 inquire for prices. 



VofrVl*»s SAND, WINTER OR HAIRY (Vicia villosa) Avery 

 '' cn,llco hardy forage plant growing well on soils so poor and 

 sandy that they will produce but little clover. Its nitrogen gather- 

 ing properties make it particularlj' valuable as a soil renewer and 

 enricher but it is not recommended for land which is to be culti- 

 vated 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 gro^\■n 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 thirty to sixty pounds per 

 acre. Lb. 30c. postpaid; for larger lots inquire for prices. 



BIRD SEEDS 



Sugar Cane, Albaugh Ear 



Prices bv mail or express, prepaid. 



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



Hemp " 25c; 3 " 60c. Millet " 20c; 3 " 50c. 



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



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



