FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH 



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SUGAR BEET 



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

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

 sandy, or clayey loam. Rich, 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 m the row, covermg with about one and one-half inches of fine soil firmly pressed 



down. Cultivate freqnently. When about three 

 inches high, begin thinning and continue at 

 intervals until the roots stand about ten inches 

 apart. 



FOR SUGAR MAKING 

 Jaensch's Victrix abiy the Sfolt ifigWy 



developed strain of beet for sugar making. The 

 roots are of medium size, white with tinge of 

 gray, half long, and very uniform in type. The 

 flesh is white and is exceptionally rich in sugar 

 content. (Sold out) 



\T'i • > f J One of the rich- 



V ilinorin s Improved est sorts in sugar 



content. The tops are of medium size, with 

 smooth, bright green leaves. The roots are of 

 medium size, similar in appearance to 

 Jaensch's Victrix, with white flesh and often 

 yield from ten to sixteen tons per acre. 

 (Sold out) 



Klein Wanzleben 



The roots are a little 

 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 cvilture from twelve to eighteen 

 tons per acre. It is probably the best sort for 

 the experimenter to use. (Sold out) 



HALF SUGAR MANGEL 



FOR STOCK FEEDING 



Giant Feeding Sugar Beet fo^r" tock 

 or Half Sugar Mangel gf ^^^^ on"?'* 



very large crop much easier to harvest than 

 other sorts but also having higher nutritive 

 value, being especially i-ich in sugar. The roots 

 are light bronze green above ground, grayish 

 white below, with white flesh. On account of 

 growing partly out of the ground and the long 

 ovoid shape the crop can be haxwested and 

 stored easily and at less expense than any 

 other root crop. (Sold out) 



Improvfd Mammoth Long Red 

 Mangel Wurzel 



Giant Feedi^jg Sugar Beet or 

 Half Sugar Mangel 



MANGEL WURZEL 



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

 much the same as for Sugar Beets. The Mangels may be grown In almost any soil, but 

 deep loams ai"e necessary for heavy yields of the long varieties. 



D. M. Ferry & Co*s Improved Mammoth Long Red wSSi-me^dlnrJomplratiiefyThTcL?tfmntL 



common sort. The flesh is white tinged with rose. This strain imder careful culture is enormously productive. Oiu- stock will 

 produce the largest and finest roots which can be grown for feeding stock and is vastly superior to many strains offered 

 under other names, such as Norbitan Giant, Colossal, Monarch, etc. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; V4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 



Y*»11^i4j- f * 4-V. The roots of this exceedingly productive sort grow about one-half out of the ground and very easily 



I eilOW JLeViatnan 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, yellow below. The flesh is white, some- 

 times slightly tinged with yellow. The tops are green and comparatively small. The roots have less tendency to become 

 woody than most sorts. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 

 C r\\A T \ A The tops are comparatively small, with the leaf stalks and veins distinctly tinged with yellow. The 

 ^Oiaen 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. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; ViLb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



RRCI^L C^CJI T "^^^^ heads resemble somewhat a coarse cauliflower and the culture is the same in all essentials as 

 MJM.\.KJ'K^\^\^M^M. Iqy" 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 cauliflower. 

 P I I IX/U'i- 17 U This is considered the best soi-t for most sections. The plants are very hardy, vigorous 



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

 Oz. 60c; 2 Oz. $1.00; Vi Lb. $1.75; Lb. $6.00 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS 



Used in the fall and early winter and by some considered more tender and deli- 

 cious than any cabbage. Plant resembles the cabbage, the edible part being the 

 numerous 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 #1 H If n f This favorite Paris market sort is probably the most useful variety. The plants are half dwarf , 



*niprOVeCl 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 quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 35c; 2 Oz. 66c; V4 Lb. $1.00; Lb. $3.50 



