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M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 





MISCELLANEOUS FARM SEEDS-contmued 



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

 DWARF ESSEX FOR SOWING. Thisjs_^by far the best jariety of Rape for forage. It is very valuable not only 



"' "'" ^ " cover-crop and it affords excellent 



•esembles at first the Ruta Baga but 



Rape 



for green feeding purposes but is of importance to the fruit grower as a 



_ pasturage for hogs and sheep late in the season, 



the tops become very large and leaf j\ 



Dwarf Essex thrives best in cool weather. Ground should 

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

 a turnip driU, 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 provide 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, using from one to five pounds of seed per acre. 

 Lb. 40c. postpaid. By freight or express at purchaser's ex- 

 pense, 10 Lbs. $2.25. For larger quantities inquire for prices. 



Rye, Fall or Winter iVaf&fS iSri ?5r 



its grain and straAv 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 August to the last of September. Prepare the groimd a- 

 for wheat and sow broadcast or with a ch-ill at the rate < jf 

 sixty to ninety pounds per acre. 3 Lbs. 60c. postpaid. For 

 larger quantities inquire for prices. 



D--^ ^nvincr -Although this grain is often planter 1 

 *^y ^> oprillg especially for paper makers, who prefei 

 it to anj' other, its principal value is as a '"catch" crop t^ 

 sow where winter grain has failed. The straw is shorter an^ I 

 stiffer than that of the A\-inter varietj" and is always easily 

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

 3 Lbs. 60c. postpaid. For larger quantities inquire for prices. 



The plant of Dwarf Essex 



Sorghum 



Rape, Dwarf Ess^ 



AlkonorVi Cfs«.1-.r ^^-^^^ ^* considered the best early varietv and the one which we especiallv recommend as "sugar 

 ■ i7 ^ Eiariy cane" for the north where the season is short. It is practically as early as the old Earl v Amber and 



yields much more per acre either of sja-up or seed. The 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 sjTup 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. 25c. postpaid. By freight or express, at 

 purchasers expense, 100 Lbs. $7.50. (Not less than 25 pounds at the 

 100 pound rate.) 



P I A^ This valuable variety is very strong growing 



Ili3.riy wrsmge and erect, with 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 superior cane. (Crop failed) 



I . 1 This variety is particularly valuable for feeding 



lnnperi£ll stock. The plants do not usually 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 comparativelj- 

 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. (Crop failed) 



^1 in f 1 CklATf^Y* LARGE RUSSIAN. This has very large single 



k^UlAA IVr w ^1 heads borne at the top of a single unbranched 

 stalk usually, and with much 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 four 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. (See Snv flower, page 93.) Pkt. 5c; l^ Lb. 15c; 

 Lb. 30c. postpaid; for larger quantities inquire for prices. 



V_f-|- _„ Tqvo spring (Vicia sativa) A perennial pea- 

 eLCIl Ur I diC lite 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. postpead; for larger lots 

 inquire for prices. 



X/^frf^Vk HAIRY OR SAND (Vicia villosa) This is also called 

 V 6LCn the Winter Vetch. It is a \erj hardy forage plant 

 growing well on soils so poor and sandy that they will 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 forty inches high and if cut for forage as soon as full gro-mi 

 and before setting seed, they \^-ill 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. 40c. postpaid; for larger lots 

 inquire for prices. 



BIRD SEEDS 



Prices bv mail or express, prepaid. 



• Lb. 30c; 3 Lbs. 80c. Maw Lb. $1.00 



" 30c; 3 " 80c. Millet " 20c; 3 Lbs. 50c. 



" 30c; 3 " 80c. Lettuce " 40c. 



So.^GHUM, Albaugh Early Mixed Bird Seeds, Lb. 30c; 3 Lbs. 80c. 



Canary . . . 

 Hemp . . . 

 Rape 



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