D. M. FERRY & COS 



SEED ANNUAL 



^1913^ 



FOREWORD 



BECAUSE of the element of time involved, the sower of seeds usually has but a single 

 chance of success in a season; hence we caution the buyer or planter to make sure that 

 the seeds he gets are vital and that their product will be satisfactory. The buyer is in 

 the hands of the seller and it behooves him to place his trust in the seedsman who has most 

 at stake. 



During the fifty-seven years which we have been in the seed business we have enjoyed a 

 reputation which we are not prepared lightly to relinquish. It has been to our advantage to 

 put on the market seeds in which we had confidence. We believe that this policy, even 

 though such seeds cost more than those of irresponsible dealers, has not been without profit 

 to our customers. 



OUR TERMS ARE STRICTLY CASH WITH THE ORDER. 



We do not send C. O. D., as the cost of collecting return charges is 

 quite an unnecessary item of expense and the prices being given, 

 we can conceive of no necessity to -warrant goods being so sent. 



HOW TO SEND MONEY. Remittances may be made at our 

 risk by any of the following methods, viz: Postal Money Order, 

 Draft on New York or Chicago, or Express Company's Money 

 Order. 



The rates charged for Postal Money Orders and Express Money 

 Orders are now so low that these are the best ways to remit. We 

 will bear the expense of sending money in either of these ways. 

 Deduct the cost of the order from amount sent. Express Money 

 Orders can be obtained at all offices of the principal Express 

 Companies. They are cheap and absolutely safe. 



When Money Orders cannot be obtained, letters containing 

 money should always be registered. Money in ordinary letters is 

 unsafe. If currency is sent by express, the charges should be pre- 

 paid, and if local checks are used they must be certified. 



FREE OF POSTAGE OR EXPRESS CHARGES. PackeU, 

 Ounces, Two Ounces, Quarter Pounds or Pounds, ordered at 

 list prices, will be sent free by mail or express. 



Customers ordering enough for a freight shipment, 100 pounds 

 or more, or desiring to pay their own express charges, may deduct 

 10 cents per pound from prices of this catalogue on all seeds quoted 

 by the pound or less. 



PINTS AND QUARTS. Pints, Quarts and Four QuarU, 

 ordered at list prices, fifteen cents per quart, ten cents per pint, 

 must be added for postage or express charges and they will then be 

 sent free. 



ONE-FOURTH BUSHEL, BUSHEL AND HUNDRED 

 POUND LOTS. Where One-Fourth Bushel, Bushel or Hundred 

 Pound lots are ordered, ive deliver free at depot or express office in 

 Detroit, Mich., the freight or express charges to be paid by the 

 party ordering. 



IE^"Where perishable or other goods are ordered to be sent by 

 freight or express to such great distances that the cost of transpor- 

 tation will nearly or quite equal the value of the goods, we must de- 

 cline to ship unless purchasers remit us, in addition to the price of 

 goods, sufficient funds to prepay transportation charges. When this 

 requirement is not complied with, we reserve the right of declining 

 the order and returning money to the person ordering. 



SEEDS BY MEASURE. One-fourth bushel and over sold at 

 bushel rates; four quarts and over up to one-quarter bushel sold 

 at four-quart rates; less than four quarts sold at quart or pint rates. 



SEEDS BY WEIGHT. We supply half pound and over at 

 pound rates; less than half pound lots are charged at ounce, two- 

 ounce or quarter pound rates; 25 lbs. and over at 100 lb. rates 

 when quoted. 



BAGS. To every order for one-quarter bushel and upwards, to 

 the amount of two bushels, 25_cents must be added for a new^ bag 

 in which to ship, 



SEEDS IN PACKETS. We offer the following inducements to 

 those wishing to purchase seeds in packets: Select packets to the 

 value of $1.15 and send us $1.00; for $2.35 send $2.00; for $3.60 

 send $3.00; for $4.85 send $4.00; for $6.15 send $5.00; for $12.50 

 send $10.00; for $26.00 send $20.00. The seeds will be sent by 

 mail, postpaid, but these low rates apply to seeds in packets only 

 and at catalogue prices and not to seeds by weight or me£isure. 



NAME AND ADDRESS SHOULD ALWAYS BE GIVEN. 



Frequently we receive unsigned letters. Sometimes they contain 

 money and orders. Sometimes too, letters are received in which 

 the name of the town is left out and the postmark is blurred. We 

 cannot fill orders unless we know the name and address of the 

 buyer. The easiest way for you is to use our order sheet filling in 

 the blanks. 



GUARANTEE. Complaints made that seeds are not good, 

 should quite as often be attributed to other causes as to the quality 

 of the seeds. There are hundreds of contingencies continually 

 arising to prevent the best seeds always giving satisfaction, such as 

 sowing too deep, too shallow, in too wet or too dry soil; insects of 

 all descriptions destroying the plants as soon as or before they ap- 

 pear; wet weather, cold weather, frosts, chemical changes in the 

 seeds induced by temperature, etc. For the above reasons it is im- 

 practicable to guarantee seeds under all circumstances. 



We give no v^arranty, express or implied, as to description, 

 purity, productiveness, or any other matter of any seeds we send 

 out, and we will not be in any way responsible for the crop. If the 

 purchaser does not accept the goods on these terms they are at once 

 to be returned. 



D. M. Ferry & Co. 



Detroit, Mich., January 1, 1913. 



