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D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



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MISCELLANEOUS FARM SEEDS-co„tinued 



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

 f> DWARF ESSEX FOR SOWING. There is but one variety of Rape that has proven 



fC^O no and that is the Dwarf Essex. Do not be deluded into buying inferior grades offer 

 *^**r'^' through exaggerated advertisements. 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 smaU 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 mU. 



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 tiu-nip 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 so'mi broadcast, either with other fall 



forage crops or by itself, ushig from one to five pounds of 



seed per acre. Lb. 25c. postpaid. By freight or express, 



at purchaser's expense. 10 Lbs. $1.25; 100 Lbs. $7.50 



Rye, Spring 



Although this grain is often planted 

 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 easily secured. 

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

 postpaid. For larger quantities inquu-e for prices. 



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Rape, Dwarf Essex 



All» U F 1 '^'^^ ^^®'' early variety and the one which we especially recommend for the north where the season is 



/\lDSlUg[n Hcirly 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. 20c. postpaid. By freight or 

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

 »-• I ^ An exceedingly valuable variety; vei-y large, of 



Harly Urange strong and vigorous habit and does 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 the 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 new variety is particularly valuable for feeding 



lniperia.1 stock, as well as for sugar making. The plants do not 

 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 comparatively slender and practically the entire plant "is suit- 

 able for feed. Our seed is northern grown and should not be 

 confused with the inferior western and south-western grown cane. 

 Lb. 20c. postpaid. By freight or express at purchaser's expense, 

 100 Lbs. $6.00 



C II n £1 fyiifffxY' LARGE RUSSIAN. This has very large single 



•>-'"*•**" "'^* heads borne at top of a single unbranched 

 stalk with much more and larger seed than the common sorts. It 

 is used extensively for feeding poulti-y. The plant often grows ten 

 feet high. Sow seed as soon as ground is fit for planting corn, in 

 rows thi-ee to four feet apart and ten inches apart in row. Cultivate 

 same as corn. When the seed is ripe and hard, cut oflf the heads 

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

 After curing so that they will thresh easily, flail out or run through 

 a threshing machine and clean -oath a fanning mill. This variety 

 will yield 1.000 pounds or more of seed per acre. Some species 

 are planted largely in the flower garden for ornament. (See Sun- 

 flower, page SH.) Pkt. 5c; Vi Lb. 10c; Lb. 25c. postpaid; for larger 

 quantities inquire for prices. 



V*»foli«»c rki» Tai-<ac SPRING (Vicia sativa) A perennial 



V CL^iica \fi Aaics 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 two bushels 



per acre. Lb. 25c. postpaid; for larger lots inquire for prices. 



Vj.^L__ SAND, WINTER OR HAIRY (Vicia villosa) Avery 

 cLCIies hardy forage plant gjrowing well on soils so poor and 

 sandy that they "\\'ill produce but little clover. Its nitrogen gather- 

 ing properties make it particularly 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 grown and before setting seed, they 

 will start vip again and furnish even a larger crop than the first. 

 Seed round, black and should be sown one to one and one-half 

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



Sugar Cane, Albaugh Early 



BIRD SEEDS 



Prices bv mail or express, prepaid. 



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



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



Rape " 20c; 3 " 50c. Lettuce " 40c. 



Mixed Bird Seeds, Lb. 20c; 3 Lbs. 50c. 



