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FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



MISCELLANEOUS FARM SEEDS-conti„ued 



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



D DWARF ESSEX FOR SOWING. There is but one 



tC S|^n^ variety of Rape that has proven profitable to sow in 

 * ^**£^^^ America and that is the Dwarf Essex. Do not be de- 

 luded into buying inferior grades offered by unscrupulous dealers 



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 



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 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 inquire for prices. 



Sugar Cane (Sorghum) 



Rape, Dwarf Essex 



^1 1¥1 1^1 rfclAT^f LARGE RUSSIAN. 



i^UIlIIUWCI borne at too of a si 



A Ik V. F 1 "^^^ ^®^^ early variety and the one which we especially recommend for the north where the season is 



/\lDaUgIl JCiariy 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 



rr 1 r\ An exceedingly valuable variety; very large, of 

 Eiarly 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 expressat purchaser's ex- 

 pense, 100 Lbs. $6.00 

 I .1 This new variety is particularly valuable for feeding 

 lltipcnal 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 



This has very large heads 

 borne at top of a single unbrancned stalk with 

 much more and larger seed than the common sorts. It is used ex- 

 tensively for feeding poultry. Sow 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 off 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 thi-eshing machine and clean with 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 Sunfloiver, page 86.) Pkt, 5c; ^A Lb. 10c; Lb. 25c. 

 postpaid; for larger quantities inquire for prices. 



V«^f/«Vk<&c rki* Tai>tf»c SPRING (Vicia sativa) A perennial 

 c;l\.>iic9 Mi. A a.M. co 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. 

 V^f/^Vk^e SAND, WINTER OR HAIRY (Vicia villosa) Avery 

 V CLCllco hardy forage plant growing well on soils so poor and 

 sandy that they will produce but Uttle 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 up 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. 



BIRD SEEDS 



Sugar Cane, Albaugh Early 



Canary. 

 Hemp . . 

 Rape . . . 



Prices by mail or express, prepaid. 



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



" 20c; 3 " 50c. Millet " 2Cc; 3 " 50c. 



" 20c; 3 " SOc. Lettuce " 40c. 



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



