D. M. 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, friablesandv, 
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 in the row. covering with about one and one-half inches of fine soil firmly pressed 
down. Cultivate frequently. When about three inches high begin thinning and continue 
at intervals until the roots stand about ten inches apart. 
FOR SUGAR MAKING 
L i » This is unquestionably the most highly developed strain of 
Jaensch S V ICtriX 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. Per Lb. 50c, postpaid. Lots of 5 Lbs. to 
25 Lbs. by express, at purchaser’s expense, 
40c per Lb. 
tr-i • y i i One of the rich- 
V llmorin s Improved estsorts in sugar 
content. It will do better on new lands than 
any other, sutiers less from an excess of 
nitrogen and will keep the best. The tops are 
of medium size, with smooth, bright green 
leaves. The roots are of medium size, similar 
in appearance to Jaensch's Yictrix, with 
white flesh and often yield from ten to sixteen 
tons per acre. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 
% Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 
ii The roots are a little 
KTein Wanzleben larger than Vilmor- 
iu'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 culture from twelve to eighteen 
tons per acre. It is probably the best sort for 
the experimenter to use. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 
2 Oz. 15c; Va Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 
HALF SUGAR MANGEL 
FOR STOCK FEEDING 
. r-. f. o o , This strain 
Uiant r eeding ougar Beet o f giant 
or Half Sugar Mangel 
beet is especially desirable for stock feeding, 
affording not only a very large crop much 
easier to harvest than other sorts but also 
having higher nutritive value, being especially 
rich 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 harvested and stored easily and at less ex¬ 
pense than any other root crop. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 10c; Va Lb. 15c; Lb. 40c. 
Giant Feeding Sugar Beet or 
Half Sugar Mangel 
MANGEL WURZEL 
The culture of the Mangel Wurzel, also called Mangel, Cattle Beet and I ield Beet, is 
much the same as for Sugar Beets. The Mangels may be grown in almost any soil, but 
deep loams are necessary for heavy yields of the long varieties. 
T l A large, long variety grown for stock feeding. The roots are light red, grow 
Long Ked well out of the ground and are easily harvested. The flesh is white, 
tinged with rose. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; Va Lb. 15c; Lb. 40c. 
o/^9i J T I ie roots are very large, uniformly straight 
D. M. rerry & Los Improved and well formed and comparatively thicker 
1V/I I Anrr P than the common sort. The flesh is white tinged with rose. 
IViammom Long ixeu Tllis stra j n under careful culture is enormously produc¬ 
tive. Our stock will produce the largest and finest roots which can be grown for feed¬ 
ing stock and is vastly superior to many strains offered under other names, such as 
IN’ or bi tan Giant, Colossal, Monarch, etc. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; Va Lb. 15c; Lb. 40c. 
.. * . - The roots of this exceedingly productive sort grow about one- 
Yeiiow Leviathan half out of the ground and very easily harvested. Reshape 
Improved Mammoth Long Red 
Mangel Wurzel 
below, me nesn is wnne, Bouieuiues »ngm/iy ung . „ . 
and comparatively small. The roots have less tendency to become woody than most sorts. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; Va Lb. 15c; Lb. 40c. 
' - The tops are comparatively small, with the leaf stalks and veins distinctly tinged with yellow. The 
Golden I ankard 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 fl esh is yellow, zoned with white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; Va Lb. 15c; Lb. 40c. 
RDGPPGI I The heads resemble somewhat a coarse cauliflower and the culture is the same in all essentials as 
DIvL/L'L'L/JLil f or tliat vegetable. Broccoli is well adapted only to those sections where the season is long, cool ana 
rather moist. One of the most valuable features is that it withstands greater extremes of temperature than cauliflower. 
„ . . .... . „ . This is considered the best sort for most sections. The plants are very hardy, vigorous 
Larly Large White rrench and easily grown. The heads are white, compact, hard and of good quality. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 40c; 2 Oz. 75c; Va Lb. $1.25; Lb. $4.00 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
This vegetable is used in the fall and early winter and by some considered more 
tender and delicious than any cabbage. The 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 ewh 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 
*" atisiuou , li ^ r This favorite Paris market sort is probably the most useful variety. The plants are half dwarf, 
Improved Hall Dwarf 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. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; Va Lb.' 60c; Lb. $2.00 
