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D. M. FERRY & CO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
MISCELLANEOUS FARM SEEDS —Continued 
Price8 of all articles quoted on this page subject to change. 
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profits of American farms. Especially valuable for green 
more to restore and make profitable exhausted soils 
DWARF ESSEX FOR SOWING. There is but one variety of Rape that has proven profitable to sow in America 
ivaD6 an<1 that 1S the Dwarf I ssex. No other plant will give as heavy a yield of forage at such a small cost as ih[< 
r* and its general cultivation would add largely to the pr ' " ~ 
manuring and pasture. When fed off by sheep, it will probably do 
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 live pounds of 
seed per acre. Lb. 25c. postpaid. By freight or express 
at purchaser’s expense, 10 Lbs. $1.25; 100 Lbs. $9.00 
Rv#* Fall nr A hardy, strong growing an- 
ixye, r ail or W Hirer niiaK cultivated not only for 
its grain and straw but valuable also for soiling and as a cover- 
crop and for use as green-manure. It can be successfully 
grown under greater extremes of climatic conditions than 
probably any other cereal, but makes its best growth on soils 
containing less clay than some which are adapted to wheat. 
Good drainage is very important. The time for sowing is from 
the middle of August to the last of September. Prepare the 
ground as for wheat and sow broadcast or with a drill at the 
rate of one and one-half bushels per acre. 3 Lbs. 50c. postpaid. 
For larger quantities inquire for prices. 
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 
Rye, Spring 
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 
or seed. 
AlKaiio-V> Fai-Kr T i hc , bes ]' early variety and the one which we especially recommend for the north where the season is 
ni , U ? , , Ari y, short. It is practically as early as the old Early Amber and yields much more per acre either of syrup 
" 1 he plant is large, of strong, vigorous and erect habit and stands up much better than Early Amber. It may be plant¬ 
ed 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 
c* i An exceedingly valuable variety; very large, of 
l-.ariy orange 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 • | This variety is particularly valuable for feeding 
imperial 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 de¬ 
cided tendency to stool, or send up shoots. The cane is very leafy and 
comparatively 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. Lb. 20c. postpaid. 
By freight or express at purchaser's expense, 100 Lbs. $6.00 
FI 0‘Wf 3 k 1* LARGE RUSSIA N. This has very large single 
K - ,c *** * ** 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 ten inches apart in row. 
Cultivate same as corn. When the seed is ripe ami 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 threshing 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. (Sec 
Sunflower, page SC.) Pkt. 5c; J / 4 Lb. 10c; Lb. 25c. postpaid; for 
larger quantities inquire for prices. 
or Tarpc SPRING (Vicia sativa) A perennial 
v cv-uuca ia,ca 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 ninety to one 
hundred twenty pounds per acre. Lb. 25c. postpaid; for larger lots 
inquire for prices. 
SAND, WINTER OR HAIRY (Vicia villosa ) A very 
v ciuica hardy forage plant growing well on soils so poor ami 
sandy that they will 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 up again and furnish even a larger crop than the first. 
Seed round, black and should be sown thirty to sixty pounds pet- 
acre. Lb. 30c. postpaid; for larger lots inquire for prices. 
BIRD SEEDS 
Sugar Cane. Albaugh Earlv 
Canary. 
Hemp .. 
Rape ... 
Prices by mail or express, prepaid. 
Lb. 25c; 3 Lbs. 60c. Maw.Lb. 25c; 3 Lbs. 60c. 
“ 25c; 3 “ 60c. Millet. “ 20c; 3 44 50c. 
44 25c; 3 44 60c. Lettuce. 44 40c. 
Mixed Bird Seeds. Lb. 25c; 3 Lbs. 60c. 
