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D. M. FERRY & CO’S 
SEED ANNUAL 
= 1913 = 
FOREWORD 
B ECAUSE 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. 
\ r /e 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 maybe 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. Packets, 
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 Quarts, 
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, we deliver free at depot or express office in 
Detroit, Mich., the freight or express charges to be paid by the 
party ordering. 
'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 measure. 
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 
seedainduced by temperature, etc. For the above reasons it is im¬ 
practicable to guarantee seeds under all circumstances. 
We give no warranty, 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. 
