Amount carried over , 
D. M. FERRY & CO’S 
SEED ANNUAL 
1920 
Stop It! 
P a y* n g so much money for so little food. Two things cost you no more than they 
did before the war your Spare Time and a 5c. paper of Ferry’s pure-bred seeds. Hitch 
your SP are Time and Ferry’s pure-bred seeds (putting Time on the nigh side if yours 
is little) and draw home every day enough food to give H. C. L. partial paralysis. 
Save for yourself the farmer s charges, the railroad’s charges, the middlemen’s charges 
and the incidental charges. If you or your family have any spare time and access to a little 
land, you can go back a long way along the trail leading to theHndependence of the pioneer. 
Stop being so dependent. Become more nearly independent of all outside sources of food 
supply. 
To get the best returns from your labor use Ferry’s pure-bred seeds. They are grown 
by the largest and best equipped seed producing organization in the world. 
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We are not bound for any definite time or quantity by these 
prices and they are subject to change without notice. We recom¬ 
mend that you order as early as possible. 
OUR TERMS ARE STRICTLY CASH WITH THE ORDER. 
We 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 may be 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 
prders are now so low that these are the best ways to remit. We 
*rill bear the expense of sending money in either of these ways, 
or of the cost of a New York or Chicago Draft if no more expensive 
than a Postal Money Order. Deduct the cost of the order from 
amount sent. 
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. 
PERSONAL CHECKS. If personal checks are used they should 
dc certified, otherwise shipment of your order may be delayed 
-pending collection. 
•iAME AND ADDRESS SHOULD ALWAYS BE GIVEN, 
equently we receive unsigned letters. Sometimes they contain 
oney and orders. Sometimes too. letters are received in which 
: name of the town is left out and the postmark is blurred. We 
•nnot fill orders unless we know the name and address of the 
'y e r• The easiest way for you is to use our order sheet filling in 
i blanks. 
^ Where perishable or other goods are ordered to be sent by 
{ht or express to such great distances that the cost of transpor- 
m will nearly or quite equal the value of the goods, we must de- 
ie to ship unless purchasers remit us. in addition to the price of 
> ds, sufficient funds to prepay transportation charges. When this 
uirement is not complied with, we reserve the right of declining 
order and returning money to the person ordering. 
In common with some other seedsmen we have, for the con¬ 
venience of our customers as well as ourselves, discontinued the 
use of the terms bushel, peck, quart and pint and now quote all 
seed listed in our catalogue by weight. 
Ten pounds of Beans, Corn or Peas are now supplied at the 100 
pound rate. On Grass. Clover. Miscellaneous ffim Seed and 
other seeds \vhere 100 pound prices are quoted we supply 25 
pounds at 100 pound rate. 
HUNDRED POUND LOTS. When ordered at the 100 pound 
r ? te , w ? deliver free at depot or express office in Detroit Mich 
the freight or express charges to be paid by the party ordering. 
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 
0 cents per pound from prices of this catalogue on all seeds quoted 
by the pound or less. 
SEEDS BY WEIGHT We supply half pound and over a. 
pound rates: less than half pound lots are charged at ounce, two- 
ounce or quarter pound rates. We do not, however, put up 
half pounds of beans, corn or peas. 
BAGS. To every order for 10 pounds and upwards, to the 
amount of 100 pounds. 75 cents must be added for a new bag in 
which to ship. 
NON-WARRANTY. Sometimes though not often our seeds do 
not come up after planting. This may be due to one or more of 
several reasons, such as covering too deeply or not deeply 
enough, too much or too little water, too cold weather or a baking sun 
which forms a crust too hard for the tender shoots to penetrate. Some¬ 
times insects destroy plants at the surface before they are seen by 
the gardener. We cannot personally direct the use of our goods 
after they leave our hands; neither can we fully control anywhere 
or at any time the operation of natural law as it affects seeds- 
therefore, we give no warranty, express or implied, as to de¬ 
scription. punty productiveness, or any other matter of any seeds 
or bulbs 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. 
Detroit, Mich., January 1, 1920 
D. M. Ferry & Co. 
