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FORD SEED CO., RAVENNA, O. 
FORD’S SEED OATS 
Ask for Quotations on Large Lots 
SWEDISH SELECT. This Is often spoken of as 
"The Best American Oat." It is a big yielder, 
vigorous grower, medium early. Does best on 
clay or loam soils. The oats are short, plump 
white and very heavy. We have a fine stock 
of this grand variety. Price prepaid lb. 25c, 
3 lbs. 50c. Ask for prices. 
FORMALDEHYDE. For fumigating oats and 
other grains to destroy smut. Cannot be mailed. 
Lb. cans 25c, 8 lbs. $1.75. 
pC A lVT** Easy to use. Controls 
X Smut of Oats, Rye, 
Wheat, Barley and Sorghum. Pamphlet giving 
full particulars on application. For wheat, rye 
and sorghum use 2 oz. per bu. For oats and 
barley 3 ozs. per bu. Cannot be mailed. Price 
8 ozs. 50c, 1 lb. 75c, 5 lbs. $3.00, 25 lbs. $12.50, 
100 lbs. $49.00. 
SORGHUM 
EARLY AMBER. Makes good syrup and excel¬ 
lent feed for cows. Grows 9 to 12 feet high. 
Prepaid pkt. 10c, lb. 25c. 3 lbs. 50c. Not pre¬ 
paid lb. 15c, 3 lbs. 36c, 10 lbs. $1.00, 50 lbs. or 
over at 7c per lb. or market price. 
CANADA FIELD PEAS 
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WHITE. Good grower; very hardy; valuable 
for green fertilizer, hay or for pasturing hogs. 
Sow 1 bushel of peas and 1 bushel of oats to the 
acre early in the spring, and they may be cut for 
hay in time to grow a crop of soy beans or sow- 
peas. Prepaid lb. 30c, 3 lbs. 59c. Ask for prices. 
Dwarf Essex Rape 
A great crop for feeding sheep and hogs. It 
grows 3 feet high and covers the ground so thickly 
that weeds seldom give trouble. An acre will give 
two months’ pasture to 36 sheep, and they will 
make rapid gain in flesh. Sow the seed from June 
to September, using 6 pounds broad cast to the 
acre, or 3 pounds to the acre in drills 2 % feet 
apart. Prepaid pkt. 10c, lb. 35c, 3 lbs. 75c. Not 
prepaid lb. 25c, 3 lbs. 65c, 10 lbs. $1.75, 25 lbs. 
$3.50, 50 lbs. $6.00, 100 lbs. $10.00. 
COW PEAS 
WHIP-POOR-WILL. The best of all varieties. 
Improves the soil. Makes excellent hay. Prepaid 
lb. 30c, 3 lbs. 59c. Ask for prices. 
WINTER VETCH 
This is also called HAIRY VETCH. It is a won¬ 
derful cover-crop, one of the best for plowing 
under. It succeeds everywhere, and produces good 
crops on poor, sandy soils. It makes a great 
root-growth, and the roots gather nitrogen in 
abundance. It remains green all winter and is 
splendid for pasture. The seed may be sown 
broadcast from March to November, using 26 
pounds with a bushel of oats or rye, to the acre. 
It may also be sown in corn fields and other 
crops at the last cultivation and makes a great 
growth to plow under the following spring. Price 
prepaid: pkt. 5c, lb. 35c, 3 lbs. 90c. Not prepaid, 
lb. 28c, 10 lbs. $2.50, 50 lbs. $9.00, 100 lbs. $17.00. 
Ask for prices on larger quantities. 
INOCULATE PEAS, SOY 
BEANS, COW PEAS AND 
VETCH WITH McQUEENS 
INOCULATOR. 1 bu. size 
35c, 2 bn. size 50c, 5 bn. 
size $1.00, for any of these 
seeds. IT PAYS BIG. 
JAPANESE BUCKWHEAT 
We consider the Japanese the best variety of 
buckwheat. It is a heavy yielder, ripens early. 
Kernels large and of black color; makes excellent 
flour. Sow June 10 to July 20. Prepaid lb. 25c, 
8 lbs. 50c. Not prepaid lb. 15c, 3 lbs. 36c, pk. 
(12 lbs.) 65c, bu. $1.50. Ask for prices. 
"I have tried Old Virginia before, and can say 
that it produces large crops for the silo.”—Deleus 
Anderson, Minn. 
WHEAT 
MARQUIS SPRING WHEAT. The best of all va¬ 
rieties for spring sowing. A beardless variety 
with long stiff straw, long heads, ripens early, 
grains are short, plump, of red color and 
grades No. 1. Prepaid lb. 30c, 3 lbs. 59c. Not 
prepaid lb. 20c, 3 lbs. 45c, pk. (15 lbs.) 85c, 
bu. $2.25. Ask for prices on larger quantities. 
BARLEY 
WISCONSIN PEDIGREE. This is a six-rowed, 
large headed, bearded, variety. Has a record of 
yielding 50 to 75 bu. per acre. It has stiff straw, 
vigorous growth. The grain is plump and con¬ 
tains a large per cent of protein, making it a 
valuable variety for stock feed. Price prepaid, 
lb. 28c, 3 lbs. 65c. Not prepaid lb. 18c, 3 lbs. 
45c, pk. (12 lbs.) 75c, bn. $2.00. Ask for quo¬ 
tations on larger quantities. 
VELVET. This is a six rowed variety similar in 
appearance to the Wisconsin Pedigree and has 
all its good qualities. But the beards are 
smooth or barbless, making it much nicer to 
handle. It yields as well as Wis. Pedigree. 
PRICE SAME AS WISCONSIN PEDIGREE. 
BROOM CORN 
IMPROVED EVERGREEN. Long brush of best 
quality for making No. 1 brooms. Prepaid lb. 
35c, 3 lbs. 83c. Not prepaid lb. 25c, 3 lbs. 69c, 
10 lbs. $2.00. 
FLAX 
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FLAX. Used to sow with Oats to add protein 
and increase their feeding value. Prepaid pkt. 
10c, lb. 25c, 3 lbs. 50c. Not prepaid lb. 15c, 
10 lbs. $1.25, bu. $3.60. Ask for prices on larger 
quantities. 
SEND FOR OUR SPECIAL PRICE8 ON 
LARGE LOTS OF ALL FARM SEEDS 
Discounts on Orders: 2% on $25.00; 3% on $50.00; 4% on $100.00 
