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FORD’S SEED OATS 
NEW VICTORY OATS. This Is a splendid" white 
branch oat, having a medium to stiff straw of 
good length. It stands up well and has a strong 
root system. Heads are branching and well 
filled with grain of the finest quality. The aver¬ 
age yield In Ohio has been about 80 bushels per 
acre In normal years, the grain weighing from 
35 to 40 pounds per bushel. 
These Oats originated in Sweden, and after 
careful consideration of many varieties the New 
Victory was chosen for this locality, by a repre¬ 
sentative from the U. S. having over 30 years 
experience In growing and handling seed grain. 
Write for prices. 
Ask for Quotations on Large Lots 
FORMALDEHYDE. For fumigating oats and 
other grains to destroy smut. Cannot be mailed. 
Lb. cans 25c, 8 lbs. $1.75. 
Improved Ceresan smuTot St": 
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. Price; By mail postpaid, 
Ib 85c: 6-Ib. pkg. $3.35. Not postpaid, lb. 70c; 
6-lb. pkg. $3.00. 
A non-poisonous seed treatment 
which controls smut on oats and 
other seeds. It is simply mixed with oats at 
the rate of 3 ozs. per bu. Full directions with 
each package. 6 lb. cans $2.00, postage 18c extra. 
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. 50o. Not pre¬ 
paid lb. 15c, 3 lbs. 36c, 10 lbs. $1.00, 60 lbs. or 
over at 7c per lb. or market price. 
CANADA FIELD PEAS 
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 cow- 
peas. Prepaid lb. 30c, 3 lbs. 59c. Ask for prices. 
COW PEAS 
WHIP-POOR-WILL. The best of all varieties. 
Improves the soil. Makes excellent hay. Prepaid 
lb. 30c, 3 lbs. 69c. 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 25 
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 MCQUEEN’S 
INOCULATOR. 1 bu, sire 
30c, 2 bu. size 50c, 5 bu. 
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 
fiour. Sour June 10 to July 20. Prepaid lb. 25c, 
3 lbs. 60c. Not prepaid lb. 15c, 3 lbs. 30c, pk. 
(12 lbs.) 50c. 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 3G sheep, and they will 
make rapid gain in flesh. Sow the seed from 
June to September, using 6 pounds broadcast to 
the acre, or 3 pounds to the acre in drills 2 V 2 
feet apart. Prepaid pkt. 10c, lb. 35c, 3 lbs. 75c. 
Not prepaid lb. 25c, 3 lbs. 60c, 10 lbs. $1.25, 25 
lbs. $2.50, 50 lbs. $4.50, 100 lbs. $8.00. 
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 
WTSCONSIN PEDIGREE. This is a six-rowed, 
large headed, bearded, variety. Has a record of 
yielding 60 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.) 76c, bu. $1.90. 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 Wise. Pedigree. PRICE 
SAME AS WTSCONSIN PEDIGREE. 
BROOM CORN 
IMPROVED EVERGREEN. Long brush of best 
quality for making No. 1 brooms. Prepaid lb. 
36c, 3 lbs. 83c. Not prepaid lb. 25c, 3 lbs. 69c, 
10 lbs. .$2.00. 
FLAX 
FL.VX. Used to sow with Oats to add protein 
and Increase their feeding value. Prepaid pkt. 
l()c, lb. 25c, 3 lbs, 60c. Not prepaid lb. 16c, 
10 lbs. $1.25, bu. $3.25. Ask for prices on larger 
quantities. 
SEND FOR OUR SPECIAL PRICES ON 
LARGE LOTS OF ALL FARM SEEDS 
FORD SEED CO., RAVENNA, OHIO 
