Author: D. M. Ferry And Company

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-11-17

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 9780266090915

Excerpt from Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of Garden, Flower, and Agricultural Seeds, 1875 We believe it is customary for publishers, at the commencement of the New Year, to claim the indulgence of What might be termed a friendly chat with its readers, through the columns of the periodical published. Availing ourselves of this time-honored custom, we beg to say that at the present writing, July, Ist, there is every prospect of an abundant harvest of the different varieties of seeds we grow on our extensive Greenfield Seed Farm, near Detroit. This immense farm, comprising hundreds of acres, can of course, furnish only small proportion of the vast quantity of seed we require to supply the constantly increasing demand for D. M. Ferry Co's seeds but it can furnish the pure stock seed, improved by careful selection and highest culture, from which to grow the roots and 1vegetables which in turn produce the seed; while of some varieties it yields a nearly sufficient quantity for our own trade. It is almost needless to say that every acre of this land is under the highest possible state of cultivation, no care or expense being spared to make it yield the maximum amount. It is thoroughly underdrained with 45 miles of round, brick tile, and fertilizers are used in untold quantities. The full and perfect development of root and vegetable which is to reproduce the seed, is carefully. Attended to, which, together with the rigid process of selecting, so long and so systematically practiced, undoubtedly go far toward creating the wide-spread and enviable reputation our seeds have gained. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.