>MAYS NORTHERN CROWN SEEDS BEST FOR ALL CLIMES^ 



BRANCHING YELLOW HiLO iViAlZE. 



BRANCHING YELLOW MILO 



M A 1 7 C (See Cut.) Grows from 9 to 12 

 I Inl&iUk feet high, stooling from the 

 ground, sending out shoots from the joints. 

 Seed heads grow to great size, often weigh- 

 ing 3-4. of a pound, sometimes a full pound 

 after ripe. Being allied to sugar cane, cattle, 

 liorses and hogs will eat it readily. Tests 

 show that during the severe drought, corn 

 •dried up within a few feet of it; the Branch 

 ing Milo suffered but little. Three to five 

 pounds will plant an acre. Lb. 25c, postpaid; 

 10 lbs. 60c, 100 lbs. $5.00. 



MAY'S PROLIFIC COW PEAS 



(See Cut.) Cow peas are to the South what 

 clover is to the North and what Alfalfa is to 

 i;he West. There is now a widespread dis- 

 position to plant cow peas farther north 

 than formerly on account of their qiiick 

 .growing habit and their great value for en- 

 silage and soil improvement pur- 

 poses. It has strong roots and heavy 

 loliage, possessing great fertilizing powers. 

 It draws its nourishment very heavily 

 from the air, and returns it in a 

 richer measure to the soil, thereby enrich- 

 ing it to a degree that is remarkable. !n the 

 cow pea we have a fertilizer and a food at the 

 same time. If not desired as a fertilizer, it 

 makes a fine fodder for cattle'. The cow 

 pea ranks very high as a soil enricher, gath- 

 ering immense quantities of nitrogen from 

 -the atmosphere. The ripe peas contain no 

 less than 18% per cent of digestible protein. 

 The vines properly cured are a most 

 valuable fodder for cattle and sheep, being 

 richer in isrotein and fatthan'the best clover 

 hay. This is not exactly a pea, but belongs 



more 

 prop, 

 erlv to 

 t ii e 

 bean 

 family. 

 It requires 



CORN, Ensilage Sorts. 



r*«ifian ili'trt't Unequaled in yield and unsurpassed in quality. The grains 

 wtlUclll VJlctllLa are pure white, very large, broad and long, showy and of 

 good vitality. The fodder grows on the stalks in great quantities and of fine flavor, 

 tender and sweet. Lb. 25c, 3 lbs. 70c, postpaid; pk. 50c, bu. $1.25, bag (2 1=2 bu.) $3.00. 

 TifxA Cf\ly A large, white, heavy cropping variety, producing from 50 to 70 

 BvCU \^KJtJ» tons per acre. The fodder is sweet, tender, juicy and said to con- 

 tain more nourishment than any other variety. It grows from 14 to 15 feet in 

 height. Lb 250, postpaid; pk. 40c, bu. Si.oo, bag (2 1=2 bu.) $2.25. 



W/hii^fk Cr\h A pure white fodder corn; ears of an immense size, makingita 

 VV lllVC WUU. very good variety for feeding cattle during the winter months. 

 Lb. 2SC, postpaid; pk. 40c, bu. $1.00, bag (2 1-2 bu.) $2.25. 



I A RP A M (Glycine Hispida.) The Soja Bean is fast coming.to the front as a 

 *D\J%S/\ L'ti'f^i^ 'great soil enricher and as a food for fattening hogs and cattle, 

 both in the green and dry state. Grows nearly 4 feet in height, heavily' podded and 

 has yielded over 10 tons per acre. It is a valuable fodder variety, either for curing, 

 feeding green or for the silo, mixing with corn. It is a rich food unsurpassed as a 

 flesh maker, and like the clovers is a silo improver. Sow broadcast 30 poiands to the 

 acre orplant in drills: three feet apart, one foot between plants. Pkt. loc, pt. 20c, 

 qt. ago, postpaid, pkL 75c, bu. $2.50. 



GREAT BRAZILIAN FLOUR CORN 



novelties ever introduced. 



Originated in Brazil, where it constitutes the principal food of the inhabitants. It is truly 

 a marvelous plant. For more than 6 years our seed was always exhausted before the 

 season ended, so great was the demand. You are sure to like it. It grows 8 feet high, 

 and from a kernel sends enough stools to produce 100 ears. Its strong points are: 



1 — Twenty-five barrels of flour can be grown from 1 acre, and this flour is of as 



fine a grade as is made of Dakota hard 

 wheat, which is five times as much as wheat 

 produces per acre. 2 — The bread and biscuits 

 baked therefrom are ftiUy as palatable as. 

 from any flour known. 3 — When boiled in a 

 green state it has no superior among Sweet 

 Corn, while its yield is thrice that of Sweet 

 Corn. 4 — ^^Matures in all latitudes where 

 corn ripens. 5— Cultivate as you would 

 corn, allowing 2 kernels to a hill. 6— On 

 our own grounds it yielded at the rate of 

 100 tons per acre of green fodder, of the most 

 delicious, sweet, tender, juicj', nutritious 

 food we have ever seen. Indeed, it seems as 

 though this will soon rank as the greatest 

 fodder-producing plant in the world. 7 — It 

 makes flour in quality equal to wheat. Of 

 course it is not so white, but oh, what de- 

 liciotis cakes and rolls and biscuits!. Can be 

 ground on a Family Grist Mill. 

 Prices of Brazilian Flour Corn — (For flour, 

 plant 5 qts, per acre; for fodder, 10 qts.) Pkg. 

 IOC, pt. 30C, qt,. 50c, postpaid; 5 qts. 75c, 

 16 qts. $1.50, bu. $2.75, 2 1-2 bu. $6.50 



SWEET FODDER CORN. 



Ah increasing demand has made us select 

 wha t we believe to be a variety unsurpassed 

 for fodder. It is a rapid growing corn with 

 a great abundance of leaves, wonderfully 

 tender stalks, and gives by far the greatest 

 jneld per acre. Every farmer and dairyman 

 knows th^ value of a good crop of fodder 

 corn for feeding cattle during the "winter 

 months. We have carefully tested our 

 Superior Fodder Corn and find that it gives 

 almost double the nourishment of common 

 varieties. Price by express or freight, pk. 

 75c, BU. $2.50. ] . 



TRIUMPH CORN PLANTER. 



(See page 109.) A planter that cannot be 

 too highly recommended,, If you have only 

 a sthall field, it will pay you to use aplanter. ' 

 Every farmer should have one ready for nse 

 when planting. 



^ CORN. 



a full season to mature and ripen the pods. If desired the 

 pods may be harvested for the grain and the vines plowed 

 under to fertilize the soil. The seed or grain is ground and 

 used for cattle fodder; the leaves and stalks also make good 

 fodder fed green. Poor sandy land may be greatly improved by plowing under a crop 

 of cow peas and thus made into a fertile loam. Plant in a thoroughly pulverized 

 soil. If wanted to plow under for manure, sow with a drill, in drills a foot apart. 

 If o-i-own for seed, plant 3 1-2 feet apart and 1 foot in the row, and cultivate thor- 

 oughly using 25 pounds of seed per acre. The yield of peas in a dry state is 

 from 40 to 60 bushels per acre. Pkt. loc, lb. 25c, postpaid; bu. $2.50, bag (2 1=2 



bu.) $6.00. 



CANADA FIELD PEAS. 



cow PEAS. 



(See Cut.)The foliage and habit of growth is quite similar to garden peas. The 

 Canada Field Pea is one of the very best soiling crops at the North, and. is largely 

 used for that purpose and for green manuring. It is sometimes grown alone, but 

 the most satisfactorv dairyresultscomefromsowingitwith oats, rye or barley. It 

 makes good ensilage', and is an admirable food either green or dry for cattle, being] 

 highly nutritious and rich in milk-producing elements. It is quite hardy and may 

 be sown earlv in the spring, and will be ready to cut in May or June. The seed 

 should be sown at the rate of 1 or 1 1-2 bushels per acre. 



Improved Prolific WhitQ,iirf^,^'ift^iSl%i^^^^^ 



per acre. They are great fatteners. These peas sell at fancy prices dry for eating. 

 Pt. 20c, qt. 3.SC, postpaid; pk. 60c, bu. $2.00, 10 bu. $19,00 



M o-^r'c II>P>tHFp>r»+inn Hf P»f»n Height of vine three and one-half to four 

 nVcLy » r'crieCLl^/Il VJrCCll. feet, of the same general character as 

 the Improved Prolific White, used for the same purposes, but the seed is green in 

 color instead of white. Pt. 25c, qt. 45c, postpaid; pk. 65c, bu. $2.25, 10 bu. $22.00. 



CANADA FIELD PEAS. 



