SEED CATALOGUE of L. L. 1\T ^ CO., ST. PAUL, MINN. 47 
— y^rif Hardiest For All Climes 
Seedsmen, Florists, Nurserymen 
May's Prolific Pasture Crops and Sugar Cane 
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May's Prolific Forage Rape 
NE ACRE 0/ K'W/ gro:vn raff will furnish pasture for lo to JO head t f stieep for two 
months, and in that time will fatten them in good form for the market. 
MAY'S DWARF ESSEX 
THE BEST forage plant Jot the sheep grou-cTs oj Jmerica. It is highly recommended 
by Professor Shaw of the Minnesota Experimental Station, and many other Icadink- 
authorities on stock feeding, it has yielded 10 tons of green forage per acre, and h;i:- 
twice the feeding value of green clover. Sheep, swine, cattle and poultry cat it rcadil;. 
but it is particularly desirable for sheep on account of its fattening qualities. Rapi 
will do well on ahnost any so!!, but gives best results on corn land. Poimd 20c. 
postpaid; 10 pounds 85c., 50 pounds S3.75, 100 pounds $7.00. 
MAY'S DWARF VICTORIA 
Is OF German origin. In our tests \vc t-iul tliat Dwarf I'"sscx will surpas? i ii - 
vigor of growth aud hardiness. Pound 20c., postpaid; 10 potinds 80c., 100 pound: 
S7.25. 
HAHL. UWAKI- VICIOKIA 
MAY'S Mammoth Pod and Kernel Peanuts 
May's choice hand picked Mammoth Firginia Peanut is the most profitable 
variety to grow, more desirable than the common spreading kind, more 
easily cultivated. Peanuts will yield as large a revenue as any crop that ca'i 
be grown in proportion to the outlay. Peanuts are also good food. Peanut 
Butter has come to be regarded as a dainty. The foliage and vines make 
valuable forage for slock. Large packet lOc; pint 25c., quart 40c., oostpaid. 
PEANUT CULTURE 
PLANTING should be done as soon at possible after all danger of frost is past, 
in ridges three feet apart, one kernel being put every 8 to 12 inches in the 
ridge. The young plant is very weak, hence only fine soil must be used in 
covering, and ilie kernels before planting must be carefully hulled, for if the 
skin covering them is broken the chances are against their growing. 
May's Sugar Cane or Sorghum 
As A pasture crop for catlU. shrtp and m-ine it has no superior. When grazed down it will quickly spring up .iRain, hence a large 
amount of pasture may be obtained from it at a season when it is most difficult to obtain pasture from other sources. As a 
selling crop it will always prove of grcTt value, since at least two crops can be obtained from one sowing, but its highest value as 
1 id for stock is found in the enormous yields of fodder. When properly grown it may be thus fed during more than half the year. 
MAY'S MINNESOTA EARLY AMBER 
C> ET PURE SEED of the Early Amber grown right here in Minnesota. It is the only variety 
T of cane that makes a fine syrup clear as crystal. When planted between the first and 
!)tli of May, the seed almost invariably ripens, yielding 20 to 25 bushels of seed and one 
iiuJred and forty lo two-hundred and forty gallons of syrup per acre. Its earlincss adapts 
ii to almost every section, having been raised with great success in altitude 44 degrees 30 
minutes, and has given entire satisfaction where introduced. For fodder purposes use 50 to 
60 pounds per acre broadcast; if in drills or rows, about half this auantitv will suffice. Pound 
20c., postpaid; by express or freight, 10 pounds $1.00, 50 pounds $3.00, 100 pounds $5.00. 
MAY'S SOUTHERN CANE 
LARGER and stronger grotvth than Karly Amber, but requires a longer time to mature seed. 
Popular in the South, it is the most productive where planted for forage in the Northern 
states and is not usually grown for syrup, but will yieb' an immense amount of green fodder. 
Pound 20c., postpaid; by express or freight, 50 pounds S2.00, 100 pounds $3.50. 
MAY'S MAMMOTH RUSSIAN SUNFLOWER 
THE BEST eRR-producing food kuo:i n /or pou/lry; it can be raised cheaper than corn. Single 
heads measure fifteen to twenty-two inches in diameter, and contain an immense amount 
of seed, which is highly valued by all farmers and poultry breeders who have tried it. // you 
keep only a pair 0/ Jowls get a pound of this seed just for a trial and be convinced. It contains the 
shell lo make eggs. It gives the fowls a bright, lustrousplumage. It keeps them in a strong, 
healthy condition. It makes eggs hatch more vigorous chicks. It makes them more vigorous 
than if fed on any other food, ll prevents roup, it stops egg eating, it slops feather picking. 
It is a heavy cropper on almost any soil. It can be sown from early spring up to July. It is 
also good food for cattle and horses. It is u;ed as a medical herb. It keeps disease away if 
planted around the house. It is fattening to either poultry or cattle. Its strong, thick stalk 
Can be used as fuel. In fact it is the most wonderful, cheapest and best poultry food known. 
Three pounds will sow one acre and the average yield is 100 bushels to the acre. Packet 5c., 
ounce 10c., pound 20c., postpaid; by express or freight, 10 pounds $1.00. 
MAY'S JAPANESE BUCKWHEAT 
THE MOST PRODUCTIVE and profitable variety in cultivation. From half bushel of seed sown 
a crop of 40 bushels has been harvested. The grain is rich dark brown. The flour is fully 
equal in quality to that from any other variety. Ripens a week earlier than Silver Hull anti 
yields two or three limes as much. Excellent for bees. Pound 20c., postpaid; peck 40c., 
bushel $1.50. 
MAY'S Silver Hull Buckwheat 
RIPENS EARLIER than the common varieties of buckw heat and is a heavy yiclder on all kinds of 
soils and seldom affected by drought. The berry is a light silver gray and the tlour is 
whiter and more nutritious than that made of a common sort. Pound 20c., postpaid; peck 40c., 
bushel $1.50. 
EARLY AMBER SUGAR CANE 
