122 SEED CATALOGUE of L. L. A/f A V ^ CO., ST. PAUL, MINN. 
"Northern Grown" Seeds Are Best 
Seedsmen, Florists, Nurserymen 
May's Culture Books, Poultry Supplies, Etc. 
MAY'S POULTRY SUPPLIES 
Wc CARRY a lull und comptitr lir.r of poultry supplies of every description. 
Our foods arc put up with the greatest caie, in the right proportions, 
and sold as cheap as reliable goods can be. 
May's Chick Feed. 'I'his mixture embraces the best com- 
bination of seeds, grains, etc.. thai can be compounded for 
the purpose required. It gives the chicks quick growth 
and tends to keep them in good health. To properly 
develop the chick, either for market or to become a producer 
I of eggs it must be fed such food as will promote growth 
I quicklv and uniformly. .\ well balanced feed will produce 
a well'balanced lien. This mixture is composed of different 
grains and seeds blended in the proper proportions, sound 
clean and sweet. 50 pounds $1.50, 100 pounds $2.50. 
Beef Scraps. Makes chicks strong and hi-ahliy. 5 pound 
carton 30c., 50 pounds $2.00, 100 pounds $3.25. 
Ground Bone. The chick's friend. 10 pounds 35c., 50 
pounds $1.25, lOO pounds $2.25. 
ncdium and coarse. 
^ 100 IBS. ^ 
PERFECfi 
-QRIT-t 
IT makes] 
iHENSlAYi 
Put up ill three sizes: line 
May's Hen Feed. ;\ perfect combinaUon to make hens 
lay. .\ great egg and vigor producing food, keeping 
fowls in good laying condition, giving them the necessary 
stimulus without producing loo much fat. It is^ a 
complelc food, containing varieties of seeds and grains 
that are blended in the right proportions to produce 
best results. W'e guarantee this food to give entire 
satisfaction. 50 pounds $1.50, 100 pounds $2.5a 
May's Scratching Food. .\ mixture of grains thai is 
properly proportioned to make an excellent food for 
poultry. Used for mixing amongst the straw or litter 
on the floor, furnishing exercise, and by so doing keeping 
them in condition. 50 pounds $1,25, 100 pounds S2.00. 
Cut Clover. .Among green foods the clovers stand at the top. Cnn be fc 1 
with inasli or dry. Directions for feeding in each bag. 50 pounds $1.15, 
100 pounds $2.00. 
Crushed Shells. I'm up in right size for hens. 25 pounds 3Sc, SO pounds 
55c., 100 pounds 85c. 
Complete Grit. In order to make the business pay, a first class grit must 
be used. Wc supply three sizes, containing all the essentials for a perfect 
grit: No. 3, for brooder chicks: No. 2, for half grown chicks, turkeys, ducks, 
geese, etc.; No. i, for hens. 25 pounds 35c., 50 pounds S5c., 100 pounds 85c. 
Roup Cure. Positively guaranteed by the manufacturers to cure roup in 
all its forms. Small package, makes 25 gallons of medicine, 50c., postpaid. 
Large package, makes 75 gallons of medicine, $1.00, postpaid. 
A COMPLETE LINE of Conkey Poultry 
Remedies Always Carried in Stock. 
MAY'S MIXED BIRD SEED 
FANCY RECLEANED. Jl pricri r/iiolfd on liird Seed we do not deliver free. 
If wanted by mail, add 10 cents per pound. 
May's Mixed Bird Seed. Has become famous for its superior quality. 
We use nothing but the freshest high grade seed, free from mustiness and 
dust. These seeds are particularly relished by canary birds, etc. Put up 
in I pound lithographed canons. Pound lOc, 100 pounds in bulk, $7.50. 
Hemp. Best Crade. Pound lOc, 100 pounds $7.50. 
Canary. Best Sicily. Pound 15c., 100 pounds $10.00. 
Rape. For Birds. Pound lOc, 100 pounds $7.50. 
Millet, Fancy. Pound lOc, 100 pounds $7.00. 
MAY'S CULTURE BOOKS 
ooKS on Iruits, Fhxrrs, I'egetablfs, etc., and how 
to grow them. Delivered postpaid at these prices. 
Fruit Growing. \ practical guide for the amateur. 
How to grow strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, 
currants, grapes, etc., especially in cold climates. Illustra- 
ted, 137 pages. Paper cover, 25c. 
Vegetable Gardening. A manual on the growing of 
vegetables for home use and market. Every gardener 
should have this book. Paper cover, 50c. 
Flower Queries. In this book is given a selection of 
;oo questions and answers on practical tlorlculiure; will 
be of assistance to the amateur flower grower. 2Sc. 
Success With House Plants. A complete text book 
and guide in the house ajid garden. Each 50c. 
Onions. How to grow them prolitably. By 17 practical onion growers. 25c. 
Asparagus. How to grow for home use or market. Each 50c. 
Mushrooms. How to grow them. Each $1.00. 
Rhubarb* A complete guide. Each 50c. 
MAY'S INSECTICIDES 
Hammond's Slug Shot. Guaranteed 
to destroy potato bugs and those on 
tomato and egg plants, currant 
worms, cabbage lice and worms, fieas, 
beetles and striped bugs on melons, 
turnips, beets, onions, etc. 5 pound 
package 35c., 10 pounds 65c., by 
express only. 
Paris Green. .\ poisonous insecti- 
cide in powdered form, for insects 
which chew. When applied as a pow- 
der use one part Paris Green to 100 
parts plaster or flour. As a liquid one 
pound Paris Green in 150 to 100 gallons water. If uscJ on fruit trees add 
one pound quicklime, li pound l5c., % pound 20c., 1 pound 35c., 5 pounds 
$1.65, 14 pounds $4.2a 
Kerosene Emulsion. Not Injurious to foliage and a sure remedy for lice 
scale insects and most soft-bodied insects. Kills by contact. Quart 40c., 
gallon $1.00. 
Helleborre. Absolutely necessary to kill the currant worm or rose slug. 
\ cry ciTcctual. pound 20c., 1 pound 35c., 10 pounds $3.00. Our qual- 
ity is absolutely pure. 
Tobacco Soap. A wonderful pest exterminator. Un- 
surpassed for quickly exterminating all insect life on 
plants and flowers in and out of doors. Excellent for 
rose bushes, shrubs, etc A trial will give highly 
gratifying results. 3 ounce cake sufficient for i 
trallons prepared solution, mailed postpaid, 13c.; 
ounce cake suflicicni ffir four gallons prepared 
solution, mailed postpaid, 28c. 
Whale Oil Soap. Makes an excellent wash for 
trees and plants where insects and eggs affect 
the bark. Per pound 30c., postpaid. 
Bordeaux Mixture. In dry form. I pound 
25c., by express. 
Bordeaux Mixture, Liquid for fungus diseases. 
Directions for using on can. Pint 25c., quart 
45c., gallon $1.25; charges not prepaid. 
Tobacco Dust. One of the best remedies for 
green and black aphis, fleas, beetles, etc. 
5 poimds 25c., by express. 
BOWKER'S PYROX 
TUE ONli BEST AND SAFliST 
all-round spray. Kills all 
leaf eating insects, prevents 
blights and all fungous troubles, 
without injury to fruit or foli' 
age. Eqiially 
Prices on larger cjuantilics furnished on application. 
MAY'S WEED EXTERMINATOR AND LAWN 
RENOVATOR 
ABSOLUTELY tltstroys Dandelions, Plantain and other broad leaved ivceds. 
and at llic sainc time promotes a luxurious growth of fine grasses 
without aid of anv other fertilizer. Wc have thoroughly tested this prepar- 
ation and find it 'is all that its discoverers claim. When applied to weedy 
lawns it adheres to the rough surface of the leaves of dandelions and other 
large leaved weeds, completely destroying them, while at the same time 
it goes to the roots of the small, smooth bladed grasses, fertilizing them and 
promoting a most luxuriant growth. Full directions for use will be found 
on every can, which, if followed implicitl.v. will insure a beautiful velvety 
laivii iii'a few days. Apply from March to 0.;tober. 
MAY'S LAWN SAND 
No OTHER /■V'/iVi.-.cr is rrquirf.l if this preparation be used. Put lip in 
3 pound anil 7 po'.md packages only. 3 pound package will dress 
120 square feel. Price $0.50 each. 7 pound package will dress 280 square 
feet. Price $1.00 each. Prices on larger quantities on application. 
MAY'S INCUBATORS. WRITE FOR SIZES AND PRICES 
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