T HIS year I have spent more time than 
ever before, in checking over farm seed 
samples and seeing that you get the 
very finest seeds that are grown. I know 
sometimes the growers think I am a little 
too particular, but I have found that it pays 
in the long run to use nothing but the very 
best in farm seeds. 
I have had buyers in all producing sec¬ 
tions this year, selecting seeds and sub¬ 
mitting samples to me for approval. 
Lowest Prices This Year 
By purchasing our seed direct from the 
growers at lowest prices during the sea¬ 
son, assures you of getting real value and 
big savings by ordering direct from Earl 
E. May. You can save money with the posi¬ 
tive assurance that you are getting seed 
of the right variety, and of the description 
and hardiness you order. 
Seed Samples FREE 
Give me the privilege of showing you 
samples so that you can personally check 
up on them with your neighbors, with your 
county agent or agricultural college. If you 
will write me what you are going to need, 
I’ll be glad to send these samples to you without any obliga^ 
tion, so you can look them over in your own home. 
Shop in Your Nearest Earl May’s Store 
MY 
GUARANTEE 
I guarantee the vitality, de¬ 
scription, origin and purity of 
our seeds to be as represented 
on the pink wholesale price list 
enclosed and on the analysis 
tags, to the full amount of the 
purchase price, if received by 
the customer in original brand¬ 
ed bags. It is mutually agreed 
that in no case shall the Earl 
E. May Seed Co., be liable for 
more than the amount actually 
paid for the seed. 
Montana May worth 
Some farmers prefer Montana grown seed. 
They claim it is extremely hardv; it is 
grown on dry land too. This is the purple 
bloom variety, deep rooted; the roots go 
right down to the subsoil and get moisture 
enough to stay green even though the sum¬ 
mers are very hot and dry. It will last year 
after year, where many other kinds kill out. 
Nebraska Hardy Alfalfa 
Nebraska this year had very fine crops of 
alfalfa seed. We purchased some of the 
finest lots direct from the farmer; some of 
it was raised from Grimm, some from Cos¬ 
sack and some of it from the Dakota No. 
12 strain. It is especially well adapted for 
seeding in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and 
Missouri. 
Kansas Hardy Alfalfa 
Kansas produced a fine crop of plump, 
golden colored seed this season. Our buy¬ 
ers got the cream of the crop for you. We 
are offering it at lowest prices. In many states, Kansas is pre¬ 
ferred to any other Alfalfa because of its hardy dry land char¬ 
acteristics. It yields an abundant crop of finest quality hay. 
Our seed is thoroughly recleaned and absolutely free from all 
bad weeds. 
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My pink farm seed price sheet is enclosed with this catalog. 
Don't lose it! Check up with other farm seed lists, tijo, if you 
want to, but remember my special guarantee of quality. I can 
give you prompt shipment if you want your seed shipped. 
We can arrange to have your seed for you at your nearest 
Earl May’s store, if you wish. Place your order now from the 
enclosed farm seed price list, as all farm seed prices this year 
are subject to advance without notice. Store addresses are on 
the pink price list. 
Alfalfa 
The Best Farm Crop for Hay, 
Pasture or Soil Building 
Alfalfa will make you more profit than any other crop you 
can grow on your farm. You can depend on it for three big 
cuttings per year, and it averages better than a ton per acre 
per cutting. It is the best hay you can have. Its feeding value 
is unsurpassed. 
State Experiment stations all over the country can agree on 
one thing,—and that is, on the value of alfalfa for feeding hogs, 
cattle or livestock of all kinds. Sow some in your chicken yard, 
too. 
BATE OF SEEDING. Many sow from 15 to 20 pounds per 
acre. Further west you get, the less seed is needed. A firm seed 
bed is most important. When you plow the ground just before 
seeding’, plow it shallow and use a packer, roller or a harrow 
to work it down as solid as possible. Good drainage is impor¬ 
tant, too, on alfalfa land. 
Cut alfalfa when about one-tenth of the bloom appears. This 
makes your planting always vigorous and healthy. I always 
make three cuttings, and in extremely favorable seasons, take 
four. 
Grimm Alfalfa 
Grimm has a great reputation for hardiness. Our stocks of 
Grimm alfalfa have descended from the original small lot of 
seed that was brought over to this country in 1857 by Wendelyn 
Grimm from Germany. 
You can’t tell Grimm alfalfa by simply looking at the seed. 
An expert can tell it growing on the farm, because of the great 
varieties of color of blossoms. That's why we personally go to 
the farmers in the growing sections where Alfalfa seed is pro¬ 
duced and select the seed by checking up on the pedigree and 
studying carefully the color of the blooms and the general, 
hardy characteristics of the plant. That’s why we know our 
Grimm Alfalfa is the genuine article. 
Cossack Alfalfa 
This is a Siberian Alfalfa. Professor Hansen of the South 
Dakota Experiment Station brought this to the United States 
many years ago. He found it growing in the wilds of Siberia, 
where it was producing lots of fine leaved hay under the most 
rigid weather conditions. It has proven itself to be one of the 
most valuable varieties we have. I prefer it for upland soil. 
I think it does a little better than Grimm on higher ground. 
SWEET CLOVER 
Whether you are a livestock farmer, grain grower, a truck 
raiser, a fruit producer or chicken farmer, sweet clover has 
its place on your farm. It is the most valuable crop that I know 
of for building up old worn out soil. 
The government reduction in wheat and corn acreage, means 
larger sowings of Sweet Clover. There will be a very serious 
shortage of Sweet Clover seed this year, so I urge you to order 
your seed early. 
I like to sow Sweet Clover with small grain early in the 
spring. After the grain has been harvested, you’ll have a nice 
lot of fall pastqre; then again early the following year, you’ll 
have pasture clear up until July. Sweet Clover is a great weed 
killer, too; as a cover crop, it kills out most weeds that are 
troublesome. As a rebuilder of the soil, it is superior to any¬ 
thing else. The roots go down deep and at the end of its grow¬ 
ing season, they decay rapidly, and they are soft and easily 
plowed up. 
Sweet Clover is a biennial; that is, it grows one year pro¬ 
ducing foliage and about the middle of the following year, it 
goes to seed. Sweet Clover will carry more cattle and hogs 
per acre than any other legume crop. 
How to Grow Sweet Clover 
Only hulled or scarified seed should be sown after the middle 
of February, and this should be sown either alone, the same as 
Red Clover, or by itself on grain land so that it can be har¬ 
rowed in and give the seed some covering. Cover the seed about 
a half inch deep; in light soil or in dry weather it should be 
covered an inch deep. 
Fifteen pounds of scarified seed to the acre is recommended. 
By scarifying, I mean that it has been run through a machine, 
called a scarifier, which removes the hull and scratches the seed 
coat, so that it will take up moisture and germinate readily. It 
has been proven in tests that our method of scarifying (the 
latest improved Eddy Process) makes practically every seed 
a quick growing seed. 
Unscarified Sweet Clover seed should be sown in the middle 
of the winter, using about 20 to 30 pounds of seed to the acre. 
Giant White Blossom-Biennial 
The best for soil improvement. It makes an enormous root 
and top growth, and is a very rapid grower. It is the best for 
all around purposes. I insist on only the very best of large, 
plump berried seed and our seed is all thoroughly recleaned, 
several times and free from noxious weeds. 
Veliow Biennial 
The Yellow Biennial is popular for bee keepers and those who 
may wish to use Sweet Clover as a hay crop. It has yellow 
flowers, grows finer, a little more spreading in habit and not 
quite so tall. It makes better hay than the white; it matures 
about two weeks earlier and for this reason, is a little better 
for some of the northern territories. 
Grundy County White 
A dwarf growing white. It makes about the same kind of 
growth as Yellow Blossom, but I believe carries more leaves. 
It is about 3 weeks earlier than the Giant White. Makes a very 
uniform growth. 
Dakota No. 12 Alfalfa 
Our South Dakota No. 12 comes from the Black Hills district 
of South Dakota, where the very finest and hardiest seed is 
grown. Many fields in that territory have been producing seed 
for 30 to 35 years. I recommend my strain of Dakota No. 12 
very highly for sowing in Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and 
states that have similar climatic conditions. 
IJnhulled Sweet Clover 
We always have some demand for unhulled seed for fall and 
winter sowing. Remember unhulled sweet clover should not be 
sown after the 15th of February. Sow it early; the earlier the 
better. 20 to 30 pounds to the acre is generally sown on the 
snow. It weighs only 30 pounds to the bushel. The hulled and 
scarified seed weighs 60 pounds. 
