CARL A. HANSEN NURSERY. BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA 
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MAY DAY 
THE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERING LAWN TREE 
For superb flowering beauty on the lawn or boulevard, 
none excels May Day. Its long, fine white flowers early 
in spring create a massive bouquet of loveliness that is 
alluringly wonderful and altogether lovely. 
It is the first tree to show green in spring and is prac¬ 
tically in full leaf long before many of the common trees 
begin to leaf. 
The flowers are a wonderment in themselves, blooming 
early in spring, in April or early May, and always several 
weeks earlier than any of the other flowering trees. The 
flowers are large, pure white and very fragrant. Their 
mass-like clusters are a beautiful sight and are well 
adapted to cutting for the house or early spring lawn 
festivals. 
The fruit of the trees are small and though edible and 
make good jelly, are soon claimed by the birds in prefer¬ 
ence to what we consider better fruit. Thus, our good 
fruit is saved, yet the birds are fed. 
May Day may be trimmed up for a street or lawn shade 
tree or left in bush form as shown. It grows rapidly. It is 
perfectly hardy far north into Canada as it came from 
the colder parts of Siberia. 
Prices on May Day Trees: 
12-18 Inch. SO.35 Each; 5 Trees for $1.50 
18-36 Inch. 50 Each; 5 Trees for $2.00 
3- 5 Feet. 1.25 Each; 5 Trees for $5.50 
4- 6 Feet . 1.75 Each; 5 Trees for $7.50 
Prof. N. E. Hansen and a May Day Tree 
RED SILVER CRAB 
A Real Worthwhile Ornamental 
The First Carl A. Hansen Plant Introduction 
A glorious new Flowering Crab that is completely RED in flovrer, leaf, bark, and fruit. It is a 
rich maroon red from top to bottom, and the somewhat cut-leaf foliage has in addition a silvery 
touch underneath, making a remarkable combination throughout. The wonderfully fragrant flow¬ 
ers are huge, partially double, and altogether lovely. One of the greatest hardy flowering crabs 
ever introduced. Supply very limited, so please order as early as possible. 
Trees: $1.25 Each; 3 for $3.50. 
Hansen PrOSO— The Dryland Wonder Grain! 
The Best Catch Crop for the Northwest—Matures in GO Days. 
Can Be Planted Later and Will Stand More Dry Weather Than Any Other Grain. 
In seasons when wheat, barley, rye, and oats 
fail in the dry inland regions of eastern Europe 
and Asia, Proso, a grain millet, always gives a 
crop. In the United States in 1933, when thou¬ 
sands of acres of grain were burned up by the 
extreme drought, Proso, the grain wonder, saved 
the day. In many cases this was the only winter 
feed grown by thousands of farmers. Though it 
does best when sown in June, it may be sown in 
July and still mature a good crop. It produces as 
high as 70 bushels to the acre of grain, weighing 
60-65 pounds per bushel. 
Proso makes a splendid feed when fed whole or 
ground, for all kinds of live stock and poultry. 
Many farmers claim it will fatten hogs or cattle 
better than corn and that chickens lay better when 
fed Proso and prefer it to other grains or mash. 
Its forage in any stage of growth, or as hay, is 
not at any time injurious to live stock or poisonous 
like cane. Proso straw, which usually remains 
somewhat green, even though the grain is ripe, 
makes a good hay for winter feeding. 
Hansen Proso was introduced from Siberia by 
Prof. N. E. Hansen, chosen from 32 varieties, and 
selected for its white color, larger kernels, and 
greater productiveness. The seed is round and 
several times the size of millet, growing in a 
sprangly head resembling oats. The inner color 
of the grain is pure white and should not be 
confused with the colored prosos or so-called hog- 
millets on the market, as Hansen Proso is superior 
in every way, size, color, and production. 
Hansen Proso is unlike any other grain because 
of its extreme drouth resistance, together with the 
fact that it takes only 60 days to mature a crop, 
and needs only one good rain to produce a crop. 
One pound sown in late June usually means four 
or five bushels of Proso in fall. Proso also makes 
an excellent catch crop as it can be sown as late 
as July 15th. Farther south it has produced two 
good crops in one year. 
Every farmer 
should at least 
give Proso a trial, 
just a small idle 
strip if not more, 
and see for him¬ 
self the remark¬ 
able qualities of 
this wonder 
grain. This year 
we have some 
new advanced 
selections of the 
grain grown from 
the larger ker¬ 
nels of whitest 
seed, even better 
than previous 
years. 
The U. S. De¬ 
partment of Agri¬ 
culture in their 
“Proso Bulletin," 
give many valu¬ 
able statistics re- 
garding the 
growing and 
feeding of Proso. 
Sow about 15 
to 25 pounds to 
the acre for best 
results. 
SPECIAL FALL PRICES ONLY 
FOR HANSEN PROSO 
Large packet. 10c; 4-oz., 25c, postpaid. By ex¬ 
press or freight, collect: 10 lbs., $1.00; 25 lbs., 
$1.50; 100 lbs.. $2.50; 500 lbs.. $10.00. F. O. B. 
Brookings. Sacks free. 
One Bundle of Proso 
Grown in Western S. Dak. 
