FERTILIZER 
My Heavy 
Seed Makes 
Weed-Free 
Lawns 
VIGOROUS GROWING 
DEEP ROOTED 
DROUGHT RESISTING 
BED TOP. Solid fancy seed. 
You can depend on my vigorous, choicest, 
clean, nature-cured new crop seed to give yoi 
a beautiful rich green lawn all summer. 
FREE LAWN GRASS LEAFLET 
It tells all about the preparing of the seedbed, 
the building of a new lawn, improving an old 
lawn as well as the general care of your lawn 
grass. I send it free with every order or I’ll 
send you one if you write for it. 
How Much to Sow 
For new lawns sow one pound of seed for 
every 200 square feet. To thicken up old lawns 
sow one pound to every 400 square feet. 
Feed your lawn with fertilizer. Seed your 
lawn with good seed. Write for my free lawn 
making lcftflst 
CANADIAN BLUE O-BASS. Will grow on poor, 
dry, sandy soil. Some say it will stand more 
dry weather than Kentucky Blue Grass. I 
would advise mixing this with Maypark Mix¬ 
ture, half and half, for lawns in Western Ne¬ 
braska and Western Kansas. Very hardy. 
40c per lb., 3 lbs., $1.10; 5 lbs., $1.75; 10 lbs., 
$3.35, postpaid. 
Beautiful, luxuriant, quick-growing. Makes a 
2y 
dense sod. Is especially desirable where lawns cannot be given extensive care. 
30c per lb.; 3 lbs., 75c; 5 lbs., $1.15; 10 lbs., $2.00, postpaid. 
BERMUDA GRASS. The lawn grass used in the South. It withstands drouth 
and scorching sun better than any other grass. Makes a good growth on poor 
sandy soil. Heavy dense carpet that requires very little attention except clip¬ 
ping. Will winter kill in the north. 40c per lb.; 3 lbs., $1.10; 5 lbs., $1.75; 
10 lbs., $3.25, postpaid. 
ASTORIA CREEPING BENT. This new Bent grass has both the creeping roots 
and creeping tops. Produces a handsome compact rug-like spongy turf. Unlike 
ordinary Bent Grass it requires but very little more 
care, watering and clipping than Kentucky Blue- 
grass. Fine seeded. Write for my special Bent 
Grass Seeding Leaflet. $1.25 lb.; 3 lbs., $3.25; 
5 lbs., $5.25; 10 lbs., $9.50, postpaid. 
BENT GBASS PLUGS. Bent Grass Plugs are 114 
inch cubes of Bent Grass sod, cut from a field 
of perfect conditioned Creeping Bent turf 
When planted according to directions that come 
with each package, they will produce a lawn 
of uniform color and texture the first season. 
The Astoria Bent Seed must be sown in ear¬ 
ly Spring or late in the Fall, but these Bent 
Grass Plugs can be planted anytime from 
April 1 to June 1 and from August 15 to No¬ 
vember 1. After establishing a Bent Grass 
lawn you have no seeding expense or re¬ 
seeding. It does make the finest rich vel¬ 
vety lawn. One box plants 100 square 
feet. Postpaid for only $1.25. 
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FOR YOUR GARDEN. LAWN AND FLOWERS 
Fertilize your lawn, also your garden, flowers, trees and shrubs with 
our concentrated fertilizers. Use bonemeal for flowers. Half sheep ma¬ 
nure and half bonemeal for lawns, 100 lbs., for 2,000 square feet. 
NON BURNING BONE- 
WEED FREE SHEEP 
MANURE 
5 lbs. . . 
..$0.50 
5 
lbs. 
.$0.40 
5 
lbs. 
.$0.65 
10 lbs.. 
.85 
10 
lbs. 
.85 
10 
lbs. 
. 1.00 
25 lbs 
. 1.00 
25 
lbs. 
.75 
25 
lbs. 
. 1.26 
50 lbs. 
50 
lbs. 
50 
lbs. 
. 2.00 
100 lbs. 
. 2.75 
100 
lbs. 
. 2.00 
100 
lbs. 
5 and 10 lb. lota POSTPAID. Barger quantities P. O. B. Shenandoah. 
SULPHATE OP AM¬ 
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MAYPARK - 
LAWN GRASS MIXTURE 
Best for the Central West 
“In 6 Weeks Prom Sowing It Is Beady for 
Mowing.” 
My Maypark Lawn Grass Mixture is a 
blend of the finest adapted grasses I can 
recommend to you. It has proven itself 
again and again and you can depend on it 
to give you a beautiful green lawn the first 
year. (See picture, description, and prices 
on the back cover.) Price: 30c per lb.; 
3 lbs., 75c; 5 lbs., $1.15; 10 lbs., $3.00, 
postpaid. 
Earl's Shady Lawn Mixture 
No more trouble getting grass to grow 
in those shady spots. 
My special prepared Shady Lawn Mix¬ 
ture is absolutely winter hardy and the 
best grass for the shady spots. I have 
tried and tested it myself. This mix¬ 
ture contains a large percentage of the 
new dense forest grass from Denmark, 
which requires no sunlight, and thrives 
in shaded locations. 40o lb.; 3 lbs., $1.10; 
5 lbs., $1.75; 10 lbs., $3.25, postpaid. 
Greatest 
COMBINATION OFFER 
FERTILIZER AND LAWN SEED 
MAYPABK, the finest mixture of blended 
grasses, and fertilizer insures deep 
roots and vigorous growth. 
5 LBS. OF MAYPARK LAWN SEED. 
5 LBS. OF SPECIAL LAWN FERTI¬ 
LIZER. 
Just what you need to feed and seed 
your lawn. £| 
10 LBS. ALL POSTPAID FOR *|,DU 
Will seed and fertilize 1,000 square feet. 
Horn Lawn or Farm Seed Sower 
The back and forth movement of the 
sowing arm gives even, uniform distri¬ 
bution of seed. Sows 60 acres a day, is 
easily and quickly adjusted to the cor- 
i rect amount. The sack is of heavy fabric, 
[provided with wide shoulder straps and 
] holds 114 bushels. Price, prepaid, $1.00. 
Cyclone Seeder 
The seed is evenly distributed by the 
rotary throwing blades which are turned 
by a crank. Holds 114 bushels. Sows all 
kinds of grain, grass and clover seed ac¬ 
curately. Has Instant shut-off and auto¬ 
matic feed adjustment. Price. $2.50 each, 
postpaid. 
Kentucky Blue Grass 
(Extra Fancy New Crop) 
The best hardy lawn 
grass and is the base of 
every good lawn grass 
mixture, combining it 
with quick growing 
dwarf grasses. Kentucky 
Blue Grass Is dark green 
in color, forms close, 
thick turf and makes the 
finest permanent lawn. 
This deep rooted, hardy 
grass makes a rich vel¬ 
vety green carpet. The 
best known grass for 
lawns and pastures. 30c 
per lb., 3 lbs., 75c; 5 lbs., 
$1.15; 10 lbs., $2.00, post¬ 
paid. 
Earl E. May Seed Co., Shenandoah, Iowa—Page 43 
