




-  GRESTED WHEAT GRASS 
This grass originated in Siberia and was developed up at 
Brookings, South Dakota. I#’s a native of cold, dry, windswept 
prairies. Crested Wheat grass grows about 12 inches high. 
It has a spreading root system. It is particularly adapted to 
dry, semi-arid soil. The leaves are wiry but succulent and 
livestock does well on it. Makes a lot of fall growth and con- 
tinues until heavy, killing frost. Sow on a firm seed bed, 
covering about one-half inch deep, using 12 lbs. of seed to 
the acre. See prices on list attached. 
DWARF ESSEX RAPE 
Here is a sad story. Rape seed which came from Japan and 
|| Holland is affected by war conditions. It is scarce and it is 
|| very doubtful whether one can get enough seed this year to 
|| take care of the trade. We urge you to place your orders 
immediately. Sow 6 lbs. of seed per acre on rich soil just as 
yy ¢ Son as the frost is out of the ground in the spring. We hope 
iy) you will heed this warning and order your Rape seed at once. 
_| > Excellent hog feed. See prices on list attached. 
HEAVY HAY AND PASTURE MIXTURE 
/ ‘This is one of the very best of the mixtures. There are 8 
different grasses and 8 clovers. Here are the varieties con- 
tained in it. The grasses are Timothy, Red Top, Rye Grass, 
‘ Kentucky Blue Grass, English Blue Grass, Reed Canary 
Grass, Brome Grass, and Crested Wheat Grass. The clovers 
ere Red Clover, White Blossom, Yellow Blossom, Grundy 
County Sweet Clover, Hubam, Alsike, Alfalfa, and White 
| Dutch Clover. This is a wonderful mixture. The seed is all 
, >) heavy, new crop. It is all high in purity and germination. 
i) Sow 15 lbs. to the acre. Cover the seed just a trifle deeper 
than straight grasses. See prices on list attached. 
el BROME GRASS PASTURE MIXTURE 
Hes This is a top-notch mixture, 50% is guaranteed to be Brome 
‘4 Grass. In addition to the Brome, there are 8 other hardy 
i} grasses—Crested Wheat Grass, Kentucky Blue Grass, English 
|| Blue Grass, Red Top, Timothy, Rye Grass, Reed Canary 
| Grass, and Western Wheat Grass. This grows good hay and 
| pasture in spite of dry conditions. It’s winter-hardy. You sow 
12 to 15 Ibs. per acre early in the spring. Roll in well on a 
firm seed bed. You could add about 5 Ibs. of alfalfa if you 
al wanted to but don’t plant this mixture too deep. See prices on 
se list attached. 
50-50 HAY AND PASTURE MIXTURE 
One of our greatest selling mixtures and has given thou- 
) sands and thousands of farmers wonderful success. A bushel of 
) this seed weighs 45 lbs. and will seed 3 to 4 acres. In this 
great mixture you will find the following leading grasses and 
legumes—Alfalfa, Yellow and White Blossom Sweet Clover, 
Alsike, Red Clover, White Dutch Clover, and Hubam. The 
hardy grasses are—Brome, Crested Wheat Grass, English 
_ Blue Grass, Kentucky Blue Grass, Rye Grass, Timothy, 
Orchard Grass, Reed Canary Grass, Red Top, Western Wheat 
| Grass. See prices on list attached. 
e Look at This Price! 
7 | OLD RELIABLE PASTURE MIXTURE 
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wie: | This mixture will go on any type of soil. This is one 
nia) § of the best seedings that you can make for a balanced 
a} pasture, A great bargain. A bushel sows 31, acres. And 
| it’s permanent! A good old reliable combination of grasses. 

Makes good hay, too, There are 9 different grasses and 
til elovers in this mixture. In it are Red Clover, Sweet 
eh Clover, Alsike, Alfalfa, Kentucky Blue Grass, Red Top, 
it) = Korean Clover, Rye Grass, Timothy, and Brome Grass. 
| See prices on list attached. 
si TIMOTHY-RED CLOVER MIXTURE 
i) <A 20 to 25 per cent clover mixture. This will give you 
KS worlds of feed. Imagine what this will do when this Red 
(|, Clover and Timothy gets going. If will make you one of the 
greotest hay and pasfure crops that it’s possible to have. Seed 
| 40 to 12 lbs. per acre on a carefully prepared seed bed, See 
| prices on list attached. 
TIMOTHY-ALSIKE MIXTURE 
A 20 to 25 per cent Alsike mixture—a great combination. 
pt i's particularly suited for soils that are too sour or too wet 
| for other clovers. Both the Alsike and Timothy are very 
hardy and do well in this kind of a combination. They’re a 
|) natural mixture and are harvested that way in Minnesota. 
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| TIMOTHY-ALSIKE-RED CLOVER MIXTURE 
~ Here-is a three-way combination, You have the two clovers 
and the Timothy. The clovers in this mixture run 20 to 25 
- per cent. Sow about 10 to 12 lbs. of seed per acre. This makes 
-@ wonderful combination for feed. See prices on list attached. 
HEIDELBERG MIXTURE 
I got the idea of this mixture when I was over in Europe 
_ in 1928. I was very much impressed with the fine racks of 
hay I saw over there. If’s Red Clover, Alsike, Timothy, and 
_ Alfalfa. The clover content is 20 to 25 per cent by weight, 
in each bushel. This gives you a rich protein hay. Sow 10 to 
12 lbs per acre. See prices on list attached. ; 

| ____-HOG PASTURE MIXTURE 
This is a very popular mixture for those who like a mighty 
good hog pasture. It’s quick growing. Contains Millet, Sudan 
Grass, and Rape, and we have other quick growing forage and 
)\- pasture crops in it. Sow in the early spring after the ground 
'| gets warm—I would say about corn planting time. The hogs 
'| will like this combination. See prices on list attached. 
ae GERMAN TYPE MILLET 
Matures quickly and is a great drouth resister. Makes tre- 
mendous yields of grain and hay. You'll get 4 to 5 tons of 
per acre, and as high as 40 to 50 bu. of seed, if you 
want to thresh it. Grows 34 to 4% ft. high. For hay pro- 
duction, sow 40 to 50 lbs. per ‘acre. For seed or grain crop, 
sow 25 to 30 lbs. per acre. See prices on list attached. 



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You can’t beat this combination if your soil is right for it— 
GRASSES, LEGUMES AND FORAGE 

EARL MAY'S MESSAGE ON PASTURES, 
GRASSES, LEGUMES, AND FORAGES __ 
am proud of this picture of our grass plots on our trial 
grounds here at Shenandoah, Iowa. The Soil Conservation men would 
_ coll this a “grass nursery”. This plot teaches us the habits of each 
- Variety—how they perform under varying weather conditions. Here 
» we test the alfalfa, the clovers, all the grasses, and the leading 
_ forages. The short growing grass directly behind me is Buffalo grass. 
_-It is used principally today for lawns, It makes rapid growth and 
_ spreads almost beyond belief. You are welcome, when you come 
_ to Shenandoah, to visit these trial plots. We want you to do so. 
~ My aim and ambition this year is to give you the very highest - 
~ quality on all farm seeds and forages—-EARL E. MAY. . 

ALL SEED CAREFULLY TESTED 
y All seed will be carefully tested for germination and purity. It 
must suit you or there is no trade. ~ : 
SOLD ON APPROVAL 
__ Now here is my proposition: If, after you inspect the seed when 
you get it home and for any reason you are dissatisfied, return the 
seed at my expense and your money will be refunded. 

FREE SAMPLES 
me We will gladly send upon request, samples of any variety of 
i farm seed, hybrid corn, or forage. MY PRICES INCLUDE FREE SACKS. 
On the price sheet, which is attached to this catalog, you will 
- find prices on all of my Farm Seeds, Potatoes, Forages, and Hy- 
brid Corn. Also, you will find on the price sheet which is attached, 
‘the location of my Earl May Nursery and Seed stores. 1 invite you 
+ tO visit my stores if you live within their neighborhood. There are 
_ two items that | hope you will start buying right away. One is 
Brome Grass, the other is Sweet Clover. You will find what I am 
telling you is true—they are not plentiful this year. : 
TIMOTHY 
One of our -greatest grasses. Records show that the acreage 
of Timothy in the U. S. A. nearly equals that of all other hay 
plants combined, including clovers and alfalfa. It’s a cool 
weather grass, and probably furnishes three-fourths of all hay 
marketed in the nation. Our Timothy is lowa-grown, and 
we are located right in the heart of the world's greatest timothy 
production sections. Sow Timothy at the rate of 8 to 12 lbs. of 
seed to the acre. Timothy can either be drilled or broadcast 
with a Cyclone Seeder. You can secure these seeders at any 
one of the Earl May Seed Stores or order by mail. Price: $2.50, 
postpaid. See prices for Timothy seed on list attached. 
FULGHUM OATS . 
The early oat that should be sown in February. The earlier 
the better. Has made bumper crops in Missouri and southern 
lowa. Golden in color, plump and meaty. Grain is excellent 
for hogs and gives quick, cheap gains to all livestock as it is 
highly nutritious. Sow at the rate of 24 bu. per acre, with 
press drill or endgate seeder. See prices on list attached. 
COLUMBIA OATS 
An improved strain of Fulghum. Introduced by the Uni- 
versity of Missouri at Columbia. Makes high yields, stiff stalks, 
doesn’t go down on rich soil. Free from diseases, such as smut 
and rust. Sow at the same rate as the Fulghums and as early 
as possible. See prices on lis? attached. 
VANGUARD OATS 
A hardy Canadian hybrid, beautiful white oat. The stories 
that are told about it are almost unbelievable. Farmers in - 
Montgomery County of southwestern Iowa, and other parts of 
the state, got some of these oats two years ago—paid a high 
price for them, but said they were worth it. They grow waist- 
high. Have been known to yield 80 to 100 bu. per acre. One of 
the most remarkable yielders of all the oats today. One of the 
outstanding points in this oat is its big, meaty kernel that feeds 
well. See prices on list attached. 
HEGARI 
When I first heard about Hegari I could hardly believe the 
stories they told me about the enormous heads of grain it pro- 
duced. ! planted some on my own farm and I was amazed at the 
size and weight of the enormous heads of grain. Today, for grain 
sorghum, Hegari, in my opinon, stands of the fop of all the 
forages. Will grow around 5 to 6 ft. high on good ground. 
Plant this the same as you do Atlas Sorgo. 8 to 10 Ibs. per acre 
drilled, 50 Ibs. per acre broadcast. We have Jearned that grains 
of forages have about 90% the feeding value of corn. Therefore, 
you should plant some of these forages on every farm as crop 
insurance and for silage. Can be planted any time up until the 
first of June, This is a warm weather plant, so don’t put it in 
the ground too early. Should be planted after corn is in .the 
ground, See prices on list attached. 
KOREAN LESPEDEZA 
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Many years ago a southern farmer from the Carolinas 
wrote to the Department of Agriculture at Washington, 
D. C., and said, ‘I’m poor. My land’s poor. What can ! do to 
bring up its fertility?'' This started the men in the Depart- 
ment of Agriculture to search for something that would cure 
that condition. The answer was a plant found along the 
Potomac, On further search it was found to be Korean Les- 
pedeza which had been brought from China, no telling how 
many years ago. That was the birth of Korean Lespedeza in 
the U. S$. A. It saved the man’s farm and is today known as 
the annual legume that is good for sour soil. Millions and 
millions of acres of this great legume are today growing all! 
over the south, and one of the states that it is being used 
extensively in is Missouri. Jf’s a heavy yielder. Makes a won- 
derful pasture. Holds the soil, thus preventing washing. It 
adds nitrogen to the soil. Crop is easily cured, and on 
the best soils it has been known to yield 3 tons of hay per 
acre—this record reported by the Alabama Station. Is equal 
to alfalfa in feeding value. We handle this seed both ways— 
either hulled or unhulled.. The unhulled seed weighs 25 Ibs. 
to the bushel. Sow at the rate of 20 to 25 lbs. to the acre. 
The hulled seed weighs 60 lbs. to the bushel and is sown at 
the rate of 12 to 15 lbs. per acre. Plant the hulled seed the 
same as you would alfalfa. The unhulled seed can be sown 
right on top of the ground early in the spring. In Iowa, Ko- 
rean Lespedeza should not be planted north of Highway 34, 
that is, any place north of Red Oak or Creston. See prices 
on list attached. 
LESPEDEZA SERICEA 
After Korean Lespedeza made such a marked success, the 
natural hunt then was for a perennial—and they found if in 
Sericea. It lives and thrives on the same kind of soil as Ko- 
rean, except it lives in the ground, just like alfalfa, for many 
years. It's winter hardy from central Jowa southward. In other 
words, it goes farther north than Korean. Often yields 2 to 4 
tons per acre, Broadcast 10 to 15 lbs. per acre. The seed of 
Sericea is very small and weighs 60 lbs. to the bushel. Color 
is of a greenish cast. Has been called “sour land alfalfa."" Be 
sure and inocuJate your seed with Nitragin. Prepare the land 
the same as for alfalfa. See prices on list attached. 
GIANT KOREAN LESPEDEZA 
(CERTIFIED No. 19604) 
A new variety of Giant Lespedeza. Will make more hay. 
Stands up better. Grows faller fhan Korean and is much earlier. 
It will go anywhere in lowa, Jilinols, Indiana, Ohio, or states 
south. See prices on list attached. 
EARLY KALO 
A~ good -yielder of grain and short enough to be easily 
handled. Nebraska Experiment Station says: “Early Kalo 
seems best adapted for grain production on dry land in most 
parts of the state.’’ it matures earlier than most of the grain 
sorghums, Feeding value high—90% of corn. Grows about 314 
to 4 ft. high. Sow 8 to 12 ibs. per acre with drill, or 50 Ibs, 
per acre broadcast. This is a warm weather crop and should 
not be planted until after corn planting time. Because of its 
height this forage ‘can easily be combined. See prices on Iist 
attached. 
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