EARL MAY’S MAYGOLD HYBRID SEED CORN 
HYBRID CORN—The Corn That Has Revolutionized Agriculture 
Dear Friends of the Corn Belt: = 
I have’ one ambition in this great hybrid Corn program. I is this: To have you so pleased with your personal ex- 
perience in growing the MAYGOLD HYBRIDS and the MAYWORTH HYBRID numbers_ I recommend to you, that 
you will not only return each year for my suggestions and our Corn, but that you will tell your neighbors about it. 
















I stopped at one of our 
Maygold 49 seed farms when 

they were laying-it-by in July 
and drove the tractor a couple 
of rounds, E.E.M. 

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EARL MAY'S MAYGOLD HYBRID CORN 
All our Corn is guaranteed 90% germination or 
better—is actually running 95 to 98% 
with 14% moisture content 
MAYGOLD 49 
Buy this corn on my recommendation. It’s a great corn with a wide 
adaptation. It will mature in about 115 days. Big, single ear type, of 
medium size. Deep, golden yellow grains that are definitely not flinty. 
It does well on hill land as well as low land. Holds its ears either for 
hand or machine picking. Has great hybrid vigor for yield. Low ear 
droppage. It’s adapted to all of Iowa except the last two tiers of 
counties in northern Iowa. Adapted to all of Nebraska. Can be planted 
from the northern boundary of Illinois as far south as Quincy and 
Decatur. Will go south as far as Kansas City, Missouri, and a line 
due east and west. The Evans brothers operate several thousand acres 
of corn land in Iowa. They were so pleased with MAYGOLD 49 that 
this year they purchased 85 bushels. Edward Young of Mound City, 
Missouri, purchased 85 bushels. Verner Christensen of Guthrie Center, 
Iowa picked 107 bushels of MAYGOLD 49 to the acre and said, “It 
is the greatest feeding Corn I have ever seen.” I sincerely recommend 
that you plant this hybrid this year on the basis of the county yield 
records I have just quoted. We guarantee the germination of this 
Corn to be 90% but it’s actually running 95 to 98%. The moisture 
content is 14% or less. This Corn will be this year’s crop 
For prices see list attached 
MAYGOLD 39 
Here is another great Maygoid number. This Corn took first place 
in the Crawford County, Iowa yield test on the Hans Bohnker Farm, 
leading all other hybrids of 36 entries by making 100.07 bushels to 
the acre. It is a single ear, Reid’s Yellow Dent type. Matures in about 
120 days. The ears are filled with long, thick, rich orange-colored ker- 
nels. It is not flinty, the stalks are strong and stand straight. Has high 
resistance to drouth and insect troubles. This Maygold hybrid should 
be planted on every farm. It does well on hill and bottom ground. 
It’s later than Maygold 49. It is adapted to the territory from Boone, 
Iowa, south, It did well the past season at Sioux City. In Nebraska, 
it should be planted from Fremont, south. These two great corns—- 
MAYGOLD 49 and 39 are both single-eared and both high yielders. 
Both good feeding corns. Have low ear droppage and do well on hill 
and bottom ground. Both are the kind of corn that every farmer likes 
because they resemble the old Reid’s Yellow Dent. 
For prices see list attached 
MAYGOLD 110 
This is the corn that goes into Minnesota, northern lowa, and south- 
ern Wisconsin. As you know, a corn has to mature up there in a much 
shorter time than farther south. This is a 90-day Corn. Single-ear type. 
Yellow ears are uniform and nice-appearing. It has a very high feed- 
ing quality, MAYGOLD 110 is the hybrid to plant in the last two tiers 
of counties in northern Iowa, in Minnesota, as far north as St. Paul, 
and a similar territory in Wisconsin. It tassels and silks six days 
ahead of Iowa 931 and does not drop its ears. You'll like it, and I rec- 
ommend it for its adapted territory. Maygold 110 makes a very fine 
corn for southern Iowa, too, for those who want an early-maturing 
corn for early feed or who want to hog down their corn. 
For prices see list attached 
FACTS ABOUT HYBRID CORN 
Did you know that 24 million acres of hybrid Corn are planted every 
year in the Corn Belt states? Did you know there is not as much hybrid 
Corn seed this year as last year? 





























gram, I remain, Yours Sincerely, Earl E. May 
MAYWORTH STATE CERTIFIED 
AND FEDERALLY ORIGINATED 
HYBRID SEED CORN 
U.S. 13 
You all know the record of this great Corn. It won the 
Grand Championship prize at the International Grain and 
Hay Show at Chicago in 1939 in both the 10-ear yellow 
class and shelled corn division. The first time. a hybrid had 
ever done that in the life of the corn shows. This is a won- 
derful corn. It makes great, big yellow ears and does well 
on both hill land and bottom land, If's a great yielder. Noth- 
ing uncommon to see U. S. 13 running 90 to 95 up to 112 to 
115 bushels per acre. It’s the Reid’s Yellow Dent type. Has 
high feeding value. Stands up well. Is easily picked and is 
one of our greatest selling hybrids because of its merit. It is 
adapted to southern Iowa, northern Missouri, and can be 
planted as far north as Highway 30 in Iowa and the Lincoln 
Highway in Nebraska. For prices see the list attached. 
IOWA 939 
Matures 110 to 182 days. Here is one of the grandest 
corns that I think has ever been developed. It has won the 
highest honors given to any hybrid. Winner of the Banner 
Trophy in the 1939 Iowa Yield test in the Northern section, 
It won’t yield as much as U. S. 13 or Maygold 39 or 49 
but it is a great utility corn. It is a single-ear type with 
deep yellow grain and it has the widest adaptability of any 
corn we know. We have records of where it did well in 
Colorado—it made a great record in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, 
Nebraska, and in Iowa, and for thin upland is one of the 
top-ranking hybrids. It is also good as a dry, hot weather 
corn. Iowa 939 is very well known by everybody who has 
grown hybrid corn. It will go north in Iowa to Highway 18 
or up around Spencer, Algona, Mason City, and McGregor. 
It is good all over the entire state of Nebraska and is one of 
their top-ranking hybrids. Be sure and have some 939 on 
your farm each year for safety. For prices see the list attached. 
INDIANA 608 
I wish you could see a field of Indiana 608 right out on 
the farm. It is a beautiful corn—a big yielder and is a 
medium-early variety or 112-day corn. It has been popular 
in Ohio and Indiana for many years. Many say if is now 
replacing 939, as it .goes in exactly the same territory. It is 
a quick-starting corn in the Spring. Does not drop its ears, 
is a soft, easy-feeding corn, big yielder, beautiful to look at. 
In the three-year average in Northwestern Indiana it made 
100.4 bushels per acre. It has similar yields—very high— 
throughout the state of Indiana. Ours is the genuine 608 
and is certified by the Iowa Crop Improvement Association. 
Plant some of it and get started because it is a coming 
corn, I am sure. For prices see the list aftached. 
ILLINOIS 960 
I still claim this is one of the greatest corns. It’s a two- 
eared hybrid, 120 days. Great yielder. There are many 
people who wouldn’t have anything else. The crop is short 
this year so if you want Illinois 960, would suggest you 
order it at once. Its territory goes as far north in Iowa as 
Des Moines. Remember, folks, this corn’is scarce and if you 
want it, buy now. I’m not fooling. For prices see the list 
attached. U.S. 44 
Here’s another mighty good hybrid that matures in 112 
to 115 days. A lot of you are familiar with its history and 
its story of yield. It’s a Krug type and shells out one of the 
heaviest yields of all the hybrids. Stalks are sturdy and 
heavy. It’s quick and easy to husk. Has outstanding yield 
records in the official State trials. Goes _ as far north as 
Highway 20 or in line with Sioux City. Goes south as far 
as St. Joseph and Hannibal, Missouri. For prices see the 
list attached. U.S. 35 
Here is another great top-ranking hybrid. It should be 
more widely planted. Its merits are fully recognized in Hi- 
nois. This corn has three of the same blood lines as U. S, 13 
and is built for lighter soils, and the fourth inbred makes 
it adapted fo lighter soils. It matures in 118 to 120 days. 
Easily harvested either by hand or machine. It goes north 
to around Sioux City, Waterloo, and Fort Dodge. Can be 
planted south into Missouri, down around Hannibal and 
St. Joseph. We sincerely recommend this great Federal 
number to you. For prices see the list attached. 
IOWA 13 
Last but nof least. This corn has more than proven itself 
as a great yielder. During the drouth years of ’34 and ’36 
in Southern Iowa, it was the outstanding corn and it’s ‘still 
an outstanding corn. In a yield test this past year in Craw- 
ford County, Lowa, lowa 13 was second to Maygold 39 in a 
field of 36 competing varieties and made a yield of 99.51 
bushels to the acre. It is particularly adapted to Southern 
Iowa. For prices see the list attached. 
WE ARE GROWERS OF HYBRID CORN 
We know from our own hard-earned experi- 
ences that there is only one way to have a 
winner in a HYBRID CORN. That is to have the 
very finest inbreds that produce the things that 
every farmer wants in a Corn. High feeding 
value. A Corn that is not hard and flinty. Low 
ear droppage. Stalks that will stand up. The 
next big step in that program is isolation and 
detasseling; and then detasseling some more 
until not a trace of a tassel can be found in 
the female rows of the field. The results pro- 
duce hybrid vigor, which insures your success 
on your farm with that hybrid. We grew several 
hundred acres of corn this year ourselyes— 
(see pictures af right and left of our seed 
fields)—not only the Maygold numbers, but 
State Certified numbers as well. 
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MAY'S NURSERY STOCK IS GUARANTEED 

There can be only one way to build that kind of a reputation and that is by giving you the kind of corn which we 
know will not only yield but will have low ear droppage and which will be of great feeding value. guarantee | am 
going to work to that end. I feel confident of my success and yours, With very best wishes on this hybrid Corn pro- 
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WHAT VARIETY OF HYBRID 
CORN TO PLANT? 
You may think that’s difficult to decide—what number 
to- plant. I don’t think so. Let us sfand on the record. 
And, furthermore, what do you want in a “hybrid? 
MAYGOLD 49 is my recommendation to: you. It will yield 
heavily. It is the type of Corn that ‘is mot flinty. It’s 
a one-ear hybrid. Doesn’t drop its ears. Stands up well 
in the field and does well on hill and bottom ground. 
The ears are uniform on the stalks as you look down - 
the row, and is easy to pick. 
LOOK AT THIS RECORD! 
Here is the great record of MAYGOLD 49. Let's take 
Ringgold County, Iowa. The agricultural class at -Mount 
Ayr planted 20 varieties. MAYGOLD= 49 was *hird, ~ with 
a yield of 82.9 bu. per acre. The otheréone above it 
was less than 1 bushel per acre Higher fand ‘the top 
hybrid was only 1.2 bushel higher in yield. Look*‘at the 
record in Crawford County, Iowa, Test Plot on Hans 
Bohnker Farm, Hanover Township. Out of 36 varieties, 
MAYGOLD 49 made a yield of 99.44 bushels to the acre 
and was third. MAYGOLD 39 was first with 100.07 
bushels. The other one in between these two was second, 
lowa 13, with 99.51. Let us look at Plymouth County, 
Iowa. There were 65 varieties of corn in this test. 
Think of it—65 varieties. Where do you think MAYGOLD 
stood in that test? MAYGOLD 49 was third with 94.68 
bushels, MAYGOLD 39 was fourth with 93.69 bushels to 
the acre. The other two that were above these were 
only very slightly higher in yield. That also means 
there were 61 other varieties below both MAYGOLD 39 
and 49. Isn't this a record! 
MILLS COUNTY, IOWA TEST 
Let us take Mills County, lowa. ‘With -a' total: of 62 
entries, MAYGOLD 49 was fourth, and the difference in the 
two above was less than one: bushel. The, highest rank- 
ing one was 4.23 bushels’ greater. Ih*Cedar .County, 
Iowa, MAYGOLD 39 made a yield of 208.3:bushels. There 
were 25 entries, and, MAYGOLD! 39 was smth with 108.3 
bushels. You people know that. whenyourget that many 
entries and your corn is second to sixth or in that range 
at the top, there is practically no difference, and you | 
have one of the top-ranking hybrids—not only for yield, | 
but also when you take into consideration <ts ° feedin 
value, lodging and moisture content,t youw2veigot one of | 
the top-ranking hybrids in: the country. The corn that |/ 
you. get from me is exactly the :same ‘corn that we pot | 
in these tests. Copies of these official tests are available — 
at the Earl May Seed Company, Shenandoah, or at the | 
County Agents’ Offices of the Counties mentioned. 
IOWA 931 
Here is a great 90 to 100 day yellow Corn-for North- |) 
ern Iowa. Thousands of the farmers who have planted |) 
it rely upon it. We have a very fine lot of State Cer- | 
tified 1940 crop. For prices see the fist aftached. 

















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