BABY CHICKS 
To My Poultry Friends: 
I like poultry. I like Baby Chicks. I have always been interested in watching 
them from the day-old size clear on up through to maturity and then watch the egg 
records. I am confident there isn’t anything that is raised on the farm, or in the 
towns where you have room, that keeps you as interested or gives you any greater 
per cent of cash profit than poultry. True—there is considerable work to it. But 
there is work to everything that is worthwhile. 














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Poultry today is a lot different than it was 25 
years ago. It has progressed a great deal since 
the old days. You should get Baby Chicks from 
high producing strains. I hope you will -read 
what I say about the various steps of produc- 
tion and development of May-Way Baby Chicks 
and give me the opportunity of furnishing you 
your Baby Chicks. Write to me often about Baby 
Chicks. Tell me how many you are going to raise 
this year. Give me the opportunity to tell you 
what I can do for you in Baby Chicks this year. 
I have the kind you will be proud to own, E.E.M. 



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EARL MAY’S 
OWN SPECIAL 
MATING WHITE 
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ALL BABY CHICKS YOU GET FROM ME WILL 
BE FROM U.S. APPROVED, U.S. PULLORUM 
TESTED FLOCKS AND HATCHED IN U. S. 7 
APPROVED HATCHERIES. ee 
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ONLY Ic PER CHICK WILL BOOK YOUR ORDER 
SEE PRICE LIST ENCLOSED 
Only Yc Per Chick down payment will book your order tegardless of 
how many chicks you want. You can send me the balance any time 
up to 10 days before shipping date, or I will ship C. O. D. for the 
balance due, whichever you prefer. 
ALL BABY CHICKS PREPAID TO YOU 
All Baby Chicks are shipped by Prepaid Parcel Post or Prepald Ex- 
pkess, in the latest type boxes. This insures 100% live arrival of your 
chicks, in good condition. 
EARL MAY'S BABY CHICK NEWS FREE 
Write me today for this interesting and valuable chick news, which 
I will be happy to send to you upon request. It will contain informa- 
tion about chicks, more detailed explanation about varieties and 
grades, -feed formulas, and how to feed and care for baby chicks. Will 
show you views of Earl May's Poultry Farm. Many pictures of my own 
Special Mating White Leghorns and White Rocks, also of May-Way 
Best Grade. Send a penny postcard today. Earl May’s Baby Chick News 
will be ready for you right after the first of February. 
EARL MAY'S OWN PEDIGREED 
WHITE LEGHORNS AND WHITE ROCKS 
I place White Leghorns of the top for eggs. And I want to tell you 
about my Special Mating White Leghorns. Egg production is the 
leading branch of poultry keeping. Eggs are produced wherever chickens 
are kept. And White Leghorns are the leaders in the egg-laying strains 
today. fhe first thing to remember in getting baby chicks, is that they 
come from strong, healthy males and dams that have an established 
record fortified by many generations of high producing females. These 
are the important things and that’s why I am recommending Earl May’s 
Special Mating to you, or the May-Way Super Flock Mating. Read 
carefully what I say about these two SPECIAL group offerings. 
My SPECIAL MATINGS and MAY-WAY SUPER FLOCK MATINGS have all 
been carefully culled, blood tested for B. W. D., and banded by state fi- 
censed inspectors and re-inspected by American Poultry Association Judges. 











> This picture was taken the last week of September, 1940 at 
the Earl May KMA Jubilee at Shenandoah, Iowa. It shows part of 
the exhibit of my Pedigreed White Rocks and White Leghorns, 
at my Big Jubilee Poultry Show. 


































This picture was taken in September of the past season, 
1940, showing a part of my Pedigreed White Leghorns 
and White Rocks on free alfalfa range on my own farm. 









MAY-WAY BEST GRADE CHICKS 
Stock from the finest blood lines of national Prize winners can be found in May-Way 
Best Grade flocks. Blood lines from 200 and up to 300 in the White Rocks, White 
Wyandottes, Barred Rocks, and S. C. Reds; and from 200 to over 300 eggs per year in 
White Leghorns. Thousands of dollars have been spent to improve the May-Way Best 
Grade Flocks—not just this year or last year, but for many years past. There are over 
1,000 R. O. P. sired and pedigree sired males in the flocks of White Leghorns, White 
Rocks, White Wyandottes, Barred Rocks, and S. C. Reds. You naturally want birds that 
will mature rapidly dad lay lots of winter eggs. That is what May-Way Best Grade 
chicks will do for you. All eggs set in this grade must weigh 24 ounces or more to the 
dozen. For prices see price list enclosed. 
MAY-WAY EXTRA SELECT GRADE CHICKS 
This grade is between our Select and Best Grade, For detailed explanation and prices 
see price lis? enclosed. 
MAY-WAY SELECT GRADE CHICKS 
Here is a dandy bunch of birds. Strong—Healthy. These Select Grade Chicks are 
very popular and are big sellers. For detailed explanation and prices see price list enclosed. 
The chicken on my shoulder is a Pedigreed 
White Rock pullet. Isn’t she tame? The White 
Rock cockerel is feeding out of the bucket. 
The black cocker spaniel is Dixie. She was 
jealous and wanted attention. 

SPECIAL MATING WHITE LEGHORNS 




For seven years every hen and pullet, between 700 
and 800 yearly, have been on a total trapnest program 
from the day they started to lay until the end of the 
year. The foundation stock was from high producing 
hens. The baby chicks in the Leghorns were from 300 
egg hens and their sires were 300 egg males. These 
Special Mating birds are all on trapnest today. ‘There 
has never been a Leghorn or White Rock hen in my 
chicken house, of my own, that hasn’t been pedigreed 
or made a trapnest record. Every male bird in my 
Special Mating White Leghorns for many years has 
been from 300 egg blood ancestors and this year is no 
exception. Every egg set from my Special Matings will 
weigh 24 ounces per dozen or befter. This past season 
two of my pullets went to 300 eggs. No. 652 laid 300 
even and Pansy, No. 441, laid 302 eggs. Scarlett, No. 
414 laid 291, and so on. There were many from 250 eggs 
on up. For the reasonable price I am asking, I do not 
believe that you can secure better laying stock any- 







REMEMBER! Every flock from which hatching 
eggs are secured, from the MAY-WAY BEST 
GRADE down to the SELECT GRADE, have 
all been carefully culled, banded, and blood 
tested for B. W. D. by State Licensed in- 
spectors and re-inspected by American Poultry 
Association Judges. 
WE OFFER OVER 20 POPULAR VARI- 
ETIES OF PURE BREEDS FOR YOU TO 
SELECT YOUR CHICKS FROM, ALSO 
6 OF THE MOST POPULAR HYBRID 
CROSSES. For Prices and Descriptions, See 
Price List Enclosed. YOUR CHOICE OF PUL- 
LETS, COCKERELS, OR STRAIGHT RUN. 










where. As the supply is naturally limited, I urge you 
to place your order at once. 
Here are the prices: Straight Run, Each 15¢; 
All Pullets, Each 30c; All Cockerels, 
Each 15¢. 
SPECIAL MATING WHITE ROCKS 
These are mammoth birds, both the hens and the male birds. The male birds 
in this mating will weigh from 8 to 10 pounds. The big White Rock hens will 
weigh from 6 to 8 pounds apiece, and some even more. My White Rock breed- 
ing program, under trapnest supervision, has run for six years. Every hen and 
every male bird in this Special Mating is pedigreed and the foundation stock 
has been pedigreed and trapnested for many years before that. The male birds 
that head these flocks of my Pedigreed Special Matings are every one from a 














; hen that laid no less than 200 eggs, and some as high as 270. I can highly Ww ELI 
MAY-WAY SUPER FLOCK MATING recommend the baby chicks from these birds, to you. All eggs set weigh 24 chicks enatantes loog, re Y GUARANTEED 
ounces or more, per dozen. : d by » true to bra deliver 
WHITE LEGHORNS Here are the prices: Straight Run, Each 16c—(No sexing of Prepaid express . ame, Aj) nee ze hie. 
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They have been made possible pecause ee soa these.) Pecial—tripry A Gu Post, ipped 
ts of trapnesting the Special atings. Now can Pecial AR 
Ofer vats the bench of this selective high ege prod MAY-WAY SUPER FLOCK MATING io M Way oo ; [Wa SN TEE—Speci I 
ing strain in a big way. I? has taken me years fo Ce at ‘ St Gra J Per Fic. 
gat fo “vhs point. Srey re the big type Leghorns, of (BIG WHITE ROCKS) over 50, aoe oe os Chicks, ie ms Matin 
course. They lay big eggs and lots of poe ee ae \I can’t help but just keep telling you about these great birds. ‘They have thirty (30) a die fro Sais © price all ace 
| beautiful birds to look at. These Leghorns save Bere taken the country by storm."’ The hens in these May-Way Super Flock Matings Within Fete ays, Al] ¢ nich al cay ie ’ Chicks 
| bred up to be attractive looking, but the principal thing 4... Heautiful birds. They're large husky hens and pullets, mated to big husky Y (40) ays af S must be d "E the firs; 
they will do is lay a lof of eggs for you and eee ag cockerels carrying the same bloodlines as my Special Mating White Rocks. cu aiter €ceipt of Writing 
what you want when you buy Leghorns. The fema 3 The hens are not under trapnest but are from those blood lines, These birds Ww ARANTEE Chick 
in these Super Flock Matings have not been a * have size, vigor, and true Rock type. Because of my many years of frapnesting, It © Buarantee 95 EXED CHI 
but their ancestors have been for years. The male bir 6 | can now offer you these Super Flock Matings at a price that anyone who wants YOU receive ov. accuracy CKs 
are big husky fellows, and every one of them from 25 the best in egg-laying and fine birds with a great background can afford to pay. Will re ha Ver 5% © ae ar on all Sexe ; 
_ fe over 300 egg blood lines. All eggs set in this Stade You can place your orders with confidence that the chicks from these May- Cockerels 5 OU the differe €ls in Light Chicks 
| ‘Must weigh 24 oz. or more per dozen. Buy them. It Wray Super Flock Matings will develop into the very finest type White Rocks. eavy Br nd pullets on ance between : eds, we 
| will be the best buy you’ve made in White Leghorns. Friends, remember this, we have placed many generations of my trapnested erels ds, j you r all cock els Price of 
| I highly recommend these Super Flock Matings as one pedigreed males to head these flocks and the hens and pullets are the same prise” we wil ref Eceive ove, o Over 507 On 
| of your very best purchases. high quality, egg bred blood lines. All eggs set in this grade must weigh 24 cl S© Of pullet ey nd the if, © Pullets oy Cock 
i Here are the prices: Straight Run Each 11¢; oz. or more per dozen. aims on Se Cockere}s Nce ck. 
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All Pullets, Each 23c; All Cockerels, Here are the prices: Straight Run, Each 11¢ All Pullets, ays af cks m 
| Hach We” Each 15¢; All Cockerels, Each 156. 


CHICKS THAT LAY AND PAY ARE SOLD BY MAY 

SHENANDOAH, IOWA 


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