100% LIVE DELIVERY ! 30 DAY PROTECTION 
: 95% SEX GUARANTEE! 
We guarantee 100% live delivery of strong chicks, true to. 
breed and name, on all matings and grades. 
On May-Way Best Grade Chicks, we will replace once at one- 
half the original purchase price, all Chicks over 5% that die 
from natural causes during the first thirty (30) days. All 
claims must be made in writing within forty (40) days after 
receipt of chicks. 
Sexed chicks are guaranteed 95% accurate as to sex. If you 
receive over 5% cockerels in Light Breeds we will refund the 
difference in price of cockerels and pullets on all cockerels 
over 5%. On Heavy Breeds we will refund the difference be- 
tween the price of pullets and unsexed chicks on all over 5%. 
_ | No sex guarantee on cockerels. All claims must be made with- 
fin 60 days after receipt of chicks. 
U. S. APPROVED ROVE 
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_ Because we firmly believe that the thriftiest, most economical baby 
chicks, in the long run, are those from carefully checked, healthiest 
_MAY-WAY SELECT MATINGS 
All good strong, healthy chicks bred from top rank- 
ing flocks of poultry raisers throughout the Central 
West. Many of these flocks carry high bloodlines 
because of their owners’ natural pride in having 
"outstanding birds. U. S. Approved-U. S. Pullorum 
Controlled. We consider these chicks as far superior 
ordinary standard grade. Their low price is no 
dication of low quality—quite the contrary in 
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“MAY. WAY EXTRA SELECT MATINGS 
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selection of the parent stock to insure the finest of 
odline Breeding. The females are specially se- 
ion Ba blood coupled with tice size, quick growth 
high livability in May-Way Best Grade 
- flocks, we are again cooperating with the National Poultry Improve- 
Wanted 
mail delivered 
BREEDS AVAILABLE: White Leghorns, Brown Leghorns, Austra Whites, White Rocks, New 
Hampshires, Production Reds, Barred Rocks, Leg Hamps. 
All May-Way Chicks come to you with the shipping charges PREPAID. We prefer 
shipments by Parcel Post as we believe they come through quicker. All shipments will 
be booked for shipment by Parcel Post unless you request Express. 
HOW TO ORDER 
1c Per Chick Books Your Order 
Only 1c per chick down payment will 
book your order regardless of how many 
chicks you want. You can pay the balance 
any time up to 10 days before the ship- 
ping date, or I will ship C.O.D. for the 
balance due, whichever you prefer. This 
will give you positive protection against 
any advance in price. Should there be any 
decline in price you will receive extra 
chicks for any difference. BEST IDEA: 
Have your chicks delivered to your near- 
est Earl May Store . . . pick them up 
there! 
EARLY ORDER DISCOUNT 
$1.00 per hundred Discount on all Select 
and Extra Select chicks if your order 
reaches us before March 1, 1953 and you 
take delivery on or before March 30, 1953. 
$1.00 per hundred Discount on all Best 
Grade chicks if your order reaches us 
before March*1, 1953. Take delivery any 
time you wish during our hatching season. 
IMPORTANT DELIVERY INFORMATION 
If you live near an Earl May store, you 
might like to have your chicks delivered 
there. Just mark it on your order .. . the 
price is the same. Your friendly Earl May 
Store Manager will call you when your 
chicks arrive. 
U. S$. PULLORUM CONTROLLED 
ment Plan. Under this plan, every May-Way Baby Chick comes from 
a flock that qualifies as U. S. Pullorum Controlled under the strict 
rules of the Plan, as supervised by their Official State Agency. 
USE THIS HANDY ORDER BLANK 
SEE LOW PRICES ON ENCLOSED PRICE SHEET 
EARL MAY SEED CO., Shenandoah, lowa 
Total Cost of Chicks $ 
GRADE VARIETY 
Inclosed. with: orders.) == 
Balance due 
Straight run, 
pullets or cockerels 
IF POSSIBLE PLEASE NAME A SECOND CHOICE 
Second choice (if any)... 0... nee. Third’ Choice: (if ‘any) 2.2 ee 
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IMPORTANT—If you live in the country and do not get DAILY mail service, tell us as it 
will help us in making delivery of your order. In this case let us know which days you do get 
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