HENRY FIELD CO., SHENANDOAH, IOWA 
Page Three 
FOR “DOUBTING THOMASES” 
If you have ever doubted the value of a garden you 
should read the letter Mrs. Mendenhall of Earlham, 
Iowa wrote us. Mr. and Mrs. Mendenhall went 50-50 
with a neighbor and the figures below are for their 
share only. 
Here’s the letter: "We had about % of an acre and I 
didn’t suppose anyone could raise so much truck from 
so small a space. I’ve canned over 400 quarts from that 
garden besides lived off it all summer and sold several 
dollars worth. 
"Besides we have 20 bushels of nice potatoes and al¬ 
most a bushel of navy beans. And I am still canning 
up the scraps. (Written October 14th.) We are one fam¬ 
ily of 10 that won’t go hungry this winter if we haven’t 
much work thanks to a good garden and good seed.” 
No comment is necessary. There isn’t anything I 
could say that would make the letter more convincing. 
It is a whole sermon in a few words. If you want the 
facts in regard to the value of a garden there they are. 
Go thou and do likewise. 
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BEANS 
No Weevil- 
High 
Germination 
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CULTURE—One pound of beans will plant about two 50 
foot rows. Space 2 feet apart. Some gardeners plant beans 
quite early and have good luck but it is safer to wait un¬ 
til the ground is warm. 
BOUNTIFUL 
round, green, medium 
indented between seeds. 
110-GIANT STRINGLESS. 
Real early, and almost all ready 
to pick at one picking, which 
pleases the market gardener. 
Not as vigorous and thrifty as 
Stringless Green Pod. Pods 
long and stringless. More or less 
144—B OUNTIFUL. A big 
showy green pod. Long straight 
and flat. Early and a good mark¬ 
et bean. Tender while young. A 
good table variety. You can pick 
a mess in no time. 
114— CHALLENGE BLACK 
WAX. Early round pod. Rather 
short, stringless and good qual¬ 
ity. Fairly productive. 
115— DAVIS WHITE KIDNEY 
WAX. Beautiful long, flat, yel¬ 
low pods. Stringy and quality 
not so good. White seed, early. 
121—EARLY WONDER WAX. 
A fine early bean. If your choice 
is a flat pod, I believe you will 
like it. Medium long, bright yel¬ 
low and stringless while young. 
109—FIELD’S FIRST EARLY. 
Takes the lead as a tasty, fine 
flavored bean. Can’t say so much 
for its looks. Anyway, if it is a 
good table bean you don’t care so 
much. Some string but easy to 
string. Early and a good crop¬ 
per. Pods green, long, flat, wide 
and curved. 
116— GOLDEN WAX. A medium early, yellow, flat pod, 
somewhat stringy. Fairly productive. 
117— NEW STRINGLESS YELLOW POD. Always de¬ 
pendable. Sure of a crop and sure of quality. Seems to 
be right at home here in the Middle West. A sturdy, up¬ 
right bush that sets on a full crop. We most always get 
our first picking of snap beans from this variety. Medium 
long, round, brittle pods. Quite plump, meaty and well 
filled. Just as tender and nice as they can be. Perfectly 
stringless. Just right as a bean for home use. 
105—PENCIL POD BLACK WAX. A long, round, gold¬ 
en yellow pod. Stringless, fine quality, fairly productive 
and late. That tells the story and a pretty good story, too. 
113—ROUND POD KIDNEY 
WAX. Long, slender, round yel¬ 
low pods. Tender, crisp, string¬ 
less and quality exceptional. Late 
and not as productive under our 
Cornbelt conditions as earlier 
sorts. 
112—ROUND POD VALEN¬ 
TINE. Not as popular as it used 
to be. Early, productive but 
grows a string and short on 
quality. Green Pods. 
119 — STRINGLESS BLACK 
VALENTINE. The old Black 
Valentine “come back’’ leaving 
its strings and tough pods be¬ 
hind. You wouldn’t know it ex¬ 
cept for its looks. Pods round, 
green and stringless. 
107 — STRINGLESS GREEN 
POD. A great favorite. Grows 
the nicest pods. Meaty, tender 
and stringless. Comes into bear¬ 
ing with the earliest. Vines load¬ 
ed down. Keeps setting on beans 
a long time if weather is favor¬ 
able. Pods round, medium long. 
A good canning variety. String¬ 
less even when full grown. 
STRINGLESS GREEN POD 
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POSTPAID PRICES 
BUSH BEANS 
3 oz. 
Vz lb. 
1 lb. 
3 lbs. 
144—Bountiful 
.10 
.20 
.35 
.95 
114—Challenge Black Wax 
.... .10 
.20 
.85 
.95 
115—Davis White Kidney Wax 
_ .10 
.20 
.35 
.95 
121—Early Wonder Wax _ 
_ .10 
.20 
.35 
.95 
109—Field’s First Early . _ 
_ .10 
.20 
.35 
.95 
110—Giant Stringless 
_ .10 
.20 
.35 
.95 
110—Golden Wax _ 
_ .10 
.20 
.35 
.95 
117—New Stringless Yellow Pod, 
_ .10 
.20 
.35 
.95 
105—Pencil Pod Black Wax_ 
_ .10 
.20 
.35 
.95 
113—Round Pod Kidney Wax.. 
_ .10 
.20 
.35 
.95 
112—Round Pod Valentine_ 
_ .10 
.20 
.35 
.95 
119—Stringless Black Valentine. 
_ .10 
.20 
.35 
.95 
107—Stringless Green Pod .. .. 
_ .10 
.20 
.35 
.95 
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