HENRY FIELD CO ., SHENANDOAH j IOWA 
Page Twenty^nin. 
Take My Advice 
Order Your Field Seed 
RIGHT NOW ! ! 
Unless all the facts and figures are wrong, there is going to be a 
mad scramble to get Field Seed before the planting season is over this 
spring. 
The crop wasn’t any too abundant to begin with, because of the 
drouth early last summer. Lots of fields didn’t come through and there 
wasn’t a lot of seed on those that did. 
Then, along came the plan to reduce corn acreage and that meant 
millions more acres were going to need Clovers, Alfalfa and Grasses. 
I’ve been selling Field Seeds for more than thirty years. Ordinarily 
we don’t sell much Field Seed until February. But, last November and 
December we sold thousands of dollars worth of Field Seeds. That’s the 
first time in my life I ever sold Alfalfa and Clover and Grasses in 
November. 
It fits the facts, too. It shows a shortage. It gave me a taste of 
what is going to happen when everybody feels the shortage. 
Prices are going to go shooting up. The fellow who has his will be 
glad and the fellow who waits too long will be sore. But I don’t want 
you to be sore at me. All I can do about it is to tell you not to wait. 
We bought our seed early, bought extra good seed and lots of it. I 
am not going to be profiteering just because I have the seed. As long as it 
lasts, I will sell it at the low price. But, I am telling you now that just 
as soon as I have to go out and replace the seed I own now, I am going 
to have to pay more for it and then my price to you will have to be 
that much higher. 
The thing to do is get your Field Seed right now. Don’t delay at all. 
Don’t wait a day. Figure out all you are going to need and order it 
while I can still deliver at low prices. It is going to cost you more if 
you don’t get it early and if you wait long you may not be able to get 
what you want. 
Yes, I am still sticking to quality seed even in the face of rising 
prices and a sharp shortage of seed. My seed is good, honest seed, the 
kind you will wish you had if you don’t get it. I know I could hold it for 
much higher prices and get them. But I am going to practice what I 
preach and put them out at the low prices “while they last”. When they 
are gone and I have to buy more, the price will go up. So, it is first 
come, first served, and I hope you won’t be too late with your order. 
P. S. I don’t like to mention it, but with shortage showing up before 
the season is even started I will have to protect myself by saying all the 
prices must be subject to advance without notice. That’s just another 
way of saying, “Look out, get yours early.” 
LAWN GRASS 
We Will Pay the 
Postage On Orders 
For 4 lbs. or More 
Field’s Famous Lawn 
Grass Mixture 
This is our all-purpose lawn 
grass seed. The basis of the 
mixture is Kentucky Blue Grass 
and to this are added other 
quicker growing grasses as well 
as White Dutch Clover. An ideal 
mixture to show fine results the 
first year, and for a 
lasting beautiful lawn 
Per pound _ 
Shady Nook Mixture 
This is our special recommen¬ 
dation for heavily shaded lawns. 
Contains same kinds seeds as 
our regular Lawn Grass Mix¬ 
tures plus some Poa Trivialis 
and such grasses as 
do well in the shade, 
Per pound _ 
250 
300 
Kentucky Blue 
250 
No description need¬ 
ed. This is the old 
standby. Per pound 
SOME BRIEF TIPS 
Be sure the drainage of your 
lawn is good. Sour soil won’t 
raise a lawn for anyone. 
It may help a lot (and never 
hurts) to scatter some lime, 
about 10 lbs. to 200 sq. ft. 
Sow your lawn early, the 
earlier the better, to get as much 
growth as youcan before the hot 
weather comes. 
Don’t be stingy with the seed. 
There won’t any more of it grow 
than you sow. Never less than 1 
full lb. to 200 sq. ft. 
Last but not least, be sure you 
sow good, honest seed. I’ll take 
care of that part if you order it 
from me. H. F. 
