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Henry Field's 1938 Spring Catalog—Seed Sense Department—Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Iowa 
of No. 125 l 
My Famous MULE HYBRID Seed Corn 
(See Prices on Yellow Sheet Enclosed) 
A Little History 
Guaranteed Hybrid Is New 
Why Plant Hybrid Corn? 
Back about 1912, I started experimenting with 
Hybrid corn. About the same time. Sec. of Agri¬ 
culture Wallace did. 
I had good corn, too, and called it Mule corn. 
The name has stuck and lots of folks still call 
Hybrid corn Mule corn. 
This is the same corn—only a later model— 
more improved. I claim there is none better 
and few as good and I can prove it. 
Why Mule Hybrid Is Better 
Here are the reasons, short and quick, why 
Mule Hybrid is better. All the poor character¬ 
istics were bred OUT of the corn and all the good 
ones bred IN. You’ll see for yourself when you 
harvest it next fall. 
1. HEAVY YIELDS—These are guaranteed. 
2. DROUGHT RESISTANCE—It’s long roots 
go deep for moisture and yields heavy, drought 
or no drought. 
3. RESISTS COLD—For early spring planting. 
4. FARMER STYLE CORN — Sound, heavy 
ears, but not flinty. 
5. RESISTS WIND—Strong roots and strong 
stalks—can’t blow over. 
Yes, I guarantee my hybrid. I guess I’m the 
only person who does. I don’t know whether 
other seedsmen can or not, but the answer is, 
they DON’T. 
My idea is, with so many different hybrids of¬ 
fered to you, you don’t know which is best. Well, 
here’s one that’s guaranteed, because it’s one of 
the best grown. (See guarantee below.) 
Write for Leaflet 
I have a four page “Seed Sense” written about 
Mule Hybrid corn. It tells you all about my 
Mule Hybrid in detail. If you want a copy, it’s 
yours for the asking. 
GUARANTEE 
I absolutely guarantee that the eclge-drop or 
hill-drop grades of my Mule-Hybrid corn will 
yield enough MORE corn per A., planted under 
identical conditions to more than pay for the 
seed. If it should not, I will on proper proof, 
immediately refund to you, the purchase price 
of the corn. 
In other words, it does what I say, or no deal. 
H. T. 
6. LEAFY—An extra lot of good, dark green 
leafy fodder. 
7. RESISTS CHINCH BUGS. 
I could name 50 more, but these are enough. 
Everyone will be proven to you next fall at har¬ 
vest. 
Plant Adapted Seed! 
Beware of Hybrid corn companies with only 
one or two Hybrids to sell. They can’t be 
adapted everywhere. 
I have 7 Mule Hybrids, and 3 State College 
Hybrids. All good but for different localities. 
The map (left) shows where each number 
should be planted. The number is the num¬ 
ber of days it takes to mature. Here’s the 
list: 
Mule Hybrid Varieties 
No. 100 —(95 to 100 days) Matures like Minn. 13 
No. 110 —Best early Hybrid. Yields 10 to 20 bu. 
more 
No. 116 —-Heavy yielder. Ears 10 to 12 in. 
No. 121 —For central Iowa and like climate 
No. 123 —Can’t go wrong on this if you live 
south of Lincoln Highway 
No. 125 —We plant this at Shenandoah. See pic¬ 
ture above 
No. 129—Supply limited. Southern folks—order 
early 
Iowa College Varieties 
No. 931—Early. Good yellow 
No. 939—Central Iowa's corn. Heavy yielder 
No. 13 —For Southern Iowa. Resists drought 
You plant Hybrid corn for the extra 10 to 25 
bu. of corn per A. you get. And also, because it 
yields despite drought, windstorm or cold. Even 
if you only got 10 bu. extra per A., that’s $500 
extra on 100 A. That buys a lot of seed, shoes 
and socks—(almost a new car). 
Now-a-days, farmers realize they are foolish 
to plant anything but Hybrid. The important 
factor is to get good Hybrid—and that's what 
Mule Hybrid is. 
Pay Only $1.00 Down 
A lot of folks want my Mule Hybrid held for 
them until they get money in to pay. 
That’s O. K. If you don’t want to pay all now, 
send $1.00 per bu. down, and I’ll hold the corn 
for you until you send the balance, some time 
before March 1st. 
Three Grades for Sale 
On the price list enclosed, you’ll see three 
grades for sale, one is for edge drop planter, one 
for hill drop planter, and one is a grade of Butts 
and Tipps—same hybrid as the other but not as 
fancy. 
All my Mule Hybrid is dust treated. 
Other Corn 
Yes, I have open-pollinated corn, too. It’s as 
good as ever and priced on enclosed price list. I 
recommend it as follows: 
NORTHERN IOWA, SOUTHERN MINN, and SOUTH 
DAKOTA — Plant Minnesota 13 (yellow), Early 
Pride of the North, (yellow), Early Silver King 
(white), Golden Glow (yellow). 
CENTRAL IOWA, NEBRASKA and NORTH ILLI¬ 
NOIS —Plant Pfister’s Krug (yellow), Reid's Yellow 
Dent, Golden King. 
POR SHENANDOAH, LIKE TERRITORY— Krugs, 
Gold Mine, Reid's Yellow Dent, Silver Mine, St. 
Charles Red Cob (white), White Elephant, and 
Field’s Utility. 
LATE VARIETIES — Shenandoah 
Yellow, Boone County White, 
Yellow or White Ensilage. 
Corn Dust 
Prevents disease and in¬ 
creases your yield about 4%. 
Also protects your seed from 
squirrels, rodents, etc. 1 pound 
treated 5 to 8 bu. of seed. 1 lb. 
can, $1.00, postpaid. 
LAWN SEED 
LAWN SEED 
BARGAIN 
MY GRASS IS 
• DROUGHT 
RESISTANT 
• QUICK 
STARTING 
• PERMANENT 
Sow the Best 
It Costs 
No More 
My Bargain Mixture 
This is my famous mixture — blue 
grass and other grasses and clover in 
just the right proportion for a quick, 
permanent, beautiful lawn. 
Have also added fast growing grasses 
to make a lawn immediately and keep 
out weeds while the Blue grass gets 
established. 
1 lb. 30c; 3 lbs. 75c; 5 lbs. $1.15; 10 lbs. 
$1.95, postpaid. Special, 4 lbs. 98c, p.p. 
Straight Blue Grass 
SELECTED KY. BLUE GRASS — Fine stemmed and 
deep rooted. Seed selected from fields which stood 
the drought best. Hardiest seed in the country. 
1 lb. 30c; 4 lbs. 98c; 5 lbs. $1.15; 10 lbs. $1.95, post¬ 
paid. 
EXTRA HEAVY — Especially selected for plumpness 
which means more vigor. 1 lb. 40c; 3 lbs. $1.10; 
5 lbs. $1.75; 10 lbs. $3.00, postpaid. 
MIXTURES 
(See Special Oder Left) 
White Dutch Clover 
The compact, tiny three and four leaf clovers that 
simply carpet the ground. Thrives on poorest soil and 
enriches it. Dainty white blossoms. 1 lb., 50c; 3 lbs. 
$1.40; 5 lbs. $2.25; 10 lbs. $3.95, postpaid. 
Mixture for Shade 
A special mixture I’ve made for those dark, shady 
spots where other grass will not grow. Thrives in shade. 
Absolutely winter hardy, l lb. 40c; 3 lbs. $1.10; 5 lbs. 
$1.75; 10 lbs. $3.25, postpaid. 
New Bent Grass 
This is the new drought-resistant bent grass. Once 
started it SPREADS by UNDERGROUND and OVER¬ 
GROUND root stocks covering the lawn entirely with a 
handsome green carpet. Used on golf greens. It’s the 
new way to start a BENT GRASS lawn—far superior to 
plugs or stolons. 
t lb. 98c; 3 lbs. $2.75; 5 lbs. $4.45, all Postpaid. 
to Seed Everybody's lawn needs thicken- 
ing up just to keep out the weeds. 
If you want a lawn like the one in the picture, you 
can have it in a few weeks. 
Get out real early in the spring, rake your lawn 
good, sow your seed and roll it with a heavy roller, 
or rake It in LIGHTLY and tramp it in solid. 
Sow 1 lb. for every 200 square ft. of new lawn and 
1 lb. for every 400 square ft. of old lawn (to thicken). 
NOTE: EARLY SEEDING IS IMPORTANT. IF 
YOU LIKE. SOW YOUR SEED ON THE SNOW. The 
freeze and thaw will WORK IT IN the soil for you. 
