HENRY FIELD’S SEED SENSE FOR MARCH, 1940—Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Iowa 
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Winning Garden—Field’s Seeds Used 
Not that I take the credit for this wonderful looking garden, 
but it always tickles me when I see a garden nice as this and 
find out my seed was used. It means gardeners who know how, 
pick Field’s seeds. Here’s what Mrs. McClaskey says: 
“Dear Mr. Field: As you already know, I am an old cus¬ 
tomer of yours, buying my garden seeds from you almost eVery 
year, and! when I don’t well I just lose out on a good garden. 
Last year, I sent you an order for seeds, bug dust included. I 
had a lovely garden and entered in the Crawford Co. contest 
and placed second. I really feel that a part of the honor should 
be yours as the seed came from your company. 
“I canned 317 quarts of vegetables, stored 300 lbs. shelled 
popcorn, 35 bu. potatoes, 5 bu. sweet potatoes and 3 bu. sweet 
com seed. We had wonderful sweet com form the GIANT 
BANTAM HYBRID AND ATE ROASTING EARS BY JULY 1. 
We all enjoy Seed Sense.” Mrs. C. W. McClaskey, Girard, Kans., 
Rt. 3. 
Recipe Corner 
I wish you ladies who have a good recipe or labor saving 
tip that you would like to share with other Seed Sense ladies 
would send it in. I’ll print as many as I have room for. If 
you’re interested enough, we’ll have a regular exchange. Here 
is one of Mrs. Field’s good recipes. 
MRS. FIELD’S VEGETABLE SOUP—(Makes 3 qts. Serves 10). 
1 oz. turnip 
3 oz. green pepper 
3 oz. carrot 
56 lb. cabbage 
54 lb. potato 
54 lb. onion 
56 lb. tomato 
54 lb. meat 
1 tbsp. rice 
1 tbsp. pearl barley 
1 tbsp. broken spaghetti 
56 tsp. black pepper 
1 tbsp. salt 
Pinch paprika 
Pinch red pepper 
1 qt. soup stock 
3 qts. water 
Boil 1 hour 
P. S. Better get these vegetables growing in your garden. 
Your family is going to be hollering for this soup often.—H.F. 
.j. .jj 
Use two or more “Chore girls” or pot scourers to take outer 
skins off of carrots. Really works and quick too. Works on 
new potatoes, too.—Mrs. Anthony Weiner, Vail, Ark. 
***** 
To water tomatoes, sink old can with hole near bottom into 
soil near plant. Pour water into can. This waters mots in¬ 
stead of running around on top of ground.—Mrs. V. M. Wells, 
Minneapolis, Minn. 
SPECIAL PRICES—LAWN SEED 
You folks ought to get your lawn thickened-up early. Last 
fall’s dry weather hurt them more than you think. I’m making 
special Low Prices so you won’t have any excuse not to get it 
done. Send your order Now. If you like bargains, here they 
are: 
FIELD’S FAMOUS LAWN MIXTURE 1 ,b * 
Starts In 10 days. Grows anywhere 
Extra Seleet BLUE GRASS. 
Mixture for SHADY SPOTS. 49c 
WHITE DUTCH CLOVER. 75c 
Solid Shade Grass (Poa Trivialis) . . 
Bent Grass Seed adapted to Midwest 
Sow early as possible—on snow 
in well and roll with heavy roller, 
lawn—1 lb. every 400 sq. ft. for thickening up old lawn. 
111). 
3 lbs, 
. 5 lbs. 
10 lbs. 
39c 
98c 
$1.49 
$2.95 
39c 
98c 
1.49 
2.95 
49c 
1.39 
2.25 
4.35 
75c 
2.15 
3.25 
5.95 
59c 
1.69 
2.65 
4.95 
98c 
2.75 
4.45 
8.50 
if you 
can. 
If not. 
rake it 
Sow 
1 lb. 
200 sq. 
ft., new 
35 Years a Field Customer 
Don’t those melons look good? They were raised o*ver at 
Otoe, Nebr., by Bert McMullen who writes, “We have used 
your seeds foi* 35 years and won’t use any other. Have always 
raised a garden. Picture is of myself and H. F. melon patch.” 
Try the Newer Things 
Most of you have favorite varieties of garden seeds you plant 
every year because you like them. They’re good, and you like 
them and that’s fine. But you wouldn’t object if they were 
improved a little would you? 
I don’t see any Sugar Lumps in that pile. Haven’t you tried 
them yet, Bert? 
That’s what the new varieties are—improvements of old 
strains. Some are sweeter, some heavier yielders, some earlier, 
some more disease resistant. They are always better in some 
way. But you have to try them, if you want to keep your 
garden up to date producing the most of the best. 
That’s why I urge you to try out every year 2 or 3 of the 
newer things. Here are some of the most recent—you should 
try them. 
New Wrinkled Alaska Pea 
New Fillbasket Bean 
New Tendersweet Radish 
New Golden Nugget Carrot 
See Catalog for descriptions. 
New Double Jointed Peanut 
New Hybrid Sweet Corn 
New Wilt-Resistant Cabbage 
New SUGAR LUMP WAT¬ 
ERMELONS 
Have You Heard About 
the Sensational Vitamin Bi? 
Everybody is talking about this sensational vitamin for 
plants—Vitamin Bl. The miraculous things it does when add¬ 
ed to plant’s soil are almost unbelievable! 
Better Homes and Gardens who announced the discovery 
and have written article after article about it report 5 inch 
rosebuds, dahlias 10 inches across; enormous apples—all be¬ 
cause Vitamin Bl was added to soil which is almost always 
deficient in this very necessary stimulant. It can be used in 
solution to water plants, shrubs, or trees, or the roots of plants 
can be dipped in it to stimulate root growth and allay the 
shock of transplanting. 
I can supply this plant vitamin in two forms—tablet form or 
stock solution form. Both are easy to use and go a long way. 
Be sure and order with your seeds. You’ll want to work some 
miracles with your garden this spring. 
TABLET FORM—Easy to use. Simply dissolve 
one tablet in 3 or 3 gallons of water. Use so¬ 
lution to water flowers or to dip roots of plants 
in. Full directions on bottle. 100 table size, 
1.00; 35 tablet size, 50c postpaid. 
STOCK SOLUTION FORM—Concentrated solu¬ 
tion. Comes in bottle with eye-dropper. One 
drop of this solution in 1 or 3 gallons of water 
is enough. Bottle will make 500 to 1,000 gal¬ 
lons—enough for entire season. Bottle only 
$1.00 postpaid. 
To prevent your eyes from watering while peeling onions, 
keep a small piece of bread in your mouth while doing so, and 
you will shed no tears. 
