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HENRY FIELD’S SEED SENSE FOR SEPTEMBER, 1940—Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Iowa 
HENRY FIELD’S SEED SENSE 
“FOR THE MAN BEHIND THE HOE” 
Published by Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co. 
Field No. 1 Building Shenandoah, Iowa 
Henry Field, Editor 
Contributors 
“Alfalfa” John Nicolson (Seed) Helen Field Fischer (Flowers) 
Pate Simmons (Seed & Nursery) LeOna Nicolson (Nursery) 
Irving Steurer ((warden Seed) 
Frank Field (Seed & Nursery) 
Mrs. Leanna Field Driftmier 
Paul Wilkinson (Nursery) 
Burke Sehriver (Field Seed) 
—And All My Friends & Customers— 
Subscription Price—A Garden Seed, Field Seed 
or Nursery Order 
Hybrid Price May Be Screwy 
Back on page 22 and 23 you’ll find my special deal for you 
folks who book your hybrid corn this fall. Now I had to set 
that low, early-booking, price clear back in July. You folks 
know well enough that’s too early to know how the corn is 
going to make — so about Sept. 7, the time you get this Seed 
Sense — it may be way too ridiculously low. 
" If it is, that’s just your gain. I,’m going to stay hitched 
whether we have bad corn weather or not, but if the weather 
is bad, you're going to be big gainers by booking your corn 
now. 
Incidentally, I want to give you two tips: 1st — Book your 
corn before Nov. 15, for I’ll bet the first 10,000 bu. will be 
sold by then, and 2nd — if you really want to save money and 
have perfect corn, you can do it by buying the hill drop 
grade. It makes the same corn as edge-drop, but is always 
cheaper. On 5 bu. orders, you save $5 buy buying hill drop. 
Think those over — they’re good tips. 
The Latest Snapshot of Ruth’s Family 
I’ve about given up trying to get the entire family together 
but I can manage to give it to you in sections. This is th. 
latest snap of Ruth and her family which we took on a vlsi; 
up there to see them this summer. From the left, Susan, 
Kermit, Ruth’s husband, H. F., Elizabeth Rose, Ruth; Henri¬ 
etta (who came back with us to visit), Big Boy, and Mrs. 
Field. Big Boy just got started wearing glasses tor a while 
and don’t think he likes them. 
I Still Want Pictures 
I still want those extra snaps of yours—especially of your 
corn field, picking corn, or corn crib or any snaps of your 
family, farm, home, yard or whatever you think is interesting. 
Just like you like to see pictures of what other folks are 
doing, they like to see what you are doing. 
Now, I can’t send the picture back, so send me an extra 
one, but remember I pay 50c each for the ones used and $5 
for the best one sent in. 
Take Advantage of Down Payment Plan 
Right now, field seed prices are' the lowest they’ve been 
in 8 years. It’s the time to buy! Prices for soring look 10 
to 25% higher. 
Now, I know this time of the year folks generally don’t 
have the loose cash to tie up in field seeds, so I’m making IT 
POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO BUY FOR SPRING AT THESE 
LOW FALL PRICES. 
I Call It My Down Payment Plan 
Pay only 10% down now to bind the deal. I’ll book your 
order and save the seed for you. You can send the balance 
any time before Feb. 1 and the seed is yours at these low 
fall prices. Price is guaranteed against decline. 
Now, there’s the deal. You’ll find full details on the back 
cover, but I want to say right now, you’ll be smart to take 
advantage of it right now early. Last year I think we re¬ 
served as much seed in the fall-as we sold in the spring and 
the fall buyers saved many thousands of dollars over what 
they would have to pay in the spring. 
5 FIELD SEED BARGAINS 
For Delivery Now-or R 
SPECIAL FALL 
PASTURE MIX 
Made especially of hardy grasses 
only for fall sowing. 6 Perma¬ 
nent grasses in just right pro¬ 
portion for all season pasture. 
1 Bu. sows 3 to 4 A. alone or 1 bu 
to 5 A. if you plan 
to sow clovers on 
in the spring. Only 45 _, b bu 
$ 4-35 
eserving tor Spring 
HOME GROWN 
BROME GRASS 
The hardiest home-grown seed 
of this famous drought-resisting 
grass at a price $3.00 too low. 
Makes amazing yields even in 
driest years. Sow 
14 lbs. per A. CJA Of 
alone any time in I 
Sept, or Oct. 
Field’s Special 
HOME GROWN 
ALFALFA 
My biggest alfalfa 
bargain in hardy 
seed. 9814% pure. 
High germinating. 
No noxious weeds. 
ir- .$ 11.95 
RED CLOVER 
Beautiful seed 07% 
to 90% pure. Last 
fall sold for $10.73. 
Book quick at this 
low price. CTf QC 
Only.bu, V * *30 
ALL BAGS 
ARK FRKK 
At Henry Field’s 
MIXED 
SWEET CLOVER 
08% pure sweet 
clover — mixed 
white and yellow 
for longer pastur¬ 
ing and good soil- 
improvement. A 
steal at this price. 
Only QC 
bu. . 
Sold Neighbors on Mule Hybrid 
I think this is one of the biggest reasons for my lar ; 
increase in business every year. All my customers do ml 
sionary work for me and pass the word around about whei 
the best seeds come from. Just like friend Waite here, wh 
wrote on his order: 
“Dear Mr. Field: This makes 25 bu. of Hybrid seed corn 1 
have ordered from you but only 5 bu. for myself and the rest 
for neighbors who beard of the corn and the good price 
through our order. They are ordering this number through 
my suggestion. Thought you would like to know.”—E. O. 
Waite, Crook, Colo. 
Buffalo Grass This Fall? Yes! 
(The Grass That Needs No Mowing) 
To answer hundreds of questions, we will release a little 
more of our rare stock of Buffalo grass this fall. Orders 
must be in, however, before Oot. 1. We cannot ship after that 
date. Please order early and avoid the disappointment some 
had this spring. 
Buffalo grass, you know, is the marvelous creeping lawn 
grass that spreads and covers the ground with the most 
beautiful green carpet you ever saw. It’s absolutely drought- 
resistant and STAYS GREEN ALL SUMMER even when 
bluegrass is browned up. And best of all, it NEVER GETS 
TALL ENOUGH TO NEED MOWING, though you cafi if 
you wish. 
We ship in sod form at the below priees: 
1 sq. foot sod (275 plants—enough to plant 
(200 sq. ft.) .. $ 1 . postpaid 
2 sq. ft. sod . x ,89 postpaid 
3 sq. ft. sod . 2.69 postpaid 
4 sq. tt. sod . 3.39 postpaid 
All carefully packed in moss. You break sod and set 
plants foot apart each way. Full directions with each 
shipment. 
Now! Buffalo Grass Seed! 
It has been almost impossible to harvest Buffalo grass seed until this 
year, when we were able to get a tew pounds, though the harvesting 
is extremely expensive. We otter it for the 1st time this fail We 
have experimented and developed a process of increasing the germina- 
tion of the seed about 4 times over Nature’s method so the seed vou 
get from us is thoroughly processed for quick growth. Seed like knv 
other lawn seed—roll m well. Sow 1 lb. per 1000 sq. ft. for lawn— 
for field seeding 4 lb. per A. Stand will be thin at first, but will 
thicken up, and crowd out weeds (if you help it 1st year). Seed very 
limited. Price while it lasts: >4 lb. $1.00; 1 lb. $3.00' postpaid. 
