HENRY FIELD’S SEED SENSE FOR APRIL, 1940—Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Iowa 
Will The Horse Hold Out? 
Little Jackie Nieman (2*4) son of Henry Nieman of Emer¬ 
son, Nebr., is all hitched up and ready to go to town. Every¬ 
thing looks like it will be all right, if the horse just can hold 
out. That’s quite a load, Jackie, for any horse, even a nice 
looking one like that. 
Help On Cemetery Plantings 
Most all of us have some cemetery spot we want to keep 
planted nice and the problem is, what to plant that won’t 
take much care and still will look well. Maybe I can give 
you some ideas that you didn’t know. 
Baby Roses are first. They are low-growing, hardy as 
Eskimos, and bloom all summer long. Gruss An AAchen is 
especially choice as its blooms are as big as hybrid teas. You’ll 
find them in the catalog page 31 at 37c each, 3 for 98c pp. 
Then of course peonies are ideal as they need no care. I 
have made a special Memorial Day collection (page 49 catalog) 
of varieties that bloom for Memorial Day. 4 fine varieties in 
4 colors for 89c postpaid. 
For grass, Buffalo grass is ideal. It is the most drought 
resistant grass we know, never needs mowing. I think it’s 
best though regular blue grass is perfectly all right, but needs 
mowing. 
And don’t forget a low-growing barberry hedge never needs 
trimming and always looks nice and if you like an evergreen 
or two in the corners of the lot is nice. Subulata Phlox which 
spreads over the ground and blooms in the early summer is 
hardy and needs no care. There are plenty of other things 
too, but I thought these suggestions would remind you of some 
you had not thought about.—H.F. 
Questions and Answers Dept. 
One of our regular services on top of just selling you seeds 
and nursery stock is answering your questions about planting. 
We get thousands of letters a day—big bags of it—but we’re 
glad to answer them all. That’s what we’re here for. We 
don’t care whether there’s an order in it for us or not. 
Usually there is and of course that’s what we’re in the busi¬ 
ness for, but there doesn’t have to be. Look over the ques¬ 
tions and answers below. Like as not, the one you were going 
to ask is answered there. Anyway, it ought to help you some. 
—H.F. 
Q. Can ear worms in sweet com be at least partly prevented? 
A. Yes. A great many customers and we, in our trial 
grounds, have put a crimp in them by dusting Bug Dust onto 
the corn silks just as they begin to silk out and also a few 
days later. 
Q. Do you cut tulips off after they bloom? 
A. You can cut off the blossom and stem, but leave the 
leaves until they turn brown. Then you can cut them off. The 
leaves gather food for the bulb, so they can bloom again next 
year. Sow annuals around the tulips, so your bed will be full 
of bloom all summer. 
Q. Do you sell tomato plants? 
A. No. They do not ship satisfactorily and I think you 
will be more pleased buying them locally. Our onions, cabbage 
and sweet potatoes are another story. We can do better for 
you than you can do most anywhere and give you genuine 
varieties, but I don’t think tomato plants should be shipped 
even though I’d like your business. 
This Little Pig Sat Up 
I’ve been telling you there was no breed to beat these Spot¬ 
ted Poland Chinas of ours. And if you don’t believe me, look 
at this picture. Can your pigs do this? Whether they will 
or not, if they came from our registered herd, they are going 
to make you money. This is Donald Dean Wood, soirof Mrs. 
Leon Wood, Purdin, Mo., with his pet pig, Honey. 
Q. What is the white stuff on my roses? 
A. Probably mildew. You should dust with Bug Dust be¬ 
fore it appears. Then you can generally prevent it. Start dust¬ 
ing at once with Bug Dust once or twice a week and you 
can generally control it. 
Q. How do you make tomatoes bear more? 
A. Don’t put on too rich soil. Give them some shade, for 
hot sun keeps blooms from setting fruit. Try Scarlet Slicer 
on front cover of catalog, if your present tomatoes don’t bear 
enough—Scarlet Slicer will. 
Q. I want a tall screen to hide neighboring buildings. 
What should I plant? 
A. Set Lombardy Poplars 7 ft. apart and put a Bridal 
Wreath plant between each tree. I will send you 7 Lombardies 
and ten Bridal Wreath for $1.39 postpaid, and you can make 
a beautiful and permanent screen. 
Q. Will your varieties of strawberries mix? 
A. No. All varieties are perfect and cannot mix unless a 
runner runs over into another row, but that isn’t real mixing. 
Q. What vegetables can I use to follow up my early plant¬ 
ings? 
A. A good question. Best are beans, beets, carrots, corn, 
cucumbers, lettuce, turnips, kale. 
Q. How do you sow soybeans? 
A. Use 1 y 2 bu. per a. with corn planter double rowed; 
single rowed, use 1 bu. per a. With grain drill (all holes run¬ 
ning) 2 bu. per a. Harrow beans often to keep down weeds. 
Do this in afternoon when plants are tough and only after 
they are up and have 4 leaves. 
Q. Will you change collections around? 
A. Sorry, can’t do. You see, we put these up in advance 
and are able to make them cheaper for that reason. To change 
them would mean we would have to charge you more.. 
Q. How do you sow Brome Grass? 
A. Brome grass, Brome Grass Hay and Past Mix and Crested 
Wheat grass may be sown with endgate seeder. Drop small 
quantity in at a time or mix in oats (about 15 lbs. per a.) to 
carry the seed through. Don’t get over % to V 2 in. deep. 
Have your seed bed firm like for alfalfa. 
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The reported coal shortage in Germany leads us to believe 
that even Hitler can’t fuel all the people all the time.—Selected. 
