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HENRY FIELD’S SEED SENSE FOR APRIL, 1940—Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Iowa 
“Dear Mr. Field: I am enclosing this picture with my order 
for garden seeds. This is myself and home demonstration' 
agent in my prize winning garden. I am on the left. In a 
state-wide garden contest, my garden was first in the county 
and first in the southwest district including 19 counties. I 
feel that part of my success was due to Henry Field’s high 
grade seeds. This is my 3rd year to order seeds from you.”— 
Mrs. Albert Kluver, Hinton, Okla. 
Another Prize-Winner With Field’s Seeds 
Tip On Feeding Trees 
Isn’t it a shame the way some of the beautiful, big, old 
trees are dying the country over? The drought and improper 
feeding is causing most of it and it’s up to us folks to save 
the old ones as well as planting new ones. Here’s one way to 
help: 
Punch holes in the ground clear around the tree as far out 
as the branches extend. Fill them with Vigoro mixed half 
and half with dirt. Figure about 1 lb. of Vigoro for each 
inch of circumference of the trunk, and watch that fine old 
tree in your yard throw back its shoulders and act young again. 
Vigoro is listed on 50 of the catalog at only $4.00 per 100 lbs. 
You can use my Sheep-O-Lizer too. It’s $1.95 per 100 lbs. 
and the best you can use for lawns.—H.F. 
Likes Seed Sense 
“Dear Sir: Your garden paper, Seed Sense, came last w 7 eek. 
Surely enjoy it. I liked the definition on ‘New Dealism.’ I 
want it published in our little town paper. Keep your garden 
paper coming. Later we want to send you an order for sev¬ 
eral hundred strawberry plants.”—Mrs. Oscar Grenther, Camp 
Point, Ill. 
Get Your 3 Garden Helpers Now! 
You’ll Need Them Soon 
There’s no use any more breaking your back over a hoe all after¬ 
noon when these three gardening tools are so cheap. I mean it. 
Thev’ll save you hours of work and do the job 50% better, too. 
The'Rotary Mulcher is a new tool and is something you all should 
have. It works easy, doesn’t clog and mulches the soil absolutely 
perfect. Get one and try it. If it isn’t everything I say. I’ll trade 
back. 
No. 1 Drill Seeder 
Attaches to high wheel 
cultivator. Sows all seeds 
right depth and thickness. 
$2.98. Add 32c postage. 
New Rotary 
Mulcher 
New this years. At¬ 
taches to cultivator to 
pulverize soil. I’m wild 
about this tool and you 
l 
i 
High Wheel Cultivator wil1 be to °- ° nl y ^ 89 
-—-— each. Add 20c postage. 
Your 
Choice 
Steel or 
Wood 
Handles 
I’ve sold thousands of 
these. Easy running, 
light, with three at¬ 
tachments. 
Only 
$098 
Add 32c 
postage. 
Two of My Junior Seedsmen 
“Dear Mr. Field: I received 
my seeds Friday and sold them 
all Saturday. I am glad to be 
a Junior Seedsman. I am 13 
years old and in the 8th grade. 
I have lived on a farm all my 
life. Please send me the pen¬ 
cil and the wrist watch. I 
listen to your program every 
evening and we all enjoy it.” 
—Minerva Minor, Rt. 3, Nebr. 
City, Nebr. 
“Dear Mr. Field: My con¬ 
glomeration garden that I 
bought from you for lc with 
my mother’s order grew so 
good last year. I raised tur¬ 
nips, lettuce, tomatoes, beets, 
carrots, watermelon and a long 
list of other things. Mother 
sure thought it was a fine gar¬ 
den. I will try hard to sell all 
my Junior Seedsman collec¬ 
tions.”—Corrine Combest, 
Edgerton, Mo. 
Any of you other hoys and girls who haven’t sold your Jr. 
Seedsman set, better get started. It’s easy (like Minerva says) 
and you can choose a $1 bill or any of a dozen different pre¬ 
miums for your prize. Still time. See page 6 in the catalog. 
Out Of The Letter Basket 
“Dear Mr. Field: I am sending another order for seeds. I 
raised a very good garden last year with plenty of good, hearty 
vegetables from your tested seeds. I enjoy the catalog and 
Seed Sense immensely. Please send them again.”—Mrs. Fred 
Stearns, Dysart, la. 
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“Dear Henry: Just wanted to tell you that we have used 
your seeds for 35 years and have always had good luck.”— 
M. J. Davis, Rt. 1, Admire, Kans. 
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“Dear Mr. Field: This office wishes to express to you 
our appreciation of the way you have worded the paragraph 
on forwarding and returning your seed catalogs. Many catalog 
houses are not explicit in stating what they desire. Very re¬ 
spectfully,”—United States Post Office, Silver Creek, Neb., 
Berniece B. Simmons, Postmaster. 
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“Dear Henry: We are always so glad to get your Seed 
Sense and read it over and over many times. A year ago I 
ordered two Niagara Grapes from you, and this spring they 
had the finest Grapes, the most delicious smell half way across 
the yard, they are sweet as sugar, and now I am sending for 
the Golden Muscat. I have the Concords I ordered 11 years 
ago, and I made six gallons of Jelly from a bushel of them 
this year.”—L. Simmons, 3338 Liddesdale, Detroit, Mich. 
* * * 
“Have ordered from you for ever so many years, and always 
been pleased with our garden. Many of my children also 
order from you now. Your seeds are always reliable, so we 
only have to plant once for a stand. I always read your 
Seed Sense from cover to cover, so much good in it. Your 
catalog is surely fine and when I start to order flowers, can 
never make up my mind where to stop.”—Mrs. Mary L. Stull, 
Forbes, Mo. 
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“Dear Mr. Field: I bought some Hopi Indian Lima Beans 
seed of you three years ago, and last year I sure raised some 
Hopi Beans. I had one vine that had 403 pods, 958 beans, 
and measured 1 qts. green shelled beans, all from one bean. 
Now, can anyone beat that? We think they are the best lima 
bean we ever ate.”—C. T. Davis, Paullina, Iowa. 
* * * 
“Dear Mr. Field: Nearly everyone had everything cut off in 
their gardens by cut worms. I used Field’s Bug Dust and not 
one stalk of anything in my garden was cut off. Every seed 
I planted grew. From y 2 lb. of peas I picked 10 pails full.”— 
Mrs. Bertha Patterson, Willard, Kan. 
