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) 
Burke Schrive (Field Seed) Irving Steurer (Garden Seed) 
Paul Wilkinson (Nursey) —Andall my friends and customers 
Subscription Price—A Garden Seed, Field Seed 
or Nursery Order 
How to Tell if Your Fruit Trees 
Were Damaged by Armistice Day Freeze 
I have been swamped with letters from people who had 
read the Iowa State College’s report that about 90% of some 
varieties of fruit trees were dead. They wanted to know how 
to tell if their trees were alive or not. 
The best way to tell for sure, is to cut below the bark with 
your knife. Right below the bark is a layer of white wood 
known as the cambium layer. If that is white, the tree is alive 
there. If that is brown or black, your tree is dead. Most folks 
who have made this test report that all or most of their fruit 
trees were lost. 
What to Do? 
Right away after finding their trees dead, they want to 
know what to do. Should they cut the trees out? Should they 
forget their orchard? Should they plant new trees near the 
ones they believe dead? I think the last method is just about 
right. Set the new tree a few feet from the old one. But by 
all means replace every tree that’s dead and then plant a 
few extra. 
Nobody ever got anywhere if he didn’t fight back. Of course, 
the freeze was a terrible one, but we can’t just sit back and fold 
our hands. Nobody is going to plant trees for us. We’ve got 
to do it ourselves. You probably inherited some trees in your 
yard somebody else planted for you. You’ve got to return 
that favor to somebody and chancés are if you get right out 
and plant, you’ll be enjoying fruit off the new trees before 
you know it. You won’t for sure if you don’t plant. 
Some Trees May Leaf Out 
; Some of the fruit trees that were hurt may leaf out and look 
all right. The state college says that some of these may live, 
and some may not. Chance is they won’t, but maybe part of 
them will. 
Order Fruit Trees Early 
But in any case, you are going to need quite a few fruit 
trees. If you don’t set them this year, you lose a year’s growth. 
These, you must order early as my supplies, although large, 
won’t last through a demand like we’re having this spring. 
Already I have booked SEVEN TIMES AS MANY FRUIT 
TREES AS I HAD BOOKED THIS TIME LAST YEAR. That 
means there is going to be some real competition for stock. 
Get yours early. 
IMPORTANT: Radio Moving Day 
March 29 is radio moving day. On that day most of the 
radio stations, to which you listen, WILL COME IN ON 
ANOTHER PORTION OF YOUR DIAL. 
This shift of wave-lengths was arranged by the governments 
of United States, Canada, Mexico, Cuba and Haiti to eliminate 
interference from foreign stations which will help bring you 
better program reception. 
There has lately been some interference from Mexican sta- 
tions on our wave-length, so KF F—the ‘Henry Fields Station’ 
was given permission along with many others to move. 
SO AFTER MARCH 29, YOU WILL GET OUR STATION, 
KFNF, at 920 Kilocycles on your dial INSTEAD OF 890, ITS 
PRESENT POSITION. Maybe you better paste this on your 
radio so you sure won’t get lost from KE NF and miss all our 
planting and farm help programs. 
Come On—Big or Small 
(FS I NE PL ET 
Sometimes folks apologize for sending an order for just 
a packet or two of seeds. They think it’s too small an order. 
Some seedhouses think so, but not Henry Fields. If one packet 
is all you need that’s what I’ll send you. I may think you 
should plant more, but I won’t say a word. Anyway, it isn’t 
necessary to apologize to Henry. A small order gets as much 
attention here as a large one and they’re all welcome. So 
send them in. 






























Ruth’s Children, Playing School 
When Ruth and Kermit came up to Shenandoah last winter 
for a week’s visit, the kids really had a time. They heard so 
many of their grandfather’s stories about when he taught 
school, they played school for hours on end. 
Henrietta is teacher here and is sitting in the ‘back of 
room’ because she heard me say I used to do that _becau 
then the school kids didn’t know whether I was watchi i 
them or not. The front row pupils are mostly various and © 
sundry dolls that have accumulated in the family for some _ 
time, but the back row (for most of you folks who can’t keep _ 
up with growing children) are left to right, Luky (Big Boy). 
Susan Valentine, Henrietta, and Elizabeth Rose, the younges 
The chairs are some we brought from Mexico and make dand. 
play chairs for the grandchildren when they are here, 

sometimes over some of the prices that are being asked f 
hybrid corn. You just don’t have to pay-$7.50 or $8 for hyb 
corn. That day was passed about three years ago. 
Of course,-when anyone sticks to selling through agent: 
is bound to cost you more. Agents get $1 to $3 per bu. - 
selling you that corn. And you don’t have to pay it. You an 
buy your hybrid DIRECT and save that agent’s commission for 
yourself. 
Now, I’ve nothing against agents. They’re all right I on 
but I just don’t take to doing business that way. I’d ra 
sell direct to the farmer who is going to use my seed and 
out all the in-between profits that must be paid out wh 
selling is done through a big crew of agents. That way I Cc: 
give the quality stuff at prices the other fellows couldn’t 
with a 10 foot pole. If letting your customers have all t 
savings you can make for them isn’t a better way to sell, 
then J’ll eat my hat. 
I guess I get a little long winded when I get on this subjec 
but those high agent prices just seems to go against my gr 
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