
HENRY FIELD’S SEED SENSE FOR MARCH, 1941—Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Iowa Z 


The Latest Picture of the Boss and Head Boss 
Take a good leek. This is one of those rare pictures you don’t 
see very often because usually I don’t take to ‘“‘dressed-up” 
pictures much. This was taken out along side the radio 
studio just before Mrs. Field and I took off for our Florida trip. 
- We're both well, working hard, very happy and hope this 
finds you in about the same condition.—H. F. 
Moon Sign Planting Dates 
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For the benefit of many of you folks who want to know the 
proper time to plant according to the moon signs, here are the 
proper dates for 1941. 
Potatoes (and other root crops)—March 15, 16, 17 and again 
Mar. 24, 25, 26, and again April 12 and 13. 
(The earlier date is the better.) 
Cabbage—April 3, 4. 
Late Cabbage—June 5, 6. 
Corn—(early date)—May 1, 2. 
(main date)—May 9, 10. 
(late date) —May 27, 28, 29. 
Melons, Beans, Cucumbers, Tomatoes—Same as Corn. 
To chop sprouts, girdle trees, kill noxious weeds—May 30, 31 
and again Aug. 20, 21.—H. F. 
The Calf Path 
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One day, through the primeval wood, a calf walked home, 
as good calves should; but made a trail,—all bent—askew— 
a crooked trail as all calves do. Since then two hundred years 
have fied; and I infer, the calf is dead. But still, he left behind, 
his trail—and thereby hangs my moral tale. The trail was 
taken up—next day—by a lone dog that passed that way. 
And then a wise old bell-weather sheep—pursued this trail 
o’er vale and steep; and drew the flock behind him too—as 
good bell-weathers always do. And from that day o’er hill and 
glade; through thousand woods a path is made. And many 
men wound in and out—and dodged and turned and bent 
about; and uttered words of righteous wrath—because ‘twas 
such a crooked path; but still they followed, do not laugh, 
the first migration of that calf. And through this winding 
woodway—stalked—because he wabbled when he walked. 
This forest path became a lane, that bent and turned and 
turned again; this crooked lane became a road, where many 
a poor horse with his load; toiled on beneath the burning 
sun, and thus a century—and a half—they trod in the foot- 
steps of that calf. The years passed on in swiftness—fleet—that 
road became a village street; and this before men were aware,— 
a city’s crowded thoroughfare. And goon the central street 
was this—of a renowned metropolis. And men two centuries 
and a half—trot in the footsteps of that calf. Each day a 
hundred thousand—rout—followed the zigzag calf about; and 
o’er the crooked journey went—the traffic of a continent. A 
hundred thousand men were lead, by one calf—near—three 
centuries, dead; they followed still his crooked way, and lost 
one—hundred years a day. For such reverence is lent,— 
to well established precedent. A moral lesson this might teach, 
- were I ordained and called to preach; for men are prone to 
go it blind, along the calf-path, of the mind; and work away 
from gun to sun, to do what other men have done. They follow 
_in the beaten track, and in and out and forth and back; and 
still their devious course pursue, to keep the path that others 
do. But how the wise old “wood-gods” laugh, who saw the 
first primeval calf. Ah; many things this tale might teach, but 
I am not ordained to preach. 

We Make the Postmen Sweat 
When it’s busy season at Henry Field’s, even the postoffice 
men have to sweat keeping up with the thousands of orders 
that come to Field’s daily. This picture was taken down at our 
No. 2, or garden seed warehouse, where a special branch post- 
office is put in just to take care of our mail. This way, it doesn’t 
have to go to the postoffice but goes direct from our warehouse 
to the train, making our service just as fast as possible. 
The two postmen are Dolph Remy on the left and Ez Lauber 
on the right. Ez seems to be running out of wind. We’re mighty 
happy that we have such pleasant, accommodating men in our 
postoffice as we have in Shenandoah. They are as anxious, aS 
we are, to help us get orders out to you promptly and often- 
times go way out of their way, just to hurry an order on its 
way to you. 
Were Roses Hurt? 
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There is some difference of opinion about whether fruit trees 
were killed in the Armistice Day freeze, but not about roses. 
Unless you’re awfully lucky, your roses are dead. It’s a 
terrible, terrible shame, but there it is. 
And the sooner you face it, the better. Good roses GUAR- 
ANTEED TO GROW like ours, are scarce and you better speak 
up quick if you want any. Every flower lover in the country 
of course will put in roses. Who could do without them? So 
that means a big demand and with scarce stocks, somebody 
is going to be disappointed. I hope it won’t be you.—H. F. 
Frost Proof Cabbage and Onion Plants 
It’s high time 
you get your 
order in for cab- 
bage and onion 
plants, to be sure 
you get some of 
the best. Send 
your order NOW 
and we reserve 
the plants for 
you and send 
when it’s proper 
planting time in 

your locality. We A Dandy 
usually start Frost 
sending around Cabbage 
lant 
Frost Proof Onions March 15 and 
then on through April. 
And man alive, you ought to see the plants this year. Finest 
we've ever had. Remember when I call them “frostproot” I 
mean just that. They are grown outdoors and even a late snow 
on them doesn’t hurt. All are strong, clean, vigorous and 
STATE INSPECTED. We pack them carefully. 
Postpaid Prices on Cabbage 
100 200 500 1000 
Wakefield ..cccccse cree e eset ererese 45e T9e $1.49 $2.49 
Norsemam ..-cee- NOLS. Sood meen nperere keberial ef ore 43e T5e 1.39 2.29 
Early Flat Dutech....-++++-e-seeseees 45¢ Te 1.49 2.49 
Postpaid Prices on Onions 
300 500 1000 3000 
Riverside Sweet Spanish large yellow, 
PVOlific 6... eee eee tes A7e 75e $1.39 $3.29 
White Bermuda (very sweet).......- 49e 79e 1.49 3.49 
Yellow Bermuda (same as above).... 49c T9e 1.49 349 
