_—— ’s HENRY FIELD’S a 
IEED SENS ES 

“FOR THE MAN BEHIND THE HOE’’ 

Published by Henry Field in the Print Shop 

Vol. XXV 
Shenandoah, Iowa, April I, 1941 
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A Letter from Henrietta 
_ It’s been a long time since you’ve had a letter from Hen- 
_vietta, but at last here’s one she sent in with her order.—H. F. 




















Grandpa hasn’t come to see us this spring, so we had to 
order all our seeds from his big catalog. I wanted one kind 
and Luky wanted others and Susan wanted others, so we 
let mother decide. Elizabeth Rose didn’t seem to care at all. 
Last Call on 
Mule-Hybrid 
We’re down to the last few 
thousand bushels of Mule-Hy- 
brid corn. Everyone who 
planted it last year came back 
for more, and three or four of 
his neighbors, who had seen 
his corn, came along, too. 
That has cut big holes in 
our stocks and somebody is 
going to be left out. I’ve got 
open-pollinated corn ready for 
those who can’t get Mule-Hy- 
brid, but I hope none of you 
have to be disappointed in 
not getting Hybrid this year. 
If you don’t want your corn 
right away, book it anyway 
and tell me and I'll hold it 
here until you want it shipped. 
But I think most of you 
should have it shipped right away and you corey. must get 
your orders in right soon. 
And don’t forget, buying Mule-Hybrid before ar 20th, you 
gave $1.50 per bushel over Edge-drop corn. It’s just as good 
or better yielder than Edge-drop and the saving on two or 
three bushels really mounts up. 
And even if you buy Edge-drop grade you save $1 to $3 
per bu. agent’s commission for yourself that you’d have to 
pay extra if you bought some of the expensively advertised 
agent-sold hybrids. 
IT have nothing against agents, but I do argue plenty against 
the high prices they have to ask for hybrid corn. There’s no 
earthly reason why you folks shouldn’t buy your hybrid corn 
direct from the producer and save those high commissions the 
agents get—FOR YOURSELF. 
But don’t plant all Mule-Hybrid and don’t plant all of any 
other one hybrid. Put in 2 or 3 different hybrids and com- 
pare them yourself. That way, you ll find out yourself and 
convince yourself that Mule- Hybrid is head and shoulders 
above the rest, just like those folks say in their letters I 
printed back on page 15. They convinced themselves and now 
they’re Mule-Hybrid customers for good, Hien: 




I: had to make out the order, 
my pencil move. 





















Susie and Luky helped, but Elizabeth Rose just sat and watched 
It’s hard work making out an order. 
to bite my lip a time or two to get it just right. 
part for our own garden and part for hers. She sent another | 
order, too. But we didn’t have to pay the $2.00. Grandpa said | 
we could pay him back sometime with vegetables from the 
garden. 


I’m not saying any names and ?/’m not..Be ding. any one of 






you, but the fact still remains thgt sor ie, OF-¥OR >. rie Qe” and 
“put off’? ordering until just the past eR > 
That’s all right, usually. I ge a4 have “plen ¥<Gf y- 
thing and get your order out b roma ae wobody” ee 
But this year it’s different. 


The Armistice day freeze w 5 fn a Yr any th = 
sands of fruit trees and almost do tg ustess 
so far this year and we look for it to eer eaV rier 
during April. Already some.shortages ar@®g 
there just won’t be enough stock to go around 
going to be disappointed. 
So you “put-it-offers’ better get moving. To be fé 
got to be strictly ‘“‘first-come, first served’? and I don’t wan 
disappoint anybody. So get your orders in and-get the stock 
set aside for you. I won’t ship it until the weather-is right in 
your locality. 
Garden seeds aren’t so bad. Some items are scarce, but just 
a few. But you should get that order in soon, so you’ll have 
your seed when the sun comes out and you’re ready to plant. 
Anyway, aren’t you just itching to get started planting? 
This is going to be a good year—lots of moisture in the 
ground and that means good yields and fine vegetables. And 
with the prices of food going 
up by leaps and bounds every 
day, a garden is going to be a 
real profitable investment. 
Where else except in seeds and 
gardening will $5 bring you 
back $150 to $250 worth of 
food. The answer is nowhere. 
Make a garden this year and 
make it big. You’ll save money, 
but better than that—-you’ll be 
healthier and happier for the 
effort.—H. F. 
P. S.—If you aren’t going to 
order or have already sent it, 
write me a letter anyway and 
tell me how you're getting 
along. After all, you’ve had 
SEED SENSE, which is really 
my letter to you about us, and 
now it’s your turn to write how 

‘cause I write the neatest. : 2 : 
your gardening is going and 
I haa | how the plants are doing. 
Hck. 



We finally got it all done. Mother let us order $2.00 worth, 


