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HENRY FIELD’S SEED SENSE FOR APRIL, 1941—Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Towa 
SOME HENRY FIELD NURSERY BOOSTERS and What They Grew! 


Strawberries on Nov. 8 
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Whoever says my everbearing straw- 
berries aren’t Everbearing, better take a 
good look at this picture. Mrs. Wm. Ches- 
ley clear up in Fairmont, Minn., sent. this 
in and said, ‘‘My little girl Norma Jean, 
oD, taken with a pan of your everbearing 
Gem strawberries PICKED NOV. 8 from 
50 plants purchased of you in May. 
Plants were just loaded with green ber- | 
ries and blossoms when the blizzard came 
Noy. 11.” 

Set 1937—Loaded 1939 
Here’s another bit of proof of how the 
Anoka apple bears right after it’s planted. 
This picture was sent in by H. C. Frick 
of Kansas City, Mo. He planted it the 
spring of 1937 and this picture was taken 
July, 1939—with the tree loaded down 
with fruit. You folks who have lost a lot 
of trees in your orchard this year, 
wouldn’t go wrong setting out Anoka, if 
you want quick bearing. 

Only ONE Pink Cushion Plant 
When I talk about a “bushel of blooms” 
on the famous Pink Cushion Mums, I 
haven’t been talking through my hat. 
Here’s one of my ‘mums grown by A. D. 
Hatten, Ponchaly, Okla. Honest, they’re 
simply loaded with thousands of blooms. 
Come in other colors besides pink, too— 
yellow, white, red, bronze. See catalog 
page 50. 


20 Bu. Grapes from 50 Vines 
“This is a sample of grapes grown from 
vines purchased from Henry Field. We 
bought 50 vines and this year they had 
20 bu. of grapes!” Sent in by Edna Rob- 
bins of Linn Grove, Ia. She didn’t say 
what kind. but they look like Concord 
and Concords are hard to beat. Make 
dandy grape juice and jell. 

A Minnesota Customer 
Here’s how my Regal Lilies do clear up 
at Minnesota Lake, Minn. This is Mrs. 
John E. Allbright, a good customer of 
mine, who shows you what you can raise 
in the way of lilies with very little effort 
at all. My, aren’t those beauties! No 
florist could do it any better. 
Likes Golden ‘No-Wilt’ 
If you haven’t tried the new Golden 
“No-Wilt’”? bean you ought to. Read 
what this lady thinks of it. 
“Dear Henry: Your No-Wilt Yellow bean 
gave us wonderful success last year, withstand- 
ing the drought in Wyoming. Another bean, 
a variety I’ve planted for years, right beside 
your bean completely dried up, but your No- 
Wilt beans started bearing the second time in 
September. I had the last cooked beans for 
dinner Oct. 20.” Mrs. John T. Foster, Clear- 
mont, Wyo. 


5 ie ae Lege 
Good manners consist largely in treat- 
ing the other fellow as though he were 
as important as he would like to have 
you think he is. 
2 Pans Dunlaps—One Picking 
“Dear Mr. Field: This is one picking 
of strawberries. Of course they are Dun- 
laps from Henry Field’s and my, we do 
enjoy them. My whole orchard came from 
Field’s and how it does bear. I have 4 
cherries, 4 plums, 1 wealthy apple, 1 
Whitney crab, Black and Red Raspberries 
—all from Field’s. Want to set out some 
peaches and apricots next.’’-—Mrs. Mary 
Coates, Clarion, Ia. 
How Far Apart? 
With so many orchards having to be 
replaced this spring, there have been a 
lot of questions coming in about the dis- 
tances apart to plant fruits. Some of you 
may disagree with me on some of the fig- 
ures, but I think these are about the gen- 

eral average over the country. Plants 
Set per acre 
Apples 30 ft. apart each way 50 trees 
Cherries 18 ft. apart each way 130 trees 
Plums 18 ft. apart each way 130 trees 
Pears 16 ft. apart each way 160 trees 
Peaches 15 ft. apart each way 190 trees 
Grapes—6 to 8 ft. apart—Rows 6 ft. apart 
Rhubarb—=3 ft. apart each way 
Asparagus—18 inches apart; Rows 2 ft. 
apart 
Raspberries—3 ft. apart; Rows 4 to 6 ft. 
apart 
Blackberries—4 ft. apart; Rows 6 ft. 
apart (Mo. Giant and Ozark Queen 7 
ft. apart) 
Strawberries—24 inches apart each way 
in garden; In field 2 ft. apart; Rows 
3 ft. 

Giving Away Strawberries 
I want everybody to get acquainted 
with the Bellmar Strawberries. I hon- 
estly believe it is going to be the lead- 
ing June-bearing strawberry in the 
country. SO I’M GOING TO GIVH 
YOU 50 PLANTS FREE TO TRY! 
Here’s how you get them. I have a 
$1.00 bargain strawberry collection 
where you get 75 Senator Dunlap and 
25 New Gem for only $1.00 postpaid. 
That’s only 1c apiece for these fine big 
strawberry plants. Now, if you order 
this month, ’LL SEND YOU 50 BELL- 
MAR STRAWBERRIES*>ABSOLUTE- 
LY FREE with this collection, so 
you'll be sure to get to try them, Just 
ask for the Give Away Strawberry Offer 
and be sure and send your order 
THIS MONTH. Write me what you 
think of Bellmars. You’re going to get 
a real surprise. : 
