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


Judge Leon Smith 
This is a snapshot of Judge Leon Smith 
looking over one of the high egg-blood 
cockerels that heads one of our flocks. All 
our flocks are supervised by Judge Smith— 
am official American Poultry Association 
judge who devotes his entire time and 
ability to Field’s flocks. You get some idea 
what this means when you learn that only 
a wery few men in the country are able to 
pass the stringent exams necessary to be- 
come an APA judge. I doubt if 10 hatcheries 
in the country have a man of his capacity 
directing their breeding program. 
It all boils down to the fact—that when 
you send your order to Henry Field’s for 
chieks, you are getting the finest chicks yéu 
ean buy—chicks that would normally cost 
you $4 more per hundred than our low 
prices. This year make more money with 
Wield’s chicks. 


Field’s Chicks_at 5 Weeks 
“Dear Mr. Field—Picture of my baby 
chieks I got from you March 5, taken lat the 
age of 5 weeks. I have had extra good luck 
with them having lost only 4, or I should say 
it wasn’t luck, for they are remarkably good 
ehicks. I also have a good deal of praise 
for your fine nursery stock.”—Mrs. Fred 
Kuehne, Big Springs, Nebr. 


A Young Chick Customer 

Here’s one of my youngest chick custoim- 
ers with one of the 400 chicks his father 
bought of me last year. His father reports 
that they did exceptionally well and sent 
this picture in with his order this year. Sent 
in by Wilbur D. Russell, Max, Nebr. 
The Chicken Page—News from the Hatchery 

Big as Turkeys in 5 Months 
“Dear Mr. Field: These extra-fine chicks from your hatchery arrived here on the 
18th of May and are as big as turkeys now (last of October). 
To say we’re pleased 
is putting it mild. This is Jerry, Clara Ann and Nelda Anderson.”—Mrs. W. Ff. Ander- 
son, West Baden, Ind. 

15 Cockerels Free! 
Maybe you noticed on the price list and 
maybe you didn’t, I have a real special 
this month on my top or “‘Extra-Select”’ 
grade. With every 100 pullet chicks you 
buy, I’ll send you FREE 15 WINGBAND- 
ED UNRELATED COCKERELS ABSO- 
LUTELY FREE. 
This applies only to Barred, White, and 
Buff Plymouth Rocks; Buff Orpingtons; 
S.C.R.I. Reds; New Hamps.; and White 
Leghorns. See prices and details on the 
enclosed price list. 
Don’t Miss 1¢ Sale on Chicks 
On the price list enclosed with Seed 
Sense is a real bargain I hope you won’t 
miss. It’s the 1c sale we had earlier in 
the season that we had to repeat because 
of so many requests. 
You buy 100 chicks and get the second 
hundred for only le each. Here’s the way 
it works. You send your order now for 
100 Best Egg Grade chicks either straight 
run, pullets or cockerels, for shipment 
after April 20. Order can be for Barred, 
White, or Buff Plymouth Rocks; Buff 
Orp.; S.C.R.I. Reds; New Hamp.; Leg- 
Rock Hybrids; Leghorn-Minorea Hybrids; 
or White Leghorns. Include an extra 
$1.00 and I’ll1 SEND YOU 100 EXTRA 
CHICKS with your order. 
It’s a real bargain and my how popu- 
lar. See prices on price list enclosed. 
Free: 3 Ft. Apple Tree 
Most everyone can use a good husky 
apple tree for planting this spring, espe- 
cially since orchards have been so badly 
damaged. That’s why I’m giving free 1 
two to three foot apple tree with every 
100 chicks you buy BEFORE APRIL 30. 
You must ask for your gift and you may 
choose the variety you want—Anoka, 
Jonathan or Delicious. This will be sent 
separate at proper planting time, so you'll 
get it at the right time even: though 
you may not want your chicks until late. 
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Science claims that Man’s the only ani- 
mal that can laugh. If the waggin’ tail 
on a dog welcomin’ his master ain’t 
laughter and enjoyment, then I’m a 
stuffed coot. 
grain and 
Poultry Raising Tips 
by The Poultryman 

I remember my grandmother used to put 
her broody hens in a coop about this time 
of the year. She gave them water and no 
feed. She couldn’t have done anything worse. 
Broody hens have plenty of egg yolks, but 
Nature won’t let her lay eggs until she has 
had time to hateh her chicks. So it’s best 
to put broody hens in a slat bottom crate 
with no nesting material for about 3 days 
and nights with an extra supply of mash and 
milk rather than water. This 
speeds up ege production and cuts down 
period of broodiness. 
* * * 
Broodiness can cut down egg production 
20%, if you Jet it wear out of it’s own accord. 
* * * 
Heat your brocder house a couple of days 
before your chicks arrive. This assures you 
that it is working correctly and gives your 
chicks a real break when they arrive. 
* * * 
Be sure to clean your brooder house with 
laundry soap and good strong lye water. 
Cleanliness is Ist commandment in raising 
all your chicks. 
* * * z 
Bug Dust seattered through your litter 
helps check mites. Some folks who still 
prefer a spray can make a good one with 
erude carbolic acid mixed with clear fuel oil. 
m * 
Don’t forget to disinfect your feeders and 
waterers, too. Use a good, clean litter and 
spread it-deep. This helps stop spread of 
germs. 
* * * 
Usea ‘good, clean litter and spread it deep. 
This helps to stop spread of germs. 
* * * * * 
Laying at 414 Months 
- “Dear Friend: Last spring I invested $9.90 
im 100 of your S.C.R.I. chicks which did 
splendidly. Started laying July 20th and 
were shipped to me March 5th. I also had 
two hens hatch from them, bringing me 21 
chicks out of 30 eggs hatched September 
2ist..—Mrs. Willis I. Graham, Marysville, 
Field’s Chicks Best of All - 
“The best place we ever bought chickens 
was at Henry Field’s. We bought 500 last 
year and raised about 400 of them. We ap- 
preciated mostly that you made half of your 
chickens good for the first two weeks. We 
thought good about them that we raised 
them by hand. We did not have a brooder 
house. If we had we would have raised 
practically all of them. You can count us 
as boosters for Henry Field’s chicks.”—Har- 
ley Matney, vache ORs Nebr. 
It’s funny how some people won't buy 
anything ’till they think some one is losin’ 
money on the deal. 
