


ee ss My April Visit 
‘Usually, I take this space just to chin and gossip and gen- 
“erally have a real visit with you, but this time, I’m going to 
make the visit short and tack a lecture on the end, so get set. 
ba Mrs. Field and I are both well. Been working hard, and 
are better off forit. Business is breaking all records. It seems 
‘like everyone is getting set for a big garden this year and 
when | they do, they all seem to come to Henry for seeds. And 
ein makes me proud. Ive worked hard for many years to 
furnish the best seed, the fairest measure and quickest service 
possible and when business keeps improving year after year, 
it means more and more people poly on me for seed. And that’s 
only because they 
are pleased. 
i But so much for 
the business. Mrs. 
Field and I did 
take a few days 
off last week ~ to 
get our garden in 
down at the cabin. | 
_ Everything was in 
good shape to 
work and we gota 
lot done. Down 
ethere,* you know, 
we grow pretty 
near everything 
we eat except may- 
x a little sugar, 
tea and salt and 
that’s what I want © 
iho lecture you. 
about. I want you 
ie 7 “grow your own 
groceries” too. ; 
‘This year, the 
Pe nt is ap- 
: pealing to every- 
one to have a big 
They’re 


















for years—a good 
garden is a many- 
fold blessing — it 
ery bills, food 
it tastes 
better, you feel 
better physically 
from working 
hard = in the gar- 
den, and there’s a 
world of content- 
ment in knowing 
you have ‘planted the seed, worked your garden and are entitled 
a the manyfold return nature will give you. 
This year, it’s almost a necessity. What food you grow your- 
- will cut down the amount that will have to be diverted 
to civilians from Army needs. It will save transportation, But 
more than that, with food prices rising every day like they 
h AG been, you will make the big saving because groceries from 
y Roti. garden cost you little but a small amount of 
ai vont garden needn’t be large. If your yard isn’t a big one, 
you'll still be surprised at the amount you can grow on a small 
space. The important thing is to get started—the sooner the 
better while the weather is so ideal. 
And don’t forget, too, that garden seeds aren’t the only 
ngs to plant. Small fruits like rhubarb, asparagus, grapes, 
stra’ erries, raspberries will bear in a hurry and you’ll want 
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plant a garden even if it’s small. 
HENRY FIELD’S me 
D SENSE * 
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“FOR THE MAN BEHIND THE HOE”? 
Published by Henry Field in the Print Shop 
Shenandoah, Iowa, April 1, 1942 
What’s Nicer Than a Fine Garden? 
I don’t know where you’d go to see a finer sight than a clean, well-kept garden. 
This is a picture of me in a corner of my garden down in the Ozarks. 
and one here in Shenandoah, but this one is the largest. 
There’s no sense anyone not having all the food they want to eat, if they’ll just 
You save on grocery bills, get good healthy exercise, 
and a world of contentment out of growing your own food. Try it. 

ght eine Milena eee iam 
Copyright Henry Fiéld Seed Co., 1942 

ites 
to have them. And fruit trees—no yard is “complete ~without 
plenty of pears, apples, cherries, “peaches for eating and can-. 
ning. And they’ re as easy to haye out of your own back yard ~ 
as they are to get at the groceny store, if; you'll just take ue) 
trouble to plant them. é 
So get started soon. If you havevany ‘questions, write them 
in and we’ll be glad to help you all “we. can. That’s what 
we’re here for. But get the. stuff ordered soon-as you can and | 
see how much enjoyment you'll get out of “‘Growing Your, 
Own.” You'll be glad you did.—H.F, 
P.S. Will be looking for your order soon and will show you 
some real service. 
3 Hybrid 
Warning 
With the gov- 
ernment letting” 
down the bars on 
corn acreage, 
there’s Soing to be 
from all appear- 
ances a serious 
shortage of hybrid 
corn. And because 
hybrid has been 
grown exclusively 
for so Many years, 
there will be very 
little, if any, open P 
pollinated to plant,” — 
instead. 
That means-you 
folks who need an 
extra bushel or 
two or who haven’t 
bought your hy- 
brid yet, better get 
to doing it soon. 
Someone is going 
to be left out, I’m 
afraid. * 
We still have a 
fair supply — not. 
large—early book- 
ings saw to that— 
but big enough we 
can take care of 
your orders for a 
few more weeks. 
And remember, 
when you buy hy- 
brid corn from 
Henry Field, you 
BUY DIRECT and 
SAVE THE DIFf- 
$1 to $3 per bu. is worth sav- 
zi Ri 

I keep one there 
FERENCE FOR YOURSELF. 
ing, isn’t it? Better hurry. 
Nursery Getting Scarce 




Garden seeds aren’t the only things being bought hand over 
fist this spring. The nursery department has been working ~ 
day and night to keep up with your orders this spring. So far, 
nothing has run out, but it looks like, if the orders keep comin 
in like they have, some items will be scarce. 
So, if your order is ready, get it in. If it isn’t, better make 
out the list of fruit trees, shrubs, roses, rhubarb, asparagus, 
berries and the like you’ll need and get it sent in soon, — 


