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Learning How Early 
I always did believe children should 
learn how to garden young because there’s 
no other one thing they can do that will 
teach them so many lessons of life.. And 
it looks like John De Hoff is getting his 
lessons early as he is only 4. He has a 
good teagher too, his great grandfather, 
80 yrs., really knows how to garden. 

_May Have to Substitute 
I know you won’t get mad at me for 
this, but I want to tell you in advance 
anway, because I want you to sure be 
pleased. Because of the tremendous extra 
business we’re getting this spring we may 
run short on one item or another. If we 
should, rather than hold your order up 
and write you, I generally substitute a 
variety I think is as good or better than 
the one you ordered. I put a slip in to 
tell you, of course, and if you don’t like 
it, you can fire it back and it won’t cost 
youacent. This arrangement makes for 
speed and is generally acceptable all the 
way round. If it shouldn’t be, say so on 
your order, and Ill follow your instruc- 
tions.—H.F. 
A Pleased Jr. Seedsman 
“Dear Henry: I received your watch 
and was more than pleased for receiving 
such a swell premium for no more than I 
did for you. MRegretting that I haven’t 
time to sell another collection of seeds, 
because every one around here knows 
you, and that makes your seeds sell swell. 
I cannot express my appreciation in 
words.—Your truly, Calvin Johnson.”’ 
P.S. There was only one place [I called 
at who did not buy your seeds collection. 
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Sile Oatbin says there ain’t nuthin’ as 
tough as an ear drum—think of the scan- 
dal that beats against it without bursting. 
it. 
A Typical Letter to Me 
“Dear Mr. Field: Just a short word to 
tell you we have ordered seed from you 
for over 35 years and have always found 
it to be the finest seed that can be bought. 
We have always had fine gardens every 
year when we have had rain to make a 
garden grow. Best of luck to you and 
your good work.” 
Mr. and Mrs. S, A. Richardson, 
Mullin, Texas. 

Field’s Seeds in Alaska 
Even in far north Alaska, Field’s seeds 
get results that bring smiles. The little 
Eskimo girl has a name I can’t even begin 
to spell, but maybe she won’t mind if I 
don’t print it in Seed Sense. Maybe you 
didn’t know it and maybe you did, but we 
ship seed into some 40 foreign countries 
(beside every state in the Union) to peo- 
ple who wouldn’t think of planting any- 
thing, but Field’s seeds. 

Vegetables Mean Health 
Stew, the gardener, fixed up this list for 
me the other day. 
Vegetables are the best way I know to 
keep healthy. And what’s more important 
in our lives than our health? Without 
that, other things we think we want now, 
seem mighty unimportant. Eat plenty of 
vegetables and let somebody else worry 
about doctor’s bills. 
Here’s the list: 
SPINACH—Clears the skin. 
B, C. Rich in minerals. 
RADISH — Aids digestion. 
Rich in minerals, 
RHUBARB — Purgative and 
Vitamin C. Iron. 
CUCUMBERS—Clear skin. Flushes kid- 
neys. Rich in minerals. 
CARROTS—Good for kidney complaint & 
colic. Vitamins A, B. Minerals. 
Vitamins A, 
Vitamin B. 
laxative. 
| CABBAGH—Enemy of Fat. Good for re- 
ducing. Rich in A, B, C. 
CELERY—Beneficial for rheumatism. Vi- 
tamin B. Rich in minerals. 
ASPARAGUS—Good for kidneys. Vita- 
mins B, C. 
ONIONS—Good for liver & gall bladder. 
Vitamins B, C. 
TOMATOES—Beneficial to liver, indiges- 
tion, ete. Vitamins A, B, C. 
The list goes on and is quite long. Most 
of all, I want you to remember, vege- 
tables are rich in valuable minerals and 
vitamins which means good health and 
long life to anyone who eats them. Plant 
lots of them. 
23 Quarts Ist Picking 
‘Dear Mr. Field: This is our daughter, — 
Esther Pauline, 5, taken just after we 
picked our first crop of peas from your — 
seeds. We picked and canned 46 pints 
the first picking. We surely can’t praise 
Henry Fie:d garden seeds enough. We 
are great readers of Seed Sense and en- 
joy it immensely.”—Mrs. Paul Williams, 
‘Calhoun, Til. 
A Recipe Sent In 
Savory Baked Eggplant 

Peel and eube a medium size eggplant. : 
Combine in casserole with tomatoes, in 
the proportion of two parts of eggplant to 
_one part of tomatoes. 
Add about two teaspoons each 
of finely chopped green and sweet red — 
Salt and pepper 
to taste. 
pepper. Top with a layer of buttered 
cracker crumbs and lay some bacon strips 
on top. 
medium temperature. 
mit browning. 
bacon are browned. You’ll find the egg- 
plant’s mild flavor made much more at- 
tractive by the addition of the tomatoes 
and peppers. 
After Tulips Plant Annuals 
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It won’t be long now untu your tulips 
will be through blooming. Don’t let that 
bed become an eyesore —get annuals 
planted right away. It doesn’t take much 
effort and in a few short weeks you'll 
have worlds of bloom that will last all 
summer. 
Any annual you like is all right. Some 
of the very easiest to raise are Zinnias, 
Petunias, Asters, Marigolds, 
Rose Moss, ete., ete. I could go on and 
on, but you know them as well as I do. 
The important thing is to get the seed 
sowed, so by the time your tulips are died 
down, you’ll have blooms coming on. Most 
of these annuals will bloom most all sum- 
mer with hardly any care at all. 
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Several mornings this year, the sun will 


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Verbenas, — 
rise before certain people discover it, and 
set before they have done their day’s 
work. OER 
Love thy neighbor, yet pull not down 
the hedge, 
