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HENRY FIELD’S SEED SENSE FOR APRIL, 1942—Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Lowa 


Grand Opening Maryville Store 
Here’s a snapshot we took when we had a grand opening 
of our store down in Maryville, Mo. The place was jammed 
and, though we had a square dance planned, with all the trim- 
mings, we could hardly find room for more than two or three 
sets. We all had a grand time, though, and the store is busy 
and hard at work now. 
And that’s the way it is with all the stores. They’re all 
doing a land-office business and are filled clear full of fresh 
seed and nursery stock. If you live near any of our stores 
listed below, you can stop in there for anything you need, if 
you’d rather than send to Shenandoah. Here’s the list: 
ESTHERVILLE, IOWA............-. Sib Sone een lers 22 South 6th 
Eee POP ERG ee ROW Allie ie 5 cic ce gi ties vue eeaers 609 Central Avenue 
OPER OCS ROE NOW AN dees eb al elev ear elect beyonce 512 Erie 
DES MEOENES, TOWA 2... ec cee ees 215 Walnut 
EW 2 2 C8, Ya, ar BEN UR Bhai tear 375 Main 
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA......-5.-. 00.0002 00 cee 942 P Street 
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA............... 535 W. Broadway 
PEIN © BER sg, ROWWA os 0s 6 os cos wie le woe Gloseiwrie ee ee 216 So. Grand 
eS ROER EU Nig MORWU A cr onesie e) wlgiene cise ve oud sme wore ee 1302 2nd Street 
CRESTON, TOWA... 02. cee ce eee 219 West Montgomery 
CHARITON, IOWA.............. PRET. ars North Main Street 
PAE GrOP NAS MO WW. oe ci ce Sia. oie eee. East State Street 
CARRGEL, TOWA. 2 oe i a eae 8 -.108 West 6th Street 
SOUTH OMAHA, NEBRASKA...... 5025 South 24th Street 
MARYVILLE, MISSOURI............... 2nd & Main Street 
NORTH OMAHA NURSERY ...........-.- 7110 Dodge Street 
MISSOURI VALLEY, IOWA................ 312 Erie Street 

An Old Friend Back 
“Dear Mr. Field: 
“Tf our name is not already on your mailing list, we would 
appreciate receiving a copy of your new seed catalog. 
“More than 25 years ago the writer lived on a farm with 
his parents and your catalog and ‘Seed Sense’ were fixtures 
in our home, not only as a reference for seeds, but as a 
source of entertainment as well. For that matter, the whole 
community enjoyed the appeal of ‘Seed Sense,’ for we home- 
steaders were opening up a new country where roads were 
scarce, telephones unknown, and entertainment at a premium, 
therefore being enjoyed to the fullest when offered. 
“Later we left the farm, moved to the city, and only oc- 
casionally did we hear of you. A few years ago we moved 
back to the farm, this time the writer being the head of his 
own family. Last spring we saw an ad in Capper’s Weekly 
and sent for your catalog and with it came ‘Seed Sense,’ and 
we were surprised and pleased to see the old friends again 
just as we remembered them. It was too late then to send 
for any seeds, but we want to order from you this spring. 
“Yours truly, ‘Walter M. Hoffman.’’ Genoa, Colo. 
- Found Poor Seeds Don’t Pay 
Dear Henry: 
We have used Henry’s garden seed only about seven years but 
that is as long as we have been gardening. 
good garden. .I canned 500 to 600 qts. of veg. and fruits each year. 
I never can léss than 125 qts. of green beans and it takes Henry 
Field’s bean seed to supply this amount. How I know! I planted 
6 rows of bean seed from Henry’s and right beside them I planted 
6 rows of bean seed from another seed house and no one, unless 
séeing it, would believe there could be such a difference. They 
were both the Rust Proof Golden Wax. That was 4 years ago. So 
we used all Henry’s seeds until last year. My husband passed the 
same store and went in again and thought he would try once more, 
but the results were the same, The beans were mixed, some were 
‘a green bean and what Golden Wax (which we asked for) grew, 
were short, stubby beans and were stringy and tough, as we did 
have very hot weather. But the beans on the other side which 
were from Henry Field’s were nice long, crisp and not one hill 
came up as a green bean. We measured some of the beans and 
they were better than 8S inches long from tip to tip. And we get 
the same results from all our seeds. So this shows why good seeds 
always pay and Henry Field sells them. 
Mrs. Charles Ahart, East Omaha, Nebraska. 


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Jr. Seedsman DeLux 
Here’s a little neighbor boy of ours down near our cabin 
in the Ozarks who has figured out a way to get around with 
his Junior Seedsman collections. He travels bareback on his 
pet calf. His father gave him two calves and he broke them 
to pull double, but one is pretty cantankerous so he travels 
this way now. And that calf is better than any pony you 
ever saw. 
Incidentally, he’s a good salesman, too. He sold all his 
Junior Seedsman collections in record time, but I’m not sure 
whether he’s going to take the $1.00 or one of the premi- 
ums. He can have his choice, you know. 
Grow Your Own Sugar 
Stop worrying about the sugar shortage. Maybe you can’t 
grow white granulated sugar, but anyway you can grow plenty 
of syrup, which will fill the bill almost as well—and there’s 
no restriction or rationing on it. You can have all you want. 
Any of the “Syrup Canes” such as the Early Orange, Giant 
Orange and Honey Drip which we sell will make a good crop 
anywhere. in the corn belt and are easy to grow as corn or 
sweet corn. 
. Plant and tend just the same as sweet corn, only plant a 
little shaHower and plant it drilled—not hilled—and thin to 
at least a foot apart in the row. Yield of syrup is from 75 
to 150-gallons per acre. 
It matures along in August or September and then you cut 
it like corn fodder, strip the leaves off, and haul the stalks 
to some neighborhood cane mill (generally one in every neigh- 
borhood) and have it made up into syrup which you can put 
away and-use all winter. 
These mills generally make ite up for you on shares (% 
or 1/3) or for a fixed price per gallon, often 30c and you fur- 
nish your pails or cans. 
If you can’t find a mill, it might pay you to put in one 
yourself—they are not expensive. Or, for a small amount, 
you can squeeze the juice out with a clothes wringer and 
cook the juice down in a kettle like we used to do with 
maple syrup. Watch out it doesn’t scorch when nearly done. 
We can furnish good seed of any of the varieties named at 
$1 for 5 lbs. postpaid. This will plant an acre. If you are 
north of here, use the Early Orange. If south use any of 
them.—H. F. 
VICTORY—Small Fruit 
Collection—$1 Postpaid 
You new gardeners this year, don’t forget there are other things 
you should be planting in your victory gardens besides seed, You'll 
want rhubarb, asparagus and berries, too. Everyone does, for they 
practically make a garden and they’ll bear for you in a hurry too. 
To encourage you to have them, I’ve made up a real bargain for 
you. And some of you old time gardeners will want to get in on 
this bargain, too. Here it is: : 
SPECIAL VICTORY SMALL FRUIT OFFER 
25 Senator Dunlap Strawberries 
6 Cumberland Black Raspberries 
6 Red Raspberries 
12 New Paradise Asparaus Plants. 
ALL FOR ONLY $1.00 POSTPAID 
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And if you’ll get your or- 
ders: in yet this month, 
VLL SEND YOU FREE 3 
GIANT RHUBARB PLANTS 
TO MAKE YOUR GARDEN 
COMPLETE. 
This is the year to gar- 
den. Let’s make it a good 
one, 
3 RHUBARB with This Coll 
if Ordered This Month 
FREE: 
