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HENRY FIELD’S SEED SENSE FOR APRIL, 1942—Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Iowa 9 
Letters Home 
from 
The OZARKS 
Each spring, when Mrs. Field and I take 
a few days off to go down to the Ozark cabin 
to put in our garden, we always write a let- } 
ter home each day. The folks at the seed- 
house like these and keep pestering me to | 
put them im Seed Sense. It’s all right with | 
me, if you like them. Why don’t you write | 
and tell me if you do?—H.F., 
Centerville, Missouri, 
Sunday Afternoon. 
Dear Folks All: 
Got here OK just about 11:30. Jim was 
, waiting at the river’ with the wagon and the 
‘mules. The water was pretty deep, just about 
up to the top of the car wheels, so we un- 
loaded everything into-the wagon, as it sets up 
higher, then hooked the mules to the car with 
jiffy. Some water came in the car but not much. It came 
way up on the doors but they were pretty tight and didn’t leak 
much. Then Jim went back after the wagon, and we drove 
the car on up to the cabin. 
Hverything here fine and dandy but pretty wet. Grass green- 
Sun shining nicely now and temperature at 75. 
Doors all standing open. Shirt sleeve weather. Cloudy some 
this morning but cleared off now. We drove in heavy fog fora 
couple of hours this morning. 
Had a big dinner of chicken stew (made from a can of 
chicken from the cave) and canned peaches. Resting up a lit- 
tle now, and then went to get out a look over the garden. 
Crocus and scilla and liverwort in bloom. Snowdrops done. 
Narcissus budded. Hardy stuff all looks good. 
If it’s dry enough I want to get my garden plowed tomor- 
row and some potatoes planted. Ask Steurer if he ordered some 
cabbage and onion plants sent to me. I will need them soon. 
Must get out in the garden now.—H. F. 
6:30 P.M.. 
Been out in the garden all afternoon. Bertha was up on the 
hill in the timber awhile. The cats heard we were here, and 
here they came on a gallop. They sure were glad to see us. 
Pretty near had a running fit. Anette, the little runty one, is 
still pretty near as little as ever, and twice as smart. The gar- 
den is looking fine. The Mo. Giant Blackberries seem to be 
alive to the tips and ought to bear a tremendous crop. Can’t 
tell for sure about the peaches yet. Think some buds hurt. 
Straw berries and raspberries looking fine. Will plow the gar- 
: den tomorrow and get some 
m™ planted. Bertha is getting sup- 
4 per now. Tell Hallie to mail 
mea pair of gauntlet horsehide 
gloves.—H.F. 
Centerville, Missouri, 
Monday Evening. 
Dear Folks All, 
We have had a mighty busy 
day. It has been perfect gar- 
dening weather. Temperature 
up to 82 all afternoon. Started 
at 56 in the morning and kept 
getting warmer. I had some 
extra help and we sure made 
the dirt fly. 
We got the garden all cleaned 
off and plowed, and some of it 
planted. Pruned the row of 
Mo. Giant Blackberries first so 
we could get the brush out of 
the way before we plowed the 
ground next to them, took down 
the old bean poles and tomato 
stakes and raked up the old 
vines and trash. Spread a load 
or two of well rotted stable 
manure. Then plowed it under. 
Put just one mule on the 
plow so there would not be so 
much tramping, but she plowed 

Looking Over the 
~ Mo. Giants 
This is a snap taken of 
Mrs. Field and I admiring 
the heavy crop of the Mo. 
Giant blackberry. You know 
it’s my favorite. Here’s why. 
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Side of the Ozark Cabin 
Remember, last spring I printed a picture of my side of the Ozark cabin— 
laid out for solid comfort for me of an evening. Now here’s Mrs. Field’s side 
of the cabin where she spends most of her evenings mending or sewing. A 
little more industrious maybe, but not a bit more comfortable than my side. 
Jim riding on the hood on the engine, and snaked us thru in a 
Mrs. Field’s 
it good and deep. Then harrowed it lightly, except the ground 
where we expect to put the tomatoes and sweet corn. We left 
that rough till we are ready to use it. 
Marked out the rows for the potatoes and got 7 rows of them 
planted. Used sunned sprouted seed I brought from Shenan- 
doah. It will come up ina hurry. Planted Triumph, Warba, 
and Chippewa, but found I had come off and left the one I 
wanted worst—the Red Warba. Hope you have found it and 
sent it to me by now. I wrote Dixie about it. 
Got the ground raked, fixed nice, ready for planting the 
onion sets, beets, lettuce, radishes, carrots, parsnips, and peas. 
Hope to get at them tomorrow. Dug some fiower plants—Bell- 
wort, Hollyhock, etc. to ship to the Nursery Dept. Will get.a 
shipment off tomorrow or next day. Some of the rest of the 
men dug some Ozark Queen Blackberry to ship to you too. 
We will get out, before we ship, some Ferns, Yellow Violet, 
Wild Geranium, Everblooming Bluebell, and Shooting Star, to 
go with the rest. Hope to get it all done tomorrow and ship 
Wednesday. 
Bertha was very busy all day in her garden, with the flowers 
and rock garden, but she did not have any help. 
The old cat is looking very good. Jim says she has finally 
given up the idea of relief and has settled down to hard work 
and is doing very well. She has been up here visiting quite 
a bit, but is very dignified and well behaved and does not beg 
for a handout. ‘The littlest yellow kitten, Anette, is here all 
the time and can’t bear to have Bertha get out of her sight. 
She is undersized, impudent, and amusing. Simply never grew 
up. The most affectionate thing I ever saw. 
Everything seems to have wintered well here, except possibly 
some Peach buds killed. Can’t tell for sure yet. Plum buds 
are swelling. Will soon be in bloom. 
No more now. Getting sleepy.—H.F. 
Centerville, Missouri, 
Dear Folks All, Wednesday Morning. 
Got a lot done yesterday. We didn’t get that storm here, 
but it was hot Monday and then turned cool Tuesday and had a 
light frost this morning. Pretty day today, and warming up 
fast. Got a lot done in the garden. 
Planted garden peas and sweet peas, onion sets, lettuce, and 
swiss chard. Didn’t get started on the beets, carrots, ete. 
We got the ground plowed for planting out the smaller tips 
from the Mo. Giant Blackberries, to make 2 yr. plants for next 
year. 
Will finish planting potatoes as soon as my Red Warbas get 
here. 
We were pretty tired when night came, but we slept like a 
log and feel fine this morning. 
The little yellow kitten, Anette, was at the door waiting to 
come in when we opened up this morning. She didn’t seem 
specially hungry but just wanted to visit. She would like 
to sit on Bertha’s lap, only Bertha don’t sit still long enough. 
Jim’s about ready to go, so I will have to close now.—H.F. 
Centerville, Missouri, 
Dear Folks All: Friday Morning. 
Another pretty day. No frost this morning. Got up to 
70 yesterday. Worked in the blackberries most of the day, 
digging tips and lining them out to make 2 yr. for next year. 
Also a few Royal Purple Raspberry the same way, Bertha 
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