
















ery summer, we generally 
up to see my daughter 
th and her family or she 
comes down to see us here at 
Shenandoah or our Missouri 
cabin. But this year, with gas 
rationing and all, we didn’t get 
| together so I asked Ruth to 
take some pictures and send 
them down. Wouldn’t be much 
‘a Seed Sense without some 
word from Henrietta, Susie, 
“Biz Boy” and Elizabeth. 
Here’s the result and Ruth’s 
-tter, too. Thought you would 
enjoy them. H. F. 















‘Received your kind letter 
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noon when the children were 
~ out inspecting the garden, but 
—* regret these are not as good as 
e we had moped. 

Am enclosing them with ‘this 
_ you. would rather have posed 
pictures taken by a PhOwe: 
_raphet. 
4 The explanation of the sling 
on Henrietta’s arm is a broken 
= collar bone which she got by 
_ jumping off a whirligig while it 
was in motion. A whirligig is a 
: sort of miniature merry-go- 
round on a children’s play- 
ground. Some of the children 
spate it while the rest ride. 
oe F 

ne. “next pictures we take, 
won't show the sling as she only 
has to wear it three weeks. 

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<<fact, the children are as vain as — 
letter anyway but please say if. 
“FOR THE MAN BEHIND THE HOE”’’ 
Published by Henry Field in the Print Shop 
Shenandoah, Iowa, Sept. 1, 1943 
The Pictures Ruth Sent of Her Children 
(inspecting the Garden, Sunday Afternoon) 

Susie and Elizabeth Rose find some young beans. “Lukie” looks 
for worms and bugs! 

Lukie finally finds a nice big woolly worm. It’s nice for teasing 
sisters. 

Left to 
right: Baby Rose (4), Susie Valentine (6), Henrietta (9) and 
SS Kermit Jr. (Lukie) (8). 
Copyright: 19438, Henry Field Seed Co. 
“Lukie” demonstrates ‘how Bug Dust gets the worm. 

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seem to affect them Fine itate 
to think what is goin hap- 
pen to the muskmelons as they 
ripen. Well, I don’t doubt a bit 
but what the food value is twice 
as high when eaten in the patch 
as when served on the table. 
They are anxiously watching 
three huge pumpkin vines 
which’ threaten to take over the 
entire back yard, but which are, . 
potential jack-o-lantern stock — 
to them. So far we have about — 
75 small pumpkins set on. I 
don’t know where we will find 
enough candles, 
I see my letter is much too 
long. Let me know if you want 
their pictures taken at the pho- 
tographers. 
Love, 
Ruth. 
About Hybrid 
Before you spend too much 
time looking around im this 
Seed Sense, I want you to turn 
to pages 14 and 15 and get your 
hybrid corn picked out and or- 
dered right away. 

There isn’t going to be any 
too much corn—at least good 
high-germinating corn — and 
it’s the early buyer who’s going 
to get his pick. 
And again this year, you save 
by buying DIRECT from Henry 
Field. You save the $1 to $3 
per bu. commission agents for 
agent-sold hybrids get and you” 
save it for yourself, I’ve noth- 
ing against agents and you 
probably haven’t either, but 
there’s no sense paying them 
for selling you something you 
can buy direct yourself. 
Anyway, the important thing 
is to get your corn lined up 
early. So turn back to pages 
14 and 15 right now and get it 
done.—H. F, 
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