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HENRY FIELD’S SEED SENSE FOR MAROH, 19483—Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Iowa 3 


Phooey on Mr. Field! 
“Why do you have to take a picture 
of me for Seed Sense? Hasn’t Mr. 
Field any little children of his own? I 
was having so much fun playing, and I 
don’t want to have my picture taken.” 
But he should. He’s a good looking 
young man. Mrs. Sarah Williams of 
Niles, Michigan, who sent in this picture | 
of her grandson forgot to mention his 
name. I hope it isn’t so hard on the rest 
of you who’ve sent in your pictures for 
Seed Sense. 
About Brushing Peas 
There ought to be a law making ev- 
eryone brush their peas. It’s simple and 
easy to do and makes the cultivating 
twice as easy. Besides it keeps the pods 
clean and off the ground and keeps the 
vines from rolling in a wind and maybe 
damaging themselves. 
Any old brush will do. If you’ve cut 
down a dead tree, use branches from 
that or go out along the road and clean 
out a plum thicket. This brush stuck 
in the ground for the pea vines to grow 
on makes your garden twice as nice. I 
generally like to plant two rows of peas 
fairly close together, say 6 to 9 in., and 
put a row of brush between them so 
both rows can climb on one row of brush. 
Try it this year and see if you’ll ever 
grow peas without it. They climb away 
on the brush and do so much better you’ll 
wonder how you ever grew peas without 
brushing them. 
45th Year of Ordering 
“Mr. Field: This is the 45th year I’ve sent 
my order to Henry Field. Been married 45 
years and have sent for your garden seeds 
and fruit trees each year and have not been 
disappointed in them. Like your helpful and 
interesting talks, and many helps from Mrs, 
Field. Long may you continue to live and 
help your fellow man. Sincerely,” Mrs. John 
Buck, Mt. Ayr, Ia. 2 
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Strange to say, the best heads aren’t 
headstrong. 



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Why not make a hard fall mean a 
high bounce? 


2 Sugar Lump Experts 
Here are Jackie and Rose Fisher who 
are experts on raising (and sitting on) 
Henry Field Sugar Lump watermelons. 
They sent me several pictures of them- 
selves and this was one of the nicest. I 
imagine they’ll testify as to the merits 
of the Sugar Lumps and I'll testify that 
those are two fine looking youngsters. 
Picture was sent in by Colonel Lenore 
of Ironton, Mo. Jackie and Rose are 
children of his farm manager. 
Incidentally, you all ought to try a few 
Sugar Lump melons this year. Easy to 
raise, early, and nothing’s more delicious. 
Come in 3 colors, too, red, yellow and 
white. 
No New Zealand 
There have been a great many in- 
quiries for New Zealand spinach. Folks 
can’t find it in the catalog. The reason 
they can’t is that it isn’t there—we had 
to take it out because we can no longer 
get the seed. This variety originally 
came from Denmark and unlike other 

spinach can’t be grown in this country.- 
But it’s one of the finest varieties and 
we'll have a supply aS soon as we can 
get it for you. Meanwhile there are 3 
varieties on page 21 in the catalog and 
all good—Giant Thick Leaf, Re-Selected 
Bloomsdale the (early one) and Big 
Green Leaf—the one that bears: over a 
long period of time. 
Stop Cultivator Orders! 
It looks now like it will be impossible 
to get any more high-wheel cultivators 
for the duration, so I’m going to have 
to ask you folks to stop sending orders 
in for them. 
We’re still trying to get some for you, 
and we still have promises that the War 
Production Board will allow some to be 
manufactured, but so far there has been 
no action. 
We normally sell thousands upon thou- 
sands of these each year for it makes 
making a garden about 10 times easier 
than other methods, but this year, so 
far, we have been unable to get any 
cultivators at all. 
However, if we should get the promised 
allotment, we will let you know right 
away and then take care of orders first 
come first served as long ts the supply 
lasts. 
. $140.00 from 1/3 A. 
“Henry Field. 
“Dear Sir: IT am sending you an order for 
garden seeds and plants. I am 81 YEARS 
YOUNG. 48 in my family. Children, grand- 
children, and great grandchildren. 
“Last year had a garden about 120 by 120 
feet. I sold $140.00 worth of vegetables from 
it, besides what my wife and I ate. I have 
a eart that holds 8 bushel baskets. That I 
deliver vegetables to my customers around 
town, and do the like fresh ones. Respect- 
fully yours,” Arthur W. Carr, 203 West Jones 
St., Plano, Illinois. 



Goes Me One Better! 
“Dear Mr. Field: L have been using your 
seeds for 5 or 6 years and wouldn’t have 
any other. And I do enjoy your Seed Sense 
and catalogs. I was noticing in your new 
catalog your 4 generation picture and think 
it is very good but believe I can go you one 
better so am sending you my 5 generation 
picture taken Oct., 1942. I hope you can use 
it in Seed Sense. : 
“Looking from right to left standing are 
myself, age 38; center, my mother, Mrs. 
Pearl Black (also a customer of yours), age 
56; my daughter, Mrs. Arlene Cooper, 19, of 
Battle Creek, Mich. Sitting is my grand- 
mother, Mrs. Ida Rathburn, 78, of Ionia, 
Mich., holding her great-great granddaugh- 
ter, Nancy Cooper, age 8 mo. 
“J had a very nice garden last year, canned 
about 300 qt. of vegetables from a small gar- 
den besides loads eaten fresh. I am sure 
sold on your seed and will send you my or- 
der soon. Yours for Victory,” Mrs. Laura 
French, Bellvue, Mich. 
Canned 601 Quarts 
“Dear Mr. Field: We sure like your garden 
seed as they always grow. I planted the 
Junior Seed package and bought more and 
you gave the girls two Chinese Elm trees. 
They grew nice. They never shed the leaves 
till away after the freeze. [I canned 601 
quarts of vegetables and fruits. I put up 
100 qts. of pickles from one Henry Field 
package of cucumber seed that was in the 
Junior seed package and I sold some and 
Zave away a lot. Thanks for the bug dust.” 
—Mrs. Will H. Unmick, Mo. Valley, Ia., 
Rt. 1. 

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Only uncomfortable chairs become an- 
tiques; comfortable chairs are worn out by 
use in a single generation. 
I Want Everyone to Try This 
New Butter Bean 
I didn’t have room 
for this in the big cat- 
alog so I saved this 
space to tell you about 
the pole bean that is 
without question, the 
most popular, now, in 
the neighborhood 
around my Missouri 
It’s a vigorous 
eabin. 
gZzrowing pole bean 
with vines.6 to 8 ft. 
tall. Dark glossy green 
and can be used either 
green shelled or dry. 
Seeds when dry are 
white with purplish- 
red marking. Big 
yielder—-YITIELDS 
FROM MIDSUMMER 
TO FALL. Price: 3 oz. 
15e3 % Ib. 30¢c, post- 
paid. Ask for No. 131. 
