- mostest.’’ 
HENRY FIELD’S SEED SENSE FOR MARCH, 1944—-Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., 














Re: 
What 40’x80’ Can Do 
“Dear Mr. Field: Here’s a picture of 
p myself with Henry Field Golden Bantam 
Hybrid Sweet Corn in the background, 
and a sample of canned vegetables grown 
from your seed. Our garden was 40’x80’, 
I have canned enough vegetables to last 
through the winter.”—Mrs. Arthur 
Schrieber, R. 1, Chester, Dl. 
It takes planning to have a garden like 
this. Look up the Henry Field catalog 
and get your order in EARLY.—H.F. 
xe ‘Plant Garden Early 
Some old general made a statement 
once about being there ‘‘fustest with the 
I want to say 
over again what I told you many times 
before. Get out early, plant your garden 
early, and plant plenty. Remember if 
you plant early and frost does take it, 
you’ve always got a second chance. If 
you plant late and something happens to 
it you’re just about sunk. So get out 
early this year and plant a big garden. 
In case you have questions about garden- 
ing, feel free to write me. I’m always 
glad to help you, with questions. I try to 
answer most of them by putting full, 
“how to grow” directions on the seed 
packets. If the above ‘directions aren’t 
enough, write me, my advise is free. 
Left Out of Catalog 
Every year, I find something that I 
meant to put in the catalog and didn’t. I 
don’t see how I forgot, but I did and 
apologize for it. Last year we carried the 
marvelous 5 in 1 peach tree in our catalog 
but this year we had such a small supply 
we thought we would save them for you 
Seed Sense readers.. This is a new way 
to have a lot of varieties of peaches in 
your yard and you only have to plant one 
tree. On the main stalk are budded four 
_ or five varieties, including Elberta, Cham- 
pion, J. H. Hale, Polly and Mayflower. 
You get early and late peaches, white and 
yellow peaches, something really unusual. 
For what trees we have we will furnish 
the trees with five varieties for $1.39 and 
the trees with four varieties for $1.19, 
shipped express collect. 
Likes Old Fashioned Flowers 
“Dear Mr. Field: I bought a packet of 
your seed from a school girl. I’m telling 
you every one of them grew. The mixed Old 
Fashion Flowers sure were beautiful.’”’—Mrs. 
Francis Heble, Dexter, Minn. 
Gage ’ That statement is just as true | 
- in gardens as it is in war. 
Se. Bees : ae 
Another H. F. Wedding 
I always like to give a rose or peony to 
couples that send me a wedding picture. 
I'll have to send this one to the Mrs. only, 
because Cpl. Bernard Dusatko, Emmet, 
Nebr., is away at camp. He sure looks 
like a real soldier to me. I bet he’s a 
Sgt. by now. 
Keep on sending in these wedding pic- 
tures. I like to get them. 
Light Grade Fruit Trees 
’ Lots of folks would rather plant a light 
young fruit tree than an older, heavier 
tree. Some folks say they transplant bet- 
ter. It is pretty much a matter of choice, 
but we have always tried to list the 
lighter grade so everybody would be 
happy. However, we did not have enough 
small grade pears and apricots to go 
around, so we didnt put them in the cata- 
log. What few we have are for you Seed 
Sense readers. We can furnish you Bart- 
lett and Keiffer pears 1% ft. to 2% ft. 
tall for 89c; 2 for $1.69; 5 for $3.95, 
postpaid. Also Hardy Apricot, same 
grade and same price. 

If you want some of these lighter trees | 
which are No. 1 trees in every way ex-. 
cept for the size, order right from this 
Seed Sense as they are not in the catalog. 
FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. ' 
Fuzzless-Berta About Gone 
Sorry to have to tell you that we are 
just about sold out of our new Fuzzless 
Peach, Fuzzless-Berta (Plant Patent 
479). You will find the complete story 
on the inside of the front cover of the 
catalog and I told you there that trees 
are scarce. Well, they are a lot scarcer 
now, as these trees are selling faster than 
any new item we have put in our catalog 
for years. We do have a few left, and 
here is what we suggest you do. Send 
along your order. It will be first come, 
first served. After we are sold out for 
this year, we will book your order for 
next year and put it at the top of the list. 
In this way you will be sure to get them 
next year. The way this peach is taking 
hold all over the country, we are not go- 
ing to be able to have enough to go 
around for two or three years, and if you 
are one of the early birds, you are going 
to get taken care of. 
Try to Beat This One 
My Searlet Slicer tomato is 
yielding great. We got 44 bushel from 100 
plants and they are still bearing. Also our 
Bush Cherry has one branch 18 inches long 
and has 73 berries on it. This statement is 
true.”—A, W. Carlson, Green Ridge, Mo. 
“Dear Sir: 
Lem Splasher says their farm became in- 
-fested-with grasshoppers but he soon got rid 
of them. He fed them Mexican jumping 
beans and when the grasshoppers were not 
hopping, the beans kept them jumping and 
they got disgusted and left. 
Shenandoah, Iowa > 7 

They Like Field’s Seed 
I’m might proud to print a ‘picture of 
such a fine pair of twins. And just as 
proud of my Danvers Half Long Carrots 
they grew. Mrs. Elmer Forbush, Yering- 
ton, Nev., their mother, says the carrots 
are from 8 to 10 inches long, and weigh 
from 1 to 1% lbs. ‘Also had some prize 
winning onions,’”’ she says. ‘They were 
grown from plants bought of you and 
were 2 to 214 Ibs. and 12 to 14 in. in cir- 
cumference.- Always have good luck with 
Henry Field seed.”’ 

Mrs. Field’s 15-Minute Cucumber Pickles 
4 qt. cucumbers (sliced 1 tsp. cloves 
or chunked) 1 tsp. allspice 
3 cups water 1 tsp. cinnamon 
5 cups vinegar 3 tsp. salt 
5 cups sugar 1 onion, medium size, 
1 tsp. black pepper Y eut fine 
Mix the vinegar, sugar, water, salt and 
spices, put on the stove and let come to 
a boil before putting in the cucumbers 
and onion. The spices should be put ina 
thin cloth sack being sure to leave room 
to swell. ; 
While the vinegar is coming to a boil, 
slice or chunk the cucumber, and cut the 
onion up fine. We prefer dill size, or 
rather large cucumbers as these stay 
crisp better. Just so they are not seedy. 
But any size cucumber can be used. 
When the vinegar comes to a boil, put 
the cucumbers and onion in and let come 
to a boil again and boil 15 minutes. Then 
can up like fruit in glass jars while hot. 
Like New System 
Lots of you folks have written in say- 
ing that you like our new system of send- 
ing back your original order with your 
garden seeds and nursery stock. That 
way you can check over the shipment and 
be sure that everything you ordered is 
there, or booked for later shipment. If 
anything isn’t just right, you can fasten 
your original order to.your letter and 
write us about it, saving delay.—H.F. 
Hybrid Signs Gone 
Lots of you Mule Hybrid growers have 
been wanting signs. It looks like we 
won’t have any more until the war is won 
and over. Metal signs are out for the 
duration. We will have more for you 
| when conditions are normal again. 
Thanks for being patient. 
