
Too Big to Lift 
“Dear Henry: This is part of our 1943 
crop of Hubbard Squash we got from i 
oz. of Henry Field seed. The little fellow 
- im the background is our grandson, Don- 
ald Husser, age 5. The biggest squash 
weighed 52 Ibs. We canned 11 qts. from 
it. That will make 33 pies. It had 550 
"a in it."—Wm. F. thrig, Princeton, 

Corn Borer Protection 
With the corn borers beginning to move 
in from the east, many of you folks are 
going to be mighty interested in Mule Hy- 
brids that have resistance to the corn 
borer. Our plant breeders have been 
_ working on this problem for years. That’s 
why we are able to offer you borer re- 
sistant varieties that will withstand 
heavy infestations of corn borers and still 
_ give you a good crop. Plant any of these 
_-varieties according to your maturity zone. 
A, Ae ee No. 116 
. 129 one ear 
. 129 two ear 
te e8 fs 
bes 
135 

No 
Py . 
i Varieties not listed above are secondary | 
im borer resistance and will perform well | 
| big yielder, too. 
if you follow points 2 and 3, below. 
If your county is having trouble with | 
corn borers, we suggest you follow these 
| tips and suggestions. Sa 
| No. 1. .Piant resistant varieties. (See 
: aa list above.) 
No.2. Plant late, around May 20 to 25, 
; to avoid first brood of moth. 
No. 8. Plow under any infested stalks 
; from previous crops, including 
weeds, before May 1. Avoid 
listing. Fields must not have 
: any stalks or big weeds above 
? F ground at planting time. 
‘Plant Edible Soybean 

This year we are offering you for the 
first time an extra special strain of Edible 
Soybeans. We have grown them right 
here in Shenandoah for several years 
from our own seed stock. Order No. 143 
Edible Soybeans priced per packet, 10c, 
Y Ib., 20c, 1 Ib., 40c, and 3 Ibs. for $1.10, 
- postpaid. 
- §pecial: a 10c packet of soybean inoc- 
ulation isa good investment. It will treat 
up to 10 lbs. of seed. Don’t plant beans, 
_ peas or sweet peas without inoculation. 
} Answers to Apple Quiz on Page 3 
1. Red June. 2. Snow. 3. ‘Duchess. 4. 
. Grimes Golden. 5. Joan. 6. Crab. 7. Maiden 
Blush. 8. Winesap. 9. Wealthy. 10. Deli- 
cious. 11, Jonathan. 


| Railreads Get Behind Th pee - 
Glad to see the railroads so interested 
in Victory Gardens. This picture shows 
some Burlington employes working for 
themselves on the railroad right-of-way. 
This is going on all over the country. 
Some of the railroads are letting non- 
employes use their property for gardens. 
This is a healthy condition. Hope more 
industries will see fit to help their em- 
ployes and friends grow gardens for food. 


White Jumbo Popcorn 
We introduced this new variety to you 
last year. Haven’t much seed of it, so 
couldn’t put it in the catalog, but I want 
to tell you about it here. It is a cross 
between South American Popcorn and 
Sweet Corn. It is sweeter and has a bet- 
ter flavor than South American, and is a 
If you want to try an- 
other new kind of popcorn, try some 
White Jumbo. Price: 3 oz., 20c; % Ib., 
| 35c; 1 1b., 50c, postpaid. 
Super Giant Bush Cherries 
We have a fair stock of some extra 
heavy Hansen’s Hardy Bush Cherries. 
These plants are three years old and in 
many cases will bear the same year 
planted. They’re big, strong, 2 to 3 feet, 
well branched, well rooted and bushy. 
We are offering these at 3 for $1.29, pre- 
paid. This is a real offer as they are very 
heavy and will cost quite a lot to get 
them out to you. 
Stringless Green Valentine 
Didn’t have room to tell you about this 
one in the catalog. It’s a new stringless 
type of Valentine. Matures in around 49 
to 51 days. I intended to give it a big 
feature story in the catalog but with 
paper shortage and all that, some things 
had to be side-tracked. This is one of 
them. The plants are large and vigorous. 
They grow erect, yield big, pods are oval, 
fairly straight, dark green, fine quality, 
delicate flavor. Used a lot in the South, 
is an excellent marketing and canning 
bean. It should be more widely known. 
Stands handling well. If you want some- 
thing to sell by the bushel, this is it. 
Priced: triple size packet, 10c; % I|b., 
25¢e; 1 1b., 45c; 3 1bs., $1.10, postpaid. 
1 



Likes to Deal with Field’s 
‘Dear Mr. Field: I have just received 
my garden seeds. Thanks for the free 
packet of flower seeds—I sure love flow- 
ers. Have ordered ‘seeds from you for 35 
years and always raised a fine garden. 
Plenty to use all summer and lots to can 
and also enough to store for winter. 
You can figure on me being your cus- 
tomer in years to come for your seeds are 
the best I ever used. Yes, they are all 
you say, and even more. You don’t make 
it half strong enough. It is a pleasure 
dealing with an honest businessman like 
Henry Field. Honest businessmen are 
hard to find nowadays. Wish there were 
more like you.. 
Am enclosing a picture of my little five- 
year-old niece, Bernice Schroeder, with a 
basketful of Field’s Little Marvel Peas, 
and holding one of Field’s Ruby Red 
Rhubarb stalks.’”—Mrs. Augusta Schroe- 
der, R. 3, Juniata, Nebr. 
More About Beans, 
a ne ee 
The printer crowded me a little on the 
front cover of the catalog so I didn’t get 
to say all I wanted to about the new 
Double Duty beans. It’s a bush variety. 
One of the most productive I’ve ever seen. 
It grows a heavy crop of long straight 
semi-flat pods 7 inches long—¥ to %%, of 
an inch wide and fleshy. It continues to 
bear over a long period of time. The 
quality is excellent, it’s stringless, and 
straight. The seed isa clear white kidney 
shape. It will mature’in 55 days in most 
places. 3 oz. packet, 15c; 1% Ilb., 29e; 
1 lb., 46c; 8 Ibs., $1.10, postpaid. 
A Pleased Victory Gardener 
“Dear Mr. Field: Our first Victory Garden 
this year was with all Field’s seeds, and we 
had wonderful yields. All our friends were 
surprised at our ‘ability’ and say they will 
use ‘Field’s seed,’ too, next year. Any advice 
and help you can give me will be greatly ap- 
age Bee iad J. C. McEwen, Kansas City 
2, Mo. 
Getting Ready to Garden 
‘sPear Mr. 
Field: This is 
my daughter 
Andria getting 
ready for the 
spring garden- 
ing season, The 
handles of the 
tools are to 
form a “V” for 
Victory. Her 
grandmother 
brought the 
Mexican hat 
and apron from 
California.”— 
Mrs. Edward EH. 
Loseke, Rt. 1, 
Richland, Nebr. 
Get the chil- 
dren started 
early in the 
garden is what 
I say.—H, F. 

