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8 HENRY FIELD’S SEED SENSE FOR MARCH, 


HENRY FIELD’S SEED SENSE 
“KOR THE MAN BEHIND THE HOE” 
Published by Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co. 
Field No. 1 Building Shenandoah, Iowa 
Henry Field, Editor 
Contributors 
“Alfalfa” John Nicolson (Seed) Helen Field Fischer (Flowers) 
Pate Simmons (Seed & Nursery) LeOna Nicolson (Nursery) 
Geo. Rose (Nursery) Irving Steurer (Garden Seed) 
Deane Schneider (Field Seed) —€& all my friends and customers 
Subscription Price—A Garden Seed, Field Seed 
or Nursery Order 





Only One Seed Sense This Spring 
Just like last year, we are going to have to forego an April 
Seed Sense. Paper is the reason. There isn’t enough of it. 
Services are using a lot, and labor is searce. Couldn’t even print 
all the spring catalogs I wanted. Lots of my good customers 
wrote in last year when the April issue didn’t arrive. Didn’t 
like to disappoint them, but couldn’t help it. Wait until the 
war is won and over, and we’ll have lots of Seed Senses. More 
than ever. 
No Freight Charges on Hybrid 
Am following a new practice this spring by sending out all my 
Mule Hybrid Corn freight prepaid. In the past I have always 
asked my customers to pay the freight on delivery. Now that 
is changed, for all who order out of Seed Sense, and send in 
the coupon on page 13. Don’t Jet agents tell you it’s expensive 
to order corn by mail. At Henry Fields it costs you nothing for 
transportation. 
“Backyard Special” Licks Meat Shortage 
Can’t remember when I’ve had a better response to a good 
offer than I did last spring with my “Backyard Special.’’ You 
will remember that I offered 100 chicks, my choice of breed and 
sex, for only $2.50. I called them ‘‘meat chickens,’’ and a good 
way to be independent of high prices and shortages. 
meat shortage is shorter now than it was then. More of you 
should be preparing to grow your own at home, just like you 
do vegetables and fruit. So I’m making the same offer this 
year. You'll find it on page 11, with my other chick prices. 
And you’d better order early. Last year you customers swamped 
me with orders. Couldn’t fill them all. Am warning you in 
advance this year. Order early. 
Everblooming Roses—3: for $1.00 
It’s not often we can make you such a 
bargain offer as this—and especially this 
year when all ornamentals, and roses espe- 
cially, are so hard to get—but I just felt 
like doing something to give you a real 
treat—and here it is—Everblooming Roses 
—good varieties—3 for $1.00 or 10 for 
$3.00—delivered postpaid—as long as they 
last—but you’ll have to talk fast for I have 
only ten thousand of these rose bushes to 
spare. 
Here’s how it is. : 
The roses we usually sell are 2 yr. field grown, and we are 
very short on them this year, like every one else, but we have a 
nice lot of good heavy rooted 1 yr. field grown bushes coming 
on for next year. One block of about 10,000 of these have to be 
dug and moved this spring and instead of lining them out to 
grow another year we decided to let. you have them at a real 
bargain as quoted above. 
These are not little hothouse plants, but are field grown, 
healthy, thrifty, sure to live and do well, and will all bloom this 
first summer and all summer. : ‘ 
There are about 25 varieties in all, all good ones, and all 
colors, just about the same list as the 2 yr. ones in the catalog, 
but at this price and scarce as help is, we can’t and won’t bother 
to make up special lists as ordered. We will send our choice of 
kinds, all good kinds, all colors, no two alike, all good thrifty 
bushes. They are exceptionally well rooted. On a set of 3 we will 
try to give you one red, one pink, and one white or yellow, all 
everblooming. On a set of 10 we will give you every color that 
comes in roses. They will be sent postpaid as soon as safe to ship 
and plant. Order at once, as they are offered “‘subject to being 
unsold” and that won’t be very long. Remember the price. Buy 
all you want. 
PRICE—s3 for $1.00—or 10 for $3.00—assorted colors our 
choice—all good. Ask for No. XL-8. FO . 

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Yes, P’m loafing. Do it every day after supper. Same place, 
same time, and it’s one of the big pleasures of the day. This is 
my favorite spot at home next to the dinner table. Mighty com- 
fortable place. A restful old daybed, a radio, a place for my 
books and papers. They all give me.a chance to rest after the 
day’s business, and think it all over. Right now, though, I’m so 
busy with spring orders I don’t get much time to rest. 
Moon Sign Planting Dates 
Here are the planting dates for 1945, according to Llewellyn Moon 
Sign Book, which is probably the best authority. This book sells for 
$1.00 postpaid, and we can supply you, 1g Wad ch 
Potatoes.—(early)—Mar. 30-31. Also Apr; 8-9 (and Mar. 3-4 
real early season). 3 
Beets, radishes, carrots, onions, and other root ecrops—Same dates 
as early potatoes. 
Corn—(including field corn, sweet corn and popecorn)—May 14-15, 
May 24-25, or in south or early season April 17-18 or April 26th. 
Beans, melons, cucumbers, pumpkins, squash—same dates as corn. 
Tomatoes—(outside)—April 26, May 14-15, May 24-25. — 
Cabbage—(outside)—March 20-21, April 17-18. at sae ¥ 
Peas, Mustard, Kale, Chard, and similar greens—Same dates as 
cabbage outside. 5 Poe Oe Gare aM 
Late Cabbage—June 10-11. AGT ne Sane Ge Poe? ea 
Late Potatoes—June 2-3, or better yet June 29-30, 
Butchering Dates—Feb.@6-27 and March 28-29. §=- : 
The Missouri people say that if you will chop your sprouts and — 
briers and big weeds in the sign of the heart (Leo) in the dark of: 
the moon in August, (Aug. 6-7 this year) they will not sprout up © 
again, but will die. re ae aos ws Pe eS 
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Here is a typical field of HENRY FIELD’S HYBRID SOUTH 
AMERICAN Popcorn. It was grown on Ben Brower’s farm by 
Carl Smith. That’s Carl’s boy, Wayne. He is mighty proud of — 
the field he planted and tended. Look at those two big ears to _ 
the stalk. This was on hill ground, too. We paid them $123 — 
per acre on contract for this crop. — Ro ye 
Our new Hybrid South American Popcorn is going like a house — 
afire and is making big records wherever it’s been used. Because 
of limited stock of seed we are offering it only in smaller lots. _ 
3 oz. packet for 20c; 14 Ib. 45c; 1 Ib. 75c; 3 Ibs. $1.85, postpaid. 
_We want as many as possible to get acquainted with it this ©. 
year. Lots of the big commercial growers would like to take _ 
our entire crop if we’d let them. Next year we hope to have — 
plenty of seed for everybody. In the meantime, get acquainted _ 
with it. It’s the last word in popcorn. It has tremendous pop- 
ping volume, a vigorous grower, a big yielder. 
field corn. It can be picked with a mechanical 
like a ramrod. 
Grows just like _ 
picker. Stands fy 
