












This Is Way to Mow 
the Lawn 
‘Dear Mr. Field: This is my lawn 
(your Hormone Treated Lawn Mix) which 
I planted May 1, 1945. Also a Chinese 
Elm set out in spring of 1943, as well as 
my self-operated lawn mower and our 
baby Jean. Certainly have been pleased 
with all your seeds and nursery stock and 
enjoy your Seed Sense.”—Mrs. A. L. 
Head, Grant, New Mexico. 
Mrs. Fields Lye Hominy 
Dissolve 1%4 can of Lewis Lye in 3% 
gallons of water, add 3 quarts of clean, 
large grained shelled corn, and heat the 
water, keeping it just below the boiling 
point until the hulls have started to 
loosen. 
Remove the hulls and scum from the 
water, adding fresh water occasionally 
during the heating. Finally, stir up the 
corn well and transfer to clean cold wa- 
ter, rub the corn, changing the water sev- 
eral times, until the corn is thoroughly 
cleansed and free from hulls. -A churn, 
if available, is a good way to do this. Fi- 
nally, soak the corn in cold water over- 
night, then wash 3 or 4 times with hot 
water. 
It is now ready to cook, which means 
boiling for a long time, in enough water 
to keep it covered, until thoroughly soft 
and swelled. If you wish to can it, it can 
be canned in a pressure cooker, like 
beans or corn. The 3 quarts of shelled 
corn will make 8 or 10 quarts of hominy 
when finished. 
Customers from Way Back 

‘Dear Mr. Field: Just received my SEED 
SENSE and sure do enjoy reading it from 
I sure like your seeds and 
I have planted your seeds 
for 14 years and wouldn’t plant anything 
My mother 
cover to cover. 
mursery stock. 
else if I could get your seeds. 
used your seeds as long as I can remember. 
I have also had real good luck with your 
The strawberries I ordered from 
you look real good this spring.”—Mrs. Ger- 
aldine Felty, 2710 162nd Street, Hammond, 
chicks. 
Indiana. 
HENRY FIELD’S SEED SENSE FOR AUGUST, 1946—Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, lowa 
Eggs for Christmas 
“Dear Henry: My mother and little 
nephew Larrie Dale, age 15 mos. These 
are some of the 800 chicks we got from 
you last June. They sure done good. We 
got the first eggs Christmas day. Think 
there is no better.’’—Mrs. Wilma Roder- 
mon, Ruble, Missouri. 
Can’t Make Up Seed Sense 
Without Your Pictures 
As-you can see from this Seed Sense 
the film shortage is over and I’m getting 
more pictures of your gardens. I like 
to get them. It shows me how you use 
my seeds and nursery. I can grow better 
things for you this way. And of course 
T couldn’t make up a Seed Sense without 
them. So keep sending them in. I always 
pay 50c for pictures printed in Seed Sense. 
And write me a letter, too. Advice, such 
as it is, is free here at Henry Fields. 
Really Knows Her Catalog 
(ES RD ER PRET EI 
“Dear Sir: I enjoy your SEED SENSE so 
much that I just had to write a letter too. 
Your tips on gardening are really helpful 
and you really send nice nursery stock, 
bulbs, and seeds. I can hardly wait for mine 
to bloom. Our six children are really plan- 
ning on getting a big crop from their con- 
glomeration packets. My husband says I 
know your catalog backwards and forwards 
I look at it so much. It is getting very 
ragged now, but hope it lasts long enough 
to order some Iris this fall.’—Mrs. Lloyd 
Mauch, Arp, Texas. 


















Eats His Spinach 
“Dear Mr. Field: My aunt and uncle, 
Mrs. & Mr. John C. Schoeff, Whitley, In- 
diana, are both 77 and very active. My 
uncle does very well standing on his head 
at his age, don’t you think?” —Mrs. Frank 
Buckingham, 516 Indiana Ave., Roches- 
ter, Indiana. 
Ido. H. F. 
All Grown in Holland 
SR AT EY LT EES ERE ET SY ONT A TLD 
You folks who planted my fall bulbs 
last year know how wonderful they were. 
They were good But I didn’t know I 
could get them from Holland until the 
very last moment, and so didn’t have a 
chance to do as much investigating as I 
would have done. ‘, 3 
This year it’s different. I’ve been study- 
ing the Holland bulb situation for months. 
I’ve talked to over a dozen men from 
across the waters, and my selection is 
really something. Just turn to the bulb 
page and see for yourself. All big, clean, 
sure-to-bloom bulbs that will really amaze 
you with their color and vigor. You can’t 
find better bulbs no matter where you go, 
and like everything else at Henry Fields 
they go out with my 100% guarantee. 
Real Rose Bargain. 
Always like to have a real rose bar- 
gain here in Seed Sense. I know you all 
read Seed Sense, and I guess I’m afraid 
you won’t order roses if I don’t say some- 
thing about my beautiful bushes here. 
Anyway, here’s a special Seed Sense “Of- 
fer. You can’t beat it anywhere. 1 
Field’s Giant, biggest red rose; 1 Henri- 
etta, the yellowest of all; and 1 Editor 
McFarland, big, double, glowing pink. 
All three roses sent postpaid for only 
$2.59. Ask for collection No. XL-15. 
You Figure It Out 
An old gentleman and his wife went 
to town to the Fair with three young- 
sters, to each of whom they owed a sum. 
The old man found he had exactly 17 one 
dollar bills, and he wanted to pay one 
youngster 14, another 14 and the other 
1% of this sum. How did he do it without 
changing any of the one dollar bills. (lf 
you can’t figure it out turn to page 8.) 






Growin’ Up Together 
“Dear Mr. Field: I had some watermel- 
ons from your seed last year, the first I 
have been successful with. I only have a 
small garden. J am 74 but love flowers 
and raise some vegetables. Am enclosing 
a picture of my 2 grandchildren, 9 and 5, 
with their pony Queenie and her baby.” — 
Mrs. Laura Bechtel, 858 Trump Rd. N.E., 
Canton, Ohio. 
