HENRY FIELD'S. SEED SENSE FOR AUGUST, 1946—Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Towa 

Customer 40 Yrs. 
“Dear Henry: 
from you about 40 yrs. 
I have been buying seeds 
Will be 73 my 
next birthday. When I lived on the farm 
I used to buy all kinds of grass seed from 
you. Iam still able to raise a good gar- 
den. Here’s a picture to prove it—a sam- 
ple of the peas I grew.’’—W. J. Evans, 
2 Ninth Ave., Kearney, Nebraska. 
1946 Catalog the Best 
GEERT a TS TEE ES 
“Dear Mr. Field: Am sending an order for 
seeds and I wish to say your catalog for 
1946 is the most tantalizing book you have 
ever put out, One can almost taste the fruit 
and wegetables, and smell the flowers. 
Thank you wery much for the catalog.’— 
Miss Rose Taylor, Monroe, Iowa. 
New Crop Reed Canary 
The best time in all the year to plant 
Reed Canary Grass is in the fall. We 
had a world of interest in Reed Canary 
last year for waterway plantings and 
along ditches and swales in contour 
planting. It is ideal too for wet low 
spots in pastures. 
The Reed Canary seed we offer is our 
own harvest from northern Minnesota 
selected fields. Good clean pure seed. It 
will germinate for you and that’s more 
than can be said of a lot of Reed Canary 
for it’s a very difficult seed to harvest and 
cure. 
Iowa State and other colleges agree 
Reed Canary is a good eras on upland 
soil too. 
Reed Canary is a pefennial that will 
last for years after it becomes, estab- 
lished, and fall is a perfect planting time. 
First and Second 
‘Dear Mr. Field: Our son had the garden 
‘as his 4-H project last year. He won first 
on Yellow Ebenezer onions and first on 
. Crystal Wax Bermuda onions at the 4-H 
Fair last fall. Also second on slicing cu- 
ecumbers. We got all the seed from you.”— 
; Lester M. Gillett, Vernon, Colorado. 

Brome for the Farmer 
And Stockman 
Smooth Brome acreage has been grow- 
ing by leaps and bounds because of its 
value as a livestock feed, as a seed crop, 
and to check soil erosion, 
fibrous roots can take lots of punishment 
and still turn out tons of high quality 
feed. Asa planting for cultivated slopes, 
buffer strips, headlands and roadside 
plantings it has no equal. Not only that 
but by planting this long-lived perennial 
grass. you have pasture over a period of 
eight months from spring, early summer 
to late fall. 
It is a proven fact that Brome will 
carry more livestock through a longer 
grazing season than any other grass— 
and all kinds of livestock like it. Plant 
Brome the ideal time—this fall. Figure 
20 lbs. per acre and have a smooth, firm 
seed bed the same as you would use for 
alfalfa. Roll in to cover and then cross 
roll again. Planting depth of 4% to % 
inch is best. 
A wonderful combination is 15 lbs. of 
Brome and 4 to 5 pounds per acre of al- 
falfa. It will produce the largest amount 
of excellent quality hay of any of the hay 
crops grown. Brome-alfalfa mixture will 
make good pasture at least 8 months out 
of the year and furnish some green feed 
for pigs and calves any time it is not coy- 
ered by snow. 
-Plant Brome from early August 
through October. Or plant just before 
the ground freezes if you prefer. Late 
planted Brome will be up early—way be- 
fore you can work the ground in the 
spring. You will like our heavy weight, 
high germination, weed free Brome. 
Can’t find any better any place. 
A New Customer Writes 
“Dear Mr. Field: Last year was our first 
year to order our garden seed from you and 
now I am wondering why we didn’t order 
from you long ago. I am certainly pleased 
with everything I ordered from you. Every- 
thing sprouted and grew so well and stood 
the weather splendidly. You can bet Ill con- 
tinue as one of your customers this year and 
in the future.”—Mrs. Mildred D. Baker, 
Peck, Kansas. 
Special Legume Seed Payments 
Again this year special acreage pay- 
ments for Legume seed harvest will be 
‘made through P.M.A. program, and farm- 
ers will receive benefit payments of $3.50 
per-acre for up to 25 acres harvested for 
seed in 1946 of many clovers and grasses 
as approved by. your state Production 
Marketing Administration. ; 
Payments of 7c per lb. will be made 
for Alfalfa and Alsike Clover seed. Also, 
9c per lb..for Red Clover seed harvested 
and sold through commercial channels 
such as seed dealers before December 31, 
1946. 
“Alfalfa”? John Nicolson played an im- 
portant part again this year for the third 
time on the special field seed advisory 
committee to the WFA, and was success- 
ful in having the program make even a 
greater benefit payment per lb. for har- 
vesting legume crops such as Alfalfa, Al- 
sike and Red Clover. 
Plan to take advantage of all of these 
special benefit payments now and harvest 
every acre you possibly can for seed pro- 
duction this fall. It is all going to.be 
needed. 
The tough 
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“ALFALFA” J OHN 
SAYS .... 
Considering the 
demand it looks as 
though legume 
seeds will be 
shorter this season 
than ever before. 
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To help supply 
our country 
and the for- 
eign nations 
which need 
itso badly, 
we should all 
harvest fe 
every possi- “Alfalfa” John Nicolson — 
ble acre of 
Alfalfa, Red Clover, Alsike Clover and 
White Dutch Clover. : 
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To encourage Tootane harvest the govs — 
ernment is making these generous benefit 
payments (in addition to what you sell 
your seed for): Red Clover 9c per lb.; Al- 
falfa & Alsike 7c per lb. if you sell before ~ 
January 1, 1947, in addition, the govern- _ 
ment pays you $3.50 per A. (up to 25 A.) 
for acreage from which you harvest these 
legumes. Legume seed is a real cash crop . 
this year. Save it! Sees 
as ae aoe 
Sidicthersee Alfalfa will be gearcest : 
of all. Have a pretty good supply here at — 
Henry Field’s, but it won’t last the season, 
so get yours ordered immediately. 
ERT Stel RSP, edi ; 
We harvested our own Reed Canary 
Grass again this-year. This good germi- — 
nating, new-crop seed is really something. © 
You can’t beat it anywhere. Sow 5 to 6 
Ibs. per acte.. pak oA 
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You'll fina our “Good but Cheap” pas~ 
ture mixture listed again for fall plant- — 
ing. It’s ideal to thicken up those thin _ 
spots so you'll have a real penis i 
year. < 
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Fall is the best time to plant Brome.’ 
Plant it alone or with altel 
Looks like Aso will eae field seeds’ 
from price comtriks 
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You eves wi that means. “HIGH 
PRICES! So get your orders in now. And — 
not only for Fall. ay, what you. can <ne 
spring, too. : 
* Poe * as 
Clip your pastures this fall and add 
more seed to improve your feed supply ~ 
next year. Don’t wait until spring and 
lose 6 months’ times. 
* * * * 
Have had a lot of letters on Rracs toB 
air fields. 
ee * & & : 
Here’s what I recommend to “fying” S 
farmers’: Sow 10 lbs. Brome, 10 Ibs. 
Crested Wheat Grass.and 10 Ibs. Timothy 
per acre this Fall. Then, sow 10 lbs. Rye 
Grass and 10 Ibs. Korean Lespedeza next — 
spring. * ok * & & POR; Ss 
Don’t forget to write for my new Hy. : 
brid Corn Book. Just fill out the coupon 
on page 21 or drop me a card saying “send 
the pede Boo. us 
“alfalfa? John, “ 

