4. HENRY FIELD’S SEED SENSE FOR MARCH, 1947—Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Iowa 
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United Popcorn—Best of All 
Here is R. J. Whitley in his 75 acre field of U541 hybrid popcorn. His field is on the 
Grand River bottom in Missouri. The picture was taken on November 26th last fall. You 
can see for yourself I am not fooling when I say that our hybrid popcorn stands like a 
ramrod, There is a tremendous yield on that field too. “R. J.” depends on us for his seed 
stock each year. This spring I am able to offer you several of the new United hybrids. I am 
listing them here so that you can pick out the ones you like best, Perhaps you would like 
to try all of them. 
No. 194—(110-115 day) This is one of our first and best hybrids. We used to call it No. 41. 
It made a great name for itself wherever it is used. It is very uniform. It pops big butterfly 
shaped kernels. 
No. 194C—U500 (115 day) This is a four way cross involving three South American type 
inbreds and 1 Super Gold inbred. It stands exceptionally well, carries two big ears to the 
stalk and has a high popping volume. 
No. 194D—U541 (110-115 day) This a three way cross which combines one Super Gold 
inbred with two South American type inbreds, It is the most uniform hybrid we have. It 
has large round kernels and pops big butterfly flakes. 
No. |94E—U544 (110-115 day) This is a four way cross. Three of the inbreds are the South 
American type and one of them is a Super Gold inbred. We consider this one of our better 
eaeere American hybrids. It has everything—big yield, high popping volume and good eating 
quality. 
The price of any of the above hybrids: Triple size (3 oz. pkt.) 15¢e3 14 Ib. 35e; 1 Ib. 60e; 
3 Ibs. $1.50; 10 Ibs. $4.80, postpaid. $45.00 per 100, F.0.B. Shenandoah. 
New—2-4-D Dust 
Lots of us, including me, have wanted 
a simpler way of applying 2-4-D weed 
killers in the garden. The liquid sprays 
are best for large areas and general weed 
killing, but for the small job, a more 
readily available killer would be better. 
And now we have it in WEEDUST. It 
comes in a shaker box, and all you do is 
shake it on the weeds. Use on weedy 
patches of lawns, too. Just sprinkle 
where you need it. Always ready when 
you need it. Big box of WEEDUST, in 
shaker form, nothing more needed to ap- 
ply. Only 75c, postpaid. No. AN4028, 


Appreciates Dealings 
“Dear Mr. Field: Received my perennials 
in due season and have them all tucked in 
for the winter. I wish to thank you for 
good service and good measure.”—Mrs. J. A. 
McGregor, 3144 Starr St., Lincoln, Nebraska. 







Time for Lunch 
This picture was sent 
in by my good cus- 
tomer, Mrs. Edmund 
Wolfgang, Rt. 5, Mid- 
land, Michigan. It is 
her son, age 11, and 
his pet lamb. Mrs. 
’ Wolfgang says, 
“She is now a big 
lamb and almost 
too much of a pet. 
She sleeps on the 
porch with the 2 
dogs at night,” 

3 Lbs. for 46c 
“Dear Henry: Here is a snapshot of 
my son David and the White Rock chick- 
ens we got from you. We didn’t lose 
any. These chickens were raised in a pen 
3146’x5’. When they weighed 3 Ibs. they 
had cost us only 46c each.’’—Clarence 
Nelson, Willmar, Minnesota. 



Finest Pear of All 
nan 
T have been watching Lincoln pear for 
some time and think it is going to be the 
finest pear ever introduced for our Mid- 
west territory. It is not a new variety 
by any means and has long ago proven 
its outstanding qualities. It produces a 
heavy crop every year. Ripens between 
September 10th and 15th. Large, good 
flavored, greenish-yellow with a pink 
cheek and wavy surface. The flesh is 
fine, white and crisp, and there is an in- 
creasing demand for it on the market. 
This is a good commercial variety and 
an unexcelled backyard tree.- The trees 
are thrifty and long lived. They bear 
young and are very resistant to blight, 
I don’t know what more I could tell you 
about them that you would need to know 
in order to feel that you ought to at least 
have one or two out in the backyard or 
an orchard full of them. No. AN156, 
2 to 3 ft. size, $1.19 each; 3 for $3.48; 
postpaid. 3 to 4 ft. size, $1.39 each; 3 
for $4.08, postpaid. 
Curing hay in the windrow saves leaveg 
and green color. 
What Is It? 
A little seed awoke one day, 
As seeds will do in the month of May. 
But ’lo and behold it had clean forgot | 
Whether it was a weed, a flower or what. 
Some said a rose and some said a tree, 
But on anything they could never agree. 
So they thought that they must needs 
Call a council of sixteen seeds. 
‘Why you will be a carrot,” said the bean, 
“The finest the world has ever seen.”’ 
“Not so,’”? said the potato. ‘I’m sure he’ll 
be 
A fine big potato just like me.” 
“Oh no,” said the aster, sweet and fair, 
“You'll be a pumpkin growing there.” 
And so they argued all day long, 
Each claiming to be right, the others 
wrong. 
And then the sunflower, stately and tall 
Nodded his head and spoke to them all. 
“If what you are you would like to know 
The best way to find out is just to grow.” 
Mrs. Walter Hallaway 
Jewell, Kansas 



Some Punkin 
“Dear Mr. Field: Last spring I or- 
dered a packet of mixed pumpkin seed, 
from you. Iam enclosing a picture of my 
12 yr. old son with one of the pumpkins,, 
It weighed 44 Ibs. and was 51% in, 
around. Some pumpkin.”—Mrs. Kermit. 
Leftwich, Draycott Farm, Kennett Square, — 
Pennsylvania. 
