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| HENRY FIELD’S cere 
SEED SENSE * 
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“FOR THE MAN BEHIND THE HO~* > 
Published by Henry Field in the Print Shop . 
Vol. XXXI ShaRAnAGAI. Iowa, August, 1944 > ra Vo. 3 
WHAT HENRY THINKS ABOt 

Really I hesitate to tell you all I 
think, or you might say I am just 
stubborn and pig-headed and always 
hammering on the same idea. But 
maybe that’s a good idea anyway. 
You know pretty well already how I 
feel about things in general, and no 
use disguising it. 
I still believe that this great coun- 
try of ours is in pretty much of a 
mess, and not getting out of it very © 
fast. Looks sometimes like we’re get- 
I don’t like the idea of all our good 
food and machinery and trucks and 
and everything else that we have 
worked for so hard and may need so 
badly ourselves going overseas by the 
billions. Maybe it’s all right, but I’m 
scared of it. But maybe I’m just old- 
fashioned. F : 
And I don’t like this idea of plung- 
ing headfirst into another war either. 
There wouldn’t be much left for any- 
body after another war. But maybe 
it will all straighten itself out. I hope | 
so. And meanwhile there’s one thing 
we can be sure of. The only thing 
that will save us and bring tis back 





, Re, 
time to plant fruit and fl®vers. More 
and more, every year, our fall sales 
are growing. More and more peo- 
ple are finding that practically all 
hardy flowers and fruits do better 
and bloom and bear quicker and 
more surely if set in the fall. No 
question about it. For instance, I 
started a new rose garden last fall, 
set about half of them in October and 
the rest this spring. All lived and all 
are growing nicely—but the ones set 
last fall are so much bigger and bet- 
ter and so much more bloom that it’s 
really startling. 
And all kinds of Perennials—and 
Lilies—and hardy Shrubs—and Ap- 
ple trees—and small fruit—and 
shade trees—the same story all the 
way through. Fall planting is best. 
And the so-called “Dutch Bulbs”— 
Tulips and Hyacinths—and Daffodils 
—and Crocus, and.all those beautiful 
spring-blooming flowers. They must 
be set in the fall. You know that, I 
think, but some of you forget it. We 
have millions of these bulbs coming 
direct from Holland and want to 
share their beauty and joy with you. 
We have top quality and have priced 
them right. Look over the list. 

to prosperity and security is a policy 
of peace and decency and hard work 
and self help. Feed yourself. Hoe 
your own.row. Don’t wait for some- - 
one else to feed you. Clean up your 
own messes. Help your neighbor. 
. As my good old father used to say, 
“Just sit tight and keep sweet and 
keep at work, and it’ll come out all 
A Gift of Tulips 
From Grateful Hollanders 
_ During the war we seedhouse folks sent 
a gift of clothing and shoes to the Hol- 
land tolks who grow Tulip bulbs for us. 
They surprised us by sending a return 
gift last fall of 100 varieties of choice 
Tulips for our garden. Here they are, 
blooming this past spring. 
And the Iris and Peonies and Lilies 
—while they can be set in the spring, 
are much better set in the fall. Much 
better. Try it. 
And’ my Ozark wild flowers, my 
personal hobby, should be set in the 
fall by all means. Look them over. 
You will find a lot of old friends 
right.” And it always did. Now this ; 
is just one old man’s opinion. I am probably old-fashioned 
and a bit stubborn, but I have always practiced what I 
preach and it worked. — ; 
Anyway, if you have a garden and flowers and fruit and 
plenty of good stuff to eat and pull your share of the load, 
- it will help a lot. It always has for us and it will work the 
same way for you. Henry Field 
P. S.—Well, enough preaching. What I really started 
out to tell you was that fall of the year is a wonderful 
there. 
It would take too long to talk to you about all the many 
flowers we have, but you can go through this catalog and 
see for yourself. Get plenty of them. HuF. 
P. P. S8.—We are all well and happy and busy as usual. 
By the time you read this, Mrs. Field and myself will be at 
our Ozark home near Centerville, Missouri, enjoying our 
garden and fruit and flowers there-—and working as hard 
as ever setting out more. Hook. 
Copyright, 1947, Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co, 
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