4 HENRY FIELD’S SEED SENSE FOR MARCH, 1948—Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Iowa 



Both Wonderful 
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hill, Rt. 1, Box 
101, Gold Hill, North Carolina send this 
picture of their 4 yr. old daughter, Jean. 
Mrs. Hill*says, “It was taken just after 
we had picked 3 bu. of Super Sioux and 
Early Red Head tomatoes. They are both 
wonderful. I am including them again 
in my order for this year.’’ 
Plum Butter! "Mmmm. 
Golden Ember Plum is just about the 
best of all for canning. You can’t beat it. 
fine for desserts, too. Didn’t think I’d 
have enough this year, so couldn’t put it 
in the catalog. Only have a few now, so 
don’t put off ordering if you want one. 
Another thing about this one—the fruit 
stays on the tree better. Gives you 2 to 3 
weeks AFTER ripening to pick. Ripens 
Sept. - 1.7 Nos AN202.)2) toy otto alec 
each; 3 for $3.45 postpaid. 3>to =4 ft. 
$1.39 each; 3 for $3.75 postpaid. 4 to 6 
ft. $1.59 each; 3 for $4.65 Express Not 
Prepaid. 
Whenever resetting a divided clump or 
new perennial put just a little manure or 
some other organic matter in the hole and 
mix well with the soil, 
Daily Return 
“Dear Henry: We have certainly en- 
joyed the garden stuff grown from your 
seeds and especially the new Hard-I-Field 
melon. 14 hills yielded over 150 nice 
melons that we and our neighbors en- 
joyed so much. This is Mrs. Munger with 
her daily picking of- Hard-I-Field.”— 
W. H. Munger, Bentonville, Indiana. 

An H.F. Wedding 

‘Dear Mr. Field: I am enclosing a pic- 
ture of my daughter and husband, Mr. 
and Mrs. Howard Richter; Fithian, Ii- 
nois, who were recently married. She 
would like a rose. 
from you for several years and like them 
fine.” Mrs. J. E. Miller, Rt. 1, Muncie, 
Illinois. 
We’re very happy to send a lovely rose 
to the new Mrs. Richter.—H. F. 
lll Tell This Much 
A lot of people have asked me what 
makes my Bug Dust such a sure killer of 
so many insects. As I say in the catalog, 
it’s a stomach poison, a contact poison 
and a fungicide, all in one dust. It takes 
a lot of different ingredients to do all 
that. What they all are is a secret. But 
I don’t mind talking about one of these 
killing ingredients. It’s rotenone. 
Rotenone was discovered about 20 
years ago when some scientists began 
thinking about how the natives of Malaya 
had been killing fish for several centuries 
simply by throwing a basket of derris 
roots in a stream. And the natives eat 
the fish without even getting sick. Well, 
these scientists discovered that the magic 
substance in these roots was rotenone, 
and that it not only killed fish, but many 
kinds of insects. And it does it with no 
harm to plants. Or poultry or stock. Or 
even people. So rotenone is one reason 
Bug Dust is so powerful. 
Who’s Holding Who?? 
‘Dear Henry: This 
is our 414 yr. old son 
Stephan taken last 
summer in our garden 
by a giant Sunflower 
which measured 15 
in. in diameter. Of 
course, the seed came 
from Field’s with our 
other seeds. Send me 
your new catalog and 
Seed Sense.’’—Ralph 
W. Hilton Sr., Box 61, 
Crane, Mo, 



I have ordered seeds’ 

Loves Grandma’s Zinnias 
“Dear Mr. Field: Here is a picture of 
my little 3 yr. old granddaughter, Ruth 
Geraldine Good. She loves our Henry 
Field zinnias. Two of the little ones 
watched me plant the zinnias last spring 
and counted the tiny sprouts as they 
came up. I think every seed grew. All 
my order came in fine shape. The plants 
were fine and we were all pleased.”— 
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Archer, 620 N. 9th, 
Fredonia, Kansas. 
Mrs. Field’s Chili Sauce 
quarts chopped (or ground) tomatoes 
pint chopped (or ground) cucumbers 
pint chopped (or ground) onion 
chopped (or ground) red sweet peppers 
tsp. paprika 
tsp. black pepper 
tsp. cloves 
tsp. cinnamon 
tsp. salt 
pints vinegar 
4 cups sugar 
Boil not more than half an hour, or just 
enough to thoroughly cook everything. 
The finished product should be rather 
sloppy, almost a liquid. Put into sterile 
jars and seal while hot. 5 
If the ground spices are placed in a 
cloth sack instead of loose, it will.give the 
chili sauce a clearer appearance. 
Cot mR Re SR 

Measuring the Popcorn 
“Dear Henry: Ordered 1% Ibs. of pop- 
corn in the spring and gathered 275 Ibs. 
now. It sure is fine and pops so well. 
Everyone wants to buy some of it. Am 
sending this picture of myself standing 
by it. lam 5 ft. 5 in. tall.”,—Walter Stahl, 
Rt. 2, Rector, Arkansas, 
