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Vol. XXXII 
Yes, I know some of you think I am unduly concerned 
about the mess this old world of ours has gotten itself into— 
and whether or how we are ever going to get out of it safe 
and sound. 
Maybe you are right. Maybe everything is coming fine 
and will all work out gloriously. But me, I can’t help worry- 
ing about it. 
I have lived through just about half of the lifetime of this 
great country of ours and have watched the passing show 
pretty closely. I have been in active business for myself 
for 70 years. And in all that time I don’t think I have ever 
seen conditions more uncertain, more explosive, more likely 
to go either way at breakneck speed. 
We may be going “‘onward and upward”’ to world leader- 
ship and unheard of prosperity and peace—or we may be 
heading straight into the worst smash-up the world has eve 
seen. It’s about a 50- 
50 guess. ; eeerneneamens 
It looks to me like 
we are hunting trouble 
abroad and encourag- 
ing it at home. Strife, 
greed, ambition for 
power, labor trouble, 
with high wages, 
higher prices and less 
production all over. 
With all our crazy 
doings we might easily 
have all starved before 
this if the good Lord 
hadn’t helped us with 
almost miraculously 
generous food crops 
for the last several 
years. That’s all that 
saved us—that and 
the good sense and 
hard work of the farm- 
ers and gardeners. 
In all the crazy hul- 
labaloo, the farmers 
and gardeners, as a 
class, have been one 
group that kept their 
feet on the ground, 
kept at work, and kept 
production above all 
previous records. 
And if this country — 
is ever to be saved, 
that’s the only kind of 
thing that can do it. 
More qtiet Horse 
sense —more hard 
work and high produc- 
tion—more apprecia- 
tion of the patience 
and forbearance of 
the Lord for still being 
so good to us in spite 
of all our craziness 
And above all — we 
must every one, young 
and old, pull our own 
share of the load. 
Grape Hyacinths. 
better every year. All set in the fall. 
it look nice in your lawn? 
Copyright, 


“IT’S WORKIN’ OUT LIKE I T¢ 
PEACE AND BEAUTY IN OUR 
ear ee En re Sa NAT REESE PATS SERENE I DORIS EES EIN SEDO EEE A AIL EE 
With all the trouble and turmoil and hate and destruction there is going on 
in the world these days, it is a great relief to have a place like this to enjoy— 
with beautiful flowérs and smooth green grass to take your mind off the troubles, 
This is the lawn between our house and the Seedhouse, with the radio station 
just back. We live right next to the Seedhouse just off this picture to the right. 
Have for over 40 years. And we always have kept this place in beautiful flowers, 
These in the picture are a “red, white and blue” effect planted for me by my 
sister, Mrs. Helen Fischer, six years ago. Red Darwin Tulips at the back, with 
white Iris in front of them; then low in front, hardy white Candytuft and blue 
Then back of all, tall for later blooming, red everblooming; 
roses, white Candidum Lilies and blue Delphiniums. All perfectly hardy and get 
You could do it yourself easily. 
Yes, that’s Mrs. Field and myself admiring it-—H. Fe’ 
1948, Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co. —H 
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HENRY FIELD’S 



“FOR THE MAN BEHIND THE HO nag 
Published by Henry Field in the Print Shop 
Quiet down and get to work. Help your friends and neigh- 
bors. Don’t expect to be carried around on a chip and spoon 
fed. Help make yours the best neighborhood in the country. 
And first of all, plan to feed yourself. Don’t expect the 
rest to feed you and carry it to you. That’s about played out. 
Feed yourself and have some left over. It’s mighty satisfy- 
ing to have plenty to eat and some over. Nothing like it. 
You can do it easy. All it takes is a little grit and hard 
work and more or less intelligent planning. And it’s all lots 
of fun. Most fun-Mrs. Field and I have is our garden. It 
takes the place of golf or bridge with us and we like it 
lots better. 
And you don’t even have to wait till next spring to start. 
You can start right now. Fall planting is perfect for lots of 
things. Most kinds of fruit, and most flowers, are better 
fall planted. And even some of the vegetables, 
And what you don’t 
plant now this fall, 
you can be. planning 
where to plant it and 
getting the ground 
ready for it, Mulch 
and fertilize and fall- 
plow, and keep the 
weeds killed so they 
can’t go to seed and 
bother you next year. 
Look through this 
Fall Catalog and study 
it good. You will get 
lots of good ideas. 
Then read over the big 
last Spring Catalog. 
It’s worth re-reading. 
Then get busy and 
do something about it. 
If this country — and 
the whole world —is 
ever to be saved it can 
_ only be done by plenty 
of food and hard work 
and production of 
everything we need. 
Do your part by feed- 
ing yourself and thus 
relieving part of the 
load. 
—Henry Field. 
P.S.—Mrs. Field and 
I are both hard at 
work as usual. A 
little older, a little 
greyer, a little more 
tired, have to slow up 
a little, but still going 
strong, raising flow- 
ers and fruit and gar- 
den stuff, and trying 
to make this old world 
a little better and a 
little happier and—if 
possible—a little more 
sane and hg gat 

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