

-  ~—s Twins 
- Mrs. D. A. Freeman, Rt. 1. Chicka- 
sha, Oklahoma sends this snapshot of 
her great-granddaughters, Georgie and 
Gerri Becker, age 21 months. Mrs. 
Freeman didn’t say so, but I bet those 
~ are some Henry Field Marigolds and 
des 
- Send in Pictures 
i Well, it’s the same old story again. 
Can’t put out Seed Sense without pic- 
- tures. I know a lot more of you have 
- pictures of your family or friends show- 
ing some of your garden produce or 
_ flowers, etc., and those are the pictures 
. An | inueual Pet 
I ge enjoy seeing. Gives me an idea 
just how well my seeds and stock are 
producing for you. So look those pic- 
tures over and see if you don’t have 
one to send in to me. If I use your pic- 
ture I'll send you 50c, so send yours 
in now. 


Ei pea as ae 
“Dear Mr. Field: I always plant your 
seeds and am looking forward to an- 
other good garden again this year. Here 
is a picture of my daughter, Lynne, and 
son, Max, with his pet last summer. A 
cat mothered it the first few weeks. 
It is 314 months old in the picture and 
disappeared shortly afterwards.”’—Mrs. 
Herbert Kottwitz, Rt. 3, Peabody, Kan- 
sas, Ff 4 
Didn’t know they wore live ones 
around their neck. H. F. 
New Way to Grow Strawberries 
Here is a new method of growing 
strawberries which I think is very in- 
teresting. It has been proven that eight 
times as many strawberries can be 
produced in a circular area 6 feet in 
diameter as can be produced in a simi- 
Iar ground area. Strawberries planted 
in April will bear in July, using the 
everbearing jvarieties. The pyramid 
bed will accommodate 75 plants. 

The bands are made of aluminum. The 
widest is bolted into a 6 ft. circle and 
placed on the ground. It is filled with a 
special soil mixture.. Then the next 
and successive bands are added and 
filled, each allowing an 8 in. miniature 
terrace for the strawberry plants. 
A core of sand fills the bed down to 
the bottom layer. This makes watering 
a simple operation. The water seeps 
through the sand to all parts of the 
bed and it is possible to keep the bed 
adequately fertilized by adding a small 
amount of soluble plant food to the 
water. ; 
The recommended soil mixture in- 
cludes a base of 15 bu. of average top 
soil, 6 bu. of peat moss and 5 lbs. of 
balanced fertilizer. Two more bu. of 
peat moss are used to cover the ter- 
races after the plants are set. This helps 
maintain the moisture, eliminates cul- 
tivation and helps keep down the weeds. 
The above illustration will give you 
an idea of what the bed will look like 
when completed. 
Thanks for Free Gift 
“Dear Sir: Received my trees and they 
are so nice. Want to thank you for the free 
gift. Will certainly recommend your com- 
pany to all my friends.”—Wm. E. Amand, 
Lanark, Dlinois, 
Sends Another Order 
‘Dear Mr. Field: This is a picture 
of our little girl, Betty, age 3, holding 
a Banana squash, tomatces in the bas- 
ket, two watermelons and a muskmel: 
on beside her. Here 
is another order for 
some more of your 
fine seed.’?—Mrs, 
Roy Snider, Rt. 3, 
Butler, Oklahoma. 






‘IELD’S SEED SENSE FOR FALL, 1948—Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Iowa q 


Starting Young 
Well I can’t say that Leroy looks very 
pleased from that frown he’s wearing, 
but that’s a pretty big horse you’re on 
there, Leroy. Looks like they start pret- 
ty young in Oklahoma. Leroy’s parents, 
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Branum, Rt. 2, Fay, 
Oklahoma sent this snapshot to me. 
Winter Cheer 
When winter comes I am shut in, 
Not much that I can do 
Of all the things I’d like so much 
The whole long winter through. 
Many times I am alone 
Save for my growing flowers? 
On pedestal and window-sill 
They brighten lonely hours. 
They have a language I can read 
Which gives me countless joys; 
They need my care, demand my time 
Like little girls and boys. 
Anna. L. Noland 
Rt. 4 
Manhattan, Kansas 


Enjoying Mother’s 
Flowers 
“Dear Mr. Field: Along with my or- 
der is a snapshot of my son, Ronald 
Wayne. Ronald likes the flowers and is 
smelling the Asters which were so beau- 
tiful. They were so large and_ long 
blooming.’’—Mrs. E. M. Holm, Pleas- 
anton, California. 
