
— Vol. XXXII 
- through the worst of the messes and 
-pay—and it’s not right. 
ats ae 4 
Ons 


When I used to get worried and blue, my good old father 
would say, “Tut tut, Henry. Just sit tight and keep sweet 
and work hard and it’ll come out all right.” And it gener- 
ally did. I feel that same way about the national and in- 
ternational situation and the mess 
we are in. The good Lord has been 
mighty good to us and we have got- 
ten by so well, so far, that I am in- 
elined to quit worrying, work hard, 
be helpful, kind, and decent, and 
trust that the Lord will still pull us 
troubles, if we will do our share. 
And above all we must all do our 
share by growing a better garden 
than ever and feeding ourselves. 
Food may be an important part of 
the picture. Have plenty for your- 
self, and some to spare for others. 
’ And have lots of flowers. They 
eheer us up and make the world bet- 
ter. And fruit too. If your family 
has plenty of good home grown fruit 
they will be better off every way. 
Now get busy and plant that gar- 
den. It’s a good way to: forks your 
troubles. 
How’s Business? : 
Business is sure good with us. 
Worlds of orders rolling in for seeds 
and plants and trees and wheel hoes 
and Bug Dust and flower bulbs and 
all the rest of the things needed for 
a better garden and better living. 
And I’m glad to see it for I want 
everybody to have plenty of every- 
thing. Jl do my share to help you. 
Go to it. And when you buy seeds 
and plants and such, remember al- 
ways to buy good stuff. Insist on 
quality. No trash. 
I’ve been in this. business a long — 
time and I have always found that 
the best is the cheapest in the long 
run. We have never sold trash and never will. 

as we really look. 
grayer, 
to work. 
same. H. F. 
It don’t 
Stick to honest quality and fair 
price. We may not always be the cheapest—we don’t try 
to be? - But we do aim to give you good stuff at a price as 
low as good quality can be sold. 
Whether it’s seeds or plants or trees or whatever—if 
you get it from us it’s got to be good. 
Think it over. 
And it’s time you got busy and made out that order. 
“Time’s a wastin’ ” and it'll be garden time before you 
know it. é 
Henry Field | co. 
EED SENSE 
“FOR THE MAN BEHIND THE HOEY: 
Published by Henry Field in the Print Shop 
Shenandoah, Iowa, Mirch. 1949 
Let’s Quit Worrying 

Latest Picture of Mr. & Mrs. Henry Field 
Yes, this is “the Old Folks at Home” just 
A year older, 
but still hard at 
happy. Planning a better garden, more flow- 
ers, more good eats, more fruit, and strength 
Hope you can all say about the 


Make the Most of Your Garden Space 
You all often wish you had more garden space but had 
no room to enlarge it. Well, I can show you how you can 
pretty nearly double your garden 
space—and without moving your 
fences back either. Here’s how—just 
make double use of the space you 
have. 
For instance—I always plant a lot 
of radishes, very early, then when 
they are done, say about May 10 or 
.15, I clear the ground, wheelhoe it 
good and set my tomato plants there, 
and they just do fine. 
And lettuce—plant plenty of it 
early, then you can clear it off by 
June 1 or a little later and it is just 
the right time then to plant a nice 
patch of cucumbers or late beets 
right on the same ground, after you 
clear the lettuce off. 
Or peas can be followed perfectly 
by lima beans—either pole or bush 
limas. Early string beans can be fol- 
lowed by late string beans planted 
in July. 
Early sweet corn can be followed 
nicely by turnips or even by another 
crop of early sweet corn. I have sev- 
eral times raised two good crops of 
roasting ears on the same ground in 
the same season, one right after the 
other. 
Beets or turnips do fine following early 
onions from sets or plants. 
Following early potatoes, dug early, 
you Can grow a good crop of turnips. 
Or as fast as you get a row of potatoes 
dug out, (or even a few hills) plant sweet 
corn, and you can have a full crop of 
roasting ears yet. Or, it is a fine place 
to set cabbage plants for late cabbage. 
In fact, there are endless chances to 
make double use of your garden space, if 
you will watch your chance. Don’t let 
any of that good garden ground go to 
Keep it working—it is like boys—it behaves 
a little 
work, busy, and 
waste, or stand idle. 
better if kept busy. 
In my own garden, just as fast as anything is past its best and 
about done, I clear the ground, wheelhoe it good and plant some- 
thing else. Better have a crop of some kind growing than. to let 
it grow up to weeds as some gardens do after the first crop is off, 
Or, here it is in condensed form— 
Ragishessa i. Gastoce follow with Tomatoes in May or June 
Petts base. as tele ance follow with Cucumbers or Beets in June or July 
Pasian tse eae ss follow with Lima or String Beans in June or July 
Early Onions ........ follow with Turnips or Chinese Cabbage in July or August 
Early Sweetcorn ..... follow with Turnips in July or August 
Karly String Beans..follow with Late Strings Beans in July or August 
Early Potatoes ...... follow with Sweet Corn or Turnips in July or August 
(Carrots, beets, kohl-rabi or cabbage can be planted on any ground cleared by 
May, June or July.) —Henry Field 
Copyright, 1949, Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co. 
