HENRY FIELD'S SEED SENSE FOR MARCH, 1950—Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Iowa 3 
How to Use Henry Field’s New 
Combination Fruit Spray 
Since we announced Henry Field’s Com- 
bination Fruit Spray in our Spring Cata- 
log, we have been almost swamped. with 
orders for it. We knew that a great need 
existed for a spray of this kind, so we 
haven’t been surprised. And a lot of our 
customers have been asking us questions 
about it, like these*® 
QUESTION: What does this new spray 
~ eontrol? 
Answer: It is both an insecticide and 
a fungicide, and when used according to 
directions that are sent with the spray, it 
controls such insects as Aphis, Bagworm, 
Coddling Moth, Plant Lice, Curculio Leaf 
‘Hoppers, Leaf Rollers, Red Spider, Orien- 
tal Fruit Moths. It controls such diseases 
as Blotch, Bitter Rot, Brown Rot, Cedar 
Rust, Leaf Spot and Leaf Curl. 
QUESTION: How do I use it? 
Answer: Just mix it with water, at the 
rate of 1 pound to 20 gallons of water, 
and spray. 
QUESTION: Do I use just this one 
spray on my fruit trees throughout the 
year?. 
Answer: Yes. 
QUESTION: When do I use it? 
- Answer: At different times during the 
season, according to what you are using 
it on. Directions on the package tell you 
when. : 
_. QUESTION: Can I use Henry Field’s 
Combination Fruit Spray on grapes? 
Answer: Yes. 
- 6 to 10 inches long; again 2 weeks later 
just before bloom; again as soon as 
blooming is over; again 2 weeks later. 
QUESTION: Can your new Combina- 
tion Fruit Spray be used as a dormant 
spray? 
Answer: We believe it gives sufficient 
control for the average back yard orchard, 
but Dr. Swartwout advocates a dormant 
spray of lime-sulphur, which commercial 
orchardists probably will want to use for 
100% control of red mite. 
QUESTION: Just what should I use 
this spray on? 
Answer: Peaches, Plums, Apples, Nec- 
tarine, Cherry, Pear, Quince, Grapes, 
Apricot, Evergreens, Raspberries and 
Blackberries, Roses and Ornamental 
Shrubs. 
_ QUESTION: Does this new spray take 
the place of Henry Field’s Bug Dust? 
Answer: No. Henry Field’s Bug Dust 
is still best for your garden. 
QUESTION: My plums have Brown Rot 
and are. dried up and hanging on the 
trees. How can I get rid of Brown Rot? 
Answer: Bury or burn the dried out 
fruit. Then spray the tree thoroughly 
with our Combination Fruit Spray accord- 
ing to directions. 
QUESTION: Will your new Combina- 
tion Fruit Spray burn or harm foliage? 
Answer: No. When used according to 
the simple directions, it will not burn, in- 
jure or harm foliage in any way, except 
for a slight inconsequential burning on 
some varieties of grapes. 
QUESTION: We had a blight on our 
raspberry bushes last year and wonder if 
your new Combination Fruit Spray will 
get rid of it? 
Answer: Yes. Spray in late winter or 
early spring before buds start; again when 
green leaf buds first appear; again when 
first new shoots at base of plants are 2 to 
4 in. high; again approximately 10 days 
before blooming begins. ~ Discontinue 
Spray when shoots are _ 
spraying at least 60 days before harvest. 
QUESTION: Can your Trombone Spray- 
er be used with a garden hose? 
Answer: No. But it isn’t necessary, 
because the Trombone Sprayer builds up 
its own’pressure like a tire pump and 
shoots a fine mist or a 40-foot stream, It 
is well made of brass and copper and op- 
erates easily. 
QUESTION: Can your Combination 
Fruit Spray be-used on Evergreens for 
Red Spiders? 
Answer: - Yes. 
It also controls Bag- 
worm, Thrips, Leaf Rollers, Saw Fly and- 
Aphis on evergreens. Just spray at 3 to 4 
week intervals. 
QUESTION: We-have just moved toa 
new place and find the apple, plum, cherry 
and peach trees all infested with worms. 
Will your new Combination Fruit Spray 
take care of them. 
Answer: Yes if the trees are not al- 
ready too heavily infested to be saved. 
Follow directions on bag. 
QUESTION: Can your new Spray be 
used on roses? 
Answer: Yes. Apply when plants are 
in full foliage; again in midseason or 
when insects appear. Repeat when nec- 
essary. 
QUESTION. Will 
Tree Borer? 
Answer: Yes. Spray or paint trunks of 
apricot, peach, plum and nectarine trees 
from bottom of branches to ground. Use 
it control Peach 
| 1 oz. of powder to 1 quart of water. Ap- 
ply July 1, August 1 and Sept. 1. 
QUESTION: Has this new spray been 
thoroughly tested? 
Answer: Yes, not only by:us but by 
Dr. Swartwout of the University of Mis- 
souri, who developed it. All claims made 
for this spray, both in our Spring Catalog, 
and on the label on the bag, were ap- 
proved by the U. S. Department of Agri- 
culture. 
QUESTION: Will I need a ladder to 
spray into the tops of tall fruit trees? 
Answer: No. With the Trombone 
Sprayer it is easy to spray from the 
ground to the top of fruit trees. 
For more information, including prices, 
see page 49 of our Spring 1950 Catalog. 
If you still have some questions, write us 
please. We want all our customers to 
know all about Henry Field’s Combina- 
tion Fruit Spray. 
Hybrid Dixie Queen 
-Watermelon Is Delicious 

Our own hybrid 
watermelon, Hy- 
brid Dixie Queen, 
is about the nicest 
thing of its kind 
you ever saw. A 
true Dixie Queen 
in appearance, it 
weighs 35 to 650 
lbs. when ripe. Ma- 
tures in 80 days. Melons are uniform and 
attractively striped light green on a 
darker green background. Nearly round. 
Rind thin but very strong. A wonderful 
variety for market gardeners and ship- 
pers. Flesh a deep red, crisp and sweet. 
Small seeds, white with brownish edges. 
Most important of all is that it is resistant 
to wilts. You can grow our Dixie Queen 
Hybrid on wilt sick soil where ordinary 
kinds are flat failures. No. 7268S. Pkt. 
(30 seeds) 25c; % oz. 90c; 1 oz. $1.65, 
postpaid. 


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Playing in the Asters 
“Dear Mr. Field: I am sending you a 
picture of my little granddaughter, taken 
in my garden of asters. The asters were 
grown from your seeds and were simply 
beautiful. I enjoy Seed Sense so very 
much.’’—Mrs. G. F. Clark, Hale Center, 
Texas. : 
Whopper of a Carrot! 
“Dear Mr. Field: I am a 4-H member. I 
planted your seeds last year and got two 
blue ribbons and an award, all from just a 
few of your seeds. My biggest carrot was 
about 2 inches across and 9 inches long. 
Quite a whopper!?’—Freddie Hayward, Le- 
Roy, lowa. 
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A “Milk Bottle” Calf 
“Dear Mr. Field: I don’t have any pic- 
‘tures of things we have raised from your 
seeds, but the children would like to see 
this picture of their calf, Tiny, in Seed 
Sense. It only weighed 17 lbs. and had 
to be fed with a milk bottle.’”—Mrs. 
David Stout, Rt. 2, Carey, Ohio. 
De-licious!! 
“Dear Mr. Field: 
I am sending a 
snapshot of my lit- 
tle niece, Jeneen 
Kay Jost, while she 
was celebrating 
the fourth of July 
in a safe and sane 
way. She surely 
loves watermelon, 
as you can see,’’— 
Mrs. Walter Bahls, 
Guttenberg, Iowa. 

