HENRY FIELD'S SEED SENSE FOR AUGUST, 1953—Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Lowa. 
Our Merion Bluegrass Mixture 
«Will Give You a Prettier, 
Healthier Lawn 
Our new 100% perennial grass mixture 
containing the new sensational Merion 
Bluegrass is the best grass mixture we 
have ever offered. 
This mixture contains: 830% Merion 
Bluegrass—the finest of all Bluegrass, 
50% Creeping Fescue—to thicken the 
turf, 10% Highland Bent Grass—the 
most disease and drouth tolerant of all 
the Bents, and 10% Red Top—for thin 
soils and to act as a nurse crop. 
Plant this fine mixture this fall and 
have a beautiful lawn next spring. The 
‘seed in this mixture goes more than twice 
as far as most grass seed mixtures, sa 
figure 1 pound per 750 sq. feet. 
1 lb. 2.65; 3 Ibs. 7.80; 5 Ibs. 11.85; 
10 Ibs. 23.50, postpaid. Hurry your or- 
ders in-as our supply of seed is limited. 
Lot Hardy Grimm Alfalfa 
Our Lot Hardy is strictly northern- 
grown Grimm Alfalfa. It is fully 97% 
pure—free of bad weeds. The color is not 
as bright as our top quality, but the value 
and hardiness is there. We sold more of 
this lot last spring than any other Alfalfa. 
See price list°on opposite page. 
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Tests Indicate 
Arasan Seed Disinfectant 
Increases Yields Up to 59% 
Better stands of alfalfa, clover, Ken- 
tucky blue grass and other small seeded 
legumes have been obtained by treating 
the seed with Arasan seed disinfectant 
before planting in tests at the DuPont 
Laboratory and at several state experi- 
ment stations. 
Summary of 1951-52 field tests by Du- 
Pont showed increased stands after treat- 
ment with Arasan as follows: Alfalfa 
32%, Red Clover 57%, Lespedeza 59%, 
Sudan 41%, mise. grasses 25%. 
The seeds of grass and small legumes, 
being very small in size, carry little food 
reserve to see them through the period 
from germination until the seedlings be- 
come established. For this reason, they 
can be killed off easily by adverse weather 
conditions and disease. Anything that 
helps the seedling get past this stage, 
where seed mortality is so high, is im- 
- portant. 
_. The purpose of treating the seed is to 
protect it from the growth of fungi on 
the seed and in the soil which cause seed 
decay, damping-off, seedling blight and 
root rots. 
Arasan does not take the place of 
Nitragin Inoculant. Add Nitragin after 
' treating with Arasan—not before or at 
the same time. 
_It is very easy to treat your own seed 
yourself at time of planting. Just follow 
directions on the can. It‘takes 6 to 8 oz. 
to 100 lbs. of seed. 
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. Det 005, 4 Ib.’can 6.00, postpaid. 
We recommend that you treat the fol- 
lowing legumes and grasses with Arasan; 
LEGUMES GRASSES 
Alfalfa Timothy ; 
Sh alge Meadow Fescue 
Ladino Clove Red Top 
. White Dutch Bent Grass 
_ Birdsfoot Trefoil 
Korean Lespedeza Kentucky Blue 
_ Sericea Lespedeza Sudan Grass 
Order No, 4006—8 oz. can Arasan, 
New Merion Bluegrass 
For those of you who want the pure 
Merion Bluegrass to plant in a new lawn 
or add to.an old one, we can supply you 
with a limited amount of seed. 
Here, in short, are the main advan- 
tages of Merion Bluegrass: 
(1) Has an excellent dark green color 
and appearance. 
(2) Helps crowd out Crabgrass and oth- 
er weeds. : 
(3)-Is highly resistant to heat and 
drouth—stays dark even in the hottest, 
driest weather. 
(4) Has high resistance to leaf spot and 
other diseases. 
(5) Requires less mowing. 
(6).-You use less seed when planting 
because plants spread fast. 
If you want some of this finest of all 
Bluegrass, place your order soon. We 
sold out early last year. Use 1 pound of 
seed -per 750 sq. feet of lawn surface. 
1 lb. 4.95; .3 lbs. 14.25; 5 lbs. 22.50, 
postpaid. 
Chicks 100% in Every Way 
“The baby chicks I got from you last 
year were 100% in every way. All were 
alive on arrival, I didn’t lose a one and had 
21%, Ib. fryers at 71% 
weeks. The pullets 
started laying at 5 months old.”—Mrs. Earl 
Litz, Basset, Nebr. 
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New Formula 
Water-Way Mixture 
We have worked out a special formula 
for fall planting. Just the thing for wa- 
ter-ways, terraces, contours and ditch 
banks. We use only the best grasses. In- 
cluded in the formula are: Brome Grass, 
Reed’s Canary, Alta Fescue, Meadow Fes- 
cue, Kentucky Blue Grass, Rye Grass and 
Timothy. Sow 20 pounds to the acre. 
It’s a tremendous value at only 11.85 
per 50 Ibs.; 23.50 per 100 lbs. 
Certified Ranger Alfalfa 
This fine lot of Certified, Blue | Tag 
Ranger Alfalfa was grown from hardy 
foundation seed stocks. Sealed in bushel 
bags, there is none finer. 
Ranger is wilt resistant, 
high yields of leafy, fine stemmed hay 
and lots of it. Extremely winter hardy 
and long lived. Our sales have tripled 
the past year on Ranger seed. You can’t 
beat it for quality in purity and germina- 
tion or color. Early purchases make our 
low fall price possible. This is by far the 
lowest price that Ranger seed has been 
offered for since its introduction. Get 
yours early while we have it for you. See 
price list on opposite page. 
producing 
Between November 20 and December 1 
we are going to put out _a special price 
list of field seed and seed corn bargains, 
It will be available only to those who write 
in for tt. 
In recent years the field seed price list 
appearing in the Fall Catalog (like the 
one on the opposite page) has been the 
last field seed price list you have received 
from us until we sent you our Spring 
Catalog in January. 
Many people like to buy their field seed 
and seed corn before January 1 so they 
can put the cost of these deductible items 
in the tax year closing December 31. Since 
taxes apparently are going through a pe- 
-riod of adjustment downward, it would 
seem especially desirable this year to get 
all the deductible items into the 1953 year 
when taxes will likely be higher than they 
will be for the year 1954. 
Furthermore, we have made some very 
favorable early purchases of alfalfa seed, 
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red clover seed, and some other seeds on 
which we can offer some very low opening 
prices—much below those of recent years. 
However, we do not expect to be able to 
continue these extremely attractive prices 
in our 1954 Spring Catalog. 
Therefore, we have decided to put out a 
special ‘‘Thanksgiving’’ price list this 
fall which will give you a chance to in- 
clude your spring seeding costs in your 
1953 tax returns and save yourself some 
money on seed at the same time. But™ 
please remember, it will be available only 
to those who write in for tt. 
If you are interested in receiving one of 
these ‘‘ Thanksgiving ’’ price lists, fill out 
the coupon below and send it in to us now 
or at your convenience. (Send a card or 
letter instead of using the coupon, if you 
prefer.) This will insure that you get our 
early low prices on field seed and seed 
corn. 
