PREMIUM SEEDS 
Brent’s Premium Lawn Grass Seed 
FOR PRICES SEE COLORED PAGES. 
There Is nothing more attractive around a home than a beautiful lawn. Nothing is such a constant source 
of pleasure and adds so to the value of the place at such a small cost. Without a lawn the flowers and 
plants about the home lose much of their attractiven ess. 
A lawn can be made by sodding, but much better a nd more satisfactorily by sowing the seed and at less 
expense. Sodding is expensive and rarely satisfactory. Sod is frequently cut from the roadside or some out- 
of-the-way pasture. It is generally poor in quality an d full of weeds and unless very carefully laid will 
make an uneven surface and an unattractive lawn. T o sow the seed is cheaper and better. 
i BRENT’S PREMIUM LAWN GRASS.— 
An unrivaled mixture of the purest and 
cleanest seed. It contains only the high- 
est grade of grasses suitable for the pur- 
pose of making a beautiful, durable, 
lasting lawn. Brent’s Premium Lawn 
Grass Seed germinates quickly, roots 
deeply; this enables it to readily with- 
stand the intense heat of summer and 
the cold in winter, showing a beautiful, 
rich green during the greater part of the 
year. It contains no annual grasses for a quick show, 
to the detriment of a permanent lawn, but has only 
those which are lasting and hardy. When a lawn is 
once established from our seed it lasts for years. From 
G to 8 weeks’ time is all that is required to form a 
close, thick turf of rich, velvety green. For a perfect 
and enduring lawn of closely interwoven, firm, elastic 
turf, which will flourish under varied conditions of 
soil and climate and show a luxuriant, rich green 
growth throughout the year, plant Brent’s Premium 
Lawn Grass Seed. 
Sow the best seed obtainable — «it is always cheapest 
in the end. It is best to sow seed liberally, not only 
so as to produce a lawn quickly, but because the best 
lawn seed produces fine-leaved grasses which should 
take entire possession of the ground at once, thus 
choking out and preventing the development of any 
weed seed, which are apt to be in all soils. Sow seed 
by hand; distribute it evenly, going both ways across 
the plot. After sowing, cover the seed by raking 
lightly, then roll. When the grass has become well 
rooted, use lawn mower. Keep the mower sharp, as 
if dull it will pull and injure the grass, besides caus- 
ing the lawn to have an uneven appearance. Never 
allow the grass to become so high that the mower 
will take off the first joint, as this is an injury. Mow 
as often as necessary, in growing weather at least 
once a week. Let the short clippings remain on the 
lawn, as they wither and dry and form a protection 
to the roots. When the clippings are long, they 
should be raked off, for besides being unsightly, they 
are also injurious. When dry and hot, avoid cutting 
too close. 
QUANTITIES TO USE. — One lb. for 400 square 
feet; 5 lbs, for 2,000 square feet; 25 lbs. for lO.S'JO 
square feet ( acre); 50 lbs. for 21,780 square feet 
(i/ 2 acre); 100 lbs. for 1 acre. 
For renovating old lawns, use about one-half quan- 
tity given in the above table. 
TO GRASS A TERRACE. — Take for each square rod 
a pound of lawn grass seed and mix it with about six- 
cubic feet of good dry garden loam. Place it In a tub 
and add liquid manure, diluted with about two-thirds 
water until the mixture has the consistency of mortar. 
Make the slope even and smooth, water it well, then 
apply a thin, even coat of mixture. 
HOW TO MAKE A LAWN.— The preparation of the 
soil is very important in making a good lawn. As 
early as possible in the Spring it should be thoroughly 
dug or ploughed to the depth of 10 to 12 inches and 
properly graded to the desired level. Remove all 
stones, sticks, sods, etc., harrow or rake it fine and 
roll it firm. It is impossible to get the soil too fine 
to receive the seed. If the soil is poor, wood ashes, 
bone meal or pulverized sheep manure should be add- 
ed after digging it up. Well-rotted stab’e manure is 
also good, but It often contains weed seeds. 
FOR SHADED PLACES. — On nearly all lawns there 
are shaded, bare and unsightly spots on which the 
owners have difficulty in getting a stand of grass. For 
such places this mixture is adapted. It is composed 
of grasses which naturally grow in shaded places. 
They are the finest and most costly of grasses. If 
the soil is covered with moss, or “sour” and out of 
condition, rake off the surface and apply slaked lime 
at the rate of one bushel to 1,000 square feet. This 
will sweeten the soil. Then dig and prepare the lawn 
as directed above. 
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