Brent’s Premium Lawn Grass Seed 
There is nothing more attractive around a home than a beautiful lawn. Nothing is such a con- 
stant 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 loose much of their attractiveness. 
A lawn can be made by sodding, but much better and more satisfactorily by sowing the seed ana 
at less expense Sodding is expensive and rarely satisfactory. Sod is frequently cut from the road- 
side or some out of the way pasture. It is generally poor in quality and full of weeds and unless 
very carefully laid will make an uneven surface and an unattractive lawn. To sow the seed is 
cheaper and better. 
BRENT’S PREMIUM LAWN GRASS. 
An unrivaled mixture of the purest 
and cleanest seed. It contains only 
the highest grade of grasses suitable 
for the purpose of making a beauti- 
ful, durable, lasting lawn. Brent’s 
Premium Pawn Grass Seed germin- 
ates quickly, roots deeply; this en- 
ables it to .readily withstand the in- 
tense 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 6 to 8 weeks’ time is all that is 
required to form a close, thick turf of rich, vel- 
vety green. For a perfect and enduring lawn of 
closely interwoven, firm, elastic turf, which will 
flourish under varied conditions of soil and cli- 
mate and show a luxuriant, rich green growth 
throughout the year. Plant Brent’s Premium Lawn 
Grass Seed. 
QUANTITIES TO USE. — One lb. for 400 square 
feet; 5 lbs. for 2,000 square feet; 25 lbs. for 10,890 
square feet (J4 acre); 50 lbs. for 21,780 square 
feet (% acre); 100 lbs. for 1 acre. 
For renovating old lawns, use about one-half 
quantity given in the above table. 
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 or 
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 added after digging it up. 
Well-rotted stable manure is also good, but it 
often contains weed seeds. 
Sow the best seed obtainable — it is always 
cheapest in the end. It is best to sow seed liberal- 
ly, not only so as to produce a lawn quickly, but 
because the best lawn seed produces line-leaved 
grasses which should take entire possession of 
the ground at once, thus choking out and prevent- 
ing the development of any weed seed, which are 
apt to be in all soils. Sow seed by hand; distrib- 
ute 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 
causing 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 clip- 
pings 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. 
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. 
TOR 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 adapt- 
ed. It is composed of grasses which naturally 
grow in shaded places. They are the finest and 
most costly of all grasses. If the soil is covered 
with moss, or seems "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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