How to Take Care of a Lawn 
MOWING soon as t ^ le young grass is 2 inches high, begin 
_ __ mowing it; from then on, cut it regularly, twice a 
week, if possible, including midsummer. Set your mower so that it 
cuts the grass moderately long for best results. On most lawn mowers 
the length of grass is regulated by raising or lowering a roller at the 
rear of the machine. Use it adjusted to the middle position, except 
during July and August, when it should be lowered, so as to cut the 
grass longer and protect the plants against great heat. 
Do not remove the clippings, unless they average a length of more 
than one-half inch, which will not happen if you mow often. Long 
clippings are the result of too long an interval between mowings, 
which should be avoided. 
ROLLING It improves a lawn to roll it now and again, say 
_ once a month. A water-ballast roller is advised, 
three-quarters full for sandy soils, half-full for ordinary land, one- 
quarter full for clay soils. Do not use it when the land is wet, or you 
may roll it into too compact a mass for the grass to grow. 
TXrpT'p'TATTVJQ. Staigreen Lawn Seed and our other formulas 
_ are as free from weeds as care and the constant 
use of modern machinery can make them. All soils, however, contain 
seeds of weeds—some land is very weedy—and many of them start 
to grow along with the grass. The operation of digging will often 
cause weeds to appear by bringing to the surface seeds which have 
lain dormant for many years; recent experiments made by the De¬ 
partment of Agriculture show that some weed seeds may remain in 
the earth for as long as thirty years, and then germinate. Much of 
the soil around New York is infested with seeds of crab-grass, and 
care should be taken to keep your lawn free of it. Don’t add 
additional weed seeds by solving grass seed that has not been thoroughly 
remachined. The most weed-free lawns are sown in very early spring 
or in September. Sometimes weather conditions will favor weeds, 
while grasses cannot grow very well—extremely dry under-soil and 
high temperatures especially. 
Weeds which grow along with the young grass are ordinarily not 
removed from a new lawn at first, because mowing will kill most of 
them. Six weeks after the first mowing, however, pull out whatever 
weeds may be seen, using a chisel, screw-driver or strong knife, so as 
to get out as much of the root as you can. (It is important to go deep 
down for dandelions and plantains, while for crab-grass and the 
smooth-leaved spreading plant with red stems—purslane—it is 
sufficient to cut the plant off at the ground-level.) After this first 
weeding, always take out weeds when they are young and small; 
large weeds indicate neglected lawn-keeping. 
Before weeding, mix some grass seed and soil together, using two 
teacups of Staigreen to a pailful of soil, and with the mixture fill all 
weed-holes. Also sprinkle this mixture wherever grass plants are few. 
If weeds become very numerous on large lawns, many kinds may be 
killed by dusting Lawn Sand over them. 
ROT JTTNR FEEDING Most s° od lawns are fed re s u * 
r larly _ A good diet is to spre ad 
Emerald Grass Fertilizer every spring, at the rate of 25 pounds per 
1,000 square feet, and to spread the same quantity of Sawconure 
every autumn. A well-fed lawn will keep growing at a uniform rate, 
will suffer less from drought, and usually has fewer crab-grass and 
other weeds to be removed. A winter covering of manure, with the 
weeds it introduces, will be unnecessary with the above fertilizing 
program. Lime every second winter, 25 pounds per 1,000 square feet, 
is helpful in most sections around New York. 
"FT A T?T' - H’\X 7 r^T?'l\/TQ may be killed and the lawn benefited 
EAKinWUKlVlb by their removal with Vermol, spreading 
50 pounds per 1,000 square feet during warm and wet weather, and 
washing it in thoroughly by watering for hours. Use on established 
lawns only—not on new seedings. 
JAPANESE BEETLE and WHITE GRUB 
may be controlled by using Senoled as soon as they are noticed and every 
spring and autumn following. Use 25 pounds per 1,000 square feet. 
DT^EAW^ m l awns do not often occur, but if you see round 
0 _ 0 or oval patches of dusky, dying turf like ring¬ 
worm, or if the lawn becomes speckled with small spots suggestive 
of chicken-pox, it probably has the fungoid disease “Brown Patch.” 
Immediately sprinkle the whole lawn with Semesan dissolved in 
water, 1 ounce to 3 gallons. Repeat every week for four weeks. 
FOR LAWNS 
Staigreen Lawn Seed. “Best on Earth” . 
All-Bent Lawn Formula. For lawns of 
Shady Place Formula. For lawns under trees. 
Terrace Sod Formula. For terraces, hillsides and embankments. 
Greenwood Formula. For turf 01 medium fineness. 
(22 lbs. to bus.). 
Seashore Formula. For lawns subject to the influence of salt spray. (22 
High-Grade Lawn Seed. For parks, college grounds and other large areas 
Southern Formula. For lawns in the South. 
Prices on New Jersey Experiment Station Lawn Formulas will be given on request 
Lb. 
2 i/ 2 lbs. 
5 lbs. 
121/2 lbs. 
25 lbs. 
100 lbs. 
So 65 
Si 55 
$3 00 
$6 75 
S13 00 
S50 
00 
1 25 
3 00 
5 75 
13 50 
26 00 
100 
00 
Lb. 
21/2 lbs. 
5 lbs. 
10 lbs. 
20 lbs. 
100 lbs. 
So 70 
Si 65 
$3 25 
$6 00 
$11 50 
$55 
00 
70 
1 65 
3 25 
6 00 
II 50 
55 
00 
45 
2 OO 
32 
50 
Qt. 
4 qts. 
8 qts. 
i/ 2 bus. 
Bus. 
5 bus. 
So 45 
Si 55 
$2 75 
$5 00 
$9 50 
$45 
00 
. 40 
1 35 
2 50 
4 25 
8 00 
37 
50 
40 
1 35 
2 50 
4 25 
8 00 
37 
50 
*LawnSpread. A complete dressing in dry powder form. 
-—- - High-quality grass seeds mixed with 
approved grass foods and screened, sterile compost. In the mix¬ 
ture also are insecticides and fungicides. 
As a tonic for any Lawn, broadcast one unit on each 20 feet 
by 20 feet at any time. Use every month on crab-grass, grub- 
infested lawns, or on brown-patch infested lawns. 
To renovate Thin or Bare Turf, roughen the surface and 
broadcast one unit on each 10 feet by 20 feet. 
LAWNSPREAD 
Contains mixed seeds for open 
and shaded areas 
1 to 10 bags, $2.00 per bag 
11 to 25 bags, 1.85 per bag 
Over 25 bags, 1.60 per bag 
We deliver Lawnspread within 100 miles of 
points beyond, purchaser pays transportation. 
*Trade-mark Registered, Patent Pending. 
SUPER-LA WNSPREAD 
Contains Coos County Bent 
Seeds for home putting-greens 
1 to 10 bags, $2.75 per bag 
11 to 24 bags, 2.65 per bag 
Over 25 bags, 2.50 per bag 
New York; to 
FOR SPORTS 
West Side Formula. For tennis and croquet. Lb. 70 cts., 2>£ lbs. 
Si.65, 5 lbs. S3.25, 12lbs. $ 7 - 75 . 25 lbs. $15, 100 lbs. $57.50. 
Hurlingham Sports Formula. A tough grass for athletic sports, 
polo, baseball, football. Lb. 70 cts., 2)^ lbs. $1.65, 5 lbs. S3.25, 
12lbs. $7.75, 25 lbs. $14.50, 100 lbs. $55. 
Airport Formula. A formula of exceedingly tough, deep-rooting, 
soil-binding grasses for landing-fields and runways. 100 lbs. 
Racetrack Formula. A special blend of grasses. 100 lbs. S30. 
FOR GOLF 
Standard Putting-Green Formula. Lb. 
For dry, light soils.So 95 
Special Putting-Green Bent For¬ 
mula. For well-prepared, rich soils.. 1 10 
Fairgreen Formula (with Bent). 
Superfine Quality. 65 
5 lbs. 25 lbs. 100 lbs. 
$4 50 S20 00 $75 00 
5 00 22 50 85 00 
Fairgreen Formula, Standard.. 
Special Divot Formula. Always keep 
a bag in stock. 
Special Formula for Tees. 
Special Rough Formula. 
Mixed Fescues for Bunkers. 
So 
00 
25 
70 
60 
So 
70 
25 
75 
25 
25 
One pound of grass seed measures, approximately, 1% quarts; 
one quart weighs about % pound 
Creeping Bent Stolons, Washington or Metropolitan Strain. 5 square feet (sufficient to plant 50 square feet) 
25 square feet $6, 100 square feet $20. Purchaser pays transportation on stolons. 
13 00 
10 00 
14 50 
12 50 
10 00 
14 50 
I.50, 
47 So 
32 50 
55 00 
45 00 
35 00 
55 00 
Quantity of Grass Seeds to Order 
House Lawns: One lb. per 400 sq. ft. or 100 lbs. per acre; 1 qt. per 300 sq. ft. or 5 bus. per acre. Double this quantity for quick results. 
Tennis: Twenty-five lbs. to 50 lbs. per court; the smaller quantity for a regulation court, the larger quantity for a “full size” court. 
Athletic Fields: Two hundred lbs. per acre. 
Golf: Putting-green, average, 75 lbs.; fairway 200 lbs. per acre; average tee 25 lbs. 
Use one-half the above quantities for renovating old turf. For best results sow Grass Seed in late summer and early fall. 
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