Results of Waterer’s Homebush Lawn Grass Mixture 
Homebush Evergreen Lawn Mixture 
F or several years we have been compounding and testing 
formulas of the finest lawn grass seeds, endeavoring to 
find a lawn grass mixture superior to that of our former 
“Best” mixture. The result of these tests is “Homebush” 
Evergreen Lawn Mixture, a combination of the finest re- 
cleaned grasses which produces a luxuriant, deep green, velvety 
turf that will stand up under our trying conditions of sun¬ 
shine and drought. 
At our display-grounds, Homebush Farm, a lawn of about 
two acres was sown with this mixture on September 15, 1934. 
This lawn has developed into a beautiful carpet of closely 
interwoven, firm, elastic turf which had the appearance of an 
old, established lawn with years of care and attention, arous¬ 
ing the admiration and comment of thousands of visitors. 
We can highly recommend this mixture to give a perfect 
and permanent lawn. Can be had with or without White 
Clover, as desired. Pt. 35 cts.; qt. 65 cts.; 4 qts. $2.25; pk. $4; 
bus. (20 lbs.) $15. 
HOW TO MAKE A LAWN 
A well-made, well-kept lawn is a priceless possession. Nothing 
is more universally admired and sought for by people of good 
taste and discrimination. A good lawn requires intelligent effort 
and care. The main thing is to start right. The materials and 
foundation determine the quality of a lawn as much as of a build¬ 
ing of brick and mortar. 
The soil should be graded, spaded or plowed, harrowed or 
raked, and fertilized with a complete grass fertilizer. Unless 
barnyard manure is very old and rotten, it is likely to contain 
weed seeds which cause trouble. The surface should be pulverized 
and made as smooth as possible, removing clods, sticks, roots, 
and stones. 
Well-cleaned grass seed should be chosen, consisting of a proper 
mixture of grasses suited to the locality and the particular loca¬ 
tion. Good seed makes a better lawn than sod. When the ground 
has settled and has been rolled firm, sow the seed evenly and 
thickly, at the rate of 5 bushels to the acre. Choose a still day 
and make two sowings at right angles to each other to insure even 
distribution. A light sifting of rich soil over the seed is beneficial, 
or it may be lightly scratched with a rake. Firm the surface 
afterward with a roller or by vigorous blows with the flat of the 
spade. If the sowing can be done shortly in advance of a light 
rain it is very fortunate, but, at all events, a newly seeded lawn 
should not be permitted to become dried out until the grass is up 
and fairly well established. 
Cut the new grass as soon as it will engage the blades of the 
mower and keep it cut regularly. All lawns, even those that are 
well established, should be watered well in hot, dry weather. 
Old lawns should be reseeded lightly every season to maintain 
vigorous growth and to discourage weeds. This can be done in 
either spring or fall, and should follow a light raking. Two bushels, 
or 40 pounds, to the acre are sufficient, and it should be rolled 
or patted into the soil. 
Sow grass seed in all holes where weeds have been dug. Should 
dead spots appear in the lawn, spade them up, working plenty of 
fertilizer into the soil and sow seed at the rate of 1 quart for every 
100 square feet, keeping the spots well rolled and watered. An 
annual application of a complete grass fertilizer should be given 
every spring, applying it at the rate of 800 pounds to the acre. 
In the latitude of Philadelphia, the seed may usually be sown 
from March 20 to June 20 and from August 15 to October 15, 
preferably in the early spring or early fall to get the benefit of 
the rains. 
