a spading fork or similar instrument so that easier pene- 
tration may be made. 
If you wish a luxuriant, heavy, deep green carpet you 
may get it by annual fertilization with any complete fer- 
tilizer. Ten pounds per 1,000 square feet applied each 
spring and fall will probably be more than adequate, but 
the best amount to use should be determined by experi- 
ment on your own particular lawn. Heavy fertilization 
will often be necessary to get desired growth under 
trees where competition for plant food and water is 
keen. Ask your fertilizer dealer for fertilizer with or- 
ganic nitrogen if you wish to avoid too much growth 
shortly after application and too little later on. Natur- 
ally the more you fertilize the more you will have to 
mow, but you will still have to mow Centipede less than 
any other lawn grass given comparable treatment. 
CONTROL FOR PESTS 
Even though Centipede is more resistant to insects 
than any other grass, trouble will develop occasionally 
and, in that event, the following remedies are suggested 
for the more common troubles. 
Control moles on the lawn by using a trap or a poison. 
Calcium cyanide or naphthalene (moth balls) is effective 
in early spring. when young moles are in the nest. Open 
the runway and apply a teaspoon of either, at 10-foot in- 
Grubs which eat the grass roots are often the cause 
of dead patches in the lawn. They can be controlled by 
using lead arsenate at a rate of 1 pound per 100 square 
feet. Circular patches of dead grass, which appear dur- 
ing warm, damp seasons, are indications of fungus dis- 
eases. These should be treated with a commercial mix- 
ture (there are several for that purpose on the market); 
or spray with 1 ounce of bichloride of mercury in 10 
gallons of water per 1,000 square feet. Water thorough- 
ly to wash the chemical into the soil. Bichloride of mer- 
cury is poisonous, so handle it with care. 
USE ON FARM LAWNS 
Livestock may eat some of the Centipede seed heads 
and scatter the seed in their droppings. The seed so 
planted will produce Centipede plants that may spread 
and crowd out pasture grasses—thus making the pas- 
ture worthless for grazing, as Centipede is about the 
poorest of all grasses nutritionally. Consequently, we do 
not recommend Centipede grass for farm lawns, 
OUR GUARANTEE 
We guarantee all Centi-Seed which we sell to the extent 
of the purchase price to be as described on the contain- 
er, within recognized tolerances, and we give no other or 
tervals. Be certain to replace soil in each hole. further warranty, express or implied. 
WRITE CONCERNING OTHER DESIRABLE LAWN GRASSES SOLD BY NORDAN’S GRASS FARM 
Presently, we have stock of following: 
ZOYSIA MATRELLA ZOYSIA JAPONICA 
ZOYSIA TENUFOLIA (Seed or Sod) 
Genuine Chinese Centipede (Seed or Sod) 
Bermudas Transvaal, U-3 Tiffine, Tiflawn 
Common St. Augustine Bitter - Bluestem Dichondra 
Monkey Grass ,Liriope (Seed or Sod) 
MEYER ZOYSIA 
Centipede, PI-72,260 
- Information available at 10c per copy: 
4 Fourteen Pointers on Making Good Lawns’”’ “Care of the Lawn”’ 
Selecting A Good Southern Lawn Grass” ‘‘Meet the Zoysia Family ”’ 
“Ten Pointers On Keeping Good Lawns”’ “How To Have A Beautiful Lawn’”’ 
, Centipedegrass Seed Prices 
The following are prices for Centipede seed postpaid anywhere in the 
United States. There is no sales tax on seed. Four ounces is the 
minimum order that we ship. 
A OUNCES see a a eee ne CE DAS 
5, to LbSouUNCES, "Der: OUNCE ye es ee ee $ 1.00 
16: ouncéssor more, -perspound! 2. eee $15.00 
Payment by check or Money Order payable to NORDAN’S GRASS 
FARM must accompany order. We do not ship C.O.D. or open ac- 
count. Please do not order fractions of an ounce or less than 4 ounces. 
NORDAN’S GRASS FARM 
“Growers of Superior Turf Grasses ”’ 
ABBEVILLE, ALABAMA 
