16 STERLING'S ANNUAL CATALOG 
GRASS SEED — Continued | Lb. to 
UM! Weg. 
per Lb. 
RYE GRASS. Perennial or English. For a quick cover or laWN o.com $.25 
ROUGH BLUE GRASS. Poa Trivialis. Good for moist areas ........... Seer 98 
RED TOP. Fancy recleaned. Fine for lawns, new ground and pasture. 
Best .gradess. Purity, 98 yors yee tceen ees tree iee ncn eer erre .98 
JAPANESE MILLET. Considered the easiest kind to CUPe cesses AG 
HUNGARIAN GRASS.” Makes a quick crop of hay 222 anne ndenenanen ARS. 
SUDAN GRASS. Good for pasture, green manure or a heavy crop of 
nays  User40 Lbs speriactens25 Lbs. or moresdte| OCem eres aee AM 
SWEET SUDAN. An improved Sudan Grass. 25 Lbs. or more at 20c ...... 2 | 
STERLING PASTURE MIXTURE. 10 of the best kinds of Grass and 
Clover Seed, suitable for pasture. Contains no Orchard Grass. 
Use 20 to 40 Lbs. to the acre. Best grade seed. 25 Lbs. or more 
at 69c per Lb.; 100 Lbs. or more at 68c per Lb. ........... aes oe 70 
LEGUME-AID for inoculating ALFALFA, SWEET CLOVER, ALSIKE, 
and: RED ;GUOV ERB sBussizen per botticn.ec sta keene .60 
LEGUME-AID for Vetches, Field Peas, etc. 2 Bu. size, per bottle ......... .60 
We carry Wild White Clover, Merion Blue Grass and Zoysia Japonica in 
small quantities or can get it on order. Also, we can get you the three new 
alfalfas if you want to try them out. 
LAWN MAKING 
Our Lawn Grass Seed is mixed from the very best grass seed, recleaned 
and free from weeds, and we sell many hundred pounds all over Long Island, as 
there is no better grade seed on the market. 
Loosen the soil in which a new lawn is to be made to a depth of at least five 
inches, and lighten it with humus, compost or manure if it is heavy and inclined 
to bake. Apply fertilizer liberally, either Sheep Manure, Bone Meal or both. Use 
Vigoro on established lawns in early Spring and early Fall. Peat Moss is a very 
good soil conditioner for lawns. 
Sow in the early Spring when cool weather and ample rainfall will insure 
complete germination and a good start for the seedlings before hot dry weather 
comes. If seeding must be delayed, special precautions must be taken to pre- 
vent the ground drying out. Early Fall is a very desirable time to seed, if moist- 
ure is sufficient. 
See that the seed is well covered. Rake it into a new seed bed and roll so 
that the soil is firmed over the seed. Where seed is sown on an old lawn, always 
cover it with a top dressing of Peat Moss or soil and rake in. Seed thrown on the 
top of hard ground has no chance to grow and will merely wash off. Fertilize 
well after seeding. 
No Timothy or Rye Grass is ever used in our Lawn Grass Mixture. 
JAPEDIZER 
Kills the grubs and feeds the grass. Use 10 Lbs. Japedizer per |,000 square 
feet and water it well. Afterwards loosen soil of bare and thin patches and re 
seed. Japedizer kills the grubs and fertilizes the grass. 
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Riverhead, Nov. 6, 1953 
You have witnessed the result of the fine seed growing in Mrs. C's lawn and | must say 
that | am well satisfied with the outcome. 
I'll take this time to thank you for your cooperation and patie lh i 
do business. Thank you. —- J. G. : aa Ce omen 
Riverhead, April 26. 
| have been trying to get down to your store for two weeks and want 10 Ibs. of Sterling 
Lawn Grass. | bought Sterling Lawn Grass seed last year and sowed it in my cemetery lot in 
Riverhead. | took good care of the grass and this year that is the best looking plot in the 
cemetery. | have already mowed the grass once. — C. P. 
