25th Year 121-PS PUBLISHED FIVE TIMES YEARLY FOR LAWNTHUSIASTS LAWN CARE —1928 and NOW This little publication is in its 25th year. It seems but a short time ago that it made a trial run of a few thousand copies. Now it's grown into millions. The folks who put the first issue to- gether are still very much on the job— a bit heavier and balder than in 1928, but just as enthusiastic about Lawn Care's mission. Those who received Lawn Care Vol I, No 1 can hardly be called charter subscribers since they did not ask to receive the publication. They were merely exposed to it. But loyal reader- ship developed quickly. In fact, the only set of original issues in our files at Marysville was sent to us by a kindly lady from Minnesota who was moving to a beach apartment in Florida and felt that she would no longer need them. She guessed rightly that her late husband had done a better job of sav- ing than we had. The lasting interest in the Lawn Care bulletins was not anticipated. However, the demand for back issues soon indi- cated the bulletins were being referred to often, passed around the neighbor- hood. This led to the reprinting of material from the earlier issues in digest form and the development of the paper covered file and loose-leaf binder. In the beginning Lawn Care was dedicated to serve the typical lawn en- thusiast. His help was asked and re- ceived. Good ideas were passed along in succeeding issues. Lawn Care became a sort of clearing house, reporting reader experience as well as the latest in experimental information. In reviewing those earlier issues it is evident the major and almost unsur- mountable lawn problem of 25 years ago was—weeds. They were the bane and despair of those who wanted nice lawns. The lawn enthusiasts wrath and abuse knew no bounds . .. all sorts of attacks on weeds were in use. They were chopped at, slashed and dug, smothered or burned, but still they persisted. The second issue of Lawn Care named Crabgrass as the king of weed pests, and frankly, there was little to offer but sympathy. Most correspon- dents seemed to give up in hopeless despair on that problem until 22 years later Scutl came along. Readers did devise clever ruses to overcome the No 2 pest—Dandelions. One man trained his Boston Bull to nip off the yellow tassles. He did stop seed production but the old plants continued merrily on. Others in the weed battle became acid-throwers. Inventive minds devised torture tools by the hundreds, claiming easy extermination. But in most cases two or three Dandelions appeared in a few weeks after the plant was suppos- edly cut out. Then there were those hollow canes filled with poison, so one could take a stroll about the lawn of an evening, nonchalantly dropping de- struction on the hated Dandelion with each grounding of the cane. Happily, those days when weeds reigned supreme are past. No lawn need now be marred by their ugliness. Mate- rials for control are more easily applied than mowing the lawn. Convenient granular materials, such as 4-XD, Weed & Feed and Scutl are placed in the spreader—a walk over the lawn and the job's done. Weed control is just one of the many advancements in lawn culture over the past quarter century. While science and research have played their part, they would never have been utilized had it not been for the intense interest and keen desire of those who wanted better lawns. Today's lawn methods make the job easier, at less cost and with the as- surance of more satisfying results. We like to think that this little publication has played a vital part in making Amer- icans more lawn-conscious. Lawn Mowing and Ecclesiastical History A faithful Lawn Care reader sent this report taken from the minutes 1797) Churches of the country: of one of in (year the earlier Episcopal 1797-May 10 The Church called Rev . He was to preach in E D Rattone Flushing every other Sabbath . His salary per annum was the interest of 900 pounds, and 100 pounds additional were pledged if it could be raised. . . . . Olive Browne was named sexton on a sal- ary of 6 pounds per annum and the privilege of cutting the grass in the Church yard. The clerk was allowed the same sum but instead of the grass extra, was to receive an admonition for past irregular conduct.