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deficiency in N. Top dressing with 150 or 200 lbs. nitrate of soda, after 
a rain and while the ground is wet, will usually be found a remedy. 
After the fertilizer has been well harrowed in, and the bee finally 
leveled, etc., sow to Bluegrass (Renee Red Top and white clover, or 
to Bluegrass and white clover alone as preferréd (1 prefer the ae using 
two bushels of grass seed and one peck of clover per acre. gras 
seed alone with a broadcast sowing machine and let another man follow 
sowing the clover lightly and distributing it evenly. he difference in 
size, shape, and weight of the different seeds makes it extremely difficult 
to nux them in such a manner that an even distribution will result. 
If it is considered necessary to use a nurse crop (for which, so far 
as | am informed, there is no necessity, if grass is started early in’the 
pring), use oats, sowing 3 pecks to the acre with the grass seed. The 
first siine should not take place until the grass is about to bloom. If 
oats are used, cut when the oats are about to show heads. If grass is 
less vigorous at this time than desired, top dress ae nitrate of eae 
using 125 to 150 lbs. per acre. 
During first season “Keep off the Grass.” 
o not mow late in fall. Let grass grow and remain on ground 
during winter. If necessary to water, use a sprinkling device, not a hose 
stream, and soak, not sprinkle. Get the ground weft to at least 4 to 6 
inches below the grass roots. 
ANNUAL TREATMENT. 
spring remove all rubbish and top dress with 150 Ibs. nitrate of 
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soda, Rip? Ibs. sulph. potash and 250 lbs. acid phosphate, per 
the fall top dress with ail roticd Aeae manure, frees Hon weed 
(aay 
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As much of the above plan as is called for in rt911 has been 
carried out very successfully and at a nominal cost, compared 
with the expense of top-soiling the area. ‘The latter method 
was estimated to cost, for this area, approximately $50,000. ‘The 
operations for I91tt (about one-half of the completed scheme) 
have to date cost as follows: 
Expense of Soil Improvement on the Central ‘Meadow for roit. 
Mow1 ing, ireulcaubakes czhnlabe cy 0} cor: Kabhnbexaren echo ae oe - $114.07 
| hon ikea Sand re ee ene ee mer eneer cs 48.00 
Meuure MMR ee ale is lie kA als, hin sen er 825.25 
PN CME Nee rode gt es a apelia «ese bree eee 30.0 
SPucAdinoemanire and lime... ...)...0... 2 ener 105.76 
*BUTROR TUE ae em ROL 25,28 
ave CTO ACILO Ns (Ae ae ne aaa a RO I 129.83 
Mn CamIgver AMG aClOVEL aia. Shiva. Srey ee 9.45 
oOtalh (5 Ps dol as Lira. ia oe $1,303.64 
