LAWNS 67 
87. Turfing—On account of the care and trouble 
necessary to seed a lawn it is a common practice in cities 
to produce results quickly by laying on fresh turf cut from 
an old grass plot. If properly done this will give good 
results. The turf or sod should be pure grass free from 
weeds and should be laid on well-prepared, rich, loamy 
soil such as described under seeding. The custom of apply- 
ing a layer of vegetation, part grass and part a miscellane- 
ous collection of weeds, to a soil consisting of the refuse 
from the building operations will never give satisfactory 
results. Such a lawn is a permanent source of regret and 
no amount of faithful watering can materially improve 
it. It is better to dig it up and start again in the proper 
manner. (See Farmers’ Bulletin No. 494.) 
