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has grown should be covered with sulphate of iron, 

 about a quarter of an ounce to each square yard. 

 Next a covering of lime and wood ashes should be 

 applied and left to stand until the rain or water 

 from the hose washes it in. 



When it is desired to produce a new lawn quickly, 

 sow oats with the grass seed. The oats will appear 

 above the surface in eight or ten days. The lawn 

 should be kept cut closely to make the plants 

 stool out well. The oats die down in the fall and 

 the roots and crown will decay and furnish plant 

 food to the grass. 



When remaking an old lawn, the old sod should 

 be well harrowed and all the old grass roots and 

 tops removed, and the soil treated as if it were 

 entirely new ground. The old grass and roots may 

 be burned and returned to the earth to help feed 

 the new grass as it appears. 



Bare patches on the lawn can only be brought into 

 good condition by digging up the surface and re- 

 seeding. Extra fertilizer should be worked into 

 the soil before the seed is sown and a fine sprink- 

 ling should be given. These patches are very un- 

 sightly and will spoil the appearance of what would 

 otherwise be a beautiful lawn. 



