j2O GARDEN AND FARM TOPICS. 



QUANTITY OF SEED. 



As a guide for the proper quantity of seed required to 

 form a perfect lawn, I may state that one quart of 

 " Central Park Lawn Mixture " is sufficient to thoroughly 

 sow an area of 20 feet by 15 feet, (300 square feet;) or, 

 to cover an acre, four bushels will be required. It should 

 be borne in mind that, in order to produce the best 

 results, grass seed for lawns should be sown at least 

 twice as thickly as if sown for hay. In fact, if very 

 rapid results are wanted, a lawn will be much quicker 

 obtained by using twice as much seed per acre. In a 

 lawn of about an acre in extent, which I made this 

 season, eight bushels of " Central Park Mixture " were 

 sown on the 25th of April, harrowed well in with the 

 ordinary farm harrow, and then rolled firmly with a 

 heavy iron roller. The result was, that by July ist, or 

 about sixty days from the date of sowing, a perfect lawn 

 was obtained, having had to be twice mowed over by a 

 machine previous to that date. 



FERTILIZERS FOR THE LAWN. 



The question of fertilizers for the lawn is an important 

 one. If the soil is naturally a deep, rich loam, it is not 

 indispensable that manure at all be used the season of 

 sowing, although in every case it would be an advantage, 

 and is really essential if the soil is poor or light. Per- 

 haps the best way to apply well-rotted stable manure, is 

 to spread it thick enough to cover the ground after plow- 

 ing or digging, and then harrow or rake it in; but when 

 cost is no special object, the best plan to insure perma- 

 nency for the lawn is to use, as above, from 2,500 to 3,000 



