BEAUTIFYING THE COUNTRY HOME. 



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with the harrow or Breed's weeder. After the 

 barley is up several inches, cut, and leave it on 

 the ground as a mulching. By keeping the barley 

 cut the lawn will soon have an attractive appearance. 

 Each spring sow a little white clover, and brush 

 harrow the lawn thoroughly to pulverize and smooth 

 the surface, which is usually made uneven by earth 

 worms. See III. j. Brush harrowing is preferable 



4. CHAIN HARROW. 



to rolling. The chain harrow (see Til. 4) does the 

 work still more thoroughly. Clover is of very great 

 importance in keeping up fertility on the lawn, as it 

 collects nitrogen to feed the other grasses, and keeps 

 the lawn green during the summer. 



If the land has been thoroughly cleaned of weeds cutting the 

 before seeding, it will require very little attention in Grouping 

 after years. The portion used for amusements in 

 the summer evenings will require to be cut frequently 

 with a lawn mower. See III. 5. The balance 

 should be cut the beginning of June. This can be 

 done with a scythe, or a horse mowing machine. It 

 is better not to cut during the hot summer months. 



