62 How to Lay Out 



the young grass before it becomes established. Good surce-s 

 is obtained by sowing in the fall. The last two week.- in August 

 or the first two weeks in September is the be.-t time. In the 

 fall weed seeds are not so vigorous, the rains and heavy dews 

 are almo-t certain, and there is time enough for the grass to 



get established before winter. 



Good judgment should be -hown in caring for a lawn. The 

 fir-t mowing of a newly seeded lawn should be done with a 

 scythe. Avoid too do-e dipping of the lawn during droughts. 

 Do not let the grass grow too tall as it shades the root* raining 

 the grass to have a burnt appearance. 



Good turf is the one essential for a tenni- lawn. A quirk 

 method of securing the finished surface is to sod the area. 

 Sprinkle some screened topx.il and commercial lawn fertilizer 

 over the sod and sow a little grass seed, water and mil. A .-pace 

 of about 50 feet by 100 feet is usually needed and allowed for 

 a tennis court. 



Tennis has developed from the simple game played on the 

 lawn to one played on a specially prepared dirt or gravel 

 court. The desire to own a court has caused all idea- of 

 beauty in the lawn or home surrounding- to be abandoned. 

 The unity of what was once beautiful home surrounding- has 

 often been de-t roved. I'nless kept in con-tant u-e and repair 

 they are apt to become barren wa-te- with -tnm'jling weeds. 

 Sudi -urface- -hould lx> hidden from view of the hmi-e by 

 a fence covered with vines or a plantation of taeefl and 

 shrul>s. 



To make a gravel tenni< court a spare about ."><) feet by 

 100 feet should have all the top-oil and poor -ub-oil removed. 

 If the ground is very wet the land -hould be underdrained. 

 Then use the same methods for building the gravel court a- 

 is adopted for the building of gravel or macadam drive-. If 

 the court 'cannot be made level. slo|>e either way about i inch 

 to the foot and in the direction of the irein-ral -lope of the land. 

 The back net can be made a permanent fence by th u-e of 



