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be sown so that the grass has a yellow look; 

 in case no rain follows within a day, the hose 

 should be attached to the sprinklers and the 

 water turned on so that the cottonseed meal 

 is at once watered into the roots of the new 

 grass. I was first told of the benefit of cot- 

 tonseed meal to grass about ten years ago by 

 a gentleman who sat next to me at dinner. 

 He told me, to my great surprise, that it 

 would make two blades of grass grow where 

 only one had been before, and during all 

 these ten years I have used it on my own 

 lawns and paths to the greatest advantage. 

 In fact, some seasons my men have asked me 

 not to use it, for it causes such a growth that 

 if there is sufficient rain during the spring 

 the grass must be mown every three days. 



About May 1st, a further tonic may be given 

 to the lawn by sowing broadcast finely 

 ground bone meal and wood ashes mixed 

 together, equal parts of each to the bushel, 

 and sown so as to give the lawn a light gray 

 color. This should be again watered in and 



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