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the place warrants. Work in plenty of 

 well-rotted manure, and during the winter 

 the frost and snow will greatly improve 

 conditions, killing the" weeds, and mellow- 

 ing the soil as nothing else can. 



In the spring, harrow and cross-har- 

 row the plot, smooth out the surface, 

 rake fine, and sow your seed. If, however, 

 the soil is gravelly, there is no use trying 

 to doctor it up with the expectation of 

 getting good results. 



As has been said, you need a good loam 

 in which to grow grass, so that if it is 

 not good you must dig out what is there 

 to the depth of two feet and replace it 

 with suitable soil. 



There is no short-cut for reaching re- 

 sults with the aid of fertilizers, for all 

 the chemicals in the land will amount to 

 but little if the soil conditions are not 

 proper to receive them. 



