26 Making a Lawn 



your own in places not wanted. Keep 

 the seed in a pail while sowing, and, after 

 taking a handful, bend close to the soil 

 and let the seed feed through the fingers 

 as the arm swings back and forth in a 

 semicircle. This is very much easier to 

 say than to do, but a little experience 

 will make one quite proficient. To help 

 still more, sow the seed two ways, one at 

 right angles to the other. After sowing, 

 rake lightly and then finish the work by 

 putting a heavy roller over it. 



While thick sowing has the advantage 

 of discouraging a growth of weeds, there 

 is a limit that cannot be safely passed. 

 Seed too thickly sown will mat and damp 

 out, leaving great patches on the lawn. 

 Do not exceed the quantity suggested 

 above. 



Spring sowing should be done just as 

 soon as the frost is out of the ground. 



