42 Making a Lawn 



ground. A roller is to be used often, not 

 once each season. Its consistent use 

 means that you will have fewer weeds, 

 thicker and better colored grass ; the dis- 

 figuring moles will find the ground too 

 difficult to burrow through, moisture will 

 be retained longer, and a noticeably bet- 

 ter condition will be noted throughout the 

 whole lawn. 



The old-time stone roller was an in- 

 strument of torture, and almost wholly 

 unsuited for lawn work as suggested, 

 There are now on the market dozens of 

 ball-bearing rollers that are very easily 

 handled. The adjustable kind, in which 

 there are compartments to hold either 

 sand or water to vary the weight, is the 

 kind that should be purchased. With it 

 you have a roller light enough to use for 

 seeding, or heavy enough for road work, 

 and the prices are not prohibitive. 



