CHAPTER IV 

 Which is Better: Turf or Seed ? 



Two methods of lawn making — Early advantages from turf — Why 

 seed is preferred — Facts against turfing — A comparison of costs — 

 When to sow — Thick or thin seeding ? — How to broadcast — Making 

 terraces. 



There are two methods by which a lawn 

 may be estabHshed, by turf or by seed. As 

 to which of these shall be adopted must be 

 decided by the special circumstances in each 

 case. By far the greater number of lawns 

 are made from seed for the very good reason 

 that the cost is so much less than when turf 

 is used. In fact on a question of cost there 

 is absolutely no room for comparison. The 

 preliminary preparation of the ground in 

 either case must be the same, and the five 

 dollars that would purchase a sufficiency of 

 seed for one acre would go a very small way 

 in the purchase of turves, which cost generally 

 about eight cents a square foot. 



ADVANTAGES OF TURF 



The advantages of turf are these : that by 

 securing turf from a lawn of known quality 



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