WHICH IS BETTER: TURF OR SEED ? 3) 



seed at four bushels to the acre which 

 is the proper quantity, will cost from twenty- 

 to twenty-five dollars. The sowing can be 

 done by one man in half a day at a cost of 

 certainly not more than one dollar. Putting 

 all these facts together, and bearing in mind 

 that in two years there will not be anything 

 to choose between the lawns, is it worth while 

 to bother with sods .? The cost of the pre- 

 liminary preparations for seeding or sodding 

 will not amount to less than seven and a half 

 dollars for one acre. Ploughing can be done 

 by one man in one day, and a team should be 

 procurable under ordinary conditions for 

 five dollars. Harrowing can be done in half 

 a day. This figure is based upon the as- 

 sumption that there is good land available. 

 Subsoiling will add another five dollars and 

 any extra work in the preparation, such as 

 cleaning, the removal of tree stumps, rocks, 

 etc., would have to be estimated for spe- 

 cially. 



LAYING SODS 



Two men are necessary to handle turves, 

 both in the cutting and in the laying, whereas 

 one man can do the sowing. A large turf is 



