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an instant. They should immediately be 

 dug up, lawn grass seeds scattered on the bare 

 spot, and the soil firmed down with the back 

 of the spade. 



WHEN TO DIG WEEDS 



It is better to dig out these rank growing 

 weeds in the fall, rather than in the spring, 

 as their removal in the early part of the year 

 opens up a quickly-seized chance for crab 

 grass to gain a foothold, especially during 

 the hot weather which may be expected from 

 the middle of May onward. Very often the 

 regular grasses of the lawn are burned out 

 about this time, and it is well not to give too 

 much leeway for the crab grass which ger- 

 minates in June. The lawn should be in 

 better condition by the end of October than 

 it was in April. 



From time to time, varying in different 

 parts of the country and on different soils, 

 hosts of other plants will gain entry to the 

 lawn as weeds, but the foregoing.are the more 

 common pests which occur generally. These 

 other weeds have more or less shallow rooting 

 and may generally be eradicated by encour- 

 aging a growth of the regular lawn grasses. 



