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courts by providing ample drainage some 

 considerable distance below the surface — by 

 means of a layer of coal ashes for instance. 

 They will not work up through such a 

 material. If they are especially troublesome 

 — which will be manifested by the number of 

 casts thrown up all over the surface of the 

 lawn — the best immediate remedy is to water 

 with lime-water, made by dissolving lime 

 and allowing the liquid to settle and clear. 

 The upper portion may then be used through 

 an ordinary watering can. If a good appli- 

 cation of lime water is made in the evening 

 when the work of the worms is especially 

 troublesome, they will be drawn to the sur- 

 face, and can be brushed or raked up early 

 the next morning. Worm casts must be 

 brushed off the lawn before rolling, otherwise 

 the grass will be killed by the cakes of com- 

 pact earth. Other suggestions for dealing 

 with worm casts will be found in Chapter XIII. 



THE MOLE 



The most bothersome animal pest is the 

 mole. Tunnelling under the ground, working 

 chiefly by night, a few of these animals, will 



