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immediately after cutting. Yet another 

 point is this : that mixtures result in a denser 

 turf at an early date because curiously enough 

 more grasses will grow to a given area if there 

 is a mixture of various species than would be 

 the case were one grass alone used. 



A PRACTICAL FORMULA 



A thoroughly practical formula that has 

 been tried on soils of average fertility and 

 composition, and which has given thorough 

 satisfaction is as follows : 



Kentucky blue lo quarts 



Rhode Island bent 8 quarts 



Englishiye 3 quarts 



This is a crude, although reliable mixture. 

 Indeed it may be called a lawn mixture re- 

 duced to its simplest elements. The quan- 

 tities given in quarts are based on thoroughly 

 recleaned seed. 



A more refined mixture, including a fancy 

 red top for filling in during the early years of 

 the lawn and after the English rye has lived 

 its life, is as follows: 



Fancy Kentucky blue grass lo lbs. 



Fancy red top 4 lbs. 



R. I. bent 3 lbs. 



English rye 3 lbs. 



