46 YARD AND GARDEN 



process is carried forward, fertilizer in the form 

 of manure. 



FERTILIZING AND PLOWING 



Well-rotted cow manure is the best fertilizer 

 to apply ; it imparts humus as well as plant 

 food, and adds something to the ground upon 

 which the plants may feed season after season. 

 It is often advisable to apply also a thin dress- 

 ing of air-slacked lime, plowing this in or spad- 

 ing it in at the time the ground is first broken, 

 or adding it later after the fertilizer has been 

 thoroughly incorporated with the soil. In 

 getting the soil in condition for turfing or the 

 sowing of seeds, bear in mind always that the 

 lawn, if it is to be successful, must be properly 

 started. Flowers can be planted each season, 

 lifted and transplanted, shrubs can be reset and 

 all with comparatively little bother and little 

 work. But not so with the lawn. If it has to 

 be remade the operation means not only much 

 trouble and much labor but, for a considerable 

 period, an unsightly yard. 



If the place to be planted in grass is small, 

 the cultivation, of course, can be more thor- 

 ough — it can not be too thorough in any event. 

 On larger areas, though, nothing suggested 



