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allowed to gain a considerable growth, it will 

 be positively detrimental to permit the clip- 

 pings to remain. This is especially true where 

 the soil is inclined to be heavy and the moisture 

 it contains is not quickly given off. In such 

 instances the cut grass hanging closely about 

 the roots and there rotting will be the cause 

 of not a little subsequent trouble. On lighter 

 soils there is less danger from leaving the clip- 

 pings on the lawn, and in some instances it is 

 even better to do so. 



Grass that is cut on dull cloudy days will 

 be found to yield itself more readily to the 

 knives of the mower, and in addition to this 

 will show less disposition to resent even close 

 mowing than when a bright hot day is selected 

 for the operation. 



WATERING 



It is a fallacy to proceed with the watering 

 of a lawn on the basis that it is not good for 

 the grass to wet it while the sun is shining. If 

 watering is done as it should be it will make 

 very little difference whether the day is bright 

 or cloudy. Mere sprinkling is detrimental in 

 any event and is to be avoided, especially on 

 bright days. This method of "watering" a 



