May, 1 9 13 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



effectually by a normal soil, the natural pro- 

 cesses which go hand in hand with it, such 

 as proper bacterial activity, aeration and 

 oxidation, soil sanitation, and the supply of 

 plant food generally, are also sufficient for 

 a healthy growth of good greensward." 



A soil well adapted to lawns should con- 

 sist of clay. silt, very rine sand, medium 

 sand, coarse sand and fine gravel. It is 

 this difference in the size of soil particles 

 and in the Droportions in which they are 

 present in soils that has given rise to the 

 different classes of agricultural soils, such 

 as the clays, clav loams, sands and sandy 

 loams. This difference determines the tex- 

 ture of the soil. The texture is a particu- 

 larlv important factor in a successful lawn, 

 as it has a very marked influence on the 

 kind of grasses or combination of grasses 

 and clovers best suited to the soil; on its 

 abilitv to hold sufficient moisture to carry 

 the grass through a prolonged drought ; on 

 the ease of establishing good natural drain- 

 age; on the account of aeration, and on 

 other requirements. 



The clay soil usually makes very strong 

 lawn soils', giving a dense sod. The clay 

 loam soils, when well drained and carefully 

 handled, are well suited for the establish- 

 ment of an excellent greensward. The silt 

 loam soils are ideally adapted to lawn mak- 

 ing but they must have good drainage and 

 be liberally' supplied with organic matter. 

 The loam soils, when they have good drain- 

 age and contain sufficient organic matter 

 will maintain good lawns. The coarse, 

 sandy soils are unsuitable for lawn pur- 

 poses, although certain grasses will grow 

 upon them. A fair lawn may be established 

 on soils of the fine sandy type by paying 

 especial attention to the preparation of the 

 soil and by the introduction of manure or 

 green manure together with bone phos- 

 phate and lime in some cases and copi- 

 ous watering during the dry seasons. The 

 sandy loam soils make very good lawns 

 when well drained and well supplied with 

 organic matter. 



"Since the lawn is intended to be a per- 

 manent feature of the decoration of the 

 place, its endurance or span of life is of 

 utmost importance. In general, grass seeds 

 are small and the surface seed bed for the 

 reception of these seeds need not be more 

 than one inch in depth ; but since the 

 grasses as they become established, send 

 out long lateral feeding roots, it is necessary 

 that the soil area available for these plants 

 should be as great as possible. This object 

 can only be obtained by deep cultivation and 

 thorough preparation of at least eight or 

 ten inches of the surface soil. The soil 

 to this depth should be made rich and put 

 into an ideal condition for the development 

 of plant roots. 



"Since the lawn is a permanent feature, it 

 is hardly possible to make the soil for the 

 reception of the lawn too rich. Stable man- 

 ure which has been thoroughly composted 

 and rotted, and which is as free as possible 

 from detrimental weed seeds, is undoubt- 

 edly the best material to use in producing 

 the desired fertility of the soil. Forty to 

 sixty loads of well-decomposed stable man- 

 ure are not too much to use upon an acre of 

 land designed for the greensward. 



"Not all grasses are adapted to lawn mak- 

 ing. Only -uch kinds as are capable of 

 making a close turf are ideal for lawns. 

 Most grasses which have creeping root 

 stocks, short joints, and produce long, nar- 

 row leaves in abundance about the crown 

 of the plant adapt themselves well to lawn 

 making. Besides this, a desirable lawn 

 :■■--- 'r-, a pleasing color, which doe- 



not change decidedly from season to season, 

 is drought resistant, responds quickly to a 

 change of conditions from Winter to 



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