HOW TO MAKE A GOOD LAWN 
T HE first step is to see that all hollows are filled and rough places smoothed down. The next Is to prepare the 
ground deeply and thoroughly, by spading it and adding liberal quantities of manure. It will be all the better If 
this spading Is done in the fall and the soil allowed to remain "turned up” during the winter months. Prepare and 
level It Just as soon as the ground is dry enough to work, after which the surface should be gone over, first with 
a hoe, breaking up all lumps, and then with a garden rake, remembering that the more finely and completely the soil 
Is pulverized, the better the lawn will be and the quicker its establishment. Before sowing apply a good sprinkling 
of fertilizer. 
Unquestionably, the best grass seed for this section of the countiy is WEIL'S GREENLAWN mixture, a blend of 
such fine grasses and white clover as an experience of over sixty years has demonstrated are best adapted to our soil 
and climatic conditions. The seed should be sown on a still day, when the soil is moist and the weather comparatively 
cool, either as soon as the ground can be properly prepared in the spring, or at any time between October 15th and 
December 1st in the fall. The proper quantity to use is one pound for every 300 square feet of surface. A yard 30x90 
feet, for instance, contains 2700 square feet and requires nine pounds of seed. If the soil is fine and loose the seed 
should be raked in and if the weather is dry it is well to roil the surface. 
The GREENLAWN mixture will show a fine growth In a few weeks. The grass should be cut as soon as tall enough, 
and then mown regularly every week or ten days as long as the weather is cool and moist. When it becomes hot and 
dry the mower should not be used so frequently and the cutting bar should be raised as high as possible. This will pre- 
vent burning. Don’t be afraid of giving too much water. Sprinkle, or rather soak, after sunset or when it is cloudy, 
remembering that a light sprinkling does more harm than good. It is preferable during the season of vigorous growth, 
when the mower is used weekly, to leave the clippings on the lawn, where they not only act as a mulch, but decay and 
are driven into the soil by the rains, restoring a portion of its fertility. Only in cases of neglect, when the grass has 
become so high that the clippings are unsightly, is it necessary to remove them. 
Lawns should be fertilized annually, either in the fall or spring, and all thin or bare places should be reseeded with 
the GREENLAWN mixture. Well-rotted manure is perhaps the best fertilizer, but the commercial fertilizers are easier 
to handle and less disagreeable. All of the well-known brands contain Ingredients which produce a strong, rapid 
growth of grass. 
1 lb. 2 lbs. 3 lbs. % Bu. (7 lbs.) Bu. (14 lbs.) 
WEIL’S FANCY (in bulk) 
“GREENLAWN” SEED (In pound cartons only) 
“EVERGREEN” (In bulk) 
“GOLD MEDAL” LAWN (In bulk) 
Sufficient for 
25c 45c 65c 
25o 45o 65c 
20c 35c 50c 
15c 25c 35c 
300 sq. ft. 600 sq. ft. 900 sq. ft. 
$ 1.00 
.70 
3000 sq. ft. 
$2.00 
1.40 
Vi, acre. 
Special Prices for Larger Quantities. 
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