When it is desired to promote the growth of Kentucky blue- 
grass and clover, lime at the same rate as the above may be 
put on during the fall. 
Weeds 
The best way to eliminate weeds from the lawn is to provide 
conditions favorable to growth of grass. Good soil, reseeding of 
bare patches, frequent mowing, and keeping up fertility by ap- 
plication of fertilizers, all help to keep down weeds. Some 
perennial weeds, such as dandelion and plantain, are almost 
sure to occur. These should be uprooted with the help of a 
stout-bladed knite, or something similar, before they have a 
chance to flower and produce seeds. Weeds of this character 
show up very plainly during a dry season when the grass has 
become brown, owing to their ability to withstand drought and 
remain green. Under these circumstances it is easy to find even 
the small ones without hand and knee work, and advantage 
should be taken of the first rain that softens the soil to get 
them out. 
Another method of eradicating these weeds is to apply gaso- 
line or common salt to the center of the weed. The quantity to 
use is to be determined by experiment: it will be about a tea- 
spoonful to a good sized weed. If too much gasoline or salt is 
used it may kill the grass in the vicinity; if too little is used, the 
weeds will not be killed. Gasoline can conveniently be applied 
by means of an oil can, such as is used for oiling machinery. 
Some weeds of a creeping nature, such as the perennial 
chickweeds, can be dealt with by tearing them up, by raking with 
an iron-toothed rake and then sowing grass seeds. Adding fer- 
tility to the soil so as to encourage the growth of grass is a great 
help in overcoming these pests and also in getting rid of sheep 
sorrel, which is sometimes bothersome in lawns. 
Crab grass is sometimes a bad weed in lawns made on poor 
soil insufficiently fertilized. Affected areas should be fertilized, 
spaded over and reseeded with good grass seed. 
Very weedy lawns are usually most satisfactorily dealt With 
by digging or plowing them up and starting afresh. 
Montague Free. 
