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and plenty of water, any man can have a beautiful lawn witln 
Bermuda grass. 
Replying to questions Mr. Healy continued 
I have found cotton seed meal to be the best fertilizer for 
this grass that I have ever used. Any complete fertilizer is* 
as good. The use of cotton seed meal and wood ashes applied 
together would not do. I generally make one application of 
cotton seed meal in the spring of the year and later in the- 
season I give a coating of wood ashes. I have never used 
potash. I have got good result* from cotton seed meal and 
wood ashes. I put a heavy two-horse harrow al over my 
lawn late in the fall. It mak s it lumpy for a few days, but 
it does certainly add to the growth of it for the balance of the 
year. If you have irrigation you will not need this. 
Edward Winter—H ave you ever tried nitrate of soda? 
Mr. Healy—N o. I think you get in the cotton seed meal 
all the potash and ammonia you need. 
Mr. Stoddard —Do you have any trouble in keeping Ber¬ 
muda grass from spreading ? I do not want it spreading, all 
over tne place. 
Mr. Healy —I will answer the gentleman that I could not 
get the grass to spread enough. I think, though, I would be- 
very careful it I had a kitchen garden n» ar my lawn. You 
should not use the same plo w on your kitchen garden that 
you use on your lawn. If you u*e the Bermuda grass for 
mulching, of c >urse it might spread, I know tint it can bn 
carried in stable manure. 1 am sati>fied that Bermuda grass 
can be carried in stable ma >ure, for I have had it in my sweet 
potato patch. I have found this grass there when I could 
not account for it in any other way except fr om the use of 
stable manure. It is possible that the seed might be dropped 
therein some way. From my experience it can be carried in¬ 
stable manure. In a sweet potato patch it is not likely to 
spread. Bermuda grass wants fertilizer and a good deal of it. 
I give my grass plenty of fertilizer. 
Gk L. Taber—I think Mr. Healy has some very good 
ground to grow Bermuda grass upon. It will grow upon 
almost any soil. It is very hard to keep out of ground where 
there is any chance for it to grow. I am a little under the 
impression that in a few years a good many of us like the 
Major will want more of it. I think it is a good thing where 
you want it. 
A. H. Carey —If you allow your horse to graze on Ber¬ 
muda grass and you take that hoise anywhere else on your 
place, you will find the grass will grow. 
S, H. Gaitskill— I have seen in this Society muck men,. 
