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April 3, 1920 
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Improving Poor Lawn 
I have a piece of lawn about 75x75 ft. 
which I am working on to get into shape 
for clock golf for next Summer. There 
are spots in this lawn that are very poor, 
moss, sorrel and “niggerheads” choking 
out the grass. I spread a heavy coat of 
horse manure ou the lawn last Winter 
and this Spring plan to lime well and 
lake in grass seed. Is this plan all right? 
West Hampton Beach, N. Y. H. B. ii. 
The condition of the lawn seems to in¬ 
dicate a lack of lime and phosphates, 
which is quite general in that section of 
Long Island. The development of a good, 
durable lawn is as much dependent on 
the growth of a deep fibrous root system 
as it is on the visible part of the lawn. If 
we are to keep such a tough, durable turf 
as is needed, it will be necessary to secure 
enough clay loam to surface the ground 
at least G in. deep. With this I would 
mix 500 lbs. of ground limestone or shells 
and 200 lbs, of coarse-ground raw hone. 
After the grass comes up you may top- 
dress it with 10 lbs. of nitrate of soda 
every 10 days until a good growth is se¬ 
cured. I would not use potash, as it will 
stimulate too much growth of clover, 
which is so succulent that it is undesir¬ 
able. If clover is troublesome, use sul¬ 
phate of ammonia as a fertilizer instead 
of nitrate of soda. In case the ground is 
already seeded, you should sow fine bone- 
meal and rake it in with a sharp rake. I 
would do this while the ground is frozen 
in order that the fertilizer may be more 
fully mixed with the soil. Ground lime¬ 
stone may also be used, applying as much 
as can be raked in. Nitrate of soda dif¬ 
fuses in the soil and promotes deeper 
roots than other fertilizers. If you get 
your soil right the grass will quickly cover 
it with a dense sod. Adding extra seed 
will seldom improve bad spots in a lawn 
unless accompanied by some treatment 
to correct the cause. If your soil is as - 
light as much in that locality, you will 
never get a satisfactory turf except by 
the addition of clay or loam soil. 
H. F. BUTTON. 
“My dear, listen to this.” exclaimed the 
elderly English lady to her husband, on 
her first visit to the States. She held 
the hotel menu almost at arm’s length, 
and spoke in a tone of horror: “Baked 
Indian pudding! Can it be possible in a 
civilized country?”—Atlanta Journal. 
CONTENTS 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, APRIL 3, 1920 
FARM TOPICS 
A Discussion of Silo Filling. G73 
Self-Ailing of a Silo. 673 
Northern Ohio Notes. 684 
Farmers Cut Expenses. 684 
The State Competes with Farmers. 686 
Prohibition and Farm Labor. 686 
Even Empty Cars Held Up. 686 
Education Through Labor. 686 
Farmer or Carpenter. 686 
Hope Farm Notes.690, 691 
Sweet Potatoes in Old Bed. 691 
Black Rot of Sweet Potatoes. 691 
New York Canning Crop Growers Organ¬ 
izing . 623 
LIBE STOCK AND DAIRY 
Straight Dairying that pays. 673 
The Milk Situation; Recent Developments.. 693 
A Milk Price Question. 693 
Wool Settlements in New York State. 693 
Value of Middlings. 698 
Feeding Calves . 698 
Watering a Lonely Cow...698, 699 
Feeding Farm Horses. 699 
A Three-cow Team. 700 
Balancing Dairy Ration. 700 
Improving a Dairy Ration. 700 
Grain Ration for Milch Cows. 700 
Pasture and Barn Notes.704 
Stringy Milk . 104 
Injured Foot . 710 
Swelling . 710 
Itching Skin . 710 
Lameness .710 
Indigestion . 710 
THE HENYARD 
Egg-laying Contest . 708 
Experience with Keeping Water-glass Eggs. 712 
King Ventilating System in Henhouse.712 
Housing the Backyard Flock; Light and 
Ventilation . 713 
Limber Neck .713 
HORTICULTURE 
Tame Rabbits and Injured Trees.671, 672 
Early Bearing Fruit Trees. 675 
The Plum Curculio. 675 
Protecting Trees from Pigs. 676 
Onion Smut and Formalin. 676 
Applying Fertilizer to Apple Trees.....676 
Raising Pepper Plants.676 
Spraying a Mixed Orchard. 679 
The Farm Grounds and Their Possibilities.. 680 
More About Dewberries. 682 
Burbank Plums Do Not Bear. 683 
Handling an Old Chicken Yard. 687 
WOMAN AND THE HOME 
From Day to Day. 694 
Landscape Gardening on the Farm. 694 
The Rural Patterns. 694 
Dutch Stew . 694 
Use the Double Boiler. 694 
Fuel Oil for Domestic Use. 694 
Making the Junior Girl’s Bloomers.694 
Pepper and Cabbage Relish. 694 
Rugs and Other Things. 695 
Embroidery Designs . 695 
More About Homemade Dyes. 695 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Foolish and Ineffective New York Game 
Laws . 671 
Carbide Waste for Whitewash.676 
Honey Beats the Sugar Trust—Part IV.678, 679 
Scraping Snow Off Roads. 679 
Spraying Out Whitewash. 687 
Raising Canaries . 688 
Markets ...702, 703 
Publisher’s Desk . 714 
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