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PLANTING HOME GROUNDS 
In general it may be said that Bermuda Grass will 
grow in situations where Blue Grass will not grow, and 
Blue Grass will grow where Bermuda Grass does not suc¬ 
ceed. 
Experience has indicated that Bermuda Grass and 
Blue Grass may be grown together on the same lawn. Ber¬ 
muda Grass planted on the hot, sunny situations, and Blue 
Grass upon the shaded portions. 
Of these two grasses Bermuda Grass requires less care 
after it has become well established, provided it is in the 
open sunlight all day. It makes a heavy velvety turf. 
MAKING A BLUE GRASS LAWN. 
Blue Grass should be sown in the Fall, preferably in 
early September. Straight Kentucky Blue Grass seed may 
be sown, but a mixture of five-sixths Blue Grass and one- 
sixth White Clover is generally used. The clover is said 
to protect the roots of the Blue Grass when it is young, 
and makes a thicker turf. 
If fertilizer is needed, well-rotted manure, free from 
weed seeds, will serve this purpose.* The quantity of 
manure to be used will vary according to the fertility of 
the ground, but 1,500 pounds is generally sufficient for a 
lawn 50x50 (2,500 sq. ft.) The manure should be pulver¬ 
ized as finely as possible and raked into the top layer of 
soil. 
About 5 pounds of seed are required to seed a lawn 
50x50. The soil should be well spaded so there are no 
lumps or clods, and raked smooth. The seed should be 
sown evenly, preferably when there is no wind, and raked 
into the soil so it is just below the surface. One-eighth 
inch below the surface is the ideal depth for lawn grasses. 
♦There is a fertilizer known as “Nature’s Fertilizer,” prepared 
in Wichita which is sheep and cattle manue with the moisture 
evaporated from it, and treated by heat to destroy weed seeds. 
