LAWNS AND LAWN GRASSES 
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Rolling with a light roller after the seed is sown will help 
the soil and accelerate germination. 
Should dry weather follow the sowing of the seed the 
new lawn should be watered once or twice a week in the 
evening. 
The seed will germinate in about two weeks. If the 
mixture of Blue Grass and Clover is used the Clover may 
appear first. 
If one fails to get a good stand of Blue Grass in the 
Fall after the seed-bed has been well prepared it is some¬ 
times possible to get fair results on patches where the 
grass fails to appear by sowing the seed broadcast on top 
of the snow during the early Winter. When sown under 
these conditions the melting snow will carry the seed into 
the ground with the moisture, and the grass will start to 
grow in the early Spring. This method should not be re¬ 
lied upon independently to get a stand of grass—it should 
be tried only as an expedient when the usual method of 
sowing and raking the seed in has not been entirely suc¬ 
cessful. 
WATERING A BLUE GRASS LAWN. 
The proper time to water the lawn is at night. Where 
possible, the best method of watering is flooding. 
By flooding is meant covering it entirely with water 
so the soil is saturated for 3 inches or more into the 
ground. Such a method of watering practiced once or 
twice a week causes the roots to grow deep, while on the 
other hand too frequent watering or superficial waterings 
simply moisten the surface of the ground and stimulate 
the fine roots to come close to the surface where they may 
be killed by the heat. 
Blue Grass will not survive a Kansas Summer with¬ 
out water every few days except on well shaded areas. 
If one plants a Blue Grass lawn he must have ample 
watering facilities. 
