Renovating Your Present Lawn 
THE PROPER METHOD DEPENDS ON YOUR TYPE OF SOIL. THERE 
ARE THREE MAIN CLASSIFICATIONS. WHICH ONE DOES YOUR 
PRESENT LAWN BELONG TO? THIS PAGE AND THE TWO FOLLOWING 
GIVE YOU INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONDITIONING ANY OF THESE TYPES 
SANDY OR GRAVELLY SOIL 
TREATMENT—Top dress with two inches of good weed' 
free loam. After raking the surface of this soil over evenly, apply 
a real good organic plant food at the rate of 3 lbs. to the 100 
square feet. For this purpose we recommend the best ,—English 
Formula Lawn and Garden Dressing. This may be watered in 
after applying. 
Next roughen surface of soil with a light raking and sow 
Puttingrccn Lawn Seed at rate of 1 lb. to 100 square feet and roll. 
Water daily with fine spray. 
For sowing seed or fertilizer we recommend an inexpensive 
two'wheel spreader that sells for little more than the cost of a 
rake or shovel. 
ONLY PERMANENT GRASSES GO 
INTO THIS STANDARD BRAND 
