£awns - Continued 
Care of the Established 
Lawn 
If the lawn was properly built and has received care¬ 
ful attention during the first year of its growth, its 
future care should be easy. The program for the estab¬ 
lished lawn includes feeding, watering, clipping, and 
similar operations which are necessary in maintaining 
a good lawn. A lawn which is properly cared for im¬ 
proves each year as the grass becomes more dense and 
more uniform. 
Spring Care of Lawn 
As soon as favorable weather comes in the spring, 
the lawn should be rolled. 
Any thin or bare spots should be reseeded. These 
may at times appear in any lawn and should be taken 
care of at the time they occur. Loosen the surface of 
the soil in such areas and reseed. 
Early Feeding Necessary 
Best results will be obtained by applying Vigoro to 
the lawn as soon in the spring as the grass begins 
growth. This provides an ample supply of available 
food material in the soil at the time the plants are 
much in need of it. 
After the spaded soil has been well pulverized, grade 
the soil to slope gently from the house. The grading 
will prevent water from standing around the founda¬ 
tion of the house. Next, level and roll until the seed 
bed is firm. 
Basement Soil 
Soil obtained in excavating for the basement and 
spread out for the lawn makes one of the poorest seed 
beds possible. Such soils are always low in organic 
matter and are usually in poor physical condition. 
In case it is necessary to use the basement soil for 
filling, the surface soil should be removed and piled 
in a corner of the lot before the excavating is started. 
After the excavating soil has been spread out and made 
comparatively level, the top soil should be spread evenly 
over it. 
Sometimes the use of excavated soil for the seed bed 
is unavoidable. In this case either sand or clay should 
be incorporated, depending upon the nature of the 
soil material. 
Maintaining the New Lawn 
Regardless of how carefully the new lawn has been 
started, it must be painstakingly cared for during the 
first summer, if it is to develop into a lawn with a 
uniform, thick turf. 
The new lawn should be watered often enough to 
keep the soil moist. Frequent and light waterings are 
best until after the grass becomes established. When 
there is no longer danger of washing the young plants 
trom their anchorage, the soil should be thoroughly 
soaked to a good depth at each watering. The water 
should always be applied in the form of a fine spray. 
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Feeding 
About eight or ten weeks after the lawn is seeded, 
the young grass should again be fed with Vigoro. The 
application is made at the rate of two pounds per one 
hundred square feet of lawn. 
Plant food should be applied when the grass is dry 
and then brushed from the grass with a broom or the 
back of a rake. The lawn should immediately be given 
a thorough soaking to wash the plant food from the 
grass and carry it into the soil. 
Apply Vigoro to the green lawn only when the 
grass is perfectly dry. If applied when the grass is wet, 
or even damp, there may be a discoloration produced 
and sometimes a temporary burning of the leaves of 
the plant. 
Lawn Grass Seed 
SPECIAL LAWN SEED. A good seed mixture to use 
if a large area is to be covered and economy is a 
factor to be considered. 1 lb., 25c; 5 lbs., $1.15. 
GREEN VELVET. An intermediate priced seed mix¬ 
ture; as good in quality as some seed often sold as 
the best grass seed. 1 lb., 35c; 5 lbs., $1.60. 
OLD HOMESTEAD. A super-fine mixture (without 
White Clo.ver). Will form a thick, fine sod that will 
stand drought well and maintain a deep, soft, green 
turf for many years. 1 lb., 45c; 5 lbs., $2.10. 
SHADY SPOT. This mixture is composed of the best 
of those kinds of grasses that grow best in shady 
places. These grasses will grow and make a good 
sod under trees and in the shade of buildings where 
the common kinds of lawn grass would not do well. 
This seed should be sown in very early spring or fall. 
1 lb., 45c; 5 lbs., $2.10. 
WHITE CLOVER. Can be incorporated with any of 
the above mixtures if a greater proportion of Clover 
is wanted. lb., 25c; 1 lb., 45c. 
Shady Lawn Grass Seed—Grows Where Little Sunshine Appears 
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