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Digging the Ground. 
Dig to the depth of a spade, turn the soil well over, break up the large 
clods, pick out all large stones, weeds, roots, &c.. Grass being a shallow-rooted 
plant makes it quite unnecessary to work the soil to a greater depth, unless 
the old turf is to be buried, then the surface should be turned under to a 
depth of two spades. 
Manuring. 
This is an important operation, and one that is generally omitted altogether, 
or is badly carried out. The best general manures are peat moss stable litter, 
old well-rotted short straw, and artificials. In all cases spread the manure over 
the surface and fork it in to a depth of from 3 to 6 ins. ; in this way its 
fullest benefits are available within 3 or 4 ins. of the surface. 
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