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does over the surface of a pond which has been caused by the impact of a stone 
with the water. 
As the outside edge of the ring flourishes, the inside decays ; this charges 
the soil with nitrogenous matter, and causes the grass to assume a very dark 
green colour. 
As far as we know, the only cure for fairy rings is to bodily remove them, 
burn the earth taken out, and All in with fresh material. 
When removing a fairy ring, do it properly. Cut the turf and soil well 
away from either side of the ring, making the trench from 18 to 24 ins. wide, 
and about the same depth. As the fungus gives out a very offensive smell, 
by occasionally smelling a handful of soil one can readily tell if it is necessary 
to remove any more soil. Give the sides and bottom of the trench a liberal 
dusting with quick lime, allow the trenches to remain open for a few days, then 
fill them with sweet soil, ram it well in, and sow with grass seed. 
The contaminated soil must on no account be allowed to touch the lawn, 
but must be carefully removed, mixed with quick lime, and allowed to stand 
in a heap for a few months, turning it over as frequently as possible. The action 
of the lime and air will sweeten the soil, which may then be used on the borders 
of the garden, but not on the turf, for fear of accidents. 
SHEEP, 
Advantages and Disadvantages, 
Sheep, under certain conditions, will manure the grass, keep it short, and, 
by constantly moving about, help to give the turf a firm surface ; this assists 
in saving expense of cutting, rolling, and manuring. 
Sheep may be grazed in the spring and early summer, providing they are 
cake or artificially fed; breeding ewes are seldom given much cake or roots 
till they have lambed. If not cake or artificially fed, sheep do little good other 
than keeping the grass short. 
Sheep, even on old pastures, are apt to pull out the small grass rootlets. 
They should not be allowed on new grass under any circumstances until it is 
ascertained that the roots are strong enough to resist being lifted. 
The droppings from the sheep are always more or less an inconvenience 
to those playing on a golf green, and in the dry weather sheep scalds are 
very frequent. 
To sum the matter up briefly, if proprietors do not mind the expense of 
cutting, rolling, and manuring, we see no reason why sheep should be introduced. 
We have explained the only good they can possibly do under the best circum¬ 
stances ; while, if not cake fed, they may impoverish the land, and in any case 
are more or less a nuisance on grass that is being played upon, particularly 
on a putting green. On a garden lawn or similarly confined space their presence 
would be impossible. 
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