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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 uni¬ 
form, 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 from 
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. 
WATERING 
After a lawn is established, each watering should be 
thorough, so that the water will go down some depth. 
It is not necessary or advisable to water too often; if 
done well, once a week in dry weather is sufficient. 
If the moisture is down far enough so that the roots are 
compelled to reach for it, they will not be so easily 
injured during hot weather. 
DO NOT LIME THE LAWN 
Since a neutral soil favors the common lawn weeds 
more than it does the grass, the lawn soil should not be 
limed unless it is very strongly acid. The unthrifty 
appearance of certain lawns is usually due to lack of 
plant food and not too high acidity. Lime is a soil 
conditioner and not a plant food. 
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 2 lbs. per 100 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. 
WEED CONTROL 
There is no sure method of weed control except to 
dig them out. The best preventive against weeds is 
to secure soil as free from weed seeds as possible, and 
then to keep the lawn healthy by giving it enough food 
and moisture. The common weed pests are never con¬ 
tained in the lawn seed. Avoid lime as this encourages 
weeds. A word can be said about one weed particularly 
troublesome the past few years, Crab Grass. Crab 
Grass, a creeping weed is an annual and does not ger¬ 
minate until June 1st. The remedy is to use a good fer¬ 
tilizer early in April so that the grass will be thick and 
well-established before the Crab Grass gets a chance 
to germinate. In this way the Crab Grass is choked by 
the lawn. 
Lawn Grass Seed 
Lb. 5 lbs. Lb. 5 lbs. 
Special .$0.25 $1.15 Old Homestead .$0.35 $1.60 
Green Velvet .30 1.40 Shady Spot .40 1.85 
Prices of following on application: 
Domestic Rye Grass Fancy Red Top 
Fancy Kentucky Bluegrass Fancy Timothy 
Fertilizers 
VIGORO 
5 lbs.$0.45 50 lbs.$2.50 
10 lbs.85 100 lbs. 4.00 
25 lbs. 1.50 
Quantity to Use per 100 Square Feet 
Vigoro —For lawns, shrubs or gardens, about 2 to 
3 lbs. early in the Spring. Repeat in about 6 weeks 
with half the amount, and for lawns repeat again in late 
Summer. Work well into the soil or wet down thorough¬ 
ly immediately after applying. 
Caution —Do not use on foliage or stalks unless dry, 
and then wet down immediately and thoroughly. 
This also applies to lawns. 
STEAM BONEMEAL 
5 lbs.$0.25 50 lbs.$1.50 
10 lbs.45 100 lbs. 2.75 
25 lbs.85 
Peat 
To Add Humus to Your Lawn 
Peat Moss is one of the best materials we know of 
to add necessary humus to your lawn. It is clean, odor¬ 
less and has great water absorbing and retaining po wer. 
It is absolutely free from weeds and for this reason is much 
preferable to manure. Peat Moss makes heavy land 
more friable and sandy soil hold moisture better. Dig it 
in the top 4 inches for new lawns. On established lawns 
PULVERIZED SHEEP MANURE 
10 lbs.$0.30 50 lbs.$1.25 
25 lbs.70 100 lbs. 2.00 
PULVERIZED CATTLE MANURE 
50 lbs.$1.25 100 lbs.$2.00 
Bonemeal and Pulverized Sheep or Cattle 
Manure— Use 4 to 6 lbs. of either of these per 100 
square feet, or mix Bonemeal and pulverized Cattle 
Manure in equal quantities and use the same way. 
Repeat later as with Vigoro. 
Bonemeal and Pulverized Sheep or Cattle 
Manure are safe fertilizers and will not burn. 
Moss 
—a dressing applied in the late Fall and again in the 
Spring is very beneficial. A bale contains enough to 
cover200 square feet of surface 1 inch deep. Peat Moss 
can be used for the new lawn; for the established lawn, 
for rose and flower beds; for other garden uses; as a 
Winter mulch. 
Peat Moss 
Per bushel.$0.40 Per bale 
$4.00 
