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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 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 
cf 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. 
Careful clipping of the grass is necessary to maintain a tidy 
appearance of the lawn and to prevent annual weeds from 
going to seed. Frequent clippings, which do not allow the 
grass to become more than three inches high, are desirable. 
Never cut the grass shorter than one and one-half inches. The 
clippings should always be removed from the lawn; otherwise 
there is danger of their matting and injuring the grass. Lawn 
clippings make excellent raw material for the compost pile. 
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Feeding 
About eight or ten weeks after the lawn is seeded, the young 
grass should again be fed with plant food. 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. 
Care of the Established 
Lawn 
If the lawn was properly built and has received 
careful attention during the first year of its growth, 
its future care should be easy. The program for the 
established lawn includes feeding, watering, clipping, 
and similar operations which are necessary in main- 
taining a good lawn. A lawn which is properly cared 
for improves each year as the grass becomes more 
dense end 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. 
Importance of Feeding 
Well-fed grass withstands the inroads of weeds 
and also resists injury from the attacks of certain 
diseases. 
Regular feeding will reduce the amount of reseed- 
ing necessary. The greater development of the root 
system and the ability to store up reserves of food 
material, make well-fed grass plants able to withstand 
the extremes of either winter or summer weather and 
to maintain a dense turf year after year. 
Proper feeding results in an improvement in the 
condition of the lawn soil. As new roots are sent out 
by vigorous grass plants, the old ones die off and are 
responsible for adding large amounts of organic mat- 
ter to the soil. This is the only way that the orgaric 
content of the soil of the established lawn can be in- 
creased. The activity and decay of the roots also keeps 
the soil in good physical condition. Manure or similar 
materials applied on the lawn never penetrate deeply 
enough to add any appreciable amount of organic mat- 
ter to the soil. 
Summer Care of the Lawn 
Special care must be given the lawn throughout the 
hot months of summer. If excellent growth and vigor 
have been maintained during the spring, the lawn can 
be kept in a green, vigorous condition during the 
summer by careful watering, feeding, and clipping. 
Whenever applying water to the established lawn, 
be liberal with the amount used. Light sprinklings 
which wet only the upper surface of the soil are very 
often more detrimental than beneficial. 
Smaller amounts of plant food should be applied 
during the summer months than in the spring. Two 
pounds per hundred square feet is sufficient to keep 
the plants in vigorous growth, if made at intervals 
of six to eight weeks. 
The lawn should be thoroughly soaked following the 
application of plant food. Apply sufficient water to 
soak the soil surface to a depth of several inches. 
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Grade ‘‘A”’ Sunny Lawn Mixture 
This is our own mixture, containing Kentucky Blue 
Grass, Fancy Red Top, Perennial Rye Grass, and 10% 
pure White Clover. Wonderful results are and have 
been obtained with this mixture. We use only the 
very best of seeds obtainable, of lasting value and 
hardiness, giving you a beautiful and permanent lawn 
that will last for years. 
B G One of the most valuable lawn grasses. 
ent brass Exceptionally good for golf courses, 
greens, etc., because of its short growth and deep 
green, fine-leaved foliage. Requires very rich soil 
and plenty of moisture. 
0 f the best 
Kentucky Blue Grass, June Grass grasses for perma- 
nency. For lawns or pasture, it has no superior. Does 
well in any soil and stands the summer heat remark- 
ably well. As it takes some time to become established, 
it is usually sown in mixtures. 
° Succeeds on soil too poor for 
Canadian Blue Grass Kentucky Blue Grass. For 
shady spots it is advisable to use, as it is hardier and 
is better adapted to Michigan weather conditions. 
(Poa Trivialis). Very closely 
Rough Stalked Meadow related to the Kentucky Blue 
Grass. It is mostly used in shady places and will 
thrive in any good soil. 
An annual grass, coarser than blue 
grass, being used extensively on banks 
Domestic Rye 
and terraces. 
Grade ‘‘A’’ Shady Lawn Mixture 
Contains Kentucky Blue Grass, Red Top, Rough 
Stalked Meadow Grass, Poa trivialis and New Zealand 
Chewings Fescue. This mixture is also our own being 
mixed by ourselves especially for the shady spots. We 
use only the very best of seeds obtainable and as more 
care and attention is required we have used the 
hardier grasses, that will make a dense, thick growth 
in light soils and a very satisfactory lawn in shady 
places or where sun is available only a part of the 
time. 
° Dutch). A small, low growing variety. 
White Clover tf is eae used in Hee aid panturent 
It makes a small, close, compact growth covering the 
ground like a carpet. Its blossoms are round, white 
and sweet scented, with numerous leaves of bright 
green color. 

R dT A very hardy perennial grass, succeeding 
e OP best on moist land. Valuable for lawn or 
pasture, and will produce large crops of good hay. 
° (English). A desirable grass for lawn 
Perennial Rye or pasture. It forms a heavy close 
sod of medium fine grass and grows quickly after 
being cut. 
. Resists extreme 
Creeping or Red Fescue thrives on inferior 
gravelly banks and exposed hills. 
drought, 
soil, 
