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Every day we have inquiries on 
how to fertilize a new lawn or an 
established lawn or flower beds, 
etc. With this in mind we have set down a few 
facts generally covering this subject. If more 
detailed information is desired, please come in 
and let us help you. 
The proper feeding of a new lawn is extremely 
important as the early stages in the growth of 
the grass are most crucial ones. A good supply 
of plant food is necessary for the production of 
vigorous grass that will soon cover the entire 
seeded area and keep weeds crowded out. 
After the seed bed is prepared, a well bal- 
anced plant food should be applied at the rate of 
4 pounds per 100 square feet, raked into the top 
2 or 3 inches of soil. If plant food is applied just 
_ before the raking of the soil prior to seeding it 
can be forked into the soil and the soil surface 
smoothed and finely pulverized in the same 
operation. 
The proper feeding of an established lawn is 
extremely important from an economical stand- 
point as a healthy established lawn requires far 
less water and care than one that lacks plant 
food. As soon as the grass on an established 
lawn shows signs of beginning spring growth 
thé first feeding of the year should be made with 
a good complete plant food at the rate of 4 
pounds per 100 square feet and watered well 
into the soil. A second application should be 
made in May at the rate of 2 pounds per 100 
square feet and this same quantity should again 
be applied about the middle of July. If this pro- 
gram is followed you can be assured of having 
an outstandingly beautiful turf of thick velvety 
grass. Just before winter sets in an application 
of raw bone meal at the rate of 4 pounds per 100 
square feet will give your lawn the necessary 
food it requires during the winter months. 
CHAD [ plication of plant food. The 
first feeding should be broad- 
cast in the early spring at the rate of 3 pounds 
per 100 square feet of the area lying beneath 
the spread of the branches. 
The second application should be given to the 
shrubs about two months after the first feeding. 
This application should be made at the rate of 
about 2 pounds per 100 square feet and thor- 
oughly soaked into the ground. Ifthe shrubs are 
growing as a hedge plant, food should be spread 
All shrubs respond to the ap- 
on either side of the hedge at the 
rate of 4 pounds for each 50 feet of 
row. The application should cover 
the soil as far away from the base 
of the hedge as corresponds with the 
branch spread. In most cases this 
will not be less than 2 feet on either 
side of the hedge. It is important 
that a great deal of water should be 
used in washing the fertilizer down 
to the roots as all good healthy 
shrubs are deep rooted. 
Liberal feeding with fertil- 
izer promotes a vigorous 
growth of annual flowers 
and hastens the flowering period. Plant food 
should be applied with a spreader and raked 
into the soil at the rate of 4 pounds to each 100 
square feet or 2 level tablespoonsful per square 
foot of bed after the seed bed has been prepared 
and well tilled but before the seeds are sown. 
A second feeding should be made when the 
flowers are in the bud stage, by this time much 
of the plant food of the original application will 
have been used by the growing flowers and they 
will need additional food to carry them through 
the blooming period. This application may be 
lighter, consisting of 2 pounds of complete plant 
food per 100 square feet of soil. Immediately 
after the application has been made the plant 
food should be worked into the soil with a hoe 
or rake and then thoroughly water the bed. 
One should be careful to avoid spilling plant 
food on the foliage of plants. If this does occur 
the plant food should be immediately washed 
trom the leaves. 
Perennial flowers should be fed at the same 
rate, however, more care should be taken to 
protect the foliage from the plant food as most 
perennials are grown in clumps. 
table garden is very 
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ant supply of complete plant food is necessary 
for the development of good quality and tasty 
vegetables. The garden plot should be fertilized 
with a spreader before seed is planted at the rate 
of 4 pounds per 100 square feet. This should be 
done after the bed is completely prepared but 
before the seeds are shown. 
Six weeks after the original application, plants 
such as tomatoes, cabbage, celery, peppers and 
egg plant will be greatly benefitted by an ap- 
plication of plant food. This application should 
be made at the rate of 2 pounds for each 100 
square feet or 1 pound to 50 feet of row and 
cultivated into the soil thoroughly with a hoe or 
garden plow. The second feeding will carry the 
plants through to maturity and greatly increase 
the yield and flavor. Care should be taken not 
to over-fertilize vegetables as too much plant 
food will cause abnormal growth and poor flavor 
will result. 
The feeding of a vege- 
