
Lawns 
Spring and Fall are the best seasons for the making of a new lawn and showery weather 
provides the ideal conditions. If the work is done in the late Spring or in the Summer and the 
area prepared without any rain in sight, soak the ground thoroughly almost to a mud condi- 
tion and sow the seed about one to two hours afterwards. 
Mowing may be begun when the grass is 3 inches high. Do not clip too closely the first 
time or two. 
The lawn may be clipped closer when it has become established. 
Top Dressing. On a first-year lawn, a light application of Superior-X fertilizer about 
once a month ensures the correct feeding of the grass rootlets and enables the soil to provide 
the maintenance of moisture supply. Immediately after top-dressing a lawn, sprinkle thoroughly 
with water. 
_ Maintenance. Every lawn should be well rolled at least once a year, especially after the 
Spring thaws. This rolling corrects irregularities of surface and firms the turf. Top dressing 
and frequent cutting are the most aggressive methods against weeds. 
Every lawn will be improved by a light reseeding each Spring and Fall using say 25 per 
cent to 50 per cent of the quantities recommended for a new lawn. 
Bare spots should be turned over with the spade, the soil thoroughly pulverized and fer- 
tilized and then heavily seeded. Thin places can be thoroughly disturbed with the use of an 
iron tooth rake and similarly treated. 
After reseeding keep the lawn well sprinkled for a few days. 
Attaining and Maintaining 
a SUPERIOR Lawn 
To begin with, the essentials for a 
SUPERIOR-Lawn are excellent drainage 
and at least 6 to 8 inches of first-class surface 
soil. These matters should receive earnest 
attention. If it is necessary to purchase top- 
soil, care should be taken in obtaining same 
from pasture-land as soil from the woods or 
from truck-farms usually carries a_ great 
amount of weeds, which very often are a 
source of trouble and vexation for years. 
Dig up or plow to a depth of at least 
8 inches, removing all stones, roots, trash, etc., 
and breaking up all clumps of earth until the 
soil area is in workable shape. 
Spread Superior-X Fertilizer at the rate 
of 2 lbs. to every 20 square feet and work this 
in with spade or rake. Superior-X Fertilizer 
ensures proper fertilization and at the same 
time provides the soil with moisture-attract- 
ing humic properties which sustain the growth 
