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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 
of washing the young plants from their anchorage, the soil 
should be thoroughiy’ soaked to a gocd 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 materials for the compost pile. 
Feeding 
About eight or ten weeks after the lawn is seeded, the 
young grass should again be fed plant food. The applica- 
tion 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 frcm 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 
eareful 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 and 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 re-seed- 
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 suminer 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 organic 
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 
matter 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. 
Grade ‘‘A’’ Shady Lawn Mixture 
Contains Kentucky Blue Grass, Red Top, 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. 

Inasmuch as we mix our own grass mixtures we 
have the individual grasses for those who want 
straight grasses in one spot or another. 

One of 
Kentucky Blue Grass, June Grass o,2<ses tor pesmane 
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. 
R dT A very hardy perennial grass, succeeding 
€d LOP best on moist land. Valuable for lawn or 
pasture, and will produce large crops of good hay. 
An annual grass, coarser than blue 
grass, being used extensively on banks 
Domestic Rye 
and terraces. 
° (Dutch). A small, low growing variety. 
White Clover It is largely used in lawns and pastures. 
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. 
° Resists extreme drought, 
Creepmg or Red Fescue thrives on _ inferior soil, 
gravelly banks and exposed hills. 
One of the most valuable lawn grasses. 
Bent Grass 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. 
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