
Doughten Seed Co. products for the best results. 
Seeding—Approximately 5 pounds of a good-quality 
seed mixture are sufficient for planting 1,000 square 
feet of lawn. Uniform distribution of the seed is 
highly essential. A suitable method of planting con- 
sists of dividing the seed into 2 lots, one of which is 
evenly spread in a North-South direction, and the | 
other in an East-West direction, over the same area. 
The seed should be lightly raked into the soil to a 
depth not greater than 4 to 3/16 of an inch, and 
the planted area lightly rolled. Use twice the quantity 
for quick results. * : 
Care of New Lawms—lIf the newly seeded area is 
not kept moderately moist by natural rainfall for sev- 
eral weeks following planting, it will be necessary to 
resort to watering in order to prevent injury from 
drought. Artificial watering must be in the form of 
a light mist-like spray to avoid formation of hard 
crust on the soil surface. When moisture shortage 
necessitates watering, it is desirable to moisten the 
soil thoroughly to a depth of at least 4 inches, to 
ensure against rapid drying of the surface soil. 
Young turf should be mowed no closer than 1% 
inches to permit vigorous root development. Frequent 
mowing is not harmful, provided the proper height 
is maintained. Newly planted grass requires protection 
from tramping for several months, since the more 
valuable permanent grasses grow relatively slow in the 
earlier stages of development. On well prepared seed 
beds, such grasses soon root thoroughly and show 
great aggressiveness after becoming established. 
Crab Grass Control on Lawns 
The control of crab grass and similar summer weeds 
in lawns need not be difficult or expensive. It is 
merely necessary to attack the pests at the weak points 
in the growth cycle. Fortunately, the same treatment 
which controls such weeds greatly improves the vigor 
of desirable turf grasses in the lawn. 
Crab grass ceases active growth in late summer and is 
killed by frost. On the other hand, the permanent 
grasses continue héalthy sturdy growth for several 
months in fall after the crab grass season terminates, 
and also make at least two months’ growth in spring 
before the seeds of crab grass and other summer 
weeds germinate. During this period the lawn may be 

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