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How to Make lt... 
A well made lawn will last a long 
time, so it pays to be thorough in pre- 
paring the soil. 
Drainage is the first consideration. 
Water logged soil will not support a good 
turf. Tiling is one way to promote good 
drainage; another is to work liberal 
quantities of sand and gravel into the 
subsoil. 
Topsoil is important. In many gardens 
the site for the lawn is covered to a 
considerable depth with subsoil from the 
basement excavation. If you cannot pre- 
vent this the next best thing to do is 
to have the lawn site covered with a 
6-inch layer of good loam. Into this top 
layer of live soil work garden compost, 
peat moss and commercial fertilizer. 
At this point it is a good idea to rake 
the ground roughly and water it well to 
bring up the weeds. When they come up 
chop them off. Repeat the watering and 
hoeing until the weeds have been con- 
siderably reduced in numbers. 
Roll the ground before seeding, to pre- 
vent it from settling unevenly, and then 
rake the surface lightly. Sow the seed 
so as to cover the ground thoroughly, 
and then céver it lightly with soil. Roll 
again so as to press the seed in firmly. 
If you have no roller, use boards and 
tramp on them so as to pack the ground 
firmly, but a roller is preferred. 
PREPARING 
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Grass seed will germinate in from 8 
to 15 days, according to the weather. If 
a lawn is made during the summer, the 
ground should be covered lightly with 
peat after the seed has been rolled, so 
as to retain the moisture. New lawns 
should not be allowed to dry out, not 
even for a half day. For the first 15 
days the lawn should be watered twice 
a day if necessary. A lawn should be 
fertilized after the first cutting, and at 
least twice a year. Water well after ap- 
plying. 

HOW MUCH SEED? 
You can figure how much lawn 
seed you need from the table be- 
low, which is compiled on the 
basis of 1 pound of seed for 250 
square feet of lawn. 
Area in Size Lbs. seed 
sq. ft. of area required 
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6250s 21x eee eee 2% 
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How to Care forlt... 
Mowing, watering, fertilizing, weed 
control and insect control are the rou- 
tine requirements of a well kept lawn. 
Three of these needs can be taken care of 
at one time by using one of the new 
three-way preparations in which ferti- 
lizer, weed killer and insecticide are skill- 
fully combined. Ask us for details. 
When possible give your lawn a good 
top-dressing of organic matter at least 
once a year. Garden compost, peat moss, 
well rotted leaves, sterilized cow manure, 
sheep guano are all good materials for 
top dressing. Application should be made 
in early spring. Remember a top dress- 
ing of organic material does not remove 
the need for chemical fertilizers, but it 
will do for your turf what no chemical 
fertilizer can possibly do. 
Toadstools (called Fairy Ring) in your 
lawn can now be eradicated by a new 
product which is a new combination of 
chemicals. It is easy to use. All you do 
is mix it with water and apply with a 
sprinkling can. Be sure to follow manu- 
facturer’s directions. 
WARNING: Do not use the unsteril- 
ized rotted manure which is being sold 
to inexperienced gardeners. It may be 
full of wild clover and other weed seeds 
and pests. It is expensive when you take 
into consideration that a few pounds 
of good fertilizer is equal to a sack of 
manure. If you want a moisture-holding 


material for top-dressing use peat. We 
recommend the use of peat. 
R: Eliminate 
PIN all weeds by 
Use a qeaa Commercial Spraying. 
Fertilizer and wash 
into turf before 


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