“Your Lawn'—from Clay to Turf q 
The Foundation for a "Good Lawn" is as im- 
portant as the foundation for a House. 
There should be six to eight inches of top soil 
or at least soil with sufficient humus (decayed 
vegetable matter) to permit the ready flow 
of moisture down when it rains, up when it 
is dry. . 
HEAVY CLAY SOIL can be broken up and 
made more porous by mixing in: 
Michigan Peat. Natural 97 per cent or- 
ganic Peat that holds moisture, increases 
bacteria action and has some fertilizer 
value. On good soil use I'/p bushels per 
100 sq. ft.; on poor soil, 3 bushels per 100 
sq. ft.; 3 bushel bags $3.89; 10 bags or 
more, $3.50 per bag. F.O.B. Phila., Pa. 
FERTILIZERS. You can take your pick but ap- 
ply sufficient to keep the grass growing 
through the summer. We like the organics 
such as: 
Bovung. Cow manure with pulverized pea- 
nut. hulls. 75 per cent organic. 10 lbs. per 
100 sq. ft. 50 Ibs. $2.50; 500 bs. $23.75. 
F.O.B, Phila., Pa. 
Bone Meal. Raw not steamed. 5 lbs. per 
100 sq. ft. 50 Ibs. $3.25; 100 Ibs. $6.00; 
500 Ibs. $25.00 F.O.B. Phila., Pa. 
Or the chemical or inorganic fertilizers will 
give excellent results without quite so much 
bulk. 
Vigoro (5-10-5). Use 2 to 4 lbs. per 100 
sq. ft 25; tbs, $1:60:):t00) Ibs, $4125. F-O.B. 
Phila, Pa: 
PREPARATION. Spade the ground to a depth 
_of 6 or 8 inches. Rake roughly with a steel 
garden rake to remove coarse rubble. Per- 
mit the ground to settle for 10 days and 
apply the fertilizer as above and rake 
again. | 
SEEDING. Sow plenty of seed, | pound to 
200 sq.- ft. Divide the seed in half and go 
over the plot twice, making the second 
sowing at right angles to the first. 
COVERING THE SEED. Lawn Seeds are quite 
fine and should be barely covered. Use a 
light roller or a flexible spring tooth rake. 
WATERING. Water only when absolutely 
necessary and when you water, do a 
thorough job. Get the water down 4 to 5 
inches. 
MOWING. Mow as soon as grass is 3 inches 
high. Mower may be set to cut I'/5 inches 
in May and early June but for summer set 
to cut not less than 2 inches. Mow often 
enough so you do not have to use a grass 
catcher. 
ROLLING. Established lawns should be rolled | 
with a medium weight roller, as soon as the 
ground is dry enough not to pack, to push 
the roots that have been heaved by freez- 
ing and thawing back into the soil, 
FEEDING. Grass grows during ten months of 
the year. Be sure to have sufficient plant 
food in the ground to nourish it. The new 
"Lawn Bilder" Lawn food (10 Ibs. 1000 sq. 
ft.) is a combination of all that is best in 
Lawn fertilizers and also contains 
Weed Killer to help control the weeds. 10 
Ibs. $1.29 (Postpaid $1.60); 25 Ibs. $2.75 
(postpaid $3.45). 
RESEEDING. Reseed established lawns in 
spring and fall, using one pound to 400 sq. 
ft. For summer baldness, use quick growing 
Dreer's Summer Patching Mixture, $1.00 per 
pound, for temporary relief. 
BANKS AND TERRACES require special care 
- and special grasses. See TERRACE LAWN 
MIXTURE. 
SEPARATE VARIETIES OF GRASSES 
Prices are Subject to Market Changes 
| 5 lbs. 
Bente: Colonial) 615) “Seadofihighamunaycncdeu ss ) oi UA oltwus sa eee ree $2.25 $10.75 
Blue Grass, Kentucky, 6153. (Poa pratensis) Sermationta Lowe aon eset SO 7.00 
Fescue, Chewing, New Zealand, 6158. | 
[Festuca: rubra ‘fallax! For atine dowhsi shes sos e. et Sen 1.50 7.00 
Red Top Grass, Extra Recleaned Seed. 6166. | . 
Forilawns andrgolf .Couneesay ein wa mite aus ian cl. ih eta ae aa 1.10 Bop de 
Rye Grass, Domestic, 6170. Extra fine, heavy seed. ............ see ph A5 7900 
Rye Grass, Perennial, 6172. (Lolium perenne). ............... eae 50 2.25 
« Postpaid 
Ib. 
Permanent Pasture Grass Mixture, 6119. Specially recleaned grass and clover seeds including 
perennial varieties which insure at all times an abundant and nutritious food supply for 
all kinds of stock. 50 pounds per acre. Includes Ladino Clover. 5 Ibs. $7.00; 10 Ibs. $13.50; 
25 Ibs. $31.50, postpaid. 
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