In ihe grace on steep ge. strips of sod, set into EAS 
Pies soil and firmly tamped, will help ee ; [ - 
seed washing and erosion. 
An old lawn may need complete remaking if it was 
badly constructed in the first place, with inadequate 
drainage, insufficient topsoil or too little humus con- 
tent in the surface layer. 
Metho Strip off the old sod entirely (preferably 
in “laee ES and compost it for future use. Turn 
the bare ground with a fork to a depth of at least 
four inches and proceed as in building a new lawn. 
Rethoad - Leave the old sod where it is and chop 
it up ia aees Pncle: without turning it, by using a hand 
Or power cultivator and working the ground to a 
depth of at least four inches, first in one direction 
and then again at right angles, so that the turf is 
broken into small pieces and the soii under it well 
loosened up and cultivated. On this broken surface 
apply the top layer of humusy compost, and pro- 
ceed as in making a new lawn. 
Method fif— If an old lawn merely needs repair be- 
cause af neglect, rake out all old dead grass and re- 
move all weeds, either in very early spring or in 
August. Then vigorously rake over the whole area 
with a heavy iron rake to loosen up the soil as 
much as possible, especially on all the bare spots. 
Now top-dress the entire lawn to be repaired to a 
depth of 1/4 to 3/4 of an inch with a mixture such 
as that described on page 6 and rake and water it in. 
Twelve hours after watering, rake the area again, 
sow the seed at the rate of about one to two pounds 
of seed to five hundred square feet, depending on the 
amount of old turf remaining intact. Roll well after 
sowing, and keep constantly moist until new grass is 
well established. 
