Mowing is a most important 
part of lawn maintenance. Prop- 
erly done, it keeps the lawn 
looking well—benefits grass 
plants and helps to build a thick, 
carpet-like turf. Improperly 
done, it can go far toward wreck- 
ing even a well-made lawn. 
The first step toward good 
mowing is a good mower. A 
poor mower not only does poor 
work; it is, in the end, more ex- 
pensive than a good mower. And 
it is always a time-waster and a 
source of annoyance. 
rss ine—When the young grass plants have 
reached a height of about three inches, but not before, 
the lawn can receive its first cut. Set the blades high— 
one and a half to two inches. They should be newly 
sharpened. A dull, cranky, or otherwise inefficient 
mower may do serious damage, as the young plants 
are readily pulled out by the roots. 
Unless the clippings are so heavy that they form 
mats, let them lie as they fall. The soil as yet has no 
thick sod to shade it, and the clippings serve as a de- 
sirable light mulch. 
After the lawn has been cut three or four times, the 
clippings can be removed if desired; but if mowing 
is done each time the grass has made one to two 
inches of new growth, this will seldom be necessary. 
Keep the grass about one to one and a half inches 
high. Most lawns are cut too close to maintain the turf 
at its best. Close mowing in hot, dry weather is likely 
to cause serious injury. Adjust your mower to heights 
suitable for the season. Delay the first spring mowing 
until the grass has made some substantial growth. 
OU equent It actually takes less time and 
effort to cut the lawn twice when the grass is mod- 
erately high than once when it has been allowed to 
get too high. In the latter case there is danger, too, of 
injury to the sod. 
Keep the grass cut as late as it continues to grow 
vigorously. It is mot necessary to leave it long through 
the winter. On the contrary, long grass may result in 
a ‘“‘lumpy’’ lawn, or bare spots, in the spring. 
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