Page 2 ~ Fourteen Pointers on waking Good Lawns 
Hand sowing of seed is usually the most satisfactory method of 
sscuring a comnlete end uniform coverage on a small lawn. ‘The seed 
may be diluted by mixing it with soil or fertiiigs)., It should be 
divided in two lots. One lot should be broadcast while walking 
lengthwise of the area and the other lot should be sown while walking 
at right angles to the direction of the first sowing. The seed should 
be covered lightly by raking, 
11, Light rolling will press the sced gently into the soil where it 
will be encouraged to germinate in the shortest possible time. 
12. Spreading a bale of straw or hay to 1,000 scuare feet on slopes 
will reduce erosion, conserve moisture, and facilitate establishment. 
It seldom is necessary to remove the mulch, Special types of netting 
also may be purchased to protect new seedings. 
13. New seedings (or sod or Sprigs) may be complete failures unless 
adequate moisture is available constantly during the period of es- 
tablishment, Watering need only be light, but it must be frequent 
enough to avoid drying of the surface soil where the now tender 
rootlets are gaining a foothold, 
14. Mowing should be started as soon as there is enough top growth to 
cut with the mower set at the proper height for the principal species 
of grass planted, Delayed mowing, so that the grass blades bend over 
and become matted, should be avoided, 
TNORSAN'S GRASS FARM 
"Improved Lawn Grasses for the South" 
Abbeville, Alabama 
