Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-17
Ma;jno a Pretty Lawn,


Though we call it front yard, yet,
no difference what its L.mensions-
great or small-it really Is a lawn
And If il p:cvcs thing OF beauty
we must give it thought and care In
tie first making as we'll as afterward'
There are new houses, finished up
late in The fell, that have left the
iawn-making until the spring. There
are now houses going up, Of which the
plat around will soon be calling Tor
some consideration. Its situation
must he studied, and plans made foI
It's shape and slope.
Where the lot Is series Of depres
sinns and inclined places, much grad
.pg and filling in Is usually required:
INT where It is comparatively level
;hc dirt thrown from the cellar and
foundation, with dirt thrown back
from the edges to give the slope, may
be all tie extra filing required. ~ ~
tho house stands we'll in the centre,
the ground looks better to slope evens
ly from ell sides Of it. A little shifts
ing of it's own soil to make this may
be 5aIl&that is required, If the lawn
be a small one If the lawn is not OF
extra size the grading can be done
By hand, but if very large, It is more
quickly and better done by machinery
made for tho pllrDOSe
1t will not do TO put poor soil on
lawn, or tu stir It's own soil II 1t DO
poor, and leave 1t in that shape Tor
the planting of seed. Poor ground
will not grow lawn grcss. especially
the kind that grows thick, low and a
rich green, and under foot feels like
soft velvet plush. That kind requires
a deeply ricl soil. TWO lawns, Side by
side, both equally we'll cared for. Will
shcw q vast difference In looks, be-
cause of difference In the soil.
If tho sell used in the making Of the
lawn be of poor quality. it should be
mixed to depth beyond which the
roots reach, with scme good fertilizer.
N'ell.rottei manure is good for the
purpose were 1t not for the seeds OF
weeds that spring from it. To avoid
future work in the way OF spuddlng
out stubborn weeds, one had better
invest In bone meal or some fertilizer
free of weed seeds.
In getting the soil ready for the
seed it must be we'll pulyerized with
hoe and rake, and every clod broken,
that the seed may come up evenly.
All deprcssiors that shew after frst
liiDg should be evened up and pound
I'd down firm Sith maui. 1t usually
takes two years to get a lawn in good
shane, as heavy rains find soggy places
in the soil and hollow thom out. But
after that time it will remain in good
condition for years, with a slight at
tontion each spring and fall.
In selecting the seed great care Is
necessary. There are mixtures CT
lawn seeds put on the market that are
worthless, and there are statesmen
who will sell you sHch as good. A mix
turc of grass seeds that makes low,
spreading growth and stools ont well
is the kind wanted. There are deal
ers with a reputation to sustain. VINO
will sell you the rlghl dnd, and tell
Won TO an inch hcw much your lawn,
bo if large or small. will need of seed.
-ri,ey win tell you that it must be
sown thick. Inquire for such q dealer
before YOU buy. If you are not an ex-
neriencei hand in sowing grass seed,
then get someone to SOW it that IS.
Let it get eight OF nine inches high
before it gets its first cutting, and
then r should merely be clipped. TO
rim the lawn mower often and close
" over now grass is one good way to
Kill it. After the roots are well SCI
and matted and the grass grows thick
or the ground, it will not require so
much water to keep it alive. Thick
GRASS holds moisture arcu?f the roots,
and will withstand long dry spells.
Keep wire rake with which to
take off the cut grass and leaves.
Sharp-toothed rakes tear and loosen
the grass roots. AS thick bed of
grass draws fertility from the ground
faster than it gives it back, the lawn
must get a dressing CT bone meol at
least twice year, II you would Keep
nm its strength and beauty. In May
or June IL the time indicated for the
first dressing, end then again lGt' in
the fall Tho SHOWS and rains OF WIN
ter will gradually wash it into the
roots ts.-Indianapolis News.