The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-04-23
WEll-KEPT LAWN
DEMANDS CARE
Supt. Nussbaumcr Tells How 10 Beau-
MY Lawns

The man that tries to make his
home surroundings as beautiful and
attractive as possible can have no
greater source of pride and pleasure
than that OF well kept lawn j man
may grumble when asked to shovel
snow of the side walk, or beat car
pets, but give him a plot OF land
about his house to labor on and he is
happy This is the time OF the year
when one of the chief concerns of the
house holder is Eow to get a good
lawn and insure its permanence,
GAS soon as the snow is gone the
first thing to do is to clean of the
lawn said Frederick Nussbamer.
nperintendant of the st, Paul parks
'Many people believe the soil is EN-.
riched by burnt grass hut anyone can
| figure how much there is ia that.
don't advocate the burning of olG
grass at all, in fact | am opposed to ii,
but if it is done regard should be
paid to the condition of the ground.
In setting fire to the grass when the
ground is dry it is easy to get the
surface soil hot, the "Crownsn are
burned, and of course, no grass grows.
"The top dressing, which has been
put on in the fall, should be raked of,
that is the chunky lumps should be
removed SO that they will not inter
fere with the blades of grass or get
caught in the lawn mower. The fer
tii2er should have been put on in the
| fall, but it will do no harm if it is put
on in the spring. TIE best fertilizer
is that obtained from the baruyard,
four or five years old, and wril rotted.
During the past two years | have had
thousands of loads OF tertilizer from
an old dump. For ordinary use the
commercial" fertilizer is the best.
There are many places on the
lawn where the grass has been killed
during the winter. The su"tacing has
|
ed and tie grass roots have been
choked for the want Of air. The boys
have perhaps been playing on the
lawn and packe ed down the snow, and
the grass has no chance to get air.
When it is kown that the grass is
dead, or there are 'oaid" spots, seed
should be planted Immediately.
"When people buy grass seed they
should tell the seedman how their
lawns are situated, whether in the
shade, exposed, or sunny, facing
north or south. The seedmen know
what grasses do best under various
conditions ! should say that the
best grasses for sunny lawns are Eng
| lsh rye, red top and white clover
There are many kinds of seed grasse'
| could mention that are suitable tOI
the other conditions.
To give a nice velVety appearance
the grass should BE- cut as close as tn
mower can make it and should never
be allowed to grow higher than fou
inches. There should he a liberal
supply of water especially wnen tn,
weather il hot
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