Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-05-03
Wayto Secure
andC Care f0raLaWn

, rlrh. stable manure which has been
thoroughly compoSied and rottcd and
which is as free as possible from dctri-
mental weed seeds Is uu%douhtedly the
best material to use in producing the
desired fertility of the soil. Forty To
sixty loads of ll-decorrposcd stable
manure are not too much to use upon
an acre of land designed for the green
sward. Whore such stabl" manure Is
not available the nnxt best plan to fol
low is that previously suggested tho
plowing under Of green crops. such as
%clovers. oowpeas. SOY beams, and SINH
lar plants. The land should then re-
ceive an Application of about 900
pounds of lime TO the acrn. and at the
time IF preparing the seed bed 500 to
900 pounds of iin"-grorinh bone. to-
geth"r with 300 to 500 pounds OF a high
grade FERTILIZER upon zach acre. The
fertilizer may contain : per cent. nitro
gen. 6 to \ per cert. phosphoric acid.
and about : per cent potash.
After the lawn han been established
and 1t has gone into winter quarters
II Is we'll to give the young grass
IL mulch of weii-deroniposed stable
manure. which shah not be
heavy enough Ia %distignrc or mar
the lawn. but should be so fine and we'll
dccomposed tina it will be carried be-
"a NV ~ 'It SIdSS Wy WV
rains and SHOWS OF the winter. leaving
very little rough ar mnsightiy matter
tn be rakcd OF in tine spring. If this IL
not desirable. after the g~reensward has
passed through the .irst winter. 1t
should be treated 10 ~ top-drcssin of
fine ~ronoa hon" M the ate of 1000
pounds to the acre.
Grasses Adapted to Lawn Making.
II is evident thai not all grasses are
lAnrfn1 IN "a ,nli,y fa-i.. .,,.i,
xmas rs are capable nt making a close
turf arc ideal for lawns. Most grasses
which ave creeping rootstocks. short
joints. and produce long. narrow leaves
In about the crown of tho
plant adapt themselves we'll tn lawn
making. Besides this. II destrabie lawn
grass possesses IA pleasing color. which
does not change decidedly from season
to season, Is drought resistant. responds
quickly to a change of conditions from
winter 10 spring. and bears repeated
clippings with the lawn mower. 1t will
be noted that the requirements OF these
grasses are exceedingly eXacting. and
1t liz not surprising to find the list of
such grasses a comparatively short and
meaGer one.
In general. In those localities where
ideal soil and climate conditions are not
present n mixture Of grasses is better
adapted to lawn making. than n single
variety. Under conditions WHERE the
soil and climate are %congeniai for the
development VI grasses n more perfect
lawn can he made by using a single
species thar by tn" Use of II mixture.
Kentucky bluegrass is undoubtedly
the great W maker for all that sec
ton of the Atlanti coast region north
OF Washington. ID. e.. and for the Al
legheny region az far soutl, az north
ern Georgia. Bluegrass thrives best in
a comparatively retentive. strong soil
where there iS an abundance but not an
excessive amount of moisture. Cpon
soils of a lighter character in this. re-
gtOn. In localities where precipitation
tS greater. such grasses as redtOp,
Rhode Island benf-grass. creeping pcnt-
grass. and white lover are more to
be relied upon for lawn making THAI
bluegrass. Redtop. Rhode island bent
grass and creeping q grass all have
the same ability to make Il coinpac and
deep sward. as does bluegrass. In fact.
under certain conditions redtOp and the
bent grasses are able to make a softer,
although not n more permanent. turf
than does the bluegrass. Upon the
light soils found in the states south
of the latitude NJ Washington. ID. c.,
white clover for,ns an importail, fca-
ture I'm lawn mixtures.
In general. because Of the varied
conditions Of shade and moisture cx-
listing upon "A lawn as the result of
Ao''rs sstups HtNi o.
.jects. mixtures are more desirable than
pure grasses. The different degrees OF
shade and moisture maintained in the
soil which result from the presence OF
trees. shrubs n buildings afford a
variety of conditions under which a
single species would not produce a
uniform lawn. These distractions to
the sunlight produce lights and shades
In different parts of the lawn. 40 that
any difference which may exist In the
color OF III various grasses In a lawn
mixture IL not 81 Obtrustve as 1t would
be were different portions OF the area
made up of grasses OF different hues.
Even II there IL variation In the tints
of the green In the different grasses
used in Il lawn mixture. this will not
be objectionable unless the lawn be-
comes patched and iaade up of one !
variety In ne place and a different
variety in another.
Lawns in which bermuda grass has
gained an entrance and largely crowded |
bluegrass present 4 very unsightly |
appearance after killing frosts have oc-
Cured In the autumn. the bluegrass |
remaining bright and green while the |
Bermuda grass. after having been
frosted. turns light brown. thus pre-
senting a very spotted n un-
appearance. Under, these
conditions the Bermuda grass. which |!
In general may be considered a good
anu ueSlraoie lawn grass. becomes a
weed. Another weedy grass which il |
likely to produce a similar effect upon
lawns In which the grasses have run
out" is crab-grass. From the city OF
Washington southwark. particularly |
upon the sandy soils of the Atlantic
coast plain. Bermuda grass is the |
main dependence for law making. |
When the confines " Florida have
been reached. however. the conditions
are somewhat different and the war,m-
cr climate and the greater humidity
allow different species to endure. as.
for Instance. the st. Augustine grass. !
which has II coarse and very upright
leaf. although it has a creeping root
stock. This grass IN OF special value |
In Florida. an 1t remain in Il green con-
dition practically throughout the whole |
year.
Korean lawn grass Is n maritime
grass from Asia aud Australia, which |
Ia proving OF value along the s~eacoaat
from Charleston southwark. 1t thrtves
we'll In the latitude Of WASHINGTON. hut
the leaves are o hardy and assume
\ light straw olO in winter. II will.
however. undoubtedly he a decided ac-
QUESTION for lawns near the seashore
in attitudes south Of Washington. Sea- ,
shore lawns are each year becoming |
OF more and moro Interest haca ,seo ~