The sun., 1910-01-09

Of the name Of this grass IL does not grow
well in the Island OF Bermuda. There
all who care for q lawn must depend on
the st. Augustine grass.
Now az to making a lawn by soddinR
| never recommend Il unless the lawn
In the first place IL is next to impossible
to get good sod in any great quantity;
In the second there La the expense Of cut
ting lifting. carting and laying down the
turf and then beating II down. and in the
third place 10 is impossible to make perfect
sods are laid In the autumn 1t is likely
to be seriously injured by heaving during
the winter, while N 1t 10 laid in the spring
Il is equally certain to be so dried out
that great gaping channels will be made
where the eoda should join.
After lawn is well started there comes
the question OF keeping II in condition.
Other crops are not only fertilized but
the ground Ia kept constantly stirred by
repeated workings. You can't work the
lawn as you do other crops, 50 that IL all
the more reason why you should be
generous in giving It the necessary fer
iilger.
aIf the land has been thoroughly en-
riched before the lawn was made the
autumn following top mulch OF well
rotted manure should be put on. This
not only keeps the roots Of the young
grass in proper condition but supplies
food for the coming spring.
in some parts OF the country where
tobacco stems can be had readily they
are used for mulching the lawns 70 good
advantage. As this does not enrich the
land when they are raked OF i'm the spring
a surface Of wood ashes and ground bone
should be supplied. On old lawns this
annual top dressing should never be
omitted. Il should always be remem-
bered that these chemical foods should
be scattered on just before a rain, or in
a liquid form, using one pound to forty
gallons Of water
-As to moving, have seldom known a
lawn sown in the fall to need to be owed
before the next spring or summer. Then
the grass should be cut as soon as IL has
attained a height OF three or four inches
and the cut grass left on. the lawn to sct
as a mulch for the roots. After the grass
has begun to grow freely it may be cut
once every ten days or so.
During the first season the grass will
not be rooted very firmly and the pulling
help things along. II u is possible use a
scythe. The grass will then not be cut
too close. but II a lawn mower 10 the only
way be careful to see that the knives
are set high and keep the grass about
two inches high all the season. During
the hot weather stop moving and use the
roller.
@All new lawns need rolling frequently
to make the roots take firm hold. and
the heavier the roller the better. A
thousand pound roller is none too
heavy, though many lawns get alopg &
very well that have TO be oontented with
only 800 pounds,
THE texture Of the turf on a lawn
made as l have described will improve
for the first four years of its existence.
As the Kentucky grass grows and crowds
out the other kinds the surface will become
more and more beautifully uniform
and firm under the tread. To keep IL in
dressing. should be moved sufficiently
often to keep the gra - under three inches
and should be rolled early in the spring
and again in the autumn. Lawns should
not be moved after the middle OF Sep
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