Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-24

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know how to proceed to- make lawn.
A satisfactory lawn may be establish
ed by proceeding as follows: If the
land has not been plowed, break II inn
mediately and work down to a smooth,
even surface, either by hand labor or with
what is known as a planker. which may
be made any size and constructed by
fastening two inch boards together in the
exact manner followed in Misunderstanding
a house II is one-Of the. best. cheap lew
cling implements you can have. After
getting the land TO a smooth, even sur
face and the terraces. II there are any.
to Ions rolling slopes, cover the ground
with a layer Of woods earth to the depth
OF one or two inches. You may then sod
with Bermuda grass, or set TO Bermuda
in rows, or else SOW. the seed, though IT
Is rather dificuIt to secure a stand from
the seed Bermuda seed. should not be
sown until the weather is warm, say the
latter part of April. Putting out the sets
may be done any time after the first OF
March. II one desires to secure a lawn
for the coming summer, the sod is the
thing to employ. Next to that would
come the sets, and the slowest develop
ment would be the seed.
Some will inquire IL blue grass, red top
and other varieties may not be used for
lawns. They can not be used With any
degree OF certainty in this section Of the
south. After your Bermuda sod is well
established you might sow blue grass or
red top in abe early spring on 1t. In
time a part of the blue grass and red top
viii become established and will help to
give a green color during the winter.
Sometimes oats may be seeded on the
grass in the fall and add green 10 the
lawn in the winter We have tried a
great variety OF grasses for lawn purposes
and have experimental under varying
conditions. but Bermuda is the best and
most satisfactory Of all sod-forming
grasses for this section of the south. II
il is kept closely, clipped with ariawn
mower we'll MANFRED and lined at the
rate OF 500 pounds per acre, and a good
fertilizer containing per cent OF nitro
gen. 10 per cent of phosphoric acid and
per cent Of potash put on at the rate of
go to 500 pounds per acre each spring, ii
viii make a thick dense turf and a. beau
tiful appearance for several months OF
the year. as :-1.
A NEW FORM OF NITRoGENoUs
FERTILIZER. a't7
d. b.. Helena; r Ca. writes: What is
cyanamide, the new FERTILIZER? How is 1t
made and can Il be mixed with other
material without loss? Also what is
lime nitrogen?
The information you seek concerning
calcium carbide and calcium nitrate is
briefly and succinctly described in the
/ following paragraphs taken from a bull
Ietin on commercial fertilizers which
has recently been published for the in
formation of the farmers of the state:
Calcium carbide is manufactured
cheaply and in large quantities wherever
cheap electrical power may be had AT
moderate temperature the calcium car
bide combines with the atmospheric nj
trogen, forming calcium cyanamide. a
compound containing is per cent of nj
trogen. It is put on the market under
different names, one of which is nitro
lin. II is a concentrated heterogeneous
manure. decomposing in moist soils into
ammonia. carbonate Of lime, and quick
lime. 1t contains more nitrogen than
nitrate Of soda, and very nearly as much
as sulphate Of ammonia. necessity
caution Is not TO use IL in direct con-
tact with the terminating seed, as It is
/ liable to injure them. II may be applied
before planting and il can be mixed
with supple phosphates without loss OF
nitrogen. Il is readily available, and
while II is not used much now, 1t is. des-