The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-06-09
MOVING, ROLLING, sPRINKLING.
More Suggestions As to Care of the
Lawns,

4 There is no hard and fast rule to be fol-
lowed in connection with moving the
the lawn, but clipping twice week is
mot apt to injure it, and will induce the
formation of good turf, according to
the lawn specialists Of the United States
department of agriculture. Too frequent
clipping, however is drain on the vital
Iity of the grass, and frequently results
in permanent injury.
There Is some difference of opinion
as to whether clippings should be re.
moved after moving, but in general their
removal is advised, especially during wet
weather, since if left to lie on the sur
face they are conducive to the growth of
molds, which in turn produce injury to
the turf. On new seedlings, however or
where the grass is thin, clippings can fire.
auently be allowed to remain with bene-
| fit.
New seedlings should not be clipped
lclosely and during the hot weather of
midsummer and early fall the mower
should be set high for old and new grass
alike The roller should be used discreet
| ly. New grass is frequently benefited
by light rolling after the first cutting.
Old sod should be rolled in the spring
to firm the surface that has been loos
ened by freezing and thawing but dur
ing midseason, IL is very doubtful OF the
lawn should be rolled even lightly, es-
pecially where the soil is OF a heavy
nature.
There are probabl more mistakes made
in connection with the watering of the
La. h. In al ,.ha NJ -
management The practice of sprinkling
as it is almost universally followed is
fundamentally wrong, not that the
sprinkler does not furnish enough water
to the grass during the season, but that |
il does not furnish il in properly distrib |
uted quantities Sprinkling for short |
period may appear 10 wet the sod thor. !
roughly, but in reality the water does not /
penetrate much below the surface. This |
encourages the formation Of surface /
roots and makes the grass less resistant
to the severe conditions of weather and
usage.
Except In rare cases, the lawn should
not be watered oftener than two or
three times a week. provided watering
is done properly. A thorough soaking is
neefrsdfN ana Nnbhiu u1 RlNNH III NhT
late afternoon or early morning. The
ordinary type of revolving sprays is
quite satisfactory, but the amount Of
water applied by il is usually much less
than appears. The point to be borne in
mind is that the ground should be thor.
oughly saturated AZ each application TO
AZ least three inches in depth. II
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While weed enemies OF the lawn are
throughout the growing sea
ION, they are most particularly SO from
he latter part OF june until frost. Dur. /.
ng this period crab grass Is by lar the /,
worst weed present, says the specialists.
There IL no really satisfactory method
VI checking It's growth, and the only !
treatment TO he recommended IL a. cut ,
" pull the plants before they have
orrned large mats. This - = very te-
Iious and expensive practice, but where
good lawn Is involved the results Just
~ tho expense. Rational fertiiizing and !,
areful watering during the summer help
3 overcome the effect Of weeds. Chemi-
II sprays or treatments have proven :
o be- of VERY little assistance. Much !,
ifiicuitv = experienced in cutting :
"a grass with the ordinary mower on 7
ccouni Of its semiprostrste character. !,