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Show ; ! CRAB GRASS IN LAWNS LAWNSSHOULD LAWNSSHOULD I I3HOULD SHOULD 3HOULD BE PULLED PCLLED NOWIf NOW NOWIf NOWI I ' | If there are any + inall mall rnall dry spots inthe in inthe inthe the lawn they are caused by crabglass crab crabglass crabgrass glass grass , , according to Prof J C 0 Hogen-son Hogen son Hogen- Hogen Hogenson Hogenson - - son of the Utah State Agricultural Agriculturalcollege Agriculturalcollege Agriculturalcollege college extension serviceWhere serviceWhere service serviceWhere Where there are only small patches patchesof of crab grass gross , the most effective wayof way wayof of - - getting gettmg D---- D gettingrid - . - - - rid rid _ _ of it Is by by hand-puUmg hand puUmg hand-pulling pulling an - - : . wayI . ' , I - - D---- D - . - - - _ _ Professor DProfessor ogenson says The roots are arevery arevery arevery very shallow and it is easily 'Pulled Pulled 'PulledSome pulledSome ' pulledSome Some persons , however , eradicate crab crabgrass crabgrass crabgrass and vigor vigor- vigorously vigorously vigorously - grass by b raking r-akmg r akmg - carefully ously with an iron-toothed iron toothed - rake andthen andthen and andthen then cutting the remaining grass withthe with withthe withthe the lawn mower eet bet set rallow real r $ al low . Crab grass matures in early July July.but Julybut . , but there is nearly always some seedthat seed seedthat seedthat that matures and branches below thelevel the thelevel thelevel level of the mo mower " er bladesFIall bladesFall blades bladesFall Fall FIall application appUcabon of manure to the thelawn thelawn thelawn lawn will stimulate stlmula.te stlmulate . the growth of the theI thebetter thebetter thebetter better grasses , but it should not be ap- ap appl1ed applied ap applied - - I plied pl1ed until after aftcr the first frost , whichmay which whichI whichmay whichmay may kill the crab ocab gra grass s seedIf seedIf seed seedIf If manure is applied in the spnng spring springthe , I the application appl1C'ltion appl1Cltion ' should sl10uld be made early earlyI earlyto earlyto earlyto to toearly toearly toearly to stimulate better lawn grasses I early growth before the crab grassgerminates grass grassgermin1tes grassgermindtes germin1tes germindtes , , which is lS usually late inMay in InMay Mayor May or early in June JW1e |