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Show THE LAWN ' i Hy Emll Hansen, I'tiih Agriculliirnl College, Logan City Park I Supervisor. The very fact that the lawn is the foundation of tho landscape design, makes ll Impcrntlve thai it bn made tn the beat manner possible. Eol- . lowing are a few timely suggestions on tho same which .may be of Interest Inter-est and benefit to the reader. It the soil on the plot where the lawn Is to bo planted Is naturally good, It should be dug or plowed as deep as possible without getting the subsoil on tho top. However, if the soil Is poor It will bo necessary to add a heavy coating of barnyard ma-nuie ma-nuie or commercial fertilizer, the former being much more preferable. This Is true especially If the soil Is light, since It adds humus to the gound and the food value Is much 'more ltuttlng. Commercial fortllUor !hcLs more quickly but Is more of a stimulant. After turning tmderttho manure a naatlng of ulrslaoked llnio spriMd eMiely over the surface is do hi table; This should be applied at the rain of thirty bushels to the acre aud should he harrowed In and thoroughly thor-oughly mixed with the top layer of soil. g In the majority of raises where tho lawn Is a falluro It has tain due tn lick of thorough preliminary preparations, prepar-ations, whereas If such steps are taken tak-en the lawn will possess a ilch Intitule In-titule color throughout the season and from year to year. A well nourished nour-ished and well kept lawn becomes a veritable carpet. The best time for planting the eed Is In the early spring as soon as tho soil can be conveniently prepared. Lawns planted early In the season get the benefit of the spring rains. However, If foi any rcasoti this work raunot bd dtme'linlll later In the sea-ton sea-ton the newly own lawn should be eorer:d with clean etraw that should be removed as soon as the grass atarta to crow. This fitraw aids t keening the .round raoiat and pre-cent pre-cent osslblo "wanning" of the soil when sprlhUHUe. It Is adriftttbl- when yuull-g th wei to ilo so ota. lay wbei Ihero -fij.lMl wliul, .ICe- Ih, ttkisjj 'tird' t wsy'llsht aftd'sMr frils'.reVMn wot . if 'it ! ",, ej i .v;,.C-'.j.j'"ja:iU-'-'.'.'. be evenly distributed on a windy day. Thero are numerous ways of sowing sow-ing the seed, but It lias been found advantageous to make two sowings with tho second sowing crosswise to the first. In this manner the seed will bo more evenly distributed and bare spots eliminated. After the-sowing the-sowing tho seed should bo raked with a rake or harrowed with a light harrow. har-row. The quality of tho seed Is a 'very Impoitnnt consideration. The best Is none too good. The type known as' "recleaned"' Is to ho recommended. The quantity of seed required for an' area of 2,500 square feet Is approximately approx-imately five pounds. Mixed lawn s grass seed may bo purchased from any of the dealers or If preferred n mixture of six pounds Kentucky' blue grass to one pound of white clover Is recommended. -. , |