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Show HAIimiNINGJIlE CI1Y IAWN Some Timely Advice From tho Utah Agricultural College. "With the last aiiiroacli of wntrr n few flmeh hints in regard to the upkeeji of the Inwn be f intercut as well aa of considerable value," states a l.ullil.ii from Kmil llaneen, InmlwajH- gaHcner at ll.u Agncul-tural Agncul-tural Colleiro r fuih at Iigati, tu Tlic Sun this werk. "It is ileairald at this i lime to rake tho lawn and clear It of leaves nnd all coarse material. It la ala nl.iiahp to mow it Wore winter seisin During Ike months of UeeaMber n.l .January Um atHitiea tlon f torn.- Vhm fertiliier akmhl be eTvom mnnllra of ih eomHtkw of the soil. A i Inn coaling of HI rutted table inumin- i excellent for this purpose. It - Inwn is somewhat n-mnm n-mnm a dr.-- n- ..f mixture of well rotted mniiiin. ,in. stfiiNl mil evenly distriliul.l u. lli..rughly leveled Wllh thp Luck .if rake until all tow ptacea arc lillol m in rvcouin-snded. If sotne iwirh,., arc loo low the sod aWbhl In lili.d ,ui, mh". tpnlioU lo the rwpC.red h. ,Khili. The aod should Umh fccjeiilan-l nml i-l tn Mt 1 with the bask of a hp, after wWeh a ee4-ing ee4-ing of rert.lirr uliould h HiptivL "If th'-n- an- hare upota in the lawn IhcM .hmil.t lN- attended to during dur-ing Ike eil -pninr by loosening the awrfa ol Hie Mll with a steel rake and aiiptymK a thin oiaiing of imlver-iteil imlver-iteil soil. S...I .l.m.l.l ihvn U lAaulMl. After ilaniiiiirilicMlit is well lo mil the entire hian Where stable manure man-ure eannol In niiphetl hone meal . reeimimcn.li .1 h. lNnif one of the best eomnterrnil lertilisera for lawns. ! Whim hon- meal is used it ahould be applied in Ime winter or early spring at the rair t from ten lo fifteen MRliul lo eah thoueaHd feet. "If a lawn Is estiililUlictl on heavy cla mhI it ia lienefieial lo lighten the mil by applying a coating of sharp, dean sanil to a depth of an eighth ot an inch. This will wmk into the ami and produee a good effect." |