LAYING DOWN A LAWN.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 September 1916, Page 4

LAYING DOWN A LAWN.

When it is desired to foim a lavu. the ground should be directed lor tlio veftolauie gaidt'»i t s>y l.lliLt duili.g Ll»l. ll Ll'O ;-.<>t taa Lu prepared i:i -March, a season :ray be gained by sowing tho L ;r.ws scad during that month; the surface must be thoroughly pulverised .Jid trodden down firmly. The following is a good mixture, it procurable:— Crested Dog-tail, 21bs ; fc'ep+uca tenuifolia, 41 bs; Featuca duruscula, 2lba; Loliuui teuuitolia pereune, 20lba; Whit© clover ,21bs; Trifolium cuojr, Slba; i'oa Nemoruiis and Bern perri.-ens libs of eat 6. Ibis muturo will attic© tor hnlf an acre, and will form a very good lawn, and it Kept cut close answers most »0;ls. Special iriixt'i for laying dovin la«ns may •<leu tv> iiad Irom any Boedsmuii. borne of on 1 native pons und other grasses nvoiid answer admirably tor lawn purposes. >t tho ground is o; a retentive nat.ire, sowing the seeds should De deferred til' August. • Commence to cut as -soon as tlio machine will act. Some jreler the scythe tor the iirst time o 1 cutting. 1101 l previous to mowiig, this will save the knives oi the moivjr tiEEDti REQUIRED TO SOW ACHE. iJarlcy, 2 l to SJ bushels ; beans, 2 to it bushels; buckwheat, or blank, H bushels; cabbago (drua.head), to trail*plant, 1 lb; ciiurj, 3 pkgs; i«vrot in drills, 8 to 12 Ids; clover, ui 17 lbs; turee or gorse, for feed, 20 U; 24 Lb; do. for single-line tencing, to sow one mile, 3 to 4 lbs; kohl rabi (turniprooted cabbage), to transplant, 1 lb; do., drilled, 4 lbs, linseed, for fiax, 21 bushels; linseed, for seed, 1J bush.«!s, lucerne, broadcast, 20 lbs; do., drilK«l, 15 lbs; mustard, white, 1 pkt; ruangnld A-urtrvl, 5 lbs; oats, 3 to 4 bush-If; pnrsnip, 10 lbs; rape or cole, i pit, -ye, 2i to 8 bushels; ryo iyaw ut irilled, one-fo'irch lets', 'i to it •els; sainfoin, giaui, 6 bushels, t*r»4. fliitor, bu»h«!a , vlo., &pliU£, 3 U.' 2J buuhsls; iriloliuuj :uc*m»uiii, 1* lbs; turnip, 8 to 5 lbs; tuxr.;p *t<il/b:«, ( Ibi; wheat. 2i to 2i uaahtii