LAYING DOWN A LAWN.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 November 1916, Page 4

LAYING DOWN A LAWN.

When it is desired to foi ui a l»*u. •be gitiuml should bo ti**uch«xi ws

jii'X'uml i</r tne vogfiaine garden ruj tuuo during ln« auLuiuii. If the j'lol can be prepared in Mm oh, a season tray be gained by sowing the ,criws seed during tiiat uionth; the suffice must be thoroughly pulvorisf"* «Jid trodden down firmly. The fclun.ing (3 a good mixture, if procurable.— Crested Dog-tail, 211)8; fcW+uca temlifolio, 41 bs; f'estuca duruscula, 21hs; LoKum teuuilolia peronne, 201! m, White clover ,'2lbs; Trifolium minor, iibs; I'oa Nomoralm aud Sompervirens' Übs of ea-.'t. This mixture will "uftiee for half an acre, aud will fonn a very-good lawn, and if kept cut clos« antswerp most uo.ls. Special mixta.«* tor Inymg down lawns may »lso bo n.ad nom any Beedsmaa. fcuiue of oui native poas and other grasses woild answer admirably lor lawn purposesit tho ground is of a retentive nafcjre. iinving the seeds sho'jld tie deferred til \ugt:.,t. Commence lo cur. as *oon «t. Uio machine <v ill uct. Some j:e f the scjtiie tvr the tiist time' o ..t. Kill previi.iis to mowing i'lf. mi; -idVf tha knlT<« ol tiie <mi-.VOi skeds RjLgni.'KD : u sow < n ACRE. Harley, 2* to rj bushels; best-n, 2 lo -I bushels; buclsn boat, or blank, 11 oushcis ; eubbago vdruzr.head), to tr.nitpi an t, l lb; cnru'.ry, 3 pkgs ; r-.rot i> drills. 8 to 12 Ids; clever, L. «o 17 ib*. turze or gorse, lor feed, 20 u> 24 bw for single-line fencing, to Duw.imr .jnle, 3 to ( lbs; kohl riibi (turnip uvtud cabbage), to transplant, 1 lb . Jo., drilled, 4 lbs, linseed, for flax, 2{ oiifthels; linseed, for seed, 14 :ucerne, broadcast, 20 lbs; do., driller i 5 lbs; mustard, white, 1 pkL; mangold ivurtzel, o lbs; oate, 3 to 4 bush-k , parsnip,« 10 lbs; rape or cole, i pit. rye, 2j to 8 bu&hels; ry» grata u: Irilitid, one-fourth leui), 'A lo 2i» '-.j* •els; sainfoin, giant, 5 bushels, tai-.* motor, 2i bushels; do., spring, 1 l--2J bushels; trifoiiuu iiicarnatum, 1 ibs, turnip, 2 to S lbs; larrup ( lbt; wheat. 2i to ii uusheU