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Types of Soils. In the preparation and development of lawnareas, especially on virgin soil, the land must be cleared and the stumpsremoved. It is preferable that stumps should either be pulled outby tractor or team, chopped out, or in the instance of pine lands, theyshould be burned out. The operation of blasting stumps, in order toremove them, leaves a considerable hole, which, when filled with loosesoil, however thoroughly tamped, may cause a depression in the lawnon account of later settling. After the land is cleared and the stumpsare removed, the lawn is brought to an even grade, and unless the soilis a rich yellow "topsoil" sand, it is advisable to spread a layer of muck,averaging from two to four inches in depth, over the entire lawn area.A deeper covering of muck would be better. The cost of excessive"mucking" is often the determining factor. This muck, which usuallycomes from the swamps, should be selected with great care. Notall so-called "muck" soil in swamps is adapted for use on lawns.It is often the case that swamp muck put on a high, dry, and sandy |
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