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Enemies to Lawns. Weeds are the most important enemies tolawns. The best way to eradicate weeds in a lawn that is otherwiseworth saving is to dig them out, fill the holes with good topsoil, and sowfresh seed Spraying with chemicals and patent remedies has neverproved effective. Angle worms or fishworms may be destroyed by thefollowing spray: Dissolve in two gallons of boiling water one pound ofcommon salt and add one pound of corrosive sublimate. Dilute theabove with four gallons of water to make a stock solution. One pintof the stock solution should be added to sixteen gallons of water andsprayed over the lawn. Army worms may be destroyed while young bya spray made by dissolving three pounds of arsenate of lead in fiftygallons of water. This should be sprayed over the lawn until it iswhite. While white grubs are among the grass roots in late July in |
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