Ontario Community Newspapers

Terrace Bay News, 27 Sep 1956, p. 9

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Ae TOWNS ITE LANDSCAPING a one Pulp vl Paper Company Ltd, will deliver top-soil to townsite residents at the rate of $4,00 per load (approx. 5 cu. yd.) Delivery will begin October 3rd. Anyone desiring material should fill out the form at the bottom of the page and return it to the townsite office as soon as possible. No phone calls will be accepted, A sample of this material was sent to the Ontario Agricultural College, Department of Soils Advisory Service and they recommended the following procedure be used for seeding a lawn, "I presume this top dressing is to go on a sandy area. I suggest that area to be top dressed is levelled off before top dressing is applied. Garon apply- ing top dressing apply a 4-24-12 fertilizer at 25 lbs, per 1000 sq. ft. of area and then harrow or rake lightly. Follow this with at least 2 - 3 inches of top dressing. Apply 4-12-10 fertilizer at 10-15 lbs. per acre to this top soil. "When levelled off, rake in the fertilizer well, rake both ways, Sow following grass seed mixture: 1-1/2 lbs, Kentucky Blue grass, 1 lb. Creeping Red Fescue, 1/2 lbs, Red Top, 1/2 Ibs Pernnual Rye Grass, 1/2 lbs. Crested Wheat Grass = 4 lbs, int eee per 1000 sq, ft. of lawn area, Try to get grass seed sown evenly over area, roll after seeding, and then water it well with a fine spray so as not to disturb grass seed,!! This method is similar to that used by the Townsite Department (re Lakeview, Kenogami) with the exception that both lime and fertilizer are used in one pint iit bet preferably one week or more previous to seeding. The above seed mixture is available at the warehouse at 0,53¢/1b. ee ee ee This will authorize LongLac Pulp and Paper Co, to deliver loads of top soil to Lot and bill the undersigned at the rate of $4,00 per load, | Signed ere eee cman ey ae Name ra tee Oe ee me ee ee me eee ee ee ek ee Le A eh OO A yO EL RE NE a Yh Ma

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