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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 11 Apr 1935, p. 57

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three the supply of nitrogen is always less adequate and the trees starve first for this elément. City treés should be fed now by placing fertilizer * i. holes. about two inches in. diameter :and' twelve to. fS- teen incheg deep. A'soluble, inorganic fertilizer containingý more nitrogen than potassium or phosphorus, will give excellent resuits and, will be im ost economnical. Place the holes in a zig-zag circle beneath the edge of the crown of' the tree, making six holes for each inch- of diamneter of the tree. Drop through. a funnel two- thirds cupful of fertilizer, in,,eacli. hole and 611, the holeé with soi l Foed the Evergreen Evergreen trees should be fed also and the same type of fertilizer is de- sirable for them.. However, these trees should be fed firom the surface tby spreaditlg the fertilizer on the soil beneath the trees at the rate of two pourids for each one hu*ded s quare feet of area. The fertilizer will be worked into the soil when the soit is shallow spaded, which should 'be done each spring and fail. Trees and lawn grass are definitely antagonistic-the grass robbing' thel trees of needed food and the trees -robbing the grass. If even partial success is to be achieved ini growing grass beneath trees it is not o11l, necessary, to seed a shade tolerant grass, sùcb as Poa trivialis. and to feed the trees, but the grass must also be fed heavily. 0f ail the tests I have made of soils locatéd beîneath trees., about 90 per cent have show,' the soil to be so low in available pitroizen that the grass plants. bad no chance of living. Whiile no attenPt sboutld be made to grow graýss in areas of. very low sunshine,'satiSf.actorY re- suits can usually..be secured in par- tiallv shaded areas if the trees, are fed, if 'a shade tolerant permanent grass is used. and if an al5undance of plant fôod is made available to the associz The tinue liers may learn the rudiments ot horsemanship and intermediates and advanced 'riders may become more adept in the, art. Mr. Taylor stated that the same' hligh standard of the school willbe maintained. Already plans are un- derway for ýa n active summer which will include regular breakfast.. lunch- eon and.tmoonlight rides. Class and personal instruction bas already begun for the spring se ason under Mr. Stjernholmi. Participtg grouîps include students from New, Trier -High school, National College- of Education, National Kindergarten. Wilnette. schools and Northwestern university. M.Stjernholrn, Who will be active at the school bas long been an able instructor in horsemanship. During thae winter months bc bas been as-, sociated wvith Marshall Field and com- pany, Evanston, and will v'ontinue with this firm two days each week to belp students itli their problenms of out fitting for the bridle paths. A son, David joseph Kelly, was boril to \Ir» and Mrs. James F. Kelly, 234 Catalpa place, on' March 15, at St. Francis hospital.. Mrs. Kelly and' the.baby returned to their home last week. ten days' visit ai uisneville and 'i iy.ni. N. C. Mfr. and Mrs. John Nulveén, Jr., and 'daughter, Margaret, 520 Warwick road, Kenilworth, returnied last week froin .'a montb's' visit at Palm Beach, FIa. -o- .Miss Jane WVeese, 141 Kenilworth avenue, Kenilworth. was luncheon hostess to a sniall group of friends Club VI60,RO0 N lb.. les I' I MILORÇGArfilm LAWN SUIS Nower cid, Vge#.bIêS.. Phne WiI..tI. 3060 Hardware Company 1219 Wihnett. Ave WVIthWaiIhId youroomeca b. det0.d the monedRy wos sd ceiifg are coat - ualBly Te- iquiresi. 15petl- Quut mie, colora lu the$ 7 11f9at" satin finis end in Ouni-dlos. Glo Alo. a complet. lFm.of Euamlso4 Varuishe.HomeuasPints, and a Iaweassortument of Etuses. ffe.er Joyce r4ht Qon the air Statloti, WGN -Io A. M. teo: 15i A. M. It Payst., Come t. the Ridge HOFFMANN BROS For Fe-Hardware-Seeds Fertilhixe Wilmette Ave. sud Ridge RiL TONIC. Every tree needà one. Drought bas taken its toi. Wnter bas- sapped etrength. Nov Spring demands new power for growing. *Russell Y. Cooke of Charlotte,: formerl1y of Kenilwortb, is the of the Frank R. Youngs of 333 noôr. road, Kenilworth. Phonesý Glenview 87 . guest Cum- 'c Park 662 o "j

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