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“We’re just trying to keep it mowed,” he explains. “Now we’re keeping it short — just like a yard —but over the summer we had lots of mulch on it and left it about five to six inches long. The mulch saved it from any permanent damage.”

There’s more to keeping the turf

“Luckily all

of this rain that

has fallen has

put us in good

shape.”

— Randy Rouse

healthy than just keeping it the right length.

“We’ve been spending time filling up all the holes,” Mr. Shifflett continues. “And we gave it a good healthy dose of fertilizer. We use turkey manure here - it’s the best fertilizer around.”

W. Gary Baker, who manages the two days of the Middleburg Fall Races, went for a walk and a horseback ride around Glenwood Park last week to inspect the race course.

“A lot of the turf had started to

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