top-dress

You may leave them undisturbed for years, but if you can top-dress them in autumn so much the better.

In fall, top-dress the Lawn with commercial fertilizer at the rate of 500 pounds to the acre.

After this I top-dress heavy with manure, leaving it lie on the land until spring.

Generally, by using it on wheat and other crops, the farmer will save manure enough to top dress his meadows.