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There are approx. 30,000,000 acres of lawn in the US.  Fifty three million households have lawns, ranging from tiny plots to huge acreages.  It is estimated Homeowners spend more than $5 billion per year on lawn care supplies, equip. and services.  They put in about 40 hours per week per year tending to their lawns at an average cost of $327 yearly.  Starting a new lawn costs around $70.00 per 1,000 sq. feet (seeding) with more than 80% of that cost going into labor and equipment.