This NEWSLETTER is published
monthly by the Greenkeepers Club of
New England, and sent free to its members and their Green's Chairmen. Subscription price ten cents a copy, or a
dollar a year.
GUY C. WEST
Editor

Association, the R. I. Greenkeepers Association, and as usual, the Greenkeepers Club of New England. It seems
fitting in passing to note that all these
associations, and others with members
present, have a keen interest in the
Conference, and possibly could be better
tied together by a joint program, rather
R h o d e Island C o u n t r y Club
than by scattering the various repreW e s t B a r r i n g t o n , R. I.
sentatives of these associations through
the three day program.
GEORGE J. ROMMELL, JR.
The program in general followed
Business Mgr.
closely the advance program as given
54 E d d y St., W e s t N e w t o n , Mass.
in the February NEWSLETTER.
March, 1939
Vol. 11, No. 3
The Fifteenth Anniversary of the Club
Contributing Editors
was celebrated with a Ladies' Night program on February 25th at the Arlmont
Homer Darling
R. A. Mitchell
Country Club, Arlington Hts., Mass.
Howard Farrant
Charles Parker
President Counsell, acting for the club,
Frank Wilson
presented the club's past presidents with
suitably engraved gavels, in appreciation
of their services while in office. An
The ideas and opinions expressed in evening
of dancing and games rounded
the subject matter of this NEWS- out
the program.
LETTER are not necessarily those of
the Editor or the members of the club
as a whole.
The regular March meeting was held
at the Waltham Field Station on the
6th. Final revisions to the By-Laws
were voted, and considerable business
OUTDOOR R E C R E A T I O N CONdiscussed.
FERENCE

From the Boston Record of January
following:
The Sixth Annual Outdoor Recrea- 23rd, we gleanG othe
lf Gold
tion Conference was held at the Mass.
NEW YORK, Jan. 22—They
State College, Amherst, Mass. on
have a "million-dollar" golf course
March 10, 11, and 12. Although heavy
at Juneau, but players in the Alaska
snows and storms at this time made
capital want a new one.
travelling difficult, a large number of
enthusiasts enjoyed the Show and the
Ike P. Taylor, chief engineer of
fine programs presented by the various
the Alaska road commission, who
sections of the Conference. As usual,
played some winter golf on Pacific
the Golf section drew the most attendnorthwest courses explained Juance, and many turf men from several
neau's course gets its high-priced
states listened with attention to the
title from the fact it is situated on
various speakers and took part in the
a beach where waste gold is washed
various discussions. Space does not perout with sand from the Alaskamit us to record the various addresses
Juneau mine.
here, but we hope to present some of
"It makes a fine golf course, if
the outstanding papers from time to
you
like sand," Taylor said, "but
time in these columns.
some of the holes are under water
when the tide is in."
A feature of the Golf Section was the
participation and cooperation of the
Greenkeeping Superintendents' Association, the N. J. Association of Golf
Boss: "You know the importance of
Superintendents, the Connecticut Asso- punctuation?"
ciation of Golf Superintendents, the
Stenog: "Oh, yes, I always get to
Northeastern New York Greenkeepers work on time."
—Ex.

K A N S A S CITY NOTES

by Kent Bradley

j^S

We learned at the Kansas City Convention of the GSA, that some items
brought out in the January report did
not check with all readers. While the
report as a news item was correct,
some of the things brought out in the
informal discussions may have been
from misinformed sources. An invitation is extended to those familiar with
the entire situation, to clear the air.
The writer's apologies go to any who
may have been caused embarrassment
in this matter.
However, Greenkeeping will "go to
New York Town", in 1940, when the
GSA will hold its 14th annual educational conference and equipment show
in the east. Strong bids are being made
by Columbus, Ohio, and Detroit, Michigan, for 1941, and some bets are being
made that 1942 will see the show in
California.
But back to Kansas City:—Missouri,
called "The Heart of America," due
to it's approximate geographical center,
described locally as /'Where the East
ends, and the West begins, and the
North meets the South."
The equipment show and lectures
were given in the Municipal Auditorium,
and the last registration figure we obtained showed 478 in attendance. The
annual banquet and floor show had an
assemblage of 250 persons in the Hotel
President, the convention headquarters.
A high spot of the speaking program
was a talk by Herb Graffis, Editor of
GOLFDOM magazine. In colorful linksman lingo, we got the low down on how
to build up our status with golfers and
cjub members—the ultimate consumers
and bill-payers of the entire golf business, from bunker raking to ball making.
Graffis observed that in the past six
months, greenkeeping received more
public attention through the press and
radio, than it has in the total of the
last 15 years.
Credit for this is due largely to
Charles A. Burns of Good Park Golf
Course, Akron, Ohio. We recall that
Herb Graffis said at a NEGC meeting
that "Greenkeepers were the world's
lousiest press agents." If this still is the
rule, then this Charlie Burns is the exception that proves it. Sports writers,

telegraph messenger boys, press photographers, 'phone calls, in, and out,
were a constant scene around the Burns
room! And the man did it only for the
fun and love of it!
The Official Board of the GSA for
1939 consists of:
President:
Frank Ermer, Cleveland, Ohio.
Vice President:
John A. Gormley, Albany, N. Y.
Secretary - Treasurer:
A. L. Brandon, St. Charles, 111.
Two Year Director:
Ed. B. Cale, Summit, N. J.
(new elections)
Don. R. Boyd, Akron, Ohio.
Ray Rolfs, Menomonee Falls, Wis.
One Year Directors:
(ending second year of term)
Harold Stodola, St. Paul, Minn.
Arthur Snyder, Wilkinsburg, Pa.
John Gray, Sandwich, Ontario, Can.
Robert Lee Mitchell, as Delegate of
the North Eastern New York Greenkeepers Association made a proposal of
merit, dealing with the matter of representation of district affiliates. Briefly,
that each district organization chose its
representative to be on the Board of
Directors.
Edward B. Cale, President of the New
Jersey Golf Course Superintendents'
Association proposed sectional meetings
during the golf season months. He suggested these be sponsored by the GSA,
and open to anyone interested in golf
maintenance.
Suggestions from the GSA Membership are being used as a basis for vocational qualifications, and trial tests
were suggested to be made through
volunteers. Results obtained from these
tests will serve as a guide in recommendations for the special committee on
qualifications.
Many of those attending the Kansas
City Convention wore green ties, a fastgrowing vogue among golf maintaineers.
A model green-building contest was
held on the exhibition floor, open to
district affiliates of the GSA. Three
teams entered, and the winners in order
were :
The Mid West (Chicago District) Association, The Ohio Golf Course Superintendents' Association., and third, the
Heart of America Greenkeepers' Association (Kansas City Region).

This was the first time the GSA held
an annual meeting west of the Mississippi River, and symbolically made the
greatest step toward national advancement in every direction of the Association.
WIANNO

FAIRWAY IRRIGATION—
A SEQUEL

by Charles W. Parker
In the February issue of the Newsletter of last year I gave an account of
the installation of a fairway irrigation
system at Wianna Golf Club in which I
said that what the final cost would
prove to be and how successful would
be the results obtained would have to
wait for the future. That future is now
the past and it is possible to go on
from where I left off.
The cost was estimated to be going
to be between $10,000 and $10,500. That
has proved to be a very fair guess.
When direct and related costs were
totaled and the system actually in operation the total cost was a little less than
half way between the two estimated extremes. Now do not say that Wianno
Golf Course was able to install an irrigation system for less than $10,500, consequently another Club can do the
same. Quite true; we did install irrigation on twelve fairways and revamped
the watering system at thirteen Greens
and Tees but there were several factors
which enabled us to do this that might
not apply for any other installation. We
were able to get pipe at a very favorable price. For the runs to Greens and
Tees we were able to salvage a considerable footage of pipe already on
hand. Digging, laying pipe and backfilling was done for less than average
unit cost largely because of soil conditions plus an average labor cost of
43 cents per hour. With the exception
of the fee for the lay out and a small
fee for a consulting engineer in connection with preliminary surveys, in all
less than $500, it was not necessary to
incur any expense for engineering. All
problems that came up as the job progressed were worked out by us, and the
pump houses, pump installation and
pipe lay out in the pump houses were
conceived and completed without outside advice or assistance.

This was not a one man job in its
conception and execution for we have
within our regular working force one or
two men with considerable native
ability and ingenuity, thus making it
possible to solve many problems that
came up without having to seek outside advice.
The results have been most satisfactory, in fact have exceeded our fondest hopes and the player response has
been that of unqualified praise.
What has one season's operation
demonstrated to us? Many things.
Water alone will not grow grass in
competition with average mid-summer
temperatures, bright suns and warm
drying winds, at least on our soil. This
was clearly shown on many areas known
to be growing on thin, hungry soil.
After a certain point in the watering
program has been reached, the turf on
these areas ceased to respond to further
applications, whether, light, medium or
heavy. In the early Fall as the days
grew shorter, and more favorable growing conditions prevailed, these areas appeared to take on a new lease of life
and from casual inspection appeared to
have caught up with the surrounding
turf. Actually the grass is still thin and
hungry.
Our first season of watering has been
backed up with a generous application
of Milorganite and we hope to continue
this practice annually although we expect that we will vary the material from
time to time.
No serious mechanical troubles have
developed other than a few valves being out of plumb either from careless
installation, frost action or being hit by
mower wheels. A few of the outlets ^ ^
were so out of plumb as to cause sticking of the sprinklers but this proved to
be more of an annoyance to the man
operating the watering program rather
than a serious defect. All valve outlets have been carefully re-plumbed and
after another season we will have determined just what the reason for this is.
The pressure tanks which we had to
use, ones that had been on the old water
system, proved as we expected to be,
too small and also developed minor
leaks because of the increase in maximum pressure.. The smallness of the
tanks makes for loss of operating efficiency requiring by-passing excepting
when small amounts of water are being used or the full capacity of the
pumps is being drawn. The small leaks

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in the tanks have not proved serious as,
fortunately they are below the normal
water level and so no direct air pressure loss is experienced.
Without a recording flow meter for
each pump we can only estimate how
much water we are using at any one
time or for the entire season. When
Greens and Tee watering is being done
it is absolutely necessary to by-pass to
prevent the cutting in and out of the
controls too frequently which if allowed
to persist will result in serious and
costly trouble. So, while we may have
our pump pressure at 100 lbs. and the
rated capacity of the pump at this
pressure is 250 gpm we really have no
exact knowledge of how much water is
going out to the sprinklers because we
are by-passing an unknown quantity. Of
course we might start at the other end
by taking the individual sprinkler pressures and consult performance tables
for this make of sprinkler. We might
then say that we are delivering so much
water; however, we feel that there is
too much chance for error on our part
under this method of figuring and prefer to say that we have been able to
lay down sufficient water, where we have
wanted it to meet the requirements of
the turf. How do we know that we
have not used too much, we don't; excepting that we have very little to worry
about on that score on Cape Cod. We
hope that some day we may be able to
install flow meters and under more exacting conditions we would feel some
doubts about operating an irrigation
system where we are guessing at the
amount of water we are actually delivering. Guess it is for 55 gpm looks
just about the same as 80 gpm as the
water comes tearing out the nozzle of
a high pressure sprinkler.
Our program of watering was laid
down as two nights of eight hours each
for Fairways, a night for Greens and
Tees and then two nights for Fairways.
Actual operation was the same as on
any other golf course, adjusted to meet
the needs of the turf and the program
was followed or modified accordingly.
From the maintenance and turf improvement end we find, after one season, chiefly this. Upon request we have
had to mow the watered Fairways three
times a week and at no time have we
been to let them go with one cut a
week or even less as was often the case
before irrigation was practiced. The
five unwatered Fairways came in for

some criticism and it was suggested that
we pay more attention to watering the
landing areas on these Fairways to
minimize the fact that we had no general irrigation system on this unit of
the course. As for turf improvement
too little time has elapsed to draw any
conclusions on end results. September
and October were very generous with
rain and favorable growing weather extended well into October and while the
irrigated section of the course received
no artificial watering after September G
there was through the Fall and there is
to-day a noticeable difference in the
density of the turf on the watered and
unwatered Fairways. This is simply a
statement of fact, not an argument in
favor of watering, and still less a prediction.
As regards the irrigation system, its
installation, operation and the results,
actual or anticipated, that is about all
there is to say excepting to reply to
the thought that is uppermost in everyone's mind that 1938 was hardly a year
to test a newly installed irrigation
system. Cape Cod weather conditions
are not comparable to any other part of
New England for while most of Massachusetts and other sections of New England were having all sorts of trouble
because of excessive rainfall we on
Cape Cod found the season not so far
from the normal as to occasion turf
troubles. May, June and July did have
more rain than the previous year, the
greatest amount being 5.5 inches of
rainfall in June, but in none of these
months was any one rainfall greater
than 2.06 inches. The cry of a wet July
was heard here on the Cape but actually
it was an echo from the "mainland" for
the total rainfall was 2.3 inches which
was spread over eleven days of the
month. That, of course, is where the
rub came for people who were vacationing. A third of the month was rainy
and probably more than half of the
eleven days in which rain fell were
week-ends. In a recreation area such as
Cape Cod such a distribution of rainfall is bound to create the impression
that we did have a wet season. From
August 1 to September 6, inclusive .89
of an inch of rain fell with .23 of an
inch falling in one twenty-four hour
period. This means that in a 36-day
period we had one rainfall of slightly
less than a quarter of an inch and five
other showers averaging .152 of an inch
per shower. For turf purposes we had
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more than the immediately following
twenty-four hours, provided the temperature did not go above seventy degrees, or the sun did not shine strongly
for a few hours, or the South-west wind
did not blow freshly from 10 A. M. until
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BY E . PORTER FELT

Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories
Stamford, Conn.
What to do for shade trees is a question of general interest in the hurricane
swept area.
One local paper advocated planting a
tree for each one destroyed and another went so far as to advise the planting of twice as many. It is possible now
to obtain a better idea as to what the
storm really did. There is no question
but that large numbers of extremely desirable and highly valuable trees were
destroyed. The loss in many cases is
not so severe as appeared at first. There
are wide gaps in previously symmetrical
plantings but in many cases the removal of some trees did not seriously
affect general appearances. The desire
indicated by these recommendations,
namely a speedy restoration of the
beautiful shaded areas in sections where
storm damage has been severe is appreciated. It is believed that the more satisfactory course is to make fewer replacements and plan to grow stronger and
more beautiful shade trees.
There is one statement in a local
paper deserving comment. It was to the
effect that "no upkeep" was necessary
after the planting of the trees. This
may be true with small trees. A general survey of shade tree damage indicates that many large trees had been

wrecked largely because there had been
no "upkeep". It is a mistake to think:
that shade trees can be planted and left
to care for themselves. Many shade'
trees grow in such a way that they are
readily broken by wind storms. A large
proportion of the shade trees in cities,
and villages are injured and frequently
seriously weakened by the ravages of
leaf eating insects, fungous diseases and
the consequent invasion by wood rots
following attack by borers. Thereshould be upkeep, not necessarily /expensive upkeep, throughout the life of
the tree. There is more need for this
than many realize.
There is a general desire for wellgrown beautiful shade trees and within
reasonable limits it is entirely possible
to secure such throughout much of theUnited States.
Midwinter is a good time to plan insect control work for early spring.
The dormant spray application to
shade and ornamental trees is a standard
practice which has given excellent results in the past and the value of this
treatment should not be overlooked even
if certain scale insects have not been
especially numerous. A dormant sprayhas a protective value also for a number of minor pests usually overlooked
and capable of causing material injury.
The oyster shell scale is likely to be
abundant and destructive on ash, lilac
and poplar as well as injurious to apple.
It was this insect which was numerous on woodland beech in the Berkshires
last year, killing many of the branch
tips.
The cottony maple scale on soft
maples and the tulip tree scale may
both cause most unsightly conditions in
midsummer. These two insects winter
on the underside of the branches of their
respective food plants as minute inconspicuous young. Both species are readily
controlled with a dormant oil spray in
the early spring. This is vastly better
than any treatment which can be given
in midsummer.
Soft maples are frequently infested
with greenish or reddish sack-like leaf
galls about one-eighth of an inch in
diameter. Occasionally the galls are so
numerous as to distort much of the
foliage and lower the vitality of the tree.
The cause are tiny plant mites which
winter under the bud scales. They are
readily killed with a dormant oil spray.

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leaf stem gall except that it is produced
by a plant louse instead of a plant mite.
The eggs of this aphid are deposited in
cracks and crevices near the tips of the
branches. They hatch just before the
buds swell and actually make their way
under the bud scales and start galls in
the developing leaves within the bud.
A dormant spray is an effective control.
It is recommended for hickories which
have suffered greatly from this pest in
earlier years.
The above are only a few of the insects and mites most readily controlled
by early spring applications, known as
dormant sprays.
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C O U R S E IN T U R F M A N A G E M E N T
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February 1 3 - 1 7 , 1939

appreciable number of other professions represented. Of the 68 who received certificates, 37 were connected
with golf courses, 14 with landscape
architecture, 8 with parks, 5 with commercial concerns, and 4 unclassified.
The entire class visited the new
athletic plant of Rutgers University on
the last day of the course. Particular
interest was shown in the details of
construction and planning of the new
Rutgers Stadium, which has received
such favorable comment. It was in this
stadium that Rutgers defeated Princeton in football for the first time in
fifty years. As a fitting climax to the
week of intensive study, a dinner meeting was held, at which consideration
was given to the problem of human relations in greenkeeping. This topic was
presented in excellent fashion by Prof.
L. S. Dickinson of Massachusetts State
College. Prof. Dickinson pointed out
the necessity for golf course superintendents and others concerned with
greenkeeping, considering their work
from a strictly professional standpoint,
and adhering to high standards, both in
daily . practice of their professions and
also in the ethical standards which
govern relations with those whom they
are serving. The certificates of attendance were presented by Prof. P. G.
Helyar, Director of Short Courses, at
the close of the evening program.

The Eleventh Annual Short Course in
Turf Management, conducted at Rutgers University, February 13-17, under
the leadership of Dr. Howard B.
Sprague, was one of the most successful courses at that institution. Approximately 70 persons attended the course,
68 of whom received certificates for
faithful attendance throughout the entire week. Although the course of study
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was similar to that in previous years,
the subject matter was brought up to s t a t u s q u o . "
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date, with the result that considerable
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new information was presented. The q u "Dat's
de Latin term fo' de mess we's
attendance at the course showed the in."
following distribution from a geographical standpoint: New Jersey—46, New
York—12, Massachusetts—5, Pennsyl"They say your new fellow is moonvania—4, Ohio—1.
faced."
Although the golf interest continued
"But it makes him that much more
to dominate the course, there was an romantic."
.—Ex.
President
Secretary
Treasurer
Chairman
Chairman
Chairman
Chairman
Chairman

OFFICERS' DIRECTORY

John Counsell, 5 Ellsworth Rd., Peabody,
Philip Cassidy, 45 Grosveripr Rd., Needham,
Frank Wilson, Charles River C. C., Newton Centre,
Enter. Comm
Sam S. Mitchell, Ponkapoag G. C., Canton,
Golf Comm
Lloyd G. Stott, Meadow Brook G. C., Reading,
Welfare Comm
Edwin Hansen, Concord C. C., Concord,
Employ. Comm.
Arthur Anderson, 358 Fuller St., W. Newton,
Trustees
George Rommell, Jr., 54 Eddy St., West Newton,
NEWSLETTER officers, see page two.

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THIS SPRING AND ALL SEASON USE

MILORGANITE

TURF FERTILIZER
For Better Greens—Tees—Fairways

In spring, when moisture is always plentiful, soluble
fertilizer stimulates growth so grass becomes too lush and
soft to withstand the rigors of summer. Furthermore, as that
crucial season approaches, soil does not contain enough available nitrogen to nourish the grass. Then growth stops
abruptly and grass succumbs.
That true organics overcome these troubles has been
demonstrated time after time on courses where Milorganite
is used. Gradual release of its water insoluble organic nitrogen
prevents sudden excesses of soluble nitrogen. Hence growth
is uniform—grass robust and strong—and best of all, soil
retains ample nitrogen to carry the grass through the trying
summer months.
So the trend in New England, as elsewhere, is definitely
towards the dependable organics—with Milorganite well out
in front—for true organics with high content of water insoluble but available nitrogen are the backbone of any sound
turf fertilizer program.
Become organic fertilizer minded and use Milorganite
this season—like thousands of other clubs. You will reap
handsome dividends also—in better turf on greens, tees, and
fairways.
Besides its organic nitrogen, Milorganite contains ample
phosphoric acid for a season's growth—is richly endowed
with all the rare trace elements now deemed essential. No
wonder golf clubs use more Milorganite than any other
fertilizer.
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DISTRIBUTORS FOR NEW ENGLAND
1121 Washington St., West Newton
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