r\n C T 3 live me i m g VOTUL w . le mam win© instead of always sinoolnl lie dome, goes alnead arid Joes if.' NOVEMBER 1940 This N E W S L E T T E R is published monthly by the Greenkeepers Club of New England, and sent f r e e to its members and their Green's Chairmen. Subscription price t e n cents a copy, or a dollar a y e a r . GUY C. W E S T Editor 32 Third St., W e s t Barrington, R. I. G E O R G E J . ROMMELL, JR. Business Mgr. 54 E d d y St., W e s t N e w t o n , Mass. November, 1940 Vol. 12, No. 11 Contributing Editors Homer Darling It. A. Mitchell Howard F a r r a n t Charles P a r k e r F r a n k Wilson The ideas and opinions expressed in the subject matter of this NEWSLETTER are not necessarily those of the Editor or the me.mbers of the club as a whole. WINTER DRESSING GREENS AT RIVERSIDE By Harold A. Mosher Greenkeeper, Riverside Golf Course At the Riverside Golf Course in W e s t o n we have winter dressed our greens, tees and most f a i r w a y s f o r the p a s t t e n years with very s a t i s f a c t o r y results. By a winter dressing I m e a n applying a heavy coating of m a n u r e , loam and sand late in t h e fall as soon a f t e r play stops as possible. We make u p our dressing as follows: 1 f o r k f u l m a n u r e , 2 shovels loam and 1 shovel sand f e d into a Royer or similar shredding machine. When it comes f r o m the machine it is thoroughly mixed and spreads very easily with flat shovels. Most of our m a n u r e we purchase f r o m the Walker Gordon F a r m in Dover. In this r e s p e c t we are very f o r t u n a t e as a t this dairy only Servel is used f o r bedding. Servel is ground up sugar cane and decomposes very rapidly leaving t h e m a n u r e in fine condition f o r our use. I t completely eliminates the s t r a w or hay condition usually encountered when buying cow m a n u r e . On several occasions I have used s t r a i g h t m a n u r e on our t e e s and fairways. This was applied late in the fall a n d then broken up and r a k e d off early in the spring. On our f a i r w a y s last fall we spread m a n y cords of clear m a n u r e . This spring we broke up with wooden rakes any lumps which remained and t h e n r a n over the f a i r w a y s with some old f a i r w a y s units. This f o r m e d like a mulch and gave us very good results t h r o u g h the summer. I have never used s t r a i g h t m a n u r e on our g r e e n s as I feel we get b e t t e r results f r o m mixing it with loam and sand. A f t e r this dressing has gone t h r o u g h the winter t h e r e is very little l e f t showing in the spring. W h a t little is l e f t we break up and r a k e the debris off with bamboo r a k e s as early in the spring as we can without i n j u r y to the greens. It m u s t be a d m i t t e d t h a t this w i n t e r dressing is a lot of work as well as expense. However, here a t Riverside we feel it is well w o r t h while when you consider the traffic our course has and the abuse it takes. Many people have asked me if t h e m a n u r e does n o t cause m a n y weeds in our greens. I can t r u t h f u l l y say it does not and anyone who has played our course will admit t h a t our greens are f r e e f r o m weeds. A n o t h e r a d v a n t a g e of this w i n t e r dressing which I f o r g o t to mention is t h a t it helps in a large w a y to keep children and over enthusiastic g o l f e r s f r o m using the greens and tees when t h e y are n o t fit to walk on. In closing I would like to say t h a t I hope this little bull—or r a t h e r cow— m a y help someone who has hesitated to apply any winter dressing to his greens, tees, f a i r w a y s or lawn. SNOWMOLD INJURY TO TURF One of the several causes of t u r f inj u r y in n o r t h e r n sections of the United States d u r i n g the w i n t e r and early spring months is t h e f u n g u s disease known as snowmold. The n a m e of this disease is something of a misnomer because snow is not necessary f o r its appearance, but it is i m p o r t a n t only in so f a r as it provides a f a v o r a b l e t e m p e r a t u r e and moistu r e f o r the g r o w t h of t h e f u n g i t h a t m a y cause this t y p e of disease. In some areas, however, - such as the Pacific Northwest, the f u n g i grow actively in the w i n t e r in the complete absence of snow so long as t h e r e is an a b u n d a n c e of r a i n or mist. In the early stages of the disease t h e f u n g u s m a y a p p e a r as a thick, cottony growth covering certain more or less definite b u t i r r e g u l a r patches of t u r f r a n g i n g in diameter f r o m one inch to several f e e t . L a t e r , as the grass dries, these same patches a p p e a r grayish and dead, the spots in the final stages resembling those on t u r f i n f e c t e d with brownpatch. The disease m a y occur during fall, winter, or spring months b u t is usually first noticed when the snow is melting. This is the time of year, however, to consider possible w a y s and means of p r e v e n t i n g snowmold i n j u r y to your t u r f this w i n t e r or n e x t spring. If you are growing grass in n o r t h e r n a r e a s w h e r e snowmold is prevalent, it is advisable to use strains of grasses which are resistant to t h e ravages of the f u n gus. Some of the grasses which are p a r t i c u l a r l y susceptible, and are theref o r e to be avoided in such areas, a r e red fescue, Poa annua, and several strains of creeping b e n t such as seaside, Columbia and Inverness. Fertilization with excessive quantities of n i t r o g e n late in the fall has been shown to increase t h e susceptibility of a n y of the grasses to snowmold. Theref o r e , in regions where snowmold is likely to prevail, f e r t i l i z i n g should be avoided in the fall. In such regions, inorganic f e r t i l i z e r s are b e t t e r t h a n organic mat e r i a l s f o r late summer fertilizing because with the l a t t e r the n u t r i e n t s are slowly available a n d f e e d the grass much later in the season t h a n do the inorganic materials applied a t the same time. ^ ^ Covering the t u r f with such materials as m a n u r e , and s t r a w in order to prot e c t it f r o m the cold should be avoided. The use of a n y such coverings which keep the grass wet a f t e r the snow begins to melt and the grass begins to grow will encourage the g r o w t h of the snowmold f u n g u s . Snow f a l l i n g on u n f r o z e n ground will encourage the f u n g u s both in late fall and early spring. However, even when these precautions are taken, it is a good f o r m of ins u r a n c e to apply m e r c u r y fungicides now as a preventive t r e a t m e n t . Corrosive sublimate and calomel have been shown to control the disease effectively. These should be applied in late f a l l at t h e r a t e of 2 to 3 ounces to 1000 square f e e t . E i t h e r corrosive sublimate alone or a m i x t u r e of it with calomel will be s a t i s f a c t o r y . They m a y be mixed with sand and applied even a f t e r the first snow has fallen. U n d e r certain conditions which are p a r t i c u l a r l y f a v o r a b l e f o r t h e development of the f u n g u s or where grasses are used which are particularly susceptible to the disease, a higher r a t e of 4 to 5 ounces to 1000 square f e e t m a y be necessary. In the Northwest where the w i n t e r s are open, more n e a r l y p e r f e c t control is obtained by applying r e p e a t e d t r e a t m e n t s at lower r a t e s in fall, winter, and spring. At present, no f u n g i c i d e can be recommended as a s u b s t i t u t e f o r the m e r c u r y compounds although the l a t t e r are now unusually expensive. Fall Leaves For Compost This time of y e a r one of the m a j o r jobs in t u r f m a i n t e n a n c e is to keep ahead of the f a l l i n g leaves. Once t h e y are r a k e d into piles it is m u c h b e t t e r to use t h e m in m a k i n g compost t h a n to b u r n them. Not only is t h e l a t t e r m e t h od w a s t e f u l , but it involves a risk of leaving unsightly scars, even t h o u g h they m a y be on outlying areas. Decomposition of the leaves in the compost pile can be hastened by the addition of fertilizer materials. One of t h e combination of materials f r e q u e n t l y r e c o m m e n d e d f o r this purpose is the following—70 pounds of s u l f a t e of ammonia, 25 pounds of superphosphate, and 55 pounds of finely g r o u n d limestone, to each ton of leaves. The leaves should be spread in a layer 6 inches deep, t r e a t e d with this combination of fertilizers and w a t e r e d b e f o r e the n e x t 6-inch layer of leaves is added. Such material, when well decomposed, makes excellent topdressing f o r t u r f . Screening- Compost Since compost m u s t be screened bef o r e it can be applied as a topdressing to t u r f , this should be t a k e n care of when the compost is relatively dry and easily pulverized. Usually the compost is in this condition in late summer, b u t the pressure of other work which is more immediately necessary f r e q u e n t l y makes it impossible to screen a good supply of it a t t h a t time. Hence, too o f t e n the screening is postponed until spring when it is needed again. Unf o r t u n a t e l y a t t h a t time of year t h e the compost is likely to be w e t and soggy so t h a t screening is impossible. I t is wise, t h e r e f o r e , as soon as time p e r m i t s in the fall, to screen enough compost and soil f o r next y e a r ' s demands f o r topdressing. Where practicable, a covering f o r such screened m a t e r i a l is desirable d u r i n g the w i n t e r months. — T i m e l y Turf Topics—• Green Section WAR-TIME TURF MAINTENANCE T h r o u g h the courtesy of Director R a y Koon of t h e W a l t h a m Field Station, we have a t h a n d the latest issue of The British Golf Unions " J o u r n a l . " Several of the articles in this issue deal with the m a i n t e n a n c e of golf turf in Great B r i t a i n u n d e r w a r conditions and are of i n t e r e s t to all t u r f growers. The _foliowng e x c e r p t s f r o m various articles discuss such conditions: W h y the Research Station Must Continue " A s s u m i n g a decision to close clown the Research Station f o r the duration had been t a k e n we m u s t examine w h a t would be the position. Firstly, in all research and advisory work n o t h i n g like all the results of investigation and wide experience can be committed to paper and if the Station were closed the Board would lose a g r e a t deal of experience and knowledge gained by its t r a i n e d Staff. It is doubtful if the same men would be available after the war and even if they were their knowledge would have largely become r u s t y . New advisory men r e q u i r e at least two seasons t r a i n i n g — w h o would t r a i n t h e m ? " T h e second i m p o r t a n t reason f o r m a i n t a i n i n g the Research Station in wart i m e is t h a t if the experimental plots were abandoned f o r the duration they could n o t simply be re-started. Once r e g u l a r t r e a t m e n t (i. e., with mowers, fertilisers, e t c . ) , is given up an experim e n t ceases to be an e x p e r i m e n t and becomes valueless. The same land could n o t simply be ploughed up and the hundreds of plots r e - s t a r t e d ; new land would be necessary because of residual effects of previous experiments. Then t h e r e is to be considered the t r e m e n d o u s cost of b r i n g i n g a n e w Research Station u p to t h e p r e s e n t level of efficiency a f t e r t h e w a r and w h a t is worse still t h e r e would be the colossal waste of t h e money t h a t has been invested on the clubs' behalf in the experiments (now n e a r l y 11 y e a r s old) and which we m u s t r e m e m b e r could not be s t a r t e d again on a given d a t e in t h e f u t u r e . The f a c t m u s t also be borne in mind t h a t t h e Board h a s c o m m i t m e n t s which cannot legally be disposed of all at once." How the Clubs. Research Station Can Help " T h e r e is a belief at some clubs t h a t the Research Station need not be consulted unless some u r g e n t difficulty arises or some plan of i m p r o v e m e n t is contemplated. In a c t u a l f a c t , however, the Station deals v e r y largely with routine m a t t e r s of upkeep and whilst f e w clubs will wish d u r i n g the w a r emergency to d r a w up plans f o r course development, all will desire to m a i n t a i n their courses in as good condition as t h e y possibly c a n ; it is here t h a t t h e Station can be of p a r a m o u n t assistance. " O n e of the most i m p o r t a n t ways in which the Station can help clubs is to ensure t h a t t h e y do not waste materials or waste money in f a c t to m a k e sure the most is m a d e of the f u n d s available. It is i m p o r t a n t a t this t i m e of the year to decide upon a p r o g r a m m e of upkeep, consistent with local r e q u i r e m e n t s and calculated to prevent deterioration. War-time neglect m a y soon lead to r a p i d retrogression and the Station can be of g r e a t assistance in detecting the early signs of deterioration and advising how to p r e v e n t t h e m with the minimum of expenditure. " T h e control of h a r m f u l pests and diseases, food production and sheep grazing on courses all come within the province of the Station. Recommendations can be made as to the b e s t sources of materials such as fertilisers, seeds, wormkillers, and on how to utilise such waste products as m a y be available as s u b s t i t u t e s or supplements f o r expensive and perhaps scarcer fertilisers. " T h e r e is a grave d a n g e r during the w a r t h a t Committees in their desire to economise m a y negative the progress m a d e in p a s t years. F o r instance, t h e a l t e r a t i o n of a fertiliser f o r m u l a might have serious results. This is a m a t t e r f o r those with exxperience and knowledge of this work. Should a certain ingredient of a f e r t i l i s e r m i x t u r e become u n o b t a i n a b l e it is best to w r i t e to the Station, explain the circumstances, a n d r e q u e s t advice. In short the Station can be of m a t e r i a l help to all clubs during w a r - t i m e in e n s u r i n g economical g r e e n k e e p i n g and the best use of the labour and plant available." — F r o m " T h e Research Station in W a r - T i m e " By Director R. B. Dawson. War-Time Turf Policy. " E x p e r i m e n t s at St. Ives have shown the i m p o r t a n c e of r e g u l a r c u t t i n g in developing the desired t y p e of fine text u r e d t u r f and suppressing most weeds. Mowing m u s t be t h e last operation to ^^ ^^ ^ ^ be restricted. Other work such as f e r tiliser dressings must be modified so as to r e s t r i c t if possible the a m o u n t of leaf growth and t h u s the mowing, b u t u n d e r no circumstances m u s t the t u r f suffer because of h a p h a z a r d and i r r e g u l a r cutting. F r e q u e n t c u t t i n g is b e t t e r f o r the t u r f t h a n i n f r e q u e n t and short b e t t e r t h a n long, b u t short i n f r e q u e n t c u t t i n g r e m o v e s the g r e a t e s t weight of l e a f a g e a n d consequently exerts a severe strain on t h e plant, necessitating more liberal fertiliser t r e a t m e n t . Thus a saving can be effected by raising the height of cut and r e d u c i n g somewhat the f r e q u e n c y . Less f r e q u e n t mowing should not be done at the peace-time height. " M o t o r mowing machines of the back roller drive t y p e m a y have to be employed owing to shortage of m a n u a l labour but every effort should be m a d e to r e t a i n h a n d machines or alternatively to use a motor unit which hauls a g a n g of hand units. A l t e r n a t e use of hand and motor machines m a y be u s e f u l in some cases. On tees and approaches, however, t h e motor machine and power driven r o u g h cuts should prove valuable labour savers. On f a i r w a y s cutting is again of first i m p o r t a n c e in relation to the quality of the t u r f , quite a p a r t f r o m m a i n t a i n i n g the course in playable condition. Power c u t t i n g f o r banks, surrounds, semi-rough and rough, must not be neglected and immediate expenditure on a suitable implement, upon which the Research Station can give advice, would in m a n y cases be well justified. F u e l restrictions m a y i n t e r f e r e to a v a r y i n g e x t e n t with power mowing and other f o r m s of f u e l such as p r o d u c e r gas m a y have to be considered The short article elsewhere in this issue is w o r t h y of att e n t i o n in this connection. Even the horse m u s t not be neglected in an effort to keep the course playable. "Reductions in the size of g r e e n s and the n a r r o w i n g of f a i r w a y s b y t h e development of a strip of semi-rough, so f a r as existing b u n k e r i n g and lay-out will permit, will r e d u c e not only the a c t u a l a m o u n t of c u t t i n g b u t also the q u a n t i t y of materials, f o r example f e r tilisers, sand, composts and other top dressings necessary f o r m a i n t e n a n c e . " — F r o m " W a r - T i m e Turf Policy" By R. B. F e r r o , Chief Advisory Officer. Other Considerations. "Whilst f u l l y appreciating the need f o r increased food production at home t h e Board f e e l s t h a t unless special cir- cumstances exist on golf courses methods other t h a n extensive v o l u n t a r y ploughing up are to be p r e f e r r e d and would be more u s e f u l f o r t h e following reasons:— 1. Many golf courses are laid out on land quite unsuited f o r ploughing, f o r example, sand, peat, heath, or heavy clay. 2. Even where land is of a suitable t e x t u r e the cost of fertilising and liming to create f e r t i l i t y would in m a n y eases be very heavy. •3. F e w clubs have the necessary implem e n t s or the knowledge of ploughing, cultivating and harvesting, or of the selection of suitable varieties of cereals or roots and it is d o u b t f u l w h e t h e r they would m a k e an economic or even a practical success of the work. 4. The high cost of originally laying out the courses and its value in providing recreational facilities as a relief f r o m war-time strain. 5. The difficulties and expense of r e establishing the land as good t u r f at the end of the war. 6. The g r e a t e r value likely to be secured by g r a z i n g sheep. 7. At p r e s e n t the 2 P o u n d s per a c r e subsidy applicable in E n g l a n d and Wales (now extended to March 31st, 1940) on 2 acres or above f o r land in grass a t least 7 years old, does n o t apply to golf courses as t h e y are not technically a g r i c u l t u r a l land. Subsidies are also offered in Scotland and N o r t h e r n Ireland but a r e not available unless t h e r e is a change of ruling. Even if it were eventually decided t h a t the subsidy should apply t h e r e are regulations, a b o u t inspection, cleanliness, fertility, and w h a t shall be grown and of course the subsidy is not intended to cover the whole cost. " T h e Board is in a position to offer clubs help on the subject of tillage f o r food or other crops b u t whilst realising the disadvantages u r g e s upon clubs the desirability of a r r a n g i n g f o r sheep grazing f o r the purposp o f — 1. 2. 3. helping food production. relieving a g r i c u l t u r a l land f o r crop production and so helping to maintain the sheep population. keeping down grass and weeds and so saving mowing. " I t will usually be possible to obtain a r e n t a l f o r the g r a z i n g r i g h t s but this should be r e g a r d e d more in the n a t u r e of a compensation f o r any d a m a g e done to the t u r f or bunkers. " T h e Board also hopes t h a t clubs will, w h e r e the land is suitable, select portions of the rough and convert to g a r d e n plots f o r production of food stuffs to be used in the clubhouse or perhaps sold. The possibility of letting unused portions of t h e course as private allotments might be considered as has been done on certain municipal courses. " T h e possibilities of using grass mowings f o r m a n u r e or enslage should be considered. " T h e Board is also in a position to advise on the suitability of land f o r h o r t i c u l t u r a l purposes and in greaterdetail upon suitable crops, m a n u r e s , and pests. In this connection t h e r e is already a t e n d e n c y to overstress the cabbage f a m i l y a t the expense of storable roots like beet, carrot, t u r n i p , and onions. — F r o m " T h e Plough-up Policy in Relation to Golf Courses." F r o m the latest issue of the G R E E N K E E P E R S ' R E P O R T E R we learn t h a t our old f r i e n d , Emil Masciocchi, now g r e e n k e e p e r at the Onwentsia Club, Chicago, won the t h i r d a n n u a l GSA golf championship, held on October 29 at t h e Speedway Golf Club, Indianapolis. Emil had r o u n d s of even par 71 and seven u n d e r par 64 f o r t o t a l of 135, to lead the field by 16 strokes. Incidentally t h e 64 was a stroke u n d e r the existing course record. Congratulations and salutations, Emil! TREES ON THE GOLF COURSE By R. S. Black (Reprinted f r o m The A u s t r a l i a n Greenkeeper) Clumps of t r e e s on the golf course add to the p i c t u r e s q u e n e s s of the landscape. By c a r e f u l p l a n n i n g the golf course architect can also employ t h e m as a m e a n s of i n t r o d u c i n g m a n y interesting f e a t u r e s to the g a m e itself, p a r ticularly f o r the creation of t h a t most i n t e r e s t i n g and popular t y p e of hole known as the "dog-leg." Wide Fairways Of recent years, owing to the employm e n t of economical mowing u n i t s — g a n g mowers and t r a c t o r — t h e f a i r w a y s on m a n y courses have been widened to such an e x t e n t that, with the possible exception of finding an odd b u n k e r or two, the "chronic slicer or h o o k e r " finds himself little worse off t h a n the player who hits a p e r f e c t l y t r u e ball. Gene Sarazen, d u r i n g his A u s t r a l i a n tour, commented on the f a c t t h a t m a n y of our leading golf clubs would be well advised to adopt a vigorous a r b o r e a l policy—well-planned clumps of trees. Smaller and more tightly guarded g r e e n s would, considered Sarazen, go a long way t o w a r d s helping to raise the s t a n d a r d of A u s t r a l i a n g o l f ; f o r unless our courses are m a d e more difficult it is obvious t h a t the play cannot be expected to reach the highest s t a n d a r d s . The " c h a m p a g n e " of golf comes not f r o m compiling low scores over a spacious g r e e n sward alone, but in obtaining such scores in the f a c e of opposing difficulties. Trees Needed To the badly sliced or hooked drive, a series of comparatively low hummock type bunkers, crossing the line of flight to the green, holds no t e r r o r to the player in m a k i n g his n e x t shot, w h e r e a s a clump of t r e e s would call f o r "somet h i n g out of the b a g " and, if successfully negotiated, add a worthwhile thrill. On the other hand, the penalty would be justified in the event of f a i l u r e to b r i n g the shot off. Select the Right Trees T r e e s f o r such " a r c h i t e c t u r a l f e a t u r i n g " should, of course, be c a r e f u l l y selected in accordance with the e x t e n t of "justifiable p e n a l t y to be inflicted." 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Christmas copy in at once should always be a reasonable chance of being able to play over the clump, it would be a mistake to plant such t r e e s t h a t , when f u l l y grown, would reach a height of a 100 f e e t or more, w h e r e a s if it is desired to use a clump of t r e e s to compel a "dog-leg" method of playing a hole, t h e n the taller-growing varieties would not be out of place. C a r e f u l planning of t r e e p l a n t i n g can be so conducted as to add a seclusion to the individual holes. Trees of the r i g h t v a r i e t y always give welcome shade a t the tees, while their value in protecting boundaries f r o m " o u t - o f - b o u n d s " balls is by no m e a n s a f a l l a c y ; heavy foliage evergreens are best f o r both purposes. Trees also a t t r a c t bird l i f e — a n aspect in golf course m a i n t e n a n c e not to be overlooked in these days of evenincreasing insect life, which do serious damage, in m a n y instances, to our cultivated t u r f . 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