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NEWSLETTER
This N E W S L E T T E R is published 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 for ten copies
GEORGE J. R O M M E L L , JR., Editor and Business
54 Eddy Street, West Newton, Mass.
HENRY MITCHELL,

Assistant Editor

Manager

ROBERT A . MITCHELL,

July 1, 1941

Picture Editor
Vol. 13, No. 6

The ideas and opinions expressed in the subject matter of this
NEWSLETTER
are not necessarily those of the Editor or the members of the club as a whole.

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C O N T E N T S
Page

W E E D C O N T R O L ON CLOSELY C U T T U R F

THE JULY MEETING

4

6

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T H E JUVENILE DEPARTMENT

GREENKEEPERS'

6

CLUB

OFFICERS

President, Ponkapoag Golf Club, Canton, Mass.
P H I L I P I . C A S S I D Y , Secretary, Needbam Golf Club, Needham, Mass.
F R A N K H . W I L S O N J R . , Treasurer, 5 4 3 Dedham Street, Newton Centre, Mass.
N. .!. S P E R A N D I O , Chairman Entertainment Committee, Marlboro Country Club, Marlboro, Mass.
J O H N C O U N S E L L , Chairman Welfare Committee, Salem Country Club, Peabody, Mass.
A R T H U R A N D E R S O N , Chairman Employment
Committee
Brae Burn Country Club, West Newton, Mass.
A L E X O H L S O N , Chairman Golf Committee, Lexington Country Club, Lexington, Mass.
SAMUEL S. MITCHELL,

WEED

CONTROL ON CLOSELY
CLTT T U R F
J . A . DEFRANCE

Rhode Island Agricultural
Experiment Station
1941
The following information given
on weed control with certain chemicals
is based on experiments conducted at
the Rhode Island Agricultural Experiment Station. Experiments A, B,
and C were conducted during the 1940
season. Other tests have been made
in previous years.
Experiment A. On plats of Colonial
bent, Velvet bent, and Chewing's
fescue maintained at a height of onehalf inch.
The following chemicals were used
mixed with water and applied as
sprays from a four-gallon. sprayer a
at the following rates per 1000 square
feet of lawn area:
1. Sodium chlorated one pound to 10 gallons
water + five pounds ammonium sulphate.
2. Sodium arsenited two ounces to 10 gallons
water + five pounds ammonium sulphate.
3. Lawn Sinoxb 10 gallons of a 2% solution 0
+ five pounds ammonium sulphate.
4. Lawn Sinox 15 gallons of a 2 % solution +
five pounds ammonium sulphate.
5. Check (no treatment other than 10 gallons
water + five pounds ammonium sulphate.)

(а) The sprayer used was a fourgallon, pressure hand-sprayer
(cost about $5.00).
(б) Lawn Sinox was supplied by
Standard Agricultural Chemicals, Inc., Hoboken, N. J.
(c) A 2% solution of Lawn Sinox
was made by mixing 1.6 pints
of Sinox with 10 gallons
water (figured on the basis of
10 gallons per 1000 square
feet, of a 2 % solution).
(•d) Sodium chlorate, Sodium arsenite, and Sinox can usually
be purchased at stores dealing in garden supplies.

At the time of these tests (August
2nd) crabgrass was in an advanced
stage with many leaves, seed heads
had not yet formed, and the individual plants covered an area about two
inches in diameter. Treatments were
applied in the late afternoon (about
four o'clock) on a clear day and the
temperature was about 70°. Sprinklers were applied on August 6 (four
days after treatment as no rain had
occurred). The following notes were
taken ten days after the treatments
were made. Treatments were applied on triplicate plats 10' wide by
20' long.
The one-pound rate of sodium
chlorate gave 77% kill of crabgrass
and no control of dandelions except
temporary injury to the foliage. The
foliage of dandelion and plantain was
completely burned off but the plants
recovered slowly and developed new
foliage. Colonial bent was severely
injured and Chewing's fescue and
velvet bent were only slightly injured
with the one-pound rate of sodium
chlorate.
The two-ounce rate of sodium arsenite killed 33% crabgrass; clover
and dandelion foliage were severely
burned b u t the plants recovered, turf
injury was slight.
The 2 % solution of Sinox applied
at the ten-gallon rate killed 70% of
the crabgrass and 100% of the dandelions. Clover was damaged severely
and the turf was temporarily discolored but recovered after water was
applied.
The 2 % solution of Sinox applied
at the rate of 15 gallons killed 86%
of the crabgrass plants and 100% of
the dandelion, however, there was
very severe damage to clover and
grass and cannot be recommended
for turf cut at %inch height, but
might be tried on turf not cut so
short.
The use of sulphate of ammonia in
solution with the other chemicals was

a new departure b u t thought worthy
of trial. Previous experiments (1939)
with 2 % Sinox at ten gallons per 1000
square feet without the addition of
Sulphate of ammonia in the spray
gave good control of weeds, and only
temporary injury to the turf. If sulphate of ammonia is used in conjunction with any of the chemicals
mentioned above it is suggested t h a t
2§ pounds per 1000 square feet be
the maximum especially during warm
weather.
From the tests it appears t h a t two
ounces of sodium arsenite in ten
gallons of water, and Sinox (10 gallons
of a 2 % solution) will give fairly good
control of weeds without serious
injury to the turf.
Experiment B for Crabgrass Control.
On plats of velvet bent maintained
at a height of | inch (average putting
green height). The following chemicals were used at the following rates
per 1000 square feet and applied as
mentioned in the above tests but did
not contain sulphate of ammonia and
gave the following per cent kill of
crabgrass:
Solution

1. Sodium arsenite Yt ounce to
gallons of water
2. Sodium arsenite 1 ounce to
gallons of water
3. Sodium arsenite 2 ounces to
gallons of water
4. Sinox 0.4 pints to 5 gallons
water (5 gal. of 1% sol.)
5. Sinox 0.8 pints to 10 gallons
water (10 gal. of 1% sol.)
6. Sinox 0.8 pints to 5 gallons
water (5 gal. of 2 % sol.)
7. Sinox 1.6 pints to 10 gallons
water (10 gal. of 2 % sol.)

% C o n t r o l of
Crabgrass

10
75
10
88
10
91
of
50
of
65
of
62
of
93

When treatments were applied,
August 14 (3:30 to 5:00 p.m.) crabgrass was well advanced but not yet
in seed. The day was clear, temperature 84° and the ground was dry. A
light rain occurred August 19 (five
days after treatment).

These treatments damaged the turf
but slightly and caused only temporary browning. In all cases clover
foliage was seriously burned but recovery occurred.
The five-gallon
rate of application did not give as
good control or as uniform coverage
of the area as did the ten-gallon rate.
Experiment C. Another test primarily for crabgrass control was conducted on Velvet bent maintained at
j-inch height. The crabgrass was in
the three-leaf stage. Treatment was
applied using sodium arsenite as
sprays at the rates of two ounces, and
one ounce in ten gallons of water per
1000 square feet.
Area 1. Treated July 17, with two
ounces and eight days later
(July 25) once ounce was applied.
The application of the two-ounce
rate caused some turf injury and
appeared to be a little two strong
a solution; the one-ounce rate
caused very little injury to the
turf. The resultant of these two
applications was that 98% of the
crabgrass and 94% of the clover
was controlled.
Area 2. Treatments were applied
on the same dates as above b u t
the one-ounce rate was used both
times. Only a very slight burning of the grass was noted. The
results of these two applications
gave 93% control of crabgrass
and 75% control of clover.
Area 3. Treated August 1st, and
again on August 7, with the oneounce rate both times produced
very little burn and gave a control of 90% of crabgrass and
58% of clover.
The above tests show t h a t crabgrass and dandelions can be controlled with applications of certain
chemicals. In previous tests plantain
was controlled as easily as were
dandelions.
(To be continued)

T h e July Meeting

Will be held at Concord Country
Club, Concord, Mass., on July 7.
This will be a greenkeeper-chairman
tournament, but you may bring any
qualified member of your greens committee or officer.
T h e Juvenile Department

Howard Farrant recently arrived at
second childhood, and to prove it had
the Mumps. Maybe you will be old
enough to go to school soon, Howard.

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