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This N E W S L E T T E R is published by the Greenkeepers C l u b of N e w England,
and sent free t o its members and their Green's Chairman. Subscription price one
dollar per year.
H E N R Y C. M I T C H E L L , Editor
89 Peach Street, Walpole, Mass.
EDWARD N .
JOHN

L.

MURPHY,

Business Manager,

Associate

COUNSELL,

Editor,

2

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5 Ellsworth Road, Peabody, Mass.

A p r i l , 1942

V o l . 14, N o . 3

The ideas and opinions
are not necessarily

expressed in the subject

those of the Editor

matter

or the members

of this

NEWSLETTER

of the club as a

whole.

CONTENTS
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1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 10
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Reciprocity
Recreational Conference
February Meeting
Facts and Figures
Committees for 1942 _Y
Ten Commandments for Greenkeepers

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ADVERTISERS' INDEX
New England Toro Co.
Waltham Automotive Corp.
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GREENKEEPERS' CLUB OFFICERS
S A M U E L S. M I T C H E L L ,

Secretary,

P H I L I P I . CASSIDY,
FRANK

N . J.

H.

WILSON, JR.,

SPERANDIO,

JOHN

L.

Treasurer,

Chairman

COUNSELL,

President,

Ponkapoag Golf Club, C a n t o n , Mass.
N e e d h a m Golf Club, Needham, Mass.
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D e d h a m Street, N e w t o n Centre, Mass.

Entertainment
Committee,
Marlboro, Mass.

Chairman Welfare Committee,
Peabody, Mass.

Marlboro C o u n t r y Club,
Salem C o u n t r y Club,

Chairman Employment
Committee
Brae B u r n C o u n t r y Club, West N e w t o n , Mass.

ARTHUR ANDERSON,

ALEX OHLSON,

Chairman

Golf Committee,
Lexington C o u n t r y Club,
Lexington, Mass.

RECIPROCITY
The first time I heard the word
"reciprocity" it was in reference to certain trade agreements with Canada.
"While I must confess that at the time
it made little impression upon me, I do
recall that it had to do with allowing
certain goods to come into the U. S. tax
free in exchange for equal concessions on
American goods entering Canada.
That seems a long time ago, and with
the passing of the years has come a much
broader conception of reciprocity. We
have seen its introduction into American
business, and have witnessed the growth
of prosperous organizations whose foundations rested upon reciprocal trade
agreements.
" W h a t , " you might think, "has all this
got to do with the Greenkeepers Club?"
It's a pleasure to tell you.
We have no goods to sell, but the sale
of advertising space in our "NEWSL E T T E R " produces income to support
the club and its activities.
The amount of space we sell depends
upon the good will produced among our
advertisers by the sales of their products
to our members.
In seeking advertising this year, I have
pledged myself to stress the importance of
purchasing your needs from those who
have so generously supported us.
In making this pledge, I was confident
that your spirit of fairness would prompt
you to back me up, and I'm sure you will.
Just one thing more — please mention
the ad in the " N E W S L E T T E R " when
you buy. Thanks.
EDWARD N. MURPHY,
Business Manager.

Help our Country by buying Defense Bonds and S t a m p s as o f t e n
as you c a n .

M. S. C. RECREATIONAL
CONFERENCE
The Sixteenth Annual Golf Course
Maintenance Conference was held from
Friday, March 13, to Sunday, March 15,
at the Massachusetts State College in Amherst. The slogan adopted this year was
"As long as you Carry On you are still
going. If you stop, you are stopped."
Graduation exercises of the 1942 Winter School opened the program. Carlton E. Treat, superintendent of the Montclair Golf Club, Montclair, N . J. and
perennial assistant to Professor Dickinson delivered the charge to the graduates.
His ten commandments of greenkeeping
were a treat. Roland H . Verbeck, Director of Short Courses, presented the
certificates and stated that in the past
sixteen years, 269 men had graduated
from
Professor
Dickinson's
Winter
School for Greenkeepers.
William Ware of Cedar Lake Club,
Clayville, New York read a class paper
on the "Comparative Value of Golf
Course Labor According to Ages." They
have well attended Sunday Services at
the Cedar Lake Club.
Gene Mosher of the Toy Town Tavern Golf Club read a paper presenting
the necessity of combining positions in
the golf club because of lack of money
and shortage of executives.
Mr. McCallum, Northampton, Mass.
described the needs for better cemetery
turf and the efforts to improve it.
Dr. J. Peter Johnson, Connecticut
Agricultural Experiment Station, New
Haven, discussed "Insecticides and Japanese Beetle Control."
The Japanese
beetle was first discovered in New Jersey in 1916 and in the past 25 years
it has spread to most of the northeastern
states. It takes about 10 years for the
beetle to reach its peak of abundance
after invading a particular district.
Dr. Davis, pathologist at the college
gave an illustrated lecture on fungus
diseases. His keen interest in plant diContinued on page 6

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FEBRUARY MEETING
A t the regular meeting held at the
W a l t h a m Field Station March 6, 1942,
D r . DeFrance and D r . E r w i n of the
Rhode Island State College, discussed the
results of their experiments in 1941.
D r . DeFrance described his treatments
of various weeds w i t h diiferent chemicals.
H e b r o u g h t out t h a t in chemical weed
control, the height of the grass, soil texture, temperature and type of grass were
i m p o r t a n t factors to consider to prevent
i n j u r y t o the established t u r f .
D r . E r w i n told about his experiments
to control t u r f diseases. Some types of
t u r f are more resistant than others to
disease. Certain fungicides gave n o control, while others proved very effective.
A t the business meeting, A n d r e w D.
Blake of the Milford C o u n t r y C l u b was
elected as a regular member of the Club.
There was a general discussion of some
of the new problems c o n f r o n t i n g greenkeepers this year.
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Each superintendent has his o w n ideas as t o the care
and management of his particular greens. W h e n it comes
to feeding there are so m a n y different notions t h a t almost
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opinion as to the most satisfactory plant foods to use and
the best methods of application.
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For p u t t i n g greens we especially recommend Agrico
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nitrogen in organic f o r m so t h a t it is longlasting as well
as quick acting. W h e n applying to greens always mix
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compost, humus, or coarse sand and water in thoroughly,
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seases was displayed by the sincere m a n ner in which he described his experiments.
Fred S. Lodge, National Fertilizer Association, Washington, D . C., Ernest
Russell, Old Deerfield Fertilizer Co.,
South Deerfield, Mass., and Professor
Dickinson covered the "Fertilizer Situat i o n " both f r o m a national and local
standpoint, exceedingly well. T w e n t y five years ago we had t o rely u p o n Germ a n y f o r our potash. A t the present
time we produce enough f o r our needs
and export a small amount.
There is
enough phosphate in this c o u n t r y t o supply us f o r 3000 years. N i t r o g e n is not
so abundant, b u t there is sufficient.
N i t r o g e n is used in explosives and new
nitrogen plants are being developed. N i trate of soda is not available b u t there
is more mixed fertilizer on hand t h a n
there was last year.
Transportation is
the big problem. T h e outlook f o r fertilizer f o r 1943 is d o u b t f u l , buy now.
D r . H u g h P. Baker, president of the
college, addressed the assemblage in his
customary vigorous manner.
Life has
been easy through the years and the
world will never be the same. W e m u s t
learn t o t h i n k and act differently. W e
have enjoyed the highest standard of
living of any c o u n t r y in the world. Life
may be harder, b u t still it can be enjoyable.
"Figures and Facts Influencing Maintenance" was the topic of Charley Burns,
chairman editorial committee, G.S.A.,
A k r o n , Ohio.
Aided by charts and
figures, Charley portrayed the subject
in his inimitable style.
Eugene "Skip" Wogan, past president
of N e w England Section, P.G.A., spoke
on " W a r and the Game of G o l f . " There
will be enough golf balls for this year.
Six hundred tons of rubber is used in
the m a n u f a c t u r e of golf balls which is
only one t e n t h of one per cent of all
the rubber used annually in the country.
T h e chef and large kitchen crew will be
replaced by a short order cook and sandwich bar at some clubs.

"Golf and Recreation in the Economic
P i c t u r e " was the subject of Ralph B.
Wilson, economist, Babson's Reports,
Inc., Wellesley, Mass. Experienced men
have been shelved too soon and it has
caused a lot of our economic trouble.
Golf should furnish ideal recreation. All
of the troubles in the world are due to
misunderstanding. Economics is simply
the science of making a living. A m a n
should not p u t all his eggs in one basket
f o r a good investment program.
Professor Lawrence S. Dickinson of
the college and well k n o w n as the
founder and builder of the original W i n ter School f o r Greenkeepers discussed
" W a r t i m e Maintenance of T u r f Areas."
There will be a high premium f o r intelligent management of golf courses in
1942.
T h e physiological f u n c t i o n of
grass plants will remain unchanged and
the golfers as individuals will be no d i f ferent, except they m a y be more tolerant
and patriotic.
T h e golf course is the
most essential part of a golf club. I n experienced help will need closer supervision and m a y cause an increase u p to
1 5 % in labor costs.
1942 will test a
club's financial, business and social policies and standards. T h e picture is not
so black as it may seem.
Ross Sawtelle, president, W o r t h i n g t o n
Mower Co., told us that the mowing
equipment f u t u r e is not very bright.
The m a n u f a c t u r e of mowing equipment
has been reduced 5 0 % and f u r t h e r cuts

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O. O. Clapper, N e w England Toro
Co., said that the dealer is squarely behind the eight-ball. D o n ' t delay until
tomorrow w h a t you can buy today, order
early. A l u m i n u m equipment can only
be bought on an exchange or trade-in
basis, pound f o r pound. Buy new equipm e n t when the club is having a good
year
financially.
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Philip I. Cassidy, Secretary, Greenkeepers Club 1 of N e w England, Needham
Golf Club, depicted the user's position
in the equipment picture. T h e greenkeeper w i t h foresight obtained parts when
they were available.
The loss of the
golf course mechanic will be a handicap
to the greenkeeper. Keep all equipment
free f r o m rust and corrosion.
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FACTS AND FIGURES
INFLUENCING
GOLF MAINTENANCE
Excerpts f r o m a talk delivered
by Charles A. Burns on March
14th, 1942 a t Amherst.
We have been trying to gain information about our members by taking surveys in 27 major golf states, 500 golf
course superintendents as follows:

Mr. Average Greenkeeping Supt.
—1941

Age: 41. Height: 5' 10". Weight: 172
lbs. Brown Hair, Blue Eyes.
Grade School and H i g h School Graduate.
Has attended an average of five winter
short courses in greenkeeping. Spends
an average of $76.00 per year f r o m
his own purse to improve his turf
knowledge.
Has been in the golf business for 23
years.
Has been a golf superintendent f o r 16
years.
Has been on his present job for the past
12 years.
Has an average of eight men working
for him.
His salary range is highest if he works
in the following sections and states:
Ontario, Illinois, Ohio, R. I., Penn.,
Conn., Michigan, N . J. and Maryland,
N . York.
His favorite business reading is: Weed
Control Tree Care, Equipment Repairs,
Watering, Labor and Personal Advancement subjects.
His favorite outside reading magazines
are: Life, Readers Digest, Liberty,
Saturday Evening Post.
It has been our personal observation
in connection with this average outliue,
that men who make the most money for
their work, in most cases have a keen
knowledge of business methods as well
as their golf methods.
When we refer to the totals in the
golf industry, the figures are impressive.
Because we feel that these totals will
interest you we have prepared them.

How Big is Golf in the U. S.
726 Millions invested in property, equipment, clubhouses, finishing, etc.
3 0 Million Taxes will be paid in 1942, if
golf is maintained on same basis.
3 0 Million spent on upkeep of courses in
1941.
3 0 Million spent for playing equipment,
etc. f o r golf in 1941.
31 Million golf balls used in 1941.
224 million miles walked in 1941 by
American golfers.
64 Million Rounds of Golf played in
1941. 40 Million of these on Public
and Municipal courses.
Approximately 3 Million golfers in the
U. S. divided as follows: 2 Million
Public and Municipal; 600,000 Private; 400,000 Ladies and Children, all
classes.
You will notice that the figures indicate clearly who plays the majority
of golf in the United States. We will
extend this farther by another illustration.

What Becomes of Your Golf Dollar
What Does it Cost to Play
Golf in the U. S.
It cost about $23 0.00 per year for the
average Private Club member to play
golf—this includes his membership, caddy fees, locker rentals, lessons, new playing equipment but no drinks or food or
guest charges. The average Public and
Municipal player spends about $50.00
for the same services.
Approximately slightly less than 50c
of every Country Club Golf Dollar is
used for course maintenance.
Approximately 70c plus of every Public and Municipal Golf Dollar is used
for course maintenance.
It is evident f r o m this breakdown
that Private Club golf in the U. S. is
deeply indebted to what might be termed
a few, "Butter and Egg Men." In other
words, fellows who can afford unnecessary luxuries. I wonder what will hap-

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pen if these chaps start to figure their
golf in the same way they do the purchase of Butter and Eggs—I wonder if
they will be able to justify paying $1.50
for a dozen eggs when they can get the
same product down the street in not so
fancy a box for 60c per dozen.
It
should give us something to think about.
All of this investigation of public play
courses proves that the expediting of
play is their most important consideration.
They remove sand traps, trees,
water hazards and cut roughs down to
AYS
enable more patrons to enjoy the game.
They base their maintenance upon the
desires of their customers and t r y to
TURF BUILDER
make more pleasure available for more
A little goes a long way so
players. Making golf pleasurable—isn't
F R E E . . its v e r y economical Used
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that a great slogan?
with Scotts Golf Course Seed,
of new,imported
The Facts and Figures I have given " V i c t o r i a " peryour budget will accomplish
ennial r y e grass
you prove that golf today and tomor- — t r y it at our its utmost. Write for prices.
e x p e n s e . >» »
0. M. SCOTT and SONS SO.
row in America is a democratic game,
Main Street
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a participating democratic game. Americans have taken Golf to their bosom,
they have grown to love it because it
gives them fresh air, sunshine and clean
f u n . Golf has sold itself to the United
SCOTIS SEED mda. BEAUTIFUL LAWNS /
States because of its Godliness—not because of its Glamour. It has progressed
in spite of social barriers and false frills.
Golf owes its position today to itself Japanese Tank.
more than it does to us in the business
If Golf is to survive the great test
—we haven't contributed a great deal, that confronts it, we—every leader and
We in the business have been too smug, department head in the business must
too self satisfied and too worried about forget petty jealousies and the like and
the other guy.
The Greenkeeper has get in together and fight for the combeen laying awake at night jealous of mon cause. Our war workers need the
the Pro and Manager. The Pro has en- relaxation that comes f r o m golf. This
vied the salary the Greenkeeper gets and war will be won by Fighters. I t is our
trying to get part of it by talking when duty to Fight. If we are to Fight for
he should be listening or, vise a versa. the continued existence of Golf we must
The Manager can't understand why he learn to SELL it. We must not be satishas a title and that is all except a potato fied by knowing our business—we must
peeler. We have all been guilty of greed be able to show it, and to tell the world
and green eyed envy. We have thought about it. If we love this business of
because we attended a few scientific lec- Golf let's Fight f o r it—Let's Preach for
tures and learned how to make a blade it—Let's Sing about it—Let's Talk it
of grass do tricks that it would talk for and Eat it. It may not help our payus also. I t won't do it, no more than check but—There is no bonus like a
a 100 thousand dollar bill will stop a Singing Heart and a Sunshine Mind.

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position of gang mowers annually to
balance wear. In purchasing new equipment the greenkeeper's opinion should be
given first consideration.
The final event on the program was
a round table discussion presided over
by Carl Treat. Everyone present had
the opportunity to present their own
particular problems and receive a n u m ber of opinions f r o m the discussion that
followed.
Professor Dickinson asked for suggestions to improve the Conference for
next year because, "As long as you
Carry O n you are still going. If you
stop, you are stopped.
Jack Counsell
A t this time, I would like to thank
the members of the Greenkeepers' Club
for the cooperation, which I received
f r o m them in the past year of 1941, while
I was Editor and Business Manager of
the Newsletter.
Let me, at this time, appeal to the
Club to get behind H e n r y Mitchell, Jack
Counsell, and " T e d " Murphy, who need
your cooperation more than ever, for
1942 will be a very trying year.
I know that all these men will do a
good job, but they cannot do it alone.
Good luck to Henry, " J a c k , " and
"Ted" from
GEORGE ROMIIIELL
COMMITTEES F O R 1942
Entertainment — N . J. Sperandio,
chairman.
Golf —- Alec Ohlson, chairman.
Welfare —- John Counsell, chairman,
John Latvis, Edward Phinney.
Employment —• A r t h u r Anderson,
chairman, William McBride, Charles
Parker.
Mass. Inter-Relations — Thomas Burke,
chairman, A. J. Sperandio A. Barney.
Rhode Island Inter-Relations — Oscar
Chapman, chairman, Rueben Peckham,
Martin Greene.
T u r f Research Committee •— Robert
A. Mitchell, chairman, Ralph Thomas,
Franklin Hammond.
Publicity — George Rommell, chairman, H e n r y Mitchell, L. Wildgust.

TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR
THE GREENKEEPER
1.

Thou Shalt Not Kill
The grass, by overkindness (overfeeding—over-watering.)
2. Thou Shalt Not Steal
T h a t which belongs to the grass
(right of heritage.)
3. Thou Shalt Not Covet
The greens of t h y neighboring
greenkeeper, but so improve thy
greens that they will be the equal
of his.
4. Thou Shalt Not Propagate
Those
Varieties
O r strains of grass not adapted
to thy own conditions.
5. Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness
Against any greenkeeper, nor,
bear false witness regarding materials thou doth use.
6. Thou Shalt Not Bow Down and
Serve
False masters—standing up at all
times for what you think is right
— N e v e r be afraid to say " N o ! "
7. Thou Shalt Not Be Unethical
I n t h y profession—remembering
it is only by the uplifting work
of all greenkeepers that the profession will reach its highest
plane.
8. Thou Shalt Not Fail to Use
T h e tools that have been given
thee. (The thinking tools.)
9. Thou Shalt Not Fail to Remember
T h e teachings of thy Professors.
Forgetting panaceas and depending on old reliable standards, but
ever trying out the new.
10. Remember the Seventh
Day
T o keep it wholly for thyself.
Taking one day in seven (whenever that 7th day may come) for
rest, study, and self-improvement.
Presented to the 1942 Class of the
Winter School For Greenkeepers
Massachusetts State College,
at the Recreation Conference
by Carlton E. Treat
Superintendent of Golf Courses
Montclair Golf Club, Montclair, N . J.

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most acceptable machine in its field.
There are 28 years of this policy of leadership in t h e new 1942 Worthington
Cutting Unit. As always, it is, today,
the most modern and up-to-date cutting
unit available.
CHECK T H E S E O U T S T A N D I N G
FEATURES
1. F l y K n i f e Steel—wider t h a n ever,
h a r d e r t h a n ever. (Minimum Rockwell C-35.)
Wears
longer—lasts
longer.
2. Fly-Knife S h a f t made f r o m largest
diameter section cold-rolled steel ever
used f o r this purpose.
3. Fly-Knife Blades supported by six

steel discs electrically welded to
blades and to s h a f t .
4. Separate machine-cut g e a r s f o r each
ground wheel.
5. Sand- and dust-proof g e a r housings.
6. Lubrication on automotive principles.
Needs checking once a season only.
7. Single hand a d j u s t m e n t of bed-knife
steel. No tools required.
Positive
lock in any position. Quickest on the
market. Exclusive W o r t h i n g t o n feature.
8. Sturdy, demountable rims. If worn
or broken accidentally, can be replaced in a f e w minutes a t less t h a n
half the cost of a whole new wheel.
Why not write us today f o r complete inf o r m a t i o n and detailed specifications.

C. M. SAWTELLE - New England

Box 42, C a m b r i d g e ,

B, M a s s .

Distributor

Phone

KIRkland

WORTH 1NGTON MOWER COMPANY

Main Office: STROUDSBURG, PA.

9

2000

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