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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 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

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Associate

JOHN L. COUNSELL,

MAY,

Business Manager, 2 Buck Street, Woburn, Mass.
Editor,

5 Ellsworth Road, Peabody, Mass.

1942

VOL.

14, N O .

The ideas and opinions expressed in the sub)ect matter

of this

are not necessarily

of the club as a -whole.

those of the Editor or the members

NEWSLETTER

CONTENTS
Support Y o u r Newsletter
Don't Forget
April
Meeting
Joint Meeting
T h e Control of J a p a n e s e Beetle Grubs
T h e Disease Control W i t h o u t M e r c u r i a l s
Centralization of M a n a g e m e n t
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0 . M . Scott a n d Sons Co.
C. M . Sawtelle
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Associated Seed Growers, Inc.
W o r t h i n g t o n M o w e r Co.

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GREENKEEPERS' CLUB OFFICERS
SAMUEL

S.

MITCHELL,

Secretary,

P H I L I P I. CASSIDY,
FRANK H . WILSON, JR.,
N,

J . SPERANDIO,

JOHN

L.

Treasurer,

Chairman

COUNSELL,

President,

Ponkapoag Golf Club, Canton, Mass.

Needham Golf Club, Needham, Mass.
543

Dedham Street, Newton Centre, Mass.

Entertainment
Committee,
Marlboro, Mass.

Chairman Welfare Committee,
Peabody, Mass.

Marlboro Country Club,
Salem Country Club,

Chairman Employment
Committee
Brae Burn Country Club, West Newton, Mass.

ARTHUR ANDERSON,

ALEX OHLSON,

Chairman

Golf Committee, Lexington Country Club,
Lexington, Mass.

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SUPPORT Y O U R

NEWSLETTER

The golf committee has felt that it
was wise to schedule meetings close to
Boston this year on account of the tire
and gasoline shortage. The benefits of
our organization will be more restricted
than ever. There are two ways to overcome this restriction. First, by backing
the N E W S L E T T E R .
Send in a story
about that trick you just discovered, or
a picture of that gadget you invented.
I never saw a golf course tool shed yet
without a homemade machine in it. Why
not tell us about yours? Last year we
had a column called "Free Lifts".
It
was good while it lasted, but it petered
out because of lack of interest and cooperation on your part and mine. We
want to print everything new which you
learn about disease control, etc., as soon
as you learn it. If you can't get to our
meetings to talk shop, why not write
shop and read shop in the N E W S L E T TER?
The second thing to do, whether you
can get to our meetings or not, is to
get together with your neighboring greenkeepers for a weekly round of golf. If
you don't play golf, you can chew the
fat over a bottle of soda-pop or what'sin-your-icebox.
Then don't forget to
jot down anything new or interesting
that comes up and tell the rest of us
about it in your N E W S L E T T E R .
If you have a subject that you want
discussed, let us try to help you. Remember, it is your N E W S L E T T E R .
It's success or failure depends entirely
upon Y O U .
Your Editor.
D O N ' T F O R G E T to write to the boys
in the service:
Private Maurice S. Ryan
32 A.R. Service Company
Louisiana.
Corp. Francis G. Tuscher
67th C. A.A.A.
Bat. E. 1st Platoon
Patterson, New Jersey.

APRIL MEETING
Dr. O. J. Noer was the guest speaker
at the regular meeting held at the Waltham Field Station, Monday, April 13 th.
Dr. Noer gave a fine illustrated talk on
turf troubles of 1941. Winterkill or
springkill was prevalent from Minnesota
to New England and there was considerable damage to turf by the grub
of the May and June beetle over the
same area. 1941 started with a dryspring followed by a record breaking
drought during the summer. Water and
fertilizer help to minimize grub damage.
Fairway watering should not be stopped
completely, it may be reduced depending upon the rainfall. 1942 will provide the greenkeeper with the opportunity to show his value and importance
to the golf club.
After the business meeting our members went to the Oakley Country Club
to attend the joint meeting of the Service Section of the Massachusetts Golf
Association and the Greenkeepers Club
of New England.
JOINT

MEETING

Mr. A. Oram Fulton, Chairman of
the Service Section Committee presided
at the joint meeting. Mr. Fulton stated
that 1942 will be a serious year and we
should get over our pride of the golf
course being difficult to play. The golf
course should be maintained to conserve
golf balls as much as possible.
Mr. William O. Blaney representing
the Massachusetts Golf Association spoke
about the value of golf in the physical
fitness program. The greenkeeper will
be on the spot in 1942 with many new
problems. The golf courses should be
kept in first-class shape to keep the golfers interested in coming out.
Samuel Mitchell, our prexy, representing the Greenkeepers Club talked about
the loyalty of the greenkeeper to his club
and the game of golf. The greenkeeper
will give his full cooperation to help the
golf club overcome the difficult problems of 1942.

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Dr. Hugh Baker, president of the
Massachusetts State College, gave a serious and inspiring talk. Great changes
will take place in the future, barriers
based on wealth and education will be
broken down. Cooperation is the basis
of satisfactory living.
Dr. O. J. Noer stated that the war
effort takes preference over everything
else but golf clubs should follow a sane
and sensible program.
We have not
reached the stage of sheep cutting fairways. Some clubs found out after the
World War that it cost more to rehabilitate the golf course than it would have
cost to maintain it in reasonable condition.
In Canada private clubs have
abandoned the service in the main dining
room and substituted a snack room. This
is no time for reducing salaries, inexperienced labor needs more supervision.
Reduce trap raking and mowing of
greens, golfers will be more tolerant. The
golf course is most important, and will

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suffer much more permanent damage than
the clubhouse if neglected.
Jack Counsell
In a recent article in a golf magazine,
Osborne Scott claims that as a boy he
played golf with Indians. It was then
called "tipi pishoo or chasing the cats.
The equipment was a small piece of
wood five inches long and pointed at
each end, (the tipi) and a paddle about
three feet long. The course was seven
holes about 150 yards apart. The tipi
was tapped on the end to make it jump
into the air and then struck in the direction of the hole. The fewest strokes
won the game.
According to tradition, one of Lief
Erickson's men, a Scotchman, was entertained by the Indians of Nova Scotia and
brought back equipment for playing tipi
pishoo. And this game developed into
golf.

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The manufacturers of this 8-6-2 golf green fertilizer
have formulated this mixture from special materials which
are recognized as having properties to promote extended
feeding of grasses throughout the entire season. The organic base is from high grade materials, including Peruvian Guano, supplemented with Mineral Nitrogen in the
Nitrate and Ammonia forms to insure a quick response,
and the high percentage of organic material is insurance
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New Haven
Since 1916, when the Japanese beetle,
Popillia japonica Newman, was first discovered in New Jersey, or in 25 years,
it has multiplied rapidly and spread into
all the northeastern states and as far
south as Virginia and West Virginia.
The beetle was first found in Massachusetts in 1928. Heavy, localized infestations now occur in many sections of
the state as well as in other parts of New
England. It is known that the adult
insect will feed on over 250 species of
plants while the larva or grub feeds primarily upon the roots of grass.
Uusually the first adults emerge from
the soil in late June, but the greatest
number are present during July and Auguest. Mating occurs soon after emergence and only a short period elapses
before the females enter the ground
(preferably turf) to deposit their first
eggs. They will return to the surface
to resume feeding and later again enter
the ground to deposit more eggs. This
continues until each has laid from 40 to
60 eggs. The eggs hatch in a week or
more and the small grubs, which are
about one-eighth of an inch in length,
begin to feed at once. Growth is very
rapid, and by late August or early September the majority are about one-half
an inch or more in length. During Sep-

which the grubs are feeding, some time
elapses before results are obtained. Howtember they feed vigorously upon the
roots of the turf and continue growth
until about one inch in length. Feeding continues until cold weather, when
the grubs descend to a depth of about
four to six inches below the surface to
hibernate. In the spring they return to
the upper inch of soil to resume feeding,
which continues until late May or early
June. They then enter into the nonfeeding transitional prepupal and pupal
stages, emerging as adults in late June or
July. Most of the turf damage becomes
evident in September, early October, or
the following spring.
The grubs can be controlled by applying acid lead arsenate on the surface at
the rate of 10 pounds to 1,000 square
feet of turf area, using water, dry sand,
or friable soil as a carrier. The mixture
should contain one pound of lead arsenate
to about two gallons of water or, if used
dry, enough sand or friable soil to increase the bulk one to 25 times, depending on the distributing apparatus employed.
For small areas a watering can or small
fertilizer distributing machine is practicable. For large areas a power sprayer
or large fertilizer distributor is necessary.
Apply the material uniformly and then
lightly sprinkle the area at once with
water to wash the arsenate off the grass
and into the ground. As acid lead arsenate is insoluble in water and does not
penetrate immediately to the depths at

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usually no additional applications are
necessary during this time. There is only
one brood in a year, all the eggs being
laid during the summer, so when the
treatment is made in the summer or early
fall it will eliminate the risk of possible
injury later in the fall or during the
following spring. If treatment is long
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CENTRALIZATION

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MANAGEMENT
Conditions brought about by the war
are speeding up the trend toward centralized management.
This is not a
step forward but, rather, a return to
the gutta percha era. I think I am not
wrong when I say that the original club
manager was a combination golf instructor, club maker, caddy master,
steward, and sheep herder—a literal
"Jack-of-'Golf'-trades".

I believe that there is a legitimate demand for an increasing number of progreenkeeper managers.
The right and
opportunity to train for this position
should be made available to the pro,
the greenkeeper, or any other club employee. A system of rating should also
be adopted for the protection of the
employers.
LON MOORE

As golf developed, the trades connected with it developed also. The instructor became a pro. The pro hired a
caddy master. The clubs were made in
factories and the sheep herder was replaced by a greenkeeper. All for the
good of the game.
As we, of necessity, step back into
the past, some thought should be given
to the future of the industry. Our f u ture depends upon the cooperation which
can be attained now between the different departments of the game.
Departmental heads are organized more
or less successfully for their own protection and benefit and, of course, for
the good of golf. T o say the least, there
has been some friction between the different groups. In fact, they have been
at each other's throats, on occasion.
Now, it seems to me that a neutral
organization such as the U.S.G.A. could
organize all golf employees into one
group.
This group could study the
needs of the industry with a wider outlook. For instance, some clubs need a
manager, others are managed nicely by
their own executives. Some can afford
individual departmental heads, others
cannot.
This new organization could
analyze the needs of different types of
clubs, the success of different types of
management and the possibilities of better training and rating of golf club employees.

T H E DISEASE C O N T R O L
WITHOUT MERCURIALS
By

C. C.

Ass't Professor

WERNHAM

of Botany in charge
turf diseases

of

(Reprinted from Greenkeepers' Reporter)

The war has the greenkeepers on the
spot. Mercury is more important in a
bomb than on a green. The War Production Board has decreed that after
March 31, 1942 mercurials will be banned
in the manufacture of turf fungicides.
What are we going to do about Dollar
Spot, Brown patch, Helminthosporium,
Scald and the other troublesome diseases
of turf? I believe my research studies
at this institution offer a measure of relief to worried turf men.
Dollar Spot is the most difficult disease
to control. My advice would be to save
the mercury on hand for sole use against
this disease. Resort to spot treatment if
necessary, but don't dilute the dosage.
This disease must be stopped as soon as
it appears. Weak treatments only delay
the issue and increase the expense.
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have not found an effective substitute
for mercury in the control of Dollar
Spot.
Experimental work in the greenhouse
and at the Merion Cricket Club has
given us two substitute fungicides worthy of further trial. If you are vitally
interested drop a line to Joe Valentine
at Merion, for without his kindly aid
and criticism, this information would not.
have been obtained.
SPERGON

Spergon is the first of these materials
in effectiveness against
Helminthosporium and Brownpatch1. I have literally
poured this material on grass and have
observed no ill effects. In addition to its
fungicidal value, it seems to have a
stimulating effect. Grass is definitely
greener where it is used.
The basic material in Spergon is an
organic compound, tetrachloro-para-benzoquinone. Fortunately for greenkeepers, the material comes in both a " d r y "
and "wettable" form. The dry form is
suitable for broadcasting in sand or topdressing. We had very fair control using
three ounces dry Spergon broadcasted in
eight pounds sand at three week intervals. The material was not washed in
since the latter treatment adds to the
cost of application. The dry Spergon
cannot be used in a sprayer.
Those greenkeepers who are accustomed to spray their fungicides on must
use the wettable Spergon. Six ounces of
the wettable per 1000 sq. ft. is equivalent to three ounces of the dry Spergon.
This is due to the bulk of the wetting
agent. Of course, six ounces of wettable
could be broadcast in sand if so desired.
Spergon is manufactured by the U. S.
Rubber Company, Naugatuck Chemical
Division, 1230 Sixth Avenue, New York
City. Prices quoted me February 13,
1942 are 25 pounds $46.25; 50 pounds
$87.50; 100 pounds $153.00.
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The second material from the point of
view of disease control is a mixture of
equal parts of zinc oxide and hydrated
lime. I use eight ounces of each per
1000 sq. ft. 12 ounces of each will not
cause injury. This is the cheapest material that could be found and is especially worthy of trial with greenkeepers
whose clubs are hard pressed for finances.
Zinc Oxide sells at 7l/z cents per pound;
hydrated lime at about 1 cent per pound.
Using 14 pound of each per 1000 sq. ft.
would mean a material cost of less than
5 cents per 1000. The material isn't
potent enough to stop Dollar Spot but
will effectively check Large Brownpatch
and Helminthosporium.
Zinc oxide must never be used alone.
Its solubility is a function of the p H of
the soil and this solubility reaches a danger point in soils of p H 6.0 or less. A
definite discoloration of the grass occurs

unless the lime is added. Our experience
leads us to believe that the two substances when used together give the best
results. When we mixed zinc with ordinary wheat flour as a sticker the percentage disease control fell off. Fortunately the zinc oxide and hydrated
lime can be broadcast with eight pounds
of sand or sprayed on with a sprayer. It
must be pointed out, however, that unless the sprayer is equipped with a good
agitator the zinc oxide will settle out.
We made applications with a dry mix
every three weeks. Again the material
was not watered in. Many companies
sell zinc oxide as a by-product.
One
source qf material is the New Jersey
Zinc Sales Company, 160 Front Street,
New York City.
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Recently I have had some correspondence with G. F. Miles of Bayer-

Semesan, Wilmington, Delaware. Miles
has been experimenting with another organic material, Dubay 1205-FF, the active ingredient of which is 50% tetra
methyl tljiuram disulfide. According to
him, it is just as effective as Special
Semesan at the quantity used (16 ounces
per 6000 sq. f t . ) in the control of Dollar Spot and Large Brownpatch. The
dosage can be doubled in the case of
severe attacks, without injury to the
turf.
Our own experience with this
material has been limited to one year's
trial against Helminthosporium
and
Snowmold. Our Snowmold results have
not been harvested yet. Against Helminthosporium Dubay 1205-FF was not
nearly as effective as the two treatments
described above. Dubay 1205-FF can be
used in dry or wet form. I am not prepared to say if it is yet in quantity production.
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will aid in keeping down diseases. Good
air and soil drainage are invaluable aids
180 pounds of mercury will finance a
lot of tile laying and tree-pruning. Poling the greens as early as possible in the
morning and watering in the early morning so that the sun will dry off the grass
in the least possible time also aid in
disease control. Hold down the nitrogen.
All in all the greenkeepers need not
stand in fear of losing their grass. N o w
is the time to keep cool and apply all
the tricks of the trade at your command.

Editor's Note : Under normal conditions I T .
W e r n h a m would have liked to give these
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