This N E W S L E T T E R is published
monthly by t h e Greenkeepers Club of
New E n g l a n d , and sent f r e e to its members and t h e i r Greens' C h a i r m e n . Subscription price t e n cents a copy, or a
dollar a y e a r .
G U Y C. W E S T

Editor

312 Mt. P l e a s a n t St., P a l l River, M a s s .

MARSTON B U R N E T T

Business M g r .

330 W a l t h a m St., W e s t N e w t o n , M a s s .

April, 1931

Vol. 3, No. 4
I

WONDER?

Courses a r e o p e n — h e a r t h e " s w i s h " and
whack
Of a nice long drive " r i g h t down t h e
crack"
P l a y e r s a r e h a p p y , a t least, t h e y ' r e f r e e
To play t h e g a m e and not b o t h e r e d b e !
I o f t e n wonder as t h e y play t h e g a m e
If t h e y ever stop t o consider t h e same
A n d realize j u s t w h a t ' s been " d u n "
T h r u t h e W i n t e r m o n t h s to
increase
their f u n ?
T h e g a n g ' s been busy, t h e y fixed all t h e
tools,
K e p t the greens f r e e f r o m pools—
W o r k i n g on t r e e s — g e t t i n g sand and
wood,
F i x i n g e v e r y t h i n g as best they could—
W o n d e r i n g how t h e Course'll come t h r u
The Winter months—and
sometimes
blue!
If a p l a y e r t h i n k s of these t h i n g s , it
seems
He'd t h a n k t h e men who k e e p
the
Greens.
C a r l t o n E. T r e a t .

NOTICE

T h e opening t o u r n a m e n t of t h e Greenk e e p e r ' s Club will be held a t Kernwood
C o u n t r y Club, Salem, Mass. on Monday,
May 11, a t 10 o'clock. A f t e r t h e t o u r n a m e n t a dinner will be served
and
business m e e t i n g held.

CONTEST

RESULTS

T h e j u d g e s of t h e articles submitted
in t h e contest f o r t h e golf balls offered
by t h e N e w E n g l a n d Toro Company, a
g r e e n c h a i r m a n , a professional, and a
salesman, f r o m t h r e e d i f f e r e n t clubs,
a w a r d t h e prize to Mr. E r n e s t B. Lord
of t h e Cohasse Golf Club, Southbridge,
Mass. T h e j u d g e s ' l e t t e r s f o l l o w :
" I have r e a d w i t h much i n t e r e s t t h e
t h r e e contributions to t h e prize contest
about which you kindly asked me to express an opinion. E a c h of t h e m h a s a
difficult problem to meet and t h e exp : r i e n c e s a r e i n t e r e s t i n g l y covered. I n
my j u d g e m e n t Mr. Lord's and Mr.
Peckhani's articles a r e of equal value.
F r o m my limited knowledge I should
j u d g e t h e y w e r e entitled to s h a r e t h e
prize.
" M r . Robinson's article is also i n t e r e s t i n g and he h a s m e t his difficulties in
a courageous m a n n e r . "
" H a v i n g r e a d with a g r e a t deal of
i n t e r e s t t h e articles s u b m i t t e d , I f e e l
t h a t t h e prize should be a w a r d e d M r .
E. B. Lord, because his a r t i c l e keeps
best to t h e s u b j e c t , and is more compact
and concise".
" I h a v e selected t h e w r i t i n g b y E r n e s t
B. Lord as t h e bast of t h e t h r e e submitted to me f o r my opinion. I will give
you b r i e f l y a f e w r e a s o n s w h y it appeals to me.
" I n his w r i t i n g he does not deviate
f r o m t h e subject. H e also describes well
his experiences w i t h two of t h e most
troublesome t h i n g s w i t h which a g r e e n keeper h a s to contend; t h a t is, brownp a t c h and chickweed. I also t h o u g h t it
quite u n u s u a l f o r a g r e e n k e e p e r to k e e p
a record of t h e n u m b e r of plugs of
chickweed removed d u r i n g a season,
and which clearly shows how troublesome chickweed m i g h t b s . "

C l i f t o n E. Sowerby.

Stop and

Look

W h e n a locomotive whistles f o r a
g r a d e crossing it's a good t i m e to believe w h a t you h e a r .

We t a k e this o p p o r t u n i t y of t h a n k ing these j u d g e s f o r t h e i r kindness in
p a s s i n g on t h e s e articles, and also to
thank the contestants for
submitting
t h e s e i n t e r e s t i n g articles.

PROBLEMS

OF

THE

PAST

AND HOW I SOLVED

SEASON

THEM

Did t h e
Greenkeeper
have
any
problems l a s t season? I believe we m u s t
all a n s w e r in t h e affirmative. A p r i l 1st,
f o u n d us (of Cohasse) all r e a d y f o r t h e
g o n g ; b u t somehow or other I could not
help f e e l i n g a bit " s h a k y " concerning
our " a n t i q u e " f a i r w a y m o w i n g u n i t s .
T h e s e mowers had been a source of
t r o u b l e a n d w o r r y f o r some t i m e and
t h e i r condition g e n e r a l l y did not w a r r a n t all m a j o r and minor r e p a i r s r e quired to i n s u r e t h e i r dependability.
A f t e r discussing* t h e s u b j e c t w i t h o u r
c h a i r m a n we finally decided to p u r chase new and reliable units.
This w a s done, and, I a m glad to say,
proved a s u r e w a y out of f u r t h e r
difficulty.
Chickweed in t h e g r e e n s h a d a l w a y s
b~en one of our g r e a t e s t enemies h e r e ,
ar.d I m u s t a d m i t l a s t y e a r w a s no exception. I e x p e r i m e n t e d w i t h m a n y soca.led cures to no a v a i l ; t h e
patches
w e r e ever i n c r e a s i n g in size.
Other
methods h a v i n g f a i l e d , I b e g a n to c u t
out all patches of e i t h e r t y p e to be
f a u n d . This w a s done w i t h t h r e e sizes
hole c u t t e r s 8" 5" and 3". I cut down
deeply enough to g e t all t h e roots. By
t h e end of t h e season I had removed
1,740 plugs of chickweed and r e p l a c e d
w i t h clean plugs f r o m our t u r f n u r s e r y ,
which healed into place rapidly. I believe no other method is quite so s a f e ,
s u r e or economical. B r o w n P a t c h e s had
n e v e r troubled us g r e a t l y , b u t somehow
w e came in f o r a s h a r e l a s t season.
A b o u t t h e t i m e of y e a r w h e n w e a t h e r
conditions e t c ; a r e most f a v o r a b l e f o r
it, we b e g a n to pole our g r e e n s e a r l i e r
in t h e m o r n i n g s , u s u a l l y f r o m 4 a. m.
F o r a long t i m e I s a w no signs of inf e c t e d t u r f , and probably f e l t too safe.
One m o r n i n g I allowed t h e poling to
be l e f t until 7 o'clock and t h e n I discovered l a r g e B r o w n P a t c h in
abundance. G e t t i n g out t h e s p r i n k l e r b a r r e l
we set to w o r k to t r e a t t h e affected
g r e e n s w i t h S e m e s a n solution, a p p l y i n g
it according to directions.
Immediate
a t t e n t i o n alone, saved t h e t u r f , a n d even
t h e n t h e spots w e r e plainly visible f o r
a n u m b e r of days. So once more we paid
s t r i c t a t t e n t i o n to e a r l y m o r n i n g paling
u n t i l I w a s s u r e t h e time f o r B r o w n
P a t c h w a s p a s t . B u t a g a i n we w e r e
doomed to d i s a p p o i n t m e n t as it came
back as strong' as before. T h e S e m e s a n
t r e a t m e n t w a s r e p e a t e d and I vowed

n e v e r a g a i n give q u a r t e r if
a bamboo pole a t d a y b r e a k
frighten away this awful
Brown Patch.
E r n e s t B.
Cohasse

MY

PROBLEMS

LAST

AND HOW I SOLVED

by w a v i n g
we
can
something,
Lord,
Golf Club.

YEAR
THEM

F i r s t , t h e problem w a s to k e e p a
nine hole course, 3000 y a r d s long, in
good condition e i g h t m o n t h s in t h e
y e a r on a budget not to exceed $4000,
w i t h b u t one a s s i s t a n t .
I believe it is of vital i m p o r t a n c e to
roll both f a i r w a y and r o u g h j u s t
as
soon as t h e f r o s t is out, while t h e soil
is spongy w i t h m o i s t u r e , E a s t e r n slopes
first. By w a t c h i n g t h e soil condition
every d a y I had my course in f a i r playing condition by M a r c h 20th, all g r e e n s
smocth, cups in, and new
flags
up,
r e a d y to receive g r e e n f e e s f r o m
p l a y e r s f r o m o t h e r clubs. All top-dressi n g f o r t h e season, (except w h a t w a s
EecesTary to save f r o m droug'ht) w a s
dope b e f o r e time to mow t h e g r e e n s . W e
utilized every f a i r day to screen compost, m i x i n g in Lecco and a r s e n a t e of
lead u n d e r cover. W e s p r e a d compost
w i t h n u m b e r 2 scoop shovels, filling all
depressions w i t h back of wooden r a k e ,
and w a s h e d in compost b e f o r e p l a y e r s
could w a l k on it. We w e r e able to t r e a t
two or t h r e e g r e e n s each f a i r day, dep e n d i n g on t h e size of t h e greens.
I w a s f o r t u n a t e in h a v i n g a v e r y
f a i t h f u l , capable, h a r d w o r k i n g a s s i s t a n t ,
who received $4.50 a day and $100 a
season f o r overtime, w o r k i n g eight h o u r s
a day, S a t u r d a y a f t e r n o o n off and Sunday m o r n i n g on. T h e overtime came
w h e n e v e r t h e exigencies of w e a t h e r or
w a t e r i n g necessitated my a s k i n g f o r it.
I usually did all t h e mowing of greens
a r d tees myself in t h e e a r l y m o r n i n g ,
unless e n g a g e d to give lessons. Greens
w e r e moved every o t h e r day, and t e e s
twice a w?ek. To g e t my w e e d i n g done,
I w a s obliged to employ caddies w h e n
t h e y w e r e f r e e , p a y i n g 25 cents an hour..
Those caddies f o u n d l o a f i n g or toem a r k i n g t h e g r e e n s were excused a f t e r
t h e second offense. This r e q u i r e s overs i g h t a t unexpected times, b u t keeps
u n u s e d caddies out of mischief
and
helps t h e i r e a r n i n g s .
I play m y course once e v e r y day to.

observe p l a y i n g conditions, and to keep
u p on my g a m e .
T h e second problem of first m a g n i t u d e w a s t h e phenomenally d r y season,
and while t h i s decreased mowing,
it
enormously increased weed g r o w t h a t
t h e e x p e n s e of g r a s s e s . Clover, f o r m e r l y
held in check, n e a r l y monopolized some
g r e e n s . Dandelions a n d all o t h e r deep
rooted weeds w e r e v e r y much in evidence on t h e f a i r w a y s . W i r e g r a s s bec a m e a menace.
To add insult to i n j u r y m y s p r i n g
w e n t d r y f o r t h e first t i m e in 55 y e a r s ,
and t h e overloaded, overworked p u m p
r e q u i r e d t h e p l u m b e r twice in a while.
W e w e r e forced to e x c a v a t e
beneath
t h e s p r i n g to a g r a v e l layer w h e r e we
f o u n d a p e r m a n e n t supply.
Because t h e d r o u g h t m a d e m o w i n g of
f a i r w a y s or g r e e n s e i t h e r
impossible
or i m p r a c t i c a l , we had t i m e to t o p d r e s s
n e a r l y all our greens. A f t e r t h a t w e
reseeded two greens, banked t h e back of
a n o t h e r , and r e t r a p p e d it as well. W e
f o u n d t i m e to lay out and p u t in velvet
b e n t stolons on a n u r s e r y 50' x 100'.
Now I will list all e x p e n d i t u r e s as
a c c u r a t e l y as I c a n :
Labor, f o r season
$2,836.50
103.00
Caddie hire, (weeding)
N e w E q u i p m e n t , (two u n i t s )
180.00
Gas, oil, g r e a s e
550.00
R e p a i r s on F o r d s o n and Thompson mower
145.00
Plumber
83.00
Hardware and Blacksmith
24.80
$3,922.30
The use of t h e F o r d s o n w a s a
severe t r i a l ; t h e bill f o r r e p a i r s w a s one
sixth t h e original cost; t u r n i n g on t h e
fairways annihilated the t u r f .
However, I a m p l a n n i n g on a n e w Toro
J u n i o r B. Model T r a c t o r , t h a t will save
both t h e f a i r w a y s and t i m e a n d e n e r g y
f o r my a s s i s t a n t .
R. W. P e c k h a m ,
S a c h u e s t Golf Club.

SECOND

ANNUAL
FIELD

GREENKEEPERS
DAY

at t h e R h o d e Island A g r i c u l t u r a l E x p e r i m e n t S t a t i o n , K i n g s t o n , R. I.,
May 25, 1931.

T h e first g r e e n k e e p e r s d a y held a t
t h e E x p e r i m e n t S t a t i o n m e t with such
g r e a t success last y e a r t h a t it is p l a n n e d

to c o n t i n u e with t h e p l a n f o r this y e a r
also. T h e success last y e a r was due
v e r y l a r g e l y to t h e fine s u p p o r t and
c o o p e r a t i o n given t h e local m a n a g e m e n t
by _ t h e g r e e n k e e p e r s , g r e e n s section
chairmen, a n d exhibitors. W e have b e e n
a s s u r e d of this c o o p e r a t i o n a n d s u p p o r t
a g a i n this y e a r . T h e day set is M o n d a y ,
May 25. T h e p r o g r a m p l a n n e d is as
follows:
10.00-10.30
Station.

Registration,

11.00-12.30
Plots.

Visit

to

Experiment
Experimental

12.30- 2.30 Lunch, Dining Hall ( $ . 7 5 ) .
" T r e e s a n d S h r u b s f o r t h e Golf
C o u r s e " by Daniel A. Clarke.
Discussion—Golf
Course
Problems,
everybody.
2.30 E x h i b i t s a n d D e m o n s t r a t i o n s .
College C a m p u s .
Mr. Clarke is a well k n o w n R h o d e
Island n u r s e r y m a n and landscape
a r c h i t e c t . H e is s u r e to h a v e somet h i n g both i n t e r e s t i n g a n d of practical value f o r all visitors.
Since t h e last field day a y e a r ago, a
n u m b e r of plots have b e e n a d d e d to t h e
t u r f e x p e r i m e n t s . These include several
n e w b e n t g r a s s s t r a i n s a n d varieties.
Some of t h e s e show a good t u r f while
o t h e r s a r e j u s t g e t t i n g established. T h e
old lawn plots established almost 30
y e a r s ago have b e e n c o n t i n u e d a l o n g
t h e original lines a n d a r e always of
m u c h i n t e r e s t to visitors. T h e y a r e a
good d e m o n s t r a t i o n of w h a t d i f f e r e n t
m e t h o d s of f e r t i l i z a t i o n will accomplish.
Some excellent yields of b e n t g r a s s
seed w e r e o b t a i n e d on t h e plots w h e r e
d i f f e r e n t v a r i e t i e s w e r e g r o w n f o r seed
p r o d u c t i o n , last y e a r .
T h e plots of
R h o d e Island b e n t w h e r e
different
f e r t i l i z e r s w e r e used f o r seed p r o d u c tion also p r o d u c e d good yields with t h e
b e t t e r t r e a t m e n t s . These r e s u l t s h a v e
caused considerable i n t e r e s t b o t h locally
a n d in o t h e r sections of t h e c o u n t r y .
C o m m e r c i a l firms dealing in golf
course e q u i p m e n t a r e a g a i n b e i n g invited to exhibit a n d d e m o n s t r a t e t h e i r
d i f f e r e n t lines. T h e d e m o n s t r a t i o n s will
be held on t h e College Campus.
A cordial i n v i t a t i o n is e x t e n d e d to
g r e e n k e e p e r s , g r e e n s section c h a i r m e n
a n d all o t h e r s who m a y be i n t e r e s t e d in
this field day.
T. E.

Odland.

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MEETING

T h e A p r i l m e e t i n g w a s held a t H o r t i c u l t u r a l Hall, Boston, on A p r i l 6th. The
s p e a k e r w a s Dr. B u r t H a r t w e l l , f o r m e r
director of t h e Rhode Island
Experim e n t Station. Dr. H a r t w e l l spoke iff his
t h i r t y - f i v e y e a r s experience w o r k i n g on
t h e s u b j e c t of t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p of soils
and f e r t i l i z e r s and crops in g e n e r a l . W e
depend on t h e E x p e r i m e n t S t a t i o n s f o r
r e s e a r c h , f o r our opinions. E a c h S t a t i o n
is s t u d y i n g its own problems, such as
poa a n n u a a t New J e r s e y , and lead
a r s e n a t e a t Cornell.
I n u s i n g lead a r s e n a t e f o r weed control, t h e acidity of t h e soil and kinds of
weeds m u s t be known. Calcium chlorate
is now being used extensively as a weed
killer. A r s e n a t e of lead is m o r e active
u n d e r an acid condition.
A f e r t i l i z e r f u r n i s h e s p l a n t f o o d ; and
also does other t h i n g s .
T h e degree of acidity of a soil can
be m e a s u r e d ; it is difficult to i n t e r p r e t
a f t e r p H is known. A p H of 7 is n e u t r a l ;
t h e smaller t h e n u m b e r t h e g r e a t e r t h e
a c i d i t y ; p H of 4.5 is 300 times as acid
as p H of 7. The active acidity should
also be known.
Relatively speaking, p H of 6 h a s 10
p a r t s of active acidity, p H 5.3, 50; p H
5.0, 100; p H 4.7, 200; p H 4.5, 300.
I t is not a good t h i n g to m a k e a p u t ting green neutral.
To eliminate clover, use h i g h nitrogen. W i t h high n i t r o g e n and high acidity, it would t a k e a l a r g e a m o u n t of
p o t a s h to s t i m u l a t e clover.
6-5-15 is
r a t i o of weedless l a w n f e r t i l i z e r used
f o r t h i r t y - f i v e y e a r s , plot is practically
f r e e f r o m clover.
P o t a s h influences t h e w a y in which
n i t r o g e n w o r k s ; a p p l i c a t i o n of some
p o t a s h to soil l i b e r a t e s f r e e acid. ( I n
o r c h a r d i n g a r e c e n t c h a n g e h a s been
m a d e f r o m n i t r a t e of soda 16-0-0, to
n i t r a t e of potash, 12-0-45).
Active a l u m i n u m is l i b e r a t e d by f r e e
acid in soil; active a l u m i n u m is a v e r y
p o t e n t poison in s t r o n g l y acid
soil.
P h o s p h o r u s and lime both
inactivate
active a l u m i n u m .
P h o s p h o r u s s t a y s w h e r e it is p u t in
soil; n i t r o g e n goes a n y w h e r e . P o t a s h is
between, doesn't p e n e t r a t e readily.
T h e r e is a confusion in f e r t i l i z e r
f o r m u l a e , as first n u m b e r m a y m e a n
n i t r o g e n or it m a y m e a n
ammonia.
Second n u m b e r should m e a n
oxidized
phosphorus.

A h i g h a m o u n t of o r g a n i c m a t t e r is
needed to hold t h e inorganics used. Soil
m u s t have decomposing
organic matter.
O r g a n i c m a t t e r conserves t h e m o i s t u r e
and r e g u l a t e s t h e food.
M a g n e s i u m is not o r d i n a r i l y an ing r e d i e n t of f e r t i l i z e r s , and yet is needed
as much as t h e n i t r o g e n .
A n element is first a s t i m u l a n t , t h e n
a food, t h e n a poison.

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l e t t e r s f r o m a n y r e a d e r who. h a s a n y
item of i n t e r e s t to g r e e n k e e p e r s
to
discuss. W e will be glad to act as t h e
c h a i r m a n of t h e meeting, so t o speak, in
t h e discussion. This is our a t t i t u d e in
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WATER

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P r o f e s s o r Gunness w a s in c h a r g e of
t h i s session. In a n s w e r to question of
w h a t kind of a p u m p w a s n e e d e d f r o m
b r o o k or pond s u p p l y , — o n a c c o u n t of
lower price and less w e a r i n g p a r t s , a
c e n t r i f u g a l p u m p is b e s t f o r o r d i n a r y
conditions, unless a g r e a t p r e s s u r e is
desired. In r e g a r d to necessity f o r t a n k
or p r e s s u r e t a n k , — a t a n k is n o t necess a r y w h e r e w a t e r is desired f o r g r e e n s
a l o n e ; b u t , w h e r e w a t e r is desired f o r
buildings or a t all h o u r s , a p r e s s u r e
t a n k is n e e d e d .
P r o f . GunnesS discussed t h e l a y i n g out
of a w a t e r s y s t e m f o r nine holes, m e n t i o n i n g t h e size of pipe t h a t w a s n e e d e d
t o give 40 lbs. a v e r a g e p r e s s u r e a t each
g r e e n . His b l a c k b o a r d t a l k was v e r y
i n t e r e s t i n g a n d clear to u n d e r s t a n d .
Howard Farrant.

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p r a c t i c e t e e . N o t e h o w it
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you have p u t an end to
tee maintenance expense
and time.
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s a m p l e d t h e b e n e f i t s of
t h i s one T e e M a t , you'll
h a v e P a r a t e x T e e M a t s on
e v e r y h o l e of y o u r c o u r s e .

t h i c k s u r f a c e of r u b b e r c o m p o s i t i o n t h a t
s t u r d i l y r e s i s t s t h e a b u s e a n d w e a r of
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SEED PRODUCTION RESULTS AT
R. I. E X P E R I M E N T

THE

STATION

I n t h e D e c e m b e r issue of t h e N E W S L E T T E R we g a v e p r e l i m i n a r y lists of seed
p r o d u c t i o n on t h e t e s t plots a t t h e Rhode Island E x p e r i m e n t Station, a m o u n t s
b e i n g given as u n c l e a n e d seed. In a r e c e n t l e t t e r f r o m Dr. T. E. Odland of this
Station, we h a v e t h e final r e s u l t s , and we a r e v e r y pleased to give t h e m h e r e .
D r . Odland w r i t e s :
" I n some e a r l y N E W S L E T T E R I m e n t i o n e d t h a t w h e n we g o t our d a t a
finally complete on t h e yields of our b e n t g r a s s I would be glad to l e t you have
t h a t i n f o r m a t i o n in case you c a r e d to use it in a n y w a y in y o u r publication. W e
h a v e t h e i n f o r m a t i o n now a n d I am glad t o give you this if you care to use it.
T h e f o l l o w i n g a r e t h e yields p e r acre of b e n t seed of t h e d i f f e r e n t v a r i e t i e s obt a i n e d on small plots a t t h e R. I. E x p e r i m e n t S t a t i o n last y e a r , t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e
germination:
Variety
Redtop
Rhode Island B e n t
Astoria Bent
Seaside B e n t
Cocoos B e n t
Washington Creeping Bent
Virginia Creeping Bent
Metropolitan Creeping Bent
A r l i n g t o n Velvet B e n t
K e r n w o o d Velvet B e n t
H i g h l a n d Velvet B e n t

Lbs. seed p e r A.
356
264
310
143
178
153
323
73
33
129
152

Germination
88
81
87
68
66
61
39
65
79
84
90

As you notice we g o t a f a i r g e r m i n a t i o n on all of t h e m e x c e p t i n g Virginia
C r e e p i n g B e n t , some of t h e m w e r e v e r y good indeed. On t h e plots w h e r e we used
d i f f e r e n t f e r t i l i z e r r a t i o s t h e yields w e r e as f o l l o w s :
Y i e l d s of R . I. B e n t

F e r t . Ratio
0- 0-0
1- 6-3
2- 6-3
4- 6-3
6- 6-3
6- 2-3
6-10-3
6- 6-1
6- 6-5

Lbs. p e r A
N P K
0- 0- 0
15- 90-45
30- 90-45
60- 90-45
90- 90-45
90- 30-45
90-150-45
90- 90-15
90- 90-75

Seed

Lbs. seed p e r A
28.1
32.2
70.7
103.4
154.7
138.6
148.4
165.0
143.2

Germin;
88
83
93
82
92
83
87
87
93

Mr. N o r t h has j u s t r e t u r n e d f r o m W a s h i n g t o n w h e r e he has s p e n t t h r e e
w e e k s w i t h Dr. H i l l m a n s t u d y i n g t h e seed c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s of d i f f e r e n t b e n t grasses.
T h e seeds of b e n t g r a s s e s a r e v e r y m u c h alike b u t t h e r e a r e m i n o r d i f f e r e n c e s
b y which d i f f e r e n t s t r a i n s a n d v a r i e t i e s can be told a p a r t . Dr. H i l l m a n has s p e n t
m u c h t i m e s t u d y i n g t h e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s of t h e s e g r a s s seeds and he can m a k e
d e t e r m i n a t i o n s n o w t h a t w e r e t h o u g h t impossible a f e w y e a r s ago. Mr. N o r t h
says he e n j o y e d his s t a y down t h e r e v e r y m u c h and g a t h e r e d a lot of v a l u a b l e
i n f o r m a t i o n of which he e x p e c t s to m a k e use of in his w o r k h e r e a t t h e S t a t i o n . "

The Worthington Lawn Tractor
Engine, Ford, Models T or A
Short wheel base—turns on radius of seven feet.
Minimum weight, 1000 pounds.
turf.

Prevents injury to the

Abundance of power. 23 horse. Guaranteed to pull a
Worthington gang mower up any hill that requires
cutting, on any golf course in America.
Unequalled Speed. Safely operated at twelve to
miles per hour.

fifteen

Lighting System. Enables operator to cut the fairways
at night.
It has become the standard lawn tractor of the
foremost clubs, parks and private estates of the
country. Fully guaranteed.
Price—Model T (starter and lights extra)
$496.00 f.o.b. factory.
Price—Model A (with self starter)
$625.00 f.o.b. factory

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E. R.

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BOSTON
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NOTES

M a n c h e s t e r C o u n t r y Club,
M a n c h e s t e r , N. H.
W e a r e f e r t i l i z i n g m o r e t h a n ever
t h i s y e a r . W e w e r e f o r t u n a t e in h a v i n g
v e r y little snow mold or W i n t e r kill this
Spring. W e hope to have first class
g r e e n s and f a i r w a y s t h i s y e a r a f t e r our
e l a b o r a t e f e r t i l i z i n g t h i s past F a l l a n d
this Spring.
H a t h e r l y C o u n t r y Club, Minot, Mass.
W e a r e finishing this S p r i n g c h a n g e s
s t a r t e d last Fall, r e m o d e l i n g t r a p s , tees,
e n l a r g i n g tees, e n l a r g i n g some g r e e n s
by pulling t h e m o u t in f r o n t , etc.
K e r n w o o d C o u n t r y Club, Salem, Mass.
W e a r e m a k i n g a n addition to our
pro shop building so as to e n l a r g e t h e
p r o ' s sales r o o m , i n c l u d i n g i m p r o v e d a r rangements and interior
decoration.
Two n e w shelter h o u s e s a r e c o n t e m p l a t e d ; walls of c e m e n t tile c o n s t r u c tion, r o o f s of w o o d ; to include closets
f o r tools of t h e g r e e n s m e n .
B r a e b u r n C o u n t r y Club,
W e s t N e w t o n , Mass.
U n e m p l o y m e n t help is b e i n g used to
clean up edges of woods a l o n g holes.
W e a r e ' finishing u p c h a n g e s m a d e on
some t r a p s .

HOW TO TREAT THE

"ITCH"

Yes, Carl, I have t h a t " I t c h " in Spring,
It is a m o s t b e w i t c h i n g thing.
B u t w h a t I c a n n o t realize
Is w h y you should apologize
F o r such a c h a r m i n g kind of f e e l
T h a t tickles one f r o m h e a d to heel.
If you w e r e r e a l l y f e e l i n g r i g h t
Y o u ' d k n o c k a f e w balls o u t of sight.
W h y n o t g e t b a c k t h a t p r i s t i n e swing,
W h e n first t h e birds a p p e a r in S p r i n g ?
J u s t shake a leg and you'll be s t r o n g e r
D o n ' t f r e i g h t t h a t f a t ' r o u n d a n y longer.
B u t I d o n ' t see j u s t w h a t he m e a n s
A b o u t t h e m a n who k e e p s t h e greens.
T h e m o t i v e t h e r e is quite obscure,
T h e " I t c h " he h a s he m u s t e n d u r e ;
F o r such an " I t c h " t h e r e is no c u r e !
"Rube."

FOR

SALE

To highest b i d d e r — a b o u t 7000 sq. f t .
p u t t i n g g r e e n sod f r o m No. 11 a n d No.
18 g r e e n s . Mixed grasses.
R. A. Mitchell,
K e r n w o o d C. C., Salem, Mass.

W o o d l a n d Golf Club, A u b u r n d a l e , Mass.
F e r t i l i z e r used on f a i r w a y s consisted
of s u l p h a t e of a m m o n i a a n d castor
p u m a c e mixed a t r a t e of 15 pounds,
s u l p h a t e w i t h 100 p o u n d s castor p u m a c e
a n d applied a t r a t e of 300 p o u n d s p e r
acre.
Charles River C. C.,
N e w t o n C e n t r e , Mass.
R e g u l a r g r e e n s w e r e p u t in p l a y on
A p r i l 2nd W e a r e r e n o v a t i n g f a i r w a y s ,
s e e d i n g b a r e spots caused b y d r o u g h t
of last S u m m e r . Also a p p l y i n g a 20
t o n s car of 10-6-2 f e r t i l i z e r on o u r
fairways.

P r e s . T r e a t h a s a p p o i n t e d as t h e Welf a r e C o m m i t t e e : J . Sullivan, Chr., J . McD o n o u g h , and H. M o s h e r ; a n d as E m p l o y m e n t C o m m i t t e e : S h a n a h a n , Chr.,
T. F a h e y , a n d T. Galvin.

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A d j u s t a b l e to cover a r e a
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Capacity, 12 to 20
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Gal-

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Low pressure sprinkler.
O p e r a t e s f r o m 10 to 100
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A r e a 50 to 75 f e e t .
Capacity, 10 t o 15 gallons
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base
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Travellers

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A r e a , 120 to
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