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IN T H I S I S S U E
HAND vs. POWER GREEN
BROWN PATCH
MAY

CONTROL

MEETING

NEW JERSEY
NEW

MOWING

FIELD

HANDICAPS

MAY
1931

DAY

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MARSTON B U R N E T T

Business M g r .

May, 1931

Vol. 3, No. 5

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

A s u b j e c t of g r e a t i n t e r e s t to all
i n t e r e s t e d in m o w i n g g r e e n s is w h e t h e r
t h e y should be mowed by h a n d or by
p o w e r . W e are ; pleased to publish in this
issue a f r a n k s t a t e m e n t of w h a t one
g r e e n k e e p e r believes. W e hope t h a t this
a r t i c l e will s t a r t t h e ball rolling, a n d
t h a t we> will receive f o r publication other
articles, pro h a n d mowing, and pro
p o w e r . T h r o u g h a f r a n k discussion we
believe all can benefit.
A l e t t e r f r o m E. R. Sawtelle of t h e
Worthington
Mower C o m p a n y b r i n g s
out c e r t a i n p o i n t s which should be r e m e m b e r e d in t h i s discussion:
" W e a r e v e r y well a w a r e of t h e f a c t
t h a t t h e r e h a v e been m a n y , m a n y obj e c t i o n s to t h e use of p o w e r mowers.
T h e most f r e q u e n t a r e as f o l l o w s :
w e i g h t , u n r e l i a b l e engine, gas a n d oil
dripping, t h a t it t a k e s e x p e r i e n c e d m e n
t o r u n t h e m , in r e g a r d to t h e O v e r g r e e n
— o n e man. c a n n o t k e e p t h r e e m o w e r s
a d j u s t e d in r e g a r d to competitive mowe r s — a single u n i t of 18 or 19 inch width
c a n n o t effect a n y s u b s t a n t i a l
saving
w h a t s o e v e r a n d p r a c t i c a l l y j u s t elimin a t e s t h e l a b o r involved in pushing.
" T h e w r i t e r would like v e r y m u c h t o
call to y o u r a t t e n t i o n t h e i m p o r t a n c e of
n o t p u t t i n g all power m o w e r s u n d e r one
h e a d i n g or classification. I t is v e r y t r u e
t h a t t h e O v e r g r e e n is a p o w e r g r e e n s
m o w e r , b u t it differs so r a d i c a l l y in its
design f r o m a n y m o w e r t h a t h a s b e e n
developed in t h e past or t h a t is offered
on t h e competitive m a r k e t t o d a y , t h a t it
is n o t f a i r to those i n t e r e s t e d in labor
s a v i n g devices or i m p r o v e d m a i n t e n a n c e
e q u i p m e n t n o t to m a k e this p o i n t in an
a t t a c k p e r f e c t l y clear as t o which t y p e
of power m o w e r is r e f e r r e d to. W i t h o u t
a n y question I t h i n k e v e r y o n e will a g r e e
t h a t t h e O v e r g r e e n , w i t h its g a n g
m o w e r principle a n d deflated r u b b e r
tires, is absolutely a m a c h i n e above t h e
r e a c h of competition.
" W e b o t h k n o w t h a t this y e a r is a
p a r t i c u l a r l y t r y i n g one f o r t h e g r e e n s -

k e e p e r w h e n almost all clubs a r e c u t t i n g
down on a p p r o p r i a t i o n s and d e m a n d i n g
t h a t he use less m e n f o r his m a i n t e n a n c e
w o r k . As an example, if a c r e w on an
18-hole golf club has been cut one or
two men, by u s i n g t h e O v e r g r e e n which
is g u a r a n t e e d on t h e a v e r a g e course to
save f r o m twelve to fifteen h o u r s p e r
day, this t i m e saved in labor h o u r s p r a c tically a m o u n t s to a n o t h e r m a n a n d a
half or two men, so t h a t a f t e r all t h e
g r e e n s k e e p e r has j u s t as m a n y labor
h o u r s a t his disposal as he h a s a l w a y s
had."
POWER

CUTTING

GREEN

VS. H A N D

MOWING

MOWING

I have o f t e n asked myself t h e question w h e t h e r p o w e r p u t t i n g g r e e n mowers a r e economical. I have t r i e d to sum
u p t h e a d v a n t a g e s as well as t h e disa d v a n t a g e s , a n d while I find a f e w minu t e s t i m e saved in a c t u a l c u t t i n g , I do
not believe t h e condition of t h e g r e e n
is as good as those mowed by h a n d .
I shall t r y in t h e following lines to
show why I t h i n k t h a t p o w e r m o w e r s
a r e n o t as p r o f i t a b l e as we m i g h t be led
to believe.
We'll t a k e t h e t h r e e u n i t m o w e r first.
I t is said b y t h e a g e n t s t h a t t h i s m o w e r
will mow a g r e e n of 6000 s q u a r e f e e t in
t e n m i n u t e s ; this is c e r t a i n l y s a v i n g
t i m e , b u t never once do t h e a g e n t s m e n tion t h e t i m e g e t t i n g t h e m o w e r r e a d y ,
g e t t i n g to t h e first g r e e n , t h e time gett i n g f r o m g r e e n to g r e e n , as well as gett i n g b a c k t o t h e tool house, cleaning it
u p and p u t t i n g it a w a y , all of which is
c o u n t e d in h a n d m o w i n g ; f o r , f r o m the]
t i m e I tell t h e m e n to mow t h e g r e e n s
until t h e m o w e r s a r e back in p l a c e in t h e
tool house is c h a r g e d to m o w i n g g r e e n s .
I have figured t h e time, other t h a n act u a l c u t t i n g , a n d find it a b o u t as f o l l o w s :
g e t t i n g m o w e r r e a d y and g e t t i n g to first
g r e e n , 15 m i n u t e s ; f r o m g r e e n to .green,
5 to 7 m i n u t e s , a n d f r o m last g r e e n c u t
u n t i l t h e m o w e r is p u t away, 10 m i n u t e s ;
in o t h e r words, if a m a n has'- t h r e e g r e e n s
to cut, he spends m o r e t h a n half an h o u r
other t h a n a c t u a l c u t t i n g , all of which
is c h a r g e d to m o w i n g g r e e n s . This is an
a v e r a g e of m o r e t h a n t e n m i n u t e s p e r
green.
Now if m y m e m o r y serves m e r i g h t ,
a t B r a e b u r n two y e a r s ago, i t t o o k a
m a n with t h e m a c h i n e m e n t i o n e d above
f i f t e e n m i n u t e s t o m o w a g r e e n ; this is
half t h e t i m e a g a i n as toldi b y t h e a g e n t s .
I a m quite willing to split t h e d i f f e r e n c e

a n d call it twelve a n d a half m i n u t e s ,
and added t o t h a t is t h e t e n m i n u t e s
a v e r a g e as explained above, m a k i n g t h e
m o w i n g of an a v e r a g e sized g r e e n 2 2 %
m i n u t e s . This, of course, is still saving
time.
Now, t h e r e a r e two w a y s to m o w a
g r e e n with t h i s m a c h i n e , t h e circular
w a y , and by dividing t h e g r e e n in h a l f ,
s t a r t i n g f r o m t h e side of t h e g r e e n to
m o w one half and as you come a r o u n d
to t h e c e n t e r , i n s t e a d of c o n t i n u i n g t o
m o w t h e same h a l f , cross over a n d mow
a strip on t h e c e n t e r side of t h e opposite
h a l f . By m o w i n g in this w a y , you will
n o t have to m a k e a figure 8 to finish
with, because of t h e f a c t t h a t while you
have been w o r k i n g t o w a r d t h e c e n t e r on
one side, you have b e e n w o r k i n g a w a y
f r o m t h e c e n t e r t o w a r d t h e side on t h e
o t h e r h a l f , a n d so you a r e t h e same dist a n c e a p a r t w h e n you
finish
the
s t a r t . B u t in this w a y , as well as in t h e
c i r c u l a r way, t h e r e is always a p a r t of
t h e g r e e n t h a t has g o t to be gone over
a second t i m e or m o r e , t h u s m a k i n g one
p a r t of a g r e e n f a s t e r t h a n t h e other,
a n d a g r e e n which is n o t t r u e b e c a u s e
of such, and which p e r h a p s will be noticed by t h e f e w , on e v e r y course, who
a r e f a r quicker to find a f a u l t t h a n a
perfection .
Mowing e i t h e r in circular or in t h e
o t h e r w a y which I h a v e described elimina t e s t h e b e a u t i f u l a p p e a r a n c e , as shown
b y h a n d mowing, f o r t h e b e a u t i f u l lines,
w i t h two shades, add g r e a t l y t o t h e app e a r a n c e of a n y g r e e n , b u t a r e e n t i r e l y
b l o t t e d o u t w h e n g o n e over t h e second
time:
One o t h e r r e a s o n w h y I a m n o t won
over to power m o w i n g is t h a t as a m a n
m o w s a g r e e n in circular form, he g r a d u ally moves t o w a r d t h e c e n t e r of t h e
g r e e n ; n o w suppose some p l a y e r comes
along, h e r e a r e t h e m a n and t h e m o w e r
s t a n d i n g on some p a r t of t h e g r e e n , perh a p s n e a r t h e c e n t e r , t h e m o t o r chugg i n g a w a y r e g a r d l e s s of t h e " f u s s y
f o u r s o m e " or t h e " c r a c k " p l a y e r ; r e gardless, too, w h e t h e r t h e ball is six or
sixty f e e t a w a y .
Now, while I have p o i n t e d out w h a t I
call t h e d i s a d v a n t a g e s of this m o w e r , I
a m still m i n d f u l of t h e f a c t t h a t to
those who care little a b o u t t h e a p p e a r ance of a g r e e n , this m o w e r is t h e bigg e s t t i m e - s a v e r I k n o w of.
N o w as f o r t h e o t h e r two p o w e r
m o w e r s , (one u n i t ) , one of which it
took a m a n sixteen m i n u t e s a n d a half
to m o w a g r e e n a t t h e same d e m o n s t r a tion, and he w a s doing a n y t h i n g b u t
running, at that.

These two m a c h i n e s h a v e one good
f e a t u r e in t h a t t h e g r e e n is c u t t h e
same as by hand, so t h a t one can be
on t h e side of t h e g r e e n w h e n p l a y e r s
a r e a p p r o a c h i n g , a n d t h a t also, t h e app e a r a n c e is as t h o u g h , it w a s mowed b y
hand—beautiful.
Now, as f o r saving t i m e with these
m o w e r s , it is j u s t a trifle, f o r I h a r d l y
t h i n k a m a n can a v e r a g e b e t t e r t h a n
20 m i n u t e s p e r g r e e n f o r five g r e e n s
or more, t h e n a d d e d to this is t h e t e n
m i n u t e s a v e r a g e p e r g r e e n , as explained
above, m a k i n g an a v e r a g e of half a n
h o u r p e r g r e e n . Now, in view of t h e
f a c t t h a t t h r e e of our m e n t o o k a h a n d
m o w e r each, l e f t t h e tool house a t 12.40
o'clock a n d w e r e b a c k to t h e same house
a t 4.20 P. M. with 18 g r e e n s cut, is
r e a s o n e n o u g h f o r m y r e f u s a l , as y e t ,
to b u y one.
Now, personally, comes m y m a i n r e a son f o r n o t h a v i n g one. T h e s e m o w e r s
weigh 150 or m o r e p o u n d s ; this w e i g h t
is almost e n t i r e l y on a small roller,
p r o b a b l y n o t m o r e t h a n t e n or eleven
inches in d i a m e t e r . Now, c o n s i d e r i n g
t h e v i b r a t i o n of t h e m o t o r , this w e i g h t
m u s t be a t least equal to an iron roller
e i g h t e e n inches in d i a m e t e r w e i g h i n g
300 p o u n d s or m o r e ; and too, I a m
quite sure t h a t t h e rollers on t h e s e
m o w e r s a r e r i b b e d , which m a k e s it all
t h e h a r d e r on t h e g r e e n , especially with
a roller so small.
What greenkeeper
would w a n t to see a roller w e i g h i n g
300 p o u n d s or m o r e g o i n g over his
g r e e n s e v e r y day? I h a r d l y t h i n k m a n y
would care f o r such p r a c t i c e . I w o n d e r
how m a n y will call m e a liar w h e n I
say t h a t t h e only roller t h a t goes on
t h e g r e e n s of t h e P o r t l a n d
Country
Club, besides those on t h e h a n d m o w e r s ,
is a light wood roller, and I a m a l m o s t
sure t h a t n o t even this r o l l e r w e n t on
o u r g r e e n s last y e a r , e i t h e r
Spring,
S u m m e r , or A u t u m n ; a n d if t h e r e
comes a t h o u g h t t h a t our g r e e n s a r e
n o t t r u e , j u s t ask a n y of those t h a t
played in t h e N e w E n g l a n d A m a t e u r
on our course last y e a r , a n d no e x t r a
p r e p a r a t i o n was m a d e f o r t h a t e v e n t
except cleaning a r o u n d t h e course.
W e m o w all our g r e e n s by h a n d . I
c a n n o t say a n y t h i n g a b o u t t h e u p k e e p
cost p e r y e a r on p o w e r mowers, b u t
I can say t h a t our h a n d m o w e r s cost
us less t h a n $2.00 n e r y e a r , f o r t h e
f a c t is, this is t h e first y e a r t h a t we
have had t h e m s h a r p e n e d , a n d we have
h a d some of t h e m six y e a r s .
It a p p e a r s t o m e t h a t w h e r e a
m a c h i n e h e a v i e r t h a n 80 to 100 p o u n d s
is used e v e r y day, a v e r y l a r g e a m o u n t

of w a t e r would be n e e d e d to keep t h e
g r e e n in such condition t h a t a ball
played r i g h t would s t a y o n ; p e r h a p s this
is n o t so, b u t if it is, this e x t r a a m o u n t
of w a t e r would be i n j u r i o u s r a t h e r t h a n
beneficial to t h e g r e e n .
Now I a m g o i n g to give someone else
t h e chance to say liar, w h e n I say t h a t
f o r t h e p a s t f o u r or five y e a r s o u r
g r e e n s h a v e n o t had an a v e r a g e of one
p o u n d of seed p e r g r e e n , a n d m a n y of
t h e m do n o t g e t an ounce, a n d t h e y a r e
not bent at that.
There are three things t h a t get the
c r e d i t f o r this c o n d i t i o n ; n a m e l y , h a n d
mowing, j u s t e n o u g h w a t e r to k e e p
t h e m f r o m t u r n i n g b r o w n , a n d a wellb a l a n c e d f e r t i l i z e r ; a n d I m i g h t add to
this, no rolling w i t h iron rollers. It is
l a u g h a b l e , I f n o t t r a g i c , to h e a r m a n y
g r e e n k e e p e r s say t h a t " i r o n rolling imp r o v e s t u r f " . T h e r e is b u t one t h i n g
t h a t will i m p r o v e grass, a n d t h a t is
f o o d — f e r t i l i z e r , a n d I have y e t to see
a n y g r a s s - f o o d or a n y o t h e r kind of
f o o d , come o u t of an iron roller.
M a n y r e a d i n g this will t h i n k I a m
selfish in m y views as e x p r e s s e d ; I a m
n o t ; I have w r i t t e n this a f t e r giving
t h e s u b j e c t m u c h t h o u g h t ; and I a m
w r i t i n g , n o t because I have a n y t h i n g
a g a i n s t power m o w e r s or those who sell
t h e m , b u t b e c a u s e t h e s u b j e c t is v e r y
i m p o r t a n t a t t h e p r e s e n t time. A n d I
hope t h a t this a r t i c l e will n o t only set
o t h e r s t h i n k i n g , b u t t h a t t h e i r views,
f o r or a g a i n s t t h e views I a m w r i t i n g ,
will be passed a l o n g to as m a n y as
possible, f o r in this w a y will we m o r e
quickly and b e t t e r k n o w r i g h t f r o m
wrong.
J o h n S. P a r s o n s ,
P o r t l a n d C o u n t r y Club.

MY

TROUBLES

OF T H E

PAST

SON AND HOW I SOLVED

SEA-

THEM

W h e n a g r e e n k e e p e r s t a r t s t e l l i n g of
his t r o u b l e s or p r o b l e m s of t h e p a s t
season he s u r e l y is u p a g a i n s t it to
k n o w which p r o b l e m to s t a r t w i t h as
n u m b e r one. T h e r e a r e p r o b l e m s in
e v e r y direction all t h e time. (As m y
f a t h e r - i n - l a w used to say, "If it i s n ' t
one t h i n g it is t w o " . ) In a n y case I
will h a v e to m a k e a choice to s t a r t a n d
I will choose w a t e r . I h a v e h a d some
t i m e to g e t w a t e r e n o u g h to be of m u c h
use. I h a v e a good w a t e r system, b u t
o u r supply of w a t e r r a n o u t in t h e
e a r l y S u m m e r , a n d to s a y I c o m m e n c e d

to be fitted f o r an i n s a n e a s y l u m is
p u t t i n g it mildly. I had s p e n t a lot of
m o n e y building t h e course, l a y i n g pipe,
b u y i n g e q u i p m e n t , a n d so f o r t h , a n d
n o t to f o r g e t t h e fire of May f o u r t h
which m a d e it n e c e s s a r y t o b u y m o r e
e q u i p m e n t , I did n o t f e e l like a s k i n g
f o r m o r e m o n e y to p r o c u r e w a t e r a n y
m o r e t h a n t h e owner w a n t e d to spend
it. We did t h e b e s t w e could b y u s i n g
a s p r a y e r , h a u l i n g f r o m t h e club well,
to e n c o u r a g e t h e g r a s s to be p a t i e n t
u n t i l a r a i n m i g h t help us out.
One day, e a r l y in t h e m o r n i n g , I t o o k
a walk down n e a r o u r n u m b e r one
g r e e n in a swamp, and w a d e d t h r o u g h
b u s h e s a n d b r i a r s until I w a s obliged to
decide I would h a v e to b u y a n e w p a i r
of p a n t s , n o t m e r e l y to r e p l a c e t h e
t o r n ones, b u t to cover t h e cuts on m y
f l e s h also. I f e l t paid f o r t h e trip, however, as w h e n I r e t u r n e d to t h e club
house I m u s t h a v e h a d some expression
on m y f a c e t h a t called f o r a question
f r o m Mr. Comstock. He a s k e d m e w h a t
I had on m y mind, a n d I said, " I h a v e
f o u n d t r a c e s of w a t e r in t h e swamp,
and I believe our t r o u b l e s of w a t e r
could be ended a t small cost." H e said,
" W h y d o n ' t you g e t a shovel and dig
a p o n d ? " I w a s s u r e l y pleased to h e a r
this and t h e i n s a n e a s y l u m w a s c h e a t e d
of a t least one victim. W i t h i n two days
I had a good pond d u g out, a n d two
f e e t of w a t e r in t h e driest t i m e .
Another
p r o b l e m is
brown-patch,
which I h a v e solved by p r e v e n t i o n
r a t h e r t h a n cure, b y u s i n g s e m e s a n or
n u - g r e e n as t h e case d e m a n d s , if p l e n t y
of w a t e r is available, a b o u t e v e r y t h r e e
w e e k s ; also, w a t e r i n g e a r l y m o r n i n g s
with w a t e r t h e same t e m p e r a t u r e as
grass. A s a y i n g I h e a r d some t i m e ago
goes w i t h my m e t h o d of
checking
brown-patch, "Change your tires before
t h e y blow-out". P r e v e n t , r a t h e r t h a n
cure, b r o w n - p a t c h .
B e f o r e I f o r g e t it, I would like to
say I believe t h a t P e c k h a m ' s R. I. g r o w n
b e n t seed is t h e m o s t d r o u g h t a n d disease r e s i s t i n g g r a s s g r o w n .
One m o r e p r o b l e m I have is t h e tee.
Our course e n j o y s a l a r g e f o l l o w i n g
a n d with some n e w g o l f e r s who do dig
g r a s s a t t h e s t a r t . To solve t h i s problem, I h a v e p u t in clay tees.
A n o t h e r p r o b l e m this p a s t season w a s
too s h o r t a golf course, so to solve this,
we a r e p u t t i n g in a n o t h e r n i n e holes,
to be r e a d y a b o u t A u g u s t first.
I h a d a p r o b l e m t h i s p a s t y e a r keepi n g g r e e n s composted e n o u g h to m a k e
t h e m h e a l t h y , b u t I h a v e solved this f o r
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the B r i d g e m a n Golf Club,
B r i d g e m a n , Michigan, " h a s
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C o m p a n y i n t r o d u c e d t h e first P o w e r
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p e r f e c t e d in t h e well-known J a c o b s e n
4 - A C R E P o w e r Mower, t h e design of t h e
p u t t i n g g r e e n m o w e r w a s well f o u n d e d
and the improvements made f r o m time
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F o r those who use e i t h e r Calo-Clor or
C a l o g r e e n in t h e c o n t r o l of b r o w n - p a t c h ,
t h e f o l l o w i n g l e t t e r f r o m Mr. J . P.
T e b b e t t s of t h e Mallinckrodt Chemical
W o r k s , will be of i n t e r e s t :
" Y o u m a y be i n t e r e s t e d in k n o w i n g
t h a t we r e c e n t l y m a d e a s u r v e y of t h e
m e t h o d s a d o p t e d by m o s t g r e e n s k e e p e r s
f o r a p p l y i n g Calo-Clor a n d C a l o g r e e n
a n d t h e r e s u l t of this i n v e s t i g a t i o n is
embodied in t h e f o l l o w i n g
general
recommendation:
F i r s t of all t h e a c t u a l n u m b e r of
s q u a r e f e e t on each g r e e n w a s d e t e r mined by m e a s u r e m e n t . T h e n
figuring
t h e r e g u l a r dosage of 3 oz. p e r 1,000
s q u a r e f e e t , t h e t o t a l a m o u n t of CaloClor f o r each g r e e n was d e t e r m i n e d .
W h e n a p p l y i n g d r y t h e best r e s u l t s
seemed to be o b t a i n e d w i t h d r y s a n d
w h e n s p r e a d w i t h t h e Calo-Clor a t t h e
r a t e of one-half b u c k e t f o r each 1,000
s q u a r e f e e t . W i t h this i n f o r m a t i o n as
a basis, a c h a r t f o r t h e e n t i r e 18 holes
was t h e n m a d e showing (1) size of each
g r e e n , (2) t h e n u m b e r of ounces of
Calo-Clor r e q u i r e d , (3) t h e a m o u n t of
sand n e c e s s a r y to be applied to each
green.
A f t e r this w a s d e t e r m i n e d a c o n c r e t e
m i x e r or a b a r r e l c h u r n was used f o r
i n t i m a t e l y m i x i n g t h e Calo-Clor w i t h
t h e sand. We u n d e r s t a n d t h a t SearsR o e b u c k sells t h e s e c h u r n s f o r a b o u t
$15.00 and it serves a d m i r a b l y f o r this
purpose.
Some
greenskeepers
have
f o u n d t h a t by f a s t e n i n g flanges like t h e
ends of old r a k e s on t h e inside of t h e s e
c h u r n s t h e y help to b r e a k t h e sand a n d
Calo-Clor m a s s as i t is t u r n e d over.
These c h u r n s a r e a b o u t 15 gal. c a p a c i t y
and will hold t h e a m o u n t of s a n d a n d
Calo-Clor t h a t is r e q u i r e d f o r t h e
a v e r a g e sized g r e e n .
Therefore, the
m i x t u r e f o r each g r e e n is g e n e r a l l y
m a d e s e p a r a t e l y and w h e n finished is
p o u r e d into a sack which is labeled w i t h

t h e n u m b e r of t h e g r e e n f o r which it
is i n t e n d e d . In this w a y f u t u r e applications can be p r e p a r e d a h e a d of time.
B u t w h e n an a t t a c k of B r o w n P a t c h
sets in these 18 b a g s a r e loaded on a
truck
together
with
a
mechanical
s p r e a d e r and a hose with a s p r a y i n g
a t t a c h m e n t , (not t h e o r d i n a r y s p r i n k l i n g
nozzle.)
Those g r e e n s k e e p e r s who have l e a r n e d
f r o m e x p e r i e n c e j u s t w h a t q u a n t i t y of
m a t e r i a l t h e i r s p r e a d e r s will a p p l y over
a c e r t a i n a r e a p r e f e r to mix sand a n d
Calo-Clor t o g e t h e r w i t h o u t s e p a r a t i n g
t h e q u a n t i t y r e q u i r e d f o r each g r e e n .
T h e y m e r e l y use t h e p r o p o r t i o n s suggested above, t h a t is, 3 oz. of Calo-Clor
f o r every one-half b u c k e t of sand a n d
mix e n o u g h f o r t h e e n t i r e 18 g r e e n s
a n d t h e n pile it all in a l a r g e box, or
some o t h e r r e c e p t i c l e which can be
loaded on a t r u c k f o r
convenient
t r a n s p o r t a t i o n over t h e course.
Two or t h r e e t y p e s of s p r e a d e r s have
been used s a t i s f a c t o r i l y b u t t h e one
which seems to be best f r o m t h e s t a n d point of efficiency a n d e c o n o m y is a
device sold by S w i f t & Co. f o r s p r e a d ing t h e i r Vigoro f e r t i l i z e r . I t has an
a t t a c h m e n t so t h a t t h e r a t e of f l o w can
be r e g u l a t e d to suit t h e job.
If a
m a c h i n e of this t y p e is used t h e sand
a n d Calo-Clor m i x t u r e is p u t into it
and t h e n is r u n over t h e s u r f a c e of t h e
g r e e n j u s t as you would push a lawnm o w e r . A f t e r two or t h r e e strips have
b e e n covered a m a n follows i m m e d i a t e ly with a rose s p r a y a t t a c h m e n t a n d
w e t s t h e g r a s s c o m p a r a b l e to a h e a v y
dew. You can easily see t h a t by following this m e t h o d a g r e e n can be t r e a t e d
in 10 or 15 m i n u t e s with two m e n working. We have had g r e e n s k e e p e r s tell us
t h a t as m a n y as 36 g r e e n s can be t r e a t e d
in this w a y in a d a y w i t h o u t a n y difficulty.
W e u n d e r s t a n d t h a t S w i f t a n d Comp a n y has t h r e e d i f f e r e n t sized s p r e a d e r s
m e a s u r i n g 14 in., 24 in., and 36 in. wide.
We would r e c o m m e n d t h e 24 in. or 36
in. size f o r a p p l y i n g Calo-Clor. T h e y
r a n g e in price f r o m $6.65 f o r t h e 14 in.
to $18.96 f o r t h e 36 in. size.
You m u s t r e m e m b e r t h a t Calo-Clor
c o n t a i n s Corrosive S u b l i m a t e t h a t a t t a c k s m e t a l s with which it comes in cont a c t so t h a t a f t e r you have used a
s p r e a d e r of this kind t h a t has some
m e t a l p a r t s , t h e m a c h i n e should be thoroughly washed."

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T h e P a r a t e x Tee M a t is a h a l f - i n c h
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MAY

MEETING

T h e May m e e t i n g w a s held a t t h e
K e r n w o o d C o u n t r y Club, Salem, Mass.,
on Monday, May 11. A l t h o u g h t h e day
w a s s t o r m y , some thirty-five a t t e n d e d ,
and e x a m i n e d w i t h i n t e r e s t a n d a p p r o v a l
t h e fine K e r n w o o d Velvet bent.
T h e list of w i n n e r s in t h e t o u r n a m e n t ,
a s given to us b y t h e Golf C o m m i t t e e ,
is asj f o l l o w s :
L o w gross scores w e r e as f o l l o w s :
1st — R. W. P e c k h a m , 87
2nd —
H o w a r d F a r r a n t , 91
3rd —
Ted Swanson, 93
1st low n e t , L. J . S t o t t , 75
2nd low n e t , J o h n McDonough, 76
3rd low n e t , T. Galvin, 78
4th low n e t , H. B. Cottelle, 80
5th low n e t , Ed. H a n s o n , 80
Best n e t 9, A r t h u r
Anderson,
B r a e b u r n , 38
Special prize d o n a t e d by P r o f e s s i o n al Shea a t K e r n w o o d Club, of 1 dozen
golf balls, f o r p o o r e s t p l a y e r of t h e
day w a s won b y P a u l H a y d e n of Woodl a n d C o u n t r y Club w i t h a gross score
of 119 strokes.

Notice of a Field D a y a t t h e N e w
Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
is c o n t a i n e d in a l e t t e r f r o m Dr. H o w a r d
B. S p r a g u e , A g r o n o m i s t a t t h a t Station :
" Y o u a r e cordially invited to a t t e n d
a field-day p r o g r a m devoted e n t i r e l y to
turf culture, at the New Jersey State
Agricultural Experiment
Station
on
M o n d a y , J u n e 15, 1931. T h e m e e t i n g
is sponsored j o i n t l y b y T h e N e w J e r s e y
S t a t e Golf Association, T h e N e w J e r s e y
S t a t e G r e e n k e e p e r s Association, a n d t h e
S t a t e A g r i c u l t u r a l E x p e r i m e n t Station.
I t is e x p e c t e d t h a t a l a r g e n u m b e r of
people i n t e r e s t e d in p r o d u c i n g and m a i n t a i n i n g t u r f on lawns, golf
courses,
p a r k s , etc., will be p r e s e n t .
T h e p r o g r a m will b e g i n a t 3 P. M.
(Daylight S a v i n g T i m e ) on t h e experim e n t a l t u r f plots of t h e A g r o n o m y Dep a r t m e n t a t t h e College F a r m , N e w
B r u n s w i c k . E a c h of t h e several h u n d r e d
plots will be labeled, so t h a t visitors
m a y d r a w t h e i r own conclusions as to
t h e e f f e c t s of t h e v a r i o u s t r e a t m e n t s
a n d conditions. A discussion of t h e

field
e x p e r i m e n t s will be conducted
during the afternoon.
A t 6 P. M. t h e g r o u p will a d j o u r n t o
t h e Hotel W o o d r o w Wilson w h e r e dinn e r will be served a t a cost of $1.50
p e r plate. F o l l o w i n g t h e dinner, t h e r e
will be an e v e n i n g p r o g r a m of t a l k s on
t u r f c u l t u r e a n d a discussion of p r o b lems.
Several s p e a k e r s of
national
reputation
will a d d r e s s
those
assembled."
A n d a cordial l e t t e r of invitation
f r o m the New Jersey Greenkeepers'
Association:
R a h w a y , N. J .
May 9, 1931.
Mr. C a r l t o n E. T r e a t , P r e s .
G r e e n k e e p e r s Club of N e w E n g l a n d ,
W o o d l a n d Golf Club,
A u b u r n d a l e , Mass.
D e a r Mr. T r e a t :
T h e n e x t m e e t i n g of t h e N e w J e r s e y
G r e e n k e e p e r s Association will be held
a t t h e N e w J e r s e y E x p e r i m e n t Station,
N e w B r u n s w i c k on Monday, J u n e 15,
1931 in c o n j u n c t i o n with t h e N e w J e r sey Golf Association Green Section a n d
t h e S t a t e E x p e r i m e n t Station.
The N e w J e r s e y G r e e n k e e p e r s Association e x t e n d s a n i n v i t a t i o n to t h e
G r e e n k e e p e r s Club of N e w E n g l a n d to
be with us on this day, we believe you
m e n will be i n t e r e s t e d in t h e w o r k bei n g done a t N e w B r u n s w i c k a n d t h e n
too we shall have t h e p l e a s u r e of m e e t ing you m e n f r o m t h e N e w E n g l a n d
S t a t e s , which I k n o w we shall all appreciate.
The m e e t i n g will p r o b a b l y s t a r t a t
3 P. M., with an inspection of the t u r f
plots w i t h s h o r t t a l k s b y Dr. L e p m a n ,
Dr. S p r a g u e and Mr. E r a u l , t h e n a l o n g
a b o u t 6 P. M. we shall a d j o u r n to t h e
W o o d r o w Wilson H o t e l w h e r e we will
enjciy a d i n n e r which will be a b o u t
$1.50 each. A f t e r d i n n e r Dr. S p r a g u e
h a s promised me to have several speakers who you will e n j o y . So t a k i n g it
all a r o u n d , we should h a v e a splendid
a f t e r n o o n a n d evening.
T h e N e w J e r s e y G r e e n k e e p e r s Association shall c e r t a i n l y deem it a pleasu r e to welcome t h e G r e e n k e e p e r ' s Club
of New E n g l a n d a t N e w B r u n s w i c k .
P e r s o n a l l y , I a m looking f o r w a r d to t h e
p l e a s u r e of m e e t i n g t h e boys f r o m N e w
England.
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yours,
H. Tisleib,
R a h w a y , N. J .

Chairman
N e w J e r s e y G r e e n k e e p e r s Assoc.

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S R E E N K E E P E R S C L U B O F N. E .
M a y 11, 1 9 3 1
Handicaps

E b e n L. A d a m s
J a c o b C. A d a m s
A r t h u r E. A n d e r s o n
Thos. B r e n n a n
C. B r a d l e y
H . C. B r o w n i n g
M. B u r n e t t
E v e r e t t Capello
P. Cassidy
A. G. Clark
J o h n Clinton
J o h n L. Counsell
H. B. Cottelle
Thos. F a h e y
Howard Farrant
Jas. Ferme
J. J. F i t z p a t r i c k
V. Flood
Elmer Fuller
T o m Galvin
Thos. F. G r a d y
M a r t i n Green
Win. E. H a n n i g e r
Ed. Hansen
Lawrence Hay
P a u l F. H a y d e n
Jas. Holden
J o h n T. J o h n s o n
J o h n Latvis
Jas. L a w s o n
W. S. Lindsay
E. B. L o r d
Charles M u l l a n e y
James McCormack
John McDonough
Louis M a r r a t o
S. L. M a r t i n a g e
M. D. Maxwell
H e r b e r t J. Moran
H a r o l d A. Mosher
T. M u r r a y
W m . J. McBride
M. J . O ' G r a d y
Alec Ohlsen
Chas. O ' K e e f e
Thos. O ' L e a r y
Jos. Oldfield
Chas. W. P a r k e r
Wm. Patridge
R. P e e k h a m
G. P e t t a z o n i
E. D. P i e r c e
Earle Polhamus
J o h n Riley
R. F . Robinson
Jos. F. S h e r i d a n
C. E. S o w e r b y
L. G. S t o t t

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P a t Sullivan
Ted S w a n s o n
Pat Tameo
Carl E. T r e a t
Geo. V o l m e r
Paul Wanberg
Guy W e s t
F r a n k Wilson
Jas. Sullivan
C. E.

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Sowerby.

Mr. P e t e r B r a c k e n , G r e e n k e e p e r of
t h e F r a m i n g h a m C o u n t r y Club, died
s u d d e n l y A p r i l 23, 1931.
H e w a s a kindly m a n , well t h o u g h t ^ of in his p r o f e s s i o n , and had seen long
service a t t h e F r a m i n g h a m Club.
H e w a s t h e t y p e of m a n t h a t we like
to call f r i e n d , a n d in his quite u n a s s u m i n g w a y had e n d e a r e d himself to
many.
In t h e d e a t h of P e t e r B r a c k e n t h e
G r e e n k e e p e r s Club of N. E. has lost a
v a l u a b l e m e m b e r . T h e Club desires to
express to his f a m i l y its deep s y m p a t h y .
C. E. T r e a t , P r e s .
T h e J u n e m e e t i n g will b e held a t
t h e Fall River C o u n t r y Club, F a l l River,
Mass., on Monday, J u n e 1. W e hope
to have a l a r g e a t t e n d a n c e .
"QUALITY"

LAWNS, GOLF and
SPORT TURF

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p o w e r s p r a y e r 50 g a l l o n s of S e m e s a n s o l u t i o n t r e a t s f r o m 2 0 0 0 t o 3 0 0 0
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Size P a c k a g e
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by

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5 lbs.
25 lbs.

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$11.90
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$ 9.95
45.75

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