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H O W A R D D. F A R R A N T Business M g r .
132 R u s s e r t

RcL, W e s t

May, 1933

Mass.

Vol. 5, No. 5

IS

IT

By

President,

Roxbury,

E.

A
E.

RACKET?
Pattison

I n t e r n a t i o n a l Seed
Inc., N e w Y o r k

Service,

( R e p r i n t e d b y special permission f r o m
t h e M a r c h 17th Seed W o r l d )
T h e title question and its twin
b r o t h e r , " W h a t , t h e n , is a r a c k e t ? "
a r e being c o n t i n u a l l y asked t h e s e days
b y p a r t i e s in all industries, who a r e
a n a l y z i n g t h e i r p a r t i c u l a r i n d u s t r y in
t h e light of both old and n e w ethics.
T h e a n s w e r to t h e first question will
be l e f t to t h e r e a d e r s — s o m e of w h o m
will a n s w e r " Y e s " and some " N o . "
What

Is a

Racket?

T h e second question calls f o r a definition and I give you n o t only my own,
b u t t h a t which was a g r e e d u p o n by a
g r o u p of individuals, all of w h o m w e r e
or h a d been in a n d o u t of t h e seed
business a n d who h a d a r g u e d pro and
con over t h e i r coffee cups. " A r a c k e t
is
a
scheme
involving
deception
w h e r e b y one m a k e s an
illegitimate
p r o f i t . " P e r s o n a l l y I p r e f e r this defin i t i o n to stop with t h e word " d e c e p t i o n , " in f a c t I would m a k e t h e definition r e a d " r a c k e t is d e c e p t i o n "
and
w h a t is m o r e t o t h e p o i n t " d e c e p t i o n
is r a c k e t . "
It w a s some twenty-five y e a r s ago
w h e n I s t a r t e d looking a t t h e seed ind u s t r y . M y place t h e n w a s a l a b o r a t o r y
t a b l e in t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s D e p a r t m e n t
of A g r i c u l t u r e , s o m e t i m e s in W a s h i n g t o n and a t o t h e r t i m e s a t v a r i o u s field
stations. This was b e f o r e t h e enactm e n t of F e d e r a l legislation covering
i m p o r t a n d i n t e r s t a t e commerce, b e f o r e
t h e e r a of s t a t e seed laws, b e f o r e t h e
t i m e of F e d e r a l a d u l t e r a t e d seed investigation and, I m u s t add, b e f o r e we
had seed e d u c a t i o n as we now know it.
T o d a y we have all these. T o m o r r o w we

will h a v e more. W h y ? B e c a u s e of t h e
m a n y r a c k e t s I saw t h e n and t h e m a n y
r a c k e t s which I c o n t i n u e to see t o d a y
f r o m t h e same kind of a l a b o r a t o r y
table, d i f f e r e n t l y located, w i t h d i f f e r e n t
eyes and m i n d — e y e s and mind t r a i n e d
a n d developed a b r o a d as well as a t
h o m e in official, scientific and c o m m e r cial roles to d e t e c t commercial tricks,
u n e t h i c a l p r a c t i c e s and e r r o r s of b o t h
commission a n d omission.
B e f o r e going f u r t h e r , f o r t h e b e n e f i t
of t h a t large g r o u p of ethical m e r chants, let me say t h a t d u r i n g t h e last
twenty-five y e a r s t h e s e m e r c h a n t s have
honestly f o u g h t f o r t h e elimination of
" r a c k e t e e r i n g , " b u t in spite of t h e i r e f f o r t s a n d all t h e laws, r e g u l a t i o n s a n d
knowledge,
"racketeering"
continues
a n d it is one of t h e m a i n r e a s o n s w h y
t h e seed i n d u s t r y has n o t been as p r o f itable as o t h e r i n d u s t r i e s in t h e agricultural group.
In this article it will n o t be possible
to discuss r a c k e t s of each b r a n c h of
t h e i n d u s t r y so t h e discussion will be
limited to one or two r a c k e t s in t h e
field a n d g r a s s seed b r a n c h .
The

Lawn

Grass

-

Racket

The big r a c k e t in this b r a n c h is t h e
lawn g r a s s r a c k e t . Of this r a c k e t t h e r e
a r e several sub-rackets, a b o u t which I
will s p e a k l a t e r .
E v e r y y e a r we m a k e h u n d r e d s of
t e s t s on all sorts of g r a s s seed mixt u r e s , some sent to us f r o m our clients,
some we g a t h e r f o r our own i n f o r m a tion. T h e r e f o r e , we h a v e a file on m o s t
b r a n d s and m i x t u r e s sold in t h e east.
Some a r e good b u t these a r e so in t h e
minority that they are pathetic. Tne
g r e a t m a j o r i t y show no r e g u l a r i t y of
f o r m u l a or quality. T r u e it is t h a t m o s t
b r a n d s y e a r a f t e r y e a r contain t h e
same i n g r e d i e n t s ( a f t e r all t h e n u m b e r
of i n g r e d i e n t s is v e r y limited)
but
n o t in c o n s t a n t p e r c e n t or quality. F o r
example, in t h e y e a r s w h e n K e n t u c k y
b l u e g r a s s is cheap, t h e p e r c e n t a g e s will
r u n 25 p e r c e n t to 35 per cent a n d t h e
quality 19 to 24 p o u n d s to t h e bushel.
In t h e y e a r when it is high, t h e p e r c e n t shrinks to a b a r e 5 p e r cent (this
is t h e m i n i m u m a m o u n t u n d e r most
laws) a n d t h e q u a l i t y drops to 14 to 17
p o u n d s to t h e bushel. I hope to see
t h e d a y w h e n all A m e r i c a n d e a l e r s will
follow in t h e f o o t s t e p s of t h e i r English
cousins. T h e c o n s t a n c y of t h e i r scientific f o r m u l a e and their excellent quality y e a r a f t e r y e a r has always been a
p u r e delight t o t h o s e who c a r e f u l l y
watch.

*S

B u t t h e principal t r o u b l e w i t h l a w n
g r a s s is n o t t h e i r r e g u l a r i t y of f o r m u l a e
a n d q u a l i t y ; it is t h a t f u l l y 50 p e r c e n t
of e v e r y t h i n g sold u n d e r t h e n a m e of
lawn g r a s s isn't lawn g r a s s at all. To
d e m o n s t r a t e this and o t h e r points, t h e r e
will be given a case s e n t in to us b y
one of our clients since this article w a s
started.
T h e case s t a r t s w i t h t h e f o l l o w i n g
a d v e r t i s e m e n t . I t r e a d as f o l l o w s :
Why

P a y Two Profits on
GRASS SEED
"When Y o u C a n B u y D i r e c t
from the Producer?
S p e c i a l f o r 1933
LAWN SEED MIXTURE
P e r 100-ib. b a g , d e l i v e r e d
$5.75
P a c k e d in 5-lb. p r i n t e d bag's,
p e r 100 lbs. d e l i v e r e d
6.75
P a c k e d in 2-lb. p r i n t e d b a g s ,
p e r 100 lbs. d e l i v e r e d
7.25
P a c k e d in 1 - l b . p r i n t e d b a g s ,
p e r 100 l b s . d e l i v e r e d
7.75
T h i s is a w e l l b a l a n c e d m i x t u r e c o n taining:
Redtop, Ryegrass, Timothy,
K e n t u c k y Bluegrass, a n d W h i t e Clover.

Let's analyze this advertisement.
1. T h e c o m p a n y p u t t i n g o u t this circ u l a r is n o t t h e " P r o d u c e r " of t h e seed
he mixes a n d sells. A t m o s t he is
m e r e l y a r e c o n d i t i o n e r or m a n u f a c t u r e r .
2. T h e m i x t u r e is n o t a " L a w n Seed
M i x t u r e . " T h e b e s t t h a t can be said of
it is t h a t it is a p a s t u r e m i x t u r e .
3. It is n o t a " W e l l B a l a n c e d Mixt u r e " if t h e f o r m u l a as given b y t h e
s a l e s m a n selling t h e m e r c h a n d i s e is corr e c t ( a n d we can a s s u m e it t o be because of t h e q u o t a t i o n ) . H e r e is t h e
formula:
35 p e r c e n t R y e g r a s s
35 p e r c e n t T i m o t h y
21 p e r cent R e d t o p
1 p e r cent K e n t u c k y b l u e g r a s s
1 p e r cent W h i t e Clover
7 p e r c e n t R e d t o p Chaff
100 p e r cent
4. It does n o t contain K e n t u c k y blueg r a s s and w h i t e clover within t h e m e a n ing of t h e law or a c c o r d i n g to t h e int e r p r e t a t i o n of a n y official association.
( F o r an i n g r e d i e n t to be included in
t h e p u r e seed of a m i x t u r e its p r e s e n c e
m u s t be a t least 5 p e r cent. T h e prese n c e of 1 p e r c e n t of a n y c o m m e r c i a l
seed is considered b u t a " t r a c e . " )
T h e client asks us " W h a t to do a b o u t
i t ? " We can and have a n s w e r e d t h e
q u e s t i o n f o r his p a r t i c u l a r t e r r i t o r y ,
b u t t h e question is b i g g e r t h a n j u s t his
t e r r i t o r y . I t is n a t i o n a l , so I, in t u r n ,
in these pages, ask t h e seed i n d u s t r y
t h e same question. I a m n o t a t all
s a n g u i n e a b o u t a n y t h i n g being done.

Sub-Rackets

Now f o r a f e w sub-rackets.
Here
t h e y a r e in digest f o r m .
1. T h e selling or o f f e r i n g f o r sale
s i f t e d domestic r y e g r a s s (which is a
m i x t u r e of a t least t w o species) u n d e r
t h e n a m e of " A m e r i c a n S h o r t Seeded
Pacey's."
2. M i x i n g of b e n t with r e d t o p a n d
selling t h e m i x t u r e f o r b e n t .
3. M i x i n g Chewings and E u r o p e a n
f e s c u e ( E u r o p e o n being a m i x t u r e of
mostly undesirable turf fescues, hard
and sheeps) a n d selling t h e m i x t u r e
f o r Chewings.
4. Mixing of A m e r i c a n b e n t w i t h
i m p o r t e d G e r m a n b e n t g r a s s chaff (chaff
t a k e s a low ad v a l o r e m d u t y , n o t 40
cents p e r p o u n d as in t h e case of b e n t
s e e d ) and selling t h e m i x t u r e f o r S o u t h
G e r m a n mixed b e n t .
Such deceptions a r e o f t e n n o t discove r e d b y even t h e b e s t official a n a l y s t s
a n d w h e n discovered t h e b u r d e n of
proof is too difficult to p e r m i t publication or p r o s e c u t i o n .
* * * * * *

So a g a i n we come b a c k t o t h e old
question, " W h a t to do a b o u t i t ? " This
t i m e b y t h e " i t " in t h i s question I do
n o t m e a n only t h e r a c k e t s , this " i t "
m e a n s t h e seed i n d u s t r y , which is s u f fering f r o m serious ailments other t h a n
r a c k e t s . A n d I f o r one hold t h a t t h e
i n d u s t r y will n e v e r be well a n d s t u r d y
u n t i l it does s o m e t h i n g of m a j o r dim e n s i o n s f o r itself. D u r i n g t h e s e t w e n ty-five y e a r s I h a v e seen it dose itself
and be dosed f o r this and t h a t , b u t m o s t
of t h e dosing only a p p a r e n t l y c u r e d
t h e m i n o r maladies.
Create

an

Institute

W h y can't the industry create and
m a i n t a i n an i n s t i t u t e ? T h i s has b e e n
a p e t i d e a of m i n e f o r some s e v e n t e e n
years. A s I w r i t e I t h i n k of t h e t i m e
w h e n t h e d r e a m of such an i n s t i t u t e
almost became a reality.
It was in
1916-1918 w h e n t h e Wholesale Grass.
Seed Association consisted of some
f o r t y - n i n e m e m b e r s , each m e m b e r app a r e n t l y showing s u b s t a n t i a l
financial
gains. T h e plan which was in t h e p r e s i d e n t ' s ( m a y b e he was a n e x - p r e s i d e n t
t h e n ) mind w a s f o r each c o m p a n y t o
c o n t r i b u t e n o t less t h a n one t h o u s a n d
and n o t m o r e t h a n t w o t h o u s a n d doll a r s f o r t h e c r e a t i o n of an i n s t i t u t e .
None, of t h e m would have missed this
a m o u n t t h e n a n d t h e good t h a t would
have been done in these y e a r s c o u l d n ' t
be e s t i m a t e d in dollars.

To m y way of t h i n k i n g the best t h i n g
t h a t could happen would be the creation
of some directorship or dictatorship
with a small institute in back of him,
and power, r e a l — n o t pseudo, in his
hands. W h a t the czars of other industries have done can be done f o r the
seed i n d u s t r y — i n t e l l i g e n t l y and economically. And so, exit, r a c k e t s !

INVESTIGATIONS
BLUEGRASS

REGARDING

WEBWORMS

IN

THE
TURF

by H. F. A. N o r t h and
G. A. Thompson, J r .
(R. I. Exp. Sta.)
R a t h e r severe d a m a g e to golf t u r f
d u r i n g late years has been caused by
W e b w o r m s ( C r a m b u s species).
This
damage m a y give a p u t t i n g g r e e n the
a p p e a r a n c e of a m o t h eaten r u g and reduce the p u t t i n g p r o p e r t i e s proportionately.
Although webworms or Close Winged
Moths have been described by entomologists f o r over 100 y e a r s b u t little definite knowledge of the best means f o r
control in fine t u r f seems to have been
published until recently. F o r this reason a test was begun this y e a r at the
Rhode Island A g r i c u l t u r a l E x p e r i m e n t
Station with certain promising materials
in order t h a t the i n f e s t a t i o n in demons t r a t i o n plats might be held in check.
The test has been successful in showing
differences in the control properties of
the eight insecticides which were tried.
Webworm

Damage

Varieties

in

to

1930

Velvet
to

Bent

1932

In 1930 the demonstration p u t t i n g
g r e e n plats of velvet b e n t grass a t the
Rhode Island A g r i c u l t u r a l E x p e r i m e n t
Station showed a r a t h e r general moth
eaten a p p e a r a n c e d u r i n g J u l y and again
in September. It was f o u n d to be due
to the Blue Grass Webworm. An arsenate of lead dust was t r i e d without success.
D a m a g e to the same plats in 1931
was most severe in J u l y and September. Various insecticides were applied
such as poison bait, a p y r e t h r u m ext r a c t and a s p r a y of a r s e n a t e of lead.
T h e p y r e t h r u m e x t r a c t applied with a
sprinkling can b r o u g h t up a m o d e r a t e
n u m b e r of w e b w o r m larvae to t h e surf a c e . Many of those b r o u g h t u p died
b u t the m a t e r i a l was not as effective
as could be desired.

Although the materials had been
largely_ ineffective during 1930 and
1931, i t became increasingly evident
t h a t the velvet b e n t s were the only b e n t
grasses noticeably damaged and' t h a t
some varieties
were
more
heavily
damaged t h a n others. Table I indicates
the per cent of a r e a damaged a m o n g
p u r e and mixed velvet b e n t varieties
d u r i n g 1931 and 1932.
I t m a y be seen f r o m Table I t h a t
varieties such as Kernwood and Highland planted in 1928, Acme of 1929,
and Yorkshire of 1930 were more
heavily damaged both d u r i n g the seasons of 1931 and 1932, t h a n other
varieties planted the same year. The
varieties B. P. I. 14276 and Mountain
Ridge
were
similarly
less
heavily
damaged d u r i n g both seasons.
These
are relatively p u r e velvet bents. W h e n
t h e varieties which are somewhat mixed
with colonial b e n t such as N e w p o r t and
German Bent of 1928, Oregon grown
seed of 1930, or Prince E d w a r d Island
of 1931 are compared with p u r e velvet
b e n t t h e y are f o u n d to have been less
damaged in both seasons t h a n the relatively p u r e t u r f . The same point is
b r o u g h t out by a comparison of Newp o r t (seed) of 1928 and Newport
(stolons) of 1930. I t will be noticed
t h a t the varieties planted in 1931 were
as a rule less damaged during 1932 t h a n
those planted during t h e y e a r s previously. The average d a m a g e f o r 1932 on
all varieties was as follows: J u l y — 4 . 8 A u g . — 4 . 1 ; S e p t . — 9 . 4 ; and, Oct.—2.7.'
This indicates r a t h e r clearly t h a t the
i n f e s t a t i o n of webworms was the g r e a t est in J u l y and S e p t e m b e r and t h a t the
September a t t a c k was t h e m o s t damaging. Two of the varieties which were
seriously damaged in 1931 were selected
f o r use in the test of the insecticides
mentioned previously. These were the
velvet bents Yorkshire of 1930 and
Kernwood of 1928.
The Yorkshire v a r i e t y originated in
the c o u n t y of the same n a m e in E n g land. I t is an extremely fine, vivid light
g r e e n and u p r i g h t v a r i e t y b u t seems
poorly a d a p t e d to w a r m weather. The
Brown P a t c h p r e v e n t a t i v e t r e a t m e n t
used d u r i n g the past two y e a r s has benefited the Yorkshire much m o r e t h a n the
Kernwood variety. Kernwood Velve't
Bent originated f r o m a p l a n t f o u n d
growing on the Kernwood C o u n t r y Club,
Salem, Massachusetts. It has a 'bright,
medium g r e e n color, u p r i g h t habit and
above average fineness of leaf. The
Kernwood v a r i e t y is well a d a p t e d to
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on Page 6)

^

MAY

MEETING

T h e May m e e t i n g was held a t the
Kcrnwood C o u n t r y Club, Salem, Mass.,
on Monday, May 8th. W e n d e l l Miller,
n o t e d i r r i g a t i o n and w a t e r s y s t e m exp e r t , gave an i n t e r e s t i n g d e m o n s t r a t i o n
of sprinklers, etc. with v a r i o u s pressures. On one pipe line a t K e r n w o o d ,
t h e static p r e s s u r e a t a high g r e e n w a s
63 lb., with a sprinkler r u n n i n g , t h e
p r e s s u r e w a s 58 lb., 54 lb. a t t h e end
of 100 f e e t of 94" hose. A lower g r e e n
on t h e same line gave a s t a t i c p r e s s u r e
of 80 lb. Mr. Miller c o m p u t e d f r o m this
t h a t this g r e e n w a s a b o u t 39 f e e t lower
^ ^ t h a n t h e high g r e e n , m u l t i p l y i n g t h e
_ / d i f f e r e n c e in p r e s s u r e b y 2.31. T h e
r e s i d u a l p r e s s u r e a t this h y d r a n t w a s
73 lb., a n d a t t h e end of 100 f e e t of
hose w a s p r a c t i c a l l y t h e same, as t h e
s p r i n k l e r b e i n g used w a s well a d a p t e d
t o t h e p r e s s u r e a n d size of pipe. W i t h
a s p r i n k l e r also g o i n g on t h e high g r e e n ,
t h e p r e s s u r e d r o p p e d t o 68 lb., and w i t h
a t h i r d s p r i n k l e r also r u n n i n g on t h e
same line, t h e p r e s s u r e d r o p p e d to 57 lb.
U s i n g a l a r g e r s p r i n k l e r on t h e same

T h e F r i e n d of t h e G r e e n

hose d r o p p e d t h e p r e s s u r e a t h y d r a n t
to 35 lb. and at end of hose to 22 lb.
W i t h inch hose t h e p r e s s u r e s w e r e
28 lb. a t b o t h locations. T h e p r e s s u r e
w a s raised to 42 lb. by r e d u c i n g t h e
size of t h e nozzle of s p r i n k l e r 1 / 1 6
inch. W i t h one s p r i n k l e r s h u t off on t h e
line, t h e p r e s s u r e went u p to 51 lb.
D u r i n g lunch Mr. Miller spoke b r i e f ly c o n c e r n i n g his d e m o n s t r a t i o n s of t h e
m o r n i n g , a n d also p o i n t e d o u t t h a t we
all m u s t be p r e p a r e d to a c c e p t f a i r w a y
i r r i g a t i o n , as it is coming soon to m a n y
clubs.
A t a s h o r t business m e e t i n g Charles
a n d S a m u e l V i c k e r y of t h e Cohasset
C o u n t r y Club w e r e elected to m e m b e r ship.
A n e i g h t e e n hole m e d a l h a n d i c a p
t o u r n a m e n t w a s played in t h e a f t e r noon, w i t h t h e f o l l o w i n g r e s u l t s :
1st Gross, R. W. P e c k h a m , 87.
1st N e t , F r a n k Wilson, 96-27-69.
2nd n e t , E r n e s t S t e p h e n s o n , 89-18-71.
3rd n e t , Guy W e s t , 91-18-73.
4 t h n e t , J o h n Latvis, 99-24-75.
H i g h e s t Gross, J o s e p h J o h n s o n , 130.

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r e a s o n is p r o b a b l y t h e b e t t e r g r a s s f o r
a t e s t of insecticides.
Both v a r i e t i e s
h a v e been mildly a t t a c k e d by L a r g e
a n d Small B r o w n P a t c h .
Method

of

Test

The p l a t s of Y o r k s h i r e a n d K e r n w o o d
velvet b e n t s w e r e each divided into 16
small subplats. E a c h of t h e t r e a t m e n t s
w a s applied on A u g u s t 6th and October
1 0 t h to two s u b p l a t s on each v a r i e t y .
Two s u b p l a t s on each v a r i e t y w e r e l e f t
u n t r e a t e d as check plats. One of t h e
m a t e r i a l s , P a r i s g r e e n , w a s f o u n d to
" b u r n " the Yorkshire turf severely and
a s p r a y of a r s e n a t e of lead a t 4 p o u n d s
p e r 1000 s q u a r e f e e t was s u b s t i t u t e d
a t t h e second application.
T h e m e t h o d s of application, r a t e of
application, t y p e or m a t e r i a l , a n d cost
of t r e a t i n g 1000 s q u a r e f e e t of t u r f
a r e as f o l l o w s :
1)
A r s e n a t e of lead a t two r a t e s . %
p o u n d a n d 2 p o u n d s in 20 gallons
of w a t e r s p r a y e d well into t h e
g r a s s with p r e s s u r e . T h e t r e a t m e n t
costs a p p r o x i m a t e l y 7 a n d 30 cents
r e s p e c t i v e l y f o r t h e a r s e n a t e of
lead.
2)
P a r i s g r e e n — % p o u n d applied as
No. 1 t r e a t m e n t . Cost is approxim a t e l y 30 cents.
3) T r a d e m a t e r i a l A — t h i s is a t r a d e
marked powder both f o r brown
p a t c h and soil insects.
It was
s p r a y e d on a t 1 / 3 p o u n d and was
e s t i m a t e d to cost 67 c e n t s p e r
treatment.
4)
E x t r a c t s of p y r e t h r u m No. 1 and
No. 2 — t w o t r a d e p r o d u c t s o f t e n
available locally.
Dissolved soap
w a s used with P y r e t h r u m No. 2.
Both w e r e applied w i t h a s p r i n k l i n g
can diluted at t h e r a t e of 1 % p i n t s
in 111 gallons of w a t e r . A p p r o x i m a t e cost is $4.00 p e r t r e a t m e n t .
5)
K e r o s e n e e m u l s i o n — t h e stock solution consisted of 1 p o u n d
of
l a u n d r y soap, 1 gallon of boiling
w a t e r a n d % gallon of k e r o s e n e .
The kerosene was gradually beaten
i n t o t h e h o t soap solution. This
stock solution w a s diluted a t t h e
r a t e of 2 1 / 5 gallons per 111 gallons of w a t e r and applied w i t h a
sprinkling can. T h e cost is app r o x i m a t e l y 20 c e n t s p e r t r e a t ment.

age w a s not u n i f o r m a m o n g t h e s u b p l a t s
a t t h e b e g i n n i n g of t h e t e s t on A u g u s t
6th. F o r t h a t r e a s o n t h e a v e r a g e of t h e
estimates of A u g u s t 30 and October 28
w a s divided by t h e e s t i m a t e a t t h e beg i n n i n g of t h e t e s t .
This d a t a will be
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T h e w e b w o r m d a m a g e w a s estimated
as t h e p e r c e n t of a r e a browned or
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and October 28 a f t e r t r e a t m e n t " in
table II and is shown f o r brown patch
t r e a t e d and u n t r e a t e d subplats as well
as the average of both. The average
d a m a g e on both varieties of g r a s s is
given in the column headed "Yorkshire
a n d Kernwood a f t e r t r e a t m e n t " .
Considering the d a t a in table I I f o r
the Yorkshire v a r i e t y it m a y be seen
f r o m the a v e r a g e a t the bottom of the
table t h a t approximately twice the
webworm d a m a g e occurred on t h e subp l a t s which were not treated f o r brown
patch. The 1 / 3 bichloride, 2 / 3 calomel
t r e a t m e n t was used as recommended by
the U. S. Golf Association. The d a m a g e
a f t e r t r e a t m e n t was least on the subplats treated with a r s e n a t e of lead 2
pounds or m a t e r i a l A and g r e a t e s t
w h e r e no t r e a t m e n t w a s given. P a r i s
g r e e n and p y r e t h r u m No. 1 were about
equal in preventing d a m a g e and pyrethr u m No. 1 was somewhat more effective
t h a n p y r e t h r u m No. 2. A r s e n a t e of lead
V2 pound and kerosene emulsion were
both uneffeetive. I t is also evident t h a t
t h e better t r e a t m e n t s on the Yorkshire
a r e also t h e better t r e a t m e n t s on the
kernwood variety.
A most s a t i s f a c t o r y indication t h a t
t h e d a t a is consistant is the similarity
between
the
effectiveness
of
the
m a t e r i a l s on the Kernwood v a r i e t y and
the average of both varieties. A r s e n a t e
of lead 2 pounds h a s given considerably
t h e best control on the Kernwood and
w a s the best in the a v e r a g e of both
varieties. Material A and p y r e t h r u m
No. 1 were found to be about equally
effective on the Kernwood and on both
varieties. Similarly p y r e t h r u m No. 2
gave
somewhat
less
control
than
p y r e t h r u m No. 1. Only a very slight
effect on the webworms resulted f r o m
t h e use of a r s e n a t e of lead V2 pound
and
Kerosene
emulsion
was
least
effective of all t r e a t m e n t s .
(Concluded in Next
Issue.)
The a t t e m p t which is to be m a d e this
y e a r by t h e E n t e r t a i n m e n t Committee
to supply some education f e a t u r e a t
each m e e t i n g d u r i n g the S u m m e r is
w o r t h y of your support. E d u c a t i o n a l
f e a t u r e s have been a p a r t of m a n y of
t h e p a s t S u m m e r meetings, and o f t e n
have been only sparsely a t t e n d e d , while
m o s t of the early arrivals played golf.
W e believe t h a t the r u l e should be m a d e
t h a t no one should be allowed to play
even a f e w holes until the t o u r n a m e n t .
This might assure the educational f e a t u r e a better attendance.

OFFICERS
THE

AND

COMMITTEES

GREENKEEPERS

OF

CLUB

President,
James
McCormack,
450
William Street, Stoneham, Mass.
1st. V. Pres., Guy C. West, 312 Mt.
P l e a s a n t Street, F a l l River, Mass.
2nd V. Pres., H o w a r d F a r r a n t , 132
Russert Road, West Roxbury, Mass.
3rd V. Pres., J a m e s Sullivan, 47 H a m mond Street, W a l t h a m , Mass.
Secretary, Charles P a r k e r , 47 Bowker
Read, W a l t h a m , Mass.
Treasurer, Frank
H.
Wilson,
Jr.,
Charles River C. C., Newton Centre,
Mass.
Trustees, T. W. Swanson, 110 Bedford
Street, Lexington, Mass.; Carlton E .
Treat, Woodland C. C., Auburndale,
Mass. ;R. Wallace Peckham, Sachuest,
C. C., Newport, R. I.
Entertainment
Committee—Chairman,
Robert A. Mitchell, Kernwood C. C-,
Salem, Mass.; Edwin Hansen, P a u l
Wanberg, M a r t i n Greene, Joseph Oldfield.
Golf Committee—Chairman, P a u l H a y den, 51 Orange Street, W a l t h a m ,
Mass., John S h a n a h a n , H. B. Cottelle,
Tom Galvin, Emil Masciocchi.
Membership Committee—C h a i r m a n ,
John Latvis, T a t n u c k C. C., Worcester,
Mass., George Volmer, E . B. Lord,
Lawrence Hay, O. L. Wendell.
Auditing Committee—A. E . Anderson,
Philip Cassidy.
W e l f a r e Committee—James
Sullivan,
Chairman, Michael J . O'Grady, H. C.
Darling.
Employment Committee—John
Shanahan. Chairman, 356 Fuller St., West
Newton. Mass., M a r t i n Greene, William J . McBride.
Educational and Interrelation Committee, Massachusetts Section—Ted W.
Swanson,
C h a i r m a n , Lloyd
Stott,
M. D. Maxwell.
Educational and I n t e r r e l a t i o n Committee, Rhode Island Section—Ray T.
Granger, Chairman, N e w p o r t C. C.,
Newport, R. I., J a m e s Lawson, R.
Wallace Peckham.

A r t h u r W. MacLean, f o r m e r l y assista n t at Kernwood, has r e c e n t l y been appointed g r e e n k e e p e r at the B r a t t l e b o r o
C o u n t r y Club, Brattleboro, Vt.

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OF

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