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N. ,4, G. A.
MEETING

RESOLUTIONS

WITH SERVICE
APRIL

SECTION

MEETING

THE STORY OF PONKAPOAG

This N E W S L E T T E R is published
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Editor

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April, 1934
N.

A.

Mass.

Vol. 6, No. 4
G.

A.

RESOLUTIONS

The following resolutions have been
received f r o m the National Association
of Greenkeepers, and have been referred to the Directors for a report a t
the May meeting. Kindly read these
resolutions carefully, also the comments
f r o m the Directors' meeting.
"WHEREAS,
the
National
Association of Greenkeepers of America a t
•the Eighth Annual Convention at Pittsburgh, approved the resolutions of the
executive committee on enlarging the
scope of organized greenkeeping by
giving the local organizations an opportunity to affiliate with the National, we
submit to you the following platform
for your consideration and action.
(1) That the N. A. G. A. exist as the
association, to represent the mutual
interests of all greenkeepers; to
concern itself in problems t h a t
reach beyond the scope of a local
group.
(2) That the local organizations continue with their present identity
and government and maintain a
jurisdiction over their own affairs
as heretofore. In so f a r as a truly
National association must consist
of members f r o m all sections of the
country, it is logical t h a t all members of the locals are expected to
belong to the National Association.
(3) Owing to the fact t h a t some of the
locals admit to their organizations
men who are not eligible to the
National (dealers, manufacturers,
etc.), it is requested t h a t locals set
up associate memberships to care
f o r these men. On t h a t basis it is
possible f o r the locals to revise their
By-Laws to conform with the requirements of the National body.

(4) In order that the locals may have
an equal voice in association matters, each local will be entitled to
one delegate to the convention and
such delegate upon proper certification may cast the vote of the entire local membership. Thus a delegate f r o m a local consisting of 10
members in good standing in the
National would, cast 10 votes and a
local consisting of 37 members
would cast 37 votes through their
delegate. All delegates should be instructed by their local association.
Local organizations will
receive
f r o m the N. A. G. A. secretary, all
information
available
regarding
proposed business, and such information will be sent to the local
secretary in ample time f o r action
by the local organization before instructing the delegate. A zoning
plan is proposed, subject to f u r t h e r
consideration of the locals, whereby
the National body will assume a
proportion of the traveling expenses
of the delegates.
(5) In so f a r as there are greenkeepers who are geographically
isolated f r o m local organization
contact, but desire to become members of the N. A. G. A., a special
grouping of these men will be made
f o r representative purposes. Such
grouping will be made by the secret a r y of the N. A. G. A. upon approval of the president.
(6) Except in cases of isolation mentioned in p a r a g r a p h five, a member
pays the combined local and national due to his local
secretarytreasurer, and the local secretarytreasurer will forward such due to
the National secretary. The locals
may v a r y in the amount of their
own fees according to their custom,
but the amount drawn f o r National
is the same the country over.
(7) The dues of the N. A. G. A. for the
year 1934 shall be $6.00 per member exclusive of local dues and
death benefit fund. The National
secretary will f o r w a r d Death Benefit Fund application blanks upon
request by a member.
The following are comments from the
Directors' meeting:
1. Approved.
2. It is the consensus of opinion of the
Board of Directors t h a t this paragraph would better read; Greenkeepers shall become members of

their local organizations before being eligible for membership in the
National and t h a t membership in
the National shall be optional.
3. Only Greenkeepers, Assistant Greenkeepers, and Greenkeeper-Pros shall
be acceptable to the National f o r
membership.
4. Needs f u r t h e r study.
5. Refer to p a r a g r a p h No. 2 with the
addition t h a t local organizations be
formed in sections where no such
local organizations exist.
6 &7. I t was moved to consider these
two p a r a g r a p h s together. I t is the
opinion of the Directors t h a t an
annual dues to the amount of $6
would be h a r m f u l to membership
of local organizations.
Upon a vote for reconsideration it
was duly moved and voted t h a t under p a r a g r a p h 2 the phrase "membership in the National shall be
optional" shall be stricken out and
insert "local organizations shall join
. in a body".
It was duly moved and voted t h a t the
Editor of the Newsletter is instructed
to publish these opinions, not necessarily
unanimous.

MEETING

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WITH

SERVICE

SECTION

The second annual joint meeting of
the M. G. A. Service Section and Greenkeepers Club was held at the Braeburn
Country Club on April 2nd. Speakers included Chairman Sawyer of the Service
Section Committee as Chairman of the
meeting, President Cross of the M. G.
A., Pres. Jaques of the U. S. G. A.,
Prof. Dickinson of the Mass. State College, Pres. West of the Greenkeepers
Club, Mr. Wilson of Charles River,
Manager Marriott of Charles River, and
the main speaker of the evening', Dr.
Howard Sprague of the New Jersey
Agri. Experiment Station.
Dr. Sprague brought out t h a t our
local soils are not ideal f o r turf growing, a r e forest soils. Drainage is very
important, as the root growth of grasses
largely takes place in the Spring; if the
water level is high, root development is
retarded. Most roots are in upper level,
working depth is about 4 inches.
Grasses are perrenial plants t h a t have
annual root systems. Substantial portion of root system is formed each
Spring. It is very essential t h a t we make
conditions as favorable as
possible

during this period. Root growth begins
about time grass begins to "green".;
Bluegrass will grow a t lower temperature than Colonial bent.
The losses of plant food f r o m turf
areas by leaching are great. On green
of 5000 sq. f t . minimum loss would be
equal to 65 lbs. sulphate of ammonia,
15 lbs. superphosphate, 35 lbs. muriate
of potash, and 75 lbs. of hydrated lime.
It may not be neccessary to add this
yearly, may need more.
In any system of turf management,
do not economize on factors which are
the limited factors. Three years of improper feeding can do much harm. A f t e r
f o u r years of reduced income we are coming to a very critical time.
On f a i r w a y s a rational system of
fertilization—if too- acid, should apply
lime; correction of acidity may be enough on some soils to carry over without much fertilization. It does not seem
necessary to correct all acidity; results
only come when lime is limited factor.
In supplying plant food, a complete fertilizer is necessary, ratio will depend on
soil and treatment given; applied in one
or two applications, early Spring and
Fall. Make best possible use of n a t u r a l
conditions.
On greens more fertilizer is needed,
not just nitrogen, but phosphorus and
potash and lime. At least one complete
fertilizer application a year in early
Spring, add nitrogen as needed to promote slow growth; sulphate of ammonia
is O. K. on soils excessively acid. One
pound of hydrated lime is needed to
every pound of sulphate used to correct
acidity of sulphate used. A pH of 5.5
seems to be critical point.
Whether water is taken in by the soil
rapidly or not is of utmost importance.
Acidity increases the amount of time
to take in water, hence increase's run-off.
Water in excess is bad in t h a t it increases leaching of plant food and lime
and makes a soft succulent growth.
In general we cut too short. Cut as
long as we can and get away with it.
Cut oftener and higher.
Organics decompose a t different rates.

APRIL

MEETING

The April meeting was held at the
Woodland Golf Club, Auburndale, Mass.
on April 2nd. All dealers were invited
to this meeting, and the program consisted of short talks by several. The fol-

lowing were the speakers and their subjects:—
Mr. S. A. Robinson of Breck's—•
"Landscaping the Club Grounds".
Mr. J. F . Buel—"Advantages of
Spiking Greens".
Mr. H. O. Dodds of Thos. Emerson &
Co.—"Outlook for Grass Seed Market".
Mr. William Collins—'"Weeds
and
Weed Control".
Mr. D. G. Reid of Hovey & Co.—
"Proper Watering'".
Mr. R. E. Bradley of Ideal Sales &
Service Co.— "Power Mowers f o r Tees
and Approaches".
Mr. O. O. Clapper of the New England Toro Co.—"Fairway Mowing".
Mr. Stephen Berecz of Power Lawn
Mower Service Co.— "Servicing Equipment".
Mr. Chester Sawtelle of Worthington
Mower Co.—"Greens Mowing—Power
vs. Hand".
These talks were both interesting and
instructive. The meeting as a whole
demonstrated well the fine cooperation
which exists here in New England between greenkeepers and dealers.

PRO GET-TOGETHER

The first Professional Get-Together
Dinner of the New England Section of
the P. G. A. was held on April 16th at
the Hotel Lenox, Boston.
A fine program of speaking was presented with Jack Shea as Toastmaster.
Speakers included Pres. Jaques of the
U. S. G. A., Treas. Jack Mackie of the
P. G. A. "pinch-hitting" f o r President
George Jacobus, Mr. E. C. Conlin, Sec.
Manuf. Assoc., Prof. Dickinson of the
State College, Pres. Lewis Myers of the
New England Section P. G. A., and
Mr. Ralph Clifford, speaking f o r the
golf writers.
Your president was honored with an
invitation to this gathering, as were
several other greenkeepers, and enjoyed
the spirit of fellowship which abounded
there.

THE

STORY

OF

PONKAPOAG

The Ponkapoag Golf Course is a
public golf course operated by the
Metropolitan District Commission. It
is a part of the Blue Hills Reservation
which is under the supervision of Captain Joseph Rooney. There is a seasonal
membership fee, and the course is also
open to daily fee play.
The course is of 18 holes, layed out by
Donald Ross, built in 1931 and 1932.
The first nine was opened for play in
July, 1932, and the second nine in April,
1933. The greens are seeded to South
German bent, fairways to Red Top,
Chewings Fescue and Kentucky Bluegrass. On the second nine the fescue
was changed to Colonial bent. There are
very few f a i r w a y traps, t h a t is, to t r a p
the tee shot, but there are plenty of
woods to catch a slice or hook. The
greens are trapped tightly enough to be
interesting, but not too severely so as to
hold up play too badly. We have two
brooks running through the course
which are utilized several times for
water hazards.
As the volume of play is heavy, as
many as five hundred players in a day,
our biggest problem is to keep them
moving. We cannot aiford to have obstructions t h a t will hold up play. We keep
our rough down pretty well. We have
been f o r t u n a t e this year in having extra
labor f r o m the C. W. A. This has enabled us to go into the woods well back
from the f a i r w a y s and clean out all
underbrush and dead wood. In many
places we have grubbed out stumps,
rocks, and leveled holes and hummocks
t h a t were not covered in t h e construction of the course. We have also done
some draining in wet spots in the f a i r ways.
In addition to this work on the
regular course we have done the cleaning and rough grading for a nine hole
pitch and putt course. The holes range
f r o m 100 yards in length down to one
t h a t is merely a putting green with no
pitch shot to it. This should be an intere~tirg thing to play on, and will help
take care of practice shots t h a t are
wanted. This will help especially on busy
days.
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As the May meeting opens the outside season we wish to call attention to
the ruling passed last year relative to
Summer meetings. Guests a t Summer
meetings should be limited to club
officials or prospective members. The
Golf Committee
is
arranging
one
tournaments at which other guests may
be present.
It seems proper a t this time to call
attention to the fact t h a t all who take
p a r t in the Summer tournaments should
know the rules of Golf. There is no excuse for any greenkeeper not knowing
the rules and playing according to
them. In the past there have been several unintentional errors made. Let us all
resolve this year to know the rules and
abide by them, and thus be f a i r to our
fellows and to ourselves, and help make
the work of the Golf Committee easier.

Paul Hayden, Chairman of the Golf
Committee is now busy lining up the
Summer tournaments and would be interested in knowing if your course is a-

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vailable. Likewise, Homer Darling of
the Entertainment Committee is looking
tor suggestions. And also The Treasurer,
F r a n k Wilson, would like your cooperation in sending in the dues not already
paid.

We have been, wondering where some
of our old friends are of late. It's been
a long time since we saw Tom O'Leary,
and where is Phil Cassidy? We were
pleased to see eame-of. the boys at the
Service Section meeting, also a few at
the Dealers' meeting, who haven't been
around much lately.
Bill Lindsay of Manchester, N. H. is
now at the Wampanoag Country Club,
Hartford, Conn.; Jack Counsell f r o m
Reservation has gone to the Salem
Country Club, and we hear t h a t Geno
Pettizoni has left Norfolk f o r Vesper.
Let us know your new addresses, boys.
The Board of Directors has voted t h a t
the Golf Committee be instructed to
prohibit any practice or pre-tournament
golf play at the Si turner meetings.

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sulfate of ammonia, urea, and similar
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growth. Lawn fertilizers should contain a liberal proportion of phosphoric
acid to provide a regular supply of the
element. Unlike nitrogen, an abundance
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effects on t u r f . The role of p o t a s h in
plant nutrition is less apparent although
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abundant supply of available potash increases the resistance of the turf to disease and other unfavorable conditions.
The fertilizer mixture should include,
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Concentrated
fertilizers analysing 15-30-15, 12-24-12,
etc., carry considerably greater amounts
of plant food per pound and may be
applied in smaller quantities.
Such
concentrated fertilizers are completely
soluble and their effect is less lasting
on light textured or open soils than
fertilizers of the type previously described.
Reliance should not be placed entirely on such organic materials as animal
manure and bone meal, as the sole fertilizer f o r lawns, since these substances
decompose slowly in cool weather and
consequently little plant food is supplied in autumn and spring when turf
grasses could use plant nutrients to the
best advantage.
In general, soluble
fertilizers should be withheld during the
summer months because of danger f r o m
burning, and the stimulation of summer
weeds.

CONTROL OF SOD WEBWORM
During 193-3 many putting greens in
our district were infested with sod webworm. Symptons in the turf due to this
insect are very similar to dollar spot.
The insect eats the grass leaves in small
areas usually less than 2" in diameter,
and when they become numerous these
patches merge together to cover extensive areas. This pest cannot be controlled with the mercury compound
commonly used in treating turf diseases.
However, successful control of the
sod webworm can be obtained by spraying lead arsenate on the greens a t the
r a t e of one-two pounds to the thousand
square feet. This material is applied
to the leaves with a power sprayer and
left on the leaves without watering it
in. The purpose of leaving the chemical on the leaves is that the worms
come up and feed during the night and
eat the leaves and stolons. If the material is watered in, the worms are not
affected by the t r e a t m e n t . The greens
should be well watered before treatm e n t so t h a t the lead arsenate will remain on the leaves f o r a period of at
least f r o m twenty-four to thirty hours
before the greens are watered. It may
be necessary to repeat this t r e a t m e n t
two or three times during one season to
keep the insect under control.

I t is expected t h a t the sod webworm
will be more prevalent during the coming season and greenkeepers should be
prepared to use preventative measures.
Service Section Committee.

Plan to be present a t the annual
Greenkeepers' Field Day at the Rhode
Island State College next month, probably the 21st. The plots there are among
the best in the country, the hospitality
is fine, and the opportunity to get help
f o r t h a t problem t h a t troubles you is
there f o r you to grasp.

The idea brought out by Mr. Lawson
of the Woodland 4-ball team f o r marking the ball on the green is of especial
interest, inasmuch as we all deplore the
present methods used; i. e., scratching
a mark or making a dent in the green.
Of course, there are a few golfers who
really appreciate how long it takes f o r
suc-h marks to heal, and now use coins,
but the number is too few. Some such
idea as was presented by Mr. Lawson
will no doubt prove the solution to this
greenkeeper's trouble.

"One wise decision counts f o r more
than weeks of blind activity".
" W h a t you haven't the nerve to say
to his face is f a r better not said at all".
"It's a cinch to cut the other fellow's
budget".
"Remember it's ideas that sell—not
conversation".
"If business is baffling try
a lawn—and cheer up".

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"To get the measure of the boss, size
up the men he's trained".
" F e w complaints are altogether baseless".
"Machines follow rules.
pret them".

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W h e n you buy seeds—remember the house which
makes a practice of carrying low g r a d e as well as the
better grades cannot give you the satisfaction or assurance of value t h a t a concern which f o r years has m a d e
it a habit to stock only—top qualities in every line.
For e x a m p l e : — E m e r s o n does not carry a pound of
Blue Grass in its warehouse under a 19 lb. to the bushel
grade. This is not generally true of most seed houses.
You know t h a t our universal rule in carrying only
the best s t a n d a r d s in seeds must result in your unquestioned confidence and satisfaction.

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BOSTON, MASS.
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WILL YOU DO THIS?
Will you permit us to mail to your home a small sample of
MILORGANITE? Will you hand this, with the folder to the one
responsible f o r the flowers which grace your home?
Will you a t the same time allow us to send a two pound bag of
MILORGANITE to you at the club? Will you give this sample
a reasonable trial on some undernourished spot?
A penny card request will suffice.

WE KNOW IT WILL PLEASE YOU.
We can safely say this as there are so many thousands of people
in every walk of life who have used MILORGANITE on their
flowers—shrubs—lawns—greens—fairways
and even their vegetables
with remarkable results. There are many of you who will read this
article who are prejudiced against organics. We want you to try
this material and if it fails f o r you, then we will not again ask
f o r a trial.
We have sold over a thousand tons in one season to the New
England trade. We have already shipped ten cars this spring. We
distributed 10,000 samples at the New England Spring Flower Show
in Boston. Hardly a day passes that we do not receive a 'phone
order f r o m some satisfied sample user asking f o r a bag or two f o r
the home lawn, and in some cases orders run. into tons.

TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT IT
What Greenkeeper has not been asked time and again f o r some
non-burning, good fertilizer to be used on the members' lawn? It
is so simple to tell them to use MILORGANITE. You will do them
a favor and not let yourself in f o r after-hour personal bother to
supervise or perhaps spread the fertilizer f o r them. We will even
supply you with samples f o r them if the demand is too great f o r
your patience. We do not ask you to sell it to them f o r us, no never
that. Just tell them to ask their regular dealer to buy it f o r them.
Our name is on the folder and the packet—he can write to us for
details.

NEW ENGLAND TORO COMPANY
1121

WASHINGTON

STREET,

WEST

NEWTON,

MASS.