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"Solve the problem of year round sport for
club members, and you will make one of the finest
social contributions to America, by strengthening the
home ties upon which is the foundation of America."
(frovi address of Dr. Ernest Hermann
at Recreation Conference.)

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This NEWSLETTER is published
monthly by the Greenkeepers Club of
New England, and sent free to its members and their Greens' Chairmen. Subscription price ten cents a copy, or a
dollar a year.
GUY C. WEST
Editor
312 Mt. Pleasant St., Fall River, Mass.

HOWARD I). FARRANT Business Mgr.
132 Russett Rd., West Roxbury, Mass.

March, 1934

Vol. 6, No. 3

TWO YEARS AT THE GREENFIELD
COUNTRY CLUB

The Greenfield Country Club is a
beautifully situated eighteen-hole golf
course, lying in the valley of the Connecticut River, at the foot of the Berkshire Hills. Not only is the surrounding
country beautiful, but the course itself
is beautiful, affording a fine golf course
terrain. It is a comparatively easy
course for the professional and low
score golfer, but is a heart breaker for
those who cannot steer a middle course.
We have poor tees, good fairways, and
some fair greens, the greens getting
some fair greens. The greens getting
past two years. I would like to discuss
them first and at length.
The construction of some of these
greens was very poor, not only from the
golfer's point of view, but from the
greenkeeper's point of view. For example, when the greens were built, apparently no thought was given as to
what was the best soil to use for greens.
We have two greens which were constructed on gravel, with a very thin
layer of loam being put over the top of
it.' On both of these greens it is possible
to put a sprinkler at 8 p. m. of a given
day and leave it on until the following
day at 7 a. m. and then to put sprinklers
on the same greens that night and leave
them on for the same length of time,
not only without puddling, but 8 or 10
hours later they will have a dry hard
appearance. We have also had the
pleasure of removing rocks or boulders,
as large as a man's fist, when placing
cups. Once we had the grand (use your
own adj.) experience of removing a
piece of 2x4 before being able to put in
a cup.
Then there are two greens which are

built on clay, that originally had absolutely no drainage system. To describe
the pleasures of growing grass on these
greens might cause the Newsletter to be
banned in Boston, as obscene literature.
Therefore it has been necessary, from
the beginnig, to try to counteract the
conditions on these greens by spiking in
top-dressing. In two years much has
been accomplished in this way. The
first job was to find the proper loam.
This was very hard to do, as this part
of the country seems to have much clay,
silt, and even sandy soil, but materials
containing large amounts of humus are
almost impossible to find. However,
after much searching we were able to
purchase some muck. We have been very
careful to prevent layering of this
humus.
Of course on those greens composed
mostly of Clay, we have used a sandy
loam, mixed with straight sand, and
spiked into the green to endeavor to
open them up.
We have mixed our fertilizers with
the loam when topdressing. We find it
the wisest procedure in our case, to mix
the fertilizer and loam at the green.
I believe the best method, if it is
possible to have a place to mix and
keep it, is to mix and store it during
the winter months and eliminate using
labor on this task, during a time when
you are most busy. We have not the
facilities for this.
The fertilizers used have been few.
They have been confined to: Sewage
Sludge, Sulphate of Ammonia, Superphosphate, Muriate of Potash and
Ground Limestone.
Some of the greens had been badly
burned by Castor Pomace three years
ago. This was not due to an over application, but to the fact that the
Pomace was too oily. I had always believed in Sewage Sludge, but needless to
say this materially strengthened my belief in it. It may be slow, but it's safe.
Another point that brings out this fact,
is that Castor Pomace poisons some
people. Nevertheless, I do believe that
with careful attention in picking out the
right Castor Pomace and by the proper
precautions to prevent sickness among
the men, the very best of results may
be obtained with it.
On golf courses lacking plenty of
money, it is not always possible to take
proper precautions, when using dangerous fertilizers. That is and has always been the case at the Greenfield
Country Club. Because Sewage Sludge

is safe and sane I believe, that by using
it, as we have, for the past two years,
it has been one of the biggest if not the
biggest factor in the improvement of the
greens. It seems foolproof. We have
been able to apply it on the hottest day
in July, often allowing it to be on the
green for a considerable length of time
before watering. We have had absolutely
no ill effects resulting from it. Had a
dangerous fertilizer been necessary, I
believe that we would have had ill
effects or the greens would have been
made to go hungry temporarily, which
might have given much trouble. This
is still more deeply emphasized when it
is realized that we often had no alternative, but to apply fertilizer in the
sunny hours of the day, because of the
lack of labor and the necessity for devoting a tremendous amount of time to
watering in the early morning, evening,
and night.
The rate of application of Sewage
Sludge depended, in our case, on the
condition of the green. In the spring
and fall the average green received 15
lbs. to 1000 sq. ft., some greens receiving as much as 20 lbs. to 1000 sq. ft.
When applied in the summer it was cut
to about 2/3 of the spring and fall applications. Sulphate of ammonia was
applied either with or as soon as
possible afterward, which application
quickened the action of Sewage Sludge.
In using Sulphate of Ammonia, we
have been particularly careful, applying
it often and in small doses. In two
years just 2100 lbs. have been used. We
apply it mixed with dry sand, and
broadcast it carefully by hand. It is
carefully watered in, so as not to have
it become concentrated in any one spot.
Superphosphate was applied in the
topdressing always. I think it wise to
do it this way, because the moisture in
the loam prevents it from blowing away,
which it so easily does when applied
with sand or alone.
We applied Muriate of Potash only
to those greens which needed it.
This past fall we started a program
of applying ground limestone, which we
hot><? to continue through the spring.
There was much trouble with crows
the past two years. We have noticed a
verv curious thing in regard to them. In
1932 we attempted to shoot them, and
after shooting two or three of them
they gave us very little trouble.
In 1933 they had become so "cagey"
and cautious that it was impossible to
get close enough to shoot them. After

awhile they would just play "hide and
seek", and thumb their respective noses
at us. Finally, in desperation I decided
that it might be possible to control their
activities by applying the late summer
application of arsenate a few weeks
earlier.
We first tried two or three greens and
"believe it or not" there was an immediate and absolute stop to vandalism
on those greens receiving the application, but the war still raged on all the
rest of the greens. We then arsenated
the rest of the greens as quickly as
possible, with the same results, and the
war was over. My hat is off to them
for they are clever. These crows were
after dead June Beetles. We have had
no trouble from worms since using
Arsenate.
Chickweed was fairly well established
on the greens two years ago, but due to
the steady application of arsenate of
lead, we are well rid of it.
Crabgrass was very thick in 1932. The
Board of Directors voted $400 to eliminate it from the greens, by hand labor.
It was thoroughly cleaned out with
$250 worth of labor. In 1933 we spent
less than $70, and we could only find it
around the edges of the greens, where
it was evidently tracked in from the
fairways.
We fought Brown Patch with Calomel
and Corrosive, applying it at the rate
of 2% to 3 ozs. to 1000 sq. ft. depending on the severity of the attack. We
apply this mixed with sand. It has
proved successful in controlling Brown
Patch and also in controlling snow mold.
Mr. MacLean greenskeeper at "The
Brattleboro Country Club" had equal
success in controlling Brown Patch,
merely by poling his greens vigorously
every day. This ought to prove there is
plenty of foundation for the belief that
poling will control Brown Patch.
During this past year we ran the
course with not more than 4 men and
myself. A good part of the time we ran
with three or less. It is easy to see that
we have to be efficient as far as it is
possible to be efficient on a golf course,
as we have to mow the greens 4 times
a week when they are growing fast. We
cut them at % inch in the early spring
and they are gradually brought down to
tyi, inch. In mid-summer they are raised
slightly when they show signs of weakening. This year we hope to lower them
to 3/16 of an inch.
In view of the above it was very
natural some 4 or 5 years ago, for the

club to turn to power mowing as a
partial solution to their labor problem.
It proved to be a very expensive
economy.
Two years ago there were large bare
spots on practically all of the greens,
due to the ravages of this power mower,
which was being continually turned in
the same spots on each green. We discarded the power mower temporarily, in
order to give these spots a sufficient opportunity to recover.
They eventually came back, and we
proceeded to use the power mower
again. After a month's time we began
to see traces of wearing even after
taking careful precautions to try not to
turn in the same place too many times.
We have not used it since, except in an
extreme emergency.
Power mowers will undoubtedly improve to the point where they will be
practical, but at the present time they
are in the experimental stage and any
buyer should step cautiously. I also believe that the construction of greens
must be brought around to conform to
the peculiar requirements of a power
mower.
Dealers therefore should at first
determine whether a power mower
may be used successfully on a given golf
course, before trying to sell one there.
Otherwise it may prove to be a very
poor form of advertising, as was the
case on our course, where the finger is
pointed by prospective buyers, as an example of why we do not want to buy
a power mower. Of course if the dealer
should take precautions, then the greenskeeper should be doubly careful.
On the matter of tees there is very
little to be said. In 1932 we attempted
to topdress the tees with tailings left
over from the greens. This was rather
detrimental than helpful as we have no
water on the tees to keep them from
burning. In 1933 we did nothing to
them except to cut them. You may
judge that they are in very poor condition and they are.
A remarkable thing about this is the
fact that not one member nor, for that
matter, the guests have complained about the condition of the tees.
I chalk this up to either one or two
things; the depression has made golfers
f a r less critical, or that the importance
of good tees has been over-emphasized.
We have been able to do very little
for the approaches until 1933. Picking
out those which were worst we topdressed and fertilized them and the re-

sults were so gratifying that I believe
the club will go to any lengths to continue the work.
We have only recently begun a turf
nursery which has not come along very
well.
Nothing has been done to help the
fairways, except to cut them as regularly as possible. These fairways certainly can "take it", for during the past
two dry summers there has been, what
looked like a complete fadeout, but with
the arrival of fall rains, they jump back
into activity. I think that with continued
neglect they will eventually "throw in
the sponge" and "quit for good".
Realizing the importance of fertilizer
on them at this time a program of fertilizing over a period of years was
recommended. Because of financial setbacks it has not been possible to get
started on this.
Most of our rough is mowed with a
three-unit fairway outfit set high. In the
very stony and irregular rough, a side
bar attached to a Fordson Tractor does
the trick.
George J. Rommell, Jr.
SOME N O T E S FROM L E C T U R E BY
K E N N E T H W E L T O N A T R. I.
SHORT COURSE

It is unfair to compare budgets on
golf courses unless all factors are considered.
The most important economy is in
labor, as this covers about 70 % of the
budget.
The demands of the members keep
up the course standards.
Savings are often possible by planning to eliminate waste and duplicity of
effort; by the use of machinery; rough
can be neglected; size of greens can be
cut; sand traps may go unraked; clay
tees may be used as a last resort.
Fix up for economy maintainence
later, such as filling in unnecessary
traps.
From 40,000 to 80,000 weed seeds
have been found in a cubic yard of compost in tests made, weeds including
crab grass, chickweed, clover, poa
annua. Soil bed method for preparing
compost is preferable to pile method.
Soils for a new green or tee should
have at least 10% organic matter.
Mucks are liable to be toxic, peats
are not.

Moss peat is acid, around 4.6, if used
in quantity needs lime; other peats are
nearly neutral. All need moisture.
Bacteria are stimulated, soil starved for
N. for awhile; soak after mixing before
planting, and use one application of at
least 5 pounds to 1000 square feet of
sulphate of ammonia.
Organic matter in soil may be increased through cropping, by fertilizing
existing turf. The inorganic fertilizers
will increase the organic matter as much
at least as will organic fertilizers.
"SELECTION A N D CARE OF T R E E S "
by A. W. D o d g e

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(R. I. Short Course)
Trees shade, outline fairways, minimize glare.
It is unwise to attempt to move trees
over 4 inches in diameter for golf
courses.
Hesitate to use elms, outcome of
Dutch elm disease unknown as yet.
To block out undesirable views, use
weeping willow, honey locust, hackberry.
Pines should not be used near fairways or greens, needles are harmful to
grass.
Along fairways, white birch with an
evergreen background gives a very good
effect.
Most greenkeepers are working with
established trees.
On the golf course, conditions for
tree planting are much changed from
the ideal of Nature's conditions.
In feeding trees, the trench method
and surface feeding are condemned;
crow-bar method is best, making holes
18 inches deep. Holes really aerate soil.
Deep feeding attracts roots down, and
tree is less affected by dry weather.
Thin gradually, because of sun scald.
Cavity work is not so important; decaying wood should be taken out as
good as possible, paint with bordeaux
paste; try to arrest decay; brace and
bolt tree. Greatest source of loss is
windstorms. 3/8"—7—strand cable is
best for cabling, cable is attached to
eye bolts, through bolts, do not use lag
screws, 5/8" bolt. On nut end of bolt
use washer same size as nut, round or
oval; counter-sink washer just under
bark. The eye of bolt should be close
to tree; always use thimble in eye of
bolt. On smaller trees, " cable and
% " bolts can be used, but use for the

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"Say to the chairman, that costs are
bound to rise this year, definitely 20%,
plus an increased cost of equipment".
"Golf club officials know little of their
clubs financial score".
"Big problem is to get club officials
to know what the score is, and show
them by plenty of figures".
—Herb Graffis.
"Turf requirements for different
sports are as varied as are the sports
themselves".
—William Perkins.
RECREATION CONFERENCE
"There should be a greater use of
property".
What was probably the largest at- club"Don't
be discouraged about 1934".
tendance at any conference of recrea—Herbert Jaques.
tion activities gathered at the Massachusetts State College on March 16, 17,
18. The Conference was divided into
Forestry, Landscape, and Golf Sections,
ORGANIC MATERIALS FOR
and were several different discussion
groups in each of these divisions. SpeakSOIL IMPROVEMENT
ers of National importance included
Herbert Jaques, President of the U. S.
G. A., Adrian Sawyer, of the M. G. A. by Howard B. Sprague, Agronomist
Service Section, J. B. Mackie, Treas.
N. J. Agri. Ex. Sta.
of the P. G. A., Dr. A. P. DachnoskiThe soils of this region are, in genStokes of the U. S. D. A., Prof. H. F. A. eral,
seriously deficient in organic matNorth of R. I. State College, Dr. Ernest
Soils containing an inadequate
Hermann, Director of Sargent School, ter.
of humus are low in water holdHerb Graffis of GOLFDOM, William supply
ing- capacity, readily compacted, poorly
Perkins of Yale, Dr. Beaumont, Prof. aerated
below the surface, incapable of
Waugh, Prof. Dickinson, Dr. Baker of
plant nutrients, tend to form
the Mass. State Faculty, and many retaining
an impervious crust, and otherwise proothers. A very fine exhibition was held vide
unsatisfactory conditions for plant
in the cage of the Physical Education growth.
Under natural conditions, deBuilding.
composed leaves and roots of plants inthe organic matter content of
Space in the NEWSLETTER prevents crease
soil. When soils are brought under
us from giving a detailed report of the the
cultivation, the opportunities for mainmany fine things heard and seen at the taining
the humus supply are not adeConference, but we will present several quate and
the soil gradually becomes
HIGHLIGHTS.
more and more deleted unless humus is
Formula for attacking a problem, as supplied by artificial means.
given by A. C. Sawyer, "Observe,
In general, cultivated plants prefer
record, collect, conclude."
a liberal supply of soil humus for opgrowth. Improvement of the or"Golf is a simple game, but is the timum
ganic matter content of practically all
most moral game we have, man must soils
is therefore desirable, and is essenhave character to play it".
on soils that are markedly deficient
—Dr. Hermann. tial
in humus.
"A budget to a greenkeeper should
Well-rotted manure is a well known
not mean dollars, but rather should source of organic matter for soil improvement. Its principal disadvantages
mean labor hours".
"The greenkeeper is operating a con- are the inevitable weed seed content,
tinuous factory, and savings for one relative scarcity, and high price. Mayear should be saved for the golf nure improves the physical condition of
soils upon incorporation, and in addicourse".
"As dollars go down, standard of tion contributes a small amount of plant
The organic matter of manure demaintainence goes down almost the food.
cays rapidly, less than 10% of the dry
same".
—Prof. Dickinson. matter remaining in the soil as humus

future. For splits, use wood screws,
parallel bolts. Some attention is now
being paid to lightening protection.
Spraying for the various insect pests
is very important.
Keep trees vigorous and healthy and
there will be much less trouble. Tree
work is divided into (1) Treating results, (2) Preventive work, (3) Feeding, to build health and vigor.

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after 2 or 3 years have elapsed. Consequently, this material may be added
to soils every 2 or 3 years without any
marked permanent improvement of the
soil. As long as manure persists, however, the soil is greatly improved in
structure, moisture holding capacity,
aeration, etc.
Substitutes for manure are quite satisfactory and frequently superior, if
properly employed. Spent mushroom
soil is approximately 30% rotted manure and may be used accordingly. The
principal difference lies in the more
rapid decomposition of the organic substance present, and the clay content
which manure lacks. Spent mushroom
soil is of greatest value on shaley or
sandy soils which require both clay and
organic matter for correction of their
deficiencies.
In general, there are 3 types of peat
frequently utilized for soil improvem e n t : P e a t Moss, r a w n a t i v e peat, a n d
cultivated n a t i v e p e a t . The p e a t s do

not carry appreciable amounts of plant
food, and are valuable primarily for the
improvement effected in the physical
condition of the soil following their incorporation. Their plant food deficiencies can be readily and cheaply overcome by the use of commercial fertilizer.
The speed with which the various
peats decompose after incorporation
with the soil, is a partial measure of
their value. Peat moss decomposes most
rapidly and leaves the smallest supply
of permanent humus in the soil, native
peat is more persistent and the equal
of manure in this respect, whereas cultivated peat is by far the most resistant material. All of these substances
will improve the physical condition of
soils if properly used. Peat moss and
raw native peat should be allowed to
decompose in the soil for a period prior
to planting, particularly on open textured soils.
The quantity of organic matter required will depend on the character of
the soil, and the organic substance
used. One to two pounds of the materials mentioned above, per square
foot of surface, is a normal application.
All organic substances should be
thoroughly mixed with the upper 3 or
4 inches of soil to obtain the full value
of the material. Top dressings of pure
peaty materials on turfed areas are of
little importance except for the limited
plant food which they supply. Layers
of peat occurring below the surface of
the soil on grassed areas, will inevit-

ably cause difficulty with the turf, even
though the immediate effect may appear desirable. Spiking or discing will
aid in incorporating organic materials
on established sod, where it is not practicable to plow or spade the soil.
The peats may be used successfully,
in place of manure, for composts. A
complete fertilizer analyzing approximately 8 /c nitrogen, 6 % phosphoric
acid, and 4% potash should be incorporated with the peat at the rate of
about 200 lbs. per ton in the preparation of the compost heap, in order to
compensate for the recognized nutrient
deficiencies of the material. The quantity of organic matter added to the
compost varies with the type of organic material used. In the case of
manure approximately one ton of manure is supplied for 3 or 4 tons of soil.
Raw native peat is added to the compost pile at proportionately the same
rate as manure when both materials
carry an equal percentage of moisture,
air-dry peat moss at one-half the rate
of moist manure, whereas cultivated
peat may be added in smaller amounts
to produce an equivalent effect, since
it is far more persistent than the other
peats. One pound of moist cultivated
peat is equivalent to 2 or 3 pounds of
moist manure in its final effect on the
compost. Composts constructed of peat
moss or raw native peat should be kept
moist to promote decay of the organic
material, and allowed to undergo decomposition for several months before
use. Cultivated peat composts require
considerably shorter periods of decomposition, and in emergencies may be
used immediately providing the soil and
organic matter are thoroughly mixed.
Suitably prepared composts made with
peaty materials may be applied as top
dressings to turf, with fully as great
benefit as manure composts.
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We have recently received an announcement of the Third Annual
GREENKEEPERS SHORT COURSE at
the Iowa State College on March 5 and
6. Over 80 greenkeepers from Iowa
and adjoining states were in attendance.
The April meeting will bring to you
as speakers several dealers, and all
dealers and equipment men are cordially invited to be present. April 2,
Woodland Golf Club, Auburndale,
Mass. at 2.30 P. M.

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NEWTON, MASS.
N e w t o n North 0992-M

chemical impurities, also for any cumulative affect from same.
Has your greenkeeper a sufficient
of cultural practices to
Some observations from the talk of knowledge
Prof. Dickinson on Sunday morning are handle water system?
of especial interest, as they give many
Fight for temperance, a conservative
reasons why the golf club thinking of use of water.
fairway irrigation should pause and
ponder before going ahead with plans.
It is the duty of the greenkeeper to
Sixth A n n u a l S h o r t C o u r s e
acquaint the Greens Committee with the R einp o rTt u ron
f M a n a g e m e n t C o n d u c t e d at
advantages and disadvantages of fairR u t g e r s University, N e w B r u n s way watering.
wick, N. J.
Fairway watering correctly manage 1
is all right.
Dr. H. B. Sprague
No club should be without a fairway
watering system if they can afford the
The Sixth Annual Short Course in
price, but the price is high. Also the Turf Management was conducted at
possibilities of disappointment are Rutgers University, New Brunswick,
rather high.
N. J., February 19-23, inclusive, 1934.
In spite of exceedingly unfavorable
Competition demands a water system. weather,
the course was attended by 26
Is it needed to attract, and how many men, a majority
of whom represented
can safely be added to course that course golf clubs from Massachusetts
to Delacan safely accommodate? How far will ware. The course was one of the
initiation and dues of attracted mem- interesting experienced, and both most
the
bers go toward increased cost of main- individuals attending and the teaching
tainence?
fully enjoyed the opportunity of
Fairway watering is seldom needed staff
exchanging
and information on
here in New England except during July this subject. ideas
Abstracts
various
and August. There are not many acres lectures were provided ofso the
that
of turf actually lost because of dry was complete freedom for attentionthere
to
weather. How many members are play- the various addresses and discussions of
ing during July and August? Is the the application to turf problems.
benefit for a fortunate few? Do added
A new feature was introduced this
greens fees help enough to make it year,
namely, that of holding a dinner
worth while?
on the last day of the course, at which
Addition of water to fairway will in- certificates
of attendance were precrease costs, but will give greater en- sented to those who had merited them.
joyment. Mowing costs will be in- A considerable part of the speaking at
creased.
the dinner was provided by the memNormal rainfall is sufficient for turf bers of the short course. Representaneeds, but distribution is not always tives of the New Jersey State Golf
Association, the New Jersey Greenkeeprig-ht.
Association, the New Jersey Shade
Will the green chairman be sensible ers
Tree Commission, and several * of the
and not use too much water once he County
Park Commissions of this region
gets it available.
Water requirement of turf grasses is were present at the dinner.
not high. More soil fertility will be used
when water is added, will the greater
amount of clippings be sufficient?
The March meeting was held at the
Hotel Statler, Boston, on March 5th.
Scores will be higher.
William Monks of the Ford Motor
Because sprinkler has to be shut off Mr.
Company
a very interesting and
when low spot has enough, higher areas instructive gave
talk
on the Ford engine.
will still need more.
There will be a possibility of greater
need of better fairway drainage. There
Paul Wanberg of Weston Golf Club
will be greater loss by leaching.
was among those who attended the
No one but a reliable irrigation engi- annual Greenkeepers' Short Course at
neer should be permitted to design a Rutgers University College of Agriculsystem. Water should be analyzed for ture last month.
ABOUT FAIRWAY WATERING

What Do We Know About Seeds?

This is a reasonable question to ask us as merchants and
here is our answer on one item in which you may be interested.
CHEWING'S FESCUE—when shipped from New Zealand tests 93 '/< germination or better but when it arrives it
frequently drops in growing value to half this percentage.
Yet, you doubtless have bought this Fescue on the shipper's
test.
Emerson's Chewing's Fescue from New Zealand, however, actually tests 93 % germination on arrival. How is this
possible? Because we pioneered in the idea of having it come
by cool storage aboard steamer. Just another phase of knowing our business.
RESULTS—a pound of Emerson's Fescue is worth two
pounds of what you might buy elsewhere.

THOMAS W. EMERSON CO.
"New

BOSTON, MASS.

England's Largest

Wholesale

Seed

House"

THESE IMPROVEMENTS ON FAIRWAY MOWER UNIT

Decrease Scalping Cut Down
Axle (see No. 1) is larger,
stronger. Back of the roller
has been added a sturdy
tie-rod (see No. 2). No
twisting possible.
This n e w Worthington Fairway Unit scalps less than
any other. "We can prove it
to you.
In addition to our usual
quick-acting hand-shift for
the gears (see No. 4), our
new Unit is now equipped
with one for the cutting
knife (see No. 3). No fussing with wrenches. J u s t a
turn of the hand-wheel.
Self-locking in any position.
Offer

on

Scout

Overgreen

We are still stubbornly contending and effectually proving, that our Overgreen
Power Mower will pay for
itself the first year, in savings. In fact, if the savings
don't pay for it, you needn't.
Write for full particulars.

Parts Wear

Make Knife Adjustment Easy

None but the Worthington Unit is equipped
with the herring bone reel blade. The alloy
steel blade stays sharp longer. Lasts longer. Does not nick out.

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