"The only way in 'which, one human being
can properly attempt to influence another is the
encouraging him. to think for himself, instead of
endeavoring to instill ready-made opinions into his
head."
—Sir Leslie.

SEPTEMBER
1934

Stephen.

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is
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H O W A R D D. F A R R A N T Business Mgr.
132 R u s s e t t R d „ W e s t R o x b u r y ,

S e p t e m b e r , 1934

W h e n you curse t h e crows a n d t h e
s k u n k s which dig y o u r f a i r w a y s and
r o u g h , s h o u l d n ' t you really t h a n k t h e m
i n s t e a d ? These so-called pests r e a l l y eat
a lot of g r u b s . W h e r e would we be
with all t h e g r u b s if none w e r e e a t e n ?
W e w a g e r t h e r e would be m u c h m o r e
arsenate needed.

Mass.

Vol. 6, No. 9

I n c l u d e d elsewhere in this issue is a
list of h a n d i c a p s which h a s b e e n r e vised b y t h e Golf C o m m i t t e e a c c o r d i n g
t o all t h e scores t u r n e d in by t h e various m e m b e r s . M e m b e r s a r e r e q u e s t e d
t o t u r n in all scores a t t h e v a r i o u s
t o u r n a m e n t s to aid t h e Golf C o m m i t t e e
in its t h a n k l e s s job of h a n d i c a p p i n g .
W e r e c e n t l y h e a r d a t u r f e x p e r t say
t h a t in his opinion golf g r e e n s n e e d e d a
p o u n d of n i t r o g e n p e r t h o u s a n d s q u a r e
f e e t p e r m o n t h of g r o w i n g season to
k e e p t h e m in t h e b e s t of condition.
H o w does this c o m p a r e with y o u r f e r t i lization?
As a suggestion f o r a W i n t e r m e e t i n g w e would r e c o m m e n d t h e discussion
of Green Section B u l l e t i n s of some t e n
y e a r s ago, w i t h discussion u p o n some
of t h e v a r i o u s r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s f r o m
those b u l l e t i n s of t h a t d i s t a n t period.
I t is r e m a r k a b l e how c h a n g e d we a r e in
such a s h o r t time, due to extensive res e a r c h a t W a s h i n g t o n and elsewhere.
T h e r e is m u c h f o o d f o r t h o u g h t in
those older b u l l e t i n s as applied t o prese n t day practices.
T h e E n t e r t a i n m e n t C o m m i t t e e would
be pleased to have a n y ideas of prog r a m s or s u g g e s t e d s p e a k e r s f o r the
various Winter meetings.
W e have
h e a r d considerable t a l k a b o u t a n o t h e r
g e t - t o - g e t h e r with t h e ladies, such as
our a n n i v e r s a r y p a r t y a t W o o d l a n d last
F e b r u a r y . If t h e r e a r e a n y who f a v o r
such a plan t h e y should c o m m u n i c a t e
with C h a i r m a n Darling.
W e have r e c e n t l y h e a r d of one club
which is s e n d i n g its g r e e n k e e p e r and
his w i f e f o r a t h r e e weeks' v a c a t i o n t o
B e r m u d a , in a p p r e c i a t i o n of his services d u r i n g this v e r y t r y i n g y e a r . This
m u s t establish a r e c o r d of some s o r t !

Possibly t h e boys with t h e f a i r w a y
w a t e r i n g s y s t e m s who h a v e n ' t w o r r i e d
m u c h this season a b o u t t h e i r f a i r w a y s ,
f e e l a little d i f f e r e n t now since we have
had so m u c h w a t e r .
We a r e g r e a t l y i n d e b t e d to our good
f r i e n d , Dr. H o w a r d S p r a g u e of t h e N e w
J e r s e y Agri. Exp. Station, f o r m u c h
m a t e r i a l which we use in t h e v a r i o u s
issues of t h e N E W S L E T T E R .
Each
article f r o m him h a s its m e s s a g e f o r
all of us.
It will soon be t i m e t o s t a r t cleaning
u p t h e leaves a r o u n d t h e course. H o w
much more enjoyment f o r the player
w h e n he d o e s n ' t n e e d to search a m o n g
t h e leaves f o r his ball!
M a n y clubs r e p o r t e d p l e n t y of dollar
spot d u r i n g early S e p t e m b e r . T h e r e also have b e e n several r e p o r t s of the n e w
pink f u n g u s Corticium f u c i f o r m e . Robe r t Mitchell r e p o r t s this f u n g u s at K e r n wood, and several courses in Rhode
Island have had bad a t t a c k s of it this
season.
F r o m t h e J u n e , 1923 Bulletin we
r e a d , " S p i k i n g t h e g r e e n s ! This proposition is t h e o r e t i c a l l y a t t r a c t i v e , b u t all
our e x p e r i m e n t a l evidence is a g a i n s t
it".
Shades of F r e d Buel, do w e
change?
We have h e a r d f o r some y e a r s now
all a b o u t how to r e d u c e budgets, how
to g e t along on less m o n e y , cost-savers,
g e t t i n g by with a s m a l l e r g a n g , and r.ll
such. H o w m u c h b e t t e r it would be if
we could f o r g e t this as much as possible
and strive to raise t h e b u d g e t s , p u t on
m o r e men, b u y m o r e e q u i p m e n t and
supplies, a n d all t h e r e s t . We v e n t u r e
to t h i n k t h a t t h e m o r a l e of all of us
would be i m p r o v e d b y even a small increase in o u r b u d g e t s , r a t h e r t h a n t h e
d e c r e a s e every y e a r .
W e k n o w of a t least one course
w h e r e all weeds and poor g r o w t h s of
grass in t h e g r e e n s a r e plugged out and

p l u g s of velvet b e n t f r o m t h e n u r s e r y
i n s e r t e d a t this t i m e of y e a r .
This
t r e a t m e n t , followed b y a compost topdressing, g r e a t l y i m p r o v e s a g r e e n .
The good velvet b e n t s c o n t i n u e to
m e e t with a p p r o v a l h e r e in N e w E n g land. P r o b a b l y t h e best a r e t h e No.
14276 and K e r n w o o d strains.
Daylight saving will be over soon.
W h y n o t use some one of t h e longer
evenings soon t o come to b a t o u t y o u r
Summer experiences for the NEWSL E T T E R , a n d t h u s help y o u r E d i t o r
and all y o u r f e l l o w m e m b e r s ?

P L A N T I N G N E W L A W N S IN L A T E
A U G U S T OR S E P T E M B E R

H o w a r d B. S p r a g u e , A g r o n o m i s t
New J e r s e y A g r i . Exp. Sta.
L a w n s p l a n t e d in late s u m m e r or
early f a l l have a g r e a t e r o p p o r t u n i t y
f o r success t h a n those seeded a t a n y
o t h e r season of t h e y e a r .
T h e cool
moist w e a t h e r n o r m a l l y
experienced
d u r i n g t h e f a l l m o n t h s is ideal f o r
g e r m i n a t i o n a n d s t u r d y g r o w t h of the
g r a s s seedlings. By t h e t i m e s u m m e r
drought
and
the
encroachment
of
w e e d s occur, t h e t u r f should be well
established and in f a r b e t t e r condition
t h a n s p r i n g seedings to e n d u r e adversity.
Preparation

of

the

Seed

Bed

I t is highly essential t h a t t h e seed bed
be i m p r o v e d prior to p l a n t i n g , since it
is b o t h difficult a n d expensive to att e m p t soil i m p r o v e m e n t a f t e r t u r f is
established.
T h e a r e a should be exa m i n e d f o r evidence of poor d r a i n a g e
e i t h e r a t t h e s u r f a c e or in t h e sub-soil.
Soils which a r e chronically soggy will
r e q u i r e t h e installation of a g r i c u l t u r a l
tile d r a i n a g e . Soils which a r e m e r e l y
h e a v y in t e x t u r e and t h e r e f o r e drain
slowly, m a y be c o r r e c t e d by t h e incorp o r a t i o n of organic m a t t e r a n d lime
d u r i n g seed bed p r e p a r a t i o n . On t h e
o t h e r hand, lawn a r e a s located on light
s a n d y or shaley soils will be g r e a t l y
benefited b y t r e a t m e n t to increase t h e i r
w a t e r holding capacities. The i n c o r p o r a tion of m o d e r a t e a m o u n t s of s p e n t
m u s h - r o o m soil or c o m p o s t c o n t a i n i n g
s u b s t a n t i a l p o r t i o n s of both clay and
o r g a n i c m a t t e r , is t h e most convenient
m e a n s of i m p r o v i n g such soils.

Organic

Matter

N e a r l y all of t h e soils in this region
a r e deficient in h u m u s , and, t h e r e f o r e ,
will be i m p r o v e d f o r t h e g r o w t h of
g r a s s e s by t h e i n c o r p o r a t i o n of organic
m a t t e r of suitable t y p e .
Excavated
soils a r e p a r t i c u l a r l y poor in h u m u s , and
l a r g e r a m o u n t s of organic m a t t e r will
be n e e d e d t h a n is n e c e s s a r y f o r ordin a r y soils. Well r o t t e d m a n u r e and
cultivated p e a t or h u m u s , a r e p r e f e r r e d
sources of organic m a t t e r f o r lawn soil
improvement. The thorough incorporation of 1 to 2 p o u n d s of such m a t e r i a l s
on each s q u a r e f o o t of s u r f a c e , will be
a d e q u a t e provided it is t h o r o u g h l y
mixed with t h e u p p e r 4 or 5 inches of
soil.
Liming

to

Correct

Soil

Acidity

C o n t r a r y to p o p u l a r belief, s t r o n g l y
acid soils a r e u n d e s i r a b l e f o r lawns.
T u r f on such soils suffers severely f r o m
d r o u g h t in s u m m e r and is u n a b l e to
resist a t t a c k s of diseases and insects,
and f a i l s to r e s p o n d p r o p e r l y to f e r t i l i zation. Soil acidity is c o r r e c t e d by t h e
addition of either h y d r a t e d lime or finely g r o u n d limestone. The a m o u n t of
lime r e q u i r e d d e p e n d s on t h e p r e s e n t
d e g r e e of soil acidity and t h e f o r m of
lime. I n g e n e r a l , 50 p o u n d s of h y d r a t e d
lime or 75 p o u n d s of g r o u n d limestone
f o r each 1,000 s q u a r e f e e t of s u r f a c e
will be a d e q u a t e . T h o r o u g h incorporation of lime with t h e u p p e r f e w inches
of soil is desirable.
Fertilizer

In g e n e r a l , t h e m o r e valuable t u r f
grasses t h r i v e on f a i r l y f e r t i l e soils a n d
a r e able to compete m o r e s u c c e s s f u l l y
with w e e d s u n d e r these conditions. Thia'
is t r u e even f o r those g r a s s e s which a r e
s o m e w h a t t o l e r a n t of low soil f e r t i l i t y .
T h e i n c o r p o r a t i o n of 20 to 30 p o u n d s
of a complete commercial f e r t i l i z e r prior
to seeding t h e new lawn, will e n s u r e a
p r o p e r supply of p l a n t food. In g e n e r a l ,
a f e r t i l i z e r which a n a l y z e s api>roxim 0+ ' :i ly 5% n i t r o g e n , 1 0 % phosphoric acid,
a n d 5 % potash, will Drove suitable i'or
most t y p e s of soil. W h e r e v e r e x t r e m e l y
i n f e r t i l e sub-soils and e x c a v a t e d material a r e exposed, t h e q u a n t i t y
of
f e r t i l i z e r m a y be increased.
Uniform
d i s t r i b u t i o n of f e r t i l i z e r is essentia]
since m o v e m e n t in t h e soil is downward
and n o t lateral. F o r convenience, t h e
organic m a t t e r , Time, and f e r t i l i z e r may
all be i n c o r p o r a t e d s i m u l t a n e o u s l y in
t h e seed bed.

Choosing

Lawn

Grasses

Cheap lawn seed m i x t u r e s a r e a common source of f a i l u r e , since t h e pred o m i n a t i n g species included do n o t end u r e r e g u l a r mowing. The N e w J e r s e y
A g r i c u l t u r a l E x p e r i m e n t S t a t i o n has
devised f o u r lawn seed f o r m u l a s which
have p r o v e n s a t i s f a c t o r y u n d e r condit i o n s in this region. N e w J e r s e y lawn
m i x t u r e No. 1 is suited f o r soils of
a v e r a g e f e r t i l i t y , m i x t u r e No. 2 is especially designed f o r closely mowed
lawns, m i x t u r e No. 3 f o r shaded a r e a s ,
and m i x t u r e No. 4 f o r poor, shaley,
sandy, or clay soils, and f o r t e r r a c e d
slopes. A l a r g e n u m b e r of commercial
seed houses a n d r e t a i l seed dealers a r e
now c a r r y i n g t h e s e New J e r s e y mixt u r e s in stock.
L a w n e n t h u s i a s t s who p r e f e r t u r f
m a d e f r o m a single g r a s s species r a t h e r
t h a n a m i x t u r e , a r e advised to p l a n t
Chewing's Fescue, Velvet b e n t , or Kent u c k y bluegrass, d e r e n d i n g on t h e --art i c u l a r a r e a in question. P u r e seedings
of these g r a s s e s will r e q u i r e approxim a t e l y 10 p o u n d s of Chewing's F e s c u e
seed f o r each 1,000 s q u a r e f e e t , 2
p o u n d s of Velvet b e n t , and 6 p o u n d s
of K e n t u c k y bluegrass.
Seeding

A p p r o x i m a t e l y 4 p o u n d s of a goodq u a l i t y seed m i x t u r e a r e sufficient f o r
p l a n t i n g 1,000 s q u a r e f e e t of lawn.
U n i f o r m d i s t r i b u t i o n of the seed is
highly essential. A suitable m e t h o d of
p l a n t i n g consists of dividing t h e seed
into 2 lots, one of which is evenly s p r e a d
in a N o r t h - S o u t h direction, and the
o t h e r in an E a s t - W e s t direction, over
t h e same a r e a .
T h e seed should be
lightly r a k e d into t h e soil to a d e p t h
n o t g r e a t e r t h a n 1-8 to 3-16 of an inch,
and t h e p l a n t e d a r e a lightly rolled.
Care

of

New

Lawns

If t h e newly seeded a r e a is n o t k e p t
m o d e r a t e l y moist by n a t u r a l r a i n f a l l f o r
several weeks f o l l o w i n g planting, it will
be n e c e s s a r y to r e s o r t to w a t e r i n g in
order to p r e v e n t i n j u r y f r o m d r o u g h t .
Artificial w a t e r i n g m u s t be in t h e f o r m
of a light mist-like s p r a y to avoid
f o r m a t i o n of a h a r d c r u s t on t h e soil
surface.
When
moisture
shortage
n e c e s s i t a t e s w a t e r i n g , it is desirable to
m o i s t e n t h e soil t h o r o u g h l y to a depth
of at least 4 inches, to e n s u r e a g a i n s t
r a p i d d r y i n g of t h e s u r f a c e soil.
Y o u n g t u r f should be mowed no
closer t h a n 1 1-2 inches to p e r m i t vigorous r o o t development. F r e q u e n t mowing is n o t h a r m f u l , provided t h e p r o p e r

h e i g h t is m a i n t a i n e d .
Newly p l a n t e d
grass requires protection f r o m trampi n g f o r several m o n t h s , since t h e m o r e
v a l u a b l e p e r m a n e n t grasses g r o w relatively slowly in t h e earlier stages of dev e l o p m e n t . On well p r e p a r e d seed beds,
such g r a s s e s soon r o o t t h o r o u g h l y and
show g r e a t aggressiveness a f t e r becoming established.

SUCCESSFUL
SHADED

LAWNS
AREAS

ON

H o w a r d B. S p r a g u e , A g r o n o m i s t
New J e r s e y Agri. Exp. Sta.
The s u c c e s s f u l e s t a b l i s h m e n t of t u r f
on shaded a r e a s n e c e s s i t a t e s the use of
shade t o l e r a n t grasses, t h e i m p r o v e m e n t
of soil conditions to m e e t g r o w t h req u i r e m e n t s , and seeding a t a seasonable
t i m e of t h e y e a r . All g r a s s e s r e q u i r e
some sunlight daily f o r s a t i s f a c t o r y
g r o w t h , a l t h o u g h c e r t a i n species a r e
considerably more t o l e r a n t of limited
light t h a n others. W h e r e t u r f is desired on densely shaded areas, judicious
p r u n i n g of t h e t r e e s will f r e q u e n t l y
p e r m i t t h e e n t r a n c e of sufficient sunshine, w i t h o u t i n j u r y to t h e b e a u t y or
h e a l t h of t h e trees.
The most f a v o r a b l e season f o r p l a n t ing shaded a r e a s is A u g u s t 15 to Octob e r 15. This is p a r t i c u l a r l y t r u e w h e r e
shade is caused by deciduous u-ees,
since t h e y o u n g g r a s s p l a n t s c o n t i n u e
g r o w t h a f t e r leaf fall, and become well
established b e f o r e n e w t r e e leaves a r e
p r o d u c e d t h e following spring.
Early
s p r i n g seedings m a y also prove successf u l on shaded locations provided soil
conditions a r e s a t i s f a c t o r y a n d
the
shade is n o t too dense.
The soil f o r the shaded lawn m u s t
have a d e q u a t e d r a i n a g e , since t h e t u r f
s u f f e r s f r o m o u t b r e a k s of disease on
soggy soils which a r e poorly lighted.
A g r i c u l t u r a l tile d r a i n s m a y be installed to r e m o v e excess soil water, if
n a t u r a l d r a i n a g e is n o t a d e q u a t e . E x cessive soil acidity should be c o r r e c t e d
by t h e use of lime and organic m a t t e r ,
such as well r o t t e d m a n u r e or cultivated
p e a t , t h o r o u g h l y i n c o r p o r a t e d with t h e
u p p e r f e w inches to improve soil s t r u c t u r e . In addition, 20 to 30 p o u n d s of
a complete f e r t i l i z e r should be applied
p e r 1,000 s q u a r e f e e t in p r e p a r a t i o n of
t h e seed bed p r i o r to seeding.
The most valuable grasses f o r shaded
locations a r e Chewing's f e s c u e , Velvet
b e n t , and Poa trivialis. N e w J e r s e y seed

CHAMPIONS
against

BROWN
Semesan

PATCH
Nu-Green

Most practical and effective f u n g i cides yet developed.
Semesan and Nu-Green will prevent the development of brown patch
as long as any known fungicide.
Also, t h e y quickly control the brown
patch f u n g i even u n d e r the most
severe conditions and aid in restoring the diseased t u r f to normal
health.
Be Prepared

for Brown

mimrn
Acclimated

BENT

the

Grass

FERTILIZE and ECONOMIZE
with

I. 4 N - F E B
Special

Golf

Course

FERTILIZER
(8-6-2)

M. F. Lansill
Special
86

Fertilizers

CHARLES

RIVER

NEWTON,
Newton

North

PKY.

MASS.
0992-M

BOSTON

NEW ENGLAND GROWN
Winter-hardy,

Starve

Patch

Greenkeepers, knowing how quickly disease can damage t u r f , should
keep an ample supply of Semesan or
Nu-Green on hand f o r prevention
and control.
Both Semesan and Nu-Green can
be shipped immediately f r o m Boston
warehouse. Distributed b y :

85 S T A T E S T R E E T ,

Don't

SEED
for

New England Golf Courses
D i r e c t f r o m t h e f a r m s of

Howden
says. Prices are advancing.
Place your orders NOW for
fall delivery on Velvet Bent,
Colonial and South German
Bents, Kentucky Blue and
Chewings Fescue and save
money on Quality Seeds.

N. HOWDEN
Seed

Merchant

1131 Washington Street

A. N. PECKHAM
KINGSTON,

R.

I.

West Newton, Mass.
Telephone

PARkway

3467

REPAIR

LAWN

EARLY

INJURIES

IN

AUTUMN

H o w a r d B. S p r a g u e , A g r o n o m i s t
New J e r s e y A g r i . E x p . Sta.
(Revised A u g u s t 29, 1933)

Protect
USE

Your

Greens

TONAGREN

H u n d r e d s of t h e m o s t o u t s t a n d i n g
golf c o u r s e s in t h e c o u n t r y a r e n o w
using
TONAGREN — that
scientific
p r e p a r a t i o n w h i c h in a single o p e r a li
eiL, i n a t e s
clover
and
stops
brown patch.
Even
though
TONAGREN
has
this
marvelous
double
a c t i n g e f f e c t it a c t u a l l y
costs
less
t h a n m a n y p r e p a r a t i o n s designed to
accomplish one purpose alone.

JOBBERS PLEASE
NOTE
TONAGREN
is
now
so^d
by
m a n y j o b b e r s w i t h g r e a t success.
D r o p us a line a n d let us o u t line o u r j o b b e r s p r o p o s i t i o n .

P. &

M. T O N A G R E N

6324 B r o o k l y n

COMPANY

Kansas

City,

Mo.

M i x t u r e No. 3 r e c o m m e n d e d f o r shaded
a r e a s by t h e A g r i c u l t u r a l E x p e r i m e n t
Station, c o n t a ' n s t h e s e t h r e e spe-ies. as
we 1 ! as suitable p e r c e n t a g e s of n u r s e
grasses.
H o m e o w n e r s who
prefer
lawns m a d e f r o m a sins-le species should
p l a n t Velvet b e n t or Chewing's f e s c u e .
Since seed of both g r a s s e s is s o m e t i m e s
i m p u r e or a d u l t e r a t e d , p a r t i c u l a r a t t e n t i o n to t h e p u r i t y of t h e seed p u r chased will be advisable. T n p l a n t i n g
t h e shaded lawn, 4 p o u n d s of f e s c u e a r e
r e q u i r e d f o r each 1,000 s q u a r e f e e t of
s u r f a c e , w h e r e a s 1 p o u n d of Velvet b e n t
will p r o v e e n t i r e l y a d e q u a t e f o r a
similar a r e a , due to t h e large n u m b e r
of seed p e r pound. Seeding r a t e s in
excess of t h e f o r e g o i n g do n o t p e r m i t
adequate
development
of
individual
p l a n t s and a r e t h e r e f o r e undesirable.
U n i f o r m d i s t r i b u t i o n of seed is essential in o b t a i n i n g a desirable stand.
T h e a r e a should be lightly r a k e d to
cover t h e seed n o t d e e p e r t h a n 1-8 to
1-4 inch. Newly p l a n t e d a r e a s should be
k e n t m o d e r a t e l y moist by w a t e r i n g with
a fine mist-like s p r a y until t h e g r a s s is
well established.

The
most
favorable
season
of
the year for improving the
vigor
of established lawns, is e a r l y fall.
By t h a t t i m e s u m m e r w e e d s h a v e
ceased g r o w t h ,
and
the
improvem e n t m e a s u r e s a d o p t e d will be of prima r y benefit to t h e t u r f grasses. The
more important general treatments are
t h e application of lime to c o r r e c t excessive acidity, d i s t r i b u t i o n of a comm e r c i a l f e r t i l i z e r , a n d t h e t h i c k e n i n g of
thin t u r f by p l a n t i n g seed of a d a p t e d
grasses. L a w n s which s u f f e r f r o m poor
soil d r a i n a g e m a y r e q u i r e installation of
a g r i c u l t u r a l tile drains, w h e r e a s those
t h a t a r e shaley, sandy, or have a comp a c t u n d e s i r a b l e soil s t r u c t u r e will be
g r e a t l y i m p r o v e d b y t h e t h o r o u g h inc o r p o r a t i o n of organic m a t t e r to a d e p t h
of several inches a n d r e p l a n t i n g . T h e
m a j o r i t y of lawns, however, m a y be
r e s t o r e d to vigor by inexpensive m e a n s .
Excessive soil acidity m a k e s t h e t u r f
e x t r e m e l y susceptible to d r o u g h t inj u r y , p r e v e n t s t h e p r o p e r r e s p o n s e to
f e r t i l i z e r t r e a t m e n t , a n d predisposes t h e
g r a s s to r e a d y i n j u r y f r o m insects, diseases
and
other
adversities.
The
a m o u n t of lime r e q u i r e d will depend on
t h e p r e s e n t degree of soil acidity. I n
g e n e r a l , 50 p o u n d s of h y d r a t e d lime or
75 p o u n d s of g r o u n d limestone evenly
d i s t r i b u t e d over each 1,000 s q u a r e f e e t
of s u r f a c e is u s u a l l y > sufficient f o r
h e a l t h y t u r f p r o d u c t i o n . A u t u m n is a
f a v o r a b l e season f o r liming, since t h e
p e n e t r a t i o n of lime into t h e soil is aided
by fall r a i n s and t h e successive f r e e z ing and t h a w i n g of w i n t e r a n d spring.
All lawns should receive an application of a complete c o m m e r c i a l f e r t i l i z e r
in early fall, to s t i m u l a t e
vigorous
g r o w t h d u r i n g t h e cool moist a u t u m n
weather.
E v e n t h o u g h t h e t u r f be
severely i n j u r e d , timely application of
f e r t i l i z e r will f r e q u e n t l y r e s t o r e t h e
t u r f to its n o r m a l density. P l a n t f o o d
e q u i v a l e n t to t h a t c o n t a i n e d in approxim a t e l y 20 p o u n d s of a complete comm e r c i a l f e r t i l i z e r , c o n t a i n i n g 5 to 8 %
n i t r o g e n , 8 to 1 2 % phosphoric acid, a n d
4 to 6 % potash, should be applied f o r
each 1,000 s q u a r e f e e t of lawn s u r f a c e .
Commercial f e r t i l i z e r s a n a l y z i n g 5-10-5,
or s o m e w h a t similar, a r e r e a d i l y obt a i n e d f r o m dealers in g a r d e n supplies.

U n i f o r m d i s t r i b u t i o n of b o t h lime and
f e r t i l i z e r is highly essential f o r t h e oroduetion of s a t i s f a c t o r y t u r f , since t h e s e
m a t e r i a l s move d o w n w a r d b u t n o t l a t e r ally in t h e soil.
On e x t r e m e l y thin or b a r e p o r t i o n s
of t h e lawn, t h e lime and f e r t i l i z e r
should be i n c o r p o r a t e d with t h e u p p e r
••v ers of soil by vigorous r a k i n g , a n d
t h e a r e a s t h e n r e s e e d e d with a suitable
lawn seed m i x t u r e . In g e n e r a l . 1 to 3
p o u n d s of seed a r e r e q u i r e d f o r each
1,000 s q u a r e f e e t of a r e a , t h e q u a n t i t y
v a r y i n g w i t h t h e a m o u n t of g r a s s still
present. Lawn mixtures recommended
b y t h e New J e r s e y A g r i c u l t u r a l E x p e r i m e n t S t a t i o n f o r v a r i o u s soil conditions
and locations a r e now carried in stock
by a l a r g e n u m b e r of seed firms and
dealers. F o r m u l a s f o r t h e r e c o m m e n d e d
m i x t u r e s a n d a list of dealers will be
f u r n i s h e d on r e q u e s t .

FOR

HAVE
take

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Buy

and

your

take

a d v a n t a g e of
day prices.

present

Ideal Mower Sales
and Service

to:

MT. P L E A S A N T
STREET
Fail River, Mass.

require-

Ideal Power Putting Green
Mower Now

SALE

Write

FORESIGHT

of y o u r c u t t i n g
ments for 1935.

T h e B E S T is n o n e t o o g o o d f o r y o u r
club. Have your greens the envy
of o t h e r c l u b s — t h e
delight
of g o l f e r s .

A second h a n d Buel P e r f o r a t o r
in good condition.

"SPZKER" % NEWSLETTER

care

111 C Y P R E S S S T . — B R O O K L I N E ,

MASS.

Tel. Bea. 2898 - 2899

The
McCLAIN
Barrel Pump — Hydro - Mixer Shower
Nozzle Outfit
T h i s O u t f i t is r e v o l u t i o n i z i n g
the treatment
and
f e r t i l i z a t i o n of P u t t i n g - G r e e n s .
It m a k e s a
Power
S p r a y i n g O u t f i t b y a t t a c h i n g to y o u r p r e s e n t
water
system hydrants.
I t t r e a t s or f e r t i l i z e s a G r e e n in t e n t o
fifteen
minutes. Uses only two men. Big economy for every
Golf C o u r s e . S i m p l y p u t it o n a s m a l l t r u c k a n d y o u
a r e off in a j i f f y to a p p l y f e r t i l i z e r s , f u n g i c i d e s , v e r m i cides, etc.
The P u m p also h a s special a t t a c h m e n t s for spraying shade a n d f r u i t trees,
s h r u b b e r y , f l o w e r s , e t c . W h e n u s e d w i t h fine s p r a y i n g n o z z l e will d e v e l o p a
p r e s s u r e of 200 p o u n d s w i t h slow, e a s y p u m p i n g .
No special hose needed.

Use your own % "

or 1" hose.

Our Special Offer
Save by o r d e r i n g y o u r P u m p , H y d r o - M i x e r and Shower
all a t one t i m e as f o l l o w s :
1 McClain B a r r e l P u m p
)
„
„,
TT
1 McClain H y d r o - M i x e r
*or H „Hose
F o r 1
H o s e
1 McClain Shower Nozzle )
A d d $5.50 if B a r r e l is d e s i r e d .

Special L i t e r a t u r e

on

Nozzle
,,„_
^5.50
37 00
"
request.

NEW ENGLAND TORO COMPANY
West Newton, Mass.
Phone

or wire

collect.—Newton

North

7900.

West

Newton

1658.

NEW ENGLAND TORO COMPANY
ADDS THE McCLAIN LINE

T h e N e w E n g l a n d Toro Cimpany, located a t 1121 W a s h i n g t o n S t r e e t , W e s t
N e w t o n , Massachusetts, advises t h a t
t h e y h a v e t a k e n on t h e e n t i r e McClain
line of P u t t i n g Green chemicals and
f e r t i l i z e r as well as t h e o t h e r McClain
e q u i p m e n t m a n u f a c t u r e d f o r b e t t e r and
m o r e economical Golf Course m a i n t e n ance. This line includes t h e f o l l o w i n g :
F.ungol f o r B r o w n P a t c h a n d Soil
Vermin.
Veg-E-Tonic, wholly soluble P u t t i n g
Green f e r t i l i z e r .
McClain Barrel P u m p
Shower Nozzle Outfit f o r

fertilizing Putting

Hydro-Mixer
treating and

Greens.

The
McClain
Underground
Locker.
The McClain Kooldrink Outfit.

Hose

T h e McClain line has a l r e a d y been
d e m o n s t r a t e d to a g r e a t m a n y of the
Courses in t h e New E n g l a n d District
and a l a r g e n u m b e r of sales have been
m a d e d u r i n g t h e last f e w years.
Evidence of t h e s a t i s f a c t i o n of t h e
p r o d u c t s m a n u f a c t u r e d by t h e McClain
B r o t h e r s C o m p a n y of C a n t o n , Ohio is
best a t t e s t e d b y t h e a d o p t i o n of t h e
e n t i r e line by t h e above well k n o w n
Golf Supply Dealer. L i t e r a t u r e on any
of t h e above p r o d u c t s will be gladly
f u r n i s h e d by t h e N e w E n g l a n d Toro
Company upon request.
CLUB

CHAMPIONSHIP

T h e club championship, held a t t h e
Blue Hill C o u n t r y Club, Canton, Mass.
on S e p t e m b e r 10th, w a s won b y W a l t e r
Howe of t h e Wellesley C o u n t r y Club
with a gross of 81. Second gross was
won by Wallace P e c k h a m with 82. N e t
prizes w e r e won as f o l l o w s :
1st, R o b e r t MacBey, 83-20-63.
2nd, Simione Braio, 99-32-67.
3rd, J o s e p h Cataldo, 88-19-69.
4th, E d w i n H a n s e n , 92-22-70.
5th, T h o m a s M a t t u s , 86-16-70.
6th, J o s e p h Oldfield, 86-13-73.
T h e S e p t e m b e r m e e t i n g of t h e Rhode
Island G r e e n k e e p e r s Association was
held a t t h e Louisquisset Golf Club, No.
P r o v i d e n c e , R. I. on t h e 17th. Following lunch t h e r e w a s an a n i m a t e d discussion of p o w e r vs. h a n d m o w i n g of
p u t t i n g g r e e n s . A blind bogie t o u r n a m e n t was won by M a n u a l T r a v e r s , 1st,
and P a t r i c k T a m e o , 2nd.

NEW

HANDICAPS

T h e following is a list of revised
h a n d i c a p s to be used in t h e G r e e n k e e p er-pro best-ball t o u r n a m e n t a t B r a e burn :
A. A n d e r s o n
A. B a r n e y
S. Braio
M. B r a g a
M. B u r n e t t
E. Cappello
P. Cassidy
A. Clark
J . Clinton
J . Conway .
J . Cataldo
J. Counsell
H. Cottelle
H. D a r l i n g
H. D u r k i n
R. E l d e r
H. P a r r a n t
T. F a h e y
J. F i t z p a t r i c k
V. Flood
A. F o n t a i n e
E. F u l l e r
T. Calvin
R. G r a n g e r
M. Greene
P. H a y den
S. H a n n o n
H. Hall
E. H a n s e n
J. Holden
W. Howe
J. Johnston
J . Latvis
W. McBride
J. M c D o n o u g h
M. McDonough
J. M c C o r m a c k
R. M a c B e y
E. Masciocchi
H. M o t h e r .
T. M a t t u s
T. M u r r a y
M. O ' G r a d y
C. O ' K e e f e
T. O ' L e a r y
J . O'Malley
A. Ohlson
E. Ohlson
J. Oldfield
C. P a r k e r
W. P e c k h a m
G. P e t t i z o n i
E. P h i n n e y
E. P o l h a m u s
E. Pyle
W. P a r t r i d g e

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Fancy Recleaned Grasses of
All Varieties and of Hovey's
Usual Fine Quality

Grass

Seed

F. H. Woodruff & Sons
Main

Milford,
VICTORY

FERTILIZER

The

B r a n d A f o r P u t t i n g Greens

7-9-2

B r a n d B f o r P u t t i n g Greens

6-8-2

Brand C for Fairways

4-8-4

VICTORY

WOODCG

Office

Connecticut
Home

of

Brand

SEEDS

Highest Purity
M a x i m u m Viability
Minimum Weed Content

HUMUS

New Price List being mailed. If you
do not receive one, write us and we
shall be glad to send you one.

Division

Write f o r i n f o r m a t i o n on our
F R E E Consultation Service
and visit our P R O V I N G G R O U N D S
f o r Turf Grasses at Milford.

HOVEY & COMPANY
150 Milk Street

Boston,

HAN,

The

Buel

Mass.

1454

The

Perforator

For Better Greens
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-— P e r f o r a t e s

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Saves
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Seeds

To Greenskeepers and Greens
Chairmen
who are interested in keeping their
g r e e n s in the best of condition and
appearance, a t a f r a c t i o n of the cost
of hand mowing, we offer a f r e e
demonstration of the New Locke
Power

Putting

Green

Mower.

The Locke Power P u t t i n g Green
Mower is so unlike any other machine
now made t h a t an a d e q u a t e description by means of words is impossible,
it must be seen at work to be understood.
A demonstration will show t h a t the
Locke can cut greens b e t t e r and
f a s t e r , with less wear on the g r e e n s
and the operator, t h a n hand mowers
or other power mowers.
S e e it n o w

J -

S i g n of

Buy when you are

ready

Demonstration by a p p o i n t m e n t only.
Write or Call.

POWER LAWN MOWER
SERVICE COMPANY
15

Tenney Court,
Somerset

Somerville,
0504-W

Mass.

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Robinson
Sowerby
Stephenson
Stott
Swanson
Sullivan
Treat
Volmer
Wanberg
Tameo
Wendell
Wendell
West
Wilson

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A new power putting green mower
which promises to revolutionize t h e
m e t h o d of m o w i n g g r e e n s and also t h e
design of e x i s t i n g t y p e s of g r e e n s mowe r s is b e i n g f e a t u r e d by t h e P o w e r
L a w n Mower Service Co. of Somerville,
Mass.
T h e n e w machine, developed by t h e
Locke Steel Chain C o m p a n y of Bridgep o r t , Conn., is t h e first m o w e r in which
t h e principle of power driven r e e l s has
been s u c c e s s f u l l y applied f o r g r e e n s
work, in a multiple u n i t outfit. P o w e r
driven reels i n s u r e smooth, even c u t t i n g
u n d e r all conditions r e g a r d l e s s of t h e
direction of t r a v e l .
The following are the outstanding
f e a t u r e s claimed f o r t h e n e w mower,
which is b e i n g offered a f t e r t h r e e y e a r s
of t e s t i n g :
I t s t h r e e 1 7 " u n i t s cut 4 8 " wide.
T h e r e e l s a r e m o t o r driven a t a f r e q u e n c y of 100.
Scalping is impossible with t h e Locke.
T h e r e a r e no rollers or c a s t e r s to
mark
the
greens
or
to
lay
t h e g r a s s b e f o r e c u t t i n g . Greens
m a y be c u t in a n y direction, ribb o n i n g is r e c o m m e n d e d .
P r e s s u r e p e r s q u a r e inch is only 5
pounds.
W e a r on t h e g r e e n s f r o m s t r a i g h t
t r a v e l , t u r n s a n d o p e r a t o r s f e e t is
only one t h i r d of t h e w e a r r e s u l t ing f r o m h a n d mowing.
T u r n s can be m a d e on or off t h e
greens.
F o r t r a n s p o r t i n g t h e m a c h i n e is elev a t e d on p n e u m a t i c tires.
The
o p e r a t o r s t a n d s in a p n e u m a t i c
t i r e d chariot while r i d i n g f r o m
g r e e n to g r e e n .
T h e e n t i r e d e v e l o p m e n t of this mower evolved f r o m t h e principle t h a t inj u r y to t h e g r e e n f r o m w'eight, scalpi n g or scuffing m u s t be eliminated, and
t h a t c u t t i n g qualities a t least e q u a l to

t h e best h a n d m o w e r s be i n c o r p o r a t e d
in t h e design.
A c a p a c i t y of 18 a v e r a g e sized g r e e n s
in 4 Vz h o u r s is claimed f o r this m a c h i n e .

" I t ' s a cinch to cut the o t h e r f e l l o w ' s
budget."

" D o n ' t h e s i t a t e a t a n y job f o r f e a r
you a r e n ' t good enough. T h e world is
r u n by mediocre p e o p l e . "

" D o n ' t sow small p o t a t o e s a n d expect
a crop of l a u r e l s to a c c r u e . "

"Good t a l k i n g is
listening an a r t . "

a

virtue.

Good

" G e t t i n g t h e b r e a k s is m o r e o f t e n
t h a n n o t a m a t t e r of looking a h e a d . "

The following f r o m "Credit Where
Credit is D u e " s t r i k e s us as having a
g r e a t deal of t r u t h in it. W e e a r n e s t l y
hope t h a t t h e a d v e r t i s i n g w e c a r r y in
t h e N E W S L E T T E R does n o t leave t h e
r e a d e r in this f r a m e of m i n d !
Sow

Bunk—Reap

Sales

Resistance

A w r i t e r in P r i n t e r s ' I n k some m o n t h s
ago described t h e p r e s e n t as an age of
cynical and h e a l t h y f r a n k n e s s .
"O
Y e a h ? " and " S a y s W h o ? " , he i n t i m a t e s ,
have become t h e v e r b a l symbols of
m o d e r n A m e r i c a ' s a t t i t u d e t o w a r d s life.
P e r h a p s he's r i g h t , and if so, b l a m e
it chiefly on t h e a d v e r t i s e r s .
W i t h all due r e s p e c t to m u c h h o n e s t
publicity e f f o r t — w e find ourselves a b o u t
o n e - t e n t h as r e c e p t i v e to a d v e r t i s i n g appeal of a n y sort as we w e r e five y e a r s
ago. W e ' v e been so b r a z e n l y c a j o l e d
a n d kidded in t h e i n t e r v a l , b o t h on t h e
air and t h r o u g h t h e press, t h a t e v e r y
n e w solicitation has to h u r d l e solid walls
of d o u b t b e f o r e it p l a n t s an action impulse in our mind.
In f a c t , t o d a y , our first r e a c t i o n t o
every f o r m of a d v e r t i s i n g is one of t h e
p r o f o u n d e s t skepticism.
"Oh Yeah?"
and " S a y s W h o ? " would p h r a s e it to
p e r f e c t i o n . We d o n ' t call it healthy.
W e call it j u s t too bad.
B u t t h e r e it is.

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BOSTON, MASS.
"New

SPIKE

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England's

Largest

Wholesale

Seed

House"

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OVERGREEN MONEY

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H E O v e r g r e e n is a n a l l - d a y w o r k er. A f t e r o n e m a n m o w s all y o u r
g r e e n s w i t h it in a f o r e n o o n ; all
the a f t e r n o o n he is f r e e to spike disk
w i t h it; roll; a n d d i s t r i b u t e c o m p o s t .
I n e x a c t l y 6 m i n u t e s onA m a n c a n
cut an average green with an Qverg*reen. I n 4 % h o u r s h e c a n c u t e v e r y
g r e e n on a n 18-hole course. It t a k e s

Main

Office:

STROUDSBURG,

PA.

SAVERS

3 m e n 4 h o u r s e a c h to do it b y h a n d ,
o r a t o t a l of 12 h o u r s
against
4%
hours.
T h a t ' s w h y w e don't a s k you to buy
our Overgreen Power Mower. W e are
c o n t e n t t o t a k e o u r p a y in t n e m o n e y
i t saves. W h i c h i s t h e s a m e t h i n g , a s
it's not costing you a cent.

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For Brown Patch and Soil Vermin
The
extra
large
covering
c a p a c i t y of F U N G O L m a k e s it
a most economical
fungicide
and
vermicide.
One
pound
t r e a t s n o t l e s s t h a n 3,500 s q u a r e
f e e t . F U N G O L is e q u a l l y e f f e c tive for checking quick
outb r e a k s of b o t h l a r g e a n d s m a l l
Brown Patch. The high quality
of i t s c h e m i c a l i n g r e d i e n t s i n s u r e s i t s d e p e n d a b i l i t y u n d e r all
climatic conditions.

F U N G O L is v e r y v a l u a b l e t o
Greenkeepers a n d Club M a n a g e r s b e c a u s e of i t s g r e a t c o v e r ing capacity a n d effectiveness
in t h e p r e v e n t i o n a n d c o n t r o l of
Brown Patch and the
other
f u n g u s turf diseases, a s well
a s t h e e r a d i c a t i o n of soil v e r m i n . F u n g o l is a q u a l i t y p r o duct
perfectly
adaptable
to
e v e r y m e t h o d of
application.
M a y be u s e d w e t or d r y .

SPECIAL

LITERATURE

UPON

REQUEST

Prices
10 lb. D r u m f o r 35,000 s q u a r e f e e t

$18.85

25 lb. D r u m f o r 87,000 s q u a r e f e e t

44.50

50 lb. D r u m f o r 175,000 s q u a r e f e e t

... 83.50

V EG
"The
Nitrogen

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T O N I C

Cool

Food

For Golf

Phosphoric

Acid

Greens"

13

Potash

V E G - E J - T O N I C is c o m p l e t e l y s o l u b l e a n d c o n t a i n s n o
i n e r t fillers. P r o p e r l y b a l a n c e d i n h i g h e s t p e r c e n t a g e s of
Nitrogen, Phosphoric Acid a n d P o t a s h .
I d e a l f o r Golf G r e e n a n d L a w n f e r t i l i z a t i o n in a n y
l o c a l i t y a n d is a big e c o n o m y in l a b o r , d r a y a g e , s t o r a g e
and time.
V E G - E - T O N I C d i s s o l v e s r e a d i l y in w a t e r , will n o t c l o g
p i p e s , h o s e or n o z z l e s ; is c l e a n a n d o d o r l e s s , a n d e a s i l y
applied with sprayer, sprinkling cart, proportioner, sprinkl i n g c a n , o r b e t t e r still, t h e M c C l a i n H y d r o - M i x e r .
V E G - E - T O N I C produces finest Greens and L a w n s a t
l o w e s t e x p e n s e . L e a v e s n o r e s i d u e on t h e t u r f .
Readily
gets down to root systems and produces quick a n d lasting
grass growth.

100-Pound Drums

$15.00 E a c h

NEW ENGLAND TORO COMPANY
West Newton,
Phone

or w i r e

collect,—Newton

North

Mass.
7900.

West

Newton

1658.

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