G O O D T H O U G H T S AT
O D D MOMENTS
By Charles O. Normandy
B E P E R S I S T E N T : Stick-to-it-iveness
is a virtue. E v e r y t h i n g is g a u g e d by
l a w s and will o b e y r e a s o n and p e r s e v e r a n c e ; it is up to you.
BE CONFIDENT:
It is a b u l w a r k
of s t r e n g t h , and w h e n s u p p o r t e d by a
definite vision it is a g o a d to spur us
on to a c o m p l e t e d a c c o m p l i s h m e n t .
BE GENEROUS:
Selfishness is a
d e f e c t and d e f e a t s its o w n o b j e c t i v e s ;
altruism in the c o n d u c t of l i f e brings
d i v i d e n d s in c h a r a c t e r , c o n t e n t m e n t and
i n c r e a s e d worldly store.
•—Boston

MARCH
1936

Business.

This N E W S L E T T E R is published
monthly by the Greenkeepers Club of
New England, and sent f r e e to its members and their Green's Chairmen. Subscription price ten cents a copy, or a
dollar a year.
GUY C. W E S T
Editor
312 M t . Pleasant St., Fall River, Mass.

J A M E S McCORMACK . . Business Mgr.
450 W i l l i a m

St., Stoneham,

March, 1936
MARCH

Mass.

Vol. 8, No. 3
MEETING

The March meeting was held on
March 2nd at the Hotel Statler. Equipment dealers of Boston and vicinity
were invited guests and staged a program with R. E. Bradley of the Ideal
Mower Sales and Service Co. as chairman. President F a r r a n t acted as cochairman to represent the club.
In speaking on new developments
brought out this year, Chester Sawtelle
of the Worthington Mower Co. brought
out that this year their tractor has a
f o u r speed transmission so t h a t a power
take-off pulley can be used. A sickle
bar up to five f e e t in length can also be
used. In the Overgreen, the extent of
cut has been increased to 18 inches per
mower, total cut of 50 inches. Detachable rims are optional on fairway units
as some clubs desire to use rubber rims
to mow around greens.
John Nyhan, Pennsylvania distributor, spoke of the 59 years of service
in which his company has been manuf a c t u r i n g lawn mowers.
In
1932,
change was made to malleable iron
which gives an unbreakable unit. With
a 7 inch reel, less friction on bottom
knife is claimed. Reel and bed knife
are of oil tempered steel. Unit has adjustable bearings. Changes in greens
mowers are mainly changes t h a t have
been suggested by various greenkeepers.
Stephen Berecz of the Power Lawn
Mower Co. spoke of the Locke Triplex
Mower which cuts a swarth of six feet.
Tests made on tees show it to be practical, as f r e q u e n t turns are not necessary.
Can be used on approaches, accommodating machine to various widths of approach, can be used on mounds in many
cases, has been used on greens; can be
used on wet fairways, where tractor is
unable to operate. In addition to this
mower, his firm also handles a complete
line of Jacobson mowers, the National
fairway mower, National
Sickle-bar
mower, etc.

Orville Clapper of the New England
Toro Co. pleased us when he said that
most new products have been and are
being advertised in the N E W S L E T T E R .
These new products include a 20 inch
power lawn mower, a Duplex green
mower, operating on a new principle,
a short wheel base tractor, and a folding type f r a m e f o r fairway cutting.
Some minor changes have also been
made in other equipment.
R. E. Bradley brought out that anyone should "shop before buying", as
no one m a n u f a c t u r e r makes, nor does
any one dealer handle the best in every
line. He also spoke of a new mower
which consists of a series of rapidly
rotating blades, which will cut anything which grows annually on rough
ground.
The remainder of the program consisted of questions asked the greenkeepers by the dealers and of questions
asked the dealers by the greenkeepers.
A few observations f r o m these questions
and answers are appended.
Problems
confronting the
greenkeepers are financial.
Rubber tired tractor is easier on the
tractor rider.
Seven blade fairway unit wears out
bedknife f a s t e r than five blade unit;
there is a greater d r a f t on the t r a c t o r ;
cut is not affected materially.
For
short cut fairways use the seven blade
mower, f o r longer cut, five blade is
better.
A seven gang fairway hook-up is
practical, and by actual experience has
shown a big saving. The type tractor
now in use can pull this gang whereas
the old type tractor could not.
Hand greens mowing gives the personal touch t h a t power doesn't.
Secret of snow plowing is to s t a r t
with it and keep going.
Of tractors sold golf courses last
year here in New England, between 90
and 100% were rubber tired equipped.
REPORT

OF LIBRARY COMMITTEE
March 2, 1 9 3 6

The committee has investigated the
possibilities of a library f r o m three
angles.
1. What should it consist of?
2. How can it be made available to
the members?
3. What will it cost?
Books, magazines, and paper (all
other printed material) compose the
greater part of a library. Magazines
and papers present the current events

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of the year and are available in keeping one posted on what is going on in
the profession. They do not lend themselves to f r e q u e n t handling and mailing, and should be read soon a f t e r publication. There is a great variety of such
material and to select a few such publications would present considerable difficulty. The cost of one yearly subscription, mailing, and replacement of lost
or damaged copies would be greater
than t h a t of one book.
For the above reasons we feel that
this is not a type of reference material
t h a t our library should contain at
present.
It is suggested t h a t the librarian
might canvas the Club membership to
obtain a list of t r a d e magazines the
members subscribe to and keep on file.
This might increase the scope of the
usefulness of the library.
Books seem to be the only practical
reference material f o r us.
They may be made available to the
members by mail and by personal
delivery.
Mailing costs run f r o m seven cents
f o r the first pound to one cent additional per pound f o r each extra pound. Insurance costs five cents per parcel up
to five dollars in value. The small books
will weight over a pound and the large
ones such as Gray's Botany f r o m f o u r
pounds up.
There would be some expense connected with the establishing of the
library, such as, a rubber stamp f o r
marking all books as the property of
the Club, cards f o r the records, mailing cases, and f o r correspondence. A
fee of fifteen or twenty cents per book,
covering mailing to the borrower, would
probably provide sufficient f u n d s to take
care of the operating expenses.
The committee believes this to be a
worth while project and recommends
that the Club appropriate the sum of
one hundred dollars ($100.00) to start
the library.
Respectfully submitted,
Franklin Hammond.
Philip Cassidy.
Robert Mitchell.
(At, March meeting, the club approved this report, and voted the $100
as recommended. F u r t h e r reports will
be given later. Editor.)
PUBLICITY

I suppose, we could have one of our
more prominent members go to Reno,
get a divorce, then go on to Hollywood

and get "hitched" to some famous actress such as Reta Darbo. We could have
headlines a foot high r u n n i n g something like this—"Prominent New England Greenskeeper gets himself Hollywood bride. A f t e r a short honeymoon
they will settle at Chiselbottom-on-theHudson, where Mr. Greenskeeper will
build a new golf course. Mr. Greenskeeper will dispense with the use of
rollers, as Mrs. Greenskeeper, the former Reta Darbo, will confine her walks
to the new golf course. Mr. Greenskeeper figures Reta's big f e e t will save
the club enough money to build two
extra traps. This shows the value of a
greenskeeper, as he is always figuring
ahead, on how to save money f o r his
club.
This is an exaggerated example of
the type of publicity I hope we do not
want.
Publicity might be placed under three
general heads—1. Advertising. 2. Propaganda. 3. Educational.
I think we are least interested in the
first two.
Under educational publicity, we find
human interest and scientific discovery.
For example: the recent announcement in the newspapers of the discovery by a scientist or dentist, of a
substance which, when applied to the
patient, alleviates pain in the filling of
teeth. This was a step of progress in
science, but nowhere near as important
as the papers would have us believe. It
opens a point f o r controversy in the
newspapers, keeping dentists before the
public eye. If every dentist gets one
more customer due to this publicity his
dues in the American Dental Association will be paid f o r one year.
The
American Medical Association has well
timed sympton stories appear in the
newspapers. Yet while these are mostly
business creators, they are helping
humanity to become more healthy. This;
as f a r as I can see is perhaps about the
best type of publicity f o r us, our
parallel being experiments f o r the making of healthy grass.
We might have the debate type of
publicity, in which two
prominent
greenskeepers, who truly thought very
differently on some unsolved subject or
phase of greenskeeping, might debate
at a meeting. This debate could be
printed in the newspapers or golf magazines.
Occasional garden or lawn hints in
the local newspapers as coming f r o m
greenkeepers would help.
George Rommell.

OUTDOOR
RECREATION
CONFERENCE

In spite of floods and detours, several
thousand outdoor recreation enthusiasts
attended the third annual Conference
at the Mass. State College on March 12,
13, 14, and 15th. Programs in various
sections, Camping, Golf and Parks,
Winter Sports, Community Recreation,
Trails, Hotels, Archery, Nature, Hunting and Pishing, Mountaineering, Horsemanship, Water Sports, and Forestry,
were as varied as were the sections of
the conference. The Golf section was
attended by probably the largest number of. any section, and presented a program of interest f o r the last three days.
In addition to the conference program,
a large exhibit also filled the college
cage. The golf portion of this exhibit
was of g r e a t interest, and much of the
rest of the exhibit resembled a Sportsman's Show.
It is impossible f o r us to give all of
the talks given a t the conference, b u t
we will attempt to give some of the high
lights and also publish, as space permits, several complete addresses.
The first part of the Friday morning
program presented two members of the
Winter School f o r Greenkeepers, with
short papers. Clinton Robinson of the
Sunnydale G. C., London, Ontario,
spoke on "Why Argue, Nature Makes
the Choice". Elmer Schacht of the Des
Moines G. and C. C., Des Moines, Iowa,
spoke on "The Efficient Greenkeeper
and his Attack on Unproductive Time".
Both of these papers were well thought
out and presented food f o r thought.
Prof. L. S. Dickinson and his assistant, Miss Elfriede Klaucke, then presented "An Office Chat on Diagnosing
Turf Troubles", an interesting skit
showing the office life of a busy consultant.
The a f t e r n o o n program opened with
a fine talk by Wm. E. Perkins of the
Yale Athletic Fields on "Lime f o r
T u r f " . (We expect Mr. Perkin's paper
f o r the next issue.)
John Anderson of the Essex County
C. C., West Orange, N. J., newly elected
president of the National Association of
greenkeepers, spoke on "the Greenkeeper's Ten Most Important Jobs".
He
gave them as: Seeding and re-seeding,
soil conditions must be made right bef o r e seeding. Top-dressing, to level and
true up putting surfaces; compost also
used to correct deficiencies in soil.
Watering, most important job of all;

greens have to have water. Use minimum t h a t the plants need to keep them
healthy. Correct surface and underdrainage are worries. Rolling, is necessary evil. Mowing, greens cut closer
than 1-4" will suffer, machine unevenly
adjusted will give appearance of high
cut when really low. Fertilization, any
fertilization program should be preceded by examination of soil. Applying
fungicide, small job, but important.
Keeping the teeing grounds is importa n t ; tees are often too small. Care of
sand traps is important.
Care of
machinery, must be up-to-date; a depreciation or sinking f u n d would be a
good idea. Greenkeeper should know
what to expect f r o m his machinery.
Nursery, whether it be t u r f , tree, or
soil, or all three, is important. Do not
start unless you can keep it. Selection
and training of labor, very important.
Power mowers and routine have done
much to reduce personal touch on the
putting green. The greenkeeper and his
connection with his greens chairman and
committee is important; the greenkeeper should keep the chairman posted in
regard to the work.
W. Prince Smith, chairman at the
Pittsfield C. C., gave his ideas on "The
Value of a Long Term P r o g r a m " ,
speaking of the advisor idea as applied
to golf courses.
Wesley E. Duncanson of Waltham
gave a very interesting talk on the
"Construction and Maintainence
of
Tennis Courts".
The Open F o r u m meeting on Friday
evening was not so lively as usual.
A really inspirational talk was presented on Saturday morning by Dean
Ernst Herman of Sargent College,
"Leisure, Golf, and Creative Activity".
Dr. Herman auoted Richard Cabot's
book, " W h a t Man Lives By", "Man
lives by work, play, love, and worship".
P u t play into work, work into play, love
into worship, worship into love, f o r success. There is a problem in knowing
what to do with the leisure time, left
a f t e r gainful occupation and sleep. One
sport should not be allowed to exclude
other sports. Golf should be started
early; if boy has only golf, he will be
physical illiterate. The creative instinct
is the greatest instinct we have—the doing of something worth while. To excel in something is stimulating. I t is
more important to stimulate emotions
than to stimulate internal machinery.
We should see to it that the child gets
a chance to excel in something; success
stimulates the flow of the glands in the

For 1936 »
A New and Better Mower
-- The IDEAL

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T h e n e w " B u l l d o g " m o w e r marks the g r e a t e s t a d v a n c e m e n t
that has b e e n m a d e in t h e p r o d u c t i o n of f a i r w a y m o w i n g equipm e n t in r e c e n t years.
It is just as s t u r d y as it l o o k s — i t is the v e r y a c m e of simplicity
and its d e s i g n e m b o d i e s t h e finest p o s s i b l e m e c h a n i c a l
features.
T h e " B u l l d o g " m o w e r w h i c h will p r o d u c e the finest p o s s i b l e
j o b of c u t t i n g is f u r n i s h e d in f o u r f r a m e c o m b i n a t i o n s — 3 g a n g ,
5 g a n g , 7 g a n g and 9 g a n g .
W e i n v i t e y o u r i n s p e c t i o n of this s u p e r i o r m o w i n g outfit.
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body. Golf is greatest game there is in
building morality—will power and concentration. To make golf clubs a success, other activities must be included.
Creative physical activity is necessary
to make life interesting. We cannot live
by golf alone. Learn the use of the
hands. The hands have developed the
brain.
A very fine paper on "Greenkeepers'
Problems about Lawn Mowers" by A. E.
Moyer was read by Kenneth Goit, and is
presented in this issue.
The Saturday afternoon program was
arranged and presented by the Greenkeepers Club of New England, as its
contribution to the conference. President F a r r a n t acted as chairman, and
presented Director Fred J. Sievers of
the Mass. Experiment Station as the first
speaker. Dr. Sievers spoke on "The
Greenkeeper and his F u t u r e " , and
pointed out that golf was an individualistic game; this is the game's biggest
asset. Greenkeeper can do more to safeguard this asset than any other person
who is connected with the game. The
pro, instructing, is inclined to be too
serious—a rule is a guide, never should
be a religion—the golf pro has a tendency to standardize game. The greens
chairman usually knows little of greenkeeping, often lays down rules instead
of sense. The greenkeeper is specially
trained to do particular job; he should
know what works and what doesn't
work, and should also know why it does
or doesn't work. Golf is here to be enjoyed, don't let rules prevent it. Let's
not destroy its individuality.
Dr. O. J. Noer next gave an interesting description of his trips around
the country this past year, inspecting
courses and advising clubs in their turf
maintainence.
A Vox Viretorum Custodis hour
proved of some interest and amusement to complete the afternoon's program.
In the evening the first annual banquet of the Golf section was held at
the Lord Jeffrey Inn, and an entertainment was presented by the college
dramatic club, "Royal and Ancient",
depicting five centuries of golf.
On Sunday morning, two other papers
were presented by members of the
Winter School. Jack Welsh, J r . spoke
on "Our Native Vegetation on the Golf
Course, and What it Indicates", and
Charles W. Parker presented " A Greenkeeper takes a Second Look at the Mass.
State College".
Prof. Dickinson presented a few

ideas under "Things in General". He
said that there is a need f o r a right
t u r n in golf course maintainence; golf
is no longer a pleasureable game, but
a business, a highly competitive business. Golf now has a community responsibility. Average greenkeeper of today
is looking f o r a panacea. The scientist
should stop work on turf maintainence
and consolidate that which we have.
There should be less science and more
business in next few years. The greenkeeper has best opportunity to bear
community obligation; if he does not,
next best man may.
On
Sunday
afternoon,
President
Charles Mason of the Mass. Golf Association told of the various activities of
his association, and advocated anew the
use of the club the year round.
Secretary R. W. Treacy of the P. G.
A. spoke on "Golf", treating in a general way of the present competitive
angle of the game, and of its f u t u r e .
To those of our members who were
unable to be present at this conference,
we would report t h a t we believe that
the program sponsored on Saturday
afternoon was well received. Also that
our booth, depicting the use of the
country club in all seasons of the year,
really showed the spirit of the conference to a marked degree.
Of interest also were the booths of
the Connecticut Association, and of the
Northeastern New York Association. It
always is fine to note their cooperation
and attendance at the conference.

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GREENKEEPERS' PROBLEMS
ABOUT LAWN MOWERS
B y A. F. M o y e r

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(Read at Recreation Conference)
While certain problems connected
with lawn mowers may be classified as
purely mechanical, the f a c t remains t h a t
all mechanical problems in this field are
incidental to the larger problems connected with the maintenance of t u r f .
Therefore, even though the greenkeeper
may not personally be called upon to
solve the mechanical problems, the lawnmower m a n u f a c t u r e r takes up those
problems purely f o r the benefit of the
greenkeeper, and to this extent he is
solving the greenkeeper's problem. His
success or failure will depend upon the
degree of understanding and co-operation that he attains with greenkeepers
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Since the problems connected with
the maintenance of different kinds of
turf f o r diverse purposes are of widely
different character, it follows that the
mechanical featu'res of lawn mowers
best adapted to different purposes will
differ widely. A consideration of these
f e a t u r e s and their relation to turf maintenance is therefore in order.
Classification by W o r k to b e D o n e

The greatest single factor t h a t distinguishes the various types of lawn
mowers, as to their specialized uses, is
the height to which the t u r f is to be
mowed and the degree of smoothness
t h a t is required a f t e r the mowing is
done. The usual requirement is that
the turf which is to be mowed shortest
must also be l e f t smoothest. While all
lawn mowers are made adjustable f o r
the height of cut, it is not always understood that, merely to adjust a given
mower down to a short cut will often
d e f e a t the desire to produce a smooth
appearance rather than to accomplish
the desire.
Figure 1 illustrates the reason f o r
this seeming paradox, and shows why
specialized types of lawn mowers are
required to accomplish the results desired f o r widely varying purposes. In
both views of this figure, the successive
positions of knives in the act of cutting
are shown spaced horizontally in accordance with the distance traveled between scissor clips as the successive reel
blades revolve in cutting relation with
the bed knife. The forward motion of
the bed knife combined with the backward motion of the reel blades gathers
the grass into a succession of transverse
strips, in each of which the grass stems
are bent in a wedge shape at the instant of clipping. Since the stems of
grass t h a t are bent over in either edge
of the strip being clipped are longer
as measured on the bent line than those
that stand upright in the center of the
strip, there will be, a f t e r the stems all
resume an upright position, the wavy
appearance of the mowed surface as
shown at the l e f t of each view.
Each of these views is drawn carefully to scale in order to illustrate the
actual conditions. In the upper view
the height of cut is shown equal to the
distance traveled per clip, and in the
lower view the height of cut is set down
to one half the distance traveled per
clip. Note particularly the very much
more choppy appearance of the mowed
surface t h a t is produced by the same
mower, when adjusted to produce such

a low cut. With an actual mower on
t u r f , this difference may be even more
pronounced, as the longer stems left by
the higher cut are less likely to faithfully reproduce the assumed conditions.
The only means to avoid this choppy
appearance when the cut must be low
is to use a mower that has a relatively
high speeded reel or a large number
of reel blades, or both. All successful
putting green mowers incorporate these
features.
On the other hand, in order to. mow
tall grass, there can neither be too
many blades in the reel, nor can the
reel be driven too fast. If reel blades
are too close together, they will not
reach over the heads of tall grass and
will fail to cut. If the reel is driven
too fast tall grass will also be blown
down by the wind produced f r o m the
f a n n i n g action of the blades, and there
will be failure to produce a clean cut
in the hollows of the t u r f . Consequently, mowers f o r rough cutting, leaving
the grass tall, should preferably have
reels of moderate speed, of large
diameter, and with but few blades.
The speed of the reel at a given
traveling speed in any given mower depends upon the following: 1. Drive
wheel diameter, and 2. Ratio of the
gearing or driving connections between
the drive wheel and the reel. In considering these factors relatively to the
distance in mower travel per clip of the
reel blades, the traveling speed is disregarded. The only remaining factor in
smoothness of cut is then, 3. Number
of blades in the reel.
Figures 2 and 3 show tabulations of
these factors f o r various types of mowers. A convenient final basis f o r comparison is the Smoothness Factor, expressed as the number of clips produced
by passage of the reel blades over the
bed knife during one f o o t of mower
travel.
Those mathematically interested in
the method of calculating the Smoothness Factor f o r any given mower will
be instructed by reference to Figures
4 and 5. In the application of these expressions to power mowers it should be
noted t h a t sprockets i and I are f r e quently on a power shaft. Also, there
is sometimes an additional intermediate
step sprocket or s h a f t which would
necessitate introducing additional characters such as i' and I' in the expression
of Figure 5.
Just as the possible cutting smoothness denoted by the Smoothness Factor,
varies widely in mowers adapted f o r

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Qualihp^fowers
'Quiet-Mo" Delux

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A high q u a l i t y m o w e r t h r o u g h o u t . P e r f e c t f o r t e e s and a p p r o a c h e s
due to its l i g h t n e s s of w e i g h t and s t r o n g c o n s t r u c t i o n .
Full clincher
rubber treads on the drive w h e e l s p r o v i d e m u c h b e t t e r traction. C a n n o t
slip nor c o m e off in service. P r e v e n t b r e a k a g e too. R u b b e r c o v e r e d rear
g u a r d roller carried on ball b e a r i n g s m a k e s it e x c e p t i o n a l l y F R E E R U N N I N G and Q U I E T . S p e c i a l l y t r e a t e d blade s t e e l f o r hard service. 10"
drive w h e e l s . 5 blades.
W i d t h of Cut
15"
17"
19"
21"
Weight
41
43
45
48 pounds
Price
$16.50
$17.50
$18.50
$19.75

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INVINCIBLE 4 B L A D E
Similar to m o w e r on the l e f t except has 4 blade c u t t i n g
reel.
Recommended for rough mowing
around tees, bunkers, and m o u n d s .
14"
$6.50

16"
$6.75

18"
$7.00

INVINCIBLE 5 B L A D E
A h i g h q u a l i t y m o w e r at m e d i u m
price. E s p e c i a l l y a d a p t e d f o r general t r i m m i n g . First q u a l i t y b l a d e
steel and lipped e d g e b o t t o m k n i f e .
10" w h e e l s . 5 blades.
14"
$6.75

16"
$7.00

18"
$7.50
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fj\Six Extra Heavy Cru^ c i b l e Steel B l a d e s
d o u b l e riveted to five
Sturdy Spiders. (Assure
uninterrupted service.)
Lower b l a d e w i t h
two r a i s e d edges
is reversible. (Reduces
maintenance cost.)

^Absolutely
dust^ " p r o o f casings protect
gears. (Reduce wear to
minimum.)
Three m a c h i n e cut
gears on Both sides.
(Assure even pull.)

{gJTimken Bearings on
Cylinder with positive adjustment to take
u p w e a r . ( M a k e s {or
smoother operation.)
^gjAlemite Lubrication
Throughout. (Means
Longer life.)

( y j Dust-protected ad^ justable single Ball
Bearing on ground
roller. (Eliminates trouble
spot c o m m o n in other
mowers.)
/g\Adjustable ground
roller. (Makes unit
a d a p t a b l e for u s e i n
rough.)

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In fact w e have proved it to every g o l f coarse
equipped with this Giant 36-inch Pennsylvania
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Y O U h o w y o u can save m o n e y o n course
maintenance and at the same time improve the
playing conditions. Remember, too, that this
unit is UNBREAKABLE, eliminating the waste
of time and m o n e y caused by broken parts.
— All these advantages, yet the 36-inch Giant
costs but $15.00 more than the 3 0 - i n c h unit.

Hi

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This unit offers all the mechanical features of
"The Giant" in the conventional 30-inch size.
At $ 1 0 0 . 0 0 these units are available for gangs
of 3 — 5—7 or 9.
NEW LOW PRICE
Model " K " (cast-iron construction) is the
greatest value in low-priced m o w i n g equipment. At $82.50 per 30-inch unit it has every
improvement to be found anywhere in its field
— and costs less!

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Designed by Pennsylvania engineers for
ONE j o b — t h e c l o s e - c r o p p i n g o f g o l f
greens, in a way that produces
putting surface uniformly true
and ribless.

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H i g h speed cylinder w i t h 8 blades o
finest c r u c i b l e t o o l s t e e l , o i l - h a r d e n e d
and tempered • Aluminum Roller 7
inches in diameter • Highest grade
bearings, oil tight a n d p r o t e c t e d
f r o m dust • Train of 3 cut gears
• Alemite Lubrication throughout • Positive precision adjustm e n t • Cut can be regulated between
a n d iVq
inches—width
8 i n c h e s • "Weighs o n l y 5 8 lbs,
including patented STAYTITE Handle

N u m e r o u s competitive t e s t s o n
g o l f c o u r s e s all o v e r t h e w o r l d
have w o n the Pennsylvania
Super Roller Greens M o w e r an
i n t e r n a t i o n a l r e p u t a t i o n as a
precision
machine. Light running, easy-pushing and equipped
with the
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different purposes, so also will other
f e a t u r e s of successful mowers vary in
order to better adapt each type to its
purpose. A high smoothness factor f o r
putting greens accompanies a very low
adjustable cutting height, and also light
weight with a drum drive in order to
avoid damaging the tender surface of the
green. Light weight is also particularly
desirable in a hand mower to be used
on rough ground where tipping and lifting of the mower are required; but f o r
trimming tall grass in such places the
smoothness factor should be low, accompanied by f e w reel blades, high
wheels and a low gear ratio. Often a
standardized general purpose mower can
be adapted to a variety of purposes by
varying only one of the several characteristics, such as the number of reel
blades. For example, a f o u r blade reel
in such a mower will push easily and be
suited f o r park trimming, while the
same mower with eight blades may be
p r e f e r r e d f o r golf tees, as compared to
six blades f o r general purposes. This
method of varying the adaptability of
a mower is also readily applied in power
mowers. As an additional means f o r
cutting tall growths of weeds or grass,
the reel is sometimes replaced on power
mowers by a sickle bar attachment.
Special mowers are also available f o r
sickle bar work alone.
Desirable

Features

Among the desirable f e a t u r e s in all
lawnmowers of the revolving reel
variety are;
1. A reel that is structurally permanent in form, not easily thrown out of
true. This requires t h a t the joints be
rigid and secure against slipping or
twisting as well as that the reel struct u r e be f r e e f r o m internal strains t h a t
are residual f r o m the time of assembling
the reel in the factory. A reel that is
full of assembling strains when it is
finished and ground will quickly go out
of true in operation and cause trouble
when the mower is new. If the joints
are easily twisted, it may go out of true
at any time when used where obstructions are likely to be struck.
2. A high quality of steel, preferably alloyed, should be used in the
blades. The hardness should be as high
as will permit toughness to resist nicking or clipping. High carbon alloy steel
readily permits hardness up to 35-45
Rockwell C, the bed knife being preferably harder than the reel. Steel of this
hardness can be filed slightly when
necessary, and should be extremely
tough.

3. The reel should revolve on high
grade anti-friction bearings t h a t are
adequately lubricated and protected
f r o m dust, grass clippings or moisture.
On hand mowers the protecting seal
should be without packing to avoid
friction. Felt packings are likely to become saturated with water and cause
corrosion of the bearing. Non-adjustable ball bearings require the protection
of oil tight housings with seals of cork,
leather or plastic composition, and give
a long satisfactory life when so
mounted. In other mountings, adjustable bearings are preferred, of either
ball or tapered roller type. There must
be no radial play in a good reel bearing.
4. The mounting of the bed knife
requires: First, a rigid bed bar that will
hold the knife straight and not be easily
thrown out of line. Second, a sensitive
adjusting means t h a t will securely hold
the knife edge in cutting relation with
the reel. Third, a certain degree of
flexibility in the knife blade that will
yield to slight irregularities in the reel
and still cut tough or hard grass. (See
Figue 6.) Fourth, the knife should be
easily replaced when worn out.
5. Properly
conditioned
cutting
edges on a new mower should include,
as illustrated in Figure 6: First, bed
knife ground both on top and on f r o n t
edge to remove soft skin of decarburized steel. Second, top edge of bed
knife ground t r u e and straight with
clearance angle to touch reel at f r o n t
edge only. Third, reel ground cylindrical and straight. If blade edges are
thick, bevel back side off at thirty degrees, leaving narrow contact surface
to remain f r o m the cylindrical grinding.
Fourth, condition with emery and oil
and a d j u s t to cut thin paper without
permitting blades to rub.
Obviously,
any paint t h a t may be present on the
cutting edges when received by the
customer must be removed before the
proper condition will be restored.
Economic

Considerations

A second classification of lawn mowers may be based on the kind of power
used, and the extensiveness of the
operation f o r which the equipment is
adapted. Hand mowers will be used
only where the amount of work is insufficient to warrant power, where the
desired quality of the job requires the
closest possible attention f r o m the
operator, or where power equipment is
unable to travel.
The power mower propelled by a

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small light weight gasoline engine, and
behind which the operator walks or
rides on a sulky, constitutes a distinct
class of grass cutting machinery. Mowers vary between eighteen inch and
thirty inch width of cut. Some are extended by auxiliary units to cut combined overlapping swaths up to five or
six feet, and one type cuts parallel
swaths leaving an uncut strip to be
mowed on the r e t u r n trip. Both wheel
and drum drive power mowers are available with the smoothness factor and
other details adapted to different purposes.
The next group and the most extensive in its grass cutting function is the
tractor operated gang lawn mower.
Here the operator rides on a tractor
which propells a gang of thirty inch
cutting units. Each unit is an independent lawn mower with the reel driven
through gearing by drive wheel traction
and weight. The tractor is of lighter
weight than the f a r m type, requiring a
rear axle structure equivalent to a tonand-a-half truck. Automobile axles are
not adequate f o r this work except f o r
the smallest gangs. Wide faced steel
drive wheels, closely studded with small
conical lugs, provide ample traction, although low-pressure pneumatic tires of
large tube size are coming rapidly into
use. Dual-tired drive wheels should be
used wherever conditions require more
than average traction.
Mower gangs with units arranged to
cut overlapping swaths are composed of
three, five, seven or nine units. The
units may be, 1. Connected and spaced
f r o m each other by a framework that
is pulled behind the tractor while f r e e
to swing laterally as a whole relatively
to the tractor, or the units may be, 2.
Connected individually to spacing means
carried on the tractor. The first mentioned arrangement of the gang has the
advantage of being most quickly detached f r o m the tractor,, and, when used
with a tractor of short wheelbase, is
able to t u r n in the shortest space. When
the second arrangement is used with
units individually connected to the
tractor, it is possible to mow swaths in
advance of the tractor drive wheels, and
generally bring the units closer to the
operator so t h a t he can observe the
operation of the mowers.
Early arrangements with units grouped around
the f r o n t end of the tractor have given
away to grouping around the rear end
in order to permit readily narrowing
the gang f o r passage through restricted
places. Gangs having as many as nine

units are now available, which can be
narrowed to the width of three without
disconnecting any of the units.
Mechanical

Features

Of all lawn mowers, the gang cutting
unit has to operate in the worst shower
of sand and clippings thrown back by
the units ahead and it surely requires
the best possible protection against the
entrance of grass and abrasive dirt into
the wearing parts of the mechanism.
Aside f r o m having full bearing protection, the gears should r u n in machine
fitted cases, preferably oil tight with
packings around wheel hubs.
Antifriction bearings, on axle, and intermediate gear, as well as reel, add the
greatest durability only when cases are
liquid tight and carry fluid oil. High
grade gears are both machine cut and
made f r o m hardened steel. Unhardened
gears require a wider face, but cannot
be as durable. Desirable conditions are
least to be found with the internal
geared type of mower construction,
since the gear teeth are commonly rough
cast in the mower wheel and left uncut.
Also, the wheel closes one side of the
gear chamber, rendering a tight case
impossible.
For the less severe requirements of
hand mowers, gear hardening may be
omitted, and cases need only to exclude
clippings. Requirements of light weight
sometimes dictate that the internal
geared mower shall be used, notwithstanding its lower durability. The low
first cost of this construction recommends it where the amount of use is
insufficient to cause prematurely wearing out. The necessary distance between s h a f t centers on power mowers
f r e q u e n t l y dictates the use of roller
chain without tigjit enclosures. Small
sprockets should be of hardened steel,
especially if the speed is high. Some adjusting means to take up slack is essential to successful operation of chains.
Knife

Adjustment

and

Maintenance

In the successful operation of lawn
mowers, the most important f e a t u r e , as
well as the f e a t u r e most f r e q u e n t l y
misunderstood, is the proper adjustment of thei knives. When the bed
knife is of a stiff and rigid section, the
difficulty of mastering this adjustment
is increased. In the case of incompetent
operators, the prevention of f r e q u e n t
tampering and the occasional setting of
adjustments only by a competent person seems necessary. Knives' t h a t are
properly adjusted run easi!y.'«nd retain

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a sharp edge, while improperly adjusted
knives r u n hard, cause undue wear in
t h e mower, and rapidly destroy their
own cutting edges.
Proper a d j u s t m e n t can only be accomplished with reels that are true and
preferably sharp, although slightly inaccurate reels can be made true and
the sharpness improved by careful adjustment. Reel bearings without radial
looseness are essential. First, adjust
the bed knife carefully to contact the
reel blade evenly throughout the entire
length as the reel is revolved slowly by
hand. If either end is too tight, this
can be judged by the added friction
either just a f t e r the reel blade has
entered contact with the bed knife a t
one end, or just before it leaves contact at the other end.
A f t e r an even contact is obtained
throughout the length of the knives,
back off the adjustment slightly at each
end until the knives touch only very
lightly over the entire length. If the
reel is t r u e and sharp, p e r f e c t cuttingcan be done in many conditions without
the knives touching at all. For hard
and wiry grass, a slight pressure between the knives is required, but any
u n n e c e s s a r y p r e s s u r e must b e c a r e f u l l y
avoided.
i i 1 HI

Running of a sprung reel that has
high spots, and with the bed knife
pulled up into a tight contact, will
harden the high spots by the hammering
or burnishing action and cause the bed
knife to develop hard ridges with hollows. This condition is the f a u l t of the
operator and not the f a u l t of the steel
in the knives. The operator has produced hard spots in the steel by the
hammering action t h a t accompanies a
sprung reel run with too tight an adjustment. This type of hardening is
known to metalurgists as hardening by
cold work, such as hammering, bending
or rolling of the metal when cold.
If a reel has been sprung enough to
show bumps or tight spots, these should
be carefully located and lightly filed,
making sure t h a t only the tight spot
is reduced. If the condition is too bad
to improve a f t e r this treatment, lapping
should be used by revolving backward
with emery and oil on the edges. Take
care t h a t no grit enters the bearings
and see t h a t all traces are wiped off
with gasoline a f t e r the edges are conditioned. In extreme cases it may be
necessary to remove the reel and have
it ground on centers in a well equipped
machine shop, in accordance
with
Figue 6. Cylindrical grinding is very

readily accomplished with standard machine tool equipment, and the backing
off or relieving operation can be
omitted. Be sure t h a t the machinist is
cautioned about the necessity of bearing lands running true when the grinding is done.
A semi-flexible section of bed knife,
as illustrated in Figure 6 will help to
run a damaged reel back into serviceable
condition without removal f o r grinding.
It is better still to avoid damage by
keeping the course clear f r o m debris
such as sticks and stones and by avoiding excessive speed.
Also of great importance in the
operation of lawnmowers, is proper attention to lubrication. Learn the grade
of lubricant specified by the manuf a c t u r e r , keep the lubricant clean, and
use it at sufficiently f r e q u e n t intervals,
making sure that dirt does not get into
the system. Liquid-tight gear cases
usually require a fluid gear oil such as
"600-W." Some cases carry a semifluid gear grease, while still other cases
run empty, save f o r the grease or oil
t h a t enters the case f r o m bearings.
Pressure gun systems, when applied to
lawn mowers, require a light-bodied
pressure gun grease. If an "oil can"
system is provided see that an oil can
is used. Above all, do NOT put cheap
cup grease or axle grease into a system
t h a t is designed f o r a uniform and good
grade of lubricant. Failure is the only
result t h a t can be expected. Nothing
is more costly than cheap lubricants of
improper grade, when used on a good
piece of machinery.
T r e a t roller chains f r e q u e n t l y with
stick graphite, the same as f o r bicycle
chains, and do not use liquid oil or
adhesive greases which only serve to
catch the dust and cause both chains
and sprockets to wear.
Get high grade motor oil of the correct body or S. A. E. number, f o r the
engine of your tractor or power mower.
Replenish the crankcase level every
eight hours. Drain thoroughly and refill a f t e r every twenty-four hours _ of
operation. While lubricating the engine,
also service the carburetor air cleaner.
Washable air filters in lawn mowing
service require, daily washing in gasoline, drying, dipping in engine oil,
draining and replacement of the filter
element. Operation without proper attention, or without the filter, causes
rapid wear of the engine.
During the winter season, every piece
of lawnmowing machinery should be
overhauled. First clean the outside of

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them

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the machine, removing all mud, dirt,
and grease. Disassemble and wash the
parts individually in gasoline, laying
them out on clean paper to dry. Inspect
parts thoroughly f o r evidence of wear
and necessity of replacement, noting
particularly whether packings, gaskets,
etc., need renewal. Keep all parts clean
and use only clean oil or grease when
reassembling.
All
necessary
parts
should be obtained f r o m the distributor
or m a n u f a c t u r e r in time to have the
equipment ready before the outside
spring work begins. Last minute reauirements are certain to be caught in
the rush of the producing and shipping
season when mistakes are most apt to
occur.
In conclusion it may be noted that
the greenkeepers problems about lawnmowers consist principally in the following: 1. Selecting mowers that are
adapted to do the kinds of work required.
2. Using power equipment
where most feasible to meet the economic requirements. 3. Understanding
the equipment mechanically and seeing
that it is kept properly adjusted, conditioned and lubricated. 4. Keeping all
good equipment in efficient operation
year a f t e r year, and replacing worn out
or inefficient equipment with new.

Smoothness
S

Factor

12 x N x R
3.14 x D

To any clubs which may be in need
of a greenkeeper, we would call to mind
that there are now several proven greenkeepers either unattached or desirous
because of conditions of making a
change. Often, Green Committees desire a greenkeeper proven by experience. If a younger man, with less experience, is desired, to grow with the
course, so to speak; we have several
such men on our lists. We shall be
pleased to help you and your club,
Mr. Green Chairman.
Guy C. West, Chairman.

S = number of clips per foot of
mower travel, (nearest whole n u m b e r ) .
N = number of blades in reel.
R B gear or sprocket ratio, turns of
reel per turn of drive wheel.
D z= diameter of drive wheel or drum,
in inches.

G e a r or S p r o c k e t

One of the joys of editing a paper of
this sort is the number of letters f r o m
friends commenting upon the subject
matter. Differing opinions are always
of interest, and it has always been our
policy to try to bring out varying ideas
upon any subject discussed. We have
received several letters commenting
upon an item taken f r o m our files, and
run on page 10 of the last issue, entitled "Rhode Island Bent". Some of
our seedsman friends feel that the attributes of this strain were stressed too
strongly in this item. One states t h a t
the statement that "bent seed produced
in Rhode Island is the most plentiful of
all commercial bents" is incorrect. Another feels t h a t the last statement is
not true to what research has proven.
It is not our policy to r e f e r e e any
squabbles between seedsmen, but we do
enjoy knowing of differences of opinion!

Ratio

W = teeth in wheel or axle gear or
sprocket.
i = teeth on intermediate engaging
W.
I SI teeth on intermediate engaging
reel.
r = teeth in reel pinion or sprocket.

The Employment
Committee
has
promises of support and cooperation
f r o m several sources. Prof. L. S. Dickinson has promised to keep us in touch
with any vacancies of which he may
learn, and the Mass. Golf Assoc. has
promised any cooperation possible.

We have recently received an interesting reprint f r o m the Journal of the
American Society of Agronomy, "The
Effects of Sodium Chloride on Some
Turf Plants and Soils" by V. T. Stoutemyer and F. B. Smith of the Iowa Agri.
Exp. Station.

Send us any changes of address, also
changes in Green Chairman, so that we
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Making Life Easier for the Greenskeeper
F l o r i d a H u m u s has w h a t y o u r turf n e e d s . It c r e a t e s s t r o n g ,
h e a l t h y g r e e n s and f a i r w a y s b e c a u s e it is an o r g a n i c m a t t e r ,
rich in n i t r o g e n , e n t i r e l y f r e e of w e e d s e e d s and f o r e i g n m a t t e r ,
high in w a t e r h o l d i n g c a p a c i t y , and far less acid t h a n p e a t moss.
Clubs h a v e r e p o r t e d s a v i n g s up to 5 0 % in w a t e r i n g and f e r t i lizing costs.
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