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Published monthly at 405 Caxton Building, Cleveland, Ohio.Contents copyright, 1932, by The National Greenkeeper, Inc., Publishers.

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ContentsFALL SEEDING OF SOUTIIEHN GHEENS

Ily O. J. N/H!r .

EHADlCATlON OF BHOWN PATCHIly Arthur JJogg.~ .

NEWS FHOl\l THE SOUTHLANDIly Merle Zweifel .

CANADIAN NEWSlly j. 1f. Evans .

PACIFIC COAST GOSSIPIly Arthur Lmlgton .

~lINNESOTA GOSSIPJJy ll. E. Stotlola .

INDIANA SPEEDS ALONGBy CheSler Coval .

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HOW WE OVEHCAME TIlE DEPHESSION OF 19:~2H:y ./0/111 MacGregor. CIJiCtJgo, Illinois

./ohn Anderson, IVest Orange, lV. j.llugh C. ,Hoore, Alb(lIIY, Ga.jas. K. Thomson, Schenectady, N. Y.,Hichac.[j. O'Cracly, North Dartmouth, Muss.U. Il. Hillis, Steubenville, Olliolleary Pr(}l'f!nce, Akron, OhioC. IV. Hall, Cowansville, Cmwda, Qu(.beeIVm. Slack, Arm Arbor, ,Hic/I.john Dal'i/lson, Reno, Peww.Thomas Nocker, llartfo"I, Conn 12.18

NOHTHEASTERN NEW YOHK GREE1"KEEPEHS ASSOCIATIONMEET AT SAHATOGA SI'IU1"GSBy Jack Cormlcy 19

FHED BURKHAUDT SAYS: 2()

MAHKET PLACE AND nUYEHS' GUIDE 21

Can.

TRUSTEESJoseph Williamson, Chairman,

Columbus, Ohio, (1 year)

John Pressler, Pittsburgh, Penn., (2years)

Grange Alves, Cleveland, Ohio, (3years)

John MacGregor, Vice-PresidentChicago Golf ClubP. O. Box 717Wheaton, Illinois

DIRECTORS

John Anderson, West Orange, N. J.Carl Bretzlaff, Indianapolis, IndianaEdward B. Dearie, Chicago, Ill.M. E. Farnham, Philadelphia, Penna.Leo J. Feser, Wayzata, Minn.

Officers---National AssJn of Greenkeepers of AmericaJohn Quaill, Pittsburgh, Penna.Wm. Sansom, Toronto, Ontario,

Fred A. Burkhardt, Sec'y.-Treas.Westwood Country ClubBox "A"-Rocky River StatCleveland, Ohio

John Morley, PresidentYoungstown Country Club2248 Selma AvenueYoungstown. Ohio

DISTRICT VICE PRESIDENTSELMER F AFFELDT, Engineers'

Country Club, Roslyn, Long Island,New York.

A. E. ARNOLD, Masonic Country Club,Grand Rapids, Michigan.

C. J. AUGUSTO, Del Monte CountryClub, Del Monte, Calif.

G. W. BARNES, Banff Springs GolfCourse, Banff, Alberta, Canada.

C. G. BARTON, Sylvania Golf Club.Toledo, Ohio.

ALEX BINNIE, Shoreacres Golf Club,Lake Bluff, Ill.

JAMES BOLTON. Berkshire CountryClub. Reading, Pennsylvania.

MICHAEL BISSEL, Montclair GolfClub, Montclair, New Jersey.

ALEX BOYD, Rainier Country Club,Seattle, Washington.

A. L. BRANDON, Saint Charles Coun-try Club. Saint Charles, Illinois.

PAUL BROCKHAUSEN, New BlueMound Country Club, Wauwatosa,Wisconsin.

THOMAS BRYDON, Kahkwa CountryClub, Erie, Pennsylvania.

J. O. CAMPBELL, Wethersfield Coun-try Club, Hartford. Conecticut.

JAMES CONNAUGHTON, Monroe GolfClub, Pittsford, New York.

CARL DAVIS, Moonbrook CountryClub, Jamestown. New York.

E. E. DAVIS, Meadville Country Club.Meadville, Pennsylvania.

M. L. DePARLIEN. Gulf Stream GolfClub, Delray Beach, Florida.

THOS. E. DOUGHERTY, SpringhavcnCountry Club. Chester. Pennsylvania.

GORDON W. EARL, Ogdensburg Coun.try Club, Ogdensburg, New York.

CHARLES ERICKSON, MinikahdaClub, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

FRANK W. ERMER, Ridgewood GolfClub. Cleveland, Ohio.

LEWIS M. EVANS. Tam O'ShanterGolf Club, Canton, Ohio.

O. E. EVANS. Country Club. York-town, Virginia.

R. E. FARMER, Brynwood CountryClub, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

D. ALLEN FRASER, Berkshire Huntand Country Club. Lenox. Mass.

FORD GOODRICH, Flint Country Club,Flint, Michigan.

JACK GORMLEY, Van Schiack IslandCountry Club. Cohoes, New York.

JOHN GRAY, Essex Golf and CountryClub, Sandwich, Ontario, Canada.

J. E. HAMMER, JR., Memphis Coun-try Club, Memphis, Tennessee.

HARRY HANSON, Maple Bluff Coun-try Club, Madison, Wisconsin.

H. HAWKINS. Lakeview Golf Club,Port Credit, Ontario.

ROBERT HENDERSON. Country Clubof Buffalo, Williamsville, N. Y.

G. HOLMQUIST, Fort Wayne CountryClub, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

FRANK J. HOSNER, Glendale Golf andCountry Club, Saginaw, Michigan.

ARTHUR J. JENSEN, Fargo CountryClub, Fargo. N. D.

CHAS. S. KESSELRING, MoundsvilleCountry Club, Moundsville, WestVirginia.

FRED LARRENCE, Deal Golf Club,Oakhurst, New Jersey.

M. W. LAWRENCE. West End Coun-try Club, New Orleans, Louisiana.

GEORGE LIVINGSTONE, Bell MeadeCountry Club, Nashville. Tennessee.

HUGH LUKE. Garden City CountryClub, Garden City, New York.

SAMUEL LYLE. North Hills CountryClub. Ferguson, Missouri.

JEROME MACDONALD, PalmettoGolf Club, Aiken, South Carolina.

TOM K. McCLENAHAN, Mayfair Golfand Country Club, Edmonton, AI.berta, Canada.

JOE P. MAYO, Pebble Beach CountryClub, Pebble Beach, CaliCornia.

CHESTER MENDENHALL, WichitaCountry Club, Wichita. Kansas.

T. H. RIGGS MILLER, Willow BrookCountry Club, Staten Island, NewYork.

HUGH C. MOORE. St. Simon's IslandGolf Club. St. Simon's Island, Ga.

JAMES MUIRDEN, Ridgewood GolfClub, Cincinnati, Ohio.

L. T. PARKER, Pasadena Golf Club.Pasadena, California.

WILLIAM E. PERKINS. Yale AthleticAss'n., New Haven, Connecticut.

JOHN PIRIE, Whippoorwill CountryClub, Chappaqua, N. Y.

CLARENCE PLOSS, Salem, Mass.EDWIN O. PRATT, Mission Hills

Country Club, Kansas City, Kansas.ROBERT SCOTT, Baltimore Country

Club, Baltimore, Maryland.H. E. SHAVE, Oakland Hills Country

Club, Birmingham. Michigan.CLARENCE W. STROUSE, Highland

Country Club, Grand Rapids, Mich.DAVID TAIT, Northwood Country

Club, Meridian. Mississippi.RALPH THOMAS. Sandy Burr Coun.

try Club, Waltham, Massachusetts.D. R. VALENTINE, Beaumont Country

Club, Beaumont. Texas.JOSEPH VALENTINE, Merion Cricket

Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.TOM VARDON, Yacht Club, White

Bear, Minnesota.RICHARD WATSON, Chevy ChlUle

Golf Club, Washington, D. C.BONNIE WEAVER. Burlington Golf

Club, Burlington. Iowa.GEORGE WELLIN, Tumblebrook

Country Club. New Britain, Conn.JACK WELSH, Wakonda Country

Club. Des Moines, Iowa.SAM WHITING, Olympic Club. San

Francisco, California.WALTER WOODWARD, Senneville

Country Club, Montreal, Quebec,Canada.

GROVER C. ZWEIFEL, Indian HillsCountry Club, Catoosa, Oklahoma.

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October, 1932

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Dear sir:

Your letter of recent date has been received, and I alsoacknowledge the safe arrival of the back numbers of yourNATIONAL GREENKEEPER,for all of which please accept mybest thanks, and as regards the cost of these please advise us theamount as we are indebted to you so that it can be remittedpromptly by cheque.

As you know, we are subscribers to your publication, andhad already read the articles referred to in the third paragraphof your letter, but we thought perhaps there might be somecertain pamphlets or other articles issued in book form thatmight have escaped our attention, and it was for this reasonthat we wrote to you on this subject.

The writer congratulates you on your magazine, which isunique in any country.

We have a Research Station here at Bingley, in Yorkshire,which is doing very valuable work and adopting methodssimilar to those used by the agricultural colleges and others inyour country that specialize in grasses for golf courses likeyour college at Amherst, Mass., and there is no doubt that thefield is very large and the opportunities are many.

We look forward every month to receiving your publica-tion, and congratulate you on the amount of interesting matterthat you put into it, and the instructive articles it contains,and there is no doubt that the golf courses in America are thebetter off because of the close study and help afforded them bythe National Associa tion of Greenkeepers of America. Thewriters speaks from personal experience, as it has been hispleasure to play on several of your best courses at differenttimes when he has visited your country.

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OCTOBER

1932

VOLUME VI

NUMBER X

Jhe NATIONAL

GREENKEEPEROfficial Organ of The

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Pall Seeding Of Southern GreensCorrect fertilization before seeding insures better turf for 'whiter play. Careful

watering is necessary.

ByO. J. NOER

O. J. NOER

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seedlings to produce soft succulentleaves. The fact that tender leaves areassociated with seedling growth of allgrasses is common knowledge, and inthis respect rye grass is the worst of-fender. Cultural practices which tendto offset this natural tendency, andproduce hardier leaf structures offerthe greatest hope of overcoming lossof grass. This is largely a matter ofcorrect fertilization prior to seeding,and then careful watering until asatisfactory turf is obtained. Such aprogram may slightly retard initialgrowth, but will not materiallylengthen the time required to securesatisfactory coverage.

Too generous use of nitrogenousfertilizers prior to seeding has been a fatal mistake.Nitrogen is the growth element. In abundance itproduces deep green color and soft leaf tissues;hence its use accentuates the seedling tendency toform tender leaves. For this reason nitrogenousmaterials should be withheld prior to seeding. Thenitrogen stored in the seed supplemented with theslTIall amounts furnished even by a relatively poorsoil are sufficient to permit establishment of theseedlings. Logically nitrogen feeding should beginafter a turf is formed.

BERMUDA MUST BE TREATED CAREFULLYcrHE scheme inevitably fails if Bermuda is fedheavily right up to the time of seeding or if a richcompost is used for topdressing. Any residual

CJ'HE hazardous period for wintergreens in the South is the first fewweeks following seeding. Severe in-jury, in some cases involving com-plete loss of the tender young seed-lings, occurs during periods of hot,humid wea ther. In extreme instancesit becomes necessary to re-seed, andafter that satisfactory coverage is notalways obtained by the time winterplay begins. Once a good stand ofwell-rooted grass is established subse-quent maintenance is comparativelysimple.

Local injury is attributed to brownpatch. Unquestionably a fungus isthe underlying cause, and the effectsclosely resemble what is generally re-referred to as Hdan1ping off." Aside from fungici-dal control, there is evidence to support the beliefthat cultural practices preceding and followingseeding will eliminate, or at least minimize thedamage.

BERMUDA GREENS MUST BE SEEDEDcr0 PROVIDE green grass for winter play it is neces-sary to seed Bermuda greens with rye grass, red topand Kentucky blue grass in the late fall. The usualprocedure is to rake and cut the waning Bermudaclose, fertilize generously, seed and finally topdressto cover the seed. The aim seems to be to produceputtable turf in the shortest time possible.

The attempt to rush initial growth to insure rapidcoverage accentuates the natural tendency of grass

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nitrogen not taken up by the Bermuda, or thesupply furnished in the compost will have the sameeffect as any nitrogenous fertilizers actually ap-plied. To avoid these effects fall feeding of Ber-muda should be reduced to a point where this grassshows slight signs of nitrogen hunger, and a top-dressing made up of poor soil and sand, or marl andsand in Florida, should be used to cover the seed.Where peat and muck are customarily included intopdressing mixtures they should be omitted fromthis dressing, in order to eliminate any possibility oftheir serving as a medium for the development ofdisease-producing organisms.

Winter grass seedlings produced from seed cer-tainly require more phosphoric acid than Bermuda,and possibly potash also, especially on sandy soils.Abundant phosphoric acid very markedly stimu-lates root development, the first essential towardsdeveloping turf from seed. Further, both these ele-ments tend to produce sturdier tissues, and thuspartially offset the unfortunate tendency of seed-lings to produce weak stems and leaves. These arethe principal reasons why phosphate and potashfertilizers should be used before seeding.

Possibly phosphate and potash applicationsshould be sufficient to satisfy the limited demandsof Bermuda for the ensuing summer season. Ber-muda greens are objectionable because of coarse,stubbly stems and stiff leaves. Since phosphates andpotash accentuate this natural tendency, their useshould be limited to amounts barely required forgrowth. Nitrogen fertilizers should be dependedupon to produce active vegetative growth duringthe playing season. Even nitrogen can be overdonebecause in abundance it tends to produce broaderleaves.

SUPER PHOSPHATE STIMULATES ROOT

DEVELOPMENT

SUPER phosphate is the best source of phosphoricacid. Because of its solubility it is quickly availableand thus exerts the most marked effect in stimulat-ing root development. For potash, either muriateor sulphate of potash both containing fifty per centactual potash are satisfactory materials. From tento fifteen pounds of twenty per cent super phos-phate and two to four pounds muriate or sulphateof potash per thousand square feet produces desiredresults.

If a mixed fertilizer is p~rferred, twenty poundsper thousand square feet of an 0-10-10 supply the

same amount of phosphoric acid and potash as tenpounds of twenty per cent super phosphate andfour pounds muriate of potash. In order to preventany possibility of burning, it is best to apply the fer-tilizer a few days in advance of seeding andwater In.

As mentioned above the topdressing should bealmost devoid of plant food, and consist largely ofsand with just sufficient heavier soil, or marl to givethe mixture body.

OVER WATERING IS A MISTAKEcrHE tendency on some courses has been to over-water following seeding. There is no denying thefact that sufficient moisture must be supplied topermit germination and initiate growth. Yet plen-tiful water accelerates growth, produces tenderleaves and accentuates development of disease-pro-ducing organisms. Hence the aim should be to sup-ply just sufficient water to permit growth withoutforcing the young seedlings.

To summarize briefly, it is suggested that toogenerous use of nitrogen prior to seeding, and fail-ure to supply phosphoric acid, and sometimes pot-ash accentuate difficulties in obtaining a satisfac-tory stand of winter grass. The plan suggested callsfor lessened feeding of Bermuda in the fall to apoint where this grass shows slight signs of nitrogenhunger.

Prior to seeding omit all nitrogen, and supplyphosphoric acid and potash in amounts equivalentto 10-15 pounds of twenty per cent super phos-phate, and 2-4 pounds, fifty per cent muriate ofpotash. After the turf is formed, feed nitrogenduring the playing season in amounts sufficient tomaintain color and growth.

The topdressing used to cover the seed should bedevoid of plant food, and consist of sand with suffi-cient heavier soil, or marl to give it body. Likewisenluck and peat should be omitted from this onedressing. Apply sufficient water to permit germi-nation, but avoid excesses which exert unfavorableeffects on growth, and encourage development ofdisease organisms.

This scheme has been successfully used at GulfStream Golf club, Delray, Florida, by M. L. De-Parlier. \Vhile Kentucky blue grass is used, the samefundamental principles apply to rye grass and redtop, except that the initial growth of these grasses isnaturally more tender.

Eradication Of Brown PatchBy ARTHUR BOGGS, Pro-greeJtkeeper

Kirtland Country Club, Cleveland, Ohio

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ObituaryIN MEMORY of William Sharkey, Greenkeeper,Essex County Country Club, for 32 years, whopassed away September 6, 1932. Aged 63 years,one of the deans of greenkeeping. A member ofthe National Association of Greenkeepers of Amer-ica and Greenkeepers' Association of New Jersey,one of our oldest green keepers who always kepthimself and his methods of greenkeeping abreastof the times, beloved by all who knew him, espe-cially his fellow greenkeepers.

Well done, thou good and faithful servant-enter into the joy of thy reward.

JOHN ANDERSON,Cres/moll! Golf Club, West Orange, N. J.

would destroy these objectionable fungi withoutburning the grass or poisoning those who come intocontact with it. With this idea in mind he has pre-pared a long series of organic compounds of mer-cury by many different methods and he is convincedthat the method used in manufacturing these com-pounds not only determines their fungi- destroyingpower but controls the degree of their poisonous ortoxic nature as well.

It seems that the explanation for this remarkablebehavior is found in the fact that while these or-ganic compounds of mercury are being made otherreactions take place at the same time, producingcompounds of an extremely poisonous and toxicnature. He has found that when these side or by-products are removed by some suitable method ofpurification the organic mercury compound losesits harmful properties while in many cases its fungi-killing power increases.

In this manner he has been able to produce anumber of organic compounds of mercury whichare extremely effective in eradicating brown patchas outlined in my previous article but these com-pounds do not burn the grass or show any toxiceffects on man or animals.

We are continuing our experiments and willcommunicate further results at an early date.

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CONTINUING the studyconcerning the efficiencyof chemicals for the erad-ication of brown patch,the com pounds of mer-cury that have been usedfor a long time, we allknow or should know arevery dangerous to handleand must be applied togreens with a great deal of

ARTHUR BOGGS care.Among the compounds

of mercury, calomel and corrosive sublimate are theones most frequently recommended and used. Un-fortunately, calomel is quite insoluble in water andcorrosive sublimate is so intensely poisonous to manand animals as to make its use extremely dangerous.

I have found that brown patch can be checkedby the use of these compounds but the manufactur-ers of these produc.ts frankly state that they arevery poisonous. In order to overcome these harm-ful effects, the manufacturers of brown patch for-mulae, which contains these organic compounds ofmercury, have to add a filler of some inert materialthat, of course, weakens the compound and reducesthe fungi-killing power. We are told that all mer-curials, that is, compounds containing mercury, aretoxic to man.

However, my chemist friend tells me that thisstatement is not entirely correct, because such awell-known germicide as mercurochorme, which isan organic conlpound of mercury, is not toxic andhas been used for years.

In view of the above information it seemed tomy chemist friend that it might be possible to pro-duce an organic compound of mercury which

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News From The Southland By MERLE ZWEIFEL

eyjL .FRICAN Bermuda grass and its possibilities in the Southern states brought forth much comment from greenkeepers and Green chairmen at their meeting at the Tulsa Country Club, Tulsa, Okla., September 11. This meeting was held at the United States Golf Association Experimental Gardens, where Dr. Monteith gave an interesting lecture on grasses best suited for Oklahoma golf courses.

It was explained by Dr. Monteith that a small hand­ful of this grass was imported from Africa by those in­terested in finding a better grass for putting greens of the South, and there are now over two dozen plots of this grass at experimental stations and turf gardens through­out the Southern states. This grass has all the ear marks of becoming the standard putting green grass and it would be especially fine for fairways where there is no fairway irrigation system present.

In fact officials of one prominent Florida country club have announced plans for resodding eighteen greens with the new grass. It closely resembles creeping bent in texture and forms a much better cushion than native Bermuda grass. However, Dr. Monteith pointed out, it would not be well to invest in the African grass until other experiments now being made with it are com­pleted.

0 S O U T H E R N CLUBS USING B E N T GRASS

NE of the serious mistakes being made by club offi­cials of the South today is their carelessness in selecting the proper bent grass for putting greens, Great care should be exercised in purchasing the putting green grass as the club's growth usually depends upon the success of the greens especially in the southwestern states where bent grass is rapidly taking the place of Bermuda and clover.

Many Green chairmen are under the impression that when selecting bent grass seed it is only necessary to pur­chase any one of the several varieties of seed now on the market. This is erroneous. Seeds purchased under the name "creeping bent" does not necessarily mean that it is suitable to any climate or area as there are several kinds of bent that are generally labelled creeping bent.

When ordering bent seed it would be well to find the grass best suited to the area and then be sure and specify that particular kind of seed in the order.

Fertilizers also came in for much discussion at this meeting and greensmen made careful note of the effects which they produced on various grasses at the Tulsa turf garden. Stress was placed on the fact that many greens are damaged as well as helped when fertilizers are poorly mixed or unevenly distributed. Dr. Monteith gave an

interesting talk on how and when to apply these grass stimulants.

Among the out-of-state visitors at the meeting was Chester Mendenhall of the Wichita Country Club, Wichita, Kansas. Mr. Mendenhall favors the organiza­tion of a Tri-State Greenkeepers' Association for green-keepers of Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma.

CHARLIE H A N K I N S TO C O N T I N U E GREENKEEPING

i .LTHOUGH C. W. Hankins, veteran greenkeeper of the Oklahoma City Golf Club and Country Club of Oklahoma City, has apparently found the rainbow's end in his new oil well southeast of that city he will con­tinue greenkeeping for the O. C. Club.

Several years ago, before the discovery of oil at the capital city, Hankins purchased a small tract of land

CHARLIE HANKINS

who took charge of the

Oklahoma City Golf

Club in 1909. He has

had charge of the main­

tenance there for the past

23 years.

near the southeastern edge of town. Quite recently it has proven to be in the big gusher territory and one of the wells on this tract pays Charlie around one thousand dollars every twenty-four hours it produces. Indications are that it will produce for years.

Charlie Hankins came to Oklahoma City in 1909 and began work at the Oklahoma City Club, the only golf course in the state at that time. He has had charge of maintenance there for the past twenty-three years.

LAFFERTY I N V E N T S N E W DEVICE

NEW and useful device has been invented by Ernest Lafferty, greenkeeper of the Claremore Country Club, for use in preparing sand greens for play. It consists of a rubbing board, a fine-toothed wire rake, and a fibre mat all securely fastened to a long handle.

This tool rakes, levels, and mats the greens all in one operation, saving much time and labor in preparing the greens for play. The wire rake serves to loosen up the sand and prevent packing which sometimes happens when the greens are heavily oiled. This contraption is light in weight and can be easily carried from one green to another.

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Kansase.M'ISSION HILLS Country Club, west of Kansas Cityand on the state line has been having a siege of grubs andwebworms during the past few months but they havebeen checked by use of lead arsenate, according to A. W.Peters, manager of the cluh.

Mr. Peters applied the arsenate of lead remedy severaltime.s last season, in the powder form, about one poundto every thousand square feet, however, it was mixedwith soil topdressing to insure even distribution. Mr.Peters also has charge of the Lynn Haven Golf Club atKansas City, Mo.

MissouriTHE Swope Park Golf Club at Swope Park, KansasCity, Missouri, where Maurice DeFever is the green-keeper, can boast of the finest fairways in the Southwestand regardless of the scanty rainfall of last season thegrass is in excellent shape.

On visiting the course one goes away with a mentalpicture of wide, rolling fairways, of vivid green grass andnot one burnt or dried up patch to mar the beauty; eventhe roughs are thoroughly and completely turfed.

Last fall considerable work was done, clearing outtrees and rocks, leveling up the ground and giving thefairways a smooth appearance that does not interferewith the natural beauty of the course. Greens are of Met-ropolitan bent and blue grass, however, Mr. DeFeverplans to sow the greens to Cocoos bent this fall. Hebelieves that by thus rotating, the grass will not be sub-ject to diseases and it will also prevent soil packing.

BENT GRASSAND CLOVERAT BLUE HILLS

H M. GALYON, greenkeeper of the Blue Hills Club,61 st and Pasco Boulevard, Kansas City, Mo., reports thathe has been very successful with bent grass and clover as aputting surface during the last two seasons. The greenshave been in excellent condition and are virtually freeof brown patch. The fairways are also in good shapeand are holding up through the summer dry period bet-ter than in former years.

Greens are seriously burned in spots but they are com-ing back slowly at the Indian Hills Country Club, Kan-sas City, where Henry Bell has been keeping greens forthe last thirteen years. The burnt spots appear on thehighest parts of the greens and they are caused mostly bylack of moisture, Mr. Bell believes. He expects to havethe greens in good shape by cooler weather. Grass is ofWashington and Cleveland bent.

MississippiITALIAN rye grass, sown in the fall, enables greenkeeperFrank Jones to furnish members of the Edgewater GulfGolf Club of Edgewater Park, Mississippi, with goodputting greens throughout the entire year. He sows it

over the Bermuda sod as soon as it turns brown andstringy and during the winter months this grass formsan excellent green and can be used until spring weatherbrings the Bermuda grass to the surface again.

Numerous other clubs along the gulf coast have beenusing Italian rye for their winter putting greens andhave found it to be highly satisfactory.

Mr. Jones has built one of the finest groups of fair-ways in the gulf state and these are turfed with carpetgrass. This grass thrives only in the extreme southernportions of the Vnited States. The Edgewater Gulf GolfClub has installed Serpent fairway sprinklers but theyare not used often because of the heavy rainfall in thisdistrict.

Canadian NewsBy J. H. EVANS, Golf Editor

Toronto Globe

PROFESSOR H. G. BELL, an expert on soil from theOntario Agricultural College, frankly told greenkeepersand course superintendents of golf courses who had metat the Cedar Brook Golf and Country Club, Toronto,during September that the expert when he was called onto deal with problems relating to golf worked from thetop down whilst in dealing with the farmer and his diffi-culties he worked from the bottom up.

Professor Bell offered what seemed obvious advicewhen the party of twenty greenkeepers were discussing away of ridding their greens of ants. Secretary BertHawkins told Professor Bell that the greens of coursesthroughout the Province suffered from ants and in themore discriminating centers there were complaints fromgolfers.

Mr. Hawkins also pointed out that green keeperscould eliminate the pest, but only by damaging thegreens. Mr. Hawkins referred to the several methodswhich might be used. Professor Bell had nothing tooffer, but promised the Ontario Agricultural Collegewould undertake a study of the problem.

The visit of officials of the Green Section of the VnitedStates Golf Association to Toronto in August and themeeting which took place at the Royal York Golf clubwas discussed by the gathering. The meeting at theRoyal York club was attended by officials of the RoyalCanadian Golf association and on account of the limitedamount of time, greenkeepers and course superintend-ents were provided only with an opportunity to putquestions.

After reviewing the results of the meeting and againdiscussing the result of demonstrations proceeding inthe plot at the Royal York club, the greenkeepers de-cided to visit the demonstration plot in Buffalo duringOctober to compare what was being done in Buffalo withwhat had been accomplished in Toronto.

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The Cedar Brook course is one of the newer coursesof Toronto. Jock Anderson is its greenkeeper and hasbeen associated with the club for a considerable period.In pursuing his duties, Anderson has to a large extentdepended on the advice of his friends on other courseswhen he encountered difficulties. At his request mem-bers of the association visited his course two years agoand it was with considerable satisfaction that he tookthe members over the lay-out.

The greens built and taken care of by Anderson arebent and were in admirable condition. Two of the greensare 12,000 square feet in area. Members of the associa-tion found little to criticize on the Cedar Brook course.

After spending some hours on the Cedar Brookcourse, the association members walked across to theadjacent Scarboro course to view a type of bent grasswhich is being developed by the club. The Scarboroclub revamped its course six years ago and 18 new greenswere seeded with bent.

The club was assured the bent would catch. Its ex-perience was unfortunate and the work of providing aperfect putting surface was left to the course superin-tendent. The bent which is being grown in its nurseryresembles the better known strains and meets the club'sreq uiremen ts.

Following the VISit to Buffalo, the meetings of theOntario Greenkeepers' association will be confined togatherings in Toronto. President Sansom stated that theassociation would carryon as it had in former years andprobably enlarge on its activities. He hoped that theperfect weather which had prevailed during the springand summer would continue during the fall and thuspermit the green keepers to finish their most trying yearin a satisfactory manner.

Pacific Coast GossipBy ARTHUR LANGTON

HAMPERED by curtailed funds, a common situationamong other courses this year, and faced with the prob-lem of keeping their sporty golf course in shape, mem-bers of the Hacienda Country Club of La HabraHeights, California, recently held a unique field daywhich was more than moderately successful. They de-cided to roll up their sleeves for a day and augment thework of Superintendent L. N. Boynton's skeletongrounds crew.

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Armed with tools instead of golf clubs, seventy-fivemembers representing intellectual, business, and socialleaders of the community attacked with a vim the jobs

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laid out for them and at qUIttmg time a tremendousamount of work had been accomplished. Such tasks ascleaning up around the clubhouse, weeding barrancas,topdressing tees, and painting were performed with en-thusiasm. So successful was the occasion that there issome discussion of making the field day a quarterlyevent until economic conditions improve and the Ha-cienda club has passed that much-talked-of corner.

Southern California greenkeepers rolled up consider-able mileage on September 12 in visiting the citrus ex-periment station of the University of California atRiverside. Here they were taken in hand by the facultyand shown some of the wonders that had been accom-plished in the field of home and commercial agriculture.One of the professors had on display a bottle containingbrown patch mycelium which he described as being thesame as that found on many plants when subjected totoo much moisture. «Yes, but we have to keep the greenssoaked or the members will howl," came the cry fromthe assem bled greenkeepers.

EARLY FALL DAYS ARE SADDEST

EARLY fall days are the saddest in the year for PacificCoast course superintendents. Diseases are rampant;wa ter is scarce in the south; tourists have yet to arrive;and funds are low. The only sign of brightness is thefact that the cooler, damper weather of winter will soonarrive accompanying heavier play. Then the green-keepers can devote their worries exclusively to tourna-ments and floods.

Joe Mayo's famed Pebble Beach course at Del Montewhich utilizes the largest hazard in the world in thePacific Ocean has long been regarded by expert golfersas one of the toughest tests to be found anywhere. It wasquite a surprise when Neil \Vhite, a twenty-year-old,won the state amateur crown this year, but it was a mat-ter of astonishment when the women's title was won overthe same course by a twelve-year-old girl, Clara Cal-lender.

It is understood that greenkeeper Will Rogers of th~Con tra Costa course is going to send his son, who hasreached the ripe old age of seven, to break the courserecord.