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A circular piece of galvanized sheet iron, with a hole in the center Ito receive the sprinkler casing is used as a cap for the tile, to keep the dirt away from the gravel chamber. Winter drainage is provided by laying the feed line uphill from the main, or if this is not possible, by hand valve, ball and socket, cross- tee wells, or other types of drains. The sprinklers and casings are self-draining. Underground concealed sprinklers are here to stay, very definitely so, and it behooves every greenkeeper who wishes to be up to da te to acquaint himself by testing sample sprink- lers and making trial installations. Any manufacturer of such equipment should be glad of the opportuni ty to send an y respon- sible Green chairman or green keeper on or more sample sprinklers with blue print In- structions covering their installation. Hoseless Green Systems H OSELESS green irrigation is not new. For several years the irrigation systems have been used on the greens. The ou tlets were placed on the edges of the greens. Unfortunately this method is not adaptable to greens surrounded by sand traps, parti- cularly on tight ground. Wet traps are not IT'S AN EAGLE~ desirable on any course. AFTER a series of competitive tests against sprinkling sy- r-\stems of other manufacture, Thompson Moster Sprin- The recent introduction of satisfactory klers and Quick.Caupling Valves were chosen by the "half-circle" sprinklers adjustable to any arc. Sportsman's Club of Chicago for their famous 27 hole ! 100 Moster Sprinklers, 450 Thompson Quick-Coup. has facilitated the adoption of hose less ir- ling Valves, and 100 Thompson Quick.Couplers were rigation to greens regardless of size or shape, ordered. confining the water entirely within the ir- AI Espinosa, the Sportsman's Club pro, will now be sure of sleek, velvety greens and fairways with minimum labor regular perimeter of the greens. and water. Edward Dearie, architect and desiqner of the In a current installation at Cascade Hills grounds, knows that his course will always be fresh and green It TURNS on the Water I Country Club, each of the eighteen greens is despite hot mid.western equipped with two to four lIhalf-circle" droughts. For Thompson Mos- ter Sprinklers are designed to sprinklers which are permanently mounted on give thoro, even coverage. ~ fixed risers. Each sprinkler is adjusted to SEND FOR OUR INTERESTING BOOKLET

It .hOw, everything thot 0 modern country swing through the exact arc it is to irrigate. club need. in .prinkling equipment. U.e the The radius covered is from thirty-five to fifty (oupon below. No obligotion on your port. ~ feet. By changing the setting of the auto- I. matic control of the pumping plant to a higher pressure, radii of fifty-five feet could son be secured, but ,this distance is usually not necessary. There is an objection to using these sprink- lers on a portable basis in connection \vith THOMPSON MFG. CO. INC 7751 Eo.t 7th Street. Lo. Angele •. Col. 3'l5 We.t Huron Street. Chicago. III. snap valves where the contour of the green S~r.d ",e yO'" bookl~1 .~o~,nq I~ ... ,nd of .prlnklong equipment Ihot'. gOing .nlo Ih~ Ch'cogo Sportsmon s C;ub ground, is very irregular. Each sprinkler is adjusted No"'~ Addrf!U _ CI.,b . _ 12 The National Greenkeeper August; 1930

to its own location. If the sprinklers are used as portables, then each sprinkler must be numbered and likewise each outlet and each evening everyone of the sixty numbered sprinklers must be placed in its correct and correspondingly numbered outlet. Quite a job.

On the other hand perhaps there will be objections from the players .to two, three and, in some cases, four fixed sprinklers standing CocoosBml--The Ilirf Ihal has made California gums famolls. ten inches high and just off the putting sur- ?X.ear1y 2000% INCREASE IN face. True, none of the sprinklers interfere with direct approaches. A ground rule is DUTY on Bent Grass Seeds necessary for the balls which come to rest I n an ticipation of this increase, we have pro- close to the sprinklers or are s,tymied. tected our customers and have on hand a supply of Bent Grasses and Mixtures containing Bent In .the case of Cascade Hills Country Club, Seed, which we are offering at a saving while this supply lasts. the Green committee does not anticipate ob- For the Finest Turf, SOJV Bent jections from the players. Perhaps there is a psychological element involved. With the club going through ,the throes of a bond issue, Grass Seed followed by construction of a deep well, res- of Known Quality ervoir, pressure pumping plant, hoseless tees, and fairway hose irrigation, it is probable TESTED for PURITY and GERwlINATION South German Bent Colonial Bent Rhode Island Bent that the players will accept the fixed sprinklers Astoria Bent Special Puttin$ot Green Bent Formula around the greens as merely another innova- Seaside Bent Standard Puttin~ Green Formula Superfine Fairway Formula (with Bmt) Bent Stolons tion. Perhaps, if only the hoseless green ~Vholesale prices on tile above. or an1 other turf grasses. such as Fancy Red Top. Ky. Blue. Chewing s N. Z. Fescue. tic., on rtqvnl. sprinklers were installed, there might be plenty of objections. cacaos BENT Bec~~se of t~e fine ~urf produ.ci~8 QualitIes of thIs Creeping Bent, It 15 meeting with favor in sections other than the Pacific Coast, Why not an underground half -circle sprink- where it is already recognized as the outstanding Putting Green Grass. ler? So far there is none that has the neces- Cocoos Bent is' botanically known as Agrostis maritima, but all strains of Agrostis maritima are not Cocoos Bent. \Ve offer the true Cacaos Bent. the finest of the Agrostis mar- sary range combined with the necessary ad- tima grasses, in sealed baits. justability. Manufacturers are working on Per lb. 12.50. per 10 lbs. 122.50. per 100 lbs. 1200.00 this development, with considerable hope. Spaial formulas fM Tees. Rough. Bunkers. lAwns. etc •• on rtqunt. Greenkeepers should appreciate the fact that Remember:- \\'e are one of the largest direct most of the "'lapping" in hoseless irrigation contractors for foreign-grown Grass Seeds in the . Over thirty years of Seed Service is imaginary rather than actual. All sprink- han cnabled us to segregate those collectors of Bent Seeds who are reliable from those who are not; to lers "taper off" at the edges of their distribu- single out those growers of Chewing's Fescue \,,:hose strains are pure: also to contract for true Amencan- tion areas. The distribution curves of the grown seeds of high vitality. All our seeds are better sprinklers show a sharp falling off at botanically true to namc and are cleaned and recleaned until brought up to the highest !?ossil~lc state of pu.rit.y the end of the "throw." For this reason some and gcrmination. special care bClI1g gl\'en to the clu11I- nation of weed seeds. lapping is necessary in order to secure a good

H'it1lollt obligation we shall be pleased to Sl'IId a representative distribu tion. who. from long e.rperience.. is qualified to. advise regard. ing grasSl'S and funl/sh such other Illformatlon as is 1Il'Ct'ssary for tile best results. We should add that we are using numbered portable half-circle sprinklers on several trial hoseless greens at Pomonok Country Club, rJJumjJp(j~~ Long Island. After the full season's opera- Specialists in Golf Grass Seeds and Equipmmt I tions conclusions can be drawn as to the re- 30-32 Barclay Street New York City J lative merits of the fixed sprinklers and porta- ble sprinklers for hoseless greens. August, 1930 The National Greenkeeper 13

Rolling Stock vs. Underground Equipment EASTERN greenkeepers are having some difficulty in accepting snap valve equip- ment; "it leaks"-"the couplers break"- "the tractors wreck it." One greenkeeper whom we encountered in our travels objects to snap valves and concealed sprinklers be- cause the lugs one and one-half inches long on his tractors play havoc with the valves and sprinklers. Some day this estimable gentleman will wake up and announce to his tractormen that running the lugged drive Returns Handsome wheels over valves or sprinklers constitutes automatic walking papers. Dividends On Ne\V The trouble with snap valve and concealed Fair\Vay Seedings sprinkler equipnlent lies not in the equipment but in the green keepers who are not familiar The belief that two to three years ,vith the newer equipment. Pacific Coast green- ~re required to produce good fairways keepers laugh at the fuss our Eastern green- IS wrong. keepers make about the underground equip- It is true that sparse turf once ob- ment; say that the Easterners are not "snap- tained is difficult and expensive to inl- val ve minded." Of course the California prove, and often deters prospective courses, with near! y one hundred thousand melnbers fro11l joining new clubs. pieces of concealed irrigation equipment of Experienced golf course builders know all kinds, are in a position to appreciate the that success depends upon supplying advantages of such equipment. the young expanding seedling with anlple nitrogen and phosphorus dur- You could not induce any California green- ing the cri tical first six weeks. keeper to go back to their methods of ten IVIilorgani te has been used prior to years ago, any more than you could get a seeding with conspicuous success on resident of Southern California who come more outstanding courses than any from say, "Hoosierland" or "Ioway," to go other fertilizer. back to Indiana or Iowa to live. IVIilorgani te is an ideal source of The use of concealed irrigation equipment organic nitrogen, more effective than East of the Sierras is increasing by leaps and manure and free from objectionable bounds. Many of our green keepers are not weed seeds. It is easily applied and will not injure the sensi ti ve young familiar with its care and use and of course seedling. have minor troubles with it; but as their 'Ve are prepared to nlake soil exanl- familiarity increases so will their appreciation inations and specific reco11l111endations. of these labor-saving, time-saving conveniences Increase. For further infor11lation address Concealed equipment is with us perman- ently-it is rapidly being accepted by all The forms and conditions of golf course owners. and it is our firm belief and recommendation Sewerage Commission that all of us who are interested in fine turf Milwaukee, Wisconsin should do all we can to familiarize ourselves wi th these money and disposi tion savers, Milorganite used on Established make every effort to popularize their use, Fairways this fall will produce and induce our own clubs to get the irrigation better turf next year equipment on an automatic underground basis 14 The National Greenkeeper August, 1930

where it properly belongs. The ideal irrigation system of the near future (within two years) will be entirely hoseless, entirely automatic, entirely time- clock controlled, and operate without any labor whatsoever, except occasional adjust- men ts by the green keeper' s mechanic. The operating pressure will be from eighty to one hundred pounds or even higher at the farthest outlets and the pumping plant will be en- tirely automatic in all respects. Desig ned to .Ielp You Save The clubs will gradually become educated Club FUIlds to these installations as sound investments which permit the greenkeeper to devote his The very next time you go out on your greens to trim the grass or to roll and brush the turf, consider for a moment just how the entire energies to duties other than irrigation, Cooper Putting Green Mower would serve to make each task more easy. This self-powered mower is light in we ig h t, short coupled, perfectly maintain the course at uniform playing length balanced and extremely easy to operate. It is equipped with a full 20 inch, high-speed, seven blade reel with independent drive and is reversible (playing condition) throughout the season. for self sharpening. Reel and bed plate comprise one quick detachable permit the players fullest enjoyment of their "drop-out" unit, pioneered by Cooper. game, prevent assessments and hold the mem- This re e I trims the turf grasses to perfection and the large traction roller levels the turf after each cuHing. This r 0 lie r is bershi p in tact. assembled in sections with differential action that permits easy turning without: injury to turf. Independent roller drive makes the use of a Hose is doomed on large ,turfed areas and transport cart: unnecessary. The mower frame is light but strong, being constructed of steel and aluminum alloy. Ball and roller bearings are while it will be some years in passing, the used throughout and all gears are packed in grease. green keepers of America can read the hand- writing on the wall, and will govern them- Cooper Putting Green selves accordingly. Mow.rs com•• quipped wi~h m.~.1 gr.ss clItcher. At s m.11 IIddi~ion.1 cos~ the Coop.r bru sh 8t~lIchmen~, is nllil.bl., for lI.rll~ing the soil, brushing in ~or dr... - ing IInd c1.lIning of debris. BUCKNER SPRINKLERS

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THE June meeting of the Midwest at Harlem demonstration gardens July 8th. The first Hills Country Club. Rockford, was one of plot had been cut continuously at % inch the best attended ou tdoor meets held this year. and showed a weedy thin turf with frequent It seems that the farther the boys have to go bare spots. The other plot, cut continually to attend ,these meetings the larger the turnout. at % inch, had uniform coverage and was Mr. Alfred Buller of Lakeside, Michigan, less weedy. It required no expert to ascertain (Chikaming Country Club) who has only which was the proper method to follow. missed three meetings in as many years, had about 150 miles to come. We might add that Mr. Harrison is study- ing for his doctor's degree and expects to finish Our next meeting will be at Skokie Country by the latter part of August, certainly we all Club, Glencoe, July 28th. Come on Midwest hope him the best of luck and success in his members let's see if we can't out do the Rock- thesis. ford a,ttendance record. Mr. Charles Kors- Mill Road Farm Course (Mr. Lasker's gren is the greenkeeper at Skokie. pri va te course) certainly rates as one of the best in the Midwest. This was the unanimous Those of you who recall Mr. C. M. Har- opinion of the 140 that played it following rison's talk to Midwest members last March, the U. S. G. A. Green Section meeting. It when he attempted to show that the amount was also very apparent that Mr. Tregillus, of root system depended upon the area of leaf could handle Virginia bent. surface of tha.t species of grass, providing that there were no other limiting factors, had Small brown patch is as prevalent as ever visible proof to its correctness when they ex- in the Chicago district and as usual some amined those plots at the U. S. Green Section strains of grasses are more susceptible than others. Those who have no small patch certainly don't realize how lucky they are. During the afternoon of the Green Section meet, small brown patch was observed 'work- ing in the Cocoos bent plot.

Although the U. S. G. A. Green Sectiun meet July 8th, at the Lasker estate had not been advertised as grea tl y as the previous year the attendance of those interested in turf and its problems, produced an enthusiastic gathering. The garden had been enlarged and a greater variety of experiments are being made. Probably ,the most noteworthy and impressive results are those in connection with fertilizing practices. As the age of these plots increases of course, the results will be more evident. These experimental plots and demonstra- tion gardens are always open to all interested persons, and frequent visits surely would MATT BEZEK President Mid-West Greenkeepers Association prove beneficial.

August. 1930 15 How I Fertilize My Greens BY LAWRENCE HUBER, Greenkeeper Elks Country Club, Worthington. Ohio Read at the Green Section meeting of the Central District Golf Association, June 10

ARL Y in the spring as much again in the topdressing as 8- 5 -3 to E after rolling is com- get the same results. I noticed, however that pleted, I topdress the Milorgani te lasted longer than the 8-5 -3. my greens wi th one yard Being an organic fertilizer, the grass had a sup- compost mixing about ply of nitrogen to keep drawing from. In half sand with one hun- weed control the 8-5-3 was much better than dred pounds of fertilizer the Milorganite. Our greens were infested with added to each yard of chickweed before using "Weeds" but since us- compost for each green. ing it this year we are gradually getting rid of I use half sand on ac- it. We still have plenty of it, but it will take count of our soil being time to completely can trol it. heavy clay. The ferti- In March of this year while the ground was lizer I used this year is still frozen I took some sulphate of ammonia 8-5-3 purchased from and sprinkled it heavy on spots of chickweed the Smith Agriculture on about half of our greens. It was so cold LAWRENCE HUBER Chemical Co., Colum- that it laid there and didn't burn at all until He has made a great reputa- tion in the Columbus district bus. The name of this the sun came closer and then it did its work. fertilizer is "Weeds." By putting it on heavy it burned the chickweed Last year I used Milorgani te but had to use and also the bent. I finally had to plug some

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ing by using heavy roller mowers but since I have added more sand to our topdressing the seed - - - or SEED? soil doesn't pack like it did and we are getting along fine with our power mowers. If we were to wrap each single seed separately in a sanitary package and place a fancy label on I think tha t keeping these topdressings up each package .... it would still be seed. The during the entire season will work anywhere. package might make you think it was different. Some don't think you should fertilize during The point is this .... most seed is similar in ap- Jul y and August, but I think a light topdres- pearance. The big difference is demonstrated not in the package but in the results it gives sing with around twenty to twenty-five after it is put in the ground. pounds of fertilizer added will be a big help

For over sixty years the name of SCOTT has in keeping greens during that time. been the prefix to seeds that may look more or I use lots of water especially after pu tting less similar to other seeds. But it is only be- cause seed with that name has proved by uni- on the topdressing. We wash it in thoroughly formity of results in over 1,000 Golf Courses with water. I haven't put anything on the that the prefix becomes significant. If there is a difference in seed-therefore-it's between seed greens to keep them over winter and they have and SCOTT'S SEED. Sow it once and you'll always come back in the spring healthy. have a much better idea of what we mean. About fairways: We in/tended this year to A quotation on your fall requirements put three hundred pounds of 8-5-3 to the acre. will be sent promptly on request. We were going to put it on in three applica- tions. I pu t one hundred and fifty pounds on the first part of April and intended to put one O. M. SCOTT & Marysv:lle, hundred pounds on now, but since it is so dry, SONS CO. Ohio will wait until September and then put on the other hundred and fifty pounds. I use an end- gate fertilizer spreader to put this on with and of the larger burnt spots to get them together it fastens on the back of our Toro steel wagon. quickly. One man sits in the cart and feeds it and the About a month later when we ga.,t.our 8-5-3 other man runs the tractor. We are lucky to I thought I would try it on the other half of have around one hundred loads of manure to the greens to kill the chickweed. We sprinkled use in thin spots this fall and will pu t that it on the spots the same as I did the sulphate on with a manure spreader. and ,the sun by that time was plenty warm. Now let's hear how some of you do your I left it on the spots from noon until the next fertilizing. morning and then washed them off with the hose. On every spot where I used the "Weeds" or 8-5-3 the chickweed disappeared but the ~GreenkeepersVisit Toronto bent kept on growing and wasn't even (Continued from page 6) scorched. Every three to four weeks since our first top- of mutual interest and to effect sound econ- dressing I topdress the greens the same way omies in the in terest of the game while pro- only instead of using one hundred pounds of tecting the in terests of all, and that Columbus fertilizer I use onl y abou t forty to fifty pounds. had been accepted as the next convention city. Also after cutting the greens down to pu tting As he left Mr. Morley was extended another length I can only work about one-half yard of invitation to visit Toronto and was assured compost into them and still have them play- of a greater measure of hospitality from the able. Canadian members of the association, who, Topdressing with Pure Sand although not large in numbers, were unani- IHAVE this year given our greens two top- mous in their view that the association was dressings of pure sand, one of which I am vital to their interests and that it would play now putting on. Our greens have been pack- a larger part in the development of golf. 18 The National Greenkeeper August, 1930 533 golf clubs from Maine to California protect turf against BROWN PATCH with SEMESAN and NU..GREEN

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Mt. Hawley Country Club Peoria Old Orchard Golf & Country Club Old Orchard Northmoor Country Club Ravinia Oakdale Country Club Rumford Riverside Golf Club Riverside Saukie Public Golf Club Rock Island MARYLAND Glendale Country Club ...... ••.•.•...... Roselle Druid Hill Park Baltimore Westmoor Country Club ...... •...... Roselle Royal Swan Club Betterton Coal Creek Country Club ...... •...... Sheffield Columbia Country Club Chevy Chase Grandview Country Club Springfield Cumberland Country Club Cumberland Rock River Country Club Sterling Edgewood Arsenal Golf Club Edgewood Arsenal Westwood House Golf Club Westward Rogers Forge Golf Club Rogers Forge leading greenkeepers from INDIANA Elkridge Fox Hunting Club Woodbrook litely established Semesan Bloomington Country Club Bloomington MASSACHUSETI'S Surprise Golf & Boat Club Cedar Lake Ashfield Community Golf Club Ashfield standing fungicides for the Ft. Wayne Country Club ...... •...... Ft. Wayne Fall River Country Club Fall River Orchard Ridge Country Club ...... •.•..... Ft. Wayne Falmouth Country Club Falmouth brown patch. French Lick Springs Golf Club French Lick Lexington Country Club Lexington Kokomo Country Club Kokomo Quaboag Country Club, Inc. Monson Tippecanoe Country Club ...... •...... Monticello Needham Golf Club Needham Delaware Country Club Muncie Tn Wianno Goll Club Osterville patch under the most Coquillard Golf Club South Bend Petersham Country Club Petersham South Bend Country Club South Bend Wachusett Country Club West Bogleston recommended where soil Rea Park Golf Course Terre Haute West Baden Springs Golf Club West Baden MICHIGAN 1 is advised when the soil is IOWA Ot- Well-Egan Golf Club Allegan Albia Country Club ...... •.•...... Albia Knollwood Country Club Birmingham !S are harmless to turf. Cedar Rapids Country Club Cedar Rapids Oakland Hills Country Club Birmingham Charles City Country Club ...... •...... Charles City Crystal Falls Golf Association Crystal Falls Wakonda Country Club Des Moines Dearborn Country Club Dearborn l patch, 1 pound of Semesan Country Club of Ft. Dodge ...... ••...... Ft. Dodge Detroit Golf Club Dearborn Cedar Rapids Country Club Marion Hawthorne Valley Golf Club Dearborn 'is of water will treat 1000 West Okoboji Golf & Country Club Milford Sylvan Glen Country Club Detroit Sunnybrae Country Club ...... • Osage Glenoaks Golf Club Farmington rinkling. When applied by Storm Lake Country Club Storm Lake Grand Beach Golf Club Grand Beach Des Moines Golf & Country Club Valley Junction Grayling Golf Club Grayling 3 of Semesan solution will KANSAS Greenville Country Club Greenville Shawnee Golf Club Topeka Jackson Country Club Jackson square feet of turf and 50 Topeka Country Club Topeka Jackson Masonic Country Club Jackson Crestview Country Club Wichita Walnut Hills Golf Club Lansing ltion will treat from 1500 Wichita Country Club Wichita Midland Country Club Midland KENTUCKY Monroe Country Club , Monroe Bowling Green Country Club Bowling Green Gowanie Goll and Country Club Mt. Clemens Middlesboro Country Club Middlesboro Mt. Pleasant Country Club Mt. Pleasant Richmond Golf Club ...... •...... Richmond Meadowbrook Country Club Northville MAINE Orchard Lake Country Club ...... ••...... Orchard Lake Webhannet Golf Club .••.•.•...... Kennebunk Beach Lake Angelus Country Club ...•...... Pontiac

;lub ...... •. Rochester Brookside Country Club •••••••••••• Canton OKLAHOMA Mahoning VaHey Country Club Lanslord ...... Roslyn Highland Goll Club ...... ••.•....• Canton Oklahoma City Golf and Country Country Club of Lansdowne Lansdowne ...... Rye Shady Hollow Country Club Canton Club Oklahoma City Cedarbrook Country Club Mt. Airy ...... Rye Cincinnati Country Club Cincinnati OREGON Pike Run Country Club Mt. Pll'asant :ry Three Rivers Goll Club Cleves Albia Country Club ...... •...... Albia .••..... Newton Square uborough-on-the- Hudson Pickaway Country Club Circleville PENNSYLVANIA Manufacturers Country Club Oreland :Iub Scarsdale Columbus Country Club Columbus Pittsburgh Field Club Aspinwall Pennsylvania Golf Club Philadelphia ...... Scarsdale Elks Country Club Columbus Bala Goll Club Bala Reading Country Club Reading try Club Tarrytown Indian Springs Golf Club Columbus Philadelphia Country Club Bala Shawnee Country Club .. Shawnee-on-Delaware :;Iub Tuckahoe Scioto Country Club Columbus Highland Country Club Bellevue The Springhaven Club Wallinglord ...... Tuckahoe Winding Hollow Country Club Columbus Saucon Valley Country Club Bethlehem Latrobe Country Club Youngstown Club White Plains Dayton Country Club. '" Dayton Butler Country Club ...... •...... Butler RHODE ISLAND U Club White Plains Macgregor Golf Club Dayton West Shore Country Club Camp Hill Misquamicut Golf Club Watch Hill lb White Plains Odevene Country Club Delaware Philadelphia Cricket Club Chestnut Hill TENNESSEE ...... Woodmere Ridgewood Golf Club Elmwood Station Whitemarsh Valley Country Oriental Country Club Nashvi\1e lub. Inc •. " Yonkers Mahoning Valley Country Club Girard Club Chestnut Hill VERMONT .ry Club Yonkers Shawnee Country Club Lima Conneaut Lake Golf Club Lake St. Catherine Country Club Poultney CAROLINA Losantiville Country Club Pleasant Ridge Course Conneaut Lake Park Woodstock Country Club Woodstock Club High Point Raven Rock Golf Club Portsmouth Pup's Foot Country Club Edgewood VIRGINIA ...... Lenoir Sebring Country Club Sebring Melrose Country Club Elkins Park Country Club of Virginia Richmond y Club Reidsville Belmont Hills Country Club St. Clairsville Gulf Mills Golf Club Gulf Mills WEST VIRGINIA [10 Springfield Community Golf Club .. Springfield Merion Cricket Club Haverford Clarksburg Country Club Clarksburg Akron Urbana Country Club Urbana Old York Road Country Club Jenkintown Preston Country Club Kingwood Club ..••..••.. Akron Trumbull Country Club Warren Kennett Square Golf & Country WISCONSIN ~ lub Akron Willowick Country Club Wickliffe Club Kennett Square Morse Hi\1s Goll Club Beloit Club Alliance Youngstown Country Club Youngstown Valley Forge Golfers' Club ••.• King of Prussia Brown.s Lake Goll Ass'n Burlington Lake Lawn Hotel Co Delavan Eau Claire Country Club Eau Claire Nippersink Lodge Genoa City La Crosse Country Club La Cro'lSS ~EAREST GOLF SUPPLY HOUSE Rhinelander Country Club .•..... Rhinelander Plum Lake Goll Club .....•...... Sayner NU~GREEN IIIIII111 111111111111111\1111111111111111111111111111111111111\111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111\\ 5 Ibs $ 9.00 25 Ibs •...... 37.50 ~NU ..GREEN 100 Ibs•...... 145.00 ' REG. U. S. PAT. OFF. 300 Ibs . 420.00 05 Hudson Street, New York, N. Y. ~111111I1I111111I111I11111111111I1I11I11111111111111111I11~1I1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Golf Course Construction from the Greenkeeper's Standpoint

By EDWARD B. DEARIE, JR. Noted Chicago GreenkeefJer and Golf Course Architect

CHAPTER V-Irrigating the Golf Course

EAUTY, the natural beauty of nature, during the long dry season there made irriga- B and a velvety carpet of turf upon which tion for the entire course absolutely necessary. a fair shot will go far, are characteristics The wonderful transformations of semi-desert of the inviting golf course. If the satisfaction land into attractive regions created a most of golfers is importan t, then irrigation is im- favorable impression upon eastern golfers at- portant also. tending championship matches. Water is one of the necessary elements of Too often country clubs admit the de- plant life. To grow grass without water sirability of fairway irrigation but refuse to would be as impossible as to grow it with- consider it seriously because of the cost. Such out air or sunshine. Hot weather is more a viewpoint is looking through the wrong injurious to grass than cold weather. Turf end of the telescope. The real question should often thrives under a blanket of snow but dies be: How much is an irrigation system worth? quickly under the heat of the summer sun It is true ,that the average irrigation system when not properly watered. Scorched dead costs from $15,000 to $30,000 but such an grass instan t1y ruins the appearance of any in vestmen t is tri vial when compared wi th the golf links. total expenses connected with the establish- Fortunate indeed is the golf course where ment of .the club. the rain always falls at the right time and in Economies from the operation of the sys- the right amount. Such localities exist but tem will benefit the course for many years. they are rare in United States. In the Ha- Water is cheaper than grass seed. Sprinkling waiian islands there is usually a light shower in vol ves less inconvenience than reseeding. every noon and in the Rockies a short down- When the cost and value or an irrigation pour may be expected every afternoon during system are weighed together, usually the for- the summer. mer will seem insignificant. While it is true that lawns have been "There is a tendency to give the subject of sprinkled for many generations, it was not irrigation the attention which it deserves and un ti1 a couple of decades ago tha t the first many systems are being installed each year attempts were made to extend sprinkling to such large areas as golf courses. First efforts were confined to watering tees and greens. These experiments bore such fruitful results that the desirability of irrigating the fair- ways, too, was soon apparen t. California the Pioneer CALIFORNIA deserves credit for pioneering - in fairway irrigation. The absence of rain NOTE THE COMPLETE COVERING EFFECT OF THE TWO "POP-UP" SPRINKLERS ON THIS DOUBLE TEE

20 August. 1930