sugar in milk. Like mother hens, Louis- curs, member is deprived of caddy privi- ville's bank presidents, publishers and leges. manufacturers greeted their caddies at 2. A rigid, but fair, training program the tenth tee with, "Did you drink your held twice a week during school vacation, milk ?" with a promise of rewarding deserving Today, while no actual figures are avail- boys. able as to the amount of good done for these young Americans, certain conclu- 3. Personal contact with parents of sions may be drawn. Since early spring boys employed by the club, to the extent of an average of four hundred and fifty half informing them of their boy's misbehavior pint bottles of milk have been distributed at the club in any way. each week to caddies by the Louisville 4. A fair registration system, with ad- Country lub, nearly 7000 to date, a justments, to be careful not to overburden quantity of the fluid that cannot be dis- a small boy. counted in assessing the general health of the group. 5. Keeping a strict point system on at- tendance and caddy rating with the under- There is strict anonymity surrounding standing that a reward is to be given at the origin of the plan. "This idea belongs the end of the year for attendance based in every club in the United States," said one of the idea's founders. "It's too im- on points. portant to be stymied by the feeling that 6. To make Monday available to the it was done to give some individual pub- boys for playing and seeing to it that any licity." boy wishing to play should not be deprived Already letters have gone out to repre- of this; also making members' golf clubs s ntative golf clubs throughout the coun- available. try, outlining the plan and urging its use 7. To mak every effort to see to it that in each vicinity. The letter closes as transportation is provided at certain follows, "It is felt that this interest in the hours, and to see to it that caddies are physical welfare of the boys who make provided with jockey caps to identify them our game of golf more enjoyable will re- as Twin Orchard caddies. sult in better health for our caddies and far more important, will provide them . Impressing upon the boys the need with a concrete example of good neighbor- of keeping their surroundings clean at all liness b tween employ rand mployee times, just like they would their own home. that will contribute to the development of 9. Impressing upon the boys that they a better understanding of our American way of life." are not wanted on the grounds at any time during school periods. 10. At the end of the season, the caddy fund, which accumulates from a charge of Clarify Members' Place in ten cents paid by every member for each round of golf, is used to provide a dinn r Caddy Program for all the caddies. Two hundred boys la t By John Brooks year enjoyed the chicken or fish dinn r Professional, Twin Orchard Country served by ten waitresses in the club dining Club (Chicago district) room. Fifty prizes were given for th Our club determined this spring to do caddy championship and caddy winners in everything possible to get plenty of good various classes. The balance of the prizes caddies. In making our plans accent was were for the points accumulated during the placed on the members' responsibility for season. We wer careful not to deprive a making the caddy plans work. Often much boy of a prize if he had been absent for any is said about what caddies should do, but unavoidable r ason. For instance, w had seldom is much attention given to what the four boys who were sick. We sent them members should do in attracting and pro- each a very generous prize and the price of viding agreeable work for good caddi s. a good meal. This affair was attended by Our president, Mor y Cole, caddy chmn. the club officers and a gr at many mem- Andy Steinberg and Art Malkin, green b rs, who took a day off to b sure the boys chmn. Harry E. Wolff and I formulated a were well taken care of. caddy program which we passed along to We have had a policy that I think every our caddymaster Andy Wrobel. club should follow. We provide medical Ten points in the program are: service for boys, but we go one better. For 1. The caddy's welfare above the mem- instance, if a boy is hurt while playing and ber's. Acts or lack of consideration by through no fault of his, he is deprived of members, are to be reported by caddy, and caddying, we see to it that the caddy fund members notified. If further violation oc- reimburses him for the time lost. 61 For Bvery Large lIrea Grass WORTHI GT

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Director, USGA Green Section, Plant Industry Station, Beltsville, Md.

As this is written there is a considerable on lawns which come in to the Green Sec- part of the 1948 growing season yet to be tion and the USDA. experienced. It is to be recorded however The development of ·the Green Section's that in spite of floods, droughts, insect and national program of cooperative work disease epidemics, and weed invasion, there hinges to a large degree upon the staff's is a decided optimistic attitude among turf occasional visits to the cooperating experi- superintendents the country over. For the ment stations and to a sufficient number most part it has been a good season and of turf projects so that the program is kept there have been fewer urgent and insistent on an intensely practical basis to meet cur- calls for help in cases of emergency. There rent needs. It is inevitable that the golf has been far more of the "self-help" and courses near the experiment stations or on "?elp-one-another" attitude in every sec- the route to and from them are favored tton of the country. Superintendents and more by visits from the Green Section staff green keepers generally have reached a than those at a distance. In inspecting the fuller recognition of the fact that in their work at the station, it is only natural to p.rofession, they are not in direct ~ompeti- run out and visit a few courses to keep in bon but that they gain in stature and touch with developments and conditions. recognition as they exchange ideas and as they spread the.kn?wledge which they have Insofar as possible the Green Section gamed. The prmcipal way in which this is staff is represented at every turf confer- done is through the meetings of the local ence in the country because it is considered associations. a part of the service to which USGA mem- Cooperation ber clubs are entitled. The staff attends a number of local superintendents' meetings It is heart-warming to learn how the ap- and also has been active in developing edu- propriate committees of local associations cational meetings where no local organiza- unselfishly assist a less fortunate member tion exists. to solve his problems. The USGA Green Section staff frankly admits its physical The development of the "help-one-an- incapability to visit all of its member clubs other" program in the local associations which are in trouble and repeatedly has has relieved the Green Section staff of a suggested that the club seek the advice of heavy load of correspondence and has the technical committee of the local green- greatly reduced the number of visits to keepers association. The Green Section clubs in trouble. Consequently, the Green has complete confidence that the advice Section staff has had more time to devote will be the best that it is possible to get. to the planning and to the development of In many cases a copy of the recommenda- cooperative work with state experiment tions are sent to the Green Section office stations which is so necessary to continued which is deeply appreciated because it progress. As a result, today there are effects the coordination which is so urgen t- many more capable workers devoting their ly needed in a cooperative program. This time to a study of current problems. The "help-one-another" program has developed results already are beginning to show and rapidly since it has been repeatedly demon- soon will astound the skeptics. strated that good greenkeeping is based on eration and Drainage sound scientific principles and not on "secrets of the trade." The Green Section repeatedly has found that the underlying causes of most turf Green ection Program and Policies disorders are improper drainage and aera- tion. This subject was discussed in detail A word of explanation is in order con- at every turf conference in the country and cerning Green Section affairs. With only turf superintendents and architects were two members on the technical staff, the made more conscious of the glaring lack of Director and his assistant, Marvin Fergu- these important principles, especially in son, it is necessary that one member re- putting greens and other highly-sp cialized main in the office while the other travels, turf areas. in order to keep abreast of the corres- pondence, the research work at the Belts- Taylor Boyd, in his paper presented be- ville Turf Gardens, and the many inquiries fore the American Society of Agronomy fa Golfdom Notice how completely free of leaves this lawn is after the Standard Leaf Pulverizer goes into action.

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October, UJ48 6.) entitled "Building a Practical Putting of poor soil and will leave holes in the Green," said, "Over-sand the topsoil and green of sufficient size and depth so that over-drain the base and you will have a porous sandy material can be worked into good green." It is so discouraging to see the green to greatly increase water ab- a new golf course being constructed and to sorption and root growth. Lime and see the troubles and headaches built into fertilizer material are carried into the root the course that could be avoided. The valu- zone by water action where they feed the able lessons to be learned from the Green plant from below. Layered greens are Section are not available to a new club renovated so that water movement and because the club has not had access to the proper root growth are restored. All of literature. In most cases the existence of this is accomplished without taking the the Green Sect.ion is not known. Later, green out of play and without interfering when troubles begin and when the club is with good putting which is impossible a USGA member, calls for help will begin. when a green is rebuilt by removing the sod How much better it would be to prevent the and incorporating new materials. New troubles at their source. grasses can be planted in the aerifier holes at the same time. On the way home from the Agronomy Meetings at Fort Collins, the writer Topdre 'sing stopped to look at a new course under con- struction in Western Iowa. The greens had On many golf courses topdressing the been shaped and were ready to be planted. greens is remembered by only a few of the The stolons were to be delivered that after- old-timers. It is destined to become less noon. After examining the soil there was and less of a major operation on bent only one recommendation possible. "Add greens and on Bermuda greens alike. Many sand and more sand and work it in well superintendents found that by close fre- before planting." The soil was from good quent mowing, it was not necessary to top- Iowa corn land that would grow 150 dress. Some greens have had no topdress- bushels of corn to the acre. Peat had been ing in 15 years and they rate A + in our added to lighten it but it was obvious that, book. Topdressing is very costly. Several after two years of watering and traffic, the clubs estimate that it costs $500 for each compaction would be such that roots could topdressing on 18 greens. Many clubs not breathe. The quantity of sand required actually cannot afford this expense. Cer- for 9 greens was about 375 tons or 10 car- tainly the expense cannot be justified loads more than a carload to a green. where the system of daily close mowing and frequent brushing has not been tried. We cite here the unpublished results of a research project financed by the Green Sec- It is known that a green that has good tion and conducted by Dr. Roger Hum- sub drainage and a porous sandy top-soil bert of Saratoga Laboratories, Saratoga under it does not need topdressing to the Springs, N.Y. Mechanical analyses of soil same extent as a poorly-drained green on cores from the "best" greens and from the heavy soil. Some strains of grass appear "worst" greens on 22 golf courses indicated to require more topdressing than others be- that the "best" greens were those which cause they have a tendency to produce sur- had the highest proportion of sand. The face runners. It has been discovered that organic matter content seemed to be of close daily mowing greatly discourages little significance. Conclusions drawn were these runners and reduces the need for top- that the mineral fraction of a putting green dressing. Here again we are forced to soil should contain a minimum of 65% sand recognize the aerifier. Its action brings of various sizes and a maximum of 25% soil to the surface which acts as a top- silt and clay combined. The complete re- dressing and reduces or eliminates the need port and the supporting data with conclu- for additional material. sions will be published soon and will be Where topdressing is used, the well available from the Green Section office to known 1-1-1 mix of sand, soU, and humus every USGA Mcmber Club. gradually is being modified to a 2-1-1 mix which contains more sand. The sand being Rebuilding Greens used is coarser which promotes better There is a greatly reduced tendency for drainage and aeration. golf clubs to spend their money in rebuild- We ds ing greens simply because the turf is poor. Many must (or should be) rebuilt because Top honors for the worst weed in turf of poor architectural features but turf still go to crabgrass. It is still the unsolved quality can he maintained today even problem so far as the rank and file are con- where the soil is extremely unfavorable. cerned. A few have resolved their crab- This is true because, for the cost of re- grass difficulties by intelligent use of building one green, a golf club can own a fertilizer and herbicides. Sodium arsenite machine which will do the job. Several as a spray or in combination with a good hundred aerifier owners will attest to this turf fertilizer is a favorite in many sections statement. The aerifier will remove plugs of the country where crabgrass is difficult

O(} Golfdom to control. Phenyl-mercury compounds Belt ville Turf Garden, Plant Indutry have done a good job where crabgrass is tation, Belt ville, Maryland not particularly severe. Some newer ma- . . Golf A ociation Green ection terials which showed promise in the north- Fred V. Grau, Director ern crabgrass limits have not been success- Marvin H. Ferguson, Agronomist ful in the heart of the crabgrass region. Charles G. Wilson, Student Assist- Cultural and mechanical methods con- ant tinue to show the greatest promise at low- Alexander M. Radko, Student As- est cost. It is within reason to expect that sistant the final solution of crabgrass control will James M. Wilfong, Maintenance lie in the agronomic and the mechanical Foreman field rather than in the chemical field. Our chief reason for making this statement is U. .D.A., Bureau of Plant Indu try, the fact that, at the Beltsville Turf Division of orage Crop & Di ease , Gardens, crabgrass has been entirely ab- Beltsville, Maryland sent in closely-clipped turf of certain O. S. Aamodt, Head Agronomist grasses and combinations of grasses under Ian Forbes, Jr., Assistant Agrono- ordinary care. The same thing has been mist observed on golf courses and lawns all over the country where these grasses are being Florida gricultural E periment ta- tested. The only reason why we cannot tion, Gain ville, Florida come out with definite recommendations Harold A. Mowry, Director on this phase of work at present is because it is too new and because seed and plant- Everglade' E. p rim nt tation, ing material of these new grasses and com- Belle Glade, Florida binations are not as yet availabl to the R. V. Allison, Director general public. Research programs which Roy A. Bair, Agronomist must operate on shoestring budg ts neces- sarily must consume more time in the de- eorgia Coastal Plain E periment ta- velopment of sound usable recommenda- tion, Tifton, Georgia tions. When only one-fifth of the nation's George H. King, Director golf courses support the USGA and its Glenn W. Burton, Agronomist, U. S. Green Section program, it will take five D.A. times as long to get the work don. Burdette Robinson, Graduat As- Progre ss in Cooperative Decentralized sistant Research Penn sylvania Experiment tation, A great deal of the turf research work tate Colleg , Pa, in the country was discontinued during F. W. Liniger, Director World War II. Lessons learned during the H. R. Albrecht, Head, Departm nt of war have proven that a sound coordinated Agronomy turf research program will not only be of tremendous saving to taxpayers but actu- H. B. Musser, Agronomist ally is a military necessity. The studies A. E. Cooper, Extension Agronomist under way by the Turf Committee of the James R. Watson, Graduate Assist- American Society of Agronomy, although ant incomplete, have shown the real need for John Stanford, Graduate Assistant additional research work on the specialized L. Neal Wright, Graduate Assistant (non-agricultural) uses of grass. Golf and ew Jersey K periment tation, the golf course superintendents, as usual, have pioneered and have headed the pro- w Brunswick, ew J rsey cession. Virtually all other turf interests W. H. Martin, Director now are joining hands and are supporting G. H. Ahlgren, Head, Agronomy D - the various coordinated research stations partment scattered over the country. Ralph W. Engel, Agronomist At this time we wish to extend thanks Rhode Island E. periment tation, and deep appreciation to those experiment King ton, Rhod I land stations and to their faithful workers in this specialized field who have made this M. H. Campbell, Director splendid progress in turf research possible. J. A. DeFrance, Agronomist Similarly, in the USGA Journal, w have Frank Howard, Pathologist recognized the various groups which T. W. Kerr, Entomologist actively have supported the program finan- J. B. Rowell, Pathologist cially. We can do little more her than to Charles Allen, Foreman name the stations and the workers who actively are prosecuting the work. Futuro onn cticut Experiment tation, publications will describe in detail the w Haven, onn cttcut various phases of the work. John C. Schread, Entomologist

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MACGREGOR GOLF, INC., 4861 Spring Grove Ave., Cincinnati 32, Ohio Massachusetts Agricultural College, Ohio Experiment tation, Wooster, Ohio mherst, Massachusetts F. A. Welton, Agronomist L. S. Dickinson, Associate Profes- Illinoi Experiment tation, sor of Agrostology Urbana, Illinoi Geoffrey Cornish, Instructor in R. C. Fuelleman, Agronomist Agrostology Washington Experiment tation, Cornell University, Ithaca, ew York Pullman, Washington C. E. F. Guterman, Director E. G. Schafer, Head, Agronomy De- John F. Cornman, Professor of partment Ornamental Horticulture E. V. Kreizinger, Associate Director Eugene G. Nutter, Assistant of Extension Purdue University, Oregon Experiment tation, West Lafayette, Indiana Corvallis, Oregon G. O. Mott, Agronomist E. R. Jackman, Extension Agrono- Willis Skrdla, Graduate Assistant mist Richard Davis, Graduate Assistant H. A. Schoth, Agronomist, U.S.D.A. Kenneth Payne, Graduate Assistant University of California, Ethan Holt, Graduate Assistant Los ngeles, California . Michigan Experiment Station, V. T. Stoutemyer, Horticulturist Ea t Lansing, Michigan This is virtually a complete listing of V. R. Gardner, Director active work in progress at the present time. C. E. Millar, Head Soils Department Interest recently has been expressed for James Tyson, Soils Department cooperative work in Colorado, Utah, Ne- Carter M. Harrison, Crops Depart- braska, North Carolina, and Tennessee. ment When these programs are in progress it William H. Daniel, Graduate Assist- will mean that over half of the states will ant be participating actively in the coordinated program. It is plain to see that the Green Missouri Experiment tation, Section staff (two men) can do little more Columbia, Missouri than to visit cooperating experiment sta- E. Marion Brown, Head, tions, attend turf conferences, and to carry Agronomy Department on correspondence relative to coordination R. B. Livingston, Agronomist of the work and compilation and distribu- tion of results. More and more the educa- Iowa Experiment tation, mes, Iowa tional features of the work will be carried by the states and by local associations so H. L. Lantz, Department of Horti- far as individual requests are concerned. culture Extension agronomists, working closely Wisconsin Experiment tation, with the research men, will carry the les- Madi 'on, Wisconsin sons to the turf groups through meetings of the local associations. H. L. Ahlgren, Head, Department of Without a doubt, the secret of strength Agronomy and harmony in any state program rests in F. V. Burcalow, Extension Agrono- two factors: mist 1. Strong local associations. Texa & M College, 2. A representative Turf Advisory com- College tation, Te a' mittee recognized by the college adminis- R. D. ·Lewis, Head, Department of tration. Agronomy Green Section service today is best ac- Richard Potts, Agronomist complished through cooperative work with the experiment stations and through active Oklahoma & M College, participation at turf conference and at tillwater, Oklahoma Turf Field Days. With only two staff mem- L. E. Hawkins, Director bers it is impossible to make more than a H. F. Murphy, Head, Agronomy De- few individual visits to golf courses during partment the year. It is unfortunate that, as there W. C. Elder, Graduate Assistant is more service developed in a state, there is a tendency for golf clubs to say Kentucky Exp riment tation, "Why should we support the Green Section Le ington, I{entucky -they don't even come around and do any- E. N. Fergus, Head, Agronomy D - thing for us." Greenkeepers don't feel that way but uninformed club officers often do. partment J. T. Spencer, Agronomist (Continued on page 84) 70 Golidom