The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-26
w. "Ench hns mixturos that he

in an interview. Each has mixtures that he
has tested and knows the, value of, particularly
dealer der ltTN WHO would Nc GiSd' use White clover in a mlxturo
intended for a golf course. 1t is. entirely un-
suitable, either on The fair or putting green's ems;
it requires Il limestone, soil and at least three
seasons to develop English, rye is a quick
excellent to SOW with blue grass. for it will fade
out Just as the latter comes to maturity. Red
able to various soIii. REode island bent
and creeping bent are also fine. especial;
y on heavy rather shady soil. rL crested ste
yielding turf OF the Scottish golf links ut st.
Andrews, Macrihanish. North, Berwick, Prest-
tail. and 1t has been grown here with great
success. requiring three years to mature. This
best seed for the soil should always be sown.
with special seeds for low ground. like rough
staIked meadow grass I, and wni for nj tnG G0s san sd.
the permanent turf IS developing. other seeds
should be sown to give q quicker green and to
will need II different combination of seeds. ln
the West, at Wheaton and Lake Forest; red
ris County Golf Club. kentucky blue grass, red
iescue and Rhode island hent are the pre-
there is a wSeIi-rootci SOW ny Of Kentucky blue
grass. Redfcscuc is the basis Of the .Ardsley
Essex County Country Club, ard sol goes,
II think about fifty hounds, of lnc seed to
Une ACRE through llt green uIlu tlBnlg lpunhS
to the acre on putting, greens Is the proper
quantity to SOW. A point To- be impressed on
s al GEeG must 1o%T n" !tssted is Whit thnt the the F fr"st e
coming out Of the ground and until the spring
growth is well started. II the putting greens
better than manure. ] would never Apply Il
stable manure as n TOP dressing unless i had
been kept for three years, for otherwise it viii
spread coarse grasses and weeds on every side.
l regard solid fertilizers strong IN phosphatea
as more desirable than any liIuid fertilizers
ASA tpmDOrlry Stiinul1It ia n SnmpWhnt worn
and brown green for q day or two before an
important match, LIQUID fertilizers of various
sorts find favor with the greenkcepers, Once
sodding and seeding is over, there will be II
period of partial rest for the Greens Commit
against the two great evils Of a links. worm
casts and crab grass. and he minor pests. dan
termed fiye-lngered, spar grass. ~foregrass and
summer lgrGSt; ana properly p1n'c,nm san,
trihuted. An unsightly, spreading weed. it
chokes aud smother4 the good grasses about
made whenever it is pulled IN. 1t is a true
annual, and can only be fought by eradication.
Of soda. which cIings TO the hairy stems and
destroys the plant without inJurinG, the finer
perimcntnl stage. and there is an ever present
danger Of burning Off both the good turf and
in thorough, repair. by seeding in the. early
spring. and by not cutting too closely during
May, II. Is Silu lUul lnt cfdDtkraSS may be
crowded out. as its seeds will not be able to
take root: but on the putting greens the one
thing to do is to cut out by hand each sprout ms
soon as it appears, This is a lahorious task.
and a cool plan to do the work effectively is to
teach the caddie boys TO detect the young crab
grass and to keep them busy cutting out this
and other weeds when not needed to carry
clubs. Wherever this plan was followed last
season. notably at Essex County and Engle-
wood. the putting greens were always in beau
titul cond tlon.
BY a similar close attention the putting
greens may he kept m ratively free from
worm casts. To crush the casts after every heavy
rain, and then to sow fresh seed has been the
method adopted at the Country Club of West
chester, with good results. The application Of
liquid poisons to the putting green's in the fall
will bring out the worms by the hundreds. and
has no after injurious effect on the turf. but the
worms seem to be as numerous as ever in the
following season. l. is said that a layer OF
gritty ashes beneath the sod will keep
worms off a putting green. This is the system
followed IL laying out tennis lawns. But the
Country Club of Westchester plan. or some
modification. seems to be the better remedy.
That foe to every golf course. the player who
scorns to replace divots. is another trouble the
Greens Committeesahave, to cope with. and. as
in the other cases. eternal vigilance is the way
to overcome the enemy.