line. Irons and wood will be offered inthree shaft flexes. The clubs will be soldthrough golf professionals only and willbe available for delivery shortly afterJanuary 1st.

""'1 K LEXI-GRIP 0., Akron, O.-Golf-Pride molded grip will be featuredon 1950 top quality lines of several wellknown manufacturers. This "two-wayvacuum grip" is rubber composition andis cured directly to the shaft. It is uni-form in weight and stays tight on theshaft. It eliminates end caps and woodenplugs in shafts. Molding of Golf-Pridegrips as replacements on clubs is handledfor pros by Kosar's Golf DevelopmentLaboratory, Cuyahoga Falls, O.

KO R' GOLF DEVELOPMELABOR TOR, uyahoga all, O.-Newlines of driving range clubs and putters,and a new long-wearing range tee. Otherrange equipment is being de eloped.

RIE D M G. CO., Ga port,High and low pressure spraying equip-ment of a wide range of capacities willheadline the Friend line of golf coursequipment for 1950. For courses not re-quiring larger sprayers Friend has itsmodel OX which delivers 3% to 4 gal. perminute in either th 50 gal. cart size orthe 100 gal. engine trail r type. Thismodel has completely enclosed pump andall other features of Friend's largest highpressure sprayers and can be used forspraying greens at high pressure or weedcontrol on fairway or rough at low pres-sure. Other equipment of 6 GPM, 12GPM, 15 GPM and 25 GPM are available.A pressure control is provided on allFriend sprayers nabling quick changefrom high to low pressure or vice versa.

E. E. T LOR ORP., Bo ton, Ma .-We will feature in our 1950 Stroke-Mast rgolf shoe lin a Continental type last,fully leather lined, with doubl soles andPhillips spikes. These hoes will bstocked in all brown calfskin, and alsothe same shoe will be featur d in browncalfskin with a white buck plug.

We also are featuring a moccasin golfshoe with a handsewn for -part, withwaterproof Vinylite sol. This shoe ismad two ways, in a rich all brownlath r shoe and brown with a whit

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EXPANDED EQUIPMENT LINE ANNOUNCED BY MacGREGORSeveral announcements which indicate an expanded line of golf equipment to be made availablethrough pro shops during the 1950 season were made by the MacGregor Golf Co. at its recentannual sales meeting in Cincinnati. Henry Cowen, pres. of the company, stated that for thesecond consecutive year production and sales for the MacGregor Golf Co. hit an all-time high.Executives and staff members attending the recent 1949 Sales Convention are as follows:Bottom row, (L to R.): Oek Willoweit, Dayton, Ohio; Cy Vail, Leesburg, Ind.; Wm. A. Koegel,MacGregor executive; Craig Wood, MacGregor staff member; Henry P. Cowen, president ofMacGregor Golf Company; Toney Penna, member of MacGregor staff; Tom Robbins, New YorkCity; Robert D. Rickey, MacGregor executive; Johnny Walker, Kansas City, Mo.; and JackGarrett, Greensboro, N. C. Second row, (L. to R.): Elwyn Nagell, Williamsville, N. Y.; HaroldPeterson, Los Angeles, Calif.; Paul Hargrave, Dallas, Texas; Robert Lysaght, MacGregor executive;Cliff Eibe, Birmingham, Mich.; Gus Novotny, Atlanta, Ga.; Bill Meehan, Philadelphia, Pa.: JimScott, San Francisco, Calif.; Stan Hobbs, Boston, Mass.; and Jim Shriver, Seattle, Wash. Rearrow, (L to R.): Wm. A. Schnelle and Howard Wilkins, MacGregor executives; Harry Adams,Chica90, III.; R. E. Thompson, president of Tufhorse Company; Pete Bullis, Chicago, 111.;JerryGlynn, MacGregor staff member; Pete Robbins, N.Y. City; and Leon Nelson, MacGregor executive.

plug. The Vinylite sole has been provenvery successful, and is something that thepro should be pleased to sell his members.

For utility golf wear we are featuringa brown moccasin with a red lug sole.n is also our plan to have moccasins withhandsewn fore-parts in all brown, and abrown and white, for women, These allhave our unusual hand-sewn fore-parts.They will be easy fitting with comfortableMoccasin fore-parts, and no counters.

In addition to our Stroke-Master golfshoes for pros only, we are featuringStroke-Master moccasins for men andwomen, and particularly men's andwomen's Stroke-Master genuine whitebuck moccasins.

Our Stock department will be ampleso that pros can carry a minimum stockand depend upon us for fill-in orderspromptly.

Our golf shoes will retail from $12.95to $16.95 in our men's line and will offerthe pro a 40% mark-up. Our women'sshoes will sell at $12.95 and also enablehim to make 40%. Our Men's Stroke-

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Master moccasins will sell at $10.95 and$12.95. Our women's Stroke-Mastermoccasins will retail at $8.95, and bothmen's and women's lines will enable thepro to make 40%.

It is our opinion that by carrying aminimum stock, and filling in regularlyon Stroke-Master golf shoes and mocca-sins, a Pro will add many dollars, andadditional profits, and sell his membersextra pairs by having an opportunity tocarry both the golf shoe and moccasin.By featuring moccasins the pro can ob-tain extra pairs of shoes in volume thathe has not had the opportunity to gain inthe past.

B CK ER MFG. CO., re no, allf.-"Scotty" Stewart, Buckner sales engineerin central section, reports considerablework in course irrigation constructionand planning due to availability of pip .Stewart says Buckner jobs are approxi-mating $2,000 a hole installed, unlessexpensive water supply and pumpingcosts must be figured. In some cases

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costs ar cut by properly engineereduse of local facilities.

KRO DO 0., Mapl wood, . J.-Frank Mitchell, sales mgr., says advanceorders are well ahead of 194 fall book-ings of the Kroydon line. The 1950 lineshows only three models of irons all atlower prices than last year, varying from50 cents to 1 per club. "Muscle Back"feature of Kroydon irons made morepronounced in 1950 line. Blade consider-able thicker behind hitting zone. All ironswill have alloy fusing and rivet construc-tion.

In wood clubs Kroydon will have ninemodels in 1950 instead of 12 as in 1949.All wood design and trim entirely new.Persimmon and laminated heads andthree hafts-straight taper, Hy-Powerand Hy Test-will be featur -d, New facinserts and sole plates add to distinctionand beauty. Prices of woods reduced asmuch as 1.50 a club. New Golf-Pridrubber and oork clubs which were testedwith high satisfa tion in 194 and '49 arestandard equipment on several Kroydon1950 models. Nylon in bright colors,along with canvas and leather, in Kroy-don 1950 bag line. Several individuallub compartment bags at popular price.Mitchell says that d spite some pro

shops having fairly heavy inventory thisfall he sees no declin in golf market butsteady increase. Some store featuring of'distress' and abandoned models of golfmerchandise and prospects of that cut-price competition for pro in 1950, butMitchell observes that pro merchantshave learned how to meet this competi-tion with his superior knowledge of golf,closer contact with members and relianceon his own resourcefulness in quicklyadjusting his own selling operations tocompetitive conditions. Mitchell has beenmaking the full swing from east coast toKroydon salesmen and distributors on thewest coast and the company's LA branch.

October, 1949

R. H . TractorWheel SPUDSQuickest to put on Of take01T. Increase tractor elft·cleney and cultlYate turf... ~!:at·. why more thanbalf the U.S. and Canadianclubs use them. DurableR/HI low nrIeed.~altlple pud and clrculsron reque t; advise maklof tractor and purj)o~e 1mwhrch Intended,

Immediate ~hIJlmenf.It your Ford or '·llul,.ml!fl~ dealer cannot ~ultl,hwrite dlrect to

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other recommended strains.

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A. G. SPALDING & BROS. INC.,Chicopee, Mass.-Announces as featuresof their 1950 line new Registered "Top-Flite" Tournament Model woods featuringnew pro model heads - keystone shapeface insert - straight line face scoring-power weighted - chrome plated, TrueTemper "Dynamic" stepped shaft.

Registered "Top - Flite" TournamentModel woods (laminated heads) withlaminations in fewer layers than pre-viously and laid-in differently for a strong-er club head.

Spalding All-Service grips with ridgewhich are made of a fabric covering witha rubber and cork foundation and havingthe form grip feature. Available inRegistered "Top-Flite" Tournament Modelwoods and irons; and on the Dynamiterand pitching wedge auxiliaries. The newDynamiter has less offset than previous-ly. Mild stainless steel head, satin finish- straight line face scoring - thread as-sembly.

Spalding also has perfected a newmethod for assembly of wood heads andshafts which eliminate any possibleloosening of the head from the shaft.Spalding also has in its 1950 array: NewJones model woods with deep face driverin registered sets, Jones registered ironswith flange and sole line improved in ap-pearance and playability - shorter hosels- compact blades, and new MarilynSmith registered woods and irons de-signed to appeal to the feminine eye aswell as the feminine swing. Another newline expected to sell very well in proshops are the new Junior Model "Sure-Flite" woods and irons designed especiallyfor young players.

Jimmy Thomson registered woods forpower-seeking players again will be fea-tured. The driver has a deep face designfor more power off the tee. Available inpersimmon or laminated heads.

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PORT WEAR CO. I C.,Jackman's 1950 line will

feature 100% spun nylon shirts, sweaters,English rib pussyfoot and argyle hose.All these nylon items are washable, willnot shrink, require no ironing and wearat least ten times as long as wool. Theyare priced moderately. Jackman also willhave a full finger glove with featherweight leather palm and nylon back andwill carry nylon golf bags both in tubularand regular styles.

Ren Smith, Jackman pres., says: "Wefeel that 1950 will be another great yearfor golf. People are becoming more andmore golf minded due to the fact that itis a game for all ages, it provides mildexercise, so vital in these days of stressand strain.

"I think most pros could increase theirshop sales by opening their shops earlierin the season and by keeping them openlater in the fall. Many golfers need onlya little incentive to lengthen their playingseason and if the pro will use a littleimagination he can bring this about thusincreasing his sales potential."

HILLERICH & BRAD BY CO. I C.,Louisville, Ky.~Louisville Power-Bilt linewill have several new selling points aswell as additional models to aid in promerchandising during the 1950 season, ac-cording to Bill Kaiser, vp and pro salesmgr. of the H & B Co. The Power-Biltline will feature lustrous and durablefinishes on the genuine air-dried persim-mon wood heads with harmonizing incolor face inserts. A change in the ma-terial of the inserts has been made withplastic and fibre solid pieces being usedin place of laminated inserts used in thepast. Shafts by True Temper. Golf Pridegrip is on the new line. Equipping ofsome ladies' models in the Power-Bittline with this grip will be an innovationfor 1950. Fine leather grips will also beused in the line.

Hydra honing, a process of using waterto give a satin finish to the face of theirons, will be continued in the two-toning

PROS Specify this immeasurably improvedGrip on your orders to factories.

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of stainles steel and chrome plated heads.Three more special putter models have

been added for 1950 with the possibilityof others to be developed as the seasonprogresses. Among the special clubs tobe featured are a men's supercleek, aladi s' supercleek, a flipper and a chipperiron.

Lefthanded golfers can be accommo-dated with choice of two men's woodmodels, two men's iron models and oneladies' wood and iron model. Also avail-able is a model of both woods and ironsfor men who require clubs of specifica-tions slightly smaller than standard aswell as ladies who desire a size largerin every way than the standard ladies'club.

For boy and girl golfers Power-Bilt hasa selection of three woods and five ironsin Junior Models. These clubs are of thesam fine quality and construction asstandard clubs. They can be obtained inany combination with a high qualityJunior bag.

ccessories such as bags, head covers,gloves and umbrellas will also be sold byPower-Bilt.

WIL 0 PORTI GOOD 0., hi-go-Wilson 1950 line leads with what

th company says is the finest iron it hasev r produced-the Wilson Top NotchDyna- Weight Blade. The Dyna- WeightBlade combines all of the popular fea-tures found in th Wilson Top Notch ironline, a modified goose-neck constructionand a new scientific distribution ofweight. This weight distribution placesthe weight effectively and the power areais larger than usual. A result of thisweight allotment i better distance andmore accurate direction of iron shots.The goose-neck feature aids the player ingetting the ball into the air.

Wilson did not believe materials wouldbe availabl to produce this Dyna-WeightBlade before 1951, but late developmentsnabled the company to guarant e deliv-ry to professionals for a limited mark t

about Decemb r 1. This n w Top NotchDyna-Weight Blade will be featured inchrome and will also be available instainless steel for a limited market. Wil-son's VP, William F. King, recalling thesuccess Wilson enjoyed with the Ogg Ironlin in 1932 during the depression, pre-dicts even greater acc ptance among golf-ers for the new Top Notch Dyna-Weightblad .

J E HEDDO' 0 s, Dowagiac,fich. Pro Only golf shafts for the com-

ing season will feature the same type ofshaft furnished in 1949. H ddon hasadded several new actions to those sup-plied in the past and the complete line is:

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JACOBSEN SALES REPRESENTATIVES GET NEW KAISER TRAVEL:ERSNew. fleet of Kaiser Travelers to augment present fleet of Willys Jeep Station Wagons, shownflanking the new Travelers, was issued to Jacobsen sales representatives at recent sales meeting.large interior of Kaiser Traveler (see page 112) easily accommodates four Jacobsen mowers

enabling representatives to make on-the-spot demonstrations and immediate deliveries.

HPRO-X for extra stiff action; HPRO-S,stiff action: HPRO-M. medium action;HPRO-F, flexible action; and HLPRO,ladies' action.

Each is mounted with a stainless steelband with the identifying action stampedthereon. John Heddon, pres. of the com-pany, adds: "We feel that with thesevarious shaft actions the club manufac-turer is in a position to furnish a golfclub for every type of player."

THE WORTHINGTO BALL CO.,Elyria, O•. J. C. Brydon, V.P., says: "Our1950 pro line of golf balls will featureour Supercharged Sweet Shot, Wonder-ball, Worthy and TNT grades that aresold exclusively to the golf professionals.We intend to feature our pro line of golfballs with a strong advertising campaignfor 1950 supporting the pros and creatinga consumer demand in the pro shop.

"We appreciate the increased businessreceived from the golf professionals thisyear and we would like to see the golfprofessionals go after the remaining busi-ness available on golf balls for Christmasselling. We refer to personalized golfballs in dozen lots on our SuperchargedSweet Shot and Wonderball."

K. L. B RGETT CO., Peoria, III.-Pres.Ken Burgett advises: "We felt that ourline this past year brought to the golfingtrade the best line of golf gloves we haveever seen, and we will again next seasonoffer the same numbers. We are addingto our line a new deluxe glove which willbe offered in colored leathers with a knit-

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ted nylon content back. This makes avery flashy and appealing item and acomfortable golf glove. This glove willcombine style, comfort, and a reasonableamount of durability. The glove will re-tail around $2.75 to $3.00 each and isalready being accorded a very fine ac-ceptance."

HOWARD COGG GOL 0.,Dunedin, Fla.-Scoggins' 1950 pro shoplines of golf equipment and sportswearwill be shown in attractive new Scogginsshowrooms at Douglas and Main, Dune-din, where five of the company's nine progolf salesmen will be on the job to carefor pros visiting Florida this winter. Thecompany is making this showroom in itsnew building a demonstration and testplace for pro shop merchandising ideas aswell as a display of its line. Howardsays in talking to club members thisyear he found they are aware that thepro shop is coming into its own as aretailing outlet that has best value golfgoods at prices that compete with down-town stores. Golfers have told him thatfor the first time this year they noticedthat pro shops are selling highest qualitysportswear at competitive prices. Scog-gins remarks that the number of com-ments from women golfers is a particu-larly significant endorsement of progressin pro selection, display and selling asthe women are expert shoppers and theirpro O.K. will carry a lot of weight withmen.

B RKE OLF, I ., wark, 0.-Burke has extended its line of clubs for

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CREEPING BENT STOLONSRICHMOND, VA. SLOCUM, R. I. FARMINGTON, IOWA MADISON, WIS.Cohan.ey C 7 Arlington C 1 Congressional C 19 Arlington C 1

rlington C 1 OJ)1b rd,arb C 52No sod or left over bent. Every stolon fresh, virile stoe and less than one year old. True to strain, no mixture ofother bents or grasses. No weeds - not even clover. Every shipment carries state inspedion certificate.

Make all inquiries to R. R. Bond, Prop.

~lb (@rdlarbmud NurseriesP. O. Box 350 Madison I, Wisconsin Tele: 6-1846THE GREENS.ARE THE FOUNDATION OF ALL SUCCESSFUL GOLF COURSES

1950 to include a "modified offset" iron.The new models, known as "Burke Hy-peed Irons," feature chrome plated heads,

short, straight hosels, flanged soles andbacks, and compact, slightly offset blades.Available in sets of nin 2-iron through10 (sandiron) the outstanding auvan-tage of Hyspeed Irons is their ease ofuse, achieved through improved distribu-tion of weight behind the ball and bydesign and shape of the offset blade forbetter control of the clubhead. The newirons have a hitting surface of contrastingfinish, medium flex (T pattern) TrueTemper Dynamic chrome shafts, andbrown cork-and-rubber Vacuum grips.Pro-still (S pattern) or action (A pattern)True Temper Dynamic chrome shafts aresupplied on special order.

Three new model woods have also beenadded to the line: "Burk Hyspeed"woods, "Burke Recorded" woods and"Burke Model 270" woods. These newmodels are designed to conform to popu-larity standards, as indicated by clubsales of the past few yea s. The "Hy-speed" has a laminated wood block, beau-tifully finished in natural, high-lustergolden walnut, featuring an extra-deepface with a red fibre insert. "Burke Re-cord d" woods are deep face, pear shapedpersimmon block heads, with jet blackfinish and red fibre face inserts. Cherryfinish "Burke Model 270" woods are pearshaped persimmon block, medium deepface, with red fibre insert.

Burke's popular "Punchiron" has aprominent place in the 1950 line, beingmade available with either stainles steelor chromium finished heads. Two newputters have been added to the "Sav-a-Shot" line, a "Model 22" right-and-Iefthand center shafted putter, and a "Model33" offset, straight blade type putter.

All Burke woods are featuring Burke'sexclusive "Dur-O-Var" finish, the highlyattractive "permanent" finish developedfor wood club heads.

Burke also is introducing a new "Hy-speed" pro-only baU, which is of newconstruction from cover to core to givemaximum distance. It is a high compres-sion ball, testing 90 points.

For the Christmas trade in balls, Burkeis giving prompt delivery on gift boxesof personalized Hyspeed balls - minimumorder, one dozen - imprinting the player'sname on the rim of each ball. Gift ordersof personalized balls shipped in attractiveholiday box.

~~,~~.,~T PRO 0.,w Bedford, M .-Fred W. Bommer,

pres., says Acushnet ball sales were largerthis year than ever before. Productionof D. T. Titleist, big seller this y ar, isbeing increased at present. Regarding1950 Bommer advises that several notableimprovem nts will be made in the Acush-net pro-only line, details of which will beannounced early in the year.

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October, 1949

SENSATIONAL GREENS WITHTHIS HUMUS TOP·DRESSINGOur top-grade, finely shredded Humus has beenused for years by many golf clubs in the Finger-Lakesarea with sensational results. Makes a rich mulch forGreens. Considered the finest dressing in America.Organic matter 79%. water holding capacity 730%,

pH 4.05100 lb. bags, ( 1 to 24) @ $2.25 each100 lb. bags, (25 to 50) @ $2.00 each

Special rates on bulk carload lotsSend Check or M.O. With Order

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INGER LAKES HUMUS CO.320 WASHINGTON ST. GENEVA, N. Y.

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E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO.,WILMINGTON 98, DEL.-For 1950 DuPont will have its turf fungicides: Tersan,Du Pont F-531 and Special Semesan whichdemonstrated high effectiveness in help-ing course superintendents through atough year in 1949. Tersan this year wasmore extensively used than ever beforeon preventative schedules and performedreliably in curative treatments. Du PontF-531 was a standard preventative treat-ment for dollarspot. This fall Tersan wasextensively applied as protection againstsnow mold. Ammate in spray or dryapplication was widely used for poisonivy, hard-to-kill woody weeds. Du Pont's2, 4-D weed killers which were much usedon golf courses in 1949 will, of course, con-tinue in Du Pont's 1950 line.

DOW CHEMICAL CO., MIDLAND,MICH.-Dow's 1950 line for golf courseswill include 2,4 Dow weed killer, - "rmula40, an amine-type weed killer, which hasfound wide acceptance in use on golfcourses where low pressure equipment isused. Dow also recommends Esteron 44and Ester 2-4D for control of weeds andresistant-type weeds and woody growth.Dow also recommends this product forprevention of resprouting in stumps. Dowhas a relatively new product, Esteronbrush killer, which is a combination of2-4D and Esteron 245T for control ofwoody brush and weeds which are re-sistant to other types of 2-4D. For con-trol of grasses in drainage ditches, road-sides, fence lines, in fact any spot wheregrass growth is not wanted, a new prod-uct which has been proven very success-ful in extensive tests throughout thecountry is Dow Sodium TCA 90%. Dowk-lor "Chlordane Formulations" are widelyaccepted for control of ants and variousinsects attacking golf course greens.

IDEAL POWER L W MOWER CO.,pringfield, Mass.-Ideal Bulldog 7, 5 and

3-gang mowers and power greensmowerhave no major changes in 1950 models.Refinements and improvements in detailswill be evident in maintaining the repu-tation of the equipment for performanceand durability.

OLD ORCHARD TURF NUR ERIE ,Madison, Wi '.-With nurseries now atRichmond, Va., Slocum, R.I. and Farming-ton, Ia., as well as the main Old Orchardnursery at Madison, Wis., th R. R. Bondorganization is able to supply Old Or-chard C52, Arlington C'l, Cohansey C7and Congressional C19 stolons true tostrain, unmixed with other bents orgrasses and with every shipment carry-ing state inspection certificate.

AMERI LIQUID FERTILIZERCO., I C., Mari tta, O.-Reports an ex-

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cellent year's business and testimony ofvery satisfactory results with Liqua- Vita,with 6-9-7 formula, and Liqua- Vita TurfSpecial, 12-8-4. The makers say there isno danger of burning with Liqua- Vita, itis clean and easy to use, and can be ap-plied with the fungicide, thus saving labor.Liqua-Vita, being a plant food with 14elements available, helps maintain greensin good condition throughout the hot sum-mer months.

Spider Mite Damage StoppedOn Bent Grass Green

Spider mites are pests of world-widedistribution. The common red spider, thecyclamen mite, the clover mite, thechicken mite, the bulb mite, etc., are ex-amples of this tiny insect. Most of themfeed on tender plant tissue. Some feed onthe blood of fowl; others cause varioustypes of itch and mange in the skin ofmammals and certain birds. One familyis not parasitic - it lives on dried ordecaying organic matter.

Tiny light spots are produced on mostplants by the feeding spider mites. Theycommonly feed on the underside of theleaf and abstract plant juices with theirtiny sucking mouth parts. They thrive inhot, dry weather. A generation requiresabout a month for development.

During early May Lester Verhalennoticed injury to the grass on the prac-tice green at the Brynwood Country Club.There was an irregular reddish colored

Spider mite damage to bent grass on practicegreen shows mites active along irregular band run-ning diagonally across green. Bluish cast indicatingwilt shows up to the right back of advancing red-dish band and farther back grass is turning brown.

streak, several inches wide, diagonallyacross the green. The grass on one sidewas of the characteristic bluish colorindicating wilt, just back of the advanc-ing reddish band. Farther back the grasswas brown and leaf blades were withered

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and shrivelled. The clover patches werenot affected. Examination with a smallhand lense disclosed the presence of smallspider mites in large numbers concen-trated in the reddish band. Specimenswere collected and submitted to the Mil-waukee Museum for identification. Au-thorities there agreed at once that theinsect was a spider mite, but were notsure of the exact species. Other speci-mens were sent to Professor John C.Schread of the Connecticut Station be-cause Dr. Philip Garman there is an ex-pert in this phrase of entomology. Theyreport d the specimens to be Bryobiapra tiosa (clover mites), despite the ~actthat injury was confined to the Washmg-ton bent grass.

The weather was dry and warm. Therehad been no rain since snow disappearedand the green had not b n watered.

The green of approximately 10,000square f et was sprayed with Chlordaneon Saturday afternoon. Three pounds of50 per cent wettable powder was used onth entire green. No mites were foundth next morning. Apparently they werestopp d in their tracks. The lin wasstationary after th green wa spray d.

Famed Lloyd Range ClosesLloyd Driving Range, opened Sept. 30,

1932, five minutes from downtown Port-land, Ore., closed Sept. 20, 1949. Propertyto be used for building. The Lloyd rangeand short course probably involved byfar the biggest investment ever made inprivately-owned golf practice facilities.The 240 yd. long f nee was regarded asthe highest in the world (10ft.). It cost10,000. The range was sheltered for all-

weather play. The plant was underthe management of Joe Mozel who de-veloped in it, and primarily for it, thefirst completely automatic tees. Morethan 1 million balls were hit off theseautomatic tees during the progress ofthe Mozel automatic tee to comm rciallyoperative success. An electric m ter re-cording syst m with recorder in the rangeoffice was among the Mozel inventionswhich had the Lloyd range operating withsuch xtensive use of balls and incomeprotection that carrying co t of the en-tire expensive plant was handl d. Mozel'sperformance a operating dir ctor of thiscostly installation showed how a stiffinvestment on very expensive propertycould b justified.

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WEST POINT'S LINK MOLE-DRAINThe Link Mole-Drain Assembly shown

below fits into the Aerifier frame in placeof the disc and spoon assembly used foraerifying. A number of these implements

This is the mole-drain assembly which fits intothe Aerifier frame. The sharp disc at the frontcuts a slit so the arm on which the bullet andchain are mounted will not tear the turf. Theroller in the back presses down turf at edges ofslit. The extent to which it marks the surface is

shown in the picture below.

were made this year and are being usedat golf courses and experiment stationsto be marketed more extensively in 1950.It is believed the use of the mole-drainwill speed the removal of large quantitiesof water during periods of heavy rain. Itmakes openings down into the soil, deeperthan can be done by aerifying. But, themole-drain does not take the place ofaerifying; it does not loosen soil as theAerifier spoons do.

It is anticipated the mole-drain also will.be useful in the west where high amounts

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of salt -in irrigation water cause a saltconcentration in the soil which is in-jurious to turf. Mole-draining will aid inthe removal of salts from the surface soil.The mole-drain is a sturdy enough gadget

This illustration shows what the steel bullet doesbeneath the surface. The channel is an inch indiameter. The gadget can be adjusted to makethe channel at any depth from three to eleveninches. There are no statistics on how long thechannel will stay open, though it's natural toassume it will stay open longer in heavy soil

than in sandy soil.

to slice right through tree roots, eliminat-ing that source of trouble at the sametime it improves drainage. Also U-3 ber-muda may be sprigged into the slits madeat the surface.

WILSON'S DYNA-WEIGHT BLADE

The Dyna-Weight Blade, latest golf club develop-ment of Wilson Sporting Goods Co. The scien-tific weight distribution of Dyna-Weight resultsin a "sweet spot" which extends over the entire

face of the club.

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