The f irst gang mower built to

automotive standards The 6-cylinder P E N N S Y L V A N I A Traetor pull ing the PENNSYL-V A N I A Fairway Quint (quickly convertible.)

Unb reakab l e malleable* iron for the ent i re f r ame of eaeh mower un i t . wel l as for the pull-f r ame ! This feature makes the P E N N S Y L V A N I A Fa i rway Qu in t o r Tr io the first gang mowe r bui l t to au tomo t i ve s t andards a n d insures long serviee wi th sma l l u pkeep eost.

O ther F a i r w a y features ine lude three cut gears on both sides in dust-proi»f cases, ha rdened steel ba l l a nd socket bear ing for the g round ro l le r and a choice of e i ther .l-blade or O-bladc m o w e r un i ts .

PENNSYLVANIA LAWN MOWER WORKS P R I M O S , D E L A W A R E C O U N T Y , PA.

W r i t p f o r C O M P L E T E « O L F C A T A L O G ,

i l l u s t r a t i n g a n d d o f t r r i b i n g P E N N S Y L -

V A N I A M o n c r N f o r g r e e n * , f a i r w a y N a n d

t « e » a n d t h e 6 - c y l i n d e r P E N N S Y L V A N I A

T r a c t o r .

The P E N N S Y L V A N I A Super Ro l ler Green* Mower

Golfers DEMAND Irrigated Fairways

Another New Miller One-Man HoaeleKB System at Oak Pa rk Country Club, Chicago.

V\Z"HY do clubs like these— * * Albany Country Club, Bay-

side Links, Queens Valley Golf Club, Women's National Golf and Tennis Club, Oak Park Country Club, Columtms Army Depot, South Bend Country Club, and others—have irrigated fairways? The answer is, golfers are more and more demanding irrigation. Golf isn't real golf until fairways are watered. It will not be long until all first class golf courses have irrigated fairways.

I r r i g a t i o n B r i n g s T h e s e

A d v a n t a g e s

Golfers who play over irrigated fairways will tell you that irrigation makes a vast difference the whole season through —in golf e n j o y m e n t .

H o s e l e s s fa i r-

w a y i r r i g a t i o n

m o r e t h a n de-

n o w co s t s n o

p e n d a b l e h o s e

c o n s t r u c t i o n .

Clubs with irrigated fairways to-day are decidedly popular and outstanding in their communities.

N e w L o w - C o s t I r r i g a t i o n

S y s t e m s A v a i l a b l e

Yesterday fairway irrigation sys-tems were costly and results un-certain. Today new equipment is available and engineering experi-ence that insures quick, certain results and minimum costs. Hose-less irrigation—requiring only one man to operate—can be in-stalled at no greater expense

than dependable h o s e construction. Operating costs are far less. The clubs above mentioned are using this system, recognized as the most efficient, economical and durable system available.

Write for full information. No obligation. Simply say, "Send me the latest facts about fairway irrigation.

WENDELL P. MILLER and ASSOCIATES 105 W . M o n r o e St . , C h i c a g o 277 W e s t E n d Ave . , N e w Y o r k

State 4507 Susquehanna 7-3353

C O N S U L T I N G E N G I N E E R S — S O I L T E C H N O L O G I S T S

Eastern Engineering Representatives . . . Ruckner Manufacturing Company, Eresno, California

BENT GRASS

Shipped shredded, ready for planting. Delivery in good condition guaranteed. Ask for list of courses in your vicin-ity that have used my stolons!

You'll Get Better Results f r o m True Washington Strain

You can depend on True. Washington Strain B E N T G R A S S to produce the same high qual-ity of turf , wherever used. I t is consistently "true to type."

Turf is established quickly. The rapid "spreading" resulting from stolon planting ( in preference to seeding) prevents the growth of weeds and produces that true velvety texture without nap or grain that has given the highest satisfaction on many of the finest courses throughout the country.

Hiram F. Godwin — Bent Grass —

Box A, Redford Station Detroit , Mich.

Eastern Nursery, Box 51, Wayne, Penna.

>

Plan now to irrigate your fairways this summer/

A D E Q U A T E WATER, properly m

applied, will carry your fairways oULKiNhK through the dry season . . . and through EQUIPMENT increased membership activity will is standard the bring profitable reactions to all depart- world over ments of your club.

Write your nearest dealer, listed below, or direct to factory, for literature.

BUCKNER MFG. CO., FRESNO, CALIF. LEADERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIAL SPRINKLERS FOR GOLF COURSES

J . SPECIAL R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

H. V. Carter Co.. San Francisco, Calif.

Guy R. Champla in , Paris, Ky.

Joseph P. Breck & Sons. Boston, Mass.

Ri tchie Bros. & Co.. Vancouver, B. C. E A S T E R N E N G I N E E R I N G R E P R E S E N T A T I V E

P. Miller & Associates - - - - - Columbus, O. - -

Oliver Johnson, Inc. Chicago, 111.

Phi ladelphia Toro Co., Phi ladelphia, Pa.

Now York Toro Co., New York City

Wendell

Ivan W. Lee, Seattle, Wash.

Golf Equipment Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Huey Phi l ip Hardware Co., Dallas, Texas

- Chicago, 111.

Good Work on a New Course

This is the McCormick-Deering FAIRWAY Tractor putting

on the W aubonsie Golf Course. a fairway in condition

THE Waubonsie Golf Course, a 36-hole project under construc-

tion at Aurora, 111., is being rushed to completion with the aid of a McCormick-Deering FAIRWAY Tractor. Confronted with the task of cutting the grass crop on the 260-acre course, W. A. Ohlhaver, manager, turned to the FAIRWAY Tractor as the easiest and quick-est way to handle this job. He equipped it with the 7-foot built-in power mower operated from the power take-off on the tractor, and with a five-gang push-type mower. The grass on most of the fairways was thick and heavy at the first cutting but the FAIRWAY waded into the job and trimmed the

course down in a short time. Mr. Ohlhaver liked the' way it per-formed right from the start and he is letting the FAIRWAY carry the burden of maintenance.

Put this versatile, flexible power plant on your own course and see how it reduces maintenance costs. It enables one man to control a lot of work and to do it faster and better than ever. See the FAIR-WAY and ask for a demonstration at the nearest of 117 Company-owned branches in the United States and Canada, or at the show-room of a McCormick-Deering distributor or dealer. Write us for catalogs.

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OOfi So. Michigan Ave. ( Incorporated) Chicago, Il l inois

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MJCORMICK-DEERING

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M A T S I A I A F t \ that give you perfect playing

conditions . . . and freedom

from maintenance miseries!

TH E Paratex Tee Mat is a half-inch thick

surface of rubber compo-sition that sturdily re-sists the abuse and wear of spikes, sclaffed shots and weather. It is guar, anteed for one season under any condition of play. The use of patented wood or celluloid tees is provided for by small slots correctly placed in the Tee Mat .

F o r s i z e s , p r i c e s a n d o t h e r p a r t i c u l a r s w r i t e u s t o d a y .

I N Q U I R I E S T H R O U G H G O L F E Q U I P M E N T HOUSES S O L I C I T E D

A P D L E T C N R U B B E R C O M P A N Y F R A N K L I N M A S S .

Qolfaom Vol. 5 JULY, 1931 No. 7

E D I T O R I A L CONTENTS National Course Labor Figures Furnish Standards. By Jay M. Healtf 17 Lancaster Pool Important in Club Well-being 21 New Insurance Plan Aids Club Financing 23 Columbus Business Conference Cements Pros, Makers in Common Aim. By

Herb Graffis 25 Pro Head Tells Manufacturers Mutual Program. By Charles Hall 27 "Tell 'Em to Sell 'Em" Is Collins' Tip. By Herb Graffis 32 How Arcadia Builds Sand Greens. By C. E. Fugina 42 Bigger Market When Pros Study Sales. By Horton Smith 52 Cheese Dishes Popular During Summer 60 Uneven Pre-Seeding Fertil ization Can Cause Trouble. By L. S. Dickinson. . 66 New Demands Absorb Machine Savings. By B. R. Leach 70 Where Does Canned Goods Fit in Club Cooking? 78

G O L F D O M earnestly solicits letters from all club officials. department heads and manu-facturers on methods, means and policies that are successful in course and clubhouse construction, operation and maintenance and on pro merchandising of goods and services. Use G O L F D O M as the medium of exchange for ideas and as your aid in digging up facts that wi l l promote business-like operation at your club. W e have no pets and no prejudices, but the determination to make each copy of G O L F D O M bring some specifically profitable idea to each reader.

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PACKED for Protection-

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Now packed in 50-lb. tin canisters, enclosed in strong wooden boxes

Two Outstanding Bents Gocoos Creeping Bent

This Is the Bent that has made California greens famous, now in use from Coast to Coast. While Cocoos Is botanically known as Agrostis marlt lma, it should be borne in mind that all strains of Agrostls mar i t ima are not Cocoos Bent.

We offer the true Cocoos Bent, the finest of the Agrostls mar i t ima grasses—over 99% pure.

1 lb. $2.60. 10 lbs. $22.50, 100 lbs. $200.00

Triple A Bent This is a comparatively new strain of Agrostis

capil larls that produces turf of the same beauti-ful color and texture as Velvet Bent. The seed we ofTer has been remachined for the el iminat ion of weed seeds and has a purity of over 99%. It has been an outstanding plot at our trial grounds

1 lb. $2.25, 10 lbs. $20.00, 100 lbs. $185.00

Other Turf Producing Grasses

Grass Seed of Known Quality South German Bent Colonial Bent Chewing'* N . Z., Fescue Fancy Red Top Kentucky Blue

Special Putting Green Bent Formula Superfine Fairway Formula( Wif/i Bent)

R e m e m b e r : — A l l o u r seeds are o f t he h i ghes t q u a l i t y , o b t a i n e d d i rec t f r o m the m o s t r e l i ab l e

sources o f s u pp l y a n d a re b o t a n i c a l l y t r u e to n a m e . A l l seeds are n e w a n d a re c l e a n e d

a n d r ec l e aned un t i l t h ey a re b r o u g h t u p to t h e h i g h e s t poss ib le s ta te o f p u r i t y a n d ge rm i-

n a t i o n , spec ia l care b e i n g g i v e n t o t he e l i m i n a t i o n o f weed seeds.

Write for our Special Prices to Golf Clubs, on your requirements of grass seeds for Fall work

Specialist• in Golf Grass Seeds and Equipment

30-32 Barclay St., New York

Practical information from the proving grounds of experience...

GOLF COURSE COMMONSENSE By G. A. FARLEY

A complete manual of greenkeeping . . .

The golf field has waited long

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presents, for the first t ime, full

details of the methods of the

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P A R T I A L T A B L E O F

C O N T E N T S

Soils, Fert i l izat ion and Growth.

Grasses. Fairways. Hazards.

Weeds and Diseases.

Equipment and Supplies.

Greenkeeping in the South.

Gol f Course Trees.

Drainage and Wate r Systems.

Tees. Put t ing Greens.

Topdressings and Turf Repair.

Birds, Animals and Insects.

Keeping Course Records.

Concrete Construction.

Growing Choice Flowers.

The Golf Course in Community

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HAVE SMOOTH

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Dow Lead Arsenate has proved its ef-fectiveness time and again. During the past several years large quantities of this product have been used on numerous courses with extremely gratifying results. It is manufactured by a special Dow process to insure maximum effectiveness without harm to fine turf. Its use also dis-courages the growth of chickweed, fennel and other obnoxious weeds.

Be sure to use Dow Lead Arsenate. Order your supply now! We will gladly furnish further information upon request.

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IT'S FOLLY TO NURSE

WEEDS Yet that's what happens when you

sow impure seed. O n e pound of im-

properly cleaned seed may contain

10,000 or more weed seeds—to do

serious damage.

Don't take chances with impure seed.

Sow Scott 's—careful ly selected, thor-

oughly cleaned. It goes farther, pro-

duces thicker turf, is freer from

weeds. Yet it's economical.

Prices this fall will be lower than in

years. Thicken your fairways or add

that new nine. Wri te for quotations,

and for our valuable free booklet,

"The Putting Green."

« » All varieties of seed for the

course. Creeping Bent

Stolons from our own nurs-

ery. Scott's Turf Builder,

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S p i k e D i s c s c u l t i v a t e a n d a e r a t e in

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t r a c t o r a n d h o r s e-d r awn m o d e l s .

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T JL HAVE had satisfactory

use of thirteen of your Super mowers, starting with them seven years ago at North Hills Country Club, and they are still working every day.

4'The new Trojans at the Uni-versity City Municipal Course are undoubtedly an improvement. I like the throwout, the new bed knife adjustment, and the larger roller with easy change for height of cut. They are cutting perfectly and I believe their maintenance will be very economical.'1

Samuel Lyle, General Superin-tendent of North Hills, and Archi-tect and Advisor of the new Uni-versity City Course at St. Louis, is another prominent executive who has put his stamp of approval on the new Toro Trojan mowers.

Like many other progressive golf course superintendents, Mr. Lyle is constantly seeking better maintenance and in seeking better maintenance, good machinery plays a prominent part.

Toro stands ready to help you with the finest line of well built machinery offered in this country. Why not write today?

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Service Stations in Leading Centers

T O R O

7 Greenkeepers went

7 greenkeepers are reported to have gone slightly mad in 1930 from regarding damage done in digging up rusted, leaking pipe. But hundreds remained happy because M c W A N E (rustproof) Cast Iron Pipe watered their courses!

Jo in the happy hundreds! As a first step, write:

M C W A N E CAST I R O N P I P E CO. N e w Yo r k—40 E x c h a n g e P lace . Ch icago—208 S. I-a Sal le St. B i r m i n g h a m — Tom Angeles , E t c .

C A L O - C L O R will do as effective a job of brown-patch control as any other remedy and do it at a saving of from 6 7 % to 7 5 % .

A fact that you can't overlook in this year 's battle with the budget.

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efficiently and economically during the hot, scorching days of July and August. Gives you a gentle shower whenever wanted. Covers circular area up to 80 feet (more than 5,000 sq. ft .) and down to 15 feet in diameter, according to pressure. Does not wash or pack soil. Self-operating, self-rotating. Built for constant, efficient heavy duty. Convenient skid base.

O R D E R T O D A Y for 10-day trial. If not sat-isfactory, return sprinkler and money will be re-funded. Descriptive literature on request. (Deal-ers: Write for sales proposition.)

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Consulting Turf Specialist

(Originator of th* Uad ant nit* tr tat mint of turf)

for GOLF COURSES

and PRIVATE ESTATES

Study, diagnosis and condit ioning recommendations. Special attention given to grub, earthworm and weed control.

Write for details of t ime available and terms.