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Clover Control Sir:

Have been reading over the past two or three years with much interest your ar-ticles and replies to inquiries on greens matters. We have been following your recommendations at our nine-hole club with a good measure of success, especially your advocacy of use of arsenate of lead in worm and weed control. We are now con-fronted with a problem. We used am-monium sulfate for two or three years on bent with very good results, but last year we had some trouble, and seeing recom-mendations to use some lime, we left off the sulfate and applied slaked lime, putting on rather too much and temporarily burn-ing the grass, but they came out all right and much improved.

The greens were put to sleep along in December with a heavy dressing of sand alone, as our soil is inclined to be tight and we wanted to loosen it up a bit. This seems to have worked all right, but—we find a lot of white clover has come into the greens and your arsenate does not seem to be recommended for the eradication of clover; in fact the only reference to clover is one where you state that ammonium sulfate is the only chemical having effect on this pest, and in another article com-mending the use of lime, you have sug-gested that time and money would be re-

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Ys turn of sprinkler opens or closes valve. LOOSE DISK—REMOVABLE STEM, ABSOLUTELY NO SPRINGS.

Send for literature giving full description.

Pasadena Sprinkler Co. 78 W. Union Pasadena, Calif.

quired and some research to find a treat-ment which would permit the use of lime, and at the same time eliminate clover.

Will you be good enough to write me if anything has been done along this line?— (Tennessee.) Reply

I judge that you attribute the presence of clover to the lime applications. This may or may not be so. Until recently it was believed that lime and clover went hand in hand but now the experts, so-called, are beginning to seriously question this belief, and are contending that other factors determine the presence or absence of clover in fine turf.

In any event there is no cut and dried control for clover at present available for the use of the greenkeeper.

B. R. Leach.

Does Lead Arsenate Injure Soil? Sir: Please inform me if I use 5 pounds

of arsenate of lead to 1,000 square feet will it damage or sour the soil in time to come. The above is applied at the rate of 3 or 4 applications a season.

L. K. (N. Y.)

BADGES For Caddies and Club Employee«

o Ask for catalogue of Emblems,

Medals, Charms and Trophies. Samples of "My Goat" Pocket Coin

sent to any Club Official on request. Prices right.

S. D. CHILDS&C0. ,Dept .2

SHOOT SAFE— ASK SPECIALISTS

Murdock's Have Specialized in Outdoor Water Facilities Since

1853.

M U R D O C K OUTDOOR BUBBLE FOUNT Best for Golf Courses

Write for Booklet MURDOCK'S

426 Plum St., Cincinnati, 0 .

Answer Sir: Would advise that there will be

nothing gained by applying more than 5 pounds of lead arsenate per year to fine turf. This dosage will not sour or injure the soil in any way for the growth of grass. B. R. Leach.

Controlling Earthworms Sir: My largest problem has been to

control the earthworms infest ing the greens. I have applied corrosive subli-mate to the greens when the grass was dry but it has generally burned the grass. I have also used arsenate of lead with top-dressing about every three weeks, but the worms are continuing to be numerous. Would it be advisable to apply heavy ap-plications of arsenate of lead with top-dressing every few days and immediately watered to combat them? I generally have to water the greens at night and of course the fo l lowing morning the greens are "pep-pered" with worm casts which I then have to level off with a pole.

G. H. (Mich.)

Answer Sir: With regard to earthworm control

on your miniature course would advise that in all probability a great deal of your difficulty in fai l ing to secure control is due to the fact that you are not arsenating sufficient turf on the outside of the greens proper. Earthworms travel considerably in their search for food and even though your greens may be arsenated and capable of ki l l ing any worm that enters them, nevertheless the worms will be constantly travel ing into the green from the sur-rounding turf and making a cast or two on the green before they get a dose of the arsenate and succumb. This sort of thing goes on day after day and g i v e s the im-pression that the arsenate in the green is not ki l l ing the worms.

The answer to this s i tuation consists in giving a good dose of arsenate to the grass surrounding the green for a distance of at least 15 feet out from the green proper. Under these conditions the worms travel-ing toward the green get a dose of ar-senate in this outside poisoned area before they ever get to the green proper.

B. R. Leach.

G O L F B U S I N E S S IS G O O D S A Y S M O W E R E X E C U T I V E

GOLF business should be a good barom-eter for general bus iness conditions

and if this surmise is sound, the sad after-

math of the autumn's market collapse is get t ing near the vanishing point. Reports from manufacturers of maintenance and player equipment and from pros show this spring's business in healthy excess of the 1929 figures.

In some spots late snows and heavy rains delayed the placing of maintenance equipment and supply orders but the win-ter and spring for the most part have been first rate for growing grass and the mower manufacturers are reaping a good harvest of business.

Indicative of the operations and spirit of manufacturers who do an extensive busi-ness in the golf field is the fol lowing state-ment from W. L. Austin, sales manager of the Ideal Power Lawn Mower Co. Mr. Aust in tells GOLFDOM:

"Sales figures showed 1929 as the best year our company ever enjoyed and for the first three months of that year, Janu-ary, February and March, the business was exceedingly satisfactory due to a certain extent that last year we had some very early warm weather, in fact in some sec-t ions even in the north they were actually mowing the latter part of March last year.

"We had our doubts about this year be-ing able to equal last year's sales record, but so far we have not only equalled last year's record but exceeded to a very grati-fy ing extent.

"The actual increase for the first three months of 1930 on the sale of our l ine of grass cutting equipment, including power mowers, fairway mowers, and putt ing green mowers, is 28%. The biggest per-centage of this increase has been due to the extra good business that we have en-joyed so far this year from sale of fa irway mowers and putting green mowers to golf clubs, as well as the Ideal Triplex power mower to large park systems, golf courses, etc. As a matter of fact our golf business has never been so satisfactory as it is th i s year. Not only have we stepped up sale of fa irway mowers but the putting green mower that we first introduced last year is hav ing a splendid sale this spring and we have also had a very fine business on the new Bulldog rough units that we put on the market for the first t ime in 1930."

N E W U N I V E R S A L D E A L E R S Cleveland, O.—Universal Sand Equip-

ment Co. announces the appointment of the fol lowing golf equipment dealers to handle the Universal Compost Mixer: Rice Lewis & Son, Ltd., Toronto, Canada; Geo. Davis, Inc., Chicago; E. L. Winn, Inc., Elizabeth, N. J.; Arthur B. Porter, Inc., Salem, Mass.; Whi tney Goit & Co., Kan-sas City, Mo.; Dick Ryerson, Milwaukee; T. W. Wood & Son, Richmond, Va.; John C. Russell , Montreal, Canada; John A. Guendling, State Tower Bldg., Syracuse, N. Y.; American Seed Co., Detroit.

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Rough, Tee Mower blades Mower overhauling Mower sharpeners Organizing service Phonographs, automatic Pipe—Drainage. Water Playground equipment Plumbing supplies Pumps (shal low—deep—) Putt ing cups Refrigerators Refr igerat ing Machines Rollers—Fairway, Green,

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Underground Tea room equipment Tee boxes Tee markers Tee umbrellas Tees—Patented Tennis court equipment Ti le—Drainage Time recorders Tractors Trophies Water softeners Water sys tems Water sys tem engineer Weed kil lers Weed st ingers Worm eradicator«

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GENUINE VENEZUELAN G O A T M A N U R E A pure animal manure absolutely free from weed seeds and useless litter. Tried

and proven on all leading Golf Clubs throughout the Country. A QCICK ACTING O R G A N I C F E R T I L I Z E R W I T H STAYING Q U A L I T I E S — E C O N O M I C A L

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T H E D A Y T O N COMPOST M I X E R A N D S T E E L S T E A M I N G C H E S T

H a v e proven to be t h e most efficient and best on the market . W r i t e for prices a n d specif i -cat ions . W e wi l l g l a d l y refer you to w o r k -ing units in operat ion.

DAYTON G L O B E IRON W O R K S , Inc. D a y t o n , Ohio

THE R. H. GOLF CART

G O L F W H E E L S FOR FORDSONS

The R. H. Golf Wheels are stronger, rims do not bend, 50% better traction, easier steering, and rounded edges.

Many clubs are replacing old wheels with these stronger and better wheels.

Sold in singles, pairs or full sets. Immediate ship-ment. If your Ford or equipment dealer cannot sup-ply, write direct. R . S . HORNER (Mfrs.) Geneva, O.

A Better G O L F S W E E P E R S w e e p s c l e a n — R e d u c e s labor. One m a n does the work of five.

Ask Your Dealer or Write Us Direct

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Four or e i g h t ft. body, flat f a c e d w h e e l s w i t h round edges . Trips c lean. W r i t e for c ircu-lar If dea l er cannot supply . P r o m p t sh ipment .

R. S. H O R N E R , G e n e v a . Ohio Mfr. of Golf Tractor, Spuds , W h e e l s , etc .

P I O N E E R G O L F & L A N D S C A P E C O . D E S I G N E R S G o l f C o U r S C S B U I L D E R S

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T h e R. H. w h e e l s p u d s s a v e t ime Insta l l ing a n d removing , they are m a d e in m a n y s i zes f or a n y type tractor or purpose . L o w price and qua l i ty h a v e been w e l c o m e d by Golf Clubs, In use on m o r e than one -ha l f t h e c lubs in U.S. and Canada .

Sample spud and cir-cu lar on reques t ; a d v i s e m a k e of tractor a n d purpose used for.

(If your F ord or squip• msnt dtalsr cannot supply, writs dirsct.)

R. S. HORNER G E N E V A . O.

Manufacturer of W h e e l Spuds , Golf Traotor , Golf W h e e l s for F o r d -

son a n d Trucks .

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PRO M A R G I N W E L L U N D E R O T H E R M E R C H A N T S

FURTHER attention to the pricing schedule on pro shop goods is drawn by

N. E. Clouston of the Granby Tee Mfg. Co., makers of Peg tees, who points out that the average specialty shop mark-up is con-siderably higher than that of the pros who not only are operating a specialty shop of marked limitation in the scope of the stock but have to be content with a sharply de-fined limit to their market.

"The difference in the mark-up between pro shops and other specialty shops is so great that in our opinion it calls for con-siderate study by manufacturers who must want to protect the stability of the highly desirable pro shop outlets by giving the pros a good chance to make money. 'Say it with margin' is, in our opinion the way to spur pro shop sales, and let the in-creased volume show its benefits in a greater net to the manufacturer."

Classified Ads*

Fitting the Restaurant to the Club's Needs

WHAT is the happy medium in club-house meal service facilities? Some

of the smaller clubs and daily-fee courses are serving satisfactorily with modest and well-planned installations that take a page from the book of the drug store lunch counters that are so popular with business men in these crowded times.

Better a compact, distinctive installa-tion like this, with provisions for expan-sion to handle party business, than the heavy investments on the hotel order that are not suitable to many of the smaller clubs where such jobs have been located.

^COUPON SCORE CARDS-MEDAL PLAT TOURNAMENT CARDS MATCH PLAT TOURNAMENT CARDS GRAPHIC HANDICAPPING CARDS

TOURNAMENT RECORD BOOKS Write for Descriptive Circulars

THE GRAPHIC SCORE BOOK CO. 100 Main St., Park Ridge, i n .

Competent young pro, well versed in his duties toward the members, desires a small club in Middle West. Five years at present club. Pleasing personality, good references, and satisfaction guaranteed. Address: Box 22, % Golfdom, Chicago.

Scottish Professional—Seeks c o u r s e in States. Permanent or seasonal. Life experi-ence. Successful record. Tournament play-er. Expert coach. Honest and trustworthy. Eleven years at last course in Scotland. Very highest references. Address: Box 23, % Golfdom, Chicago.

Locker-Room Man—Desires position. 18 years' experience in clubs. Reliable and capable. Single. Will go anywhere. Can furnish excellent references. Address: Box 21, % Golfdom, Chicago.

Greenkeeper Wanted — Year around, for South America, MacKenzie course, 27 holes, complete hoseless irrigation, new course just completed. Splendid opportunity to connect with the outstanding sports and social club of Latin America; location, Buenos Aires.

Applicants must be thoroughly experienced in landscape maintenance, Cocoos and Wash-ington Bents. Comfortable house furnished. Transportation paid both ways. Two or three year contract with suitable protection—leave September (seasons reversed).

Send small photograph with application; give full details of experience and education and state why you are qualified to adapt your knowledge to entirely foreign conditions. Will consider only written applications from mar-ried men who state explicitly salary desired. Knowledge of Spanish not necessary. We want applications from best greenkeepers in United States and Canada as this is one of the unusual positions in greenkeeping and re-quires an unusually good man. Mail applica-tions to Wendell P. Miller & Associates, 105 W. Monroe St., Chicago, 111.

Clubhouse managing steward desires to make change. Good reasons for same. Seven-teen years' experience in country club cater-ing. Can furnish good recommendations as to ability and character. Address: Box 24, % Golfdom, Chicago.

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Advertisers' Index Allerton House 107 American Fork & Hoe Co., The 75 American Golf Co 71 American Seed Company 20 Armco Culvert Mtrs. Assn 5 Armour Fertilizer Works 20 Atkins & Durbrow, Inc 103 Bayer-Semesan Co., The 95 Bean Mfg. Co., John 8 Beckley-Ralston Co 77 Bell & Howell Co 88 Buckner Mfg. Co 20 Budd Mfg. Co., The 105 Burke Golf Co 73 B u s h Bros . & Co 9 0 Campbell Irrigation Co 98 Carrier, Inc., Lyman 100 Childs & Co., S. D I l l Close-To-Nature Co 18 Clow & Sons, James B 18 Cogsdill Mfg. Co 10 Converse Co., Inc., F. S 0 Cooper Mfg. Co 9 Crawford, McGregor A Canby Co 69 Darby & Son, Inc., Edw. J 98 Davis, Inc., Geo. A 115 IJayton Globe & Iron Works 114 Dearie, Jr., Edw. B 109 Des Moines Glove & Mfg. Co 70 Double Rotary Sprinkler Co 16 Rconomy Irrigation Co 14 Fate-Root-Heath Co., The 110 Faunce, Norman 109 Kranken Bros 24 Fraser Publishing Co 23 Friend Mfg. Co 103 Fulname Co., The 81-87 General Chemical Co 16 General Timber A Lumber Co., The . . . 86 Gloekler, Inc., Bernard 77 Godwin, Hiram F 99 Golf Course Supply Co 4 Golf Shaft & Block Co 89 Golf Tee Co 84 Granby Mfg. Co 79 Graphic Score Book Co., The 115 Hanson Co., The C. H 107 Hartmann-Sanders Co 12 Holm Mfg. Co 6 Horner, R. S 114 Horton Mfg. Co 67 Hubbs & Co.. Charles F 80 Hyper-Humus Co 22 Ideal Power Lawn Mower Co 33-34-35-36 Illinois Grass Co 24 International Harvester Co 2 Johnson, Inc., J. Oliver 10 Kemp Mfg. Co 106 Koppers Products Co 5 Kroydon Company, The . 51 Leesley Bent Grass Co 18 Leach. B. R 106 Lewis Company, G. B 96 Lord A Burnham Co 21 MacDonald, Frank P 107

MacGregor Compost Distributor Co 97 Maddux Hotels Corp 24 Maeomber, Leonard 109 MeCullough Sons Co., The J. M 22 Miller & Associates, W. P 1 Minton & Co., J. W 85 Murdoch Mfg. & Supply Co I l l National Cast Iron Pipe Co 18 National Golf Co., The 91 National Golf Course Builders 107 National Mower Co 22 Nelson Mfg. Co., L. R 4 Nieblo Mfg. Co 76 Nitrate Agencies Co 17 Pack, Dr. H. B 114 Page Fence Association 7 Pargrip Co., The 89 Pasadena Sprinkler Co I l l Paul & Beekman Mfg. Co 89 Peckham, A. N 97 Peerless Bronze Works 91 Pennsylvania Lawn Mower Co Second Cover Philadelphia Toro Co Third Cover Pioneer Golf A Landscape Co 114 Premier Poultry Manure Co 10!» Premier Sport Products. Inc., The 91 Professional Golfers' Assn. of America.. .65-82 Reading Iron Co 11 Richmond Sod Cutter Co 103 Robinson Co., Inc., H. A 19 Roseman Tractor Mower Co 26 Royer Foundry A Machine Co 15 St. Mungo Mfg. Co 90 Schavolite Golf Corp 63 Seth Sales Corp 100 Sewerage Commission, The 16 Spalding & Bros., A. G 58-59 Springfield Lawn Sweeper Co 114 Standard Mfg. Co 105 Staude Mak-A-Tractor Co., E. G 24 Stumpp & Walter Co 14 Summers Fertilizer Co 114 Tennessee Evergreen Co., The 110 Thompson A Sons, 0. E 99 Thompson Mfg. Co 45 Toledo Rex Spray Co 25 Toncan Culvert Mfrs. Assn 13 Toro Mfg. Company ¡»3 U. S. Electrical Tool Co 104 TJ. S. Golf Architects, Inc 97 U. S. Rubber Co Back Cover Universal Sand Equipment Co., The 8 Vestal Co., John H 109 Virginia Carolina Chemical Corp 101 Vulcan Golf Co 79 W. G. Mfg. & Sales Co., The 103 Wanamaker. John 91 Ware Co.. Walter F " 90 Wash A Dry Ball Cleaner Co 47 Weis, John W ioti Willy, John ioc, Wilson-Western Sporting G o o d s C o . . . . . . . . . 49 Wlmo Specialty Co., Ino SR Worthington Mower Co 60-61 Young Company, L. A 53-54-55-56

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Excelsior Tennis Poles can be adjusted more quickly and with less effort than any other poles made. A child can adjust and tighten them in a few seconds. Nothing to break or loosen—they last indefinitely. The best pole made for tarred nets where extra leverage is needed. Used bv all leading clubs. $18.00 Per Set.

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