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| Publication Type:
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| Content Type: | Q & A |
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| Corporate Author(s): | USGA Green Section |
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| Title: | Value and use of peat and muck |
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| Section: | Questions and answers
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| Source: | The Bulletin of the United States Golf Association Green Section. Vol. 12, No. 3, May 1932, p. 81. |
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| Publishing Information: | Washington, DC: USGA Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Question: | "We have just purchased an acre of muck land of a uniform depth of about 8 feet. We are sending you four samples of this muck each taken from a different depth. Please test these samples for acidity and advise what fertilizing value they possess and how suitable they would be for top-dressing putting greens." |
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| Source of Question: | New York |
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| Answer/Response: | "Peats and mucks contain some nitrogen, but it is in an unavailable form and hence the material can not be used as a source of nitrogen for fertilizing purposes. They contain phosphoric acid and potash only in traces or comparatively small amounts which can not be considered of value. The surface sample is very well decomposed reed muck derived from the material below, which is still in the peat form. At the depth of 2 feet the material is more fibrous and is mixed with woody debris. At the depth of 5 feet the material is only slightly decomposed. At the 7-foot depth the material is still peat, somewhat similar to that at the 5-foot depth. The material at the 5-foot depth is very acid, testing pH 4.5. The sample from the 7-foot depth is less acid, testing pH 6. A deposit such as this, procured at a reasonable price, would provide an excellent source of organic matter, which can be put to good use by mixing it with soil so as to provide good, open, friable soil for seed beds and excellent soil for top-dressing purposes." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf green maintenance; Muck soils; Nitrogen availability; Nutritional value; Peat; Recommendations; Soil testing; Topdressings
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
USGA Green Section. 1932. Value and use of peat and muck. Bull. U.S. Golf Assoc. Green Sec. 12(3):p. 81. |
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