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| Content Type: | Q & A |
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| Corporate Author(s): | USGA Green Section |
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| Title: | Estimated cost of building a green and planting it with bent stolons |
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| Section: | Questions and answers
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| Source: | The Bulletin of the United States Golf Association Green Section. Vol. 9, No. 6, June 1929, p. 114-115. |
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| Publishing Information: | Washington, DC: USGA Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 2 |
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| Question: | "Have you figures suitable for a small club as to what it should cost to build and plant a green from creeping bent stolons? Our soil is mostly sandy." |
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| Source of Question: | Minnesota |
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| Answer/Response: | "One hundred square feet of creeping bent sod should furnish sufficient stolons for planting an area of 1,000 square feet. This quantity of stolons would cost about $15 plus freight. To grade and shape a green of about 6,000 square feet with only a slight elevation above ground level, would cost from $100 to $200 provided the fill could be scraped from a trap built adjacent to the green; if the fill had to be loaded and hauled it would cost nearly three times that amount. If the top soil is quite sandy it would be wise to change its texture to that of a sandy loam by adding such materials as clay, loam, or humus, together with manure. From 20 to 40 cubic yards of clay, loam, or humus would probably suffice, and from 10 to 20 tons of well-rotted manure would be beneficial. These materials could be hauled, spread, and mixed with the top soil on the green at a cost of from 40 to 60 cents a yard, exclusive of cost of delivery to your property. Six yards of sifted soil would be required to top-dress the stolons at the time of planting. If the top soil of the green were properly prepared, money could be saved by skimming this quantity of soil from the green and sifting it close by, which would cost about $2 a yard; otherwise sifted soil from the compost pile could be used, at such cost as might be involved. Shredding, cutting, and broadcasting stolons would cost from $15 to $20, these figures covering also the cost of covering the stolons after they are broadcast. It is not likely that tile-draining would be necessary with a sandy subsoil, such as you have. The total cost of this work should amount to between $275 and $550 when scrapers are used, and between $475 and $950 when fill has to be hauled." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Agrostis stolonifera; Costs; Golf green construction; Recommendations; Stolon growth
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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. 1929. Estimated cost of building a green and planting it with bent stolons. Bull. U.S. Golf Assoc. Green Sec. 9(6):p. 114-115. |
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