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Author(s):Macomber, Leonard
Title:The modern construction of putting greens in the middle west and southern hot clay soil district
Source:The Golf Course [New York]. Vol. 1, No. 11, November 1916, p. 115-116.
Publishing Information:Peterson, Sinclaire & Miller, Inc., in conjunction with Carter's Tested Seeds, Inc.
# of Pages:2
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Golf green construction; Soil density; Soil improvement; Clay soils; Surface hardness; Drainage; Soil mixtures; Soil layering; Putting quality; Climatic factors
Abstract/Contents:Suggests that "clay soils are perhaps the most difficult class of soils to deal with, especially where climatic conditions are severe, and one must always bear in mind that to produce and maintain putting greens of the finest quality, it is necessary to make a marked improvement in the mechanical condition of all heavy soils." Details the construction of eighteen putting greens at Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio. States that "with the surface drainage properly taken care of, there was no difficulty in producing and maintaining an excellent turf on the greens. At the same time, it is necessary to weed, renovate, reseed, topdress, and sand the greens systematically and occasionally sweeten the soil with pulverized charcoal." Concludes that "the nature of the soil in many districts is generally responsible for the failures to produce and maintain really good greens. If the soil conditions can be improved and changed, there is no reason at all, with artificial systematic treatment, why good greens cannot be produced and maintained."
Language:English
References:0
ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Macomber, L. 1916. The modern construction of putting greens in the middle west and southern hot clay soil district. The Golf Course [New York]. 1(11):p. 115-116.
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