Full TGIF Record # 232503
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Material Type:Book; Catalog
Monographic Corporate Author(s):Stumpp & Walter Co.
Monograph Title:Golf Turf of High Quality: Grass for Golf, Polo, Tennis, Bowling, Football and Aviation, Beautiful Parks and Fine Lawns: How to Obtain it and How to Take Care of it, 1937.
Publishing Information:New York, New York: Stumpp & Walter Co.
Edition:[11th]
# of Pages:57
Collation:49, 6-d, [4] pp.
Abstract/Contents:Includes: To Turf Keepers; Sowing Grass Seeds (Planting Stolons); Renovating Turf; Mowing and Rolling; The Home Putting Green (Turf Nurseries for Patching; Bent Stolon Beds; and Laying Turf); Bowling Greens (Building a Green; and Maintaining a Green); Some Useful Information for the Greenkeeper (Quantities of Grass Seeds and Stolons to Use; and Areas Required for Various Games); The Mechanical Nature of Soils (The Chemical Nature of Soils); Organic Materials; Two Organic Plant Foods; Four High Quality Fertilizers; Lime (How Much Lime to Use; and Which Kind of Lime to Use); The Compost Heap; Turf in the Southern States and Tropics (Winter-Kill in the North Country); Weeds (Crab-Grass; White Clover; For Killing Certain Weeds in Turf; Weed Killers for Clay Tennis Courts and Roads; and Algae and Weeds in Ponds); How to Identify the Grasses in Your Turf (How to Make a Careful Examination of the Plant; Description of the Turf-Forming Grasses; and Have a Topsoil Nursery); Individual Grasses Varieties (Agrostis Varieties or Bents); Others Agrostis Varieties; Fescue Varieties; Poa Varieties or Meadow Grasses; Grasses for the South; Lolium Varieties or Rye Grasses; Sundry Varieties; Grass Seed Mixtures for Golf (Putting-Green Formulas; Fairgreen Formulas; Miscellaneous Golf Formulas; and Creeping Bent Stolons); Turf for Various Sports (For Lawn Tennis; For Polo; For Racetracks; For Aviation; and For Football); It May be Brown-Patch!; Brown-Patch Remedies; Remedies for Sundry Turf Pests; Worms in Putting-Greens (Vermol Worm Eradicator; Other Worm-Killing Preparations; Lawn Tennis Requisites; How to Construct and Lay Out Tennis Courts; Golf Course Requisites; Golf Flags and Poles; Implements of General Use on a Golf Course; Sweepers and Spikers; Rotary Soil-Screens and Shredders; The Improved Pennsylvania Fairway Mower; "4-Acre" Heavy-Duty Power Lawn Mower; Hand Mowers for Putting-Greens, Tees and Tennis Courts; Buckner Sprinklers; Skinner Sprinklers; Index; and Efficiency with Economy.
Language:English
References:0
Note:Includes pasted-in supplement, "Organic materials", p."6-a - 6-d" as well as a 4 panel fold out chart, "Golf Course Superintendents' Ready Reference Table: Plant Foods, Manures, Fertilizers and Soil-building Materials". "This chart first appeared in the 1922 edition of "Golf Turf". We omitted it in several subsequent editions, but are glad to re-publish it (with added information) in response to many requests".
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Annotation from Turfgrass History and Literature: Lawns, Sports, and Golf, by James B Beard, Harriet J. Beard and James C Beard:"[Series Description] A rare set of booklets with brief sections on the establish and care of turfgrasses for golf courses, sport fields, parks, lawn bowling, tennis courts, polo fields, airfields, and fine lawns in North America. The back one-half to two- thirds is devoted to product descriptions with illustrations and prices. It contains interesting equipment photographs. The 1937 edition lists the following book titles, descriptions, and US prices:

RIGHT USE OF LIME IN SOIL IMPROVEMENT. By Alva Agee. Gives complete information on soil acidity. 20 illustrations. 104 pages ($1.25)

THE LINKS. By Robert Hunter. A new and notable contribution to the literature of golf-course architecture. 163 pages, replete with half-tone illustrations, plans, and maps ($1.50)

GOLF SIMPLIFIED CAUSE AND EFFECT. By Dave Hunter of the Essex County Country Club. 43 pages. A new and simplified method of instruction in the game, whereby one idea corrects all faults
common to the golfer ($1.00)

THE LAWN. By L.S. Dickinson. Deals with the culture of turf in park, golfing, and home areas. Gives the latest practical directions which everyone may follow ($1.25)

SOIL MANAGEMENT FOR GREENKEEPERS. By M.H. Cubbon and M.J. Markuson. An authoritative book which should be in every alert greenkeepers library ($2.00)

TURF FOR GOLF COURSES. By C.V. Piper and R.A. Oakley. This is an authoritative and practical treatise on the production and maintenance of grass turf ($2.50)

GOLF ARCHITECTURE IN AMERICA. By Geo. C. Thomas, Jr. 342 pages with illustrations. Comprehensive and interesting, giving the fundamentals of golf-course construction for the benefit of the average player, as well as the expert ($5.00)
" p. 468-469
Beard Section Heading:Bibliography of books/monographs on turfgrass culture
Specialty turfgrass books/monographs: Private company-related turfgrass publications
Beard Rarity Statement:Rare
ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Stumpp & Walter Co. 1937. Golf Turf of High Quality: Grass for Golf, Polo, Tennis, Bowling, Football and Aviation, Beautiful Parks and Fine Lawns: How to Obtain it and How to Take Care of it. [11th]. ed. 49, 6-d, [4] pp. New York, New York: Stumpp & Walter Co.
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