Full TGIF Record # 71338
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Material Type:Booklet
Monographic Author(s):Anonymous
Monograph Title:The Role of Lime in Turf Management, 1947.
Publishing Information:Milwaukee, Wisconson: Turf Service Bureau, Sewerage Commission, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
# of Pages:23
Collation:23 pp.
Series:Bulletin No. 1
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Chemical properties of soil; Application rates; Golf greens; Golf fairways; Lime; Lawn turf; Liming; Soil acidity; Soil pH; Fertilizers; Soil amendments; Acid era
Business Name:Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Abstract/Contents:Includes: Part I, Theory: (Acid Era in Turf Management; Golf Clubs Were First to Put Acid Theory into Practice; The Acid Era Died with the Grass in 1928; The Rhode Island Turf Fertilizer Plats; Moss and Wet Location Not Sure Sign of Acid Soil; Active and Potential Acidity; The Effect of Reaction on Living Plants; Northern Grasses Vary in Ability to Withstand Acidity; Acid Soil Not Essential for Bent Grasses; Reaction Ranges For Southern Grasses; Theories Used to Explain Why Plants are Sensitive to Reaction; Marked acidity discourages deep rooting, Acidity Accentuates Matting of turf; Acidity Discourages Worms and Affects Micro-organisms; Soil Granulation Depends Upon Soil Reaction; Phosphates Most Available in Very Slightly Acid Soil; Acidity Increases Solubility of Trace Elements; Acid Soils Occur in Humid Regions; Commercial Fertilizers Change Soil Reaction; Superphosphate Reduces Acidity; Potash Fertilizers Increase Active Acidity Temporarily; Gypsum and Lime are Soil Amendments; Gypsum Seldom Used; Kinds of Lime to Use; Stabilizing Action of Silt and Clay; and Humus has Beneficial Buffering Action); and Part II - Practice (Soil pH Shows When Lime is Needed; Quick Tests are Good Enough; Type of Vegetation Suggests Reaction of the Soil; Spotty Growth One Sign of Incipient Acidity; Acidity Reduces Vigor of Turf So it is Less Able to Cope With Drought or Withstand the Shock of Chemical Treatments; Lime Counteracts Turf Disease; When Turf Does Not Respond to Ammonium Sulfate Need for Lime is Indicated; Lime is Not Compatible With Ammonia Fertilizer; Agricultural Lime; Limestone Rock Principal Source Agricultural Lime; Ground Limestone; Hydrated Lime; Mixture of Hydrate and Limestone; Lime for Fairways and Lawns; Soil Texture and Kind of Grass Affect Rate of Application on Fairways and Lawns; Rates for Applying Ground Limestone to Fairways and Lawns; When to Lime Fairways and Lawns; Lime on Greens; Rates for Applying Finely Ground Limestone to Greens; and Scalded Greens Need Hydrated Lime).
Language:English
References:0
See Also:See also later French edition, [1955], R=325970. R=325970

See also later edition, 1955, R=71340. R=71340

See also later edition, 1958, R=71343. R=71343

See also later edition, 1970, R=294403. R=294403
Note:"April 1947"
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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:"A very rare booklet that addresses the theory, justifications, and practice of liming to correct acidic soils and provide more optimum growing conditions for turfgrasses under conditions in North America." p. 300
Beard Section Heading:Bibliography of books/monographs on turfgrass culture
Beard Rarity Statement:Very rare
Beard Special Note:Identified by James B Beard in Turfgrass History and Literature: Lawns, Sports, and Golf (2014) as being old and rare based on his experience.
ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Anonymous. 1947. The Role of Lime in Turf Management. 23 pp. Milwaukee, Wisconson: Turf Service Bureau, Sewerage Commission, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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