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The "Overgreen" will cut an average green in less than 10 minutes. The most remarkable machine offered for reductionin golf maintenance since Worthington gave to the world the fairway gang mower. Light. efficient. Price, 36 inch swath.$400.00; 50 inch swath. $425.00.The "Overlawn" for private estates, approaches to greens, tennis turf, tees, etc. 5 blade high speed reel. 36 inch swath.Price $375.00. 50 inch cut $400.00.

Illustrating the fastest and most economical lawn tractor and gang mower in the world. Cutting swaths 73/a feet. 12 feetand 16 feet. Tractor with Model A motor including self starter. $650.00, with Model T motor, $496.00. Gang Mowercombinations-three unit. $360.0o-five unit, $610.0o-seven unit. $860.00 complete.

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Minnesota Greenkeepers MeetBY L. J. FESER

THE annual meeting ofthe Minnesota Green-keepers Associa tion was

held at the Y. M. C. A. atMinneapolis on April 3,1930. After the boys hadtaken the weight off of aheavily-laden table and filledthe room with enough smoke

CHARLES ERICKSON to obstruct the view of achairman of a Green committee, they reviewedthe high spots of the Louisville con ven tion anddiscussed ways and means of avoiding bill col-lectors during the next eleven months.

If our green keepers can keep about threeholes ahead of those fellows, we are going tocharter the Graf Zeppelin and go to Columbusin style. In the meantime there is going to bea little contest known as the National Openover at Interlachen which will be staged thesecond week in July, and Erich Pahl has man-aged to arrange for a Greens Section meetingthe day before the hostilities begin.

The Association voted to extend a special

better the root system. This was ably demon-strated by Mr. Harrison last year during theU. S. G. A. Greens Section meeting at theChicago experimental turf garden, when heshowed the root system of grass cu t in differen tlengths. The first step to take by those whoha ve a mania for close cu tting is to raise themower a notch-the result will be a pronounc-ed improvement.

One more reason for poor fairways is lackof water when it is essential. The best fertilizedturf cannot be expected to stay green nor nearspring condition without water. Many of thenew courses are having a water system installedduring construction. Those contemplating awater system should investigate the new hose-les's systems which have been installed on sev-eral courses during the past two years. There isno question about the merit of such a system.

Fertilization of the fairways is very impor-tant and should be a yearly occurrence. I havefound that best results are obtained by fertiliz-ing early in the spring, before the grass hasstarted growth.

Economy Irrigation Co., Inc.Zl Spokane St. Seattle, Wash.

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Now comes the Economy Huskyto help the greenkeeper. Forlow pressure systems, the Huskythrows a full stream of water,breaking it up for the properdistribution. It is another addi-tion to the Economy line ofefficient, durable machines thatchange water from a nuisanceto a servant. They are made inall types for every set of condi-tions and capably take care ofevery grass area with ~he lowestpossible man power.

Write us for the name of ouragent nearest you. He candemonstrate and give you worth-while information.

To have your greens soft andvelvety in August, requires anadequate water supply andeither wasteful labor or theproper sprinkling equipment.The latter is far less expensiveand represents the orderly, sys-tematic method.

Green TurfAll SummerAnd No

Labor Wasted

Economy AprilShower Nozzls

Breaks up any streamof water under anypressure. No wearlnllparts.

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Indestru~::Cle. l\ladeof solid cast bronze.Flail pole Is alwaysupright-never lean-Inll •

Economy HuskyFor low pressure8ystems. GlvesJullthrow of water withproperdlstrlbutlon.Used with AprilShower nozzle. Sledor roller base.

Economy PresidentA lleneral. all purposemachIne. Coverage80-120 feet under 35-100 pounds pressure.Even dIstribution.Slow motlon-oper-at or can adjust with-out Ilettlnll wet. Idealfor use wltb quIckc 0 u p II n It valves.Special self-sea1\nll.well-lubricated headof soUd bronze.

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For hose less sys-tems. A true valve-not a snap valve.Posltlveopenln~andc1osln\t. Full Inchcapacity of water.Leather seat-easilyreplaced. Non-Ieak-Inlot.

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FLORIDANACO shows remarkable resultsin the development of turf onnew courses. Th e photographon the leFt shows the wonderFulgrowth of grass on this DonaldRoss course in Aorida 1/100 daysafter planting." NACO is acomplete, all organic fertilizerwholly available as plant food.Ample amounts of both quickacting and slow acting Nitrogeninsure rapid and continuousgrowth of the grass. Its Phos-phoricAcid (digested fish. bones)builds strong, well developedroot structure and its Potash bal-ances the Feeding of Nitrogen toproduce a tough, wear. resistinggrass and healthy turF. »» »))

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NACO is now availab,le in the recommendedFormulas For goU courses throughout the UnitedStates. IF unable to secure this all organic,complete Fertilizer. from your Golf SupplyHouse ... write direct to manufacturers forname of the- dealer 'who can supply N A C 0

VALUE... def initely proven.1

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IIA GOLF COURSE FERTILIZERII

G~, \\The beauty and fine playing qual-ities of' the excellent turF of thegolF courses at Pinehurst, NorthCarolina, prove what NACO cando for established turf. The cours-es now have an exceed-ingly fine close standof Bermuda, and th.e.weeds~ wild grasses,etc., have been virtu-ally elimina~ed. »» »»

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invitation to all the green keepers of the stateto attend this meeting, and we are anxious tohave the boys from all over the country payus a visit about that time, for we have a veryinteresting and instructive experimental plotat Interlachen that might pull a few stragglersaway from the Bobby Jones Gallery.

After the boys had taken care of the electionof officers by giving them all a chance to dobetter this year, they succeeded in puttingsomething over on Charlie Erickson, but wewill tell you about that later. The officerswho were given one more year to make goodin their official positions were Chas. Erickson,President, Erich Pahl, Secretary, Victor Lar-son, Treasurer, and the proverbial Vice-Presi-den tial side- track honor was given to thewriter, because that officer has nothing to do,and they consider your scribe a master of thatart.

Reports of the secretary and the treasurer in-dica ted that one was checking pretty closely onthe other, and if the conditions remain un-changed, our bondsmen will have an easy timethis year. Erich and Vic have demonstratedtheir ability to keep something besides greens.as their books proved, and they were given avote of thanks from the Association for thecareful work that they have done during thepast year.

T"his article is getting rather lengthy, but Ihave to tell you about Charlie Erickson. Ifany greenkeeper anywhere doesn't know Char-lie, then they have never heard of MinikahdaClub, for Charlie found Minikahda away backin the' 90s, very much like Pharaoh's daughterfound Moses, in a cradle among the rushes. andunlike the daughter, Charlie brought the youngMinikahda up to its present maturity.

But Mr. Erickson must have found a foun-tain of youth hidden away at his club, for heis just as young and enthusiastic as he wasthirty years ago, and this youngster has beenour president since we organized our associa-tion, and the boys think that he is quite somepresident. So they presented a beautiful mon-umen tal inkstand and desk pen to the' 'VeteranGreenkeeper of Minnesota", and he was moresurprised than he was the time that his chair-man found a dandelion on his 13th green, and-far more pleased.

Each Cooper Putting GreenMower is e qui p p e d with grasscatcher and at small additionalcost can be equipped wit h thespecial Cooper brush attachmentas illustrated. By doing betterwork in less time and eliminatingwage expense of an extra man, the

Cooper Putting Green Mowerhelps conserve club funds and

pay s attractive dividends oninvestment. Learn more aboutthis time and labor saver ...mail the coupon today.

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Of particular importance is thefact that t his mower has thefamous quicR-detachable .. drop-out" reel and bed pia t e un i tpioneered by Cooper. Both rollerand reel are chain driven and thelatter can be operated in reversefor self-sharpening. Add i t ion alinvestment in a transport cart forthis mower is unnecessary.

Gentlemen: Please send complete information on the CooperPutting Green Mower, also specifications and prices to

To maintain perfect greens as demanded by present-day golfers, perfect: cutting of the grass, frequent rollingof the turf, aerating of the soil, brushing in top dressingand brushing off worm casts and other refuse, are neces-sary operations which require considerable care if thesurface of the green is not to be injured. The ever-increasing popularity of the Cooper Putting Green Moweris due to the fact: that it eliminates manual labor fromgreenkeeping and under its own power performs thesevarious operations efficiently and quickly.

The high-speed, seven-blade reel trims the turf to per-fection; the smooth sectional aluminum roller with differential actionfor easy turning, supplies traction and provides with each cutting thatgentle rolling action that levels without: packing; finger t:ip control andindependent operation of blade reel and traction roller make the mowerextremely easy to handle. The light: but strong steel and aluminum alloyconstruction, Briggs (, Stratton motor and grease packed gears with balland roller bearings throughout are Cooper features that: insure longerlife and trouble free service.

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Tested SeedsNomatter how well the soil has

been prepared, or how fully thethousand and one little details havebeen taken care of-if the seeds youplant are not right, it is largely wast-ed effort. This is why we emphasize,at all times, what we term "TheHenderson Standard of Quality,"rather than our prices.

We have always believed that thereis a demand for the highest grade ofGrass Seed-Grass Seed that could bedepended upon, and the results havefully justified this belief.

Let us quote you on your require-ments, and you will be surprised tofind that the prices for Seeds of theHenderson Quality are about thesame as you have been paying, butwith a vast difference as to results.

We can help you with your courseproblems. Our staff of trained men iscompetent to assist you, whether itbe a complete new course, the reno-vation of your present one, or theusual problems that come from dayto day.

An inquiry does not obligate youin any way.

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TWO LEVERSLIFT BULLDOG CUTTING UNITS

OFF THE GROUND!

By mercly pulling two levers, the operator can raise all fiveBulldog Cutting Units clear of the ground-for passing

ovcr roadways, gravel, etc.

The Bulldog can be backcd up. This cannot be done by anyothcr. Operators who have had to maneuvcr clumsy, high-whccled mowers in tight placcs can appreciate the desirabilityof a mowcr that can back up ..

But that is only one of the five rcasons why the low-wheeledclose-couplcd Bulldog can outperform any other large areamow'cr-at a lo'wercost pcr season. Writc for the facts.

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No part in the entire construction ofthe Ideal Greensmower is of any-

thing but the finest materials-built onthe mos t approved design.

Pushing is practically effortless, becausethe fines t grade of ball hearings givesmoo th ac tion, and a1u m in u ]n sideframes and roller give remarkable light-ness.

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To sharpen or service this perfectly builtnlower is simple. The four-inch high-speed reel has seven lieen blades thattriln the greens to perfect smoothness.But, you Inust try the New Ideal Greens-mower to realize its superiority. Writetoday for the interesting description.

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PAGE EIGHTEEN The NationaZ Greenkeeper

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MAY, 1930

Westchester Greenkeepers Dine and DanceTHE annual dinner dance of the Westchester

Greenkeepers Association was held March17th, at the Bonnie Briar Country Club inWestchester County.

The affair was attended by over one hundredcouples from the surrounding section who,after an excellent dinner, enjoyed dancing tothe strains of an exceptionally fine orchestra,till the' 'wee sma" hours of the morning. Thebeautiful interior of Bonnie Briar club earnedthe admiration of the visitors and a word ofpraise is due the club staff for its excellent ser-VIce.

Mr. Grover, president of the association inthe course of his address warmly welcomed hisguests and thanked the committee who so ablyassisted him. The members of same including.Mr. Robert Hayes, Mr. Joe Butler of Siwanoyand Mr. Hugh McGill of Oakridge, chairmanwho also addressed the visitors bidding thema hearty welcome and wishing all a good time.Another speaker of the evening was Mr. RobertHayes of Pelham Country Club \\rho in thecourse of his remarks said:

Bob Hayes Says"I am more than happy to see the large and

representative gathering here tonight and trustthat each and everyone is having a very enjoy-able time and will carry away a pleasant mem-ory of this happy occasion. It is indeed en-couraging to find such keen in terest and heartycoopera tion on the part of the Westchester As-sociation.

"I would like to say a word or two tonightrelative to the recent Convention at Louisville.Kentucky. It was an unqualified success bothfrom the manufacturers and superintendentspoint of view, all sections of the country aswell as Canada being well represen ted. A largeand varied exhibit of equipment dre\\r the at-tention and admiration of the visitors, the lec-tures were extremely interesting and last butnot least the Banquet was something to be re-membered and how.

"It was decided to hold the next Conventionat Columbus, Ohio, the home state of our

- honored president, Colonel John Morley, whois listening in on this program and who assured

me \\rere it possible he would be glad to be withus here tonight. We are all looking forwardto seeing the Convention held in New York in1932 and to accomplish that end, it is up tous, here in the East to show a keener interestin the National Greenkeepers Association. solet the slogan be, 1000/0 membership in the N.A. G. A. by 1932 and bring the Con ven tionto New York.

Some of the members of the WestchesterGreenkeepers Association are; Joseph Schaub,North Pelham; Joseph Butler, Tuckahoe, LouisDe Luca, Elmsford; Robert Hayes, PelhamManor: Thomas Winton, Tuckahoe: WilliamSterling, Poughkeepsie; Hugh McGill, Tucka-hoe; William Grover, White Plains; K. W.Troonsegaard, White Plains: John Pentanaro,Mamaroneck; Fay Price, Purchase; CharlesSmith, New Rochelle; Fred Morgan, BedfordHills; Edward Casey, Rye; Frank Grandolfi.Ardsley; David Rees, Purchase: William Con-roy, Tuckahoe; George Nodine, Yonkers:George Richardson. Tarry ton.

Plan N 0\\7 to Irri~gate Your Fair-waysWith BUCKNER'S CALIFORNIAsprinklers. They are standard the worldover. We sold more than twice as manysprinklers and valves during March thisyear than sold during any other monthsince we have been in business. THEREIS A REASON. Old standards are ob-solete. The methods which satisfied for-merly are not economical today. We havepioneered all the new improved methodsin golf course irrigation. More BUCK-NER SPRINKLERS and VALVES areused on golf courses than all other makescombined.

Buckner Manufacturing Co.Fresno, California

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Golf Course Constructionfrom the

Greenkeeper's StandpointBy Edward B. Dearie, Jr.

Noted Chicago Greenkeeper and Golf Course Architect

CHAPTER II-Designing the Course

DESIGNING a golf course has only oneobject-to assist Nature in producing themost satisfactory golf course under the

limitations imposed by the site and the finan-cial resources of the club. The purpose of golfcourse architecture is not so much to remodelthe terrain as to cooper a te to the fu llest ex-tent with Nature.

Nature is the Great Architect. The perfectsymmetry and harmony of color and propor-tion which her handiwork reveals, results innatural beauty which can only be imitated bytrue artistic vision.

The most satisfactory golf course design isone which cooperates with Nature to producean arrangement of holes, which will prove a

-International News Photo

18TH HOLE AT LA GORCE COUNTRY CLUB, MIAMI, FLA.Photo shows the gallery watching "Wild" Bill Melhorn finishing one stroke over Horton Smith

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