. The seeding and care of golf courses. Golf courses; Grasses. %) • The Seeding and Care of Golf Courses • ^ CLEAN SEED SIDE from being blown across the fields and carried by birds, weed seeds get into the soil of the golf course in one of two ways: First: They may be spread on the soil in manure. Second: They may be sown with impure grass seed. This is the result of careless buying, and is inexcusable as long as clean seed can be obtained. A recent bulletin issued by the Departrnent of Agricul- ture begins with this statement: "In a sense, farming might be called a warfare against weeds.
. The seeding and care of golf courses. Golf courses; Grasses. %) • The Seeding and Care of Golf Courses • ^ CLEAN SEED SIDE from being blown across the fields and carried by birds, weed seeds get into the soil of the golf course in one of two ways: First: They may be spread on the soil in manure. Second: They may be sown with impure grass seed. This is the result of careless buying, and is inexcusable as long as clean seed can be obtained. A recent bulletin issued by the Departrnent of Agricul- ture begins with this statement: "In a sense, farming might be called a warfare against weeds. So powerful are weed enemies in reducing crop yields, and at the same time mul- tiplying labor, that the farmer should at every turn strength- en his position against ; This bulletin, like everything else that has ever been pub- lished on the subject, closes with the admonition that to be rid of weeds, pure seed must be sown. Exactly the same thing applies to the seeding of the golf course. If weedy seed is used,seedling grass plants maybe overcome by the weeds sown with the seed, together with those already in the ground. The farmer can practice rotation of crops and cul- tivation as a means of keeping down weeds. This is impos- sible on the links, so it is even more important than on the farm that pure seed of strong vitaUty be [45]. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original O. M. Scott & Sons. Marysville, Ohio
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