O. M. Scott & Sons Co., Marysville, Ohio 



However, the general principles are 

 well established, the problems involved 

 have been made the subject of expert 

 study, and practical methods have been 

 worked out. This caution must be em- 

 phasized: It is unwise to attempt the building or mainte- 

 nanceof a golf course without careful attention to approved 

 methods. Haphazard and hit-or-miss work does not pro- 

 duce results. 



THE TURF-NUT 

 T->VERY golf club, it is said, needs a"turf-nut" in its mem- 

 xLbership. He belongs to the company of cheerful mar- 

 tyrs in an unappreciated but vital cause. The turf-nut's 

 helpful hobby is the velvety carpet of his much beloved 

 greens. Problems of soil, sun, rain, frost, drouth, weeds, 

 turf trials and troubles of all descriptions are solved by his 

 undiscouraged enthusiasm. He is ever investigating, ex- 

 perimenting, importuning the green committee and preach- 

 ing the gospel of better turf in the ears of the exasperatingly 

 indifferent. No golf club is complete without his enthusiasm 

 and vision. 



There is many a club that worries along year after year 

 with unsatisfactory putting-greens and ragged fairways, 

 tolerating them because the work of reconstruction seems 

 inconvenient and difficult. This is an unwise and unneces- 

 sary policy. By proper attention to scientific methods the 

 difficulties may be overcome and a turf produced of which 

 the club will be proud. 



SEED SELECTION 

 ^ PRIME essential always is the careful selection of seed. 

 .jciOi the many varieties and grades in the market, the 

 best cannot be too good. 



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