The Seeding and Care of Golf Courses 



THE IDEAL SOIL 



Z'HE ideal soil for the golf course is a loam, rich in humus 

 and from six to twelve inches in depth. Its texture should 

 enable it to hold considerable moisture during dry times, 

 while the subsoil should be sufficiently porous to provide 

 adequate drainage to remove the surplus water. 



Good garden or farm land with a permeable subsoil is 

 ideal for the golf links, from a soil standpoint. Lacking such 

 land, much can be done to improve poorer soil and make it 

 a good turf producer. 



The matter of soil is so important that it is best consid- 

 ered in connection with the various operations necessary in 

 the building of new courses or the improvement of oldones. 



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