The Seeding and Care of Golf Courses 



done under the direction 



of an experienced person, 



and, if practicable, should 



be completed six months 



before seeding, to permit - "ts^k^^ 



settling of the trenches. 



Advantage should be taken of this period 

 in the making of the course to lay the nec- 

 essary pipe for watering the greens and fairways. The in- 

 stalling of an adequate water system may be expensive but 

 it pays in the long run. 



ENRICHING THE SURFACE SOIL 



/' N addition to the humous material which has been plowed 

 under, a dressing of organic manure should be applied 

 after plowing, to be thoroughly worked into the surface soil 

 by repeated use of the disc harrow. Barnyard manure is the 

 best material for this purpose, if it is fine and without any 

 quantity of living weed seeds. The various kinds of com- 

 mercial dried manures are also available, but expensive. If 

 chemical fertilizers or soil amendments, such as lime, are 

 needed, they too may be added at this time. 



HARROWING 



7) LOWING should be immediately followed by a thorough 

 Jt harrowing with a disc harrow, repeating the operation 

 until the soil is worked into a fine and mellow condition. 

 The application of an inch of sand to clay soil during the 

 process of harrowing will be beneficial. Sand corrects the 

 tendency to bake and crack and aids the circulation of air 

 and water 



Harrowing should be repeated at intervals to kill succes- 

 sive weed crops. It is important that they be exterminated 



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