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



• SANDING 



OCCASIONAL light applications of sand on the putting- 

 greens serve two purposes : first, the smoothing of the 

 surface; and second, the lightening of heavy soil. Coarse 

 sand should be used as it mixes readily with clay loam and 

 does not inconvenience the players. Fine sand tends to form 

 a crust. 



EARTHWORMS 



77'ARTHWORMS, although their presence is doubtless ben- 

 J—j eficial to the soil, are a nuisance on the green because of 

 the casts they leave on the surface. The use of a putting- 

 green sweeper is effective in breaking up the casts. It was 

 formerly supposed that a layer of cinders under the soil 

 would be an effective discourager of worms, but experience 

 has proved this hope delusive. 



Earthworms can be poisoned, corrosive sublimate (bi- 

 chloride of mercury) being the favored executioner. This 

 substance is a virulent poison and should be handled care- 

 fully. Mix one pound of corrosive sublimate with one hun- 

 dred pounds of sand for each four thousand square feet. 

 Corrosive sublimate may also be mixed with water at the 

 rate of one-half ounce to fifteen gallons and sprinkled over 

 the grass, but this method involves more labor. After scat- 

 tering the poisoned sand, turn on the hose. The worm colony 

 migrates to the surface and few of them get back. It only 

 remains to rake up and suitably dispose of the slain. One 

 must not expect, however, that one application will suffice 

 for a season. 



The various commercial worm-killers, 

 composed largely of mowrah meal, are 

 much more expensive and no more effec- 

 tive than corrosive sublimate. 



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