The Seeding and Care of Golf Courses 



For a time the seed was practically off the market, be- 

 cause of adulteration with Redtop. There is much Rhode 

 Island Bent growing wild in New England, and during the 

 past few years a limited amount of seed has been harvested. 

 It is impossibletogetseedof this variety that is well cleaned, 

 although efforts are being made to perfect machinery that 

 will remove much of the chaff. Regardless of its appearance, 

 this is an excellent putting-green seed, and clubs that are 

 unsuccessful in obtaining German Bent should not pass up 

 the Rhode Island Bent seed because of its looks. 



THE FESCUES 



Chewings' Fescue and Creeping Red Fescue are, next to 

 the Bents, the most valuable grasses for the Northern 

 green. By some they are preferred to the Bents on sandy 

 soils, to which they seem peculiarly adapted. They do well 

 on acid soil, and thrive in the shade. In fact, they find them- 

 selves at home almost anywhere, whether on the finest loam 

 or on poor, dry or gravelly soil. On shifting sands they make 

 a good binder. 



The Fescues of interest to the golfer are, Chewings' Fes- 

 cue, Creeping Red Fescue and Sheep's Fescue. 



CHEWINGS' FESCUE 



OF these varieties Chewings' Fescue is by far the most 

 common. This was originally a European grass but now 

 comes entirely from New Zealand, where it was introduced. 

 The seed now available is clean and not mixed with unde- 

 sirablevarieties.Thegrassisdarkgreenincolorandforms 4^ 

 a durable, compact turf. From seven to ten pounds of seed *"- 1 .■;^- 

 per one-thousand square feet is recommended. '■ 



