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| Material Type: | Book |
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| Monographic Author(s): | Beale, Reginald |
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| Monograph Title: | The Practical Greenkeeper, 1921. |
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| Publishing Information: | New York, New York: Carters Tested Seeds Inc. |
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| Edition: | Fourth American |
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| # of Pages: | 47 |
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| Collation: | 47 pp. |
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| Related Web URL: | https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/123538#/summary
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Construction; Establishment; Cultivation; Golf courses; Bowling greens; Bunkers
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| Abstract/Contents: | Includes: The Carter System (Construction; Contracts; and Service Department); The Modern Golf Course (Selection of Sight; Choice of an Architect; The Construction of the Course; and Maintenance); The Making of a New Golf Course (The Greens; The Fairways; Tees; and Traps and Bunkers); Putting Greens in Southern States; Renovation and Upkeep (Renovatoin of Worn or Poor Green; To Maintain a Green in Good Condition; Condition of Greens at End of Summer; Amount of Fertilizer Required; Mowing; Resting Putting Greens; Rolling; Divot Marks; Watering Grass; Wet, Muddy Greens; and Difficulties Encountered); Soil Essentials (The Use of Rex Humus); Composts (Humus Compost for Greens; and Manure Compost for Fairways); Some Well-Known Courses; Weeds and Other Pests (Some of the Uses of "Carterite"; Weeding Young Grass; The Destruction of Daisies and Other Fleshy Shallow-Rooted Weeds; When to Do the Work; How to Do the Work; Cost of Doing the Work; After Treatment; The Action of "Carterite"; Immediate Effect Upon the Putting Green; Time Taken for the Turf to Heal; Permanent Effect Upon the Green; Broadcasting "Carterite"; Destruction of Plantains and Other Weeds; When to Do the Work; Cost of Doing the Work; Way to Do the Work; Immediate Effect Upon the Putting Green; Time Taken for Turf to Heal; After Effect Upon the Surface; Lasting Effect of the System; Weeds With Long Tap Roots; Clover in Greens; Crab Grass; Daddy Long Legs or Crane Fly Grubs in Turf and How to Destroy Them; To Kill the Grub; Caution; Moss; and Moles); Fertilizing: The Carter System of Top-Dressing (Various Soils; and Sand and Charcoal); Turf (Turfing; How to Cut and Trim Turf; and Turf Nurseries); A Few Facts; Alphabetical List of Clubs, Etc.; and Information Regarding Materials. |
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Library of Congress
Subject Headings: | Greenkeepers; Golf courses -- Maintenance; Turf management; Golf Courses -- Design and maintenance; Nursery stock -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Catalogs; Grasses -- Seeds -- Catalogs; Golf courses; Grasses -- Seeds; Nursery stock |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| See Also: | See all records for known editions of The Practical Greenkeeper, search as MCODE=PRACG to isolate as a set or see records related to PRACG |
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| Note: | Cover title: Carters Practical Greenkeeper
Includes "Worms and their destruction" by Peter W. Lees; pp. 31-34
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| Annotation from Turfgrass History and Literature: Lawns, Sports, and Golf, by James B Beard, Harriet J. Beard and James C Beard: | "A very rare, interesting, early manual on the Carter system of construction, establishment, and culture of turfgrasses for golf courses. Emphasis is placed on pest control, fertilization, and composting." p. 162 |
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| Beard Section Heading: | Bibliography of books/monographs on turfgrass culture |
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| Beard Rarity Statement: | Very rare |
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| Beard Special Note: | Identified by James B Beard in Turfgrass History and Literature: Lawns, Sports, and Golf (2014) as being old and rare based on his experience. |
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| Quotable quotes | "NEVER MIX: Dung with lime. Guano with lime. Guano with slag. Nitrate with superphosphate. Sulphate with slag. Superphosphate with slag. Lime with sulphate of ammonia." p. 39 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Beale, Reginald. 1921. The Practical Greenkeeper. Fourth American. ed. 47 pp. New York, New York: Carters Tested Seeds Inc. |
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