Vol. 11 No. 5 September-October 1988 Golf Course Superintendents Association of New Jersey Official Publication of the GCSANJ Newsletter is published six times a year by the Golf Course Superinten­ dents Association of NJ, P.O. Box 231, New Brunswick, NJ 08903. Ilona Gray, Editor Bruce Cadenelli, Associate Editor Jeff Allen, Editorial Staff Ken Kubik, Willet Wilt Glenn Miller, Business Editor Please address inquiries to The Greener- side, Editor, P.O. Box 3672, Wayne, NJ 07474-3672. For Ad Placement: Glenn Miller, (201) 528-6775, P.O. Box 241, Brielle, NJ 08730. Art and Typography by Backes Graphic Pro­ ductions, Inc., Hopewell, New Jersey © 1988 THE GREENERSIDE GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY Cook College—Rutgers University Box 231, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 Officers: Ed Walsh, CGCS, President Steve Finamore, CGCS, Vice President Dave Pease, Secretary Wayne Ballinger, CGCS, Treasurer Bob Ribbans, CGCS, Past President Directors: District 1 Dick LaFlamme District 2 Chris Carson Peter Pedrazzi, CGCS District 3 Gerald Fountain Bruce Cadenelli District 4 Leonard R. Forlenza Thomas Grimac Executive Director: Dr. Henry Indyk Commercial Representatives: Steve Chirip Shaun Barry Opinions expressed on this page are opinions of the authors and do not ex­ press the opinions or policies of the GCSANJ board and membership. INDEX Editorials ......................................... 2 President's Message....................... 3 Willet Wilt....................................... 3 GCSANJ News................................ 4 GCSAA Director's Chair .............. 5 Patch Disease Research at Rutgers . 6 Marketing KY Bluegrass Seed .... 7 Nematodes on Turf in NJ ................ 8 Sprayer Cleaning................................9 Superintendent's Profile...................10 Life As A Wife.................................. 11 Back-9 ....................................... 12,13 Calendar..............................................14 Patron Directory ..............................15 2 September-October EDITORIALS "...AND THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT" Twice in the past 6 weeks I have talked on the telephone with Bruce Clarke in his office at 10:00 pm on Friday evening. Among the conclusions we have reached is that maintaining grass in boiling water is unnatural and can be chancy (good scrabble word). Anyway what I'm attempting here is to say "Thank You" to all those at Rutgers who lend the benefit of their expertise and experience to our members continually. They will come into the field if their schedule permits; they look at literally truckloads of samples without complaint; they give rapid turnaround time and follow-up to see if the problem was corrected; they will refer you if they cannot provide assistance; and they work long hours themselves both promoting the green industry in New Jersey and tending to their research and teaching loads as well as extension. Additionally our county agents are virtual storehouses of information on just about any subject. The $350,000,000 Jobs, Education and Competitiveness Bond Issue (flyer enclosed with this newsletter) will provide $27,000,000 for the redevelopment of the plant science complex at Cook College. This program is essential to the implementation of the Cook College New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Turfgrass master plan. It will also provide money for additional county extension employees who could provide local disease diagnosis and other agronomic services as well as staffing the non-credit courses (20 week winter turf) the extension service offers. Support for this bond issue will enable Cook to regain its preeminence in the fields of agricultural and environmental sci­ ences. Successful state university research programs are matched at between 10 & 15 to 1 by their state legislatures. The New Jersey legislature in the past 20 years has matched Rutgers research funds at about 3 to 1 so this is an opportunity to improve that ratio. A vote for this bond issue on November 8 is a vote for your future and an appropriate way to return the support we have received from the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. Vote yes on November 8 and encourage others to do so. "LATE SUMMER WRAP-UP 1988 STYLE" G.B.F. The September/October Greenerside covers several topics which became criti­ cal during these past summer months. Let's start first with "Alienation of Affection." This occurs almost imme­ diately. As any golf course "widow" can tell you, superintendents cannot be counted upon to be at any family function at this time of year. You can also forget about planning a family vacation. We are fortunate to have among our readers a woman who will give us the much familiar lament of the spouse of a golf course superintendent. Please share this article with your spouse. For many of you, this summer has produced a wide variety of patch diseases. Doctors Peter Landschoot and Bruce B. Clarke have written an article for this issue which should help us further understand these poorly understood turf grass diseases. Research never comes without cost. Ed Walsh and Gerald Fountain explain why the GCSANJ should financially support research on Patch diseases at Rutgers University. "Attack of the killer Nematodes" is not the latest cult movie, but a real problem in turf management. Jack K. Springer, an extension specialist in plant pathology has provided for us an explanation of the nematode population explosion experienced on many New Jersey golf courses this summer. The summer ends and fall begins and election time arrives. This November take time to vote. One important state issue on the ballot is the 350 Million dollar Jobs, Education and Competitiveness Bond Issue. Please read the in­ serted fact sheet prepared by Cook College that explains the impact of this funding. This will help you make a better education ballot choice this November. If you are not registered to vote, please remember that in this country you still can! See you at the polls! I.F.G. President’s Message I know I mentioned this topic before so this message is going to sound repetitious. Since the beginning of the year you have heard me discuss at meetings or through this newsletter and/or mailings, the patch disease research program. We asked for your support. We tried to provide you with enough infor­ mation to make your job easier. We even went as far as to provide receipts. I think your Board of Directors has done as much as they possibly can. Now it is your turn to show financial support of the research program. To date (8/17/88) we have received checks from 10 member clubs. It is disappointing to have to say that the majority of our support has come from allied golf/turf associations. I must ask; "Why haven't our members rallied behind this program"? We have certainly experienced a difficult year. A year where all diseases and particularly the patch diseases have been prominent on our courses. When we look at recommendations for patch di­ sease control, isn't $500 a small price to pay for information that may help reduce these exorbitant costs. Your Board of Directors has taken some bold steps in the last two years. The development of the club survey, the club relations committee, improve­ ments in education, and support of patch disease research are all positive steps in our progress. We, as a Board, can only introduce new ideas. To make them work you, the members, must show support. Let me hope that this message will hit closer to home than any of my previous communiques. Let me hope that this message will awaken the sleeping giant. We cannot do it without you. ED WALSH, CGCS, PRESIDENT Sterilized Top Dressing EGYPT FARMS EXCLUSIVE! All top dressing ingredients are thoroughly mixed and sterilized by indirect heat in our special process. The sand particles are actually coated with a mixture of top soil and peat humus for a completely homogenous mixture that will not separate during handling and spreading. (301 ) 335-3700 Egypt Farms top dressing is formulated especially for the transition zone to specifications recommended by the U.S.G.A., Texas A&M, Penn State, North Carolina, and the University of Maryland. Many years of research and testing by leading universities have produced a soil mixture for superior growth; to maintain the best balance of percolation; to resist compaction; for good aeration; and for the retention of usable water and nutrients in the growing medium. Green and tee construction materials & mixes conforming to U.S.G.A specs are also available. Believe It Or Not Some things are so absurd that it is hard to believe they actually happen, but some of the following incidents prove once again that truth is stranger than fiction. A Golf Course Superintendent looked out one heavily dewed morning to see a crew member hanging on to one end of a one inch hose being pulled by another crew member in a Cushman. Would you believe he was "dew skiing" down the fairway? Then there was a Superintendent who saw a jeep riding continuously around a tee with a rotary tied behind it. When asked why, the worker replied that he was "tired of walking around the tee behind the rotary mower." A greens crew member was told to make sure the hole he dug around the fairway sprinkler was level with the rest of the fairway when he was done fitting the sprinkler. This he did—only he dug another hole in the fairway to get the dirt to level the first hole. On a municipal golf course, the crew was told that the Golf Course Superintendent was to play golf with the Mayor and the Parks Director, so he wanted action —he wanted to see only butt ends and elbows. What the Mayor, the Parks Director, and the Superintendent got to see was the entire crew shooting them moons as they edged the traps. On the same municipal golf course, the town Road Dept. was told by the Golf Course Superintendent to install the snow fence in the rough. The Supt. returned later to find the Road Dept. crew on their hands and knees feeling the ground between the fairway and the rough. When asked by the Golf Course Superintendent what they were doing, they said they were "feeling the grass in order to figure out the rough from the smooth!" If you have any more anecdotes for a future "Believe It or Not" column, please tell them to Willet Wilt, a.k.a. Ken Kubik. RALPH McGILLAN Excavating Contractor Specializing in Lakes & Ponds Over 25 years experience in building new ponds, enlarging & redesigning existing ponds (609) 655-2281 17 Stockton Drive, Cranbury, NJ The Greenerside 3 ozone layer known as the "greenhouse effect". This is only going to provide more aggravation for our spleens. To minimize this we need to direct our resources toward har­ dier plants, improved cultural practices and optimum pesticide usage. The Summer Patch Research Program at Rutgers addres­ ses the last two areas directly and provides the vehicle by which the clubs themselves can become directly involved in improved management practices. The Summer Patch Fund raising effort is currently below our anticipated level of participation. It is expected that many clubs will be interested in this program after the summer. To those individuals and clubs who have already contributed "Thank You". Understandably it is a hard time of year to shake money out of your budget for a research contribution but it is also the perfect time to illustrate to your committee how a contribution now will be a good investment for the future. If you have not yet approached your organization for a con­ tribution consider doing so now. If you feel your club will contribute some time this year please take a moment to send in the pledge form you recently received in the mail which will help us to project total contributions for the year. Also remember to include this program in your budget proposal for next year and send in your 1989 pledge form before our annual meeting in November. If you have some objection to this program and have no intention of supporting the fund raising effort it would be helpful to know why. Thank you for your cooperation and I will look forward to hearing from each of you in the near future. Gerald B. Fountain GCSAA NEWS The GCSAA will hold its 60th International Golf Course Confer­ ence and Trade Show the week of February 6-13, 1989, at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California. "This will assuredly be the largest show in the history of the association," said John A. Segui, CGCS, president of GCSAA. 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Team members were determined by averaging the two lowest scores entered at our 1988 monthly meetings. We wish our team the very best at Middle Bay. RSVP The power and phone lines are down here in West Trenton as a result of a tornado last evening. My inability to make phone calls reminds me how quickly and inconveniently the weather can rearrange our schedules and lives. So it is with managing turf. The bottom fell out here on Saturday morning July 30. Some of you may still have your bottoms intact but most everyone had some sort of trouble related to recent unrelenting weather. Long range weather forecasting predicts progressively hotter summers and milder winters caused by depletion of the earth's protective SERVING THE TURFGRASS INDUSTRY Tractors • Mowers • Loaders • Snowblowers Aerators • Rakes • Sprayers • Spreaders Line Markers • Transporters • Vacuums Sweepers • Blowers Cushman • Ryan • John Deere Brouwer • Broyhill • Giant Vac Power Boss «Air Sweep double Eagle EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. 285 Dayton-Jamesburg Road Dayton. New Jersey 08810 • (201) 329-9292 4 September-October Management Failures or How to Develop Unlimited Incapabilities Cedar Creek Properties, Education Chairman, Heart of America GCSA by Gary Grigg, CGCS, 1. If a worker makes a mistake, chew him out real good, 9. Never check up on your health, or if you do, pay no preferably in front of others. attention to your doctor's advice. 2. Never accept responsibility for a decision if you can 10. Be so impatient for advancement that you fail to learn 3. Develop an ability to pass the buck. 4. Keep your nose to the grindstone; don't expose your­ 11. Be sparing of praise for a job well done. 12. Be sure to get involved in gripe sessions with your possibly avoid it. self to new ideas. your present job. subordinates. 5. If a superior gives you advice, endear yourself to him forever by quickly letting him know you really don't need advice. 6. Keep your finger on every little detail of your job—both past and present—that way, you'll never have time to look ahead to future problems. 7. Never consult with others over problems. 8. Never teach a younger employee your job. 13. Always cover up your errors; it teaches your employees to do the same. 14. Get involved in company politics; if there aren't any, start some. 15. Develop a good management image to your employees. Always talk, but never listen. Credit: Three Rivers Green—June-July 1988 A A S C G Director's Corner It's hard to imagine that the time has arrived to start plan­ ning for GCSAA's 1989 Conference and Show, but indeed it is time, especially for those looking to play in the golf championship held in conjunction with the conference. This year's tournament, to be held in Palm Springs, pro­ mises to be well attended. So if you plan to play, be sure to register immediately!. Conference attendance itself does not require the same immediacy, however, good planning will insure a successful conference experience. GCSAA's Board of Directors and Senior Staff recently completed a very successful Long Range Planning Meeting where goals and objectives for the next several years were established on a preliminary basis. Such a planning process requires those involved to thoroughly review previous planning, current status and short term goals all with the objective of devel­ oping a specific long range plan. Such planning provides those charged with the administration of the Association direction as well as a means by which to measure success. Hopefully, such planning becomes a guide for continued growth & development. Keep an eye out for flyers announcing regional seminars to be held within the Northeast during the next several months. These seminars provide an excellent opportunity for superinten­ dents, assistants, as well as key staff members to stay abreast of current topics within our profession. Thanks. Steve Cadenelli Consider the advantages of sod TURF TYPE TALL FESCUE Trap banks and edges, green and tee banks and areas along cart paths need special attention. Or even those traffic areas around the club and halfway houses. Consider Rebel sod: • Holds up better than Kentucky bluegrass • Requires less irrigation compared to Kentucky bluegrass • Requires less fertilizer than Kentucky bluegrass • Heat tolerant • Excellent dark green color • Greater disease resistance than most other turfgrasses In tough areas or wherever you want good-looking turf and less maintenance. Use Rebel sod. Lofts Seed Inc. World’s largest marketer of turfgrass seed Bound Brook, NJ 08805 (201) 356-8700 • (800) 526-3890 Available through: S. Novasack Bros. Turf Farm South Seaville, NJ (609) 263-2400 Tuckahoe Turf Farms Tuckahoe, NJ (609) 628-2415 Bohm’s Sod Farm Woodbine, NJ (609) 861-2785 P.O. Box 853 Montclair, NJ 07042 (201) 744-8237 NATURAL ORGANIC FERTILIZER Milorganite 6-2-0 Activated Sewage Sludge METRO MILORGANITE Box 267 Hawthorne, NY 10532 Processed Only By Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Milwaukee, Wisconsin __________________ For use on lawns, shrubs and ornamentals only Long lasting, will not burn “The Golf Course Choice” Patch Disease Research at Rutgers by Drs. Peter Landschoot and Bruce B. Clarke Current Research Although our current knowledge of summer patch (as well as other patch diseases) is increasing each year, little is known about its overall development and control. Consequently, Rutgers Uni­ versity and the Golf Course Superintendents Associations of New Jersey and the region have joined forces to fund research on this disease so that more detailed cultural and chemical con­ trol measures can be developed for the future. Research currently underway at Rutgers includes a field survey designed to determine the prevalence of individual patch dis­ eases in the region. Information from this survey will help define the type of turf affected, the causal agents involved, pertinent site information (i.e.—air circulation, drainage, compaction, etc.), the influence of soil fertility, organic matter, texture, pH, nematodes, thatch development, mowing height, and other cul­ tural practices affecting disease severity. Controlled environment and greenhouse studies will also be conducted to determine the impact of systemic fungicides, acidifying fertilizers, and stress factors on disease severity. Control measures which appear pro- mising from such work will be evaluated in field trials next year. Current Recommendations For now, summer patch management should center on stress avoidance and the application of fungicides (i.e.—Banner, Bayle- ton, Chipco 26019, Cleary's 3336, Rubigan or Tersan 1991) in sufficient water to reach the root zone. Sprays should commence prior to hot weather and continue throughout the summer at 3 to 4 week intervals. Finally, where greens are concerned, a vig­ orous aerification program is recommended to relieve compac­ tion and improve rooting. Storr Tractor Company Proudly Introduces Patch diseases caused by root and crown-infecting fungi are among the most controversial and least understood of all turfgrass diseases. After more than 20 years of intensive research by several turfgrass pathologists we are only beginning to under­ stand the causes of these complex disorders. Patch diseases are also among the most difficult diseases to diagnose and control, thus, increasing the potential for severe damage on golf course greens and fairways. The Fusarium Blight Syndrome Following several years of research, Dr. Richard Smiley (formerly of Cornell University) and Melissa Craven-Fowler implicated two new disorders which had previously been grouped into the category known as the "Fusarium blight syndrome." This was an important discovery since both diseases, necrotic ringspot and summer patch, occur under different environmental condi­ tions and often do not respond to the same chemical and cultural control measures. Necrotic ringspot is primarily a cool weather disease caused by the fungus Leptosphaeria korrae. It is particularly troublesome on Kentucky bluegrass turf, although bentgrass and fine fescue can also be affected. Summer patch, however, is a warm weather disease favored by excessive soil moisture and high humidity. This disease was originally reported to be caused by Phialophora graminicola but is now known to be induced by the fungus Magnaporthe poae. Currently, up to 50 percent of the golf courses in New Jersey have reported this disease on greens, tees or fairways. Summer Patch Although summer patch is primarily a disease of Poa annua and Kentucky bluegrass, it can occur on bentgrass in rare instances. On greens, symptoms typically appear as circular areas of dead or dying turf with bentgrass often colonizing infection centers. Symptoms, however, may also appear in horse-shoe or crescent patterns. In the early stages of development, patches vary from 2 to 3 inches in diameter. As the disease progresses, these areas increase in size from 6 to 8 inches. Patches, however, have been observed as large as two feet in diameter on severely affected turf. Under higher-cut, symptoms are more irregular in size and shape. On golf course fairways for instance, summer patch is often confused with a number of stress related injuries. As a result, a laboratory analysis is generally recommended before control measures are enacted. Summer patch typically occurs in July and August following extended periods of hot, humid weather. Symptoms are particu­ larly severe in poorly drained areas following heavy rains or irrigation. While areas receiving excess traffic or wear are most likely to become infected, any situation leading to root stress will increase the susceptibility of the turf. Serving the Industry for 60 years. • Decorative Stone/Boulders • Landscape Products • Top Dressing Sand • White Trap Sand • Earthlife Products - Top Dressing - Construction Mix - Top Soil (201) 356-0858 Geo. Schofield Co. Inc. P.O. Box 110 Bound Brook, NJ 08805 6 September-October Kawasaki Mule 1000 Introducing the Kawasaki Mule. A new utility vehicle engineered to make turf care easier and quicker. A mighty 454cc, 18 hp. liquid-cooled engine delivers torque and power smoothly and quietly. For nimble handling, there’s rack and pinion steering and independent front and rear suspension. The Mule seats two. Has a tiltable cargo bed. 1,000 pound total payload. Tows 1,000 more with optional trailer hitch mount. And with its differen- tial, it won’t tear up the turf. But it will haul seed, supplies, machinery and more. Come in and get a Mule today. Kawasaki Let the good times roll. STORR TRACTOR CO. Somerville, NJ 08876 201-722-9830 Marketing Kentucky Bluegrass Seed by Jonathan Green, Western Division of Cascade Seed Intervention There is a difference between marketing and selling that usually goes unnoticed to anyone who is not specifically trained in marketing. It's one thing to take a commodity and put a brand on it and sell at the lowest price, and quite another to develop special products for certain uses and advertise these, plan inventory, packaging, quality standards, product information and then sell the product into known markets at a fair market value. The first case can be regarded as selling, the second as marketing. Kentucky bluegrass seed growers and dealers are more and more becoming marketers and less and less dependent on the vagaries of commodity pricing that once characterized this seed market. At least half of the seed of Kentucky bluegrass that is grown now is of improved varieties; "elite types" as they are known. There is still production of common Kentucky bluegrass from old fields planted to "South Dakota" Kentucky bluegrass, or some other variety not stated, but this is less of a factor as growers are learning how to market their crops. The one drawback to this new sophistication is that the ability to market seed has helped sustain the high prices that have been prevalent for the last three years. The price trend in this dynamic seed market is not a random happening. It may not be totally logical either, but there is at least a rationale for the recent jump in price to over $170/cwt in wholesale markets for 98/85 common. Most people agree that the total US production of Kentucky bluegrass in 1987 was at least 55 million pounds. That is about the demand in a normal year, if there were ever such a thing. Spring demand in the US in 1988 has continued brisk by most reports, and there was no extra seed around to force the mar- 3336wp In Water Soluble Bags • SAFE • CONVENIENT • ECONOMICAL CORPORATION 1049 Somerset Street, P.O. Box 10 Somerset, NJ 08873 (201)247-8000 Toll Free Numbers: 1-800-524-1662 (East of Mississippi) 1-800-524-1663 (West of Mississippi) kets down. Prices are already nearly as high for "new crop" 1988 seed. There is only a little specific information available on inven­ tories and harvests. One known fact is the increase in demand for US seed in Canadian markets. The Canadians have ex­ panded imports of US grown seed substantially after the failure of the European Crop. The latest report from Canada shows an increase in usage in fall 1987 from 446,984 kg. to 873,824 kg. by the end of November 1987. Their spring demand will no doubt be strong as well. This increased demand in large part reflects the rela­ tively greater availability of high quality elite types that are accepted into Canadian markets. Seed consumers seem to have gotten used to these high prices and the market displays a rather "inelastic" demand at this high level. This means the usage changes very little with wide swings in price. By the same token, small changes in supply can have a multiplied impact on price. There is a further rationale for sustained high prices that goes like this. First is carryover—the seed from 1986 harvest was very scarce, maybe the least ever. Second, harvest in 1987 was difficult for some production areas because of inclement weather. Seed production in northern Idaho and portions of eastern Washington was plagued by the worst July weather ever. This caused some total failures and otherwise mostly average pro­ duction with higher than normal clean-out results. The harvest in Madras and elsewhere in Oregon also experi­ enced the unusual rain, resulting in some losses. But this crop generally weighed in at record per acre levels; the one excep­ tion to the lower production trend. There was in excess of 19,279 million pounds produced in Oregon on some 25,680 acres with over 11,000 acres being of certified seed. In the past, Kentucky bluegrass seed growers have fre­ quently had to holdover a portion of their crop. Even when prices were lower, the usage of seed in the market did not change in the same proportion as the price. So this year enough growers and dealers are willing to hold as much as 10 percent of their crop in an effort to market their production in a timely and orderly fashion. Quality seed will be available after harvest in 1988 in good quantities, but prices may not decline until after 1989 harvest, assuming seed yields are normal. The sustained higher price is in part the result of marketing seed instead of just selling it. The total revenue generated from sales of Kentucky bluegrass seed has been at record levels for three years in a row. Because of this, growers and suppliers are well-situated to manage their own destiny and the market price, in their own favor. JOSEPH M. MERCADANTE, Inc. PAVING, EXCAVATING SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. 762-1195 DRAINAGE SYSTEMS TEE BUILDING GRADING The Greenerside 7 Nematodes on Turf in New Jersey Nematodes are unsegmented roundworms. They are somewhat higher on the evolutionary tree than Flat Worms, and they are not as highly developed as Segmented Roundworms (common earthworm). Plant parasitic nematodes are distributed widely in most soils. They generally occur in low number but, under some circum­ stances, very high population levels develop in small patches. With mono-cultural practices, they can build-up to troublesome level over extensive areas. In this type situation, they can become very troublesome. Nematodes feed by inserting their Stylet (generally a hollow spear-like structure) into the plant cells and secreting digestive enzymes into the plant. The amount of damage caused by the extraction of nutrients is considered to be minimal; but the predigestive secretion disrupts the normal physiology of the cells, including cells some distance from the ones being fed on. Nematodes survive the winter as adults, as partially grown larva, and as eggs. Nematode populations are lowest in early spring as a result of winter kill of the active forms. The populations increase during the year and reach their highest level in late fall. Nematode feeding injury has never been documented to actu­ ally kill a plant. The feeding activity can cause severe stress to the plant when population levels are high, and this stress, com­ bined with stresses exerted on the plant by various cultural prac­ tices and adverse environmental conditions, frequently result in plant loss. Visual injury to turf from nematode feeding is very common in the southern counties. Similar injury in northern counties is much less frequent. This results from the generally cooler tem­ peratures and the generally heavier soils in the northern coun­ ties. During periods of excessively high temperatures the grass is not actively growing and producing the compounds needed to resist nematode attack. Additionally, the better the water holding capacity of the soil, the better able the plant is to counteract the stresses produced by drought conditions. Thus, grasses in the northern counties experience less stress and less and less nematode injury than those in the southern counties. Weather conditions in New Jersey during 1988 were more typically of the weather conditions normally occurring in North Carolina. Under these conditions, northern-type turfgrasses are severely stressed. Thus, it was not surprising that nematode populations were extremely high and that nematode injury was very widespread and severe throughout the state. Symptoms of nematode feeding injury vary, depending on the time of the year the injury occurs. Early in the season, nematode injury typically occurs as small yellow spots, about the size of Dollar Spot. The spots more closely resemble Copper Spot, but they are a more brilliant yellow color. This condition occurs normally from a heavy egg hatch once soil conditions become favorable, and multiple spots occur in an area of about 10-12 AUTOMATIC IRRIGATION SERVICES QUALITY IRRIGATION SERVICE AND DESIGNS WILLIAM D. HOWELL 168 MAIN STREET CHATHAM, NJ 07928 201 -635-7569 SERVICE ON ALL BRANDS ON SITE CONTROLLER REPAIRS WIRE FINDINGS OBJECTIVE CONSULTING CALL BILL FOR PROMPT SERVICE 8 September-October sq ft in size. However, on occasions a green may experience 2-4 of these areas, resulting in a sizeable affected area. The most noticeable symptom of nematode feeding injury occurs in July and August. The symptoms strongly resemble drought injury and is, in fact, drought injury. Patches of grass do not grow as vigorously, and they wilt earlier and earlier each day. When the roots are examined, affected plants will be found to have very shallow root systems (rarely deeper than 1 inch). Roots deeper than 1 inch, when present at all, will be discolored and in various stages of decay. Nematicide treatments are effective in control and result in more deeply rooted plants within 7 days of treatment. However, nematicides do not persist too long in the soil and they rarely pro­ vide more than 85% control. Thus, control of 85% of a very high nematode population will leave too many nematodes to repro­ duce and build-up a damaging level in a relatively short time. Further, the contact/systemic-type nematicides used today do not control nematodes in the egg stage. Nematicide treatments, when used, should be viewed as a yearly proposition, at least until the population levels are reduced to manageable levels. Good cultural management practices will often mask the ef­ fects of nematode injury, and greens keepers have been doing an excellent job of this for many years. However, when nematode population levels become too high, the increased management practices become far more expensive than a nematicide treat­ ment. Treatments should be applied prior to the time this occurs. Economic Threshold Levels for all of the economically impor­ tant nematodes which attack turf have been established for New Jersey. The levels have been established for turf growing under the least desirable conditions, droughty soil and drought condi­ tions. Economic Threshold Levels are developed for each state based on the technique used to extract nematodes from the soil and from a knowledge of the soil types and typical weather patterns. States which process large numbers of samples can afford to purchase the equipment needed to extract the maximum number of nematodes from the soil, while other states use a less sophisticated extraction technique. Thus, the values provided by our Nematode Detection Service are adjusted for our particular geographic area. They are based on the "worst case" scenario and turf managers must relate our recommenda­ tion to their own situation. When given good cultural care, grasses can tolerate very high nematode population levels, the only visible symptom being a shallow rooted condition. Thus, the key to successful manage­ ment of nematodes is to determine the nematode population levels in early May. If the population suggests that they could build to damaging levels, a nematicide should be applied before June 15. In this way, plants have an opportunity to develop a deep root system, which will provide them an opportunity to survive the stresses produced by summer growing conditions. ROCKLAND _________ DOES IT ALL__________ • Fertilizers—Combinations of Nitroform, I.B.D.U., S.C.U. and with Insecticides and Pre-Emergence Crabgrass Killer • Insecticides—Granular, Liquid, Wettable Powders • Herbicides—Granular, Liquid, Selective and Total • Fungicides—Granular, Flowable, Wettable Powders Ask your supplier or write: ROCKLAND CHEMICAL CO., INC. © Passaic Avenue, West Caldwell, NJ SPRAYER CLEANING Sprayers need to be cleaned to prevent corrosion, to prevent cross-contamination of pesticides, and to prevent crop injury. Trace amounts of one pesticide can react with another or carry over to the next spraying, causing damage, especially with herbicides. Long exposures with even small amounts of some pesticides can damage sprayer components, including stainless steel tips and fiberglass tanks. No cleaning method is 100% foolproof. If you want to spray crops that are very susceptible to herbicide injury, such as vegetables, fruits, or ornamentals, it is recommended that two sprayers be used—one for herbicides only and one for all other pesticides. Careful cleaning will usually remove all but insignificant amounts of insecticides and fungicides. Always try to end the day with an empty tank; mix only what is needed for today's job. Choose the washing area carefully; avoid contamination of water supplies and injury to plants or animals. Don't make puddles that might be acces­ sible to children, pets, farm animals, or wildlife. Always flush with clean water and drain even if you plan to apply the same material the next day. Also rinse the outside of the sprayer. The use of surfactants with pesticides, when compatible with your needs, will provide some cleaning action with the sprayer. Some pesticide combinations (especially if oil is used) may produce a putty-type paste ("buttering out") in the sprayer tank; flushing with water after each load, may prevent an accumulation. If water alone does not dissolve and remove the buildup, add Stoddard solvent, kerosene, or other low flammable solvent; allow paste to dissolve, then agitate and flush. Next, flush with detergent and finally clean with water. Whenever you change pesticides or prior to storage, sprayers should be given a thorough cleaning with a cleaning Improve your putting surfaces with the Greens King® IV and Turf Groomer'. Exclusive roller design fea­ tures bevelled edges to “pucker-up” horizontal runners. The knife blades rotate through slots in the front roll­ ers, slicing horizontal runners before they lie down. The horizontal reel follows closely behind to clip grass while it's standing straight, for faster, truer greens with­ out lowering height of cut. Golfers will notice the difference. JEP Sales Inc. 211 Yardville-Hamilton Square Rd. P. O. Box 11126 Yardville, New Jersey 08620 609-585-2300 Specialists in Turf Maintenance Equipment solution. The solution used depends on the pesticide to be removed from the sprayer. Check pesticide label for cleaning instructions. First, flush with water, then add the cleaning solution to the tank and thoroughly agitate before flushing. Always flush with clean water to remove cleaning solution. Remove nozzle tips and screens; clean them in strong detergent solution or kerosene, using a soft brush such as an old toothbrush. Do not create damage by using a wire, knife, or other hard ob­ jects that might scratch the orifice or puncture the screen. Follow safety precautions during cleaning the same as for applications. Use a respirator, rubber gloves, or other protec­ tive gear as may be directed by label instructions. REPRODUCTIVE POWERS OF INSECTS Most people have heard of Drosophilia, the pomace flies (fruit flies) that have been studied so much by geneticists. These flies develop rapidly, and under ideal conditions, may produce 25 generations a year. Each female will lay up to 100 eggs, of which about half will hatch into males and half into females. Now, suppose we started with a pair of these flies and allowed them to reproduce under ideal conditions for a year—with the original and each succeeding female laying 100 eggs before she dies, and each egg hatching and the young growing to maturity and reproducing again. The number of flies that would be produced in the twenty-fifth generation is fantastic; if the flies of this generation were packed tightly together, 1000 to a cubic inch, they would form a ball of flies 96 million miles in diameter, or a ball extending nearly from the earth to the sun! (Borrer & DeLong) RANSOMES GRASS MACHINERY CONTACT Turfgrass Division at Steven Willand, Inc. (201) 579-5656 The Greenerside 9 Getting up before dawn is nothing new for Armand H. LeSage, golf course superintendent at White Beeches Golf and Coun­ try Club, Haworth. The North Adams, Mass., native started caddying at Taconic Golf Club on the campus of Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., at the age of 12. "I had to get there early," he says, "to ensure I was first out. Then I could get out twice. We each carried two bags in those days and made a whopping $2.50 per bag." Armand won the Francis Ouimet caddy scholarship and went on to the Turf Management Program at the Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts. After graduating in 1966, he was drafted into the Army. In 1967 he was sent to Vietnam, where he served for 13 months. While there he was awarded the Soldier Medal for heroism, the Bronze Star, the Army Commendation Medal, and the Air Medal. When Armand got back home, he resumed his golf course career as the assistant golf course superintendent at Wethersfield Country Club in Wethersfield, Connecticut. He was there until 1975 when he became the assistant at Race Brook Country Club in Orange, Connecticut. Then in 1980 Armand became the superintendent at Race Brook. As superintendent he designed and oversaw the installation of an automated irrigation system, which certainly made his nights a lot easier. n k c Bu er DIST RIB UTO RS Aqua-Flo, Inc. 320 Basin Road, Hammonton, NJ 08037 609-561-1777/800-524-0895 (out of NJ) 4155A Westfax Drive, Chantilly, Virginia 22021 Armand H. LeSage In 1985 Armand made the move out of New England to New Jersey and White Beeches. He has already completed many beautification projects, including bulkheading on several ponds. He currently serves as vice president of the Alliance for Environmental Concerns, Inc. Armand has some strong feelings about the direction in which golf courses are moving. "I believe that we in the golf course management business try to overmanage our turf. We cut the grass shorter than it was meant to be cut. We starve the grass and expect it to achieve the hardiness to survive all kinds of adverse weather. And then wonder why the darn turf dies during stress periods." "I firmly believe we have to address this problem from both sides; what conditions the turf will tolerate, and what conditions the members will tolerate. It may be as simple as raising the height of cut slightly and giving up a little putting green speed." Armand's family includes daughter Margot, 11, who lives in Massachusetts, wife Mary-Justine, and daughter Amanda, 3. They all enjoy the beauty of the golf course, although no one else in the family is a golfer—yet. Armand swears he has Amanda signed up for lessons next summer! Mary-Justine Lanyon PLANT FOOD COMPANY, INC,: Manufactures and applies liquid fertilizers and limestone. Offers complete soil testing analysis with recommendations. Sells fertilizer tanks, pumps, nozzles, and other liquid handling products for fluid fertilizers. Phone Bill Smith For Further Information... (609) 448-0935 PLANT FOOD COMPANY, INC. Hightstown-Cranbury Station Road Box 173, Cranbury, NJ 08512 Life As A Wife (Or Why You Can Keep Summer) Summer—most of my friends love it. To them it means a week or two at the shore, a long weekend in rural Connec­ ticut, family picnics, leisurely Sunday afternoons at the pool. But I'm the wife of a golf course superintendent. To me summer means endless discussions about the weather—it's too hot, too dry, too wet, too wet and too hot. It's the tele­ vision always tuned to the Weather Channel. It's weekend after weekend of my 3-year-old daughter and me fending for ourselves (thank God for our swim club!). I think what bothers me most is always having to make excuses. No one understands why we can't go to the picnic or get out on a Saturday evening in the summer or sneak away to the beach. Let's face it—I even have trouble under­ standing it sometimes. It's irritating, but it goes with the territory. After a while, people stop asking, so I don't have to make any more excuses. On the other hand, how many husbands or fathers come home for lunch every day? How many are there at lunchtime on a Wednesday for their daughter's birthday party? Armand was quite a sight in his chef's hat at the hot dog cart! As our daughter starts school, I anticipate that Armand will be one of the new Dads at afternoon school events (are you listening, Dad?). Since he works so close to home, he'll get all the news right away, too. There's a lot to be said for not having to wait for Dad to come home on the late train. One thing Amanda and I really love is riding around on the golf course after dinner. She delights in spotting all the different animals—raccoons, squirrels, chipmunks, red fox. Chasing after Daddy's golf balls is another favorite pastime. We're lucky, too, that we get to accompany Armand to the GCSAA golf tournament and convention every year. Not many youngsters have been to as many cities as Amanda already has. As she gets older, it will be an even greater experience for her. I relish the opportunity to meet other wives and talk with them. No one else truly understands or appreciates our lives. I would welcome the chance to meet more New Jersey wives, especially those in Bergen County, where I live. We wives play an important role. We're the sounding board for ideas and complaints. We're support in the face of adverse weather conditions and not-so-understanding members. There are so many factors over which the golf course superin­ tendent has no control—inaccurate Weather Channel fore­ casts, workers who don't show up or take off after lunch, vandalism, "surprise" outside events. We even fill in for our husbands on occasion. Amanda and I are old pros at locking up the bathrooms on the course and picking up the pins. All in all it's a good life, if a little lonely sometimes. If there were only some way to make the summer shorter... . ★ GCSAA Membership Tops 8,000 ★ The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America's active and visible role in golf—coupled with a vigorous and effective recruitment program—is helping to pay dividends via a dramatic increase in membership. This month, GCSAA's rolls officially exceeded 8,000 for the first time in the association's 62-year history. Timothy Robert Sever, golf course superintendent at Sugarmill Woods Country Club of Homosassa, Florida, became the 8,000th member. "I believe the association's high visibility within golf is one factor contributing to this growth," says John A. Segui, CGCS, president of GCSAA. "At the same time, our continued increase in membership has also allowed the association to provide more benefits and services— which in turn has steadily attracted still more members. In 1983 GCSAA had fewer than 5,000 members. GCSAA is headquartered in Lawrence, Kansas, adja­ cent to Alvamar Country Club. The association annually hosts the International Golf Course Conference and Trade Show—one of the 200 largest trade shows in the United States—in various major cities across the nation. The organization also provides nearly 70 educational seminars and offers its members a variety of other ser­ vices, including insurance programs, employment assis­ tance and referral, an audio-visual lending library and an extensive line of exclusive merchandise. In addition, GCSAA publishes Golf Course Management magazine, the leading monthly publication in its professional field. For further information, contact Bob Still, GCSAA media relations manager, 1/800-472-7878. GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB SIGNAGE M.J.L. est. 1978 • COMPLETE DESIGN & CONSULTATION SERVICES • • EXTERIOR SIGN SYSTEMS • ON & OFF COURSE • • MAIN ENTRANCE SIGNAGE • • INTERIOR SIGN SYSTEMS • • CHAMPIONSHIP DISPLAYS • • ETCHED GLASS PRODUCTS • • MANUFACTURING & INSTALLATION • KEN KUBIK (201) 361-5943 BERT JONES (201) 686-8709 DISPLAY PRODUCTS CORPORATION 910 Fourth Avenue Asbury Park, NJ 07712 (201)988-5400 The Greenerside 11 Good News from the NJ Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife_________ In 1987, the division stocked public waters with more than 600,000 trout, while 50,000 Chinook salmon were released into the Rari­ tan River and 965 tiger muskies were stocked in the Passaic River. The run of 595,000 American shad in the Delaware River was the largest since 1975. Also, the new Monksville Reservoir has been added as a place to fish in New Jersey, stocking smallmouth and largemouth bass, rainbow trout and alewife herring. Hunters harvested a record number of deer during the 1987 season, taking more than 37,000 deer. In Sussex County, wild turkeys were live-trapped and relocated to the Naval Weapons Station Earle in Monmouth County. Turkeys were also sent to Ontario, Canada, to restore populations. Wild quail from Illinois were released in Sussex County to re-establish a quail population. In the spring, personnel tagged 24 black bears. All the bears appeared in good condition with weights ranging from 65 to 520 pounds. Biologists constructed a new eagle's nest to replace a natural nest that was in danger of collapsing. Eagles used the new nest to raise two eaglets and, overall, 12 eaglets from Manitoba were PAVELEC BROS. Golf Course Construction Co. Inc. 98 Evergreen Avenue Nutley, NJ 07110 Specializing in all phases of Golf Course Construction Field Drainage/Landscaping Excavation Tony Pavelec (201) 667-1643 Emil Pavelec (201) 939-6182 12 September-October successfully hatched (reared and released) in 1987 as part of a program to restore New Jersey's eagle population. The Marine Enforcement Unit received the Atlantic Offshore Fisherman's Association annual award for service to the fishing industry. Conservation Officers participated in a week-long enforce­ ment effort with other agencies to stem illegal trawling activities in Raritan Bay. The operation resulted in 30 apprehensions. The Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center hosted fishing clinics in cooperation with several fishing organizations, conducted programs on topics such as bird feed­ ing and salmon fishing and completed the Natural Resource Trail. Moss Helps Acid Rain do Damage to Trees______ The Davey Technical Journal—May/June 1988 Those spongy carpets of moss that often cover the forest floor are harming forests by serving as the medium through which acid rain contaminates trees, concludes a researcher at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Different mosses inhibit tree growth in different ways. Some mats of moss soak up large amounts of water, saturating the underground soils and cutting off the oxygen to tree roots. Other For Thatch Reduction NEW BREAKTHROUGH IN THATCH AND DISEASE CONTROL In actual tests at MICHIGAN STATE UNIVER­ SITY, researchers headed by Dr. J.R. Vargas Jr. found that BIO GROUNDSKEEPER effectively reduced thatch by up to 46% in just the first 12 weeks. PRODUCTS & SERVICES 380 South Franklin Street Hempstead, New York 11550 (800) 645-6464 In NYS (516) 538-6444 mosses acidify the rainwater that passes through them, making toxic aluminum in the soil soluble and available to the tree roots. Lee Klinger, a researcher at the Center in Boulder, Colorado, has noticed these conditions in every forest region he has ob­ served from southeastern Alaska to the Adirondack Mountains in New York. In every case, very fine feeder tree roots were dead underneath blankets of moss. The moss is also common to destruction of mycorrihiza, a symbiotic relationship between fungi and roots that fixes nitrogen for use by trees. Acid rain that occurs naturally increases moss growth, he notes, but acid rain caused by industrial pollution tends to carry nitrates that further stimulate that growth. Similarly, while tree death caused by moss in a natural process, Klinger says it is accelerated in some areas because of pollution. Announcement________________________________ Wilfred MacDonald, Inc. is pleased to announce the appoint­ ment of Michael S. Moore to the position of Parts and Systems Manager effective September 1,1988. The addition of Mr. Moore enhances MacDonald's ongoing commitment to better SERVICE. Mike brings a wide variety of skills to his new position having been previously employed (12 years) at the Mountain Ridge Country Club as their Maintenance and Communications Engi­ neer and the Equipment Manager. THE FUTURE OF WIDE-AREA ROTARY MOWING IS NEAR... AND IT'S TORO. COMING SOON: THE TORO GROUNDSMASTER 580-D STORR TRACTOR COMPANY 3191 US HIGHWAY 22 SOMERVILLE, NJ 08876 201-722-9830 TORO TORO Worker Protection Standards for Agricultural Pesticides______________________ The proposed rules covering worker protection standards for pesticides published by the EPA are detailed in a 51 page notice appearing in the July 8th Federal Register. Some good news: golf courses along with certain other nonagricultural use areas are specifically excluded from the proposed rules. These rules were developed in a series of public meetings dating back to 1985. With or without federal rules, pesticide safety and worker protection are important issues for every golf course superinten­ dent. Winter safety training will pay off year round. Our Precious Soil______________________________ Most of us don't appreciate just how much soil is lost in these United States every year. Experts estimate that soil erosion de­ stroys the equivalent of three million acres of prime farmland yearly. That's enough land to build a new Rhode Island once every four years. I imagine that larger states take longer. Nature works very slowly in building new soil taking some 500 to 700 years to go from bedrock to topsoil. Quality turf, the kind you see in golf courses helps to reduce the overall soil erosion losses. So if you don't want to rebuild Rhode Island, work hard to prevent soil losses! BROAD SPECTRUM FUNGICIDE New Liquid Formulation New Expanded Label Lower rates on all the types of patch disease Anthracnose Ornamentals New Performance Guarantee New Lower Case Price See your local Elanco Distributor BOB SCOTT (201) 376-7290 for details or call Elanco Area Representative The Greenerside 13 Golf Course Superintendents Association of New Jersey DATE LOCATION HOST September 26-27 Quechee Golf Club Quechee, VT Mark Fuller Superintendent October 4 October 5 October 11 Rutgers Stadium and Golf Course Piscataway, NJ Middle Bay Country Club Oceanside, Long Island North Jersey Golf Course Wayne, NJ October 24-25 Bass River, MA November 10-11 Natick, MA Dr. Henry Indyk (201)932-9453 John Carlone Superintendent John Wantz (201)942-2594 GCSAA 1-800-472-7878 GCSAA 1-800-472-7878 November 15 November 22 December 5-8 February 6-13 1989 Hollywood Golf Club Deal, NJ Bruce Cadenelli 201-531-3609 Forsgate CC Jamesburg, NJ Resorts International Atlantic City, NJ Anaheim, CA Ilona Gray 201-595-7172 Henry Indyk 201-932-9453 GCSAA 1-800-472-7878 EVENT The Autumn Classic 24th Annual Turfgrass Equipment, Supplies Field Day The MET Area Superintendent Assoc. Team Championship NJSGA Annual Meeting Golf and Dinner Golf Course Design & Principles Plant Nutrition and Fertilizers GCSANJ Annual Meeting Alliance for Environmental Concerns Annual Meeting New Jersey Turfgrass Expo GCSAA International Golf Course Conference and Show 1989—March 9 & 10, GCSANJ & GCSAA Seminar Insects on Turf, Tree and Shrubs, GCSAA 1-800-472-7878 PATRON DIRECTORY ALPINE TREE CARE, INC. Complete tree care Robert Mullane - David DiBenedetto (914) 948-0101 AMERICAN TENNIS & TRACK, INC. Tennis Courts - Repair and Const. Jim Snagusky (201) 778-1171 AQUA-FLO, INC. Irrigation System Designers and Suppliers Phil Demarco - Jerry Purcell (609) 561-1777 (800) 524-0895 AQUATROLS CORP. OF AMERICA Manufacturers of Water Management Products Andy Moore - Jerry Curtice - Demie Powell (609) 665-1130 JAMES BARRETT ASSOCIATES, INC. Golf Course Irrigation — Design and Consulting Jim Barrett (201) 744-8237 BLUE RIDGE PEAT FARMS, INC. Top Dressing, Peat, Humus, & Potting Soil Gene Evans (717) 443-9596 BRUEDAN CORPORATION Golf Cars, Turf and Utility Vehicles Richard Lewis (800) 535-1500 (914) 469-2275 BUNTON TURF PRODUCTS Turfgrass Equipment Phil Mowery - Dave Walter (609) 799-4101 CLEARY CHEMICAL CORP. Turfgrass Chemicals Barbara Cleary - Russ Ward (201) 247-8000 CONSOLIDATED STEEL & ALUMINUM FENCE CO., INC. Fencing Contractor Eugene T. McLaughlin (201) 272-6262 ALAN G. CRUSE INC. Golf Course Materials Alan G. Cruse (201) 227-7183 (201) 992-2335 ★DISPRO DISPLAY PRODUCTS CORPORATION Manufacturer of Golf and Country Club Signage Ron Smith (201) 988-5400 DOUBLE EAGLE EQUIPMENT Turf Maintenance Equipment Clyde Ashton - Jerry Pearlman - Stan Stevenson (201) 329-9292 EGYPT FARMS, INC. Top Dressing Supplier John Strickland - Rich Piatnek - Jeff Lacour (301) 335-3700 E-Z-GO/TEXTRON, INC. Golf Cars - Turf Vehicles - Personnel Carriers Tom Sauer - Kevin Norcross - Sam Baird, Jr. (609) 586-4000 FERTL-SOIL TURF SUPPLY, INC. Greens Topdressing/Turf Supplies Marty Futyma (201) 388-0100 GOLF BY JANIS INC. Golf Course Construction, Renovation, Irrigation Al Janis (301) 641-8156 GOLF CARS, INC. Golf Cars, Turf and Utility Vehicles Albert Wunsch - Luke Martin - Jon F. Schneider (215) 340-0880 GRASS ROOTS TURF PRODUCTS, INC. Golf Course Supplies Ken Kubik - Bert Jones (201) 361 -5943 (201) 686-8709 ★ GREEN PRO SERVICES Organic Products & Spray Equipment Rich Hawks (800) 645-6464 JEP SALES, INC. Turf Maintenance Equipment Jack Poksay - Bill Beverline - Paul Coyle (609) 585-2300 JONATHAN GREEN INC. Grass Seed, Fertilizer, and Turf Chemicals Barry K. Green II - Ed Barbano - Rip Rippel (201) 938-7007 HARFORD INDUSTRIAL MINERALS Sands, Top Dressing Materials Dorothy Stancill (609) 965-3414 (301) 679-9191 JESCO, INC. Turf Maintenance Equipment Joe Maslizek - Darryl Bogart - Matt Vastano (201) 753-8080 REES JONES, INC. Golf Course Design Rees Jones, President (201) 744-4031 STEVEN KAY Golf Course Architect Steven Kay (914) 963-9555 KOONZ SPRINKLER SUPPLY COMPANY Rainbird Irrigation Equipment William Koonz (201) 379-9313 LESCO, INC. For all your golf course needs (800) 321-5325 LEBANON CHEMICAL CORP. Country Club Fertilizers & Chemicals Steve Chirip (201) 347-2755 LEON'S SOD FARM Sod Grower Samuel Leon - Irene Leon (201) 996-2255 LOFTS SEED INC. Turf Seed and Fertilizer Supplier Dr. Rich Hurley (201) 560-1590 LONGO MOTOR & PUMP, INC. Electric motor/pump repair/sales Joe Longo, Jr. - Virginia Wellington (201) 539-4141 MALLINCKRODT, INC. Turfgrass Chemicals John Magnus (609) 654-0476 WILFRED MCDONALD, INC. Turf Maintenance Equipment Dennis DeSanctis - Ed Rockhill - Bill Luthin (201) 471-0244 RALPH McGILLAN Excavating Contractor, Lakes & Ponds Ralph McGillan (609) 655-2281 JOSEPH M. MERCADANTE, INC. Cart Path, Tee, and Trap Construction Joe Mercadante - Bob Mercadante (201 ) 763-0042 (201 ) 762-1195 METRO MILORGANITE, INC. Turfgrass Supplies Tony Grasso - John Wistrand (914) 347-4222 MONTCO PRODUCTS CORPORATION Turfgrass Chemicals Robert Oechsle (215) 628-3144 (215) 836-4992 NOR-AM CHEMICAL CO. Chemical/Fertilizer Manufacturer Jeff Johnson (302) 737-8598 PARTAC PEAT CORPORATION Golf Course Top-Dressing Jim Kelsey (201) 637-4191 PAVELEC BROS. GOLF COURSE CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. Golf Course Construction Tony Pavelec (201) 667-1643 Emil Pavelec (201) 939-6182 PLANT FOOD CHEMICAL CO., INC. Manufacturer of Fluid Fertilizers Bill Smith (609) 448-0935 POCONO TURF SUPPLY CO. Turf Supplies Ron Olsen (215) 672-9274 PRO LAWN TURF PRODUCTS Services for the Professional Andrew Mulick (201) 967-9124 Ingrid A. Kern (215) 750-1732 ROCKLAND CHEMICAL CO., INC. Turfgrass Chemicals & Fertilizer William Dunn - Steve Stys (201) 575-1322 R & S LANDSCAPE CO., INC. Golf Course Construction Claus I. Raven (201 ) 278-0616 (201 ) 278-1954 SEACOAST LABORATORIES, INC. Manufacturer John C. Moynihan - Richard G. Baker (201) 821-4769 GEO. SCHOFIELD CO., INC. Landscape Products—Sands & Stone Roy Malpas - Bob Beatty - Gary Merz (201) 356-0858 O.M. SCOTTS & SONS Fertilizer, Chemical Sales Fran Berdine (914) 361-4105 Steve Rudich (215) 253-4003 SPRING BROOK TREE SERVICE Tree Service James A. Davenport - John D. Schaus (201) 891-1764 STANDARD GOLF COMP. Golf Course Equipment Steve Tyler - Chief Waseskuk (319) 266-2638 ★STORMY ACRES Premium Bentgrass Sod Kevin Gunn (802) 265-3046 STORR TRACTOR COMPANY Turf Maintenance Equipment, Irrigation Paul Deschamps- Gene Tarulli- Paul Granger (201) 722-9830 WILLIAM STOTHOFF CO. INC. Well Drilling, Pumps, & Pump Repairs William L. Stothoff III - William E. Snyder (201) 782-2717 THE TERRE COMPANY OF NJ, INC. Distributor of Lawn Garden Nursery Products Byron Johnson - Bryan Bolehala - Pat O'Neil (201) 473-3393 TURF PRODUCTS CORPORATION Turfgrass Supplies Ernie Rizzio - Buddy Rizzio - Ron Lake (201) 263-1234 STEVEN WILLAND INC. Turf Equipment Distributor Mark Ericson - Bruce Pye - Rich Brandel (201) 579-5656 VAUGHAN'S SEED COMPANY Grass Seed; Golf Course Supplies Charles Usic - Sky Bergen (201) 356-4200 VIC GERARD GOLF CARS, INC. Golf & Utility Vehicles; Battery Whse. Dist. Vic Gerard (201) 938-4464 ★ New Patrons for 1988 Baltusrol • Bedens Brook • Canoe Brook • Shackamaxon • Spring Brook • Timber Trails and others . . . What do the superintendents of these prestigious golf courses have in common? They use the services of. . . KOONZ SPRINKLER SUPPLY ... the smart choice for all your irrigation needs Service Excellence Complete inventory Service assistance and technical support 25 years experience KOONZ Quality product Lines Distributors of RAIN BIRD® HUNTER® WEATHERMATIC® Sprinkler Equipment Sprinkler Supply, Inc. 39 Waverly Avenue • Springfield, N. J. 07081 (201) 379-9314 Branch Offices: Wall Township • Toms River • Hackensack