How do you advertise? 75.1%| 53.2% 39.5% 32.2% 25.9% 18.0% 16.6% 14.1% 12.2% 7.3% 3.9% //.#/£/g /fi/J// r / i / g VV ////*/'* ' 3.9 PERCENT OF GROSS Average lawn firm spends $7,456 on ads and promo The average reader of LAWN CARE INDUSTRY spends $7,456 a year on advertising, a recent sur-vey by the magazine shows. The respondents to the survey indicated that they spend an aver-age of 3.9 percent of their annual company gross on advertising and promotion. The percentage of respondents using various forms of advertising is: Yellow Pages (75.1 percent), newspaper (53.2 percent), direct mail (39.5 percent), personal sol- icitation (32.2 percent), door hanger (25.9 percent), radio (18 percent), home/garden show dis- play (16.6 percent), phone solici-tation (14.1 percent), referrals (12.2 percent). Volume 5, Number 12 DECEMBER 1981 WWNOIREIN^ ». Serving lawn maintenance and chemical lawn care professionals NOV. 16-18 IN '82 PLCAA to Indy in '82 and '83 The Professional Lawn Care As-sociation of America (PLCAA) Conference and Trade Shows for next year and 1983 will be held at the Indianapolis Convention Center. Dates for next year's conference and trade show will be Nov. 16-18. Dates for the 1983 meeting will be Nov. 8-10. Headquarters hotel both years will be the Indianapolis Hyatt Regency Hotel. The next two shows will be held on Tuesday through Thursday of the weeks involved. The last two years the show has been held on Wednesday through Friday at the Commonwealth Convention Cen- ter in Louisville. The 1981 confer-ence and show was held last month. For further information, contact PLCAA, Suite 1717, 435 N. Michi-gan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611, 312- 644-0828. CHEMLAWN-SPONSORED $4-million 2,4-D 'war chest,' state-of-the-art weed control presented at weed symposium Hundreds of lawn care business-men, manufacturers, suppliers and educators gathered to hear indus-try efforts to support the much-attacked herbicide 2,4-D and latest weed control research at the recent Symposium on Turfgrass Weeds held in Columbus, Ohio, home of PBI/Gordon Corp.'s Dr. /. S. Skaptason: "It is hard to imagine a new herbicide coming along that will be able to compete with the cost of 2,4-D. QUICK STARTS How do you advertise? 4 Ohio lawn workshop next month 6 Two new Mobay pesticides 8 Price rollback for Ronstar 11 Lawn care supplier marketplace 14 Mid-Am Show next month 21 Upfront 4 Inside the Industry 14 Moneywise 18 Marketing Idea File 21 Tools, Tips & Techniques 24 Memos 26 Classified Ads 26 Advertiser's Index 27 XT* * mnnlk, DTPA A Q1 Michigan state univ CROP 6 SOIL SCL E LANSING NI 48828 SCF sponsoring ChemLawn Corp. The two-day event featured 19 speakers on 21 topics centered on weed control. Among the speakers was Dr. J. S. "Skip" Skaptason, Dr. Robert Shearman: "I auestion whether tne economics are there for the lawn care businessman to shoot for 100 per-cent control of spurge." PBI/Gordon Corp., Kansas City, Kan., who told of a $4-million dollar campaign sponsored by the National Agricultural Chemicals Association to generate data to support 2,4-D use. Ray E. Russell, director of public issues for Dow Chemical - U.S.A., Midland, Mich., explained the recently formed National Coali-tion for a Reasonable 2,4-D Policy, and how lawn care businessmen and other 2,4-D users can get involved in the fight to keep the herbicide available for weed con-trol. Other speakers discussed: Ł The impact of thatch on her-bicide activity. One called thatch a "time bomb waiting to go off." Dow'sRayRusseJl: "The Coalition was formed to insure that scientific facts and risk/benefit considerations are recognized in any regulatory action on 2,4-D." ChemLawn's Dr. Barry Troutman: "Weed 'control' and not weed 'eradi-cation' should be stressed." Ł The impact of herbicides on turfgrass rooting ability, disease susceptibility, rhizome growth and recuperative potential. Ł That there is no build-up of herbicides in turf plots, even after 15 years of testing. Ł That herbicide use can delay bermudagrass green-up but not severely. Ł That for some weeds, 100 percent control is not an economi-cally viable goal for lawn care businessmen to aim for. Ł That lawn care businessmen should emphasize weed "control" and not weed "eradication" in homeowner programs with some problem weeds. ChemLawn's Dr. Kirk Hurto: "De-gradation of her-bicides is signifi-cantly faster in the thatch layer than in the soil." Highlights of the symposium talks follow. The February issue of LAWN CARE INDUSTRY will feature a special section with an in-depth report on the talks given at the symposiun. "It is hard to imagine a new to page 21 Dow A INSECTICIDE L fCil ! When the top 9 of 10 lawn care firms in America ail choose DURSBAN* braird insecticides as their predominate insecticides for surface insect control... there has to be a good reason. Or two. Well there are two. 1. DURSBAN insecticides last longest of al~ | 2. DURSBAN insecticides cost less to use than other v . leading insecticides. \ In fact one application of DURSBAN 4E, % oz. per 1,000 sq. ft., costs only about 45«. Yet with this small amount, you get six to eight weeks of unsurpassed residual control of dozens of turf pests. Compare this to two to four weeks with any of the other leading insecticides. And although DURSBAN insecticides are highly effective against insects, they are kind to turf, to people and to pets. You also use a lower dosage rate with DURSBAN than with other leading insecticides. That means you handle fewer drums to do the job. So ask your supplier for the turf insecticide that saves you time, trips, storage space and money. Ask for DURSBAN 2E gJflH insecticide or double-strength DURSBAN 4E insecticide. Just be sure to read and follow all label directions and precautions. Agricultural Products Department, m W Midland, Michigan 48640. . DOW CHEMICAL U.S.A Circle No. 103 on Reader Inquiry Card UPFRONT L A U w Q >« DC H CO D Š z i < u z £ How do you While I roamed the floors at last month's successful Professional Lawn Care Association of Ameri-can Conference and Trade Show held in Louisville, just about every lawn care businessman I talked to had questions about and sugges-tions on how to advertise a lawn care business. If you haven't already started planning your 1982 lawn care season advertising program, you had better get to it. As you can see from our chart and story on page 1 of this issue, our most recent survey of our readership spends an average of about $7,500 on advertising. Roughly, it broke out this way as to where the money was spent: About 75 percent said they used Yellow Pages, 53 percent newspapers, 40 percent direct mail, 32 percent personal solicitations, 26 percent door hangers, 18 percent radio, 17 percent home and garden show displays, 14 percent phone sol-icitations, 12 percent rebates, re-L4WN GIRE INDUSTRY ROBERT EARLEY, Editor/Publisher PAUL McCLOSKEY, Associate Editor JOAN HOLMES, Production Manager MARILYN MacDONALD, Production Supervisor DENISE JOHNSON, Graphic Design JOAN SMITH, Circulation Supervisor DAVID PETERSON, Reader Service Manager JULIE LAITIN, Promotion Director MARKETING/SALES New York Office: ROBERT EARLEY (212) 888-2892 757 Third Ave., New York, NY 10017 Southern Office: JIM BROOKS (404) 233-1817 3091 Maple Dr., Atlanta, GA 30305 Northwest Office: BOB MIEROW (206) 363-2864 1333 N.W. Norcross, Seattle, WA 98177 Classified: DAWN ANDERSON (218) 727-8511 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802 Please send advertising materials to: LAWN CARE INDUSTRY 120 W. Second St. Duluth, MN 55802 218-727-8511 HARCOURT BRACE JOVANOVICH PUBLICATIONS (H^ì ROBERT L. EDGELL, Chairman RICHARD MOELLER, President LARS FLADMARK, Executive Vice President ARLAND HIRMAN, Treasurer THOMAS GRENEY, Group Vice President EZRA PINCUS, Group Vice President LAWRENCE WITCHEL, Group Vice President JOE BILDERBACH, Vice President JAMES GHERNA, Vice President GEORGE GLENN, Vice President HARRY RAMALEY, Vice President LAWN CARE INDUSTRY (USPS 397250) is published monthly by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publications. Corporate and Editorial offices: 757 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10017. Advertising offices: 757 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10017, 111 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601 and 3091 Maple Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30305. Accounting, Advertising Production and Circulation offices: 1 East First Street, Duluth, Minnesota 55802. 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I thought it might be interesting to look back and see what the cumulative results from all of our advertising surveys of our readers have shown. In our first survey conducted in 1978, our readers said they were spending an average of $5,900 on lawn care advertising, although two thirds of the answers were below $3,000. Yellow Pages was first choice with about 52 percent saying they used that form of advertising. Here were other forms mentioned in the survey and per- centages of people who used them: Newspaper (52 percent), direct mail (31 percent), door hangers (24 percent), door-to-door solicita-tions (16 percent), phone solicita- tions (12 percent), home and gar-den show displays (eight percent), radio (seven percent) and televi-sion (four percent). Our 1979 survey asked the questions a little differently. About 58 percent said they used Yellow Pages, and spent $993 a year on it. Here were other forms, percent using, and dollars allo-cated: newspaper (42 percent, $1,762), personal solicitations (27 percent, $1,112), direct mail (19 percent, $9,684), phone solicita-tions (18 percent, $391), radio (16 percent, $1,288), door hangers (12 percent, $2,111) and television (six percent, $6,197). Our 1980 survey showed an average of $3,394 being spent on advertising, a little less than pre-vious years. About 67 percent used Yellow Pages, and others were: newspaper (44 percent), personal solicitation (35 percent), phone solicitation (32 percent), direct mail (31 percent), door hangers (16 percent), radio (16 percent) and television (four percent). At the first PLCAA Conference and Trade Show held last year, during an advertising seminar I moderated, we did a little survey among the 100 or so companies in the room to see how they spent their ad dollars. The average being spent was $9,268, or about 5.9 percent of their annual gross (many advertising experts esti-mate that a company should be spending no less than three per-cent of its annual gross on adver-tising). About 90 percent said they were using Yellow Pages, and the others were: newspaper (68 per- cent), direct mail, 60 percent, door hangers (53 percent), personal solicitations (43 percent), home and garden displays (35 percent), radio (35 percent), discounts/ rebates/referrals (25 percent), phone solicitations (25 percent), billboards (18 percent) and televi-sion (18 percent). It should be noted that all of these companies were chemical lawn care com-panies. I took all of these surveys and put them together to try to get an overall picture of lawn care ad-vertising. There were 12 possible ways of advertising that were mentioned quite often. In order they were: Ł Yellow Pages (68 percent) Ł Newspaper (51 percent) Ł Direct Mail (36 percent) Ł Personal Solicitations (34 percent) Ł Door Hangers (26 percent) Ł Phone Solicitations (20 per-cent) Ł Home and Garden Show Dis-plays (20 percent) Ł Referrals/Discounts/Rebates (19 percent) Ł Radio (19 percent) Ł Door-to-Door Solicitations (16 percent) Ł Billboards (11 percent) Ł Television (eight percent) Get working on that advertising budget. With this issue, Paul McCloskey moves up to associate editor of LAWN CARE INDUSTRY. I am very, very pleased to an-nounce that as of this issue, assist-ant editor Paul McCloskey moves up to the position of associate editor. He has worked with the magazine for more than a year now, and has met many of you. His writing duties will be increased, as well as responsibility for planning and layout of the magazine. Paul is a good man, and he has made my job a whole lot easier. All premium perennial ryegrasses aren't alike. Here's the Regal difference. While a select few turf-type perennial ryegrasses are rated as 4'premium'1 varieties, Regal is a standout on several counts. For example, Regal is one of the darkest of all ryegrasses. That's why it is often mixed with the improved bluegrasses and fine fescues to pro-duce a rich, uniform turf. Most turf experts agree that Regal has better heat and humidity tolerance than any other turf-type perennial ryegrass. It was the best in this regard in trials at Beltsville, Maryland and Arkansas. Regal also demonstrates good overall disease-resistance to the major ryegrass diseases as well as the numerous diseases which often plague some bluegrass varieties. To top it off, Regal germinates in a matter of 5-7 days, quickly develops a strong root system and holds its color during the chill days of winter. Regal Š It's the turf-type perennial ryegrass that's different. P.V.P. Application No. 7700110 inTERMTIOnRb SEEDS, IDC. P.O. Box 168, Halsey, Oregon 97348 U.S.A. Telephone (503) 369-2251 TWX 510/590-0765 6 BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL u Lawn care workshop next month in Ohio A lawn care workshop that will address both the technical and business ends of the business is ^ scheduled Jan. 18-22 in Columbus, Ohio. The workshop is being or-£ ganized by Management Assass-in ment and Programs, which is also based in Columbus. "There seems to be a need for a concentrated workshop designed > for the small business in the lawn care industry," Rudd McGary, president of the firm, said. "One that will offer all the facets of business in such a way that it will be immediately usable and in turn profitable for the people who par-ticipate in the program." McGary has gathered five in-structors and will be offering the course to people in the lawn care Bcrnvel + 2,4-D = Turf (minus 29 of the toughest kinds of weeds) All it takes is one application, and your weed control job is done for the season. And so are 29 of the hardest-to-kill varie- ties of broadleafs. BANVEL plus 2, 4-D is a versatile com-bination you use anytime from early spring to late fall. It kills by penetrating both leaves and roots, so weeds can't come back. Mixes quickly, stores well. Use it accord-ing to directions, and your weed worries are over for the year Ask your Velsicol distributor about BANVEL 4S, too. Or write Velsicol Chemical Corporation, 341 E. Ohio Street, Chicago, IL 60611. > ^BwwH+2,4-0 Before using any pesticide, read the label OVelsicol Velsicol Chemical Corp., 1981 industry who don't necessarily have the resources that a large company can offer. John Linkhart, former vice president of operations for Perf-A-Lawn Corp., New Carlisle, Ohio, is one of the instructors. He said: "Often the small operator in the lawn care business starts with a great deal of energy and commit- ment. There comes a time when the investment of time, energy and money has to be protected by using good business practices and by drawing on the experiences of other people who have worked in the lawn care industry. This usu-allv is not available, and we hope to be able to give information based on actual working experi-ences in the industry. We are not going to be giving a theory course, this is going to be 'hands-on' for all of the people involved." McGary will be working in the marketing and sales areas for the workshop. Formerly a faculty member of Ohio State University, he has worked as a consultant in the lawn care industry as well as with other businesses, both large and small. Linkhart brings almost a decade of experience in the lawn care industry to the workshop. As Perf-A-Lawn operations vice McGary Linkhart Wehner Larsen Gümmer president, he dealt with all of the operating problems that occur in a lawn care business as well as problems of expansion of a small business into a large one. Dr. Phil Larsen of Ohio State and Dr. David Wehner of the Univer-sity of Illinois will handle a-gronomy sections of the workshop. Dr. Larsen will, discuss pest man- agement Š both identification and control. He has worked exten-sively in the lawn care industry as well as doing his own research at Ohio State. Dr. Wehner will be handling the workshop area of fertilization. He will include such topics as which fertilizer to use, discuss the merits of both dry and liquid application, rates, and expected results of each type for application. George Gummer will be han-dling the sections on finance and money management. Formerly the vice president of investments for a billion dollar bank, Gummer is now the head of Gummer & As- sociates, a consulting firm specializing in money manage- ment. He is on the faculty of the Rutgers School of Banking. The course will start on Monday the 18th at 1 p.m. and continue through Friday the 22nd. Each of the topics will be taught by differ-ent personnel, but there will be periods when all of the instructors will be available at the same time so that none of the topics will be taught without considering all of the business decisions involved. There will be homework each evening and the instructor from that day will be available for personal work with the partici-pants. Each participant will be able to have individual attention during the course of the workshop. "The basis for the overall course and its objective is to give a working knowledge for making sound business decisions and to promote the greatest possibility for success," Linkhart said. McGary said: "We are respond-ing to a need in the industry. The smaller operator needs that same possibility of being successful as does the large company." Cost for the course is $295. For further information, contact: Man-agement Assessment and Pro-grams, 247 East Oakland, Colum-bus, OH 43201. MEETING DATES Maryland Turfgrass '82, Baltimore Con-vention Center, Jan. 4-6, 1982. Contact Dr. Thomas Turner, Dept. of Agronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, Md. 20742. (301) 454-3716. 20th Annual North Carolina Turfgrass Conference, Jan. 12-14, Eoyal Villa Inn, Raleigh, N.C. Contact: Dr. L. T. Lucas, program chairman, Plant Pathology Dept., North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C. 27650. Nebraska Turfgrass Foundation Confer-ence & Trade Show, Holiday Inn Conven-tion Center, Omaha, January 19-21. Con-tact: Paul Bergman, 2428 W. 11th St., Hastings, NE 68901, (402) 463-5055. Virginia Turfgrass Conference, John Marshall Hotel, Richmond, Jan. 19-21. Contact: Dr. J. R. Hall III, Extension Agronomist, Turf, Virginia Tech, 421 Smyth Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 703-961-5797. Associated Landscape Contractors of America Annual Meeting and Trade Exhibit, Hilton Riviera Hotel, Palm Springs, Calif., Jan. 24-29. Contact: ALCA, 1750 Old Meadow Rd., McLean, VA 22102, 703-821-8611. The New York Turf and Landscape As-sociation Annual Turf and Landscape Conference, Jan. 27, 1982, Tappan Zee Inn. New York Thru way, Exit 11. Contact: Frank Claps, 136 Laurel Avenue, Larchmont, N.Y. 10538 (914) 834-6846. Golf Course Superintendent's Association of America International Turfgrass Con-ference & Show, Rivergate Exhibition Cen-ter, New Orleans, La. Jan. 31-Feb. 5. Contact: GCSAA, 1617 St. Andrews Dr., Lawrence, Ks. 66044. (913) 841-2240. Landscape and Garden Center Man-agement Clinic, sponsored by Na-COST CUTTINGS Making up for lost income If you took a small salary during the early years of your lawn care business when it was struggling, and then took unusually high salaries to make up for what was missed during the lean years, take heart. The court has said that this is permissable and Internal Revenue Service efforts to call the extra salary nondeductible dividend have been rebuffed on this and other occasions. But as an owner, you must be able to prove that you were indeed underpaid during the early years. It won't work if the business was a sole partnership earlier and it is incorporated now. This information was obtained from the Small Business Report, which can be obtained by writing 497 Lighthouse Avenue, Monterey, Ca. 93940. tional Landscape Association and Garden Centers of America, Gait House Hotel, Louisville, Feb. 7-10. Contact: NLA, 230 Southern Building, Wash., D.C. 20005, 202-737-4060. 18th Annual Northern California Turf and Landscape Exposition, Sac-ramento Convention Center, Sac-ramento, Feb. 17-18. Contact: NCTC, P.O. Box 268, Lafayette, CA 94549. Bergen County Landscape '82 Confer-ence and Trade Show, sponsored by Bergen County Landscape Contractors Association, Ramada Inn, Montvale, NJ, Feb. 24. Contact: Michael Loc- katell, 16 Donnybrook Road, Montvale, NJ 07645, 201-391-1442. 51st Massachusetts Turfgrass Confer-ence and 6th Industrial Show, Civic Center, Springfield, MA, March 2-4. Contact: Dr. Joseph Troll, Professor Š Turf Management, Stockbridce Hall Room 10, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, 413-545-2353. 37th Annual National Hardware Show, Lawn, Garden and Outdoor Living Division, McCormick Place & McCormick Place West, Chicago, IL, August 14-19. Contact: American Hardware Manufacturers Association, P.O. Box 3833, 999 Summer Street, Stamford, CT 06905, 203-964-0000. 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Quantity rates available on request (postage & handling) Total Enclosed LCI 12 8 MOBAY TURF SEMINAR u w Q > DC EŠ cn D Q g i < U A 'major roll-out' for two new turf pesticides Mobay Chemical Corp. recently brought in some of the biggest names in turfgrass research to introduce its two new pesticides Š Oftanol insecticide and Bayle-ton fungicide Š to 50 representa-tives of Mobay distributors. The meeting was held near Mobay headquarters in Kansas City. Speakers on hand to explain their research with Oftanol and Bayleton included Dr. Houston B. Couch, professor plant pathology at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Dr. Harry D. Niemczyk, professor of turfgrass entomology at the Ohio Agricul-tural Research and Development Center; Dr. Richard W. Smiley, associate professor of plant mane££, ound ao'i^aoce cut perfora costs. ope rating An EXCEL HUSTLER is designed for year 'round use, making it the in-vestment that pays off in lower oper-ating costs, superior performance and time savings. The HUSTLER'S exclusive, dual-hydrostatic system powers both drive wheels independently. Twin levers, one actuating each drive wheel, con-trol forward, reverse, ground speed, turning and braking action to give the operator one-hand control to move the unit at any speed, in any direction. This infinite maneuverability in the palm of your hand lets you cut trim-ming time around buildings, trees, bushes or any other obstacle. And with the coulter-type edger attach-ment, you can even edge sidewalks while mowing. Add the 54" snow thrower, 60" V-blade, dozer blade, utility scoop, rotary broom, grass catcher, ROPS/Cab or other available attachments, and the HUSTLER can work year 'round for increased pro- ductivity and lower equipment costs. Call toll free 1-800-835-3265, or write for free literature and the name of your EXCEL distributor. He'll be glad to set up an EXCEL HUSTLER field demonstration. Infinite maneuverability within its own radius with total control in the palm of ope hand! The choice of the Pros. (ŁCCI INOUSTMCS MC * MI rrt . MCMTON KANSAS trMI . <)M| W7MH Ł GMA-1-281 pathology at Cornell University; Dr. Henry Tashiro, professor of entomology at New York State Agricultural Experiment Station; and Dr. Joseph M. Vargas, turfgrass pathologist at Michigan State University. Mobay representatives told its distributors that Bayleton 25% wettable powder offers the broadest spectrum disease control of any leading fungicide available. They said the two-way action of Bayleton both cures and prevents fungus diseases. Plus, the long residual activity means fewer ap-plications are needed. It is avail-able in two-pound plastic contain- ers for professional turf care. Mobay representatives also said that Oftanol 5% granular has been introduced for white grub control. They said it offers the longest lasting control of white grubs currently available. One applica-tion will provide control for an entire season, Mobay said. From left: Dr. Houston Couch, Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Dr. Richard Smiley, Cornell; and Dr. Joseph Var-gas, Michigan State University. control. In his tests with one application, there was just a trace of dollar spot after 70 days. "Bayleton is the longest-lasting in providing dollar spot control," he told the distributors. "You can get full-season control with one application in some cases." He also cautioned that there exists the possibility of resistance coming in with Bayleton, and that it should be integrated into a program with other fungicides. From left: Steve Stys and Jack Wittpenn, Rockland Chemical Co.; and Mobay's Bob Hughes. In addition, Mobay said, Oftanol controls major turf insects such as sod webworm, Hyperodes weevil, billbugs and chinch bugs. They said that Oftanol offers several major benefits: It requires no ini-tial watering-in, resists leaching and has no thatch tie-up problems. Packaged in 40-pound bags, Of-tanol is available for commercial applicator use only. Dr. Couch said that for inci-dences ofSclerotinia dollar spot, if the area being treated is under water stress, the disease is usually more severe and harder to treat. He also said that under higher fertili-zation rates, the disease is easier to * f -v- * n* -su mim 1 mi J From left: Mobay sales manager Allen Haws; Paul MengJe, Lebanon Chemi-cal Co.; and Don Benham, Benham Chemicals. Dr. Smiley said: "I have heard a lot of conments that Bayleton is too expensive. Some times it can be the most expensive, but in some ways, it might be the least expen-sive. Cost should not be the total determining factor. Some fun-gicides might take three or four applications, where Bayleton might need only two in some cases. Comparisons need to be done before judging on a cost-per-pound basis." He said that Bayleton is labeled at between four and eight ounces per 1,000 square feet, but that in some parts of the country good control has been found at lesser rates. He suggested that a 5% granular product might be avail-able in the future. "Bayleton is less efficient than some on a curative basis," he said. "Tests indicate that it is best-used as a preventative material." He said that it would not be smart to market Bayleton for snow mold control because of cost. But he also said that because of the product's long residual, it might fit From left: Mobay Chemical Corp.'s Dallas Nelson; Dr. Henry Tashiro, Cornell; and Dr. Harry Niemczyk, Ohio Agricultural Research and De-velopment Center. in. He said that in tests where five ounces of product was used for control of dollar spot, excellent residual control of snow mold was achieved. He also said that because Bayleton does not cut off decom-From left: Dr. Joseph Vargas, Dr. Robert Rehberg, Estech General Chemicals Corp.; and Dennis De-Sanctis, The Terre Co. position, there was no thatch ac-cumulation in his Bayleton test plots. Dr. Tashiro said that because Oftanol lasts for a considerable length of time, there were still some residues of Oftanol in his tests for a second season, in some cases. Dr. Niemczyk said that billbugs and chinch bugs do more damage in turf than they are generally given credit for. He said for adult chinch bug control, two pounds of active ingredient applied per From left: Terry Specht and Dewight Mellecker, Balcom Special Products; and Ken Kubik, Grass Roots Co. 1,000 square feet in late April or early May will give excellent con-trol. "If you apply two pounds of Oftanol in August, you are not going to have problems with grubs the next spring," he told the distributors. He also said that Oftanol moves through the thatch with no great binding problems. There has been no Oftanol resis-tance yet, he said, but it might develop after many more genera-tions. Advances in Turfgrass Pathology published by HARCOURT BRACE JOVANOVICH PUBLICATIONS in cooperation with Dr. B. G. Joyner, Dr. P. O. Larsen and Chemlawn Corporation $27.95* (hardcover) $18.95* (paperback) This extensive volume contains chapters on: Ł turfgrass diseases Ł cool v.s. warm season pythium blight and other related pythium problems Ł snow molds of turfgrasses Ł fairy rings Ł leaf spot of Kentucky Bluegrass in Minnesota Ł initial and filed fungicide screening Ł turfgrass disease resistance Ł PLUS MUCH MORE! ADVANCES IN TURFGRASS PATHOLOGY is a compilation of more than 23 reports and discussions by the nation's leading turfgrass pathologists. 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LCI 12 12-14 PERCENT PRICE ROLLBACK Tear of opportunity' with price-reduced Ronstar G, Rhone-Poulenc tells distributors More than 50 Rhone-Poulenc dis-tributors gathered recently at Bally Park Place in Atlantic City, N.J. to hear company officials explain distributor pricing programs for the company's pre-emergence herbicide Š Chipco Ronstar G. Rhone-Poulenc, Inc., Mon-mouth Junction, N.J. said that a new lower price for the herbicide "now allows lawn care business-men to effectively control both crabgrass and goosegrass at an economical price." Product manager Gerald J. Quinn said new production ef-ficiencies have permitted the aver-age price to be reduced 12 to 14 percent below 1981 levels, as was reported in last month's LAWN Rhone-Poulenc's Jerry Quinn: "New production efficiencies have permitted the av-erage price of Ronstar G to be reduced 12 to 14 percent." CARE INDUSTRY. "Ronstar G can now effectively compete in a broad range of turf markets," Quinn told the assem-bled distributors. Its ease of appli-cation and gentleness to a wide variety of turfgrasses and orna-mentals make it one of the most cost-effective pre-emergence her-bicides available for control of Rhone-Poulenc's Bill Clapper: "Our sales force has been dou-bled, and an ag-gressive dis-tributor program has been formu-lated." grassy weeds." Nine years of combined research by leading universities and Rhone-Poulenc shows that the herbicide, applied at ranges from 100 to 200 pounds per acre, pro-vides excellent early-season con-trol and continues its high level of performance on crabgrass and Rhone-Poulenc's Roland Cargill: "We feel Ronstar G is the best choice for pre-emergence weed control in turf." goosegrass for as long as 200 days. "This is especially important to the lawn care industry because it allows earlier application with a substantially reduced number of callbacks late in the season," Quinn said. Rhone-Poulenc national sales manager James D. Brooks and national marketing manager Wil-liam Clapper announced that the company's sales force has been doubled, and that an aggressive distributor program has been for- mulated. Theme of the meeting, and another held later in Atlanta, was "Year of Opportunity." This theme comes in part fron the fact that Diamond Shamrock Corp.'s Dacthal plant suffered an explo-sion in July, making that pre-emergence herbicide unavailable in 1982. Rhone-Poulenc appa- rently dropped prices for its Ronstar G to capitalize on the void in the pre-emergence market. Dr. Ralph Engel and Dr. Henry Indyk, both of Rutgers University, addressed the distributors with their test results on Ronstar G. "Ronstar G was right at the top for us," Dr. Engel said of his tests. He said when applied in April, the product gave excellent control of crabgrass on New Jersey turf-grasses. He also said that while most pre-emergence herbicides give ordinary control on goose- grass, Ronstar G gave the best control in his tests. "Ronstar G is one of the most effective and consistent materials we have for weed control on Rutgers' Dr. Henry Indyk: "On the basis of my experience, Ronstar G stands alone in control-ling goosegrass." Kentucky bluegrass," Dr. Engel said. Dr. Indyk substantiated what Dr. Engel said, saying "goosegrass is becoming more of a problem be- cause of resistance to other her-bicides on the market. On the basis of my experience, Ronstar G stands Rutgers' Dr. Ralph Engel: "When applied in April, Ronstar G gave excellent control of crab-grass on New Jer-sey turf." alone in controlling goosegrass." Rhone-Poulenc technical serv-ice manager Roland Cargill told the distributor audience that Ronstar G should not be applied to wet turf, that seeding should be delayed for four months after ap-plication, and that there were some phytotoxicity problems on thatchy turf, just as with other herbicides. He said that Ronstar G should not be applied to red fescue or bentgrass, because of tolerance problems. "We feel Ronstar G is the best choice for pre-emergence weed control in turf," he said. "Our new TORCO sprayers have proven to be the best investment we ever made " ".... The high interest rate really had us scared Š it seemed to be a bad time to replace our old spray units. However, we have virtually eliminated "down time" expense and high maintenance cost with this fantastic 500 gallon TORCO sprayer unit. It greatly improved our performance over our former spray units, and it's built to keep on performing long after others have been "cannibalized". 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Franklin Street Ł Hempstead, Hempstead, New York 11550 BROADLEAF HERBICIDE ne-emergence grass kiuer Gordon turfjaro LAWN CARE Gordon'SlH PROFESSIONAL TURF PRODUCTS GORDON'S PROFESSIONAL TURF PRODUCTS henbit SPURGE WEEOS (¡Ho- DANDELIONS KNOTWEED CHICKWEEO PLANTAINS Ł"D MANY OTHER SPECIES OF BROAOLEAF Contain«: 2,4-D, MCPP »nd Dlcamba ONE GALLON COVERS 2-2* ACRES. KEEP FROM FREEZING «£¡2 INGREDIENTS "^ylâm.oe sait of 2.4-dichioro-ot 2-(2-methyl-4-'ŁDimI.K?0phenoxy> P'opionic acid ir « e sa,t 01 Dicamba ac,d> ;;:::::::::::::::::::::Ł .24 Totai «*» ŁOo...*". 2 2 Pourxl. P" 114SX Ct,l°'opn«no'V' propionic acid Ł^Łv**0' 1,00 « ^Moco-o-.«,^ M Łquiv^#nt o pound« p* » 2 ^ TURF. ORNAMENTALS and GROUND COVERS-CAUTION is a good man to know. ... he's your Gordon Distributor, and here's how he can help you: There is a simple basic formula for building a profitable lawn-care business: Do the job right... the first time. When you do the job right, your customer enjoys an immaculate weed-free lawn that not only causes him to stick with you through all the new-business efforts of your contemporaries, but also prompts him to tell his friends and neighbors about you. And when you do it right the first time, you do wonders for your profit picture. With today's labor costs, you abso-lutely cannot tolerate the expense of correcting mistakes. Which is why your Gordon Turf Pro is a good man to know. He'll supply you with Trimec® and Betamec-4, the unsurpassed post-emergence and pre-emergence herbi-cides, which enable you to do the job right the first time. And because he is a direct distributor for PBI/ GORDON, he'll supply them at a price that leaves room for you to be competitive and still make a good profit. But wait! There's more. He'll also help you with your turf problems. If he can't answer your questions himself, he can get you a fast answer through his direct contact with the PBI/GORDON Technical Services staff. Indeed your Gordon Turf Pro is a good man to know. GORDON S AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTORS LOUISIANA ALABAMA Birmingham Ł Norala Company Ł Tieco. Inc Gadsden Ł Markers of Clubview Montgomery Ł CASSCO Ł Tieco. Inc ALASKA Palmer Ł Alamasu. Inc. ARIZONA Phoenix Ł Arizona Agrochemical Company Ł Capital Nursery Supply Ł Target Chemical Co Tucson «ACRE. Inc Ł Copper State Chemical Company ARKANSAS Alexander Ł Capitol Equipment Company North Little Rock Ł Turf Aid Inc Searcy Ł Affilliated Growers & Retailers of Agriculture. Inc CALIFORNIA Anaheim Ł Robinson Fertilizer Company Bakersfield Ł Abate-A-Weed & Insect Control Cerritos Ł Target Chemical Company Chula Vista Ł Wilbur-Ellis Company Coachella Ł Foster-Gardner. 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Inc St. Louis Ł Crown Chemical Company Ł AH Hummert Seed Company Ł Link's Nursery Inc MONTANA Billings Ł Turf Aid Distributing Company Helena Ł Mr Turf BETAMEC-4 The premier pre-emergence herbicide for established turf Ł Controls grassy weeds and certain broadleaf weeds before they emerge. Ł Effective on golf courses, lawns, in nurseries and parks. Ł Controls Poa annua. Ł Not phytotoxic for established turf grasses. Ł Controls unwanted plant growth before it becomes visible. Ł Apply in fall or early spring for spring and summer control. Betamec-4 (Betasan Š registered trademark of Stauffer Chemical Co.) TRIMEC " Turf Herbicide Only Trimec gives you all these benefits Ł Controls the widest range of broadleaf weeds. Ł Gets hard-to-kill species with one treatment. Ł Wide safety margin for lawn grasses. Ł Minimum hazard from root absorption. Ł No vapor action after application. Ł Effective weed control in a wide temperature range. Ł Unique formula overcomes water hardness problems. Ł Treated areas may be reseeded within two weeks. Ł Non-flammable and non-corrosive in use. Ł Product stable several years above 30° F. Ł Biodegradable; friendly to the environment. Ł Bentgrass formula is also available. TRIMEC® is a registered trademark of PBI/ GORDON Corporation. Product covered by U S. patent No. 3.284.186 NEBRASKA Kearney Ł Centra Chemical Services Morrill Ł Jirdon Agri Chemical. Inc McCook Ł Cornbelt Chemicals Omaha Ł Big Bear Equipment Inc Ł Eagle Green Corporation Ł Midwest Toro NEVADA Las Vegas Ł Clark County Wholesale Merc Co North Las Vegas Ł Las Vegas Fertilizer Company Inc NEW HAMPSHIRE Hooksett Ł Turf Specialty Inc NEW JERSEY Boundbrook Ł Loft Seed Company Ł Vaughan Seed Company Cranbury Ł Chamberlm & Barclay. Inc Clifton Ł The Terre Company Dayton Ł Lebanon Chemical Corporation Freehold Ł Green Hills Turf Supply Hillsdale Ł LST Industries Maplewood Ł Pierson Mill Company Mountainside Ł Andrew Wilson Inc Paramus Ł Pro-Lawn Products Inc Rahway Ł Fertl-Soil Company Riverside Ł Meskers Inc Shrewsbury Ł Raycroft Distributors West Caldwell Ł Rockland Chemical Company Westlield Ł Storr Tractor Company Yardville Ł Jep Sales Company NEW MEXICO Albuquerque Ł Albuquerque Chemical Co Inc Mesquite Ł Agricultural Products Company Roswell Ł Roswell Seed Company Inc NEW YORK Bergen Ł Lawn Medic Brewster Ł Herbst Bros Cambridge Ł Lofts/New York Cohoes Ł S V Moffett Co Dix Hills Ł Island Golf & Turf Farmingdale Ł Wagner Seed Company Inc Hamburg Ł Eaton Equipment Company Hauppauge Ł Maxwell Turf. Inc Hawthorne Ł Metro Milorganite Jamaica Ł J & L Adikes. Inc Latham Ł Grassland Irrigation & Equipment Portchester Ł Westchester Turf Supply Company Syracuse Ł Eaton Golf & Tractor Ł Pro-Lawn Products. 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Box 610 Manhasset, NY 11030 212-739-0701 Seed Ag Instruments 2154 N. Fine Ave. Fresno, CA 93727 209-251-5563 Injectors Agriculture Service Corp. 5240 Gaffin Rd.f S.E. Salem, OR 97301 503-581-8899 Seed Agri-Zyme Inc. P.O. Box 43 Lamed, KS 67550 316-285-2125 Soil activator Agro-Chem, Inc. 11150 W. Addison Franklin Park, IL 60131 312-455-6900 Equipment, chemicals Agro-K Corp. 5750 Main St., N.E. Minneapolis, MN 55432 612-571-6555 A nti-tran spirants Agrotec Services, Inc. Box 215 Salisbury, MD 21801 301-749-8496 Spray equipment Alden Enterprises 9852 E. Triangle St. S. El Monte, CA 91733 Tree ties Allied Corp. Columbia Rd. & Park Ave. Morristown, NJ 07960 201-455-3145 Fertilizers Ametek Plymouth Products Div. 502 Indiana Ave. Sheboygan, WI 53081 414-457-9435 Irrigation equipment American Honda Motor Co., Inc. 100 W. Alondra Blvd. Gardena, CA 90247 213-321-8680 Mowers American Pelletizing Corp. P.O. Box 3628 Des Moines, IA 50322 515-278-5900 Limestone Amerind MacKissic, Inc. Box 111 Parker Ford, PA 19457 215-495-7181 Sprayers The Andersons P.O. Box 119 Maumee, OH 43537 419-893-5050 Fertilizers Aquatrols Corp. of America 1432 Union Ave. Pennsuaken, NJ 08110 609-665-1130 Wetting agents Ariens Co. 655 W. Ryan St. Brillion, WI 54110 414-756-2141 Mowers Arts-Way Mfg. Co. Armstrong, IA 50514 712-864-3131 Mowers B & G Equipment Co. Applebutter Road Plumsteadville, PA 18949 215-766-8811 Sprayers Balcom Special Products P.O. Box 1287 Greeley, CO 80632 303-356-4400 Chemicals BASF Wyandotte Corp. 100 Cherry Hill Rd. Parsippany, NJ 07054 201-263-3907 Herbicides B a trow, Inc. P.O. Box 276 Short Beach, CT 06405 203-488-2578 Irrigation equipnent Baytech, Inc. 4480 126th Ave., N. Clearwater, FL 33520 812-576-3444 Tanks Bermuda King Co. Rt. 2, Box 20 Okarche, OK 73762 405-263-7389 Bermuda spriggers Best Products P.O. Box 198 Lathrop, CA 95330 209-858-2511 Fertilizers BFC Chemicals, Inc. P.O. Box 2867 Wilmington, DE 19805 302-575-7867 Fertilizers Bock Products, Inc. P.O. Box 1208 Elkhart, IN 46515 Trailers Bluebird International 3778 S. Teion Englewood, CO 80110 303-781-4458 Aerators Bowie Industries P.O. Box 931 Bowie, TX 76230 817-872-1106 Hydromulchers Briggs & Stratton Corp. Milwaukee, WI 53201 Engines Brinly-Hardy Co. P.O. Box 1116 Louisville, KY 40201 Aerators Brouwer Turf Equipment, Ltd. Woodbine Avenue Keswick, Ontario L4P 3E9 416-476-4311 Mowers Broyhill Co. North Market Square Dakota City, NE 68731 402-987-3412 Sprayers Bulkkem, Inc. 400 Northtown Rd. Normal, IL 61761 309-454-2469 Chemicals Bunton Co. 4303 Poplar Level Rd. Louisville, KY 40232 502-459-3810 Mowers E. F. Burlingham & Sons P.O. Box 217 Forest Grove, OR 97116 503-357-2141 Seed Canadian Industries, Ltd. P.O. Box 200-Station A Willowdale, Ontario M2N 5S8 416-226-7318 Fertilizers Caudill Seed Co. Quickdraw Division 1201 Story Ave. Louisville, KY 40206 502-583-4404 Liquid applicators Champion Brass Mfg. Co. 1460 N. Naud St. Los Angeles, CA 90012 Irrigation Equipment Chemilizer Products, Inc. 12745 49th St., N. Clearwater, FL 33520 Fertilizer injectors Ciba-Geigy Corp. P.O. Box 11422 Greensboro, NC 27409 919-292-7100 Chemicals CLC Labs 1046 Crupper Ave. Columbus, OH 43229 614-888-1663 Testing services W. A. Clearv Chemical Corp. P.O. Box 10 Somerset, NJ 08873 201-247-8000 Fertilizers, chemicals Clements Associates, Inc. P.O. Box 398 Grinnell, IA 50112 515-792-8285 Soil samplers Consolidated Sales & Service 401 S. College St. Piqua, OH 45356 513-773-3109 Spray trucks Container Mfg., Inc. 2300 Hamilton Blvd. S. Plainfield, NJ 07080 201-561-1710 Tip 'n Measure Continental Software, Inc. 215 N. Main St. Jamestown, NY 14701 716-483-5225 Computers C. P. Chemical Co. 39 W. Moreland Ave. White Plains, NY 10606 914-428-2517 Fertilizers Creative Sales, Inc. 222 Park Ave. Fremont, NE 68025 402-727-4800 Tree insecticides Cyclone Seeder Co., Inc. P.O. Box 68 Urbana, IN 46990 219-774-3339 Spreaders Crown Chemicals 4015 Papin Ave. St. Louis, MO 63110 800-325-3316 Chemicals Dayni Controls Mfg. Co. 18414 Eddy St. Northridge, CA 91325 213-349-8367 Irrigation equipment Dedoes Industries, Inc. 1060 W. Maple Rd. Walled Lake, MI 48088 313-624-7710 Aerators Deere & Co. John Deere Road Moline, IL 61265 309-752-4459 Tractors, mowers Delavan Corp. P.O. Box 100 W. Des Moines, IA 50265 515-274-1561 Nozzles Diamond Shamrock Corp. 1100 Superior Ave. Cleveland, OH 44114 216-694-5000 Chemicals Dixon Industries, Inc. Box 494 Coffeyville, KS 67337 316-251-2000 Mowers Dow Chemical, U.S.A. P.O. Box 1706 Midland, MI 48640 517-636-0968 Chemicals DuMaurier Co., Inc. P.O. Box 4010 Virginia Beach, VA 23454 804-627-2255 Pocket microscopes Du Pont Co. Wilmington, DE 19898 302-774-8895 Chemicals Eaton Corp. Samuel Moore Operations Synflex Division Mantua, OH 44255 216-274-3171 Hose Echo, Inc. 3150 MacArthur Blvd. Northbrook, IL 60062 312-291-2800 Trimmers Edison Hydro Control Chemicals, Inc. P.O. Box 2 Riverdale, NY 10471 212-548-3108 Soil additives Elanco Products Co. P.O. Box 1750 Indianapolis, IN 46206 317-261-3000 Herbicides Emerald Isle, Ltd. 2153 Newport Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48103 Soil additives Encap Products Co. P.O. Box 278 Mount Prospect, IL 60056 312-593-6464 Guns, hoses Environmental Stabilizers International, Inc. P.O. Box 1962 Tacoma, WA 98402 206-383-4971 Soil conditioners Estech, Inc. P.O. Box 1996 Winter Haven, FL 33880 813-294-7793 Fertilizers Excel Industries, Inc. Box 727 Hesston, KS 67062 316-327-4911 Mowers E-Z Rake, Inc. 101 S. Ransdell Rd. Lebanon,IN 46052 Sprayers, vacuums Feldmann Engineering & Mfg. Co., Inc. P.O. Box 153 Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085 414-467-6167 Aerators Fiberglass Unlimited, Inc. South Highway 81 Watertown, SD 57201 605-886-5137 Tanks Finn Co. P.O. Box 8068 Cincinnati, OH 45208 513-871-2529 Spray trucks ì Flexitube International Corp. P.O. Box 292 Willow Grove, PA 19090 215-674-8036 Hose FMC Corp. Agricultural Machinery Division 4601 E. Highland Dr. Jonesboro, Ark. 72401 501-935-1970 Spray trucks, mowers FMC Corp. Outdoor Power Equipment Div. 215 S. Park St. Port Washington, WI 53074 414-284-5521 Mowers, tractors Ford Tractor Operations 2500 E. Maple Rd. Troy, MI 48084 313-643-2553 Tractors, mowers Forshaw Chemical Co. 650 State St. Charlotte, NC 28208 704-372-6790 Chemicals Framar Industrial Products, Inc. 2810 Morris Ave. Union, NJ 07083 201-687-5353 Chemicals Gandy Co. 528 Gandrud Rd. Owatonna, MN 55060 507-451-5430 Spreaders Garfield-Williamson, Inc. 1072 West Side Ave. Jersey City, NJ 07306 Seed Gilson Brothers Co. P.O. Box 152 Plymouth, WI 53073 414-893-1011 Mowers Grass Roots 380 S. Franklin St. Hempstead, NY 11550 516-538-6444 Seminars, chemicals The Grasshopper Co. Box 637 Moundridge, KS 67107 316-345-8621 Mowers Gravely Gravely Lane Clemmons, NC 27012 919-766-4721 Mowers Great Salt Lake Minerals & Chemicals P.O. Box 1190 Ogden, UT 84402 Chemicals Hahn, Inc. 1625 N. Garvin St. Evansville, IN 47711 812-424-0931 Sprayers, nowers Handy Mandy Trailers P.O. Box 269 Perry, OK 73077 405-336-5222 Trailers Clifford B. Hannay & Son, Inc. 101 Main St. Westerlo, NY 12193 518-797-3791 Reels Harris Laboratories, Inc. P.O. Box 80837 Lincoln, NE 68502 402-476-2811 Testing services Hawkeye Chemical Co. P.O. Box 899 Clinton, IA 52732 319-243-5800 Fertilizers Heckendorn Mfg. Co., Inc. Box 89 Cedar Point, KS 66843 316-274-4201 Mowers Hemco Corp. Ill N. Powell Independence, MO 64051 816-796-2900 Tanks Hesston Corp., Woods Div. Oregon, IL 61061 Mowers Hill's Liqui-System P.O. Box 1043 Victoria, TX 77901 512-575-3351 Spray trucks HMC 20710 Alameda St. Long Beach, CA 90810 213-603-9888 Trimmers Hopkins Agricultural Chemical Co. P.O. Box 7532 Madison, WI 53707 608-222-0624 Chemicals Hosenose P.O. Box 121 Northridge, CA 91328 213-701-0198 Hose Howard Johnson's Enterprises, Inc. Box 67 Viroqua, WI 54665 608-637-7062 Fertilizers, chemicals Howard Price Turf Equipment, Inc. 18155 Edison Ave. Chesterfield, MO 63017 314-532-7000 Mowers Hydro-Turf, Inc. R. R. 1 - Lincoln Highway Genoa, IL 60135 815-874-6364 Sprayers, mulchers Hydro Rain 27671 La Paz Rd. Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 714-831-6000 Irrigation equipment Hypro Division Lear Siegler, Inc. 375 Fifth Ave., N.W. St. Paul, MN 55112 612-633-9300 Pumps ICI Americas, Inc. Agricultural Chemicals Div. Wilmington, DE 19897 302-575-3031 Activated charcoal Imler Industries, Inc. 1117 Broadview Ave. Columbus, OH 43212 614-235-5817 Measuring wheels Industrial Services International, Inc. P.O. Box 10834 Bradenton, FL 33507 813-792-7778 Soil additives Inject-O-Meter Mfg. Co., Inc. 920 Thornton Clovis, NM 88101 505-763-4461 Injectors International Harvester 401 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60611 Tractors International Minerals & Chemical Corp. 2315 Sanders Rd. Northbrook, IL 60062 312-564-8600 Soil conditioners International Seeds, Inc. P.O. Box 168 Halsey, OR 97348 503-369-2251 Seed International Spike, Inc. P.O. Box 1750 Lexington, KY 40505 606-252-1721 Tree fertilizer Irrometer Co., Inc. 8835 Philbin Riverside, CA 92516 714-689-1701 Moisture indicators Irri-Trol Mfg., Inc. 9145 Glenoaks Blvd. Sun Valley, CA 91352 213-768-0330 Irrigation equipment Jacklin Seed Co. W. 5300 Jacklin Ave. Post Falls, ID 83854 208-773-7581 Seed Jacobsen Division of Textron, Inc. 1721 Packard Ave. Racine, WI 53403 414-637-6711 Mowers F. R. Johnson Products Co. 23593 Van Born Rd. Taylor, MI 48180 Hose F. D. Kees Mfg. Co. 700 Pack Ave. Beatrice, NE 68310 402-223-2391 Mowers Kelsco Mfg. P.O. Box 5041 Alexandria, LA 71301 318-442-5879 Spray equipment Knox Fertilizer & Chemical Co., Inc. West Culver Road Knox, IN 46534 219-772-6275 Fertilizer, chemicals Kohler Co. Kohler, WI 53044 414-457-4441 Engines Kubota Tractor Corp. 550 W. Artesia Blvd. Compton, CA 90224 213-537-2531 Tractors, mowers Kut-Kwick Corp. P.O. Box 984 Brunswick, GA 31520 912-265-1630 Mowers Lakeshore Eqpt. & Supply Co. 300 S. Abbe Rd. Elyria, OH 44035 216-323-7544 Fertilizers, chemicals Lawn Aids P.O. Box 339 Tipp City, OH 45371 513-667-8314 Fertilizers Lebanon Chemical Corp. P.O. Box 180 Lebanon, PA 17042 800-233-0628 Fertilizers Lehara Mfg. Co., Inc. Box 309 E. Brunswick, NJ 08816 201-238-3322 Mowers, tractors Limestone Products Corp. P.O. Box 490 Newton, NJ 07860 201-383-2000 Limestone Locke Mfg., Inc. P.O. Box 980 Bridgeport, CT 06601 203-333-3157 Mowers Lofts Seed, Inc. P.O. Box 146 Bound Brook, NJ 08805 201-356-8700 Seed Logos for Lawn Care Box 67 Jamesport, NY 11947 516-722-4764 Promotional materials Long Mfg. P.O. Box 1406 Tarboro, NC 17886 919-823-4151 Tractors Magline, Inc. P.O. Box 474 Pinconning, MI 48650 517-879-2411 Trailers Mallinckrodt, Inc. P.O. Box 5439 St. Louis, MO 63147 314-895-5043 ChemicaJs Mangelsdorf Seed Co. P.O. Box 327 St. Louis, MO 63166 314-535-6700 Seed Manhattan Ryegrass Growers Assn. 1349 Capitol, N.E. Salem, OR 97303 503-363-1022 Seed Marsh & McLennan, Inc. 222 S. Riverside Plaza Chicago, IL 60606 312-648-6213 Insurance Master Mfg. Co. P.O. Box 694 Sioux City, IA 51102 712-258-0108 Sprayers Master Sprayers, Inc. 10756 Vernon Ave. Ontario, CA 91762 714-627-7466 Sprayers Mathews Co. Box 70 Crystal Lake, IL 60014 815-459-2210 Mowers J. J. Mauget Co. P.O. Box 3422 Burbank, CA 91504 213-849-2309 Tree injection equipment McDonough Power Eqpt. Co. 535 Macon Rd. McDonough, GA 30253 404-957-9141 Mowers Melnor Industries One Carol Place Moonachie, NJ 07074 201-641-5000 Irrigation equipment Menning Mfg., Inc. 3227 Terminal Dr. Eagan, MN 55122 612-454-1095 Sprayers Micron West, Inc. 8582 Katy Freeway Houston, TX 77024 713-932-1405 Sprayers Mid South Fleet Leasing 845 Cotton Shreveport, LA 71161 318-221-4289 Spray trucks Miller Chemical & Fertilizer Corp. P.O. Box 333 Hanover, PA 17331 717-632-8921 Fertilizers, chemicals Miller Tilt-Top Trailer P.O. Box 14247 Milwaukee, WI 53214 414-476-4030 Trailers Minnesota Wanner Co. 5145 Eden Ave., South Minneapolis, MN 55436 612-929-1070 Pumps Mitsubishi Agricultural Machinery Co., Ltd. 345 Park Ave. New York, NY 10022 212-935-8826 Tractors, mowers Mobay Chemical Corp. Box 4913, Hawthorn Road Kansas City, MO 64120 816-242-2227 Chemicals Mobile Automation 1051 Radnor Rd. Wayne, PA 19087 215-687-6007 Computers Mohawk Metal Products Co. Frankfort, NY 13340 315-894-9918 Spray trucks Monsanto Agricultural Products Co. 800 N. Lindbergh Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63166 314-694-1000 ChemicaJs Morgro Chemical Co. 145 West Central Ave. Salt Lake City, UT 84115 Fertilizers MTD Products, Inc. P.O. Box 36900 Cleveland, OH 44136 216-225-2600 Mowers F. E. Myers Co. 400 Orange St. Ashland, OH 44805 Sprayers National Mower Co. 688 Raymond Ave. St. Paul, MN 55114 612-646-4079 Mowers Northern Turf Equipnent P.O. Box 506 Pardeeville, WI 53954 608-429-3402 Aerators Northrup King Co. P.O. Box 959 Minneapolis, MN 55440 612-781-8011 Seed Nursery Specialty Products P.O. Box 4280 Greenwich, CT 06830 Chemicals Oil-Dri Corp. of America 520 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60611 312-321-1515 Waste absorbent to page 16 MARKETPLACE /rom page 15 Olathe Mfg. Co., Inc. 100 Industrial Parkway Industrial Airport, KS 66031 Aerators Olson Irrigation Systems 8765-1 Olive Lane Santee, CA 92071 Irrigation equipment Oregon Fine Fescue Commission 1349 Capitol, N.E. Salem, OR 97303 503-363-1022 Seed Owens Classic, Inc. P.O. Box 628 Sturgis, MI 49091 616-651-9319 Trailers Pacific Echo, Inc. 23540 Telo Ave. Torrance, CA 90503 213-539-1822 Hose Palm Industries, Inc. 333 N.W. 14th Ave. Pompano Beach, FL 33060 800-327-8966 Hose, valves Patterson Green-Up Co. 1331 Union Ave. Kansas City, MO 64101 816-842-8211 Fertilizers, chemicals PBI/Gordon Corp. P.O. Box 2276 Kansas City, KS 66110 913-342-8780 Chemicals PeCo, Inc. P.O. Box 15369 Asheville, NC 28813 704-274-1439 Lawn vacuums Pest Control Management Systems 2425 Fountainview Suite 160 Houston, TX 77057 713-782-3471 Computers Philmont Steel Products, Inc. 2611 Philmont Ave. Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006 215-947-7700 Portable dump bodies Phil-Worth Mfg. R.R. #5. Box 637 Hartsville, SC 29550 803-332-4744 Can rinsers Pickseed West, Inc. Box 888 Tangent, OR 97389 503-926-8886 Seed Plant Food Chemical Co., Inc. R.D. #1, Box 173 Cranbury, NJ 08512 609-448-0935 Fertilizers Plant Marvel Laboratories, Inc. 622 W. 119 St. Chicago, IL 60628 312-264-0450 Fertilizers Plant Production Route 7, Box 441E Fort Worth, TX 76119 817-478-0761 Wick-It weedkillers Porcelain Steel Buildings Co. P.O. Box 1499 Columbus, OH 43216 614-228-5781 Mower height adjusters Power Lawnmower Parts, Inc. 1920 Lyell Ave. Rochester, NY 14606 716-458-0800 Replacement parts Practical Products 6272 W. North Ave. Chicago, IL 60639 312-237-2986 Port-A-Desks Prentiss Drug & Chemical Co., Inc. 363 Seventh Ave. New York, NY 10001 212-736-6766 Chemicals PRO/Inc. P.O. Drawer 9349 Shreveport, LA 71109 Mowers Professional Turf Specialties 400 Northtown Rd. Normal, IL 61761 309-454-2468 Spray trucks, chemicals Pro-Lawn Products, Inc. Box 4908 Syracuse, NY 13221 315-477-6112 Fertilizers Pumping Systems, Inc. 8909 McGaw Ct. Columbia, MD 21045 301-596-3700 Spray trucks R & R Products, Inc. 3334 E. Milber St. Tucson, AZ 85714 Mower replacement parts Raguse & Co., Inc. P.O. Box 455007 Tulsa, OK 74145 918-663-1804 Fertilizer injection pumps Rain Bird Sprinkler Mfg. Corp. 7045 N. Grand Ave. Glendora, CA 91740 213-963-9311 Irrigation equipment Rain-O-Mat Sprinklers, Inc. P.O. Box 151 Whittier, CA 90608 213-693-2721 Irrigation equipment Ransomes, Inc. One Bobcat Lane Johnson Creek, WI 53038 Mowers Ra-Pid-Gro Corp. Box 370 Dansville, NY 14437 716-335-2278 Fertilizers Raven Industries, Inc. P.O. Box 1007 Sioux Falls, SD 57101 605-336-2750 Tanks Regal Chemical Co. P.O. Box 641 Alpharetta, GA 30201 404-475-4837 Chemicals Reuter Laboratories, Inc. 2405 James Madison Highway Haymarket, VA 22069 703-754-4167 Milky spore Rhone-Poulenc, Inc. P.O. Box 125 Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852 201-297-0100 Chemicals Robco 1800 E. 12th St. Oakland, CA 94606 415-261-4651 Hose Rockland Chemical Co., Inc. P.O. Box 809 West Caldwell, NJ 07006 201-575-1322 Chemicals Rohm & Haas Co. Independence Mall West Philadelphia, PA 19105 215-592-3000 Herbicides Rolatape Corp. 4221 Redwood Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90066 Measuring wheels Roof Mfg. Co. 1011 W. Howard St. Pontiac, IL 61764 Mowers Rotary Corp. Box 405 Glenville, GA 30427 912-654-3433 Mower replacement parts Royal Coach/Buckner 4381 N. Brawley Fresno, CA 93711 209-442-0330 Irrigation equipment Ryan/Cushman P.O. Box 82409 Lincoln, NE 68502 402-475-9581 Mowers Salsco Welding & Fabrication, Inc. 106 Clark St. Milldale, CT 06467 203-621-6131 Lawn combines Howtomakea great crabgrass herbicide even better for turf. About the only thing that could make Chipco* Ronstar® G herbicide better for turf would be to lower the cost. So that s what we've done. Now you can get the superior performance of Ronstar G at a Sarlo Power Mowers, Inc. 2315 Anderson Ave. Fort Myers, FL 33902 813-332-1955 Mowers O. M. Scott & Sons ProTurf Division Marysville, OH 43040 513-644-0011 Seed, fertilizers, chemicals Sensation Corp. 3601 N. 16th St. Omaha, NE 68110 402-345-3884 Mowers Sierra Chemical Co. 1001 Yosemite Dr. Milpitas, CA 95035 408-263-8080 Fertilizers R. A. Simerl Instrument Div. 238 West St. Annapolis, MD 21401 301-849-8667 Anemometers Smithco 11 West Ave. Wayne, PA 19087 Mowers, sprayers Snowco 4350 McKinley St. Omaha, NE 68112 402-453-2200 Trailers Snyder Industries, Inc. P.O. Box 4583 Lincoln, NE 68504 402-467-5221 Tanks Soil Products Development Co. P.O. Box 1277 Pomona, CA 91769 614-870-8092 Soil additives Southern Mill Creek Products Co., Inc. P.O. Box 1096 Tampa, FL 33601 Chemicals Southern States Cooperative P.O. Box 26234 Richmond, VA 23260 804-281-1416 Fertilizers Specialty Equipment Co., Inc. 7721 Pillsbury Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55423 612-861-7491 Pressure washers Spraying Systems Co. North Avenue at Schmale Road Wheaton, IL 60187 312-665-5000 Spray equipment S. P. I. C. Box 923 Minneapolis, MN 55440 Seed Sta-Green Plant Food Co., Inc. P.O. Box 540 Sylacauga, AL 35150 205-245-5282 Fertilizers Stanford Seed Co. P.O. Box 366 Buffalo, N.y. 14240 Seed Stanley Hydraulic Tools 3810 S.E. Naef Rd. Milwaukie, OR 97222 503-659-5660 Tree care equipment Star Systems, Inc. P.O. Box 395 Somerville, NJ 08876 201-526-0061 Computers Stauffer Chemical Co. Agricultural Chemical Div. Westport, CT 06880 203-222-3294 Chemicals Stewart Sanitary Supply, Inc. P.O. Box 15061 St. Louis, MO 63110 314-865-2000 Chemicals Stihl, Inc. 536 Viking Dr. Virginia Beach, VA 23452 Chain saws dramatically reduced price. Treat your turf with Ronstar G.The great Nothing controls crabgrass and goose crabgrass herbicide with the better-than-grass better than Ronstar G. And you get ever price. Rhône-Poulenc Chemical Co. this great weed control for the whole sea- Agrochemical Div., Rhône-Poulenc, Inc. son with just one easy, early application. Monmouth Junction, N J 08852. (gfi^ ^^ Ü Circle No. 114 on Reader Inquiry Card Stoller Chemical Co., Inc. 8582 Katy Freeway Suite 2000 Houston, TX 77024 713-461-2910 Chemicals Strong Enterprises, Inc. 4240 S.W. 72nd Ave. Miami, Florida 305-264-5525 Spray trucks Tanaka Kogyo, Ltd. 7509 S. 228th St. Kent, WA 98031 206-854-7706 Trimmers Teledyne Wisconsin Motor 1910 S. 53rd St. Milwaukee, WI 53219 Engines Tecumseh Products Engine Division 900 North St. Grafton, WI 53024 Engines Terminator Products, Inc. 1550 105th Ave. Oakland, CA 94603 415-638-3654 Pumps 3M Company 3M Center Building 223-6SE St. Paul, MN 55101 612-736-0569 Growth retardants Torco Equipment Co. 207 Eiler Ave. Louisville, KY 40214 502-366-1415 Spray trucks The Toro Co. 10901 Red Circle Dr. Minnetonka, MN 55343 612-887-8883 Mowers, tractors Toro Irrigation Div. P.O. Box 489 Riverside, CA 92504 Irrigation equipment Trac 'N Combo, Inc. P.O. Box 7 Metuchen, NJ 08840 201-494-1413 Lawn combines Trail Mate, Inc. 6050 Palmer Blvd. Sarasota, FL 33595 800-237-3982 Edgers, trimmers Trans-Tree Corp. 5100 Eden Ave. Sujte 113 Minneapolis, MN 55436 Tree transporters Tree Tote P.O. Box 2407 New Bern, NC 28560 919-638-2608 Tree transplanters TUCO, Div. of The Upjohn Co. 7000 Portage Rd. Kalamazoo, MI 49001 Chemicals Tuflex Mfg. Co. P.O. Box 13143 Port Everglades Station Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 305-525-8815 Tanks Trevennor, Inc. P.O. Box 59706 Dallas, TX 75229 214-556-0853 Aerifiers Turf-Seed, Inc. P.O. Box 250 Hubbard, OR 97032 503-981-9571 Seed Turfco Mfg., Inc. 3456 N. Washington Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55412 612-588-0741 Aerators Union Carbide Agricultural Products, Inc. Box 12014 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Insecticides U.S. Ferto Corp. P.O. Box 111 Spanish Fork, UT 84660 801-798-3506 Fertilizers U.S. Gypsum Co. 101 S. Wacker Dr. Chicago, IL 60606 Gypsum to page 18 r > $ z n > z a c C/3 a m n tti MONEYWISE Q >-CÉ S-C/5 D Q Z u z 5 squashed,and scuffed and it still looks great But that's not news to you. The days when turf just laid around looking pretty are long gone. Now your turf has to be pretty-^and pretty tough, too. Tough enough to take all kinds of wear and still go on looking terrific. That's just why so many pros like you specify turf seed from Northrup King. For years, Northrup King has given pros all they need--low maintenance varieties, winter hardy blends, special mixes for specific geographic problems, and expert help in selecting the right one. And no matter what Northrup King turf seed the pros use, they get turf that's good looking and hard working. Find out more about quality turf seed from Northrup King. Talk to your Northrup King representative or distributor. Or talk to someone with great looking turf. Northrup King Co., P.O. Box 959 Minneapolis, MN 55440 Circle No. 110 on Reader Inquiry Card IRS scrutiny of limited partnerships If your lawn care business is a limited partnership it must lack two of the following to be taxed as a partnership: centralized management, continuity of life, free transferability of interest, or limited liability. Otherwise, says the Small Business Report, the Internal Revenue Service will attempt to tax it as a corporation. If so, profits and losses cannot pass through to the individuals. If the IRS thinks the limited partnership transaction is only a "tax avoidance," it will say no. To avoid this, general partners should have at least one percent interest in partnership income, losses and deductions. Limited partners should not, in the first two years, deduct any amount exceeding the equity investment in the partnership. If a creditor makes a non-recourse loan to the partnership, there should be no requirement that any interest in the partnership will result. Partnerships not operating within these rules may still prove to be bonafide, but almost certainly will be challenged by the IRS. Those of you seeking further information on this subject should contact the Small Business Report at 497 Lighthouse Avenue, Monterey, Ca. 93940. MARKETPLACE/rom page 17 U.S. Testing Co., Inc. 1415 Park Ave. Hoboken, NJ 07030 201-792-2400 Testing services USS Agri-Chemicals 233 Peachtree St., N.E. Atlanta, GA 30303 404-572-4135 Fertilizers, chemicals Vandermolen Corp. 119 Dorsa Ave. Livingston, NJ 07039 201-992-8506 Application equipment Velsicol Chemical Corp. 341 E. Ohio St. Chicago, IL 60611 312-670-4500 Chemicals Vemco Corp. of America 1331 23rd St. Racine, WI 53403 Mowers Wagner Imprinting 12755 Western Ave. Garden Grove, CA 92641 714-893-5083 Truck decals Warren's Turf Nursery, Inc. 8400 W. Ill St. Palos Hills, IL 60465 312-974-3000 Seed, sod rr WASN'T HOT AIR THAT MADE IT A SELLOUT The Mid-American Horticultural Trade Show is sold out! Yet we started later, spent less, and made far fewer phone calls than ever before. It wasn't hot air that attracted the record num- ber of exhibitors. It was last year's Mid-Am show. The 1981 Mid-Am was held in the Hyatt Regency Chicago for the first time, and the Buyers came . . . and came. And they bought . . . and bought. It seems they like the idea of beautiful surroundings . . . and never having to go outside to find excellent restaurants . . . and indoor parking . . . and room rates so low they couldn't believe it. They loved the week-end scheduling too, because they could bring their families for a mini vacation. All these conveniences gave them more time to concentrate on the busi-ness of buying. A good number of them said the 1981 Mid-Am was the finest and most benefi- cial trade show they'd ever at-tended. The record number of Buyers who attended the 1981 show and the record sales reported by many exhibitors are what made the 1982 show an early sellout. Join us in January to see why the 1983 show will be an even earlier sellout. Write for full details. Dept. H Mid-Am Trade Show 4300-L Lincoln Avenue Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 312/359-8160 Water Supplies, Inc. Box 557 Ashland, OH 44805 419-322-1565 Spray trucks Weather-matic Div. of Telsco Industries Box 18205 Dallas, TX 75218 214-278-6131 Irrigation equipment Weed Eater Division Beaird-Poulan 10515 Harwin Dr. Houston, TX 77036 Trimmers Westheffer Co., Inc. P.O. Box 363 Lawrence, KS 66044 913-843-1633 Spray trucks Wheel Horse Products, Inc. 515 W. Ireland Dr. South Bend, IN 46614 219-291-3112 Mowers, tractors Wheel Spray Corp. P.O. Box 97 Delafield, WI 53018 414-646-8640 Sprayers Wilt-Pruf Products, Inc. P.O. Box 4280 Greenwich, CT 06830 Anti-transpirants Yanmar Tractor, Inc. 476 Country Club Dr. Bensenville, IL 60106 312-860-5370 Tractors, mowers Yazoo Mfg. Co. 3607 Livingston Rd. Jackson, MS 39216 601-366-6421 Mowers Young Industries 1033 Wright Ave. Mountain View, CA 94043 415-968-8486 Proportioned Maybe your direct mail will generate more customers than you thought. Maybe you'll land that big commercial mowing/ maintenance ac-count. You'll need this list. LAWN CARE IN-DUSTRY advertisers are in boldface. Dr. Bobby G. Joynwer (above) of ChemLawn's Plant Diagnostic Laboratories organized the weed sym-posium along with ChemLawn's Dr. Barry Troutman. Next year's sym-posium will again be in Columbus, Ohio in October, and will focus on fertilizers. WEEDS from page 1 herbicide coming along that will be able to compete with the cost of 2,4-D," PBI/Gordon's Dr. Skapta-son said. He said that the National Agricultural Chemicals Associa-tion has formed a 2,4-D task force to generate research data on 2,4-D. Four million dollars was raised by donations of a number of com- panies, including PBI/Gordon. Ł"We are doing all of this re-search to support a product that has been used 35 years, largely because of pressure from anti-pesticide groups," Dr. Skaptason said. "We will do such a good job this time, that even the worst critic will not be able to throw stones." Dow's Russell said that the Na-tional Coalition for a Reasonable 2,4-D Policy has as its objectives: Ł Insure that scientific facts and risk/benefit considerations are recognized in any regulatory ac-tion on 2,4-D. Ł Establish a network of in-formed pro-pesticide coalitions at the state and local levels to defend MARKETING IDEA FILE Yellow pages show true colors Very few lawn care advertisers fail to take advantage of the quick profile that Yellow Pages ads offer. It's unquestionably the most common Š and the cheapest Š form of available promotion. And now, if you're living in the right town, it may have even a brighter appeal. That's because the Bell System, having tested the concept, is now set to include four-color advertising amid the traditional black-on-yellow scheme so familiar to us all. The idea of color is to allow both national and local advertisers to give their regular listings more impact. Every business gets one free listing in the Yellow Pages and in the regular white pages, so A. T. & T. idea men must come up with clever ideas to induce more spending. Since the directories are reprinted annually, ads will have to be created to last a year. The advertising rates will be based on a $20 cost per thousand and paying by the month Š traditional for Yellow Pages Š will be acceptable. A. T. & T. is starting with five markets this year and hopes to be in 40 or 50 by 1983. Denver is first, followed by Atlanta in December, Chicago and Boston in January, and Manhattan next March. Hopefully, rural areas will be soon to follow. EDUCATION Record booth sales for '82 Mid-Am Show in Chicago Booth sales for the 1982 edition of the Mid-America Horticultural Trade Show are setting a record pace for the show scheduled for Jan. 15-17 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. The show has already attracted 225 exhibitors who will display their products and services in more than 400 booths at the show. Mid-Am show director R. Barry Shatwell reports that demand has been so great that available exhibit space has been expanded twice since the original show plans were conceived earlier this year. The show will now feature more than 40,000 square feet of exhibit space. The 1981 Mid-Am Show at-tracted a record attendance of 6,426 industry members. For further information, contact: Mid-Am, 4300-L Lincoln Ave., Rolling Meadows, IL 60008, 312-359-8160. Dr. Buddy John-son: "Consecu-t i v e annual applications of pre-emergence herbicides will delay green-up of warm-season turfgrass, but de-lays are not se-vere." 2,4-D from unreasonable regulat-ory and/or legislative action. Ł Obtain congressional recog-nition of the benefits to industry and the public from the responsi-ble use of 2,4-D. He said that any lawn care businessman or manufacturer could get further information about this group by writing: Suite 1717, 435 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611. Dr. Ray P. Freeborg, Purdue University, spoke on "Pre-emergence Annual Grass Control: Past, Present and Future." He discussed the history of pre-emergence use, and also men-tioned as new herbicides that might have potential for turf Š Prowl, Devrinol, Nortron, Mow-down, Dual and Tolban. Many of these are used in agriculture now. Freeborg also said: "Why not dream a bit? Perhaps in the future we will be using grain alcohol to force seed population to germi-nate, then we will be able to kill more weeds existing in the soil." Dr. Kirk A. Hurto of Chem-Lawn's research team, spoke on "Comparison of Pre-emergence Herbicide Activity in Thatchy and Thatch-Free Kentucky Bluegrass Turf." He said that herbicide effi-cacy was not reduced in a thatchy turf, according to his tests. He did say that selectivity was altered, that is herbicides were more mobile in thatch than in soil, causing objectionable injury in summer months. He also said that degradation of herbicides was sig-nificantly faster in thatch than in soil. 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What is BULKKEM? Bulkkem is a joint venture of PBI/GORDON Corporation Š the Trimec People Š and Lattick Incorporated with headquarters in Normal, Illinois. The purpose of Bulkkem is to substantially reduce herbicide costs by delivery in bulk ... Betamec-4 (Betasan); Trimec; Amine 2,4-D; and MCPP. It is doubtful that any organization is more aware of the problems of the lawn-care industry, and more capable of constructive help in solving lawn problems, than John Lat-ting and Steve Derrick of Lat- tick Incorporated. They are totally immersed in the lawn-service business ... it's their life! And they are both now 100% in-volved in the day-to-day man-agement of Bulkkem. PBI/GORDON Corpora-tion, on the other hand, is cer- tainly the leading supplier of herbicides Š like Trimec and Betamec-4 Š to the turf indus-try. Gordon's experience in handling bulk is unmatched in the turf industry. Willis West, who has been in charge of lawn-care sales for PBI/GORDON, will now devote full time to Bulkkem, seeing to it that all the technical know-how of PBI/ GORDON is made available to customers of Bulkkem. What volume is required to justify BULKKEM? Perhaps desire to grow and increase efficiency is more of a factor than present chem-ical usage, because Bulkkem is able to tailor bulk facilities to your individual needs. 220-gallon mini-bulk tanks, and stationary systems of any ca-pacity are available. There are accurate metering systems for all sizes, and installations are supervised by the engineering staff of PBI/GORDON to help assure compliance with all gov- ernmental regulations. Will BULKKEM customers be assured of Betamec-4 during 1982? Yes, Sir! Bulkkem cus-tomers can place firm early orders which will guarantee delivery of Betamec-4 (Betasan) during the 1982 season. They will also be guaranteed a firm price all season long on Trimec. And these guarantees are backed up by PBI/GORDON. With Dacthal out of pro-duction for 1982, guaranteed price can actually mean the difference between making 1982 a banner year, or a disaster! What area does BULKKEM serve? Bulkkem now has ten men in the field and three established bulk-delivery centers: 1. Central Illinois Š serving Chicago and St. Louis and all of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Wiscon-sin and Missouri. 2. Central Ohio Š serving Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Indiana and Kentucky. 3. Northeast Š serving the area from Virginia to New England. Shouldn't you at least check BULKKEM prices? We have made the flat statement that nobody in the industry is going to beat our prices on Betamec-4, Trimec, Amine 2,4-D or MCPP. But price per gallon is only one dimension Š there are so many ways that Bulkkem serv-ices can help the lawn-care operator reduce his costs and increase his efficiencies. Call us toll-free at 800-447-4131 and let us tell you the entire story. * Betamec-4 (Betasan Š registered trademarK of Stauffer Chemical Co.) Trimec® is a registered trademark of PBI/GORDON Cor-poration. Product covered by U.S. Patent No. 3,284,186. t^ Why you should switch to BULKKEM. Ł Guaranteed delivery and firm prices. Ł Saves time, labor, space and money. Ł Reduces container handling and eliminates disposal problems. Ł Allows more precise metering. Ł Reduces waste from product left in containers. Ł Provides easier, more accurate inventory control. Ł Increases productivity. Ł Reduces theft. Ł Reduces spillage problems. Ł Provides increased accuracy of application rates. Ł Provides a unique inventory management system. 'To reduce chemical costs and guarantee delivery... BULK'EM. BULK SUPPLIERS OF m LAWN CHEMICALS The Bulkkem Corporation, 400 Northtown Road, Normal, Illinois 61761. Phone Toll-free 800-447-4131 WEEDS from page 21 Dr. Robert C. Shearman, of the University of Nebraska, spoke on "Influence of Pre-emergence Her-bicides on Cool-Season Turfgrass Growth and Development." He said that sodbed applications of some herbicides caused decreased Dr. S. Wayne Bingham: "When we started in the middle of the year with a pre-emergence material, we got good control of sooseerass in bermudagrass." rooting after transplanting. He also said that successive applications of some herbicides resulted in increased disease susceptibility, and also reduced regrowth poten-tial and recuperative rate from traffic injury. Dr. W. W. Witt: "Linuron has shown good control on nimblewill, but there has been some injury on Kentucky blue-grass." Dr. John A. Jagschitz, University of Rhode Island, spoke on "Effect of Repeated Usage of Pre-energence Herbicides in a Mixture of Cool-Season Grasses." He reported that after 15 years of tests in some plots, with use of 600 pounds of herbicides, that there was no build-up of chemical in the first six inches of soil. Dr. Robert E. Schmidt, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, spoke on "Pre- emergence Herbicidal Effects on Post-Dormancy Growth of Bermudagrass." He said applica-TOOLS,TIPS,TECHNIQUES Getting down to basics Š and acids What is soil pH? This soil-related term has confused more lawn care businessmen than need be, according to the National Limestone Institute. The two letters, pH (the measurement of hydrogen concentra-tion), express the acidity or alkalinity of soil. As an example of acidity, think about the taste of vinegar. This product is decidedly acidic. Household ammonia and bleach are strongly alkaline. Measurement of pH runs on a scale from zero to 14. Neutrality is indicated by a pH of 7, or the midpoint of the scale. Distilled water, for example, is about pH 7. Values of less than seven are acidic. Vinegar has a pH value of 2.8. Any pH value of seven or more is termed alkaline. Ammonia and bleach have pH values of 11.0 or greater. An example of a common mistake is to think that a pH of 6.0 is just a little more acid than a pH of 7.0. This is not the case, because each pH unit change represents a factor of 10. Therefore, the acidity of a soil of pH 6.0 is 10 times more acid than pH 7.0. Most turf grows best within a soil pH range of 6.0 to 7.0. However, many soils range in pH between 4.5 and 6.0. Turf grown on these acid soils do poorly. Many substances toxic to turf growth occur in the soil under these acid conditions. Limestone applied to the soil removes these toxic substances and adjusts the soil pH up to the desirable range of between 6.0 and 7.0 tion of pre-emergence herbicides in split applications at lower rates helped post-dormancy growth. He also said pre-emergence herbicide use was best delayed until after Dr. G. Euel Coats: "We got the best control of Vir-ginia buttonweed in bermudagrass with Super D - 2,4-D plus di-camba." roots are at least 1.5 centimeters deep. He also said that bermuda-grass cultivars that are tolerant of freezing and pre-emergence use should be selected, and that adequate fertilization of bermuda- grass will enhance post-dormancy growth. Dr. B. J. Johnson, University of Georgia, spoke on "Spring Transi-tion of Warm-Season Grasses as Influenced by Herbicides." He said that consecutive annual pre- emergence herbicide applications Dr. Barbara Emerson: "Oxalis can shoot its seeds six feet and often achieve 94 percent germina-tion." will influence green-up of warm-season turfgrass, but with correct applications, delays are not severe, and did not result in permanent injury. He also said that in most in-stances, fall-applied pre-emergence herbicides delayed turf growth in early spring, but that injury was not consistent. Also, he said that late summer and early fall applications of 2,4-D, MCPP and dicamba may delay green-up, but not severely. Dr. W. W. Witt, University of Kentucky, spoke on "Nimblewill Control in an Established Ken- tucky Bluegrass Turf." He said that linuron showed promise, giving good control, but that there was some injury on bluegrass. How-Dr. Ray Freeborg: "There are many agricultural her-b i ci de s that might have po-tential for turf, including Prowl, Devrinol, Nor-tron, Mowdown, Dual and Tol- ban." ever, the turf came back the next spring. He said most of the injury was from leaf tip turn. Dr. S. W. Bingham, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, spoke on "Goosegrass Control in Bermudagrass." He said that if the bermudagrass is late, the area is open for summer annuals to come in. He said that Oxidiazon gave good control, along with some other herbicides. He said that his tests showed that when he started in the middle of the year with pre-emergence material, he got good control. Nebraska's Dr. Shearman spoke again on "Pre-emergence Her-bicide Control of Prostrate and Spotted Spurge." He said that there were increasing problems with spurge for lawn care businessmen in Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa, and that prostrate pres- ented the worst problems. He said the problems occurred on thin and Dr. John Jag-schitz: "After 15 years of tests applying up to 600 pounds of herbicides in some plots, there was no build-up of chemical in the first six inches of soil." weak home lawns, and were par-ticularly bad when summer temp-eratures were abnormally high and the rainfall abnormally low. He also said that "hot spots" such as along driveways, side-walks and slopes facing west are particularly bad. 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Dr. Clyde Elmore: "Trichlophyr should be viewed as an additive material for broadlead weed control." down too early, and the May application was too late. He ques-tioned whether the economics were there for the lawn care businessmen to shoot for 100 per-cent control of spurge. Dr. G. Euel Coats, Mississippi State University, spoke on "Evalu-ation of Herbicides for Control of Virginia Buttonweed in Bermuda-grass." He said that the best con-trol was achieved with "Super D" Š 2,4-D plus dicamba Š and that the second best control was achieved with 2,4-D plus dicamba plus MCPP. He said two applica-tions a month apart gave the best control. Dr. Barbara Emerson, Union Dr. Robert Schmidt: "Appli-cations of pre-emergence her-bidices in split applications at lower rates helps post-dormancy growth of ber-mudagrass." Carbide Agricultural Products, Ambler, Pa., spoke on "Oxalis Š Oxactly What Is It?" She said there is much confusion in identifica-tion of the different forms of oxalis, and that the troublesome weed can shoot seeds six feet and often achieve 94 percent germination. Dr. Ray Dickens, Auburn University, spoke on "Herbicide Tolerance in Centipedegrass." He said that dormant turf of centipedegrass has less weeds, and that DSMA can give 100 percent kill. He said most damage was done to the grass when it was breaking dormancy. Dr. Clyde Elmore, University of Dr. Dan Hess: "The distribution and form of her-bicides on plant surfaces do affect herbicide per-formance." California at Davis, spoke on "Triclophyr, a Substitute or Addi-tive for Broadleaf Weed Control." He said that triclophyr, trade named Garlon by Dow Chemical - U.S.A., Midland, Mich., was used primarily for brush control, but that his tests showed that it gave good control of hard-to-kill weeds such as oxalis. He also said that it was somewhat weak on some weed species, so that it should be viewed as an additive material to 2,4-D. Dr. David Pate, Chevron Chemi-cal, Ocoee, Fla., spoke on "Alter-natives to 2,4-D for Lawn Weed Control." He said that bromoxynil looks fairly good in combination with MCPP and dicamba, but that it works slower than the tradi-tional 2,4-D in this combination. Dr. Wayne L. Currey, University of Florida, spoke on "Herbicide Selectivity of St. Augustinegrass." He said that 50 percent of the home lawns in Florida were St. Augustinegrass, and the rest were bahiagrass, bermudagrass or zoysiagrass. He said that 2,4-D tolerance was pretty good with Floratam St. Augustinegrass, and that MCPP gave a little more injury. He stressed that whenever applying herbicides to a warm-season turf, the turf should not be Dr. Wayne Cur-rey: "When ap-plying herbicides to warm-season turf, the turf should not be mowed too closely, or injury can result." mowed too closely, because it produced more injury on the turf. Dr. Dan Hess, Purdue Univer-sity, spoke on "Can the Distribu-tion and Forn of Herbicides on Plant Surfaces Affect Per-formance?" The overall answer to the question was "yes." As for the effect of surfactant use, he said that adding even a small amount in-creased the coverage of the her-bicide, but that the distribution goes to a certain point and does not increase. Additional amounts of surfactants do not allow better coverage, but provide better action on breaking down the cuticle, and a better action is achieved. Dr. Barry C. Troutman, Chem-Lawn Corp., spoke on "Weed Control from the Lawn Care Perspective." He said that weed control was the number one com-plaint of homeowners. He suggested that lawn care businessmen should tell their customers up-front which weeds they cannot control as effectively, and that weed "control" and not "eradication" should be stressed. He said that homeowners mow their lawns "low and way too low," too infrequently, use very dull blades and remove clippings when they should not. He said jokingly that in Detroit, "home-Dr. Ray Dickens: "Most herbicide damage is done to centipedegrass when it is break-ing dormancy." owners don't have any wheels on their mowers, and the money they save in wheels is invested in baggers." He also said that thatch is a "time bomb waiting to go off, that there are not enough dethatchers in the U.S. to handle the problem." He suggested that lawn care businessmen should keep fer-tilizer levels as low as they can to get results, because of the thatch problem. Dr. Troutman and Dr. Bobby G. Joyner, Plant Diagnostic Labs, ChemLawn Corp., were organizers of the event. 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"In the late seventies, society made a fundamental decision in statutes that the government will control the toxic side effects of the chemical revolution," said William Drayton, former assistant ad-ministrator of the agency and chief budget officer under President Carter. But the proposed cuts, he said, "mean that it will not happen." While the lawn care industry may benefit to some degree from these budgetary omissions, there are many in the chemical industry who fear that the cuts may bring conflicting regula-tion at state and local levels. "We're nervous about what this means," one business lobbyist told Business Week magazine. "We do not want to deal with 50 EPAs." The point should be taken in earnest by members of the lawn care industry. Many of the industry's legal battles over the use of silvex, 2,4-D, Dursban, and Diazinon are being fought at the city and state level. Oftentimes, local rulings can be exasperating and one-sided. 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The ideal candidate will have at least Assistant Branch Mana-ger experience and a good working knowl-edge of lawn care. A personable manner and well developed communication skills are a must. This is an exceptional oppor-tunity for rapid advancement with a young, but prominent, lawn care company which is expanding and growing tremendously. Competitive salary and benefits. Send resume and salary history/requirements to: The Professionals in Total Lawn Care Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp. P.O. Box 908 Naperville, IL 60566 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Cleveland area lawn spray business for sale. $500,000.00 annual sales. Principals only. Terms available. Write LCI Box 57. 12/81 "GARDEN TIPS" Š Prepare now to increase next year s profits. "Garden Tips" the monthly customer newsletter, with your company name/phone. Pro-ven response . . . cements customer relations, gets them to spend more, opens new doors expertly in new expansion areas. Low cost, effective profit building. Call today (516) 483-0100. We'll send complete information. Or write Green Pro Coopera-tive Services, 380 S. Franklin Street, Hempstead, NY 11550. 12/81 INTERESTED in expanding into SHRUB & TREE CARE (insects/disease control and feeding)? Attend our unique four-day ACADEMY January 13-16, 1982. Prepares you Š just as if you bought into a franchiseŠto take advantage of big profits waiting for you. Tuition includes EVERYTHING YOU NEED to get started, including advertising, promotional pieces, specialized forms and, of course, BASIC KNOWLEDGE from several teachers with specialized experience you'll find invaluable. Call GREEN PRO COOPERATIVE SERVICES (516) 483-0100 or write to 380 S. Franklin Street, Hempstead, NY 11550. Remember, on-the-job tuition is the most expensive kind. Get it for a very small fee before you get on the job. We've already paid for the mistakes. 12/81 GREEN PRO EXECUTIVE NEWSLETTER Š the Only Newsletter for the Lawn Care-Shrub/Tree Care businessman. Full of ideas, timely information, model letters, promotional pieces to bring in more sales, tips to save you money + make you money. Call Rich Hawkes (516) 483-0100. Or write: Green Pro Cooperative Services, 380 S. Franklin Street, Hempstead. NY 11550 12/81 FOR SALE Used Spray TrucksŠChevy, 700-gallon tanks Automatic hose reels, mechanical agitation. Call Ron Wilson, 513-845-0517. 12/81 MAKE BIG MONEY Š PLANT BIG TREES Š New and used tree transplanting equipment. Call or write for list. Financing available. Turf & Tree Supplies, Inc., P.O. Box 291, Rockton, Illinois 61072, Phone: 815 624-7578. 9/82 LAWN Š TREE Š SHRUB NUTRIENTS. Now you can get superior LAWN FOOD in bulk Š as little as 300 gallons Š at substantial savings. Delivered within 250 miles of Long Island, NY. Also 55-gallon drums. Delivery to other areas easily arranged. Root food for trees and shrubs in 5-gallon pails shipped continental U.S. Highest quality long-lasting; low, low chlorides. Not using liquids? . . . Phone or write for the reasons why the largest operations do. Bulk tanks available, sale or lease, for quick ordering Š GREEN PRO COOPERATIVE SERVICES, 380 S. Franklin Street, Hempstead, NY 11550 (516) 538-6444. 12/81 KELWAY® SOIL ACIDITY TESTER, used by PROFESSIONALS nationwide. Direct reading, lightweight, portable, fully serviceable, no power source, Model HB-2 reads moisture too. Available through distributors. For brochure contact Kel Instruments Co., Inc., Dept. T, P.O. Box 1869, Clifton, N.J. 07015, 201-471-3954. TF LITHATE' 2, 4-D IS THE ANSWER TO MANY OF YOUR DIFFICULT BROADLEAF WEED PROB-LEMS. READILY SOLUBLE IN WATER, EFFEC-TIVE AT LOW RATES, AND COMPLETELY NON-VOLATILE LITHATE IS EASY TO WORK WITH AND HAS VERY LITTLE ODOR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. CONTACT: DEAN CHRISTOFFERSEN, GUTH CORPORATION, 332 SOUTH CENTER STREET, HILLSIDE, ILLINOIS 60162. 312-547-7030. 12/81 ADVERTISERS Reader Inquiry No. Page No. 101 Andersons (Regional) . ...25 102 Bulkkem 22-23 103 Dow Chemical U.S.A. . .. 2-3 104 Excel Industries 8 105 Grass Roots 11 106 International Seeds ... 5 107 Lakeshore Equipment . ...28 108 Lebanon Chemical Corp. . 27 109 Mid-American Show .. 18 110 Northrup King Co 18 111 PBI/Gordon Corp 12-13 112 Prentiss Drug & Chemical Co 26 113 Pumping Systems Š 21 114 Rhone-Poulenc 16-17 115 Spraying Systems Š 24 116 Torco Equipment Co. . ...11 117 Velsicol Chemical Corp . ... 6 This index is furnished for the reader s convenience However, the publisher can not guarantee its accuracy due to circumstances beyond our control 754 ^ 84 42654 « LEHR ON LABOR LAW What Happened to PATCO? DR. HARRY NIEMCZYK Court rules employe gag order violates public policy A recent case concerning the Meat Inspection Act has implications for the Occupational Safety and Health area. The employer in question promulgated a work rule which stated that an employe who had possible complaints regarding employer violations of the Meat Inspection Act was required to report the complaint to his super-visor instead of to a United States Department of Agriculture in- spector. Failure to follow this procedure would result in disciplinary ac-tion. A United States District Court ruled that the employer's rule violates public policy because if management fails to correct a continuing, serious problem and an employe is afraid to take the personal risk of violating the employer's rule, the consuming public will ultimately suffer. A similar situation could arise if a lawn care employer enacted a rule requiring an employe to bring potential occupational and safety hazards to the employer's atten-tion before reporting the matter to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. It is likely that such a rule would violate the public policy of promoting a safe workplace. Instead, lawn care employers should stress to employes that potential safety hazards should be brought to the lawn care employer's attention immediately so the matter can be corrected. By eliminating the language requiring an employe to do this instead of speaking to an OSHA representative, a lawn care employer is likely to achieve the same result of knowing about a safety hazard before the federal authorities do. National Labor Relations The National Labor Relations Board broke new ground by re-quiring an employer to bargain with a union which never suc-ceeded in achieving a majority of support from the employer's employes. In the case of United Dairy Farmers Cooperative As-sociation, Teamsters attempted to organize and represent 30 drivers and helpers. The employer re-sponded to this action with a variety of illegalities, including threats to close the plant, interro-gation, discriminatory discharge of a union activist, payment of a cash Christmas bonus, threats of physical harm, and terminating the employes who refused to con-vert to independent contractors. The union lost the representa-tion election and never gained over 50 percent employe support from authorization card solicita-tions. In situations where an employer conmits illegalities during a union organizing drive or campaign which are so outrageous that a fair election can never be held, the Labor Board has the authority to order an employer to bargain with the union, even though the employes did not vote for the union. However, this case establishes a new principle: even though a majority of employes did not vote for the union and although a majority of employes did not des-ignate the union by other neans as the bargaining representative, the employer is still required to bar-gain with the union because the employer's unfair labor practices were so pervasive that the atmos-phere for union organizing activ- ity is permanently tainted. Furthermore, the vote on the union issue was close: 14 against the union and 12 for it. Therefore, the Board reasoned that it is likely that the employer's activities af-fected the outcome of the vote, as a two vote difference would have meant a union victory. Remember the air traffic con-troller's strike? AFL-CIO unions have contributed over $400,000 to the Patco Family Fund. Three unions each contributed $100,000 Š the UAW, United Steelworkers, and the Communications Workers. The UAW contribution came from the union's strike fund, which has a balance of over $347 million. President Reagan has unques-tionably succeeded in "breaking" the strike, PATCO President Robert Poli lost control of his membership. His initial mistake was giving his blessing to a con-tract that 95 percent of his membership rejected Š he com-pletely misjudged the rank and file reaction to the agreement. Then, after the contract was denounced by his members, Poli provided no leadership for returning to the bargaining table which the government was willing to do. New turf insect book is published Destructive Turf Insects is the title of a new book by Dr. Harry Niemczyk, nationally known turf- grass entomologist who has worked closely with the lawn care industry over the years. The book covers pests of warm-and cool-season grasses, contains over 130 color photos and is written in easy-to-read language. Nine chapters cover life cycles, principles of control, preventive programs for select major pests, equipment and methods of de-tecting turf insects and references. The book is spiral-bound with a durable plastic cover. For further information, contact: HDN Book Sales, 2935 Smithville W. Rd., Wooster, OH 44691. Lebanon Professional Turf Care Products COUNTRY \ CLUB GREENSKEEPER\GREEN GOLD ifscosan Lescosan - (Betasan-registered trademark of Stauffer Chemical Co.) We sell the patented Chemlawn Gun. The best gun in the business. Call LAKESHORE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY CO and ask for BARB. She'll put you in touch with your local representative. Nationwide (800) 321-5325 in Ohio (800) 362-7413 PRODUCTS Division of Lakeshore Equipment & Supply Co. 300 South Abbe Road, Elyria, Ohio 44036 Circle No. 107 on Reader Inquiry Card