PESTICIDES Dow moves to restore silvex, 2,4,5-T products In a pre-hearing brief recently filed with U.S. Administrative Law Judge Edward Finch in Washington, D.C., Dow Chemical Company requested that suspen-ded Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) uses for 2,4,5-T and silvex products be restored 
and the cancellation notice for all uses be withdrawn. Dow's brief contens that 2,4, 5-T, silvex, and the herbicides 
trace contaminant TCDD (dioxin) pose no unreasonable risks to humans or the environ-ment. Most uses of the two products were suspended last year after EPA received reports that an ab-
normally high number of allegedly TCDD-related mis-carriages had occurred in isolated spray areas in the North-west. In a two-year study just released by the EPA, no detec-table TCDD residues were iden-
tified in any of 103 milk samples from nursing mothers in the spray areas. The samples were obtained in November, 1977 from 
women in California, Oregon, and Washington where the phenoxy herbicides 2,4,5-T and silvex were used for agricultural and forest management applica-tion. EPA analyzed the samples with technology capable of measuring impurities down to one to four parts per trillion. "The EPA study supports Dow research that TCDD residues from agricultural uses of 2,4,5-T and silvex are not accumulating 
in the environment," John E. Donalds, general manager of Dow's Agricultural Products Department, said. The brief also states that additional unsuccessful searches by Dow to find TCDD in the en-vironment were conducted in 
Arkansas and Texas where large acreages had been sprayed with 2,4,5-T to control unwanted vege-tation. In addition, according to Dow, 17 independent critiques of EPA's Alsea II study, which to page 13 OHIO HOUSE BILL 952 Bill requiring notification of customers 48 hours in advance of pesticide application 
unlikely to pass House in its present form A bill currently in committee in the Ohio House of Representa-tives which would require lawn care companies to notify customers 48 hours in advance of a lawn care application of pesti-cides may never see the "light of day," according to the bill's spon-sor. In a letter to an Ohio Depart-ment of Agriculture ad-ministrator, State Representative Don S. Maddux said, "In its pre-sent form, the bill may be alarm-ing to many interests; however, numerous changes will be made in the proposal if it ever sees the light of day." Maddux initially introduced the bill at the request of a con-stituent who allegedly enoun-tered some problems with a utility company concerning pes-ticide applications on his prop-erty. However, Maddux is cur-rently having second thoughts about the merits of the legislation. "I should have introduced this bill by having the words (by re-quest) following my name because I am not at all convinced whether I should have in-troduced the bill in the first place," he said, "and if so, whether I should have in-troduced it in the form I did. In L4WN ^r j^ll ^mÊ Serving lawn maintenance Ł M^K^J^mm and chemical lawn ^^ ^^Bl I care professionals. INDUSTRY APRIL 1980 Ł VOL. 4. No. 4 Ł A Harvest Publication PULSE REPORTS LCI survey charts fourth quarter buying Almost 60 percent of respondents to a recent survey conducted by LAWN CARE INDUSTRY said they spent an average of $2,343 apiece on dry-applied turf fertil-izer during the fourth quarter of last year Š the months of Oc-tober, November and December. Slightly more than 10 percent QUICK STARTS Tuco introduces lawn products page 5 Handling the apartment/condo job page 11 Nitrogen availability in fertilizer page 16 Guidelines for good mowing practices page 23 Turfgrass disease management page 28 Turf disease reference guide page 29 TOOLS, TIPS, & TECHNIQUES 3 MEMOS 5 NEWSMAKERS 6 MONEYWISE 8 MEETING DATES 9 
MARKETING IDEA FILE 10 PRODUCTS 34 
CLASSIFIEDS 37 ŁŁŁŁŁ HQ-warn à of the respondents said they pur-chased an average of $1,495 on liquid-applied turf fertilizer dur-ing the same period. Results for this fourth quarter "pulse report" are based upon figures submitted anonymously 
by 145 respondents. This repre-sents a 35 percent response to questionnaires mailed to readers 
of LAWN CARE INDUSTRY, ac-cording to LCI market research manager Clarence Arnold. The results in the dry-applied fertilizer category would project Fourth quarter buying all honesty, had the utility been more responsive to my con-stituent, I would probably not have introduced the measure." Maddux added that it is not his "intent to outlaw spraying in Ohio" by any source or by any 
individuals. "Emphasis must be made that this legislation was in-tentionally written in a broad and vague manner," he said. "If the legislation begins working its way through the legislative process, the language of the bill will be tightened. "I am not certain of what the legislature should do in the area 
of notifying those individuals being sprayed of the type of 
chemicals being used and when the spraying will occur," he said. "I would guess that the industry itself (or possibly the federal government) already have some rules or regulations on these two items. Obviously, the issues are 
controversial and need to be addressed. I doubt if my legisla-tion does a satisfactory job in addressing these issues." Maddux said the "con-troversial nature" of the bill has resulted in numerous requests for copies of the legislation from 
his office. For input regarding the legislation contact Don S. Maddux, 341 Baldwin Drive, Lancaster, OH 43130. to $13 million worth of purchases by the total readership of LAWN CARE INDUbTKY, Arnold said. The results in the liquid-applied fertilizer category would project to $1.4 million worth of pur-chases for the fourth quarter. In the pre-emergence turf her-bicide category, 23.4 percent of the respondents said they pur-chased an average of $722 worth 
of product, for a readership pro-jection of $1.6 million. In the post-emergence turf her-bicide category, 29 percent of the respondents said they purchased an average of $794 
worth of product, for a read-ership projection of $2.2 million. In the turf insecticide category, (o page 3 M lml Vi id rli Ju.x wage ancj hour prob-stonoSd ¿SSijanI INDUSTRY, page 21. Od VOSVk 1 looks at business, Š618 ŠiIU3 e businessman faces S9 -$M-fi4^¿t 11 e been suggested by PRODUCT % of sample average projection to Fourth quarter buying making purchase purchase LCI readership Dry-applied turf fertilizer 59.3% $2,343 $13,000,000 Liquid-applied turf fertilizer 10.3 1.495 1,400,000 Pre-emergence herbicides 23.4 722 1,600,000 Post-emergence herbicides 29.0 794 2,200,000 Turf insecticides 24.1 679 1,500,000 Fungicides 23.4 539 1,300,000 Seed 45.5 1,771 7,600,000 Soil amendments 34.5 1,421 4,600,000 10-20 h.p. tractors 9 7 6,137 5,600,000 Turf sprinklers 17.2 3,899 6,300,000 Source: 1979 LC1 survey BOOTS HERCULES Deltic from KËOC^Ù New from Boots Hercules! DELTICŽ Residual Tick and Flea Killer provides both immediate and residual control of ticks, fleas and mites. It works longer and harder in holding back recurring infestations. New Business for you! Spraying for pests BOOTS ^STKlCTED USfc PtfTJSlE* ÖEUIC" SSiâjJÎTÎcKAndRoalGWcr ^¿nrtrrrÄ Our on «ACH of cm***" WARNING Expand your customer list DELTIC is ideal for professional treatment of lawns, yards, industrial sites, parks, playgrounds and other outdoor areas where ticks, fleas and mites are a problem. Kennels, dog houses and dog runs can also be treated. Easy to apply! DELTIC can provide a needed service for your lawn is a liquid that's easy to pour, mix and apply, care customers plus a new source of Use it in conventional power, hand or additional income for you! Homeowners cannot purchase this restricted-use 
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MISUSED READ THE LABEL CAREFULLY AND USE ONLY AS DIRECTED. BOOTS HERCULES ofrcga BOOTS HERCULES AGROCHEMICALS CO. WILMINGTON, DELAWARE 19803 302/575-7850 compressed air sprayers. When it comes to controlling ticks, fleas and mites in lawns and other outdoor sites, DELTIC means business. Call or write for full details on this exclus-ively professional product. PULSE REPORT from page! 24.1 percent of the respondents said they purchased an average of $679 worth of product, for a readership projection of $1.5 million. In the turf fungicide category, 23.4 percent of the respondents said they purchased an average of $571 worth of product, for a readership projection of $1.3 
million. In the tree insecticide cate-gory, 23.4 percent of the respon-dents said they purchased an average of $539 worth of product, 
for a readership projection of $1.2 million. In the grass seed category, 45.5 percent of the respondents said they purchased an average of $1,-771 worth of product, for a read-ership projection of $7.6 million. In the sod category, 37.2 per-cent of the respondents said they 
purchased an average of $3,995 worth of product, for a read-ership projection of $14 million. In the tree fertilizer category, 25.5 percent of the respondents said they purchased an average of $580 worth of product, for a readership projection of $1.4 million. In the tree category, 46.9 per-cent of the respondents said they purchased an average of $4,390 worth of product, for a read-ership projection of $19 million. In the ornamentals category, 46.2 percent of the respondents said they purchased an average of $4,740 worth of product, for a readership projection of $21 
million. In the soil amendment cate-gory, 34.5 percent of the respon-dents said they purchased an average of $1,421 worth of pro-duct, for a readership projection 
of $4.6 million. In the less than 10 h.p. tractor category, 4.1 percent of the respondents said they purchased an average of $3,784 worth of product, for a readership pro-jection of $1.5 million. In the 10-20 h.p. tractor cate-gory, 9.7 percent of the respon-
dents said they purchased an average of $6,137 worth of pro-
duct, for a readership projection of $5.6 million. In the 21-30 h.p. tractor cate-gory, 4.1 percent of the respon-dents said they purchased an 
average of $8,485 worth of pro-
duct, for a readership projection 
of $3.3 million. In the 31-50 h.p. tractor cate-gory, 3.5 percent of the respon-dents said they purchased an average of $10,299 worth of pro-
duct, for a readership projection of $3.3 million. In the larger than 50 h.p. trac-tor category, 4.8 percent of the respondents said they purchased 
an average of $11,797 worth of 
product, for a readership pro-jection of $5.4 million. In the rotary mower category, 16.6 percent of the respondents 
said they purchased an average 
of $2,289 worth of product, for a 
readership projection of $3.6 million. In the rotary tractor-drawn mower category, two percent of the respondents said they pur-chased an average of $617 worth of product, for a readership pro-jection of $120,000. In the reel tractor-drawn mower category, 0.7 percent of the respondents said they pur-chased an average of $5,720 worth of product, for a read-ership projection of $370,000. In the irrigation pump cate-gory, 9.7 percent of the respon-dents said they purchased an average of $1,125 worth of pro-
duct, for a readership projection 
of $1 million. In the turf sprinkler category, 17.2 percent of the respondents said they purchased an average of $3,899 worth of product, for a readership projection of $6.3 million. In the irrigation pipe category, 15.9 percent of the respondents said they purchased an average of $2,703 worth of product, for a readership projection of $4 million. In the irrigation controls cate-gory, 14.5 percent of the respon-dents said they purchased an average of $2,407 worth of pro-duct, for a readership projection 
of $3.3 million. TOOLS, TIPS & TECHNIQUES Seeding southern lawns Mississippi State University extension plant pathologist Donald Blasingame recommends these seeding rates in home lawn areas for different grass varieties. For a rate for a 1,000-square-foot area, he says: Ł Common bermudagrass Š one pound of seed. Ł Centipedegrass Š four ounces of seed. Ł Carpetgrass Š eight ounces of seed. Ł Creeping red fescue Š five pounds of seed. Ł Tall fescue Š three pounds of seed. Ł Bluegrass Š three pounds of seed. In Mississippi, he recommends common, Tiflawn, Tifway and Tifgreen bermudagrass varieties; Emerald and Meyer zoysiagrass varieties; common and Floratam St. Augustine-grass varieties; and that tall fescue, creeping red fescue and bluegrass be used in only northern Mississippi. > ? z n > PO m Z a c CD pa > TP pa When Dave Portz renovated 14 fairways with Roundup", the members played the same day he sprayed. Monsanto Cleaning up a weedy fairway doesn't have to be a slow, messy job for youŠor a hardship for your golfers. Roundup* herbicide helps make renovation fast and efficientŠas Grounds Superintendent Dave Portz discovered last year. "If we had chosen to plow the course under, we would've had to close it',' Dave says. Instead, he applied Roundup on 14 weedy fairways, and reopened the course the same day. While Roundup worked, the members played over the dying turf, with no problems. The membersŠand DaveŠliked that. They were glad, too, that Roundup won't wash, leach or volatilize to injure desirable plants along the fairway. Dave simply took precautions against spray drift. This year, reach for Roundup to control many tough weeds. It can make turf renovation fast and efficient for youŠand leave a lot more playing time for your golfers. For literature, call 1-800-621-5800, or in Illinois, 1-800-972-5858. ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW LABEL FOR ROUNDUP RI-8011D Roundup* is a registered trademark of Monsanto Co. © Monsanto Company 1980 There's never been a herbicide like this before. Bill Tanner Meet our lawn care team Š Art, Harry, Bill, Herb and Ron and LESCOSAN and LESCO 100% Sulfur-Coated Fertilizer Lakeshore Equipment & Supply Co. specializes in meeting your lawn care needs. Art Wick, Harry Podvia, Bill Tanner, Herb Cole and Ron Giffen bring yo" the finest quality products available Š prod-
ucts like LESCOSAN and LESCO 100% Sulfur-Coated Fertilizers. LESCOSAN (Betasan*) is the best-selling pre-emergence crabgrass control on the market because it is the most effective pre-emergence crabgrass control available today. Lawn applicators have proven its quality and control on lawns throughout the United States. By the way, LESCO 100% Sulfur-Coated Fertilizers can work with your LESCOSAN. LESCO 100% Sulfur-Coated Fertilizers produce lawns with dense, green grass Š grass that stays green longer because nutrient release is controlled by the sulfur-coating. So join the team Š control your crabgrass problems with LESCOSAN and fertilize with LESCO 100% Sulfur-Coated Fertilizer. You can have confidence in our lawn care specialists and in the quality products they recommend. Call toll-free and ask for Barb. Shell have one of lawn care specialists contact you to tell you more about our family of fine products and to take your order. "(BetasanŠRegistered trademark of the Stauffer Chemical Company.) (800) 32I-5325 NATIONWIDE (800) 362-7413 IN OHIO LESC^ PRODUCTS Div. Lakeshore Equipment &- Supply Co. 300 South Abbe Road Elyria, Ohio 44035 A Family of Fine Products: Lescosan I2.5G Š Lescorene Š Leseo 4 Š Lescobor Š Lescopar Š Lescopex Š Leseo Non-Seleetive Herbicide Š Leseo MSMA Leseo Thiram 75W Š Leseozyme Š Lakeshore Non-Selective Chinch Bug & Sod Webworm Control to g g 
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00 o> O -O c 03 0 > 0 B COMPANIES Lawn care products introduced by Tuco "Lawn care professionals can now rely on the products and turf experience of Tuco, Division of The Upjohn Company, to help them meet the growing needs of the lawn care industry," accord-ing to Tuco Marketing Manager Owen B. Lewis. Tuco recently in-troduced Proxol insecticide and Acti-dione fungicide products into the lawn care market. Lewis said Tuco has been a leader in research, development, and field testing of agricultural 
chemicals for more than 30 
years. Much of this effort has been devoted to creating effec-tive insecticides and fungicides for use by professional turf managers. "Through years of use on golf courses, our products have earned an excellent reputation," Product Manager L.E. Jones, added. "This turf care experi-ence is now being introduced to the lawn care industry." Tuco's Proxol 80 SP is an organophosphate insecticide labeled for control of sod web-
worms, cutworms, and larval populations of various beetle species (white grubs). It provides lawn care specialists with an ef-fective alternative to chlorinated 
cyclodiene insecticides, many of 
which have been banned by the Environmental Protection Agency. Using this insecticide at new, reduced rates can provide max-imum benefits to the user and to the environment. When used at suggested label rates, Proxol has little effect on beneficial insect 
predators and parasites, so it ac-tually supplements natural con-
trols rather than destroying 
them. Proxol breaks down without toxic accumulation, pre-
venting harm to helpful insects. According to results of a study at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Cen-
ter in Wooster, Ohio, Proxol has much less tendency to be bound to thatch than other or-ganophosphate insecticides, allowing it to be carried below the thatch layer to soil layers in-habited by white grubs. Acti-dione antibiotic turf fungicides are for use on lawns of Kentucky or Merion Blue-grass, Bentgrass, Bermudagrass, or St. Augustinegrass. They may be applied with most common in-secticides. Enide, a selective preemergence herbicide for con-trol of most grasses and many broadleaf weeds in ornamentals, 
is also available from Tuco. WWN OIRE INDUSTRY Editor/Associate Publisher: ROBERT EARLEY Assistant Editor: DAN MORELAND Graphic Director: RAYMOND GIBSON Publishing Director: RICHARD J. W. FOSTER Research Services: CLARENCE ARNOLD Advertising Production: CHRIS SIMKO Editorial Secretary: JEANNIE SUTTON MARKETING/SALES Circulation & List Rental: SHARON JONES (216) 651-5500 Marketing & Merchandising Services: FRAN FRANZAK (216) 651-5500 New York Office: BRIAN HARRIS (212) 421-1350 757 Third Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10017 Midwest Office: JOE GUARISE, JEFF DREAZEN (312) 236-9425 333 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60601 Southern Office: DICK GORE (404) 233-1817 3091 Maple Dr., Atlanta, Ga. 30305 Northwest Office: BOB MIEROW (206) 363-2864 1333 N.W. Norcross, Seattle, WA 98177 Classified: DOROTHY LOWE (216) 651-5500 9800 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44102 CORPORATE OFFICERS Chairman: JAMES MILHOLLAND JR. Senior Vice President: BERNARD P. KRZYS Senior Vice President: DAYTON MATLICK Vice President: CHARLES QUINDLEN LAWN CARE INDUSTRY is published every month by The Har-vest Publishing Company, a subsidiary of Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc. at 9800 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44102 (2161 651-5500. Copyright © 1980 by The Harvest Publishing Company. All rights reserved. The contents of this publication may not oe repro-duced either in whole or in part without consent of copyright owner. Controlled circulation postage paid at Cleveland, Ohio. SUBSCRIPTIONS: to Lawn Care Industry are solicited only from owners, managers, operators, buyers, merchandisers, agronomists, technicians, dealers, distributors and manufacturers of products associated with the lawn care and maintenance business. Position ana company connection must be indicated on subscription orders. Publisher reserves tne right to approve all subscription re-quests. Single copy cost $1.00 for current issue. All back issues $1.25 each. Foreign $1.25. Subscription rates: $10.00 one vear, $18.00 two years, $23.00 three years. Group and foreign air mail rates available on request. SUBSCRIBERS: Send change-of-address notices, correspondence regarding subscription service to Fulfillment Manager, Lawn Care Industry, 9800 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44102. Change of Address notices should be sent promptly, provide old as well as new address, attach address label from recent 
issue. Please allow one month for change of address to become effective. POSTMASTER: Please send form 3579 to Fulfillment Manager, Lawn Care In-dustry, 9800 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44102. The Harvest Publishing Company, a subsidiary of Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc.. publishers of WEEDS TREES & TURF, PEST CONTROL, NPCA Extra, GOLF BUSINESS. MEMOS Fertilizer effect on Fusarium: Robert Pendzick, owner of Lawns, Inc., Milwaukee writes to share with readers of LAWN CARE INDUSTRY his observations on the effects of fertilizers on Fusarium blighted turf. He said: "We realize that the enclosed observations are not a scien-tific study, because many influencing factors were not con-trolled. Yet it is interesting to note how these various water insoluble nitrogen fertilizers performed on the diseased turf. We will be glad to answer any questions that may arise con-cerning these observations." Pendzick's observations were made throughout last year's growing season on 27 lawns. He says that all lawns had Fusarium blight in 1978, and that all lawns were sodded after 
1975. Each lawn had approximately 4,000 square feet where the observations were made. He avoided making observa-
tions on slopes, in shade and in areas of poor drainage. All fertilizer applications were made at the same rate and within a five-day time span. Blended fertilizers of about the 
same analysis were used in the spring and fall while the sum-mer application was made with a product containing the water insoluble nitrogen available for that fertilizer type. He said that mowing and watering practices were not controlled but appeared equal. On the check lawns, which received no fertilizer, 10 to 15 percent of the lawns had the disease, and it increased to 15 to 20 percent incidence. On lawns which were fertilized with IBDU, lawns with 10-15 percent incidence increased to 15-20 
percent, and lawns with 25-35 percent incidence increased to 25 to 40 percent incidence. He says the total effect on these lawns was small. On lawns which were treated with ureaformaldehyde, lawns which had 10-15 percent incidence increased to 20-25 
percent incidence, and lawns with 25-35 percent incidence 
increased to over 45 percent incidence. Lawns treated with methylene ureas increased from 10-15 percent incidence to 20-28 percent incidence, and 25-35 percent incidence to over 40 percent incidence. He says the total effect on these lawns was moderate. On lawns treated with straight urea (no water insoluble ni-trogen) incidence increased from 15-25 percent incidence to over 40 percent incidence. He terms the total effect on these lawns as large. His address and phone is: 6709 W. Forest Home Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53220, 414-321-0777. Ohio Turf Conference dates changed hack: Before the ink had dried on LAWN CARE INDUSTRY'S March issue, the board of directors of the Ohio Turfgrass Foundation had decided to change its dates back to the original ones sched-uled. So mark your calendars now. The Ohio Turfgrass Con-ference and Show is set for Dec. 2-4 at the Ohio Center in Columbus, Ohio. Host hotel is the Hyatt Regency. For further information, contact: Dr. John Street, 1827 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43210, 614-422-2592. Trees add value to home. Maintaining trees in the home landscape is like putting money in the bank, because large, healthy trees increase property values, says Michigan State University forester James Kielbaso. Writing in the Michigan Association of Nurserymen publi-cation, Kielbaso says that trees may add as much as 15 per-
cent to the value of an average half-acre home lot. On open land, the presence of healthy trees can boost appraised land values by as much as 27 percent. Trees with dead limbs or tops, cavities and other problems, however, can be a liability. "Exactly how much a tree is worth depends on the species, size and location, as well as the tree's condition," he said. "The usual formula for avaluating a tree is to multiply basic value Š which is size-related Š times the species times the condition times the location." Basic value is expressed in dollars based strictly on the diameter of the tree four-and-one-half feet above the ground. In Michigan, the current standard is $15 per square inch of cross-section. Thus, the basic value of a 20-inch tree would be $4,713. Trees less than six inches in diameter are usually con-sidered replaceable and valued at what it would cost to replace them. Other factors are expressed as percentages, representing the tree being evaluated in comparison to an ideal tree. Species represents the relative value of the tree species. A 
desirable species, like red oak or American yellowwood, would be eveluated near 100 percent, while a poorer one, like the black locust or cottonwood, would be rated about 10 per-cent. Location refers to the appropriateness of the tree's loca-tion in the landscape. Condition refers to the tree's physical and biological well-being. n > Z n > 70 m Z a a CD H 70 N< > "O 
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Z w « < u z John W. Canedy is president of The Millway Tree Service, Inc., Barnstable, Mass. His company handles mowing/maintenance, and both liquid and granular 
chemical application. Mark Rice is manager of Nutra-Lawn, Inc. Greeley, Colo. Paul Grimes is owner of Lawn Aid, Shreveport, La. His com-pany handles fertilization, insect control and disease control. Steve Gillette is manager of product promotion for Allied 
Chemical Corp., based in Omaha, Neb. Dr. Kent M. Backman has been promoted to manager of agricul-tural chemicals for Upjohn Inter-national, Inc., Kalamazoo, Mich. Neal Barkett is owner of Colonial Lawn Care, Youngs-town, Ohio. Stephen DeGenaro is foreman. The company han-dles weed control, insect and dis-
ease management, aeration and dethatching, tree spraying, lawn mowing and snow removal. Richard D. West is owner of River City Lawn & Garden Care, Sacramento, Calif. Floyd Armfelt is president of The Greenskeeper, London, Ohio. Mike Talbot is production supervisor for Hillside Gardens, 
Foley, Mo. James M. Zei recently started Hastings Lawn Care, Park Ride, 111. Ford B. West has been named director of member services for The Fertilizer Institute. Dr. John T. Marvel has been appointed director of research for Monsanto Agricultural Prod-ucts Co., St. Louis. He succeeds Dr. A. John Speziale, who has retired after 31 years in the industry. Two promotions in sales management at the Outdoor Hirschman Lowell Power Equipment Division of ] I Case Co., Winneconne, Wis. have been announced by marketing manager John W. Stark. Michael F. Hirschman has been promoted to sales manager and Robert L. Lowell to regional sales Bolens introduces the first mid-size diesel system where all the pieces fit. ŁFMC FMC Corporation 215 South Park Street Port Washington, Wisconsin 53074 To you, a mid-size diesel is a working tool that you depend on 7 days a week. Which is why Bolens created the mid-size system that works. It works because it's the first totally integrated diesel system. Only Bolens designs and manu-factures their own mower, front blade, snow thrower and tiller especially to fit their 15-25 hp diesel tractors. And Bolens offers a full line of other attachments, all double-checked for a custom fit. Which means no wasted time waiting for a dealer to adapt attachments and less time lost when you need to change them on the job. Getting service isn't a hassle either. Factory-trained Bolens dealers are part of a single supply system that gets you attachments and parts when you need them from strategically located, regional distributors. So if you're a farmer, homeowner, contractor, landscaper, or anyone else who needs a tough, dependable, economical diesel to work with, get with the Bolens system. It works because all the pieces fit. BOLENS DIESELS You can't beat the system. manager, handling the western region. Dale A. Wagather is owner of Southtown's Lawn Service, Orchard Park, N.Y. J.C. Patrick is owner of Pro-Scape, Baton Rouge, La. His com-pany handles complete commer-cial maintenance. Eddie Anderson is owner of Lawn Care & Co., San Pablo, Calif. Leon T. Wylie is owner of Green Thumb Liquid Lawn Care, Southern Pines, N.C. Terrance Allen is regional lawn administrator for Orkin Pest Control, Tampa, Fla. A1 Anderson is branch manager for ChemLawn Corp., Largo, Fla. The company is based in Columbus, Ohio. Richard C. Berner is product development regional manager 
for Rhone-Poulenc, Inc., Gainesville, Fla. The company is 
headquartered in Monmouth Junction, N.J. Bill Sprayberry is district sales supervisor for Diamond 
Shamrock Corp., Largo, Fla. The company's agricultural chemical 
division is headquartered in 
Cleveland, Ohio. Richard A. Schaaf has been appointed director of purchases of the Hypro Division of Lear Siegler, Inc., it was announced 
by company president Bernard A. Napier. A number of promotions and two new branches have been an-nounced by Hydro Lawn, Gaithersburg, Md. Greg Richards has been named vice president and Robert Grubb has been -A Schaaf Richards named director of marketing and advertising. A branch was 
opened in Columbia, Md. and will service the Baltimore market. Branch manager is Mark Schlossberg. The other new branch is located in Seat Plea-sant, Md. Branch manager is Jed Erickson and his assistant branch 
manager is Kenneth Umbarger. Alistair Bell is branch manager 
of the company's Springfield, Va. 
branch, and James Smith is 
branch manager of the com-
pany's Gaithersburg branch. Company president is Jerry Faulring. ICI Americas, Inc., Wilming-ton, Del. has announced that its president and chief executive of-ficer, Edward J. Goett, retired last month after 25 years in the industry. He will be succeeded by Robert P. Barnett. Richard Barth, general counsel and chief financial officer; Dr. Jack Schneller, in charge of pro-duction, engineering and technical services; and Charles O'Brien, president of the Agri-
cultural Division, have been 
appointed senior vice presidents 
of Ciba-Geigy Corp., Greens-boro, N.C. Also, Gene R. Leed has been named assistant regional manager for the western region of the Agricultural Divi-sion. W.L. Brewer has been named division manager for FMC Corp.'s Agricultural Machinery Division with responsibility for domestic and international oper-ations. New general managers for the division's four facilities are: William D. Henderson, Jonesboro, Ark. and Ocoee, Fla.; J.M. (Patt) Patterson at Minden, La.; and Gregory R. Lewsi at Ripon, Calif. Shell Chemical Co.'s Agricultural Chemicals Division has announced several pro-motions: Richard H. Metz to staff business representative and M.T. Tom Bonesteel to pro-
motion representative at Houston; J.G. Thew to area sales manager in the St. Louis district; 
and Tom G. King to distributor 
accounts manager in Atlanta. Smith-Douglass Division of Borden Chemical has announced several management changes: Roy Brun to director of fertilizer 
sales; Herman Powers to director of fertilizer manufacturing; Walter F. Bram to the newly cre-ated position of vice president of supply, distribution and purchas-ing; and James McDaniel to 
manager of supply with John W. Dibble as his assistant. Federal Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland has named seven new members to the Plant Variety Protection Board, an ad-visory group to the U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture's program to protect the rights of breeders of new seed-produced plants. Members from the turfgrass in-? Pepin dustry include Richard H. Bailey, Jacklin Seed Co., Salem, Ore., and Dr. Gerard W. Pepin, research director for Inter-national Seeds, Inc., Halsey, Ore. Jacklin Seed Co. is head-quartered in Post Falls, Idaho. Leonard L. Johnson has been named chairman of The Toro Company distributor council for 
this year. He is president of L.L. Johnson Distributing Co., Denver. Three new members were named to the nine-member council. They are: Richard Yerxa, president of Yerxa's Inc., 
South Portland, Maine; Peter K. McDonough, president of 
Summit Power Equipment, Fort Wayne, Ind.; and Jon R. Thomas, president of Turfaid, Inc., Memphis, Tenn. Each will serve a three-year term. George Abraham is owner of The Green Thumb, Naples, N.Y. Philip A. Raices is owner of Lawn Gro, Great Neck, N.Y. John Mauck has joined the sales staff of Pacific Green Sod, Camarillo, Calif., as its new 
southern area sales director. Bill Turnage is manager of the Garden Supplies Division of Voluntary Purchasing Groups' 
Inc., Bonham, Texas. Kenneth W. McCoy has joined the staff of Hopkins Agricultural Chemical's manufacturing divi-sion as sales representative for Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. 
Hopkins is based in Madison, Wis. L McCoy Roethe Robert F. Parmley is president and Sherry Roethe is manager of 
personnel and training for Tempo 21, Inc., Wheeling, 111. 
The company offers both liquid and granular chemical applica-tion. Roethe recently addressed the Illinois Turfgrass Con-ference. Gary L. Mack is president of American Lawn of Maryland, Inc., Walkersville, Md. The com-pany offers both liquid and granular chemical application. Wayne Register is district manager and Michael Mobley is sales manager for Liqui-Lawn (Northern Propane Gas), Conley, Ga. The company offers liquid chemical application. Robert C. Wagenschutz is owner and president of Wagen-schutz Lawn Spraying, Inc., Plymouth, Mich. The company offers both liquid and granular chemical application. Environmental Industries, Inc., Encino, Calif., Burton S. 
Sperber, president, announces the acquisition of Turf & Landscape Care, Inc., Scottsdale, 
Ariz. With more than a dozen years of experience, the prin-cipals and staff of Turf & Landscape Care, Inc. have operated primarily as a commer-
cial landscape maintenance com-pany. Ralph S. Hull, vice presi-
dent, will remain in charge of 
operations. This marks the second acquisition of a landscape maintenance com-pany by the corporation. The first was Green Valley Landscap-ing, San Jose, Calif., which was acquired in 1970. Environmental Industries, Inc. in involved in 
landscape construction, mainte-nance and tree growing. The ac-
quisition of Turf & Landscape 
Care will enlarge the scope of the company's landscape mainte-nance division and provide a base for operations in the grow-ing Arizona marketplace. Lawnrite Corp., Long Island lawn care company previously 
based in Bohemia, N.Y. has 
moved. New address is: 4953 
Nesconset Highway, Port Jeffer-son Station, NY 11776, 516-473-
8800. Paul Kampe is president. James M. Anderson is owner of Lawn Kare Services, Anderson, to page 8 I1IM1ISI1S SCIIPLTEK M l HUM 9EIJELEEE1 IMISIIIIl E EPS E9IEÍ1 Ž E [jEillFHniES How to unlock your growth potential Do you have at least 3,000 customers? Are you and your staff overwhelmed with paperwork? Wish you had time to manage and plan for growth Š instead of constantly "putting out fires"? Then it's time for you to think computer! Business growth is out there waiting Š but to unlock this potential, you need a computer and softwear developed especially for your needs. Or perhaps you're already computerized with a "canned" system but what your com-pany needs is "specialized" programs. Either way, based on our own experience, we at Mobile Automation can provide a customized total system for you. What Is Mobile Automation's Customized Total System? Accounting: Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll, General Ledger Management Reports: Production, Cost and Revenue, Sales and Marketing, Com-missions, Special Customer Service Management Control Programs: Invoice Printing, Reminders and Overdue Notices, Customer Status Reports, Treatment Scheduling and Analysis, Selective Mailing Lists including Labels You don't need specialized knowledge. Your present personnel can use our softwear programs, which are compatible with most computers. (Sperry Univac BC7-700 and Sperry Univac BC7-800, IBM-32, and IBM-34) Mobile Automation's expertise comes from on-the-job development of a total system for Keystone Lawn Spray, Inc. that has enabled this Pennsylvania-based corporation to grow to the second largest chemical lawn care company in the tri-state area of Penn-sylvania, New Jersey and Delaware with unlimited future growth potential. Their growing pains were the same as yours. Mobile Automation's solutions to these problems will work for your business too. Please call or write Tony Ciarlone for more information: 1051 RADNOR ROAD, WAYNE, PENNSYLVANIA 19087 (215)687-6007 iiEhils aElEmalici OC CL < >< OC H 
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D 2 M a: < u 2 < Š: MONEYWISE Create a demand for extras on job sites Lawn maintenance professionals can increase sales by cre-ating a demand for extras on job sites they already maintain, according to Melanie Reinhold, of William Reinhold Landscape Contractors & Engineering, Inc., Flat Rock, Michi-gan. "About two years ago we installed about $20 worth of tulip bulbs on an Ann Arbor site," she said. "We didn't tell the 
client we did it and we obviously didn't charge them for it. "In the spring when the bulbs came up, the president of the company was really hot to find out who did it. When he found out that we had taken the extra initiative (in planting the 
bulbs) he was really thrilled." Reinhold, speaking at a recent Associated Landscape Con-tractors Association Maintenance Symposium in Milwaukee, said as a result of their efforts they now install more than 
$1,000 worth of tulip bulbs and about $2,000 worth of annuals on the site every year. That's a pretty healthy return on a $20 investment. "Of course, not all of our extra investments have proven to be as profitable as that one, but I've found that it's always really good advertising and public relations with the client to be able to take a little extra initiative on the job sites. It's really quite impressive to them." Reinhold is a graduate of Michigan State University with a bachelor's degree in horti-
culture. William Reinhold Landscape Contractors & Engineering primarily services the Ann Arbor and Detroit metropolitan 
areas. The company services strictly commercial/industrial 
accounts. "We try to specialize in large sites, especially fac-tories, office complexes, and even a few cemeteries," Rein-hold said. "We've found that we can be the most competitive on sites with landscape grounds of five acres or more to main-tain." Reinhold added that there are some problems with operating a business in the Detroit metropolitan area. "The one fundamental problem in being located in Detroit is that Detroit is essentially a one industry town and when the auto 
manufacturers are not having a healthy year, nobody else is 
either. And that makes it extremely difficult for anyone to market much of anything in the city. "For that reason I've tried to diversify my accounts as much as possible," she said. NEWSMAKERS frompage7 S.C. The company handles mowing/maintenance, and both 
liquid and granular chemical ap-
plication. L.D. Anderson is president and Keith Anderson is vice president 
of Fertilawn, Inc., Bloomington, Minn. The company offers liquid 
chemical lawn care application. Mark Alan Fields is owner of Lawn Scape, Pinehurst, N.C. Field superintendents are Everette Moore, James Gibson 
and John Gibson. The company offers mowing/maintenance and granular chemical application. 50 years of outstanding sales of National Mower Co. products earned special recognition for distributor H.V. Carter Co., Oakland, Calif. Carter president 
Bert Graves accepted the award recently from R. Stanard 
Kinkead III, vice president of National, based in St. Paul, Minn. Robert E. Scobee has joined The Andersons, Maumee, Ohio as a Lawn Fertilizer Division technical salesman, Roger 
Brown, Lawn Fertilizer Division Sales Manager, announces. 
Scobee is responsible for the sale of professional specialty fertil-
izer products, primarily lawn service, golf course and in-
stitutional accounts. A graduate of Purdue Univer-sity with a degree in turf management, Scobee formerly owned and operated a lawn and golf equipment distributorship in Indianapolis. A storage capacity of more than 200,000 tons at The Ander-sons Maumee complex allows the company to take advantage cost-saving unit train and water shipments. This large-volume storage facility also helps assure fertilizer customers a depen-dable supply that is somewhat 
insulated from volatile dis-ruptions in world fertilizer sup-
plies. The Andersons entered the 
lawn and garden market in 1964. 
Since then the firm's Lawn Fer-tilizer Division has expended its product line to include 300 items that are distributed in 35 states. Products manufactured by this Division are sold directly to dis-tributors, dealers and private label mass merchandisers. MODEL 1900 High-quality economy trimmer. Here is famous Green Machine quality and performance built into a new, low-priced 14.9 cc gas-trimmer. Unlike many low-end gas trimmers, The Green Machine Model 1900 has plenty of powerŠso much power that it comes equipped with two heavy-gauge long-wearing .080 Green Line cutting strings. Coupled with great engine performance is a simple but effective 2-string, manual-feed cutting head. A TFCŽ automatic-feed head is available as an option, as well as a new flexible rubber blade for fast trimming of weeds. Other features of the 1900 include 
a flexible, enclosed drive shaft, light overall 
weight for ease of operation, multi-position molded handle. SPECIFICATIONS: Engine Type: Inverted 2 Cycle Air Cooled Cylinder Type: Single Alum Alloy Chrome Plated Displacement: 14 9 cc Bore & Stroke mm 27 x 26 Compression Ratio: 62 1 Max H.P. (H.P/RPM) 65/6500 Carburetor: Butterfly Type All Position Ignition: Contact Point Type Clutch Housing: Direct Coupled Lubrication (Fuel Mixture) 20 to 1 Fuel Capacity: i 4L) 42Qt Shaft: Flex Type Reduction: None Cutting Head (Std): 5" Dia Cutting Swath: 1 7 in Weight (with cutting head) 10 lbs (4 5kg) MODEL 2000 Loaded with Power. This model is equipped with the popular 22.5 cc Green Machine engine. There's power to spare for the toughest string trimming operations. Standard equipment includes the reliable, manual-feed head. You can also use it with the optional TFCŽ Tap-For-Cord head. A light tap on the ground automatically releases fresh cutting string. The Model 2000 can also be used with the new fixed-line head (.105 line). Other features include an all-position 
diaphragm-type carburetor with positive fuel shut-off. Power is transmitted through a rugged, enclosed flexible drive-shaft. As with the 1900, the mid-handle is easily 
adjustable to the operators height and can be quickly reversed when the unit is used for edging. It's a beautifully built unit, ideal for those that want additional power and efficiency. SPECIFICATIONS: Engine Type: Upright 2-Cycle Air Cooled Cylinder Type: Single Alum Alloy Chrome Plated Displacement: 22 5 Bore & Stroke mm: 32 x 28 Compression Ratio: 651 Max H.P. (H.P/RPM) 1 2/6500 Carburetor: Slide Type All Position Ignition: Contact Point Type Clutch Housing: Direct Coupled Lubrication (Fual Mlxtura) 20 to 1 
Fuel Capacity: ( 6L) 640t Muffler Spark Arrestor Shaft: Flex Type Reduction: None Cutting Head (Std) 5 Dia Cutting Swath: 18 in Weight (with cutting heed): 11 lbs (5kg) MODEL 2500 A great string trimmerŠand more. Powered by the proven 22.5 cc engine, here is a string trimmerŠthat's more than a string trimmer. Model 2500 comes equipped with a new Universal TFCŽ head for fast, efficient grass and weed trimming. Just switch to one of the optional quick-change metal, blades and you've got a great brush cutter or tree pruner. The performance of this unit in tough brush and pruning opera-tions has to be seen to be fully appreciated. The brush blade lets you cut through heavy brush and vines up to % inch in diameter. The saw blade, used with a combination 
chopping/sawing action can slice easily through branches up to three inches in diameter. It is equipped with a straight solid-
steel shaft with spiral-bevel gears. Four optional heads are available for this unitŠsee 
chart on back page. SPECIFICATIONS: Engln« Typ«: Upright 2-Cycle Air Cooled Cylinder Typ«: Single Alum Alloy Chrome Plated Displacement: 22 5 Bore & Stroke mm: 32 x 28 Compression Ratio: 6 51 Max H.P. (H.P/RPM) 1 2/6500 Carburetor: Slide Type All Position Ignition: Contact Point Type Clutch Housing: Direct Coupled Lubrication (Fuel Mixture) 20 to 1 Fuel Capacity: ( 6L) 640t Muffler Spark Arrestor Shaft: Solid type 8mm Reduction: 1 26 Gear Drive Cutting Head (Std) 5 Dia Universal TFC Cutting Swath: 18 ir Weight (with cutting head): 13 lbs (5 9kg) Six great gas-power-tough trimmers: Precision 2-cycle engine with solid-state ignition and ball and needle bearings throughout All-position carburetor with fuel shut-off Positive priming system Silencer-type air cleaner, spark arrestor muffler \ Encased, heat-treated drive shaft if Blades and blade guards shown in top photo are optional items if Fuel mixture ratios shown in specifications are with conventional 2-cycle oils. For convenience and long engine life we recommend ONE-MIX M, the great new multi-ratio oil \ r i MEETING DATES California Landscape Contractors Associ-ation 1980 Landscape Industry Show. Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, Calif., April 3-4. Contact: Michael E. Leeson, CLCA Landscape Industry Show, 3617 W. MaCarthur Blvd., Suite 500, Santa Ana, Calif. 92704, 714-979-2522. Southern California Turf & Landscape In-situte, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim. Calif., April 8-9. Contact: Ed McNeill, Southern California Turfgrass Council, 1000 Concha Street, Altaaena, Calif. 91001, 213-798-1715. EPA Conference on "Waste-to-Energy Technology Update," Cincinnati, OH, April 15-16. Contact: Ruth Anne Gibson, Battelle's Columbus Laboratories, 505 King Ave., Columbus, OH 43210, 614-424-5532. International Franchise Association 13th Annual Legal Symposium, Capital Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C., May 6-7. Con-tact: 1FA, 1025 Connecticut Avenue N.W., Suite 1005, Washington,D.C. 20036, 202659-0790. Turfgrass Research Field Day, Texas A&M University. College Station, TX, May 21. Contact: Dr. Richard Duble or Dr. James Beard, Department of Soil & Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843. Residential Landscape Design Course I, Milwaukee, WI, June 18-20. Contact: John Shaw, executive director, ALCA, 1750 
Old Meadow Road, McLean, VA 22101, 703-893-5440. Metropolitan Tree Improvement Alliance, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, June 18-20. Contact: Dr. David F. KarnosKy, Cary Arboretiimapox AB, Millbrook, NY 12545, 914-677-534^ Residential Landscape Design Course I, Tucson, AZ, June 23-25. Contact: John Shaw, executive director, ALCA, 1750 Old Meadow Road, McLean, VA 22101, 703-893-5440. Residential Landscape Design Course II, Phoenix. AZ, June 26-28. Contact: John Shaw, executive director, ALCA, 1750 Old Meadow Road, McLean, VA 22101, 703-893-5440. Lawn, Garden Outdoor Living, Division 
of National Hardware Store, McCormick 
Place. Chicago, IL, Aug. 13-16. Con-tact: National Hardware Show. Charles Snitow, 331 Madison Ave., New York, NY 
10017, 212-682-4802. Western Regional Grounds Maintenance and Equipment Show, Bear Creek Park, Colorado Springs, Aug. 26. Contact: Frank Cosgrove, regional director, National Recreation and Park Association, 3500 Ridge Road, P.O. Box 6900, Colorado Springs, CO 80934. 6th Annual Garden Industry of America Conference & Trade Show, Convention Center, Baltimore, Md., Sept. 12-14, 1980. Contact: GIA Conference & Trade Show, Box 1092, Minneapolis, Minn. 55440, 612-374-5200. National Lawn & Garden Distributors 
Association Annual Convention, Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, Calif., Sept. 16-19. Contact: Nancy S. Irving, executive director NLGDA, 1900 Arch St., Philadel-phia, Pa. 19103. International Franchise Association Tax Seminar, Hyatt Regency O'Hare, Commercial-quality TFC Tap-For-Cord head equipped with Green Line extra long-life nylon string. (Model 3000SS. as well as 2500, 4000. and 4500, also accept metal blades for brush cutting and tree pruning.) MODEL 3000SS The Pro's Choice. This Green Machine has set the standard for commercial-quality trimmers. Thousands are in use by professional gardeners, grounds maintenace crews, and large-acreage owners. The 3000SS has been made even better with 
a new, more powerful engine and solid-state ignition. Like the 2500, these units can also 
be used for brush cutting and tree pruning, using the accessory metal blades. Model 3000SS comes equipped with the commer-cial quality TFCŽ Tap-For-Cord string trim-mer headŠthe first automatic-feed head built for the professional. Other heads available include the ultra-simple, 2-stripg (.105) manual head designed specifically for rental-yard and other special uses. Quality features include: solid, heat-treated drive-shaft and spiral-bevel gears; anti-vibration clutch hous-ing with dual bearings; larger, quieter muffler and air cleaner; larger gas tank. SPECIFICATIONS: Engine Type: Upright 2-Cycle Air Cooled Cylinder Type: Single Alum Alloy Chrome Plated Displacement: 24 1 Bore & Stroke mm: 32 x 30 Compression Ratio: 6 51 Max H.P. (H.P/RPM): 1 3/6500 Carburetor Slide Type All Position Ignition: Solid-State-Transistor Type Clutch Housing: Anti-Vibration Lubrication (Fual Mixture): 25 to 1 Fuel Capacity: ( 7L) 74Qt Muffler: Spark Arrestor Shaft: Solid type 8m- Reduction: 1 26 Gear Drive Cutting Head (Std): 6 Dia TFC Cutting Swath: 18 in Weight (with 
cutting head): 15 lbs (6 8kg) act from The Green Machine. No guess, no mess! MODEL 4000 The high-production trimmer, brush cutter. This is the high powered Green Machine designed specifically for specialized, day-after-day trimming of grass, weeds, 
and brush. A harness with hip-pad and 
wide handle bars provides maximum operator efficiency for such demanding 
operations as highway road-side mainte-nance. The 37.4 cc easy-starting engine 
has power to spare to operate the com-
mercial TFCŽ head with .105 cutting string. Other heavy-duty features include larger drive shaft and larger spiral-bevel gears. With accessory blades, the swiveling center shaft of the 4000 makes it ideal for hillside brush cutting and pruning of low-hanging tree branches. SPECIFICATIONS: Engine Type: Inverted 2-Cycle Air Cooled Cylinder Type: Single Alum Alloy Chrome Plated Displacement: 37 4 Bore & Stroke mm: 38 x 33 Compression Ratio: 9 1 1 Max H.P. (H.P/RPM): 2 7/7500 Carburetor: Slide Type Float Ignition: Contact Point Type Clutch Housing: Direct Coupled With Swivel Lubrication (Fuel Mixture): 20 to 1 Fuel Capacity: (ML) 1 17Qt Muffler: Spark Arrestor Shaft: Solid 10mm Reduction: 1 26 Gear Drive Cutting 
Head (Std): 6 Dia TFC Cutting Swath: 20 in Weight 
(with cutting head): 21 lbs (9 5kg) MODEL 4500 The Green Machine Forestry unit. Modern forestry practice demands fast, efficient tree and brush clearing. Here is the tool for the job. Using a combination chopping-sawing action, saplings up to 4 inches in diameter can be felled in a single stroke. One man equipped with the 4500 becomes a formidable system of forestry maintenance. This unit is specially-designed to withstand the continuous side-shock impact imposed by this type of work. Extra anti-vibration features as well as an exceptionally heavy-duty shaft are included. The special handle guards help protect the operator. The 4500 comes equipped with brush blade, saw blade and blade guard. The commercial quality TFCŽ Tap-For-Cord head is 
available as an option. SPECIFICATIONS: Engine Type: inverted 2-Cycle Air Cooled Cylinder Type: Single Alum Alloy Chrome Plated Displacement: 37 4 Bore & Stroke mm: 38 x 33 Compression Ratio: 9 11 Max H.P. (H.P/RPM): 2 7/7500 Carburetor: Slide Type Float Ignition: Contact Point Type Clutch Housing: Direct Coupled With Swivel Lubrication (Fuel Mixture): 20 to 1 Fuel Capacity: (ML) 1 17Qt Muffler: Spark Arrestor Shaft: Solid 12mm Reduction: 1 26 Gear Drive Cutting Head (Std): Blades Weight (with cutting blade): 22 lbs (10kg Contact your distributor or write today! Chicago, 111., Sept. 22-24. Contact: IFA, 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 1005, Washington, D.C. 20036, 202-659-0790. Kentucky Turfgrass Conference & Field Day, Eastern Kentuckv University, Rich-mond. KY. Oct. 7-9. Contact: Kenneth B. Rue, president, Kentucky Turfgrass Council. 3110 Brownsboro Road, Louis-ville, KY 40206, 502-893-7137. Franchise Management Workshop, Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, Calif., Oct. 8-9. Contact: International Franchise Association, 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 1005, Washington, D.C. 20036, 202-659-0790. Symposium on Turfgrass Insects, Holiday Inn, Columbus, Ohio, October 14-15. Con-
tact: Dr. B.G. Joyner, Plant Diagnostic Labs, ChemLawn Corp., 6969 
Worthington-Galena Road, Suite L, 
Worthington, Ohio 43085, 614-885-9588. Southwest Turfgrass Association 
Conference. New Mexico State Univer-sity. Las Cruces, NM, Oct. 16-17. Contact: Arden A. Baltensperger, secretary-treasurer, Southwest Turfgrass Associa-tion, New Mexico State University, P.O. Box 3-Q, Las Cruces, NM 88003. Second National Irrigation Symposium, Nebraska Center for Continuing Educa-
tion, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 
NE, Oct. 20-23." Contact: Dr. Dale Heer-
mann or Dr. Del Fangmeier, Department of Soils, Water, and Engineering, Univer-
sity of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ 85721, 602-626-1412. Franchise Management Workshop. Con-tinental Plaza, Chicago, 111., Oct. 22-23. Contact: International Franchise Associa-tion, 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., 
Suite 1005, Washington, D.C. 20036, 202-659-0790. Franchise Management Workshop Old Town Holiday Inn, Alexandria, Va., Nov. 5-6. Contact: International Franchise Association, 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 1005, Washington, D.C. 20036, 202-659-0790. First Professional Lawn Care Association of America Convention, "Lawn Care Business Management in the 1980's," Nov. 12-14, Commonwealth Convention Center, Louisville, Ky. Contact: Glenn Bostrom, PLCAA, Suite 1717, 435 N. Mich-igan Avenue, Chicago, III. 60611, 312-644-0R2R Ohio Turfgrass Conference, Dayton Con-vention & Exposition Center, Dayton, 
Ohio, Dec. 9-11. Contact: Dr. John Street, 1827 Neil Avenue, Columbus. Ohio 43210, 614422-2592. 1981 Nebraska Turf Conference, Holiday Inn, Omaha, Jan. 12-14. Contact: Dr. Robert C. Shearman, 377 Plant Science Building, University of Nebraska, Lin-coln, Neb. 68503, 402-472-1145. 52nd International Turfgrass Conference & Show, sponsored by Golf Course Super-intendent Association of America, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, Calif., Jan. 25-30, 1981. Contact: GCSAA Headquarters, 1617 St. Andrews Drive, Lawrence, Kan. 66044, 913-841-2240. ŁŁŁŁŁŁŁŁŁŁ COMPANIES EPA registers Chipco fungicide for Fusarium Chipco 26019 fungicide has received EPA registration for the control of Fusarium Blight on all common turf grasses. Fusarium Blight has become a limiting fac-tor in the widespread use of Ken-tucky bluegrass on home lawns, but Chipco 26019 now offers economical Fusarium Blight con-trol and the continued use of Kentucky bluegrass as a 
desirable turf grass species. Application rate is four ounces per 1,000 square feet. Foliar ap-plication should begin when con-ditions first become favorable for disease development. Two 
additional applications should he made at 14 to 21 day intervals. Write 133 on free information card r* > Z n > po m Z a 
c C/3 P0 > T3 pa 1 I oc a < >-oc H CD D D Z w < u z £ < MARKETING IDEA FILE How to develop free newspaper advertising By submitting articles and news releases to the editors of local newspapers, lawn care businessmen can take advantage 
of an essentially free advertising tool, according to Jack Mat-tingly, of Jack Mattingly Associates, Inc., Charlotte, N.C. Mattingly, speaking at a recent ALCA Maintenance Sym-posium in Milwaukee, said, "Anytime you have a foreman or manager who gets a promotion, send a release to the business editor of your local newspaper and send a picture too. If he 
doesn't put it in within three or four days call him or write him again. "They get this stuff every day," he added. "So keep feeding it to the newspaper and you will continue to get exposure." And the best part, according to Mattingly, is it "doesn't cost you a dime." Melanie Reinhold, of William Reinhold Landscape Con-tractors & Engineering, Inc., Flat Rock, Mich., also submits news releases to newspapers. "We keep our local papers 
informed of any interesting jobs we may be doing or any awards we have won," she said. "I think it's an excellent way to receive a lot of free publicity." Further, newspaper editors are eager for this type of infor-mation, according to Reinhold. "I've found that newspapers are always most cooperative," she said. "In fact, they even 
encourage me to call them whenever they feel I might have a story for them." Deborah Crawford, of Pennturf Lawn Care Co., Clinton, Pa., goes one step further than just submitting periodic news releases to local newspapers. She submits entire articles. The articles generally appear in the garden sections of Clinton-
area newspapers and deal with turf-care-related topics like proper watering practices, weed control, and fertilization. Crawford's by-line usually accompanies the article, along with a "strategically placed" Pennturf ad. Obviously, getting material printed about your company in large metropolitan dailies is difficult or close to impossible. However, the editors of small dailies or weekly papers will jump at the chance to publish well-written articles about lawn care. These papers are generally understaffed and are 
constantly on the lookout for quality editorial material. So 
brush off your dictionary, take the cover off your typewriter, 
and start creating a pulitzer prize winning article. LITIGATION Pesticide regulations challenged in California California's new pesticide regulations conflict with federal law, according to a lawsuit re-
cently filed in a California U.S. District Court. The suit, filed by the National Agricultural Chemicals Associa-tion (NACA), the Chemical 
Specialties Manufacturers Asso-
ciation (CSMA), and 13 manufac-turers of basic agricultural chemicals, asks that California Department of Food and Agricul-ture (CDFA) Director Richard E. Rominger be enjoined from en-forcing certain provisions of the department's pesticide regula-tions. A lawsuit recently filed in a United States District Court con-tends that California's new pesticide regula-tions conflict with federal law. "In this lawsuit we are not arguing over whether pesticides should be regulated," NACA President Jack D. Early, said. "They should be regulated, and already are among the most 
regulated products in the nation. "Under the Federal Insecti-cide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), products can be removed from the market 
anytime EPA decides that they present unreasonable hazards to 
man or the environment," Early added. NACA's five-count suit challenges CDFA's authority to: Ł Require pesticide manufac-turers to register pesticides with California when the U.S. En-
vironmental Protection Agency has already approved and registered the products under FIFRA. Ł Regulate the labeling of pesti-cides, which the plaintiffs con-tend is controlled by EPA under FIFRA. to page 38 MOWING/MAINTENANCE Apartment/condo accounts are profitable, but beware of constant management changes There is money to be made in maintaining apartment and con-dominium complexes, but lawn care businessmen should be 
wary of the transient nature of the management personnel who make the "buying decisions" for these types of housing develop-ments. More than one lawn care operator has flawlessly main-tained a property one year only 
to discover his contract has not been renewed the next because a recently hired apartment or con-dominium manager thinks he can find someone who can do it bet-ter, or more likely, someone who can do it cheaper. And that is precisely the reason Ralph Hull, president of Turf & Landscape Care, Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona, has discon-tinued servicing apartment and condominium complexes altogether. "We serviced apart-ments a few years," he said, "but we haven't been soliciting apart-ment business for about three or 
four years now." Turf & Landscape Care was formed in 1973. "They seem to change manage-ment every year," he said, "and when they change management, they change vendors. And it doesn't matter what kind of job you're doing because you're not dealing with the owners. You're 
dealing with the apartment 
house managers who nine times out of 10 aren't very profes-sional." Hull added that new managers typically view landscape mainte-
nance as an area where they can quickly cut costs. The result is many lawn care businessmen are left out in the cold after only one 
or two years under contract. "It 
just doesn't pay to bid on apart-ment contracts anymore," he said. "We make our money by keep-ing a client for many, many years because we improve the landscape. We don't like to go in and put a lot of effort into a landscape and then at the end of the contract period lose the pro-ject. So we just decided not to 
even solicit that part of the business anymore." "The church board voted unanimously to get aJohn Deere because its the best tractor for the money. With my blessings!' / / Father John Poerio, ^^ ' # St. Lawrence Parish, Raymond, LA ^^ St. Lawrence parish has a lot of grass to mow (over 12 
acres), but not a lot of money to spend on mowing equipment. So when the time came to buy a tractor, Father Poerio and the church board considered the alternatives very carefully. They decided to get a John Deere 22-PTO-hp 850. "Being a John Deere, we knew it would be powerful enough to handle a big mowing job" said Father Poerio. "And being a diesel, we figured it would be economical to operate, too'.' Not too big, not too small. Which, of course, is what John Deere 'little-big' tractors are all about. The 22-PTO-hp 850,27-PTO-hp 950 and the new 33-PTO-hp* 1050 are simple, reliable tractors at an affordable price. Big enough to handle mow-ing jobs for schools, parks, cem-eteries, golf courses, churches and the like. Yet not so big that you're paying for more tractor than 
you really need. Big tractor features. 'Little-big' tractors have features you usually find on 
much larger tractors. Like a water-cooled diesel engine with power enough to run a rotaiv mower day after day, year after year. A well-spaced 8-speed trans-mission that matches up to just about any job you need to do. A differential lock. Cate-gory 1 3-point hitch. 540-RPM rear power takeoff. And variable wheel spacing. Plus a family of more than 20 tractor-matched implement options. And your choice of either bar or turf-type tires. Tractors you can believe in. Of course, like all John Deere products, 'little-big' tractors are built to last. "All you have to do is look at how long John Deere Tractors 
hold their resale valued says Father Poerio, "and you know 
they've got to be good" Ask your John Deere dealer for a demonstration. Feel for yourself how solidly they're ouilt. Listen to how smoothly they run. We think you'll see why Father Poerio and the church 
board decided on a John Deere. Li^ Nothing runs {¿I!ŽJ like a Deere For more information, write John Deere, Dept. 63, Moline, Illinois 61265. *Maximum PTO horsepower at 2600 engine rpm for the 850 and 2400 engine rpm for the 950 and 1050 by official test. Leasing availableŠJohn Deere Tractors, Skid-Steer Loaders and _ matching equipment may be leased for commercial or agricultural use. For details, see your John Deere Consumer Products Dealer. The little-big tractors from John Deere Hull said his company is also wary of homeowner's associa-tions. "We look at homeowner's associations very carefully," he said, "and we will only take them if there is a legitimate reason why they're changing." John Loyet, of Loyet Landscape Maintenance/Greenscape, Ellis-ville, Missouri, agrees that main-taining apartment complexes has its drawbacks, but his company 
continues to actively solicit business from apartment managers. "Apartment managers are usually out for the cheapest job they can find," he said, "so we don't usually do any com-petitive bidding." Loyet said most of his com-pany's apartment-related 
business comes from referrals. "We belong to the Associated Landscape Contractors Associa-tion here in St. Louis, so once the nurserymen get finished with a complex a lot of them turn over the maintenance work to us for the six month warranty period. And once the warranty period is over, we will often pick up the maintenance contract for per-
petual care. We also get a lot of jobs through referrals from apartment managers who like 
our work." Lawn care business-men should be wary of the transient nature of apartment and condo-minium managers who make the "buying deci-sions" concerning the purchase of a mowing/maintenance service. About 75 percent of Loyet's business is commercial oriented, and of that 75 percent, about 50 percent consists of apartment 
and condominium accounts. Regarding condominium work, Loyet said, "We have fewer problems with changes in management when working with condominiums because they 
have less turnover. "They're also a lot easier to work with because we can charge them a higher rate," he said. "They're looking for a class job." Loyet attributes the higher landscaping standards of con-dominium managers to the fact that their residents actually own 
the facility, as opposed to apart-ment dwellers, who merely rent space in an apartment building. "With condominiums the peo-ple actually own their own 
units," he said, "so they want the 
place to look sharp because that's their own home. Apart-
ment people are transient and really don't care as much and the management firms know that." Loyet predicts a bright future for condominium maintenance 
in the St. Louis area in the future. "Probably 25 percent of the apartments here are now being 
changed over to condominiums," 
he said. "In fact, some of the new 
apartments being built in this 
area are being built with the in-
tention of five miles down the road converting them to con-dominiums. 12 COMPANIES Ryan pi rental/i iromo merges rentaf/retail markets oc Oh < OC H D D g W < u 2 < A merger of the rental and retail markets around a bilateral promotional concept has been engineered by Outdoor Marine 
Corporation (OMC), manufac-turers of lawn care equipment. The factors central to this in-novative marketing approach in-
clude the introduction of a new line of mid-priced, rotary-powered lawn mowers and the 
announcement of a new con-sumer lawn-care system under the name Ryan Lawn-Care System. In addition, OMC expects this move to have long-term benefits for consumers, rental dealers, 
and retailers alike. It fills a long-standing void with homeowners for professional information on 
proper lawn care practices, ac-
cording to OMC. "Homeowners have been barraged with products to cut and trim their lawns," Vaughn 
Border, a Ryan spokesman, said. "However, the homeowner has not been offered all he needs to know to undertake a planned 
professional type program of lawn care in one package. Ryan now offers this and more." With its experience in growing as well as maintaining lawns un-der the Ryan Turf-Care Equip-ment group, and with the superior engineering and perfor-
mance of its Lawn-Boy mower line, OMC has established the Ryan Lawn-Care System to han-dle the marketing of the new lawn mower line. "Lawn mowers have typically been sold independently. With 
the Ryan Lawn-Care System, we have five nev mower models un-ique to its mid- triced market and also a four-stej. system for con-sumer lawn can of which the Ryan mower line is an integral 
element," Border said. The four-step system involves the use of three rental products already available through lawn and garden rental dealers. 
Specifically, this equipment in-
cludes the Ryan: Rollaire III power roller, Lawnaire III power 
aerator, and Thin-N-Thatch 
power rake. The new walk-
behind mower is the final and most often used element of the 
lawncare system. It will be available at both the rental and retail levels. The lawn-care system concept will be promoted through both rental dealers and retailers. The homeowner who goes to his local lawn and garden outlet, which handles Ryan products, to pur-chase fertilizer or shop for a new lawn mower will learn about the lawn-care system and where he can go to secure the necessary 
accessories. "Retailers and rental dealers who handle the Ryan LawnCare System should be established as the local experts on total, profes-sional lawn care techniques," Border said. "With the long-term aesthetic benefits and immediate savings realized from doing the work themselves, homweowners 
will be returning to their local retail/rental lawn and garden 
outlets to learn more about lawn 
care and to secure the necessary equipment." Ifg&t*t m Davey Lawnscape buys 17 new spray trucks Davey Lawnscape, Kent, Ohio, recently drove away from FMC Corporation's Agricultural Machinery Division, fonesboro, Arkansas, with 17 spray trucks ready for field use. The new 600-gallon fibergalss tank sprayers feature 10-gallonper-minute turf pumps powered by truck pto and full leneth mechanical agitation. The sprayers also feature a rotating safety beacon, back-up warning signal, pulsating aampener, and water meter. Pictured are the 17 units and drivers on their way to Davey headquarters. Davey Lawnscape has 10 company-owned outlets em-ploying 110 persons. Sales were estimated at $4.5 million on service to 43,400 customers in 1979. The 2-Step Türf Renewal Plan with Roundup and Pennfine, One. Itoo. Spray Roundup® on the turf area to be renewed. With just one application of Roundup® herbicide by Monsanto, you can control or destroy most unwanted vegetation. Including stubborn intruders like annual bluegrass, bermudagrass, quackgrass, johnsongrass, tall fescue, and 
kikuyu grass. In a matter of days, Roundup circulates throughout these weeds. Even 
into the below-ground roots, destroying the entire plant. Yet Roundup has no residual soil activity. That means there is no injury to new seedings planted after application. Spread Pennfine Perennial Ryegrass seed over the area treated with Roundup. After applying Roundup, seed with fast-growing, fine-leafed Pennfine Perennial Ryegrass. Pennfine was developed by Dr. Joe Duich at Pennsyl-vania State University. Pennfine has been proven to germinate quicker, grow denser, and resist disease better than traditional ryegrasses. And it penetrates compact soil, sending its roots to depths of 12 to 18 inches. These qualities make Pennfine an excellent choice for turf renewal and help to explain why it's used by turf profes-sionals from coast to coast. In a short time, you'll see the proof for yourself. ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW THE LABEL FOR ROUNDUP.® ROUNDUP® IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF MONSANTO CO.. ST. LOUIS. MO MONSANTO COMPANY 1979 PENNFINE PERENNIAL RYEGRASS HAS BEEN ACCORDED U.S. PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION CERTIFICATE NO. 7200019. COMPANIES Toro announces sales gain and earnings drop Toro Company recently an-nounced record sales and a 5.3 percent drop in earnings for the second quarter ending January 31,1980. Sales for the Minneapolis-based firm were $123.9 million, 46.2 percent higher than last year's $84.7 million and a record 
for any quarter in the company's history. Net earnings for the quarter were $4.8 million compared to $5.1 million last year. Fully diluted earnings per share declined 6.6 percent to 85 cents from 91 cents. Toro Chairman David T. McLaughlin attributed the earn-ings to extraordinary expenses related to the extremely light snowfall and to the impact of rapidly rising material costs and DOW from page 1 suggested a connection between 2,4,5-T spraying and mis-carriages, reject EPA's study con-clusions. "All of the data we have seen so far reflect that EPA's suspen-
sion was founded on a feeble scientific basis," Donalds said. He added that evaluations of the Alsea II data by scientists at 
Oregon State University, George Washington University, and ex-perts in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand con-firm that the study's conclusions are seriously flawed. The Oregon State University task force study concluded: "EPA erred seriously in each of the three conclusions in the Alsea II Report. If there is a relationship between herbicide use and miscarriage in the Alsea Basin and its surrounding area, it is not apparent and cannot be tested using the data from the EPA Alsea II study." "We strongly encourage the EPA administrator to reinstate suspended 2,4,5-T and silvex pro-duct uses, supported by over 40,-000 technical reports and a 30-year history of safe use. In view of these recent scientific developments in the TCDD con-troversy, Dow is convinced the emergency suspension of 2,4,5-T was a totally unwarranted, slipshod decision by the EPA without regard for validated science," Donalds said. COMPANIES Rockland opens warehouse facility The Rockland Chemical Com-pany recently announced the opening of a warehouse and dis-tribution center in Paterson, N.J. The new facility is strictly a warehouse and distribution cen-ter and is 20 minutes from Rockland's manufacturing plant and offices in West Caldwell, N.J. significantly higher financing costs. The decline followed 11 consecutive quarters of earnings improvements versus com-parable quarters of preceeding 
years. "While the field inventory of snowthrowers has lowered our expectations from this segment 
of our business," McLaughlin 
said, "we are encouraged that our order position in all other areas is very strong." For the first six months, sales of $225.5 million are up 49.1 per-cent from the year before, net earnings of $10.4 million are up 12.8 percent, and fully diluted earnings per share of $1.83 are up 10.2 percent. "Our second-quarter sales were up significantly in all major product lines," McLaughlin 
added, "but the unusually light snowfall pattern across the United States did cause a backup 
of snowthrower products in the 
distribution system due to lower than expected retail sales. COST CUTTINGS Cost-efficient direct mail workbook A workbook designed to assist direct marketing executives Š and what lawn care businessman isn't a direct mail ex-ecutive? Š with daily work functions and long-range plan-ning has been compiled by the editors of Direct Marketing News Digest. The book, titled The Direct Marketing Executive's Work-book, contains reports on issues related to the direct marketing field; charts and graphs for use in projecting and assessing direct mail response; postal regulations and rates, and lettershop information; and a glossary of direct marketing terms. The book is in loose-leaf form to allow for reproduction of its contents. The price of the workbook is $24.95. Copies are available from: Direct Marketing News Digest, 708 Silver Spur Rd., Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274. 13 n > ? Z n > 70 m Z a c CD H 70 *< > T3 70 ŁŁŁ Ree lïPr Write 108 on free information card *It will have cost you nothing to see how dramatically the 2-Step Hirf Renewal Plan can improve your turf. Our free kit contains enough Roundup and Pennfine to renew about 200 square feet of turf. And when you see the results, you can judge^ for yourself just how well this new concept in turf renewal works. Roundup and Pennfine Šthe 2-Step Turf Renewal Plan. I Put Our Free Kit to the Test. Find out for yourself how I effectively these two superior products work together in a simple turf renewal program. All it will cost you is the price I of a stamp. | Name (Please print) I | Company or Institution I Address I City State Zip Send this coupon to: Turf Renewal Plan, Box 923, Minneapolis, MN 55440 Note: this offer is restricted to turf professionals-those whose livelihood depends on the maintenance of quality turf. Limit one per company or course. Offer void where prohibited by law. 14 FRANCHISES Š Lawn Doctor 1 announces dealer sales awards oc a < oc H CD D D 
Z u oc < u z < Lawn Doctor, Inc., Matawan, N.J., the nation's largest franchise company providing specialized home and commer-cial lawn care, has announced a series of dealer awards based on sales generated during 1979. The company has a national network of 267 franchised dealers who provide lawn care service during several seasonal visits. The following dealers received awards for reaching the sales plateau of $50,000: Bud Ainsworth, Colorado Springs/Pueblo, Colo.; Joan Bier-man, West and South Orange, N.J.; Gary Birdsall, Toms River, N.J.; Jim Black, Linwood, N.J.; Robert Clowes, Ewing, N.J.; Joseph Colombrito, Hanover, N.J.; Ed Crosby, Ramsey/Mah-wah/Allendale, N.J.; Anthony Cuomo, Whiting/Manchester, N.J.; Peter Edrich, Commack, N.Y.; Gerald Flynn, Boulder, Colo.; Peter Galantic, Wood-bury, N.J.; Carmine Granato and Gerald Haupert, Massapequa, N.Y.; Gene Haverlak, Luzerne County, Pa.; Lawrence Heaton, Southwest Denver, Colo.; Also: Ray Healy, North Morris, N.J.; Kim Herud, Verona/Cedar Grove, N.J.; Frank Hirst, Prin-ceton, N.J.; John Hooker, Wichita Falls, Texas; John Klein, Mill-ville/Vineline, N.J.; Charles I INDICATORS Home construction up slightly last year A total of 1,868,200 new private housing units were completed in 1979, up slightly from the 1978 total, according to government reports. Some 1,867,500 units were built in 1978, figures showed. Mortgage rates are soaring, loan money has been scarce and building permit applications have declined this year, govern-ment statistics show. The report from the Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Ur-ban Development also indicated that the pace of construction completions slowed as the last year ended. Completions on a seasonally adjusted annual basis totaled 1.87 million in December, down 2.2 percent from the previous month and down 0.9 percent from December 1978. Comple-tions had increased 0.4 percent in November. Most of the 
decline in December occurred in 
construction of buildings with 
five units or more, where com-pletions fell 27 percent from 493,-000 in November to 361,000 in December, the report showed. At the same time, the comple-tion of single-family units rose 12 percent from 1.2 million in November to 1.35 million in 
December. Homes in the housing under construction category fell from a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,217,000 units in October to 1,-194,000 units in November and 1,-
178,000 units in December. Krick, Levi t town/Northern Seaford, N.Y.; Robert Larkin and Dominick Vetrano, Orangetown, N.Y.; Philip Laver, North Smith-town, N.Y.; Robert Luce, Colum-bia, S.C.; Earl Markle, Lancaster, Northeast, Pa.; Vito Martinico, West Islip, N.Y.; Ronald and 
Winston May, Hurst, Texas. Also: Mark Mansue, Brick, N.J.; John Mclntyre, Northwest Houston, Texas; Michael Mim-naugh, Southwest Westchester, N.Y.; Chuck Mintz, Upper Saddle River, N.J.; Joseph Mooney, Birmingham South, Ala.; Richard Moore, Scotss bluff/Gering, Neb.; Ronald Olive, Greater Springfield, 111.; Phil Perna, Gar-den City/Mineola, N.Y.; Paul Petraro, Oceanside/Lynbrook, N.Y.; Stuart Ramsay, Southwest Cleveland, Ohio; Robert Russo, Patchogue, N.Y.; Frank San-toloci, Central Bergen, N.J.; James and Ray Selfridge, Bethpage/Plainedge, N.Y.; 
Joseph Smith, Broomfield, N.J.; Onofrio Spampinato, Bay Shore/Brightwaters, N.Y. Also: Thomas Staker, Burke/Springfield, Va.; James Suda and Gary Shea, Springfield West, Va.; David Thompson and David Costello, Duncan-ville/Desoto, Texas; Robert Vestal, Lewisville, Texas; Clarence Waskey, Chesterfield, Va.; Bart Wodlinger, Southwest Montgomery, Md.; Paul 
Yoroshko, Stratford, N.J.; and Gil Zayas, North Babylon, N.Y. ŁŁŁŁŁŁŁ LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE New species is approved for Atrinal 
Atrinal, a broad-spectrum plant growth regulator for ornamentals introduced in 1979, has now been registered for use in reducing trimming on 17 additional species of landscape plantings. These include oleander, elaeagnus, juniper, honeysuckle and photinia. Atrinal, marketed by Maag Agrochemicals Marketing, Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc., Nutley, N.J., is packaged as a li-quid concentrate to be diluted 
for different species according to 
directions. In landscape maintenance, the growth regulator can be used to retard the growth of many species, reducing labor and sav-ing time. Hedges, shrubs and ground covers will require fewer trimmings during the season and will have a more compact shape. Atrinal is sold through selected distributors to commercial growers of azaleas and other woody ornamentals and to landscape contractors and in-stitutional personnel. For further information on the new label and a list of dis-tributors who handle Atrinal, contact: Dr. J. Campbell, Maag Agrochemicals Marketing, Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc., 
Nutley, N.J. 07110. "Most major metropolitan areas have at least one older subdivision densely in-fested with creeping speed-well. Often, the origin of the weed in a locale can be traced back to a single homeowner who imported the weed . . . Dacthal, Roundup and Atrinal can be used for control." WHY 9 OUT OF K> LEADING 1 LAWN CARE FIRMS USE 3 When the top 9 of 10 lawn care firms in America all choose DURSBAN* brand 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 all leading insecticides. 2. DURSBAN insecticides cost less to use than other ^ leading insecticides. È ^^ ^ ^ ÉÉÉ ^Afcfar In fact one application of DURSBAN 4E, % oz. per 1,000 sq. ft., costs only about 45«. Yet with this small amount, you get <|p 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. L r*x 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, ^ J^r trips, storage space and money. Ask for DURSBAN 2E ' insecticide or double-strength DURSBAN 4E insecticide. V I ^ Pt ^ust be sure to read and f°l,ow aH ,abe' directions and precautions. Agricultural Products Department, 
Midland, Michigan 48640. localized problem it is con-sidered serious because of its disease susceptibility, lack of tolerance to extreme environ-ments, and general disruption of lawn uniformity. Most major metropolitan areas have at least one older subdivi-sion densely infested with creep-ing speedwell. Often the origin of the weed in a locale can be traced back to a single homeowner who imported the weed. Creeping speedwell is tolerant of 2,4-D and has varying degrees of tolerance to MCPP and 
dicamba. In the 1950's, one pound per acre of endothall was found to control creeping speedwell. Higher rates were too toxic to desirable grasses while lower rates were not effective in 
controlling the weed. However, 
endothall-treated areas were of-ten reinfested within two years. Since creeping speedwell may cover 80 to 90 percent of the area, 
chemical control measures must WEEDS Control of creeping speedwell in turfgrass by Dr. John E. Kaufmann Michigan State University Creeping speedwell (Veronica filiformis) has recently become an important lawn pest because it is competitive in well-maintained, irrigated lawns. While its spread is more rapid in shade, it can survive and spread in sunny areas as well. 
Creeping speedwell spreads by both seed and vegetative parts. During the cool weather of spring and fall, cuttings are dragged by the mower to new 
sites where they easily root when in contact with the soil. Creeping speedwell was in-troduced into the United States as early as 1930 as a rock garden plant because it had an attractive blue and white flower. Subse-
quently, it escaped into adjacent lawns. Although a somewhat present for reestablishment, Roundup can kill both creeping speedwell and turfgrasses, but will allow reseeding of the treated area soon after applica-tion. Atrinal has been used as an ex-perimental chemical growth retardant of turfgrasses as well as for selective control of creep-
ing speedwell. In areas where 
creeping speedwell covers 80 percent or more of the surface, Atrinal inhibits rather than en-courages remaining turfgrasses to fill in areas left vacant by the pest. Thus the role of Atrinal in controlling creeping speedwell 
would be in areas where pest density is 50 percent or less. Dacthal is normally used as a preemergence herbicide for an-nual grasses. Surprisingly, it also is an effective herbicide in turf-grass for the selective postemergence control of creep-
ing speedwell. Dacthal is advan-
tageous because it can kill creep-ing speedwell, prevent the estab-lishment of annual grassy weeds, but allow perennial turfgrasses on the site to grow and spread throughout the treated area. Chemical treatment of creeping speedwell is most effective when the plant is actively growing, 
usually in spring or fall. In research trials, granular for-mulations of Dacthal did not con-
trol creeping speedwell, in-dicating that Dacthal must be ap-plied to and absorbed by the 
foliage. Both the wettable pow-der and the flowable formula-tions were effective. Following applications of Dacthal, the visual appearance of the lawn is improved. Creep-
ing speedwell, normally yellow-green in color, will darken and blend better with the turfgrasses. This symptom remains for four to five weeks. At the end of that period, the creeping speedwell 
begins to curl, wilt and dis-
integrate. At no time does the pest turn the yellow or brown color that is commonly associ-ated with herbicide injury. Dacthal applied on creeping speedwell at the recommended rate and time for preemergence crabgrass control in the spring has been found to control both pests very effectively. Fall treat-
ment of Dacthal may not kill 
creeping speedwell until the fol-
lowing spring. The pest may still 
appear dark green and healthy at snowfall, but will simply be non-existent after the snow melts. The fall treatment has been used very successfully on golf courses 
since at no time does the golfer notice adverse symptoms. Write 124 on free information card include methods to reestablish desirable turfgrass species. Re-cently, Dacthal, Roundup and Atrinal have been found to effec-tively control creeping speedwell. If site examination indicates insufficient desirable turfgrasses DOW 2 n > x m 2 a c cn H X > x 
X 16 TURF OVERVIEW oc Oh < >-OC H C/3 D Q Z DJ o: < u z < Fertilizers: What types are best suited for you? by Dr. Ray P. Freeborg, Purdue University Table 1ŠGaseous loss of ammonia during 6 to 8 days following ap-plication of urea and ammonium nitrate to grass sods in field tests.* Sod type Nitrogen applied per acre as: Urea-Pelleted Urea Crystal Pelleted NH4 NO3 urea NH4 NO3 solution 25 lb. 50 lb. 100 lb. 100 lb. 100 lb. 100 lb. The expansion of the lawn care industry has resulted in an urgent need for better under-standing of the availability of ni-trogen in fertilizer. The basic chemical forms in which nitro-gen may be present are am-monium nitrate or nitrate. The physical forms are dry granule, suspended particle, dissolved pellet, liquid in suspension or in solution. Although there is a continuing controversy over the relative ad-vantages of liquid as opposed to granular (dry) application, each of these physical forms has merit. First, let us consider the concept of using liquid applica-tion as a foliage treatment. An important factor here is the volume of water to be used as the physical carrier. If, for example, one were ap-plying a pesticide in this way, the volume of water would be less because the pesticide must remain on the leaf to be effec-tive. An application of nitrogen becomes more efficient as it reaches the thatch-soil surface, and so requires a greater volume 
of water. Generally, four to five gallons per 1,000 square feet are used. This may more accurately be termed a compromise be-tween foliage and thatch-soil ap-plication. ŁŁŁŁŁŁ An application of ni-D( trogen Decomes more efficient as it reaches the thatch-soil surface, and so requires a greater volume of water. Generally, four to five gallons per 1,000 square feet are used. Granular (dry) application, on the other hand, may be con-sidered primarily a thatch-soil surface application. This method may have some disadvantages 
particularly if dust-like particles 
are used. These may adhere to moist leaf surfaces or become 
lodged in the plant canopy and thereby result in undesirable plant response. If adequate irrigation or rain-fall follows either liquid or dry granular application and all nutrients are washed into the root zone, there is no difference 
in root uptake of the nutrients or 
in plant growth response. Once the nutrients including am-
monium (NH4), nitrate (NO3), 
phosphorus (P), potash (K), sul-fur (S), iron (Fe), and the neces-sary minor elements are in the 
soil solution surrounding the plant roots, whether the original source was in liquid or dry granule form, the availability of these nutrients is controlled by 
the soil environment. Nitrogen loss. There are several factors attributable to li-quid application that are often overlooked. One is relative to the loss of nitrogen from the soil sur-face as an ammonia gas. In his research, Volk1, stated that am-
monia losses from surface-applied ammoniacal materials such as ammonium nitrate or am-monium sulfate may be high from soils with a pH above about 7.5, and negligible from acid soils. The degree to which nitrogen may be lost as ammonia gas fol-
lowing surface application of urea to sods had not, according to Volk, been fully appreciated. Urea, a physiologically alkaline 
form of ammonia, is converted to Percentage loss of nitrogen Coastal bermuda 13.9 15.2 16.9 30.5 0.2 14.4 Pensacola bahia 13.1 18.5 21.3 28.5 0.2 10.2 St. Augustine 14.1 21.7 20.8 29.8 6.7 10.8 Centipede 13.2 18.0 20.6 29.3 0.3 11.5 *Variations between tests conducted 6, 7, or 8 days were so small that these data were combined for simplicity. ammonium carbonate by urease, an enzyme which is abundant wherever microbial activity is taking place. Ammonium car-bonate is unstable and releases ammonia which escapes to the atmosphere unless an efficient 
ammonia-absorbing mechanism such as organic thatch layer or 
soil cation exchange is present to bind with it. Volk measured the loss of am-monia following surface applica-tions of urea and ammonium nitrate to a well-developed St. 
Augustinegrass sod. Data in Table 1 were obtained following application of pelleted urea, 
crystal urea, pelleted ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3) and a urea-. Ł/ « i. fevi "'re: Ł . i: ŁŁ ' Ł i y «»?ŁŁ« kit V, Ł How to choose the ammonium nitrate solution. In the tests using urea solutions, the liquid was applied to the surface at a volume of 2.3 pounds actual nitrogen in 0.66 gallons of water per 1,000 square feet. Ammonium losses from 100 pounds of urea-nitrogen averaged 20.6 percent and 29.3 
percent of the application for 
pelleted and crystal urea, respectively, while only 0.3 per-
cent was lost where an 
equivalent amount of ammonium nitrate was applied. The higher 
losses from crystal urea probably 
resulted from a greater tendency for the crystals to cling to the leaf 
rather than penetrate to the thatch layer where the possibil-ity of efficient cation absorption was greater. Data in the last column of Table 1 were obtained by the use of a solution containing 32 per-cent nitrogen with 16.5 percent from urea and 15.5 percent from ammonium nitrate. If all the loss Table 2ŠGaseous ammonia lost into the atmosphere in 8 to 10 days af-ter urea applications of 50, 100, and 150 lbs./acre of urea ap-plied to a bluegrass sod. Amount of urea-N applied in lbs./acre 50 100 150 Nitrogen as ammonia lost in 8 to 10 days lbs.N/A % lbs.N/A % lbs.N/A % 15.9 32 31.1 31.1 44.5 30 Sod type Bluegrass (mature sod) is attributed to the urea fraction, 
it averages 22.3 percent of the urea applied. This is similar to 
losses observed for the dry materials applied to the St. Augustinegrass sod. Volk also observes that unreported data on tests kept in 
place to measure gas losses in-
dicated that volatile loss of am-monia was about 95 percent com-plete in seven days. Additional laboratory work completed by Simpson et al2 was 
further support of this observa-tion of gaseous ammonia loss from a sod surface. His work showed that following low volume spray applications of a urea-N solution to a bluegrass sod there was a significant loss of 
gaseous ammonia. Application rates were 50,100 and 150 pounds 
per acre. It was observed that on 
a bluegrass sod, losses of am-
monia measured over a period of 
eight to 10 days increased with 
increasing rates of application. See Table 2. Apparently, no recent work has been done to measure gas-eous ammonia loss under the ac-tual field conditions experienced by the lawn care industry. Future Choosing the right golf club is a serious matter. You need one that's just right for the shot you have to make.\fou should take into account the distance, wind, lie, and obstacles. At Kubota, we feel that you should devote the same careful attention to choosing a tractor. V0II UI0ULDI1 T TEE OFF UJITH H BASEBALL BBT. And you wouldn't want to get the wrong tractor for the jobs you have to do. Whether you take care of a golf course, an estate, a campus, a park, or do roadside maintenance, you want a tractor that's versatile. Can it handle a mid-mount mower? A gang mower? Can it 
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in the percentage of nitrogen in 
or on the leaf tissue was observed in the non-irrigated plots. This increase may be ex-plained by either nitrogen adher-
ing to the leaf surface or nitrogen within the leaf tissue. See Table 3 (page 19). It was evident that clippings should not be collected but rather returned following liquid 
suspension or solution applica-tions of nitrogen. Research con-ducted by ChemLawn Corp.:* also To reduce the oc-curence of nitrogen loss irrigate after applica-tion or use other forms of nitrogen such as amonium nitrate, solid or liquid ureaforms, IBDU, or coated fertilizers. return after fertilization. This report states that from unfer-tilized plots, as much as three to four pounds of nitrogen per 1,000 
square feet could be removed in 
one year (25 mowings). Where clippings were collected after ni-trogen application but before rainfall or irrigation, as much as 47 percent of the applied nitro-gen was taken off with mowing. 
This was true in the case of both liquid and dry granular applica-tions. The tendency of liquid sources of fertilizer to burn foliage is another cause of concern. In 
19484, a partial salt index number 
was established to determine the potential of different fertilizers to cause plant injury. Although related to the effects of fertil-izers in a soil solution, the salt in-dexes also identify the degrees to which fertilizers can damage plants. Table 4 (page 20). With the partial salt indexes as a guideline, the formulator is 
able to predict the burn potential 
of a fertilizer and either change the rate, application procedure or form of fertilizer to be used. Physiological drought. In his discussion of plant injury, Beard5 states that there are two kinds of physiological drought caused by high external salt applications. The first involves high salt con-centration in the soil solutions 
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the popular Chipco line of turf fungicides and herbicides:Chipco 26019 Fungicide. Rhône- Poulenc Chemical Co., Agrochemical Divi-sion, Monmouth Junction, New Jersey 08852. CHIPCO 26019 CHIPCO 26019 FUNGICIDE Applied Fungicide for the Prevention and Control of Certain Diseases of Turfgrass . 50.0% Prediente 50.0% i *EEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN CAUTION ^ ^ statement of practical treatment and get medica» attention - Sack Pan« lor Add*»*« Precautionary f /Ä RHONE POULENC CHEMICAL COMPANY AGROCHEMICAL DIVISION — NET CONTENTS 2 POUNDS ( 907 *a» Please read label carefully, and use only as directed. » FERTILIZER from page 17 The increased osmotic pressure of the soil solution causes a decrease in water availability to the roots. The term "osmotic pressure" as used here refers to a flow or diffusion that takes place through a semi-permeable mem-brane such as a cell wall. The flow may be through the cell wall 
from a dilute to a more con-
centrated solution to equalize the concentrations in the two solutions. Turfgrasses growing on saline soils have an increased 
wilting tendency and require more frequent irrigation in order to prevent drought. Newly emerged turfgrass seedlings are prone to physiological drought if a fertilizer is high in water-soluble salts is applied at an ex-cessive rate. The second type of physiological drought is caused 
by the presence of water-soluble 
salts on the surface of turfgrass leaves and stems. This is often 
called "foliar burn". It can occur 
during the active growing season or during winter dormancy. The 
higher osmotic pressure ofthe 
salt particles in contact with leaves and stems causes the movement of water out of the Past fertilizer research has been devoted primarily to the investigation and solution of problems in golf course mainte-nance. However, to support the lawn care industry in its early vears, research should he directed toward the evaluation of new produ cts and the development of different application methods for existing formulations. mmmmmmmmmmm leaf surface to the salt particles. Wilt and eventually death to the tissue adjacent to the salt part-icle occurs. Leaves are most fre-quently damaged, the injured tissue showing a whitish, bleached appearance. The use of fertilizers with a low partial salt index would be recommended where foliar burn is a problem. Several presently available sources of nitrogen 
have eliminated some of the foliar burn difficulty. Among these are the urea formalde-hydes in granular, powder, flowable or liquid formulations, the granular form of IBDU, and coated fertilizers such as the sulfur-coated ureas and those with plastic coatings such as Os-mocote, and finally, the natural organics. Some factors that influence the release of nitrogen from these fertilizer sources are as follows: There is a considerable amount of information on the performance of most of these fer-tilizers. Much remains to be to page 20 Table 3ŠNitrogen applications to Poa pratensis L. cv. Wabash. Applications on 14 August 1979. Product1 Analysis 1 day 15 AU79 IRR4 (-IRR)5 Percent nitrogen in leaf tissue (Total N)6 2 days 3 days 7 days 14 days 16 AU 79 17 AU 79 21 AU 79 28 AU 79 IRR (-IRR) IRR (-IRR) IRR (-IRR) IRR (-IRR) % Folian2 12-4-4-0.5 (liq) 4.6 5.5 4.9 5.6 4.6 4.3 4.9 5.1 4.5 4.5 Formolene2 26-0-0 (liq) 4.0 4.9 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.4 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.4 Powder Blue 38-0-0 (dry) 3.7 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.0 3.6 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.3 IBDU 31-0-0 (dry) 3.4 3.3 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.4 4.3 4.1 4.0 4.1 Lebanon 18-4-10 (dry) 3.7 3.9 3.8 4.2 3.9 4.0 4.9 5.0 4.5 4.4 Shaw 16-4-8 (dry) 3.5 3.6 * 4.0 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.8 4.9 4.5 4.5 Urea 45-0-0 (dry) 3.5 3.9 4.0 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.3 Control 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.8 3.9 4.4 4.5 4.0 4.5 1. All fertilizer applied at a rate of 1.5 lbs. of actual nitrogen per 1000 sq. ft., one app. 2. Liquid applications were made in a water volume equal to 4 gals/1000 sq. ft. 3. Air temperature on 14 August: High of 78F°, Low 58F° for the period from 12 midnight, 13 August to 12 midnight 14 August. 4. Irrigated plots were hand watered to apply 1/i" surface water (± 150 gals water/1000 sq. ft.) 5. Non-irrigated turf did not receive any surface water until 18 August 1979 when rainfall of 0.98" was recorded. 6. All data recorded is the average of 3 replicates per treatment. 19 r* > ? Z O > 50 CO z a c CD H 50 > 50 Quit toying around! Whether taking care of property is your business, your pleasure, or simply your responsibility, you need the proper equipment to do a proper job. Satoh tractors are engineered for the optimum blend of power and speed for efficient and economical performance in a complete range of applications. And throughout Satoh's full line of 14 diesel and gas-powered 2 and 4-wheel drive tractors, sized from 15 to 38hp, the features most often demanded by profes-sionals are standard. For example. Dual-range multi-speed selective sliding gear transmission with differential lock. Power take off with multi-step speed control and integral safety shield around the PTO shaft. Live hydraulic implement control and rug-ged Category I 3-point linkage. Environmentally-sealed brakes with independent pedals and hinged interlocking plate. Heavy-duty electrical starting system for all-weather dependability. Full instrumentation for instantaneous monitoring of all engine functions. And more. Your Satoh dealer can show you the complete range of standard features and available options as they pertain to specific models. Such as the 15hp Beaver and the 3-cylin-der 16.5hp Beaver III, two of Satoh's compact water-cooled diesels with performance capabilities seldom found in their class. Or the 25hp water-cooled diesel Bull. With 12-speed dual-range transmission, 4-step PTO and simple interchangeability between estate, agricultural or wide turf tires, it's the most efficient and versatile mid-size utility 
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Oí OC OH < OC F en D Q g w « < u 2 £ < Table 4--Salt indexes of fertilizers Tendency to cause Partial Fertilizer Analysis plant injury salt index Potassium nitrate 12%N+33%K High 5.34 Ammonium sulfate 21.2 %N 3.25 Ammonium nitrate 33-35 %N 2.99 Monoammonium phosphate 12.1 %N 2.45 Potassium chloride 50 %K Medium 2.19 Potassium chloride 60K 1.94 Urea 45-46.6% N 1.62 Diammonium phosphate 21.2 % N 1.61 Potassium sulfate 54% Low 0.85 FERTILIZER from page 19 learned, however, about the newer liquid ureaform fertilizer sources. These are usually iden-tified as controlled-release organic nitrogen Whereas, in the standard ureaforms the urea and formaldehyde form various com-binations of the methylene urea in the liquid formulation and urea and formaldehyde combine to form methyl ureas. The behavior patterns of the latter formulations appear to dif-fer from those of the methlene ureas. In addition, the percent-age of nitrogen is lower than that 
of the granular UF formulations, and may vary from 21-0-0 to 30-0-0. Nevertheless, the liquid ureaform fertilizers apparently have potential for those lawn care firms where liquid applica-tion techniques are used. Work at Purdue has shown them to be relatively safe to use. Also, as seen in the following Table 5, a minimum of burn potential was observed. Research needed. There is a need now for the study and solu-tion of problems that are unique 
to the lawn care industry. Past 
research has been devoted primarily to the investigation and solution of problems in golf 
course maintenance, with sec-
ondary emphasis on the home lawn care aspect. To support this 
industry in its early years of 
development, research should be 
directed toward the evaluation of new products and toward the 
possibility of different applica-tion methods for existing formu-lations. This is both an incentive and a challenge that can be 
rewarding to those interested in either basic or applied research. Soon we should see interesting and effective work on the solu-tion of the unusual problems faced by the lawn care industry. 1. Volk, G.M. Volatile loss of ammonia following surface application of urea to turf or hare soils. Agron. J. 51:746-749. 1959 2. Simpson, D.M.H and S.W. Melsted. Gaseous ammonia losses from urea solu-tions applied as a foliar spray to various grass sods. Soil Sci. Soc.Am. Proc. 26:186-189.1962. 
3. Wilkinson, J. Research emphasizes 
need for clipping return. ChemLawn Cor-poration News: Vol. 77, May, No. 5: 1-6. 
1977. 4. Rader, L.F. Jr., L.M. White, and C.W. Whittaker. The salt index Š a measure of the effect of fertilizers on the concentra-
tion of soil solution. Soil Science. 55:201-218. Jan.-June 1943. 5. Beard, J.B. Turfsra Culture. Prentice-Hail, Inc. Englewood J.B. Turfgrass Science and N.J. p. 6. Hays, J.T. Use of ureaform fertilizers. Hercules Incorporated, Research Center, Wilmington, Del. 19899:1-9. Dr. Ray Freeborg has been a Pro-fessional Turf Technician at Purdue University since 1971. He received his master's degree from Washington University ana his Ph.D. from Pur-due University. He is co-author of the recently published book entitlea, "Turf Managers' Handbook." There just isn't another mower built like Ryan's. After just a year in the field, the Ryan Commercial Mower has attracted a lot of attention. It just may be the toughest high-performance mower you've ever seen. 
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6 Amm. nitrate 33-0-0 1.5 3.0 5 3 Urea 45-0-0 1.5 3.0 7 5 Control no treatment 10 Fertilizer Release type Critical variables Coated Diffusion Temperature IBDU Chemical hydrolsis Moisture Particle size PH Ureaform, and natural organics Microbial Temperature PH Aeration in pSSS^Sil available. specially de*<Oned \ W pH^^Âffifl„Â lor 90H 9reen gk } r i^y^^^^trT/ maintenance im and hydraulic Wh I Optional Spoons ,ot double iitilrty. and Blades ÎastÂneuvereble. DEALERS WANTED (812) 428-2025 HSBlm 1625 N. Garvin St., Evansville, In. 47711 a Write 132 on free information card EDUCATION Mower safety booklet available from Dixon Dixon Industries, Inc., always safety-conscious in the design of its Dixon Zero Turning Radius mowers, has published a safety booklet to be distributed with each machine. The booklet encourages readers to "use your head and save your legs", with common-
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ville, Kansas 67337. by Richard I. Lehr, attorney INSIDE THE INDUSTRY Labor law and you: How to avoid wage and hour problems in the lawn care industry As the days become longer and the climate becomes warmer, chemifcal lawn care em-ployes will increase the number of their working hours. Lawn care industry em-ployes work virtually from dawn to dusk during the warmer months. If it rains heavily or is too windy during the spray season, employes either complete paperwork at the shop, do vehicle mainte-
nance or go home early. During the winter, they work mainly in the shop preparing equipment for the upcoming lawn care season. They also are trained or take their vacation during the winter. Chemical lawn care employes' hours per week will fluctuate from 60 hours during a sunny week to perhaps 30 hours during a rainy one. The day-to-day uncertainty of application in the lawn care industry raise federal wage and hour issues which em-ployers should be aware of. Wage and hour problems often result in an investigation by the United States Department of Labor. This investigation may lead to one of the most disturbing, distracting and expensive 
labor complications for any business to face. I will discuss federal wage and hour re-quirements and suggest starting points for 
efficiently and economically complying 
with these laws. The objective is to help employers in the lawn care industry com-ply with the wage and hour law and avoid the adverse consequences which result from overtime violations. Properly recording hours worked. The Fair Labor Standards Act, passed in 1938, is 
administered by the United States Depart-ment of Labor, Wage and Hour Division. The Act provides standards for minimum wages, maximum hours, overtime pay, re-cord keeping, equal pay and child labor. The Act's coverage is not limited to em-ployes working at an hourly rate. Employes are also covered by the Act if they are paid according to piece work, salary, commission or a combination of these methods of payment. The amount 
they receive must at least equal the statutory minimum hourly rate, which is currently $3.10 per hour (to be raised to $3.35 per hour on January 1,1981). The Act provides for a 40-hour work week. As in choosing a fiscal year, em-ployers decide when their standard work week begins and ends; but it must be a period covering 168 consecutive hours (seven days). It is an employer's duty ac-cording to the Act to accurately record the 
hours employes work and their compensa-tion for each week. Generally, employes must be paid at least the minimum wage for each hour worked up to 40, plus one-and-one-half times the hourly rate for hours worked beyond 40. Certain employes, such as pro-
fessional, supervisory and administrative 
employes are exempt from the preceding requirement if they meet a checklist of fac-tors. Certain businesses are also exempt such as retail or service establishments, food service businesses, motion picture theaters and seasonal amusement or recreational 
establishments. As with exempt employes, these businesses must meet a list of re-quirements to qualify for an exemption. It 
is the employer's burden to show that either its business or certain employes within its business are exempt from over-time coverage. This brings us to the question of properly recording the hours chemical lawn care 
employes and mowing/maintenance em-
ployes work and the amount of their com-The day-to-day uncertainty of lawn care applications raise federal wage and hour issues which lawn care businessmen should be aware of. These wage and hour problems often result in costly and distracting investigations by the U.S. Department of Labor. pensation. Remember the variables of the lawn care job, such as fluctuating hours depending on the weather and the desire for employes to work as much as possible when the weather permits. The following 
suggestions may be an appropriate starting point for lawn care industry employers to meet wage and hour requirements: Ł Straight hourly rate. This is an hourly wage rate for lawn care employes. If em-ployes work over 40 hours during any work week, they must be paid one-and-a-half times their hourly rate. Employers do not have to pay employes weekly, but em-
ployers may not average a below-40 hour work week with an above-40 hour work 
week. Each work week stands alone for mini-mum wage and overtime purposes. If em-ployes are guaranteed a salary for a 40-hour work week, employers still must pay 
overtime for those hours worked above 40, unless they are exempt employes. Employes will generate much overtime during the lawn care season. An in-
escapable problem is how to best deter-mine the total number of hours worked, since lawn care employes are on job sites and generally unsupervised. One method is to provide a time clock for employes to punch before they load in the morning and after they unload at the end of the day. I have suggested to my clients in the lawn care industry that they use time slips instead of the time clock. A clock easily 
leads to the situation where employes are punching each other in and out for hours which are not worked. If supervisors keep the time slips and have each employe re-cord his daily total of hours, with the em-ploye and supervisor initialing the sheet at the end of the week, employers will likely get a more accurate reflection of the total hours worked. Employers who are concerned that em-ployes are not working or are taking too 
much time to finish a particular job should spot check to see whether employes are on the job. Records should also be kept to 
reflect the amount each employe works daily and weekly. The employe who has low production but claims overtime needs 
to be checked. Those employes with high production who claim overtime are not the 
ones who need to be checked. Ł Fixed salary for fluctuating work week. This method of payment requires that the employer receive his full amount of a prior fixed salary regardless of the 
hours he works in a week. In contrast to the 
straight hourly rate method, days missed within each week, whether due to sickness or poor weather, may not be deducted. If the employe works only one hour in a week, he is still entitled to his full salary. Most employers who use the fluctuating work week standard base the salary for un-limited number of hours per week. That salary, when divided by the weekly hours worked, may not fall below the statutory minimum wage. If an employe works more than 40 hours, he is not owed one-and-one-half times his hourly rate, since he has already received his regular rate of pay in the salary. Instead, that employe must be 
paid "half time." That is, one half of the regular hourly rate multiplied by the number of hours worked in excess of 40. For an example, the employer and an employe agree that he shall receive $200 for an unlimited work week. If the employe works 50 hours, the regular hourly rate is $4. The employer owes him an additional $20, based on one 
half of his regular hourly rate times the additional hours above 40. The fluctuating work week method still requires accurate time records. An advan-tage of the fluctuating work week method is that employers can partially build and pro-ject overtime costs on a fixed basis for the to pge 22 LABOR LAW from page 21 fiscal year. Its disadvantage is that em-ployers may end up paying employes for sub-50 and 40 hour weeks. Employers must pay the same salary for a rainy, unproductive week as for a highly productive week. Since each week stands alone, employers cannot average a poor 
week with a subsequent productive one. Ł Belo contract. This method of payment includes overtime in a weekly guarantee for up to 60 total weekly hours. The key re-
quirement is that in addition to fluctuating 
hours, the hours must also be irregular. This means that there must be at least a four-hour variation in working hours from week to week. Additonally, the irregularity must be unavoidable, such as due to the weather. Thus, for a 50-hour week, employers may provide an hourly rate of $3.50 for the first 40 hours, plus time and one-half for the next 10 hours, then a total guaranteed weekly salary of $192.50. If the employe works less than 50 hours, he still must be paid the same. If he works more than 50 
hours, he must be paid at one-and-one-half times the regular rate as agreed upon (i.e., $3.50 perhour in this example). A Belo contract must be written and specify the regular hourly rate, overtime hours, the existence of irregular and fluc-tuating hours, and a weekly guarantee of pay. Its advantages are that for up to 60 hours per week, employers may pay some-one an agreed-upon salary without con-
sidering overtime calculations. Employers still are required to keep ac-curate records of time, but the base salary 
will not change from pay day to pay day unless the employe works more than the number of hours specified in the contract. Clearly, this will save administrative time. The disadvantages of the Belo system are two-fold. Like the fluctuating work week method, employers are required to pay a salary even if employes work substantially fewer hours than provided for. Further, since a long, dry spell during the summer months will not produce irregular hours, 
the Belo principle is invalid; and em-
ployers are then required to pay according to the fluctuating work week standard. Ł Retail and service industry exemption. The Act exempts commissioned employes in the industry if two conditions are met. 
First, more than 50 percent of the total com-pensation must be from commissioned ear-nings. Second, the regular rate of pay for every hour in every exempt week must be Richard I. Lehr, the author of this article, is an attorney for the law firm of Sirote, Per-mutt, Friend, Friedman, Held 8r Apolinsky, in Birmingham, Alabama. He received his B.A. Degree from Oberlin College in 1976 and his f.D. Degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1979. Lehr is also a member of the Alabama Bar Association, American Bar Association, and the ABA Sec-tion on Labor and Employment Law. Lehr said he would like to thank his colleague, Maurice L. Shevin, for his "helpful com-ments" in the preparation of the article. In a letter to LAWN CARE INDUSTRY, Lehr added, "It is obvious to me that the lawn 
care industry will continue to grow and hope-fully prosper despite increased government interference in the workplace and environ-ment." more than one-and-one-half times the statutory minimum hourly rate (that is, greater than $4.65 per hour). In contrast to the other methods of pay-ments discussed, this approach enables em-ployers to average weekly earnings. Pro-ductive weeks are able to make up for unproductive ones. As an example, assume 
an employe is paid monthly commissions 
based on number of square feet sprayed in a chemical lawn care situation. In one month, he earns $1,000. Multiply that times 12, then divide by 52 to get the 
average weekly pay for that month, approx-imately $230 per week. If he worked 45 
hours in one week, then his average hourly 
rate for the week is approximately $5.10 for 
every hour worked. Since that exceeds the rate of $4.65 per hour, that employe is not owed overtime for that week. If the em-ploye worked 50 hours the following week in the same month, then his average hourly 
rate for the week is $4.60. That is below the $4.65 required for the exemption. Accordingly, he must be paid "half time" for 10 hours. A monthly draw against the monthly commissions will not 
affect this calculation as long as are greater than 50 percent of the draw. Thus, a draw-for $400 on the 15th against the $1,000 com-mission check on the 1st is only 40 percent of the total compensation, so he is still 
within the exemption. Remember that the average weekly earn-ings, and therefore, the average hourly rate 
for that week, will fluctuate from month to month, depending on the total of commis-sions. This exemption approach may ac-complish certain objectives which the other methods will not. First, employes have in-centive to work as much as possible, since at least 50 percent of their compensation depends on the amount they work. Second, if an employe works only 20 hours in a week, he is not paid for non-
working time, unlike under the fluctuating 
work week or Belo method. Finally, though the hours worked per week stand alone for overtime purposes, employers may average 
commissions from low production weeks 
with higb production weeks to raise the monthly commission total and thus, the average weekly salary for the month. The 
higher the weekly salary, the greater the possibility of exceeding $4.65 per hour for 
every hour worked in the week. I have consulted at length with the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of 
Labor about pay plans for lawn care in-dustry employes. The Department 
recognizes the inherent difficulties in this industry of keeping accurate time records and structuring a pay program which com-pensates fairly. In the past, the Department 
advocated a fluctuating work week stan-
dard. Occasionally, a Belo plan was used. The Birmingham office of the Wage ad Hour Division has agreed to consider whether lawn care employes may qualify for the retail and service industry exemp-tion, according to the plan outlined in this 
article. Employers should consult with their local office of the Wage and Hour 
Division or an attorney before altering ex-isting recordkeeping and compensation systems. The approaches discussed in this article include a variety of requirements for com-pliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act. If these requirements are not met, there may be substantial liability for employers 
in the lawn care industry. LIQUID or GRANULAR? Finn LawnFeeder® Handles Both. Centrifugal Pump Mechanical Agitation Variable Speed Hydraulic Drive Ł All Steel Construction Ł 800 and 1200 Gallon Models Vee, Flood and Hollow Cone Nozzle Patterns Liquid and Granular Products Applied in Slurry Form EQUIPMENT COMPANY 2525 DUCK CREEK RD. Ł CINCINNATI, OHIO 45208 TOLL FREE 800-543-7166 Ł OHIO COLLECT 513-871-2529 Labor Manuals There are some manuals available from your local government Wage and Hour Board that might be helpful when you put to-gether your work plan for the year. They are: Overtime Compensa-tion under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Wage and Hour Publication No. 1325. Records to be Kept by employers under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 as Amended, Wage and Hour Publication No. 1261. Executive, Adminis-trative, Professional and Outside Sales Exemp-tion under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Wage and Hour Publication No. 1363. Mowing practices are integral part of turf care Influences overall plant health, density, and vigor by Dr. James R. Watson Toro Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota Good mowing practices can be the most important single factor to good looking turfgrass. To es-
tablish good mowing practices you need to know something 
about the turf to be mowed and 
determine what kind of equip-ment and techniques are best suited to that particular turf. Simply removing some of the grass leaf surface does not constitute good mowing prac-tices. How turfgrass is mowed will greatly influence its health, vigor, density, weed invasion, longevity and ability to with-stand use. "Use is a key word. Management practices Š in-
cluding mowing Š must be 
keyed to the "use" for which the grass is produced. The grass leaf has remarkable ability to intercept the sun's rays 
for photosynthesis. The long, flattened grass blades provide maximum exposure with a mini-
mum amount of protoplasm, thus grasses make very efficient use of the living tissue. A reduction in the plant leaf area exposed to sunlight reduces photosynthetic activity within the plant. Thus, how often and how high to cut are basic decisions vital to the health of turfgrass. ules can cause clip-pings problems. A heavy accumulation of clippings can smother the grass and provide an attractive environ-ment for disease organisms and insects. The height to which a peren-nial grass can be cut and survive depends on its ability to produce sufficient leaf surface for food production after being cut. The growing area of the grass blade is located in the crown and at the base of the blade, rather than at the tip of the blade or stem (as is the case with most plants). Con-sequently, mowing does not harm the plant, as long as no more than one-third of the grass 
leaf's surface is removed during any one cutting. Mowing frequency. The amount of leaf surface removed will be determined by how often and at what height the turf is cut. Frequency of mowing is an im-portant consideration of every turf maintenance program. Infre-quent cutting allows the grass 
blades to elongate to a point where cutting will remove an ex-
cessive amount of leaf surface. Removal of too much leaf sur-face produces stubbly and un-sightly turf, causes excessive graying or browning of the leaf tips and curtails growth activity, all of which will lead to deple-tion of root reserves. Depending on the species of grass and the time of year (both influence the rate of growth) some lawns or turf areas may re-quire cutting on a fairly frequent 
basis. For example, in the spring, Kentucky bluegrass may need to 
be mowed on a three-to-four-day interval. Erratic cutting schedules can cause clippings problems. A 
heavy accumulation of clippings 
can smother the grass and pro-vide an attractive environment for disease organisms and in-sects. Mowing lawns more often than once a week might be imprac-tical. If the mowing schedule will produce excessive clippings, there are ways to alleviate build-up. The most common, and 
perhaps easiest, is to use a bagger mower. Or sometimes, af-ter an initial mowing, let the clip-pings dry for a few hours and then recut. This will disperse the clippings; and on thin turf, as op-
posed to dense turf, will serve as a mulch and conserve moisture. On established lawns the finely chopped clippings will sift 
into the sward more readily. Of 
course, use of one of the new mulching mowers will have the same effect. And there are other ADDRESS Illustration of imply tractor ma Circle 134 on free information card ways to handle excess clippings. Some other options could in-clude use of a lawn sweeper or blower to remove the clippings after mowing. And there is, of course, always the rake. But the key to successful mow-ing is to cut often enough so that 
no more than one-third of the 
leaf surface will be removed in any one mowing. In other words, frequency of mowing must be related to height of cut and rate 
of growth. For any given grass, its rate of growth is a response to weather conditions, season of the year, soil fertility, moisture conditions and the natural growth rate for that species. Above all, height and frequency of cut must be 
determined on the basis of re-quirements for play or other use of a given turf facility. to page 24 COMPANY j CITY | STATE ZIP j PHONE | Š Š ___ j Combo mounted on any tractor does not urer's endorsement of the unit. Seed, fertilize, dispense insect and weed controls and aerate, all at once! Now, after years of painstaking develop-ment, there's Trac'n Combo, the incredible modular combine that makes lawn mainten-ance faster and more profitable than you 
ever imagined it could be. Look at what Trac'n Combo can do for you: Ł Cut labor costs, increase productivity. Ł Save precious time. Trac'n Combo covers up to 1000 sq. ft. per minute. Ł Reduce maintenance costs through simple design and sturdy construction. Ł Minimize waste with precise metering of materials dispensed. Ł Simplify lawn care through easy operation. No special training is required. Ł Aerate and dispense in either forward or reverse. Exclusive features include retractable spinner plate and aerator for travel over rough terrain. Trac'n Combo is self-supporting, and mounts to any tractor in minutes. And, be-cause it mounts directly on the tractor, it s maneuverable even in confined areas. For more information call 201-494 1413 collect, or mail this coupon to: Trac'n Combo, Inc., P.O. Box 7, Metuchen. NJ 08840 Dealer inquiries welcome. U.S. patent pending NAME ¿MB Introducing a breakthrough in lawn maintenance. 24 MOWING from pgae 23 Š Cut lower in spring. The stage 0 of growth for a particular grass § must also be taken into con-sideration in determining mow-ing practices. Young, tender growth in the spring is generally soft and succulent. The moisture content of young, immature turf-grass is much higher than that of mature grass. Likewise, the fiber content of young grass is much 
lower than that of mature grass. These conditions should in-fluence mowing practices. Mowing practices during the early stages of growth will affect density of turfgrass. Many species should be cut at heights 
somewhat lower than normal during the early spring to en-
courage lateral growth, which 
will promote density and help prevent weed invasion. Regardless of growth stage, mowing wet grass should be avoided whenever possible, although availability of labor oc a. < > oc F C/3 D D Z W OC < u 2 For maximum aesthetic value, cutting patterns should be altered with each mowing. For example, cut in an east/west direction once, then a north /south direction the next time, and diagonally the next. This will produce a "patterned effect99 which enhances turf appearance. and other factors may make it necessary. Dry grass cuts easier whereas wet grass may ball up and clog the mower. Most impor-tant: If grass is cut when dry, the lawn will appear better groomed. Also, dry grass re-quires less mowing time. Mowing should be avoided during early morning hours if there is a heavy dew on the grass. But, if it is necessary to mow at that time, dew can be partially dissipated with a light sprinkling, 
or by dragging a garden hose, rope or similar device over the turf surface. This will knock the dew droplets from the grass 
leaves. Unlike rain or water from a sprinkler, dew contains ex-
udates from the grass blades, which cause them to stick together. Such clumping leads to an untidy appearance. Where possible, try to avoid mowing during the afternoon hours of peak heat, when the grass plant is most susceptible to wilting. One more important con-To professionals who have been impressed by Touchdown Kentucky Bluegrass. The same people who brought you Touchdown, now proudly introduce America Kentucky Bluegrass. Two great Bluegrasses for the 80's Touchdown KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS mm KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS Write 174 on free information card PICKmmEP PICKSEED WEST, Inc. BOX 888, TANGENT, OREGON 97389 (503) 926-8886 sideration: Regardless of the weather, growth conditions or type of mowing machine used, the cutting mechanism must be sharp. Dull blades or improperly adjusted cutting heights can 
damage the turf and, in turn, lead to a variety of problems. Leaf tips will become frayed, turn gray, then brown. The turf will look poorly groomed. And those grayed mutilated tips pro-vide ready access for disease-producing organisms. Cutting patterns. For max-imum aesthetic value, cutting 
patterns should be altered with 
each mowing. For example, cut 
in an east/west direction once, then a north/south direction the next time and diagonally the next. This will produce a "patter-
ned effect" which enhances turf appearance. Turfgrass areas regularly cut with either single-unit power mowers or gang mowers some-times develop a series of wave-like ridges running at right angles to the direction of mowing (similar to washboarding or corrugating on a gravel road). Unless this is caused by a poorly prepared seed bed, or a reel mower with a clip that is too long the height of cut, this corrugated pattern may be prevented or Dull mower blades or improperly adjusted cutting heights can 
damage turf and lead to a variety of problems. Leaf tips will become ed and the lawn 1 look poorly irïïi groomed. And those frayed, multilated tips provide ready access for disease-producting organisms. partially remedied by regularly changing the direction of mowing diagonal or right angles). If the ength of clip is responsible, the leight of cut must be raised or the mower replaced with a unit having either more blades or a faster reel speed. Keep in mind that mowers are not intended to be used for grad-ing. Turf areas with contours that are continually "scalped" should be regarded to permit proper 
cutting and reduce wear and 
damage to the mowing equip-ment. Inadequate insect control can lead to mowing problems on closely cut turf areas. Earth-
worm casts and ant hills often become troublesome when heavy infestations occur. In severe cases, these mounds of soil will result in an uneven cut. Similar problems arise when the turf area is invaded by gophers or other burrowing animals. Improper operation of equip-ment can contribute to a poorly groomed appearance. Irregular or uneven cutting can be caused by mowing units bouncing when they are operated at excessive speeds. Selection of the proper type and size of mower is an impor-ŁPLANT VARIETY PROTECTION CERTIFICATE NO 7400066 tant part of sound mowing prac-tices and should be an integral part of any maintenance pro-gram. Good mowers are charac-terized by maneuverability, ease of adjustment, durability and 
horsepower adequate for the size of the machine and usage ex-pected. Different types of mowers have certain advantages and limitations which should be 
carefully weighed. Reel (cylinder) type mowers are always recommended for 
lawns groomed to a height of one 
inch or less. Reel-type gang mowers also are the most ef-
ficient and economical for large 
open areas. The reel cuts by a shearing action similar to that of scissors. Reels, when sharp and properly adjusted, give a clean, 
even cut which cannot be equalled by any other type of mower. Reel-type mowers may not be appropriate for some turf areas 
because they require relatively 
smooth ground and they will not cut tall, vigorously growing weeds. In addition, the cost of maintenance is somewhat higher 
than for rotary mowers. Rotaries are versatile. On the other hand, rotary mowers are versatile and well-suited to use on most home lawns as well as 
larger areas. And they work well in rough conditions and on areas 
where control of grass, rather than appearance, is the main consideration. The versatility of rotary mowers, and the availability of a wide choice of models with different features, make them es-pecially well-suited to residen-tial use. They can be used to grind up leaves, cut tall, stemmy weeds and to trim. The rotary cuts by impact similar to the cut-ting action of a scythe. For this reason, a sharp, properly balan-ced blade is necessary to avoid tearing of the grass blade and 
also to prolong engine life. The selection of a rotary mower should take into con-sideration safety features, blade type, method of blade mounting, ease of adjustment and horse-
power. Rotaries require higher horsepower than reel mowers of comparable size and will "scalp" on uneven, rough terrain. How-
ever, maintenance costs are generally lower. Present day energy concerns may soon change turf care main-tenance practices through development of machinery that is more energy efficient. This 
could mean higher cutting 
heights, perhaps even less visually pleasing lawns. Mowing programs have always been based on aesthetic appeal, 
and until recent years equipment used has been developed with 
little regard to energy con-sumption. As our concerns about energy increase, we can expect equipment better-suited to 
alleviation of those concerns. At the same time, there may well be a need to adjust the philosophy and standards by which we judge satisfactory mowing. Regardless of mower type or use demands, performance will 
always be improved by proper maintenance. The importance of blade sharpness has been emphasized. It also is important to keep machinery well-lubricated and to change the oil frequently. Do not store equipment for exten-ded periods with gasoline in the tank. Put in fresh gas when tak-ing machinery out of storage. Always follow owner and ser-vice manual instructions, and when major maintenance is nec-essary, take the mowers to a 
qualified service outlet. As stated at the outset, machinery and equipment re-quired for grass maintenance should be selected on the basis of the level of maintenance desired; the size the area, the type of landscaping, kind of grass 
and use to which the turfgrass will be subjected. These con-
siderations are basic when deter-mining the capacity, number and types of equipment needed. Mowing is not a simple opera-tion to be regarded merely as a 
means of removing excess growth. Good mowing practices contribute as much as any single 
factor to the well-groomed ap-pearance of grass. MEMOS Shur-Lawn donates to Musser: Keith Weidler, president of The Shur-Lawn Co., Omaha, Neb. has donated $2,500 to the Musser International Turf Foundation, and will donate a like amount late this year or early next, Dr. Fred Grau of the 
Foundation told LAWN CARE INDUSTRY. This is the second donation the Musser Foundation has received from the lawn care industry. ChemLawn Corp., Columbus, Ohio, has pledged $5,000, a $1,000 gift for five 
years. House starts down: High interest rates helped slow housing construction in January to its lowest level in more than three 
years. The federal Commerce Department said housing starts fell 6.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.4 million units. That decline, the fourth consecutive monthly drop, left new housing construction at its lowest level since July 1976. At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.4 million units, starts of new, private housing in January were 19 percent less than the revised figure of 1.74 starts for last year and 30 per-cent less that the 2.02 million reported in 1978. r* > ? Z n > x m Z a c en x > X Introducing FOLIAN®.. the easy-to-use liquid fertilizer that's safe and effective on any kind of turf. FOLIAN is a complete fertilizer. Its special formulation of N-P-K, sulfur and iron gets nutrients directly into grass tissue. And FOLIAN will not cause tip burn when used as directed. Convenient to use FOLIAN is the only turf-builder you'll ever need. It saves you time because there's no mixing or agitation required before using FOLIAN. And FOLIAN can 
be applied in more concentrated form than most other liquids. As a result, you 
can service more lawns per truckload with fewer wasted man-hours. A clear solution of the highest quality, FOLIAN won't settle out in your tanks. It's compatible with most pesticides, too. Greens lawns fast Because of its patented formulation and foliar activity, FOLIAN greens up turf quicklyŠfaster than dry fertilizers or suspensions. And at the recommended 
rates, FOLIAN supplies enough residual fertilizer in the soil to keep grass green 
and healthy for many weeks. Good for your business Your customers will love the results FOLIAN gives. And you'll appreciate 
FOLIAN's convenience. Best of all, FOLIAN makes your lawn care service more valuable. It means repeat business from satisfied customers and greater confidence in you. Give FOLIAN a try and discover how it can mean more green for both of you. To find out more about how to get started using FOLIAN, call toll-free 800-228-2178 Omaha, Neb., 
800-446-1841/800-446-1845 Hopewell, Va. or write Allied Chemical Corporation, Dept. AG, Box 2120, Houston, TX 77001.« Chemical ^T Plant Foods FOLIAN complete liquid fertilizer. Peter Loft, chairman of Lofts Pedigreed Seed, Inc., and Charles D. Nash, president of Southern Turf Nurseries, re-cently announced the formation of Sunbelt Seeds, Inc. The new company, based in Tucker, Georgia, will initially specialize in marketing programs to the southern recreational turf market. Sam Ellington, president of Sunbelt Seeds, Inc. , explained 
how his company's resources will benefit the Bermuda belt. "Our new company is in an in-comparable position due to the proven service and expertise of the two parent organizations. Through the benefit of a year round product emphasis, we can supply the southern market with leading varieties of the turf type seeds at very competitive prices and with superior service. Our 
clientele can refer their unique regional turf problems to our ex-perienced agronomists for solu-tions. All together, I'd say we have a great deal to offer the 
South." Elllington has 30 years experi-ence in the seed industry. Until the formation of Sunbelt in Wmm^KKm MHIBflHvHwHi Sunbelt Seeds, Inc., will supply leading varieties of turf type seeds at competitive prices to those working in the Bermuda Belt. March, Ellington was South-eastern Regional Manager for Northrup King Seed, Min-neapolis, Minnesota, where he specialized in the development and servicing of the medalist overseeding program. Other officers in the company include Vice-President Dr. Tim Bowyer, vice-president, South-
ern Turf Nurseries, and Richard Hurley, research director at Lofts Pedigreed Seed. Both will be providing expertise in agronomy, plant pathology, and seed technology to the Sunbelt Seed program. Don D. White also joins Sun-belt as assistant vice-president of 
sales. White was formerly associ-ated with Southern Turf Nurs-
eries for some 20 years and is eminently familiar with the needs of the turf markets in the South. Included among the stable of grasses available through Sun-belt Seeds will be quality turf perennial ryegrasses such as Pennfine, Manhattan, and Derby. In addition, blends of the finest turf type perennial ryes, fineleaf fescues, and Poa trivialis, including such blends as C.B.S., Marvelgreen Supreme, 
Marvelgreen 3 + 1, Marvelgreen + Sabre, Medalist 5, Medalist 6, and Medalist 7. Jamestown fine fescue and Sabre, Poa trivialis 
will also be available on de-mand. In addition to the above, all of the major high perfor-mance bentgrasses which are 
part of many southern over-THE SOUTH Loft and Southern Turf Nurseries form new company seeding programs, will be available through Sunbelt. As part of the total seed prod-uct mix, Sunbelt Seeds will also provide such products as com-mon bermuda (hulled and un-hulled), bahia (Argentine and 
Pensacola), carpetgrass, weeping lovegrass, tall fescues (Kentucky 31), a variety of Kentucky blue-
grasses, and Regel, the first turf type tall fescue commercially available. Supplemental seed treatment for disease control as well as a 
blending service for those re-
quiring special blends of seeds to 
fulfill their seeding needs is also 
provided by Sunbelt. For further 
information contact Sunbelt Seeds, Inc., 2055 Tucker In-dustrial Road, Tucker, Georgia, or call 404-491-1311. New officers of Sunbelt Seeds, Inc., Tucker, Georgia, include (standing, left to right) John Morrissey, Rich Hurley, and Jon Loft. Seated from left to right are Peter Loft, Sam Ellington, and Tim Bowyer. Lofts Pedigreed Seea, Inc. and Southern Turf Nurseries announced the formation of Sunbelt Seeds in March Included among the stable of grasses available through Sunbelt Seeds will be perennial ryegrasses such as Pennfine, Manhattan, and Derby. In addition, blendsof the finest turf type perennial ryes, fineleaf fescues, and Poa trivialis will also be available. Control 15 major lawn pests with versatile SEVIN carbaryl insecticide. They nip, munch, burrow and bite. As sure as grass is green, lawn pests will try to make life miserable. You can minimize the misery STOP! ALL PESTICIDES CAN BE HARMFUL With SEVIN TO HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT r^rh^rvl IF MISUSED. READ THE LABEL CARE- uai / 1 
FULLY AND USE ONLY AS DIRECTED. jflSeCticide And protect lawns from as many as 15 different problem pests. Both the most common ones and the worst: ants, bluegrass billbugs, chiggers, chinch bugs, cutworms, ear-wigs, European chafer, fall armyworm, fleas, green June beetle, leafhoppers, millipedes, mosquitoes, sod webworms (lawn moths) and ticks. Broad registration only starts the list of SEVIN benefits. It's also compatible with many other commonly used insecticides, miticides, fungicides and foliar nutri-ents. And residents can resume using the grounds or yard as soon as the spray dries. There's a choice of TURF Starting a lawn by Dr. William H. Daniel, Purdue University These basic steps and principles should help you make a good lawn that is easier to maintain. Remove all building debris and larger rocks. Rough grade the subsoil to form the desired drainage and landscape features. Fill areas often need to settle to avoid later unevenness. A slope of not less than one percent nor more than 10 percent is desirable for areas which will be used. Avoid terraces and steep slopes, since it is difficult to keep grass on them. Avoid filling soil around trees if possible. Tree wens with am-ple drainage, gravel layers and stone walls can help save 
valuable trees. Where needed (in low or wet areas) trench for tile lines. Use 
pea gravel backfill over the tile all the way to the surface so 
excess water can soak in rapidly. If automatic lawn watering is to be used, install lines and sprin-klers so that uniform coverage is 
assured. Reduce layers, mistakes, com-paction from trucks, etc. with deep tillage. In larger areas, sub-soil machines are strongly suggested. Vertical springtooth loosening until rootzone is uniform is preferable. Excess rotary cultivation should be 
avoided, since it may cause soils to compact more later. Is topsoil worth it? The organic matter and granular structure, 
plus accumulated nutrients of topsoil, can provide better water retention and grass growth. If possible, when you are begin-ning construction, push aside and save the topsoil, then re-spread it over the base grade. Topsoil is expensive to haul and spread. If used, it should be ap-plied four inches or more deep. Thin layers of soil, muck or peat at the surface should be avoided. Mix these into surface soil. Add peat or other amend-ments. Organic matter holds moisture and nutrients, but 
relatively large amounts are re-quired to produce effective changes. Manure, compost, leaf mold, rotted sawdust, sewage sludge, etc., may be spread one to two inches deep. Often, two to four bales of peat or peat moss 
for each 1,000 square feet are suggested. In either tight subsoils or sands, extra organic matter 
can reduce maintenance later. Any material should be thoroughly mixed with the soil. Extra nitrogen may be needed during periods of rapid organic matter decay, or turf may appear very yellow and weak. Even 
where economy limits use, con-sider adding peat to high spots of sandy areas. Where subsoils are exposed, raking one bale of peat into each 1,000 square feet of surface may help get the lawn started. Lime if pH shows need. About one third of untreated soils going 
into lawns in Indiana, for exam-ple need lime. A pH of 7.0 is 
neutral. If pH is 6.0 or more acid, then add lime. A soil sample should be submitted for test before lime is used. Provide ample nutrition. Force the grass to grow and make turf rapidly, even if previous cultural practices were not all that they should have been. It is important to establish a uniform ground cover quickly. On sands, un-irrigated soils, or in unfavorable dry weather, consider applying two pounds each of nitrogen, phosphate and potash. On silt loams and good soils under good conditions, such as irrigation and mulch, shift to a 4-2-2 analysis fertilizer .for each 1,000 square 
feet. Some examples of turf fer-tilizer formulations are: 16-8-8, 12-4-8, 23-7-7,18-4-9 and 23-6-12. These numbers indicate the percent of available nitrogen, 
phosphorus and potassium in the fertilizer, and they are always in-
dicated in the same order. These formulations are high in nitro-gen, yet ample in phosphorus, and provide about half as much 
potash as nitrogen. It is always better to mix lime and fertilizer into the rootzone if you can. After seedlings germ-inate, consider spreading 
additional fertilizer to force growth, before yellowing, slow 
growth or other need responses appear. Phosphorus is most 
needed to help young grass develop rapidly. Loosen the soil as deeply as practical with a tractor, cultiva-tor, rototiller, etc. Incorporate additives, lime and fertilizer as early and as uniformly as con-ditions permit. The final edges of the lawn should be one inch below sidewalks and drives. Do 
not work soil when wet. When spreading seed, go over all areas twice to assure a 
uniform stand. Check labels. Generally, two pounds of blue-grass, or three to four pounds of mixture for each 1,000 square feet are ample. Always rake or drag in the seed so that rain or wind will not remove all seed. For bluegrass seed, a soil covering of one-quarter to three-eighths inch is ideal. However, raking should give a range of covering. Lawns may be planted at any time. Although fall is best, spring plantings with mixtures may be satisfactory. Mulch the important areas. Seed must be kept moist, and yet not saturated. In fact, bluegrass won't germinate in standing 
water. When seed dries between rains, it may be weeks before germination is secured. And, if seed dries just after sprouting, 
complete failure can occur. Mulch minimizes erosion, dust, mud and surface dryness. 
Straw at one to two bales for each 1,000 square feet, or locally 
available nettings, excelsior, peat, etc. Š even sand and pea gravel Š may aid as mulches. Remove excess mulch as soon as seedlings are obvious. 27 > ? z n > m Z a 
c CD H 70 > "O 70 Circle 110 on free Information card SEVIN and SEVIMOL are registered trademarks of Union Coròide Corporation for carbaryl insecticide. UNION CARBIDE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC, 7825 Baymeodows Way, Jacksonville, FL 32216 SEVIN CARBARYL INSECTICIDE IS THE ANSWER. degradable; and when compared with other insecticides, it ranks low in toxi-city to people,animals, birds and fish. So it's probably no surprise to hear that SEVIN carbaryl is one of the largest selling insecticides in the United States today For more information about SEVIN, contact your pesticide supplier or Union Carbide at the address below. Make SEVIN carbaryl insecticide your answer to pest control too. four formulationsŠ j/V \ sprayable, wettable powder, flowables and SEVIMOl! 4, a liquid blend of SEVIN and molasses. Granules, dusts and baits are also available for certain specialized uses. Plus, SEVIN isn't harsh on the environment. It is bio-OC Oh < OC H CD D Q Z W o: < u z £ < Disease management will be the next growth area in the lawn care industry. Lawn care businessmen are beginning to realize that no matter what they apply to their customer's lawn, without good disease management, their effort will be futile. When a homeowner signs up for a lawn care service, they expect a beautiful lawn. If a disease destroys the ap-pearance of their lawn, they are unhappy and probably won't sign up for the service again. If a homeowner was taking care of their own lawn, they would understand a disease being pre-sent, however, they expect to see a disease-free lawn when they sign up for a lawn care service. They are not only upset with the disease in their lawn, but usually blame the lawn care service for 
its presence. The lawn care industry started out many years ago with the idea 
of applying some nitrogen fer-tility to a home lawn and pro-ducing a better product than the 
homeowner could. They soon found out that pre-emergence and post-emergence weed con-trol was necessary to give a homeowner the quality lawn that they desired. The lawn care industry next This article was prepared by Dr. Joseph M. Vargas, Jr., associate pro-fessor, Botany ana Plant Pathology, Michigan State University, East Lan-sing, Michigan. Vargas is a frequent 
contributor of articles to LAWN CARE INDUSTRY. included an insecticide treat-ment so lawn insects would not reduce the turfgrass quality. Only one step remains for a total home lawn treatment package: disease management. Without good disease management pro-grams, you often have dis-satisfied customers this season, and perhaps no customer at all the following season, in spite of all the other treatments the lawn 
received. The occurrence of the disease is often not the lawn care busi-
nessman's fault and could have been prevented had the right 
cultivars been selected when the lawn was established. Good dis-
ease management begins with selecting proper cultivars. Too often, the cultivars used for 
home lawns are not the most disease-resistant cultivars, but rather the cultivars that have 
been promoted most extensively. The lawn care businessman is at the mercy of these cultivars. Had the lawn care businessman 
been consulted prior to the es-tablishment of the lawn, they could have recommended disease-resistant cultivars which would have gone a long way 
towards solving both the homeowner's as well as the lawn care businessman's problem. Unfortunately, this is not usually the case and they are forced to work with whatever cultivars are present. The lawn care businessman should try to convince his customers to carry out cultural practices that will minimize dis-ease development so the max-imum benefits his products can 
be realized, and to make 
fungicide application more ef-fective. Cultural means of managing the various turfgrass diseases can be found in the accompanying guide along with 
effective fungicides that may be applied on either a preventive or curative basis. Table 1 (see chart on page 30) lists the ideal mowing height for the various turfgrass species. Too often, turfgrass is mowed below 
its optimum cutting height 
because of what is known as the "golf course fairway syn-drome". This is also known as "I would like my front lawn to look like a golf course fairway". Such 
practices can put additional stress on the turf and in some in-stances make it more disease-
susceptible. Homeowners should be en-couraged to mow their lawn at the optimum mowing heights so 
they can reap the benefits of your products. Thatch should be kept at a minimum or at least 
modified; excess thatch can put the turfgrass plant under stress and cause more severe disease problems. The homeowner usually tries to remove thatch through power raking. Little thatch is removed by power raking. Homeowners 
with severe thatch problems 
should be encouraged to rent 
some type of coring machine (aerifier) to core or aerify their thatchy turf. These cores should not be removed but should rather be broken up and reincor-
porated into the thatch layer where they will help to degrade the thatch or modify it into a more suitable growing medium. The above-mentioned cultural practices should help minimize disease development, but they alone may not be enough. The time has come to incor-porate preventive fungicide ap-plication into home lawn care 
programs where truly first-class 
lawns are desired. to page 30 RUST POWDERY MILDEW STRIPE SMUT SPORES GR A Y LEAF SPOT SYMPTOMS . , r + yn r $4 S Ł * Ł '.V « HELMINTHOSPORIUM MELTING OUT FUSARIUM BLIGHT RHIZOCTONIA BROWN PATCH Quick-reference turf disease guide The Kentucky bluegrasses Diseases Melting-out Fusarium blight Time of Year Cool wet weather of spring and fall. Most severe in spring. Most prevalent during hot, dry weather of summer, but can occur anytime drought stress conditions exist. Stripe smut Foliar symptoms most prevalent in spring & fall. Infected plants die MQ often 
during summer drought periods. Rust Powdery mildew Most common in fall, 
especially on slow grow-ing turf which may be due to lack of nitrogen. From mid-summer to late fall. The Bermudagrasses Spring Dead Spot Brown Patch 'Helminth" SpringŠwhen grass begins to green up. Late spring through early 
fall when day time tem-
peratures are 70°F plus accompanied by high humidity. During cool wet weather of spring and fall. The Zoysiagrasses Dollar Spot When temperatures are between 70°Fand 85°F Most severe when accom-panied by high humidity. The diseases is most serious on turf where nitrogen is deficient. "Helminth" The cool wet weather of spring and fall. Rust Late summer early fall especially a problem on 
slow growing turf where nitrogen is deficient. St. Augustinegrass Brown Patch Grey Leaf Spot St. Augustine Decline (SAD) Late spring-early summer and late 
summer-early fall. During periods of warm rainy weather. The disease occurs all season long. Symptoms General over all thinning of turf. Black to purple spots present on leaf blade and sheaths. Spots tend to be very large on susceptible cultivars. The disease is characterized by a circle of dead grass surrounding a circle of so-called healthy grass 
often called a "frog-eye" symptom. They are usually 6" to 2' in diameter. In extremely susceptible cultivars, 
the disease will occur as dead spots ranging in size from a few inches up to a foot in diameter with the so-called healthy center missing. Clumpy appearance of a Kentucky bluegrass turf. Individual plants die 
leaving small bare spots. Turf may have a yellow appearance. Individual blades have black stripes which are the spores of the fungus being produced in the plant veins. They eventually rupture the epidermis. They can be rubbed off and will brown to black in color on a 
white handkerchief. The turf may have a reddish-brown appearance. The individual grass blades will contain rust-colored spores of the fungus which can be rubbed off. An infected turfgrass stand will be white in appearance. Dead patches of grass ranging in size from 6 inches to 3 feet. Brown circles of grass ranging from 6 inches to 3 feet or more. All grass in spots is not killed initially. General all over thinning of turf. Black to purple spots on the foliage. Roundish straw-colored spots ranging from 1 inch on low cut turf up to 6 inch in higher cut turf. General all over thinning. Black to purple spots present on the foliage. Turf area becomes yellow to rust-colored in appearance. Rust colored spores can be found the surface of the grass blades. Circles of brown grass ranging in size from 6 inches up to a few feet or more. All the grass in the spot is not initially killed. Turf may appear burned or scorched. Mature spots on foliage have depressed grey centers with irregular brown margins often surrounded by a 
yellow ring. Turf areas turn yellow in color initially. The infected grass will eventually die. Cultural Practices a) Remove clippings b) Raise mowing height c) Reduce spring nitrogen a) Light daily irrigation during warm weather b) Reduce thatch c) Coring (aerification) a) Irrigate to prevent summer dormancy b) Reduce summer nitrogen Maintain adequate nitrogen levels Reduce shade. 
Improve air drainage. a) Avoid nitrogen fertility after August 1st. b) Reduce thatch. a) Increase air movement b) Reduce nitrogen fertility. Reduce spring nitrogen. Raise cutting height. Collect clippings. Adequate nitrogen levels. Reduce spring nitrogen. Raise cutting height. Collect clippings. Adequate nitrogen levels. Reduce nitrogen fertility. Increase air movement. Reduce nitrogen fertility. 
Irrigate during day time. Adequate nitrogen will slow disease progression. Fungicides Spectro, Fore Tersan LSR, Daconil 2787, Chipco 26019, Duosan, Acti-dione TGF, Acti-dione-Thiram, Dyrene Tersan 1991, Fungo 50, Cleary's 3336, 
Chipco 26019 
Chipco 26019 29 n > ? Z n > x m z a c C/3 H X > X X Not recommended Fore, Tersan LSR, Acti-dione TFG, Acti-dione Thiram, Daconil 2787 Not recommended None Daconil 2787, Fore, Tersan LSR, Chipco Acti-dione TGF, Acti-dione Thiram, Turfcide, Duosan, Bromosan, Spectro See Melting-out 26019, Tersan 1991, Fungo 50, Cleary's 3336, Spectro, Duosan, Daconil-2787, Acti-dione TGF, Acti-dione Thiram, Bromosan, Dyrene See Melting-out See Kentucky bluegrass rust. See brown patch patch bermudagrass Daconil 2787, Dyrene, Acti-dione TGF, Acti-dione Thiram. None DISEASE from page 29 Disease identification. The two most important things in iden-tifying turfgrass diseases in the field are knowing the species of grass, or preferably the cultivar the disease is occurring on, and the weather conditions just prior 
to and during the development of symptoms. Knowing the grass species or cultivars can greatly reduce the number of disease possibilities since specific diseases occur only on certain species and in 
some cases, only certain cultivars. For example, melting-out only occurs on the common type Kentucky bluegrass, whereas improved types are resistant. The other important thing is the weather. If the Kentucky bluegrass is thinning and dying in the heat of summer, there is no sense looking for melting-out, 
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disease guide. Photographs depicting these diseases can be 
found throughout the article. You may wish to cut the table and photos out and keep them in your vehicles so you can have them 
with you when diseases prob-lems are encountered. A few brief comments will be made to 
supplement the guide. Kentucky bluegrass. The three major diseases are melting-out in the cool, wet weather of the spring and fall on common types such as Common, Kenblue, New-port, Park, etc. The improved types are resistant. These in-clude Merion, Fylking, Nugget 
and Victa. Fusarium blight is a problem whenever drought stress occurs, 
but is most serious during droughty periods of the summer when warm weather adds to the 
stress problem. Merion, Fylking, Nugget, Pennstar appear to be the most susceptible whereas Adelphi, Baron, Cheri, Majestic, Vantage and Parade appear to be the most resistant although cer-tainly not immune. Stripe smut is a systemic perennial disease and once a grass plant is infected, it will remain so for life. Although the 
disease is always present, most turf is lost to the disease during the warm weather of summer, especially where high rates of ni-trogen are applied or where the infected turf is allowed to dry out. Powdery mildew is a problenr in shaded areas and cultivars like Nugget or Bensun can be used, or other species like the fine-leaved fescues in the more northern climates. Poa trivialis can be used for shaded areas in more southern regions of the Kentucky bluegrass growing region. Rust is primarily a prob-
lem on slow-growing turf in the late summer through the fall where nitrogen is deficient. Bermudagrass. Spring dead spot has been the limiting factor in the northward movement of bermudagrass. The longer the dormant period or the colder the 
winter, the more severe the problem appears to be. Fungicide applications during the growing season appear to reduce the severity of the dis-
ease. The cultivar Midiron has been reported to be resistant, but more research is needed before 
any definite conclusions can be 
drawn. "Helminth" is most serious in the coastal regions in which bermudagrass is grown and brown patch is most serious when warm temperatures of summer are accompanied by high humidity. Zoysiagrass. Even though this species is advertised as a desirable species in the northern regions of the cool-season grass 
belt, it is not. It does have the winter-hardiness necessary to survive the northern winters, but usually does not green up much 
before June and usually turns 
brown in late August. It is a fine southern grass and that is where it should be grown. Since it is basically a slow-growing turfgrass species anyway, its two most serious 
problems are diseases that are most serious on slow-growing turf Š dollar spot and rust. All attempts should be made to keep 
nitrogen fertility levels up to 
reduce the severity of these dis-eases. St. Augustinegrass. The most serious disease on St. Augustine-grass is St. Augustine Decline, caused by a virus. This virus is mechanically transmitted. The question is often asked: "Will I spread the disease from one lawn to another with my mowers or other equipment?" The 
answer is usually "yes" but it 
does not really matter because most turfgrass diseases are caused by fungi which produce spores that are spread by the wind (rust, He/minthosporium), or are native to most soil (Fusarium, brown patch]. However, the answer for St. Augustine Decline is "yes" and it is an important means of spread-
ing the disease. When going from 
an infected lawn to a healthy 
one, the equipment should be thoroughly washed with water or sterilized if possible. Another alternative is to mow or cultivate the infected lawns last where possible. Other diseases of St. Augustinegrass include grey leaf 
spot, which occurs most com-monly during the hot humid weather of summer and is most serious on newly established lawns. Brown patch occurs dur-ing the warm weather of late spring, early summer and tends to disappear during the extreme hot weather of summer and return during the warm weather of late summer and early fall. Excess nitrogen fertility will 
increase the severity of both dis-eases. Table 1 Preferred Mowing Height for Home Lawn Turfgrasses Turfgrass species Mowing Height in inches Kentucky bluegrass 2-3 Fine leaf fescue 2-3 Bermudagrass 1-2 St. Augustinegrass 2-3 Zoysiagrass 2-3 Disease management. It is dif-ficult to develop fungicide sched-ules for specific areas of the country because they are so diverse and because the environ-mental factors which affect dis-ease development do not occur at the same time each season. Some diseases are treated on a preventive basis while others are treated on a curatuve basis. All homeowners do not have the same cultivars of a particular species and it would be difficult to devise a fungicide treatment program to encompass all the disease problems that occur on the various cultivars. Instead, a list of cultural management prac-tices to minimize diseases development and a list of fungicides that are effective on each disease is given in the guide. DEPENDABLE SPRAYERS FROM DOBBINS MODEL 21165 COMMERCIAL SPRAYERS FOR FARM & INDUSTRY 65-gallon polyethylene tank. Powerful single cylinder pump. Handles all types of pesticides, herbicides, soluable fertilizers and disinfectants. Can be 
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31,1980. Sales for the Minneapolis-based firm were $123.9 million, 46.2 percent higher than last years's $84.7 million and a record 
for any quarter in the company's history. Net earnings for the quarter were $4.8 million compared to $5.1 million last year. Fully diluted earnings per share declined 6.6 percent to 85 cents from 91 cents. Toro Chairman David T. McGlaughlin attributed the earn-
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penses related to the extremely light snowfall and to the impact of rapidly rising material costs 
and significantly higher financ-
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years. "While the field inventory of snowthrowers has lowered our expectations from this segment 
of our business," McGlaughlin said, "we are encouraged that our order position in all other 
areas is very strong." For the first six months, sales of $225.5 million are up 49.1 per-cent from the year before, net earnings of $10.4 million are up 12.8 percent, and fully diluted earnings per share of $1.83 are 
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Ł Deseo Chemical. Inc Nappanee Ł Deseo Chemical Inc New Albany Ł W R Grace & Co IOWA Davenport Ł Tri-State Toro 
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Ł Wyche s Golf Course Specialties MAINE Soutl. Portland Ł Yerxas. Inc MARYLAND Linthicum Heights » Cornell Chemical & Equipment Ł Loft Seed Ł Vaughn Seed Co MASSACHUSETTS Arlington Ł Lofts/New England Natick Ł Richey & Clapper Inc Newton Center Ł Grounds Equipment Co 
W Newton Ł the Clapper Co W. Wareham Ł R F Morse & Son. Inc MICHIGAN Birmingham Ł W F Miller Co. Detroit 
Ł Terminal Sales Corp Ł Turf Supplies. Inc Grand Rapids Ł Mollema & Son. Inc Ł Parmender & Andre Royal Oak Ł Lawn Equipment Co 
Saginaw Ł Burdicks Seed House Utica Ł Utica Distributors MINNESOTA Eagan Ł Tessman Seed & Chem Co Sauage Ł Minnesota Toro. Inc Ł The Castle Chemical Co . Inc St. Paul Ł R L Gould & Co Ł Turf Supply Co MISSISSIPPI Jackson Ł South Central Turf Equip & Supply Ł Specialty Oil Co Inc Dist Co Inc Madison Ł MFC Services MISSOURI Chesterfield 
Ł Beckman Turf & Irrigation 
Grandview Ł Landsco 
Ł Robisons Lawn & Golf Course Supply Kansas City 
Ł Bartels & Shores Ł Champion Turf Equipment 
Ł Pest Control Supply 
Ł Standard Seed Co Maryland Heights Ł Outdoor Equipment Co 
Springfield 
Ł Champion Turf Equipment. Inc 
St. Louis 
Ł Crown Chemical Co Ł Kitten & Bear MONTANA Billings Ł Turf Aid Distributing Co Helena Ł Mr Turf NEBRASKA Kearney Ł Centra Chemical Services Morrill Ł Jirdon Agri Chemical Inc McCook Ł Cornbelt Chemical Omaha Ł Big Bear Equipment. Inc. Ł Eagle Green Corporation Ł Midwest Toro NEVADA Las Vegas Ł Clark Co Wholesale Merc Co N Las Vegas Ł Las Vegas Fertilizer Co . Inc NEW HAMPSHIRE Hooksett Ł Turf Specialty. Inc NEW JERSEY Boundbrook Ł Loft Seed Company Ł Vaughn Seed Company Freehold Ł Green Hills Turf Supply Miplewood Ł Pierson Mill Company Mountainside Ł Andrew Wilson. Inc Rahway Ł Fertl-Soil Co Riverside Ł Meskers Inc Saddle Brook Ł The Terre Company 
West Caldwell Ł Rockland Chemical Co Westtield Ł Storr Tractor Co 
Yardville Ł Jep Sales. Inc NEW MEXICO Albuquerque Ł Albuquerque Chemical Co . Inc Mesquite Ł Agricultural Products Co Roswell Ł Roswell Seed Company. Inc NEW YORK Bergen Ł Lawn Medic 
Cambridge Ł Lofts/New York Oix 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 & Equip Portchester 
Ł Westchester Turf Supply Co Syracuse Ł Agway Inc South Hampton Ł James H Lynch. Inc West Henrietta Ł S V Moffett. Inc NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte Ł E J Smith & Sons Ł Forshaw Chemicals Ł Seedman. Inc Fayettville Ł Eastern Turt Goldsboro Ł Jeffreys Seed Company Shelby Ł Porter Brothers. Inc. Winston Salem Ł Goltra. Inc NORTH DAKOTA Fargo Ł Tessman Chemical Northwest OHIO Canton Ł Letherman Seed Company Macedonia Ł Krigger & Co . Inc Solon Ł Sidney L Dryfoos Co Ł US Garden Sales. Inc Cincinnati 
Ł Century Toro Dist Inc 
Ł Thornton Wilson 
Elyria Ł Lakeshore Equipment & Supply Co Findlay Ł Desco Chemical Company Mantua Ł John R Skinner Co Maumee Ł The Andersons Piqua 
Ł Midwest Burlap & Growers Supply Tiffin Ł Earl J Crane. Inc Toledo Ł Centur Toro Dist OKLAHOMA McAlester Ł Tony s Chemical House Oklahoma City Ł Estes Chemical. Inc Ł T-E Agri Supply. Inc Tulsa Ł All Best. Inc Ł Nick Knott Turf Equip 
Ł Thompson-Hayward Chemical Co Ł Wait Mtg & Sales Co OREGON Portland Ł The Charles H Lilly Co Ł Van Waters & Rogers 
Ł Wilbur-Ellis Company PENNSYLVANIA Ooylestown Ł Philadelphia Toro Forty Fort Ł Penn State Seed Co Ł Miller Chemical & Fert Corp Horsham Ł Pocono Supply Company 
Harleysvilla Ł Geiger Corporation Lebanon Ł Lebanon Chemical Corporation Malvern Ł Fisher & Sons Company. Inc 
Philadelphia Ł Farm & Golf Course Supply Co Inc. Phoenixville Ł Lawn & Golf Supply Pittsburgh Ł EH Griffith. Inc Ł Krigger & Company Reading Ł Reading Bone Fertilizer Wycombe Ł Histand Supply RHODE ISLAND E. Providence Ł Old Fox Chemical. Inc SOUTH CAROLINA Ł Woolfolk Chemical Works. Inc Ł Ramar Laboratories. Inc SOUTH DAKOTA Si«» Fills Ł Dakota Turl TENNESSEE Knoxville Ł Regal Chemical Co Memphis Ł Turt Aid Ł The January Co Nashville Ł Tieco.Inc Ł Central South Turf Dist TEXAS Amarillo Ł T-E Agri Supply Oallas 
Ł Agricultural Chemical ot Dallas Ł Chemical & Turt Specialty Co 
Ł Van Water & Rogers El Paso Ł El Paso lurt Supply 
Katy Ł Sigma Chemicals Waco Ł Estes Chemicals Inc Wichita Falls Ł Estes Chemical. Inc. UTAH Salt Lake City Ł Morgro Chemical Company Ł Steve Regan Company VIRGINIA Chesapeake Ł Turf & Garden Division 
Harrisonburg Ł Wetsel Seed Co. 
Richmond 
Ł Wilson Feed Company Inc 
Roanoke Ł Agri-Turf Products Co Inc WASHINGTON Renton Ł Pacific Agro Co Seattle Ł The Charles H Lilly Co Ł Western Farmers Assoc Ł Wilbur-Ellis Co Tacoma Ł Nu Life Fertilizers WASHINGTON, D.C Ł Lea s Green Meadow Inc WEST VIRGINIA Charleston Ł Young s Inc WISCONSIN Chilton Ł Horst Distributing Co Elm Grove Ł Reinder Bros Turf Equipment Janesville Ł Wisconsin Turf Milwaukee Ł Loft-Kellog Seed. Inc Sun Prairie Ł Turt Management Supply PROFESSIONAL TURF PRODUCTS pbl/Gondon coRponatfton / 300 SOUTH THIRD STREET PO BOX P276 KANSAS CITY. KANSAS 66HO 91 3 343 0 7BO are available from Yard-Man, as is an eight-horsepower rear-
engine riding mower that con-
verts into a mulching rider. Write 210 on free information card New plastic containers measure materials Concentrated liquids and granular material frequently used by lawn care professionals can be accurately measured and dispensed by means of a patent-ed line of plastic containers in-troduced by Container Manufac-turing, Inc. F > ? Z n > x m Z a c en H X > X X Unlike other measuring devices, Tip 4N' Measure con-tainers have no operating mecha-nisms. Further, the occurence of accidental spill are reduced and safety is increased because the container is closed for initial measurements, volume re-check, and addition or subtraction of materials. Units use standard or special closures and can be re-closed for storage after dis-pensing. The containers are available in one quart, two quart, 
and one gallon sizes. Write 200 on free information card Folding utility trailer The problem of where to store a utility trailer has been solved with the unveiling of the new Tow 'N Stow trailer, manufac-tured by Trail-R-Craft, Inc. The four-foot by six-foot utility trailer folds up to just 20 inches wide 
and rolls into the side of a garage like a roll-away bed. Write 209 on free information card Eight good reasons to join the Professional Lawn Care Association of America. l. 44An annual national lawn care convention for the professional exchange of new ideas and operating know-how, and a chance to meet with suppliers." Rick White, Village Green Lawn Spraying, West Chicago, III. "Consumer education ... informing potential customers of the advantages of lawn care and the importance of putting the proper care of lawns into the hands of dedicated, trained, skilled professionals." Tom Brune, Atwood Lawn Spray, Sterling Heights, Mich. 3. "Conferences, clinics and workshops aimed at continuing management education for today's business climate and conditions relating to the lawn care industiy." Jim Kelly, Keystone Lawn Spray, Wayne, Pa. 4. 5 "Government relations ... PLCAA, as a 
spokesman for the entire industry, can present 
our interests with greater force and 
effectiveness than can an individual company. Government legislation is going to affect our industry more and more, and we have to make our needs known." Ronnie Zwiebel, Chem-Care Lawn Service, Birmingham, Ala. "Specially designed training programs for sales, service and supervisoiy employes of member firms to teach the fundamentals of business, customer relations, lawn care technology and the importance of economics to business success." Gordon Ober, Davey Lawnscape Service, Kent, Ohio "Establishment of acceptable technical, ethical and safety standards to guide existing lawn care businesses and newcomers to the industry." Dr. Paul Schnare, Atkins Lawn Care, Columbia, Mo. 7. "Association funding for the specific research and development we need for the lawn care industiy." Frank Stevens, Pro-Lawn-Plus, Baltimore, Md. "Surveys to enable each PLCAA member 
company to compare its performance against the average performance of all member 
companies and to compare business performance factors, such as sales volume, profit, investment and growth." Marty Erbaugh, Lawnmark Associates, Peninsula, Ohio These are only some of the things the lawn care industry as a whole can accomplish through the Professional Lawn Care Association of America. Ours is a young industry, we need to be recognized as 
professionals and the experts we are. We need to get the word out about the lawn care industry to potential customers, suppliers to the industry and to government at the local, state and federal level. We can't do it alone. We need the support of the entire lawn care 
industry if we are to realize our goals. Tell me more. The Professional Lawn Care Association is off and running. Together we can make things happen. Grow with PLCAA. Complete this application for further information and mail it today. NAME 
COMPANY. STREET _ 
CITY TITLE. -STATE. .ZIP. Mail to: PLCAA Suite 1717 435 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60611 APRIL1980(Expiresin60days) reader service card Use this card to obtain more information...fast. c CL HI OC CO co HI z co => CD D CLASSIFIED When answering ads where box number only is given, please address as follows: Box number, % LAWN CARE IN-DUSTRY. Dorothy Lowe, Box 6951, Cleveland, Ohio 44101. Rates: 35c a word for line ads, 65c a word for display ads. Box numbers add $1 for mailing. All classified ads must be received by the publisher before the 10th of the month preceding publication and be accompanied by casn or money order covering full payment. Mail ad copy to Dorothy Lowe, LAWN 
CARE INDUSTRY, Box 6951, Cleveland, Ohio 44101. FOR SALE FOR SALE: Tree/lawn sprayer components, all new: 1-Bean 20-20 
500 psi pump, 1-Kohler cast iron 12 h.p. electric start, 1-275 gallon s.s. tank. $1500. w/used hose and guns. 
P.O. Box 548, N. Kingstown, RI 02852. 401 294-6397. MISCELLANEOUS KELWAY SOIL pH TESTER, used by 
professionals everywhere. Direct reading, longlasting, portable, ADVERTISERS Allied Chemical 25 Agrotech 38 Ashland 32 Boots Hercules 2 John Deere 10,11 Diamond Shamrock ..39 Dow Chemical Co 14,15 Excel Industries 30 Finn Equipment 22 FMC 6 Hahn, Ine 20 
HMC 8,9 Keystone 7 Kubota 16,17 Lakeshore Equipt. & Supply 4 Lawn Doctor 38 A. J. Lesko Co 30 Lofts 40 Master Mig 30 - Mid-South 38 iVlonsanto 3 P.B.I. Gordon 35 Pick&eed 24 PLCJAA . Rhone-Poulenc, Ine 18 Rvnn 20 Satoh 19 
S.P.LC 12,13 Toro 33 Trac 'n Combo 23 
Tuco 31 Union Carbide 26, 27 
Velsicol 37 COMPANIES Barefoot mails book to 800,000 households Barefoot Grass Lawn Service, a subsidiary of The Toro Com-pany, recently published the first edition of the Barefoot Grass 
Idea Magazine. The magazine is 
being mailed to more than 800,-000 households identified as prime prospects in Barefoot Grass marketing areas in 
Colorado, Illinois, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The four-color, 16-page magazine contains feature arti-cles on the growing of herbs and topiaries (exotic plants) and how 
to select a lawnmower. There is also a four-page pull-out section devoted to the Barefoot Grass service with a postage-paid postcard that can be used to either order the service or re-quest additional information. lightweight, no power source. Model HB-2 reads moisture too. Available through local distributors or contact 
Kel Instruments Co., Inc., Dept. L, 
P.O. Box 1869, Clifton, N.J. 07015. 201 471-3954. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES TURFGRASS MANAGEMENT: Obtain the expertise to start and/or manage a lawn care business. For in-
formation contact: The Institute of 
Applied Agriculture, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. 301 454-3938. HELP WANTED USED EQUIPMENT NOTICE TO LAWN-A-MAT DEALERS: Tractors, trailers & com-bines for sale. Very good con-ditionŠ Make an offer. Jerry Amstutz, 918 N. Main St., Orrville, OH 44557. 216 682-8866. TREE/LAWN SPRAYER, Bean 10-10, 200 gallon stainless, hose and gun, like new, $1,600.00. 319 232-7520 Waterloo, Iowa. 50702. TURF SPECIALIST/MANAGER TRAINEE positions open at ex-panding chemical lawn and shrub care company in fast growing 
Houston, Texas. Tremendous oppor-tunity for those having experience with national or regional lawn care companies, or knowledge of turf-grass and ornamental plants. The right people will have unlimited ad-vancement potential. Send complete resume including education, experi-ence and salary nistory to: Environ-mental Lawn Care, 7544 Harwin, Houston, Texas 77036 or call collect 713 784-1750. CAREER OPPORTUNITY available with Houston based firm. Experienced lawn care manager needed to head-up commercial lawn maintenance operations. Must have professional attitude, genuine desire to participate in a well-organized growth plan, as well as a sincere desire to produce quality at a profit. Contact Houston Landscape Associ-ates, 1606 Elmview, Houston, Texas 77080. DISTRICT MANAGERS FOR GROWTH AREAS in south Florida: Duties include supervising all aspects (training, sales, production 
quality control and administration) 
of our established turf and house-
hold pest control business. This is an excellent opportunity for a man with training in entomology/horticulture or related fields and with a moderate to-heavy business background. We are a erowth company with am-
bitious but realistic goals, presently grossing over $1,000,000. annually Generous compensation and 
benefits for qualified man. Send 
resume, photo and salary require-ments to: Box 17, Lawn Care In-dustry, Box 6951, Cleveland, Ohio 44101. Coming next month The May issue of LAWN CARE IN-DUSTRY will feature stories about post-emergent weed control, soil amendments, and a tree and shrub care equipment roundup. 37 > £ z n > 50 m Z a c 
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Mí > 50 Forget all the claims. Banvel® Herbicides give you what you really needŠ i exceptional weed control, without turf damage, at a more than competitive cost per acre. Banvel 4S gives you broad ( control of tough weeds, while Banvel® + 
2,4-D provides an even wider spectrum of 
control, but see the label for certain 
grasses susceptible to 2,4-D. Both mix readily, and are stable in storage. And, Banvel HerbicidesŠ Tough on Weeds, Easy on Turf. Use Banvel Herbicides on your next broadleaf weed application. For more information: ŁVelsicol Velsicol Chemical Corporation 341 East Ohio Street Chicago, Illinois 60611 Banvel Herbicides offer special translocation properties. This means they attack the entire weed both from the roots up and the leaves down. Effective, yet economical weed controlŠ that's what Banvel Herbicides can add to your turf care program. When all is said and done, isn't that just what you need? Before using any pesticide read the label. 38 BEHIND THIS ISSUE OC cu < >* oc H C/3 D Q Z W « < u z £ < We at LAWN CARE INDUSTRY get a lot of letters each month from our readers. Here is one from Steven Fry, owner of Nu-Lawn, South Vienna, Ohio, that raises some good points: "I read the article on spring influx of amateur 'lawn experts' by Mr. Stanley L. Weber (of Lawn-A-Mat) in January, and I disagree with most of what he had to say. "Why is a multi-million dollar company like Lawn-A-Mat worried about a guy working out of his garage? I think it is fine to display affiliation with recognized orga-nizations, this is a positive approach, but stricter licensing and more government regulations are things that this industry and this country do not need. Although more regulations might cut down on my competi-tion, I think the preservation of free enter-prise is more important. "As far as formal education is concerned, I don't think it is near as important as the man himself. I have turned down college graduates and have hired others and I haven't been disappointed in them. People realize that one bad operator doesn't make the whole industry bad. If they buy a car 
that is a lemon, they don't quit buying cars. "Huge warehouses, pretty trucks and beautiful offices with leather furniture do not make a professional. Treating 
customers as individuals instead of num-
bers when they call, going out at 8 p.m. to go over a problem with a customer that is not 
home at any other time, taking time to listen to the customer and explaining what you are doing to their lawn and why, are the things that make professionals. "I realize that low overhead means low prices, but I have always been taught that this is good business. We are not a multi-million dollar company, but I am not afraid of one guy working out of his garage, in fact I have tried to help some of them get started. "By the way, how did Lawn-A-Mat get started? Did it suddenly appear as a huge company or did it start with one man work-ing out of his home determined to do a good job?" ARE YOU PRESENTLY APPLYING CHEMICALS AND GETTING CUSTOMERS FOR SOMEONE Lawn Doctor can sharpen the turf skills you already have and train you in the mar-keting techniques that helped Lawn Doctor to service over 16 million dollars in business during 1979. Call or write today to hear more of what we can do for each other. LAWN4DOCTOR P.O. BOX 525 142 HIGHWAY 34 MATA WAN, N.J. 07747 800631-5660 In N.J.: 201-996-9700 Write 130 on free information card_ Micro-line, pest control sprayers... The new Micro-line sprayer is designed especially for the needs of the professional pest control operator. Corrosion-proof fiberglass one hundred gallon tank has ten inch fillwell for easy cleaning and filling. There's hydraulic jet agitation and a sloping bottom to ensure complete mixing and drainage. One hundred feet of chemical-resistant hose, heavy duty handgun and swivel, adjustable relief valves, and in-line large capacity strainers are featured. The frame fits a standard or com-pact pick-up. and three pump and engine options are available to handle any pest 
control need easily. A low-maintenance professional appearance for the experienced operator write for our free brochure today. Dealerships invited. ..no bugs about it. Agrotec Box 215 N Salisbury Blvd.. Salisbury. MD 21801 301-749-8496 Write 131 on free information card these used units available for immediate delivery! 300 gallon fiberglass tank jet spray agitation 950 gallon fiberglass tank jet spray agitation the lawn sprayer you can count on Mid South lawn sprayers are specifically designed for the lawn care industry. All feature fiberglass tanks with jet spray agitation. Free of rust and corrosion, our spray units feature simple, reliable construction. We offer custom lease programs on new and used units, and can solve many of your other equipment leasing problems. 1.300 gallons all fiberglass tank and bed construction, (no rust or corrosion) 845 Cotton P.O. Box 134 Shreveport, LA 71161 kíÜFLEET LEASING For more information call Dan Conway or 
Rob Franks (318) 221-4289 CALIFORNIA from page 10 Ł Delegate to the state's county commissioners the responsibility for issuance of permits for the possession and use of restricted-
use nonexempted agricultural 
pesticides, action which the suit contends is contrary to the intent of Congress. Ł Release to the public or allow competitors to use trade secret data submitted by the plaintiffs in support of pesticide registra-tions. A number of individual com-panies have also joined in the suit including Chevron Chemical Company, Diamond Shamrock Corporation, Monsanto Com-pany, FMC Corporation, Mobil Chemical Company, Thompson-Hayward Chemical Company, CIBA-GEIGY Corporation, Rohm and Haas Company, E.I. du Pont 
de Nemours & Company, Union Carbide Agricultural Products Company, Inc., Vertac Chemical Corporation, Mobay Chemical Corporation, and BASF Wyan-
dotte Corporation. "The purpose of the federal pesticide regulatory program is to assure the people of every state that the some 35,000 EPA-registered agricultural and 
household pesticides present no unreasonable risks for human health or the environment," Early said. "The question most central to our lawsuit is whether individual states should be allowed to adopt differing pesticide regulatory programs which are preempted by the national EPA program. The U.S. Congress, which re-cently devoted 19 months of 
hearings to further tightening the federal pesticide regulatory stan-
dards, says that except for registering products for "special 
local needs," states and their 
subdivisions are precluded from requiring the registration of 
federally registered pesticides," 
he added. "California taxpayers should be aware that the states's new regulations threaten to create an 
enormously costly, and in the 
Association's opinion, needless regulatory program which 
largely duplicates the $70-million-a-year federal program they are already helping fi-nance." For the turf you care for: season-long protection against crabgrass, Poa annua and other annual grasses and weeds with America's leading preemergenceturf herbicide. Dacthal is number one in its field. Not only because it is so effective, but because it con-trols more than 20 unwanted weeds and grasses. Applied properly, it laysdown a barrier that stops early and late germinating annual weeds without affecting healthy, growing 
turf grasses. Tough weeds like crabgrass and Poa annua can't stand up to Dacthal. The help you need for total turf care. Dacamine® provides postemergence control of over 70 broadleaf weeds including dandelion, annual chickweed, knotweed and Canada thistle. It works right down to the roots. So tough perennials don't return. Daconate® is the postemergence herbicide that knocks out nutsedge, chickweed, wood sorrel, sandbur and other grassy weeds. It'sa ready-to-use liquid herbicide with a built-in surfactant for uniform wetting. Daconil 2787® is the broad-spectrum fungicide that stops nine fungus diseases on turf. Use it from spring to fall to prevent dollar spot, leaf spot, red thread, stem rust of blue grass, large brown patch. It's effective even in hot weather. Provides disease con-trol on a number of ornamentals. Count on the big four from Diamond Shamrock to make your job easier. Write 145 on free information card Diamond Shamrock The resourceful company. See your turf chemicals supplier, or contact the Diamond Shamrock Agricultural Chemicals Division sales office nearest you: Three Commerce Park Square, 23200 Chagrin Blvd., Beachwood, OH 44112 Ł 1760 The Exchange, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30339 Ł 5333 Westheimer, Suite 850, Houston, TX 77002 Ł Commerce Plaza Bldg, 2015 Spring Rd— 
Oakbrook. IL 60521 Ł 617 Veterans Blvd., Redwood City, CA 94063 banfr. "With Baron, it's delivery as usual Peter Loft, Chairman, Lofts Pedigreed Seed What better testimonial to Baron's performance? The climatic stress which caused the bluegrass supply problem made our point better than any ad we could write. Baron ... the world's outstanding Kentucky bluegrass weathered the seed crisis. Baron endured and is available to meet your needs for a tough bluegrass that can stand up to stress and traffic. Order Baron . . . The Kentucky bluegrass that came through the crisis. Let it come through for you. HH |S Lofts Pedigreed Seed, Inc. Bound Brook, New Jersey 08805 LOFTS Lofts Kellogg Seed Co. Milwaukee, Wl 53201 (414) 276-0373 Canadian Distributor: Oseco, Inc. Brampton, ON L6V 2L2 (416) 846-5080 Lofts/New England Arlington, MA 02174 (617) 648-7550 Great Western Seed Co, Albany, OR 97321 (503) 926-2636 Lofts/Maryland Landover, MD 20785 (301) 322-8111 Lofts/New York Cambridge, NY 12816 (518) 677-8808 Write 129 on free information card