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OCTOBER
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This NEWSLETTER is published
monthly by the Greenkeepers Club of
New England, and sent free to its members and their Green's Chairmen. Subscription price ten cents a copy, or a
dollar a year.
GUY C. WEST
Editor
213 Calvin St,, F a l l River, Mass.
JAMES McCORMACK . . Business Mgr.
450 William St., S t o n e h a m , Mass.

October, 1937

Vol. 9, No. 10

CORTICIUM DISEASE OF TURF

By L. E. Erwin
Rhode Island Experiment Station
C o r t i c i u m f u c i f o r m e has been known
in Australia and Great Britain since
1854 as one of the diseases attacking
the grass on lawns and golf greens.
The first report of C o r t i c i u m f u c i f o r m
in the United States was from the Rhode
Island Agricultural Experiment Station
in 1932. Since then the disease has
been found throughout New England,
while reports from New York, South
Carolina, and Oregon show the disease
to be present in these areas.
C o r t i c i u m f u c i f o r m e , or pink patch,
easily attracts attention by its pinkish
fungal growth which occurs in patches
or may give a pinkish to red tinge to
the grass over whole greens when these
patches tend to run together. If examined more closely a red gelatinous
growth will be observed on the leaves.
The disease is usually seen from May to
July, but in some seasons occurs earlier
and may persist much later.
The injury done by an attack of Cortic i u m f u c i f o r m e varies with the condition
of the turf and the weather. Sometimes
the attack is transient, lasting only a
few days to a few weeks, injuring the
tips and other portions of the leaves but
leaving no apparent permanent or
serious injury. At other times the
fungus persists in patches which become brown, then bleached and dead.
After either of these forms of attack,
the fungus remains in the turf, in a
more or less dormant condition ready to
resume active growth or produce spores
for dessimination when weather conditions become favorable.
Greens and lawns in which fescue and
poa are the dominant grasses suffer
severely from this disease. The more
important turf grasses such as the bents

are also attacked. All species are attacked and there seems to be little
difference in their susceptibility. The
fungus occurs on these grasses in their
wild state and on species of Bromus and
Agropyron. These are common grasses
of roadside and fence rows and are
commonly present in the fairways and
rough of golf courses which serves as a
natural source of infection and cannot
be removed. In areas where the disease
is present the fine turf needs protection
against attacks.
Experiments to study the host range
of this disease were conducted. The following grasses were used in this test:
Kentucky bluegrass, redtop, four strains
of creeping bent, two strains of colonial
bent, and two strains of velvet. Inoculation studies showed that the above
grasses were susceptible to C o r t i c i u m
f u c i f o r m e . Field observations bear out
these results.
The influence of media and acidity
was studied. Results obtained showed
that the amount, color, and type of
mycelial growth diifered with the
medium used. The best growth was obtained on Beer Wort and Potato Dextrose agar. Acidity tests showed that
minimum pH for growth of C. f u c i f o r m e
lies near 3.6, the maximum near 8, and
the optimum between 4.5 and 6.2.
Temperature studies showed that the
fungus has a growth range from 34° F
to 86° F. The optimum temperature for
growth lies between 65° and 68° F.
Viability studies showed abnormal
temperature and moisture conditions
did not kill the fungus. The fungus resumed growth after 10 days at 95° F.,
when placed under optimum conditions
for growth (68° F.). Cultures kept at
46° F. for 90 days grew well when
placed at 68° F. Studies also showed
that the fungus could withstand drying.
Specimens of the sclerotial growth kept
in petri dishes at 74° F. and allowed to
dry for 18 months grew well when
placed on Beer Wort agar and incubated
at 68° F.
It has been reported that mercury
and mercurial compounds give off vapors
which are toxic, to plants. Since mercurial compounds are used in the control of turf diseases an experiment was
conducted to determine if these vapors
were toxic to the fungus ( C . f u c i f o r m e )
on the leaves of grass. Metallic mercury, calomel, bichloride, semesan, and
calo-clor were used. All materials except the metallic mercury were mixed

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with equal parts of blood meal. After
72 hours treatment the sclerotia were
removed and plated on Beer Wort and
Potato Dextrose agar. The sclerotia
plated from the checks grew, while
sclerotia from the treated pots failed to
show growth.
Natural outbreaks of C. f u c i f o r m e
furnished an opportunity to study the
disease in the field. Experiments were
conducted on greens using several
mercurial materials. These were applied
in dry sand and watered in immediately
after application. The disease was controlled by applying these materials
every 10 days as long as the organism
remained active.
Studies conducted on lawns showed
that on poor neglected lawns the disease could be controlled by the use of
some fertilizer such as sulfate of ammonia or nitrate of soda. On lawns
that had received fertilizer in the past
the disease was controlled by the use of
sulfate of ammonia or nitrate of soda
plus some mercurial material. Experiments conducted on highly fertilized
lawns and greens showed that the disease could be controlled only by using
mercurial materials.
Evidence obtained by means of experiments show that there are three
steps in the control of pink patch on
greens and lawns: (1) keep the grass
actively growing so that it is increasing
in vigor; (2) use some type of mercurial materials as a fungicide; (3)
proper application of this material.
Where grass is grown under suitable
conditions of soil and climate, its vigor
will be governed by its treatment, especially the feeding. While on poor turf
the stimulating nitrogenous fertilizers
are an essential factor for improvement,
they will not serve such purpose on
greens already highly fertilized.
OCTOBER MEETING

The October meeting was held at the
Needham Golf Club on the 4th. Fourteen teams played in the GreenkeeperGreens Chairman best ball tournament,
with prizes awarded to the following:
J. Fitzpatrick-F. Kennedy—78-14-64.
F. Wilson-F. Knight—84-18-66.
H. Mosher-H. Hayes—84-16-68.
A medal tournament was also held,
with the following winners:
S. Mitchell—98-28-70.
H. Farrant—91-18-73.
A. Anderson—98-24-74.

R. I. A S S O C . M E E T I N G

The Rhode Island Greenkeepers Association met at the Pawtucket Golf Club
on October 18th. Discussion at the business meeting was largely concerned with
the possibility of obtaining a State appropriation for turf work at the State
College. An attempt last year to obtain such an appropriation was unsuccessful, and another attempt will be
made at the 1938 session of the Legislature.
The resolutions as adopted in January were again brought out as still applicable to this year's attempt. These
resolutions follow:
RESOLUTION
A d o p t e d J a n u a r y 18, 1 9 3 7
by the
RHODE ISLAND GREENKEEPERS'
CLUB

WHEREAS:
1. Numerous problems on turf of
home owners, golf courses, airports, cemeteries, parks, athletic
fields, institutions such as high
schools, public buildings, and the
like, develop each season.
2. The home owners, golf course people,
and others are heavy tax-payers and
should receive information on turf
problems.
3. The area in turf around homes
owned by 165,000 families is estimated at 8,211 acres. (These
figures assume that 50 per cent of
the families in the State have no
lawn area.)
4. There are about 50 public and private golf courses in Rhode Island.
5. Home owners of the State have
been striving for better lawns
around their homes, which afford
more livable surroundings and furnish an attractive foreground for
the home and^ recreational areas for
the children and other members of
the family and thus increase the
value of any home.
6. Better lawn areas will provide
better places of recreation and thus
improve the health of the young as
well as the older generations.

7. Other turfed areas on which help
is needed and for which no data is
available include: (1) city parks;
(2) school grounds; (3) aviation
fields and polo grounds; (4) athletic fields of all sorts; (5) grounds
around municipal and county institutions; (6) grounds around state
institutions; (7) cemeteries.
8. Only about 5 per cent of the grass
seed used in Rhode Island is home
grown, and since Rhode Island is a
natural grass growing region and
also the home of Rhode Island bent
grass, it would be very desirable
to help advance and further the
production of turf grass seed and
thus develop this phase of agriculture.
9. For the past forty years, research
on turf in Rhode Island has been
financed with Federal money and
no state funds have been available
for this purpose, and it is impossible to carry on certain types of
desirable research work with Federal funds.
10. In order that the program of turf
research, and service to the people
of the State be carried on in a
satisfactory manner, it is quite evident that additional funds are necessary and justified when one
studies the facts mentioned above.
THEREFORE, be it resolved that we
the Rhode Island Greenkeepers' Club go
on record as requesting from the Rhode
Island State Assembly an appropriation
to be used for turf experiments so that
more adequate information can be obtained on turf growing and related
problems.
N O T I C E

The Annual Frolic will be held at the
Weston Golf Club, Weston, Mass. on
November 6th. Dinner at 6.30, foltlowed by dancing, bowling, and an entertainment. Admission to Member (in
good standing as of Nov. 1, 1937) and
partner, $1. Guests' admission will be
$1.50 per person. Further notice will
be sent later to each member.
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TALKS ON TREES

By E. Porter Felt
Director and Chief Entomologist
Stamford, Conn.
Training trees for beauty and vigor
is a major aim of the tree expert and
abundantly justified in many areas.
Training trees means more than pruning or shaping the top. It should not be
limited to the fancy training of the formal garden. It is much less intense
though analogous to the training of the
athlete of a football squad or a member
of a national baseball team. The object
in sports is to regulate habits, especially
eating and sleeping, so that the athlete
may develop maximum skill and ability.
This training and regulation is needed
because men do not know what is best
for them or they are unwilling to regulate their lives without supervision.
The situation in relation to trees is
similar. The objective of the tree expert
is to see that trees have satisfactory
growing conditions, are protected from
insect enemies and plant diseases and
pruned or treated in such a way that
interfering limbs or girdling roots will
not cause damage. Athletes require an
abundance of nourishing food. The same
is true of trees. Athletes must have
plenty of sunshine and air. Most trees
do best under similar conditions. Athletes must have good respiratory and
digestive systems. The leaves of trees
perform this function, consequently injury to the foliage by insects or disease
means reduced vigor, frequently resuiting in an unsatisfactory appearance.
The training of athletes is for a relatively short period. The training of trees
may cover fifty, a hundred or in some
cases five hundred years. The older and
larger the trees the more valuable they
are and the greater the difficulty of replacing them.
The partly crippled or unsatisfactory
tree is a minor incident in most forest
areas. Injury to an individual tree in a
double row mars the beauty of the entire planting and on the lawn of a large
estate it may result in serious and
possibly irreparable loss. Trees react like
humans to their surroundings and are
frequently injured by conditions which
can be avoided or corrected at small
cost.

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Training or care of the more valuable
trees in parks and on estates is a necessity in preferred residential areas. It
pays large dividends.
Tree roots must have air and if this
is suddenly shut off for some reason or
other, serious consequences may result.
There came to notice recently a small
group of red maples standing in a wet
swamp beside a sluggish stream. The
trees, as is frequently the case with red
maples, stood on little hummocks and
between there were lower areas with
permanent or semi-permanent pools of
water. This piece of property was developed recently, a nice building erected
and the surrounding ground filled so as
to bring the surface to the level of the
mounds upon which the red maples
stood. This meant filling several inches
to ten or fifteen inches in the areas between, and unfortunately the filling
material contained considerable clay.
The grading was done during the past
winter or early spring and in August the
leaves of the trees shrivelled and died.
The injury was especially marked on
trees where the filling extended over the

entire root area and to a less degree on
several trees near the stream with its
banks presumably higher and the filling
on that side probably less. It is certain
that the roots extending to the banks of
this stream were not covered to any
such degree as those in the area back
from the water. The trees where the
entire root area had been filled somewhat extensively will probably die in
spite of anything that can be done.
The injurious effects of changing
grades, particularly raising the grade
around trees, can be minimized to a
large extent by using a light, gravelly
or sandy soil, rather than one containing
clay. The latter shuts off the air very
effectively and even a relatively small
fill with clay may be fatal as in the case
mentioned above. The obvious solution
of such troubles is to recognize the danger and take adequate precautions,
otherwise the trees may be killed before
the owner realizes what is happening.
Preventive work, the avoiding of conditions which seriously damage trees, is
one of the functions of a tree expert.

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Trees, like other living things, are
affected by their surroundings. Their
condition tells much of the soil and its
effects.
It is well known that an oak or a
maple standing in the open in rich soil
speedily develops into a well-shaped
good-sized tree. The beautiful s-ounded
head is due to abundant light on all
sides, and the size is proportional in a
general way to the richness of the soil.
The same tree growing in a woodland
may suffer greatly from competition.
The growth is slow, frequently onetenth that of the tree in the open. There
is a much reduced top, possibly onetenth of that of a tree in the open. Both
are due to the crowding or competition
of adjacent trees. In these cases, the
amount of food and light are determining factors.
Trees show marked adaptations to
various soils. Some trees do best in light,
well-drained soil. They usually have
deep root systems. Others are adapted
to saturated earth with its abundant
organic matter. The roots of these are
mostly near the surface. The rhododendron, a lover of peaty, acid soil frequently provides striking illustrations
of soil effects. It thrives in moist, acid
conditions. When growing in somewhat
lighter soil, especially if located near a
concrete structure or wall laid up in
mortar, the rich green foliage of rhododendron gradually becomes unhealthy,
usually a yellowish-green, due to leaching of the lime. The excess of alkali is
rather easily corrected by the addition
of aluminum sulphate. The rhododendron is a gross feeder which responds
quickly to abundant plant food. It belongs in a group with the azaleas, blueberries and other shrubs with similar
requirements. Conversely, the ornamental box does best in an alkaline or
lime soil.
A knowledge of the soil requirements
of ornamentals is necessary if one would
secure the best results. The right materials, as well as the proper amounts
are essential.
What shall be done with a tree, especially valuable because of its age or
historical associations?
This is a fair question and judging
from recent reports in the press, there
are a variety of solutions. One of the
more satisfactory was adopted by the
Elks of Reno, Nevada. It was an elm
grown from a slip secured by a former

Reno resident from the famous Washington elm at Cambridge, Mass. It
could not remain where it was planted
because a building was to be erected on
the site. A solution was found in moving the elm to the campus of the University of Nevada where presumably it
will be given the care and protection due
to a tree of such honorable lineage.
At St. Louis, Missouri, a stately and
ancient elm on school grounds was cut
down to make way for a large outdoor
sign board. This particular land was
sold by the school authorities because
it was not used. Now there is a large
signboard in spite of protests by residents of the neighborhood.
Possibly the most interesting case was
at Great Neck, Long Island. An ancient
oak ninety feet high and with a trunk
diameter of four feet, was brought to
the attention of village authorities
through a resident asking that certain
dead limbs extending over his property
be removed. The authorities evidently
considered the tree dangerous and during the absence of two adjacent land
owners, the tree was cut down. These
parties allege that the removal of the
tree has damaged their properties to the
extent of $25,000 and have started suits
to recover the loss. Irrespective of how
the case may be settled, it is certain that
the value placed upon this tree comes
well toward the maximum.
The occurrence of dead branches in
a large tree does not necessarily indicate
that the tree must be cut down. Pruning
and feeding frequently makes it possible
to keep such trees in an attractive condition for many additional years. This
is surely preferable in the case of cherished trees.
It is frequently good policy to save
the tree and thus add to the attractiveness of the community.
Here are some new facts in support
of the possibility of actually p r o t e c t i n g
trees from the Dutch elm disease.
Four years ago we ventured an opinion to the effect that spraying elm
branches with poison early in the season might be\important in protecting
elms and checking the spread of the
Dutch elm disease. It was tentative in
nature and based upon work with the
related hickory bark beetle. This season some most interesting data have
been secured. Two small elms were
potted and enclosed in cages. One hundred and six European elm bark beetles

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were introduced in one cage and one
hundred and four in the other.
The larger number of beetles were on
a sprayed elm now practically unharmed. There is a marked contrast
between this tree and the other which
was not sprayed. The bark on the latter
tree was so badly eaten that all the
foliage has fallen and the tree is dead.
A similar condition exists on another
elm, likewise unsprayed, caged with but
sixty-two instead of over one hundred
beetles. The beetles on both of the
sprayed trees lived about as long as
those on the unsprayed trees. It is significant that the unsprayed trees were
killed while the sprayed tree was uninjured.
These data indicate a marked degree
of protection for poisoned elm twigs
and justify the qualified recommendation of four years ago, namely, that
when spraying valuable trees in areas
where the Dutch elm disease occurs, it
is advisable to poison the twigs so far
as possible. Subsequent experience may
prove that in this simple modification of
spraying practices we have a most important control for this disease. Think
what it would mean if a relatively simple procedure could be relied upon to
protect the valuable elms on estates and
in community centers. These possibilities could be thoroughly tested on a
large scale.
It is vastly better to protect trees
than destroy them. The above shows a
possible way out for the elms of America.
Recent newspaper clippings indicate
considerable injury by the elm leaf
beetle in many communities of southern
New England and New York State.
This insect is now widely distributed
in the United States and although local
in habit, it has turned up in a number
of far western localities, presumably
transported by automobile and various
public conveyances. The beetle is one
of the better known destructive shade
tree pests. For over forty years it has
seriously injured elms in the Hudson
River Valley and in southern New England in particular, most of the damage
being caused by the grubs feeding on
the under surface of the leaves. This
season the injury was somewhat later
than usual and the ugly brown of the
skeletonized leaves did not become conspicuous until late July and in August.

The numerous laments in the public
press in regard to this pest and its work
illustrate the human tendency to take
a chance and then complain if the trees
are injured. There is no question as to>
the possibility of controlling the elm
leaf beetle. Its habits are well known.
It is easily killed by proper spraying
with arsenate of lead. The widespread
injury occurring this year should be
charged to local indifference to the welfare of the elms. In some cases this
may be neglect. Too many people fail
to appreciate the value of trees until
they are severely damaged. A realization of the importance of elms as community assets should result in annual
appropriations which will permit reasonably thorough spraying. The cost is
not excessive compared with the value
of the trees. Neglect through a series
of years means weakened elms and inevitable loss of many large trees. Not
infrequently irreplaceable historic trees
fall victims to this scourge. Your village or your city is favorably and widely
known if the streets and parks are
adorned with thrifty trees. They contribute much to a desirable type of publicity. Does your community participate?
It is too late for effective spraying
for elm leaf beetle this year. Planning
for satisfactory control another year is
by all means advisable.
A Pall blooming elm is unusual when
compared with our native species.
The introduced Chinese elm is a small
tree attaining a height of 45 to 70 feet.
It is remarkable that the flowers appear
in August or September, whereas, as is
well known, our native elms blossom before the leaves appear, and the fruit
ripens early in the season. This unusual
habit of the Chinese elm illustrates one
of the variations which may occur
among related species which have developed in different sections of the
world.
There is another interesting phase of
this situation. The far-eastern Siberian
elm is likewise an introduced species
and a small tree which attains a height
of about 45 feet. Both the Chinese and
the Siberian elms have slender branches
and small leaves though the leaves of
the Siberian elm are larger and somewhat lighter colored. The two are so
similar in appearance that one may be
easily deceived as to the identity of
these elms. The twigs of the Siberian
elm are a little more slender and the

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bark decidedly lighter colored than is the
case with the Chinese elm. The latter
is somewhat more ornamental in appearance. The Siberian elm has been planted extensively in the Southwestern
states since it thrives in areas where
there is a relatively small rain fall.
These two introduced elms can not be
compared in majesty and beauty with
the generally admired and widely grown
white or American elm. They provoke
curiosity because of the striking differences from our native elms. They are
believed to be immune or resistant to
the Dutch elm disease and on this account they have a special interest though
the Dutch elm disease work in America
is shaping up in such a way as to encourage the belief that a large degree
of protection from this trouble may be
possible for our elms.
The elms in their varied characteristics are well worth knowing. This is
true of native as well as of introduced
species.
This is the season when native woody
vines are calling for attention. The birds
love the shelter of vines and many enjoy their fruit.
The Virginia creeper or woodbine is
one of the earliest to assume bright
colors. Its brilliant red on the trunk of
an elm, along a slender branch or in a
tangle of evergreens attracts the eye.
It is one of our most beautiful vines in
the fall, a continual invitation to those
wishing to take bright tinted leaves
into the home. Be sure the bright re 1
foliage has five leaflets, some would call
them leaves, on one stalk, or the enthusiastic collector may gather an armful of
beautiful red and yellow leaves, each
stalk with three leaflets or leaves and
capable of producing a bad case of ivy
poisoning. Five leaves to a stalk means
safety, three leaves indicate possibly
days of suffering. Both of these vines
are abundant. The Virginia creeper is
more commonly found on trees and in
shrubby growths. The poison ivy, especially in southern New England,
adorns literally miles of walls and
fences and frequently partly covers the
trunks of elms.
The native grapes, there are several
species, are conspicuous features with
abundant foliage, which turns about this
time. There is also the yellowish attractive fruit. Wild grape vines occur
commonly on fences and overrun trees

and shrubs, in some cases almost smothering them.
The green briars occur in much the
same locations as wild grape vines,
prefering moist ground. They are more
common from southern New England
southward. The thick nearly circular
green leaves shelter numerous vicious
thorns, the latter barring passage of the
hunter or at least suggesting care in
traversing such tangles. Incidentally,
this vine forces attention to the going,
since it makes a difference whether one
is caught in a tangle of grape or green
briar.
Comparatively few realize that our
native woody vines are attractive ornamentals and may frequently be used to
great advantage.
The well-known bulletin "Lawn Management" by Prof. Lawrence S. Dickinson, has been revised, and is now known
as Leaflet 85, and is still issued by the
Extension Service of the Mass. State
College. This leaflet should be in your
files, and is a fine help to the home
owner who is trying to have a good
lawn. Recommend it to the next member who asks you for turf advice!
Just a Juvenile Slicker

"Auntie, can you change a dime for
me?"
"How do you want it changed, clear?"
"Well, if convenient, I'd like for you
to change it into a quarter."
(Bank Notes)
"Your husband suffers from voluntary
inertia."
"And, to think, I accused him of being lazy!"
(Bank Notes)
Good-will, like a good name, is got
by many actions, and lost by one.
"What you haven't the nerve to say
to his face is far better not said at all."
"Fire the man who isn't big enough
to praise his fellow workers."

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do m o r e

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m o r e iiuickly - - with less
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With Fall and W i n t e r just around
the corner, you'll w a n t m a i n t e n a n c e
e q u i p m e n t with a real plus value.
The Worthington tractor has that plus
value, for with Worthington gang
m o w e r s it n o t o n l y k e e p s y o u r c o u r s e
in c h a m p i o n s h i p c o n d i t i o n all s u m m e r , b u t a l s o is u s e f u l f o r m a n y o t h e r
jobs with the power take-off.
The convenient p o w e r take-off not
only runs the sickle bar attachment
by a direct power connection, but
with pulley and belt also runs compost mixers, power sprayers, rotary
brushes, p u m p s and s a w s — s a v e s cost
of e x t r a e q u i p m e n t . N o o t h e r g o l f
c o u r s e t r a c t o r h a s this f e a t u r e —
t h i n k of t h e s a v i n g s to y o u .
Snow plows attached to Worthington tractors keep club driveways and

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p l a n e r s a t t a c h e d to W o r t h i n g t o n
t r a c t o r s k e e p c l u b s k a t i n g r i n k s in
perfect condition.
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the
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Trouble-Saving Worthington Trailer
Dump Cart for fertilizer, sod, sand
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Stroudsburg, Pa.—Dept. G / N
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days ago w e opened our T O R O Service Station, and without an
i n t e r r u p t i o n this e x p e r t m e c h a n i c a l o v e r h a u l i n g s e r v i c e h a s b e e n
available to our customers.
T h e a m o u n t of s e r v i c e w o r k d o n e b y us a n n u a l l y h a s i n c r e a s e d w i t h
t h e y e a r s a n d j u s t i f i e s t h e a d d i t i o n of t w o P o w e r G r i n d e r s ,
w h i c h b r i n g s o u r t o t a l n o w in o p e r a t i o n to f o u r . E a c h is of a
d i f f e r e n t t y p e a n d is e q u i p p e d f o r s p e c i f i c w o r k .
W e h a v e j u s t p u r c h a s e d a J e n n y P o w e r W a s h e r w h i c h will b e u s e d
in c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h o u r O a k i t e S t r i p p i n g T a n k f o r c l e a n i n g .
T h i s m a c h i n e c l e a n s e s t h e e x t e r i o r of t h e m a c h i n e s t h o r o u g h l y
w i t h a n O a k i t e - v a p o r i z e d s o l u t i o n u n d e r p r e s s u r e at a l m o s t s t e a m
t e m p e r a t u r e . T h e r e will b e n o e x t r a c h a r g e to y o u f o r this
cleaning service.
T h i s a d d i t i o n a l e q u i p m e n t m a k e s it p o s s i b l e f o r us to r e n d e r a b e t t e r
s e r v i c e at n o a d d i t i o n a l c o s t to y o u .
If y o u a r e n o t s a t i s f i e d w i t h y o u r p r e s e n t s o u r c e of s e r v i c e a n d w o u l d
b e i n t e r e s t e d in k n o w i n g m o r e a b o u t w h a t w e h a v e to offer,
w e will g l a d l y s u p p l y y o u w i t h o u r S e r v i c e B u l l e t i n e x p l a i n i n g
this in d e t a i l or if y o u p r e f e r w e will s e n d a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e .

Mew England Toro
1121 W A S H I N G T O N STREET, W E S T N E W T O N ,
Newton North 7 9 0 0 — W e s t Newton 1658

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Co.
MASS.