APRIL 1967 ourde -Superintendents )upi C^ourSe OF NEW s^TSSoclution E N G L A N D Sponsors and administrators of the Lawrence S. Dickenson Scholarship Fund — Awarded yearly to deserving Turf Management Students. Secretary — L E O N V. ST. P I E R R E 51 Fenwood R o a d Longmeadow, Mass. 01106 Phone 567-5562 Club Affiliation Longmeadow Country C l u b First Vice-President •— A N T H O N Y C A R A N C I JR. 22 Hillview Drive No. Providence, R. I. 02900 Phone 723-1688 Club Affiliation Ledgemont Country C l u b Educational Committee Chairman — WILLIAM ASH 9 Pafton Street N o . Dartmouth, Mass. 02747 Phone 993-8767 THOMAS CURRAN 37 Parker Street Fitchburg, Mass. 01420 Phone 342-9198 Club Affiliation O a k Hill Country C l u b NORMAN MUCCIARONE 101 A l b a n Road W a b a n , Mass. 02168 Phone 332-3056 Club Affiliation W o o d l a n d Country C l u b LUCIEN DUVAL 9 Rose Lane Framingham Center, M a s s . 01701 Phone 872-0006 Club Affiliation Chestnut Hill Country C l u b Finance Committee Chairman — Second Vice-President — R I C H A R D C. BLAKE 211 Sewall Street Boylston, Mass. 01505 Phone 869-2737 Club Affiliation M t . Pleasant Country C l u b N. J. S P E R A N D I O C o n c o r d , Mass. 01742 Phone 369-4723 Club Affiliation C o n c o r d Country C l u b PHILIP C A S S I D Y 4 5 Grosvenor R o a d Needham, Mass. 02192 Phone 444-4127 Club Affiliation Weston Golf Club Past President — J O S E P H BUTLER 3 Ridgewood Terrace Beverly, Mass. 0 1 9 1 5 Phone 922-1263 Club Affiliation United Shoe Country C l u b ROBERT G R A N T 22 Patricia R o a d Sudbury, Mass. 0 1 7 7 6 Phone 443-2671 Club Affiliation Brae Burn Country C l u b Golf Committee Chairman — E D W A R D J. M U R P H Y 194 O x b o w R o a d W a y l a n d , Mass. 01778 Phone 358-7410 Club Affiliation Lexington Country C l u b Newsletter Committee Chairman — DEAN ROBERTSON 24 Riverview Drive Newbury, Mass. 01950 Phone 462-4540 Club Affiliation O u l d Newbury G o l f C l u b (Gourde Superintendents APRIL MEETING ^iiociation committee did not have time to study the by-law thoroughly. The April Meeting was held at the Holiday Inn, Newton, Mass. on April 3, 1967. The Directors' Meeting was Questionnaires are in the mail from the University of held in the morning prior to the Regular Business Meet- Mass. and they pertain to the possibility of relocating ing. Lou Duval said that about 100 members have paid the Annual Turf Conference to a different location. Also their dues and this number is up quite a bit from this as to whether to have the conference start on a Wednes- period last year. Many of the delinquent members should day noon and end at Friday noon. Please fill out your try to get their dues paid by the next meeting. The next questionnaire and return it as soon as possible. meeting will be an outdoor meeting at the Walpole Country Club. Let's try to have a good attendance as NEXT MEETING there will be a golf tournament. You must play golf at the first three meetings in order to get a handicap. The next meeting will be at the Walpole Country Club May 1, 1967. New application to be voted on at the next meeting: A S S O C I A T E MEMBER Thomas R. Schofield 284 North Road Sudbury, Massachusetts Directors' Meeting 10:00 a. m. Business Meeting 11:00 a. m. Lunch (sandwiches) 12:30 p. m. Golf Tournament 1:30 p. m. Club Affiliation Directions to Walpole: Route 128 to Route 1, south to Maynard Country Club Route 27 toward Walpole. At the first set of lights go left and then take first right (Peach Street). Club is on Voted in as members at the last meeting: Peach Street. Donald McKay — Regular Member CHUCKLE Arthur Washburn — Associate Member Norman Beaureguard — Assistant Member The Directors are progressing with the law firm of J oyce,~~Capeless, Kflroy," McNulfy~~&~1^oddy~~lvho are rewriting our by-laws and incorporating the Association. Motion made by Phil Cassidy: In the market for a car, my son-in-law expressed surprise that the new, light makes were practically as ex-pensive as -the- standar d-models. - The salesman bristled and replied, "If the people want economy cars — they'll have to pay for them." As the membership has endorsed incorporation of the Readers Association, and legal advisors have recommended the Digest changing of several words in the by-laws before incorporation (without changing the intent of the by-laws) FOR THE W O M E N I move that the membership instruct the Directors to make the necessary word changes and submit at a later Your Easter Lily can be planted outdoors as soon as date a list of the changes to the Association for final danger of frost is past. Remove the lower leaves and approval. set the plant 4 — 6 inches deeper than it was growing in the pot. Gradually the old foliage will die back and The reason that the proposed by-law amendment was not voted on at the last meeting was that the appointed new growth will appear. Many times it will bloom again in September. OF PRESIDENT'S M E S S A G E C H E A P HELP — H I G H STANDARDS NEW E N G L A N D I recently came across an article concerning roots, and although it undoubtedly has no practical value I think it interesting enough to pass on for this reason alone. The old time vaudeville comedians would always open their act with this line, " A Funny Thing Happened To Me On The Way Over To The Theater Tonight." I find myself using that line in a similar way; the only difference being, "A Funny Thing Happened To Me On The Way Over To The Club Maintenance Building This Morning." When I arrived, there was no crew. A graduate student, some time ago, by the name of Dittmer, had centered his area of study to root growth in higher plants and their relationship to topgrowth. In one of his experiments he grew one plant of winter rye in two cubic feet of soil for four months. At the end of that time he carefully removed this plant from its container and obtained the following information: Cheap help and high standards have always been a prime requisite of golf course labor. 1. The topgrowth consisted of 80 stems and 500 leaves which had a total surface area of 51.4 square feet. Country Clubs are finding themselves competing with the U. S. Government Employment Security Office. When a man can draw nearly as much weekly unemployment benefits, as he could by being a golf course laborer, then someone's system and standards should be revised. 2. In the two cubic feet of soil 143 main roots had developed. Not too long ago, most golf courses had an ample supply of help looking for outdoor work in the spring. Men that thoroughly enjoyed working the soil and helping nature along. Where have these individuals gone to? They have, undoubtedly, decided to help themselves along and not nature. They seek work that only requires five days a week to make a respectable week's pay, plus many fringe benefits. Many country clubs pay only minimum wages, no benefits of any kind, and the ax in November. Some club Governors are of the opinion that it is a privilege for people to work on their golf course, and enjoy the lush country club atmosphere. This, in their opinion, is a fringe benefit. Club atmosphere cannot support growing families. Leon V. St. Pierre President " F O O D FOR T H O U G H T " In growing and maintaining high quality turf, Golf Course Superintendents are constantly alert for any visible signs that will aid them in determining the condition of turfgrass in their care. Frequently the roots are inspected for overall length, recent development, and general condition. If all appears well, usually little or no further thought about them follows, which is normal. However, I wonder if any of us ever realized the phenomena that takes place in this organ. 3. These, in turn, produced 35,600 secondary roots. 4. From the secondary roots 2,300,000 tertiary roots grew. 5. And from the tertiary roots 11,500,000 fourth order roots had grown. 6. This represented a total of 14,000,000 separate roots. 7. If laid end to end they would extend for 380 miles. 8. The surface area of these roots covered 2,500 square feet. 9. These 14,000,000 separate roots had an additional 14,000,000,000 individual "root hairs," (which are microscopic roots and do the actual obtaining of plant nutrients from the soil). 10. These 14 billion "root hairs" would extend 6,600 miles if laid end to end and have a surface area of 4,321 square feet. 11. The larger roots grew at the rate of 3 miles per day and the "root hairs" grew a total of 50 miles per day. These figures stagger the imagination and while the plant surely had the finest of environments one may conclude that any root system is far more active and extensive than that growth of a plant visible above the soil surface. It also would indicate the vast amount of effort needed by a plant to obtain from the soil what it needs to live. It is no wonder that a dense bentgrass green and similar areas require the utmost preparation of soils and additives to enable the roots to grow in this fashion. James J. Reidy FRIENDS OF THE ASSOCIATION T' Abbott Spray and F a r m Equipment Co. Waltham Street Lexington, Massachusetts Larchmont Irrigation Co.. Larchmont L a n e Lexington, Massachusetts Dr. Burton R. Anderson Golf Course Architect Turf and Golf Course Consultant Route 5 Augusta, Maine J . F . Aveni Lu Soil — Soil ConditWlBk-Minerals & Chemicals Philipp Corp. 25 Concord Street Belmont, Massachusetts The Clapper Co. 1121 Washington Street West Newton, Massachusetts Magovern Company, Inc. Lawn Acre Road Windsor Lock, Connecticut Geoffrey S. Cornish Golf Course Architect Fiddler's Green Amherst, Massachusetts New E n g l a n d Engine & Parts Co. Inc. The Pacer Distributor 884 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, Massachusetts The Charles C. Hart Seed Co. Wethersfield, Connecticut — Fuel Activator Chemical Corp. C. F. Barbour — Regional Director 43000 Prudential Tower Boston, Massachusetts Gaffny Enterprises, Inc. Irrigation Specialists North Main Street Middleton, Massachusetts <1 Stanley S. Philipkoski Sales Representative. Stauffer Chemical Co. 380 Madison Avenue New York, New York Sawtelle Brothers .Tct. Routes 128 and 62 Danvers, Massachusetts Turf Equipment Co. 28 Rutledge Road Natick, Massachusetts Grounds Equipment Co., Inc. 383 Boylston Street Newton Centre, Massachusetts Philip A. Wogan Golf Course Architect 21 Budleigh Avenue Beverly, Massachusetts The H u b b a r d Hall Chemical Co. P. O. Box 790 Waterbury, Connecticut Wyandotte Chemical Co. 709 S a l a d a Building Boston, Massachusetts Irrigation Consultants Inc. 251 Harvard Street Brookline, Massachusetts D. L. Maher Co. Water Supply Contractors Testwells — Gravel packed wells Byron J a c k s o n P u m p s P. O. Box 274 Woburn, Massachusetts Tom Irwin Co. Bennett Hill Road Rowley, Massachusetts Karandrew Turf Farms, Inc. S a m Mitchell, Sales Representative 18 Old Randolph Street Canton, Massachusetts Jolins-Manville Sales Corp. 150 Causeway Street Boston, Massachusetts Alfco Rokeby Co., Inc. Fertilizers and Chemical P. O. Box 267 Marietta, Ohio Specialties Ken Minasian Scotts 6 Amelia Court N. Providence, R. I. _ / i ? APR 25 . Newsletter C o m m i t t e e C h a i r m a n DEAN ROBERTSON 2 4 Riverview Drive Newbury, Mass. 01950 Phone 4 6 2 - 4 5 4 0 Club Affiliation O u l d Newbury G o l f Club — IS67 * w i l l r « E SttJ.POSTAGI _____