LETTER
Golf Course Superintendents

Association

Sponsors and administrators of the Troll-Dickinson Scholarship
Fund
Awarded yearly to deserving Turf Management Students.

O F NEW ENGLAND, INC.

December 1990

Superintendent to Salesman ...a Smooth Ride
J a c k C r o n i n l o o k e d b a c k , saw w h a t
he'd a c c o m p l i s h e d over a 20 year
period as a golf course s u p e r i n t e n d e n t ,
a n d decided it was time t o m o v e on. So,
he t u r n e d t o golf c o u r s e m a i n t e n a n c e
e q u i p m e n t a n d p r o d u c t s sales.
T o n y d e B e t t e n c o u r t h a d given ten
years of his w o r k i n g life to t h e golf
c o u r s e s u p e r i n t e n d e n t s p r o f e s s i o n , saw
t h e r e was n o t h i n g available b e t w e e n
j o b s , a n d m a d e a similar change.
L a r r y B u n n h a d a y o u n g family,
c o u l d c o u n t t h e w e e k e n d s he t o o k off
in 16 y e a r s as a s u p e r on o n e h a n d , a n d
decided he'd f i n d a n o r m a l w o r k i n g
schedule as a salesman.
R o n Tumiski ran the superintendent's j o b at a m u n i c i p a l golf c o u r s e in
B a l t i m o r e , realized he'd never have
c o n t r o l over hiring a crew t h a t h a d t o
be assembled t h r o u g h a c o m b i n a t i o n
of civil service lists a n d politics, a n d
followed his f a t h e r ' s f o o t s t e p s into
sales.
W a y n e Ripley o f t e n w o n d e r e d h o w
l o n g it w o u l d t a k e t h e golf c o u r s e
s u p e r i n t e n d e n t s p r o f e s s i o n t o be
r e w a r d e d o n t h e basis of p e r f o r m a n c e
r a t h e r t h a n be assaulted by t h e w h i m s
of personalities, a n d left t h a t state of
b e w i l d e r m e n t f o r a place on a sales
staff.
S o goes the r u n d o w n on a few of the
golf c o u r s e s u p e r i n t e n d e n t s ' a l u m n i
w h o have m a d e successful career
switches a n d , on the whole, could get
a l o n g on either side of t h e e q u i p m e n t
a n d p r o d u c t s sales' pitch.

C r o n i n , w h o s e last super p o s t was at
t h e C o c h e k o C o u n t r y C l u b in D o v e r ,
N H , did it all in t h a t capacity.
" I h a d a g o o d j o b , I served as
p r e s i d e n t of t h e N e w H a m p s h i r e
S u p e r i n t e n d e n t ' s Association, helped
r u n t h e state turf c o n f e r e n c e , a n d

NEXT

MEETING

Tuesday, January 22,1991
Blue Hill Country Club
ANNUAL MEETING
00
00
00
After

a.m.
a.m.
noon
Lunch

Director's Meeting
Regular Meeting
Lunch
Vote
Educational Session
(Open Discussion)

Host Superintendent
Dave Barber, CGCS
Reservations Required
Call by January 18, 1991
(617) 527-6968
Dave has been the course superintendent at Blue Hill C.C. since 1980. Prior to
Blue Hill Dave was superintendent at
Wayland C.C. for 16 years. He is a
graduate of Stockbridge, Univ. of Mass.,
lives in Canton, and has four children.
Dave is past president of GCSANE and
was a board member for 16 years.
DIRECTIONS:
F r o m 128 take exit 2A (Rte. 138
Stoughton), go to 1st set of lights and
bear right (Washington St.), go approx. 1
mile and take a right on Pecunit St. (sign
will say BHCC). Club is on the left
approx. 3/4 mile.

t h o u g h t I h a d achieved all I w a n t e d to
achieve as a s u p e r , " C r o n i n told. " S o
w h e n everything b e g a n t o get repetitious, I l o o k e d f o r s o m e t h i n g else t o
do. T h e R . F . M o r s e C o m p a n y o f f e r e d
me t h e challenge I needed, as a salesm a n . T h a t was five years a g o , a n d it's
been s m o o t h sailing ever since."
d e B e t t e n c o u r t has b e e n o u t of t h e
s u p e r i n t e n d e n t s field j u s t t w o years.
He has hitched on with T u r f P r o d u c t s
C o r p o r a t i o n and reports that the
transition has gone well.
"1 always liked being a s u p e r , " T o n y
e x p l a i n e d . " B u t , like m o s t j o b s , it h a d
its g o o d a n d b a d p o i n t s . O n e t h i n g I
d o n ' t miss a b o u t it is t h e seven-day
w o r k week. H o w e v e r , being p a r t of a
successful c o n d i t i o n i n g p r o g r a m a n d
a d m i n i s t e r i n g t h a t p r o g r a m gives y o u a
g o o d feeling. But I like w h a t I'm d o i n g
now. It has challenges, t o o . "
Bunn's last superintendent's stop was
a t Blue Hill. In f a c t ,
he replaced Ripley
" ;
when Wayne changed
careers. He noted
wte, that time really flies.
This is Larry's 11th year in sales.
" G e t t i n g into sales w a s s o m e t h i n g
t h a t was a l w a y s on m y m i n d , " B u n n
disclosed. "It was a profession I
t h o u g h t I'd e n j o y , so I gave it a try. It's
been e n j o y a b l e , t o o .
" B u t I can't k n o c k t h e s u p e r i n t e n dents field. I w o r k as m a n y h o u r s in m y

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Continued on page 2

Golf Course Superintendents
of New England INC.

Association

Continued from page 2
"Actually, I'm surprised at how little I
used—even taking into account the heavy
rainfall we had in the northeast this
summer. I would think whatever state
commission is handling water usage would
have to monitor it over several years before
determining what it thinks is a norm and a
guide for future watering.
"In fact, I'm kind of confused about the
way the monitoring is being conducted. I've
heard a lot of numbers being tossed around
and I can't understand what they mean.
Somebody said a violation would occur
when usage exceeds nine million gallons a
year.
"Regardless, I'm taking daily logs and
doing what the regulation says I have to do.
I'll just submit my figures and see what
happens."

.

Chip Brearley, Bay
Pointe Country Club: "I
IR,really lucked out as far
|
as installation of a water
li
g
meter goes. I put in a
brand new irrigation
• H
HH system and everything
was done at that time. It was very easy and
because of the circumstances I think my
watering program will be an unqualified
success.

GCSANE November Golf Results
Blind draw team of four
Best two balls - Gross & Net
Tatnuck C.C.

Low Gross
Steve Murphy
Ron Kirkman
Kevin Osgood
Chris Peterson
1st Net
Tom Bachli
Rick Forni
Alan Anderson
Henry Deboar
2nd Net
Steve Chiavaroli
Bob Mucciarone
Norm Mucciarone
Bob Grant

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—

"1 checked my meter on a weekly basis
and the last time I looked it all added up to
about 88,000 gallons per day. I believe the
meter all right, but I thought I'd be using a
lot more than that.
"The thing that has me thinking overtime
about this whole process is the uncertainty
that goes with the end result. Okay, so I
have enough readouts to establish a
reasonable^horm in'usage, but where do I
go from there?
"Again, I'm only conjecturing, but I
think the purpose of the metered irrigation
system is to prevent overusage of water and
make everyone aware of water conservation. I can, buy thatt, but the method of
deciding how much water I can and cannot
use remains in a gray area. I'd like to know
how they set that one up.
" E v e n t u a l l y , the practice will be
beneficial to all. At first I thought checking
usage would be a headache, but in the long
run 1 believe it will make all of us (supers)
better managers."
Paul Johnson, Ferncroft Country Club: "To
tell the truth, I've had a
meter installed for more
than a year and a half.
But I really haven't
come up with a true
figure for one full season. I'm working it,
but 1 don't expect to be surprised when the
final numbers are brought in.
"My situation is different than the water
usage programs of most superintendents.
For one thing, we have 27 holes and our
watering responsibilities spill over to
beautification programs for one office
building and a hotel. Believe me, that's a lot
of ground to cover.
"The water meter regulation has merit,
but I'm not sure what our totals for usage
will tell the state. We have no access to
domestic (town) water for our irrigation
system. All the water we pump for greening
the golf course and beautifying all of the
grounds is our own. It comes from ponds
on the course. I really don't know if they
(state) can regulate how much of our own
water we can use.
"As for the meter installation, it was easy
and came in at a cost of about $1000. I've
heard some figures floated around for
yearly usage total and they don't sound
familiar as far as our grounds go. I've
always thought we ran between 22 and 23
million gallons a year. But what the state
will do with that figure stymies me. I'd
really like to know where all of this is
leading us."
GERRY FINN

President's
Message
T h e 1991 w i n t e r
meeting dates will be
p u b l i s h e d in t h i s
month's newsletter.
Please m a k e note of
them and plan to attend.
Kevin Osgood has prepared an interesting educational winter for
us all. In an effort to help as many members
as we can, we will be sending out the budget
survey early this year. Our intention is to
encourage as many people to participate as
possible. I am sure everyone is well aware of
the state of our economy. In times like
these, Club Officials are becoming very
sensitive to where their Club budget relates
to other clubs. I have received a large
number of calls this fall on budgets and in
order to reflect the proper ranges and
percentages, we need everyone's support.
Please keep in mind that this survey may
be done anonymously and that the results
are only distributed on request to any
Superintendent member of GCSANE.
When questioned on budget, my reply is
very general and I encourage the caller to
request such results from his superintendent. Two years ago, our survey included
golf course dimensions, spray intervals,
and costs. Although it is tenuous, this
category (if included this year) is very
interesting, due to the variables of each
course. Please take the time to fill the
survey out and send it back as soon as
possible. This is definitely one of our
important tools.
PAUL MILLER

TURF

TIDBITS

The GCSANE and the Cape Cod
Turf Managers Association will host a
Hospitality suite on February 9 and 10,
1991, at the Rivera Hotel and Casino in
Las Vegas, Nevada. Two volunteers are
needed for the room for both nights.
Contact
Ron
Milenski
at
(508) 779-6911.

J

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Continued from page 2
"Actually, I'm surprised at how little I
used—even taking into account the heavy
rainfall we had in the northeast this
summer. I would think whatever state
commission is handling water usage would
have to monitor it over several years before
determining what it thinks is a n o r m and a
guide for future watering.
"In fact, I'm kind of confused about the
way the monitoring is being conducted. I've
heard a lot of numbers being tossed around
and I can't understand what they mean.
Somebody said a violation would occur
when usage exceeds nine million gallons a
year.
"Regardless, I'm taking daily logs and
doing what the regulation says I have to do.
I'll just submit my figures and see what
happens."

Chip Brearley, Bay
Pointe Country Club: "I
really lucked out as far
as installation of a water
meter goes. I put in a
brand new irrigation
system and everything
was done at that time. It was very easy and
because of the circumstances I think my
watering program will be an unqualified
success.

GCSANE November Golf Results
Blind draw team of four
Best two balls - Gross & Net
Tatnuck C.C.

Low Gross
Steve Murphy
Ron Kirkman
Kevin Osgood
Chris Peterson
1st Net
Tom Bachli
Rick Forni
Alan Anderson
Henry Deboar
2nd Net
Steve Chiavaroli
Bob Mucciarone
Norm Mucciarone
Bob Grant

"I checked my meter on a weekly basis
and the last time I looked it all added up to
about 88,000 gallons per day. I believe the
meter all right, but I thought I'd be using a
lot more than that.
"The thing that has me thinking overtime
about this whole process is the uncertainty
that goes with the end result. Okay, so I
have enough r e a d o u t s to establish a
r e a s o n a b l e ^ o r m in'usage, but where do I
go from there?
"Again, I'm only conjecturing, but I
think the purpose of the metered irrigation
system is to prevent overusage of water and
make everyone aware of water conservation. I can, buy that, but the method of
deciding how much water I can and cannot
use remains in a gray area. I'd like to know
how they set that one up.
" E v e n t u a l l y , the p r a c t i c e will be
beneficial to all. At first I thought checking
usage would be a headache, but in the long
run I believe it will make all of us (supers)
better managers."
Paul Johnson, Ferncroft Country Club: "To
tell the truth, I've had a
meter installed for more
than a year and a half.
"" j But I really haven't
>5pJ
Assi come up with a true
figure for one full season. I'm working it,
but I don't expect to be surprised when the
final numbers are brought in.
" M y situation is different than the water
usage programs of most superintendents.
For one thing, we have 27 holes and our
watering responsibilities spill over to
beautification programs for one office
building and a hotel. Believe me, that's a lot
of ground to cover.
"The water meter regulation has merit,
but I'm not sure what our totals for usage
will tell the state. We have no access to
domestic (town) water for our irrigation
system. All the water we p u m p for greening
the golf course and beautifying all of the
grounds is our own. It comes f r o m ponds
on the course. I really don't know if they
(state) can regulate how much of our own
water we can use.
"As for the meter installation, it was easy
and came in at a cost of about $1000. I've
heard some figures floated around for
yearly usage total and they don't sound
familiar as far as our grounds go. I've
always thought we ran between 22 and 23
million gallons a year. But what the state
will do with that figure stymies me. I'd
really like to know where all of this is
leading us."
GERRY FINN

President's
Message
T h e 1991 w i n t e r
meeting dates will be
p u b l i s h e d in t h i s
month's newsletter.
P l e a s e m a k e n o t e of
them and plan to attend.
Kevin Osgood has prepared an interesting educational winter for
us all. In an effort to help as many members
as we can, we will be sending out the budget
survey early this year. Our intention is to
encourage as many people to participate as
possible. I am sure everyone is well aware of
the state of our economy. In times like
these, Club Officials are becoming very
sensitive to where their Club budget relates
to other clubs. I have received a large
number of calls this fall on budgets and in
order to reflect the proper ranges and
percentages, we need everyone's support.
Please keep in mind that this survey may
be done anonymously and that the results
are only distributed on request to any
Superintendent member of G C S A N E .
When questioned on budget, my reply is
very general and I encourage the caller to
request such results from his superintendent. Two years ago, our survey included
golf course dimensions, spray intervals,
and costs. Although it is tenuous, this
category (if included this year) is very
interesting, due to the variables of each
course. Please take the time to fill the
survey out and send it back as soon as
possible. This is definitely one of our
important tools.
P A U L MILLER

Hi

i

TURF TIDBITS
The G C S A N E and the Cape Cod
Turf Managers Association will host a
Hospitality suite on February 9 and 10,
1991, at the Rivera Hotel and Casino in
Las Vegas, Nevada. Two volunteers are
needed for the room for both nights.
Contact
Ron
Milenski
at
(508) 779-6911.

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Friends
of the Month
Pipe Irrigation Equipment Supply Co.
(P.I.E. Supply Co.)
The P.I.E. Supply Co. is a distributor of
quality irrigation products who serves the
irrigation industry alone. P.I.E. Supply Co.
provides both technical and sales support
for all types of irrigation projects. These
projects range from low volume drip and
micro irrigation systems to centralized
water management computer systems and
multi-row golf course projects.
Experience distinguishes P.I.E. Supply
Co. with over 125 combined years of irrigation background. The sales force is
comprised of past turf managers, irrigation
designers, irrigation contractors, and
factory representatives. The distributor is
very involved with local and national
irrigation associations so that it can inform
customers of changing laws, trends, and
events within the irrigation industry.
As a distributor of Buckner and Hunter
irrigation equipment, P.I.E. Supply Co.
has been recognized nationally for its
technical services department.
With two warehouses in Connecticut and
offices in New York and Rhode Island,
P.I.E. Supply Co. is committed to serving
the irrigation needs of New England.
For more information, please contact
area irrigation representatives J o h n
Lensing, Paul Roche, or Steve Smith
through the main office at (203) 878-0658.

Our second Friend for this month did not
respond. Sound familiar?

CCS A A RESOURCE
Recently announced in Golf Course
Management, the Board of Directors of
GCSAA has begun the "process of
restructuring the GCSAA committee
process. The new format will transfer
the present established committee
system that cover general subject areas
to a procedure of creating special
resource groups l o ^address specific
projects/issues for a more timely
efficient application of the many
resources our total membership provides. The new system will provide a
more active participation opportunity
for members to get more involved in
their association.

GROUPS

Anyone wishing to participate in the
future of GCSAA and the profession
can send a letter of interest specifying
areas of experience (i.e. government,
education, fund raising, planning, etc.)
along with a brief resume to Charles T.
Passios, CGCS, Director GCSAA,
H y a n n i s p o r t Club, P.O. Box 392,
Hyannisport, MA 02647. If you have
any questions, call (508) 775-5116.
This is your chance to become
involved in one of the most dynamic
p r o f e s s i o n a l o r g a n i z a t i o n s in the
country.

NEPGA and GCSANE
Joint Annual Meeting
A meeting between the New England
PGA and the Golf Course Superintendent
Association of New England was held at
the Colonial Restaurant, Lynnfield, MA
on November 13,1990. In attendance from
the GCSANE were_Ron Milenski, The
International; Chip Brearley, Bay Pointe
Club; Paul Miller, Nashawtuc C.C.; Eric
Newell, Rockland C.C.; Robert DiRico,
Brae Burn C.C.; Kevin Osgood, Newton
Commonwealth; Kip Tyler, Salem C.C.;

P a r t i c i p a t i n g Board M e m b e r s of the GCSANE and NEPGA at the annual joint meeting in November.

and Richard Zepp, Whitinsville C.C. Those
present from the NEPGA were Jack Gale,
Tatnuck C.C.; Jack Neville, Ponkapoag
G.C.; Kurt Sokolowski, Pine Brook C.C.;
Ted M u r p h y , Garrison G.C.; M a n n y
_Francis, Green H a r b o r G.C.; Jim
Bombard, Whitinsville C.C.; and Don
Lyons, George Wright C.C.
The agenda consisted of the following
discussion questions;
1. Discuss the set-up of consistent dates
for a board liaison meeting every
spring and a full membership educational session every fall.
2. Does the golf pro need more information on pesticide applications, posting,
exposure, etc.
3. Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
What is it, and how will it affect golf
and the environment?
4. Is there information available from the
NEPGA Newsletter that would be
beneficial to superintendents and vise
versa?
5. Have we reached the point yet where
t h e r e is p r o p e r c o m m u n i c a t i o n
between the pro and superintendent?
The debate was spirited with everyone
feeling the meeting was well worthwhile.

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The Price of Environmental Stewardship
The Golf Course Superintendent's
management role is changing drastically.
Ten years ago, the superintendent's basic
responsibilities were: People Management,
Budget M a n a g e m e n t , and T u r f g r a s s
Management. These aspects of the business
are still important; however, the challenge
of environmental stewardship is probably
the most important concern facing today's
golf course superintendent. Due to the
public's increasing awareness of pesticide
usage, a greater percentage of the superintendent's time and budget is spent
addressing environmental issues.
The EPA Price Tag
In the last decade, total research costs for
new pesticides have risen nearly five-fold.
Listed below are some examples of things
which increase the costs of new products,
consequently increasing the costs of maintaining a golf course.
® Registering a new product with the
EPA takes 4-5 years to generate data,
and 2-3 years to process the information and results, at a total cost of
approximately $28 million.

® New testing requirements by the EPA
measure the impact of developmental
compounds on aquatic environments,
non-target plants, bird populations,
and re'sidue levels in groundwater.
Each test can take two years to
conduct at a cost ranging from $.5
million to $2 million.
• The demand for increased quality
control in data has increased the price
for tesflng in c&ntract labs. In 1988
cost to test a compound's impact on
bees was $2,000. The cost of the same
test in 1989 was $12,000.
• Research costs have increased by the
following amounts since 1980:

Dissipation & Groundwater
Ecological Toxicology
Metabolism & Fate
Toxicology
Residue

32%
8%
7%
3%
1.5%

Reducing Worker and Environmental
Exposure
Packaging and formulation application
costs have increased 35% since 1988 in the
development of product enhancements to
reduce' w o r k e r a n d e n v i r o n m e n t a l
exposure to turf products. Upcoming
packaging innovations include dissolvable
bags, biodegradable packages, and closed
delivery systems.
F o r m u l a t i o n changes that improve
worker and environmental safety include
lower use rates, capsules, gelpacks, clays,
and polymers that reduce leaching.
Plant Facility Investments
At C1BA-GEIGY, total costs to make
chemical manufacturing facilities safer to
workers and to the environment have risen
800% since 1984. Costs are projected to
double in 1991.
We hope that the information in this
letter will help to explain the increasing
costs of maintaining environmentally
sound products.

RUSS NIELSEN
CIBA-GEIGY Corp.
Turf & Ornamental Dept.

DONATIONS

FOR TURF RESEARCH
MANY

January's Raffle
February's Raffle
April's Raffle
May's Raffle
July's Raffle
August's Raffle
The J.P. Roberts Co.
Hickory Ridge
Twin Hills
Country Club Enterprises
Nashawtuc C.C.
Mt. Pleasant (Lowell)
Needham G.C.
Thorny Lea G.C.

FUND 1990

THANKS!
Whitinsville G.C.
Cohasset G.C.
Brae Burn C.C.
Framingham C.C.
Weston G.C.
Mt. Pleasant (Boylston)
The Country Club
Rockland G.C.
The International
Tatnuck C.C.
The Orchards G.C.
Leon St. Pierre
Marshfield C.C.
Newton Commonwealth

TURF

TIDBITS

Turf Specialty Inc. had several
hundred people f r o m several states
attend their recertification seminar on
November 13th at the Wachusett C.C.
The guest speakers and their topics
were: Dr. Lee Burpee of the University
of Georgia, Biological C o n t r o l of
Turfgrass Pests.
Dr. Noel J a c k s o n , University of
Rhode Island, Biology and Control of
Winter Patch Diseases.
Dr. Harry Niemczyk, Ohio State
University, The Fate and Mobility of
Turfgrass Insecticides and Herbicides.
Dr. Joseph Vargas, University of
Michigan, Importance of Fungicidal
Timing for the Control of Summer
Patch Diseases.

Golf Course Superintendents
of New England INC.

Association

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State of the State
by Robert G. Helgeson, Dean
UMass at Amherst

October 13, 1990

To:

Phyllis M. Gillespie
Executive Director
Green Industry Council
P. O. Box 171
Sutton, MA 01590

1 am pleased to respond to your recent
letter inquiring about the impact of state
budget cuts on the College of Food and
Natural Resources.
Let me first discuss the cuts that have
occurred in this past year because they will
serve as an example of what could happen
in the near future. As you are painfully
aware, Cooperative Extension was the first
of our units to experience drastic budget
impact. The FY 90 Extension budget was
Teduced1^T7%,~ahaTn September of T9X97~
52 extension staff, including 26 agents,
were laid off or terminated. That was
roughly one out of three positions. Every
one of the programs we had to eliminate in
this a c t i o n was i m p o r t a n t to our
constituents.
In this past year the College, which had
been reduced by 4% in FY 89 and by 4%
again in FY 90, had to discontinue: a) the
research program at the Suburban Experim e n t S t a t i o n at W a l t h a m ; b) the
Department of Food Engineering; and
c) the Seed, Feed, and Fertilizer Laboratory. All of these programs were important
to the College and important to our
constituents. The little known Seed, Feed,
and Fertilizer Lab, for example, analyzed
the seed, feed, and fertilizer samples taken
by DFA so you could feel confident that
when you bought a 10-10-10 fertilizer you
were actually getting 10-10-10. We no
longer have an engineering program where

issues like irrigation engineering may be
addressed. I don't think I have to tell the
Green Industries Council how important
the research program at the Suburban
Experiment Station was.
In the previous two paragraphs I
discussed the reductions last year. For the
fiscal year that started July 1, 1990, the
University has experienced three 4% cuts
for a total of $ 16 million. They have frozen
all current and upcoming positions and put
a freeze on all nonsalary spending. In
addition, they are eliminating f o u r
academic departments (terminating all
faculty in these departments July 1, 1991),
and reducing by up to 40% ten academic
programs across campus. The College was
selected for three of these reductions. The
D e p a r t m e n t s of Entomology, Plant
Pathology, and Resource Economics will
have to be reduced by 30%. These are three
of our most successful programs and the
reductions, quite frankly, mean a possible
30% reduction in areas like IPM, diagnostics, and educational programs that are
important to our constituents. These
reductions are on top of the many vacancies
that already exist throughout the College.
We are also experiencing something that
I had not anticipated. We have many
contracts with state agencies that are used
to support our programs. The state is now
cancelling or drastically curtailing many of
these contracts. Ftir example, the 1PM~
contract was recently reduced by 23% and
the contract to research the ticks that vector
Lyme Disease has been cancelled.
In Cooperative Extension, the county
line has been reduced in each of the 4% cuts
and when the state changed their policy on
fringe benefits, we experienced another
$600,000 reduction because we had to
absorb fringe benefits on federal salary
dollars. We expect that these reductions
will be handled by attrition and curtailment
in nonpersonnel expenditures, but the
result will be significantly fewer people in
the Extension system. For example, Bob
Fitzgerald has recently retired and we will
not be filling his position.
I hope this has been helpful. I do want to
take this opportunity to thank you and the
Green Industries Council for all the help
you have been to the College. Together we
can help maintain a strong and competitive
industry.

1911
NEW HAMPSHIRE
TURF CONFERENCE

January 10 and 11,1991
The Center of New Hampshire
700 Elm Street
Manchester, NH

Sponsored By

and
UNIVERSITY OF
NEW HAMPSHIRE
C O O P E R A T I V E / '

EXTENSION

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please call Kip Tyler at (508) 532-2236.
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else w h o would care to contribute.

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Letter to the Editor
The following is a letter to Paul Miller
f r o m R i c h a r d J. C o o p e r , T u r f g r a s s
Specialist, UMass Amherst.

November 23, 1990

Greetings from Amherst! I hope this
letter finds things well with you and the
Association as the year winds to an end. As
we get ready for the snow to fly, I thought
that this would be an appropriate time to
express my appreciation to both you and
the membership of GCSANE for your
support of the UMass turfgrass research
program this past year.

I think that perhaps the most important
action that GCSANE took during 1990 was
for you and several other members to meet
with myself, Dr. Craker (Head of the Plant
and Soil Sciences Department), and
Dr. Robert Helgesen (Dean of the College
of Food and Natural Resources) early in
the year. B^ing new to the University,
Dr. Helgesen was not aware of the import a n c e of t h e t u r f g r a s s i n d u s t r y in
Massachusetts before our meeting. He is
certainly impressed with GCSANE and the
impact of the turfgrass/golf industry now.
In fact, when the latest round of budget cuts
befell the University earlier this fall,
Dr. Helgesen personally intervened to save
the position of our Turfgrass Pathologist,
Dr. Gail Schumann, whose position had
been slated for elimination by University
administration. I am convinced that

GCSANE's earlier communications with
the Dean were instrumental in his decision.
The Association's donation of the
Pesticide Storage Building for our South
Deerfield Research Facility has resulted in
a dramatic upgrading of our ability to store
pesticides in a safe and responsible manner.
Our pesticide storage situation has thus
changed from being an embarrassment to
being a state of the art example of how
pesticide storage can be managed. We
certainly appreciate the gift.
In addition, the 2nd Annual Turfgrass
R e s e a r c h Golf T o u r n a m e n t d u r i n g
September at Nashawtuc was a big success.
Aside from the substantial financial success
of the t o u r n a m e n t , I was especially
impressed with the great turnout and
support by GCSANE. The long hours and
careful planning which many people contributed to the event were certainly evident.
In closing, I'd like to again express my
appreciation to the Association for their
continued support of our program. In these
times of budgetary woes, your support is
especially valued. Please extend my thanks
to the membership as well as best wishes for
an enjoyable holiday season and a
prosperous New Year.

GCSAA Trade Show — Feb, 10=12
What's new? Find out at the GCSAA
Trade Show.
More than 500 manufacturers and
suppliers will display the newest products
and services in the golf course management
industry during the 1991 GCSAA Trade
Show, scheduled February 10-12 at the Las
Vegas Convention Center. The Trade
Show will be held in conjunction with the
62nd International Golf Course Conference, hosted annually by the Golf Course
Superintendents Association of America.
The largest annual event in the industry,
the GCSAA Trade Show affords golf
course superintendents the unique advantage of being able to compare all the
different product lines in one place at one
time. Companies from around the world
will preview the latest products available
for the management of golf courses.
Millions of dollars worth of turf and irriga-

FINANCE CHAIRMAN
Paul Jamrog
P O. Box 38
Betchertown, MA 01007
Home Phone 413-323-8519
Office Phone 413-636-4195
Club Affiliation
The Orchards G.C.

GOLF CHAIRMAN
Robert DiRico. CGCS
185 Hemenway Street
Marlboro, MA 01752
Home Phone 508-485-2605
Office Phone 617-244-0680
Club Affiliation
Brae Burn C.C.

tion e q u i p m e n t , drainage systems,
geotextiles, seed, turf chemicals, and all
manner of turf maintenance supplies will be
featured.
The t r a d e show is recognized by
Tradeshow Week as one of the 150 largest
in the United States.

EDUCA TIONAL CHAIRMAN
Kevin F. Osgood
62 Maple Street
Hyde Park, MA 02136
Home Phone 617-364-4859
Office Phone 617-254-0925
Club Affiliation
Newton Comm G.C.

The 1990 Conference and Show held in
Orlando, Florida drew more than 17,000
people, including more than 1,500 international visitors representing 44 countries
outside the United States. A record 552
exhibitors showcased their products and
services during the three-day show.

62nd International
Golf Course
\ Conference & Show
\ February 5-12, 1991

NEWSLETTER
CHAIRMAN
Kip Tyler, CGCS
P. O. Box 671
Peabody. MA 01960
Home Phone 508-462-9272
Office Phone 508-532-2236
Club Affiliation
Salem C.C.

PAST PRESIDENT
Richard Zepp. CGCS
27 Fowler Road
Northbridge, MA 01534
Home Phone 508-234-8490
Office Phone 508-234-2533
Club Affiliation
Whitinsville. G.C.

I n f o r m a t i o n c o n t a i n e d in this p u b l i c a t i o n may be used
freely, in w h o l e or in part, w i t h o u t special p e r m i s s i o n
as long as t h e t r u e c o n t e x t is m a i n t a i n e d We w o u l d
appreciate a c r e d i t line

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(508) 3 7 9 - 0 0 9 2
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Gold Star Wholesale Nursery & Sod Farm
Bill T h o m p s o n
L e x i n g t o n , M A , (617) 8 6 1 - 1 1 1 1
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153 R u m f o r d Ave., N e w t o n , M A 0 2 1 6 6
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Irrigation, Drainage, Wire Laying
P.O. B o x 8157
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Bulk Limestone Dealer
Boston Irrigation C o m p a n y
Dedham, MA
J o h n R a m e y , Paul K e n y o n
(617) 4 6 1 - 1 5 6 0
D i s t r i b u t o r of I r r i g a t i o n S u p p l i e s
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166 River Rd., P.O. B o x 520
U n i o n v i l l e , C T 06085
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J o h n C a l l a h a n (203) 6 7 3 - 3 6 9 9
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188 M a i n St., W i l m i n g t o n , M A 0 1 8 8 7
J o h n Deere Golf & Turf E q u i p m e n t
(508) 6 5 8 - 2 0 2 2 — E r i c O m a n ,
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' G e o f f r e y S. C o r n i s h & Brian Silve
Golf Course Architects
Fiddlers Green, Amherst, MA 01002
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222 W a l n u t St.. F r a m i n g h a m , M A 0 1 7 0 1
Golf Course C o n s t r u c t i o n
(508) 8 7 5 - 7 9 2 9
Elanco Products C o m p a n y
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P.O. B o x 30, E x i t 3 5 W o f f I95
Fairfield, M E 04937
T e l : (207) 4 5 3 - 7 1 3 1
J o h n Deere Golf & Turf Equipment
Contact: Gary H a m m o n d
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P.O. B o x 9 1 6 9
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1 - 8 0 0 - 3 2 6 - H A RT
R o y S i b l e y , (203) 3 7 6 - 9 5 2 5
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P.O. B o x 393, T r i f f t Rd., S l a t e r s v i l l e , Rl ' '
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(617) 6 4 8 - 2 3 5 1 or (508) 4 2 8 - 3 0 2 2
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21 Lakeview Ave., Natick, MA, (508) 653-0625
Irrigation consultation, design, and
system evaluation - Bob Healey, A S I C
*Tom Irwin, Inc.
11B A St., B u r l i n g t o n , MA
Jack Peterson
Dennis Friel Phone: 617-938-1751
Wayne Ripley, Paul Skafas

Lowden Tree & Landscape
433 C h e s t n u t St., N e e d h a m , M A 0 2 1 9 2
Tree maintenance, s p r a y i n g , c o n s u l t i n g ,
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S c o t t A. S t o v e r , Rep-. 6 1 7 - 4 4 4 - 0 4 0 2
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27 L a w n a c r e R o a d
Windspr Locks, C T 06096
Tel: 8 0 0 - 2 4 3 - 7 7 1 8 o r (203) 6 2 3 - 2 5 0 8
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B o x 127, C o n c o r d St.
N. R e a d i n g , M A 0 1 8 6 4
(617) 9 3 3 - 3 2 1 0
Water Supply Specialists
Waler Wells & P u m p i n g Equipment
Mobay Chemical Co.
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67 P r i m r o s e D r i v e
W a r w i c k , Rl 0 2 8 1 8
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37 P o w e r Rd., W e s t f o r d , M A 0 1 8 8 6
(508) 6 9 2 - 8 2 2 1
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(203) 8 2 8 - 8 9 0 5
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66 V a l l e y S t r e e t
E. P r o v i d e n c e , Rl 0 2 9 1 4

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L a r c h m o n t Lane, L e x i n g t o n , M A 0 2 1 7 3
(617) 8 6 2 - 2 5 5 0
T h e L a w n C o . Inc.
P.O. 1540, B u z z a r d s B a y , M A 0 2 5 3 2
T o m Fair, 1 - 8 0 0 - 6 6 0 - T U R F
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(201)637-4191—G.C. topdressing, const,
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i r r i g a t i o n e q u i p m e n t . (203) 8 7 8 - 0 6 5 8
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65 G l e n n St., L a w r e n c e , M A 0 1 8 4 3
(508) 6 8 2 - 9 2 9 6
Scotts Pro-Turf Div.
Allan C u m p s , Regional Dir.
Rep. S c o t t B r o w n , (401) 2 9 4 - 3 6 0 6
Rep. R i c h a r d F o m i , (413) 5 3 4 - 8 8 9 6
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Sales & S e r v i c e , V e r n o n s , I n c .
13 S c h o o l St., D a n v e r s , M A 0 1 9 2 3
D i c k L e i g h , (508) 7 7 4 - 4 4 1 0
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E x e t e r , Rl, L i t c h f i e l d , N H
West Suffield, C T
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60 M e r r i m a c St., H o o k s e t t , N H 0 3 1 0 6
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1-800-228-6656
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17 W a l k e r Rd., T o p s f i e l d , M A 0 1 9 8 3
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2 4 0 G r i s w o l d Rd., W e t h e r s f i e l d , C T 0 6 1
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