LETTER
Golf Course Superintendents

Association OF NEW ENGLAND, INC.

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

April 1993

Like that TV "battery", Dick Blake keeps
going... going... going

May
Meeting
Monday, May 10,1993
Andover Country Club
Host Superintendent
Wayne LaCroix

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Checks payable to GCSANE
Wayne LaCroix has been the superintendent of
Andover Country Club for the past two years.
Prior to that he was for four years the superintendent, construction/grow-in of Ipswich Country
Club, Ipswich M A froml987-1990; for seven
years the foreman & assistant of Tedesco Country Club from 1980-1987. He graduated from
Stockbridge Arborculture & Park Management
in 1980, and Turf Winter School in 1983. Married to wife, Julie, the reside in Andover, MA.
Wayne enjoys fly fishing, hunting and golf.

Directions to Andover Country Club: From
Boston - take 93 North to exit 43 (Rt. 133) and
take a right. Follow (133) through two sets of
lights and take third left onto Canterbury Street.
Follow Canterbury to the clubhouse. From West
^ind South - take 495 North to exit 41 (Rt. 28)
South, follow to set of lights and take a right one
(Rt. 133) follow 1/4 mile. Take first right on
Canterbury Street. Follow Canterbury to the

The word was out
but hardly anyone believed it. Dick Blake
had retired. Come on!
Never happen! He's
just in the middle of a
parade rest, smelling
the roses! Yet, there is
a sprig of official declaration in the former
GCSAA president's
revelation that he, indeed, did announce his
retirement from the
golf course superintendent's profession
in December of 1991.
With reservations,
though.

Vermont. TheMt.
Pleasant
years
(1960-73) comprise an era in themselves, an era during which Blake
championed the
image of the golf
course superintendent through historically significant
stints as president
of
the
local
(GCSANE) and
the
national
(GCSAA).

"That period
was the time of my
life," Blake admit
President of the Florida
GCSAA,
Richard Blake
ted. "There was
"It was sort of a
just so much to do
combination tenurein the way of pulling up the profession and
health decision," Blake explained when the
laying the groundwork for programs that
Newsletter caught up to him at his Boynton
escalated its advancement. I'm happy to say
Beach, FL home. "Two years ago, I slipped
that I was a part of what probably was the
and hurt my back. It really stopped me in my
most important time f r a m e of the
tracks. So, I thought that maybe it was time
superintendent's professional and practical
to call it quits after 42 years in the trenches."
development."
At that wind-down stage of his career,
Dick held the position of executive superintendent at the Bocaire Country Club in Boca
Raton. Before diat, his Florida outposts
included Card Sound Golf Club (Key Largo)
and Quail Ridge Country Club (Boynton
Beach). Those jobs, of course followed that
salad days of a distinguished career that saw
Blake serve 13 years at Mount Pleasant
(Boylston, MA) and another eight at the
Woodstock Golf and Tennis Club in

They also were happy days, special from
a standpoint of the New England group enjoying spin-off benefits from the administrative involvement of Blake and some of his
close colleagues. "When tliey're handing out
prizes for getting our association rolling in
the right direction, they have to tap Leon St.
Pierre and Bob Grant," Dick advised. "The
three of us knew the New England chapter
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couldn't sit still and remain isolated from the
mainstream of golf. So, we just gave ourselves a push and die picture of the typical
golf course superintendent changed almost
overnight. Before diat, we were poor cousins
to die golf professional and club manager in
the country club's service structure."
In fact, Blake and St. Pierre formed a
political punch that knocked the national's
approach to the 1971 election for a loop.
They nominated Dick from die floor as incoming president and put on a campaign tiiat
swept him into office. It was unbelievable.
Blake's term as national president set the
stage for a number of progressive measures
that further enhanced die super's image.
During his stay in office, the controversial
but beneficial proposal of certification was
born, a harbinger of die profession's heavy
concentration on continued education of its
members.

Stephen A. Chiavaroli CGCS
6 Birch Street, Paxton, MA 01612
(H) 506-752-0031 • (W) 508-791-5373
Club Affiliation - Tatnuck C.C.
VICE PRESIDENT
Edward L. Breariey
189 Matfield Street, W. Bridgewater, MA 02379
(H) 508-584-6568 • (W) 508-295-7010
Club Affiliation - Bay Pointe C.C.
SECRETARY
Robert DiRico, CGCS
326 Fuller Street, West Newton, MA 02165
(W) 617-527-6968
Club Affiliation - Brae Burn C.C.
TREASURER
Paul Jamrog
P.O. Box 38, Belchertown, MA 01007
(H) 413-323-8519 • (W) 413-536-4195
Club Affiliation - The Orchards G.C.
TRUSTEE
John T. Hassett
110 Montgomery Avenue, Lowell, MA 01851
(W) 508-458-7300

"There's still a lot of flak coming down
about certification," Dick said. "Somehow,
the ordeal connected with on-going re-certification must be addressed and altered. Its
rules should be reviewed and, if necessary,
changed to bring die process up to date.
Regardless, certification carries a lot of
weight. I'm one hundred percent of it."

Club Affiliation - Mount Pleasant C.C.
TRUSTEE
Eric E. Newell, CGCS
113 Cross Street, Hanover, MA 02339
(H) 617-826-7207 • (W) 617-878-5836
Club Affiliation - Rockland C.C.
TRUSTEE
Kevin F. Osgood
62 Maple Street, Hyde Park, MA 02136
(H) 617-364-4859 • (W) 617-630-1950
Club Affiliation - Newton Comm. G.C.

Seems that Blake also is 100% behind
continuing to be involved in die image-shaping of the golf course superintendent. "I
really don't know what's going to happen in
terms of getting back on die golf course in a
working way," Dick told. "I had surgery on

FINANCE
CHAIRMAN
Robert Ruszala
69 Gelinas Drive, Chicopee, MA 01020
(H) 413-592-5780 • (W) 413-256-8654
Club Affiliation - Hickory Ridge G.C.
GOLF CHAIRMAN
James Fitzroy, CGCS
357 W. Squantum Street, N. Quincy, MA 02171
(H) 508-528-6956 • (W) 617-328-1776
Club Affiliation - Presidents G.C.
EDUCATIONAL
CHAIRMAN
Richard Duggan, CGCS
93 Warren Avenue, Marlboro, MA 01752
(H) 508-485-6894 • (W) 508-369-0879
Club Affiliation - Concord C.C.
NEWSLETTER
CHAIRMAN
James Reinertson
19 Main Street, Wayland, MA 01778
(H) 508-655-7415 • (W) 508-358-2250
Club Affiliation - Wayiand C.C.

my back a few months ago and I'm feeling so
good I might even return to those trenches.
We'll just have to wait and see how I h a n ^ ^
doing nothing."
Which is somewhat of a hollow statement
since Blake always has been a man in the
field, not one on the sidelines. "Oh, I'm still
going to remain involved as an observer of
and a contributor to the superintendent's
scene," he explained. "In fact, I'm working
on an idea right now, one what would revive
die input of former national presidents. Hey,
diere's still a lot of expertise left in us and it's
still there to be tapped. This is something I'd
like to see happen."
Blake, who says he's received the mandatory OK from wife, Elaine, to remain active
in such capacity, doesn't mind nailing down
some of the negative practices that draw his
ire and making them known. "For instance,
I don't like some of the hiring practices that
seem to have taken hold," he disclosed.
"There's evidence that veteran superintendents are being dumped and less-experienced
people taking their places at lower salaries.
We can't allow to have such practice become
tbe norm."
Dick still believes the New England
pers form one of die more solid groups in
professional field. But, why not? He was one
of the pioneers in convincing country club
officials the golf course superintendent
headed up the most important wing of the
country club service units. Retired, dien,
hardly fits when pinning a descriptive on
Dick Blake, he can't sit still, he never could
and he never will. Like that TV battery
commercial, he keeps going . . . going . . .
going and going. He'll never run down. Ain't
diat grand?
GERRY FINN

Calendar

PAST
PRESIDENT
Paul Miller, CGCS
1 Leicester Road, Marblehead, MA 01945
(H) 617-631-7910 • (W) 508-369-5704
Club Affiliation - Nashawtuc C.C.

May 10

Andover C.C.
Andover, MA

June 7

Thompson Club

June 28

Franklin C.C.

July 19

Thorny Lea

Newsletter Editor

Paul Jamrog

Matthew Crowther

Business Manager

Associate Editor

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- The Super Speaks Out:
This month's question: Explain how you set up your workforce in matter of
fulltime, seasonal and peak-time help?
Glenn Ackley, Marlboro Country Club:
"Actually, I have a well of resources from
which to draw my seasonal and peak-time
crew and perhaps the present uncertainty of
the economy may have something to do with
the process. "Let's start from die beginning,
which means diat die basis of my crew consists of four full-time workers. They include
myself, my assistant and two odier people
whose experience and input are vital to the
overall operation.
"The next stage of employment is seasonal. It usually means employment for two
or diree young people in May to Labor Day
time slot. My seasonal setup is interesting
since it taps local teenage students who have
indicated an interest in outdoor work dirough
involvement in a school run agricultural program. Only tiling is, in recent years die
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"" chool dropped that program, so my help has
.0 be recruited from the rank and file of the
school's enrollment.
"No problem tiiere. Somehow, tiiere always seems to be any number of outdoororiented individuals who take golf course
maintenance work naturally. For example,
some of the interestis so heavy Ihave one girl
who has been on the seasonal team ever since
she started as a 16-year-old. That was 15
years ago and she still come back every
summer. She's married widi children but still
is able to handle any job I assign her."
"Recendy, tiiat 12-week period known as
die peak-time of die maintenance season has
been filled by some of my fonner seasonal
workers who have gone on to college but are
finding it difficult to find steady employment. From my experiences widi all of tiiese
people, I find diat die younger ones work out
just fine. Maybe it's because most of diem
have a tendency to become deeply involved
in outdoor work. Anyway, I have no complaints in that direction and so far botii parties
seem to be satisfied."
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"Additionally, let me say I have no rule
gainst hiring members' children nor am I
against having retired people on die staff.
Maybe when die economy picks up, it will be

a different story and my labor resources
won't be so plentiful. In the meantime,
everydiing's gone on without a hitch."

Bruce Packard,
Stockbridge Golf
Club:
"The heart of my
work force is pretty
much written in
stone, at least it's
been that way in the
three years I've been
on the job here. Fulltime, we have diree
people including myself, my assistant and a
third person who can fill most any position
on the staff."
"My seasonal crew also consists of repeat
members. First, there is a gentleman who's
been working that shift for 35 years. He's a
fixture who knows just about everything
there is to die maintenance history of the
course. Next there is a fellow in his late 20's
who likes the idea of a seasonal job and has
been a dependable member of die crew since
I took over. My third seasonal regular is a
mature (38) man who has decided on acareer
change and gotten so involved widi die profession diat I sent him to die winter session at
UMass (turf school)."

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"My peak-time help is also a select group,
four college kids who have been widi me in
die past and actually look forward to returning every summer. Naturally, there must be
incentives for such loyalty. I provide them,
too, by offering slight raises in pay and one
full week of tree, cleanup work during die
college Christmas break. I've had so much
success widi diis type of operation that my
college kids come back for die biggest tournament on die schedule, a pro-am the last
weekend in September."
"So, a lot of planning and foresight go into
die makeup of our maintenance operation. I
can't say enough for my help. They're solid,
from top to bottom and in-between."

Ron Hansen, Eastman Golf Links:
"This being a yearround operation, the
emphasis here is on
full-timehelp. That's
a load, too, because I
have 11 on the dayto-day work schedule, plus myself. It's
a load but a necessary one because we're talking about maintaining an entire community.
"The seasonal part of the work agenda has
developed into a pet project for me. In
straight numbers, it means lining up four to
six people for die mid-May through Labor
Day time period. Through a unique April
cleanup program, that I started four years
ago, I've established a pool from which I
select my seasonal help."
"Here's how it works: During the April
school vacation we recruit 15 to 25 kids from
Newport High S chool to a hand-rake cleanup
of die golf course and the many other facilities diat enhance Eastman. There is no mechanical labor involved. However, those
kids do in one week what it used to take my
regular crew two to four weeks to complete.
The community management spares no expense with die compensation tab running
from $1300 to $2200."
"The benefits are twofold. First, it gets
the course and other facilities ready for play.
Second, it encourages a competition for the
seasonal jobs that will open late in the spring.
The kids are observed all the time during the
cleanup and die best of them usually filter
down to what will become my seasonal golf
course maintenance crew."
"This really has been the solution to a
problem that haunts a lot of superintendents
during the height of die golf season. It really
produces outstanding, reliable seasonalhelp.
I think it's the best tiling that every happened
to Eastman and yours truly."

GERRY FINN

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^ R E S I D E N T S
By the time
this Newsletter
reaches you, I really hope that all
of our members
have been able to
open their courses
for play. It seems
as though it is going to be a slow process for many of
our members to get back to normal.
With some courses having terrific tree
damage, other with winter turf kill,
and other with the recent soggy or
possibly flooding conditions, most superintendents have their hands full, as
even May begins. Good-luck to those
with problems.
I must apologize for inadvertently
forgetting to include the Golf Committee members on the list of committees for 1993. Golf Committee Chairman, Jim Fitzroy will be assisted this
season by Larry Anshewitz, Rich
Tworig,andMikeHermanson. Again,
this committee does some terrific planning and hard work for our golf events.
Please cooperate with our guidelines
for meeting sign-up and do all you can
to accommodate these individuals.
The MGA Spring Conference was
conducted on March 13th in Newton.
The weather was not at all cooperative, but the conference attendees enjoyed the excellent program that was
put together my MGA committee
member, Mike Reilly. The golf course
topic was once again presented by
USGA agronomist, David Oatis.
Dave's presentation was on the topic
of trees on golf courses and the problems they can sometimes cause the
game. Incidentally, the Mass. Open
and the Mass. Amateur Golf

M E S S A G E

Championships were conducted last
summer at the Taconic Golf Club and
the Longmeadow C.C. in western
Mass. Leon St. Pierre, CGCS., and
Peter Lund, CGCS., were recognized
individually by the MGA at the awards
ceremonies at each site, upon completion of these championships. Again,
congratulations the Leon and Peter.
On March 22nd, the membership
of GCSANE voted unanimously in
favor of a proposed By-law change, at
the Franklin C.C. The change essentially allows any assistant superintendent, working at any location, to become an Assistant Member of
GCSANE. The original By-law stipulated that an assistant member be employed at a golf course managed by a
regular member of GCSANE. It was
felt that this was very restrictive, particularly to those individuals who are
interested in the Association and in
receiving our Newsletter. Your vote
to change this By-law will allow our
Association to better serve the up and
coming turf managers in the New
England area.
Lastly, in the March, 1992 Newsletter, our superintendent members
were asked to consider the possibility
of subscribing to and participating in
the USGA's Audubon Cooperative
S anctuary Program. At that time, there
were thirteen courses in Massachusetts participating. I am pleased to
announce that during the last twelve
months, twenty-one additional courses
have become registered in the program while two course are no longer
participating. The following thirtytwo course from Massachusetts are
currently enrolled in the Audubon
Program: Acoaxet Club, Allendale

G.C., Bass Ridge G.C., Colonial
Hilton, Dedham Polo & Club, Eastward Ho, Fram Neck G .C., Fresh Pond
G.C., Hyannisport Club, The International, Ipswich C.C., Kings Way G.C.,
Longmeadow C.C., Nashawtuc C.C.,
New Seabury C.C.,Newton Commonwealth G.C., Oak Hill C.C., Oakley
C.C., Oyster Harbor G.C., Sagamore
Spring G.C., Segregansett G.C.,
Stockbridge G.C., Stow Acres C.C.,
Tatnuck C.C., Twin Hills C.C., Twin
Springs G.C.,UnicorG.C.,Waubecka
G .C., Weston G .C., Willowbend Club,
and Worcester Country Club.
As mentioned before I feel that the
public image of our industry can be
enhanced as more and more Clubs
choose to participate and our profession becomes more and more v i s i b l y
in the community, as a major environmentally sound industry.
Stephen Chiavaroli, CGCS.

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Memorandum
TO: Fellow GCSANE Members
FROM: Charles T. Passios, CGCS

MEMOMEMO
MEMOMEMO
MEMOMEMO
MEMOMEMO
MEMOMEMO
MEMOMEMO
MEMOMEMO

Dear Fellow GCSANE Members:
I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincerest appreciation for all your support these past three years while
serving our profession while on the board of CGS AA. There is no question that through our association's progress we
have all benefited individually, while collectively becoming instrumental to the successes of the game of golf. This
advancement is a tribute to our support of one another along with our fortune of employing a most dedicated and focussed
staff at GCS AA. Though we have arrived at a new high professionally there is still much to be accomplished in securing
the professionalism of our industry. We need to keep moving forward, exploring every avenue that will continue the
processes of advancement through education.
For me personally this period of my professional life has been extremely fulfilling and I would encourage anyone who
has the will to lead our profession into the future to get involved.
Sincerely,
^ h a r l e s T. Passios, CGCS
Golf Course Manager

Iowa Medical School selected for
golf course pesticides study.
Lawrence, Kan., April 2,1993
The University of Iowa's CoUege ofMedicine has been selected by a major golf foundation to conduct an important new study of
occupational pesticide exposure among golf
course superintendents.
The foundation, GCSAA Scholarship &
Research, announced that Iowa's Dr. Burton
Kross will lead the first-ever independent
examination of cancer and illness trends
among superintendents. Dr. Kross and his
team will conducts a thorough study of causes
-""Jf death among superintendents over the past
~3 years. They will attempt to determine
whether superintendents have higher-thanaverage rates of cancer or other illnesses that
could have been caused by long-term

occupational exposure to pesticides.
"This is an important first step in our
association's commitment to addressing concerns about our use of pesticides," said Randy
Nichols, CGCS, head of the foundation and
president of GCSAA. "We feel we have an
obligation to our members and to the golf
community to document the safety of our
practices."
The initial study will focus on superintendents, the individuals who manage golf
courses, because they are typically exposed
to both concentrated and diluted (applied)
pesticides throughout die course of their careers. Based on die results of this project,
later studies may examine healdi trends

among living superintendents, course workers and even players.
"The results of this first study will give us
an idea of the worst case scenario," said
Nichols. He explained that die superintendents in the mortality sample were much less
likely to have taken the safety precautions
that are standard now and that today's pesticides are better tested and commonly considered to be less hazardous that products used
in the past.
The University of Iowa study should be
complete early next year. Plans call for
preliminary findings to be presented at the
GCSAA International Golf Course Conference in Dallas next February. The study,
which will cost an estimated $80,000, will be
funded by GCS A A S &R thanks to donations
from golf clubs, individual superintendents
and state and local superintendents associations. According to Nichols, the foundation
is still seeking direct contributions to offset
the costs of the current study and to support
future follow-up research. To make a contribution, contact the GCSAA development
department at (913) 841-2240.

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GCSAA launches new
golf business publication
Lawrence, Kan., February 9,1993
A new magazine will be launched
this spring to provide a single comprehensive information source for
people who make golf their business.
The magazine will be called Golf
Business Today (GBT).
Explosive growth over the last several years has made it increasingly
hard to keep up with changes in the
industry. GBT's goal will be to give
each reader a convenient way to keep
pace with all facets of the business of
golf.
Starting in March, GBT will be
published monthly by the Golf Course
Superintendents Association of
America (GCSAA). GCSAA is an
international professional association
formed in 1926, with more than a
half-century of publishing experience
in the golf course management industry.
GCSAA's board of directors

DIVOT DRIFT

commissioned an independent research organization to explore the
need within the golf industry for a
single resource that could meet the
demand for news from around the
industry. The result of that research
is GBT.
"Golf Business Today is designed
to be a service to the golf industry,"
said Randy Nichols, CGCS, president of GCSAA. "GBT will fill a
need as a single, concise source that
will help those in the industry keep
tabs on the golf news that really
counts."
GBT will offer information drawn
from a wide range of fields, with key
facts presented in fast-reading summary form. The new magazine will
also include longer features that take
an overview of topics and developments of interest to everyone in the
golf business.

GBT's target audience will be golf
course architects, builders, club managers and owners, superintendents and
others who make their living from
golf.
Other golf industry groups, such
as the American Society of Golf
Course Architects and the Golf Course
Builders Association of America,
have officially endorsed the publication, further confirming the need for
GBT.
GBT will reach readers through
two channels. About 25,000 copies
will be delivered to persons who now
receive Golf Course Managemei,
(GCM), the official magazine of
GCSAA. Another 25,000 copies will
be mailed to other golf business people
who are not GCM subscribers. The
motto of GBT is "Around the Business World of Golf in 30 Minutes. "

...announcements...educational seminars...job opportunities... tournament results...and miscellaneous items ofinterest to the membership.
MEMBERSHIP
New Members:
Kenneth Mooradian, Friend, Affiliate,
Varney Bros. Sand & Gravel; James
Girourd, Assistant, Winchester C.C.;
Ronald Dobosz, Jr., Assistant, Presidents G.C.; Tom Wilson, Friend, Affiliate, Sullivan Tire Co. ;Michael Cassidy,

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Fiddlers Green, Amherst, MA 01002

LESCO Inc.
20005 Lake Rd„ Rocky River, OH 44116
Ron Tumlski, Rep. - Mike Donahue, Rep.
800-321-5325

Country Club Entarprtaes, Inc.
Club Car Golf Cars, Carryalls/Utility Cars
P.O. Box 400, W. Falmouth, MA 02574
(508) 563-2284

Loft's Seed
20 Beck Rd., Arlington, MA 02174
Victoria Wallace, Rep.

Cheater Drake & Sons, tnc.
222 Walnut St., Framingham, MA 01701
Golf Course Construction
(508) 875-7929

The Magovem Co., Inc.
27 Lawnacre Road
Windsor Locks, CT 06096
Tel: 800-243-7718 or (203) 623-2508
Lew Varga, Rep.

Banco Products Company
Stephen C. Dollnak
31 Old Town Trail, Narragansett, Rl 02882
(401) 789-9017
F.D.I., Inc. (Fairway Daafgn ft Illustration)
55 Railroad Ave., Warren, Rl 02885
Custom Granite Signs & Markers
Joseph K. Martin (401) 245-7890 or 800-358-8337
Gold Star Whoiaeale Nuraery a Sod Farm
Bill Thompson
Lexington, MA, (617) 861-1111
Canterbury, NH, (603) 783-4717
Golf Direction Associates
54 N. Grove St., Foxboro, MA 02035
Golf forms designed to meet the
industry's specialized record keeping requirements
Nora Berard, (508) 543-9822
Hammond & Tllton, Inc.
P.O. Box 30, Exit 35W off I95
Fairfield, ME 04937
Tel: (207) 453-7131
John Deere Golf & Turf Equipment
Contact: Gary Hammond
The Chattel C. Hart Seed Co.
P.O. Box 9169, Weathersfield, C T 06109
1-800-326-HART
Roy Sibley, (203) 376-9525
Don Whlnnem, (603) 692-5097
Dick Gurskl (413) 543-2777
Hunt and Hulteen, Inc.
Custom fertilizer applications, shade tree spraying & pruning,
irrigation, landscape design & construction
Bob Mann - 1-800-696-3363 (in MA); 508-580-1062

D.L Matter Co.
Box 127, Concord St., N. Reading, MA 01864
(617) 933-3210
Water Supply Specialists
Water Wells & Pumping Equipment
Mass Natural
P. O. Box 363, Westminster, MA 01473
Tel: 508-874-0744
Manufacturers and suppliers of organic compost,
enriched topsoll, and custom planting mixes.
allies Specialty Products
Greg Ellis, Rep. (401) 884-2071
67 Primrose Dr., E. Greenwich, Rl 02818
Bayleton, Dyrene, Dylox, Oftanol, Nemacur
Modem Aeration Service, Irtc.
62 Maple St., Boston, MA 02136
Featuring water injection aeration
Kevin Osgood, (617) 254-0925
Modem Tractor ft Truck Service, Inc.
400 Pine St., Seekonk, MA 02771
Topdressing, W or 7." screened loam, underground
tank removal, "convault" aboveground fuel tank,
Steven S. Howitt, (508) 761-5554
R.F. Morse ft Sons Inc.
W. Wareham, MA 02576
(508) 295-1553
Reps., Larry Anshewitz, Jack Cronin
Nerdone Sane! & Gravel Co. Inc.
37 Power Rd„ Westford, MA 01886
(508) 692-8221
Specializing in Topdressing Sand
Nor-Am Chemical Co.
Wilmington, Delaware
David Sylvester, Rep.
(203) 828-8905

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Riverside Kawasaki Mule Sales
2 Union Square, Somerville, MA
(617) 628-6400
Sales, service, parts - on site demos avail.; all purpose mule
utility vehicles
J. P. Roberta Co.
Technical Resource Catalog
Survey-Weather-Testing-Meas.ft Diag. Equip.
Barbara Piantedosi, (508) 456-6886
Safety Storage Inc.
Prefabricated pesticide storage bldgs.
gas & oil, storage cabinets
86 Sanderson Ave., Lynn, MA 01902
(617) 599-5490
SawleSte Bros.
65 Glenn St.. Lawrence, MA 01843
(508) 682-9296
Scotts Pro-Turf Dlv.
Allan Cumps, Regional Dir.
Rep, Scott Brown, (401) 294-3606
Rep. Richard Forni, (413) 534-8896
Shemin Nurseries, Inc.
Complete Hort. and Irrig. Supply Ctr.
Hudson, MA 01749
Ron Diramlo, 1-800-274-3646
Tee and Green Sod Inc.
Bentgrass, bluegrass and blue/fescue sod
Dave Wallace, Exeter. Rl 02822
(401) 789-8177/office — (401) 295-1870/home
Turf Enhancement Enterprises
Featuring Floratine Products, Precision Small Engine Co.
ft Trlon Lifts
Tom Fox - (508) 865-9150
Turf Products Corp.
7 Coppage Dr., Worcester, MA 01603
(508) 791-2091
Turl Specialty Inc.
15 Londonderry Rd., Londonderry, NH 03053
Turf & Ornamental Supplies
1-800-228-6656
Bob Flanagan, Kevin Lyons,
Dave Schermerhorn, John Lensing
White Turf, Inc. - Barre, MA
Irrigation contractor - Pump specialist
(508) 355-6777
Winding Brook Turf Farm, Inc.
240 Griswold Rd., Wethersfield, CT 06109
800-243-0232, Alan Anderson
Wintleld Nursery
1320 Mountain Rd.. West Suffleld, CT 06093
Jeff Rogers (wholesale nursery trees ft shrubs)
Philip Wogan
Golf Course Architecture
17 Walker Rd., Topsfield, MA 01983

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THE CHEMICAL UPDATE
DuPont has made a business decision to discontinue productions of their turf fungicides Tersan 1991 and Manzate 200.
Once inventories of these products are depleted they will no
longer be available.

The Environmental Protection Agency has lifted its registration suspension of Embark®, a plant growth regulator manufacured by PBI/Gordon.

The Chemical Benomyl manufactured by DuPont in many
of its pesticides is coming under review by the EPA. The
EPA is examining the product for potential adverse health
and environmental effects.

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James Reinertson
96 Main Street
Wayland, MA 01778

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