TURF CLIPPINGS

NJGCSA Happenings:

We all anxiously awaited the meeting at Hominy Hills. Few of 
us had played it and many had never even seen it. But like many 
days this summer, we had a few hours of pouring rain. It did stop 
later and a few holes were played but in general everyone is still 
hoping to play Hominy in the coming years. Harvey Dreibelbus, our 
host, gave a cooks tour in the afternoon which everyone enjoyed. 
The delicious dinner was followed by a very interesting and inform­
ative talk by Dr. Streu, Entomologist from Rutgers, regarding the 
Clover Weevil or better known as Hyperodes. Some excellent slides 
were shown of the various stages in the life cycle of the insect. 
As of yet, the insect has not been located in New Jersey. Dr. Streu 
also emphasized the fact that if any one does feel that the insect 
is present on their turf to PLEASE bring a specimen to be identified 
before becoming alarmed.
NJGSA Field Day:

Well, thanks to some hard work by Committee Chairman, Jim McNally, 
who was ably assisted by Don Marshall, Red Williams, Skip Cameron, 
Ed Nickelsen, and any other I might have missed, it was a great 
Field Day and was held under ideal weather conditions. The attendance 
was very good and the commercial houses I am sure had a nice response 
to their displays and demonstrations. The demonstrations that were 
held in the afternoon went off very smoothly. There are rocks in 
McNally’s nursery so some small difficulties developed with the 
trenching machines. The door prizes were won by Tony Rippel (radio), 
and Ken Rutherford (portable TV). We had 150 register for the door 
prizes. Many did not register so we estimate that we had almost 
200 people in attendance. Yes, the beer flowed and everybody caught 
up on the latest happenings and developments in Turf Maintenance. 
For those who did not make it or were unable to, plan to come next 
year because each year it gets better and this one certainly was 
our best by far.
NJGCSA Business Meeting at Hominy Hills:
NJGCSA has voted to contribute $25.00 to Joseph Valentine Research 
Center. Crests for jackets are available for members who desire to 
buy their own jacket. Nominations for Candidates for National Office 
were presented. Al Caravella and Garry Crothers names were sent to 
the National Nominating Committee. Garry Crothers has since with­
drawn. The up and coming NJGCSA Golf Invitational was discussed. 
Further information will be forth-coming from Jack Martin.

Yours for better turf, 
Garry Crothers, Don Marshall