NORTHWEST TURFGRASS TOPICS VOL. I I, No. 3 PUYALLUP, W A S H I N G T O N rROM THE PRESIDENT'S CORNER ^ DECEMBER, 1969 IT'S HIGH TIME — SYNTHETICALLY SPEAKING Roy L. Goss s high time that all of the facts be reviewed before you stampede into purchasing synthetic turf. All too frequently people consider only one side of the coin. There is no question that synthetic turf is beautiful, durable, desirable but not inexpensive and trouble free. Perhaps the greatest single attraction to synthetic turf, is the constant reminder that injuries to players are practicallv non-existant as compared to grass turf. The truth of the matter is, quite often the comparison between grass and synthetic turf is not valid at all. I will lay you odds that if great rips, tears and holes were not repaired in synthetic turf that it would be , just as treacherous, or more so, than the r_ B E A R D worst kind of turfgrass field. The proponents By TOM KEEL OOLUECTiC i of synthetic turf, however, point out the I want to take this opportunity to extend the injuries that occur on all of the extremely Seasons Greetings to you and your families from bad grass fields around the nation. It myi f, the Board of Directors and Officers of should be pointed out that most of the grass the Northwest Turfgrass Association, fields over the country, are bad. This is due, simply, to the fact that little or no All committee assignments for the coming year care is given to the construction and subhave been made and arrangements for the Assocsequent maintenance of the grass field. All iation Conference scheduled for October 7, 8, too often the person looking after the grass and 9 at Salishan are started. Over 100 refield cannot even look after his own home servations have already been made so you see lawn to say nothing about the most important that interest is running high, I would suggest piece of real estate called "football fields". that those planning to attend this event make With reasonable care in construction and reservations early. maintenance, a grass field can be developed that is far superior to those normally obMembers are urged to send any suggestions for served around the country. Conference speakers and topics to Roy Goss or myself for consideration at the Board of Directors meeting scheduled for the first part of March. SAFER ATHLETIC FIELDS The program will be finalized at that time. Mr. Harry Wilcox, former county agent in .Copies of the program will be made available Pennsylvania was quoted by Mr. Wayne Morgan at least a month prior to the Conference so that of the Kellogg Co as follows: "Checking you may show these to prospective members and on injuries at a high school field, accurate help promote the event. This year there will records were kept before and after a safety be pre-registration for the Conference. This program was instituted at both the practice should help everyone involved. and playing field. Before starting their program the soil had been drastically compacted Art Eliott and I have put together a packet— by heavy equipment during construction. This a >y of the program of the Hayden Lake condition plus using the area for intensive Conference, a brochure exnlaining the Assocpractice resulted in weak,thin turf with iation and a membership application—to present very shallow roots. Water penetration into to prospective members. If you know anyone the soil was greatly restricted and puddling of the soil occurred. Their program for a (Continued on Page 5) I IT'S HIGH TIME million dollars for a regulation football field. Some grass fields have been recently rebuilt in Western Washington and I might add, properly, for a cost of under $50,000 which includes subsurface drainage, automatic irrigation, proper soils, and either sodding or seeding. Some for even less than $20,000. If fhe.worn area, which is approximately 60 feet wide by 300 ft. long, was replaced every two years %t a cost of 25C per square foot, the cost would be $4,500. If we assume the synthetic field would cost an average of $300,000. and we deducted $40,000. for the cost of grass field from this, it leaves us with a net of $260,000. for grass replacement. If we replaced 18,000 square feet of grass every two years it would take 120 years before the additional $260,000. would be used up. You can compute the value of interest on this $260,000. It appears, therefore, that there are some hidden costs, but if we get too starry eyed and carried away with synthetic turf we are very prone to miss the hidden factors. From page I planned schedule of turfgrass management to grow grass on a continuing year-round basis consisted of: 1. Aerification to loosen the soil and break up severe compaction. 2. Seeding the proner grasses adaptable to the area and use. 3. Proper fertilization. Correct watering. 5. Proper mowing. They found their program could be carried out simply by re-allocating already budgeted funds. During football practice before the program was instituted, recorded injuries were: August-9 injuries, September-12 injuries, for a total of 21. After the corrective program was instituted there were 2 injuries in October and 2 in November resulting in 17 less injuries. During games, 20 injuries were recorded in games away from hone out of a total of 9 games. In 10 home games, there were 9 injuries, resulting in 11 less injuries due to good football field management." It is the writer's contention that if the proponents of synthetic turf were to compare the number and types of injuries sustained on ten of the nations best grass fields compared to a like number of synthetic fields, there I would be some real interesting results. If I however, we use the statistics of all grass fields that have been surveyed as compared to- only three or four synthetic fields, we simply do not have a statistic at all. If there is one, it would certainly be in favor of a synthetic turf. The memorial stadium in Seattle, Washington, while being reconstructed for synthetic turf, was found to contain scran metal, chunks of concrete, glass and many other foreign objects that could cause severe player injuries. Furthermore, there was little or no grass at all in the field due to intensive use and improperly formulated soils and poor construction. In being realistic let us say, that if the field is to be used only for football by one school with a limited number of track &nd field events the following spring, it hardly seems feasible that synthetic turf can be economically practical. If however, the field is to be used by several schools and athletic events such as soccer, baseball and other intramural sports will be practiced as well as football, then there is probably no way that grass can fill this bill. Synthetic turf would certainly be justifiable in this case. There is no doubt that the maintenance and management of grass turf will cost somewhat more than synthetic turf. The maintenance cost of turf at Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane, which can be considered one of the finest grass fields in the country runs under $1,000. per acre per year. This is just something to think about if you are considering the installation of synthetic turf. NEW CONTROL FOR BROAPLEAF WEEDS IN TURF . . . 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Norris Beards ley, Spokane", Wa. Wm. Bengeyfield, Garden Grove, Cal. Denis H. Besley, Victoria, B.C. E. T. Bice, Jr., Roseburg, Ore. Allen C. Blair, Seattle, Wa. Jack Blair, Albany, Ore. Wilbur Bluhm, Salem, Ore. Don Braaten, Salem, Ore. Harold Branson, Fresno, Cal. Michael D. H. Brooks, W. Vancouver, B. C. iave Brown, Island City, Ore. Herb Brown, Spokane, Wa. Sy Byle, Deerharbor, Wa. Jake Casidy, McMinnville, Ore. Hal Chonle, Spokane, Wa. Virgil Clark, Everett, Wa. Tom Cochran, Seattle, Wa. Richard W. Courtney, Spokane, Wa. Dale M. Dasch, Everett, Wa. Robert Dauterman, Longview, Wa. Wayne Dean, Yakima, Wa. Robert L. Deaver, Spokane, Wa. Norm DeChambeau, Oak Harbor, Wa. Don Dodson, Moxee City, Wa. George Domich, Kelowna, B. C. Peter Dotto, Vancouver, B. C. Don Doyqn, Richland, Wa. John C. Eby, Fall City, Wa. Arthur D. Eliott, Seattle, Wa. Ron Ensign, Moscow, Idaho Frederick E. Ewing, Fall City, Wa. Cliff Everhart, Spokane, Wa. Richard Fankhauser, Olympia, Wa. Dick Fluter, Lake Oswego, Ore. Ed Fluter, Portland, Ore. Ray D. Ford, San Anselmo, Cal. Fuss Fouts, Albany, Ore. George C. Frank, Seattle, Wa. Gerald T. Fryatt, Minneapolis, Minn. Bill Gabel, Walla Walla, Wa. Frank Gavan, Victoria, B. C. Dick Gettle, Tacoma, Wa. Dr. Roy L. Goss, Puyallup, Wa. Homer A. Gray, Corvallis, Ore. Bill Griffing, Edmonds, Wa. Bond Harmon, Warden, Wa. George M. Harrison, Tacoma, Wa. John Harrison, Hayden Lake, Idaho Dick Haskell, Seattle, Wa. A1 Hausotter, Klamath Falls, Ore. Omer Henderson, Lynnwood, Wa. Don Hogan, Seattle, Wa. Harold Huffman, North Surrey, B. C. Nick Hughes, Spokane, Wa. Dave E. Hulo, Portland, Ore. Bruce Jackman, Clarkston, Wa. John Jaslowski, Seattle, Wa. Art (fain, Bothell, Wa. Tom Keel, Roseburg, Ore. Milton D. Knott, Nine Mile Falls, Wa. Donald Kolassa, Spokane, Wa. Richard Krahn, Richmond, B. C. Robert Krueger, Seattle, Wa. Bill Larson, Renton, Wa. Bob Larson, Bellingham, Wa. Dean Latimer, Tacoma, Wa. Loren Laughlin, Olympia, Wa. George Lawton, Tacoma, Wa. Bruce Leibrock, Santa Ana, Cal. Willard Lighty, Gresham, Ore. Joe Lymp, Bend, Ore. Dick Malpass, Junction City, Ore. Art Marsbn, Seattle, Wa. Jerry Matthies, Portland, Ore. Ken McKenzie, Seattle, Wa. Don McLeod, Penticton, B. C. Nick Metal, Vancouver, B. C. Don J. Miller, Tacoma, Wa. Ed Minnicrf Peter Misan, Nelson, B. C. Randy Mitchell, Hayden Lake, Idaho Dick Mitchell, Vancouver, B. C. John Monson, Corvallis, Ore. Earl P. Morgan, Anacortes, Wa. Ray G. Morgan, Elma, Wa. Ken J. Morrison, Pullman, Wa. Dave A. Morse, Spokane, Wa. James E. Moss, Seattle, Wa. Alfonse Nickisch, Crawford Bay, B. C. Lloyd Nordstrom, Bellevue, Wa. Thomas Opstad, Seattle, Wa. George Osburn, Wilmington, Del. Gary Perks, Vancouver, B. C. Raymond E. Perry, Dishman, Wa. Bill Pierson, Lake' Oswego, Ore. Robert V. Pierson, Eureka, Cal. Joe Pottenger, Yakima, Wa. Larry Proctor, Tacoma, Wa. Ron Proctor, Seattle, Wa. Ken Putnam, Seattle, Wa. Byron Reed, Portland, Ore. ATTENDANCE LIST From page 3 Especially for Turf! Dr. J. S. Robins, Pullman, Wa. Albert Rock, Walla Walla, Wa. Ed H. Rogers, Seattle, Wa. Cecil H. Rose, Spokane, Wa. William P. A. Scheer, Seattle, Wa. Clarence Schmidt, Spokane, Wa. Dick Schmidt, Renton , Wa. Louie Schmidt, Bothell, Wa. Ray J, Schmidt, Bellevue, Wa. Robert Schoessler, Federal Way, Wa. Richard Schwabauer, Portland, Ore. Hans Seidlitz, Vancouver, B. C. Gary W. Settle, Bellevue, Wa. Nick Sherstobitoff, Thrums, B. C. J. Drew Smith, Saskatoon, Sask. Bob Staib, San Francisco, Cal. Robert B. Symonds, Vancouver, B. C. Ernie Tate, Crawford Bay, B. C. Doug K. Taylor, Aggassiz, B. C. Myron C. Terpening, Grants Pass, Ore. W. T. Thomson, Fresno, Cal. Charles Thurman, Spokane, Wa. Larry Trent, Lynnwood, Wa. Vern Turgeon, Seattle, Wa. Frank Tyler, Freeland, Wa. Jim Vinson, Portland, Ore. Dan^F. Collmer, Liberty Lake, Wa. Clifford Wagoner, Modesto, Cal. Dorothy Ward, Spokane, Wa. Jim.Watson, Minneapolis, Minn. Doug Weddle, Olympia, Wa. A Quentin White, Spokane, Wa. Norman Whitworth, Gladstone, Ore. Glendon Wood, Pullman, Wa. Frank Yoshitake, Redmond, Wa. John Zoller, Eugene, Ore. San Zook, Medina, Wa. Deryck Berry, Vancouver, B. C. • End T u r f Moisture Problems VIKING SHIP HYDROPRILLS 21-7-14 WITH 5% SULPHUR THE RECOMMENDED RATIO IN A HOMOGENEOUS, FLOWABLE, ROUND PRILL MANUFACTURED BY NORSK HYDRO Oslo, Norway Distributed by WILSON & GEO. MEYER & CO. Seattle Telephone-AT 4-1620 Portland Telephone—288-5591 IT'S TIME TO LIME Grass will not grow without sufficient available CALCIUM! Kiln dried - Fine ground limestone Flour HEMPHILL BROS. INC. Seattle MA 2-4277 J. A. JACK & SONS, INC. High Calcium, Sacked, Bulk or Spread LILLY'S Organic Fertilizers "Keeps Grass Greener — longer" ft Custom mixing of seed and fertilizer to your requirements. Chas. H. Lilly Co. • TE 8-8211 TURF-TRUCKSTER MANUFACTURED BY EAGLE-PICHER INDUSTRIES, INC. 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Or if you prefer, the packet will be sent to you and you may present it personally. Too often these days we pass up the old timers in the Turfgrass Industry. Recently, I had the pleasure of being appointed, Historian of the Oregon Turf Managers Association. It has brought to mind the absence of my connection with the old timers. The Association has been lax in keeping the old time records, so to find them it is necessary to go back to the old members and their memories of the beginning days of grass keeping in this area. To further help in establishing our identity, an Association decal, suitable for display in your office or car, is being developed. This will be issued to all members. With your cooperation the forthcoming year will I made a phone call to Mr. Henry Luchs who was be a rewarding one. a charter member of the "Oregon-Washington Greenskeepers Association", back in 1933. Henry now resides in Beaverton, Oregon and is 77 years NEW TURFGRASS BOOK AVAILABLE old and is still working daily landscaping. Henry was the"greenskeeper,'of Lloyds Golf Course here in Portland. Lloyds Golf Course Here is a good deal that you can't afford to is now gone and a freeway has taken its place, pass up. !,Turfgrass Science" is an American U. S. Highway #80 North. Society of Agronomy monograph which has been published by that Society and contains 28 I also had the pleasure of a personal visit to chapters of over 700 pages written by 43 Mr. Charles Beauford, also a charter member and authors and co-authors, all experts in their ^till active as a Golf Course Superintendent respective fields of endeavor. This is probably the most complete book for reference ^ P Broadmoor Golf Club, Portland, Ore. Charley purposes and factual material on Turfgrasses is a bit hesitant about telling his age, but that has ever been published. is still young at heart. Mr. Beauford was Golf Course Superintendent of Alderwood Golf Club for a good many years and it has since given Turfgrass Science covers a wide range in turfgrass culture and contains practical and way to the Portland International Airport. reference material that will be invaluable to all personnel interested in growing turf. Mr. Fred Federspiel is another of the old timers The book will retail for $10. to members of having served as Superintendent at Evergreen the American Society of Agronomy and $12.50 Golf Club, Vancouver, Wash. Royal Oaks Golf to non-members. Club, Vancouver, Wash, and Oswego Lake Golf £ Country Club, Lake Oswego, Ore. Fred is currently This book may be ordered from the American doing Golf Course Architecture and resides in Society of Agronomy, 677 South Segoe Road, Lake Oswego, Ore. Madison, Wisconsin 53711. You can make your check payable to the Society and order direct. In any case this has all been a most rewarding experience for me and shall continue to be in the future. Turf Equipment Specialists SOD and STOLONS Complete Line of S o l f Course LAWNS — TEES — APRONS BEAUTIFUL — DURABLE Maintenance Equipment and Stolons Grown on Contract Accessories. ASK US FOR PRICE F.O.B. SUMNER OR YOUR LOCATION E. P. BALTZ & SON Emerald Turfgrass Farms 8917 E. Burnside Street Portland 16, Oregon ALpine 4-5693 1703 Dexter Ave. 5 Seattle, Wash. 98109 1969 TURFGRASS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS The 1969 Turfgrass Conference is past history and the Board of Directors and the members of the Association are looking forward to the 1970 Conference at this time. Hayden Lake Golf 6 Country Club proved to be a quietf peaceful and beautiful setting as usual for the 1969 conference. Johnny Harrison, Golf Course Superintendent and Mr. Max Kamp, General Manager at Hayden Lake, handled all details to make the Conference a success at that end. The Conference attendance is published in this issue of Turf Topics. No particular speaker nor session will be singled out at this time but it is complimentary to say that all of the speakers presented very interesting and useful information at the conference. There were no dull moments throughout the sessions and the conference was extremely well attended. Time was allowed after 2 P.M. on Thursday afternoon for holding special meetings, committee assignments, or for recreational pursuits. This seems to break up the tedium of sitting for two full days and listening to talks and tp discussions. The Thursday night special program this year considered the topic "General Managers for the Turfgrass Business". We appreciated having Mr. H. Deryck Berry, Mr. Max Kamp and the manager of Manitou Golf 6 Country Club participating in this panel as Club managers. We were honored to have Cliff Wagoner, Directorof the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America and Dick Malpass, of Shadow Hills Golf and Country Club, representing the Golf Superintendents in this panel. Although the general managers have a strong feeling that general management is the best approach to running golf courses, this was not entirely shared by the Superintendents present. From the general feelings of the group it appeared that more of the superintendents were in favor of the superintendent being responsible to the green chairman than to the club manager. PACIFIC AGRO COMPANY We enjoy working with turf people. Helping to Keep Washington Green. YOUR SOURCE OF NITROFORM 1075 S . W . Spokane S t . Seattle, Wash. 98134 Phone MA 3-7852 Mr. Berry, of the Capilano Golf 6 Country Club, however, brought out an important series of questions that would do us all well to ask from time to time. They are: Am I up to date? Am I bucking management? Am I in a rut? Am ^ I afraid to get sound advice? Am I too obstir^ Am I too sensitive to criticism? Do I raise obstacles to suggestions? Am I comparing notes with fellow superintendents? Do I plan my work Do I take my troubles to the manager? Am I enthusiastic? Do I support my local Superintendents Association? Do I support my national organization? Do I play golf? (Do I get my crew to play?) Do I dress and appear and act like a superintendent? a technician? a professional? Do I try to make my manager look good? (to be successful make the fellow ahead of you look good.) These are all very good points that we can ask ourselves and whether you are operating under system of general management or other types, these questions will help us do a better job. 1970 TURFGRASS CONFERENCE ON OREGON COAST The Northwest Turfgrass Conference for 1970 will be held at Salishan which is a beautiful resort on the Oregon Coast on October 7, 8, and 9, 1970. Those of you who attended the Conference at Salishan three years ago will recall that it was an excellent conference site. There is room there for everyone. It is secluded, quiet and not t>o many distractions. The Board of Directors of the Northwest Turfgrass Association met at the Western Washington Research 6 Extension Center on Friday, November 7 and started the ball rolling for plans for this 1970 Conference. Conference topics and speakers were discussed and a tentative program will be published by approximately March of 1970, therefore, it appears that things should be well organized by conference time. The reservations are coming in fast for accommodations at Salishan, therefore, you should make your reservations as soon as possible if you wish to stay at the lodge. This is your first notice of the 1970 Confer-' ence. Put it on your calendar now, be sure to tell your friends and above all, make your plans to attend this most important conference, HOW TO BUY TURFGRASS SEED against the law, but some times shrewd labeling is a gimmick used to sell grass seed. Frequently, cheap seeds are offered for sale and are merely labeled as lawn seed. Upon examination of the label it is obvious that most of the seed is of the coarse variety type. The United States Department of Agriculture recently published a brochure entitled "How t^Buy Lawn Seed"» This bulletin was publ^Ried by the Consumer and Marketing Service and is listed as Home and Garden Bulletin number 169» Some of the excerpts in this bulletin are very important and can be used as a handy guide by the seed buyer. (Continued on page 9) They state that since the kind of seed you buy is the key to growing the type of lawn best suitable to your particular needs and climate, some simple guide lines have been outlined to help the buyer choose wisely» Before buying turfgrass seed, ask yourself the following questions: 1. What will the turfgrass area be used for? Decoration? Recreation? 2. What do I want my lawn to look like? 3. Which kinds of grass grow well in my part of the country? *+» Will the turfgrass be in the sun or shade? 5. How much time and expense am I willing to put into turfgrass care? The bulletin lists a number of turfgrass species available from seed and gives a few details about them. Keep in the Green with MILORGANITE FOLLOW THE LABEL you buy lawn seed, remember to read the label on the package carefully. Federal and s'tate seed laws assure you that the label will bear truthful and adequate information about the quality of the seed. It will be delivered to your T u r f Supply Storage area by the following distributors: The Federal seed Act insures that seed sold across state lines is labeled correctly. It requires specific labeling on seed containers and prohibits false labeling or false advertising. Here is what you should look for on the label: 1. Fine textured or coarse kinds. Labels must identify kinds of seed in the mixture of lawn seeds as either fine textured or coarse kinds. This makes a difference in the quality of your turf and actual quantity of the seed you buy. Fine grasses, with their narrow leaves, provide a "carpet like" turf while coarse ones, which tend to grow in clumps, have wider leaves, and coarser stems and are ideal for hard wear areas. There are more seeds of fine grasses per pound* For example there are about 2 million seeds of Kentucky bluegrass per pound as opposed to 225 thousand of the coarse kinds such as tall fescue and ryegrass. 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