NORTHWEST TURFGRASS TOPICS
VOL. 8, No. 3

PUYALLUP, WASHINGTON

DECEMBER 1966

tion note the subject matter covered at this
meeting and resolve that they will be represented at the next annual meeting.
We could not but be pleased at the remark
by Walter Boysen, Vice President of the Golf
Course Superintendents Association of America
when he left the conference. He stated that
this had been one of the most interesting he
had ever attended, that the list of speakers
and subject matter was outstanding, and that
those attending showed by their interest and
participation that they truly enjoyed the
meeting.

From The President's Corner
By Dick Ma I pass
The extent to which interest is growing in
fine turf management was evident at the recent
^rthwest Turfgrass Association Conference
neld at Salishan Lodge, on the Oregon Coast,
As it has the past several years, this conference continues to draw an increasing number of
participants. This reflects not only the
growth in the number of golf courses in the
Northwest, but in other recreational facilities as well. It also reflects the interest
in the degree of maintenance desired for recreational facilities and landscaped areas.
Mr. Herb Graffis, Executive Editor of
"Golfdom" wrote the Oregon Turf Management
group sometime ago and stated, "It is worth
at least $100 for a club to send their superintendent to attend a turf association meeting." It is unfortunate that more officers
and directors of facilties involving turf care
do not see the value of their turf managers
and superintendents attending these worthwhile meetings. Much is often learned by
discussing with others of like profession
specific problems in addition to that which
is acquired at formal sessions. Certainly,
anyone with a desire to advance himself in his
~hosen profession as a turf manager and who
as a sincere desire to learn, found much to
interest him during the Salishan meeting. We
would suggest that all members of the Associa-

Your officers and board of directors welcome suggestions for subjects to be considered at the next annual meeting of our Association. Please send them, soon, to your directors or to Dr. Roy L. Goss, Executive Secretary, at the Western Washington Research and
Extension Center, Washington State University
Puyallup, Washington.

I'M TIRED OF POA A N N U A
Dr. W . H. Daniel
Editor's Comment
We have published several articles on Poa
annua. Some of these are based upon our
own research and observations and some are
from other areas. Dr. W. H. Daniel, turfgrass specialist in the Department of Agronomy at Purdue University, published in their
Midwest Turf News Letter this article and,
with his kind permission, we are bringing to
you excerpts from his story. It goes something like this:
Well, how about you as a turf manager?
Are you tired of its failure, excess seed
heads, and need for special care?
Frankly, it1s time the good clubs extend
renovation beyond the grill and card room and
make the golf course grass modern, too. It's
a shame that after many years of the "best"
management, the fairways on many golf courses

are over 90% Poa annua and getting worse.
It's a shame to keep using chemicals and care
to maintain Poa annua; yet, have it respond
so uncertainly. So, I am tired of Poa annua—
in fairways, in greens, in tees, and all over.
When a good turf manager at a good club loses
in spite of Herculean efforts—90% of his
existing turf, that's enough to tell me there
is a better way.
But, what is better? Isn't Poa annua good
in fall and spring? Yes! Can't it be cut
close? Yes! Doesn't it reseed itself? Yes,
bountifully! Isn't it an attractive light
green color? Yes! Doesn't it reheal itself
during good conditions? Yes! Isn't it tolerant of any nutrition? Yes! DoesnJt it tolerate compaction? Yes! Even sounds good to
describe them.
Well, why then do we call Poa annua "failure grass" and are so tired of it? Simply,
that its limited ability tc^ adapt to extreme
conditions causes failure at key times. Let's
look at-some of its problems.
1. If winter killing comes—from smothering
by ice and snow, "failure grass" is the first
to go—then it's missing when spring use comes.
The threat of failure is always there, thus
the concern.
2. Its excessive seed heads—they are hard
to mow, contaminate all adjacent areas, and
are unsightly as clippings. Its growth is
excessive in wet spring weather when mowing
is most difficult. Thus, the thatched, thick,
fast-growing Poa annua is always ready to become "failure grass".
3. Disease and wet weather. Hot humid days
and nights characterize weather periods in
the Midwest and elsewhere. Extra rain, long
periods of dampness of leaf, ponded water,
high nutrition, and watch out! I have seen
a fairway of "failure grass" half killed in
one day that was hit by the wet wilt combo.

Editor's Comment
This is one problem we don't have to worry
about too much here in the Northwest since
most of our nights are cool. There are
rare occasions when this can happen and we
can get hurt by the same problem.

Drought and dry weather. Hot dry winds
and hot dry soils will produce "failure",
also. The shallow-rooted Poa annua is comparatively weak, and its transpiration rate
is high. Also, it has little drought protection mechanism—folding of leaves and
hairs are missing—and the result, "failure
grass"—and its measured in hours, not days.
5. Wear and wilt. You have seen 3 tracks of
every golf cart out from 2:00 to 5:00 P.M.
some days. The bruising wasn't much but,
added to drought stress already in the
leaves, the grass died quickly. See the
cup setting of last Sunday—the "failure
grass" died before hand rinsing was done.
And, when dry soils, wilt and wear combine,
it's "failure grass".

Editor's Comment
You have all seen this whether it be a
home lawn, golf course, park, cemetery, or
other turfgrass area. I have seen it following aerification where water wasn't applied
quickly enough following the practice.

Plan a 5-Step Program For Renovation
1. Plan the switch—when—start early fall
or early spring to be strict and replace Poa
annua. Where? Just any part of the total
area infected by Poa annua, regardless of the
size. Get a start somewhere. How fast—
there is time, just begin divided applications to develop a toxicity level in one
calendar year.
2. Introduce the desired. It takes repeated overseeding and time, so start in early
fall with light and repeated seedings to take
advantage of open space and weather changes.
What? A blend of bluegrasses is preferred,
but the same techniques apply to a blend of
bentgrasses. Choose these selections best
adapted and available. Merion, Winsor,
Delta, Park, Newport, and Common are available bluegrasses. Prato, Cougar, Delft, and
etc. may be offered, and new dwarf varieties
are needed.

Editor's Comment
Cougar is now available.

Tolerance to disease and close cutting plus
read are desired. Don't wait for new varies cie5 not now available. Just upgrade with
these later.
Use light seed rates, Use 20 to
pounds
of seed per acre, even less if slit or trenchseeded. Then repeat 3 to 1 weeks later and
again late next winter and early next fall.
This totals 4 times for chances for introduction.

Editor's Comment
This points out the need that we have stressed
before that you must keep seed from the desirable species available for germination and establishment. If you don't provide it, nature
will and it will usually be Poa annua.
3. Restrict the competition of Poa annua.
Neburon and several pre-emergents could be
used. With Neburon older Poa annua can be
killed under ideal conditions—at M- pounds A
per A in mid April. Then only existing perennial desired grass is available for summer
— s o , careful first use in small plots is
tggested.

Editor's Comment
Dow Chemical Company has now announced that
Zytron is no longer available on the market,
therefore, don't look for it, that is, unless
some other company obtains permission and
equipment to manufacture the chemical. Our
best results in this area on Poa annua restriction have come with the use of Dacthal,
Betasan, and Azak.
^4 Promote the desired—keep it growing—
a. By irrigation - green leaves make energy
for new growth--so save a crop of leaves and
increase the spread.
b. By disease reduction - maybe M- sprays per
year can avoid loss during severe disease
periods.
c. By wear distribution - move the wear pattern, if possible. Extra aerifying and water
ing can save grass.
d. By spot repair - plugs, reseeding and
mulching of critical spots makes a big differ
ence in developing uniformity.

Editor's Comment

e. By ample nutrition - match nitrogen and *
irrigation to keep the rhizomes growing.

Contacts with the DuPont Company have indicated that Neburon is not available on the
market any longer in^this area. It possibly
may be in other areas of the United States.

f. By renovation-thatch control and vertical
grooving and aerifying help make room for new
growth close to the ground and also dilute
thatch with soil.

With Pre-San or Betasan, Benefin, Dacthal,
Zytron, Bandane, Azak, etc., the dosage for
prevention of Poa annua seedlings will also
stop desired grass seedlings. Thus, their
use is limited to areas where desired grass
is already well established and where existing Poa annua is killed by drought or chemicals as combined clean-up—then--prevent program. So, that leaves our cynicals which can
selectively restrict and kill old Poa annua
and prevent new competition by root zone
toxicity. Lead or calcium, or any arsenate
could work, but calcium arsenate is the most
economical, selective, and widely used. The
principal of selectivity is that roots will
take up arsenic, but leaves won't translocate
( ^senic, so plant growth is restricted.

Stay on the program and make a plan.
a. For fertilizer use ample nitrogen and
one half as much K, but no P until Poa annua
is under control, then use very little P at
any time.

Editor's Comment
Recommendations in the Pacific Northwest, par
ticularly west of the Cascade Mountains, has
been to use 2/3 as much potassium as nitrogen
particularly on putting greens. If potassium
levels are high, as indicated by a soil test,
apply-potassium sparingly or as recommended.
b. Maintain toxic levels of pre-emergent
herbicides to prevent Poa annua germination.

What Do You Want
Turf managers can change programs quickly,
but wise ones have always carefully measured
new ideas before changing. For 15 years—
since 1951—this writer has seen results and
examples of Poa annua control which have been
stated in here before. Now, I am tired of
"failure grass" as it performs in fairways of
good golf courses in the Midwest.
What a big improvement 2,4-D gave in broadleaf weed control! What an improvement clover control provided, and now knotweed is easily controlled! Is Poa annua your next removal project? Are you tired of "failure grass"
too? If so, begin a program of erradication—
even if just one-half a fairway. Others have
succeeded, but they will tell you, it takes
time.

Turfgrass Association have given the green
light to plan the 1969 conference at Salishi
Lodge.
Meeting plans are final for the Oregon
Turf Managers Association for 1967. January
9, 1967, Colwood Golf Club; January 30-31,
1967, Oregon State University Short Course,
Corvallis Country Club, guest speaker, Dr.
Gene Nutter, Turfgrass Times editor and publisher; March 6, 1967, McNary Golf Club,
Salem, Oregon; April 3, 1967, Spring Hill
Country Club, Albany, Oregon; May 1, 1967,
Agate Beach Golf Club, Newport, Oregon; June
5, 1967, Bend Golf Club, Bend, Oregon.
We here in Oregon extend our invitation
for all of our friends in Washington to
attend any or all meetings of the Turf Managers Association.

Editor's Comment
There are a lot of good suggestions in this
article *t>y Dr. Daniel. If you are sincerely
interested in getting rid of Poa annua, it
can be done but it takes time, a lot of work,
and will cost you a little money.

OREGON TURF A N D O R N A M E N T A L
W O R K S H O P TO BE HELD
By Norman Goetze
The annual Oregon Turf and Ornamental Workshop will be held on Monday and Tuesday of
January 30 and 31, 1967. This is always a
good conference, especially aimed at the wide
range of interested people in the field of
turf and ornamentals. Landscapers, nurserymen, greenhouse operators, golf course people,
school maintenance, and almost anyone else in
this major industry can benefit by attending
these sessions. For those primarily interested in turfgrasses, the major session will begin Monday afternoon. There are 5 nice topics
on the agenda to be covered as follows:

From the Oregon Compost Heap
By Byron Reed
I use this opportunity to thank all of you
who made the Northwest Turfgrass Conference
at Salishan Lodge the huge success that is
now history. The directors of the Northwest

1. Turfgrass Research Needs will be presented
by Dick Malpass, President of the Oregon Turf
Management Association and President of the
Northwest Turfgrass Association.
2. English Turfgrass Management Practices by
Victor A. Gibeault, formerly of Sports Turf
Research Institute at Bingley, Yorkshire,
England.
3. Exploring the Uses of Sod by Lloyd Bond
Landscape Architect, Eugene, Oregon.

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• Review of Sod Management Research by
Willard Lighty, Multnomah County Extension
Agent.
5. Producing and Marketing Sod by Dr. Gene
C. Nutter, Editor, Turfgrass Times.
On Monday morning before the turf session
begins there will be a regular monthly meeting of the Oregon Turfgrass Management Association to be held at the Corvallis Country
Club. Dr. Gene Nutter will be the featured
speaker at this meeting.
Monday evening there will be a no-host
social hour and dinner meeting at the Toa-Yuen
Restaurant in Corvallis. This will constitute
a general round-table and friendly discussion
of turfgrass management problems.
On Tuesday, during the general sessions
where everyone can attend, there are 3 or 4
very interesting topics:
1. Recruiting, Training, and Keeping Top
Quality Men by Dr. Gene Nutter.
Small Business Management and Financing
by E. W. Lawson.
3. Education and Training for Careers in Ornamentals by 0. A. Batchellor.

attended the annual banquet. A deluge of
rain, as only it can happen on the Washington
and Oregon coasts, discouraged all but the
best swimmers from participating in the preconference golf tournament. We look at this
with mixed emotions because it did help to
complete registration and fill the conference
hall with interested participants from the
very beginning. The weatherman did give us a
break, however, and produce beautiful weather
on Thursday and Friday of the conference.
Persons attending the conference were very
pleased to have the opportunity to play the
challenging golf course at Salishan.

Speakers Presentations were Excellent
Since most readers of the Turfgrass Topics
have already received the Proceedings from
the conference, you have no doubt read the
papers presented by the speakers by now. It
is interesting to point out, however, that
many topics covered by the speakers stimulated excellent discussion and questions which
helped to clarify many problems in the minds
of persons attending this conference. We are
very appreciative of the excellent presentations by all speakers, and we are particularly
indebted to those such as Dr. Jim Watson, Charles G. Wilson, Bill Bengeyfield, and Stan
Frederiksen who traveled long distances to
help make our conference a success.

Containers for Nurserymen.
This promises to be a real fine conference
and should come at a time when many of you
aren't too badly swamped with work, so come
on out and join us in this session.

The Northwest Turfgrass Association's
20th Anniversary
The Northwest Turfgrass Association celebrated its 20th Anniversary by holding its 20th
annual turf conference at the Salishan Lodge
at Gleneden Beach, Oregon, on October 26, 27,
and 28, 1966. Appropriate to the occasion,
this was the largest turfgrass conference
ever held in the Pacific Northwest. Over 185
persons registered to attend the conference
sessions, and more than 230 men and women

New Turfgrass Association Officers
and Directors for 1967
Dick Malpass, Superintendent of the Shadow
Hills Golf £ Country Club at Eugene, Oregon,
was nominated President of the Northwest Turfgrass Association for the next year. Dick has
been a most progressive and ardent supporter
of turfgrass progress, even though he is a
relatively new member in the Association.
George Harrison, NuLife Fertilizer Company,
Tacoma, Washington, was elected Vice President. George has worked hard over the several
years in publicizing the Association and its
events and has been instrumental in bringing
in a number of new members.
The Treasurer's position and the Executive
Secretary's position will remain the same for

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the next year. Dick Haskell, who has done an
outstanding job as Treasurer for the past
several years, will continue in the future.
Dr. Roy Goss, who has been serving as Executive Secretary, will continue filling that
position.
At the annual membership meeting three
new directors were elected: John Zoller,
Eugene Golf & Country Club, Eugene, Oregon;
Dick Mitchell, Shaughnessy Golf S Country
Club, Vancouver, 'British Columbia; and George
Harrison, NuLife Fertilizer Company, Tacoma,
Washington, replaced Manny Gueho, Vancouver
Country Club, New Westminster, British Columbia; Harvey Junor, Portland Golf Club,
Portland, Oregon; and Jack Daniels, Greenup
Sprav Service, Seattle, Washington.

Northwest Turfgrass Association
Board of Directors Meet
The Northwest Turfgrass Association Board
of Directors met at Portland, Oregon, on Monday, December 12, 1966, to conduct its regular order of business and discuss plans for
the next turfgrass conference. President
Dick Malpass called the meeting to order at
5:00 P.M. and all but two directors were in
attendance. Dr. V. C. Brink from the University of British Columbia attended the meeting
with Dick Mitchell, a director. Dr. Norman
Goetze, from Oregon State University, attended
nart of the meeting.
Dick Mitchell read correspondence from
Frank Gavan who resides at Victoria, British
Columbia, to the effect that the Empress Hotel
would not be available for the conference in
1967. Dick had contacted the Harrison Hot
Springs Hotel for tentative reservations for
the conference and they had accepted our dates
of SeDtember 27, 28, and 29, 1967. The board
of directors unanimously voted to authorize
Dick Mitchell to book the Harrison Hot Springs
Hotel for the conference site for that time.
Most people in the Pacific Northwest are
familiar with the Harrison Hot Springs facilities but, for those who are not, we feel that
you will find it a very interesting location.
It has a beautiful setting near the Cascade
Mountains and has natural hot springs, beauti-

ful hotel facilities, indoor recreation
features, and a golf course nearby. This,
again, will be a setting where everyone can
be at the same location without the problem
of city traffic.
The board of directors accepted the invitation of the Alderbrook Inn at Union, Washington, on Hood Canal for the 1968 conference
and further gave approval to the Oregon Turf
Management Association to obtain a booking
at Salishan Lodge for the turfgrass conference
in 1969. Byron Reed will look into this matter and report back later.
The balance of the director's meeting was
devoted to developing a program for the 1967
turfgrass conference. A list of about 15
topics with a great diversity of interests
were suggested. The machinery is already in
motion for contacting prospective speakers,
and we hope to have a program lined up and
firm by May or June of 1967.

Evergreen Chapter of G. C. S. A. A.
Met at Salishan
By Dick Malpass
Members of the Evergreen Chapter of the
Golf Course Superintendents Association of
America met for a business breakfast meeting
on Thursday, October 27, during the Northwest
Turfgrass Associâtion Conference. Present
were 16 members of the GCSAA from the States
of Oregon, Washington, and from British Columbia.
Dean W. Latimer, Course Superintendent,
Fort Lewis Golf Club, Fort Lewis, Washington,
was elected President for the coming year and
Dick Malpass, Superintendent, Shadow Hills
Country Club, Eugene, Oregon, was re-elected
Secretary.
Walter Boysen, Vice President, GCSAA, was
also present and reported on the function of
a number of committees of the national association. He reminded members of the national
convention to be held in Washington, D. C.,
February 5-10, 1967, and at San Francisco
the following year. Members of the Associa-

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professionally.
Secretary Dick Malpass presented a plan to
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of golf courses in California. Assistance in
this project was pledged by Walter Boysen and
by William Bengeyfield, Western Director,
Green Section, United States Golf Association.
All who indicated interest in this trip, at
Salishan, are urged to contact Secretary
Malpass, 880 Sovern Lane, Junction City,
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1966 CONFERENCE A T T E N D A N C E
Don Aasen, Coquille Valley Elks CC, Fairview Route, Coquille, Oregon
2. Fred Adams, Turfco Industries, 3525 N. E.
Broadway, Portland, Oregon.
3. Milt Allen, 1955 Pioneer Street, Enumclaw,
Washington.
H. Arnold Appleby, Oregon State University,
Corvallis, Oregon.
5. Dick Bailey, Amchem Products, Inc., Box
1387, Pendleton, Oregon.
6. Dick Bailey, W. R. Grace & Company, Halsey,
Oregon.
7. Tom Baltz, Baltz and Son Company, Portland,
Oregon.
8. Harvey Banks, Kitsap G 6 CC, 6800 Country
Club Road, Bremerton, Washington.
9. Roscoe Baptiste, Michelbook GC, McMinnville, Oregon.
10. Tom Bartol, 4849 S. E. 113th, Portland,
Oregon.
Clayton
Bauman, Meridian Valley CC, 24706
11.
S. E. 132nd, Kent, Washington.
12. Milt Bauman, Overlake CC, Medina, Washington.
13. Norris Beardsley, Spokane CC, 11809 N.
Hemlock Street, Spokane, Washington.
1.4. Bill Bengeyfield, USGA Green Section,
Box 567, Garden Grove, California.
15. Jesse L. Bishop, McChord AFB Golf Course,
5505 - 11th Street, Tacoma, Washington.
16. Allen C. Blair, Puget Sound Seed Company,
Seattle, Washington.
17. Wilbur L. Bluhm, Marion County Extension
Agent, Salem, Oregon.
18. Ollie Boyenger, Hillcrest CC, Box 4610,
Boise, Idaho.
19. Walter R. Boysen, Sequoyah CC, 4028 Fairway Avenue, Oakland, California.
20. Babe Brinkworth, Toro Mfg. Corporation,
811 Lyndale Ave., Minneapolis, Minnesota.
21. Charles Cartwright, Seaside GC, 451 Ave.,
Seaside, Oregon.
22. Edward J. Chaffee, Chaffee-Zumwalt 6 Assoc.,
7520 Bridgeport Way, Tacoma, Washington.
23. Robert B. Cockburn, Earlybird Spray Co.,
1523 - 63rd Avenue, Everett, Washington.
24. Ron Collins, Velsicol Chemical Corp.,
1387 N. E. Arrowood Dr., Hillsboro, Oregon.
25. Virgil Clark, Box 4294, Everett G 6 CC,
Everett, Washington.
26. Ray Coleman, Lake Wilderness GC, Route 2,
Box 2170, Maple Valley, Washington.
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John R. Craig, Eagle-Picher, Inc.,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Martin L. Culp, 673 Golf Course Lane,
North Bend, Oregon.
Bud L. Cox, Jenks White Seed Co., Box
267, Salem, Oregon.
Wayne Dean, Yakima Metro. Park Dist.,
Box 171, Yakima, Washington.
Norman D. DeChambeau, Useless Bay G £
CC, Route 1, Langley, Washington.
M. F. Deshler, Pine Acres Par 3, 11912
N. Division, Spokane, Washington.
Art Donaldson, Capilano GC, Southborough
Drive, West Vancouver, B. C. Canada.
Peter Dotto, Marine Drive GC, 57 S. W.
Marine Drive, Vancouver, B. C. Canada.
Edward G. Drake, American Excelsior
Corp., Box 128, Moxee City, Washington.
Arthur D. Elliott, Toro Supply, 6001
Maynard Avenue S., Seattle, Washington.
Cliff Everhart, Manito G & CC, Box 8025,
Manito Station, Spokane, Washington.
R. H. Faulkner, A-l Spray Service, 520
S. 53rd, Tacoma, Washington.
Fred Federspiel, 16755 S. W. Pacific
Highway, Lake Oswego, Oregon.
Bernie Fischer, Buckner, Inc., 10325
Estate Drive, Boise, Idaho.
Max Fletchall, Tualatin CC, Tualatin,
Oregon.
Edward Fluter, 923 N. E. 155th, Portland , Oregon.
Dick Fluter, Oswego Lake CC, Lake Oswego,
Oregon.
Harold R. Fosterman, Eastmoreland GC,
S. E. 28th 6 Bybec St., Portland, Oregon.
Stan Frederiksen, Mallinckrodt Chem.
Wks. , 3600 N. 2nd St., St. Louis, Mo.
Russ Fouts, Springfield CC, Albany,
Oregon.
William Gabel, Memorial Park GC, Reese
Avenue, Walla Walla, Washington.
Ray E. Garner, 2232 E. Burnside, Portland , Oregon.
Frank Gavan, Cedar Hill GC, 1961 Ernest,
Victoria, B. C. Canada.
Dick Gettle, Fircrest GC, 9003 Lenox
Avenue S. W., Tacoma, Washington.
David Gianoli, Columbia-Edgewater CCf
Portland, Oregon.
Jim D. Gieger, Swift 6 Co., 13045 S. E.
Stark, Portland, Oregon.
Murl Goddard, 807 N. 3rd Street, Yakima,
Washington.

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Roy L. Goss, Western Washington Research
S Extension Center, Puyallup, Washington.
J5. Charles J. Gould, W. Washington Research
Extension Center, Puyallup, Washington.
56. Homer Gray, Corvallis Country Club, Corvallis, Oregon.
57. Thomas Gray, Progress Downs GC, Portland,
Oregon.
58. Manny Gueho, Vancouver G & CC, Vancouver,
B. C. Canada.
59. John Haberlin, Haberlin Nurseries Ltd.,
8387 Salkirk Street, Vancouver 14, B. C.
60. Clifford W. Hall, Hoyt Pitch and Putt,
City of Portland Parks, Oregon.
61. Carl Hansen, Chevron Chemical Co., 200
Bush Street, San Francisco, California.
62. Bond Harmon, Elks G & CC, Selah, Washington.
63. George Harrison, NuLife Fertilizer Co.,
Box 883, Tacoma, Washington.
64. John Harrison, Hayden Lake CC, Hayden
Lake, Idaho.
65. George Harvey, Astoria CC, Route 1,
Warrenton, Oregon.
66. Allen Hart, 0. M. Scott 6 Sons, Oakland,
California.
67. Dick Haskell, Seattle Park Department,
1000 N. E. 13 5th, Seattle, Washington.
68. Leonard T. Hays, Salishan GC, Glened^n
Beach, Oregon.
69. Jack C. Hochhaus, Box 369, Vancouver,
Washington.
70. Helding, Towne Equipment Company, Port~
land, Oregon.
71. Don A. Hogan, 1703 Dexter Avenue N.,
Seattle, Washington.
72. Andrew W. Hoiland, Illahe Hills CC, Box
3168, Salem, Oregon.
73. Dave E. Hulo, United Supply, 1114 S. 30th,
Tacoma, Washington.
74. Edward T. Jackson, 11061 Sunset Highway,
Bellevue, Washington.
75. John Jaslowski, Broadmoor Golf Club,
Seattle, Washington.
76. Walt Jefferson, Wenatchee G £ CC, 571
Dayton Avenue, Wenatchee, Washington.
77. Ed Jennings, Snohomish Golf Course, Route
4, Box 93, Snohomish, Washington.
78. Wesley M. Johnson, Alderbrook Inn, Union,
Washington.
79. Bud Johnson, Alderbrook Inn,. Union, Washington.
Richard P. Jenks, Sod Grower, Box 492,
Lebanon, Oregon.

81.

Jack Jung, Velsicol Chemical Co., 3675
Williams Rd. #8, San Jose, California.
82. Harvey Junor, Portland Golf Club, 5900
S. W. Scholls Ferry Rd., Portland, Ore.
83. Art Kains, Wayne Golf Course, Bothell,
Washington.
84. Herman J. Kanzler, Oregon Toro Distributors, Portland, Oregon.
85. Tom Keel, Director of Parks, Douglas
County, Roseburg, Oregon.
86. Dave P. Killen, Box 971, Twin Falls,
Idaho.
87. Heinz Knoedler, Northern Industries,
Ltd., Vancouver, B. C. Canada.
88. Don Kolassa, Turf & Toro Supply, Inc.,
E. 114 Trent St., Spokane, Washington.
89. Henry W. Land, Sr., Tacoma G £ CC,
Gravelly Lake Dr., Tacoma, Washington.
90. Ray Larson, Lake Oswego School Dist.,
Lake Oswego, Oregon.
91. Bob Larson, Bellingham G & CC, 1020 E.
Bakerview Road, Bellingham, Washington.
92. Bryant Larson, Oregon Toro Distributors,
Portland, Oregon.
93. Howard Larson, Scott Lake Golf Course,
Route 4, Box 393A, Olympia, Washington.
94. Robert Lateer, Loamite Corp., One Bush
Street, San Francisco, California.
95. Dean Latimer, Fort Lewis GC, 11804
Woodbine Lane S. W., Tacoma, Washington.
96. Alvin G. Law, Dept. of Agronomy, WSU,
Pullman, Washington.
97. Willard Lighty, Multnomah County Agent,
1035 S. E. 225th, Gresham, Oregon.
G.
A. McKay, Squamish Valley G S CC,
98.
Box 982, Squamish, B. C. Canada.
99. Robert McKay, County Agent, Olympia,
Washington.
100. Ken McKenzie, Pacific Agro Company,
Seattle, Washington.
101. Richard Malpass, Shadow Hills CC, 880
Sovern Lane, Junction City, Oregon.
102. Bill Martin, Agate Beach Golf Course,
Box 1416, Newport, Oregon.
103. Nick Metal, Globe Fertilizer Co., Ltd.,
Ft. Crompton Road, Vancouver, B. C.
104. Joe Mihelich, Enumclaw Golf & Country
Club, Enumclaw, Washington.
105. Ed Minnick, County Agent, Chehalis,
Washington.
106. Richard C. Mitchell, Shaughnessy G £ CC,
4300 S. W. Marine Dr., Vancouver, B. C.
107. Max Moore, Colony Park GC, 5621 Des
Moines Rd., Kent, Washington.

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Kenneth J. Morrison, Washington State
University, Pullman, Washington.
109. Desmond Muirhead, Muirhead-SarazenCaldwell Co., Santa Ana, California.
110. Bob Murphy, Chilliwack G 6 CC, 41994
RRI, Sardis, B. C. Canada.
111. Erich Mueller, H. D. Fowler Co., 13440
S. E. 30th, Bellevue, Washington.
112. Charles Nolan, Salishan Golf Club,
Gleneden Beach, Oregon.
113. Jack O'Connor, Loamite Corporation, 1
Bush Street, San Francisco, California.
114. Richard Oliphant, Chas. Lilly Co., 109
S. E. Alder, Portland, Oregon.
115. E. H. Peterson, Okanogan Valley Golf
Club, Okanogan, Washington.
116. Robert Pierson, Coos Country Club, Route
3, Box 248, Coos Bay, Oregon.
117. Wm. Pierson, Diamond Alkali Co., 14073
S. W. Goodall Road, Lake Oswego, Oregon.
118. Joe Pottenger, Suntides Golf Course, Rt.
8, Box 82, Yakima, Washington.
119. Don Postlewaite, Tektronix Inc., 500
Beaverton, Oregon.
120. Glen Proctor, Rainier G & CC, 2222 S.
111th Place, Seattle, Washington.
121. Larry Proctor, Oakbrook Golf Club, 7839
S. Wilkeson, Tacoma, Washington.
122. Ronald Proctor, Rainier G 6 CC, 13625
S. 28th Place, Seattle, Washington.
123. Charles Putnam, Turfco Industries, 3525
N. E. Broadway, Portland, Oregon.
124. Kenneth Putnam, Seattle Golf Club, 145
N and N Greenwood Avenue, Seattle, Wash.
125. Stan G. Raplee, Washington Tree Service,
17868 - 28th Ave., N. E. Seattle, Wash.
126. Byron Reed, E. P. Baltz & Son Co., 9817
E. Burnside, Portland, Oregon.
127. Clarence Ripley, Fairwood Golf Course,
603 S. Bridges, Kent, Washington.
128. A. J. Renney, University of B. C., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada,
129. Jim Roberts, Crane Creek CC, 500 W.
Curling Drive, Boise, Idaho.
130. William Robinson, Park Bureau, Portland,
Oregon.
131. Don Rogan, Douglas County Park Dept.,
Roseburg, Oregon.
132. Ed Rogers, Northwest Mower & Marine Co.,
1149 N. 98th, Seattle, Washington.
133. Richard Roggenbuck, Eagle-Picher Industries, 210 Calderon, Mountain View, Calif.
134. Chen Rowe, Agricultural Dealers Supply,
Tacoma, Washington.

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158.
159.
160.
161.

Clarence Runyon, Rose City GC, City of
Portland Parks, Oregon.
E. L. Russell, Orenco Woods GC, Box 25,
Hillsboro, Oregon.
Neil Sater, Royal Oaks CC, Vancouver,
Washington.
Dick Schmidt, Tam O'Shanter G & CC,
1313 - 183 N. E., Bellevue, Washington.
Ray Schmidt, Coeur d'Alene GC, Box 654,
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Louis Schmidt, Inglewood CC, 8176 N. E.
165th, Bothell, Washington.
Robert Schoessler, Twin Lakes CC, 4411
S. W. 223, Mountlake Terrace, Washington
Harry Schoth, Corvallis Country Club,
Corvallis, Oregon.
Daniel Schultz, Arrowhead Golf Club, Rt.
2, Box 459, Molalla, Oregon.
Richard Schwabauer, Murphy Road, Bend,
Oregon.
Elmer Sears, Forest Lawn Cemetery, 6701
30th Ave. S. W., Seattle, Washington.
Hans Seidlitz, Point Grey G & CC, 3350
S. W. Marine Dr., Vancouver, B. C.
Glenn Sessions, Meriweather Golf Club,
Hillsboro, Oregon.
A1 L. Smith, Seattle Park Department,
Volunteer Park House, Seattle, Wash.
Clarence Sowers, Colwood National GC,
7313 N. E. Columbia Blvd., Portland, Ore
William G. Steveley, Battle Creek GC,
Route 4, Box 157, Salem, Oregon.
Jack Steele, H. J. Stoll £ Sons, Portland, Oregon.
Rodney Strauss, Park Director, Roseburg,
Oregon.
Bill Tanler, Western Editor, Golfdom,
1890 Broadway, San Francisco, Calif.
Ray Telfer, Tokatee Golf Club, Blue
River, Oregon.
Wilbur E. Ternyik, 457 Florence,
Oregon.
Ervin Thoreson, Park Bureau, Portland,
Oregon.
John Thornlev, The Best Fertilizers Co.
1459 - 3rd Street, Oakland, California.
Thomas Thorpe, Royal Colwood G £ CC,
629 GoIdstream Ave., Victoria, B. C.
Vern Turgeon, Chas. Lilly Co., Seattle,
Washington.
Ellis Vandehey', Sunset GC, Route 2, Box
406, Forest Grove, Oregon.
Harold Van Buskirk, Battle Creek GC,
Rt., 4, Box 164, Salem, Oregon.

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AndrevVan Der Pauw, Maple Ridge GC, Box
298, Hammond, B. C. Canada-.Marc Venable, Northwest Mower £ Marine,
1149 N. 98th, Seattle, Washington.
Jim Vinson, Oregon Toro Distributors,
2000 S. E. Madison, Portland, Oregon.
J. R. Watson, Toro Mfg. Corp., 8111 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Ben R. Wagner, Nursery-Landscape Service,
504 Clay Street, Walla Walla, Washington.
Philip A. Watke, Amchem Products, Inc.
Box 2631, Spokane, Washington,
Doug Weddle, Olympia Country Club, Rt.
6, Box 212, Olympia, Washington.
Rudy Werth, Jackson Park GC, 1000 N. E.
135th Street, Seattle, Washington.
Charlie Wilson, Milwaukee Sewerage Comm.
Box 2079, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Alfred H. Wismer, Tektronix, Box 500,
Beaverton, Oregon.
Sidney S. White, Route 3, The Dalles,
Oregon.
Norman H. Woods, Box 204, Postal Station A, Vancouver, B. C. Canada.
Frank Yoshitake, Carnation GC, 9571 Avondale Raod, Redmond, Washington.
John Zoller, Eugene CC, 2450 Pioneer
Pike, Eugene, Oregon.
Sam Zook, Waverley CC, 1100 S. E. Waverley Drive, Portland, Oregon.
Ed Zybura, Chevron Chemical Co., 4224 N.
Armstrong, Clovis, California.
Richard H. Turley, Experiment Tarm,
Saanichton, B. C. Canada.

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