Northwest
Vol. 29, No. 1

TURFGRASS TOPICS
PUYALLUP, WASHINGTON

April 1986

TURFGRASS FIELD DAYS AT
PUYALLUP RESEARCH STATION
Two field days will be held at the Western Washington Research and Extension Center on June 24 and 25, 1986. Both
field days will be held at Farm 5, which is six miles due east
of the Research Station. The field day on June 24 will be for
golf course people only since we will be discussing research
oriented toward golf course management and interrelated problems. The field day on Wednesday, June 25, will be for all other
people including schools, parks, homeowners, lawn care companies, commercial property management and industry
representatives. We have a considerable amount of new research
on the ground and this will be your opportunity for a complete
update on slow release fertilizers, management of growth
regulants, turfgrass management on sand profiles, aerification
studies, adapted turfgrass varieties, fertilizer leaching studies,
water use management studies and others. There will be something here for everyone.
This is your opportunity to take an indepth look at the research that is ongoing, ask questions, and make suggestions for
further research that you feel is important to this region.
Put these dates on your calendar now and be with us on either of those days from 9:30 to 12:30 each day. For those of
you who don't know where Farm 5 is located, please come to
the Research Station which is on West Pioneer, 2 miles west
of Puyallup and you will receive instructions how to get there.

FROM THE PRESIDENT'S CORNER
By Mark Snyder
The Northwest Turfgrass Association is 40 years old this year
and the Tri-Cities conference is going to be both educational
and fun!
Welcome again, to all members, both old and new.
In the last issue of Turf Topics, I discussed the growth of the
NTA through increasing members and the benefits that our membership does enjoy.
One of those benefits is the annual conference; this year at
Pasco, Washington.
We are known for our high quality educational sessions and,
we are recognized as being the turfgrass association with the
longest history of continuous conferences in the United States.
This year at Pasco, September 22 through 25, the tradition
continues. We will kick off the conference Monday night with
an old-fashioned western BBQ; complete with a "souvenir" bandana. Plan to wear your jeans and bring the kids! Golf awards
from the day's tournament will precede the entertainment and
it will be a fun evening for all Association members and their
families.
Tuesday afternoon and early evening will repeat the great Supplier Social Hour and Show. At this function, the membership
can meet our commercial friends and view the many products
that our industry depends upon. Your participation is doubly
rewarded with the chance every twenty minutes to win a door
prize; such as a TRS-80 Color Computer or a family campstove.
Wednesday will be socially highlighted with two events:
The first will be the Ladies riverboat tour on the Columbia;
complete with a catering service to compliment the excursion.
Back at the Red Lion that evening will be the Annual Dinner
Dance. The speakers remarks will be short and the entertainment will be great for dancing. Plan to "put on the Ritz" for
this evening wind-up of a great Association Conference.
Be sure to make your plans now to attend the 1986 Conference. It is going to be both educational and fun.
The complete Ladies and Men's programs, including educational and social events will be detailed in the next issue.
The NTA is "40 years old and Growing". I am glad that each
of you is a part of it!

40th NORTHWEST TURFGRASS
CONFERENCE
All plans are moving quickly toward finalizing the educational
program, commercial exhibits, ladies programs, golf tournaments and everything else concerned with our forthcoming turfgrass conference on September 22-25, 1986. The Conference
this year will be at the Red Lion Inn at Pasco, Washington and
we know that there will be a super program and a super location.
There will be split sessions for golf course people and sessions for schools, parks, lawn care personnel and others.
Bo Hepler, who has worked on the local arrangements,
guarantees cloudless skys, perfect temperatures and fun for all.
Why don't each of you members of the Northwest Turfgrass
Association tell one or two other people about this conference
soon so that they can either become members or they can be
sent registration materials. We can always handle a few more.
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M E E T Y O U R N E W NTA D I R E C T O R S
We are a little late in presenting to you the new directors in
Tlirfgrass Topics, but it seems we didn't have enough photographs
for the December issue. We do want you to know your new directors so that you will be able to contact them with respect to
Northwest Ttirfgrass Association business whenever the need
arises.

BO HEPLER
Bo has been involved with the golf industry and turf management practically his entire career. Before graduating from
Washington State University and receiving his Bachelor of
Science degree in Agronomy, he worked five years at Hi-Cedars
Golf Club in Orting, Washington. He has had the opportunity
to go through the Jacobsen Training Corp. three different occasions in Racine, Wisconsin and was awarded one of their scholarships. He served as a mechanic in the U. S. Marine Corp Reserve
for six years. Over the last four years Bo has been employed
as Company Branch Manager and Turf Specialist for Senske Super Green, a large chemical lawn care company in the Tri-Cities
area of Washington. He has recently opened a new branch office in Yakima, Washington which he will be running in 1986,
and where he and his family will be residing. He loves well
managed turf and a weed-free lawn.
He reaps great satisfaction as a turf agronomist when able to
solve weed or disease problems for his eastern Washington customers and is pleased to be a part of this beautiful green planet.
He also enjoys playing golf when he can afford the time along
with wood working and spending time with his family.

MIKE KINGSLEY
Mike Kingsley is currently the golf course superintendent at
Coeur d'Alene Golf Club, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, where he has
been for the past four years. Prior to that he was assistant superintendent to Bud Ashworth at Spokane County's Liberty Lake
Golf Course for 4 years. Mike also worked for Spokane County at Hangman Valley Golf Course for 4 years prior to that.
Mike received his A. A. degree in business manage from Spokane Falls Community College in 1975.
Currently, Mike is President of the Inland Empire Golf Course
Superintendents Association, having held positions of vice president and board member previously. Mike is a member of the
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America and has
been a member of the Northwest Tiirfgrass Association for the
past 7 years. Mike is currently a 7 handicap golfer and in addition to maintaining and managing golf courses he enjoys skiing, kayaking, tennis and racketball.
Mike states, "I am very excited to be a board member of the
NTA and anxious to serve in any way I can."

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Bill and his wife, Pearl, have two children, Leilani and Mac.
They reside at Issaquah, Washington and Bill has been the Superintendent at the Sahalee Golf and Country Club at 21200 NE
28th, Redmond, WA 98052 for the past 7 years. He can be
reached by phone at (206) 868-1600.
In addition to his other director responsibilities, Bill has headed up the commercial exhibits at the annual conference on two
different occasions and was instrumental in getting this off the
ground. Bill is currently the Vice President and will proceed
on to the President of the Northwest Tiirfgrass Association.

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CLIP COLLARD RETIRES

L a w n . . . i n a d a y

Clip Collard, pictured above with his grand daughter,
Stephanie, has retired from San Juan Golf Club at Friday Harbor, Washington. Clip has been the golf course superintendent
at Friday Harbor since March 1972, and those of you who have
been associated with 9-hole or small golf courses can appreciate the amount of work that goes in to a 9-hole golf course, particularly when you have only 1/2 to 3/4 time individual in
addition to the superintendent.
San Juan Golf Club was practically devastated with rabbits
when Clip took over, and during his tenure, not only did he build
rabbit fences around the entire golf course but also managed
to keep the course in good, playable condition throughout this
time.
Clip has had an unusual career, and although he is a born
and reared American, he served three years with the RAF as
a fighter pilot flying both day and night fighters. He also served
two years in the U.S. Air Force in Europe as a P-51 pilot. Following World War II, Clip spent three years in agriculture and
commercial aviation in the U.S. He felt a need to get closer back
to the ground so he developed, owned and operated a seed ranch
in Idaho from 1950 to 1969 when the ranch was sold. Clip's specialty was producing certified alfalfa seed and he was one of
the early innovators in the use of leaf cutter bees for pollination.
Clip's wife, Ruth, has been a strong asset to him over these
many years and still enjoys a good game of golf and a good bridge
game. Both Clip and Ruth are looking forward to retiring somewhere in the area of Lincoln City, Oregon, where Clip will spend
a great deal of his time at his wood carving, another talent which
Clip has developed to a very professional degree. His carvings
of water fowl and other outdoor life are super.
At least for the near future, Clip and Ruth can be contacted
at 4948 Logan Road, Lincoln City, Oregon.
We wish you many years of good health and happiness in your
retirement.

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Tim O'Larey, a junior in the Tlirfgrass and Landscape Management Program at Oregon State University, was awarded one of
the Northwest Türfgrass Association scholarships in the fall of
1985.

Tim has extensive golf course experience at Oswego Lake
Country Club under the capable superintendent, Dick Fluter.
Tim plans to stay in the area of professional turfgrass management after graduation.
Nolan Johansen, U. of Idaho, was also awarded a $500 scholarship. His photograph was not available.

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NEWS FROM THE MEMBERSHIP
COMMITTEE
By Mike Kingsley

Dennis Piagni, Chairman of the Grants and Scholarship Committee, has announced that Northwest Türfgrass Association
scholarships are available to students pursuing degrees in turfgrass management or related fields at Northwest universities.
Teaching professors at Oregon State University, Washington State
University, University of Idaho and University of Montana
should notify their better students of this opportunity. Application forms are available from Dr. Goss at Puyallup. Scholarship
applications must be submitted to the Northwest Türfgrass Association board of directors by August 1, 1986. The scholarships
will be awarded at the annual Türfgrass Conference at Pasco,
Washington in September 1986.

Well, spring is finally here and in our industry, with spring
comes new growth (hopefully). We always need new growth to
replace those that are less vigorous. This is not just a characteristic of turfgrass but can be applied to our Association as well.
Unfortunately, there are among us those who are not vigorous, who have become stagnant, and have not renewed their
membership in the Northwest Tbrfgrass Association, and who
no longer grow in their industry. So, to replace these people,
we need new growth in the form of new members. In reviewing
the membership list for 1985, we found that approximately 46%
of our members are from golf courses, 32% from the commercial section, and 22% from schools and parks. You can see where
we need improvement because there are far more schools and
parks in the Northwest than golf courses.
m bet that most of you golf course superintendents have willingly provided help to your local schools and parks over the
years, so why don't you take an application along and sign them
up. There is no question that you commercial representatives
cover a very large waterfront, and with little effort you should
be able to sign up quite a few members. Why don't you just consider this as fertilizing your Association.

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CHINCH BUGS
Until very recently there were no reports of chinch bug activity or causing damage to turfgrasses in the Pacific Northwest.
Whether the sudden appearance of these chinch bugs was due
to the unusually long, dry and warm summer of 1985 remains
to be seen. Tom Cook has reported heavy infestations in the Willamette Valley of Oregon; whereas, Roy Goss has examined
several different turf specimens which have been heavily infested with chinch bugs.
TXirfgrass samples containing chinch bugs were invariably
found in lawns that had been under severe stress during the summer of 1985. The general symptoms are that the grass does not
seem to recover during the late fall, late winter period. Normally lawns that turn brown due to summer stress most often
green up with the onset of fall rains. This was not the case with
many of these lawns. Chinch bugs are known to be much more
troublesome along curbings, sidewalks, driveways and other areas
that tend to become hotter and drier. The chinch bugs suck the
juices from the grass leaves and seem to inject toxic substances
into the leaves causing further thinning and death of the grass
plants.
The chinch bugs observed at this point are black with a gray
spot on the upper surface and are about 1/8 inch long and move
very freely through the turf. If you notice any unusual thinning
or dying of your turf during this next summer, you may look
at it carefully to see if there are any chinch bugs. Several insecticides are available for the control.

WHERE DO THEY GO?
By Roy L. Goss

Recently, I was invited by the Oregon Golf Course Superintendents to give a talk to their first annual Green Chairman, Club
Official, Superintendent Seminar. The talk was entitled "What
the hell do you do with all that budget?" All too frequently, the
users of sports facilities including golf courses never really know
what it takes to maintain these facilities at the level that they
expect. When we consider that labor (all salaries and wages)
eats up between 60-80% of most operating budgets, that really
doesn't leave too much surplus to do all the rest. The price of
chemicals have skyrocketed in recent years. Fuel, fertilizers,
replacement parts, etc., take care of the remainder of the budget.
The Northwest Tlirfgrass Association is a very efficient and
dedicated organization where costs of operating the Association
are held to a minimum. There are no salaries and wages paid
with the exception of $100.00 per month for bookkeeping, billings and general record keeping for the Association. The Northwest T\irfgrass Association operates two bank accounts; one is
the general fund, which takes care of the printing, mailings,
directors meetings and incidental costs, and the other account
is a special research fund where monies are collected, saved,
and granted for research and scholarship purposes only. The
general fund receives its money from membership and the
amount that is not required for the items already mentioned and
for the sponsoring of the entire turfgrass conference go into research grants and scholarships as well. Craig Calvert has served
as a volunteer for several years in managing this Special Research Fund and also for billing and collection of these funds.
He has managed the Fund very efficiently by obtaining the
highest interest rates possible.
The Special Research Fund was originally developed for supporting a Research Associate to assist with the turfgrass research
program. The program was begun in 1975 and Tom Cook was
the first research associate hired and is now conducting the turfgrass teaching program at Oregon State University. John Roberts
was the second research associate and is now the Extension Turfgrass Specialist at the University of New Hampshire. Following Dr. Roberts, we hired Dr. John Law, who was with us for
about 1-1/2 years and is now with ChemLawn Corporation. Dr.
Law was followed by Dr. Jeff Nus who carried out some excellent research programs for about 1-1/2 years and is now heading
up the turfgrass research department at Kansas State University.
The total income from the Northwest Tbrfgrass Association
has been insufficient to pay the total upkeep of a research associate on a continual basis from year to year. Therefore, when
a research associate would move on, the position would be left
blank for about one year to help build up the research fund. This
is how we have managed to operate since 1975.
Due to the financial crunch of most universities and particularly those in Washington, Oregon and Idaho, the board of directors of the Northwest Thrfgrass Association have agreed to
terminate the research associate position and support at some
lower dollar value some technical research help and increase
research grants and scholarships.

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N T A FundS—Continued
Requests for research grants and scholarships are carefully
evaluated by the Research Committee who makes their recommendations to the board of directors. This past year, Dennis Pagni and his committee recommended the following action which
was adopted and carried out by the board of directors.
1. $2,000 for turfgrass cultivar evaluations to Dr. W. J. Johnston, WSU, Pullman.
2. $1,908 for sand sieves and shaker to Tom Cook Oregon State
University.
3. $1,500 for an Omnidata Polycorder to Dr. Gary Chastagner,
WSU, Puyallup.
4. $3,000 for studies on the control of necrotic ring spot disease to Dr. Gary Chastagner, WSU, Puyallup.
5. $3,000 for a research plot sprayer for Dr. Stan Brauen, WSU,
Puyallup.
6. $21,000 for salary and overhead for one year for a technical
farm laborer to assist Dr. Stan Brauen, WSU, Puyallup in
the research program.
7. $1000 scholarship—$500 to U. of Idaho and Oregon St.
University.
You can see that there was approximately $32,000 granted from
all of your efforts during 1986. This will significantly reduce
any savings on hand and it is hoped that other sources of funding can be generated for the technical farm laborer beginning
in 1987.
Tiirfgrass associations around the United States such as the
Northwest Tiirfgrass Association are assuming increasingly important roles in supporting turfgrass research and scholarship
programs. It appears that the general public does not want any
new taxes and state legislatures are finding it increasingly difficult to provide adequate funding to land grant universities for
overall research programs. The responsibility, then, for the financial support of these programs is being passed on down to the
persons receiving the most benefit. The more people that we
can get involved in contributing to research and scholarship programs, the easier it will be for all of us and will not financially
stress anyone.
I know that I speak for all research, teaching faculties and
administrators for the Northwest universities when we say,
'Thank you for this support, and we sincerely hope it will continue in the future." Please refer to your December issue of Tlirfgrass Topics for a complete list of all donors to these programs
for 1985.

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The following information was taken from the same publication and was contributed by R. D. William, Oregon State
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Interpretation of soil residue data, normally reported as ppm
(parts per million) of an herbicide is difficult without a corresponding validation trial where known amounts of herbicide
are compared using bioassay plants. However, a residue interpretation can be estimated as follows:
If a 3-inch layer of soil weighs one million pounds, then one
pound of herbicide mixed in one million pounds of soil equals
one part per million concentration. Usually, soils are sampled
from a uniformly mixed 6-inch depth resulting in two million
pounds of soil (Editor's Note: We normally recommend 3-inch
depth sampling for turfgrasses). A one pound herbicide rate
would result in a 0.5 ppm herbicide concentration. Therefore,
a residue analysis reporting 2 ppm residue in a uniformly mixed
6-inch slice of soil is roughly equivalent to 4-lb/A rate.
Relating these results to the question of planting nonlabeled
or sensitive crops also requires interpretation. Knowledge about
degredation of the herbicide as influenced by climatic factors
and soil types must be evaluated. Obviously, residues in many
sandy soils will be more active than similar amounts in clay or
muck soils. Label restrictions designed to avoid residues in food
products must also be considered. Lastly, results from various
analytical laboratories have been reported to vary considerably;
thereby reducing the precision of the decision-making process.

Precision spraying is required for applications of herbicides.
This past season two companies removed Cucurbit crops from
their herbicide labels. Cucurbits have historically had only narrow tolerances to herbicides. One company has stated that their
decision to remove the herbicide label for Cucurbit crops was
crop injury due to "inadvertent misuse."
An herbicide is labeled to be applied at a specific rate (lb/acre
- broadcast), and a specific way (preemergence, preplant, posttransplant, directed-shielded, etc.). Also included on the label
are several other points of information that must be followed
for correct application.
An applicator may not intentionally apply an herbicide in a
method other than prescribed on the label, but may do so through
carelessness. This is what is meant by inadvertent misuse. Legally, it is called negligence.
This brings up the question of what are the major things that
cause inadvertent misuse? There are two reasons: 1) mistakes
that change the rate of application; and 2) mistakes in method
and time of application.
RATE OF APPLICATION (gallons/acre)
The rate of application changes as nozzle size, pressure and
speed change.
Nozzles. Many mistakes are made with nozzles. Old nozzle
tips can wear, giving uneven and higher distribution. Sometimes,
applicators use different nozzles on the same boom. All may
be 80 degree nozzles but may vary from 8003 to 8004 tips. An
8004 may deliver 1/3 more gallons per acre than 8003, resulting in a 1/3 higher rate.
Pressure. When calibrating the sprayer, maintain a constant
pressure. Herbicides should be sprayed at 20-40 psi. A miscalculation of pressure can cause up to 10 gallons per acre more
being applied.
Speed. Tractor speed across the field is obvious when applying herbicide. Speed calibrated on a hard surface will probably
be different than soft areas, rough terrain, etc. A one mile per
hour difference in speed could add 5 gallons per acre of pesticide to the crop.
If an applicator did not check or calibrate the rig before applications, a total 2X misapplication is possible. Obviously, that
much overspray would be seen quite rapidly, whereas 5 to 10
gallons per acre on 3 or 4 nozzles could be quite serious but
harder to detect until crop emergence.
METHOD AND TIME OF APPLICATION
Method and Time. How and where to apply an herbicide are
specified on the label. These are usually preplant surface or
preplant incorporate (PPI), preemergence (PRE), postemergence
(PE), post-transplant (POST,PT), or directed sprays.
In many soils, incorporating the herbicide improves efficacy.
It also can be more phytotoxic to the crop when incorporated.
A problem can also arise if a preemergence herbicide is applied
too late. Problems have been seen when preemergence herbicides are applied just prior to emergence or at emergence and
a rain follows.
This information was taken from Pacific Northwest Weed
Topics, Vol. 86-1, March 20, 1986 and was contributed by Bill
Stall, University of Florida.

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. . .That we received absolutely no response, not even one
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purpose of the coupon was to provide membership pins. From
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1. You didn't receive the December issue. If not, please check
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2. You didn't read the December issue (a clear message to your
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3. You don't want a membership pin.
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As a Director and the Treasurer of the NT A, one of my duties
is to plan which direction the Association is going. In order to
do this properly, I feel that I we should all know where we are
presently. To start this process, the entire membership list must
be improved with updated information on our membership. The
information we have (only names and addresses) is inadequate.
The request for additional information will be installed into a
format that will allow us to manage the Association more efficiently and effectively for you.
In order to get this current information, I need your help.
Enclosed in this issue of Turf Topics is a short letter of explanation and a form for you to fill out. The information you provide should be both complete and accurate. The form should
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As with you, I am beginning my busy time of year and would
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Please complete the following information today. It will only
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would like to be passed on to the Board of Directors of your
Turfgrass Association.
While I have this opportunity, The Pasco conference is starting to take shape and looks to be another success. Please give
someone who would benefit from what the NTA has to offer
a membership blank or my address. The annual conference and
Supplier show is one of the best in the country. It is, of course,
the best place to ask questions, meet your peers, learn from
them and the many educational sessions, and to see and learn
about the newest in equipment and supplies at the popular Suppliers show. I look forward to seeing you and a lot of new members there in September.
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project only.
Gene Howe, Treasurer
Northwest Turfgrass Association

Mr. Tom Cook
Dept. of Horticulture
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331

OFFICERS OF THE
NORTHWEST TURFGRASS ASSOCIATION
Mark Snyder
President
Bill Campbell
Vice President
Gene Howe
Treasurer
Dr. Roy Goss
Exec. Secretary
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