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"A Patch of Green” 31823 U tica Road, Fraser, Michigan 48026 (313) 293.35 40 P ub l¡sh ed monthly by the Michigan and Border C itie s C o if Course Superintendents A sso cia tio n Circulation 750 MICHIGAN AND BORDER CITIES GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION Ted Woehrle, Oakland Hills CC Editor Blakeman Publications Graphic A rts /C irc u la tio n A D V E R T IS IN G R A T E S Double P age Spread.............................................*100.00 Back O utside P a g e................................................... 65.00 Full P a g e.......................................................................55.00 Half P a g e.......................................................................35.00 Quarter P a g e ................................................................ 25.00 Eighth P a g e............................... 12.50 Sixteenth P a ge...............................................................7.50 C la s sifie d Ad (per in ch )...........................................5.00 DISCOUNT RATES One Year 10 % THIS MONTH’S ADVERTISERS American Research Corp. 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R es. 721-6648 D etroit, M ichigan ALBERT KALTZ M APLE LAN E GO LF CLUB Sterling H eights, M ichigan O ff. 268-2130, R es. 463-2892 DAVID S. MOOTE ESSEX GO LF CLUB P.O . B ox 180 O ff. 734-7815. R es. 966-1617 Sandwich, Ontario GARY BARTSCH PINE LAKE COU N TRY CLUB P.O . B ox 216 Orchard Lake, M ichigan Off. 681-1322, R es. 476-5852 ROGER GILL R O Y A L OAK GO LF CLUB R oyal Oak, M ichigan O ff. 549-7125. R e s. 573-6859 P R E S ID E N T E M E R IT U S WARD SWANSON PLUM HOLLOW GO LF CLUB 29642 W estfield (R e s .) L ivon ia, M ichigan O ff. 352-2436. R es. 421-8049 The President’s Message g ^ September was a busy month. It was the month of our Annual Fund Raising Day. We made about $10,000 profit, to be used for turf research. We had two educational meetings — one at E d g e w o o d , and one at the Kingsley Inn. On Wednesday, September 13th we drove up to mmummm Traverse City Golf and Country Club, Traverse City, Michigan to see what Michigan State had to show us at their Northern Michigan T u r f-^ * grass Field Day. report on the results will appear later) Some 300 interested peoole attended the Field Day. * ^ k A This month we will have another busy schedule. October 9th we are guests of Upjohn Chemical Company, Kalamazoo, and the next day we have a joint meeting with Michiana, Northern Michigan, and the Western Michigan Superintendents Association at the Kalamazoo Country Club with Roy Peck serving as our host Superintendent. O c t o b e r 25 and 26 we have an opportunity to attend the “ Management Seminar I” at Columbus, Ohio, spon-* sored by the GCSAA. The opportunities to improve your education have been numerous. This has been the primary objective of this administration and we feel that the year 1972 has been a success. Your President, Dr. Jim Beard, o f MSU, explaining the results of the bent p lots at Traverse City. GUNTER CO., INC. D-12495 DIXIE HWY. HOLLY, MICHIGAN 313 634-4812 GOLF COURSE CONSTRUCTION C O M P L E T E G O L F C O U R S E C O N S T . R E M O D E L IN G E X IS T IN G C O U R S E S IR R IG A T IO N S Y S T E M IN S T A L L A T IO N C O N V E R S IO N O F E X IS T IN G S Y S T E M S 4 C. E. “Tuck” Tate Receives Certification by the GCSAA On September 13th, “ Tuck” Tate, Superintendent of the Frankfort Golf Club, was presented his “ Certified Golf Course Superintendent” plaque. After he completed all the necessary requirements for participating in the Certification Program he took the six part exam and passed to qualify for the coveted certificate. Ted Woehrle, Director of GCSAA, presented the plaque at the luncheon of the Northern Michigan Turfgrass Field Day at the Traverse City Golf and Country Club (last home of the great “ Haig” ). The accompaning picture was taken in front of the Memorial Stone honoring Walter Hagen, on which is, “ You’re only here for a short visit. Don’ t hurry. Don’ t worry. And be sure to — smell the flowers along the way.” Walter Hagen Congratulations to “ Tuck” for his achievement. 5 George Prieskorn, Chairman of the Ticket Committee, raised over $4,000. Contributions for prizes were solicited by Ward Swanson, who did another fine job. The lucky winner of the drawing was Danny Uzelac, Superintendent of u ! Dominion Golf Club, Windsor, Ontario. He won a four day trip to Las Vegas for two. The entire story will be fea­ tured next month. - NEXT MONTH - Annual Golf Day at Oakland Hills C.C. highlites. BELOW: Left; Gordy La Fontaine, Lawn Equipment Corporation, Treasurer and Coordinator; Right; General Chairman Cleml Wolfrom, Superintendent, Detroit Golf Club. Most of the details are in and it looks like another huge success for our A n nu a l Golf Day, held this year at O a k l a n d H i l l s C.C., Birmingham. Despite the heavy rains th e n i g h t b e f o r e , we teed off 365 golfers and fed 385 people. It was a great association effort and Clem Wolfrom, the General Chair- man, is to be congratulated fo r h is i n d i v i d u a l work. Our commit­ tee chairmen and their members did an outstanding job. Danny U zelac — " B o y , did I really w in ? " L as for Dorothy and V egas me. Or should I take som eone e lse ? 6 Marshal Committee: Chairman Clarence Wolfrom, Superintendent of Maple Lane Golf Club on cart; Gene Johaningsmeier, Director of Michigan Turf Foundation, on left, and J. D. Armstrong, immediate Past President of the Michigan Turf Foundation. The Beer Committee: Jim Vaughn (McLoud), Superintendent Dearborn C.C. and A1 Kaltz, Superintendent Maple Lane Golf Club — Co-Chairmen. 7 No synthetically produced fertilizer can compare with MILORGANITE Golf Courses Use More M ILORGANITE Than Any Other Fertilizer TERMINAL SALES CORR 12871 EATON AVE. DETROIT, MICH. 48227 (313) 491 -0606 8 RAKES TURF AND VACUUMS IT CLEAN Powerful oirstream distributes litter throughout hopper RAKEOVAC FROM TORO To Arrange For A Free Demonstration Call: Wilkie Turf Equipment Co. (The Anderson Division) 23455 T E LE G R A P H RD., S O U T H F IE LD , MICH. 48075 • PHONE: 353-5300 Pest of the Week Submitted by Gregory Patchan, Oakland County Horticulture Agent Recently a number of us got together and visited with nurserymen and others at various locations in Monroe County. Below is a list of those present on the trip. (Ornamentals), M i c h i g a n State University - DR. JOHN HART, Extension Pathologist (Shade and Forest trees), DR. FRANK LAEMMLEN, newly appointed Extension Pathologist GREG PATCHAN, Oakland County Extension Horticultural Agent, JERRY DRAHEIM, Wayne County Extension Horticultural Agent, ED KIDD, Monroe County Exten­ sion Agricultural Agent, GURDON DENNIS, District Extension Horticul­ tural Agent; and from the Michigan Department of A g r i c u l t u r e , Plant Industry Division were A s s i s t a n t District Director JIM BROZOVICH, and MEL GOMULINSKI and BILL YOUNG, Inspectors. We thought that some of the things we saw and the suggested solutions to some problems might be helpful or of interest in your nursery, landscape or institutional maintenance work. 1. LEAFHOPPER BURN Everywhere we went we noticed damage from leaf- hoppers, mostly to the new growth on many plants. The new growth of Maples in particular, including Norway, Sugar, and Red, show leaves curled, chlorotic and burned at the leaf edges on the terminals of the branches from leaf- hoppers. Diazinon, Malathion or Sevin will control this insect. In years like this repeat sprays are necessary every two weeks. Sevin may last as long as a Continued on Page 12 ARE YOU INTERESTED IN JOINING THE MICHIGAN AND BORDER ' CITIES GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ------------ \ __ f M IC H IG A N f a / P i V ASSOCIATION? M O O U L / I M I IV^IN . SteHjng Heigh|s Michigan 48077 Off. 268-2130, Res. 463-2892 Fill in the questionaire below and mail to: ALBERT KALTZ MaP|e Lane Goli Club Phone: N A M E O F I N T E R E S T E D P E R S O N D A T E M A I L I N G A D D R E S S ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C I T Y ____________________________________ S T A T E -------------------------- Z I P --------- Or you may contact the next golf course supplier who calls on you and give him the Information needed for application. 10 New Equipment Displayed Part of the Traverse City Field Day included various items of equipment. The latest mowing equipment to be demonstrated was the all new Roseman Hydra Gang Mower. The reels are individually mounted to their own hydraulic motors, live PTO power to all reels through a single handle control valve. Back lapping is possible by re­ versing the control valve handle. The mowing unit can be mounted on a 2000 or 3000 Ford tractor. It looks like a real move forward in mowing equipment. BELOW: “ The Big Three“ at Traverse City C.C. Equipment Demonstration. 11 GOLF COURSE CHEMICALS Donald Benham NATIONAL CHEMSEARCH CORP. 5589 Ablngton Road Birmingham, Michigan 626-1111 You Can RELY ON L A B O R A T O R IE S . IN C . FOR TURF CHEMICALS CALL ARNIE COLLENS 27848 K E N D A L L W O O D F A R M IN G T O N . 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He appeared on several of our National Educa­ tional Programs representing the March Irrigation Co. of Muskegon. We welcome him to our area and wish him good fortune. selections Pest of the Week Continued month. There is some indication that the systemics may do a good job on fhoco incpptc 2. CHLOROTIC RED MAPLE Varying degrees of chlorosis were noticed on Red Maple (budded and grafted selections). We have noticed this in the past in many plantings of selections. This never seems to occur in those grown from seed. Suggested cause is a developing graft incompati­ bility. Trees with severe chlorosis had obviously poor knitting of the tissue at the graft union. There is some indica­ tion that some o f the trees may in time overcome this but we can’ t be sure. Badly affected trees can easily be broken at the graft union. 3. - A suggested tree wound dressing you can make yourself is L i n s e e d Oil and Copper Sulphate, thick enough so it doesn’ t run. There seems to be a lot of disagreement among plantsmen on tree paints and even whether they are of value at all. Asphalt base paints are toxic to cambium tissue and may soak through thin bark trees, so paint only the bare wood exposed by the cut - not the healthy bark. Next Page TREE WOUND DRESSING 12 plants 4. VERTICILLIUM WILT IN NORWAY MAPLE AND SMOKE TREE (Cotinus coggygria) In several locations wilting of branch ends, whole branches, and in some instances the whole tree, on Norway Maples of all selections, even Crimson King, were noted from Verticil- lium Wilt. In a few trees a bark canker was present on the main stem. Often the telltale green stain of the sapwood was present only at the base of dead or dying branches or in the main stem near the ground. A red selection of Smoketree (a very susceptible species) showed dieback of the branches similar to winter injury. The green staining from verticillium could only be found in the roots. The only solution is to trim out the affected portion, if possi­ ble, and fertilize to promote vigorous, healthy growth. Avoid root injury to established such as Maple, is a soil-borne fungus di­ since this sease. Don’ t replant s u s c e p t i b l e species where the organism is known to be present. Some 1200 different species o f plants are susceptible. Consult “ Control of Plant Diseases in Home and Garden’ ’ , by M. Shurtleff, for susceptible ornamentals list. 5. HERBICIDE DAMAGE TO TREES Simizine damage to Flowering Cherry and Birch occurred where too large an application was made. In one instance on White Birch only an occasional limb on some trees showed damage. Leaves were yellow along the margins but on Flowering Cherry the veins of the leaves were the only thing green. Be positive of the right application rates on herbicides - don’t learn the hard way. They are efficient, labor-saving cultural tools when used properly in the right amounts. 6. CROWN CANKER ON FLOWERING DOGWOOD - A few Dogwoods showed extreme curling of the leaves and pre­ leaf color due to crown mature canker. The canker appears at or slightly below ground level on the main stem. To avoid crown canker don’t injure plants with bump or otherwise Continued on Next Page 13 red PROBLEM S at "Your Patch of Green"? YlW-f CO' S f DEW REMOVAL * 6 '^Ol Hq *4 M4 N & s* v o\ SOLUTION % % N 0 I R R I G A T I 0 N F L E X I B I L I T Y MILLER CENTRAL CONTROLLER Call 398 - 2233 For A Mobile Demonstration At Your Golf Course Truly Automatic Irrigation by fille r Sprinkling Systems R O Y A L O A K 3 9 8 -2 2 3 3 Since 1925 CALL LAKESHORE COLLECT (216) 651-1600 FOR ALL YOUR TURF6RASS SUPPLIES - QUOTATIONS ON REQUEST - - CHECK OUR PRICES - LAKESHORE E Q U IP M E N T & S U P P L Y C O . 10237 B E R E A R O A D C L E V E L A N D , O H I O 4 4 1 0 2 YOU’RE ENTITLED TO THE BEST golf course CHEMICALS (You’ll get it - and more!) HERB CARSON AMERICAN RESEARCH CORP. 11840 MAYFIELD AVE. L IV O N IA , MICHIGAN 48150 (313) 522-2400 - EXT. 2401/2402 T urf Care the GRANULAR WAY Controlled Release Fertilizers Fertilizer-Pesticide Combinations Fungicides/Herbicides/lnsecticides —• — Granular Spreaders LELY/SCOTTS/GANDY T u rf grass Seed High Quality / Wide Selection P ro T u rf Charles Croley 1120 Jefferson Street Lapeer, Michigan 48446 Phone: 313/664-8266 cultivating equipment. Keep plants healthy with fertilization programs and a well-drained soil. They don’t seem to - Many crabs have 7 ^ APPLE SCAB ON FLOWERING CRAB lost over half their leaves, with some species completely defoliated from Apple Scab, a fungus leaf disease. Some species and hybrids show little or no defolia­ tion. If you are growing or planting flowering crab you might want to select the plants in the nursery now. (It would be easy to tell which are resistant to this disease now). Gurdon Dennis, District Horticultural Agent, has a list of many, giving relative resistance to both fire blight and apple scab. The list originated at Ohio State University, but if you want a copy of the list give him a call. NEXT MONTH - - Winners of the Annual Golf Tournament at Stoneycroft. LEAF MINER IN WHITE BIRCH 8. The leaf miner was present in large numbers in White Birch in some loca­ tions. Where systemic materials were used early in the year they were non­ existent. Meta-Systox-R or Di-Syston 2% granules can be used where home plants are concerned. Nurserymen may wish to use some of the h i g h e r percentage systemics in the nursery. Care should be used since they are highly toxic organic phosphates. 9. MITES ON LINDENS - Little leaf Lindens and Crimean Linden both showed heavy deposits of Black Sooty Mold on the upper leaf surfaces. The sooty mold doesn’ t do any damage, but it’ s a result of mites feeding on the undersides of the leaves. Mites cause droppings of sticky sap on the upper leaf surfaces. Mites can be controlled with Kelthane, Acaralate, Chloroben- zilate, or s o m e of the o t h e r fine miticides. Two sprays 7 - 1 0 days apart should be made. 14 R o s e m a n H y d r a - G a n g M o w e r M o d e l H G 7 The Roseman 7 unit Hydra-Gang Mower utilizes the tractor hydraulic system to power the cutting reels and provides hydraulic lift for each mower unit. The Hydra-Gang mounts on Ford 2000 and 3000 All Pur­ pose model tractors, equipped with live power take-off. Drive power for reels taken directly from the tractor engine eliminates need for excessive draw bar pull and minimum weight for traction. Hills and banks can be mowed easily regardless of soft or wet turf conditions. Individual mower units follow ground contour with un­ limited flexibility without scalping. 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