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Lakeshore Equipment Lawn Equipment Corp. W.F. M iller Garden M iller Sprinkling Systems (Sisco) Milwaukee Sewerage Comm. Rhodia Chipco Products O.M. Scott & Sons Company Terminal Sales Corp. Turfgrass, Inc. (Agrico) Turf Supplies, Inc. W ilkie Turf Equipment Co. 3 MICHIGAN AND BORDER CITIES GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION P R E S I D E N T OAKLAN D HILLS COU N TRY CLUB TED WOEHRLE Birmingham, M ichigan O ff. 644-3352, R es. 646-6512 V I C E P R E S I D E N T GERALD GILL TAM -O-SHANTER COUNTRY CLUB 3466 Walnut Lake Road Orchard L ake, M ichigan Off. and R es. 626-8325 S E C R E T A R Y - T R E A S U R E R BOB HOPE KNOLLWOOD COU N TRY CLUB 6330 Inkster Road Birmingham. M ichigan Off. and R es. 626-6062 B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S C. H. WOLFROM, JR. D E TR O IT GO LF CLUB Detroit, Michigan 530 Kendry (R e s.) ALBERT KALTZ M APLE LAN E GOLF CLUB Sterling H gts., Michigan Off. 268-2130, R es. 463-2892 ROGER GILL R O YA L OAK GO LF CLUB R oyal Oak, M ichigan Off. 549-7125, R es. 578-6859 GEORGE W. PRIESKORN 5341 Brighton R oad (R e s .) Brighton, M ichigan 48116 BURROUGHS FARMS GO LF CLUB R es. 227-1381 WILLIAM W. MILNE COUNTRY CLUB OF D ETROIT 220 C .C . Drive G rosse P ointe Farm s, M ichigan O ff. 881-8000, R es. 886-9319 BAY POIN TE GO LF CLU B DONALD LAFOND 3635 Union Lake R oad Union Lake, M ichigan R es. 363-1142 P R E S I D E N T E M E R I T U S WARD SWANSON PLUM HOLLOW GO LF CLUB 29642 W estfield (R e s .) L ivon ia, M ichigan Off. 352-2436, R es. 421-8049 The President’s Message are making a We change in our circula­ tion coverage with this issue of the Patch of Green. An additional 350 copies are being sent to the Chairmen of the Greens Committees and to their Committee members at all member; Clubs of the Golf A s s o c i a t i o n of Michigan. This is a new policy that will be tried for a period of time. There are several reasons for this change. One, we feel that much of the information contained in our publication will be of value to your Chairmen. He will better YOU’RE ENTITLED TO THE BEST Call Us For Your Needs GOLF COURSE CHEMICALS | | (You'll get it - and more!) | Herb Carson Marvin Rothman AMERICAN RESEARCH CORP. 11840 MAYFIELD AVE. LIVONIA, MICH 48150 (313) 522-2400 Ext. 2401/2402 4 understand our problems if he can read about them. We will also be able to get to him with explanations when we run into bad conditions on the courses in the area. We also cover the work that is being done at Michigan State and this will help deseminate this information. We need all the supporters of turf that we can get and this action should help to do this. Many of our National programs are discussed here in the Patch of Green and they too need some supporters. We hope to gain a few new members. Last but not least we need suppor­ ters in our local endeavors and we hope to gain support in many o f our projects such as National Golf Day and the annual golf outing used to raise funds for turf research. Your President, . Ted Woehrle GAM Moves Headquarters On March 1, the Golf Association of Michigan moved its Headquarters > from downtown Detroit out to 29563 ! Northwest Highway, Southfield, Michi­ gan, 48076. The telephone number is I 313 353-0330. They are sharing the office complex with the PGA, Michigan Section, j Their address is the same as the GAM [ but their telephone is different. If you ; want the PGA office, dial 313 356-7272 ! is additional office space 1 There available for allied associations that may want to use the facility from time I to time for meetings and perhaps the office equipment when available. We welcome the GAM out to the golfing community. Good Luck. Protect Against Late Winter Injury Keep the golfers off soil greens or you may end up with a green looking like the green above. This is the time of year to protect your course from late winter injury. The if there two pictures accompanying this note are to illustrate some of the things we should do is a sudden thaw of the ice and snow that may still be around in certain parts of Michigan. Get the excess water off the turf to help prevent a soaking of the tissue and possibly setting the stage for cold temperature kill if the temperatures drop suddenly. The other picture is to remind you to keep the play off the greens if conditions are too soft for play or you may end up with greens looking something like this. This picture was taken at a course where the players decided to play despite the requests made by the Superintendent. The greens were never smooth again for the remainder of the season. Just a reminder. Before you can discipline others successfully, you must discipline your­ self. — William Feather 5 Welcome All Readers Joint Meeting with PGA and GAM On April 4, 1973, we will be holding a joint meeting with other golf oriented associations in Michigan. We will be meeting with the PGA members of the Michigan Section and the GAM repre­ sentatives the member Clubs here in Michigan. The meeting will concern a short Irrigation Symposium covering the following subjects and speakers: from Introductions of speakers by Ted Woehrle, President of the Michigan and Border Cities Golf Course Superinten­ dents Association and the Golf Course at Oakland Hills, Superintendent Birmingham, for this meeting. the host Club Why Water - (The A g r o n o m i c s ) : Dr. James Beard, MSU turf expert The frustrations of the Superinten­ dent: Bill Milne, S u p e r i n t e n d e n t Country Club of Detroit Lessons we have learned: Walter Wilkie, Wilkie Turf Equipment Co., Southfield, Michigan The E c o n o m i c s of Automatic Irrigation: Ernie Hodas, Century Supply Corp., Berkley, Michigan Questions and Answers to follow. This meeting is on a Wednesday evening. Cocktails will start at 6:00 and dinner will be served by 6:30. The whole evening should be very educational. Please try to attend and bring your Greens Chairman. It isn’t necessary to come for dinner but we certainly would like to see you there about 8:00 PM for the meeting. Please make reservations through our Associa­ tion or by using the card sent by the GAM. Remember, Oakland Hills Country Club, W e d n e s d a y , April 4, 1973. Cocktails and dinner followed by the meeting. in today Although men are accused for not their own weakness, yet, knowing p e r h a p s , as few know their own strength.lt is in men as in soils, where sometimes there is a vein of gold which the owner knows not of. What irrigation equipment is being used the Michigan area: James Vince, Sprinkler I r r i g a t i o n Supply Company, Royal Oak, Michigan If we change to Automation, How do we go about it?: Ed S h o e m a k e r , Rainbird M a n u f a c t u r i n g Corp., Glendora, California 1 GUNTER CO., INC. D-12495 DIXIE HWY. 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SCHWARTZKOPF Mid-Continent Agronomist, USGA — Green Section the time With the metric system being used in turfgrass research and many of the results being given in publications and at conferences in kilograms per hectare or kilograms per square meter, it can be a little confusing, but it need not be. The metric system is based on units of ten, thereby making it easier to work with than the present system of inches, feet, yards, miles or quarts and gal­ lons. Since is c o m i n g , possibly sooner than you think, when the metric system will be used instead of the present method of measuring, the following conversion units may be helpful in your understanding of the metric system: 1 yard = 1 kilogram (kg) = 1 hectare (ha) = 1 acre (43,560 ft2) = .4 hectares 1 kg/ha = 10 kg/ha = 1 meter = 1 kilometer = 3 ton/acre = 4 ton/acre = .9 lb/A 9.0 lb /A 39.4 inches .6 miles 7000 kg/ha 9000 kg/ha .914 meters 2.2 lb. 2.5 acres How many kg/ha of fertilizer did you apply the last time the fairways were fertilized? The metric system will not only be used by Golf Course Superintendents, but by club members and your family as well. Imagine a member saying he missed a 40 cm putt on number 14 for a birdie, or your wife telling the butcher she needs a roast that weighs 2 kilograms, only to have your son come home from little league to say he ; hit a home run that was 55 meters long. It could happen in the near future! Cost of Best Job in result, A Superintendent produces a product that is measured in terms of golfer satisfaction, a difficult standard to measure. The terms of specifying appropriate costs levels is either to do the “ best” job with what­ ever funds are budgeted or to do the “ best” job and see how much it costs. The problem focuses on determining this range; to establish a reasonable budget level; determine how to allocate among cultural operations, and then 1 produce the “ best” job. Boils down to the turf user, his motivation and his willingness to pay. ir r ig a t io n s y s t e m s . SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO MEET THE MOST DEMANDING WATERING REQUIREMENTS OF ANY GOLF COURSE. WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS ( 3 1 3 ) 5 4 3 - 7 7 3 0 3890 WEST ELEVEN MILE ROAD BERKLEY, M I C H I G A N 4 8 0 7 2 Utilizing Earthworms by TED WOEHRLE Since moving to O a k l a n d Hills Country Club in the Detroit area in 1968, I have noticed that growing Poa annua is not the problem that it was in the Chicago area. At first I believed that it was e n t i r e l y due to porous sandy soil and the good drainage. These, o f course, are very important, and no doubt have a great deal to do with the success of growing healthy Poa, but I also had some sandy, well- drained areas in C h i c a g o , and I couldn’ t keep Poa during these times of stress. In taking a closer look at a few other variables, I noticed the absence of thatch - I noticed deep roots - more dollarspot because of leaching - an enormous earthworm population, and different cultural practices used in the past in comparison to Chicago. This reminds me of a question I used to ask many of my fellow superintendents in Chicago - WHICH CAME FIRST, POOR SOIL OR POOR GRASS? Did we ruin our soils with poor m a n a g e m e n t p r a c t i c e s of over-watering, over- fertilizing, and the over-zealous use of pest controls? First, we killed grass by over­ watering - a great thing this irrigation. Wet soils and grass make a great place for diseases to do their dirty work. The grass dies, the weeds come in and, of course, Poa annua is right there with the rest of the weeds. We killed the cutworms and other insects, and inadvertently killed our old friend - the earthworm. the The Oakland Hills C.C. have almost a pure Poa annua turf. We’ve killed all chemically - dandelions, chickweed, knotweed and clover, crabgrass and goosegrass. other weeds along with From what I understand about the history of my Club, we were about to have the 1951 U.S. Open Golf Tourna­ ment, and it was a disastrous year for turf. Several members went to Canada and purchased enough Poa annua to seed all the fairways. They got good germination, good survival, and the Club ended up with the finest playing fairways. To this day we still have good Poa fairways. Sure, we lose some turf to winter desiccation or ice damage, but seldom do we lose Poa in the summer. A cross-section of a turf sample has deep white roots on the Poa almost at any time during the summer, usually around 5 or 6 inches deep. There just isn’t any In checking past records insecticides have rarely been used. There is a great abundance of earthworms - (Polish aerifiers as we call them). thatch. I became i n t e r e s t e d and began asking questions, reading some old textbooks. Then Jack Welch of Scotts sent me a collection of research papers from around the world, and I was amazed to find out that these little critters are indeed the most important tool we have on the course. Dr. Jack Butler at the University of Illinois, and the Turf Department of Michigan State University have been doing thatch studies, including the effects that the earthworms have on the control of it. the Let me take you on a little trip t h r o u g h land of the worm by reviewing some of the findings that have come about by scientists around the world. Incidently, most of the work on worms has been done in England, Germany, Russia, and Australia. Continued on Page 13 9 NORMAN W. KRAMER AWARD President Clem Wolfrom, on left, presenting the NORM W. KRAMER AWARD to the top scholastic student in turf, Roger Southworth. David Heiss, Director of the Michigan Turfgrass Foundation, on left, presenting the OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARD to Don Ratcliff, a second year turf student. 10 THENEW The Toro Sandpro more than cuts trap maintenance time in half. Because one man with a Sandpro can rake an average of 15 traps an hour. Easily. That means your whole course is finished in four to five hours. And you ve got better looking traps in the bargain — cleaner and dressier. The professional trap maintenance machine is here at last, and it's called the Sandpro! Wilkie Turf Equipment Company The Anderson Division 23455 TELEGRAPH RD., SOUTHFIELD, MICH. 48075 • PHONE: 353-5300 11 SISCO SALESMEN at your SERVICE MIKE BYRNES has been on the Sisco sales team for seven years and has had specialized training in fie ld installation of irrigation systems. Any questions you may have regarding piping products, sprinklers and valves in your irrigation system, dial for Mike at 548-7272. Sprinkler Irrigation Supply Company, Division of A. J. Miller, Inc., 1316 N. Campbell Rd., Royal Oak, Mich. 48067, (313) 548-7272 Chicago (312) 629-7730, Kalamazoo (616) 381-0506, Columbus, Ohio (614) 888-1782 E N G I N E E R E D R A I N ARE YOU INTERESTED IN JOINING THE MICHIGAN AND BORDER CITIES GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION? a l b e r t k a lt z Map,e Lane Golf cub Sterling Heights, Michigan 48077 Fill in the questionaire below and mail to: 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 Phone: Off, 268-2130, Res. 463-2892 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. Utilizing Earthworms Cont. of As early as 1882, Darwin recog­ nized the fact that earthworms play a part in the formations of agricultural soils. Since that time, some investiga­ tions have been made on the effects of earthworm activity on the physical, biological the soil. Workers concluded that the air capacity of soils was increased by earthworm activity, and the aerobic processes, especially nitrification, were stimu­ lated. properties Earthworms eat soil and organic matter, excrete casts, and make holes, thereby perforating and granulating the soil. Aside from the pure mechani­ cal aspects of earthworm activity, it has been shown that the water stability of soil aggregates is increased in soil worked by worms. It appears probable that earthworms are important in maintaining good soil physical condition; thus, water infil­ tration rates are higher (3 to 4 times more rapid) where they occur in large numbers. Hopp and Hopkins report several populations for ordinary field conditions of over 1/2 million worms per acre. Studies show that it normally takes a worm about 1 and 1/2 hours to burrow into the soil. 22% of the surface four inches moves through the earth­ worm’ s bodies each year. Up to 25 tons of dry weight per acre of earth­ worm casts are deposited annually on the soil surface. Not quite equiva­ lent to 1/4 inch of top-dressing per year. Worms are prolific reproducers. The average worm has 50 to 60 cocoons, or hatching, per life span, mostly during the spring. The heaviest worm popula­ tions are in spring and early summer. After July 1 there is a steady decrease. After October 1 we noticed the population again increases. The eggs are hatched during the summer. Continued on Page 16 found 13 Wandering Tee Shots by BILL MADIGAN With the use of electric carts and fewer caddies used on golf courses today; play has slowed somewhat due to misplaced shots and players not being able to locate their golf balls, especially on courses with a high amount o f play from non-members or public play. in the primary drop zones, parallel or ► perpendicular to the fairway. Such as: This is one of the few small things that we, as superintendents, could do to speed up play on our courses. CLASSIFIED ADS IRRIGATION SALESMAN Fine opportunity with established irrigation equipment distributor in several Midwest areas. Salary, commission, expenses and good benefits. Send resume to, or call Austin Miller at (313) 548-7272. SPRINKLER IRRIGATION SUPPLY CO. 1316 N. Campbell Road Royal Oak, Michigan 48067 In order The reference system of locating golf balls can be a problem in densely wooded areas. The player, watching his shot, and using a tree or object as a point of reference for location, can have a problem when he gets into his cart and approaches the area where his shot landed. His visual perspec­ tive c h a n g e s and he can have a problem locating his reference point. this player, I suggest using something to offer this player a better reference point. In wooded areas, trees could be marked with different colors that are visual from the tee. Paint could be used or 6” plastic bands placed around the tree at a reasonable height, 6 - 7 feet. They could be marked vertically using high that don’ t interfere with course rules and aid these players. Only a few are needed visibility to aid colors No synthetically produced fertilizer can compare with MILORGANITE Golf Courses Use More MILORGANITE’ TERMINAL SALES CORP. Than Any Other Fertilizer 14 12871 EATON AVE. DETROIT, MICH. 48227 (313) 491 -0606 Tfeddy Temper We can’t do anything about Teddy Temper. But when weed, insects and disease show up on your turf, we have something for almost everyone of them. ChipcoTurf Kleen. Chipco Turf Herbicide MCPP. SUP’R FLO Maneb Flowable. Chipco Microgrcen Liquid. Chip-Cal Granular. And Chipco Spot Kleen. Everything to help keep your greens (and fairways) in the pink. From Rhodia Chipco Products. “He s not just another duffer. He s chairman of the greens committee. ” 15 Utilizing Earthworms Cont. Most of the worms found in the fall are immature worms. Other Factors Affecting Population Soil pH seems to affect the earth­ population. Few worms are worm found in very acid soil (lower than pH 5), and this could *be nervous s e n s i t i v i t y to soil acidity, or of nutritional requirements which acid soils fail to meet. It has been shown that worms tend to neutralize soil pH. They can make acid soils more alka­ line, or they can make alkaline soils more acid. live NOW, A NATURAL QUESTION Do earthworms increase soil pro­ in greater ductivity, or merely abundance in the better soils without contributing to productivity? It has actually been proven that where poor soils have been inoculated with worms, there was considerable improvement in the soil in a short period of time - 2 years. Here are other factors affecting the worm population. A 35 year study in England showed that of 16,000 worms examined, there wère 10 species found of which 5 species made up 95% of the total. Their plots have been treated with six cultural practices, or factors alone, and in combination with each other. Sulfate of ammonia and sulfate of iron both decrease worm populations slightly. When applied in combination, they become synergistic in nature, and almost eliminate the worms completely. Lime applications, topdressing with organic matter, and spiking or aerifying immensely. improve Also, the population. They still use Mowroh Meal on greens to thin populations, but not kill them completely. Some herbicides kill worms - not certain how - perhaps killing food supplies. superphosphates the population improve Insecticides controlling worms - Continued on Next Page Remember . . . How Good Your Golf Course Looked When You Last Used . . . G & F? W ell........ Borden's Famous G & F (Greens & Fairways) is A vailable in Michigan Again for ’73 . . . IN NOT JUST ONE, BUT SIX G & F’s - TO GIVE YOU ULTRA-MODERN, HIGH ANALYSIS, NON-BURNING FERTILIZERS IN SUPER-UNIFORM, DUST-FREE PELLETS. G R E E N S & F A I R W A Y S 1 6-5-1 U 50% O r g a n ic w i t h a l l n e e d e d t r a c e e le m e n t s . “ T H E G R E E N S K E E P E R ” 1 3 t3 - 9 , 65% O r g a n i c , F i n e T e x t u r e , a l l t r a c e e l e m e n t s . 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