fcUG rA 0 ‘U 398-3636 (Due to recent fertilizer shortages, we suggest you order early this year) i h i r e x MICHIGAN AND BORDER CITIES G O LF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION P R E S I D E N T GERALD GILL TAM -O-SH AN TER COU N TRY CLU B 3466 Walnut Lake R oad Orchard Lake, M ichigan O ff. 626-8325, R es. 851-7904 V I C E P R E S I D E N T GEORGE PRIESKORN 5341 Brighton R oad (R e s .) B righton, M ichigan 48116 BURROUGHS FARMS G O LF CLU B R es. 227-1881 S E C R E T A R Y - T R E A S U R E R BOB HOPE LOCHMOOR COU N TRY C LU B 20740 Marter R oad G rosse P oints W oods, M ichigan 48236 O ff. 881-8112. R es. 884-8684 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 G O LF CLU B Detroit, M ichigan 530 Kendry (R e s .) ALBERT KALTZ M APLE LA N E O O LF CLUB S terling H gts., M ichigan Off. 268-2130, R es. 463-2892 PINE LAKE CO U N TRY CLU B ROGER GILL 1894 A lton C ircle W alled L ake, M ichigan 48088 O ff. 681-1322, R es. 624-6931 WILLIAM W. MILNE COU N TRY CLU B OF D E TR O IT G rosse P oin ts Farm s, M ichigan O ff. 881-8000, R es. 886-9319 220 C .C . Drive BAY PO IN TE G O LF CLU B DONALD LA FOND 3685 Union Lake R oad Union L ake. M ichigan R es. 363-1142 JAMES G. VLASSIS LAKE LANDS G O LF CLU B 709 D evonshire B righton, M ichigan 48116 P R E S I D E N T E M E R I T U S OAK LA N D H ILLS COU N TRY CLU B TED WOEHRLE Birmingham, M ichigan O ff. 644-3352. R es. 646-6512 " A Patch of Green” 31823 Utica Road, Fraser, Michigan 48026 (313) 293-3540 Published monthly by the Michigan and Border Cities Coif Course Superintendents Association Circulation 1,250 Ted Woehrle, Oakland Hills C.C. Clem Wolfrom, Detroit Golf Club Co-Editors Blakeman Publications Graphic Arts/Circulation A D V E R T I S I N G R A T E S D ouble 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 Agrico (Bud Camp) American Research Corporation Century Supply Corporation Chemagro D iv is io n of Baychem Chipman D iv is io n of Rhodia W. A. C leary Corporation C ow b ell Seeds, Inc. J. J. D ill Company Grass Pavers Limited R. P. Klein & Sons, Inc. Lakeshore Equipment Lawn Equipment Corporation L & E C hem icals W. F . M iller Garden M ilw aukee Sewerage Commission 0 . M. Scott & Sons Company Sprinkler Irrigation Supply Term inal Sales Corporation Turfgrass, Inc. Tu rf Supplies, Inc. W ilkie Tu rf Equipment Company 4 The Year of the “Fairy Ring” Numerous reports of “ fairy-ring” on Detroit area golf courses have been heard of this summer. “ Fairy-ring” is a fungus that we know little about. It is a spectacular disease because of its large green circles and often times the brown circles when the grass finally dies. Fairy* rings have been known for centuries. The Bible even mentions them. The organisms causing fairy rings are fungi belonging to the group known as Basidiomycetes. There are three basic types of fairy ring found in turf - most of which will fruiting struc­ ture, mushrooms and puffballs. They all produce rings of different types. form specialized The first type - This disease usually only stimulates the grass and causes a dark green ring - provided that the soil remains moist. The second type - the grass is killed or badly damaged - the outer ring is usually dark green. The third type - there is no apparent ring except for a few mushrooms or puffballs. Several researchers feel that death to turf is caused by (HCN) gas, hydro­ gen cyanide. in for At present there are no known controls fairy ring. Aerification and soil sterilization have been tried with little success. Several Superintendents increase have observed an fairy ring since systemic fungicides were intro­ duced. There is no apparent reason or strong theory to support this observa­ tion. However, quite recently a German scientist from Bavendorf, Germany has shown that certain sys­ fungicides are toxic to earth­ temic w o r m s (that are so vital to good aeration and decomposition of organic matter). Of the three compounds used on turf, benomyl produced the greatest reduction in the earthworm population. reporting At present, no known work is being in the U.S. to substantiate the done findings in Germany. As a matter of fact, many Superintendents feel they have reduced the fairy ring problem on their courses since they began using systemics. There may be some relationship between the excessive amounts of moisture last year and the increase of fairy ring this year. there are so many cases of fairy ring. I guess we just don’t know why June Meeting A packed house came to hear Dr. James Beard of M.S.U. at our June 11 meeting at Orchard Lake C.C. Host Superintendent, Jim Timmer­ man, had the course in perfect condi­ tion as always. Over 50 members played golf. Dr. Beard mentioned that stripe smut in Toronto C-15 bent grass was a serious problem this year especially invasion by when Nematodes. Symptoms are thinning and a general fading out of turf. coupled with an June meeting speaker, Dr. James Beard of Michigan State University. He reported that attendance at the winter Turfgrass Conference has grown steadily since 1960 when 50 \ people were in attendance to 678 last | winter. President Gerald Gill, on right, presenting Tom Talkington, president of the Michigan Section PGA, with a check for $500 for the National Golf Day Program. No synthetically produced fertilizer can compare with MILORGANITE Golf Courses Use More MILORGANITE TERMINAL SALES CORP. Them Any Other Fertilizer 6 12871 EA TO N A V E . D E T R O IT , M IC H . 48227 (313) 491 -0606 W eKnow Agrico 18-5-9 Can Improve Your Fairways. And We’ll Go To Any Links To Prove It! We know Agrico Country Club Fertilizer can improve fairways. Because it feeds more efficiently to help build plusher turf—turf that will approach your greens in quality. We ll prove it to you on your own course, free of charge. Formulated with moderate-size granules, Agrico 18-5-9 can be spin-spread faster and more accurately. Once spread, 18-5-9’s power-feeding formula makes your fairway turf uniformly thicker. This helps “keep the ball high on every lie” and gives your golfers better fairway shots. Because 18-5-9 is high in nitrogen content, you need fewer bags for normal fertilization. A real savings when you’ve got 40 to 65 acres of fairways. The nitrogen is derived from organic as well as quick green-up sources. Five units of nitrogen are in water insoluble form to keep your turf greener—longer. Higher potash content, one-third from sulphate, makes turf so resilient that it resists tracking—even under heavy traffic conditions. Five units of phosphorus will maintain, but not increase soil levels. “We’ll Go To Any Links” To prove that Agrico can improve your fairways, we ll go to any links. Complete the coupon below and we ll come to you—with a free product demonstration. We’ll prove beyond a doubt the effectiveness of Agrico’s 18-5-9 formula for fairways. And we ll fill you in on Agrico’s full line of dependable course-care products. AgricoCountry Club Bud Camp 5208 Renfrew Drive Ft. Wayne, Indiana 46815 Please contact me for a free product demonstration of 18-4-10 or 18-5-9 and for information on Agrico’s other course-care products. N am e _____________________________________________ Title________________ Golf Course------------------------------- Street or P O. B ox__________________________________ Phone Num ber__________________________________ __ C ity______________________State___________Z ip --------- Otter good only in Agrico trade areas 1 Once you use a Chipco something. You’ll be using Chipco everything. □ Chipco Spot Kleen □ Chipco Microgreen Liquid □ Chipco Turf Herbicide“D” □ Chipco Spreader Activator □ Chipco Thiram 75 □ Chipco Crab Kleen □ Chipco Turf Herbicide MCPP □ Chipco Buctril □ Chipco Turf Kleen CHIPMAN DIVISION OF RHODIA. INC. New Brunswick, N.J. 08903 8 T h atch W anted I am currently studying under Dr. James Beard at MSU toward a master’s degree. As a research problem, I am planning to do some extensive work with that old nemesis — thatch. When Dr. Beard and I were at the June MBCGCSA meeting, we mentioned to the members that we were in need of thatched areas of various depths on both bentgrass and blue grass turfs, and, while the response was good, we still need some additional areas. NEEDED: thatch and/or mat (thatch mixed with soil from topdressing) areas of a depth anywhere from one inch on up on bluegrass and/or bentgrass turf. SIZE: any size area that you can afford to sacrifice. inch samples to be USE: some 2V2 removed for analysis and several 6’ x 10’ areas for use in wear tolerance studies utilizing a wear simulator. Contact: Dave Duncan 317 Agriculture Hall MSU East Lansing, Mich. 48824 Phone: (517) 353-4417 Turf Field Day September 30 Field Day: Mark your calendars for 9:45 a.m., September 30! We’ ll start at the Agronomy Farm, Hwy 52 NW, come to the experimental green and also see the new PAT System in the Purdue stadium after lunch. There will be a slide show at lunch, so don’t wait on the weather. Drought Continues It has been ten weeks since many parts of lower Michigan received any measurable rain. less than one inch We have had since late in May. Water systems have really had to work. Thank God for the cool weather that accompanied most of this drought. \, How many times should awn or turf be replaced, vhere it is worn and muddy, rom cars, trucks, golfers, caddies, and golf carts? ft. The next time you reseed can be the last time; if 'ou reinforce the soil with lAONOslab grids. Q. Have MONOslabs been installed in any Detroit area golf courses? A. Yes. See for yourself low Oakland Hills uses MONOslabs to reinforce lawn areas which were continually subjected to wear from wheels and feet. Q. How can I find out more about MONOslabs? A. On the next rainy day, call (313) 549-4046, and jeorge Amber will show in your maintenance building) the 9-minute British film, “ An Environ­ ment Story.” The “ parking lawn” shown lere has been reinforced >y MONOslab anti-erosion grids, illustrated below. Yes, the weeds are genuine tool H--------------- 2 3 V *---------------------H P LE A S E PARK ON THE GRASS T . M . , turf and soil rein­ forcing grids, are composed of high-strength freeze-thaw resistant concrete. Nominal values: 24" x 16" x 4h"; 2 2 /3 sq. ft.; 1 cu. ft.; 90 lbs.; 2 f per lb.; 65 i sq. ft. delivered. For light loads (foot paths, walkways, patios, bike trails, tree g rills, etc.) lay MONOslabs bottom-side-up. For heavy loads (car and trucks, golf carts, aircraft; for waterways and also e r o s i o n lay MONOslabs right-si de-up. c o n t r o l ) Order MONOslabs from Fendt Builders Supply, Farmington Hills, Mi. (313) 474-3211 _ Injecting Trees to Control Dutch Elm Disease Above: Putting a wooden plug into hole injected so healing where chemical was will be quicker. Below: Tree injection process for treating Dutch Elm Disease. From Michigan State we learn that injecting Elm trees with Benomyl at the rate of (2 lbs. per 100 gals.) gives some hope of arresting the dreaded disease (Ceratocystis ulmi). Apply at least one gallon of solution to a tree - in holes drilled six to ten inches apart with a pressure injector. If more than 5% of the tree is already affected, removal is recommended. The pressure injector can be assembled by your crew for about $175.00 to $200.00. It takes about one hour to drill holes* - inject chemical and Fill holes and move on to the next tree. 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It s also available in 5 and 7 gang models. Check into Our Gang. The Parkmaster 9 from Toro. WIDTH OF CUT: Cutting width is 18’6” , which is approximately 28% wider than our 7 unit model, and which can effect up to 35% savings in mowing time. Eiclutive mark ol The Toro Company A , P A R K M A S T E R 9 TORO INDIVIDUAL FRAMING: Spartan units are individually framed and chain sus> pended to permit maximum freedom for smoother cutting over undulating turf. Single hand adjustment knob adjusts bedknife against reel. - DISTRIBUTED BY WILKIE TURF Equipment Company 1050 O P D Y K E R O A D P O N T IA C , M IC H . 48057 (313) 373-8800 YOU WON T BELIEVE IT, BUT.... during the month of August only we can offer you a SPECIAL INVENTORY REDUCTION PRICE on a limited number of ( Buckner* roller and wheel base sprinkler stands packaged and sold two in a box, while they last! M O D E L NO. R-18 W H E E L S , 17" T R E A D , 3/4" IPS, 3/4" H O S E R-13 R O L L E R , 12", 3/4" IPS, 3/4" H O S E 1974 L IS T (each) $10.75 13.50 Y O U R P R IC E (box of 2) $11.00 13.80 Sprinkler Irrigation Supply Company D ivis io n of A. J. M ille r, In c., 1316 N. Cam pbell Rd., Royal Oak, Mich. 48067, (313) 398-2233 (312) 62 9-77 30 C hicago * ENGINEERED RAIN ARE YOU INTERESTED IN JOINING THE MICHIGAN AND BORDER CITIES GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION? F ill 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 A LB ER T K ALTZ Maple Lane Golf Club Sterling Heights, Mich. 48077 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. 12 Important Dates Don’t forget September 10, 1974. This is the Michigan State Field Day at Traverse City Golf & Country Club. Also The 9th Annual Turfgrass Research Benefit sponsored by the Michigan and Border Cities Golf Course Superin­ tendents Association will be held September 23, 1974 at Bay Pointe Golf Club. Your support is needed. Sell your tickets and plan on attending. This project needs your help. In reality, you will be helping yourself and your profession. A garage mechanic in a tiny New Hamp­ the shire village prominently displays following list of repair charges: “ Hourly rate, $6. If you watch, $10. If you help, $15.” 3336 TU R F FU NG ICIDE - A broad spectrum sys- temic fungicide that prevents and controls all 6 major turf diseases. Non-toxic, non-mercurial. BROMOSAN TU R F FUNGICIDE - The newest broad spectrum systemic fungicide for those persistent problem areas or areas that have gotten out of hand. C A D D Y — Economical Liquid Cadmium Fungicide. PM AS (10%) — Crabgrass and Disease Control. SPO TRETE - 75% Thiram Fungicide. C L E A R Y 'S G R A N U L A R T U R F FU N G IC ID E - For snow mold, spring and summer diseases. C A D -TR E TE - Broad spectrum fungicide containing Thiram and Cadmium. MCPP - Control of chickweed, knotweed, clover on bentgrass greens and fairways, bluegrass and fescues. M C P P -2.4-D — Controls chickweed, knotweed, dock, dandelion, plantain, ragweed, pigweed, etc. M E T H A R 80 - Controls Dallisgrass and crabgrass. Water soluble. M E TH A R 30 - A super crabgrass killer. AM A PLUS 2,4-D — Control of Dallisgrass, silver crabgrass, plaintain, dandelion, knotweed, chickweed. and other broad- leaf weeds. AM A (SUPER M E T H A R ) - The new "A M A " liquid crabgrass killer. A LL-W ET - Added to water, it allows quicker and deeper penetration...enables soil to retain needed moisture. C LEAR-SPRA Y - Liquid Hygrostatic Sticker to protect against w ilt and w inter kill. TR U -G R E E N - Liquid Chelating agent. G R A S S -G R E E N ZIT - Permanent green pigment, restores green color to dormant or discolored grass. Not a dye. C O R P O R A T I O N P. O. Box 10 Somerset. N. J. 08873 TURFGRASS, INC. SOUTH LYON, MICHIGAN 48178 Phone: Area 313 437-1427 TERSAN 1-2-3 DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAM 13 July Meeting Host Superintendent Bill Milne on left, discussing the program with Bob Miller of DuPont. A new product must be effective, competitive in price, easy to apply, and have lasting qualities and now the EPA wants new chemicals to leave the environment rather rapidly. We must determine whether we want to use curative or preventive reasons. chemicals true Broad Spectrum. Most are Phytotoxic and hazardous. Mr. Miller stressed the fact over and over that we should always READ THE LABEL. chemical Few the are for Systemics enter plant at point of contact and only move upward. This is why you want to get as much of the chemical as possible in contact with the crown and roots. What Does LD50 Mean? Pesticides are placed into groups a c c o r d i n g to the toxicity to test Continued on Page 17 ^ ---------------------------------------- SPECIALISTS Once again the meeting of the Michigan and Border Cities Golf Course Superintendents Association was held at cne of Detroit’ s finest Clubs. Chairman, Don LaFond of the arrangements committee is to be con­ for obtaining the Country gratulated Club of Detroit for our July 22nd meeting. Sixty g o l f e r s p l a y e d in the “ Kickers” and 118 came to dinner. Mgr. Joe Gunther outdid himself with one of the finest gourmet meals of the year. Bill Milne, host Superintendent, supplied us with a superbly condi­ tioned golf course - congratulations, Bill! Our speaker for the evening was Bob Miller, our friend from DuPont. He spoke to us about the merits of Contact and Systemic Fungicides. T URF GRASS/ V TWO COMPLETE SEED INVENTORIES Merion Baron Winter Green Fylking Nugget Norlea COWBELL TELEPHONE WAYLAND 616-792-2241 l w a y l a n d \ MICHIGAN V 49348 ★ I EEDS GOLD TAG SEED QUALITY BLENDS Special Mixes for your BRIGHTON MICHIGAN / 48116 particular need i n c o r p o r a t e d / ----------- 1 14 BRIGHTON 313-229-6169 GRAND RAPIDS 616-877-4614 FIVE WAYS TO GUARD «DYLOX insecticide Fast-acting selective insecticide gives quick clean-up of sod webworms. Dissolves readily in water for application with any spray equipment. «BAYGON insecticide This carbamate controls turf insects, including species resistant to chlorinated hydrocarbons and organophosphate insecticides. For great turf that gives your golfers great shooting, order these Chemagro turf pesticides from your chemical distributor. Chemagro Division of Baychem Corporation, Box 4913, Kansas City, Missouri 64120. RESPONSEability to you and nature 7 4 5 9 B These Chemagro turf pesticides make it easier to have great turf on your golf course. «DYRENE turf fungicide DYRENE controls dollar spot, plus all melting out, leaf blight, leaf spot. Also controls copper spot, stem rust, brown patch and snow mold. DEXON fungicide Helminthosporiumstrains— Stops Pythium. Non-mercurial. also extremely effective in prevent­ ive programs to control cottony blight. "DASANIT nematicide Broadcast DASANIT 15% Granular for season-long control of microscopic “eel-worm” nematodes that destroy turf root systems; cause grass seedlings to wither and die. Thorough watering leaches it into root zone for maximum control. 15 - These redwood signs are made in Flower boxes add color to tees. Several courses in the area have added in Hancock, color to their tees by planting flowers. Michigan. Lawn Equipment can supply, the name and address of the company that makes the signs, Oakland Hills has added directional signs with statistics for the golfers convenience to their flower boxes. the Copper Country up Ranair| i 22159 Telegraph Rd. Southfield, Mi 48075 . . . . 356 9137 irrigation system s RAIN-BIRD . . . SAFE-T-LAWN . . .NELSON Good Quality & Good Service c o n s u lta tio n — design - m a te ria ls w h u ri 1 68 a 1 e d i 8t r i b u fc o r 8 [ E I T O 3890 W. Eleven Mile Rd Berkley, Mi 48072 .. . . 543 7730 16 July Meeting Cont. animals. The toxicity of the formulation to test animals determines the signal word (danger, warning, caution) used on the product label. The usual test animals are white rats, but mice, rabbits, and dogs are sometimes used. The most common LD50 expression represents the acute oral toxicity, that is, the single internal dosage neces­ sary to kill one-half of the test animals. The acute oral toxicity has limitations because it represents only the immedi­ ate toxicity of an internal dosage and not the chronic, accumulative effects of any irritation. Several pesticides are absorbed through the skin and several do cause, skin irritation. skin absorption or LD50 values are expressed in terms of milligram of chemical per kilogram of body weight (mg/kg). Some conver­ sion factors to convert common terms are: 1 ounce = 28.38 grams = 28,380 milligrams 1 kilogram = 1,000 grams = 2.2 pounds mg/kg x 0.0016 = ounces/hundredweight or mg/kg 624 = ounces/hundredweight mg/kg x 0.0030 = ounces/180 pounds Therefore, an LD50 of 1,000 mg/kg would be 3 ounces of material per 180 pounds of body weight, while LD50 values of 100 and 10 would be 0.30 and 0.03 ounce per 180 pounds respectively. Since toxicities depend on body weight, it would take only one-third of this amount to be lethal to a 60-pound child and five times as much to kill a 900-pound animal. The LD50 values are expressed on the basis of active ingredient. If a commercial material is only 50 percent active ingredient, it would take two parts of the material to make one part of the active ingredient. In some cases chemicals mixed with the active in­ gredient (adjuvants) for formulating a pesticide may cause the toxicity to differ from that of the active ingredient the LD50 of alone. For example, Next Page 17 R .P. KLEIN & SONS, INC. TU R F EQUIPM ENT SERVING EASTERN MICHIGAN AGRICO BEAN BERRIEN BRILLION DUPONT LELY ROYER YORK Please Call Us for Prices & Literature Call Toll Free 800-462-3263 54 Brown Street Croswell, Michigan 48422 TURF SUPPLIES INC. 6900 Pardee Rd.,Taylor, Michigan (313) 2 9 1 -1 2 0 0 DON’T EVEN THINK OF B U Y IN G .......................... GRASS SEED FERTILIZERS FUNGICIDES WITHOUT CALLING 291-1200 TURF SUPPLIES INC. 6900 Pardee Rd.,Taylor, Michigan (3 1 3 )2 9 1 -1 2 0 0 CALL LAKESHORE COLLECT (216) 651-1600 FOR ALL YOUR TURF6RASS SUPPLIES - CHECK OUR PRICES - LAKESHORE - QUOTATIONS ON REQUEST - E Q U I P 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 July Meeting Cont. 2,4-D acid is 320 mg/kg, while that of i the ester formulations is 500 to 600. the lower the LD50 REMEMBER: toxicity. A value, common standard is aspirin, which has an LD50 of 1200 mg/kg or table salt which has 3320. for comparison the greater the from: Gregory Patchan Ext. Horticultural Agent Grass is Immortal 1 Grass is the forgiveness of nature - her constant benediction. Fields t r a m p l e d with battle, saturated with blood, torn with the ruts of cannon, grow green again with . grass, and carnage Streets abandoned by traffic become | grass grown like rural lanes, and are obliterated. 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