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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 5 2 08 Renfrew Drive Ft. W ayne, Indiana 4 6 815 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. Nam e__________________________________________ Title____________ Street or P O. Box _ Phone Number__ _ City____________ _Golf Course _ -State _ _Z ip_ Otter good only in Agrico trade areas A Few Thoughts About The World Food Shortage over 10,000,000 p e o p l e mentions Humane Society would not allow it. - No one - because the this point We don’t have a lobby in Washington to extol the benefits of turf in America. Sure, golf is a rich man’s game. But he needs this sport to wind down after a tough day at work. It is mentally rewarding. The oxygen produced by the grass is also beneficial - As most of you have read recently we, in the turf industry, have been blamed for a good portion of the food shortages in the world. We are fertilizing our grass on our golf courses when people in other parts of the world are not able to buy fertilizer and consequently they are starving to death. Nothing is being said about the fertilizer used to grow tobacco, which we all know is of no benefit to man - (It actually kills people because of the cancer caused by smoking) maybe that’s not all bad either because then we would have fewer people to feed. Nothing is being said about the alcohol being produced from grain and hops - these all need fertilizer too. our What about all the pets that mess up lawns and golf courses? It is | estimated that our cats and dogs in America consume emough food to feed MICHIGAN TURFGRASS CONFERENCE January 14 and 15, 1975 KELLOGG CENTER Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan * * * * * * ■> Contact: Mr. Richard Anda, Turfgrass Ext. Associate Dept, of Crop & Soil Sci. MSU East Lansing, Mich. 48824 A plot of grass 25 feet X 25 feet (625 square feet) can produce enough oxygen to support the life of four people. There are seventy such plots per acre or enough oxygen produced to sustain the life of 280 people per acre. Most golf courses average 130 in area so the average golf acres course supports 36,400 people. The State of Michigan has over 500 golf courses located throughout the State. This is enough grass to support the o x y g e n needs of 18,300,000 people. There are over 11,000 golf courses in America. Some other beneficial aspects of turf are : Erosion control caused by wind and into water; Air purification (turns CO 0 ); it is valuable in noise abatement; cools reduces glare, and increases property value. the air, The next time someone feels that we are responsible for the starvation of people because of our fertilizer use - just point out all the good we are doing for America. We are supporting life through oxygen production, and because of this, we have been helping to keep the air fit for breathing, which perhaps is more important than food. 5 Pesticide Applicators Standards Proposed The E n v i r o n m e n t a l Protection Agency has published p r o p o s e d standards describing the types of knowledge that pesticide applicators will be expected to have in order to qualify as certified applicators under the provisions of the Federal Insecti­ cide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. Under FIFRA, some pesticides (or certain uses of pesticides) may be classified as “ restricted use” , and, in some instances, the applicable re­ strictions may include a requirement that applications be made only by, or under the direct supervision of, a certified to FIFRA, such requirements will not be effective until October 1976. applicator. According EPA has proposed that private applicators be required to have prac­ tical knowledge of the pest problems and pest control practices - including safety practices - relevant to their particular farming operations. Neither commercial nor private applicators would be required to have completed any particular level of formal educa­ tion. EPA has proposed, however, that commercial applicators be required to pass written examinations. Private applicators would have to show that they can read and understand pesticide labels. GCSAA Pesticide Seminar A very w o r t h w h i l e Pesticide is presently being offered Seminar by GCSAA. interest is generated, here in Michigan, we can request its presentation at MSU. If enough It is designed to help you study and prepare yourself for your appli­ cators license that will be mandatory by October, 1976. Let us know if you would like this Seminar to be presented here in Michi­ gan. S easo n ’s G reetings from the Editor and Publisher 6 GCSAA Educational Advisory Council Conducts Meeting Future educational needs of the golf course superintendent was the major topic of discussion when the GCSAA Educational Advisory Council met at the Association’s headquarters August 28 and 29. Gathering for the k first time, eight of the nine newly appointed members of the Council, GCSAA Director Richard Malpass and f Director of Education Bill Knoop, I represented the first opportunity that members of the profession and the i academic community had to jointly consider all aspects of the superin­ tendent’s educational requirements. During the two-day meeting, the (group also reviewed the educational program planned for the Association’s International in New 1 Orleans, the new pesticide seminar study manual and other educational materials. They also discussed the important area of certification. Conference Those members of the council in attendance were: Dr. James Beard, Dr. Jack Butler, Dr. William Daniel, Dr. George Estes, Dr. John Hall, Dr. A1 Turgeon, Dr. Coleman Ward and Dr. Vic Younger. Dr. Herbert Cole, Jr., was unable to attend. of the Each i represents council members a different university, section of the country and academic i specialty. They are all well known for I their work in turfgrass and related \ areas and for their numerous contribu­ tions through research projects and published articles. The next meeting of the Council will be in New Orleans, during the Conference and Show, February 16-21, 1975. 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 I CHIPMAN DIVISION OF RHODIA, INC. New Brunswick, N.J. 08903 7 Editorial W h a t N o w ? In these apparently difficult times we must be totally aware of what is happening about us. How the economy is affecting us and our profession, and more importantly, what can we do about it. The indicators of business condi­ tions have switched from yellow to red. The shift has been very rapid. Now most economists believe the economy is headed for a recession. The indicators are yielding so many negatives that the question is whether or not the economy is already in a recession - a “ real” recession that is, not the “ sideways waffling” the administration calls it. Until a month or so ago, most economists were not aware of the pervasive nature of the slowdown. Businessmen in appreciating how much the business outlook had shifted. too, were late But now, it is increasingly likely that there is a classic recession in President Ford’s future. This apparently is not our biggest problem, however. The biggest problem facing the world at this time is an ever increasing food shortage, a subject that is being discussed by the world powers at this very moment at the World Food Conference. Those of you that watched Walter Cronkite one evening last month on CBS TV heard several interviews the United States representa­ with tives to the Food Conference, making statements to the effect that 15% of our in America is being used for ornamental turf and gardens (singeling out golf courses and lawns), when all around the home world there are starving people - deprived of an adequate food supply. fertilizer supply Senator Dick Clark of Iowa is to propose a bill that limit the use of fertilizer for threatening would the turf industry. The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America was contacted by CBS for our comments. We, of course, feel that if in fact people are starving because of a shortage of fertilizer created by our use, then we w o u l d be the first to a g r e e to a reduction in its use. Of course, we disagree with the Continued on page 10 ( Scotcs^) ProTurf H elp in g th e su p erin ten d en t through tu r f resea rch ... ■ Controlled Release Fertilizers ■ Fertilizer/Pesticide Combinations SCOTTS • LELY • G A N D Y SPREADERS Finest quality turfgrass seed-Fairways • Greens • Tees • Roughs Scotts Windsor and Victa blends ■ Fungicides-Herbicides-Insecticides ■ Soil Testing-Weed & Disease Identification Ted M ulcahey Technical Representative 7205 S. Jennings Road Swartz Creek, Mich. 48473 Telephone: 313/655-4702 8 seasons greetings TURFGRASS, INC. SOUTH LYON, MICHIGAN 48178 Phone: Area 313 437-1427 AaricoCountry Club What Now Cont. figure of 15%. To the best of our the ornamental turf and knowledge, garden is using somewhat less than 15% of the fertilizer supply. It would appear that it is closer to 4%, and much of this is of the type not used by agriculture. industry We all know that turf can be grown with less fertilizer than we are accus­ tomed to using. It may not look as nice, but in the interest of mankind, I am certain that the American golfer would recognize and understand the problem and agree to a reduction in fertilizer use. Oldtime Supt. Dies Archie Reaume, retired Superinten­ lie Golf and Country dent, Grosse Club, passed away on November 15. He began working for Superinten­ dent, Hugh Ross, in 1919 at Grosse lie and in 1926, he became the Golf Course Superintendent. For the next thirty-five years, he continued on as Superintendent at which time, Jack Lorenz took over as Superintendent. Archie stayed on as a tractor driver until his death - His span of employ­ ment was 55 years - quite a record. S u r v i v i n g are his wife, Anna, D a u g h t e r , Jennett and ‘his son’, Denny, who is presently the assistant Superintendent. Our sympathy goes out to the family in their sorrow. Now - what can we as turf managers do to combat today’s inflation? First, we can become better managers. There is simply no substitute for good management. In golf course turf operations, this usually means a top notch Golf Course Superintendent. He is a saving - not a cost. He will save a club far more than the added salary he commands. Because of good record-keeping, he knows costs. He saves in better management of per­ sonnel, equipment, purchases, and at the same time, provides a far better condi­ tioned golf course for the membership, and this is probably the biggest savings of all. labor I mentioned first because it represents around 70% of our budgets. It is the one place that we can really save money - not by cutting wages, but by reducing the work force in numbers. Wages will continue to go up. (Business Week - November 2, 1974) “ Workers’ wage demands are on a collision course with business conditions. Wage agreements have been heating up, energized by inflation and validated by soaring book profits. In the third quarter, wages and benefits negotiated in contracts covering 1,000 or more workers had a first-year settlement of 11.1%. Smaller second-year and later increases brought the average over the life of the contract down to 7.9%. (Last year, first- year changes were only 5.8%. But that doesn’t include cost-of-living escalators. And there has been a sharp increase in cost-of-living clauses. The Bureau of Labor Statistics calculated that about half of all workers included in major bargaining units now get cost-of-living coverage. Unit labor costs are soaring. In the past year, they have risen more than 10%. Business has been able to tack that on prices; that is what inflation is all about. But that is not how it is going to be from here on out. A lot of those big price mark­ ups won’t stick. 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Miller, Inc., 1316 N. Campbell Rd., Royal Oak, Mich. 48067, (313) 398-2233 Chicago (312) 629-7730 y tU ± Æ 2 J f> 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 ALBERT KALTZ A S S O CI AT ION? Fill in the questionaire below and mail to: Sterling Hei^s^M ch^U O IT Phone: Off. 268-2130, Res. 463-2892 NAME OF I N T E R E S T E D PERSON D A T E MAI LI NG 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 What Now Cont. Will a recession economy put the squeeze on wage demands? That is not the way it is working in the construction industry. Construction has been in a recession all year, with unem­ ployment pushing past 10%. Still first-year wage in construction were 10.8% in the first nine months of 1974. agreements By midyear, bricklayers and electricians joined plumbers in topping an hourly wage in excess of $10, according to the National Assn, of Home Builders. Carpenters will join that group before the year is out. In the past five years, the building trades have boosted their hourly wage rates, including fringe benefits, by about 50%. Because of the demands put on us by the modem golfer, we are sometimes asked to perform maintenance practices strictly to please the golfer. Everything has to be green - green is beautiful. These demands often result in wasteful practices. We are asked to mow our grass at several heights of cut around the various parts of the golf course - or less on greens, Vz** on collars and tees, 5/8 - 3/4” on fairways, 1” - lte” around banks of tees and greens, and perhaps the same for an intermediate rough or short rough just off the edge of the fairway, and, of course, 2” or more in the deep rough. All of this requires more men and equipment. In the old days we mowed our golf courses at four heights - greens, tees, fairways and rough. Perhaps this is coming back - Just as a labor saver. Of course, your golfers would have to be sold on the idea of cutting back on some of the customs of grooming, in order to use fewer men. If you can’t convince your players and owners that you should cut down on grooming, then perhaps you could still cut down on crew size, by imple­ menting better management techniques in labor use. LABOR USE Properly trained people with the in­ ; centive to do a good job can save labor. One good man is worth two or more poorly trained men. We must put PRIDE to work for us. Here are a few ways to instill Pride. 1. We must have an acceptable wage structure as a keystone to any personnel program. We have to conform to the general community practice, if high wages are common, we must comply. There is less probability of trouble concerning hours of work as long as rule governing working periods, fest periods, holidays, and vacations are clearly understood. We all know that pleasant working conditions and surroundings are important. and Supervision involvement Participation - the human aspect of working conditions - it is more difficult to manage and often the cause of trouble. 2. in decisions. If employees have something to say about the establishment of fair wages, the wages will seem more adequate and attractive. Even on such matters as deciding on the installation of new pro­ cesses or equipment, ultimate efficiency d e p e n d s upon the m a n n e r in which employees are involved in the decision - making process. Accidents, Economic 3. seasonal cyclical depressions, or or technical changes hold a constant threat Continued on Next Page security. Two Tree Spades« One Large Tree Clam DEAN and DON’S • TREE TRANSPLANTING • TREE TRIMMING • LANDSCAPING DEAN - 291-0381 6917 McGuire Taylor, Michigan DON - 363-1142 363-0144 3536 Union Lk. Rd. Union Lake, Michigan No synthetically produced fertilizer can compare with MILORGANITE Golf Courses Use More MI LO RG AN I TE-Jsrtô Than Any Other Fertilizer TERMINAL SALES CORR 12871 EATON AVE. DETROIT, MICH. 48227 (313) 491 -0606 13 accomplishments too great, and the What Now Cont. to an employee’ s earning power. Federal and State legislations have been enacted to alleviate some of these losses. Unions have obtained concessions along the lines of supplementary unemployment benefits, and are working toward the guaranteed annual wage. 4. Opportunity for advancement and self improvement. Employees desire opportunity for self improvement and advancement. There is a subtle distinction here that must be grasped. Obviously, all employees do not want advancements and promotions; to many, the responsibilities of new jobs are feeling of self assurance in their present position is too gratifying to give up. However, we must keep the opportunity for advancement open at all times for interested parties. 5. Worthwhile and individual significance. This is one that has been greatly neglected in the past. We must make employees feel that their individual accomplishments are significant and worthwhile. This is due in part to the conviction that a good wage is all that is needed to express management’s satisfac­ tion with is not enough. Nor are mere words of praise or unsupported compliments. When respect is evidenced for the various human qualities of people, the individual will return a more cooperative response. 6. If a group feels that a club is inferior, conditions disorganized, filthy, and their position is of a low order, or that cooperation with management individuals will feel likewise. This is the old story of action and reaction. If I give you a hard time, you will give me a hard time. We should develop group perceptions, feelings and values. This can be accomplished by good executive leadership and a good personnel relations program. Positive group feeling. it’ s employees. This is undesirable, All of these things help to produce PRIDE. Following is a list of things that are important to Labor, in the order that a recent survey shows them. Number one being the most important, and number 10 being the least important. Full appreciation of work done. 1. Feeling 4‘in” on things. 2. Sympathetic help on personal problems 3. 4. Job security 5. Good wages 6. Work that keeps you interested 7. 8. Promotion Loyalty The ability to make people like you is one of the most valuable talents you C an p o s s i b l y d e v e lo p , John Luther 14 9. Good working conditions 10. Tactful disciplining You can see from the list that wages are not the most important item. True, they are important but a few of the little things that we fail to do in many cases are more important. Because of the acute shortage of interested labor, and the rising costs of / maintaining a golf course, we have been looking for more efficient ways of doing our job. Industry has been very helpful in supplying us with tools to accomplish this. Some of the new tools available are: Larger gang mowers and tractors. Scooters truck sters and for trans­ Hydraulic tri-plex type greens mowers longer lasting chemicals portation. and tee mowers. Better and (systemics). helicopters. Better fertilizers and applicators. Better spraying equipment - including Automatic irrigation. Power sand trap rakes. Growth regulators to slow up growth in the non use areas. Dwarf grasses - need less mowing. Disease resistant strains of grass. Drought and shade tolerant grasses. Continued on page 17 .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. , \ \i / / 11840 MAYFIELD AVE. ^ LIVONIA, MICH 48150 (313) 522-2400 Ext. 2401/2402 ' ■ > / / ' ‘ ' - Add "N E M A C U R tothe growing line of high-performance Chemagro pesticides that help keep your turf in top playing condition NEMACUR 15% Granular is a fast-acting nematicide that provides months of residual control of all major turf nematodes Requires no injection —apply with a granular applicator and water in. •DYRENE fungicide. DYRENE controls dollar spot, plus all Helminthosporium diseases—melting out, leaf blight, leaf spot. Also controls copper spot, stem rust, brown patch and snow mold Its small cost offsets the big cost of repairing after disease gets started "DEXON fungicide. Stops Pythium. This non-mercurial fungicide is also extremely effective in preventive programs to control cottony blight. It's compatible with other turf pesticides. that makes turf unplayable for weeks during spring and summer. Easily applied with any conventional granular insecticide applicator Thorough watering leaches insecticide into root zone for maximum control. «DYLOX insecticide. The fast-acting selective insecticide gives quick clean-up of sod webworms. Dissolves readily in water for application with any type of spray equipment. ®BAYGON insecticide. A carbamate insecticide that controls turf insects, including many species resistant to chlorinated hydrocarbon and organophosphate insecticides. Safe to Bermuda, zoysia, rye. clover, colonial bentgrass and other common varieties when used as directed. For great turf that gives your golfers great shooting, order these Chemagro turf pesticides from your chemical distributor. Chemagro Agricultural Division, Mobay Chemical Corporation, Box 4913, Kansas City. Missouri 64120. 7559B RESPONSEability to you and nature •DASANIT nematicide/insecticide. Broadcast DASANIT 15% Granular for control of microscopic eel-worm nematodes that destroy turf root systems, cause grass seedlings to wither and die Requires no injection H T H E H GROWING LINE FOR FINE TURF 15 46th IH TEAM TN N U TURFGRASS GCSAA CONFERENCE AND SHOW FEBRUARY 16-21,1975 NEW ORLEANS A totally re-designed GCSAA Conference educational program will offer golf course superintendents and others interested in the management of fine golf turfgrass a unique opportunity to become better informed professionals. Beginning Saturday, February 15, recognized leaders will present two days of in-depth information in GCSAA's Pre-Conference Seminars, Management I - Financial Decision Making, and Pesticide I — Principles of Chemical Usage. These seminars will be offered on a separate pre-registration basis ($40 for GCSAA members or $60 for non-members). Another new offering at this year's Conference will be the Association's Certification Examination. Given Sunday, February 16, and again on Friday, February 21, eligible members who have made the normal prior arrangements with the headquarters office may complete the six-hour test requirements of the program. Those tested Sunday may make a Thursday afternoon appointment to review their results. Re-testing on previously incompleted sections will also be available. Perhaps the greatest alteration to the GCSAA Conference and Show will be the week-long educational program. With more than 40 speakers in concurrent general and special interest sessions, Conference registrants will have greater flexibility in choosing sessions that personally interest them. General educational assem­ blies on topics such as governmental relations with OSHA and EPA officials, the general manager concept and turf management; or special interest sessions on landscaping, personal finance, people relations, communications, etc., will provide everyone greater latitude in improving themselves. Opening Tuesday morning, and running through Thursday after­ noon, GCSAA's Turfgrass Industry Show promises to provide superintendents and club officials the latest information available from the country's leading manufacturers and sales staff. Nearly 100,000 square feet of exhibit space will be filled by approxi­ mately 160 firms, displaying their products and introducing new items of interest to turfgrass specialists, as they answer technical questions. Wednesday afternoon of Conference week will be devoted to the Association's Annual Meeting and Election of Officers. Reports requiring membership action, and items introduced by the membership will be acted upon at this important meeting. In addition, GCSAA's 1975 President, Vice President and Directors will be elected. Closing out the week will be a tour of turfgrass facilities in the area Friday morning. Registering separately for this event, those on the tour will be given a first-hand look at Southern operations as they travel to several different operations and points of interest. While the members are attending educational sessions, the exhibits or meetings, their wives will be treated to the finest of New Orleans. Special tours to interesting sites in the city and surround­ ing areas will be available to the ladies. A Hospitality Center will also be open throughout the week in the Headquarters Hotel so the ladies can meet for their tours, renew acquaintances or simply relax. Social activities have not been forgotten at GCSAA's 46th Annual Conference. The traditional Monday evening get-together and Thursday's Annual Banquet and Dance will offer memorable entertainment, food and fun. Preceding GCSAA's Conference and Show in New Orleans will be the Association's Annual Golf Tournament, scheduled this year for Pensacola, Florida. The men will challenge two area golf courses Thursday and Friday, February 13 and 14, while the ladies will be hosted at a third area course. Conference registration will remain at $15 for members and their wives, or $35 for non-members. Banquet tickets will be the normal $10, with daily show passes staying at $5. Conference materials will be sent to individuals on your request by completing and returning the form below. Begin now to make your plans to attend this great event and bring along your assistant and green chairman or president to join your fellow superintendents. The educational opportunities are too great to pass up. PREPARE FOR CHANGE . . . TOG ETHER! 1-----------------------------------------------------------r Please send the 1975 Conference and Show materials to. Please send the 1975 Conference and Show materials to: Last Nam« Mailing Address C ity «. State Club or Firm First Nam e Last N am * First N am t M ailing Addrass Zip Code C ity A Stata Zip Coda Club or Firm Mail this card to GCSAA Headquarters, 1617 St. Andrews Drive. Lawrence, Kansas 66044. Mail this card to GCSAA Headquarters, 1617 St. Andrews Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66044 j I . I J 16 What Now Cont. and many other products and materials to make our job easier and more efficient. These are all fine and appreciated, but is our quality slipping? I think not. But, I think our efficiency is. Many of the tools were instituted to save labor. The only thing I can see that was accomplished was getting the job done quicker and in most cases instead of cutting down on the number of men, we have continued to use these men in other areas to do other jobs which may not have been done before. We may be over-maintaining our courses. We are cutting turf closer and more often. We are fertilizing, watering and mowing more areas at different heights of cut, etc. We have produced a thoroughbred, which we all know isn’t worth a darn when the going gets rough during the summer months when the grass is going through a period of stress. We have pampered and babied the grass to the point where it just can’t make it on it’ s own. spraying, Budgets are going up and up and up. Can we continue to justify it by blaming it on higher costs, hard to get labor and poor labor? Maybe we should take another look at management. The more demands put on us by the golfer to do a better job, the better managers we must become or our budgets will skyrocket out of reach for the average golf course. few, Any neglect on our part be condemned. Such education in training in supervisory management is ourselves is to greatly needed because if any, Superintendents learn anything about the management phases of their jobs before they become Superintendents. We step into responsibilities with our managerial practically no knowledge of what is expected of us, or how our obligations are to be performed. Let’ s take another look at our new tools and use them to our advantage for more efficiency. Perhaps we can utilize fewer men and do the same job better for less money, if we i m p r o v e in the area of MANAGEMENT. Another way to save money would be to buy the proper equipment. Use the right tools and equipment to do the job. We all fall a little short in this area - all too often we see a small mower being used on an area that should have a much larger mower doing the job. We have Triplex mowers for tees and greens, but many courses for one reason or another are still using walking mowers. We use 5 & 7 gang mowers, when a 9 gang is called for. We hand rake traps we should be power raking. We are using drop type f e r t i l i z e r spreaders, where rotary spreaders could be used in many cases. Next Page CALL LAKESHORE COLLECT (216) 651-1600 FOR ALL YOUR TURF6RASS SUPPLIES CHECK OUR PRICES - QUOTATIONS ON REQUEST - - - LAKESHORE E Q U IP M E N T & S U P P L Y CO. 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 R.P. KLEIN & SONS, INC. 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People are walking when they could be Rotary mowers are being used to mow around trees, when a chemical could be used to control grass and weeds. Creek banks are being hand mowed, when growth regulators could be used These are just a few examples of the way we can save man hours out on the course, by using the right equipment and materials. Next, we must learn to buy only what we need, keeping in mind to always try to buy the most for your money. Have your soils tested - only buy fertilizers that you need. Don’t waste by buying unneeded chemicals. Buy the specific chemicals needed to do the job when using pesticides. Salesman for the water salesman. Don’t Example: chemical identical to a competitors for $6.50 less per gallon. This man’ s price was $11.50 per gallon and the competitor’ s price was $18.00 per gallon. Sounds good until you read the label. selling fall The $11.50 product would require 1 pint per 4,000 square feet, or 11 pints per acre, or 1 3/8 gals per acre - in money this would be $11.50 plus $4.32, or $15.82 per acre. The $18.00 per gallon product required ] one quart per acre, or $4.50 per acre. Now which one is the cheapest? We ; have to learn how to figure cost per acre 1 or cost per 1,000 square feet, not cost per gallon - cost per ton - or cost per pound. What is the GCSAA doing to help you fight the inflated economy? Until recently, we were offering member­ in education which only ship services include conference and show, and the i Magazine. We have embarked on a new program of j offering our members new ways to learn - to become educated. Because of these efforts, we now have in j a very successful Certification Program. also offering Seminars are We In Management, and pesticide usage. We are offering help to the Superintendent that wants to move ahead. today’s gloom-ridden economy, a Superintendent does not have to be incom­ petent, but merely average to be in danger of losing his job. Clubs are looking for quality leadership. Take advantage of what is being offered and prepare yourself for the future. If we had no faults of our own, we should take less pleasure in noticing the faults Of Others. LaRochefoucauld 18 Bob Kirkpatrick John Macfarlane Burt Bradshaw Gordon Lafontaine LAWN EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 52 0 W EST 11 M IL E R O A D , R O Y A L O A K , M IC H IG A N 48068 (313) 39 8-36 36 B est W ishes for the Com ing Season Û from Hal Vogler and the W F. Miller Staff " A Patch of Green” 31823 U T IC A R O A D FR A S E R , M ICHIGAN 48026 U S POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO 37 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY - SERIALS E . LANSING, M I. 4 8 8 *3