LET TH E EXPERTS AT J. J. DILL HELP YOU MAKE IT BUY DIRECT • SAVE MONEY GET FAST DELIVERIES Your budget will buy more — in chemicals and equipment to apply them — when you deal direct with Dill. As manufacturer, formulator and/or distributor, Dill can save you money. Consistently. Dill offers the most com­ plete line of quality turf chemicals in the midwest . . complete with appli­ cation instructions. is headquarters for complete Dill lines of: • Fungicides • Herbicides • Algaecides • Insecticides • Fog- gers • Sprayers. P R O M P T D E L IV E R Y throughout southern Michigan and northwestern Ohio, including weekly shipment via our trucks covering the Detroit, Flint, Lansing and Toledo areas. DIAL TOLL-FREE (WATTS) 800-632-4057 o j C i M * E « T IP OF THE M O N TH THIS SPRING . . . Don’t be caught this Spring without adequate chemical supplies! Order your 1975 supplies NOW and assure prompt delivery and favorable prices. VALUABLE CATALOG Latest edition, up-dated in all respects. Contains a wealth of in­ formation. Lists and describes hundreds of chemicals, pesticides and equipment for maintenance of grounds and waters of golf courses, parks, recreation areas and resorts. 1. J. DILL COMPANY Box 788 KALAMAZOO, Ml 49005 Gentlemen: Please send your latest Turf Care Catalog. Dept. PG-4 NAME ----- ADDRESS C ITY -------- . STATE. .Z IP . SPRAYING HINTS SPRAYING HINTS FOR EFFICIENT WEED CONTROL Apply between 20 and 40 gallons of water per acre. Operate pump at a pressure between 30 and 40 lbs. per sq. inch. Replace worn teeject tips. Never use metal of any kind to clean plugged tips. USEFUL INFORMATION = 5,280 feet 1 mile 1 square yard = 9 square feet = 4,840 square yards 1 acre = 43,560 square feet 1 acre 1 square foot = 144 square inches 3 level teaspoons = = 2 level tablespoons = 16 ounces = 32 ounces = 128 ounces 1 tablespoon 1 ounce 1 pint 1 quart 1 gallon 1 ounce per 1,000 square feet = 2.72 pints per acre 1 pound 1 ounce per 1,000 square feet = 2.72 pounds per acre 1 pound per 1,000 square feet = 43.6 pounds per acre 1 gallon per 1,000 square feet = 43.6 gallons per acre 100 gallons per acre 1 gallon 1 acre 1 square rod 1,000 square feet = 4 square rods = 16 ounces = 2.3 gallons per 1,000 square feet = 4 quarts = 160 square rods = 272 square feet For determining gallons per acre where forward speed of sprayer is constant, this formula may be used: CALIBRATION INFORMATION Ga l Ions Per Acre 495 x gallons per minute per nozzle Nozzle spacing in feet x miles per hour Example: How many gallons per acre will be sprayed if each nozzle delivers .067 gallons per minute. The spacing is 1.67 ft., and the desired speed of travel is 4 miles per hour. 495 x .067 1.67 x 4 33.17 6.68 “ 4.98 or 5 gallons per acre MEASURING HINTS Diameter of a Circle Circumference of Circle = Diameter x 3.1416 Area of Circle = Diameter squared x .7854 = Circumference x .31831 To find miles per hour: Walk alongside for 20 seconds; divide number of normal steps by 10. To find the caoacitv of tank in U.S. gallons: Square the diameter, multiply by the length and by .0034. From the J. J. DILL COMPANY 3 rm lMICHIGAN AND BORDER I golf course CITIES GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS i ~ V MI£MA'n 3 ASSOCIATION / P R E S ID E N T GERALD GILL TAM -O-SHANTER COUNTRY C LU B 3466 Walnut Lake Road Orchard Lake, Michigan 48033 Off. 626-8325, Res. 851-7904 V IC E P R E S ID E N T GEORGE W. 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VLASSIS 8760 Chilson Road Brighton, Michigan 48116 Off. 227-5441, Res. 227-6926 P R E S ID E N T E M ERITUS TED WOEHRLE, CGCS O AK LA ND H ILLS COUNTR Y C LU B Birmingham, Michigan Off. 644-3352, Rea. 646-6512 "A Patch of Green” 3 1 8 2 3 U t i c a R o a d , F r a s e r , M ic h i g a n 4 8 0 2 6 ( 3 1 3 ) 2 9 3 - 3 5 4 0 P u b l i s h e d m o n t h ly b y th e M i c h i g a n a n d B o r d e r C i t i e s G o l f C o u r s e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t s A s s o c i a t i o n C i r c u l a t i o n 1 ,2 5 0 Ted Woehrle, Oakland Hills C.C. Clem Wolfrom, Detroit Golf Club C o - E d i t o r s Blakeman Publications G r a p h i c A r t s / C i r c u l a t i o n A D V E R T IS IN G R A T E S Double Page Spread.................................... $100.00 Back Outside Page..........................................65.00 Full Page..........................................................55.00 Half P age..........................................................35.00 Quarter Page.................................................... 25.00 Eighth P age.................................................... 12.50 Sixteenth Page................................................... 7.50 Classified Ad (per inch)...................................5.00 DISCOUNT RATES One Y ear 10 % THIS MONTH’S ADVERTISERS Century Supply Corporation Ch.emagro D iv isio n of Baychem Chipm an D iv isio n of Rhodia W. A. C le ary Corporation Cow bell Seeds, I nc. J.J. D ill Company Lakeshore Equipment & Supply Co. Law n Equipment Corporation Leban on/A grico W.F. Mi Her Garden O.M. Scott & Sons Company Sprinkler Irrigation Supply Term inal Sales Corporation T urfgrass, Inc. Turf Sup plies, Inc. U SS A g ri-C h e m icals W ilkie Turf Equipm ent Company 4 The President’s Message ( The 46th Annual Turfgrass Con­ ference and Show held in New Orleans, Louisiana, February 16-21, 1975, was another fine tribute to our profession. the from total registrations Although were down last year, we had more Superintendents registered than ! any other year. It seems the commer­ cial people in attendance this year was far less than last, resulting in a lower total attendance. My personal congratulations to the members from Michigan who attended, for we had a fine representation at the Show. New Orleans Conference a Success Over 4,800 golf oriented registrants attended the 46th International Turf­ grass Conference and Show. This was below the 5,000 registrants last year in Anneheim, but figures indicate that course Superintendents attended this shew than at any other conference in our history. golf I more The new concept of o f f e r i n g seminars in Management and Pesticide 1 Usage was received by a great number of Superintendents as the greatest thing in Education that has happened to the Association. Thirty members took the Certifica­ tion exam while in attendance at the Conference. The results are not final yet but it looks like three Michigan and Border Superintendents passed the exam. The split sessions were well received by the membership as was the golf course tours on Friday. v - Maybe it wasn’t planned that way, but American ends in “ I can” . 5 for their Once again our Hospitality Room was a rewarding effort. It seems each year this room gains in popularity. A special thanks to all the members who donated their time to help with the staffing of this room, and also to everyone who contributed money, the Western Michigan especially G.C.S.A. fine donation. Bob & Jackie Hope, Gene & Barb Johanningsmeier, are to be thanked for a fine job in managing the room. I would also like to thank our dele­ gates, George Prieskorn and Bob Hope, for representing our association at the advisory meetings and also the voting booth. Although Ted Woehrle was defeated in his bid for Vice-President of G.C.S.A .A., prospects for victory next year are very promising. Good Luck, Ted. foursome The Annual Golf Tournament this year was won by, who else, our own M i c h i g a n composed of Fritz McMullin, Ward Swanson, George and Bob Prieskorn. Congratualtions, Fellas! Bob Prieskorn also won the Seniors tournament. Nice going, Bob! So once again, thanks to everyone for enabling us to have a n o t h e r successful convention. President, Jerry Gill LAKESHORE E Q U IP M E N T & S U P P L Y CO. D I S T R I B U T O R & F O R M U L A T O R GRASS SEED - FERTILIZERS INSECTICIDES-FUNGI Cl DES-HERBICIDES REPLACEMENT MOWER PARTS REPLACEMENT TIRES LESCO Products P r i c e Q u o t a t i o n O n R e q u e s t C A L L O U R N E W O F F I C E 300 So. Abbe Rd., Elyria, Ohio 44035 (216) 323-7544 M I C H I G A N C U S T O M E R S Call Toll Free: (800) 321-7423 Dr. Fanny Fern D a v is , 1975 USGA Green Section Award R ecipien t with (le ft) H. S. Semple, USGA President and E . S. Jennison, Jr., Green Section Committee Chairm an. First Woman Receives Green Section Award “ Turf and Weed Control with Plant Growth Regulators,” and their work j led to widespread use of 2,4-D. Dr. Fanny Fern Davis, Valparaiso, Fla., has been named recipient of the 1975 USGA Green Section Award, presented in recognition of distin­ guished service to golf through work with turfgrass. Davis is the first woman to receive the award, which was first presented in 1961. Over the years, she has made important contributions in the field of turfgrass and has had close ties with the USGA Green Section. She was acting director of the Green Section from 1943 until late 1945 while director John Monteith was serving in the Army during World War II. During this time, Davis con­ ducted experiments with plant growth regulators in cooperation with John W. Mitchell and Paul C. Marth, who were then employed by the U. S. Department of Agriculture at its plant industry station at Beltsville, Md. They noticed during their experi­ ments that the grass around the area where they had used the hormone-type herbicide 2,4-D was free of weeds. Together the paper they published When Davis left the Green Section, j she returned to the Horticulture and Maintenance Division of the National Capital Parks Service, a part of the ^ Department of the Interior. She con- ( ducted more tests and did a complete study on the effects of 2,4-D and published her findings “ Turf Weed Control with 2,4-D.” in the paper ! Although 72 years old, Davis re- I mains active. She is chairman emeritus | in biology at Okaloosa-Walton Junior College in Niceville, Fla. Davis accepted the award Jan. 24 at the USGA’ s Annual Conference on Golf Course Management at the Bilt- more Hotel in New York City. Past recipients of the Green Sec­ tion Award are John Monteith, Jr., Lawrence S. Dickinson, O.J. Noer, Joseph Valentine, Glenn W. Burton, Elmer J. Michael, James L. Haines, Fred V. Grau, E. R. Steiniger, Tom Mascaro, Herb and Joe Graffis, Marvin Ferguson and Howard B. Sprague. OUR CHAMPS: Left to Right; Fritz McMullen, Ward Swanson, George Prieskorn, Bob Prieskorn (holding his Seniors Trophy also). MBCGCSA Chapter Crowned GCSAA Golf Champs Our Chapter Golf Team, comprised of George Prieskorn, Captain; Fritz McMullen; Bob Prieskorn; and Ward Swanson participated in the annual golf tournament which was held in Pensacola, Florida the week before the Conference and won the title by 12 strokes. golfers. We’re proud of you. Bob Prieskorn also won the Seniors Championship. This is becoming old hat for Bob. This make at least four times since I joined the Chapter in 1968. Congratulations to these fine Our Chapter golf teams have always done well in this event. Maybe one of our members w ill win the individual Low Grass Championship next year. George Prieskorn is Superintendent of the Burroughs Farms Golf Club in Brighton, Michigan; Fritz McMullen is Superintendent of Forest Lake C.C. in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; Ward Swanson is Superintendent of Plum Hollow C.C. in Southfield, Michigan; and Bob Prieskorn is Superintendent of Godwin Glen Golf Club, South Lyon, Michigan. No synthetically produced fertilizer can compare with MILORGANITE G olf C ourses U se M ore MILORGANITE T h a n A ny O th e r F ertilizer LVv LyI V TERMINAL SALES CORR 12871 EATON AVE. DETROIT, MICH. 48227 (313) 491 -0606 7 CHIPCO the most effective arsenal ever assembled to protect your turf □ 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 |/ftko This would be applied four to 8 times annually depending on the analysis of the sludge and the mixture to be used. This may all seem like quite a chore ' but the results may prove worthwhile enough to convince you of its value. ! We need more information on the value > of sludge as an organic source and on the amount of minor elements and the i possibility of toxicity on a long run basis. There should be no problem in using the material for two or three years until it has been tested for further analytical makeup. The basic steps in getting a pro­ ject of this kind underway may be as follows: 1. Call or contact your nearest or most likely source (city, town, county sewer department). 2. If available and price is rea­ sonable have the material hauled to you. Place in a six to eight inch layer if possible. 3. Rototill a few times to break the “ cake” and assist in drying. You may prefer to stockpile it and run it through a Royer or Lindig. Regardless, the 1 sludge should be as dry as the soil or peat for final mixing. Cont. 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Phone: Area 313 437-1427 from the ‘CONNECTICUT CLIPPINGS' De-icing Salt Severely Damages Key Element in Life of Maple Trees Deicing salts spread on highways in winter have been found to cause severe damage to the mycorrhiazae of roadside sugar maple trees. Mycorrhiazae — key to plant life — i are the symbiotic association of certain fungi with the roots of plants. This finding was reported at the re- . cent Second North American Conference on Mycorrhiazae held at Corvallis, Oregon, by Dr. A. J. R. Guttay, head of the plant science department of the ) University of Connecticut, i He siad that such trees, showing extreme dieback of the top growth and , leaf scorch, were generally found to have mycorrhizal roots in the top six inches of soil. In addition, other symp­ toms of salt damage were early leaf coloration and leaf fall. In contrast, healthy sugar maples were heavily f mycorrhizal right to the soil surface. ! Dr. Guttay, who studied the complex I role of mycorrhizae in plants while on f sabbatic last fall, stated that destruction of the mycorrhizae — the prime roots of the trees — amounted to a severe root pruning. The remaining deeper roots were unable to sustain the trees with resultant dieback of the crown. feeder leave As for leaf scorch and other leaf damage, he believed that these occurred after destruction of the mycorrhizae. | His resreach showed that massive up- ! take of salts to the leaves did not occur [ until after mycorrhizae were destroyed. ) Additionally, the UConn plant sci- I entist noted that deicing salts had generally destroyed the soil structure around the tree. The soil was so hard and compact and retained sufficient so­ dium that he doubted the tree roots 17 Fungicides 3336 Turf Fungicide A broad spectrum systemic fungicide that prevents and controls all six major turf diseases. 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He added that a mulch of wood chips placed on top of the compost would improve the esthetics of the compost as well as provide protection from erosion. Sewage Sludge Cont. 4. Mix the sludge with the sand, soil and peat (if peat is used) prior to the time of topdressing application, if at all possible. Aging or composting of the mixture makes a better top­ dressing. 5. Place the mixture on the green, tee or wherever it is to be used. There are many other possibilities here and you w ill be getting more information about sludge during the coming year. In the meantime you may be able to obtain enough nitrogen for much of your needs with a minimum of extra cost, and perhaps at an actual saving to you. ^ ° u c WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS CENTUM* SUPPLM CORP. 3890 W. Eleven Mile Rd. Berkley, Mi. 48072 (313) 543-7730 RAIN-AID DIU. 22159 Telegraph Rd. Southfield, Mi. 48075 (313) 356-9137 18 the Hohn Flex-A-Motic 140 Not your ordinary gong. a unit that can turn in a 45" radius. 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