LET THE 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 m<^y. P o p s j^ tly ^ , Dill offers the most com- plete line of quality turf chemicals in the midwest . . complete with appli­ cation instructions. Dill is headquarters for complete „.. . ___B____ - __________ lines of: • Fungicides • Herbicides Algaecides • Insecticides • Fog- gers # Sprayers. ELIVERY throughout PROMPT D southern Michigan and northwestern Ohio, including weekly shipment via our trucks covering the Detroit, Flint, Lansing and Toledo areas. DIAL TO LL-FREE (WATTS) 800 632-4057 » TIP OF THE MONTH THIS SUMMER New Daconil Liquid will cure unwanted diseases* Rotate systemic fungicides among Chipco Spot Kleen, Fungo 50, and Tersan 1991. Save on nitrogen costs by maintaining color and vigor with Microgreen Liquid. V A L U A B L E CA TA LO G 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. KALAMAZOO, Ml 49005 J. J. DILL COMPANY Gentlemen: Please send your latest Turf Care Catalog. Box 788 Dept. PG-4 NAME ------ ADDRESS C ITY _____ . STATE. .Z IP . 2 T \ % rm jM cm M a n d b o r d e r U f cours^ c it ie s g o l f c o u r s e J — f SUPERINTENDENTS V M i c h i g a n ~9 ASSOCIATION P R E S I D E N T GERALD GILL TAM -O-SHANTER COUNTR Y C LU B 3466 Walnut Lake Road Orchard Lake, Michigan 48033 Off. 626-8325, Res. 851-7904 V I C E P R E S I D E N T GEORGE W. PRIESKORN BURROUGHS FARM GOLF C LUB 5341 Brighton Road Brighton, Michigan 48116 Off. 227-1381, Res. 229-9437 S E C R E T A R Y - T R E A S U R E R ROBERT HOPE, CGCS THE LOCHMOOR C LUB 20740 Marter Road Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan 48236 Off. 881-8112, Res. 884-8684 B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S PIN E L A K E COUNTRY C LUB ROGER GILL 1894 Alton Circle Walled Lake, Michigan 48088 Off. 681-1322, Res. 264-6931 DON LA FOND BAY PO IN T E GOLF C LU B 3635 Union Lake Road Union Lake, Michigan Off. 363-0144, Res. 363-1142 BARTON H ILLS C O UNTR Y C LUB BRUCE WOLFROM 639 Barber Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105 Off. 662-8359, Res. 663-9213 CLEM WOLFROM DETR OIT G O LF C LU B 530 Ken dry Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48013 Off. 345-4589, Res. 338-6375 LA K E LA N D S GOLF AND C.C. JAMES G. VLASSIS 8760 Chilson Road Brighton, Michigan 48116 Off. 227-5441, Res. 227-6926 JAMES TIMMERMAN ORCHARD LAKE COU NTR Y C LU B 2474 Lafay Orchard Lake, Michigan 48033 Off. 682-2150, R es. 682-7234 P R E S I D E N T E M E R I T U S TED WOEHRLE, CGCS O A K L A N D H IL L S C O U N T R Y C L U B Birmingham, Michigan Off. 644-3352, R e s. 646-6512 "A Patch of Green” 31823 U tica Road, Fraser, Michigan 48026 (3 13) 293-3540 P u b lish e d monthly by the Michigan and Border C itie s G o lf Course Superintendents Association C ir c u la t io n 1,250 Ted Woehrle, Oakland Hills C.C. Clem Wolfrom, Detroit Golf Club C o - E d ito r s Blakeman Publications Graphic A rts/ C irculation M O N T H L Y A D V E R T I S I N G R A T E S Double P a g e Spread....................................... $100.00 Back O utside P a g e ............................................. 65.00 F ull P a g e .............................................................. 55.00 H alf P a g e ..................................................... 35.00 Quarter P a g e .........................................................25.00 Eighth P a g e ........................... 12.50 Sixteenth P a g e ....................................................... 7.50 C la s s ifie d Ad (p er in c h )......................................5.00 D IS C O U N T R A T E S One Y ear 10 % THIS MONTH’S ADVERTISERS C e n tu ry S u p p ly C o rp o ra tio n Chem agro D i v i s i o n o f B a ych e m C h ip m a n D i v i s i o n o f R h o d ia W.A. C le a r y C o rp o ra tio n C o w b e ll Seeds, Inc. J.J. D i l l C om p a n y H u g g e tt Sod F a rm , Inc. L a k e s h o r e E q u ip m e n t & S u p p ly Co. L a w n E q u ip m e n t C o rp o ra tio n L e b a n o n / A g r ic o L o f t s P e d ig r e e d Seed, Inc. W.F. M i l l e r G arden C om pany M i l l e r S p r in k lin g S ystem s O.M. S c o tt 8. Sons C om p any S p rin k le r I r r ig a t io n S u p p ly (S is c o ) T e r m in a l S ales C o rp o ra tio n T u r f g ra s s , In c. T u r f S u p p lie s , Inc. USS A g r i- C h e m ic a ls W ilk ie T u r f E q u ip m e n t Com pany 3 The following is a list of meetings and events this past summer - On April 22, we held our annual joint meeting with the Ontario Golf Superintendents Association at the Essex Golf and Country Club in Windsor, Ontario. Gene Bone, the Golf Professional of Bay Pointe Golf Club was the guest speaker. The Host Superintendents were Helmut Kopp and Dave Moote. The Essex Golf and Country Club is the sight of the Canadian Open next year. Tuesday, May 20, found us at Davison Country Club, Bob Minto, host. Dr. Jim Beard was the guest speaker and he spoke about his recent South African trip. President Gerald Gill presented a wall plaque to Dr. Beard for his out­ standing work at MSU and all the help that he gave to the Superintendents during his 14 years in Michigan Dr. i Beard moved to Texas A & M on June 1st. We will all miss him. in appreciation In June, we went to the Detroit Golf Club on the 12th. Clem Wolfromj was our host for lunch and golf. Mr. Greg Patchan, the extension agent of Oakland County gave a very important and informative talk on tree diseases. On July 8th we went to Edge wood C o u n t r y Club where Ken McRae was host. Mr, Tom Mascaro, Director of Marketing Relations of Safe-T-Lawn, talked to us about “ Reducing Costs in Turf Manage­ ment.” T O M M A S C A R O Don LaFond, left, Chairman of Arrangement Committee and Gene Bone, Golf Profes­ sional, Bay Pointe Golf Club, speaker for the evening at Essex Golf and Country Blub. Gene's subject — the relationship between the Club Pro and the Golf Course Superin ten dent. GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY DINNER DANCE September 6th BAY POINTE GOLF CLUB Preceding page: L to R; Host Supt., Helmut Kopp, Essex G & CC, Windsor, Ontario; Paul Dermott, Pres­ ident, Ontario Golf Superin­ dent’s Association; and Gerald Gill, President of MBCGCSA at the April 22nd held in Canada. Right: President Gerald Gill presents Dr. Jim Beard a plaque bestowing our thanks and appreciation for his 14 years of outstanding work at MSU. Below: Dr. James Beard and wife Harriet enjoying a of the lighter moments at the farewell by friends the Michigan Turf grass Foundation. party held of T T U R F G R A ^ S ^ ----------------------------- S P E C I A L I S T S TWO COMPLETE SEED INVENTORIES Merion Baron Winter Green Fylking Nugget Norlea C O W B E L L TELEPHONE WAYLAND 616-792-2241 C tM /i WAYLAND MICHIGAN 49348 ★ Ï l GOLD TAG SEED QUALITY BLENDS Special Mixes for your BRIGHTON MICHIGAN particular need 48116 ^ I N C O R P O R A T E D / -----1 BRIGHTON 313-229-6169 GRAND RAPIDS 616-877-4614 5 What is hymenotera? That time of the season has come to alert your members and staff about an overlooked disregarded danger, some­ times fatal, fortunately in most cases still very unpleasant. Hymenoptera is a group of insects which includes bees, wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets. Stir up a hornets nest? Only the bee losing its stinger dies, the hymenoptera fly off. in general: Reaction swelling, f a i n t n e s s , dizziness, cramps, diarrhea, nasal . in instances death within a few wheezing, abdominal discharge, swelling, rare minutes. itching. . Emergency treatment: injection of tourniquet about site of icepack and i m m e d i a t e adrenalin; sting; or transfer attention. for e m e r g e n c y medical REPORT ANY STING use Don’ t perfumes, hairspray, suntan lotion, floppy clothing, bright colors, or sandals in the open air. To remove sting: swift scrape with finger­ nail. DON’ T SQUEEZE. From CMAA National Affairs Bulletin, July, 1975 NEW OSHA REGULATION Any tractor over 20 HP used for agricultural purposes which was built after October 25, 1976, w ill REQUIRE a rollbar and seatbelts. Apparently there are no retroactive provisions in the new regulations. IRRIGATION CHECKLIST V AUTOMATIC VALVE-CONTROLS V POP-UP SPRINKLERS V PVC PIPE FITTING V PUMPS V REPAIR SLEEVES - PARTS V J-M - MOODY - GRISWOLD - THOMPSON - SAFE-T-LAWN V COMPLETE DESIGN SERVICE • SPRINKLER IRRIGATION SUPPLY COMPANY DIVISION OF A. J. MILLER, 50 YEARS OF SERVICE INC. / /' Royol Ook, Mich. 48067, (313) 398-2233 Chieogo (312) 629-7730 ENGINEERED RAIN 6 WRITE FOR COMPLETE SPECIFICATION SHEETS [U$S) Agri-Chemicals Division of United States Steel P.O. Box 1685, Atlanta, Ga. 30301 Well, it’ s July and August again and amidst reports of all the usual diseases and some unusual ones, the same thing that happens every year at this is happening again. The Poa is starting to go out! time This wasn’ t to be an editorial on Poa Annua but one thing led to another and the result follows. intended Poa Annua is no stranger to 90% of the superintendents in Southeastern Michigan. Because most of the golf courses in this area are relatively old, a large percentage of the turf on these courses is annual bluegrass. There is such a predominance of this grass in Michigan that when there comes a time to choose whether to erradicate or m a i n t a i n it there are varying opinions on the best course of action. Let’ s face the facts, when Poa is right there is no better playing turf in the world. It is an upright grower and it has little or no grain. A golf ball will stand up very well on Poa and a divot by FRANK GREEN can be taken with ease. It can be maintained anywhere from 1 Va inches j to 5/32 of an inch. It is a very adap­ table grass and can be used on greens, tees, or fairways. When mowed at the proper height and watered sufficiently it will fill in divot scars and bare areas very rapidly. On the other hand Poa Annua does have a few drawbacks. It seeds pro­ fusely for two to three weeks during ■ the spring making playing conditions a \ little less than ideal. When it begins to invade bluegrass and bentgrass it j presents a patchy appearance and thus j loses aesthetic appeal. Finally the most difficult drawback we have to face is that Poa Annua is an annual and it does die on occasion. This j usually happens in July and August at I the height of the golfing season. Superintendents in this area of the country have choose from: three alternatives to | Continued on Page 10 P r o T u r f! Helping the superintendent through turf research... I Controlled Release Fertilizers I Fertilizer/Pesticide Combinations SCOTTS • LELY • GANDY SPREADERS Finest quality turfgrass seed-Fairways • Greens • Tees • Roughs Scotts Windsor and Victa blends I Fungicides-FIerbicides—Insecticides I Soil Testing—Weed & Disease Identification Ted Mulcahey Technical Representative 7205 S. Jennings Road Swartz Creek, Mich. 48473 Telephone: 313/655-4702 8 InselmeBourassa.gplf course Hirer in Canada, talks about ia r O ^ I Kentucky Bluegrass •.. U.S. Plant Patent # 3 1 8 6 Dw arf Variety 'We used b a r c i h on a ll our tees an d fairw ays when we built our fro n t nine holes. A n d b a r d h perform ed so well that w e're u sin g it for the back nine to o !" W season, it’s im p ortan t to m a grass th at’ll com e up |We planted a B aro n K en- w Bluegrass m ixtu re on all ?.ees and fairw ay s and only Imonth after seeding, I saw ^everywhere.” “ B aron com es up fast. W^e seeded the course in late A u gu st 1973. T h e fairw ay s w ere ready fo r p lay by M ay 1974. W e could nave o p e n ed the course then except the greens w e re n ’t ready until m id-Jun e.” “ A n d B aron stays green until the first snow falL Last w in ter w as bad . . .lots o f rain and thick ice. B ut as soon as the ice and sn o w w ere gone, B aron cam e up green and eau tiful. W e d id n ’t nave any w in ter kill. 1 told m y neighbors they should have overseeded w ith B aron this fa ll.” “ W e usually cut to 1-1/4 in and B aro n stays green and nice. W e fo u n d this to be even w hen w e cut to 3/4 ii W e d id n ’t have any p ro bl w ith diseases, not a single oi And here's what lean Pierre M asse land­ scape contractor and turf consultant tor the golf course has to say about b a r d h “There’s no question that Baron can adapt itself to infei growing conditions. All this land was woods before we ca through with a bulldozer. See this sand? That’s what’s under top layer of soil in the fairways. This soil is extremely san very acidic and obviously very porous. But regardless, Ba did a fine jo b.” There’s not much more we can add except that Lof Pedigreed Seed Company or any authorized distribute is nearby wherever you grow quality turf. fbe Bourassa is the ow ner o f Les V ieilles Forges C lub jtf, Trois-Rivieres, Q uebec, Canada. f?ierre Masse is a tu rf consultant and landscape contractor iMasse & Fils C o., C ap de la M adeleine, Q uebec, Canada. Lofts Pedigreed Seed, Inc Bound Brook, N.J. 08805/(201) 356-87 h/New England iBeck Road pington. Mass. 02174 I collect (617) 648-7550 Chanderlin Seed Co. Div. of Lofts Pedigreed Seed, Inc. Bound Brook, N. J. 08805 Call collect (201) 356-8702 Great Western Seed Co. P.O. Box 387 Albany, Oregon 97321 Call collect (503) 926-2636 Loft Kellogg Seed Co. 322 E. Florida St. Milwaukee, Wis. 53201 Call collect (414)276-0373 Oseco Limited P.O. Box 219, Brampton Ontario, Canada Call collect (416) 457-50 tteo available from Lofts: M anhattan Perennial Ryegrass « Y o rk to w n * Turf-Type Perennial Ryegrass «Jamestown Chewings Fescue« Kingstow PWvet Bentgrass • Exeter Colonial Bentgrass«Majestic Kentucky Bluegrass (P-84) To be marketed soon: Ram 1 Kentucky Bluegrass «G eorgetow In addition, all of the following well4 Start making more MILORGANITE!!! I state without equivocation, This chore has keen cooperation; It’ s manufacture is an art, Where everybody does his part. Old men, young men, perfumed ladies, Boys and girls and even babies; ' Grunt and strain and do what’ s right, To pile up more MILORGANITE!!! Author unknown daily production - 205 tons!!! You make it We sell it if it’ s not good then it’ s your own fault!!! Our people are past approaching the , point where it can be said that seven- eights of them are trying,to find out live at the expense of the how other one-eighth. . . .Abraham Lincoln to TURF SUPPLIES INC. 6900 Pardee Rd.,Taylor, Michigan (313) 2 9 1 -1 2 0 0 DON’T EVEN THINK OF BUYING ........................ GRASS SEED FERTILIZERS FUNGICIDES WITHOUT CALLING 2 9 T 1 2 0 0 TURF SUPPLIES INC. 6900 Pardee Rd.,Taylor, Michigan (3 1 3 )2 9 1 -1 2 0 0 LAKESHORE EQUIPMENT & 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-FUNGICIDES-HERBICIDES REPLACEMENT MOWER PARTS REPLACEMENT TIRES LESCO Products P r ic e Q u o ta tio n On 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 IC H IG A N C U S T O M E R S Call Toll Free: (800) 321-7423 HUGGETT SOD FARM, Inc. v W v V Wholesale Growers of v / V W V U U U U b QUALITY LAWN TURF J U U b U i NUGGET +11 KENTUCKY B LEND H U G G E TT’S SHADE MIX WARREN’S A-34 WARREN’S A-20 BENT GRASS SOD ) * r 4 1 , 4 E . M A R L E T T E ( 5 1 7 ) 6 3 5 " 7 4 8 2 M A R L E T T E ? £ 5H3 17 Yoc/r Best Be f” for IRRIGATION 8PRINKLER 8UPPLIES RAINBIRD-NELSON-SAFE-T-LAWN BUCKNER-MOODY-SKINNER PIPE & FITTINGS — PVC — Sewer & Drain (Corr) — Polyethylene — Galvanized — Copper — Aluminum PUMPS AND PUMPING STATIONS COMPLETE IR R IG A TIO N — Systems Design — Specifications — Budget Estimates rïïTUiTïTBainaiD Midwest Regional Turf Foundation TURF FIELD DAY Monday, September 29, 1975 PURDUE AGRONOMY FARM Proceedings Available For $2.00 the Proceedings of the 1975 Midwest Regional Turf Conference just printed, is available by mail from: W.H. Daniel Midwest Regional Turf Foundation Department of Agronomy Purdue University West Lafavette, Indiana 47907 46 articles, condensed into 118 pages, provide excellent reference on current turf information. Proceedings from the 1969, 1971, 1973, and 1974 Conferences are also available for the same price. Those members of the Midwest Regional Turf F o u n d a t i o n (305) attending the Conference in 1975, or (748), should have others attending received their copies of the 1975 Proceedings which were mailed in June. 'MAC’ McELHENY RETIRES Word comes to us from Mr. David that LeRoy McElheny the chairman of the Greens > of Birmingham Country (MAC) ‘ Hague Committee Club the Superintendent for many successful years w ill be retiring next year on his 75th birthday. The club has named * Don Ratcliff as Mac’ s replacement. WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS | CLASSIFIED AOS CENTUM SUPPL9 CORP. 3890 W. Eleven Mile Rd. Berkley, M i. 48072 RAIN-AID DIV. 22159 Telegraph Rd. 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Frame.........All welded steel, hopper bolted to seeder frame. Seed Spacing........................................................3 in. seed rows. Seed Agitator......................% shaft, chain driven from discs. Feed Roll...........Cast and matched with gear and feed gate. Seed Housing G ear..................................................................Cast. Feed Gate....................................................................................Cast. Seed Tubes.......................... 16 tubes with rubber connect6rs. Power.......................................................Ground driven by discs. Drive ..........................................................................................Chain. Drive Discs 12 in. steel with spring scraper to clear tubes. Dirt Scrapers........................ Spring loaded keeps discs clean. Bearings................................................ Sealed and self aligning. Flo-rate Gauge........ Adjustable— for flow rate and seed size. Shipping Weight.................................................................... 400 lbs. OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT: Seed Flow Speed U p........... A 57 pitch sprocket is available which doubles the rate of seed flow. W .F. M ille r EqmpmfnÌcompany TELE P H O N E : (313) 647-7700 1593 S. WOODWARD A VE . BIRMINGHAM, MICHIGAN 48011 "A Patch of Green” 31823 U T I C A R O A D F R A S E R , M I CH IGA N 48026 U S POSTAGE PAID; PERMIT NO 37 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY - SERIALS EAST LANSING, MICH, 48823