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Law n Equipm ent C orporation L e b a n o n /A g ric o L o fts P edigreed Seed, Inc. W.F. M ille r Garden Company M ille r S p rin k lin g Systems O.M. S cott & Sons Company S p rin kle r Irrig a tio n Supply (S isco) T erm in al Sales C orporation T u rf grass, Inc. T u rf S upplies, Inc. USS A g ri-C h e m ica ls W ilk ie T u rf Equipm ent Company 3 Murphy’s Law I think the only thing that this spring proves is that Murphy’ s Law concerning Mother Nature is a true and valid statement. The spring season was about two to three weeks later than normal is) to most weather people. according Depending on your it was either a cold dry spring or a very wet spring with record floods. (whatever normal location The more southern parts o f South­ eastern Michigan received abnormally cold weather through most o f March and April and with the exception of three in April, re­ ceived only scattered precipitation. The part o f the state that received inches o f snow Below: Shop at Hillcrest, 4/19. most o f Mother Nature’ s fury was Lansing, Flint and Northern Oakland and Macomb counties. Things really looked like they were going to break around the end o f March and in fact several clubs had already mowed their greens. L ittle did they know that on April 2nd and 3rd they were to receive up to seventeen inches of snow. This put a damper on go lf for a few weeks and even rekindled pink snow-mold in some areas that had just recovered from the disease. A s if the above weren’ t bad enough, the same area was on A pril 18th deluged with from two to five inches of rain. This in turn caused flash flooding throughout the area and several golf in Flint, Lansing and Mt. courses Clemens were almost totally under water. Continued on Next Page Grass Clippings Cont. As it stands now most courses are * in a very good condition and excluding a few cases o f Helmenthisporium L e a f Spot here and there, turf diseases are at a minimum. Essex Hosts first Chapter Meeting Most o f you are aware that the first local chapter meeting was held at Essex Country Club in Windsor. The golf course was in very good condition and for those who noticed, an interes­ ting solution was in the offing for a very nagging problem. We all know how 7 difficult it is to mow as close as possible to young trees and yet be sure to avoid tearing the bark with the ; mower wheels. Dave Moote has come idea o f slitting plastic lengthwise and putting it the trunk o f the trees. This job of from e q u i p m e n t procedure does an excellent up with the 1 drain t, around tile f protecting trees injury. Vandalism hits Bay Valley C.C. Many o f you remember B ill Bair, o f Warwick H ills Country is currently Superintendent in Bay formerly Club. He at B ig V alley Country Club 15th fairway at Hillcrest, 4/19. C ity and last year had a bit o f a problem that you probably w ill never encounter, but then again you might. It seems B ill’ s course was the object of a rather perverted sense o f humor or vandalism o f the worst kind. Atra- zine was deposited on several o f his greens, tees, and even some fairway areas. It took B ill a while to find out the exact cause of the problem. When he did though, he took immediate action to turn the dead patches o f grass back into playable turf. His course of action and his solution to this devas­ tating vandalism lengthy to relate here. It involves using activated charcoal to neutralize the herbicide; using aerifying cores to re-establish putting green turf; using different types o f soluble nitrogen to encourage rapid new growth and many other agronomic practices that we sometimes forget or overlook. too is Should this (perish the thought) ever happen to any o f you, you can be sure that a phone ca ll to B ill Bair w ill yield a wealth of information which was gained through this unfortunate experience. Frank Green Does your shop area look like this? Neatness Pays... and Pays... and Pays l by P H IL L IP C. TRAYNOR in the July 1974 issue of Pest Control Control Technology the housewife You have probably heard the joke about f r a n t i c a l l y straightening up her home and ex­ plaining to her wondering husband: “ But dear, the cleaning lady is coming and I wouldn’t want her to see this messy house.” This month’ s primer is based on the truth behind this joke. We do tend to spruce up when someone we want to impress comes to see us. And we’ re also suggesting that others, not in your business may see where improve­ ments can be made. four for you to Here are ideas think about: (1) You can keep neat and organized if you believe someone from the out­ side w ill see your operation. (2) Neatness and organization are not spare time activities, but should be planned since they affect your whole operation. (3) Someone not connected directly 6 c o n s t r u c t i v e suggestions to your work might make some helpful or for improvement of your work situation, if you give them permission and instruc-| tions to do so. (4) In the not-so-distant future, some-1 one, uninvited - perhaps an official ofj your enforcement agency, or federal occupational safety officer - w ill be i n s p e c t i n g your operation “ for real.” pesticide state Many o f us learn to live with our j own degrees o f disorganization. We can easily go “ nuts” being around “ neat- nicks.” But then there comes a time when we are asked for a certain item. “ Do you have it?” “ Y e s ,” you say. But then you can’t find it even though you look for it high and low. That’s frustrating and then you vow that “ Tomorrow, I ’ ve got to get organized.” You already have a picture of this in your mind, whether you are in your service truck, storeroom, office, or home. Hold onto that mental picture for a moment, and think of three things you would straighten up or put into Continued on Page 8 inselmeBourassa,golf course iwner In Canada, talks about )3 r (J h Kentucky Bluegrass. . . U.S. Plant Patent # 3 1 8 6 Dwarf Variety "We used b a r d ^ h on a ll our tees and fairw ays when we built our front nine holes. And b a r x ^ h performed so well that w e're using it for the back nine to o !" fith our cold clim ate and short ;ing season, it’s im p o rtan t to fa a grass th at’ll com e up t We planted a B aro n K en- $y Bluegrass m ixture on all tees and fairw ay s and on ly month 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 re aay fo r p la y b y M ay 1974. W e could nave openecf the course then except tne 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 beau tifu l. W e d id n ’t nave any w in ter kill. I told m y neighbors they should have overseeded w ith B aron this fa ll.” “ W e usually cut to 1-1/4 and B aron stays green an< nice. W e fo u n d this to b even w h en w e cut to 3/4 W e d id n ’t have any pro w ith diseases, not a single And here's what Jean Pierre Masse land scape contractor and turf consultant tor the golf course has to say about b a r d i “ There’s no question that Baron can adapt itself to inf growing conditions. All this land was woods before we through with a bulldozer. See this sand? That’s what’s unde top layer of soil in the fairways. This soil is extremely sj very acidic and obviously very porous. But regardless, I did a fine job.” There’s not much more we can add except that Lo Pedigreed Seed Company or any authorized distribu is nearby wherever you grow quality turf. faie Bourassa is the ow ner o f Les Vieilles Forges C lub ^lf, Trois-Rivieres, Q uebec, Canada. (Pierre Masse is a tu rf consultant and landscape contractor iWasse & Fils C o., C ap de la M adeleine, Q uebec, Canada. EH LOFTS hINew England Seek Road ington, Mass. 02174 (collect (617) 648-7550 Chanderlin Seed Co. Div. o f Lofts Pedigreed Seed, Inc. P.O. Box 387 Bound Brook, N. J. 08805 Call collect (201) 356-8702 Albany, Oregon 97321 Call collect (503) 926-2636 Great Western Seed Co. Lofts Pedigreed Seed, Iik Bound Brook, N.J. 08805/(201) 356-* Loft Kellogg Seed Co. 322 E. Florida St. Milwaukee, Wis. 53201 Call collect (414)276-0373 Oseco Limited P.O. Box 219, Brampt< Ontario, Canada Call collect (416) 457-J Unavailable from Lofts: Manhattan Perennial Ryegrass e Y o rkto w n * Turf-Type Perennial Ryegrass• Jamestown Chewings Fescue#Kingston fovetBentgrass# Exeter Colonial Bentgrass#Majestic Kentucky Bluegrass (P-84) To be marketed soon: Ram 1 Kentucky Bluegrass • Georgeto\ In addition, all of the following well-known varieties of certified turf seeds are available from Lofts: Fylking Kentuc (entucky Bluegrass LegrassePennfine Perennial Ryegrass #M erion Kentucky Bluegrass# Nugget Kentucky Bluegrass#Penncross Bentgrass#Pennstar Kentuc Bluegrass •Highlight Chewings Fescue # K o k e t Chewings Fescue #Sydsport Kentucky Bluegrass t f - Protection applied for under the U.S. Plant Variety Protection Act inspector. What small Neatness Pays Cont. place, if someone important were going to see you. This w ill be a visitor, not an (or large) changes might you make to fee l prouder about showing o ff the place you work? You don’ t have to make the place look like the R itz, but somewhat improved. Now, write down those three changes. It's Easy To Put Off Changes You probably haven’ t made those changes before now because you weren’t going to have any visitors the changes probably anyway, and seemed like too much work, so you learned to live with the situation as is - messy. We all make excuses to put o ff fixing up, reorganizing, etc. We say we don’t have the time. Or that time is non- profitable and therefore must be done in “ spare time’ ’ , which nobody has. Or when we do have spare time, re­ organizing is too much like work and we’ d rather take it a little easy on our time off. So we don’t do it then, either! spent on organizing saves satisfactory shape, but there is a great payoff in professional pride when it is all in proper order. time. Tim e is (2) Neatness money and the less spent in hunting a tool or a paper, the more money saved. It is far easier to keep a running inventory where you know what you have - sort o f “ at a glance.’ ’ With a continuous inventory, you won’ t run out o f a crucial chemical and waste time getting it or substituting some­ thing else not as effective. (3) Orderliness improves morale. Remember the feeling you had getting into your first new car? Compare that with the feeling of driving that same car after it became cluttered with use. Then you cleaned the car top to bottom and recaptured that “ new car feeling” again. That’ s improved morale. There’ s pride there. I f you can cultivate that feeling for your company vehicle or workplace, you’ ll get that same lift. It’ s called professional pride. (4) An improved public image is the Continued on Page 10 Did all that sound familiar? Well don’ t dispair, you are very human and not alone. But even that does not excuse putting o ff some important changes until “ tomorrow.’ ’ I f you’re among the small minority to whom this does not apply - the organizers, the neatnicks - you can stop reading. This article for the other 95% of us humans for whom seems an ever fleeting goal. is (including yours organization truly) I propose that neatness pays and therefore should not be given a back­ seat in any company. And here’ s why: (1) It is professional to spend time putting your tools, equipment, chemi­ cals, papers, etc. in order so they w ill be ready when needed. You don’ t see a dentist looking high and low for a certain drill he needs. He knows where it is and could find it with his eyes closed. Keeping things in place is professional. Granted that you may feel some drudgery in getting things in An Old “ outhouse’* that needs attention. 8 that makes tu rf unplayable fo r w eeks during spring and sum m er. Easily applied w ith any con vention al granular insecticide applicator. Thorough w atering leaches insecticid e into root zone fo r m axim um control. ®DYLOX insecticide. The fast-acting se lective insecticid e gives quick clean-up of sod w ebw orm s. D issolves readily in w ater fo r application w ith any type of spray equipm ent. ®BAYGON insecticide. A carbam ate Add ®NEMACUR to the growing line of high-performance Chemagro pesticides that help keep your turf in top playing condition N E M A C U R 15% G ranular is a fast-acting nem aticide that provides m onths of residual con trol of all m ajor tu rf nem atodes. R equires no injectio n —apply w ith a granular applicator and w ater in. ®DYRENE fungicide. DYRENE controls dollar spot, plus all Helm inthosporium diseases— m elting out, leaf blight, leaf spot. Also con trols copper spot, stem rust, brow n patch and snow mold. Its small cost offsets the big cost of repairing after disease gets started. ®DEXON fungicide. Stops Pythium. This non-m ercurial fun gicide is also extrem e ly effe ctive in preventive program s to control co ttony blight. It’s com patible w ith oth er tu rf pesticides. in secticid e that controls tu rf insects, includ ing many species resistant to chlorinate d hydrocarbon and organophosphate insecticides. Safe to B erm uda, zoysia, rye, clover, colonial bentgrass and other com m on varieties w hen used as directed. For great tu rf that gives you r golfers great shooting, order these C hem agro tu rf pesticides from your chem ical distributor. C hem agro A g ricultu ral D ivision, M obay C hem ical C orporation, Box 4913, Kansas City, M issouri 64120. 7559B RESPONSEability to you and nature ®DASANIT nematicide/insecticide. B roadcast D A SA N IT 15% G ranular fo r con trol of m icroscopic “e e l-w o rm ’’ nem atodes that destroy tu rf root system s, cause grass seedlings to w ith e r and die. R equires no injection E H H ■ T GROWING LINE FOR FMETURF 9 Neatness Pays Cont. result. Proud technicians know what they have in stock, where to locate it readily, and do so without wasting their time and customer’ s money. This creates, in the eyes of the public, the image of a pro who knows what he’ s doing. "Im age” Is Important the newspaper ads So far we have been talking about your physical plant, office, warehouse, trucks, etc., but there’ s another part of your business which affects the customer’ s idea o f your image. That’ s paper - and letterhead and advertising, statements and orders, etc. I can’ t resist telling this story. This involves an old family-owned department store which was not known for neatness. Because the boss made up the adver­ tising, looked sloppy too. Anyway, a survey was made of people from another town: they were shown ads and asked “ What sort of is?” With store do you think this surprising these people zeroed in and described the store to a “ T ,” without ever having seen it. They said, “ It’ s probably a quiet friendly, even folksy store, but the merchandise is probably dusty. And they run out of t h i n g s w i t h o u t noticing. Departments are not clearly defined and you would be likely to find identical merchandise in two different departments with two different prices. The warehouse - w ell, it’ s a frightful experience to see.” So your paper products, which represent you, can be accuracy, very telling. See that they reflect the image you wish to convey. Have Someone Else Look At Your Operation A t the beginning o f this article, we suggested that workers who are familiar with an operation may be too close to see flaws or are accustomed to them. Therefore, a stranger to the business may w ell be able to make constructive suggestions. Now, before you run out and hire a “ neatnick consultant,” consider this idea. to Consider opening your doors to a o f organized and responsible team young people and give them an oppor- l tunity visit and constructively criticize your operation. You would give this team a briefing or two to help them understand the basics of your business. Then you would help them develop a simple inspection check sheet to use for guidance. In exchange for their service you could present to their organization. them with a gift I can see such a project take shape like this: A civic-oriented PCO (we hope you are) approaches a youth organization (Scouts, Explorers, 4-H, school interest group, etc.) with the proposal that he, the PCO, explain the basics, help with the checklist, and tell them how pesticides and service industries should be organized (almost all PC O ’ s know how things ought to be). Agree to reward their participa­ tion with a gift. The PC O ’ s work can Continued on Next Page ( S c o t c s ) P r o T u r f Helping the superintendent through turf research... Controlled Release Fertilizers Fertilizer/Pesticide Combinations ■ ■ SCOTTS • LELY • GANDY SPREADERS Finest quality turfgrass seed—Fairways • Greens • Tees • Roughs Scotts Windsor and Victa blends ■ ■ Fungicides—Herbicides—Insecticides Soil Testing-Weed & Disease Identification Ted Mulcahey Technical Representative 7205 S. Jennings Road Swartz Creek, Mich. 48473 Telephone: 313/655-4702 10 tied Neatness Pays Cont. be into business and industry merit badges, ecology consciousness, pesticide or other slants. safety, health Serious young people, challenged with an unusual i(Jea, often rise to the challenge very creatively. I gleaned this idea from an Arkansas 4-H Leaders Guide for an Environmental Quality Project. This particular project en­ couraged their 4-H’ ers community for “ eyesores” which a traveller could see. While the Arkansas Project was outdoor oriented, there’ s no reason that a similar project on the interior o f a building or the inside of a business couldn’ t yield similar bene­ fits. inspect to improved employee morale, The PCO could w ell receive tips that he already knows about, but perhaps one new idea supplied by an interested youth could pave the way for in­ creased professional image, enhanced business In the above situation, please note, the PCO is not “ on the spot” because he in­ vited the comments, nor is he obliged to explain away nor make excuses for what the visitors find. He can, at his leisure, examine the positive sugges­ tions and act on those he sees fit. and more profits. I f the idea o f inviting “ strangers” into your business gives you shivers, you may want to try inviting the wives of employees or their teenage young­ sters to do the tour. The point is that you get used to the idea o f inspection and get some o f the prominent eyesores taken care of. The federal pesticide law, which states are copying, has built in the inspection feature. Occupa­ tional safety i n s p e c t o r s w ill be frequent visitors to business estab­ lishments. So get used to the idea. Here are the kinds o f comments which I can visu alize such youth making. Note that not all are pesticide related. “ When I came into the customer Continued on Next Page 11 CHIPCO the most effective arsenal ever assembled to protect your turf □ Chipco Spot Kleen □ Chipco Microgreen Liquid □ Chipco Turf Herhicide“D” □ Chipco Spreader Activator □ Chipco Thiram 75 □ Chipco Crab Kleen □ Chipco Turf Herbicide MCPP □ Chipco Buctrii □ Chipco Turf Kleen RHODIA INCORPORATED AGRICULTURAL DIVISION Somerset, New Jersey 08873 but Neatness Pays Cont. receiving area, I saw some awards and trophies, someone had put a product display in front o f them. It would be nice to display the awards prominently or else remove them if you are not really proud o f them.” “ The main office window could use washing. That way the products in the window would not look dingy. Those products would look nicer if they were dusted and the decorations freshened.” insect damaged materials were identifying labels were faded and yellowed and warped with age. The damage could look fresh with a bright label.” interesting but the “ The “ I f I were an employee I would object to the differences in the wash­ room conditions between those for the for service front office and employees. Nobody a dirty washroom.” those likes “ I like the idea of putting reminder labels on that long mirror to remind men to check their hair, tie, shoes, shirt, etc. But, you know you put the shoe label clear at the bottom. It should be about knee high on the mirror where it w ill be in the direct line o f sight with the shoe reflection when a person i f standing about three feet from the mirror.” no longer use ought to come down. There was only one winiter and the other men seeing it everyday could be reminded daily that they did not win.” “ Truck Number 4 has a broken lock on the rear door. You said chemicals had to be locked up, but that truck can’ t be locked.” “ Would it be easier if the shovels and other long tools used in termite work could be clamped onto the side panel o f the truck rather than lying in a heap on the bed?” Joe’ s car on his “ Serviceman smells ( inside. He said he spilled ' concentrate terrible some interior carpeting. He says the smell really gets bad in wet, cold weather when he runs the car heater. Can his carpeting be replaced or cleaned to eliminate the smell? Can the odor hurt him?” There Are Other Benefits, Too engaging youth You can get a double duty service by in a business “ beautification” project. You acquaint them with pesticides, pest control, and j you. The information helps them. They help you see your business through different eyes. They may w ell be good word-of-mouth advertisers for you. They may even make good employees in the near or not-so-near future. (Look to groups with girls too, since they tend to be neater than boys, and they may ; make good technicians or office help, too, later on.) “ Does the code you put on the one ounce job bottles really say enough? Shouldn’ t there be a Danger - Poison label on them too, just in case the wrong person gets hold o f the bottle?” “ That old sales contest board you No synthetically produced fertilizer can compare with L et us know if you try this idea and I f you have Continued on Page 16 te ll us how it works. 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Campbell Rd., Royal Oak, Mich. 48067 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? F ill in the questionaire below and mail to: BOB HOPE The Lochmoor Club 20740 Marter Road Grosse Pointe Woods, Mi. 48236 Off. 881-8112, Res. 884-8684 NAME OF INTERESTED PERSON D A T E _______ MAILING ADDRESS________________________________________________________ C IT Y ___________________________ S T A T E ________________ Z I P _______________ Or you may c o n ta c t the next g o lf course s u p p lie r who c a lls on you and g ive him the in fo rm a tio n needed fo r a p p lic a tio n . 14 Robert E. Jones graduated in June from Michigan State U niversity is now employed as an assistant superintendent at Sylvania and Country Club in Sylvania, Ohio. Dr. Richard G. P fis te r is a Professor of A g ric u ltu ra l Engineering at is serving as Chairman of the Michigan State U n iv e rs ity , and MIOSHA Compliance and Appeals Board by appointment of Governor Mi Hi ken. Give Your Course a Safety Check-Up if a state MIOSHA Could your maintenance building and operations pass a safety inspec­ tion inspector should arrive at your course? Previous state safety laws have been replaced the new Michigan Occupational by Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA). These new regulations are even tougher because they adopt many in addition to the existing state safety standards. The goal o f this law is to insure that no business operation in Michigan pre­ i Federal standards TURF PRODUCTS A New Outside Appearance - Same Dependable Quality sents an unnecessary hazard to its employees. jointly by immediately Administered the De­ partments o f Labor and Health, MIOSHA officia ls inspect any location where a fatality has occurred, as w ell as when employee requests indicate a possibly hazardous working condition. In addition, safety inspec­ tors are also c h e c k i n g various businesses random. Financial penalties are assessed against those Continued on Next Page at 50 Lb. Net Weight L E B A N O N Q w tiv / C M FERTILIZER A DIVISION OF LEBANON CHEMICAL CORPORATION THE BISHOP COMPANY LEBANON. PA. 17042 Q sa rtu /O u A FERTILIZER * GoodGraoZeByTo Call your Country Club Distributor or James L- CamP, (219) 485-6828. 15 Safety Check-Up Cont. employers who do not provide a safe working environment as prescribed by law. The checklist below w ill give you a good idea of how you stand with the law. While not inclusive, the list does hit many of the requirements inspec­ tors would check to see if your course was in compliance. While some of the personal re­ quired may surprise some superinten­ dents, many o f the indicate requirements can be met by nothing more than common sense. Management equipment protective items Post the required OSHA poster in a prominent location in the workplace. Post both the accident log and the yearly summary of injuries and ill­ nesses related to the job. equipment existing safety standards. that meets Purchase Make sure employees safety regulations by making observe it a 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 ric e Q uotation On R equest 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 condition o f employment. Building Conditions, General Housekeeping Provide at least two unobstructed the m a i n t e n a n c e from fire exits building. Schedule of floors and working surfaces to keep them free of slippery liquids. daily maintenance Schedule regular h o u s e k e e p i n g checks to keep tools picked up and equipment stored. Store pesticides in a locked cabinet or room. Provide at least one U .L. approved in each building extinguisher fire where employees work. Continued on Page 18 Neatness Pays Cont. already tried something like it, let us > hear about that, too, please. Exercise 1: Take your list o f three “ changes to make to help you feel prouder” and do something about them now or very soon. See if it works. Exercise 2: When shopping at other businesses, pay particular attention to how they do business. See if you can spot improvements that you can trans­ late and apply to your operation. Exercise 3: Talk to some young people to see if they or their organiza­ tion would take to a suggestion to do an inspection tour after learning some­ thing about a business like yours. Talk also with their adult supervisors. (Thanks to Dr. Ken Brink for supplying article) [ HUGGETT SOD FARM, Inc. V V v W Wholesale Growers of v /v A A A / jU U U a U ib U U U L QUALITY LAWN TURF NUGGET +11 KENTUCKY BLEND H UGGETT’S SHADE MIX WARREN’S A-34 WARREN’S A-20 BENT GRASS SOD E MARUETTE (517) 635"7482 MARLETTE’^: 16 ■ h m M p m I •' m t ■ m m k L i . - ' • Vertagreen Technical Turf Food for Tees & Greens Vertanite Ureaform Fertilizer 38- 0 -0 Vertagreen \ @ Vertagreen | Tournament Vertagreen Tee^Greeri Technical Turf Food for Tees & Greens Vertagreen Fertilizer For Professional Use 12-4*8 Vertagreen Fertilizer For Professional Turf with Balan WRITE FOR COMPLETE SPECIFICATION SHEETS Agri-Chemicals Division of United States Steel P.O. Box 1685, Atlanta, Ga. 30301 Safety Check-Up Cont. P r o v i d e a first-aid kit on the premises, and a person capable o f administering first aid. Employee Personal Protection Equipment Furnish protective hardhats for all employees and require that they be worn at all times on the course. Require safety shoes to be worn by regularly operating all powered greenskeeping equipment. employees Require safety glasses to be worn by all employees operating powered greenskeeping equipment. Designate and enforce eye protec­ tion area(s) the shop where a hazard from flying objects exists (arc welding, grinders, presses). in Provide dust respirators, goggles, gloves, and other protective equipment that may be necessary when handling pesticides. Powered Greenskeeping Equipment Make sure no employee operates any equipment without prior training in operating procedures and potential hazards. Require employees to demonstrate to operate equipment before ability initial assignment to the job. Require employees to check equip­ for worn or broken parts on ment equipment before operation. Keep all guards for mufflers, gears, belts and other moving equipment in place and operational. Hand and Powered Hand Tools Have adequate tools so that you can require that a tool is used only for the job for which it was designed. Schedule regular checks for worn or that could become a broken parts hazard in operation. Insure grounding (three wire, con­ tinuous to ground) on all electrically powered tools. How does your operation size up against the new law? I f an inspector was to visit your maintenance building tomorrow, could your club be fined for unsafe working practices that are not only dangerous, but illegal as well? inspectors are not out to* MIOSHA create for the superintendent, but to help avoid future accidents. A cooperative attitude will go a long way when discussing safety: issues with an inspector. On the other hand, a lack o f cooperation w ill not\ result in a lenient inspection! additional problems The point o f this checklist is get your maintenance building and opera­ in shape before an inspection. tions Then i f your course happens to be chosen for an inspection, you w ill be to work with the MIOSHA prepared official in insuring that your main­ tenance operations are hazard-free. O.M. SCOTT AD OMITTED IN ERROR The O.M. Scott & Sons ad was omitted in error in the May issue of A PA TC H OF GREEN. It was an over- \ sight by the printer. Our apologies to Ted Mulcahey and the Scott Company. TURFGRASS SPECIALISTS / •'(/ y * / \ J TWO COMPLETE SEED INVENTORIES Mer ion Baron Winter Green Fylking ( Nugget Norlea COWBELL TELEPHONE W AYLAND 616-792-2241 GOLD TAG SEED QUALITY I \ Special Mixes for your particular need l w a y l a n d l W AYLAND 1 M IC H IG A N \ M IC H IG A N BRIGHTON BRIGHTON V 49348 M IC H IG A N ) *^ EEDS 48116 / i n c o r p o r a t e d BRIGHTON 313-229-6169 GRAND RAPIDS 616-877-4614 ______ / 18 MILLER SPRINKLING SYSTEMS “ Midwest’s Leading Irrigation Contractor for 50 Years” COMPLETE DESIGN - INSTALLATION - GUARANTEE - SERVICE from One Source Our pre-engineered pumping plant gives you the benefit of our experience on over 150 golf course pumping plants. CONTACT . . . Joe Gulick 16755 Dixie Highway Davisburg, Michigan 48019 Telephone: (313) 634-4473 M,LLER Division of A. J. MILLER, INC. GCSAA asks Superintendents* Assistance To: A ll G olf Course Superintendents We o f the USGA eanestly solicit your assistance in two areas: (1) Fund raising for research, and (2) Promoting new subscribers to the Turf grass Service. Both are o f vital i n t e r e s t and importance to g o lf and the USGA. The Green Section staff expends solicita­ tion efforts in both areas but they need outside assistance and their first line o f help is you, the G olf Course Superintendent. Much can be said about the Green Section’ s accomplishments through the years, accomplishments important to golf but suffice it to list a few - to (1) Uninterrupted g o lf improved 1920 since course maintenance and manage­ ment developed through research and practical findings. service through 19 (2) Introduced effective disease and to go lf control measures weed course management. (3) Selected, tested and improved grasses to golf. introduced in introduced t u r f g r a s s (4) Supported work breeding which the great Tifton series o f bermuda- grasses to southern courses and several improved Kentucky blue- grasses to northern courses. (5) Researched and wrote specifica­ trouble-free for building tions putting greens. (6) Published a book on G olf Course Management and soon hopes to update that publication. (7) Published specifications for sand for bunkers. (8) Performed research which resulted in modification in g o lf shoes and g o lf spikes. Next page GCSAA Asks Aid Cont. (9) Brought research and practical findings to Member Clubs through its periodical which has been published since its annual Educa­ 1921, through tional Conference and partici­ pation in nationwide conferences annually. continuously (10) Soon to release a “ white paper” on Poa Annua in cooperation with Michigan State University. The Green Section’ s sole purpose for existence is for g o lf course better­ ment. It’ s avowed credo is to introduce the management tools and techniques necessary to always “ P la y them as they lie .” John L . Crist, Jr., Chairman Green Section Committee USGA FEMIN-IF - M ille Cronin I f she acts a little moody and you can’t imagine why I f no matter what you say she just dissolves and starts to cry I f she stays in bed each morning - lets you burn your own wheat toast for dinner never I f she opens cans chops or steak or roast I f she starches all your collars so they cut you like a knife If she says that you don’t love her and starts acting like a w ife I f she says she needs a cleaning lady soon before she drops I f she’ s tired of the soilax and the and mops If she’ s so behind in ironing saniflush that there’ s nothing left to wear If the toes are through the socks and she just doesn’t seem to care I f she mentions poor mistreated wives and sounds like she means her I f she talks about unthoughtful mates and looks straight at you, sir Take the cue - move now - don’t linger - make some plans right now - today The little gal has had it - - Needs a week-end trip away!!!!! 20 Fungicides 3336 Turf Fungicide A broad spectrum systemic fungicide that prevents and controls all six major turf diseases. BromosanTurf Fungicide The newest broad spectrum sys­ temic fungicide for those persistent trouble areas. • Caddy • PMAS (10%) #Cad-Trete •Spotrete Herbicides MCPP MCPP Plus 2,4-D Met bar 80 Methar 30 AMA Plus 2,4~D AMA (Super Methar) Specialties All Wet Clear Spray Tru-Green Grass-Green zit •Granular Turf Fungicide C O R P O R A T I O N P.0. Box 10, Somerset, N.J. 08873 TURF SUPPLIES INC. 6 9 0 0 Pardee R d.,Taylor, Michigan (313) 29 1-120 0 DON’T EVEN T H IN K OF BUYING...................... GRASS SEED FERTILIZERS FUNGICIDES WITHOUT CALLING 291-1200 TURF SUPPLIES INC. 6 9 0 0 Pardee R d.,Taylor, M ichigan (313) 29 1-1200 New Gauge for Setting Greens Mowers Basil Sorrels, mechanic, Pine Lake C.C., with his new gauge for setting greens mowers. Below: A close-up of gauge. B asil Sorrels, mechanic o f Pine Lake C .C ., has developed a new gauge for setting greens mowers. It works equally w ell on riding mowers and hand mowers. The new gauge gives accurate settings up to one-one thousands of an inch. Miller Equipment is currently distributing the gauge for Basil. programmed care of turf and ornamentals THE MAKERS OF ACTI-DIONE® FUNGICIDES 21 ' Your B e st B e f f o r IRRIGATION SPRINKLER SUPPLIES 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 WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS CENTURU SUPPia CORP. 3890 W. Eleven Mile Rd. Berkley, Mi. 48072 (313) 543-7730 RAIN-AID Dill. 22159 Telegraph Rd. Southfield, Mi. 48075 (313) 356-9137 Century Announces New Division Ernie Hodas, President of Century Supply Corp., Berkley, Michigan, announces the opening of a new division to serve the Greater Chicago^ Trading Area Market, Northern Illinois Northwest Indiana in the field of under­ ground sprinkler equipment and turf, irrigation supplies. Hodas says the new D ivision will) stock and distribute products manufac­ tured by nationally known sprinkler companies such as Rain Bird, L.R. Nelson Co., Safe-T-Lawn as w ell as all components used irrigating homes, schools, parks, g o lf courses and industrial plants. for Hodas says Century/Rain-Aid Sup­ ply Corp. an Illin ois Corporation will be located at 341 L iv e ly Blvd., Elk [ Grove V illa ge, 111. 60007. This is a new industrial area just northwest o f) O’Hare F ield . This division w ill have I full capabilities of designing systems as w ell as supplying quality materials and products as has been offered for I the past 30 years by its Michigan ■ Divisions. C LA SSIFIED ADS FOR SALE - 3 Hustler X-lOO’ s equip­ ped w ith mower deck, cab and snow broom; Bean Sprayer, 200 gallon tank, almost new. C a ll 668-8092, 9 to 5. Michigan Turf grass FIELD DAY June 24,1975 CROP SCIENCE FIELD LAB Michigan State University EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN Contact: Jeffery V. Krans, Turfgrass Ext. Assoc. Department of Crop & Soil Sciences Michigan State U niversity East Lansing, Michigan 48824 22 _ Yazoo YR-60 ...as tough as it is big! An unintentional bargain YAZOO MASTER MOWER The YR-60 w ill cut up to 18 acres in a working day. With front wheel drive and rear-wheel steer­ ing, you can mow under guard rails; around poles in one pass. Follow the contour of the ground; in high grass or low. You don't follow the YR-60 with a trim mower and another man. It does it all. It costs about half as much as a tractor with a bush-hog or gang-mowing rig. A lso in 36, 42, 48 and 76-inch cuts. LAWN EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 520 W. 11 M ILE ROAD T E L E P H O N E : 313-398-3636 ROYAL OAK, MICH. 48068 23 W.F. M iller &^cZpany 1593 S. WOODWARD AVE. BIRMINGHAM, MICHIGAN 48011 TELEPHONE: (313) 647-7700 "A Patch of Green” 31823 UTICA ROAD FRASER, MICHIGAN 48026 MICHIGAN STATE U NIVERSITY LIB RARY - SERIALS EAST LANSIN G , M ICH , 48823