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For great turf that gives your golfers great shooting, order these Chemagro turf pesticides from your chemical distributor. Chemagro Agricultural Division of Mobay Chemical Corporation. Box 4913, Kansas City, Missouri 64120. B A Y G O N , D A S A N IT D E X O N , D YLO X and N E M A C U R are Reg. TM s o f th e P arent C om p a n y o f F a rb e n fa b rike n B a ye r G m b H , L e ve rku se n . D Y R E N E is a R eg. TM o f M obay C he m ica l C orp o ra tio n . RESPONSEability to you and nature 7 6 5 9 B 4 ■ The Golf Course Superintendent - A Perspective By TED HORTON, Supt. Winged Foot CC 1. * MONEY PRESSURE. Clubs have Is in there some r e s t l e s s n e s s , concern and modest dissatisfaction among the rank and file of Golf Course Superintendents the Metropolitan New York area? Apparently so, and it is more obvious than we believed. This was illustrated by Jim McLough- lin, E x e c u t i v e Director of the Metropolitan Golf Association, at a „ recent Superintendents’ meeting where he explained what he feels has set the stage for the “ unrest” exhibited by Golf Course Superintendents: the had to reduce spending as a result of the present economic slow down. Mr. feels that this financial McLoughlin squeeze should be viewed as an “ Opportunity to excell within bound­ aries being defined by lower budgets.” It was also illustrated that 1 some discontent with salaries had been it was pointed out generally I moves into a higher economic bracket earlier in life than other professions. As a result, a Superintendent often l “ feels that he is under an economic lid,” and doesn’ t know where to turn next for advancement. Above all, he noted. However, that Superintendent the cautioned, “ keep confident and don’ t lose sight of the constructive values of your job.” 2. RESPONSIBILITIES. Quite often a superintendent will obtain a job at age thirty where his responsibilities will not change appreciably for the rest of his life. Mr. McLoughlin felt that the “ Superintendent would have to allow his maturity to cope with this situation” while on the other hand considering such as moving to a different club, offsite consulting, club management, or other competing jobs. Again, he emphasized, don’ t become discouraged.” alternatives 3. STATUS COMPETITION. There is a status problem at many clubs between the Manager and the Superin­ tendent and most individuals are not sure where they reside in the “ pecking order” of their club. Mr. McLoughlin feels that the position of Golf Course Superintendent is the best defined at time and most consistent. He this the Superintendent indicated p r o b a b l y far better in the “ pecking order” than he feels he does. It is Continued on Next Page 4. PROFESSIONAL that fares IMAGE. - FAIRWAYS - . 4% W.I.N. . 6% W.I.N. . 6% W.I.N. 12-4-8 . 18-0-9 . 18-5-9 . 20-5-10 30-3-10. - GREENS - 16-0-8 . . 10% W.I.N. 18-3-12. . .6% W.I.N. with Iron Sulfate 10% W.I.N. 45-0-0 Dutch Brand Urea CALL FRED D. SPEIER ( 313) 681-9336 “ Finest quality ingredients — economically priced 5 3 2 4 W. B L O O M F I E L D L A K E W. B L O O M F I E L D , M I C H . 4 8 0 3 3 5 for around tables.” natural to want a better image but how should the Superintendent go about it? First, “ it has to be earned, not wished It was pointed out that the Superintendent is seeking professional recognition from a highly professional society.” As a result, task more difficult and a greater challenge. Mr. McLoughlin asked that we consider the following to improve professionally: feel for public relations within our clubs and communities. 1. develop a greater this makes the 2. Become more involved at meetings by exposing ourselves at all opportunities as being anxious and willing to perform any task. 3. Dress up to par if we are to be recognized by the professionals we want recognition from. 4. Do not become complacent. 5. Play more golf it at all pos­ sible. Mr. McLaughlin noted that the Corporate World uses the game of golf to a tremendous advantage but the Superintendent generally neglects to use the game in this manner. Playing golf is a natural opportunity to com­ municate with the people we are working for. 5. And finally, to further compli­ ment our job situation, try to provide education for property maintenance, high school orientation programs and the community environment. As we all know, our profession has many advantages. Noting that his list was surely incomplete Mr. McLoughlin suggested the Superintendents’ job situation is healthy because of the following: that 1. there are 30,000 golf related job opportunities, 2. the work is seasonally flexible throughout the country, 3. it is out-of-doors, 4. the job provides access to a club environment. 5. it dealing with nature. is challenging technically, labor, machinery and 6. it provides an opportunity to display a variety of talents, 7. the job is needed, appreciated and respected, 8. it provides opportunities to learn, 9. there are national and local of providing capable associations assistance, 10. the Superintendent is most often his own boss, 11. the work can be recognized as it is in front of the people. But - what lies ahead? What are the trends within our i n d u s t r y ? Mr. McLaughlin noted that “ from a man­ agement point of view, the golf club industry is in its very early crawling stages. It has yet to mature to walking and running stages.” This, of course, is referring to the “ General Manager Concept” which he felt could open a new horizon In his opinion, the club industry will move in this direction and he stated that is a need for consistency in “ there professionalism throughout all club programs which could be better given by General Managers than the Com­ mittee System.” for all of us. As of yet, according to Mr. Mc- L o u g h l i n , “ we do not have the individuals ready to fill the role of General Manager.” But, all of us were urged to prepare to migrate to this role even though the Clubhouse Manager feels more inclined for the position. It Continued on Page 14 HUGGETT SOD FARM, Inc. / / Qu a l it y 6 l a w n T u r f M i Nuggett + II Kentucky Blend Huggett's Shade Mix Warren's A-34 Warren's A-20 Bentgrass Sod 4114 E. MARLETTE MARLETTE, MICH. 48453 Phone (517) 635-7482 6 Training Assistant is task of Club Management takes over a head position. s e v e r a l Here are criteria in ) manager Developing an assistant is one of the challenging jobs a club profes­ “ i superintendent” sional, club can have. Good business practices learned and accepted as a in management will probably trainee ' be adhered to when the individual or attempting to develop an assistant: Give him the facts. See that your assistant has all the necessary facts about his responsibility. Give him a T clear picture of what he is to do and how he should do it. Tell him how much responsibility and authority he is ) to have. One way to start is by helping him develop a description for his new job. j Tell him with whom he will be working, and personally introduce him to them. Make certain they understand they are to deal with your assistant and not with you in the future. Smooth his path. Request em­ ployees who will work with your f assistant to cooperate with him. You I can smooth his path by spelling out for t them the areas of responsibility you’ ve ) given him. Then impress on him the importance of his earning the respect of other employees even when he has to reprimand them. Share knowledge. Share your own knowledge with your assistant. If he is to do a good job, you must keep him informed of your plans, their progress and your reason for making each move. He should also be warned of problems that might arise. See that he learns the ins-and-outs of working with the other people working for you. information Failing to give your assistant such background handicaps him. By keeping him partially in the dark, he sells him and his job short in the eyes of those with whom he must work. Add responsibility gradually. Give your assistant responsibility gradually. Let him get the feeling of his job. By assigning him additional responsi­ bilities in small doses, he learns to handle new problems. Thus, he is is continually absorbing additional knowledge and growing as a manager. Hold a loose rein. Some course management personnel make the mis­ take of trying to keep their fingers on every move made in their operations. Their constant checking may make their understudies nervous, and slow down their development. Rather than cause an assistant to lose confidence in himself, and s o m e t i m e s his Continued on Next Page No synthetically produced fertilizer can compare with MILORGANITE Golf Courses Use More M I L O R G A N I T E « « Than Any Other Fertilizer TERMINAL SALES CORR 12871 EATON A VE . D E TR O IT , MICH. 48227 (313) 491 -0606 7 initiative, it is better to hold a loose rein. Give him authority. Follow the management-by-exception principle when you give your assistant respon­ sibility for a certain task. Give him the authority for getting the job done, and encourage him to bring problems to you only if something seems wrong or out of line. Train your assistant to give you one or more suggested solutions to the problems he brings to you. You help him develop by guiding him to make the correct decision. How much control for you? When you delegate authority and responsi­ bility to an assistant, you are using his ability to think, to plan, to act and to evaluate. Of course, you have to keep control. Control is important so that you can blend his progress in with the overall activities of your business. Check regularly on assignments you give your assistant. However, as mentioned earlier, you will want to avoid the mistake of checking each little detail. A word of advice here. Your assis­ tant probably will not do the job the way you would. His approach may be j different from yours as his handwriting j is different. It may even be better. So long as he gets the results you want, do not nag him about his methods. their confidence. in Some push their assistants onto the sidelines when they think something j is going wrong. This practice tends to undermine It also lowers their status with the employees under their supervision. Try to overcome the thought that you are indispensable Persistence life, after passing middle age, more I often than not shortens life. So, bring to relaxing your grip, to f yourself transferring some of your burdens to younger shoulders. Be your age! Take it easy! B. C. Forbes leading a strenuous FORE-PAR MANUFACTURING CHICOPEE MANUFACTURING CO. 3M ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS AGRICO FERTILIZERS FOX VALLEY MARKING SYSTEMS E. I. DUPONT ACTI-DIONE PRODUCTS VELSICOL CHEMICALS CONTAINER DEVELOPMENT CYCLONE SEEDER COMPANY MALLINCKRODT CHEMICALS TURFGRASS, INC. Phone: Area 313 437-1427 8 Northrup King thinks: quality turfgrasses ought to hang tough! Today you need turfgrass that can thrive with as little maintenance as pos­ sible. So Northrup King offers seed for grass varieties that are both beautiful and tough. Aquila Kentucky Bluegrass persists under low to moderate fertilization, and it requires less moisture to main­ tain its dark green color. These attri­ butes distinguish Aquila from other bluegrass varieties. Parade Kentucky B luegrass is e x ­ trem ely fast-starting and develops a tough sod quickly. It is truly a vigorous variety that can take traffic and come back fast from injury. For information on these and other outstanding turfgrasses, contact your Northrup King representative. NORTHRUP. KING & CO. BOX 959 • M IN N E A P OLI S, M I NN E SO T A 55440 9 Dew is not Dew By TOM MASCARO in Dew, the popular sense, is water of condensation. Dew forms on a cold surface when the air is warm and water is present as humidity. The “ dew” we find on turfgrass is not water of condensation. is the plant sap being from the are transport areas This water pumped out or “ exudated” hydathodes. relief mechanisms excess water out of the plant system. hydathodes that The very speaking, Relatively little research has been done on this impor­ tant function of turfgrass culture. In 1887, Dr. Marloth in Egypt studied the Tamarix (salt cedar) and found that it exuded salts and identified them. Dr. J. K. Wilson, Cornell Univer­ sity, in 1923 found that the difference in dew on a turfgrass area was not due to soil moisture, but to the species that grew. He classified the different grasses in the following manner: 1. Bentgrasses, Bermudagrasses, and Poa Annua are prolific pumpers of exudate and rated them high. 2. The Bluegrass (with the exception of Poa Annua) were medium pumpers of exudate. family 3. Zoysiagrasses, fescuegrasses and ryegrasses were low pumpers and the produced exudated water. This difference least amount of rate of exudation explains why we can observe patches of heavy “ dew” on turfgrass areas that are not pure stands. the in Dr. Endo, University of California in 1969 found that spores of dollar spot fungus grew sparingly in ordinary water, but when the spores were germinated in exudated water they grew sparingly to well and caused a variable amount of infection. In other increased words, infection induced acceleration and in spore germination. exudated water and disease. increase It Dr. G. N. Hoffer, Purdue University, in 1949 demonstrated that quickly available nitrogen was rapidly trans­ ported through the leaf tissue and into exudated water. The high salt content of the exudate caused leaf, stem and root burn. With this background information we' can begin to understand better why the United States Golf Association Green Section advocated syringing of greens many years ago. 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Our profession will itself education and experience. through continuously upgrade TURF PRODUCTS A New Outside Appearance - Same Dependable Quality Inside [ Finally - and perhaps most important of all - all phases of club management must strive to cooperate to provide the best possible environment for our club members. R e p r i n t e d from Tee to Green (MGCSA) Vol. VI, No. 2, March, 1976. WILKIE EXPANDS FACILITIES The Wilkie Turf Equipment Company is c o m p l e t i n g expansion to their facilities at 1050 Opdyke Road, Pon­ tiac. 12,000 square feet has been added to the warehousing area and 3,000 the service department. square feet to NORTHERN MICHIGAN TURFGRASS FIELD DAY WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1976 Contact: Scott D. Eicher Department of Crop & Soil Sciences, MSU East Lansing, Michigan 48824 50 Lb. Net Weight LEBANON Cswitv/CM FERTILIZER A DIVISION OF LEBANON CHEMICAL CORPORATION THE BISHOP COMPANY LEBANON. 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Ward Swanson call - Bill Buettner 357-4740 16 Dew is Not Dew Cont. syringed his greens the early morning had less disease than the man who didn’t. in This practice very simply diluted the exudated concentration of the water and rendered it harmless. is Exudated water contains glutamine, form of sugar that ideal for a bacterial and If you touch your hand to exudated water you will feel the s t i c k i n e s s of this material which is identically the same as the plant sap. fungai growth. rise foods, to accumulate The salt index of exudated water sharply when q u i c k l y will available plant (especially nitrogen) are applied. If these salts are allowed in the thatch or compacted soil surface root, stem, or lower leaf, burn may occur. The potency of the exudate can be demonstrated by gathering a cupful fertilized green and from pouring it in one spot. A chemical burn will result. a well of These survival combinations factors can and do have a profound effect upon the turfgrasses under certain conditions. Until more research is conducted to supply more informa­ tion, the wise turf manager will: 1. Practice early morning syringing of to dilute exudated water. 2. Use sufficient water to wash the into the soil. Aerify to exudate insure water intake. 3. Use slowly available plant foods to minimize the salt concentration in the exudate. If quickly available plant foods are used, split the feeding light amounts on a into frequent basis. 4. Control to minimize the accumulation of exudate. Frequent thatch NOW YOU CAN PHONE US ^ M il _ for , \\ \ or Messages for our Sales Representative fastOrder Service alfco P O BOX 267 MARIETTA. OHIO 45750 OHIO CUSTOMERS: 1-800- 282-9714 ALL OTHER STATES: 1-800- 848-9740 MICHIGAN REPR. 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I hope that this discussion “ Dew is Not Dew” has given you a better understanding of this rather unrecog­ nized subject. thatch the or to call Some will continue it “ Dew” , others will call it “ Exudated Water.” Another common name is “ Guttated Water” “ Guttation Water.” Poets will eternally call it “ Fairy Rain” . By whatever name we call this liquid that is exuded from the Hydathodes of the grass leaf, we must always remember that this is a normal function. The turfgrass manager that recognizes this basic principle and adapts his management practices to it is the one who will produce wisely, superior putting surfaces for better golf. The South Florida Green P L A N NO W . 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