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Order your 1976 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. J. J. DILL COMPANY KALAMAZOO, M l 49005 Gentlemen: Please send your latest Turf Care Catalog. Box 788 Dept. PG-4 NAME ADDRESS CITY____ . STATE . . ZIP . / / r\'* * r m ¿MICHIGAN AND BORDER V w 7 s) CITIES G0LF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS i ~ y V M i c h i g a n 5 ASSOCIATION P R E S I D E N T GEORGE W. 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Circulation 1,250 Ted Woehrle, CGCS, Oakland Hills C.C. Clem Wolfrom, Detroit Golf Club C o-Ed ¡tors Prin ted At BLAKEMAN PRINTING COMPANY Fraser, Michigan M O N T H L Y A D V E R T I S I N G R A T E S Double Page Spread................................... $100.00 Back Outside P a g e ....................................... 65.00 Full P a g e ..........................................................55.00 Half 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 Classified Ad (per column inch)............... 5.00 DISCOUNT RATES: One Year 10% THIS MONTH’S ADVERTISERS Alfco Inc. Century Supply Corporation Chemagro Chipman Division of Rhodia W.A. Cleary Corporation J.J. D ill Company FDS Fertilizers, Inc. Huggett Sod Farm, Inc. L & E Chemicals Lakeshore Equipment Corporation Lawn Equipment Corporation Lebanon/Agrico Northrup, King & Co. W.F. Miller Garden Company O.M. Scott & Sons Company Sprinkler Irrigation Supply (Sisco) Terminal Sales Corporation Turfgrass, Inc. Turf Supplies, Inc. USS Agri-Chemicals Wilkie Turf Equipment Company 3 Keep your turf in top playing condition. Trust it to Chemagro. ®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 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. ®DASANIT nematicide/insecticide. Broadcast DASANIT 15% Granular for control of microscopic nematodes that destroy turf root systems, cause grass seedlings to wither and die. Requires no injection that makes turf unplayable for weeks during spring and summer. Easily applied with any conventional granular insecticide applicator. Thorough watering leaches nematicide into root zone for maximum control. ®DYLOX insecticide. This 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 certain 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 of Mobay Chemical Corporation. Box 4913, Kansas City, Missouri 64120. BA Y G O N , D A S A N IT, D EXO N , D VLO X and N E M A C U R are Reg. TM s o f th e Parent C om pany o f F a rb en fab riken Bayer G m bH , L eve rku se n. D Y R E N E is a Reg. TM o f M obay C hem ical C orp o ra tion . RESPONSEability to you and nature 7 6 5 9 B 4 COMMENTS FROM THE GAM-MICHIGAN AND BORDER CITIES GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION MEETING HELD IN MARCH AT THE PLUM HOLLOW GOLF CLUB As mentioned in the last issue of the magazine we promised to report on the meeting held at Plum Hollow Golf Club on March 24, 1976. This was a joint meeting between the Golf Asso­ ciation of Michigan and Border Cities Golf C o u r s e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t s Association. This was the second meeting in these two recent years b e t w e e n organizations and if the attendance was any indication of the interest, we should consider doing this on an annual basis. There are many subjects to be discussed that would benefit the golfing community. Subjects covered at this years meeting were, “ Budget Comparison and Standardization” by James A. Dowsley and “ The role of the Green Chairman” by H. Thomas Rex. After a delicious dinner we broke up into two groups and a panel of experts headed by Chairman, Ernie Hodas, of Century Supply Corp. discussed “ Water Man­ agement - Irrigation and Drainage” . This panel was made up of Fritz McMullen, Fred Ellis, Ward Swanson, Gene The other group to Dr. Joe Vargas speak on Poa annua control. Johanningsmeier. listened Fritz McMullen, Superintendent, Forest Lake Country Club on the Importance of Proper Drainage Fritz commented that he had in­ stalled a new irrigation system at the Inverness Club while he worked there and experienced few problems with drainage because of the good sandy loam soil that drained very well. Now that he has moved to Forest Lake as the Superintendent, he finds it very difficult to water his fairways the way he would like. There are two dis­ tinct types of soil. Each one is so different treat them separately. that he must Forest Lake has a very extensive drainage system but they do not have reliable records or maps of the system. This makes for a new Superintendent. it difficult The turf on the fairways is pre­ dominately Poa annua and as you know it requires special attention and good drainage. He began getting wet spots that caused troubles so he tied new drainage lines into existing lines that he was able to find after much search­ ing and investigation. These usually Continued on Next Page No synthetically produced fertilizer can compare with NI ILO R GAN ITE TERMINAL SALES CORR 12871 EATON AVE. DETROIT, MICH. 48227 (313) 491 -0606 5 consisted of French drains capped off with Calcined clay. He was able to use pea gravel in the rough areas with little damage to mowing equipment. Fritz stressed the point that it is very important to bring the pea gravel all the way up to the surface. If you cap off the trench with soil you have defeated the purpose of the trench. The grass grows over the trench lines in a few weeks and they will no longer be visible to the golfers. When dealing with the heavy soils in the greens he was able to cut a narrow trench with a chain saw and filling the slit with calcined clay. In certain problem areas he utilized “ dry wells.” These were installed using a tractor mounted post hole digger run off the power takeoff. It is important to try to dig deep enough until you have hit a layer of porous soil. These are backfilled with gravel. Occasionally he will use sumps to collect the water. T ile lines are run into these sumps and automatic pumps are used to remove the excess water. Reconstruction is only recommended when nothing else works. You must always be mindful of drainage. Topo maps are very important and he feels that an engineers level is one of the most important tools a golf course superintendent has. it is very important that you do a job correctly the first time. It seems that we can always find time to do it right the second time. Perhaps the most important sug­ gestion from Fritz is to “ make certain that you establish good communica­ tions with your membership.” Set a date for a project, try to stick to the date, and make sure that the job is done right! Fred E llis, Engineer from E llis, Arndt, & Truesdell, Inc. of Flint, Michigan on How Drainage Affects Income at a Country Club Fred stated that good drainage is I one of the most important factors I effecting the income of a golf club. I Other factors are: number of golfers in club, dues or green fees, types of members, number of spenders and users. The average daily play, week- I end play and speed of play. Such types of services as dining, | facilities, and i (carts) locker bar, driving important. range facilities are also Drainage can control the length of playing season by providing a dry | course in the spring. Golfers always I compare courses when you have a f period of wet weather. They always know the well drained courses and will play there when it is too wet at their ! own club. Traps, fairways, tees and j greens that are poorly drained are I usually covered with wet spots that I afford poor footing and wet feet. When you are building or rebuilding a green you should always allow for drainage in two directions and never ! in the area where the golfer will be I walking to the next tee. Some effects indirect of poor drainage control the attitude and pride of the membership. The thought of poor conditions stay with the golfers for a long time even after the problems are solved. It affects guest play also. ' Remember new members are hard to find when they quit because of poor j conditions. Golfers hate to see these signs: COURSE C L O S E D , NO CARTS, IN ROUGH ONLY. These ] CARTS Continued on Page 8 j HUGGETT SOD FARM, Inc, y y Nuggett +11 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 Aqua Shade Cleary’s Cutrine Diamond Shamrock DuPont Elanco Gordon’s Mallinckrodt Swift Par-Ex Upjohn Wonder-Gro The List Of Companies And Products We Represent Is Very Impressive. We Think Our Service Is Even More Impressive. When You Need Help We Are There . . . You Get More Than A Product From L & E Chemicals. L i l CHEMICALS DIVISION of LAWN EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 0 o n R e p r e s e n t a t iv e 520 W. 11 MILE ROAD ROYAL OAK, MICHIGAN 48068 (313) 398-3636 Plum Hollow Cont. slow play and cancelled create CARTS IN ROUGH ONLY. These create slow play and cancelled events. USE DAYS X GOLFERS SATISFACTION = REVENUE The installation Ward Swanson, Superintendent, Plum Hollow Country Club on Costs as Related to Water, Electricity & Safety of automatic irrigation at Plum Hollow has made it possible to cut down the amount of time spent by night watermen from two men for twelve hours per night to one man for eight hours per day. Ward still uses a night man for early evening watering and syringing during the day. When they were changing over to automatic watering the Superintendent decided to add more heads around the greens to give more control over the proper water distribution. This was a wise decision because they are able to water the entire green surface plus a good portion of the surrounding area adjacent to the greens. One of the more serious problems facing Plum Hollow is the occasional problem involving water quality. This is a common problem found at many courses that use streams as their source of water. Ward pumps out of the Rouge River and quite often there are pollutants that come down stream that are harmful to the turf grass. It is very important to keep a constant check on the water quality through testing. This seems to be especially true during prolonged periods of drought when the water level begins to drop in the river and the contaminants become more concentrated. It was pointed out that several of I the area courses use city water and I that they must pay somewhere between $20,000 to $25,000 per year for irri­ gation water. Several golf courses are also faced with the cost of using city drains. This cost is determined by a certain cost per acre. We can all appreciate how lucky we are out in the suburbs and the outlying areas where controls are minimal. g o v e r n m e n t Why Manage Water? by Gene Johanningsmeier, Turfgrass, Inc., South Lyon, Michigan Gene pointed out that water is used primarily to keep grass green. The conservation of water is very impor­ tant. There is more turfgrass lost to j the m i s u s e of water than to the ! shortage of water. The more you water j the greater your chances for misman­ agement of watering. The simple question of: what to j water? how much to water? how often to water? and how to apply? are the j most difficult questions to answer j during the daily decision making I process for a Superintendent. it takes about 1-2 We golf course Superintendents find ' inches of I that precipitation per week to grow good turf in Michigan. The water use rate j Continued on Page 10 j 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 53 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 8 It’s better than good —it’s great! USS Vertagreen Tee-Green Technical Turf Food is designed and formulated specifically for proper fertilization of golf course tees, greens, and aprons. It has an analysis of 16-4-8, and half of the available nitrogen is from urea-formaldehyde. And here’s another thing that makes it great —the uniform particle size* assures an even spreadability. This means the granules will work their way down through the grass evenly, 'Screen sizing: 90% Minus 10 Plus 20 Mesh U.S. Sieve before your mower picks them up. Also, uniform particle size provides for a more consistent feeding. When you consider that USS Vertagreen Tee-Green Technical Turf Food also contains guaran­ teed amounts of important secondary and micro-nutrients, you’ll see it all adds up to a premium product. See your Vertagreen distributor, and he’ll tell you how you can pick it up —it’s good! Agri-Chemicals Division of United States Steel P.O. Box 1685, A tlanta, Ga. 30301 9 WHY DO SUPERINTENDENTS BELONG TO GCSAA? They are proud of their profession and want to improve it. They recognize that a strong or­ ganization can better represent the combined interests of the profession through its unified voice. They are convinced that profess­ ional growth can be best achieved through the uniting of similarly minded light determined by Plum Hollow Cont. intensity, is humidity, temperature and wind. A good soil has about 50% pore space. This is where the water and air is made available and also where the roots grow. When making the decision on the timing and the amount of water, we must take into consideration the water loss for the day plus decide what the weather will be tomorrow. Is it going to be hot? Is it going to be windy? Is it going to rain? Now you can begin to see the importance of good weather forecasting. How to Grow and Live with Poa Annua by Dr. Joe Vargas, Plant Pathologist, MSU colleagues. They realize their active I participation in the Association can | shape the future of their profession. > that They have discovered that the Association’ s activities, programs and publications can keep them abreast of the latest technological information. Continued on Page 13 > eradication. We Dr. Vargas asked the question, Is i Poa a weed? He feels that in most j cases here in Michigan, it should not ^ be considered a weed. We all have far) too much on our courses to think' about should be | thinking about refining it and making V it more desirable for maintenance. I research money should be I Perhaps spent on finding a strain of Poa that will survive the weather and thrive f instead of spending money to develop) methods of eradicating this old foe. | of Many the so called control programs do not work because of variables in soil makeup and pH. Here is a program to control dollar spot and possibly Anthracnose on fairways. AUGUST SEPTEMBER NS s Non Systemic MONTH DAY FUNGICIDE COST JUNE 1 NS $300 $900 15 S 25 NS JULY 15 NS $300 $300 to 500 to 500 7 S $900 S = Systemic 7 NS $300 to 500 $3,000.00 to 3,800.00 Helping the superintendent through turf research... to 500 ProTurf 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 LELY Technical Representative 7205 S. Jennings Road Swartz Creek, Mich. 48473 Telephone: 313/655-4702 TORO» GROUNDSMASTER 72 Now it’s more than a high-capacity rotary and trimmer. Now the GROUNDSMASTER 72 is also a leaf mulcher, a V-plow for snow, a 48-inch two-stage snow thrower, or a rotary broom. And you can have it with ROPS that meets OSHA regulations, or a cab with ROPS - with a heater, if you’d like, or a light kit. Put it ail together and you cut overall equipment investment, reduce maintenance cost and save storage space. The year-round GROUNDSMASTER 72 - backed by TORO people, TORO parts and service, and by the new TORO one year warranty. Look over all the features, the benefits, and call Wilkie Turf Equipment Company and arrange for a demonstration. WILKIE TURF Equipment Company P.O. BOX 749 • PONTIAC, MICHIGAN 48056 1050 OPDYKE ROAD • PHONE (313) 373-8800 11 CHIPCO protects your turf from the world’s toughest critic... The golfer □ 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 RHODIA INC. AGRICULTURAL DIVISION Monmouth Junction, New Jersey 08852 ARE YOU INTERESTED IN JOINING THE MICHIGAN AND BORDER CITIES GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION? F ill in the questionaire below and m ail 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 contact the next go I f course supplier who c a lls on you and give him the information needed for appl¡cation. 12 Why Do Supts. Belong Cont. They believe that a strong Associa­ tion can strengthen their regional and local turf organizations and programs. They understand that their personal participation can assist other Superin­ tendents and the turfgrass industry. They know that the resources of a vast organization can only act to increase their professional stature, knowledge and abilities. They appreciate the opportunities they will have to attend national and assemblies, regional developed their specific needs. educational to meet They know that their fellow Asso­ ciation members are a v a l u a b l e asset whenever is exchanged. i n f o r m a t i o n They realize that they can no in a vacuum, but must insight, experience and information of as many the longer work share technical professionals as possible, Reprint: GCSAA ft <¡£S¡«<* cM $ s r Fungicides 3336 Turf Fungicide A broad spectrum systemic fungicide that prevents and controls all six major turf diseases. Bromosan Turf Fungicide The newest broad spectrum sys­ temic fungicide for those persistent trouble areas. • Caddy • PMAS <10%) •Cad-Trete •Spotrete Herbicides H i r p p MCPP Plus 2,4-D Methar 80 Methar 30 AMA Plus 2,4-D AMA (Super Methar) Specialties All Wet Clear Spray Tru-Green Grass-Greenzit ^Granular Turf Fungicide •Spectro C O R P O R A T I O N P.O. Box 10, Somerset, N.J. 08873 WANT THE FINEST TURF IRRIGATION SYSTEM? Use the complete J-M turf irrigation system. Some of our most beautiful and best cared for environ­ ments are golf courses. We can help make the good ones better and keep the great ones great . . . easily, in fact, automatically, with the complete Johns- Manville turf irrigation system. Buckner USI CALL YOUR SISCO M A N TODAY! J im V in c e — M ike B yrne s - Tom K ennedy — Warren G u lic k 313-398-2233 - - SPRINKLER IRRIGATION SUPPLY COMPANY 1316 N. Campbell Rd., Royal Ook, Mich. 48067 13 E N G I N E E R E D R A IN LAWN EQUIPMENT EXPANDS STAFF In keeping with Lawn Equipment’ s policy of quality service, we are happy to announce the appointment of Richard Manahan as assistant store manager in charge of institutional retail sales. Dick has been with Lawn Equipment for the past three years and previously was employed by Century Supply. Dick and his lovely wife Joyce have been married 21 years and have 2 daughters. With his many years of experience in the field, he will be a great asset to our in-store service and sales. Lawn Equipment Corporation is very pleased to announce the addition of John Kirtland to our sales staff. John four year g r a d u a t e of Michigan State University, and was the first winner of the Upjohn award. Prior to joining Lawn Equipment, he was the superintendent of Fox Hills Golf Club and also was employed at Red Run Golf Club for three years. John will be for the institutional sales in the eastern area of Lawn Equipment Corporations coverage. is a responsible 50 Lb Net Weight LEBANON Gmtu/CM FERTILIZER TURF PRODUCTS A DIVISION OF LEBANON CHEMICAL CORPORATION THE BISHOP COMPANY LEBANON. PA. 17042 A New Outside Appearance - Same Dependable Quality Inside E G>UAtu/(M FERTILIZER * Good Names To Grow By Call your Country Club Distributor or James L. Camp, (219) 485-6828. 14 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 Bluegrass 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 • MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55440 15 from The Bullsheet, March, 1974 PART II Proper Use and M is-U se of Equipment by RAY GERBER The height of cut adjustment should be done very carefully. If the rear roller brackets are not set the same on both sides, trouble will soon arrive. If they should be equipped with ball bearings and oil seals, the seal will soon start to wear uneven. When this happens, moisture will get into the bearings and in a short time they will start to rust. Should this occur, it is only a short time before it is neces­ sary to replace the bearings and seals. Great care should be taken not to run any mowing equipment, tractors or trucks over curbs, into deep ditches, into trees or posts, or into any type of fence. is always worthwhile to police your areas where you travel and remove any sticks, stones, bottles, It tin cans, or any debris lying around. Failure to do so usually bring on costly repair bills as well as loss of time. It is always more profitable to stop and remove the rubbish before running over it. In many instances, some of us get a little careless either on the job or at our home or both places. live We always should remember we have a job to do and by cooperating with each other the task will be much easier. We in the most grand country in the world. This was brought on by our forefathers, many years ago through their cooperation with one another. Let us do our part by helping thy neighbor. Many times as I was traveling 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 16 _ around the country, I noticed beautiful trees which required many years to grow and a fair amount of money and care to get them in the beauty that I saw from a distance. After a closer observation I noticed on certain trees, they had been injured by a careless operator using a piece of equipment. When I say a careless operator, in a case of this kind, I can find no other word to use. He not only injured the tree, but certainly did no good to the equipment he was using. . We often find a nice piece of well maintained turf and many times in this fine turf as well as other places, damage done by wheel marks. The reason usually is engaging the clutch trying to stop too too quickly or quickly. . sometimes making too short a turn on a hill when soil or turf is not a condition for a short turn. At a time like this is when most damage is done. Damage to turf caused by the clutch being engaged too quickly can only be charged to one or two things. If it is due to a faulty clutch it should be repaired. If not, it is carelessness on the part of the operator. The same holds true by stopping too quickly . . . either the brakes grab or a careless operator. Over loading trucks usually brings on costly repair bills, not only to the truck but also to roads or streets upon which it is driven. A truck is made to carry a certain weight and should not be expected to carry weight beyond the manufacturer’ s recommendations . . . for the same reason a fighter would not be expected to fight a man beyond his own weight. In other words, never send a boy to do a man’ s job. small fertilizer spreaders on or off a truck or trailer, it should be done with the greatest of care. Carelessness on the part of the employee w ill result in severe damage to the spreader board and wheels. Fertilizer spreaders both large and small should be cleaned thoroughly after each day of use, especially after 17 loading When NOW YOU CAN PHONE US fo r fa st O rder Service or M essages for our Sales Representative duality products lor turf maintenance since 1939 OHIO CUSTOMERS: 1-800-282-9714 alfcoP O BOX 267 TURF SUPPLIES INC. ALL OTHER STATES: 1-800-848-9740 6 9 0 0 Pardee R d.,Taylo r, M ichigan MARIETTA. OHIO 45750 MICHIGAN REPR. 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Mi. 48072 (313) 543-7730 22159 Telegraph Rd Southfield. Mi. 48075 (313) 356-9137 18 using chemical fertilizers. After they have been thoroughly cleaned, all bearings and moving parts should be lubricated. Failure to do so will result ] in damage to the hopper and cause bearings to freeze. Aerifying machines should always j be operated with the greatest of care, j Running over stones, sidewalks, road- ' ways, sprinkler valves and any other 1 hard objects w ill injure the spoons or spikes. Should this occur, it will be impossible to get a satisfactory job from the machine. In a case of this kind, there is no alternative other than 1 replace the damaged spoons or spikes with new ones. When operating a roto-tiller, one in mind even should always keep though is made for this machine fairly rough use, there is a limit as to what it can do without ruining the machine. is a limit toward using any piece of equipment and the operator should know where the it is reached. is and stop before limit In fact, there Driving over valves that are set just below the surface with a heavy load results many times in broken valves. We often find valves that are above the ] ground being broken. Everyone knows thad accidents do happen but in most | instances, it is due to carelessness. Small tools, such as, shovels, I rakes, sod lifters, wheelbarrows, etc. should receive the same careful atten­ tion as a more costly item. As we all know that many small repair bills will add up to a large figure. Fire is dangerous, we all know that, | but many of us are careless around our equipment buildings. The loss of ■ equipment from fire during a year is j tremendous. We should never do any smoking near open gasoline cans or while filling a gas tank with gas or leave oily rags laying around. There are many other precautions one should keep in mind. It may not only save your equipment, it may save someone’ s life. Don’t be TRAPPED...Use the EASY RIDER ’76 TRAP MAINTENANCE SYSTEM Why does Easy Rider '76 do the BEST job maintaining your sand traps? Because Easy Rider 76 is not just another trap rake. The Easy Rider is a complete TRAP MAINTENANCE SYSTEM specially designed to maintain sand traps. The simplified finishing rake provides ultra-fine top layer raking, superior to a hand raked finish. In addition to the rear mounted finishing rake, there are THREE INTERCHANGEABLE ATTACHMENTS: The Weed Cultivator, a Super Scooper and, for 1976, a Pre-Rake, all of which can be operated independently or simultaneously with the rear mounted finishing rake. The entire body of Easy Rider is molded fiberglass, mounted on a steel chassis. The rear engine hood and fender section is hinged for easy maintenance. The Pre-Rake*— Uniformly scarifies tightly packed sand where a softer, deeper raked surface is desired. The Weed Cultivator*— Knocks out weeds and loosens deep, hard packed sand. The operator controls the cultivating depth. The Super Scooper*— Picks up eroded sand in low spots and transports it back to the desired high locations. The operator controlled hand lever spreads and feathers the sand to a level finish in one easy operation. Weed Cultivator’ Super Scooper* 19 OUT FRONT COMMERCIAL THE ALL NEW OUT FRONT COMMERCIAL FROM JACOBSEN . . . Mow 30 acres per day in comfort. Climb curbs & travel to the next area at 14 miles per hour. Adjust the seat to suit the length of your legs. Use one foot pedal to move forward or reverse. Cut under overhanging branches and bushes . . . . ring trees and forget about trimming. Use the steering assist pedal for a zero turning radius. The NEW Jacobsen Out Front Commercial does it all. Add a leaf mulcher in the fall. Drop the big 72-inch cutter deck and mount a rotary broom. Or a snow plow. Or a snow blower. There’s a cab available so you won’t get cold in winter. And the new Out Front Commercial is A.N.S.I. approved, Jacobsen wouldn’t have it any other way. Call W.F. Miller and arrange for a demonstration . . . We’ ll prove this is one commercial that’s right for you and your mowing conditions. W.F. Miller Equipment Company TELEPHONE: (313) 647-7700 1593 S. WOODWARD AVE. BIRMINGHAM, MICHIGAN 48011 A PATCH OF GREEN 31823 UTICA ROAD FRASER, MICHIGAN 48026 U S POSTAGE PAID; PERMIT MO 37 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY - SERIALS 48023 EAST LANSING, MICH.