April 1977 michimh STATE UNIVUSAIII LIBRARIES A PATCH REEN Official Publication of the Michigan & Border Cities Golf Course Superintendents Association 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 money. Consistently. Dill offers the most com­ plete line of quality turf chemicals in the midwest . . complete with appli­ cation instructions. is headquarters for complete Dill lines of: • Fungicides • Herbicides • Algaecides • Insecticides • Fog- gers • Sprayers. PROMPT DELIVERY throughout 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 T H I S S P R I N G . . . Don’t be caught this Spring without adequate chemical supplies! Order your 1977 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. KALAMAZOO, Ml 49005 J. J. DILL COMPANY Box 788 Gentlemen: Please send your latest Turf Care Catalog. Dept. PG-4 NAME ADDRESS C ITY-------- . STATE. .Z IP . MICHIGAN & BORDER CITIES GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION P R E S I D E N T GEORGE W. PRIESKORN BURROUGHS FARM GOLF CLUB 5341 Brighton Road Brighton, Michigan 48116 Off. 227-1381, R es. 229-9437 V I C E P R E S I D E N T CLEM WOLFROM DETROIT GOLF CLUB 530 Kendry Bloomfield H ills, Michigan 48013 Off. 345-4589, R e s . 338-6375 S E C R E T A R Y - T R E A S U R E R ROBERT HOPE, CGCS THE LOCHMOOR CLUB 20740 Marter Road Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan 48236 Off. 881-8112, R es. 884-8684 B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S JAY DELCAMP GOWANIE GOLF CLUB 19957 Great Oaks Circle South Mt. 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Miller Garden Company Northrup King & Co. 0. M. Scott & Sons Company Sprinkler Irrigation Supply Terminal Sales Corporation Turfgrass, Inc. Turf Supplies, Inc. USS Agri-Chemicals Wilkie Turf Equipment Company 3 USS Tournament 18-0-9... We can tell you when it’s needed! J® I Vertagreen Tournament Turf Food Formula 18-0-9 F o r F a irw a y s All it takes is a soil test and your local USS Vertagreen dis­ tributor is ready to assist. USS Tournament 18-0-9 was developed especially for fairways that have received phosphate over the years and where soil tests show that no additional phosphate is needed. This economical product will keep your roughs and fairways green and growing because 25% of the nitrogen is from urea- formaldehyde. It also contains sulfate of potash for lush, green color. And the formulation is rounded out with secondary and micro-nutrients as well as chelated iron for uniform growth. USS Tournament is another reason we say ‘ see the best, for the best" — and that's your local Vertagreen distributor. He can always tell you what’s needed. Agri-Chemicals Division of United States Steel P.O. Box 1685, Atlanta. Ga 30301 4 Students Receive Scholarship Awards Robert Nulph (right) is the recipient of the Norman W. Kramer Outstanding Scholarship Award for 1977 at Michigan State University. The award is given annually to the student of Turfgrass Manage­ ment with the highest scholastic rating by the Michigan Turfgrass Foundation. Mr. Gordon LaFon- taine (right) Vice President and a director of the Foundation presents the award. Craig Guernsey (left) is the recipient of a GCSAA Scholarship. Ted Woehrle (right), President of the GCSAA, presents the scholarship to the Michigan State student. 5 1976 REPORT of the C-5 TURFGRASS TERMINOLOGY COMMITTEE presented at the 1976 C-5 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING November 30v 1976, Houston, Texas from A preliminary draft of a Glossary of in attached. Your Turfgrass Terms inputs and committee now calls for the C-5 membership. critiques These critiques should be submitted in writing to J. B. Beard by January 8, 1977. This deadline must be adhered to since an initial draft of the Glossary of Turfgrass Terms is to be submitted to the CSSA committee for a Glossary of Crop Science Terms (C354) by April 1, 1977. This committee will review our section along with those from the other Divisions. Their main concern will be in coordination and standardi­ zation of associated terms among the Divisions. The projected publication date is early in 1978. Also attached is a sheet of Turf­ grass Metric Equivalents as accepted! the 1975 C-5 Business meeting. at Continued on next page TURFGRASS METRIC EQUIVALENTS* FOR UNITS OF MEASURE U nits o f Measure Eng li sh M etric Cutting height inches centim eters (m illim e te rs on Density count** Land area Leaf texture P e stic id e a p p lic a tio n rate Seeding, lim in g , and f e r t il iz e r a p p lic a ­ tio n rates shoots per inch 2 fl.OOO fe e t2 \ or acre 2 founces per 1,000 fe e t J o r pounds per acre ^ o r ounces per yard2 2 [pounds per 1,000 fe e t J o r pounds per acre { or ounces per yard2 greens) shoots per decim eter 2 f 100 meters2 o r 1 are \ o r hectare m illim e te rs [grams per are < o r kilogram s per hectare l o r m illig ram s per meter2 [kilogram s per are / O'* kilogram s per hectare | c r grams per meter2 Topdressing rate yards3 per 1,000 fe e t2 m eters3 per are Vegetative p lan tin g bushels per 1,000 fe e t Weed o r pest damage count weeds per yard 2 2 meters3 per are weeds per meter 2 * Accepted by the C-5 Turfgrass D iv is io n o f CSSA a t the 1975 Annual Business Meeting ** A pp lies to se edlings, shoots, rhizom es, le ave s, and roo ts * A acre - a are - bu bushel decim eter - dm fe e t, fo o t - f t gram - g - ha hectare - in inch kilogram - kg - m meter 6 m illim e te r ounce pound square yard - tim - oz - Pd. - (Y - yd Please distribute a copy to interested turfgrass researchers and educators within your respective states. Respectfully submitted, R. Funk J. Madison A. Powell D. Waddington J. Beard, Chairman Criteria in developing the Glossary of Turfgrass Terms 1. Use Webster’s Dictionary as the base reference. Avoid including terms already adequately covered in this source. 2. Limit the Glossary to terms that have a specific and/or unique con­ notation when used in t u r f g r a s s writings. 3. Need to be as brief as possible without making the definition so broad that it is not meaningful. 4. Most definitions can be criticized. Few are perfect. We need your critical comments; but don’t just be negative. Be positive. If you criticize a defini­ tion you are also obligated to suggest a better alternative. WARREN HAMLIN LEAVES W. F. MILLER FOR HAWAII Warren Hamlin, employed by W. F. Miller for seven years as store manager, has left W. F. Miller to enter into his own personal venture in the 50th state of Hawaii. The W. F. Miller Company regrets his leaving after many years of loyal service, and extends its best wishes to Warren and his family. Ron Powell, who has been with W. F. Miller for twelve years, has been appointed new store manager for the company. Whether 16 or 70, there exists in the heart of every person who loves life the thrill of a new challenge, the in­ satiable appetite for what is coming next. You are as young as your faith and as old as your doubts. 18- 0 -9 with 6% W.I.N. and 6% Sulfur N /K FAIRW AY FERTILIZER * • Advantages: • Ordorless • Dust-free • Non-burning • Made for easy broadcast application • Contains 6% Sulfur • Features Sulfur-coated Urea . . . . The Premium slow-release N carrier! D I S T R I B U T O R S Q U A L I T Y C H E M I C A L S O F B Y T H E C O R P O R A T IO N 7 LOFTS Lofts Pedigreed Seed, Inc. For further information Call FRED SPEIER (313) 681-9336 Premium Fertilizers by T lic iÄ S » Andersons Winter Kill - Its Cause and Cure Reprint: Dr. Elliot C. Roberts, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. be roots listed Winter kill is a broad term which is used to describe injury to turfgrass during the winter period. Most often the condition is noted in late winter or early spring about the time that growth normally begins. There are five causes of winter injury. These may and discussed as follows: 1. Desiccation, 2. Suffocation of from excess moisture, 3. Suffocation of the plant from carbon dioxide, 4. Scald from light reflection through ice crystals and 5. Snow Mold disease. Very often a combination of all in a single case of winter kill. Turf which has been weakened by disease or chemical or mechanical the previous growth season is often more susceptible to winter kill. five causes results during injury snow c o v e r s DESICCATION: Turf which is not protected during the winter from strong dry winds may dry out and perish from lack of moisture. Even though turf is dormant and is not producing foliar growth it still has a minimum water requirement. Under normal conditions where turf and protects it from drying out or where other vegetative wind breaks shelter the turf injury from desiccation is not common. is most often noted on putting greens, on new or thin stands of turf and on elevated areas exposed to strong air currents such as greens and tees. This type of winter injury is caused by the loss of moisture from the frozen soil. Ice crystals change into water vapor through a process of sublimation and thus soil moisture is lost and carried off by strong winds. The depletion of moisture levels under a turf may be great enough to cause injury to the plants. the It turf which is e n c o u n t e r e d damage by use of snow fences or other types of artificial or natural vegetative barriers is to protect to winter desiccation. En­ subject courage snow to collect on these areas. Where an open winter without snow it may be necessary to water the turf at infre­ quent i n t e r v a l s . This may be successfully done by using a large tank type sprayer on a day when temperatures are above freezing. The amount of water applied need not be large as long as the surface of the turf and soil is moistened. frost layer SUFFOCATION FROM EXCESS MOISTURE: During winter months ice may collect in low spots or hollows which do not drain. As temperatures rise in late winter and early spring water collects under the ice and above the in the soil. It may become trapped in this position long enough to suffocate the grass as it starts its first spring growth. Oxygen is required for the growth of all turf- grasses. It must be present in the soil or the roots fail to develop and may die. It has been noted that grass which has entered the winter in an over is more susceptible type of injury. Over stimulation is most often due to excessive amounts of available nitro­ gen in the soil. To prevent type of winter injury: (1) Topdress regularly to keep depressions which may collect excess moisture from forming. (2) Reconstruct Continued on Page 10 stimulated condition this this to “ Thank God,” once remarked Thoreau, upon watching a woodsman fell trees in the forest he loved, “ they cannot cut down the clouds!” Protect against this type of winter HOW TO TOP DRESS 18 GREENS FAST It’s simple to do. Just place the top dresser attachment on the back of your 18 hp Turf Truckster chassis with the optional P T O , insert two pins, connect the sprocket drive chain to the P T O , and you’re ready to work. You save money as well as time. The Cushman top dresser eliminates the need for expensive, slow-moving, self-powered units. You use an existing power source to economically and quickly spread a variety of materials. Your operator moves rapidly from green to green, with no time-consuming walking or laborious loading and unloading of extra equipment. H e merely sets the metering gate and the engine/ground speed governor for an exact spread thickness. The moving belt and brush dispense materials uniformly in a smooth 31'/2-inch swath. USE YOUR CUSHMAN. And now w e’ve added improvements that make the top dresser even better. The unit mounts directly on the chassis, without an extra frame. And the new system uses a rubber fabric conveyor belt to carry material to the gate. It’s quieter, with reduced maintenance and longer life than the previous design. Plus, it enables you to spread materials from rock salt for icy sidewalks to fine, powderized soil on greens or tees. Like all Cushman equipment, the top dresser and Turf-Truckster are built to last. So you get an efficient system that will handle just about any spreading job for years to come. With other accessories, your Cushman can spray, spike, aerate, and dump. Use it. It’s more than basic transportation. It’s a total turf-care system. Write for your Cushman Turf catalog today. CUSHMAN TURF-CARE EQUIPMENT OMC-Lincoln a Division of Outboard Marine Corporation 2230 Cushman Drive, P.O. I Lincoln, NB 6B501 GOLF CAR DISTRIBUTORS 1980 W. Wide Track Drive (U.S. 10) u « a l ^ Pontiac- Michigan 48058 V C i l l W W W » P h o n e : ( 3 1 3 ) 338-0425 l M a V Q l l P i O W For a demonstration and price quotation M a i 9 to the and turf from them of unstable Winter K ill Cont. to remove areas hollows i mpr ove surface drainage. (3) Aerify greens which are to winter injury late in the subject fall and leave aerifier holes open. (4) Remove a strip of sod from pockets in a green where water collects. Continue these strips out to the edge of the green. Deepen the channel by removal of soil so that water will drain low spot within the green to the edge of the green and off into the fairway. Place the sod strips roots down on the grass next to the green. Keep from drying out during the winter. Replace them in the green after all danger of winter injury has passed in early spring. (5) Where the thin puncture it several times with a crowbar or other pointed implement to allow water to drain out of low spots in early spring. (6) Break up ice and remove large amounts of snow from turf which is subject to winter injury. This should be necessary only during late winter or early spring accumulations. SUFFOCATION FROM CARBON DIOXIDE ACCUMULATION: Injury to turf occurs at times before ice melts and frost starts to leave the ground. In this case a suffocation of the plant from excess water the rootzone cannot be responsible for the injury. It has been noted that a solid ice cover is always found over the injured turf. The ice may be covered with snow so that it is not visible but it is layer frost in is is there respiration the plant this always present. It is known that as turf over winters even in a dormant state is a certain amount of respiration taking place. A by-product of carbon dioxide. is not growing it Since cannot use in photosynthesis, thus it accumulates under the ice. At the same time oxygen is depleted. A toxic concentration of carbon dioxide is for some failures during late winter turfgrass periods. A cracking of the ice to allow the carbon dioxide to escape is the only way to prevent this type of injury. responsible believed ice the that SCALD: Thin sheets of ice may be so formed that lenses develop within the ice that are responsible for turf-l grass injury. The sun’s rays may be so magnified by the turf heats up underneath. This may initiate growth at an unfavorable time from the standpoint of soil moisture conditions and soil aeration. Leaves may actually be scalded or become wilted from such conditions. This type of injury may be controlled by breaking up the ice to allow air circulation underneath it. This moderates growth conditions so that the turf may make a more natural start during early spring. SNOW MOLD: The activity of fungi (Typhula and Fusarium species) on the dormant turf may cause disease injury during the winter and early spring. As a rule these pathogens are most active at temperatures from 40 Continued on Page 18 ( Scotcs) P ro T u rf Helping the superintendent through turf research... ■ Controlled Release Fertilizers ■ Fertilizer/Pesticide Combinations ■ Fungicides—Herbicides—Insecticides ■ Soil Testing—Weed & Disease Identification s c o t t s • l e l y • g a n d y s p r e a d e r s Finest quality turfgrass seed-Fairways • Greens • Tees • Roughs Scotts Windsor and Victa blends 10 Steve Dearborn Technical Representative 12048 Juniper Way Grand Blanc, Mich. 48439 Telephone: 313/695-2738 TORO SAND PRO I t ’ s p ro v ed lo o k . N o w it 's a " p r o " in th e tr a p s . T h e r e 's n e v e r b e e n a m a c h in e q u ite lik e it. 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Try them - you’ll know it’s truly the COMPLETE PRODUCT LINE Sold by: James L. Camp (219) 485-6828 13 FORE-PAR MANUFACTURING CHICOPEE MANUFACTURING CO. 3M ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS AGRICO FERTILIZERS FOX VA LLEY MARKING SYSTEMS E. I. DUPONT ACTI-DIONE PRODUCTS VELSICOL CHEMICALS CONTAINER DEVELOPMENT CYCLONE SEEDER COMPANY MALLINCKRODT CHEMICALS TURFGRASS, INC. P h o n e : A r e a 3 1 3 4 3 7 - 1 4 2 7 Wilkie Expands Irrigation Department PONTIAC - Steady upward sales growth has caused Wilkie Turf Equip­ ment Company to expand its TORO Products D e p a r t m e n t Irrigation significantly. By vastly increasing inventory space, and consolidating its system design and counter sales area, the Company is far better set up with the people and facilities to meet the growth rate predicted for TORO Irri­ gation Systems in Southeast Michigan. The interior expansion follows closely on a recent building addition of 24,000 square feet, doubling the Company’s w a r e h o u s e turf equipment service area. In just 4% year’s time, Wilkie Turf Equipment has risen to TORO’s largest volume wholesale distributor the United States. and in 14 in innovations Though best known Nationally for the golf course its market, TORO’s Irrigation Division has 1 made significant inroads into residen­ tial, institutional markets with a progressive array of controllers, valves and sprinklers to suit every application. commercial and Wilkie Turf offers a co mp l et e design system referrals Installers, irrigation service, * including plans and specifications, j to estimates, installed TORO Authorized and follow-up consulting. The Company’s in ' personnel, plant and fixtures at their, location just north of the Pontiac Silverdome is ample evidence of a long-term commitment to serving area customers. investment > 1 \òur Northrop King man is also your Adelphi man. Adelphi Kentucky Bluegrass,* the man­ made bluegrass, is one of the outstanding turfseed varieties your Northrup King man can offer you. Adelphi may be the ideal turfgrass for your particular conditions. On the other hand, it may not be. Your Northrup King man can help you decide. He’s not committed to a particular variety. He has a professional commitment to finding the best solution to a given problem. And following up with reliable delivery of quality seed. Your Northrup King man isyour Adelphi man. He’s also your man for a lot of other varieties, blends, custom blends and good professional advice. Write for the name of your Northrup King representative or distributor. He’s a super person to talk with. NORTHRUP, RI NG & CO. BOX 959 • MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55440 *P.P. 3150 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MICHIGAN TURFGRASS FOUNDATION at the annua! meeting held January 17, 1977 at MSU. Seated from left to right are: James Standish III, Gordon LaFontaine, James Smith and Ward Swanson; standing from left to right are: “ Tuck” Tate, Eugene Johanningsmeier, Wallace Huggett, James Timmerman, George Prieskorn and George Schipper. BROKEN PIPES? PLAN NOW FOR SPRING REPAIRS Complete line of compression couplings, repair couplings, and repair clamps write or call direct Sprinkler Irrigation Supply 1316 No. Campbell Rd. Royal Oak, Mi. 48067 Phone (313) 398-2233 J-M irrigation systems save watery time and money ENGINEERED RAIN 16 Co. > Dr. James Beard Lectures in Australia Dr. James B. Beard, Professor of Turfgrass Physiology at Texas A&M University, participated in a three- week lecture tour in Australia as a guest of the Australian T u r f g r a s s Industry. Two major addresses were given before the Biennial Australian National Turf Conference as well as lectures before professional turfmen in Sidney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Newcastle. Dr. Beard also consulted with the turfgrass research groups at the Victoria T u r f g r a s s Research Institute in Melbourne and the Aus­ tralian Turfgrass Institute in Sidney, Australia. In conjunction with this trip Dr. Beard also toured New Zealand for a week. During this time he visited and consulted on turfgrass research at the New Zealand Turfgrass Institute in Palmerston North and also in Christ­ church. DON DUPUIS APPOINTED SALES MANAGER FOR W. F. MILLER Don Dupuis has been appointed Turf Equipment Sales Manager by the W. F. k Miller Company. Don, who has been with W. F. Miller for six years, will be responsible for W. F. Miller’s Birming­ ham sales area. TURF SUPPLIES INC. 6900 Pardee Rd.,Tay lor, Michigan (313) 29 1-1200 DON’T EVEN THINK OF B U YIN G ............ 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The largest selection & stock in the midwest: PIPE & FITTIN G S: P V C «Sewer & Drain (Corr.) Polyethylene «Galvanized Copper « A lum inum Pressure Reg. Valves «Elec. Valves Pressure & Flow Switches Controllers PUM PS & PU M PIN G S T A T IO N S EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISED DISTRIBUTOR RAINBIRD NELSON SAFE-T-LAWN/MOODY nTilTTTinyainaiD| WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS 3890 W. 11 Mile Rd., Berkley, Mich. 48072 (313) 543-7730 22159 Telegraph, Southfield, Mich. 48075 (313) 358-2992 341 Lively Blvd., Elk Grove Vill.f III. 60007 (312) 640-6660 Winter K ill Cont. degrees to 60 degrees F. They develop readily in areas along the receding edge of snow banks and under the snow where footprints, ski tracks and other forms of traffic have compacted the snow. Injury is not noted until the snow has melted and by this time it is too late for effective use of fungicides. Injury may be reduced by brushing the turf to break up the fungus organism and thus let air and light into the sod. Recovery will be speeded by applica­ little extra soluble or tions of a inorganic fertilizer applied early in( the spring. chemical Where snow mold is noted regularly such as on putting greens and on bentgrass tees and lawns a preventa­ tive treatment should be applied in early winter before the first snow and again in mid winter (during a' thaw). Mercury chlorides, January phenyl mercury, thiram and cadmium1 compounds have been used effectively for this purpose. SUMMARY: It is often assumed that^ there is little need for turfgrass mana­ gers to be concerned with the grass during off season (periods of late fall) and winter and early spring). All too often golf courses are understaffed at> this time of year. If winter injury is to( be prevented, particularly on putting! greens, there is a time consuming job to be done in checking the condition of! the dormant turf. Where winter injury occurs frequently major reconstruction! or renovation may be necessary |of improve over-all growth conditions for> the grass. CREDIT: Minnesota GCSA News*1 letter Nov. 1975. CLASSIFIED ADS F O R S A L E - Jacobsen Greens King1 Greensmower - 1971 - Good Condition! New battery - "W iehle" Rollers. Rea sonably priced. Would finance the right party. Call: 616/865-5308. 18 Don’t be TRAPPED...Use the EASY RIDER ’76 TRAP MAINTENANCE SYSTEM Why does Easy Rider 7 6 do the B EST job m aintaining your sand traps? Because Easy Rider 7 6 is not just another trap rake. The Easy Rider is a complete T R A P M A IN TE N A N C E SYS T E M specially designed to maintain sand traps. The sim plified finishing rake provides ultra-fine top layer raking, superior to a hand raked finish. In addition to the rear mounted finishing rake, there are TH R EE IN T E R C H A N G E A B LE A T T ACH M EN T S: The Weed Cultivator, a Super Scooper and, for 1976, a Pre-Rake, all of which can be operated independently or sim ultaneously 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*— P icks 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. Super Scooper* S & L 76"AND 84" TURF KIM GS T h e new J A C O B S E N 7 6 ” and 8 4 ” T U R F K IN GS have been redesigned to incorporate engineering and comfort features not previously a v a ila b le in a mower of this type. L ik e a new hydrostatic drive; a sleek new steering wheel in place of the old handlebars; a new comfort-cushioned seat with backrest; a recoil starter th a t’ s mounted so that the unit can be started from the operator’ s seat; optional ele ctric start; a 50% in mowing speed; a 67% increase in transport speed; and an increased fuel tank capacity to reduce re-fuel I ing stops. increase I W. F. M ille r EqSipm itCom pany 1593 S . W O O D W A R D A V E . B I R M I N G H A M , M I C H I G A N 48 0 1 1 T E L E P H O N E : (3 1 3 ) 6 4 7 -7 7 0 0 "A Patch of Green” 31823 U T I C A R O A D F R A S E R , M I C H I G A N 48026 PAID;, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY - SERIALS EAST LANSING, MICH. 48023