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March 1984

Published monthly by the Metropolitan Golf Course Superintendents Association

MGCSA Spring Meeting
March 22nd - 12 noon
Whippoorwill Club
Host Superintendent: Chuck Martineau
Any questions call Chuck at 914-273-3755

Coming Events
March 21
March 22
April 19
May 17
June 7
July
August 20
September 27
October
Nov.
Nov. 7-9

Toro Irrigation School, Elmwood C.C.
White Plains, NY
MGCSA Meeting, Whippoorwill Club
Armonk, NY
Joint MGCSA meeting with
Hudson Valley, Blue Hill G.C.
MGCSA Joint Meeting with CAGCS
at Greenwich C.C.
MGCSA Invitational,
Burning Tree C.C.
MGCSA Meeting - Century C.C.
MGCSA Family Picnic
MGCSA meeting, Innis Arden G.C.
MGCSA meeting, Whippoorwill C.C.
MGCSA Annual Meeting
NYS Turfgrass Association Conference
and Trade Show, Syracuse, NY

MGCSA Announces Model Management
Research Project
President Chuck Martineau and the MGCSA Board of Direc­
tors have made a two year commitment for the MGCSA to
develop a Chapter Management Program, that, if successful,
could be used as a model for other chapters to follow. The pro­
gram will focus on five main areas where our Chapter hopes to
realize better organizational and management proficiency.
These areas are as follows:
1. Evaluating the Chapter’s management organizational
structure and upgrading this structure so as to serve our mem­
bership with maximum effectiveness. Particular emphasis will
be given to the task of providing qualified staff support for the
Chapter within affordable economic means.

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2. Developing locally oriented services for our individual
members that will help them grow as professional turf managers
and enhance career advancement opportunities. Special atten­
tion will be given to individual career counseling and a district­
wide employment counseling service.
3. Expanding the MGCSA Scholarship and Research Pro­
gram to provide greater capability to meet industry needs.
Where appropriate, fund raising efforts and distribution policy
will be coordinated with related national GCSAA programs.
4. Exploring what the true professional image of the golf
superintendent is - and focusing on the indispensable role he
plays as a manager in the game of golf’s future.
5. Providing a working communications network for sharing
turf management and related information within our district,
and, on a cooperative basis, with national organizations across
the country.
We expect to work on a cooperative basis with many of the
GCSAA regional chapters across the country in developing this
model program. To the extent there is interest, results from the
project will be shared with other regional chapters through
GCSAA auspices, should GCSAA so elect.
James E. McLoughlin of Pleasantville, New York will serve
as the MGCSA Executive Director for the duration of this two
year model management research project. Jim will speak at the
MGCSA meeting at Whippoorwill Club on March 22, 1984. He
will be there to discuss more specifically the goals and objec­
tives of this project and how each will affect you as individual
members, and to answer your questions about the project.

The Mean 18
by Lew Fishman
Golf Magazine (Jan. 1984)
Assembled from 1983 stats, here is a mythical monster,
the toughest par 72 on Tour
When the PGA Tour last year started compiling scoring
breakdowns hole by hole, virtually every professional had an
opinion as to which would prove the most difficult.
After all, they knew which holes gave them the most trouble.
But even now, months after the results have been coordinated,
there’s a good bet that these premier players couldn’t choose
five of the 18 holes assembled.
The figures just don’t lie. Certainly, prevailing weather con­
ditions, time of year and pin positions at various tournament

sites all play a role.
Maybe it’s not much of a surprise that in assembling the
toughest par-72 course played by members of the PGA Tour
(the 12 toughest par fours, three par threes, and three par fives),
Oakmont, site of the ’83 U.S. Open leads the way with five
holes. But one must raise an eyebrow when he discovers that
Westchester Country Club, site of the Manufacturers Hanover
Westchester Classic, and Bay Hill come in a very close second
with four holes each. That’s right, 13 of the toughest 18 holes
are on three golf courses.
Another surprise: Although we often hear that length is not a
factor for the PGA Tour pros, here is evidence to the contrary.
The monster course measures 7,903 yards, with all par fours
better than 430 yards long and the par threes all better than 220
yards. Length, obviously, still is the single most important diffi­
culty factor.
The most treacherous hole the Tour played last year was Oak­
mont’s par four 10th. Measuring 462 yards, the hole allowed
only 15 birdies against 202 bogeys and 177 pars, not to mention
48 doubles and six triples.
The toughest par-three hole was predictable, the redoubtable
16th at Cypress Point - 11 birdies and an average of .563 strokes
over par. Oakmont’s 12th hole was the most unforgiving par
five, allowing more than twice as many bogeys as birds.
Oh yes, the average Tour player’s score on this course, which
was laid out just after the World Series is an 80. There now,
doesn’t that make you feel a lot better?

E D IT O R IA L S T A F F

Pat Lucas, Co-Editor ............................Office 203-359-0133
Home 203-637-3939
Ted Horton, C o -E d ito r.........................Office 914-967-6000
Home 914-937-3613
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O F F IC E R S

President .................Charles Martineau, Whippoorwill Club
Office 914-273-3755; Home 914-273-9112
Vice-President . Peter Rappoccio, Silver Spring Country Club
Office 203-438-6720; Home 203-431-3990
Secretary............................ Scott Niven, The Stanwich Club
Office 203-869-1812; Home 203-629-2594
T re a su re r........... Sherwood Moore, Winged Foot Golf Club
Office 914-698-2827; Home 914-234-9469
Reprint permission is hereby authorized providing credit is
given to Tee to Green . . . unless author states otherwise.
Publication deadline for Tee to Green is 21 days before the
regular meeting.

The Mythical Monster
Par

Hole

• Top-D ressing Sand

Birdies

Bogeys

Avg.

4

468

11

154

4,501

2. Oakmont No. 1

4

461

19

160

4,618

3. Congressional No. 3

4

454

28

181

4,421

4. Westchester No. 15

4

470

21

145

4,443

5. Westchester No. 12

4

465

27

193

4,559

6. Bay Hill No. 17

3

223

22

122

3,437

7. Bay Hill No. 12

5

562

50

91

5,202

8. Randolph Park No. 9

4

473

30

142

4,476

9. Cypress Point No. 16

• W hite Trap Sand

Yardage

1. Bay Hill No. 4

3

233

11

51

3,563

35

3,809

219

1,239

39,220

10. Westchester No. 8

4

435

21

145

4,445

11. Westchester No. 11

4

438

30

149

4,413

12. Oakmont No. 12

5

603

55

131

5,306

13. Oakmont No. 10

4

462

15

202

4,674

14. Oakmont No. 18

4

456

23

176

4,529

15. Oakmont No. 8

3

244

26

171

3,433

4

440

27

92

4,472

5

560

15

19

5,161

16. Tournament Players

• C olorful Cart Path
Stone

Club No. 18
17. La Costa CC No. 17
18. Bay Hill No. 18

• Landscape Stone &
Boulders

Totals

• Variety of Pavers &
Edging

4

456

29

104

4,508

37

4,094

241

1,189

40.941

72

7,903

460

2,428

80.161

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Effect of Oftanol® and Triumph® on Japanese Beetle Grubs
by Pat Vittum
University of Massachusetts
then take averages of grub counts and conduct statistical
analyses.
As you can imagine, the numbers generated from a study of
this size can be mind boggling. So let me spare you the numbers
and make a few generalizations instead. All of the insecticides
applied on 1 or 21 April or on 5 May eventually provided very
good (at least 95%) control, but generally the Oftanol® and
Triumph® liquids reached this level of control two or three
weeks sooner than their granular counterparts. For the 20 May
application, both liquids provided at least 95% control within
two weeks, but the granulars did not do nearly as well, provid­
ing only 70 to 80% control. The insecticides applied on 2 June
performed similarly to those applied 20 May. Both liquid mate­
rials reduced the grub populations significantly compared to the
untreated check and eventually provided at least 90% control,
while the granulars often were not significantly different than
the check and did not do as well.
Keep in mind that we had a lot of rain in eastern Mas­
sachusetts during the spring of 1983 - 10 inches in April, 6 in­
ches in May, and 4 inchs in June at the trial site. I believe that the
surprisingly good performance of all materials applied in April
or early May can be attributed to the rain, which drove the insec­
ticides through the thatch and into the soil, where it would reach
the grubs. The later applications were not subject to as much
rain, and thus, may not have penetrated into the soil far enough.
Equally important, by late May grubs are not as active, so they
do not eat or contact as much insecticide as they would earlier in
the spring.
The six summer applications, at two week intervals, demon­
strated several things. First of all, Oftanol® 5G never provided
95% control, seldom exceeded 80% control, and generally was
not significantly better than the untreated check for at least four
weeks after application, regardless of the date of application.
Both liquids (Oftanol® and Triumph®) performed very well in

Many of you are familiar with Oftanol®, because it has been
available on a limited basis for two or three years. Initial studies
had indicated that a single application of Oftanol® at 2 lbs. ai/A
would give season long control. More recently, reports from
various regions of the country indicated that Oftanol® might not
be the “cure-all” we had all hoped it would be.
To address several questions concerning Oftanol®, we con­
ducted a very large field trial in 1983, to determine the best
times to apply Oftanol® (generic name - isofenphos) or
Triumph® (generic name - isazophos). Triumph® is a still ex­
perimental insecticide which shows great promise in providing
excellent short term grub control, while Oftanol® has demon­
strated more persistence.
The study was conducted at The International Golf Course, in
Bolton, Mass. The course has a fully automatic watering system
with no water restrictions (thou shalt not covet!). The trial was
placed in a large rough area, primarily Kentucky and annual
bluegrasses, which was maintained at 2 to 3 inches. The area
was nearly unreachable from any fairway, so it was subject to
very little traffic from golfers.
We applied materials on 11 dates throughout the year - 1
April, 21 April, 5 May, 20 May or 2 June for spring applications
and 14 July, 29 July, 10 August, 24 August, 8 September, or 21
September for summer applications. The insecticides included
diazinon 5G (6 lb. ai/A), Oftanol® 5G (2 lb. ai/A). Applications
were made to 10 feet by 7.5 feet plots by hand shaking granulars
from glass jars or by watering cans for liquids. Applications
normally were made in early afternoon, and Vi inch of water was
applied 12 hours after application.
We returned to the treated plots 1,2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 10 weeks
after application to collect samples. We cut one square foot
from each plot (at least one foot in from any edge), turned the
sod over, and removed all grubs from the sod, soil, and roots.
Since we had five replications for each application, we could

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many cases, providing at least 95% control two to four weeks
after application. In general, the level of performance was
(1) Triumph® IF (2) Oftanol® 2F and Triumph® 1G (tie)
(4) Oftanol® 5G and (5) diazinon 5G.
We also made one fall sampling of the plots that had been
treated in the spring, to see how persistent the insecticides were
in field conditions. We found that both formulations of Of­
tanol® reduced the subsequent fall grub population significantly
relative to the check, but surprisingly, so did the Triumph® ap­
plications in all cases but one. Oftanol® reduced those fall popu­
lations 50 to 95%, with an average of 75%. (Triumph® did not
do nearly as well.) Thus, it appears that in most high quality turf
settings, this season long effect should be helpful but a follow
up late summer application may be necessary.
A few passing thoughts: The heavy spring rains probably im­
proved the performance of the spring applications. In contrast,
the hot, dry summer produced conditions which reduce the ef­
fectiveness of some soil insecticides. The relatively light (Vi
inch) irrigation 12 hours after application (which was done at
the request of the sponsoring chemical company) probably was
not sufficient to drive the granular materials through the moder­
ate thatch and into the soil, while the liquids penetrated more
readily. Furthermore, the superintendent also applied about Vs
inch of water every other night in July, to avoid losing turf to the
drought. These frequent light waterings may have induced the
granules to release their chemicals early, before they reached
the soil.
All of the materials performed most slowly in April and Sep­
tember. This is when the soil is coolest and the grubs are least

active, so they are less susceptible to insecticides.
Early studies suggested that Oftanol® had a lag time of about
three weeks from application until grub populations would be
reduced. This lag period is apparent with the granular applica­
tions, regardless of date of application, but the liquid formula­
tion (2F) caused significant grub mortality within two weeks of
application throughout most of the growing season.
This year’s studies will be looking at possible effects of lim­
ing shortly before applying Oftanol®. At this point there is cir­
cumstantial evidence suggesting that lime applications made
two to four weeks before an Oftanol® application may hinder
the Oftanol® under certain conditions. Use care, and allow
plenty of time between applications this year to be on the safe
side.
At this point, it appears that the best time to treat for grubs is
in August, when the grubs are smallest and most susceptible. If
grub populations are unusually heavy, a spring application can
be made in late April or early May. Whenever you treat, and
whatever you use, water the treated area very thoroughly. Basi­
cally, you cannot overwater as far as the chemical is concerned
(the turf may disagree!). Get the chemical through the thatch
and well into the soil, where it can do the job.

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Something to Think A b o u t .

Do you remember, later, when I was reading in the library,
how you came in timidly, with a sort of hurt look in your
eyes? When I glanced up over my paper
impatient at the interruption, you hesitated at the door.
“What is it you want?” I snapped.

. .

Father Forgets

Listen, son: I am saying this as you lie asleep,
one little paw crumpled under your cheek
and the blond curls stickily wet on your damp forehead.
I have stolen into your room alone.
Just a few minutes ago, as I sat reading my paper,
a stifling wave of remorse swept over me.
Guiltily I came to your bedside.

You said nothing, but ran across in one tempestuous
plunge, and threw your arms around my neck and kissed me,
and your small arms tightened with an affection that
God had set blooming in your heart and which even my
neglect could not wither.
Son, it was shortly afterwards that my paper slipped
from my hands and terrible sickening fear came over me.
What has habit been doing to me? The habit of criticizing.
I was measuring you by the yardstick of my own years,
but you are only a little boy. I kneel here at your
bedside, ashamed.

There are the things I was thinking, son:
I had been cross to you.
I scolded you as you were dressing for school
because you gave your face merely a dab with a towel.
I took you to task for not cleaning your shoes.
I called out angrily when you threw some of your things on the
floor.

Tomorrow I will be a real daddy! I will chum with you, I will
suffer when you suffer and laugh when you laugh;
and bite my tongue when impatient words come. I will stop
asking so much, too much!

At breakfast I found fault, too.
You spilled things. You gulped down your food.
You put your elbows on the table.
You spread butter too thick on your bread.
And as you started off to play and I made for my train,
you turned and waved a hand and called, “Goodbye, Daddy!”
and I frowned, and said in reply,
“Hold your shoulders back!”

Ego!

He's so vain
That he is a pain Not saying where
Or should I bare -

Then it began all over again in the late afternoon.
As I came up the road I spied you,
down on your knees, playing marbles.
There were holes in your stockings.
I humiliated you before your boyfriends by marching
you ahead of me to the house.
Stockings were expensive - and if you had to pay for them
you would be more careful!
Imagine that, son, from a father!

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Department of Plant Pathology, The Pennsylvania State University
F); thiophanate ethyl (CL 3336, Bromosan); thiophanate
methyl (Fungo 50, Spot Kleen); thiram (Thiramad, Spotrete,
Tersan 75); triadimefon (Bayleton); vinclozolin (Vorlan)
Sclerotinia Dollar Spot
anilazine (Dyrene); benomyl (Tersan 1991); cadmium fun­
gicides (Cadminate, Caddy, Kromad); chlorothalonil
(Daconil 2787 WP or F); cycloheximide (Actidione-Thiram,
Actidione TGF); fenarimol (Rubigan); iprodione (Chipco
26019); thiophanate ethyl (Cl 3336, Bromosan); thiophanate
methyl (Fungo 50, Spot Kleen); triadimefon (Bayleton); vin­
clozolin (Vorlan)
Seed Treatment
captan (Orthocide 75); ethazole (Koban 30); thiram (Thiram
seed treater, Arasan 70S)
Slime Molds
Treatment unnecessary; remove by mowing or brushing
Snow Molds
Pink or Fusarium Snow Mold
benomyl (Tersan 1991); fenarimol (Rubigan); iprodione
(Chipco 26019); mercury fungicides - legal in Pennsylvania
for snow mold control - check your state restrictions on mer­
cury fungicides (PMA, Caloclor, Calogran); thiophanate
methyl (Fungo 50, Spot Kleen); triadimefon (Bayleton); vin­
clozolin (Vorlan)
Gray or Typhula Snow Mold
cadmium fungicides (Cadminate, Caddy); chloroneb (Ter­
raneb SP); fenarimol (Rubigan); iprodione (Chipco 26019);
mercury fungicides - legal in Pennsylvania for snow mold
control - check your state restrictions on mercury fungicides
(PMA, Caloclor, Calogran); triadimefon (Bayleton)
Stripe Smut
benomyl (Tersan 1991), fenarimol (Rubigan); thiophanate
ethyl (Cl 3336), thiophanate methyl (Fungo 50, Spot Kleen;
triadimefon (Bayleton)
NOTE: Instructions for use and rates for specific diseases will
be found on the fungicide labels.

Fairy Ring
No effective treatment
Fusarium Blight
benomyl (tersan 1991); fenarimol (Rubigan); iprodione
(Chipco 26019); thiophanate ethyl (CL 3336); thiophanate
methyl (Fungo 50, Spot Kleen); triadimefon (Bayleton)
Helminthosporium Leaf Spot/Crown Rot
anilazine (Dyrene); chlorothalonil (Daconil 2787 WP or F);
cycloheximide (Actidione-Thiram, Actidione TGF, Actidione RZ); iprodione (Chipco 26019); maneb fungicides
(Maneb WP or F, Tersan LSR, Fore); vinclozolin (Vorlan)
Nematodes (for commercial applicators or golf course use
only) Dasanit (highly toxic; follow all label precautions);
Nemacur (Same precautions as Dasanit)
Powery Mildew
benomyl (Tersan 1991); cycloheximide (Actidione-Thiram,
Actidione TGF); thiophanate ethyl (Cl 3336); thiophanate
methyl (Fungo 50, Spot Kleen); triadimefon (Bayleton)
Pythium Blight
chloroneb (Terraneb SP); ethazole (Koban 30); metalzyl
(Subdue); propamocarb (Banol)
Red Thread
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chlorothalonil (Daconil 2787 WP or F); thiophanate ethyl
(CL 3336); thiophanate methyl (Fungo 50); triadimefon
(Bayleton); vinclozolin (Vorlan)
Rust
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Additional Information About Fungicides
Granular Formulations - Certain fungicides are available as
granules. These products may be formulated in combination
with fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides. Granular materials
provide ease of application for the homeowner. Users should
examine efficacy and price, and then determine if these prod­
ucts fit into their specific situation.
Systemic and Contact Fungicides - Fungicides can be broken
into two groups based on WHERE they act to protect plants.
CONTACT FUNGICIDES are those that stay on plant surfaces
and provide a barrier against the fungi that can cause disease.
SYSTEMIC FUNGICIDES are absorbed by plants, and so, can
work to protect plants from within, in the same way that antibio­
tics can eradicate ‘germs’ inside human bodies. Most systemic
fungicides also have contact properties, in that they provide bar­
riers to fungi on plant surfaces. Systemics have the advantages
of (1) having longer residual action and so usually need to be
applied less often, (2) providing protection to plant crowns and
roots, (3) eradicating fungi that are already inside plants, and
(4) are moved within plants to protect newly-formed tissues.
The chief disadvantages to systemic fungicides has been the
problem of fungicide resistance. Resistance in fungi to systemic
fungicides occurs because these fungicides generally poison
fungi at only one place in the growth and development cycle of
the fungus. In such cases, it is relatively likely that the fungus
will produce some offspring that can ‘short-circuit’ the
poisoned site.
Fungicide Resistance - Sometimes when a fungicide is used
repeatedly and alone to control a particular disease, the fungus
that causes the disease may become resistant to the chemical,
with the result that the fungicide will no longer give disease con­
trol. This is most often a problem with systemic fungicides (see
list below). In order to prevent or delay this problem, it has been
suggested that fungicides that have different modes of action on
fungi should be alternated or used in mixtures in order to avoid
resistance. In the list of systemic fungicides given below (1) the
two fungicides that control Pythium diseases can be mixed or al­
ternated with each other or with any contact fungicide that con­
trols Pythium diseases, (2) the broad spectrum fungicides that
control most of the other turfgrass diseases fall into three
groups, based on their mode of action on fungi; these fungicides
should be mixed or alternated BETWEEN BUT NOT WITHIN
GROUPS, (3) the broad spectrum systemics may also be mixed
or alternated with any contact fungicide that will give the dis­
ease control desired.
Systemic Fungicides
FOR PYTHIUM DISEASES
metalaxyl (Subdue)
prcpamocarb (Banol)
BROAD SPECTRUM
Benzimidazoles
benomyl (Tersan 1991), Rockland benomyl)
thiophanate (Fungo, CL 3336, Scott’s Ssytemic)
Dicarboximides
iprodione (Chipco 26019, Scott’s No. VI)
vinclozolin (Vorlan)
Sterol inhibitors
fenarimol (Rubigan)
propiconizole (Banner)
triadimefon (Bayleton, Scott’s No. VII)

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T E R S A N 1991 +Daconil 2787

Put the proven performers together for even better
control of brown patch, dollar spot and other
serious diseases.
Tfeink mixing brings other advantages,
too. With T ersan 1991 in your tank, you get
systemic action for protection from within
the turf plant. Disease control is longerlasting and is less affected by rainfall or
frequent irrigation. Tcink mixing fungi­
cides with different modes of action also
reduces chances of benzimidazole resis­
tance. You help insure the long-term effec­
tiveness of T ersan 1991 in your disease
control program.
This year, plan on using T ersan 1991 in
combination with Daconil 2787. It’s the
tank mix turf diseases can’t match.

T ersan® 1991 fungicide and Daconil
2787* fungicide are two of the most effec­
tive disease control products on the market.
And now, these proven broad-spectrum
fungicides are labeled for tank mixing.
Together, they give you even better control
of major turf diseases than either product
used alone. You get improved control, yet
without the problem of phytotoxicity com­
mon with some tank mixes.
A T ersan 1991/Daconil 2787 tank mix
will give you consistent performance
against brown patch and dollar spot—the
two most troublesome diseases on turf
each summer. You’ll also get strong action
on leaf spot and other important diseases.
It’s the kind of performance superinten­
dents depend on when a quality course
can’t be compromised.

With any chemical,follow
labeling instructions and
warnings carefully.

*Daconil 2787 is a registered trademark of Diamond
Shamrock Corporation.

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RECORD

Commercial Applicator Supervisor:_______________________ No._______
Name of Applicator:_______________________ Date :________ Time:____ am/pm
MATERIAL INFORMATION
Trade Name:_______________________________________ Reg. No.____________
Manufacturer:

___________________________________ Lot

No.____________

Percent (%) of active ingredients:_____________________________________
Material Form:

EC_____

Flowable_____

Granular

Wettable Powder_____

Bait______

Dust____

Other_____________________

MATERIAL APPLICATION INFORMATION
Areas Treated:

GREENS/COLLARS; TEES; FAIRWAYS; ROUGHS;

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Target Pests:__________________________________________________________
Type of Equipment Used:________________________________________________
Speed of Equipment:

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RPM______

GEAR____ _

RANGE_________ _

Nozzle Sizes:____________________________ Spreader Setting:________ _
Width of Pass:

every (_____ ) feet

Pumping Pressures:

Width of Spread:_(_____ ) feet

Static:_________ PSI

Working:____________ PSI

Application Rates:
Chemical:

Per Acre______ or per 1,000 sq.ft._______

per tank________

Water:

Per Acre______ or per 1,000 sq.ft._______

per tank________

Additions to tank mix:

Material:__________ rate______per tank________
Material:__________ rate______per tank________

Total amount of material used today:______________________________ _
Any unexpected occurances/comments :___________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Weather:

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