President's Message

Special Feature

Riding the Heat
Wave . . .

Taking the Guesswork Out of Your
Fertility Program

and coming out on top

Lakeover Super Dennis Petruzzelli explains how he puts tissue analysis to work

s turf professionals, one o f our
greatest challenges— and head­
aches— is dealing with Mother Na­
ture’s “mood swings.” This sea­
son, she’s apparently on the warpath.
While we were in the middle o f one o f
the driest, hottest periods we’ve experi­
enced in years, the Midwest was being
ravaged by nonstop rain.
For golfers, our weather couldn’t be
better. Few days have been unplayable.
For golf clubs, the nonstop sun and
warmth is a mixed blessing. Revenues
from greens fees and carts are no doubt
up, but the extreme conditions are tak­
ing a toll on our courses— and on our
golf course maintenance staffs, superin­
tendents included.
It takes a little flexibility and a lot o f
creativity to keep everyone’s morale
from flagging and, worse case, dragging
the operation down.
To give my crew a lift during the
hottest period in July, I offered them
the opportunity to work split shifts. My
mow crew, for instance, would leave
during the middle o f the day and return
in the evening to cut fairways when it
was cooler and there were fewer players
on the course. That made their job
easier and faster and had the added
bonus o f putting less stress on the turf.
That’s just one idea for making a
maintenance staffs work life more
tolerable. I ’m sure, if you give it a little
thought, you can (continued on page 2)

p until several years ago, deciding
when and how much fertilizer to
apply was little more than a guess­
ing game. We relied on a few
standard formulas and our past experi­
ence to show us the way.
Now, we have a new and— what
appears to be— more reliable tool at our
disposal to tell us the exact quantity o f
each nutrient a plant needs and the
exact time the plant needs it. The
technical name for it is near infra-red
spectral (N IRS) analysis; in layman’s
terms, it’s tissue analysis.
The technology’s been around for
about 20 years, but until the past four,
it was used exclusively to analyze agri­
cultural crops and livestock feed. By
December 1989, Karsten Turf Inc. out
o f Phoenix, AZ, had adapted NIRS
analysis for the turfgrass industry, en­
abling us, for the first time, to measure
how much o f 12 elements are in a
plant’s leaf tissue.
Aside from helping us determine the
correct fertilizer to apply, tissue analysis
enables us to customize our fertility

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programs to meet the needs o f indi­
vidual turf areas on the golf course. It’s
also invaluable in justifying the use and
cost o f the fertilizers we apply.
Though we can still get similar guid­
ance from soil samples, N IRS analysis is
a process that can be done easily—and
frequently— from the comfort o f your
own office. It’s quick. Procedures for
preparing samples are relatively simple.
And the instruments are safe and easy to
operate.
About 30 superintendents across the
country currently rely on NIRS analysis
to develop fertility programs. I ’ve been
using it at Lakeover for the past three
years. To give you an idea o f what it
would take to get a tissue analysis pro­
gram up and running at your course,
here’s a look at our program— from start
to finish.
Getting Started
To perform N IRS analysis, you have to
have a scanner, a grinding mill, a com­
puter equipped with a Mathco Processor
to perform the many (continued on page 4)

Also in This Issue

(2 ) 1993 Scholarship Recipients

(7 ) Williow Ridge Takes Home Invitational

(3 ) Bob DeMarco and The Powelton Club:
A Memorable Meeting Site
(7 )
(4 ) A Peek at a Tissue Analysis Report

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President's Message (cont. Irompg. 1)

Riding the Heat Wave
Board of Directors
come up with a few ideas that will work
well for your own operation.
Just as important, though, is that we
superintendents find ways to pace our­
selves and our work. While you might
be tempted to put in 15-hour, “go
nonstop” days right now, you’ll not only
end up feeling frustrated, your produc­
tivity will suffer.
So my advice to you is to be sure to
take a time-out during the day. Join
your guys on break once in a while; stop
and put your feet up on your desk. At
the very least, be sure to take time for
lunch— preferably away from the shop.
And don’t completely abandon your
family, friends, and sense o f fun.

A good way to wrap up a trying
season is to attend our Professional
Turfgrass Field Day.
It will once again be hosted by
Westchester Country Club, this year on
October 19. I have a feeling this time
around a lot o f people will be looking at
aerifiers. But whether it’s aerifiers or
some other piece o f equipment you’re
interested in, this is a tremendous
opportunity to bring assistants, mechan­
ics, crew members, club officials, or even
interested members to view the various
equipment demos. I t ’s an event no
superintendent should miss.
T IM O ’N EILL, CGCS
President

President

TIMOTHY O'NEILL, CGCS
Country Club of Darien
Vice President

JOSEPH ALONZI, CGCS
Westchester Country Club
Secretary

JOHN O'KEEFE, CGCS
Preakness Hills Country Club
Treasurer

EARL MILLETT
Ridgeway Country Club
Past President

LAWRENCE PAKKALA, CGCS
Woodway Country Club

Notable Notes

JOHN CARLONE
Middle Bay Country Club

Hoorah for the 1993 Scholarship Winners

MATTHEW CEPLO
Westchester Hills Golf Club

WILLIAM HEINTZ

his year, the children o f seven
MetGCSA members were the
lucky recipients o f the associa­
tion’s annual scholarship awards.
The winners were handpicked by the
Scholarship Committee, who ranked
applicants on their maturity, academic
background, ambition, extracurricular
activities, and their completion o f the
application.
This year, a total o f $ 4 ,0 0 0 was dis­
tributed among the following scholar­
ship recipients:
• Dana Alonzi: A graduate o f Green­
wich High School, Dana plans to attend
Elizabethtown College and major in
occupational therapy. She’s the daugh­
ter o f Winged Foot Superintendent Bob
Alonzi and his wife, Kim.
• Holly Ann Gonyea: A student at the
University o f New Hampshire, Holly is
working toward a liberal arts degree.
She’s the daughter o f Rye GC Superin­
tendent Dick Gonyea and his wife,
Margaret.
• Evan Maddocks: A graduate o f Fairfield High School, Evan is planning to
attend Vanderbilt University as an
engineering and physics major. H e’s the
son o f CC o f Fairfield Superintendent
Ted Maddocks and his wife, Adele.

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• Michael Mullane: Attending C olo­
rado State University, Michael is major­
ing in computer information systems.
H e’s the son o f Bob Mullane o f Alpine,
the Care o f Trees and his wife, Pat.
• Brian O’Conner: Attending Univer­
sity o f Rhode Island, Brian is a political
science major. H e’s the son o f Sunningdale CC Superintendent Dom
DiMarzo and his wife, Ginny.
The last two recipients are turfgrass
students with aspirations o f following in
their father’s footsteps:
• Robert Alonzi: Enrolled in the
University o f Massachusetts, Robert is
the son o f Bob and Kim Alonzi.
• Brian Remo: A student at Delaware
Valley College o f Science and Agricul­
ture, Brian is the son o f Rock Spring
Club Superintendent Wayne Remo and
his wife, Candace.
Money raised for our annual scholar­
ship awards comes from our Christmas
raffle and, occasionally, from a personal
donation. We urge you, therefore, to
support this yearly event. With your
help, we can increase the funds availa­
ble to our members’ college-bound
children.
JO E ALONZI
Chairman, Scholarship Committee

Hampshire Country Club

MICHAEL M0NG0N
Areola Country Club

TIMOTHY MOORE
Knollwood Country Club

JEFFREY SCOTT, CGCS
Apawamis Club

STEVEN SWEET
Westchester Country Club

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Turf Products Corp.
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Spotlight

All About July’s All-New Meeting Site
and Host
uly 26 marked the MetGCSA’s
intendent’s position at Kutchers Coun­
premier visit to the 1 0 1 -year-old
try Club in Monticello, NY. Two sea­
Powelton Club in Newburgh, NY. sons later, he returned to Powelton—
Hosting the golf meeting was Bob this time as superintendent.
DeMarco, the club’s super since 1982. During his tenure at The Powelton
When Bob took over at Powelton 11 * Club, B ob’s seen the 90-acre course
years ago, he was no stranger to the
through numerous renovation projects.
operation. Early in his career, he served Many are being guided by a long-range
as the club’s assistant for four years,
plan established in 1985 by renowned
under the late Bill Smart.
golf course architect Geoffrey Cornish.
B ob ’s interest in turfgrass manage­
On the architect’s long list o f enhance­
ment began when he graduated high
ments were bunker and tee renovations,
school and started working summers on mounding, and tree planting.
the grounds crew at Southern Dutchess
To date, Bob and his crew have
Country Club, a nine-hole course in
moved the 6th tee, added a bunker on
Beacon, NY, where he was born and
the 4th hole, renovated a bunker on
raised. He enjoyed his experience there the 11th hole, and added mounding on
so much, he decided to pursue formal
the 1st and 9th holes.
training.
Three seasons ago, he also embarked
He enrolled in UMass’s Winter Turf on a program designed to convert the
School, and when he completed the
fairways from poa to bentgrass.
program in 1976, he signed on as
“W e’ve seeded with bentgrass the
Powelton’s assistant.
past three seasons,” says Bob, “and
In 1980, he left the club for a super­ this season, we’ve begun experiment­

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But perhaps the most significant
project Bob’s had a hand in was in
1985, when the club hired Cornish to
relocate the 17th hole and a handful
tees— #11, #15, #17, #18— to make
way for the expansion o f I-8 4 ’s
Newburgh-Beacon Bridge. This was
also the most significant departure from
the course’s Devereaux Emmet design,
which hadn’t been tampered with since
the late 1950s, when Robert Trent
Jones was brought in to partially
rebuild holes #6 and #7.
Like many superintendents, when
Bob leaves work, he doesn’t have far to
go: He lives on club grounds with his
wife, Elayne, and 6-year-old son,
Geoffrey.
A sports enthusiast, B ob ’s favorite
pastimes are golf, running, biking,
hiking, and, most o f all, skiing.
D EN N IS P E T R U Z Z E L L I, CGCS
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Special Feature (coat.

1)

Taking the Guesswork Out of Your Fertility
Program
mathematical calculations, a printer to
generate nutrient data reports, a
microwave, and a series o f small petritype dishes called cells. We have about
20 cells— enough to isolate samples
from our 17 fairways and still have
several spares on hand in case one
breaks.
The most costly— and critical— piece
o f equipment is the scanner. We have a
Karsten Turf Model #491 scanner,
which, in 1991, cost about $ 2 0 ,0 0 0 .
Included in that price is the software
required to run the tissue analysis.
Extra are the grinding mill, a couple
hundred dollars; the cells, a few dollars
each; and the computer, printer, and
microwave, which vary in price, de­
pending on what you select.
Though the start-up costs seem
steep, you’re bound to make that
money back by allowing tissue analysis
to guide your fertilization program.
Read on. You’ll see what I mean.
Tissue Testing, Step-by-Step
Step one is to determine what areas o f
your course you’d like to test and how
often you’d like to test them. We alter­
nate analyzing greens, tees, and fair­
ways once every three to four weeks.
This span allows any nutrient-deficient
areas ample time to benefit from our
corrective fertilizer applications.
Once you’ve got that down, you’re
ready to begin your NIRS analysis. In
short, the process works like this: You
collect your samples, dry the grass
leaves, pulverize them, then put them
into the scanner.
The scanner flashes light in the near
infra-red wavelength spectrum onto the
samples. The samples reflect light, and
the instrument records the light the
samples reflect.
From that information, your com­
puter calculates how much o f the 12
elements— nitrogen, phosphorus,
potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulfur,
zinc, copper, iron, manganese, boron,
and sodium— are in the turfgrass
samples.
At Lakeover, I have our mowing
operator collect clippings from each
area, put them in small sandwich bags,
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and mark where each sample came from
(#1 green, #4 tee, etc.).
We then remove the water from the
plant tissue by running it through our
600-watt microwave. We can dry four
samples at one time. It takes about 16
minutes at 100 power.
To keep each sample separate, we lay
them out on coffee filters. You can use
anything that will tolerate a microwave.
We like coffee filters because we have
an abundance o f them, and I can write
where each sample comes from directly
on the filter.
Next, we pulverize the dried samples
in the grinding mill and put the powder
from each sample into its own cell.
The tissue samples are now ready for
analysis. By the way, the nutrient con­
tent o f the dried tissues will remain the
same forever.
We place the samples in our Karsten
scanner, which uses our 386 computer
with Mathco Processor to compute our
samples’ nutrient content. It takes
about one minute per sample.
Once the calculations are complete,
we’re able to generate a report that
shows the percentage o f the six macro
nutrients and the parts per million and
parts per hundred thousand o f the six

trace nutrients. It also gives us the
target values for each nutrient. An­
other item the analysis computes is the
dry matter percentage o f each sample.
This is important because samples dried
in the 92- to 9 8 -percent range offer the
most accurate results.
At the bottom o f the page is a
sample o f a report I generated from a
tissue analysis conducted on my first
fairway.
Putting the Results to Work
Now comes the tricky part: deciding
how to treat any deficiencies that show
up in the tissue analysis. At first, this
involves a certain amount o f trial and
error. One element we’ve had our
share o f trials with is iron— particularly
last season on our greens and tees.
We found granular iron most effec­
tive in correcting deficiencies, and we
devised low, medium, and high applica­
tion rates to remedy slight, moderate,
and significant deficiencies.
In the report below, you’ll see our
iron levels on the first fairway have ac­
tually slightly exceeded the target value.
Fine by me.
Now looking at my potassium level
. . . if this were the fall, I ’d be con-

Fertility Profile of takeover’s First Fairway
Constituent

Nitrogen %
Phosphorus %
Potassium %
Calcium %
Magnesium %
Sulfur %
Zinc ppm*
Copper ppm
Iron ppht**
Manganese ppm
Boron ppm
Sodium ppht
Dry Matter %
"ppm = parts per million

100% Dry Matter
Corrected Lab Analysis
Results

Target Values
For Turfgrass
Maintenance
4 .20
0.45
1.50
0.45
0.25
0.25
4 5 .0 0
10.00
60 .0 0
80 .0 0
10.00
5.00

3.97

0.40
0 .27
0.70
0.19
0.16
56.69
22 .8 4
87 .9 4
163.48
24 .1 3
156.32
(Acceptable Range 9 2.00 - 9 8 .0 0 )

4 .80
0.60
2.50
0.60
0.35
0.35
- 65.00
- 15.00
- 80.00
- 1 5 0 .0 0
- 15.00
- 1 0 0 .0 0

91.51%

**ppht = parts per hundred thousand

CHEMICALS

cerned. I like to keep it on the high
side going in to winter since it yields a
sturdier, less turgid plant that is less
susceptible to winter injury.
Another nutrient I keep tabs on is
nitrogen. When it’s hot and dry, I like
my nitrogen levels to be low to keep
the turf on the lean side and protect it
from pest damage. The 3 .9 7 reading is
right on target for this time o f year.
We also keep a close watch on
phosphorus. We try to maintain low
levels to discourage poa annua from
creeping into our newly rebuilt greens,
tees, and fairways, which were seeded
with bentgrass varieties. So I ’m pleased
that, in this test, phosphorus falls below
the target value.
The other elements on the report
are, o f course, essential to good plant
growth, but I ’m less concerned about
them because— despite the slightly high
readings— they’ve never caused a prob­
lem on our course.

Final Analysis
I can’t say enough about the benefits o f
tissue analysis. With it, we’ve been able
to identify deficiencies well before
they’re visually apparent— and more
difficult to remedy.
Just as important, we’re able to pro­
duce healthy turf by feeding it only
what it needs. That’s made tissue
analysis not only a money-saver, but
also a great IPM tool. We never waste
valuable budget dollars on unneces­
sary— and costly— fertilizer applications,
and our turf is never overly lush. That
means it’s less susceptible to pest dam­
age and requires fewer chemical appli­
cations— a combination that’s tough to
beat.
I f you’re considering tissue analysis
for your course, give me call. I ’d be
happy to give you a demonstration—
and put a piece o f your turf to the test.
DEN N IS P E T R U Z Z E L L I, CGCS
Lakeover Country Club

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Scorecard

Scorecard

Willow Ridge Crowned Invitational
Champs

MetGCSA Two-Ball
Update: Round Two

hunderstorms rumbled in the background as 132 players made their way to
the final hole in the June 21 Invitational Tournament at the Country Club
o f Darien. Though the scores were close, Willow Ridge rose to the top with
a low net score o f 59. Congratulations!
Here’s a look at how all the top contenders fared:

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Low Net Winners
59

Willow Ridge Country Club

60

Mount Kisco Country Club

#9

Les Kennedy/John Streeter

#16 Chuck Martineau/Fred Scheyhing

3 and 1 over

Low Gross Winners
67

Century Country Club

Jim Fulwider, Barry Frank ,
Nelson Long Jr., Richard Schwartz

Bert Dickinson, Bob Ganz,
Jam es Jon d , Warren Light
60

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s the summer heated up, so did
the quarter final matches in our
Two-Ball Championship. Advanc­
ing to the semi-finals were:

68 Wee Burn Country Club

#13 Mike Mongon/John O ’Keefe

1 up over
#12 Dave Arel/Joe Co tone

Fred Scheyhing, Don Adams,
Nick Manolios, Tom Odea

Rick Schock, Roy Pace, Todd
Robins, Bill Sanders

#10 Tony Grasso/Greg Wojick

(won on match o f cards)
Silver Spring Country Club

(won on match o f cards)
Middle Bay Country Club

#2

Peter Rappoccio, Bill Arnold ,
Stan Garrett , Larry Wills

68

John Carlone, Alan Feldman,
Gary Schwartz, Doug Stejfen

Closest to the Pin
#5

Alan Feldman, Club Official,

#7

Mike Aronstein, Green Chairman,

Middle Bay Country Club
Westchester Country Club

#11 John Carlone, Superintendent,

Middle Bay Country Club
#17 Don Samatulski, G olf Pro,

Rock Ridge Country Club

Longest Drive
#12 Todd Ohlmcyer, Amateur,

WoodwayCountry Club

#18 Kelly Moser, Golf Pro,

Brae Burn Country Club

Special thanks to our host and MetGCSA President Tim O ’Neill and his crew for
seeing that the course was in perfect condition. Many thanks, too, to Club
Manager Ian Fetigan and G olf Pro Ed Nicholson and their staffs. They did a firstclass job.
Reminder: W e’re looking for meeting sites for 1994. Anyone willing to offer
their club for one o f our monthly meetings should give me (5 1 6 -7 6 6 -1 8 3 8 ) or
Matt Ceplo (9 1 4 -9 4 8 -5 0 2 3 ) a call.
JO H N CA RLON E, CGCS
Middle Bay Country Club

3 and 2 over
Bob AJonzi/Joe Alonzi

#14 Mike Leary/Tony Savone

2 and 1 over
#11 Gary Arlio/Bob DeMarco
The top seeded teams have been de­
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16th seeded teams surviving to the
semi-finals. The importance o f team
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by the victorious teams. Congratula­
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matches must be played by August 26.
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W estchester C ountry Club, Rye, NY
For fu rth e r in fo rm a tio n contact Field Day
C om m ittee Chairm en Al Tretera, 203-763-3581,
o r Jeff Scott, 914 -9 6 7-2 5 7 0 .

Turf and Grounds Exposition
The new Invitational Trophy holders (left to right) are Willow Ridge's Superinten­
dent, Bert Dickinson; Goll Pro, James Jond; and Co-Green Chairmen, W arren
Light and Bob Ganz.

Tuesday-Friday, N ovem ber 9-12
Rochester Riverside C onvention Center
R ochester, NY
For fu rth e r in fo rm a tio n , call NYSTA,
800-873-TU R F.

Tee to Green

July 1993 (7 )

Patrons listed on this page are supporting our association. You are encouraged to support them.
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Grass R oots T u r f Prod ucts Inc.
KenKubik: 2 0 1 -3 6 1 -5 9 4 3
P.O . Box 3 36
Mt. Freedom, NJ 0 7 9 7 0

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Shemin Nurseries Inc.
Horticultural-Irrigation Supplies
Jim Hespe: 2 0 3 -5 3 1 -7 3 5 2
1081 King St., Greenwich, C T 0 6831

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G row th P rod ucts, Ltd .
Clare Reinbergen
P.O . Box 1 2 5 9 , White Plains, NY 1 0 6 0 2
9 1 4 -4 2 8 -1 3 1 6

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Stephen Kay, G o lf C ourse A rchitects
Renovation, Master Planning, New Golf Courses
4 9 5 New Rochelle Rd., Office 2B
Bronxville, NY 1 0 7 0 8 ,9 1 4 -6 9 9 -4 4 3 7

A1 Preston ’s Garage
Massey Ferguson, Sales & Service
Shelton, C T 0 6 4 8 4
2 0 3 -9 2 4 -1 7 4 7

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H aw thorne Bros. T ree Service Inc.
Charles Siemers
5 Center St., Bedford Hills, NY 1 0 5 0 7
8 0 0 -2 3 5 -7 0 3 5

A rgento’s And Sons Inc.
Turf Equipment: Parts and Service
Louis Argento: 9 1 4 -9 4 9 -1 1 5 2
1 Prospect Ave., White Plains, NY 1 0 6 0 7

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Irrigation Systems Incorporated
Installation, Service, & GC System Design
P.O . Box 6 6 , Windsor, C T 0 6 0 9 5
2 0 3 -7 2 7 -9 2 2 7

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Jam es B arrett Associates, Inc.
Golf Course Irrigation Design & Consulting
Jim Barrett
2 0 1 -7 4 4 -8 2 3 7

f t T he O .M . S cott & Sons C om pany
Area Technical Representatives
NY: Frank Marra, 5 1 6 -2 8 6 -7 7 1 2
CT: Steve DiVito, 2 0 3 -7 2 3 -5 1 9 0

Jam es C arriere & Sons, Inc.
Bill Carriere
7 Cottage St., Port Chester, NY 105 7 3
9 1 4 -9 3 7 -2 1 3 6

f t T he T erre C om pany o f N J, Inc.
Byron Johnson Jr.
2 0 6 Delawanna Ave., Clifton, N J 0 7 0 1 4
Office: 2 0 1 -4 7 3 -3 3 9 3 Home: 2 0 3 -7 4 8 -5 0 6 9

Almstead T ree C o . Inc.
Kevin Wyatt
58 Beechwood Ave., New Rochelle, NY 1 0 801
9 1 4 -5 7 6 -0 1 9 3
f t Alpine, the C are o f Trees
Excellence in Tree Care
NY: 9 1 4 -9 4 8 -0 1 0 1
NJ: 2 0 1 -4 4 5 -4 9 4 9 CT: 2 0 3 -8 4 7 -1 8 5 5

f t A tlantic Irrigation Specialists Inc.
Tim P o g u e /E d Santalone
7 0 Research Drive, Stamford C T 0 6 9 0 6
8 0 0 -8 8 6 -4 7 7 4
f t Blue Ridge Peat Farm s Inc.
Topdressing, Peat, Humus, & Potting Soil
Gene Evans
7 1 7 -4 4 3 -9 5 9 6

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C iba-Geigy C orp.
Randy R Moser
2 1 2 0 Greyhorse D r., W arrington, PA 1 8 9 7 6
2 1 5 -3 4 3 -5 6 5 4

Steven W illand, Inc.
Turf Equipment
P.O . Box 9 , R T 2 0 6 , Augusta, NJ 0 7 8 2 2
2 0 1 -5 7 9 -5 6 5 6
Tee And Green Sod, Inc.
Bentgrass, Fescue, Rye, Sod Blends, Washed Sod
P.O . Box 4 1 8 , Exeter, RI 0 2 8 2 2
David Wallace: 4 0 1 -7 8 9 - 8 1 7 7

Land R eclam ation Inc.
Richard Borrelli
145 Old Kings Highway So., Darien, CT 0 6 8 2 0
2 0 3 -6 5 5 -4 2 2 2

T B S M aintenance & Im provem ent
Tony Bettino
102 Fulton St., White Plains, NY 1 0 6 0 6
9 1 4 -9 4 9 -3 3 6 2
T L C Security Systems
Electronic Surveillance, Card Keys, Door Hardware
6 2 0 Mamaroneck Ave., Mamaroneck, NY 10543
Bob Thompson: 9 1 4 -6 9 8 -8 3 8 2

f t Dar Par Sales
Golf Course & Tennis Supplies
Outdoor Furniture Dominic A. Richichi
9 1 4 -9 4 6 -1 7 4 3 , FAX 9 1 4 -9 4 6 -0 7 9 6

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L E S C O , Inc.
Seed, Fertilizer, Control Products, Equipment
Greg Moran: 9 1 4 -3 3 1 -4 8 6 9
8 0 0 -3 2 1 -5 3 2 5

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Flo ratine Products, Trion Lifts,
Precision Small Engine C o ., Flymo
Dave Basconi: 2 0 3 -2 5 0 -T U R F

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Lofts Seed, Inc.
John Farrell
P.O . Box 1 4 6 , Bound Brook, NJ 0 8 8 0 5
9 0 8 -3 5 6 -8 7 0 0

f t Tuckahoe T u r f Farm s, Inc.
Golf Course T urf Specialists
Bents, Fescues, Ryes, Blues
Skip Deubel: 8 0 0 -2 4 3 -7 5 8 2

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M etro M ilorganite Inc.
Rick A p gar/Scott A p gar/Joe Stahl
3 6 5 Adams St., Bedford Hills, NY 1 0 5 0 7
9 1 4 -6 6 6 - 3 1 7 1 , FAX 9 1 4 -6 6 6 -9 1 8 3

f t T u r f Products C o r p ./T O R O
George Gorton, Irrigation/Al Tretera, Equipment
P.O. Box 1 2 0 0 , Enfield, C T 0 6 0 8 3
8 0 0 -2 4 3 -4 3 5 5 /2 0 3 -7 6 3 - 3 5 8 1

DeLea Sod Farm s
Vinnie Sasso/Joel Miller
4 4 4 Elwood Rd., East N orthport, NY 1 1731
8 0 0 -2 4 4 -S O D S /5 1 6 -3 6 8 -8 0 2 2

M o n tc o /S u rf- S id e/Z ap !
Surfac tan ts - D efo amers
Box 4 0 4 , Amber, PA 1 9 0 0 2
Robert Oeschle: 2 1 5 -8 3 6 - 4 9 9 2 /2 1 5 -6 2 8 - 3 1 4 4

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Double Eagle Eq uipm ent C o. Inc.
Jerome Pearlman
2 7 Lawnacre Rd., Windsor Locks, C T 0 6 0 9 6
2 0 3 -6 2 3 -2 5 0 0

N or-A m Chem ical C om pany
David J. Sylvester
311 Carriage Dr., Kensington, CT 0 6 0 3 7
2 0 3 -8 2 8 -8 9 0 5

f t Valley View Greenhouse
Frank Amodio
RT 12 3 , R R 2 , Box 2 7 , So. Salem, NY 10 5 9 0
9 1 4 - 5 3 3 - 2 5 0 4 /9 1 4 -5 3 3 - 2 5 2 6

Partac G olf Course Top-D ressing
Kelsey Park, Great Meadows, NJ 0 7 8 3 8
Jim Kelsey: 8 0 0 -2 4 7 -2 3 2 6
Bill & Joe Carriere: 9 1 4 -9 3 7 -2 1 3 6

f t W .A . Cleary Chem ical C o.
Robert Leslie: 2 0 1 -7 4 6 -6 7 3 4
1049 Somerset St., Somerset, NJ 0 8 8 7 3
9 0 8 - 2 4 7 - 8 0 0 0 /8 0 0 -5 2 4 - 1 6 6 2

P .I .E . Supply C om pany
Dedicated to Sales and Service of
Quality Irrigation Equipment
Call Steve Smith at 2 0 3 -8 7 8 -0 6 5 8

f t W estchester F o rd T ra c to r Inc.
John Apple
Meadow St., Goldens Bridge, NY 1 0526
9 1 4 -2 3 2 -7 7 4 6

Pro-Law n Prod ucts, Inc.
Stephen Kotowicz
P.O . Box 2 9 3 5 , Danbury, CT 0 6 8 1 3
2 0 3 -7 9 2 -3 0 3 2

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D eBuck’s Sod Farm
Grower and Supplier of Quality Bluegrass
and Fescue Sods
Ray Dorsey/Leonard DeBuck: 9 1 4 -2 5 8 -4 1 3 1

f t Eastern Land M anagem ent Inc.
Bruce M oore
113 Canal St., Shelton, C T 0 6 4 8 4
2 0 3 -9 2 4 -7 2 7 2
Egypt Farm s, Inc.
Topdressing, Construction Mixes, Bunker Sand,
Computerized Soil Blending
White Marsh, M D 2 1 1 6 2 , 8 0 0 -8 9 9 -7 6 4 5 (SO IL)
f t Em erald Isle, L td .
Bill Middleton
2 1 5 3 Newport Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 4 8 1 0 3
8 0 0 -6 2 8 -GROW

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f t E / T Equipm ent C o.
Bernie W hite/Joh n Ferrucio
4 2 5 S. Riverside Ave., C roton-on-H udson, NY 10520
9 1 4 -2 7 1 -6 1 2 6 , FAX 9 1 4 -2 7 1 -6 1 4 6
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Fleet Pum p & Service G roup
Donald Tiedemann
100 Calvert St., Harrison, NY 1 0 5 1 2
9 1 4 -8 3 5 -3 8 0 1

f t G lenm ore Landscape Service
Glenn S. M oore
RR 3 , Box 2 8 5 , Hackgreen Rd.
Pound Ridge, NY 1 0 5 7 6 , 9 1 4 -7 6 4 -4 3 4 8

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July 1993

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COLLECTION

W estchester T u r f Supply, Inc.
Bob Lippm an/Bob Lippman Jr.
P.O. Box 1 9 8 , Lincolndale, NY 1 0 5 4 0
9 1 4 -2 4 8 -7 4 7 6
W hite C on tracto rs
Golf Course Construction and Renovation
P.O. Box 4 8 4 , Old Greenwich, C T 0 6 8 7 0
James E. Morris Jr.: 2 0 3 -6 3 7 - 5 2 5 1 /9 1 4 -2 3 4 - 0 0 9 2

R hone-Poulenc C o ./C H I P C O
Greg Hutch
8 7 7 Yellowbank Rd., Toms River, NJ 0 8 7 5 3
9 0 8 -9 2 9 -4 6 5 7
S A V -A -T R E E
Complete Tree
Westchester: 91
NJ: 2 0 1 -8 9 1 -5 3

T u r f P rod ucts C orp oration
Ernie Rizzio - Buddy Rizzio
4 7 Howell Rd., P.O . Box 2 9 6
Mountain Lakes, NJ 0 7 0 4 6 , 2 0 1 -2 6 3 -1 2 3 4

W ilfred M acD onald, Inc.
Dennis DeSanctis
3 4 0 Main Ave., Clifton, NJ 0 7 0 1 4
2 0 1 -3 6 5 -6 8 0 1

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