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Published monthly by the Metropolitan Golf Course Superintendents Association

MGCSA MEETING NOTICE
Date:
Friday, August 23,1974
Place:
Round Hill Golf Club
Golf:
12 noon on (Superintendents Championship)
Lunch:
Available in grill room
Cocktails: 6-7 PM
Dinner:
7 PM
Program: PGA Officials
Host:
Gus Powell
Directions: Take Merritt Parkway to Exit 28 Round Hill Rd.
Take right on Round Hill Rd. Look for sign about
one mile down for Round Hill Club on right side.
COMING EVENTS:
August 19 MGCSA Picnic Woodway C.C. raindate
AUGUST 26th
August 21 R.I. University Field Day
August 23 MGCSA Meeting Round Hill G.C.
Sept. 3
HVGCSA Picnic Lake Mohonk
Sept. 18 MGCSA Equipment Field Day
Sept. 24 HVGCSA meeting Osiris C.C.
Sept. 26 Labriola Memorial Golf Tournament
Whippoorwill Golf Club
Oct. 3
MGCSA Invitational, Brae Burn Country Club
November Annual meeting
Dec. 21
Christmas Party Burning Tree G.C.
Feb. 16-21 1975 GCSAA International Turfgrass Conference,
New Orleans

WESTCHESTER CLASSIC August 22-25: Bob DePencier has
arranged for complimentary tickets for all MGCSA Members
and GCSAA Members. Daily tickets can be picked up at the
Will Call tent. Thanks BOB.
MGCSA NEWS:
It was another great meeting at Mt. Kisco C.C. Fred did his
usual great job arranging everything. The course was
green-green and in great shape. Fred added a little plus to the
occasion with a steak cook-out (cooked to your liking). We had
about 90 for dinner and certainly everybody enjoyed our guest
speaker Richie Powers. It gave you some insight of another
profession, quite different from ours. It certainly was

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enjoyable. Richie certainly had great respect for our profession
and I am sure we all will respect his Calls on the basketball
court even more now that we have heard his comments
directly. Well it’s August again and we hope we can do a little
better than last year. It always seems to be a critical month to
make it through. The tired poa annua usually taking a dive
somewhere along the line.
Even though we have been pumping alot of water at least it
is controlled to some degree and certainly you can see the
difference in disease. When the heavy and frequent rains come
along with heat and humidity that’s when things really
happen. Alot of fairy ring, around during this dry period. Mel
Lucas where are you? GCSAA is having a very busy year. The
new booklet describing GCSAA is an excellent one “You and
GCSAA.’’
Job Wanted: Ass’t Superintendent position on an 18-hole golf
course. I am 23, married, and have 1 son. I will receive a B.S.
degree in Agronomy with emphasis on Turf Management from
the Univ. of Georgia in Dec. 1974. I have 7 years experience in
all phases of golf course maintenance, 3 of them in a
supervisory capacity. Available Jan. 1, 1975. Send inquiries to:
M.L. Flanagan
U Village, Area IV, Apt. M310
Athens, Georgia 30601
Job Opening:
Position Available: Superintendent for Westchester County.
Duties: Management of five (5) 18 hole public golf courses.
Minimum qualifications: Required knowledge, skills, abilities,
and attributes.
Salary: $16,615 - $22,115.
Contact: Mr. William L. Foley
Deputy Commissioner
Department of Parks, Recreation, and Conservation
County Office Building
White Plains, New York
Phone: 914/682-2000
Note: Please refer to the GCSAA Code of
making application for this position.

BEARD

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Editorial Staff
Garry Crothers
Ted Horton
Scott Benty

Co-Editor
Co-Editor
S taff Writer

OFFICERS
President:

Harry H. Nichol, Elmwood C.C.
Office 914-592-6608, Home 914-268-9370
Garry N. Crothers, Apawamis Club
Office 914-967-2100, Home 914-234-3770

First Vice
President:
Second Vice
President and
Edward C. Horton, Winged Foot Golf Club
Acting Secretary:
Office 914-698-2827, Home 914-937-3613
Robert Alonzi, Burning Tree C.C.
Treasurer:
Office 203-869-5779, Home 914-937-1527
Sergeant at
Orlando Casterella, Westchester Hills G.C.
Arms:
Office 914-948-5020, Home 914-698-3976

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President’s Message
As I reported to you at the Mt. Kisco meeting, we are
pleased to have two new members on the Executive
Committee. Chuck Martineau and Frank Bevelacqua have
been appointed to fill vacancies due to recent resignations.
Chuck will be working closely with Terry Mulligan and Bob
DePencier on our upcoming Lawrence Labriola Memorial
Member Guest Tournament.
Frank has been assigned the task of reviewing and
revitalizing our Scholarship and Research program and will
develop our options and alternatives in this area for the new
year 1975.
We are also pleased to announce that Ted Horton will serve
as acting secretary for the remainder of the year. We are all
aware of the fine work he performed for the association in
years past, and thank him for that work, and especially realize
that this added work comes during a year already filled’ with
abundant projects.
The thrust of the remainder of our year will be Preparation
For 1975. Although efforts will be continued to insure that our
three remaining tournaments and Field Day are successful,
our activity must be concentrated on our goals for 1975. The
Executive Committee has accepted the challenge of having our
“house in order” for the new executive committee in
November. Suggestions will be requested from all committee
chairmen and members for the improvement and growth of
our organization, and new goals will be set, atuned to todays
standards of activity. These suggestions, along with practical
goals will be presented to the membership at the Annual
Meeting.

Frankly, fellow members, I believe this has been a
“lackluster” year, and it will take considerable ingeniuity and
dedication on the part of the new administration (and all
members) to reverse the trend of interest in our association.
We have all been beset by new club responsibility, requiring
more of our time, resulting in less spare time to devote to
secondary reponsibilities such as those of our association. I
hope that the actions taken the remainder of this year help to
“turn the tide” and begin an up-turn of increased interest and
activity for the M.G.C.S.A.
I should like to pay tribute to our Tee To Green Staff, our
Program and Golf Committees, our Treasurer, and other
officers and members whose interest and devotion to their
responsibilities has not wavered in the least. Thank you, men!
Harry H. Nichol, President
The Mount Kisco Meeting
by Scott Benty
The Metropolitan Golf Course Superintendent’s Association
held a monthly meeting at the Mount Kisco Country Club. A
fine turnout was realized this month, I am sure that this is due
to the fine reputation that this club has established.
C ongratulations to the host superintendent, Mr. Fred
Scheyhing, Jr. on a job well done. Further congratulations to
the club itself for a delicious steak dinner, and the Cranshaw
melon was superb.
Mr. Harry Nichol, the M.G.C.S.A. President made some
announcements pertaining to the August 19th Annual
M.G.C.S.A. Picnic at the Woodway Beach. The Field Day was
moved back one day to September 18th at the Valhalla Dam.
Mr. Roger Morehardt is the Committee Chairman for the
event and he is seeking volunteers for service. The more people
who volunteer, the easier the job will be and the more
successful the entire day will be. So pitch in please. September
26th at Whippoorwill Golf Club, the first of which I hope will
become an annual, perhaps to be rotated around the
M.G.C.S.A. clubs, will be the Labriola Memorial Tournament.
A large field would be a just reward for Mr. Labriola’s services.
A special guest stopped by in the form of Dr. Smiley from
Cornell University. He has witnessed a large amount of fairy
ring throughout his travels of this area. If you have some try
not to get too alarmed. Recommended solutions are to
fumigate the area using wetting agents to move the fumigant
further into the soil. Another, is possibly digging the ring area
out to a depth of 2 feet, and replacing the soil and sod. Dr.
Smiley is also involved with a chemical control for pythium. He
hopes to have some definite results in the near future. Possibly
a donation from an interested source would help in arriving at
the answer.
Mr. Richie Powers, one of the N.B.A.’s referees answered
some questions from the floor, including how to get in shape.
He advocated dieting before the season starts, and then
running 50 yard windsprints. Mr. Powers says Elgin Balor was
the greatest to play the game and Bill Russell was the best
defensive player.
Our thanks go out to Mr. Powers for taking time for us. Also
thanks are in order to Dr. Smiley and again the Mt. Kisco
Country Club.

What Degree of Difficulty
Country club golfers had themselves an unusual look at the
professional tour several weeks ago when the scores at the
United States Open strangely resembled those of a local
kickers handicap tournament. For some, it was a moment of
triumph. For others, it was a moment of sympathy.
The site was the West Course of the Winged Foot Golf Club,
a hellish spread of tightly cut fairways, tangle-foot grown
rough and guillotine-shaved greens. Ted Horton is the Winged
Foot superintendent. He did his job as directed by the United
States Golf Association which operates the game’s most
prestigeous event. That group wanted a tough layout and
Horton gave it to them. The weather also cooperated. There
wasn’t a trace of rain or breath of wind until the fourth and
final day of play.
Many visitors thought the course a fair test. There were
many remarks heard through the galleries. “That’s the way
golf was intended to be played and that’s the way it should be
at every tournam ent” one wag demanded in a stage whisper
“It’s about time these pros get to see a golf course the way we
see it. Why should they be set up in a shooting gallery every
week and put those low 60 scores on the board?”
This is where there seems to be division of the country club
set. The two sides are easily recognizable. On the one hand are
those who discovered special delight in seeing the pros spray
and pray. These are the members who are all for making their
course a respected field of battle. On the other hand are those
who sympathized with the pros at Winged Foot. They carry the
same message back to the home club. They are all for making
the game more enjoyable by inviting lower scores.
There is a certain amount of pride involved in the outlook of
the superintendent in this matter. Most supers view their
courses as mirrors of their version of the ideal layout. And
most prefer to make their course something more than a pitch
and putt venture . . . although the final decision on degree of
difficulty is left in the hands of the membership.
The showcase set of country clubbers is truly in the camp of
the tough-guy layouts. There is a certain distinction between,
the courses that are considered for championship events and
those clinging to the theory that a happy member is a
low-scoring member. The tournament courses somehow earn
public acclaim by their association with important compe­
titions. In some circles this is viewed as the best type of
publicity.
There have been offered alternatives for golfers who are^
dead set against putting teeth into their member courses. Most
of the toughening up comes in the form of narrowing the
fairways and penalizing the player in length of rough cut
according to the accuracy of the shot. There doesn’t seem to be
anything wrong with this method when green committees take
into consideration the mediocre and high handicap players by
installing a fourth level of teeing ground to go along with the
ladies, regular and championship areas.
The four-tee system appears to be the compromising move
in an argument currently raging in many clubs. In this
solution, the golf course is at the mercy of the player’s
objectives . . . ego could be another word for it. If the player is
of a mind to conquer the course completely, all he need do is

move-back to the championship tees. If he is not interested in
total submission, he can trot ahead to whatever set of tees
needed to keep him from turning the round into an
interminable struggle.
One of the no-nos of the superintendent in the matter,
however, is the attempt to change the natural beauty of a
course in order to make the 18-hole trip around it easier.
Filling in of brooks, eliminating sand traps, moving tees so as
to take water hazards out of the line of play. All of these have
to be considered tampering of the lowest order.
Degree of difficulty . . . what should it be? The answer: The
course should be able to be played as difficult as the individual
player wishes. The four-tee system provides the options. And in
the end, everyone will be happy.
Gerry Finn

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RECOMMENDED READING
The new U.S. Department of Agriculture yearbook entitled
“Handbook for the Home” is now available from the
Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C. 20402. Price
$5.70„ Quoting from the latest issue of Selected Publications—
“The new yearbook is a new book which covers almost every
aspect of daily living—purchasing a home, building a patio,
creating a terrarium, etc. Whatever your plans, the book will
provide important money-saving advice. The handbook is
divided into four major sections corresponding to the major
concerns in our lives.” Much of this information should
undoubtedly help the Golf Course Superintendent in his
overall planning at his club.
With the exception of the war years, the Department of
Agriculture has published a yearbook each year. Some of the
outstanding ones have been Grass (1948), Trees (1952), Insects
(1953), Water (1955), Soil (1957), and Seeds (1961). These are
still available.

TOP-DRESS GREENS AND SEE THE DIFFERENCE
Thatch Control: With heavy fertilization, high or infrequent
William H. Bengeyfield
mowing, etc., aggressive grasses soon form a spongy layer
Western Director USGA Green Section
known as thatch accumulation by intermixing soil materials
(From USGA Green Section Record, January 1969)
with plant materials. It encourages new microbiological
In this age of science and technology, where man’s activity, which in turn breaks down thatch and converts it into
knowledge is increasing at a great rate, it is still difficult to valuable soil humus.
improve upon some things. Top-dressing greens is one of them. Less Disease: Thatch is an ideal medium for disease organisms
Last October, at the Northwest Turfgrass Conference, Dr. and insect activity. With thatch under control, this problem is
John Escritt, Director of the Sports Turf Research Institute, reduced.
Y orkshire, E ngland, was telling his audience of his Better Water and Fertilizer Infiltration: Because top-dressing
observations of turf management practices in the United checks heavy thatch accumulation by actually separating the
States:
plant residues, tight turf matting is prevented. The passages
“Americans,” he mused, “seem to want to overdo for air, water, fertilizers, etc., are preserved in the turf profile.
everything. For example, I feel you are overdoing putting green Localized dry spot problems are reduced, and better overall
fertilization. You are constantly spraying fungicides and irrigation infiltration is achieved.
insecticides. You seem forever to be veri-cutting and aerifying Alleviates Compaction: Top-dressed greens have better
greens. But there is one important practice you should be “holding qualities” for the golfer. The material physically
doing and are not doing at all: top-dressing greens!”
supports the grass plant and thereby helps it absorb
Many agronomists in this country will heartily agree. His compacting forces. It develops resiliency. On heavily played
point is valid. Top-dressing is not easy. It may seem expensive, greens, this point is of particular importance.
but properly done it is worth every effort and the money if your Protects Against Winter Kill: Years of experience and research
goal is championship putting turf. It is one management tool have shown that greens top-dressed just prior to the winter
your golf course should use even though your neighbors have have fewer problems from desiccation and winter injury. The
been overlooking it for the past three decades.
crown of the plant is protected from the winter’s drying winds
In the early days of greenkeeping, the ritual of top-dressing and wide temperature swings.
was carried out every few weeks. The old-timers may not have There’s a Technique to Top-Dressing: The success of any
known all the reasons why, but they knew it worked. World top-dressing program depends on how well it is carried out.
War II put an end to that. Shortages of labor, equipment, and Poor top-dressing procedures are worse than no top-dressing
material practically eliminated the practice, and it has never at all.
regained popularity. The advent of the mechanical aerifier in
At the very beginning, the soil material to be applied must
the late 1940s further discouraged a return to top-dressing. be “standardized,” that is, made of uniform quality from one
The soil cores, it was believed, would do the job for us. Only in year to the next. Turfgrass agronomist Charles G. Wilson put
recent years have the better managed golf clubs returned to it best when he said, “ Each club should require an act of
sound top-dressing practices.
Congress before .anyone is permitted to tamper with or alter
Why is top-dressing important? How does it work? What the soil mixture decided upon, no matter how well-meaning he
are proper top-dressing procedures? Are there really major may be.”
If the present soil in greens has a history of success (good
advantages for today’s golfer and course superintendent in a
top-dressing program? There is much to be said on the subject. drainage, deep rooting, minimum compaction, etc.), the
top-dressing material should be of the same general nature, if
Why Top-Dress At All?
available. On the other hand, if it is not available, or if greens
Golf has expanded so rapidly in the past 20 years that the do not have a good soil, than an additional effort is needed. In
technical advantages of top-dressing have perhaps been this situation, a physical soil analysis (see “USGA Green
forgotten by the old, and never fully appreciated by the new. Section Specifications for a Method of Putting Green
Ask ten turf managers, “why top-dress?” today and at least Construction”) should be made of these materials that are and
nine will reply, “to smooth the surface.” But the story has far will be available at a cost within budget means. The physical
^analysis will determine what mixture of soil, sand, and organic
greater dimensions than this.
“The principles behind top-dressing originate deep in the matter is best for your program. This mixture then becomes
basic tenets of agriculture, and anyone who manages fine THE permanent mixture for all future top-dressings and
turfgrass would do well to learn the real reasons for the construction.
practice,” says turfgrass agronomist Bob Wiley.
The physical mixing of these components is less tedious than
More than merely “to smooth the surface,” the following it once was. Large quantities can be fairly rapidly mixed with
amazing advantages also await the top-dressed green: Tighter, today’s front-end loaders, power shredders, screens, and other
Finer-Textured Turf: By following proper top-dressing m odern equipm ent. Time and labor costs have been
techniques, the fresh soil material encourages new growth of enormously reduced.
grass shoots and stems. A dense,fine-bladed turf results.
Now two additional steps are needed before this “soil
Grain is Checked: Whether your greens are bentgrass, mixture” becomes eligible for “top-dressing” status: steriliza­
bermudagrass, or Poa annua, certain strains of any grass type tion and composting. A weed-free mixture can be obtained by
are going to be more vigorous, more included to lay down than several sterilization m ethods. Methyl brom ide, calcium
others. Top-dressing encourages upright growth and checks cyanamid, Vapam, steam, and other techniques have been
grain development in any type of turf.
used.

MGCSA BEACH PARTY
Please Come

Date: Monday, August 19th, 1974
(Raindate-Monday, August 26,1974)

Place: Woodway Beach Club
(See Directions below!)
Time: 4:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M.
Cost: Six Dollars ($6.00) per couple
(Collected at the Beach)

What to Expect at the Club:
Tennis Courts, Badminton, Shuffleboard, Volleyball
and of course an inviting Beach. We will provide hot
dogs, hamburgers, beer, soft drinks, “set ups,” coffee
& good friends!
What to Bring:
Tennis equipment, “brown bag refreshments,” bathing
suits

Directions: Take New England Thruway (1-95) North to Exit 8.
At the bottom of the ramp turn right (EAST) on Elm Street
and follow Elm to the 2nd traffic light. Bear right on Shippan
Ave & follow Shippan Ave. for approximately 1.5 miles to
Hobson Street. Turn left on Hobson Street. Woodway Beach
Club is on the right at the water.

Finally, there is but one factor that can change a soil
mixture into a top-dressing soil: TIME. It is too often
overlooked.
Composting was known even to gardeners in the early 100s.
It remains of extreme value today. Top-dressing material
should be mixed or composted for at least eight or ten months
before it is used on a green. The top-dressing soil should be
properly stored (soil sheds are best) and kept dry enough to
insure free flow at application time.
Light and Easy Does It
The question of “how much top-dressing and how often” is
always good for spirited debate. But with the advent of today’s
power top-dressing machines, a program of light but frequent
applications is recommended, and is important. For example,
four dressings at 3A cubic yard each are far more effective than
two dressings at IV2 cubic yards each. Certainly, a top-dressing
should never be so heavy as to bury the grass plant.
Depending upon the size of the green and normal
circumstances, an optimum schedule might be one of applying
V2 to Va cubic yards per 5,000 square feet of green on four
occasions spaced throughout each growing season. The ‘light
but frequently’ approach allows each dressing to silt into the
turf, mingle with the grass, and carry out its many important
functions.
Because of the frequency required and the great need for
uniformity of application, a power top-dressing machine is an
absolute necessity. It will more than pay for itself in any serious
top-dressing effort. Hand spreading is of a bygone era.
The use of flat boards, or the back of rokes are needed for
the “boarding’’ operation. They move the top-dressing more
uniformly over the surface. The boarding or matting operation
must be done very slowly, carefully and in several directions. If
it is done rapidly, it does not move the new material uniformly
over the turf. Uneven coverage produces irregular surfaces,
rather than smooth surfaces.
Aerification and Vertical Mowing?
Aerification and vertical mowing are now considered
practically synonomous with top-dressing, but this need not
necessarily be the case. Certain aerification will continue to be
important for most good putting green turf, but it need not
accompany every top-dressing. In fact, two aerifications
annually are generally accepted as standard practice today,
unless a special problem exists.
Light or moderate vertical mowing prior to top-dress (as well
as regular mowing) is desirable. However, it is not mandatory^
The absence of any of these practices should not be used as an
excuse for not top-dressing.
Is It Worth $500?
Is top-dressing worth the expense? Many of this nation’s
better golf course superintendents and agronomists firmly
believe it is. In fact, there is substantial evidence for believing
that a good top-dressing program can reduce other costly
maintenance practices. At the same time, it will produce better
turf on better greens.
Although costs vary, recent figures in California place the
total expenditure of top-dressing 18 greens at $500 per
application. This is an average cost of $4.50 per 1,000 square
feet. Labor as well as material costs are included in the figure.

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A CONFERENCE PREVIEW
GCSAA
46th INTERNATIONAL TURFGRASS
CONFERENCE
AND SHOW
FEBRUARY 16-21,1975
NEW ORLEANS
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
• Pre-Conference Seminars

• Annual Meeting & Election

• Certification Examinations

• Turf Tour

• General Education Assemblies

• Ladies’ Program

• Special Interest Sessions

• Social Events

• Turfgrass Industry Show

• Golf Tournament

A totally re-designed GCSAA Conference educational
program will offer golf course superintendents and others
interested in the management of fine golf turfgrass a unique
opportunity to become better informed professionals.
Beginning Saturday, February 15, recognized leaders will
present two days» of in-depth information in GCSAA’s
Pre-C onference Sem inars, M anagem ent 1 — Financial
Decision Making, and Pesticide 1 — Principles of Chemical
Usage. These seminars will be offered on a separate
pre-registration basis ($40 for GCSAA members or $60 for
non-members).
Another new offering at this year’s Conference will be the
A ssociation’s C ertification E xam ination. Given Sunday,
February 16, and again on Friday, February 21, eligible
members who have made the normal prior arrangements with
the headquarters office may complete the six-hour test
requirements of the program. Those tested Sunday may make
a Thursday afternoon appointment to review their results.
Re-testing on previously incompleted sections will also be
available.
Perhaps the greatest alteration to the GCSAA Conference
and Show will be the week-long educational program. With
more than 40 speakers in concurrent general and special
interest sessions, Conference registrants will have greater
flexibility in choosing sessions that personally interest them.
General educational assemblies on topics such as govern­
mental relations with OSHA and EPA officials, the general
manager concept and turf management; or special interest
sessions on landscaping, personal finance, people relations,
communications, etc., will provide everyone greater latitude in
improving themselves.
Opening Tuesday morning, and running through Thursday
afternoon, GCSAA’s Turfgrass Industry Show promises to
provide superintendents and club officials the latest infor­
mation available from the country’s leading manufacturers
and sales staff. Nearly 100,000 square feet of exhibit space will
be filled by approximately 160 firms, displaying their products
and introducing new items of interest to turfgrass specialists,

as they answer technical questions.
Wednesday afternoon of Conference week will be devoted to
the Association’s Annual Meeting and Election of Officers.
Reports requiring membership action, and items introduced
by the membership will be acted upon at this important
meeting. In addition, GCSAA’s 1975 President, Vice President
and Directors will be elected.
Closing out the week will be a tour of turfgrass facilities in
the area Friday morning. Registering separately for this event,
those on the tour will be given a first-hand look at Southern
operations as they travel to several different operations and
points of interest.
While the members are attending educational sessions, the
exhibits or meetings, their wives will be treated to the finest of
New Orleans. Special tours to interesting sites in the city and
surrounding areas will be available to the ladies. A Hospitality
Center will also be open throughout the week in the
Headquarters Hotel so the ladies can meet for their tours,
renew acquaintances or simply relax.
Social activities have not been forgotten at GCSAA’s 46th
Annual Conference. The traditional Monday evening gettogether and Thursday’s Annual Banquet and Dance will offer
memorable entertainment, food and fun.
Preceding GCSAA’s Conference and Show in New Orleans
will be the Association’s Annual Golf Tournament, scheduled
this year for Pensacola, Florida. The men will challenge two
area golf courses Thursday and Friday, February 13 and 14,
while the ladies will be hosted at a third area course.
Conference registration will remain at $15 for members and
their wives, or $35 for non-members. Banquet tickets will be
the normal $10, with daily show passes staying at $5.
Conference materials will be sent to individuals on your
request by completing and returning the form below.
Begin now to make your plans to attend this great event and
bring along your assistant and green chairman or president to
join your fellow superintendents. The educational opportuni­
ties are too great to pass up. PREPARE FOR CHANGE .. .
TOGETHER!

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METRO MILORGANITE INC.
P.O. Box 267
Hawthorne, N.Y. 10532
Tel. (914) 769-7600

the super natural
organic fertilizer!
What do we add to Milorganite?
Nothing!
Everything's already there — naturally!

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6 Wilton Road
Portchester, New York
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We know Agrico Country Club Fertilizer can improve fairways. Because it feeds more efficiently to help build
plusher turf—turf that will approach your greens in quality.
We i I prove it to you on your own course, free of charge.
Formulated with moderate-size granules, Agrico 18-5-9
can be spin-spread faster and more accurately. Once
spread, 18-5-9’s power-feeding formula makes your
fairway turf uniformly thicker. This helps “keep the ball
high on every lie’’ and gives your golfers better
fairway shots.

“W e’ll Go To Any Links”
To prove that Agrico can improve your fairways, we’ll
go to any links. Complete the coupon below and we ll
come to you—with a free product demonstration. We’ll
prove beyond a doubt the effectiveness of Agrico’s
18-5-9 formula for fairways. And we ll fill you in on Agrico’s
full line of dependable course-care products.

Because 18-5-9 is high in nitrogen content, you
need fewer bags for normal fertilization. A real savings
when you’ve got 40 to 65 acres of fairways.

Dan Brogan
14 Wiedemann Avenue
Clifton, New Jersey 07011

The nitrogen is derived from organic as well as quick
green-up sources. Five units of nitrogen are in water
insoluble form to keep your turf greener—longer.

Please contact me for a free product demonstration of
18-4-10 or 18-5-9 and for information on Agrico’s other
course-care products.

Higher potash content, one-third from sulphate,
makes turf so resilient that it resists tracking—even under
heavy traffic conditions. Five units of phosphorus will
maintain, but not increase soil levels.

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