Vol. IV , No. 7

Published monthly by the Metropolitan Golf Course Superintendents Association

MEETING NOTICE:
Date:
September 11,1975
Place:
Fenway Golf Club
Luncheon: 12 Noon
Golf:
Shotgun start at 1 PM M.G.C.S.A. Invitational
Team Championship
Cocktails: 6:30-7:30
Dinner:
7:30
Host:
Allan Tretera
All Class A, B, C members who are coming to dinner only
must call Allan Tretera if you plan to attend. Please do so no
later than September 8th. 472-1467.
COMING EVENTS:
Sept. 11 Superintendents Invitational, Fenway Golf Club
Sept. 18 Labriola Memorial Golf Tournament
Whippoorwill Golf Club
Oct. 1
Testimonal Dinner “Walter Androsko” details
see Garry Crothers
Oct. 7
Conn G.C.S.A. Golf Club of Avon
Oct. 16
L.I.G.C.S.A. Maidstone Golf Club
Oct. 17
M.G.C.S.A. Field Day, Westchester C.C.
Oct. 29-30 Wisconsin Golf Seminar, Milwaukee, Wise.
November M.G.C.S.A. Annual meeting date to be announced
next Tee to Green
Dec. 13
M.G.C.S.A. Christmas Party, Rye Golf Club

Superintendents Low Gross Champion Gus Powell, right, Golf
Chairman, Allan Tretera and Chuck Martineau.

August, 1975

BUDGET AND SALARY SURVEY
Reminder: Please return your salary and budget surveys as
soon as possible. We are aiming for a 50% return. To date we
have had 25%. Thank you.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE:
It was a good turn out at our July meeting at Apawamis.
This was the first day of that “beauty” of a heat wave that we
all can remember in the beginning of August. Yes, if you didn’t
loose grass that week-end, it was a wonder, what with dry wilt,
wet wilt, hyperodes brood #x, dung beetle, brown patch,
pythium, melting out. In most cases Mr. Poa said goodbye—I
will see you in the fall—this is too much for me. As in 1973 it
all started with excessive rain. Now that the summer of ’75 is
almost over we are all busy renovating those brown areas. It
sure would be nice if they can develop a superior bent grass
along with a positive poa annua control.
Thanks again to Bob DePencier for obtaining the free passes
to the Westchester Classic. What a week to have the Classic.
The players are still commenting about the heat even after
playing in 100 degree weather in Dallas. The greens were in
excellent shape and really that’s where they score, not the
fairways or the teeing surface. Bob received some excellent
write-ups in the Press.
M.G.C.S.A. PICNIC—We had a great day, warm and
sunny. It was a perfect spot with practically the whole end of
Captain’s Island to ourselves. Ferry boat ride the kids loved,
along with the swings and other rides. Food—you name it, we
had it. Beer and soda for everybody. Now I ask you what more
can you want. Bob DePencier and Ray Twombly arranged for
the place which was perfect. Bob did a great job buying and
setting up the barbeque and drinks, with help from the
Carriere’s, Terry Mulligan and many others. Those who didn’t
come missed a great day. As in our monthly meetings, we had
to depend on return cards for the numbers we had to buy food
and beverages for. Only this time it wasn’t the club it was
M.G.C.S.A. that was the host. The result is that we bought
enough food for those who said they were coming. If you didn’t
have the courtesy to call, we may have to bill those whose
return card said I am coming and never showed if our cost far
exceed our income. I realize that many fellows were renovating
but you still could have joined the group for a late afternoon
swim and picnic dinner.
Research and Scholarship—We have had a banner year with
our old friend Mr. Hyperodes. Also the newcomer that seems
to be taking its share of turf is the dung beetle. There are many

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Garry N. Crothers, Apawamis Club
Office 914-967-2100, Home 914-234-3770
Robert DePencier, Westchester C.C.
Office 914-967-6000, Home 203-531-9780
Charles Martineau, Whippoorwill C.C.
Office 914-273-3755, Home 914-428-3826
Edward C. Horton, Winged Foot Golf Club
Office 914-698-2827, Home 914-937-3613
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unknowns with both these insects and so we must again look to
research to find some of the answers so that we can have better
control. We have talked to Cornell about the problems we have
had this season. All that is now needed is money for the
graduate student to work on both the hyperodes and dung
beetles. M.G.C.S.A. and L.I.G.C.S.A. hope to form a turf
research foundation similiar to the one formed in 1968-69 with
Scott Cameron on the initial hyperodes study. You, along with
your club, will be hearing more about this in the near future.
Garry Crothers
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TESTIMONIAL DINNER FOR “ANDY” ANDROSKO:
As many of you already know Andy is now retired. He has
served Westchester County as Agricultural Extention Agent
for 25 yrs. He has helped just about everybody in M.G.C.S.A at
one time or another. Just a phone call and he was to your aid.
We will honor him on October 1, 1975 at The Sherton Eagle
Bay Inn, Ossining. For tickets and information, please call
Garry Crothers, 967-2100.

RUTGERS TURFGRASS RESEARCH
FIELD DAY—SUMMARY
By Garry Crothers
It was a hot sunny day at New Brunswick. Like most of the
Metropolitan New York area the effects of the excess rainfall
and extremely hot days in early August were evident at the turf
plots also. Pythium was seen in several locations on the
turfgrass tour. The following is a brief summary of the various
stops on the tour.
1. Bentgrass Fertility. It was very obvious this year that the

President of the Apawamis Club, Edward Parmelee,
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lower rates of nitrogen, regardless of carrier or time applied
received little turf damage. The higher the nitrogen treatment
the greater loss of turf. This is especially true when you have
higher temperatures. This variation was not as evident last
year.
2. Helminthosporium Leaf Spot, Crown Rot and MeltingOut. The disease likes temperatures in the 50-70 degree range.
The disease is most severe with Kentucky bluegrasses. As with
the bents the high nitrogen plots suffered most damage from
melting out. At Rutgers the most resistant variety was
Bonnieblue. Terraclor, Daconil, Dyrene and Tersan LSR gave
the best control. These chemicals should be applied early in
the Spring. All systemics fungicides tested are ineffective and
some may actually increase disease incidence.
3. Fusarium Roseum—in Kentucky Bluegrass plots. The
only control still is the use Systemics at rates of 6-8 ounces. At
Rutgers treatments start on May 20th with treatments at 15
day intervals. You definitely must water in and use a wetting
agent if it is very thatchy. It was noted that where Tri Calcium
Arsonate (Chip Cal) was used 2 yrs. prior in part of these same
plots, the incidence of Fusarium roseum was definitely greater.
The thatch build up was also greater in these areas. It was
mentioned that with fusarium roseum watering, it is very
important to keep area wet. When drought stress appears and
the night time temperatures are above 70 you will probably
soon after see fusarium roseum appear.
4. Brownpatch and Pythium on Rye grass—Pythium blight
disease is often called Grease Spot. Pythium usually appears in
low wet spots. The disease depends upon excess moisture since
the zoospores are able to swim to spread disease. This is why
watering excessively or mowing when wet can carry the disease
very rapidly and often you see the streak appearance. Pythium
may start at 68 degrees but favorable temperatures are in the
85-95 degree. The higher the temperature the shorter the
required time for injury. The time interval for substantial turf
injury is: (a) 2-4 hrs. at 95 degrees (b) 4-8 hrs. at 86 degrees (c)
8-24 hrs. at 77 degrees. This probably explains why you may
have received pythium damage at different temperature
ranges. It is generally thought that it is solely active at very
high temperatures. This is not the case as there are cool season
pythiums also.

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It was also very obvious on the Rye grass plots that where it
was treated with Terraclor or in combinations with Terraclor
for brown patch that the brown patch was controlled but it left
the turf with very little resistence to Pythium blight. In fact
these plots were almost completely covered with pythium and
the check plot was almost clean.
5. Pre-Emergence trials—In this area the Bensulide (Betsan)
seemed to have the longest residual effect on crabgrass.
Dacthal which over the years has always appeared good at
Rutgers, didn’t look as good this year. It probably is due to the
excessive rain in the Central Jersey area.
6. Red Fescue trials which have been tested from 3-9 years
again showed that fescues cut at lower heights (3A inch) and
frequent mowing are inferior to many Bluegrasses. It was
pointed out that fescues are best suited for low maintenance
areas, such as rough, where fertility is low. They normally look
good in spring and fall. Thus the mixtures of fescues and
bluegrasses of the superior varieties has a place in a good
rough.
Two new varieties have been released by Rutgers, Fortress
and Banner. Both seem to retain color most of the year with
good cover and little mowing.
7. We saw the new Turfgrass Research Center at Ryders
Lane. Here they are again working on fescues and bluegrass
blends at two intensities of mowing with low fertilization. It is
too early to see any standouts in this area.
8. At Ryder Lane they also have many selections of bentgrass
which they are looking at. Many of them are from golf courses.
If you have one that looks particularly good at your course I
am sure Dr. Ralph Engel would love to have it added to the
others.
9. Rye grass plots—at Ryder—There are many improved
varities of Rye grass as you know. The ones that looked the
best under severe summer stress were, Diplomat, Pennfine,
Birdie, and Citation. Citation I would say looked the best.
10. Shade trials at Ryder—They have an excellent location
under a row of trees of several varities (formerly part of horti­
cultural plots). They have all exposures to light, north, south,
east and west. Rye grasses looked good initially but looked
poor at this time. Naturally Poa trivilias has held up well. In
the bluegrasses. Glade and Nugget looked the best.

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STOP 5 . . . GROWTH RETARDANT ON KENTUCKY
BLUEGRASSES AND RED FESCUE.
Comments . . . growth retardant have the potential of
reducing maintenance costs. Few of the common problems are
thinning, discoloration and lack of persistence.
STOP 6 . . . COMPARISON OF FALL, WINTER AND
SPRING FERTIIZATION
Comments . . . an important consideration is that the
highest visual ratings do not necessarily mean that Root and
Rhizome growth are high. Evaluation of any program could
best be made when the grass plants are under periods of stress.
Dormant feeding in my opinion, still looks good.
STOP 7 . . . HERBICIDE EVALUATION FOR CRABGRASS CONTROL
Comment . . . two new experimental materials along with
Dacthal and Tupersan gave good control without injury to
desirable grasses.
STOP 8 . . . PERENNIAL RYEGRASS MIXTURE WITH
BENTGRASS AND BLUEGRASS
Comment . . . Bentgrass density increased at the lower
height of cut. (Mixture 50/50 seed count).
Nitrogen levels had little effect on density of either
Bentgrass or Ryegrass.
Bluegrass appeared to increase slightly at the 3A ” height
of cut.
Mixtures with Pennfine and Manhattan Ryegrass tend to
be denser than mixture with other Ryegrass varieties.
STOP 9 . . . REVIEW OF OTHER RESEARCH PROJ­
ECTS CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS SUCH AS:
Helminthosporium Leaf Spot—Nutritional Studies
(funded by the G.C.S.A.A.)
Use of soil conditioners to alleviate compaction.
Use of Chemical soil conditioners to improve nutrient and
water retention on sandy soils, (funded by the U.S.G.A. Green
Section)
Effects of soil compaction on five turfgrass species.
Note for your Calendar
The annual University of Massachusetts Turfgrass Con­
ference will be held March 3-5, 1976, at the Treadway Inn,
Chicopee, Massachusetts.

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
TURFGRASS FIELD DAY
The University of Massachusetts Turfgrass Field Day was
held July 30, 1975 at the foot of Mt. Sugarloaf, on the South
Deerfield Research Plots, South Deerfield, Massachusetts.
The experimental area was acquired in 1973 and the first
plots established in the spring of that year. The soil is a Silt
Loam composed of 39% sand, 52% silt and 9% clay with a ph
of 6.7.
The morning program consisted of 9 stops.
STOP 1 . . . HERBICIDE TRIALS ON BROADLEAF
WEEDS
Objective . . . effectiveness/Phytotoxicity
Comments . . . there are three new herbicide that looked
good. They are still experimental numbers. Probably will hear
more at the turf conference.
STOP 2 . . . PLANTS FOR LOW MAINTENANCE.
Objective . . . erosion control and low maintenance.
Com m ent. . . the four herbaceous plants under study,
two varities of Vetch and two species of Pea family (Lathyrus)
have competed well with the unmowed grasses.
Cultivars of bluegrasses under low management looked
better at the unmowed height than those mowed at
and
lVi”.
The tall and hard fescues can also be utilized in low
maintenance areas. At IV2 ” to 3” height of cut.
STOP 3 . . . EVALUATION OF FUNGICIDES FOR
DOLLAR SPOT CONTROL
Bentgrass cut at 0.25”
Comment . . . adequate control with Systemics, Actidione
TGF and Cadminate. Treatments will continue with result
reported in the Turf Bulletin.
STOP 4 . . . TURFGRASS VARIETY EVALUATION
Bluegrasses . . . Cultivars with high ratings are: Baron,
Victa, Merion, Pennstar and Parade to name a few.
Red Fescue . . . Jamestown, Dawson and Halifax are
outstanding varieties.
Perennial Ryegrass . . . Manhattan and Pennfine are the
two varieties that demonstrated high quality. All Ryegrasses
had a slight snowmold infestation during the month of April.

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The annual University of Massachusetts Turf Field Day is
July 28, 1976, at the South Deerfield Turf Plots area.
The continued success of the University of Massachusetts
Turfgrass Research Program depends to a large degree on
outside support. I would like to show the thought of support
for the above, with the hope that the M.G.C.S.A. would
promote an annual Turfgrass Tournament with the proceeds
going to Turfgrass Research at Turf Schools of your choice. I
am sure that Dr. Joseph Troll would be an excellent speaker
for the first event. Let’s give it a try.
I enjoyed this years trip to the Massachusetts Turf Plots with
Dick Allen, and my son Craig.
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THE DUNG BEETLE
For the first time in our experience there are serious
outbreaks of the insect Ataenius spretulus, commonly known
as “the Dung beetle.“ Several courses in New Jersey and one in
lower Connecticut have reported widespread infestation of
fairways. This insect has been around for some time but we
noted only one prior serious infection of fairway turf in the
Northeast in 1970 prior to outbreaks this year. At this writing,
five clubs in New Jersey and one club in Connecticut have
reported an abundant population of this insect pest.
Symptoms—The turf appears to be wilting-out in patches
that could range from softball to basketball size initially. Birds
will soon discover them and begin to rip-up the turf to devour
them. The insects in early July will be located in the soil
immediately below the thatch. They will be curled in their soil
nest awaiting maturity. According to research by Kawanishi,
Splittstoesser, Tashiro and Steinkraus of the New York
Agricultural Experiment Station at Geneva, “their popu­
lations will range from 24 to 144 individual grubs per square
foot.“ “They measure from 1.25 to 1.30 mm in width and from
5.1 mm to 5.6 mm in length (pupae).“ “This insect is attracted
to low-lying, normally wet areas that have surface soil
resembling muck.“
Control—Preliminary findings indicate that the best time to
apply Diazinon or Dursban for control is late May. With
specific research lacking, the rates at the time of this letter are
tentatively Diazinon at 4 pounds active ingredient per acre and
Dursban at 2 pounds active per acre. Aeration and/or spiking
of infested areas prior to application of the insecticide is
recommended. Wetting agents to further aid in the
penetration of the insecticides may also help control. The
insecticides must also be watered-in very well. Insecticides are
most effective when applied to young stages of insect
development. Presently there appears to be only one annual
brood.
Entomologists at Rutgers, Ohio State and the New York
Geneva Station presently are further pursuing life cycles and
controls. We’re sure you will be hearing more about this insect
pest as data becomes available.
By Alexander M. Radko,
William G. Buchanan and Stanley J. Zontek

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UNIVERSITY OF R.I. TURFGRASS FIELD DAY—
The University of Rhode Island held its 44th annual
Turfgrass Field Day on August 20 at the Kingston Agricultural
Experiment Station.
Discussions of experiments presently underway include
Herbicides for pre and postemergence control of crabgrass,
turfgrass variety trials, fungicide evaluation, and shrub-turf
competition.
The preemergence herbicides were applied on May 1 to the
Fescue, Bluegrass, and Bentgrass test plots.
Both granular Dacthal and Betasan applied at 10 lb/A
showed good control, although, Dacthal caused some thinning
out of the fescue. Tupersan (WP) 12 lb/A and Sward (WP) 2
lb/A achieved good control with little injury to the turf. Balan
at both the 2-3 lb/A rates gave only fair control with little
injury.
The material recommended for the postemergence control
of crabgrass and nutsedge were the methanearsonates.
Treatments should be in the form of two to three applications
at seven to ten day intervals.
The test plots of the fescue, ryegrass, and bluegrass variety
trials were maintained at both 3A” and IV2 ” heights of cut over
a five year period.
Several of the improved ryegrasses such as Manhattan
Penfine and Yorktown were recommended for fairway use.
Jamestown red fescue proved to be one of the better fescues
throughout the trials under both heights of cut.
Several of the high quality bluegrasses such as Warrens
A-34, Bonnieblue, Touchdown, Glade, and Fylking showed a
higher resistance to stripe smut than Merion.
The blending of three or four varieties of bluegrasses were
recommended for use in a mixture.
Results of the fungicide trials showed the commercially
available materials effective for the control of turfgrass
diseases when used in accordance with label recommenda­
tions.
The maximum protection given with contact fungicides
range from 7 to 10 days with the systemics ranging from 14 to
21 days.

It was stated that the systemics now available are not
effective for the control of Pythium Blight, and a steady diet of
the fungicide could encourage the disease. Pythium is fast
growing and mobile in water. Present controls are Tersan (SP)
and Koban. Although Fusarium Blight has shown a resistance
to the systemics, a drench of 8 oz./lOOO ft.2 was recommended
for control.
Previous experimentation has shown that neither nutrients
nor moisture can fully account for the lessening of topgrowth
and chlorosis of ornamental shrubs when in competition with
turfgrass.
The theory that a chemical being exuded by the turfgrass
roots causing the poor development of shrubs is now being
tested.
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AN OPERATORS VIEWPOINT OF THE
JACOBSEN F-133 VERSUS THE JACOBSEN F-10
I am a student at the University of Massachusetts majoring
in Turf Management. I am taking my placement training at
Morefar Golf Course which is located in Brewster, New York,
under the direction of Superintendent Mike Maffei.
I feel it is very important for a superintendent to know as
much as possible about the F-133 and the F-10. My purpose in
writing this article is to inform someone who is spending
money on machinery, which machine is the best overall
investment.
At Morefar Golf Course they have had an F-10 for six years.
They have had a few problems due to hilly terain and wet
areas. There is a lot of bentgrass in the front nine fairways. At
certain times through the year the bentgrass becomes fluffy
and difficult to mow properly. Due to the circumstances a
different machine was needed for the problem areas so a
smaller, lighter machine was purchased in the F-133.
The F-133 is a medium sized machine with five mowing
units and cuts an eleven foot sweep. It has a four cycle,
eighteen horsepower Kohler engine. The F-10 is totally
different. It is a much larger and heavier machine. It has a four
cylinder engine and seven Worthington mowing units. The
F-10 cuts a fifteen foot area in one sweep. Both machines have
their advantages and disadvantages. I will try to point these
out for you in the rest of my article.
Some of the disadvantages of the F-133 are as follows. It is
an extremely high maintenance machine. This machine
requires a full time mechanic. Because of the design, the
machine is very difficult to work around.
The machine needs constant servicing. The first reason why
I feel this way is that the machine has a Hydrostatic
Transmission. I feel this does not suit the machine at all. I feel
a standard three of four speed transmission would suit the
F-133 better. The machine is very slow in transporting. It has a
high and low range. On all mowing operations, you must use
low range. The treadle, which is run like a gas peddle, has a
hard vibration all the while the machine is running. The
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guaranteed to replace the transmission at no charge because it
is considered a weak point in the machine itself. The machine
is very bad for the operators hearing. The engine is situated
directly behind the operator. The operator must wear ear
muffs or chance losing his hearing since the machine is
designed to run at full throttle. Another major problem with
the F-133 is the mowing units themselves. It is very difficult to
adjust the reel without disconnecting all the power take-offs
from each individual unit, as they are all connected. The
machine I have been working with has skid shoes along with a
roller. The way the skid shoes are designed makes it very easy
to scalp the grass if they are not set perfectly.
One disadvantage of the F-10 is its size. It is a much larger
machine than the F-133. The F-10 can leave a lot of wear
marks on the fairways because of its weight if the operator is
not very careful. The reels cannot be shut off on the units
which forces the operator to do all the turning on the fairway
and none in the rough. This means it is not as manueverable as
the F-133. On the F-10 there is a Worthington unit with steel
rollers. If the ground is wet while you are mowing the grass
clippings can stick to the rollers and change the cutting height.
An advantage of the F-133 is that it is small. This allows it to
get into tight spots such as around greens. Being light it does
not leave any tire marks. It can make very sharp turns which
saves much time. It is very hard to spin the wheels on the F-133
because of its low power. Another advantage and probably the
most important factor about the F-133 is you can shut off the
reels at anytime. This gives the operator two time saving
advantages. The operator can turn in the rough and he can
also transport from one fairway to another without lifting up
the units if the terain permits.
There are numerous advantages to the Jacobsen F-10. One is
the accelertor which allows you to regulate your speed and
power. This cannot be done to such an extent with the F-133
because of the Hydrostatic Transmission. There are seven
units on the F-10 which cuts a fifteen foot path and saves a lot
of time. Also, you can raise two units up and mow with five
units on steep grades and in tight places. The F-10 is a very low

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maintenance machine. The units are situated so they can be
worked on much easier than on the F-133. On the F-10 the
operator can adjust the reels on the bed knives as he mows with
it, whereas, the F-133 must be put in the shop and adjusted. It
cannot be adjusted properly while you are mowing.
I feel I have given you, the Superintendents, a newcomer’s
viewpoint on these two machines which are used in golf course
maintenance. I feel I have had an objective point of view. I had
never worked with, or seen, either the F-10 or the F-133 before
my placement training at Morefar Golf Course. I have
operated both machines frequently and feel justified in writing
this article comparing the advantages and disadvantages of the
F-10 and the F-133.
After working with both the Jacobsen F-10 and the Jacobsen
F-133,1 feel the F-10 is a much more worthwhile and superior
machine. Although it costs more than the F-133, it is, in my
opinion, money well spent. However, if a few modifications
were made, such as a different transmission and a few other
changes, I would not hesitate to purchase the F-133.
Mark D. Graves
Morefar Golf Course

Basil Sorrels, mechanic of Pine lake C.C. has developed a
new gauge for setting greens mowers. It works equally well on
riding mowers and hand mowers. The new gauge gives
accurate settings up to one-one thousands of an inch. Miller
Equipment Garden & Lawn Equipment Company, 1593 S.
Woodward Ave., Birmingham, Michigan 48011, telephone:
(313) 647-7700, is currently distributing the gauge for Basil.
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