Turf Management LAWN AND SPORTS TURF STATISTICS· USA Programs • The total turfgrass area in the United • Lawns are important in reducing temperatures and can be 30°F a - graduate program States is estimated to be 25,000,000 b - 4 year degree program to 30,000,000 acres (size of the 5 cooler than asphalt and 10-14° c - 2 year diploma program New England states), with 81% of cooler than bare soil. d - other, which includes short this lawns (over 20,000,000 acres). • A turf area 50' x 50' produces courses and related options Municipal, county and city parks enough oxygen to meet the needs of have close to 1,000,000 acres of turf. a family of four. • In a thick lawn, there are 6 turfgrass • Grasses trap much of an estimated plants in each square inch, 850 turf 12 million tons of dust and dirt abed plants in a square foot and about 8 Guelph, Ontario released annually into the atmos- N1G2W1 million in an average lawn of 10,000 phere. (519) 824-4120 square feet. • An acre of grass will absorb • Turfgrass is considered to be a $25 hundreds of pounds of sulphur c Dufferin Street North billion plus per year industry in the dioxide during a year. R.R. #3 United States. It is estimated that • Healthy lawns absorb rainfall 6 times King City, Ontario 500,000 people make their living more effectively than a wheat field NOP2CO directly from the care and main- and 4 times better than a hay field. (416) 833-3333 tenance of turf. The sale of lawn care • One single grass plant can have 387 items is estimated at $4 billion a year, Ridgetown College of miles of roots. nearly 1/3 of the total amount spent Agricultural Technology c • Most of the 58 million children en- on gardening. Ridgetown, Ontario rolled in public and private schools NOP2CO • Surveys show that a well maintained participate in physical education. It (519) 674-5456 and designed landscape adds 15% is important to have their playing sur- to the selling price of a home. d faces well-maintained and resilient Recovery value is 100% to 200% for 140 Main Street to help minimize injuries. Ottawa, Ontario landscape improvement compared • 20,200,000 golfers play 445 million K1S 1C2 to an investment in new deck or patio rounds of golf a year in the United (613) 594-4577 which have recovery values of 40%- States. 70%. Well designed and maintained d • It is recommended that 6 acres of 205 Humber College Blvd. landscapes add 6% to commercial publicly-owned land be maintained Etobicoke, Ontario property value. as communal recreational facilities M9W5L7 • Undesirable noise levels can be (not including golf courses) for every (416) 675-3111 reduced 20-30% by grassed areas 1,000 people. d which absorb sounds. P.O. Box 2034 Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3P2 (416) 575-1212 Kemptville College of Agricultural Technology c Kemptville, Ontario KOG 1JO (613) 258-8359

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