New Jersey Golf Course Report Vol. 2, No. 4 August, 1969
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New Jersey Golf Course Report Vol. II, No. 4 August, 1969 Notes on New Ryegrasses United States in 1964 by Northup-King as you pleased without losing this in- and Company. This variety was evalu- come! Norlea ated as N-106 or NK-106 and was some- The maximum amount payable now Norlea perennial ryegrass was devel- what superior to NK-100 in New Jersey. under Social Security is between $124.00 oped by R. M. MacVicar at the Central Pelo is more resistant to Fusarium snow and $135.90 a month. Experiment Farm in Ottawa, Ontario, mold and has a bright, moderately green Makes you wonder, doesn’t it? Canada. It was superior to common per- color. It is leafy, attractive, fairly winter ennial ryegrass in tests in this state in the hardy, persistant, and is reported to have following characteristics: good tolerance to rust. Big Brother Watches 1. Greater winter hardiness and better Dr. C. Reed Funk by Don Marshall resistance to pink snow mold. 2. Slower vertical growth requiring Noticed recently how much harder it somewhat less mowing frequency. Makes You Wonder, Doesn't It? is to just plain do your job in the pres- 3. A more attractive, dark, rich green ence of “Big Brother”—your town, coun- color in fall and spring. Reprinted courtesy, MONSANTO —via ty, state, or federal agency? For example: 4. Slightly easier to cut. Bill Smart’s Fore-Ground Hudson Valley don’t burn anything—air pollution; don’t, 5. Less competitive to bluegrass seed- GCSA. however, pile anything—health regula- lings when used as a companion tions; don’t spray bugs—toxic residuals; grass. The payroll deduction for your Social Security has been increased starting Jan- don’t hire anyone under 18—Child Labor 6. Less persistent as a companion grass Laws; don’t water when needed—water with Kentucky bluegrass. uary 1, 1967, to 4.4% based on earnings up to $6,600. Since Monsanto makes an restrictions; don’t pay time for hours not 7. More attractive and compatible in actually worked—Federal Wage & Hour mixtures with bluegrass. equal contribution to your Social Secur- ity, the company’s payment will also in- Laws; ground all plugs, mask all spray- Manhattan crease on that date. men, pay all men only their set rate, all Manhattan perennial ryegrass was re- In 1966, you paid 4.2% on $6,600, or supervisors are to do only 20% manual leased by the New Jersey Agricultural a total of $277.20 to the Social Security labor, turn off power on hot days, kill Experimental Station in August 1967. It fund. In 1967, with the .2% increase, noxious weeds—but not with chemicals is a leafy, persistent, fine-textured rye- you will pay $290.40 into the fund. If or fire. grass with greater density and a slower you make $6,600, or more a year, you Obviously, all of the above are well rate of vertical growth. Manhattan has and company put in $580.80 each year meant somewhere in their derivation. an attractive, rich dark green color. as a total. However, it is the alls’, anyones’, and onlys’, that begin to hurt. Almost all of NK 100 Let’s explore this payment a little further. Suppose you just started work of the above legislation has been passed Developed by Northup-King and Com- to control metropolitan industrial growth pany and released in 1962. It originated here and your age was 21, and suppose with a sense of order, however, some, from germplasm obtained from a Wales you work until you are 65. selection S-23 and Oregon perennial rye- If there were no more increases in such as the air pollution code, have been grass with selection for persistence, leafy Social Security payments, that would passed without even researching alterna- growth habit, turf quality, and attractive mean total contributions by you and the tive methods before enactment. Yet, here bright, medium dark color. company of $25,555.20 during the 44 we sit attempting to run an essentially years of your employment. agricultural business in a city. Let’s hope Pelo If the contributions were placed in a it doesn’t come to pass that “There ain’t Developed by D. J. vander Have in trust fund accruing 4% interest per year, no way”. the Netherlands. It was released in the the interest over 44 years would amount to approximately $22,500. That means at age 65 you would have at least $48,055 in your account. With that money in the Al Rathjens 1912-1969 TURF PRODUCTS COMPANY bank drawing interest at 4%, you would withdraw $160 per month for the rest of It was obvious that he considered HILL DALE ROAD your life in interest alone and never it a rare privilege to be responsible for a small portion of this earth; touch the principal. PINE BROOK, N. J. and just as evident that he intended If you chose to spend all you had ac- to leave it better than he found it. cumulated in your account, you would 201-227-1581 Chet Huey His success was apparent, and his draw about $560 a month for 10 years personality offered all a share in it. before you ran out of funds, and in ad- dition you could work and earn as much Turf Clippings formation of insipid golf holes. Talk tripled on 4" fairways should certainly about making an impression with the remember that it’s only a game. It was The Second Annual Supt. Picnic was Members, just try throwing a sudden 6 thoughtful of the golf chairman to send very much a repeat of the First event: a inch, 35 foot oak in the path of Joe out that letter suggesting that they play good time was had by all attendees and Smith, who has always played the sixth neighboring clubs. Certainly saved wear the weather was much improved. Sev- to the right! One thing to watch for is and tear here, and it’s funny how those enty-five adults were present out of our those trees that look so great out in the black clouds seemed to only be above us. guarantee of one hundred. Last year the woods don’t always pan out that way We have been promised that those story was the weather and excuses when they have to stand alone. fancy new greensmowers we bought for abounded; this year it’s plain apathy and Applications are now being accepted $6000 this spring will be working prop- very silent. for the position of Educational Director erly by this fall. The fact that we are As mentioned elsewhere the weather with the National Association. They hope losing $300 to $500 per week not using lately has been something out of science to reach a decision by October 1. them has been taken into consideration fiction. Red Williams swears he’s got The article on Karl Ostberg’s drainage by the manufacturer, and the resulting Brown Patch growing in the club parking work at Upper Montclair appears in the letters and telephone calls are lengthy lot. Art Elmers has again spent a busy latest national issue of Soil Conservation. enough to seem sincere. summer attempting to retain his title as I should have informed you before you the only man to water in water. Fungi- took your course inspection trip last week cides are moving like they’s just been in- Report to the Chairman and got stuck that our roads were all vented, and the “bargain prices” of previ- washed out. If you had driven on a ous years are beginning to dry up. Clos- July 1969 number of the fairways you would have ing of courses has been commonplace Dear Mr. Chairman: discovered an excellent gravel base from under the extremes of wet conditions, what used to be the roads. Once again, and golf car chairman have called Supts’. In general, all things considered, and I think a properly placed word on your every name they can muster. Joe Flaherty, taken as a whole, I guess you’d have to part to certain Board Members to the Jr. and Bob Kapherr have been attempt- say that we haven’t had the month we effect that the roads are increasing their ing to burn off some fairways only to find might have wished we could have had, acreage in the absence of pavement that in this weather, at least, there’s a if of course we could control those things. would be acceptable. We are certainly hell of a lot that Poa can survive. At best Actually, it was bad. thankful for Mr. Looney’s donation of the general weather conditions have been I guess you could say it started with four wheelbarrows. receiving adequate media coverage, the rain, and if it ever stops, I think we We sure were sorry about the error we something that oftentimes is omitted, can say it ended there. We had 6.32 made in regard to the Member-Guest at putting the long suffering Super in the inches in the last ten days of the month, the end of the month. We thought it position of explaining to the members of preceded by 4.57 inches in the first was great that they played anyway, even the “air conditioner syndrome” exactly twenty. Sir, I know you don’t believe though we thought the course should what it’s been like outside. it, but it was wet out there! Yes, we did have been closed. But the thing that Montclair G.C.