certified seed probably would be available to homeowners for plant- ing in 1970.

David Crystal merger Approved in principle The merger of David Crystal and General Mills has been ap- NEWS OF THE INDUSTRY proved in principle by the boards of directors of the two companies, it was announced. The terms of Turf-Vac adds distributors son Company, Inc., Milwaukee; agreement call for David Crystal Fourteen distributors during Southern Specialty, New Or- stockholders to receive .875 share the past three months have been leans; Kuhn-Neuschafer, Inc., of General Mills common stock added by Turf-Vac Corp., bring- Salina, Kan. for each share of David Crystal ing the total number of distribu- common stock outstanding. David tors to 40 in 37 states and Cana- Dwarf bluegrass developed Crystal apparel appears under da. The new distributors are: Purdue University announced brand names such as David Crys- Belvedere Sales Company, Hot that its agricultural experiment tal, Haymaker, Stony Brook, Springs, Ark.; Casey Enterprises, station researchers have developed Izod, Chemise Lacoste and oth- Inc., , Ala.; Eastern a dwarf variety of bluegrass, ers. The company's volume for Turf Equipment, Inc., Fayette- which grows slowly and low. the fiscal year ended November ville, N.C.; Eaton Equipment Named Sodco, the bluegrass is 30, 1968, was $29.2 million with Corp., , N.Y.; Garden resistant to striped smut and may net profits totaling SI .3 million. & Turf Supply Company, Inc., be cut at three-quarters of an inch New Haven, Ind.; Grassland to an inch in height. It is not de- Equipment & Irrigation Corp., signed, however, to withstand AMF Voit to open plant Latham, N.Y.;. Haverstick Golf heavy play or traffic and would be A 200,000-square-foot plant & Tractor, Inc., Syracuse, N.Y.; best used on golf course fairways. will be built in Hopkinsville, Minnesota Toro, Minneapolis; Distribution of seed has not yet Ken., by W.J. Voit Rubber Morin Equipment, Inc., Ste-Foy, been worked out, but according Corp., a subsidiary of American Que.; Pierson's Mill Company, to Laurel Meade, general manager Machine & Foundry Company. Maplewood, N.J.; The Power- of the Agricultural Alumni Seed According to Rodney C. Gott, house, Wilton, Conn.; R.L. Ryer- Improvement Assn., Inc., some AMF chairman and president, the new facility will cost more than $3 million and will be built on a 50-acre site, located two miles south of' Hopkinsville on Highway 41. Construction is scheduled to begin in Septem- ber. AMF will start a pilot operation in early 1971 with full production scheduled later that year.

Cushman opens new facility Cushman Motors has opened a new facility in Augusta, Ga., which will be responsible for sales and service of Cushman golf cars and turf vehicles in that state, plus central and southern sections of South Carolina. The facility will also lease and rent golf cars to individuals and fleet customers. Named general manager was E. Truman Wright (left) vice president and managing director of The Green- Ned Duncan, who previously brier, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., accepts Golf Magazine's Great Golf Re- served the company as district sort Award on behalf of the Greenbrier. The award recognizes the outstanding sales manager in Memphis, Tenn. quality of the resort's golfing facilities, accommodations and service and is pre- sented by Arthur May,Golf's advertising manager-resort and travel. continued on page 62

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