Introducing new Pace:The frrstPythimn fungicide so

advanced it even\. cleans up after itself

Each car-ton contains twowater-solublepackets. The exact

amount needed to treat theaverage size putting green.

Simply drop the two pre-measured packets into a half-filled spray tank, then discardthe carton as you would anypaper container.

"Within two minutes, thepackets are thor-oughly dissolved.And all thats left

foryou to do is fill the rest ofthe tank and spray

Its that simple. And thatsafe.Because allyou touchis the outer carton itself.Notthe chemical.

But once it touchesyour turf,new Pacedelivers Pythium

control never beforePace controls Pythiumboth on contact and systemically.

pre-tested formu- So ifyou've been waitinglation of a contact fora fungicide that not onlyand a systemic. takes care ofPythimn,butalso

In trials at things like employee expo-major universities, sure and container disposal,

The newPace water-soluble packaging dissolves thoroughly withinjust2 minutes. the synergistic, its fmally here.seen in a single fungicide.Be- dual action of this combina - New Pace.cause a singlefungicide its not. tion proved more effective Now at yourWhat it is, is the first ever than any other Pythium fungi- turf chemical

pre-mixed.pre-measured.and cide currendyon the market. distributor:© 1988 CLBA-GEIGY Carporation,Twf and Ornamental Products, Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419. ~s rend andfollow label directions.

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VOLUME FIVE, NUMBER FOUR APRIL 1989

MAIN EVENTS14 ESSEX COUNTY COUNTRY CLUB GUARDS

102·YEAR TRADITION OF QUALITYStarting with five holes in 1987, Essex County Country Club has kept pace with therising standards of golf course design and maintenance through a tradition ofingenuity and problem solving. For the past 12 years, this responsibility has been inthe hands of John Schoellner, who serves as both golf course superintendent andclub manager. He has preserved the private club's exclusivity through droughts,rising real estate taxes, a p-Opulation boom, and increasingly stringent environmentalregulations. The frugal Schoellner spends the club's budget where it counts, on thelatest techniques in disease control, irrigation and renovation. Today the course iswinning the battle against annual bluegrass and diseases to maintain some of thehighest quality bentgrass greens, tees and fairways in New Jersey.

20 PLANNING MAKES DIAMOND SPARKLE ATWAUKEGAN PARK DISTRICTA knack for planning and a management program refined over a dozen years allowWaukegan Park Superintendent Greg Petry and his staff to keep Grosche Field and 26other ball fields in remarkable condition. Grosche Field, winner of the 1989 BaseballDiamond of the Year Award in the park and school category, serves as thecenterpiece of the district's productive youth baseball program. The field meetsdouble-A baseball standards on a park budget. As a result, Waukegan's baseballleagues have produced numerous players for professional and collegiate baseballteams. Petry describes in detail the plan that allowed Waukegan to win the covetednational award despite record heat and drought in the Chicago area last year.

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11 THE FRONT OFFICE11 EVENTS12 THE EXTRA POINT25 CHALKBOARD30 ROOKIES34 SCOREBOARDCOVER: A program of fungicide applications has played a major role in

helping Essex County Country Club in West Orange, NJ, control annualbluegrass in its bentgrass greens, tees and fairways.

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Al Br~ant hit over4500 fairwayswith thisiron last yearRain used to be the problem. The reason AI Bryant,superintendent at Florida's Riviera Country Club, misseda lot of fairway mowing. No more."Since the John Deere 305 replaced our ground-driven

mowers a year ago, I've been able to work on days and inareas I couldn't before;' says Bryant. "I mow our fairwaysfive times a week with the 305 - put over 1500 hourson it last year."Our fairways have also improved because of the 305.

The quality of cut is so much better. Its constant reel speedand ability to better follow ground contours have made all ourfairways more uniform;'Bryant also uses a John Deere 855 Tractor; 1650 Tractor;

151 Vacuum Sweeper and two 22-inch Walking GreensMowers at his course."Parts back-up has been a big factor in our decision to

continue buying John Deere equipment;' says Bryant. "Weget almost all our parts in one day - and that means a lotin this business;'Talk to your John Deere distributor today for more

information on all we have to offer. Or write John Deere,Dept. 956, Moline, IL for free literature.We know, like AI Bryant, you're goingto like what you see.

Other John Deere machines atwork at Riviera CC include a 151Vacuum Sweeper, 1650 Tractor,and two 22-inch Greens Mowers.

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At the very first sign of grubdamage, apply DYLOX®insecticide.Nothing kills all species of whitegrubs faster. Within hours, the grubsare dying and the turf is recovering.

When grubs threaten, act fast.

Handle your grub situation fast,before things get really ugly.

DyloxUse DYLOX. And tum an ugly littleproblem into a lot of beautiful turf.

For more information, contactMobay Corporation, Specialty Prod-ucts Group, Box 4913, Kansas City,MO 64120.

Mobay CorporationA Bayer USA INC COMPANY

DYLOX is a Reg. TM of Bayer AG, Germany 64661

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