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January/February 1996

Volume #24, No. 1

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Sections/Selected Titles

Cover

Table of Contents

President's Message: To be Heard, You Must First be Seen

Notes from the Noer Facility: One Year Down; Many to Go

Jottings from the Golf Course Journal: A Tranquil Time

From the Director's Desk: Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

Shaw, Chenequa CC Team Compete in John Deere Tourney

The Editor's Notebook: In the Bleak Midwinter

Editorial: Where did Catalyst for Affiliation Requirements Come from?

The Cutting Edge: Softspike Yuks and Grins

Editorial: Steve Barritt - He was the Very Best

Season Finale at Hawthorn Hills

Gazing in the Grass: Forty Years of Turfgrass Research, Teaching and Extension!

Golf Course Superintendents Address Owners Convention

Symposium Better Than Many Expected

WGCSA Election

Golf in Illinois: The Other Aspects

Personality Profile: One Eye on the Goal Line

From Across the Country: How I Spent My Summer Vacation

Soylent Green: Fungicidal Tendencies and Thoughts for a New Year

The Cutting Edge: Satellite Weather Information Services

Tales from the Back Nine: What About Peter Gunn?

The GRASS ROOTS Article Index - 1995

R&R with Our Loved Ones

The Surrounds

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March/April 1996

Volume #24, No. 2

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1	Cover
2	Table of Contents
3	President's Message: Chapter Affiliation
5	The Editor's Notebook: What Will Spring Bring?
9	From Across the Country: The Superintendent
10	Jottings from the Golf Course Journal: Reminiscence
16	Notes from the Noer Facility: Goal Setting Time
19	Pesticide Waste Collection to Include Turfgrass Industry
20	Conference '96 - A Trip to Florida
27	Soylent Green: Buyer Beware
31	Reinders to Continue Daconil Program for 1996
32	EXPO-96 Highlights
35	Golf in the Flatlands: "Dream On"
38	The Campus Connection: Wear Tolerance of Kentucky Bluegrass-Tall Fescue Blends
42	Wisconsin Soils Report: Jump-Starting Microbe Activity in Sand-Peat Root Zone Mixes
44	Personality Profile: Destined to Design Irrigation Systems
48	Tales from the Back Nine: A Trip to Cobble Valley
53	1996 WGCSA Meeting Schedule
54	Gazing in the Grass: Influence of Plant Growth Regulators on Vertical Leaf Extension, Divot Recovery and Thatch Development on Golf Course Fairway Turf
56	The Campus Connection: Effectiveness of Three Thatch Reducing Products on Creeping Bentgrass
60	Wisconsin TDDL Takes Big Step Forward
64	The Surrounds

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May/June 1996

Volume #24, No. 3

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1	Cover
2	Table of Contents
3	President's Message: A Broken Promise
6	Gazing in the Grass: One Hell of a Ride!
10	Jottings from the Golf Course Journal: Yellow Flags Fluttering - The REAL Start of Spring
13	O.J. Noer Research Foundation Announces New Research Grants
14	Personality Profile: It's a Good Thing He Enjoys Diversity
19	A Three Year Plan for the TDDL
22	From Across the Country: Managing Summer Pests in Turf
25	Soylent Green: Badger Turf and Grounds Club Kicks Butt!
28	Notes from the Noer Facility: Done Deal
32	The Editor's Notebook: The Glacier Slowly Recedes
37	Letters: An Open Letter to WGCSA Members
38	Wisconsin Turfgrass Disease Diagnostic Lab: The Next Step
40	Tales from the Back Nine: Golf Course Olymics [Olympics]
44	Wisconsin Soils Report: Jump-Starting Microbe Activity in Sand-Peat Root Zone Mixes
47	Al Vrana Passes Away
49	Spring Educational Meeting Review
51	Breezes Through the Pines: Winter of My Content
52	The Surrounds

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July/August 1996

Volume #24, No. 4

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1	Cover
2	Table of Contents
3	The President's Message: Welcome!
6	Jottings from the Golf Course Journal: Looking for Some Warmth
9	Personality Profile: Mechanics and Business Mix Well for Him
14	Golf in the Flatlands: I'd Rather be Known as a Conservationist
17	The Editor's Notebook: What Happened to Phase II of GCSAA Cancer Study?
18	Gazing in the Grass: Seeing Through the Thatch
22	Wisconsin Turfgrass Disease Diagnostic Lab: Golf Along the Nile
25	The Campus Connection: Nitrogen and Organic Amendment Effects on the Grow-In of Simulated Bentgrass Putting Greens
28	Working "Down Under"
32	Tales from the Back Nine: The Boat Ride
37	Jottings from the Golf Course Journal: You're NOT a Professional If...
38	Wisconsin Soils Report: Questions from the Floor
38	-[Determining the Area of Irregular Shapes]
38	-[The Effects of Rolling]
39	-[Increasing Soil pH]
39	-[Problems with Localized Dry Spots]
41	-[Native Soil Greens vs. USGA Greens]
41	-[Micronutrient Toxicity with Milorganite?]
41	-[Algae on Greens]
43	Tales from the Back Nine: Sacred Ground
48	From Across the Country: The Rules of Golf and Your Golf Course Maintenance Staff
52	Soylent Green: Senectopathologically Speaking
55	Notes from the Noer Facility: Perfect Weather for Ducks and Turf Research Farms
56	The Surrounds

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September/October 1996

Volume #24, No. 5

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Green 1	Cover
Green 2	Table of Contents
Green 3	President's Message: See You in September
Green 6	Personality Profile: Seeking New Opportunities at a Slower Pace
Green 10	Tales from the Back Nine: Dog Days
Green 13	The Anniversary Tour: O.J. Wouldn't Recognize the Place!
Green 15	Jottings from the Golf Course Journal: Turning 50 in America's Best City While Working at the Best Club Anywhere!
Green 18	Notes from the Noer Facility: Ornamental Grasses, Part II
Green 22	Wisconsin Soils Report: Dealing with Dead Spots in Native Soil Putting Greens
Green 24	Golf in the Flatlands: Good News, Bad News
Green 28	The Campus Connection: Growing Up (John Deere) Green
Green 29	The Other Plants: Shrubs for the Golf Course: Beauty and Function for Us, Food and Shelter for Birds
Green 34	Snow Buries April Meeting
Orange 1	Cover
Orange 2	Table of Contents
Orange 3	The Anniverary Tour
Orange 4	The Editor's Notebook: Big Weather in Cool Summer
Orange 8	A Shared Anniversary
Orange 12	Tales from the Back Nine: The Cops
Orange 14	Ability, Not Gender, Makes the Best Superintendent
Orange 16	From the Director's Desk: What a Difference a Year Makes!
Orange 18	WGCSA Meets at Baraboo CC in June
Orange 19	Soylent Green: Typhoola is Uncoola in the Snow Mold Belt!
Orange 22	May Meeting - A Soaker
Orange 23	The Sports Page: Nakoma Golfers will Miss Smith's Touch
Orange 25	Lake Breeze Golf Club Hosts July meeting for WGCSA
Orange 27	The Surrounds
Orange 29	Letters: So, do You Think Dr. Kross is Continuing His Study to Determine if You are at Greater Risk of Cancer? Think Again
Orange 32	Editorial: For the Sake of Fairness, Affiliation Agreement Between Chapters and GCSAA Needs to be Changed

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November/December 1996

Volume #24, No. 6

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1	Cover
3	Table of Contents
5	The President's Message: Ethics and the Modern Superintendent
8	The Editor's Notebook: A Beautiful Autumn Leads to an "Average" Year
13	Foxboro Hosts WGCSA August Meeting
15	Personality Profile: Connected to the Family Business
19	From Across the Country: A Potent Weapon in the War on Gypsy Moths
22	Notes from the Noer Facility: Summer Field Day Eludes Mother Nature's Wrath Once Again
24	Golf in the Flatlands: This Season is Now History
26	Whistling Straits: Destined to be One of the World's Greatest Courses
31	Tales from the Back Nine: Wisconsin's Longest Golf Hole
35	Jottings from the Golf Course Journal: Father of the Bride
37	Tournament Meeting Held at the Ridges
39	The Superintendent's Library: Attention Bibliomaniacs: Books for Your Christmas List
42	Wisconsin Soils Report: Root Zone Amendment Effects on the Quality and Nutritional Status of Creeping Bentgrass Putting Greens
45	Soylent Green: Turf 2000
47	1996 Chapter Relations Meeting Synopsis of Recommendations
53	The Sports Page: Society, Not Golf, is All Screwed Up
54	The Surrounds

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