| January 17-20, 2000 |
Volume #29 |
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Cover |
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Welcome Letter |
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Table of Contents |
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Turfgrass Research For High Trafficked Areas |
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J.N. Rogers, III, J.C. Sorochan, J.J. Henderson, L.M. Lundberg |
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[-I. Effects of Trinexapac-Ethyl and Wetting Agent on Establishment Rate of Poa pratensis in a Sand-Based Root Zone |
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[-II. Managing Poa supina schrad. (Supina Bluegrass) in Michigan |
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[-III. Amendments for a Low Budget Athletic Field |
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1999 Turfgrass Physiology Update |
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James H. Baird, Ronald N. Calhoun |
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[-I. Hancock Turfgrass Research Cente |
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[-II. Shade Physiology and Management |
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[-III. Drought and Salinity Tolerance of Transgenic Creeping Bentgrass |
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[-IV. Site-Specific Management |
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[-V. Preemergence Crabgrass Control |
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[-VI. Postemergence Crabgrass Control |
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[-VII. Chicpo Proxy: A New Growth Regulator for Turf |
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[-VIII. Best Management Practices for Home Lawns |
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Environmental Stewardship Program Update |
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Gregory T. Lyman |
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Sports and Commercial Turf Management Program Report |
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David M. Gilstrap |
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[-I. Program Update |
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[-II. Kentucky Bluegrass Height-of-Cut-Study |
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[-III. Irrigation-Fertility-Species (IFS) Study |
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Turfgrass Breeding Update |
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Suleiman Bughrara |
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1998-99 Fungicide Report |
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J.M. Vargas, Jr., A.R. Detweiler, N.M. Dykema |
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[-I. Melting Out Fungicide, 1999 |
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[-II. Take-All Patch Fungicide Trials, 1999 |
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[-III. Summer Patch Fungicide Trials, 1999 |
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[-IV. Dollar Spot Fungicide Trial, 1999 |
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[-V. Pythium Blight Fungicide Trial, 1999 |
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[-VI. Preventive Brown Patch Fungicide Trial, 1999 |
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[-VII. Curative Brown Patch Fungicide Trial, 1999 |
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[-VIII. Summer Stress Syndrome in Bentgrass, 1999 |
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[-IX. Summer Stress Syndrome in Annual Bluegrass |
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[-X. 1998-99 Snow Mold Fungicide Studies A and B |
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Entomology Research 1999 |
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David Smitley, Terrance Davis, Nikki Rothwell David Cappaert, Breanna Simmons, Young-Ki Jo |
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[-I. Investigating the Causes of Outbreaks of White Grubs on Golf Course Fairways |
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[-II. Biological Control of Japanese Beetle in Michigan and the North Central United States: From Project GREEEN |
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Turfgrass Cultural Practices Report |
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T.A. Nikolai, P.E. Rieke, D.E. Karcher, B. Leinauer, J. Makk, J. Bristol |
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[-I. Leaf Mulch Studies |
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[-II. Putting Green Rootzone Study |
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[-III. Green Speed Perception Survey |
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[-IV. Irrigation Timing, Turfgrass Species, Fertility Study |
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[-V. Traveling Golf Spike Study II |
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[-VI. Controlled Release Fertility Study |
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[-VII. Wetting Agent Study |
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[-VIII. The Sloping Green |
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[-IX. Golf Spike Traction Survey |
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Factors Influencing the Skewed Distribution of Ataenius in Golf Courses: Moisture and Natural Enemy Predation |
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Young-Ki Jo, David Smitley |
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Turfgrass Biostimulants - Are They a Viable Management Tool? |
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Dr. Keith J. Karnok |
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Integrated Biological Control of Annual Bluegrass (Poa annua) |
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Phillip L. Peters, Joseph M. Vargas |
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Managing Creeping Bentgrass in the Shade |
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Ryan Goss |
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Use of Spectral Radiance for Detection of Leaf Tissue Nitrogen in Creeping Bentgrass and Annual Bluegrass |
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G.J. Rinehart, J.H. Baird |
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Have We Forgotten All That We Have Learned? |
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James Moore |
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Plant Selection for Low Maintenance Landscape Beds |
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Susan Gruber |
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Managing To Maintain Biodiversity |
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Dave Moilamen |
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Naturalizing Grounds Areas |
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Tom Smith |
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How To Enhance Spring Green-Up With Mowing |
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David Gilstrap, Thom Nikolai, Keenan Amundsen, Oliver Schabenberger |
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Ornamental Bed Weed Management |
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John Stone |
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Diseases and Insects of Ornamental Plants |
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D.L. Roberts |
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Pre-Emergent Herbicides |
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Tim Birthasel |
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Broadleaf Herbicide Use |
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Dr. James H. Baird, Ronald N. Calhoun |
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Insecticide Use in Lawn Care |
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David Smitley, Terrance Davis |
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Postemergence Grass Herbicide Use |
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James Baird, Ronald Calhoun |
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Fate of Nitrogen in Kentucky Bluegrass Turf |
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Susan M. Redwine |
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Six-Year Nitrogen Leaching and Runoff Study on Residential Turf |
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Wayne R. Kussow |
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Managing Turfgrass from the Roots Up |
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Bingru Huang |
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Cultivar Selection for Sports Turf |
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Doug Brede |
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Multi-Field Scheduling |
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Rob Carson |
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Weed Control on Athletic Fields |
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John Street |
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Nutrient Management on Athletic Fields |
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Wayne R. Kussow |
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White Grub Control on a Athletic Fields in Michigan |
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Terrance Davis |
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A Guide to Testing Products and Management Practices for Golf Course Superintendents |
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Larry J. Stowell, Wendy Gelernter |
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[-Part I. Getting Started |
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[-Part II. Experimental Design |
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[-Part III. Interpreting Results: An Introduction to Basic Statistics |
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Managing Root Systems |
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Keith Karnok |
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Cultivar Selection for Reduced Pesticide Use |
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Doug Brede |
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Proper Planting Procedures for Trees and Shrubs |
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Brad Rowe |
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Tollgate Drainage Project-Groesbeck Golf Course |
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Pat Lindemann |
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Weathering the Storm |
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Paul Emling |
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Wash Pads - Regulations and Practical Issues |
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Gregory T. Lyman |
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Nesting Houses in the Greenscape: Do's and Don'ts for a Nest Box Trail |
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Steve Allen |
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The Purple Loosestrife Project at Michigan State University |
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Douglas A. Landis, Mike Klepinger |
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Buffer Strips |
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Gregory T. Lyman |
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When Do You Need a Permit for Treating Ponds? |
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Howard Wandell |
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Riparian Zone Impacts on Surface Water Quality |
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Jeff Cooper |
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Golf Course Ponds: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Making Use of the Good in Ponds |
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Doug Pullman |
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Differences in Turfgrass Arthropod Diversity in Golf Course Fairways and Roughs as a Factor in Outbreaks of Ataenius Spretulus and Aphodius Granarius (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) |
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Breana Simmons |
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Roots Are Gone in the Summer: Where and Why? |
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Bingru Huang |
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Myths and Realities of Perennial Gardening |
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Janet Macunovich |
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Gray Leaf Spot, An Emerging Disease of Perennial Ryegrass |
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Paul Vincelli |
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Biological Control of the Japanese Beetle |
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David Cappaert, David Smitley |
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Effect of Rootzone Material and Depth on Moisture Retention Problems in Undulating USGA Putting Greens |
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B. Leinauer, P. Rieke, R. Calhoun, T. Nikolai |
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Golf Courses of the Future |
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Dr. Michael J. Hurdzan |
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Predicting Frost-A Cool Subject |
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Jeff Andresen |
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Marketing Fall Services |
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Gerald Grossi |
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Four-Year Nitrogen-Protocol Study |
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David Gilstrap, Thom Nikolai, Paul Rieke, Oliver Schabenberger |
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Fertilizing Unirrigated Turfs |
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Paul E. Rieke |
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Project Bidding - All Those Little Things Make a Difference! |
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Mike McElroy |
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Lawn Diseases and Their Management |
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Paul Vincelli |
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Perennials for All Seasons |
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Janet Macunovich |
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The Effects of Adding Silt and Clay on the Agronomic and Engineering Properties of a Sand Textured Root Zone Material |
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J.J. Henderson, J.R. Crum, T.F. Wolff, J.N. Rogers, III |
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Sports Field Renovation |
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Matt Heiss |
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Skinned Infield Maintenance |
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Michael D. Boekholder |
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Sports Turf Research Update: The Shape of Things to Come |
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John (Trey) Rogers III |
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Michigan Sports Turf Managers Association Update |
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Rick Jurries |
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Irrigation Sports Fields: What and How |
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Bruce Funnell, Rick Jurries |
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Cultivation |
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John Street |
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Drainage for Athletic Fields |
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James R. Crum |
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