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City Provescontinued from page 40

The outfield is mowed at 11/4 inch and theinfield at one inch.

Their final step to improve the turf dur-ing the busy season was to pregerminateperennial ryegrass seed to fill in divots aftergames. "We have a problem with the areain front of the mound and along the outsideof the base paths," explains Bowman."Grounders hit in front of the plate duringgames and practice really do a job on theturf. If you don't keep up with that area, itgets almost bare after a couple of months.We're going strong for nine months, so wehave to do all we can to keep grass grow-

ing there. We usually resod this part of theinfield before the Connie Mack WorldSeries."

Despite all these basic improvements,Ricketts Park is used for three months inthe winter while the turf is dormant and theirrigation system is drained. "We get freezingtemperatures into March and can't riskdamaging the pipes," explains Bowman.Still, beginning in January the high schoolis practicing five days a week. As the teamplays its first games in March the bluegrassis just coming out of dormancy starved formoisture.

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come out of dormancy quickly," states Bow-man. Any deficiencies revealed by soil testsduring the winter are corrected. "We mowthe stadium starting in March even thoughwe don't make our first cut in the parks untilApril. The temperature still drops belowfreezing at night." By the end of May, thecrew applies Trimec to eliminate broadleafweeds that invaded the field in the winterand early spring.

During May, after just one month of stronggrowing weather, the Mickey Mantle andConnie Mack leagues start sharing thestadium with the high school. "We're busyseven days a week from May 1 to end ofAugust, from 1:30 in the afternoon to 10:30at night," says Bowman. "By June, the tem-peratures are into the '90s. We have bothpractices and games during the day andgames almost every night."

The activity on the city's 13 other soft-ball and baseball fields is just as intense,not to mention the golf course. Adding tothe work load the past four years was con-struction of new neighborhood parks. Asnew subdivisions are completed, land setaside for parks has to be converted intoplaygrounds. "You'd think with thedepressed oil and gas market, everythingwould stop," Bowman said. "But not here.The community has backed parks all theway, even passing a five year, $7.2 millionsales tax. We're going to build another 18-hole golf course, a four-field soccer com-plex, a swimming pool and develop the river-front into a large park."

But as August rolls around, the entire com-munity focuses its attention on Ricketts Park.Two weeks prior to the Connie Mack WorldSeries the park is closed for preparation.Bowman pulls up to eight crewmembersfrom the park field crew over to Ricketts tohelp Wilson and Eaton. "We resod wornareas, overseed with pregerminated seedand cut new edges," he states. "The moundand batter's box are rebuilt after we rea-lign the bases. After doing another soil test,we usually give the field a shot of liquidchelated iron to green it up. Members ofthe Connie Mack Homerunners Club comeover at night to prepare the concessions.With the proceeds of the concessions theclub helped provide the facility with a newScoreboard in center field. It's a real com-munity effort."

Park Director Hudson also devotes hisfull attention to Ricketts working with AABCto promote the event across the nation.Homes are lined up for the players. Pressboxes and hotels are readied for sportsreporters from across the country. A 16-game, double elimination tournament iscarefully scheduled to allow 30 minutesbetween games for field work. Billboardsand the Scoreboard on the outfield fenceare touched up. The stadium gets a freshcoat of paint while the concessions and res-troom facilities are polished. By mid-August,Ricketts Park and field look almost new.

From dawn to midnight during the ten-day event some type of field work takes

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place. "Since that is our rainy season," saysBowman, "we tarp the infield at night whenclouds move in and leave the covers on thebases, mound and battter's box except dur-ing games. We baby the dirt, wetting it downtwo or three times a day. We also watchclosely for any signs of disease since humid-ity is up and temperatures hang in the 90s.So far, the bluegrass hasn't let us down.The vacuum system on the rotary mowerputs a nice pattern on the outfield even ifwe don't mow that day."

After a month of constant hustling andthe championship game, the park crew hasone more assigment at Ricketts—to get itready for a circus. That's right, elephants,horses, clowns, acrobats and all theirparaphernalia. "The circus makes for a niceend to a busy year," Bowman remarks. "Theonly thing hard to take is seeing theelephants and horses tromping across that

Jeffrey Bowman with Baseball Diamond of theYear Award.

beautiful field. Fortunately, we have threemonths of good growing weather with noevents to let the turf recover."

In September, the field is aerated, fed witha complete fertilizer, drill-seeded with a mix-ture of perennial ryegrass (75 percent) andKentucky bluegrass (25 percent). Irrigationcontinues two to three times each week untiltemperatures fall in November and the sys-tem is drained. "We try to avoid lush growthin the fall to let the turf go dormant slowly,"Bowman explains. "We want the turf todevelop roots instead of foliage so it canwithstand the late winter practice schedule.We make sure the micronutrients are therefor the roots."

Farmington's position as a central figurein amateur baseball is secure, accordingto AABC's Cooper. "The Connie Mack WorldSeries in Farmington is one of the finestamateur baseball events in the countryplayed on one of the finest diamonds," heboasts. "Maybe the guy from Sports Illus-trated was right, maybe the spirit ofGeronimo is there watching over RickettsPark."

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CHALKBOARDTIPS FROM THE PROS

BASEBALL INFIELD RENOVATION: DON'T WAIT UNTIL NEXT SPRING

You might think that summer is too lateto be thinking about adding or re-building baseball fields. After all,

high school and college teams are finish-ing up their spring seasons. Coaches andmaintenance crews are ready to turn thefields over to summer baseball leagues.Even if they wanted to make improvements,they can't get back on the fields until theend of August or early September.

But you can do something — you can puttogether a plan of action for the fall thatbenefits both the school and the summerleagues. You provide the expertise and thesummer leagues drum up support for newconstruction or renovation.

Groundskeepers often hit a brick wallwhen they ask for money for turf renova-tion. They have the skill to make the improve-ments, but fall short when it comes to rais-ing funds. Kids and coaches in summerbaseball leagues know very little about fieldmaintenance, but they are experts on carwashes, candy sales, raffles, and other typesof fund raising. Give them a goal, and they'llgo to every door in their neighborhood toraise funds. Working together, ground-skeepers and summer leagues can dowonders.

One small wonder that brings new excite-ment to baseball is a bright, new infield.Perennial ryegrasses make infield renovationless expensive and nearly as fast as resod-ding. They have the ability to recover fromwear more efficiently. What's more, thereis no better time to rebuild infields than inSeptember and October. Why rush the fieldsinto shape in the spring when soil temper-atures are too low for good germination?Get a six-month head start.

With the groundskeeper's expertise, theschool's equipment and materials purchasedby the league, an infield can be built (orrebuilt) for about the cost of brick dust.

The first step is to clear the field site ofall existing vegetation. This is easily accom-plished with one or two applications ofglyphosate (Roundup). By adding a dye orspray pattern indicator to the herbicide solu-tion you can eliminate missed patches. Ifyou have a sod cutter, you can cut andremove the old turf and thatch just a fewdays after treating the field. If not, wait afew weeks to let the turf, tillers and rootsbegin to decompose. While waiting, sendsoil samples to a lab for testing and stakeout the location of home plate and the foullines (see "Baseball Field Alignment, MarchSportsTURF).

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By Mike HebrardThe biggest job of the project comes next.

Till two inches of organic compost into thetop six to eight inches of native soil. Thisamounts to about 20 cubic yards of com-post per infield. Check with sewage treat-ment plants in your area to see if they com-post sludge with sawdust. You need com-post with a fine consistency — no large chipsor chunks.

Level and roll the amended soil. The infieldshould be virtually flat. Rainfall should drainthrough the soil, not run off. To keep thefield draining properly, aerate and topdressat least twice a year.

Lay out the field, mark foul lines andmeasure off the locations of the bases andthe pitcher's mound. Now is a good timeto install a live water source behind themound if one does not currently exist. Thisenables the infield dirt to be wet downwithout dragging a hose across the baselines.

Use a power edger with two blades sepa-rated by a washer to cut grooves in the soilwhere the grass edges will be. The dirtshould be a little moist to obtain a clean cut.

The foul lines do not have to run downthe center of the dirt base path. I like to haveturf eight inches inside the base line androughly three feet outside the foul lines. Thisway you can smooth the dirt outside the baseline quickly with a rake and eliminate muchof the raking inside the base line. It alsokeeps dirt lips from building up on the infieldturf.

Select a mixture of two or three varietiesof turf-type perennial ryegrass recommendedfor your part of the country. You'll need about80 to 100 pounds to do one infield. Seedis the least expensive part of the job. Afterall the preparation, the worst thing you cando is cut corners on seed quality.

Apply six to seven pounds of seed per1,000 square feet with a drop spreader, start-ing at the groove around the pitcher's moundand walking in larger and larger circles untilyou reach the edge of the base paths. Seedfrom the drop spreader will fall nicely intothe groove you cut. Improved germinationin the groove results in a nice, sharp edge.Finish off the corners and switch to a rotaryspreader. Put down another two pounds ofseed per 1,000 square feet in parallel linesacross the infield to fill in any spots you mighthave missed with the drop spreader.

Topdress the seed and soil with organicmulch or a mixture of organic mulch andcoarse sand. The sand keeps the mulchfrom clumping up.

Set the irrigation cycle to keep the infieldmoist without causing puddles. Seed willfloat and run off with the grade if too muchwater is applied at one time. The seed willgerminate in seven to ten days as long asdaytime temperatures average 60 degreesF. or higher.

If turf in the area has previously beenattacked by turf diseases, you may want toapply a fungicide and select a blend ofryegrasses with improved diseaseresistance. The main diseases that infectryegrass are Pythium blight, Rhizoctoniabrown patch, Helminthosporium brown blight,crown rust and Corticium red thread. Yourchemical dealer can help you select an effec-tive fungicide.

Don't wait until the turf has grown threeor four inches tall before mowing. Mowingwith a light reel mower knocks the tops offthe young plants and encourages them totiller out faster. A well-adjusted and well-oiled push reel mower does the job nicely.Make sure the blades are sharp and mowin two directions (cross mow).

After four weeks, or as soon as the turfis firm enough, switch to a powered, walk-behind reel mower. Again, make sure theblades are sharp. If the same mower is usedon other fields, wash it off thoroughly beforemowing the new infield to prevent the spreadof diseases and weed seed.

A grass infield should be mowed a mini-mum of twice per week during the grow-ing season. Desired height of cut will vary,but anywhere between 3/4-inch and twoinches should be adequate. By consistentlymowing the infield, you remove damagedgrass tips, encourage dense turf and reducethatch buildup. Many groundskeepers liketo remove clippings. If you do this, makesure you dispose of the clippings and donot dump them near the field.

The best part about fall infield renova-tion is that when the season gets under-way again in the spring, the field is denseand healthy. A strong turf combined withwell-prepared dirt gives teams the incen-tive to win.

Editor's Note: Mike Hebrard assists manyschools, colleges and parks with baseballfield maintenance for Hobbs & Hopkins ofPortland, OR. He is the former head ground-skeeper and bull pen catcher for the AmarilloGold Sox, a double-A affiliate of the San DiegoPadres.

PGA WEST TO HOSTDEERE GOLF FINALS

A series of more than 40 regional qualify-ing tournaments gets underway this monthin the second annual John Deere Golf TeamChampionship. The national tournamentteams up the golf course superintendent,golf professional, president and businessmanager of golf courses across the coun-try for a one-day scramble tournament spon-sored by John Deere golf distributors. Thewinning team from each of 41 sectional tour-naments will play in the national finals tobe held Nov. 18-20 at PGA West's Jack Nick-laus Resort Course in LaQuinta, CA.

Last year 800 teams participated in 34sectional tournaments culminating in thenational championship at PGA National inWest Palm Beach, FL. A team from OceanPines Country Club in Ocean City, MD, wonthe inaugural event.

"The tournament gives the four mainmanagers at golf courses a chance to spenda relaxing day of golf together," states ClairPeterson, tournament director, "somethingthey don't get to do often, even though theywork together. It also highlights the impor-tance of the superintendent in club opera-tions." Peterson is senior writer for golf andturf products at Deere headquarters inMoline, IL.

Deere is working with the ProfessionalGolfers' Association (PGA), the Golf CourseSuperintendents' Association of America(GCSAA) and regional golf and turf organi-zations to set up the tournaments. "The PGAhandles the tee times, rulings and settingup courses for the sectional tournaments,"explained Peterson. "The Deere distribu-tor works with GCSAA chapters and localturf organizations to invite teams to enter."Each sectional tournament also features ademonstration and display of the company'sturf maintenance equipment. Ten of the 41finalists that advance to the finals win cashprizes and equipment for their courses.

CHEVRON, SUMITOMOCREATE JOINT VENTURE

The well-known turf and landscape chem-icals Orthene and Diquat from Chevron Cor-poration will soon be part of the product lineof a company called Valent, U.S.A. Corp.This new company is a joint venture betweenChevron and Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.,of Japan to develop and market agriculturalchemical products in the U.S.

Valent, created in April with the signingof an agreement by Chevron President R.W. Davis and Sumitomo President H. Mori,is the culmination of several years of cooper-ation between the two firms to marketSumitomo products in this country. The jointventure will have exclusive rights to mar-ket current and future Chevron agriculturalchemical products in the U.S., including aline of products recently acquired from PPGIndustries, Inc.

CHIEFS PROPOSE SYSTEM FOR WORLD CUP SOCCER

The Kansas City Chiefs put on a showfor the World Cup Soccer 1994 inspectionteam in April to prove that the artificial turfin Arrowhead Stadium could be temporar-ily covered by a natural field. The group fromthe Federated Internationale de FootballAssociation (FIFA) not only were presentedwith 12 different options of covering theAstroTurf 8 Drain Thru field at Arrowhead,they were able to walk on a 600 square footdemonstration plot installed at the stadiumby groundskeeper George Toma and hiscrew. Since FIFA will not play World Cupgames on artificial surfaces, it was Toma'sassignment to prove that covering artificialturf was possible.

Arrowhead is one of 18 U.S. stadiums theinspection team visited in April to determinewhether the 52-game international soccercompetition in 1994 should be held in thiscountry or in Morocco or Brazil. "Our impres-sion has been most favorable," said KeithWalker, a member of the FIFA TechnicalInspection Team from Scotland. "There isdefinitely a tremendous interest in soccerhere." FIFA will announce its decision onJuly 4 from its headquarters in Zurich, Swit-zerland.

With the help of Dr. James Watson, vicepresident of The Toro Company, Toma puttogether 12 different combinations of thick-cut sod, sand, geotextile, plywood, plasticand drainage. "The real challenge is howmuch time George has to convert the field,"explained Watson. "Four days would be arush, but three weeks would be a cinch. It'sobvious that the management of the Chiefsis behind World Cup Soccer 100 percent!"Arrowhead Stadium would not have to con-tend with a baseball schedule, since theRoyals have their own facility next door. Thepreliminary matches will be held in July withthe final in August.

Toma's first choice for the event startswith a thick geotextile cover (Warren's Ter-raCover) over the AstroTurf, followed by sixmil plastic, 3/4-inch plywood, another layerof plastic, two inches of pea gravel, a sheetof filter fabric and five inches of a sand/soilmix. The system is topped off with two-inch-thick Tifway bermudagrass sod overseeded

Top: Model of natural field for World CupSoccer 1994. Bottom: Present at demonstra-tion were (top, I. to r.)Lamar Hunt, Chiefsowner; James Trecker, press officer WorldCup Soccer; Keith Walker and Guido Tugno-ni of the FIFA inspection team; Jack Stead-man, Chiefs president; Richard Berkley,mayor of Kansas City; (top) Doug Schallen-berg, Andre Bruce, Chip Toma, George Toma,Scott Martin and Dr. Jim Watson.

with a blend of perennial ryegrass.The other 11 options eliminate the sand

layer to reduce handling and grading andare topped off with two-inch-thick sod con-taining a mixture of perennial ryegrass andKentucky bluegrass. Another version uti-lizes two layers of Enkamat on top of geotex-tile and plastic. One layer of Enkamat filledwith sand is used in a third model overgeotextile and plastic. Seven options includesod laid over plastic grids, either on top ofplywood or geotextile and plastic. The sim-plest method utilizes sod laid on two layersof wood snow fence over geotextile and plas-tic. One layer of snow fence is put down90 degrees to the first.

"I'll probably retire before the World Cup,"said Toma, "so the real job will be up toyoung guys like my son Chip. They reaHyjumped into this project. They even paintedthe test plot with soccer field markings andthe World Cup Soccer logo." The ber-mudagrass sod was trucked up from theRoyals Spring Training Center at Boardwalkand Baseball in Florida. HOK, a Kansas Citybased architecture firm specializing instadium design helped scale down FIFA soc-cer field dimensions for the model.

"These (the models) are all experimen-tal," said Chip Toma. "This is like the Mer-cury Space Program; we're just beginning.We're not even close to the moon yet."

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ROOKIESPRODUCT UPDATE

COMPACTION MONITOR

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Soil hardness can be easily measured inthe field or on the golf course with the Turf-Tec Penetrometer. The device is a preci-sion instrument that uses gravity to providesoil hardness readings from zero to 100 per-cent compaction.

The inexpensive device was speciallydesigned for professional use on sportsfields, golf courses and other intensivelyused areas. By using the tool, turf managerscan schedule practices such as aerificationand irrigation to keep sports turf safe andin play.

The easy-to-use instrument is chrome-plated to resist rust. Turf-Tec says thegravity-operated unit provides more accuratecompaction readings than spring-operatedunits.TURF-TEC INTERNATIONALCircle 135 on Postage Free Card

LIQUID TURF BOOSTERFerta-Plex is an 8-0-0 liquid fertilizer with

six-percent iron and four-percent sulfur forimproved color and growth of turfgrasses.The liquid formula can be used for both foliarapplication and as a soil drench. It can alsobe injected into irrigation systems withoutharm.

The low biuret urea in Ferta-Plex lowersthe risk of fertilizer burn. Humic acid max-imizes the amount of usable iron in solution.

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Up to eight applications of the fertilizerare recommended per growing season.Rates range from two ounces per 1,000square feet for foliar application to eightounces for drenching soil.

The liquid fertilizer helps turf improve orrecover quickly without promoting long-termlush growth.

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SOLAR-POWERED SIGNS

Solar SignAge has introduced a line ofsolar-powered signs, called the FreedomSeries, to save the cost of running under-ground power to architectural signs.

The chief advantage to solar power asan alternative electrical system is cost sav-ings. As a rule of thumb, says the maker,if it costs more than $1,000 to run powerto a sign, or if it is difficult, expensive, orimpossible to run power to certain areas,solar should definitely be considered. In addi-tion, federal (and some state and local) taxcredits are still available.

The system integrates photovoltaic solarelectric panels into the side and top of thesign in an aesthetically pleasing manner,allowing virtually any sign design to be solarpowered, yet maintaining a normalappearance.

The solar panels generate 12-volt DCpower during the day; it is stored in industrial-grade batteries in the base of the sign. Thesebatteries are completely sealed and shouldnever require water or maintenance. Thesign timer senses the low power output ofthe solar panels as night approaches, andturns the sign on at dusk. The sign can beprogrammed to run for several hours, thencome back on in the morning. It can alsobe programmed by time of day and day ofweek.

The maker is currently manufacturing

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"The 5E is powered by a 43.9-cc enginethat's the quietest unit of its size availabletoday," claims Mark E. Bodwell, marketingmanager. This power blower "reduces noiselevels significantly and meets the strictestnoise-abatement requirements," hepromises.

The 5E delivers 388 cubic feet per minuteof air volume and 180 mph of air speed towhisk away debris.

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BROADLEAF HERBICIDE

ROOKIESPRODUCT UPDATE

GREEN LAWN PIGMENTResults are said to be fast—a beautiful,

dark-green lawn in a few hours—when usingGreenzit, a permanent green pigment (nota dye) formulated to restore green color todormant or discolored grass.

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colorant will not rub off onto clothing orshoes. One gallon, when diluted, will coverapproximately 2,000 square feet.

Greenzit has been used for years on golfcourses, home lawns, municipal and cor-porate sites, stadium turf, race tracks, resortgrounds, and other turf areas.

W. A. CLEARY CHEMICAL CORPORATION

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SCOREBOARDCLASSIFIEDS

Riverdale Chemical Company has justannounced EPA registration of its Par 3Weed Killer. This is another three-way, post-emergent selective broadleaf herbicide con-taining the amines of MCPA, Mecoprop andDichlorporp.

It can be applied to golf courses (free-ways, aprons, tees and roughs), parks,lawns, and ornamental turf.

This product controls dandelions, chick-weed, plantain, oxalis, spurge, and manyother broadleaf weeds. It may be used onboth cool- and some warm-climate grasses.RIVERDALE CHEMICAL COMPANYCircle 139 on Postage Free Card

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING RATES: $40.00per inch payable in advance. One inch mini-mum. There are about 50 words per inch.Send copy with check foi $40.00 at least fourweeks prior to issue date to: Classifieds,sportsTURF magazine, P.O. Box 8420, VanNuys, CA 91409. Blind box numbers areavailable. Special borders and rules will bebilled at display advertising rates. Classifiedads are not commissionable.

GET THE MAXIMUM FOR YOURWATER DOLLARS.

Larry Keesen, Ltd., offers over 25 years of irri-gation design and analysis experience and a na-tional reputation for developing and presentingseminars, training programs and design schoolsfor Toro, Rain Bird and Weather-matic. Keesenis a certified cost estimater and irrigation designer

in commercial and golf course water systems.Currently president of the American Society ofIrrigation Consultants, Keesen offers state-of-the-art technology and water conservation as special-ties. Specific recent projects include: HighlandRanch Golf Course, Glen Eagles Golf Course inDenver, CO, Greenbelts for the Colorado High-way Department, Stellar Plaza in downtown Den-ver, Denver University and Clayton Colleges,Colorado State Capitol Complex and theWashington Monument in Washington, DC. Calltoday for a free brochure. (303) 790-2708.

FREE JOB PLACEMENT ADSSports turf managers looking for jobs cantake advantage of free classified ads insportsTURF magazine until 1989. Send yourshort position wanted ad to SportsTURFmagazine, P.O. Box 8420, Van Nuys, CA91409.

COATING FORELECTRONICS

Liquisil, a liquid silicone rubber electronicscoating, insulates, waterproofs, seals, encap-sulates, vibration-proofs, and protects elec-tronic products from salt-water corrosion.

Unlike common silicone rubber, whichmust not be used on copper or electronicsbecause of its corrosive acetic acid cure sys-tem, Liquisil is a chemically neutral all-purpose coating.

A clear liquid that flows and penetratesinto confined areas, it dries tack-free in onehour and cures in 24 hours. It produces athick UV-resistant coating that remains flex-ible in temperatures from freezing throughvery hot. This protects electronics fromhostile environments.LIQUISIL CORPORATION

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AMS 49Bunton 7CHI Industries 45CPN Corp 36CalSense 19Chevron Chemical 13,37Ciba-Geigy Corp 2,3Classen Mfg. Co 20Club Car 41Daihatsu 6DonuTTrimmer Equipment, Inc 30Gill Industries, Div. ClerVu 24Green Care International 17Holland Aerway 45Hunter Industries 15Kifco 30

Lasco 25Lebanon Chemical Co 18Lely 26Me I roe/Bo beat 51Newstripe Inc 40Parker Hannifin Corp 27Partac Peat Corp 42Pepco Products 33Progressive Electronics 31Rain Bird Sales, Golf Div 5RainMaster 35Rhone-Poulenc Ag. Co 11Ryan, OMC/Lincoln 36Salsco Mfg. Co 23Turf Seed 52Yeager Ford Tractor 28