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GROUNDS MAINTENANCE FOR ATHLETIC FACILITIES <br /> (In Man Hours Required Per Facility) <br /> ! MAINTENANCE DESCRIPTION FOOTBALL/SOCCER PRACTICE FIELDS <br /> FIELDS <br /> SPRING PREPARATION (verticuting, <br /> aerating, plariting, etc .) 80 80 <br /> -MOWING (every 10 days on the <br /> average during the growing season) 60 40 <br /> TRACK & FIELD PREPARATION 10 -- <br /> VIATERING (40 tames during the <br /> growing season) 80 55 <br /> FERTILIZING (six times per year) 20 20 <br /> LIFE MARKING & FIELD DRAGGING <br /> (dragging on baseball field only) 90 20-30 � <br /> WEEDING (Liquid application by <br /> tractor twice yearly) 10 10 <br /> . TRIrDIING (six times per year) 150 30 <br /> TRAVEL TIME, DOWN TIME, & OTHER <br /> MISC. TIME 100 80 <br /> EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE 30 25 <br /> TOTALS 6,30, <br /> 370 <br /> NOTE: A two man crew is required for some operations and a three man crew is preferred for lining an <br /> Lining fields requires an estimated $400 per year <br /> Field lighting requires an estimated $100-$200 per year for lamp replacement <br /> Plant materials and fertilizer costs would vary between fields and grosses used. Estimate und, <br /> Hours required depends on degree and time of use. <br />