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Every once in awhile, the
marvelous art of marketing and
merchandising comes out with
some innovative product that
makes us wonder how in the world
we ever got by before without it-
A couple items, just off the top
of my head: transparent tape... all
weather radials... credit cards...
“sticky” notes...
answering machines.
And, to the delight of us farm
ers, occasionally from among the
“new, improved” products of
technology come innovative uses
of farm commodities. From com,
for instance, are alternative fuels
(gasahol), biodegradable plastics
of cornstarch, and a snow-melt
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Slralay F«m Supply, Inc.
1780 Eut Canal Road
Dover, PA 17316
' 717-292-2831
Batta Equlpmant
3 Miles S. of Hope on 232
Rt 232, RD 3. Box 76
Now Hops PA 18938-9303
218498-7501
Kallar Brolhara
R 7 Box 405
Labanon. PA 17042
717-949-8501
1950 Frukvlllo Pika
Lancaster, PA
717-589-2345
Marshall Mach Inary, Inc.
Rt 664
Honaadala, PA 18431
717-729-7117
Wm. Habanaack'a 8 Sons
1080 Qraalay Avanue
hryland, PA 19974
material that, unlike many de-ice
prbducts, doesn’t kill grass or the
underside of your pickup.
In the wake of the most recent
stretch of damp, misty days, it has
begun bugging me that perhaps
we’re missing a niche market for
one of agriculture’s most com
mon, basic commodities. Dirt. Or
more specifically, mud. After all,
who knows more about mud than
farm wives?
telephone
With the “country” look conti
nuing in decorating popularity,
pre-packaged mud can offer the
final touch of authenticity and
realism. Plus, think of the fun it
would offer to millions of little
kids who have never had the
SOLID STAND
48” and 72” WIDTHS
PikavlM* Equlpmant Inc.
RD 2, Oystardala Road
Olay, PA 19547
219-997-8277
Tractor Pans Co.
335 Central Road
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
717-794-0250
Swalgard Bros., Inc.
RD *3, Box 13
Halifax, PA 17032
717-909-3414
Stouflar Broa. Inc.
1088 Lincoln Way Waal
Chambaraburg, PA 17201
717-283-9424
Stolttlua Farm Barvlca
ooehranvilla, PA
717-899-2407
Triple H Equipment
2388 Robert Fulton Hwy
Poach Bottom, PA 17563
717-849-3778
SEEDER
America s finest turf seeder is built in America
by the finest name in gram drills Great Plains
Manufacturing The metering and placement
systems are tailor-made for turf grass seeds
while optional knife spacmgs are available in 2
3 ' and 4 ' centers for seeding productivity
opportunity to splash through a
genuine mud-puddle and leave
neat tracks on their mother’s
newly-cleaned kitchen floor. You
know, the kind of present- you
could send your relative’s little
kids for their birthday that they
would always remember.
“Look, Mommy, Auntie sent
me a package of mud! Can I play
with it in the tub?”
Here on the farm, we’ve per
fected a superior, all-natural,
organic strain of mud with the
extraordinary qualities of durabili
ty and longevity. This time-tested
product, Super Mud, comes in a
variety of types geared to diverse
consumer needs.
All-Purpose Heavy-Duty
Super Mud is the backbone of this
product line, carefully cultivated
in an assortment of hillside and
meadow locations. It has been
trial-tested on an endless array of
pairs of Jeans, coveralls, sweat
shirts and boots, never failing to
adhere to all exposed surfaces.
All-Purpose Heavy-Duty
Super Mud, Chunky-Style is
gathered from low spots in the
pavement around buildings and
along the edge of the roadway.
Small bits of gravel add the
crunchy texture, and provide long
lasting residue in automobile car
peting and porch rugs.
Super Mud Extra-Smooth is of
M-S-Yeareley A Son*
Wool ChMter. PA
21 $-696-2990
Finch Sorvicoo-Honovor Inc.
SIS FrodorlcK St
Hmover, PA
717-632-2345
Normen D. Clark A Son, Inc.
Honey Grove, PA
717-734-3852
Loya villa, PA
717-769-3117
Nlearry Equipment Co.
RO 2, Rt. 61, 3 Miles S. ol Leespon
Reading, PA
216-626-2441
IneW Jersey]
Owen Supply Co.
Emit Avenue A Broad St
Woodstown. N.J. 01096
609-7994209
velvety, liquid texture, originating
in an isolated, poorly-drained cor
ner of the meadow where the
youngest mud-bogs with the
motorcycle if he gets half a
chance. Xtra-Smooth dries in a
uniform coating - like paint -
over any fabric texture and offers
potential in law-enforcement as a
medium for hjgh-accuracy
fingerpainting.
Instant-Mud is harvested in
powder form from the floors of
garage, barns and machine shed.
Available in bulk or handy, single
use-sized packages. Just add water
and stir. COSY \*rOFG
High-Nutrient Super Mud origi- m
nates in the dairy bam, heifer
sheds and around the feed bunk. |
Major ingredient is more com
monly known as pure, all-natural
cow-sourced “fertilizer ”
Packaged as a novelty item is
Alphabet Super Mud. Forming of
these creative little letter-like
shapes is through repeated press
ing of the soles of assorted sneak
ers and heavy-duty footgear into
All-Purpose or High-Nutrient
Super Mud. Once dried, the
alphabet shapes automatically
release from the footgear soles
and can be gathered for
packaging.
Just this morning, I discovered
Tickler Tines
Seed Tubes
asi Notched or
imooth Roller
Ce(dwell Tractor A
Equipment Inc.
460 U.S. Route 46
Fairfield, N.J. 07006
201-227-6772
Werren County Service Center
228 Route 94
Columbia. N.J 07532
201-362-6*16
Radio Tractor Salea
North While Horae Pike
Hammonton, NJ 08037
609-561-0141
Frank Rymon A Sona, Inc.
RD 3. Box 356
Waahlnglon, N.J 07882
201-666-1464
Reed Brolhere
Petticoat Bridge Rd.
Columbus, N.J 06022
609-297-2663
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 7,1990-B3
on the kitchen floor a perfect M J”
shaped Alphabet Super Mud. I
stashed it away for safekeeping in
the nearest houseplant.
And, in keeping with current
consumer trends, our latest addi
tion is SuperMud-Lite (from san
dy soils). Guaranteed cholesterol
and calorie-free.
Be the first in your neighbor
hood to add this new, improved
straight-from-the-farm product to
your lifestyle. Just in time for
spring housecleaning, too.
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school class visit the greenhouse
and they just loved these. The
plants are soft and they all had a
chance to feel them,” Mary said.
Missy and Mary agreed that the
strawberry field plant could be the
answer that farm wives can hang
beside the farm sign in the sum
mer. “I bet a lot of people will be
putung on the brakes wondering
what kind of plants those are,”
Mary said.
According to Mary the straw
berry fields bloom year round
inside or out. “It’s a relative of the
chenile plant and it’s not at all
touchy.”
The furry new comer costs
about the same as a cut flower
arrangement. “You would normal
ly spend at least $l5 for an
arrangement. You can buy a small
geranimum for a couple of dollars.
Live plants are really your best
buy,” Missy said.
With live plants so inexpensive
and many varieties so easy to care
for there is only one problem with
buying an Easter on Mother’s Day
gift It’s tough to choose
between so many showy alterna
tives.
Know what makes an egg
yolk yellow? It depends on the
hen’s diet. If she eats plenty of
yellow-orange plant pigments, the
color will be transferred to the
yolk. Hens fed mashes containing
yellow com and alfalfa meal lay
eggs with medium-yellow yolks,
while those eating wheat or barley
produce lighter-colored yolks. A
colorless diet, such as white corn
meal, produces almost colorless
yolks.