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saladin trailer sales
Edition 1 • 2008
Best
Start For
Spring
Garden
“From Hobby Horse
to Champion”
J e n e e n Wi c h e
Identifying
Farming
Opportunities
Tr a c i M i s s u n
Serving the small farmer and rural enthusiast
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103 S. Salem Rd.
502-348-2532
877-348-2532
(off East 245 By-Pass)
BARDSTOWN, KY
40004
www.joehills.com
“Satisfying Customers'
Needs for Over 50 Years”
The Polaris RANGER general-purpose off-road utility vehicle is not intended for and may not be registered for on-road use. The Polaris RANGER RZR is not intended for on-road use. Driver must be at
least 16 years old with a valid driver’s license to operate. Passenger must be at least 12 years old and tall enough to grasp hand holds and plant feet firmly on the floor. For your safety, always wear seat
belt, helmet, eye protection and protective clothing. Always use cab nets. Never ride on public roads, always avoid paved surfaces. Never carry more than one passenger. Riding and alcohol/drugs don’t
mix. Avoid excessive speeds and sharp turns. Be particularly careful on difficult terrain. Follow all warnings and instructions in the owner’s manual and the on product warning labels. All RANGER RZRs in
action photography ridden by professional riders in designated off-road areas. ©2008 Polaris Industries Inc.
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New Grand L40 Series
Kubota proudly introduces eight new
Grand L40 models ranging from 34 to
59 HP – each with increased power
output and PTO torque.
Innovative features like our new HST
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tractor as easy as driving a car.
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offers a complete line of performancematched implements. There's even a
climate-controlled Grand Cab™ for
year-round comfort
When you have a tractor like this, life
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103 S. Salem Rd.
502-348-2532
877-348-2532
(off East 245 By-Pass)
BARDSTOWN, KY
40004
“Satisfying
Customers' Needs
for Over 50 Years”
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P.O. Box 248
4900 Fox Run Road
Buckner, KY 40010
(502) 222-0146
(800) 626-6409
Bill Howard
Publisher
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Hello Readers
PUBLISHER
Welcome to our first edition of Fastline’s Green
Acres! Green Acres will reach landowners with 5 to
150 acres and will be conveniently distributed
throughout 26 counties in Kentucky and Indiana,
where you shop for goods and services everyday.
There will be informative how-to-articles, product
information and interviews with your neighbors (see
the interview with Jim and Brenda Strause on page
14). For this inaugural issue, we are pleased to have
a familiar name, Jeneen Wiche, provide us with the
Best Starts for your Spring Garden and our Oldham
County Extension Agent, Traci Missun gives us some
guidance on Identifying Farming Opportunities.
Bill Howard
EDITOR
Raylene Blair
VICE PRESIDENT OF
SALES AND MARKETING
Joe McWilliams
VICE PRESIDENT OF PRODUCTION
Jim Hughey
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Tim Hess
We are excited to be celebrating our 30th
year in business by introducing our 30th publication.
We feel that there is a need for information on the
best places to go to pickup the products you need; to
keep your property in tiptop shape. Whether you call
yourself a hobby farmer, suburban farmer, a
sundowner or a LPO (large property owner), we have
you covered.
NATIONAL SALES MANAGER
Jim Patrick
PRODUCTION TEAM LEADER
Lauri Rush
ADVERTISING COORDINATOR
Melanie Combs
We hope that you enjoy Green Acres. Pull up
a chair and browse a while. With spring coming, it’s
a great time to do some chair side shopping so you’ll
be ready to take action. Our home office staff is
ready to provide you with loads of information. If you
have any particular topics you would like covered,
email us at greenacres@fastline.com.
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VOLUME 1 • ISSUE 1
4900 Fox Run Rd. • P.O. Box 248 • Buckner, KY 40010 • Advertising Deadline: March 18, 2008
Circulation: (800) 332-7854 • Advertising: (800) 626-6409 • Tim Kollenberg (502) 439-1998
FEATURES ADVERTISERS
2M Tractor & Lawn . . . . . . . .70
A+ Paper Shredding . . . . . . .37
ACB Metals . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
American Barn Company . . .42
Jeneen tells how to get the best
Anderson County Farm Service,
from your spring garden
Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
by Jeneen Wiche
Bardstown Mills . . . . . . . . . . .33
Beards Outdoor Power . .15, 80
Bluegrass Farm & Lawn . . . . .48
Bluegrass Seed . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Bramco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Burkhart Farms . . . . . . . . . . .73
Butler Welding & Fab . . . . . . .72
Champion Chevy-Pontiac-Buick .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40-41
Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . .68-69
Cross Implement Inc. . . . . . . .64
From Hobby Horse to Champion Dixie Chopper . . . . . . . . . . . .65
EBC, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
by Raylene Blair
Earl Floyd Ford-Mercury . .44-45
Femco, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Gateway Trailers Sales . . . . . .75
Gatormade Trailers . . . . . . . .47
Giles Farm Equipment . . . . . .36
GoBob Pipe & Steel Sales Corp .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Hartland Equipment . . . . .28-29
Hawkins Farm Center . . . . . . .74
Henry Co. Supply Inc. . . . .10-11
Questions & answers to identify J&G Equipment . . . . . . . . . . .24
Jacobi Sales . . . . . . . . . . .78-79
your farming opportunities
Jarboe's Plumbing, Heat & Cool .
by Traci Missun
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Jim Potts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Joe Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3
LaGrange Chiropractic . . . . . .76
Larry Stigers Equipment . .52-53
Best Start For
Spring Garden
12
Cover Story
Your Green Acres
14
Identifying Farming
Opportunities
32
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advertisers and not the publisher.
The publisher is not liable to any advertiser herein for any misprints in advertising not
the fault of the publisher, and in such an event the limit of the publisher’s liability shall be
the amount of the publisher’s charge for such advertising.
Lucas Metal Works . . . . . . . . .25
Masters Equipment . . . . . . . . .39
Mercer Metal Sales . . . . . . . .22
Mobile Mower Repair . . . . . . .8
Moore Equipment Co . . . . . . .46
Nationwide Farm Supply . . . .54
Nelson County Implement . . .32
New Albany Tractor, Inc. . . . .13
Opti-Yield LLC . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Pleasant Hill Farm Supply, Inc. 77
Pleasant Valley Outdoor Power27
Pollard Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
President's Letter . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Publication Locations . . .20 & 21
Quality Metal Works . . . . . . .43
Rim Guard Corp . . . . . .12 & 38
Rogers Group Inc. . . . . . . . . .23
Rudolph Brothers . . . . . . .66-67
Saladin Trailer Sales . . . . . . . .30
Sand Creek Post & Beam . . . .71
Shelby Supply . . . . . . . . . .18-19
Sherwood Acres Beef . . . . . . . .5
Shuck Fence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Sims Cab Depot . . . . . . . . . . .26
Stuff 4 Trucks . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Subscription Info . . . . . .50 & 60
Swartz Equipment . . . . . . . . .59
The Bank Of Oldham County .57
Trailer Parts & Sales . . . . . . . . .9
Tri County Ford-Mercury 62 & 63
Valley Farm Equipment . . . . .49
Zaring Septic Service . . . . . . .42
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JD DAY & OPEN HOUSE
We cordially invite you and your family to attend our annual John Deere Day.
Friday, February 29, 2008
There will be a square baler clinic @ 10am. Our Best will be catering our meal at 12 noon & 6 pm.
The films will be played at 1pm & 7pm. Heartland Entertainment will be the DJ starting at 8pm.
Door prizes will be given after the film, you must be present to win. All merchandise and parts in stock
will be 10% off the entire day. Our annual oil & filter sale is also going on the entire month of February.
Large Selection Of JD Apparel & Toys For
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6,000
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7,500
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$
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w/542 Ldr., MFWD, 634 Hrs.,
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$
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$
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$
$
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13,400
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$
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$
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Best Start For Spring Garden
Relies On Preparation & Patience
By Jeneen Wiche
B y the time March rolls
around gardeners are anxious to
get their hands dirty,
unfortunately this also means
we may be getting our feet wet,
literally. Every year I am
optimistic that the season will be a perfect one. Dry
weekends in the spring when we need to get the
garden prepared; average rainfall once everything is
planted; and perfect summer time temperatures with
just enough rainfall so that the tomatoes keep
blooming and I don't have to haul water. Every now
and then we do have these perfect seasons, but I never
bet the farm on it!
I remain optimistic about the perfect growing season
because we are planning our biggest vegetable garden
yet. I am equipped with canning pots and
paraphernalia, I now have a vacuum sealer for
freezing food, and a new book on how to preserve
foods using methods nearly lost to current generations.
I am ready to grow some food and preserve it beyond
the bounty of the summer months.
Our garden is a large one but we have designed it to
be manageable. An eight-foot deer-proof fence
encloses a collection of beds and rows that when taken
singly are easy to prepare, plant and cultivate. Loads
of well-composted horse manure are hand worked into
the beds each spring; during the winter pine needles or
leaf mold continue to enrich the soil and control
weeds. Wood chips cover paths and future planting
beds that have yet to be tapped. Our goal in doing this
is to improve and maintain soil structure. Healthy soil
does in fact mean healthy plants.
Soil structure is probably the most important thing
to consider if you want a healthy garden. There are
organisms in the soil that work symbiotically with
plants and help them flourish. Healthy soil is alive
with good bacteria, fungi, nematods, earthworms and
more. Bacteria and fungi found in the soil help break
down organic matter; what they do not consume is left
behind as a slow steady source of nutrients for our
plants.
continued on page 21
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Your Green Acres
From Hobby Horse To Champion
Jim & Brenda Strause
turn pastime into
business
By Raylene Blair
I
n the past you seldom heard of
city folk turning into country folk.
But now, you hear of more and
more people moving out of the city
to grab a little piece of land to call
their own. Such is the case for Jim
and Brenda Strause.
The Strauses’ of Crestwood,
Kentucky live on 10 acres. They
started out with two horses and now
have seven. Six of them are
American Saddlebreds and Fred,
who is a Tennessee Walking horse.
Fred is a recently ‘rescued’ horse.
He is an older horse whose owner
was going through a divorce and
could not take care of him anymore.
Although they are not sure how old
he is, Jim and Brenda stepped
forward and gave him a new home.
He is now living out whatever time
he may have left in the comforts of
a warm barn and a caring family.
How did the Strauses’ get
involved with horses?
It all began for Brenda when she
and her four sisters were growing up
in St. Matthews. At that time her
family could not afford a horse of
their own but they were encouraged
to take saddle seat riding lessons on
an American Saddlebred. This
developed into a passion for Brenda
that she brought into her marriage.
Jim, who grew up in Lyndon was
not accustomed to being around
horses but after he and Brenda
married, he was quickly
indoctrinated. As the Strauses’
moved to different locations
throughout the states with Jim’s
work, Brenda always owned a
horse. So Jim grew to love the fourhoofed friends and adopted
Brenda’s hobby. Fast-forward about
10 years, Jim and Brenda move to
Kentucky and purchase 10 acres.
What better use than to fill that land
with American Saddlebred horses.
The Strauses’ have now turned
the hobby into a business where
they raise, breed and show their
horses. Brenda takes care of the
horses throughout the week, while
Jim works as a Sales Manager. He
takes the weekend shift caring for
the horses. A typical day for
Brenda involves cleaning the stalls
and feeding the horses twice a day.
The chore of cleaning the stalls has
been made a little less back
breaking with the purchase of a
Kubota tractor with a front loader
and a manure spreader. It used to
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be that the manure was put into
wheelbarrows and put into a pile.
Once the pile got large enough, they
would run an advertisement and
give the manure away to whoever
Fred and Micayla
would come and get it to spread on
their garden. Now the manure is
loaded up onto the manure spreader
and spread over the fields, no more
piles and no more wheelbarrows.
The manure is natural fertilizer that
keeps the fields growing for the
horses to graze and makes cleaning
the stalls, at least, a little easier.
Owning horses is not an
inexpensive “hobby” or business.
Horses have the usual vet bills,
although they are quite a bit more
expensive than a cat or dog. They
require a visit from the farrier
every three months to trim their
hooves; worming every three to
four months
continued on page 60
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Spring Garden -
continued from page 12
Earthworms gently aerate the soil and beneficial
organisms eat the less desirable. The white thread-like
bodies of mycorrhizal fungi just beneath the soil
surface help to fix nitrogen in exchange for
carbohydrates collected from root nodes; in exchange
they scavenge absorbable phosphate making it
available to our plants so we don't have to.
Our gardeing philosophies should be focused on
maintaining this healthy relationship between soil and
plant. If we continue to batter the soil with too
frequent and deep cultivation we disrupt the healthy
balance there in. We destroy this balance when we
regularly cultivate with roto-tillers, and when we use
synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. Mechanical
cultivation once a year is okay but a regular sweep
between the rows does more harm than good, mulch
your rows with wood chips or other organic matter
instead.
This spring wait for your soil to warm up and dry
out, too. Working wet soil is like over kneading bread.
. .it won't rise. If we work wet soil we compact the
individual particles reducing the amount of oxygen
and its ability to drain well. Oxygen must be available
to roots so that they can then take in moisture and
nutrients.
Poor drainage means excessively wet soils; during a
typical spring this scenario will deprive roots of
oxygen resulting
in poor root development. Poor root development
means stunted plant growth which puts the plant at a
disadvantage when spring turns to a hot, dry summer.
Setting out seed or seedling when the soil is too cold,
or too hot will have lasting consequences, as well.
Sowing Bibb lettuce in the summer doesn't work
(believe me, I've tried) because the seed will not
germinate in the heat. Many of our traditional summer
crops like cucumbers, squash and eggplant will not
germinate in March when your spinach, onions and
potatoes are ready to go. Each plant has an optimum
soil temperature for germination and growth so pay
attention to the seed packets and believe what they
say. There are subtle but serious physiological
processes going on in relation to plant health and
growing conditions. Take, for example, the tomato.
They do not like their soil to be cold or soggy and
cool nights can wreck havoc on the circadian rhythm.
The circadian rhythm of a tomato is thrown off
when temperatures drop into the 50's at night. This
temperature drop triggers a delay in the plant's 24hour cycle. So what, you ask? Well, this is what
happens: photosynthesis, which happens during the
day, and nighttime activities like processing sugar
from starch start later in the cycle than they should. If
the photosynthetic metabolism is delayed until early
afternoon then the plant loses several hours of
collecting energy and it soon languishes. . .so if you
set your tomatoes out too early you may put them at a
disadvantage by throwing off their circadian clock.
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