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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 2 Green Acres • Edition 1 • 2008 Find equipment at www.fastlinesgreenacres.com 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. Say You Saw It In Green Acres Find equipment at www.fastlinesgreenacres.com Green Acres • Edition 1 • 2008 3 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 Plus hydrostatic transmission, Hydro Dual Speed (H-DS), Load Sensing system, Auto Throttle Advance and Response Control make operating a tractor as easy as driving a car. For added versatility, the Grand L40 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 is better than good. Life is Grand. 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” www.joehills.com www.kubota.com ©Kubota Tractor Corporation, 2008 EVERYTHING YOU VALUE Say You Saw It In Green Acres Find equipment at www.fastlinesgreenacres.com 4 Green Acres • Edition 1 • 2008 P.O. Box 248 4900 Fox Run Road Buckner, KY 40010 (502) 222-0146 (800) 626-6409 Bill Howard Publisher www.fastlinesgreenacres.com Email: greenacres@fastline.com 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. PRINTER MCW Printing 4200 Champioins Trace Lane Louisville, KY 40218 (502) 456-9551 For Advertising Opportunities Contact Tim Kollenberg (502) 222-0146 Ext. 8443 (800) 626-6409 Ext. 8443 Email: tkollenberg@fastline.com Say You Saw It In Green Acres Find equipment at www.fastlinesgreenacres.com Green Acres • Edition 1 • 2008 5 Sherwood Acres Beef H n • Moist • w o r G ome Healthy • Flavorful • L ean • L ocal B E LT E D G A L L O WAY B E E F AT I T S B E S T • • • • • All Natural Hormone Free Steroid Free Vacuum Packed Tender & Juicy Try Our $75 Sample Pack Jon & Dan Proudly Offer Free Delivery To Louisville Metro & Surrounding Areas Or Pickup Is Available In LaGrange • • • • USDA Inspected Dry Aged Individual Cuts Freezer Beef Grill • Broil • Roast Sherwood Acres Beef 3001 Ballard School Rd. • LaGrange, KY 40031 (502) 222-4326 sherwoodacresbeef.com Say You Saw It In Green Acres Find equipment at www.fastlinesgreenacres.com 6 Green Acres • Edition 1 • 2008 Next Issue Featured Editorial Sherwood Acres Beef 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 IMPORTANT NOTICE The publisher does not assume any responsibility for the contents of any advertising herein, and all representations or warranties made in such advertising are those of the 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 NOTE All advertising layouts and designs and portions of the same that are produced by FASTLINE PUBLICATIONS, Inc. are the sole property of FASTLINE PUBLICATIONS, Inc. and may not be reproduced in any form unless written authorization is obtained from the publisher. “Quotations, Orders or Contracts are not binding until accepted by FASTLINE, Inc. in writing by a representative at its general office at P.O. Box 248, Buckner, KY 40010.” Say You Saw It In Green Acres Find equipment at www.fastlinesgreenacres.com Green Acres • Edition 1 • 2008 7 NATIONWIDE Installation & Sales Of Kentucky Style Horse Fence & Paint Cattle Guards Shuck Fence Company stocks only Finally you can have a cattle guard without the inconvenience of having to keep a pit cleaned out. high quality fence materials. • Treated Yellow Pine Posts • 11⁄8" Oak Boards • 11⁄8" Treated Poplar Boards • Diamond Mesh Wire • 2 x 4 Horse Wire • Woven Wire • Fencecoat Paint • Vinyl Fence • Polymer Fence ✔ Portable ✔ Easy Installation ✔ No Pits To Maintain ✔ Maintenance Free ✔ One Year Warranty ✔ Patent Protected COMPLETE LINE of Fence, Animal Management Equipment & Farm Attachment Products Kentucky Style 3 & 4 board wood fence. Available in 5" & 6" round and 3/4 round post 11⁄8x6x16 oak, treated poplar or treated pine boards. 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CAR & UTILITY TRAILERS PLUS 6'X10' MINI-TRAILERS • Fenders • Trailers • Gates • Hitches • Tekonsha & Fulton Products • Jacks • Balls • Brake Controls • Truck Accessories • Feed Troughs • Repair Service TRAILER PARTS & OTHER TRAILER ACCESSORIES TRAILER PARTS & SALES Hwy. 127 & BG Pkwy. - Exit 59 - Lawrenceburg, KY (502) 839-9350 & Cadet Mfg., Inc. Say You Saw It In Green Acres Find equipment at www.fastlinesgreenacres.com 10 Green Acres • Edition 1 • 2008 0% Financing a23 Starting At $13,900 5003 Tractor w/522 Loader Shown POWER THROUGH YOUR WORK AND GET BACK TO THE HOUSE! The best value tractors just got even better. Now offering a wider range of power, the John Deere 5003 Series Tractors have five models from 45 to 99 hp. And the easy-to-use 9F/3R collarshift transmission becomes more efficient with a SyncReverser or SyncShuttle transmission. Plus, you can get more power with available 4-wheel drive POWER UP TODAY WITH THE JOHN DEERE 5003 SERIES! www.JohnDeere.com HENRY COUNTY SUPPLY, INC. HWY. 421 NORTH NEW CASTLE, KY 40050 (502) 845-5620 Offer ends 04/30/2008. Some restrictions apply; other special rates and terms may be available, so see your dealer for details and other financing options. *Offer ends 4/30/2008. Subject to approved credit on John Deere Credit Installment Plan. Some restrictions apply; other special rates and terms may be available, so see your dealer for details and other financing options. Offer not available at all locations, see your local John Deere dealer for details. John Deere's green and yellow color scheme, the leaping deer symbol, and JOHN DEERE are trademarks of Deere & Company. B23Cmbyo1pr-00220243 Full Line Of Landscape Tools, Tools, Manure Equipmnet, Hay Tools Tools & Box Blades Full Line Of Gators & Z e r o Tu r n Mowers Say You Saw It In Green Acres Find equipment at www.fastlinesgreenacres.com Green Acres • Edition 1 • 2008 11 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 The John Deere Enthuiast In Your Home. Or Search Online At henrycountysupply.com $ 16,000 $ 20,000 JD 2550 JD 2555 32,500 JD 5220 JD 5525 $ $ $ 14,000 1991 JD 2555, 2-WD, Canopy, 146 Loader, 2,629 Hrs. 6,000 $ 20,000 1984 JD 2550, 65 HP, 2-WD, C/H/A, Hi-Lo, 2,471 Hrs., R&P Axles, Excellent! 7,500 JD 770 JD 850 JD 2355 $ 2002 JD 5220, 2-WD, ROPS, 256 Hrs., Sync Shuttle, Dual Rem MF 135 2005 JD 5525, 75 PTO HP, 91 HP w/542 Ldr., MFWD, 634 Hrs., Under Warr. 3/31/08 $ Ponderosa Circle S 14x6 Stock Combo w/Doors & Saddle Racks $ 5,000 Ponderosa 16' Gooseneck Stock, 6K Axles 12,600 Gooseneck 24x6'8" Alum. Stock Combo w/8' DR $ $ 2,875 New Ponderosa 10' Bumper Stock 13,400 4,750 MF 135, Diesel w/Cyl. Rem, 38 PTO HP Ponderosa $ 1998 JD 770, 400 Hrs., 24 HP, w/60" JD Belly Mower, Ag Or Turf Tires Ponderosa 2,800 Gooseneck Circle S $ JD 850, 2-WD, 615 Hrs., 22 HP Featherlite 1989 JD 2355, PTO, 55 HP, 2-WD, Open, 1,500 Hrs., 1-Owner, Amazing Shape! $ 5,000 Ponderosa 16' Bumper Stock TM MANUFACTURING INC. Laying down the line. Featherlite 20x7 Stock Alum. HENRY COUNTY SUPPLY "We're In Your Own Backyard!" Say You Saw It In Green Acres (502) 845-5620 www.henrycountysupply.com Hwy. 421 N New Castle, KY Find equipment at www.fastlinesgreenacres.com 12 Green Acres • Edition 1 • 2008 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 Superior To Any Other Tire Ballast! Patent #5,639,319 • • • • • • Non-Corrosive & Non Flammable Much Less Expensive Than Iron Weights Non-Toxic, Biodegradable, OSHA Approved Weighs 10.3" to 11 lbs. Per Gallon Freeze Rated To -35°F Allows For Lower Center Of Gravity, More Stability & Pulling Power • Use With Tubes Or Tubeless Tires On Tractors, Loaders, Skid Steers, Etc.... AT LAST! A heavy tire ballast that won't rust the rims! DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED • CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION ™ RIM GUARD P.O. 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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 Say You Saw It In Green Acres 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 Find equipment at www.fastlinesgreenacres.com Green Acres • Edition 1 • 2008 15 ALL THE POWER TO TAME ® www.exmark.com LET'S GIVE YOUR NEIGHBORS ONE MORE REASON TO STARE. 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Sunoco Davis Equipment J & J Feed Mill True Value Hardware Western Auto Store Pekin Pekin Salem Salem Salem Salem In In In In In In J & J Feed & Farm Supply Orschein Farm & Home Scottsburg Scottsburg In In 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. Say You Saw It In Green Acres continued on page 69