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100% Pure, Food-Grade Diatomaceous Earth

Fossil Shell Flour

Fossil Shell Flour Anti-Caking Agent as a Livestock Feed Additive

In the course of marketing our Fossil Shell Flour as an anti-caking agent, we have been astonished by the benefits claimed by long-term users. Here is a partial list:

* Completely safe and non-toxic
* Controls fleas and ticks
* Stimulates basic metabolism
* Converts feed better
* Reduces odor and moisture in barns and stalls
* Results in better coat and/or hoof condition
* Keeps fly larvae from developing in manure, noticeably reducing the fly population
* Cost effective
* Reduces annual vet bills
* Controls worms and internal parasites without chemicals
* Reduces overall animal stress

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Suggested feeding instructions:
Humans 1 1/2 teaspoons stirred in cup of water
Kittens 1/2 teaspoon Cats 1 teaspoon Dogs under 50 lbs. 2 teaspoons Dogs over 50 lbs. 1 Tablespoon Dogs over 100 lbs. 2 Tablespoons Cattle 2% by weight of dry ration Calves 4 grams in morning Dairy cattle 2% by weight of dry ration (4 oz. ) Chickens 5% in feed Goats 1% in grain Hogs 2% of weight in feed ration Horses 1/2 - 1 cup in daily ration Sheep 1% in ground grain
(For most livestock, you may put out free choice)

Customer remarks about Fossil Shell Flour
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Our customers have built our business by recommending our products to their friends. The customer who has used the product the longest is Frank Zimmerman of Tucson, Arizona--there is no way of guessing how many people use Fossil Shell Flour because he recommended it to them. Over 30 years ago, in Kansas, he fed it to his dairy cows and all other animals one would find around a farm. After selling out and moving to Arizona, he feeds it to the Quarter horses he raises on his A to Z Farm. And he freely recommends it to all his contacts. His operation has fly and odor under control and his animals are worm free. Anyone wishing to talk to Frank is free to call.

The next longest use we know of is James Hussey (deceased). Mr. Hussey used the Fossil Shell Flour over 28 years on his dairy herd. He wrote us two testimonial letters 25 years apart, detailing the benefits from adding Fossil Shell Flour to his rations. Mr. Hussey was President of the Arizona Dairyman's Association for many years and exhibited his stock at the Arizona State Fair for 70 years. The City of Phoenix grew up around his dairy, but he had no fly or odor problems and the benefits to his animals and his business was very positive. Anyone wanting copies of his letters is welcome to request them from us.

Is DE Hazardous?

Excerpt from The IPM Practitioner, Monitoring the Field of Pest Management, William Quarles, Volume XIV, Number 5/6, May/June 1992.

"Both swimming pool grade and natural diatomaceous earth come from the same fossil sources, but they are processed differently. The natural grades are mined, dried, ground, sifted and bagged. The pool grade is chemically treated and partially melted and consequently contains crystalline silica which can be a respiratory hazard. Thus, it is imperative that only natural diatomaceous earth be used for insect control. This non-crystalline silica is not a hazard as the human body apparently can dissolve it."

"Ingestion of diatomaceous earth is not toxic to mammals. Rats fed a daily diet containing 5% freshwater diatomaceous earth show no abnormalities after 90 days (Bertke 1964). Dairy farms sometimes feed their animals food containing 1 to 2% diatomaceous earth to control worms and other internal parasites (Allen 1972). Impoverished humans add "fossil flour" to their baked goods in order to stretch their flour supply (Cummins 1975). It is so safe for use on food that the FDA has exempted diatomaceous earth from requirements of fixed residue levels when added to stored grain (Fed. Reg. 1961). The U.S. EPA also allows its use in food storage and processing areas (Fed. Reg. 1981)."

The Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, sets "tolerances" on poisonous chemical insecticides because residues of these insecticides are known to cause cancer and other alarming physiological effects when introduced into the bodies of test animals.

The Department of Agriculture in Michigan said in a letter:

"Our animal pathologist has examined the vital organs and intestinal components submitted, both macroscopically and microscopically, and has found no visible evidence of organ abnormalities.

These components consisted of brain, thyroid, rib section, lung, heart, liver, true stomach, small intestine section, large intestine section, pancreas, kidney, bladder, and fore stomach.

These organs were submitted under affidavit as being from a slaughtered dairy cow having free choice access to fossil shell flour for approximately five years."

The University of Arkansas did a study to determine whether the addition of diatomaceous earth was harmful to chickens. Their conclusion: "It posed no threat."

Perma-Guard Fossil Shell Flour/D-10 MSDS in .pdf format (12K)

Analysis of Fossil Shell Flour

Aluminum (Al) %	0.65
Boron (B)	0.0023
Calcium (Ca)	0.40
% CaO (calculated from %Ca)	0.55
Copper (Cu)	0.0019
Iron (Fe)	0.72
Magnesium (Mg)	0.21
%MgO (calculated from %Mg)	0.34
Manganese (Mn)	0.0052
Phosphorus (as P205)	0.037
Potassium (K)	0.16
Sodium (Na)	0.26
Strontium (Sr) ppm	59.9
Sulfate Sulfur (S)	0.062
Titanium (Ti) ppm	420
Vanadium (V)ppm	43.8
Zinc (Zn)	0.0022
Chlorides	.074% or 740 ppm or .067% or 670 ppm

Grain Storage Product

Throughout the history of humankind, one of the major problems is having to share our grain with insects. Various methods have had different levels of success, but modern people thought they had the answer when they started manufacturing toxic, persistent and deadly chemicals.

At first it seemed to work, but two things began to happen. People began to develop illnesses from the residues of these chemicals left in the grain they used for food. Also, the insects began to develop immunity to any chemical, regardless of how toxic.

In 1962, the PERMA-GUARD COMPANY got a patent on the use of pure "food grade" Diatomaceous Earth, which, when added to grain killed the bugs that were present, and protected the grain from further invasions. And the bugs could not become immune, They were killed by physical action--not chemical!

Seven pounds per ton of pure, "food grade" Diatomaceous Earth, added to the grain so that every kernel is coated, can protect the grain for as long as needed. Instead of retreating grain every six months as is required by chemical treatments, Perma-Guard Grain Protectant need be added only once, regardless of how long the storage lasts. (We have even been told by farmers in Idaho that two pounds per ton is all that is needed). By treating with DE, the grain is even protected during storage.

When the grain is to be used, the Diatomaceous Earth can be easily removed, but need not be. Because our Perma-Guard DE is "food grade," makes no difference in taste or in cooking quality, and adds 14 trace minerals, why not leave it in?

The following guidelines are from Methods to control stored grain insects

Diatomaceous earth

Control of rusty grain beetle can be achieved by using a nontoxic dust made from prehistoric diatoms (diatomaceous earth). When rusty grain beetles come in contact with this dust, the waxy covering on their exoskeleton is absorbed, leaving them prone to dehydration and death. The product is applied to grain as it is augered into the bin, and is most effective when applied to dry grain at harvest. Control can take up to five or six weeks.

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