And, What Can
It Do For The Livestock Producer? Farmer? Animal Owner?
By Janet "J.D." Sands
Millions of years ago, in all the
waters of the earth, microscopic one-celled plants called diatoms took
the minerals from the waters and created protective shells for
themselves. Diatoms once lived in quantities far beyond the minds
ability to conceive, and as they died their shells drifted to the
bottom of the sea beds. In this manner, vast deposits of diatom shells
were laid down. Through the history of man's existence, a wide variety
of valuable uses have been found for what has come to be called
"diatomaceous earth." There are now more than 1,500 ways in which man
benefits from this incredible material left by diatoms, Silicon
Dioxide, along with a smattering of trace minerals. According to
...Wally Thorpe, there are many varieties of diatoms, and the
preponderance of the type of diatom in any given deposit will give that
deposit certain characteristics greatly differing to other deposits.
<snip>Thorpe also tells us there
are two primary types of diatomaceous earth deposits. Since
three-fourths of the earth is covered with oceans, most deposits are of
the salt water type. There are deposits which also occur in fresh water
lakes and within this second type of deposit, the purity is
exceptional. In fact, says Thorpe, who utilizes only fresh water
deposits in his products, "It is so pure that the Food and Drug
Administration has given it a "food-grade" designation.
The governments of the United States
and Canada recognize that fossil shell flour is safe to use in animal
foods in an amount not to exceed 2 percent by weight of the total feed
ration. When added at this percentage, fossil shell flour prevents
"clumping" of feed particles by keeping them separate, so there is
improved flowability, mixability and handling of the animal feed. This
in turn, creates two big advantages to the animals who consume fossil
shell flour at the recommended feed ration. First, acting as an
anti-caking agent to prevent "clumping" of feed particles, the surface
area of feed exposed to the digestive processes - both bacterial and
enzymatic - is increased and therefore more feed is actually digested
and utilized. Secondly, fossil shell flour contains a small amount of
14 trace minerals.
Simply understanding what diatomaceous
earth (DE) is wouldn't mean very much to any of us, however, without
the awareness of what pure diatomaceous earth products can do for us as
livestock and animal breeders, feed crop producers, farmers, ranchers -
even as pet and home owners. There is evidence, for example, that
ancient Chinese added DE to their animal feeds 5,000 years ago, and
various countries in Europe have been using DE as an animal food
additive for some time now.
... with the help of Arizona
State University, obtained a patent on adding DE to animal feeds in the
United States in the early 1960's. Since that time, thousands of animal
owners and livestock breeders have discovered that adding fossil shell
flour to their animals' rations has produced a number of incredible
benefits.
In upcoming issues of the Rocky
Mountain Livestock Journal, we'll be looking at several incredible
stories and testimonials of livestock breeders and animal owners who
talk about the benefits they have experienced by adding DE to their
animal's feed. ...
Perma-Guard insecticides have passed
exhaustive tests, many of them under the scrutiny of the U.S. Dept. of
Agriculture, Kansas State University, and the Food & Drug
Administration (FDA). Over the years these products have scored
dramatic successes in protecting stored grain and seed, growing crops,
homes and industrial plants from insect infestations, without the
addition of any chlorinated phosphates, systemic poisons or chemical
compounds commonly found in almost all commercial insecticides. With
environmental and food protection issues a concern to all of us, the
Perma-Guard company has become a revolution in the insecticide field.
While other insecticides kill
chemically, and insects, most usually over time develop an immunity to
the chemicals, Perma-Guard insecticides kill bugs physically and
insects have not yet developed immunity to a physical action.
Perma-Guard insecticides are certain death to insects because they kill
by actually puncturing the insect's exoskeleton, disrupting it's soft
waxy shell structure, chewing up its digestive organs and causing death
in a short time by dehydration. In addition to the action of the
diatomaceous earth on bugs and insects, which is certainly non-toxic to
humans and animals, some Perma-Guard insecticides also contain
Pyrethrum, a vegetable, digestible extract from a variety of
Chrysanthemum flower. that is deadly poison to insects and other forms
of cold blooded life, but virtually non-toxic to warm-blooded life.
Another ingredient used in
Perma-Guard's household insecticide and pet powder (an effective
flea/tick/mite application for animals, from pets to buffalo to
ratites) is Piperonyl Butoxide, which was first discovered in Sassafras
plants. Although an insecticide in it's own right, Piperonyl Butoxide's
greatest value is that it multiplies the action of Pyrethrum by a power
of ten! Due to their ingredients, Perma-Guard insecticides have a
remarkable repellency factor that is ever-present in any environment in
which they are regularly used. Bugs just don't feel welcome.
Aside from Perma-Guard's household
insecticide, proven effective against ants, roaches, silverfish,
crickets, fleas, bedbugs, certain types of beetles, box elder bugs and
useful in protecting exposed, stored food against insect pests,
Perma-Guard also makes a D-10 insecticide for grain or seed storage.
Field crops can be protected from insect damage too. by applying
Perma-Guard systematically throughout the growing season. The wise
grower will apply prior to insect infestation. And, get this!
Perma-Guard insecticide products, which have been proven to be
effective when used in a prescribed crop application program, also can
be used safely, even to the day of harvest!
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