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Know The Signs Of Heatstroke In Pets

Monday, July 27th, 2015

Heat stroke is a serious condition that unfortunately occurs all too often in dogs and cats. Your pet can succumb to heat stroke when his body’s core temperature rises excessively — typically to 105 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. Dogs and cats are especially vulnerable to heat stroke because their furry bodies cannot sweat to dissipate heat.

Certain breeds and animals are more susceptible to heat stroke. If your animal is overweight, elderly or already has a heart condition, is it imperative that you take special care to ensure your pet is well hydrated and has access to ample cool space. If your animal does overheat, it’s important to know the warning signs.

Rapid panting or particularly heavy breathing
Lethargy or mild weakness
Increased heart rate
Dizziness
Drooling
An elevated body temperature of 104 or more degrees Fahrenheit
Seizures
Bloody diarrhea
Vomit

If your animal exhibits any of these symptoms, contact your veterinarian immediately and move your pet to a cool, shady location. Begin to cool your pet’s body by placing cool, wet towels over the back of the neck, in the armpits and in the groin region. You may also wet the earflaps and paws with cool water. CAUTION: Using very cold water can actually be counterproductive. Cooling too quickly and especially allowing his body temperature to become too low can cause other life-threatening medical conditions.

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Purina Proud: See What Purina Can Do For Your Horse

Friday, July 24th, 2015

Are you a horse owner? Here is a great offer to try Purina Horse feeds.

New Customer Offer Sign Up: New customers can signup online to participate in the Purina Proud 60-Day Trial. Once you sign up, you will receive an email with an in-store voucher for a FREE trial kit that includes a weight tape, educational information and a Buy One, Get One FREE offer to redeem at our store. Make sure you select OUR store when you sign up!

Bring us email voucher or print the email confirmation to receive the FREE trial kit. At Day 20 of the trial, new customers will receive a second Buy One, Get One FREE offer. Again, show us the email voucher or print the email confirmation and bring it to our store to receive the Day 20 offer.

Frequent Buyer Card: Once you complete the Purina Proud 60-Day Trial, new customers will receive a completion kit. The completion kit includes a Frequent Buyer Card to get a 9th bag FREE once they purchase 8 bags. You can either show us the email voucher or print the email confirmation to receive the Frequent Buyer Card. This offer is valid until 9/30/16.

Note: Buy One, Get One FREE vouchers are valid through 11/30/15.

Already feed Purina Horse feed? Well you can get in on the action too with our referral offer!

Referral Sign Up: Current customers need to sign up online to participate in the Purina Proud Refer-a-Friend program. Customers who sign up will receive a unique code via email to share with friends. You can refer up to 10 friends. Once a friend signs up for the Purina Proud 60-Day Trial, current customers will receive an email with a voucher for a Buy One, Get One FREE offer to redeem in your store. Offer valid through 11/30/15.

What are you waiting for? Signup now for the Purina Product 6-Day Trial! See the difference!

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Non-GMO Layer Crumbles Are Here

Thursday, July 16th, 2015

18% Elite Formula Layer Crumbles by Texas Natural Feeds are now available at J&N Feed and Seed in Graham, Texas.

Texas Natural Feeds Elite Layer Formula is made of Non-Soy, Non-GMO ingredients combined with Fertrell Nutri-Balancer and Redmond Salt make great product for the conscientious poultry owner. We use peanut meal, sorghum grain, oats, brewer’s yeast, fishmeal, probiotics, diatomaceous earth and a vitamin/mineral premix with results in a 50% increase in vitamin content over standard commercially grown feed. All Texas Natural Feeds are Non-Soy, Non-GMO, Non-Medicated Feeds Commercially grown and custom blended right here in Texas.

18% Elite Formula Layer Pellets is a feed for laying chickens. Made from peanut meal, milo, oats, fishmeal, organic alfalfa meal, organic kelp meal Redmond’s salt and Fertrell’s Nutri-Balancer. All ingredients are Non-Soy, Non-GMO. Click here for a complete list of ingredients.

Feeding Directions: Feed at a rate of 2% of body weight per head per day. Feed this feed and oyster shell as the sole ration from time first egg is laid throughout egg production. Always provide clean fresh water.

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State of Texas Agriculture Relief Fund

Wednesday, July 1st, 2015

Local farmers and ranchers in our region have been devastated by the severe weather, tornadoes and flooding this past spring. To assist in the recover effort, the Texas Department of Agriculture established the STAR fund to help with the relief efforts from these events. The counties that are eligible to receive assistance in our remote area are: Young, Jack, Wise, Parker, Palo Pinto, Throckmorton, Archer, Baylor and Montague. For a complete list of counties eligible for assistance, visit Texas Department of Agriculture’s website.

The STAR Fund (State of Texas Agriculture Relief Fund) was created solely with monetary donations from private individuals and companies, including Farm Credit, Valero and McCoy’s Building Supply. STAR Fund money may be used to assist farmers and ranchers in rebuilding fences, restoring operations and paying for other agricultural disaster relief. As natural disasters continue to impact Texas farmers and ranchers, the need for donations continues.

If you are a farmer or rancher whose property was damaged by the severe weather and your property is located in a county listed in the Governor’s disaster proclamations, you may be eligible for assistance.

For questions of eligibility and how to apply for disaster relief assistance, visit the Texas Department of Agriculture website or contact TDA’s Grants Office by phone at (512) 463-6908 or by email at [email protected].

We need your help to replenish the STAR Fund, so that TDO can continue to make a positive impact on the lives of our fellow Texans. As natural disasters continue to impact Texas farmers and ranchers, the need for donations continues to grow. Help make a difference in your community, visit TexasAgriculture.gov to make your donation to the STAR fund today.

Source: State of Texas Agriculture Relief Fund

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Super S Diesel Exhaust Fluid

Tuesday, June 30th, 2015

Super S Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) is now available at J&N Feed and Seed. Pick up a 2 gallon container for just $8.95 plus tax.

Super S DEF meets all applicable standards, specifications and performance requirements for use in all SCR Emission Control Systems. Meets ISO 22241 specifications.

Non-Toxic
Non-Flammable
Non-Polluting
Non-Hazardous
No Special Handling Required

Why Do We Need DEF? In order to meet the EPA 2010 mandate that oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emitted from diesel truck engines be reduced to almost zero levels by 2010, most manufacturers have chosen to use SCR, Selective Catalytic Reduction, technology.

If you have any questions, please stop by the store or give us a call.

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American Independence Day Parade

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015

Get out your red, white and blue and head to the square on July 4th for the American Independence Day Parade! The parade kicks off on July 4th at 9:00 am and runs through noon.

Graham Downtown Square
608 Elm St
Graham, TX 76450

9:00 am Welcome & Prayer
9:05 am Introductory Remarks
9:20 am Wreath Laying
9:40 am Service Star Flags Presentation
10:00 am Missing Man Bell Roll Call
10:30 am Graham Certificates of Honor
11:00 am Independence Day Parade

Click here for more information

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Wet Weather Lawn Care Tips

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015

Heavy rains and flooding have left many lawns waterlogged, or worse, covered in silt when flood water recedes. Nature has a wonderful way of recovering from these things, but a few points considered now could give it a helping hand.

Try to avoid walking on wet or damp grass, as it is likely to damage it. If a lawn has been waterlogged for several days, wait until water levels have completely subsided and you can walk on it without leaving wet footprints.

If you want to mow the lawn once it has dried out, set the mower blades to the highest possible cutting height. Do not attempt to mow a wet or saturated lawn as you risk compaction and ruts. And obviously do not use an electric lawn mower in damp or wet conditions.

If the lawn has been flooded, be aware that any silt left behind may be contaminated, so wear rubber boots, disposable rubber gloves and cover any open wounds before working outside. You should attempt to remove silt, along with any debris from the lawn – either by hosing or raking it off. Unfortunately, if your lawn has been submerged for over a week or if it is covered with more than ¾ inches of silt there is a possibility that it will need to be re-laid, but this along with any major lawn repairs will need to wait until early spring.

Lawns that have been very wet will benefit from some serious aeration – either manually using a garden fork or with the help of a powered aerator. Moss is also likely to build up in damp conditions, but remedial treatments like aeration, scarifying, top-dressing or re-seeding bald patches will now need to wait until next spring.

One thing you can do now is check for any particularly waterlogged or vulnerable areas of the lawn, where heavy rain collects. Make a note of those areas and consider preventative action you could take in the future, either by evening out the ground levels or improving drainage.

Article Source: Stihl www.stihlusa.com

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Deer and Protein

Monday, June 22nd, 2015

There is considerable controversy regarding the percentage of dietary protein that deer should have. Many people believe that deer cannot tolerate more than 16% dietary protein and that high-protein diets are wasteful or even toxic. This simply is not true.

Research in South Texas has shown that wild deer diets at certain times of the year can be over 25% protein. Many forages highly utilized by deer are over 30% protein. Obviously, the wild deer are unharmed by consuming these high-protein plants. Indeed, excellent antler growth years were those with superb spring forage conditions. The resulting antler growth suggests that not only were the deer not harmed by their high-protein diet, they actually utilized the protein to grow bigger antlers, indicating that higher protein is necessary for a buck to achieve his genetic potential for antler growth.

Pelleted diets designed to supplement natural forage need to be greater than 16% protein because the forage portion of the diet is often inadequate in protein content. Even in a good year, the digestible protein content of major deer browse species often falls well below 10% by late summer and will likely remain there until the spring green-up. In a tough year (late winter, drought, etc.), the nutrition supplied by natural forages can be inadequate even in the spring. Without supplemental protein, deer cannot maintain optimal body condition, which is essential for maximal antler growth.

Deer in confinement being fed complete diets should have at least 16% dietary protein in order to try to maximize health, growth and antler development. Today’s champion bucks are commonly being raised on diets containing 20% protein. Some people even feed diets containing as much as 24% protein with no adverse effects.

Protein is needed for maintenance and growth of all organs in the body as well as for many physiological functions, and the individual needs for protein are affected by many factors such as genetics, environment, disease and parasite challenges, etc. The body has a “priority of life” list, and protein goes first to those functions that are deemed most important to survival. Antler growth, while desirable and important for social hierarchy, is not necessary for life and appears at the bottom of the priority list from the deer’s viewpoint. Therefore, unless there is enough protein in the diet to meet all the priority needs and have enough left over for optimal antler growth, trophy racks will not happen, no matter what the genetic potential of the buck. If you want to see giant antlers, you will need to provide the necessary protein.

J&N Feed and Seed carries the full line of AntlexMax products. Come see us for all your hunting and feed needs.

Source: Purina Mills

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Reduce Watering With Hydretain

Wednesday, June 17th, 2015

At J&N Feed and Seed, we are bringing in products to help with water conservation and to help you keep your lawn and pastures alive and thriving. With all the rain this spring, your lawn should be green and beautiful. Keep it that way, long after the rains stops with Hydretain. Hydertain is a product designed to help maintain healthy turf with 50% less water usage. This product has been used by golf courses, nurseries, sod farms and top landscapers for years and is now available to homeowners.

Hydretain is a revolutionary new chemistry that allows homeowners to water up to 50% less and maintain healthy, great looking plants and turf.

Hydretain is patented blend of liquid humectant and hygroscopic compounds that attract and hold moisture like tiny water magnets within soil. Hydretain manages available soil moisture, extending watering intervals of indoor and outdoor plants, flowers, vegetables, shrubs, trees and grasses by as much as 2 to 3 times. Each application reduces watering for up to 3 months

It actually pulls moisture out of the air and transfers it to the soil.

• Minimize Drought Stress
• Lower Utility Bills
• Avoid Watering Restriction Fines
• Protect Against Opportunistic Pests
• Extend Watering Intervals
• Save Time and Labor
• Improve Transplant Success
• Eliminate Localized Dry Spots
• Conserve Precious Water

For use on New & Existing Turf Grass, Trees, Flower Beds, Shrubs, Ornamentals, Vegetable Gardens. Ideal for preparing Indoor and Potted Plants for your extended vacation absence!

Stop by J&N Feed and Seed and take a look at all our products designed to help you conserve water while providing necessary moisture to your lawn, garden and pastures.

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Father’s Day Gifts

Wednesday, June 17th, 2015

Father’s Day is Sunday and J & N Feed and Seed has a great selection of items dad will love. If dad is an outdoorsman who loves the summer months, a Yeti Cooler may be just what he’s hoping for or perhaps a fish fryer. If hunting is his passion, get him prepared for the upcoming season with a new pair of Nikon binoculars or a Case Knife. We also carry deer stands, feeders and plenty of ammo. Be sure to treat your dad to something special this year!