Americans Gear Up for Spring Cleaning and Planting - and Dust Off Those Lawn Mowers

Garner, NC (PRWEB) - In much of the US, springtime kicks off a season of cleaning, planting, and readying the lawn and garden after a winter of mostly indoor living. Even in Sun Belt states, where lawn mowing and growing seasons go on all year long, spring is a time of gearing up.

One company with its hand on that pulse is Agri Supply (http://www.agrisupply.com/), a home, workshop, and agricultural retail center based in North Carolina and stocking 26,000 items online. Serving homeowners, landscapers, farmers and ranchers, Agri Supply is currently seeing peak seasonal demand for ag sprayers, spreaders, harrow discs, and : especially : lawn mower blades (http://www.agrisupply.com/mower-blades/c/2700008/).

Mowing America's Lawns (All 20 Million Acres of Them)

America's lawns amount to 20 million acres of grass under cultivation, an area about the size of the entire state of Wisconsin. According to research scientist Cristina Milesi, lawns are America's largest irrigated crop.

To keep all that turf nicely trimmed and looking good takes an army of lawn mowers - an estimated 40 million lawn mowers, to be specific. And to keep all those mowers running, Americans buy millions of lawnmower parts (http://www.agrisupply.com/lawnmower-parts/c/2700000/) and replacement mower blades.

Whether you're a homeowner or landscaper, no doubt you've experienced the effect of an ill-placed rock on a mower blade. Even without rocks, blades are subject to normal dulling and wear-and-tear. Agri Supply stores stock a stunning 50,000 lawnmower blades. Online, the company maintains what may be the largest lawn mower blade finder on the web, carrying OEM replacement blades, plus blades made to fit all the major mower brands, among them:

* AYP, Sears, Roper & Craftsman mower blades (http://www.agrisupply.com/replacement-mower-blades-to-fit-ayp-sears-roper-craftsman/a/325/)

* John Deere & Scotts mower blades (http://www.agrisupply.com/replacement-mower-blades-to-fit-john-deere-scotts/a/326/)

* MTD mower blades (http://www.agrisupply.com/replacement-mower-blades-to-fit-mtd/a/327/)

* Murray mower blades (http://www.agrisupply.com/replacement-mower-blades-to-fit-murray/a/328/)

* Snapper mower blades (http://www.agrisupply.com/replacement-mower-blades-to-fit-snapper/a/329/)

* Toro mower blades (http://www.agrisupply.com/replacement-mower-blades-to-fit-toro/a/330/)

* Cub Cadet mower blades (http://www.agrisupply.com/replacement-mower-blades-to-fit-cub-cadet/a/331/)

Agri Supply also inventories a huge array of mower parts, ranging from the most frequently needed items (air filters, belts, and blades) to the more obscure but all-important bearings, bushings, idlers, and more

It's all part of what has become a multi-billion dollar US industry. Bruce Butterfield, research director for the National Gardening Association, estimates that Americans poured almost $26 billion into lawn care and landscape maintenance in 2006.

There are over 10,000 species of grass, but only about 50 of them are suitable for lawn use. Today's lawn grass species are unique in that they can be frequently mowed and survive, even thrive. Any other plant (including most wild grasses) would die after regular mowing.

Agri Supply sells grass seed online including Rye grass seed, Kentucky Fescue, and special feed plot seed to attract deer and other wild game. And as any farmer knows, grass growing out of place is just a weed, hence the several varieties of grass killer and weed killer available.

Other top products at this time of year are grass seed and fertilizer spreaders, and a variety of ag sprayers and sprayer parts.

Something for Everyone, Since 1962

Agri Supply got its start as a family owned group of farm stores back in 1962, based in Garner, North Carolina.

Now, more than 40 years later, Agri Supply has seven retail store locations in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Virginia. The company mails several mail-order catalogs a year, but lately it is Agri Supply's website that has really been growing by leaps and bounds. From what began as only farm items, the online inventory now tops over 26,000 items and counting.

This ever-growing online selection is just part of living up to the company's slogan, "Something for Everyone for your Farm, Shop & Home."

"Our product line has expanded to cover your needs," said Kim Calhoun, Agri Supply Marketing Manager, "and it will continue to do so : no matter whether you are on the farm needing that part for your tractor, in the shop looking for that perfect power tool, in the home preparing a scrumptious dinner, or in the garden trying to teach those weeds a lesson."

The top product lines cover the spectrum of the American farm, home, and garden scene:

* Ag & Tillage - farm machinery parts and implements, hydraulics, ptos, sprayers, tillage, and tractor accessories

* Construction - building and surveyor supplies

* Cooking - enamel and cast-iron cookware, Dutch ovens, turkey fryers, griddles, grills and grill covers

* Home, Lawn & Garden - cleaning supplies, work clothes, lawn mower parts, paint and painting supplies

* Livestock & Pet Feed, Fencing & Supplies

* Plumbing & Electrical

* Shop & Tool - hand and power tools, welding supplies, pressure washers.

* Sporting Goods - boating, camping, and hunting supplies

* Tires, Wheels & Tubes - for trailers, ATVs, lawn mowers, farm implements and more

* Trailers & Trailer Parts

* Trucking, Towing & Automotive - batteries, fluids, truck boxes, racks, mats, winches

Even amid all the expansion and diversification which Agri Supply has seen over the years, one thing that has never changed is its commitment to customers. Since 1962, customers have always been number one, and the company has stayed true to the mission laid out four decades ago by Agri Supply founder A.W. Partlo:

"Agri Supply's goal is to provide quality merchandise at the most reasonable price, to give our customers the best service possible, and to treat all customers fairly."

About Agri Supply

Agri Supply is a family owned company headquartered in Garner, North Carolina. Since 1962, Agri Supply has been the industry leader for farm machinery implements and parts, shop tools, lawn and garden equipment, and truck and trailer accessories. Agri Supply has one of the largest inventories of lawn mower blades carrying over 50,000 in stock. Agri Supply has now added cooking and sporting goods sections with a large assortment of cast iron cookware and hunting supplies. With over 26,000 items in stock at Agri Supply, we truly have something for everyone.

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