European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 27, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Snail ranches Oil stories by John m. Leighty United press International a Little Snail crawled slowly tar High in doorway of the trailer Onice ant Jas enthusiastically greeted by tvs Boss is Caryol Lanchor Tracy Brash o Petaluma Calif Here s one of our trustees joke re Brash who Wilh his partner Michael by wins rides Herd Over the nation s hrs major commercial Snail ranch since we be started we be had a i partition Hal any Snail that could got away was rec to to so they can continue the Breed " the two men collect pack and ship Aboul a half million Pali Grix Lillo Gray snails a month to some member Snail club of America and who has a backyard Snail Oasis where he fatten some 15,000 snails a month to sell fresh to local chefs for a whoop info $1 each. That May sound like a lot for a Snail but mine Are very special and i Send them Only to the top chefs and the Best restaurants said Tucker it s the most Michael Bey Iea my and Tracy Bruit an tha owners of the nation s first commercial Snail ranch Page 14 the stars and stripes of cargo rancher buries cans for hit