Haas later left the company to his son-in-law Burns Bintliff, who selected one of his nine children, current owner Jim, to carry on the business.
[4] Jim Bintliff told CNN in 2009 that the company brought in only about $20,000 per year; at the time, he worked full-time as a printing press operator.
[1] Each year Jim Bintliff visits the mud's source, returns with 1,000 pounds (454 kg) of it to store over the winter, and sells it the following baseball season.
I've told people I use it in my garden, I use it for my rose bushes, I use it for bee stings and poison ivy and any kind of story.
[1] A study in 2024 found that the mud contains an ideal mixture of clay and water, coating the ball with an adhesive residue, while the suspended sand grains enhance friction and therefore the pitcher's grip.