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GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE • GARY W. BLACK, COMMISSIONER • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2019 • VOL. 102, NO. 23 • © COPYRIGHT 2019 April flood puts metro farmers out of business Global Growers seeks new farm site to serve refugees, immigrants By Amy Carter ary [email protected] er1s7 Learn more about Global i v20 Growers’ flood recovery efforts n– at https://www.globalgrowers. STONE MOUNTAIN – There was noth- A17n ing perfect about the storm that befell Bam- 10 0 t 1h9 org/flood-recovery boo Creek Farm on April 19. It started with heavy rain that turned the trickling waters Although more labor intensive than tradi- of Snapfinger Creek into a flood, which -in tional row-cropping, this style of production undated 10 acres cultivated by refugee and was fruitful enough to be the sole financial immigrant farmers making a fresh start in support for three of the five farmers displaced the suburbs of Atlanta. by the flood. Altogether, the Global Growers Spring crops were in full production, and network realized more than $200,000 a year about 80 percent of the farm’s summer plant- in retail and wholesale income. ings were in the ground. Two seasons were Bamboo Creek Farm was the hub of this lost in one fell swoop. Adding woe to hard- operation. A former horse farm situated at ship was a new set of food safety regulations the back of a residential neighborhood, the that prohibit the sale of any crop touched by farm was a model of ingenuity. The barn flood waters. And because the storm wasn’t was retrofitted to serve as a packing house an organized system, no federal disaster aid with two wash stations. Two shipping con- is available. Just like that, five farmers were tainers insulated and fitted with window air out of business. conditioning units provided continuous cold “It’s a bit painful even for me to be out storage for different crops, proving more here, because this was a farm that we poured reliable than a traditional refrigerated unit, our blood, sweat and tears into for years to Noela Siang Men transplants a spring crop at Bamboo Creek Farm in March 2017. Noela Siang Men and according to farm operations manager Todd get set up as kind of this unique model of her husband, Ignatius Thang, immigrated from Burma (Myanmar). They were among five farm families Eittreim. co-farming,” said Robin Chanin, executive displaced by flooding at the DeKalb County farm in April.(Amy Carter/GDA) Making use of skills that might otherwise director of Global Growers. have been left at the border, the growers at Global Growers is a non-profit work- America. Global Growers creates a shared Farmers lease their plots on land owned or Bamboo Creek Farm utilized resources at ing with immigrants who brought exten- infrastructure that includes irrigation, cold leased by Global Growers and work their hand, rarely tapping into the mass-produced sive farming knowledge with them but lack storage, an aggregation and distribution net- beds themselves, turning over each bed as convenience of modern agriculture – drip the capital to establish their own farms in work, a community tractor and hand tools. often as six times a season. See APRIL FLOOD, page 16 Stock dog herding tests handler and dog for precision and skill By Jay Jones that makes the competition so intriguing. [email protected] “There is a lot going on, and there is a lot that can go wrong,” said Donna Brisbin of MOULTRIE – Stock dog herding is all Aiken, SC. “It can be a humbling sport.” about moving livestock from point A to Brisbin discussed the sport during the point B. It’s the part in between those points stock dog trials at the Sunbelt Agricultural Expo last month. Her Border Collie, Turk, still has a lot of puppy in him and misbe- haved as she talked. A scratch under his chin calmed Turk down. Dogs herd sheep from field to pen with basic voice commands or a whistle from their handlers. Brisbin said the whistles are simple high-low, low-high to move the dog left-to-right. A loud “Down!” or “Up!” will start or stop the dog. “You can whistle Dixie if you want to, but that would take too long,” she said. Stock dog trials are held all over the world. The International Sheep Dog Society sanctions international trials with partici- Mary Louise Cabot watches her Border Collie, Gracie, herd sheep during an open trial for stock dogs at the pants mostly from Great Britain, Ireland, Sunbelt Agriculture Expo in October. The dogs and their handlers must complete a course within seven Australia and New Zealand. In the United minutes and are judged on response to commands and precision to stay on course. (Jay Jones/GDA) States, state associations and associations based on breeds organize many of the trials. places to look since many of the handlers are Border Collies. They’re not pretty. They are The Georgia Stock Dog Association orga- also breeders. working stock dogs. Their moms and dads nizes the Sunbelt Expo trials and holds sev- Border Collies are popular and are the did that for a living, and the pups come that eral competitions across the state throughout dominant breed at the trials in Moultrie, but way,” Shepherd said. the year. Jim Shepherd, a show coordinator there are many other stock dog breeds, such Each trial at the Sunbelt Expo is sev- at the Sunbelt Expo, said the best way to get as Australian Shepherds and Belgian Mali- en minutes long. During that time, the dog into stock dog herding is to go to a competi- nois. and handler maneuver three sheep across tion and ask questions. If the next step is to “The one thing I tell people thinking a course laid out in an open field. The dog

Please deliver this paid subscription to: Agriculture Published by the Ga. Department of Black, Commissioner W. Gary purchase a dog, he said the trials are the best about getting into it is that these are not AKC See STOCK DOG, page 14 PAGE 2 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN – 404-656-3722 – agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2019

2014 John Deere 5055 one John Deere 6110M, 4x4, CA, FARM rear remote, 2300hrs, Excel- 1060 hrs. 2016 model. 3 re- lent condition needs nothing. motes: $64,000. John Deere MACHINERY 55HP great for hay fields or 4020, 1971 model. Syncro, Advertise in the Market Bulletin food plots. Kenny Bryant one remote: $10,000. Wiley Classified advertisements in the Market Bulletin are free to subscribers and limited Please specify if machinery is Leesburg 229-869-6051 Farm Covington 770-464- 3276 to one ad per issue per subscriber number. Ads run a maximum of two consecutive in running condition. 2015 John Deere 6115D, plat- issues unless requested otherwise. Advertisements from businesses, corporations, form very good condition, John Deere 820, 3 cyl. diesel. dealerships, real estate agents or other commercial entities are not permitted. All TRACTORS 4100hrs: $25,000. Call John New injector pump, fuel pump, Flournoy Fort Valley 478-954- starter, battery, & tires. Runs items advertised must be farm-related. 1010 JD Gas good rubber, great! $6000. Curtis Hardie older repaint, lights and 2695 or 478-825-2095 (office) McIntyre 478-233-1215 Advertisers and buyers are advised to be aware of state and federal laws governing gauges, runs and operates: 2755 John Deere Tractor, the sale and transfer of live animals. GDA rules also require the submission of $1600. 1949 M JD restored: 4000hrs $8500 obo Jeff John Deere M 1949, com- $5400. Dan Dixon Gordon Williams Milan 229-315-1261 plete restoration w/ belly culti- certain documents attesting to the health and/or viability of livestock, plants and 478-628-2551 3610 Ford 48HP diesel vator. Runs excellent: $2500. seed submitted for sale before ads for those items can be published. Those rules are 1010 JD, gas, older repaint, tractor, 8-speed transmission Richard O. Ward Winston 770- posted online at http://agr.georgia.gov/advertising-information.aspx. They are also tires good, lights and instru- in good condition: $7500. Call 756-7297 summarized beneath the headers of all affected Classified categories in every issue of ment panel work, good metal, Johnny Godwin Thomasville John Deere narrow front-end, the Market Bulletin. runs and operates: $1600. Ted 229-225-6983 came off 3020. Call 706-436- Dixon Gordon 478-628-5445 4020 John Deere, serviced, 3114 before 9 pm. Text 706- The Georgia Department of Agriculture does not assume responsibility for transactions 1086 International cab, cold new metal top, new batt. box- 680-4354 any time. Ronny Whitmire Elberton initiated through the Market Bulletin but will use every effort to prevent fraud. AC, good tires, approx es, new batteries, new starter, 6000hrs: $7500. Gerald Arnold new alternator, new rubber, Advertisers are expected to fulfill the terms of their offers. Failure to do so through Komatsu D21P Dozer, excel- Valdosta 229-292-2870 new paint. Dennis Hinton lent condition, swamp-type either negligence or intention may require the Market Bulletin to refuse future ads. 770-786-2014 135 Massey Ferguson gas, Covington tracks, three way blade, manu- good rubber: $1800. Bob 8N Ford 1950, TO-30 Fergu- als w/Dozer: $1200. Joseph Market Bulletin staff reserves the right to designate ad length and to edit for spelling, Nealey Canton 678-393-9744 son 1952. Both have rebuilt Hood Lafayette 706-638-8644 grammar and word count. Classified ads are limited to a maximum of 25 words, engines and painted original Kubota 9540 ultra grand cab, including name and contact information. 1940s A Farmall with belly colors, excellent condition: mower attached. Runs good. $3000ea. H. Adkison Albany cold air/shuttle shift, 2600hrs, Grover Phillips Winder 770- 229-894-5115 4WD. Has quick attach loader There are three ways to submit your ad. 227-3285 with bucket & hay fork. Great Allis Chalmers G, not running, shape: $42,000. Selling out, re- good condition. Call for more 1941 Allis Chalmers B model tiring. Wayne Parker Trion Fax: 404.463.4389 info: $1000. Keith Brewer 706-512-5268 Mail: Georgia Department of Agriculture w/pull-type 5ft mower. Needs Duluth 770-827-5320 points installed. I have parts: Long 445 , 45hp, 3cyl diesel Attn: Market Bulletin $800 OBO. Duwane Berry B Allis Chalmers, 1950, good aux hydraulics, new clutches, 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW Milledgeville 478-457-3974. tires, good skin, runs good; front & rear main seals: $3500. comes with cultivator and Atlanta, GA 30334-4250 1952 84N Ford Tractor, not Glen Conner Lithia Spring Online: www.agr.georgia.gov plows: $2600. Jessie Arnett 770-944-2688 running, all parts available, Tifton 229-382-6517 good sheet metal, has Sher- Masey Ferguson 135, two Please include your subscription number on all mailed and faxed correspondence. man 2sp trans: $700, nego- Case IH 7140 with 3500hrs new tires, new starter, plugs, tiable. Lary Smith Rome 706- with saddle tanks and wheel wires, distributor cap, runs 234-1347 spacers: $40,000. Jeff Deen good: $2,800. Scott Stewart Questions about advertising? Call 404.656.3722 Baxley 912-367-6432 Stockbridge 678-600-6464 1953 Ford Jubilee, new rear tires and rims, boom disc. Deutz-Allis 6265 ROPS 65 Massey Ferguson 135. Good Need tune up. Good paint, PTO 2300 hours w/single re- tires, looks good, but has a no rust. Make offer. Paul mote. Air cooled: $9500. Mitch bad engine: $800. Dirt scoop: Subscribe to the Market Bulletin Mitchell 4402 Brooks Rd, Rylee Gillsville 770-869-3004 $175. P.W. Harris Locust Ideal, Ga. 31041 478-949- Dexta Diesel, not running. As Grove 678-986-5187. A one-year subscription to the Market Bulletin is $10 and includes both print and 2319 is or parts. Most sheet metal online access. solid, all there, no tires, no MF 231, diesel w/front end loader 1450 hrs: $6200. Joe 1953 Jubilee Tractor, excel- rims. Cary Stephens Carroll- McMichael Monticello 706- lent condition w/ equipment: ton 678-314-1408 To subscribe or renew an active account onlinevisit agr.georgia.gov to pay using a Visa 717-9585 or MasterCard. $4500 obo. Dwight Swanson Dallas 404-569-1993 Farmall 130, new engine, cul- Mid 60s-70s Ford 3000 & tivators, 3PH: $3300. Two new 4000 series tractor parts & To subscribe by phone, renew an expired subscription, update your address or report 1956 IH Utility 300 tractor Firestone tires & tubes, with torque amplifier. Com- some whole tractors w/attach- delivery problems call 404.586.1190 or 800.282.5852. 11.2x24: $480. Harley Thomas ments, all parts/tractors are plete hydraulics rebuilt 1990. Elberton 706-988-3560 Radiator, starter rebuilt 2017. diesel. Also have 3500/4500 To subscribe by mail send a check or money order payable to the Georgia Department One owner, excellent condi- Farmall Super A, runs good. industrial tractors. J. Shelton of Agriculture along with your name, complete mailing address, email address and tion: $2800. Eric Johnson Ty- Darell Loyd. McIntyre 478- Martin 706-969-4244 946-6523 phone number to: rone 770-377-5984 New Holland LS 180 skid Ford 2810 tractor, runs good, 1967 Massey Ferguson 135 steer loader, 2145 hours, solid diesel, good tires: $9000. R. Georgia Department of Agriculture diesel with rebuilt engine. rubber tires, large bucket, runs Chumbler Cumming 678-887- Attn: Market Bulletin Ready to work or a good good: $13,500 in Brunswick. P.O. Box 742510 restoration project: $3400 6188 Henry Glover 404-626-1501 Atlanta, GA 30374 obo. Haskell Martin Albany Ford 3000 tractor with Ford heavy duty scrap blade and New Holland TS 100CS trac- 229-439-8908 or 407-436- tor w/bush hog, 2846qt loader, 2620 boom pole. Runs good, gaso- line, kept under shelter. C. 100HP, 2900hrs. International 1980 International 686, rebuilt Harvester tractor I-385, redone Call the Georgia Department of Agriculture 312 diesel engine, 5-speed Carithers Watkinsville 770- 725-5150 2034hrs. Box Scrape 5ft. Keith shifts w/o hangups. Good met- Stewart Buford 404-538-9092 404.656.3600 | 800.282.5852 al and original paint. Tires Ford 3600 tractor with loader. 70%: $7500 OBO. Bo Davis Very good condition, needs New Holland Turbo Ford Ocilla 229-424-5698 painting: $6300. Robert Koon Tractor w/loader, 1569 hrs, ex- AI Hotline 855.491.1432 Shiloh 706-457-4581 cellent condition: $18,000. Georgia Grown Food Safety 1980 Long 30mp diesel, Roger Ansley Cornelia 706- 564hrs. Runs good, but needs Ford 4630 w/ canopy and 778-4165 404.656.3680 404.656.3627 a clutch: $2000 obo. Dwight 7210 loader, 60HP, 2WD, good Swanson Dallas 404-569-1993 condition, new bucket and hay Super A Farmall with cultiva- spear, new tires and alternator: tors, all-purpose plow, dirt GATE Plant Protection 1982 460 Long tractor, 45 HP $13,500. Chris Wilson, scoop, cultivators, rotary w/brush-hog. Good condition, Thomaston 770-468-7556 mower and bottom plow: 855.327.6829 404.463.8617 no leaks. Strong PTO, hy- $1000. Nelson Massey Cony- draulic for an auger or other Ford 5000 Tractor, runs good, ers 770-483-2639 back attachments: $4,800. needs power steering assem- Equine Health Licensing Billy Tidwell Moreland 706- bly: $5000. Jerry Chandler Super A with cultivators. 404.656.3713 855.424.5423 622-1623 Dawson 229-343-2687 Clyde Parker Chatsworth 706- 1995 231 Massey Ferguson, Ford 600, original paint, exc. 847-8517 heavy duty, bush hog, scrape, cond., new tires, 5ft H.D. bush CUTTERS AND Animal Protection State Veterinarian canopy, grill, good shape: hog, 6ft 3-way scrape blade. $7200. Andrew Cheek Toccoa Tommy Haralson LaGrange MOWERS 404.656.4914 404.656.3671 706-491-3080 706-523-6724 (2) 5ft rotary mowers: $500ea 1996 CAT 963 loader, U/C JD2955 tractor, asking OBO. 1 box blade: $500 OBO, 90%, good condition: $28000. Fuel and Measures Market Bulletin $7,500. Savage pecan cleaner good condition. All three Willie Harrison Jefferson 678- and elevator: $10,000. Two pieces: $1400. Johnnie Rozier 404.656.3722 231-8636 Savage pecan harvesters: 404.656.3605 Warner Robins 478-922-6431 1998 John Deere 1070, 4WD, $4,000ea. Robert Fewell Georgia Department of Law Consumer Protection Unit front bucket, new tires, tiller, Climax 229-400-3135 11ft rotary mower, good con- 404.651.8600 | 1.800.869.1123 bush hog, Runs good: John Deere 1020 tractor, dition, cuts well, new tires: $10,000. Dean Fletcher Can- 40HP, power steering, 3pt $2300 OBO. G. Brown Pal- ton 678-472-3035 hitch bushhog, wood splitter: metto 770-841-2014 Access the Market Bulletin online any time at 2014 JD 5055e cab A/C heat, $5500. CD Gravitt Buford 770- BEFCO Cyclone C50 Finish radio, 1062hrs, loader with 945-4371 mower. only 25 hours on it. I bucket and hay spear. Excel- John Deere 5100M Cabtrac- got with tractor package and http://www.agr.georgia.gov/market-bulletin.aspx lent condition: $31,500. Randy tor, 2018, 300hr. Brock Ham- never have used it: $2500. Nation LaGrange 706-523- montree Crandall 706-260- Mary Gleason Winder 770- 1232 9417 560-6588 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2019 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN – 404-656-3722 – agr.georgia.gov PAGE 3

Great Plains no-till seed drill. Bush Hog 17-foot hay Ted- Industrial rated wheels for Straw blower, Kincaid Kohler CUTTERS AND 1988, 10' wide. Brand new der, hydraulic fold used 3 farm tractor, 16”x24”, 8 lug Command 18 motor, 53 hr, HEAVY MOWERS tires, all cylinders recently years. Selling out, retiring. Oth- rear, fits some makes, Ford square bales: $3000. Eugene repacked, owners manual, er good condition hay equip- Casa J.D. Both: $150. Jerry Warwick Cleveland 706-878- EQUIPMENT Bush Wacker ST120 batwing kept under shelter: $11,000. ment. Wayne Parker Trion Kilby Rabun 706-746-2459 6344 mower, 10' heavy-duty cutter, Steve Newman Ellaville 229- 706-512-5268 Please specify if equipment is offset to mow edges of roads 891-6136 NHTR 85, salvage parts, NH and ponds, very good condi- Claas 360rc silage baler 2014. 970 & 972 grain heads: $200 in running condition or not. tion: $2,300. R. Hodges Millen IH no till grain drill, good con- 7000 bales, good condition, ea. New parts in box, 4R culti- 478-982-1396 dition, sheltered: $950. Jim barn kept, chopper: $17,500. vator, hooded sprayer. Donald FORESTRY Grant Elko 478-218-0287 Kevin Campbell McDonough Akins Collins 912-557- AND LOGGING Bushhog SQ840 2012 heavy 770-584-6164 4616/912-245-9837 chainguard added, used briefly John Deere 8300 grain/seed EQUIPMENT on pasture weeds and grass. drill. 15 ft wide, good condi- Hay unroller, heavy duty, Set of tires & wheels, Tree Spade: Big John 90" E. Studenic Marietta 770-712- tion, barn kept. Comes with 4ftx5ft: $900ea. Cattle 10.16.5: $1600. Air grease on 1997 Ford 9000, 8LL Treeco tree planter w/ 3pt 7088 extra disc: $3200. S. Brown headgates, easy operated, guns w/grease: $500. 66in Trans, CAT engine, 137K hitch. Good condition: $500. Perry 478-954-4352 steel 28” walk-thru: $350ea, coarse cut Mott Mower: mies. Rex Nursery Rex 770- Johnnie Dekle Louisville 912- built by myself in farm shop $3000. Keith Garvin Byron 536-7142 Farm Maxx 7ft sickle bar John Deere deer plot grain 823-6789 cutter w/ extra cutter bar, Pete Harris Elberton 706-283- 478-955-4236 drills, work on 3-pt hitch, 7-8 6615 CONSTRUCTION plus extras. Like new condi- ft. wide: $2400-$2800. Royce Universal tractor seat new Two Huskee wood splitters, tion: $3500 OBO. Jimmy Dell Hulett Hazlehurst 912-253- Heavy built hay forks 3pt color blue. Sandra Dempsey up to 26 inch logs, 22-ton: EQUIPMENT Pearson 912-422-3953 Garfield 478-982-2816 $325. 35-ton: $425. fair to 0161 or 912-375-3008 hitch: $150 James Ray. 2 Heavy duty excavator buck- Jasper 770-893-7030 good condition. Sandra F. Har- Fella 8 ft disc mower, model Pittsburg Cultivator 3pt hitch, OTHER MACHINERY rison Canton 770-617-4620 ets. Good condition: $1,000 SM 240: $500. Call, if no an- Covington Planter and Distrib- John Deere 466 silage spe- each. Call for more info. Bill St. swer, leave message. Jim utor, Covington Side Dresser. cial, net & twine, kicker, hy- AND IMPLEMENTS Used 3-row rake harrow: John Americus 229-938-1025 Griggs Washington 706-401- Like new: $1500 for all. Can draulic pickup, Krone AM323s $400. Row cultivator: $100. 2-row cultivator with 7-spring 2018 Frontier 5ft rotary bush 9547 sell by piece too. E. Poole cutter (10'8"), Durabilt 8-wheel loaded shanks with scooters, Uvalda 912-585-3020 v-rake, sheltered. Pictures hog: $1200. Carolyn Bagheri TRAILERS IH 485 harrow 19ft heavy cut- excellent condition: $395. Emi- available. Rex Register Grayson 404-281-5829 ting harrow: $1500; Taylor Way Hahira ly Kenney Vidalia 912-537- Troy-Bilt Econo Horse tiller. 229-561-1462 580, 22ft harrow: $1500. Brett Late 1989 model been in barn 2890 Vermeer trencher and trailer, LIVESTOCK Boatright Montrose 478-960- for few years. Good condition, John Deere hay spear, 3 pt. 4 gang mule drawn drag har- like new condition, asking HANDLING 1162 new tires, new tune up carbu- hitch: $225. Timothy Dupree row: $50. Dwain Pittman $3500. Call Roy for details 770-595-7891/404-372-3772 AND HAULING John Deere MX7 double- retor. Don Dispain West Point Sandersville 478-232-7590 Mitchell 706-598-2222 678-982-4273 Douglasville wheel bush hog. New Holland Kuhn GMD 700 disc hay cut- 5ft Bush Hog, dirt scoop, 3pt 16ft Circle S all aluminum 255 fluffer rake. Greg Redding Tye no till planter, 3pt. Hitch, ter w/Kelley KEEJ01 caddy. hitch: $185 for both. Lynois Wood splitter, Bush Hog gooseneck trailer w/side Buchanan 404-597-6258 7ft. width. New coulters good Keith Stewart Buford 404-538- Brady Dacula 404-915-0026 brand hydraulic, tractor driven, escape door, divider gate, 2 condition: $3000. Tommy Trot- 9092 3-pt hitch: $300. Pat Broder storage lockers, new tires Mower, pull behind Swisher, ter Clarkesville 706-968-0094 6-inch Rainbow irrigation unit. Stockbridge 404-401-6134 w/spare; $4200. Contact Joey 66in. cut. Flat-free tires. Good New Holland cab Powerstar 2000 hrs., 2320ft. of 5inch Senoia 678-471-7106 condition: $900. Mark Cress GRADERS AND 75, 454hrs, 2018 with warran- pipe. 30 ft. suction with foot Washington 706-401-8825 ty: $35,000. NH BC5060 valve: $15,000. Durell Lynn Did you know? Farmers 16ft TB&J cattle trailer, BLADES square baler, about 22,000 Claxton 912-739-3630 bumper pull, slide or swing SKAG Turf Tiger lawn sowed seed by hand until bales: $12,500. NH 616 disc an English farmer named rear gate, center gate, escape mower, low hrs, extra set of 2013 Grademaster 10ft hy- cutter: $6,200. Gene McTyre 9ft. wise sweeper: $4500. 30 door, good floor, everything ft hydraulic lift: $7500. two 14 blades, 5ft mower deck, stored draulic adj. scraper, VGC: Cartersville 470-232-4867 Jethro Tull invented a horse- works, like new, very light use. inside, brought new, wide turf ft hauling wagons: $600 each. $3,800. Located in Wrens. drawn seed drill in 1701. Harold Rosser McDonough tires, water cooled engine. J Linda Torpy 478-494-6686 New Holland Round hay Flory Harvester with dump 770-957-3774 Verdone Lexington 706-743- baler, old but works good, go- cart: $3000. Marvin Leverette 3994 72” Root grapple: $975; 48” ing out of business, make of- Kathleen 478-987-4865 Pallet forks w/JD hookup: fer. Barry Morrison Omaha, Market Bulletin Classified Ad Form $550; 6” cult w/6pt., 3pt H: Bobcat skid steer 853H, 1340 PLANTING AND GA 229-407-1648 $300. Jim Bishop Franklin hrs, steel tracks, 66" bucket, All ads are scheduled to run in two consecutive issues, TILLAGE 706-675-3943/ 678-633-1420 Melroe 811 backhoe, 2 buck- SPRAYERS ets, front/rear stabilizers, Lowe unless requested otherwise. Ads are limited to 25 words, 10ft No-till drill by United C99 Ditch Witch Trencher AND SPREADERS 14A trencher: $22,750. Runs including your name, city and phone number. Our Classified Farm Tools in working condi- Electric Start, good condition: excellent. Randy Thompson Categories and our Advertising Guidelines and Category tion. Used this season: $2650. $2500. W. G. Griffin Byron Bethlehem 678-227-4442 478-396-2409 110 gal. spray tank, brand rules are posted online at agr.georgia.gov. Tim Smith Milledgeville 478- new, never used: $150. John 363-6631 For sale: Athens 7 shank Ford 7ft Scrape blade, re- Wofford 347 N Brooke Dr chisel plow in excellent condi- 12ft international grain drill, versible, like new, barn kept Canton GA 30115 678-848- tion $700. Wayne Tapley Category: ______sheltered, good cond.: $2500. $795. Ford cutter 5ft with slip 2162 Sandersville 478-232-4083 P. Partin Lyons 912-245-3825 clutch, tail wheel: $675. James Sullivan Vidalia 912-537-4944 Ford dirt pan :$100; One Row Cultivator: $150; 5' heavy duty 15ft Loftness shredder, flail Heavy duty land levelers: 8, type. Good condition, field rake: $100. Curtis Barfield 10 and 12 ft.; $1700-$2800. Gray 478-986-8852 ready, 1000 RPM, lift type, 3 Mike Hulett Hazlehurst 912- wheels: $5900. Photos avail- 253-0162 Forks for 3ph, has hyd. cylin- able, delivery negotiable. der also for more lift: $500. Woody Eubanks Camilla PICKERS AND Robert Watkins Douglasville 229-224-8782 HARVESTERS 770-942-8687 Frick saw mill on all steel 20-disc harrow, heavy gage Cotton module builder: frame, 371GM diesel engine. steel, all discs scalloped, $5000; Boll Buggy: $6000; 1990 Kenworth T600 w/BBI Edger with 6-cylinder engine: heavy tubular construction: Amadas Stalkpuller: $6000; $5500. Terry Hiawassee 706- $550. 7-shank all-purpose endurance 18ft-wide body, KMC 3350 Peanut Combine: less than 2 y/o. Electric flow 896-6262; cell 706-994-4694 plow, chisel plows never rotat- $7000; CIH 1660 Grain Com- ed: $450. Both used little. control and GPS: $22,000. Hit and miss 11/2 HP Her- bine: $1400 H. Walker. East- Ralph Tatum Ranger 706-334- Ask for Tony, 706-347-0742 cules and 11/2 I.H., both run 478-374-2628 2918 man Stephens great. W.C. Quarles Daw- 20-disc harrow; 7-shank all- One Kilby pecan shaker: sonville 706-265-3732 $12,000. One FMC pecan JD double toolbar, 12ft heavy purpose plow; gill pulverizer; cast hitch, 21/4” thick bars, Kifco Model B-11oC, waters 6-ft box scrape; scrape blade; sprayer PTO: $3000. J.W. Ad- 100'x300', capable of 1”per kins Vienna 229-805-0255 cat, 2,3N hitch,no bends or rakes; boom pole; seed-fertil- welds $650. Ryan Baerne acre. Hoses, (3) 50', (2)-25': izer spreader; 3-pt hitch; hay Pecan bar sweeper, Weiss 10 Nicholson 706-247-6240 $3000 with pump, tank & cycle spear. Judy Wallace Jackson ft., good condition, new paint, stop: $3500. T. Taunton Taylor Phone number: 404-427-4142 field ready: $8500. Tony New Holland round baler BR County 478-862-3138 ______Godwin Pelham 229-294-4917 740, Demo P3 sprayer 150 gal, 5 shank all purpose plow: Log splitter w/205c.f. motor, Subscriber number:______$375; 8 disc harrow: $225, 2 Bushhog mower 7ft. #307, 30in 33¾ cylinder, H.D., home- Pecan Cleaner Bowie Bush hog finishing mower 6ft. row lay-off plow: $125, all 3 portable, electric, VGC: $3900. made, splits 24in logs v/h, 8In point hitch. Thomas Tucker FTH 600. Keith Stewart Buford x 5in tires, no leaks; 6 gal. oil Kenny Hancock Fort Valley 404-538-9092 Lithia Springs 770-941-2354 478-808-5644 tank: $500. Photos. Sam  Border ($5)  Photo ($20) Larimer Barnesville 770-358- Make your ad stand out with a border or photo. Please 6½ft Taylor-Way harrow, AG PARTS 3564 HAY AND FORAGE indicate your choice and mail a check or money order 3ph, VGC; 5ft landscape AND TIRES One-ton electric hoist, 3- rake, VGC; Int. 5100 grain 1996 John Deere 466 phase, good condition, have for the exact amount with your ad. Enclose photo with drill, D.D., GC. Harrow, Megawide baler w/monitor, 500 gal. pull sprayer, new two: new, $3000; will sell for ad or email (.jpg) to [email protected]. $1500; drill, $1200. Steven twine wrap only. Serial tires, needs work: $250; cotton $1200 ea. Jessie Arnett Tifton Davis Dawson 229-603- #E00466X114098, new belts, shielded sprayer, mounts to 229-382-6517 5203 tires, PTO clutch & bearings: cultivator: $100 ea. Donald $6500 obo. Jake Gower Cov- Akins Collins 912-557- Pasture aerator 6ft with col- The following statement must be signed by the advertiser: Athens 156 series chisel ington 404-391-6182 4616/912-245-9837 lars. Feet like new: $1575. I hereby certify that the above notice meets all the necessary plow, 9 shank, good condition: Gahl 125 feed mill, hydraulic requirements for publication in the Market Bulletin. 2019 4x5 net wrapped, rolls , 8 joints, 1ftx21ft feet black dump, sheltered, like new: $750. Bobby Williamson 770- iron gas line, (4) 4ft hoppers, 8 228-3294 fertilized, sprayed mixed hay in $2500. Ron Hulett Milan 912- barn, will load, no delivery. Jim feeder control pans, new cable 363-5978 line winch. Roy Thrasher Signature Farmall Super A 2-disc turn- Logan Ellijay 706-635-7480 Seven shank pull type sub- g plow: $500. John Phillips Madison 706-342-2719 in soiler: $400; pickup truck lad- Royston 706-680-0999 24' Tedder, Twin rotary rake, nearly new 17' Tedder, 27' Farm bells different sizes , der rack: $100; tubs, feed/wa- Mail this form to: Georgia Department of Agriculture, ter troughs:$10-$25ea, clean- Ford 2-row turning plow or Rollin S trailer, 72" Bushcat also b&w gooseneck hitch Attention: Market Bulletin, 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SW, bottom plow: $375. Ted mower for skid steer. Keith came off dodge pickup 99- ing up need to move items, Palmer Eatonton 706-473- Lord Danielsville 706-202- model it should fit other mod- make offer. N. Hollingsworth Room 330, Atlanta, GA 30334 7108 6701 els. Molena 404-805-4156 PAGE 4 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN – 404-656-3722 – agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2019 Farmers and Consumers Market Bulletin Classified Categories

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2014 Bee 2 Horse Slant Load Used materials from chicken LIVESTOCK trailer. Ask for Michelle. EQUIPMENT FARM SUPPLIES house for 40x60 pole barn: HANDLING Joseph L. Dewitt Dearing 706- TRAILERS AND trusses, tin, lathes and ridge- 699-1766 cap: $2950. Delivery available. AND HAULING CARTS TOOLS AND Bill Durham Summerville 706- 2019 Bee stock trailer, 6x12, 252-1084 1995 Featherlite aluminum, 2- low profile, bumper pull with 16ft double axle trailer, good HARDWARE horse w/6ft tack room, di- floor mats, light & electric tires and spare, loading ramps, Used metal roofing, 3ft wide, viders, sliding windows, brakes: $5000. P. Chancey 12inch wood sides. Good con- 20ft wood ladder: $50; Cross 13ft long. Heavy gauge. custom wheels, exc. cond., Hoboken 912-614-8644 dition: $1000. Bill Anglin cut saw: $75; F-150 Hitch: Beige color. Has nail holes. 9 side door: $6500. Robert Newnan 770-253-6305 $45. Paul Bailey Redan 770- sheets: $90. Art Newill Ball Eikenberry Dawsonville 770- 32' Circle W livestock trailer, 4ftx5ft trailer, tires size 482-2812 Ground 770-345-2470 823-0860 2015, 3 dividers, barn doors at 480x400 (8): $125 OBO. Win- 2003 Ford F250 Lariat 4x4, Anvils, one at 175lbs, $490; 20 ft Barrett aluminum goose- 7.3 TurboDiesel, leather Water pipe, 1inch, 14 to 20 rear, non-slip poly floor, good fred Popham Cartersville 770- other at 100lbs, $485. Black- foot schedule. 80 pieces, neck stock trailer. Good condi- tarp. Photos available: $9500. 382-7649 seats, bluetooth, 2 years smith, 50lbs., $95. Tongs, tion, new tires, new brakes. maintenance records, auto- threaded PVC, used.. Great for Call or text Woody Eubanks Hooper 8x20 flatbed trailers $35ea. Ben Hendrick Austell irrigation, sprinkler system, or Side entrance, great for show Sale City 229-224-8782 matic, great condition! 770-948-9842 cattle: $8500. Rick Wood with sides out, ramps, two 7- 186,000 miles: $15,500. wells. Dave Shelby Senoia ton axle, excellent condition. 770-599-6840 Clarkesville 706-621-6007 William calf puller, model 100, Nicole Alvarez Dahlonega GENERATORS AND 33” travel, 52” length, 13lbs in Hugh Hosch Auburn 770-789- 678-687-7474 20 ft. Stoll gooseneck cattle 3258 COMPRESSORS LUMBER trailer. Very good condition: weight. Made in Ohio, no for- eign parts, easy straight pulls Liftgate Waltco Model 222, XLT F-450, 7.3, 88,000 miles: (2) 7.5 generators. 1 propane, $5000. Call before 5 p.m. Ask 2000lb capacity: $1250: 20ft $14,537. Richard Darty Ellen- 1inch thick, 4-, 6- or 8inch for Steve or leave a message w/quick release, like new: enclosed, 4-cylinder, water wide, 8- to 16ft long; 2 x 4, 8ft $250. R. Brown Moultrie 850- steel flat bed: $500. Corky wood 470-719-9970 cooled: $1100. Other gas 4- Steve Millians Newnan 678- Harvell Pavo 229-200-9081 to 16ft long. Jim Williams Car- 314-5748 445-6233 cylinder water cooled: $500. rollton 770-328-4608 TRUCK Wayne Wood Cleveland 706- 2005 Featherlite aluminum 3 WW 2-horse trailer, 2 axles, Rollins 18ft bumper pull all steel floor, two 8,000lbs alxles, ACCESSORIES 865-2528 Walnut lumber 1' and 1-1/4 horse trailer. Great condition: sound condition, pulls good: thick: $2 per heard ft. Leonard good condition: $1650 Scotty 20KW Onan generator 2.3 $10,500. Eugene Johns Way- $850. Mitchell Biggers Cleve- AND PARTS Draper Cedartown 770-748- cross 912-614-0369 land 706-878-6402 Phillips. Royston 706-498- Ford engine, runs on natural 0657 1/2 ton 72”x9” steel loading gas or propane, used but runs 2042 ramp for riding lawn mowers, good. T.H Evans Talbotton CROP TRAILERS, ATV, motor cycles, yard ma- 770-584-5120 FARM ANIMALS Subscribe to the Market Bulletin chines: $70. Call after 6 pm. CARTS AND BINS 80kW generator, Perkins An annual subscription is $10 (26 issues) and includes Tunde Nuga Tifton 229-388- engine, low hours, building, J.D. 125 silage wagon box Livestock listed must be for Market Bulletin 3651 controls etc.: $10,500. Coated online access to view the , place on truck; spreader truck 18ft specific animals. Ads for free 16ft flat trailer, double-axle used chicken wire: $1/ft. S. Classified ads and search the Classifieds online. body for parts; 6-ton bulk feed or unwanted livestock will not w/ramps and 2 5/8” ball. Durham Summerville 706- body. Randall Wilhoit Cohutta be published. All animals of- James Bradley Ellijay 706- 252-1084 fered for sale in the Market New Subscriber Gift subscription 423-619-6416 273-0764 Bulletin must be healthy and Renewal (Subscriber No.______) BUILDINGS AND apparently free of any conta- VEHICLES UTVs/ATVs gious, infectious or communi- MATERIALS cable disease. Out-of-state an- Please deliver the Market Bulletin to: 2003 John Deere Gator 6x4, imals offered for sale in the Please specify if vehicles are in 24 Speartop ornamental pan- Name: 800 hrs, cab enclosure with els, 8ft long, 4ft tall, 2 gates Market Bulletin must meet all running condition. Interstate Animal Health doors: $4200. James Johnson needs paint, no post: $500. Address: West Point 706-681-4060 Movement Requirements, in- TRUCKS Call Pete Covington 770-367- cluding appropriate testing for City: State: Zip code: Polaris 450 for sale. In good 3281 the species and a current offi- Phone: 1969 Chevy C-50, 2 ton condition except crank handle 275+ gal. Tanks (tote) with cial Certificate of Veterinary flatbed with 2 nitrogen 1700 sheared off: $500. Samuel metal cage. Bottom valve: Inspection or NPIP 9-3 for Email address: gal., total 5hp engine & pump: Venable Dacula 704-905-1882 $50. C. Stovall Dahlonega poultry. Individuals may sell $3500. E. Brown Avera 706- 678-491-0838 their own animals; however, 831-3442 livestock dealers are required 6 Power poles for sale, 40ft Check here if you prefer an online subscription 1990 Ford F600 truck tractor, LAWN AND to have a Livestock Dealer Li- length Ernie Gilmer Gay 706- cense from GDA. For more in- (the paper WILL NOT be mailed to you). 7.4 diesel, air brakes, auto GARDEN 538-6022 transmission, 38,543miles, formation, please call the GDA Custom-cut lumber, Wood- Animal Protection Division at good tires, runs, photos avail. 404.656.4914. Please bill this subscription to: Lantz Rogers Toomsboro Please specify if machinery is Mizer-sawn, kiln-dried, milled (Check here if same as delivery address) 478-946-7250 in running condition or not. for homes, timber frames, barns, flooring, cabinetry, CATTLE Name: 1993 Ford 700, fuel injected GARDEN fencing, restorations, re- 5/2 speed. New 26ft hyd. claimed lumber. John Sell (3) Angus steers, born & Address: spreader bed, “BBI Bed:” TRACTORS Milner 770-480-2326 raised on my farm, 500 City: State: Zip code: $15,000. Doyle Stone Trenton pluslbs: $750. Gary Aaron 423-902-2973 Craftsman lawn tractor, 19.5 Metal roofing & tin, 20 ft. Clermont 770-718-6044 Phone: HP, 42inch deck, 2011, excel- length & 3 ft. wide. No rust: 1993 GMC 14' pump 366 gas (3) Hereford heifer calves, engine, Allison AT: $7950 lent condition: $550. D. Pepper $25 per piece, 20 piece mini- Email address: Douglasville 770-596-8616 mum. 200 available. Barrett 2y/o. Jack Rupe Locust Steve Moore. Carrollton 404- Grove 404-985-3718 374-3322 JD LX-188 mower, V-twin Farms Mount Airy 706-499- Please make your check or money order payable to the 8008 1994 F350, 12ft flat bed, gas: Kawasaki water cooled en- 10 head, 400-600 lbs black Metal roofing 12-14ft, 12-12ft, Georgia Department of Agriculture and mail with this $1500. Ken Dykes Waverly gines, runs good, hydro trans., Limousin heifers, 130per lbs. used, no rust, 3ft wide, take Lyndon Mize Royston 706- form to: Hall 706-570-5642 38" deck: $350. For more info call David Jefferson 706-367- all: $475, exc. cond. Used 498-4686 Georgia Department of Agriculture 2001 Ford F-250, 5.4 regular 4107 metal post, 6x6 1/2ft, appx 150, take all: $350. E Young 10 month Black Angus bull in Att: Market Bulletin cab, 2 wheel drive, 270,000 excellent health. Call for pics: Small grader tractor, hy- Conyers 770-483-4750 miles: $1600; 1994 Z71 ext $750. Jerry Brautigan Griffin P.O. Box 742510 cab, 4x4, 350, auto: $3800. M. draulic lift, 3pt hook up, high/low transmission, 7 Used 14ft 2x6 in good shape. 770 855-3243 Atlanta, GA 30374-2510 Blank 770-905- Dawsonville pieces of equipment. Robert Several hundred available. 6235 R. Roberson Fitzgerald 912- Clark Murphy Clarksville 706- 10 or less reg. red Angus You may also pay with a Visa or MasterCard online at For sale: 2002 Ford F250 7.3 269-0578 300-2270 cows, moderate framed w/ proven performance, calving agr.georgia.gov/market-bulletin.aspx or by contacting our diesel, 4WD, four doors all power. New tires: $9000. Did you know? The powered rotary hoe was invented in 1912 ease, good feet, excell. Consumer Call Center at 800.282.5852. udders, calving in January. Joe Wayne Tapley Sandersville in Australia. A tractor engine served as the power source. 478-232-4083 Gibson Rome 706-506-3026 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2019 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN – 404-656-3722 – agr.georgia.gov PAGE 5 Livestock Sales and Events Calendar APPLING COUNTY CLARKE COUNTY FRANKLIN COUNTY MARION COUNTY THOMAS COUNTY 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 12:30 p.m.: Every Wednesday, 11 a.m.: Goats Every Tuesday, noon: Cattle, 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7 p.m.: Every Tuesday, 1 p.m.: Cattle. 3rd Goats, sheep, small animals, and sheep; noon, cattle. Northeast goats, sheep; Franklin County Goats, sheep, chickens, small Friday: Slaughter hogs and Feeder feeder pigs; A&A Goat Sales, 187 Georgia Livestock, 1200 Winterville Livestock Sales, 6461 Stone Bridge animals; Auction 41, 4275 GA pigs; Thomas County Stockyards, Industrial Drive, Baxley. Call Allen Road, Athens. Call Todd Stephens, Road, Carnesville. Call Chad and Hwy. 41 N, Buena Vista. Call 20975 Hwy. 19 N, Thomasville. Call Ahl, 912.590.2096 706.549.4790 Clay Ellison, 706.384.2975 or Jim Rush, 706.326.3549. Email Danny Burkhart, 229.228.6960 706.384.2105 [email protected] ATKINSON COUNTY COLQUITT COUNTY TOOMBS COUNTY 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 1 p.m.: Goats, Every Wednesday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; GORDON COUNTY PULASKI COUNTY 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 11 a.m.: sheep, chickens, small animals; Moultrie Livestock Co., 1200 1st Every Thursday, 12:30 p.m.: Cattle, Every Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.: Cattle, Feeder pigs, goats, sheep, Pearson Livestock, 1168 Highway Street NE, Moultrie. Call Randy goats, sheep, slaughter hogs; goats, sheep; Pulaski County chickens, small animals; Metter 441 N, Pearson. Call Roberto Bannister, 229.985.1019 Calhoun Stockyard Hwy. 53, 2270 Stockyard, 1 Houston Street, Livestock Auction, 621 Hwy. 1 Silveria, 229.798.0271 Rome Road SW, Calhoun. Call Hawkinsville. Call John Walker, S, Lyons. Call Lewie Fortner, COOK COUNTY Dennis Little & Gene Williams, 478.892.9071 478.553.6066 BEN HILL COUNTY 1st, 3rd & 5th Saturdays, 1 p.m.: 706.629.1900 Every Monday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; South Goats, sheep, chickens, small SEMINOLE COUNTY TURNER COUNTY Central Livestock, 146 Broad Road, animals; Deer Run Auction, 1158 GREENE COUNTY Every Wednesday, 1:30 p.m., 3rd Every Wednesday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; Fitzgerald. Call Thomas Stripling, Parrish Road, Adel. Call John Every Thursday, noon: Cattle, Saturday Special Sale, 1:30 p.m.: Turner County Stockyards, 1315 229.423.4400 or 229.423.4436 Strickland, 229.896.4553 goats, sheep; Duvall Livestock Cattle, goats, sheep; Seminole Hwy. 41 S, Ashburn. Call Alan Market, 101 Apalachee Ave., Stockyard, 5061 Hwy. 91, Wiggins, 229.567.3371 BLECKLEY COUNTY DECATUR COUNTY Greensboro. Call Jim Malcom, Donalsonville. Call Bryant Garland 2nd& 4th Saturdays, 9 a.m.: Farm 2nd Saturdays, 1 p.m.: Goats, 706.453.7368 and Edwina Skipper, 229.524.2305 UPSON COUNTY misc., 1:00 p.m. Ga. Lic. #3050; sheep, chickens, small animals; Every Tuesday, 12 p.m.: Cattle. Goats, sheep, chickens, small Waddell Auction Co., 979 Old JEFF DAVIS COUNTY STEPHENS COUNTY 2626 Yatesville Hwy., Thomaston. animals; Cochran Auction Barn, 290 Pelham Road, Climax. Call John 1st & 3rd Fridays: Horse sale, 7:30 2nd Saturdays, 5 p.m.: W&W Call Aaron and Anna White, Ash St., Cochran. Call Mark Arnold Waddell, 229.246.4955 p.m.; Circle Double S, 102 Lumber Livestock, Eastanollee Livestock 864.704.2487 or 770.713.5045. 478.230.2482 or 478.230.5397 City Highway, Hazlehurst. Call Auction, Eastanollee. Call Brad EMANUEL COUNTY Steve Underwood, 912.594.6200 Wood, 864.903.0296 WHITE COUNTY BUTTS COUNTY Every Monday, 1 p.m.: Cattle, (night) or 912.375.5543 (day) 1st and 3rd Saturdays, 4 p.m.: Every Wednesday, 12:30 p.m.: Beef slaughter hogs; Swainsboro 3rd Saturdays, noon: Goats, sheep; Chickens and goats; Coker’s Sale cattle; Stockyard, 310 Lambs Bridge JOHNSON COUNTY Agri Auction Sales at Eastanollee Barn, 9648 Duncan Bridge Road, 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.: Road, Swainsboro. Call Clay Floyd 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7:30 p.m.: Livestock Market, Highway 17 Cleveland. Call Wayne Coker Sr., Dairy cattle; Mid-Georgia Livestock and David N. Floyd, 478.945.3793 Chickens; Ol’ Times Auction, 503 between Toccoa and Lavonia. Call 706.540.8418 Market, 467 Fairfield Church Road/ Hill Salter Road, Kite. Call Robert Ricky Chatham, 706.491.2812 or Hwy. 16 W, Jackson. Call Seth 2nd & 4th Saturdays, noon: Goats, Colston, 478.299.6240 Jason Wilson, 706.491.8840 WILKES COUNTY Harvey, 770.775.7314 sheep, chickens, small animals; Every Wednesday, noon: Cattle, R&R Goat & Livestock Auction, 560 LAMAR COUNTY Every Monday, noon: Cattle, goats, goats, sheep; Wilkes County CARROLL COUNTY GA Hwy. 56 N, Swainsboro. Call Every Friday, 6 p.m.: Goats, sheep, sheep; Eastanollee Livestock, 40 Stockyard, Hwy. 78 Bypass/302 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 4 p.m.: Goats, Ron & Karen Claxton, 478.455.4765 chickens, small animals; 5 p.m., Cattle Drive, Eastanollee. Call Mark Third Street, Washington. sheep, chickens, small animals; farm miscellaneous, Ga. Lic. #4213; Smith, 706.779.5944 Call Kenny Durden and Linda Long Branch Livestock, 813 Old Every Tuesday, 10 a.m. & 1st Buggy Town Auction Market, 1315 Robertson, 706.678.2632 Villa Rica Road, Temple. Call Ricky Fridays: Cattle special sale; Dixie Highway 341 S, Barnesville. Call SUMTER COUNTY Summerville, 404.787.1865 Livestock Market, 133 Old Hwy. Krystal Burnett 678.972.4599 Every Monday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; 46, Oak Park. Call Willis & Tammy Sumter County Stockyard, 505 Every Monday, noon: Cattle, goats, Sikes, 912.578.3263 LAURENS COUNTY Southerfield Road, Americus.Call sheep; Carroll County Livestock 2nd & 4th Thursday, 6 p.m.: Goats, Scott Poole, Glenn Hartley or Larry Notices for auctions selling farm- Sales Barn, 225 Salebarn Road, FORSYTH COUNTY sheep, chickens, small animals; Horsting, 229.380.4901 related items other than livestock Carrollton. Call Barry Robinson, Every Tuesday, noon: Cattle, goats, Horse Creek Auction Co., 5971 must be accompanied by the auction license number of the 770.834.6608 or 770.834.6609 sheep; Lanier Farm’s Livestock Hwy. 441 S, Dublin. Call Daniel TAYLOR COUNTY principal auctioneer or auction Harrelson, 478.595.5418 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m.: Corp., 8325 Jot-Em Down Road, firm conducting the auction, per CHATTOOGA COUNTY Gainesville. Call Tyler Bagwell, Feeder pigs, goats, sheep, regulations from the Georgia Every Friday, 7 p.m.: Goats, sheep; 770.844.9223 or 770.844.9231 MADISON COUNTY chickens, small animals; RockRidge Secretary of State. Auctions Trion Livestock Auction, 15577 Every Friday, 6 p.m.: Chickens, Livestock Auction, 1357 Tommy without this information will not Hwy. 27, Trion. Call Bill Huff, small animals; Gray Bell Animal Purvis Jr. Road, Reynolds. Call be published. Have an auction 706.263.5720 Auction, Hwy. 281, Royston. Call Melba Strickland, 706.975.5732 to put on our calendar? Contact Billy Bell, 706.795.3961 Jay Jones at 404.656.3722 or jay. [email protected].

2 Registered Simmental 40 Cows SimAngus closed Angus heifers1-bred, 5mos, 6 Brahman-Hereford crossed CATTLE Black Baldy Heifers. Born in herd. Dry cows: $1100. Cows -bred, 7mos, gentle easy to heifers, 9-12 m/o.,Brahman 12 red Angus bulls, 9m/o- the spring, fully vaccinated. w/calves: $1500. Age 4-7 yrs work with, very good, can de- -hereford cows. Bill Fallin 3y/o. Sired by Beckton back- Will deliver within 50 miles. $8 old. Excellent herd. Just down- liver. Glenn Hayes Oxford 404- Pavo 229-859-2222 or 229- ground bulls, Sheridan, WY. per heifer. Josh Moore Daw- sizing my operation. LJ Farms 272-7298 379-2489 Wayne Stradling Palmetto sonville 770-670-8595 Tunnel Hill 706-537-0665. Angus steers and heifers Brangus cow with heifer calf: 770-463-1408 24 black Angus cattle: in- 4y/o reg simangus bull, have ready for processing. Com- $1400. Black cow: $1100. 2 y/o black heifer bred: $1000. 12 reg. 15 m/o Angus heifers: cludes 10 reg'd cows, 1 reg'd papers: $2000. Thomas Curtis pletely natural, 850-900 lbs: Marvin Garner Resaca 706- 4 GAR Surefire, 8 GAR Ash- bull; offspring from 6 m/o to 3 Resaca 706-979-4376 $900. David Brown Senoia 913-0000 land. Will breed to sire of y/o: $22,500. Terry Thompson 770-599-1830 Lyons 912-293-4042 after 5 5 Angus heifers. Open or Calving ease, milking ability, choice. Kirk Little. Solid Angus yearling bulls, TenX pm. bred to reg. bull, "Ankonian 7 Hereford bulls for sale (1 gentleness, reg. Polled short- Ground. Lyons 912-326-3512 bloodline, high quality, good Friggio". All are gentle and & 2 y/o avail), all reasonable horn bulls/show heifers/steers, 25 young Reg. Polled Here- disposition, can be registered. 15 black heifers for sale, calm. N. Hobson Homer offers considered. William excellent quality, Club Calf ford cow/calf pairs, cows pas- Earl Williams Hawkinsville 16m/o: $1075 ea, average 706-658-5365 Hathcock 404-314-2184 or member. Kenneth R. Bridges 900lbs, replacement herd, will ture exposed to bull, top Steve Hathcock 770-356- 478-230-9983 bloodlines. James Jeanes Ma- Commerce 706-768-3480 separate. Bob Reid Zebulon 3633 Dallas info@daily- Beefmaster bulls and heifers, con 478-972-0912 5 F1 Black baldy (Angus x Charolais breeding age 2 y/o 770-468-8268 Hereford) open heifers for sale. breadbeef.com all ages, good bloodlines and 29 cows with small calves, dispositions. Cary Bittick Jr. bulls with Breeding Soundness 18 m/o black Angus and 8-12 months old. Ricky Lane Exam, ready to breed cows. excellent quality: $1500/pair. Forsyth 478-957-0095 Baldie bulls from reg. Angus Carrollton 770-301-5901 8 reg. red Angus heifers and 2 Buck Bennett Adel 229-549- Clay Washburn Macon 478- bulls, over 1 y/o, excellent herd, LBW, great herd sires: 5 reg. Angus bulls, 23m/o, Beefmaster bulls: black, red, 8654 $1200-$1500. Four Oaks 718-6263 bloodline, great EPDs, easy excellent quality, low birth calving, good prices. Jorge brindle polled, out of Mr. Uni- Dexter 2-cow, 2019 heifer Angus LaGrange 706-298- 3 Reg'd. Black Angus bulls, weights by 10 Speed, semen verse. Kirk Tyson Carnesville 1156 proven sires, excellent blood- Haber Midland 706-323-2405 pairs: $1000 each OBO. tested: $2000. Wayne Cleve- 706-206-8097 Thomas Franklin Junction City lines, good EPDs, easy calv- land Baconton 229-669-1921 2 Angus bulls, 2 y/o and 3½ ing, calves on premises, good Angus & SimAngus bulls. Beefmaster heifer pairs, ex- 706-975-4111, or Michelle Sil- y/o: $600ea. or $1200 for disposition, ready for service. 5 Registered Polled Hereford Calving ease, good quality, cellent quality, farm raised, all ver 706-975-3842 smibutler- both. For pictures, email Paul Copeland Shiloh 678- bulls, 2 years old. Good EPDs. good growth bulls: $1700. shots, tagged, delivery avail- [email protected] [email protected]. Dou- 410-9681 Priced to sale. Larry Lane 404 Ready to work, good EPDs, able. Sire is Black Angus. very gentle. Vickie Barrett Five black SimAngus heifers, glas Harris Jefferson 706- 3 year old Black Angus heifer: Lane Rd. Carrollton, GA Robin Blythe 706-825-2544 exposed to angus bulls: 367-5187 30117 678-378-5170 Mount Airy 706-499-8008. $875. Not Registered. Call af- Black Baldie bull, 7m/o, out $1200ea. Ronnie Culpepper Enigma, Ga 229-326-1532 ter 9:30am. Steve Thomas Alto 5 Registered replacement Angus and SimAngus bulls, of pure bred Hereford, by Reg. 2 black Angus purebred bulls. 770-869-3833 Black bull 6 months old. Sim Hereford heifers available. semen tested and ready to Angus bull. Gentle. Pics avail- Freezer beef, black Angus Angus bull 8 months: $500 30 bred black/black white- Great cows for Angus bulls. work. Cory Johnson Alma able. Tom Brown Canton 404- grass fed (no feed antibiotics each, purchased together. Pur- face heifers. 7-8 months bred Great EPDs: $1400 each. 912-722-0149 259-0998 nor hormones). Cuts and chased separate: $600 each. to low birth weight registered Turkey Creek Ranch Lafayette Bottle and weaned avail, got ground beef package: $400 for Ryan Hollandsworth Bogart black bulls. Average 1050 lbs: 423-834-3457 Angus bulls, open and bred Colostrum from momma, given 40lbs, $760 for 80lbs. Arthur 404-557-8260 $1,500. Ask for Ted Cedar- 6yr old ¼ Swiss, ¾ Jersey heifers, Final Answer genetics, Multimin 90, Pyramid 5 and Ferdinand Palmetto 404-867- town 678-988-3535 8773 [email protected] 20 Black Heifers for sale. 16 cow open, has been milked: high calving ease bulls, very Bovine Gold Shield. Brittney months old: $1200 each, aver- 4 year old Braford bull selling $800. Frank Green Tiger 706- gentile. John Bryant Eatonton Peters Social Circle 470-334- Hereford 5 cow calf pairs: age 900 lbs. Will separate. because keeping heifers off of 490-1718 706-473-0399 1933 $1200ea pair. 5 heifers: Desmond Dodd Attapulgus him: $1800. Scott Price $700ea. 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Jan. 11 Feb. 3-4 Commercial Dairy Heifer Show Clinic Georgia Wine Producers Annual Bulletin Calendar Morgan County Agricultural Center Conference Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 29-Dec. 3 2268 Athens Highway Chateau Elan Laurens County Ag Day UGA Poultry Science Open House 2019 National 4-H Congress Madison, Ga. 30650 100 Rue Charlemagne Dr. Ga. Farm Bureau/Young Farmers UGA Poultry Research Center Hyatt Regency Atlanta 706.342.2214 Braselton, Ga. 30517 Southern Pines Agricenter 2416 South Milledge Ave. 265 Peachtree St., N.E. [email protected] [email protected] 575 Southern Pines Rd. Athens, GA 30606 Atlanta, Ga. 30303 Dublin, Ga. 31021 706.542.9153 229.881.3040 Jan. 14-19 Feb. 6-9 478.272.0508 [email protected] [email protected] Southern-Southeastern Whiskey, Wine & Wildlife Cotton Growers/Cotton Ginners Jekyll Island Foundation Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Dec. 7 Annual Meeting The Westin Jekyll Island Taste of Savannah Food and Wine Sugar Cane Festival Crossroads: Changes in Rural America Marriott Savannah Riverfront 110 Ocean Way Challenge George L. Smith State Park Monticello-Jasper Visitor Center 100 Gen. McIntosh Blvd. Jekyll Island, Ga. 31527 Georgia State Railroad Museum 371 George L. Smith Park Rd. 119 West Washington Street Savannah, Ga. 31401 912.635.4545 655 Louisville Rd. Twin City, Ga. 30471 Monticello, GA 31064 706.344.1212 www.whiskeywineandwildlife.com Savannah, Ga. 31401 478.763.2759 706.468.8994 www.southern-southeastern.org 912.232.1223 www.exploregeorgia.org www.georgiahumanities.org Feb. 7-8 www.savannahfoodandwinefest.com/ Jan. 20-22 Georgia Organics taste-of-savannah.html Nov. 20 Ag Georgia Farm Credit Classic Cattle Georgia Dairy Conference Conference and Expo Egg Candling Class Show Savannah Marriott Riverfront The Classic Center Nov. 12 McDuffie County Extension Office Tift County Extension Services 100 General McIntosh Blvd. 300 North Thomas St. 2019 D.W. Brooks Lecture 337 Main St. 1468 Carpenter Rd. Savannah, Ga. 31401 Athens, Ga. 30601 UGA Center for Continuing Education and Thomson, Ga. 30824 Tifton, Ga. 31793 706.310.0020 678.702.0400 Hotel 770.535.5955 229.392.0231 www.gadairyconference.com www.conference.georgiaorganics.org Mahler Auditorium ww.agr.georgia.gov/agriculture-calendar. [email protected] 1197 S. Lumpkin St. aspx Jan. 23-25 Feb. 11-12 Athens, Ga. 30602 Dec. 9 Georgia Green Industry Association’s Georgia Grown Symposium and Source www.dwbrooks.caes.uga.edu Nov. 22 Georgia Grown Christmas Showcase Wintergreen Tradeshow Show Georgia Agribusiness Council Harvest The Shoppes at River Crossing Infinite Energy Center Macon Marriott City Center Nov. 12-14 Celebration 5080 Riverside Drive 6400 Sugarloaf Pkwy. 240 Coliseum Dr. Cold Weather Management Workshop Cobb Galleria Centre Macon, Ga. 31210 Duluth, Ga. 30097 Macon, Ga. 31217 UGA Department of Poultry Science Two Galleria Parkway 404.656.3680 706.632.0100 www.georgiagrown.com Oconee County Civic Center Atlanta, Ga. 30339 www.georgiagrown.com https://ggia.site-ym.com 2661 Hog Mountain Rd. www.ga-agribusiness.org/ April 18 Watkinsville, Ga. 30677 Dec. 14 Jan. 24-26 Georgia Grown Festival 706.542.1325 Nov. 23 Commercial Dairy Heifer Show Clinic Georgia Watermelon Association Carroll’s Sausage and Country Store [email protected] Turkey Throwdown Hog Show Morgan County Agricultural Center Annual Conference 315 Whittle Circle www.poultryventilation.com/workshops Lee County Livestock Association 2268 Athens Highway King & Prince Resort Ashburn, Ga. 31714 Georgia National Fairgrounds Madison, Ga. 30650 201 Arnold Road [email protected] Nov. 12-16 401 Larry Walker Pkwy. 706.342.2214 St. Simons, Ga. 31522 Okefenokee Agricultural Fair Perry, Ga. 31069 [email protected] 706.845.8575 April 23 Okefenokee Fairgrounds 229.881.3040 www.georgiawatermelonassociation.org Southeastern Turfgrass Conference 2401 Knight Ave. [email protected] Dec. 15 UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center Waycross, Ga. 31503 ICE Holiday Market Jan. 28 15 RDC Rd. 912.281.2512 Holiday Gift Bazaar and Farmers Market Indie Craft Experience Atlanta 2020 J.W. Fanning Lecture Tifton, Ga. 31794 www.exchangeclubofwaycross.com Cotton Mill Farmers Market Yaarab Temple UGA Agricultural and Applied Economics www.turf.caes.uga.edu East Carrollton Rec Center 400 Ponce de Leon Ave. Dept. Nov. 14-16 410 Northlake Dr. Atlanta, Ga. 30308 Holiday Inn Downtown Athens Have an event to put on our Georgia National Antique Agriculture Show Carrollton, Ga. 30117 [email protected] 197 East Broad St. calendar? Contact Jay Jones at Georgia National Fairgrounds and 770.537.3720 www.ice-atlanta.com Athens, Ga. 30601 404.656.3722 or jay.jones@agr. Agricenter www.cottonmillfarmersmarket.org [email protected] georgia.gov 706.542.3705 401 Larry Walker Pkwy. Jan. 10-13, 2020 We accept calendar submissions Perry, Ga. 31069 Nov. 23-24 Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Jan. 31-Feb. 1 for food, craft and agriculture 478.988.6522 Holliday Shopping Spectacular Conference festivals and events. Submissions [email protected] Indie Craft Experience Atlanta Savannah International Trade and Georgia Young Farmers State Convention for festivals that do not specifically www.gnfa.com/p/about/georgia-national- Georgia World Congress Center Convention Center The Westin Jekyll Island promote those industries will not antique-agriculture-show Building C, Hall C1 1 International Drive 110 Ocean Way be printed. 235 Northside Dr. Savannah, Ga. 31421 Jekyll Island, Ga. 31527 Atlanta, Ga. 30313 www.seregionalconference.org 229.386.3429 Additional pesticide recertification www.georgiaffa.org/youngfarmers training notices are available on [email protected] the department website under the www.ice-atlanta.com Plant Industry Division tab.

CATTLE One Jersey bull, Two Jersey Reg'd Black Angus bulls, 12- Reg. Red Angus Bulls; (2) 2 Rep. heifers: black, Baldies, Selling herd. 19 farm raised heifers. Gentle, farm raised. 18 m/o: $1500. Eugene Ridley year old, (1) 5 year old. Forage Blackwater, Brangus X Mead Angus cows with 1-6m SimAn- Don Hudgins Marietta 404- Lafayette 706-764-6110 raised. Jim Hudson Broxton gus calves. $1500ea. Cow Herd disposal: 70 cows, 2 Hereford; uniformed group 866-6849 912-592-1225 of five, fully vaccinated, with twin bulls $2000. 2 heavy bulls. All have been preg. Reg. 2 SimAngus Bulls: 1 y/o bred cows $1000ea. Buy all tested and vaccinated. Call One Simbrah bull, black w/ AI bred to JBARJ Nightride. Reg. Santa Gertrudis bulls, weaned, wormed: white head, 2 years old. One $900/head for group. Bar- 30K. Scott Barber Alapaha for details. Doug Bailey Excellent EPD's. 1 Commercial service-ready, EPDs available. 229-425-1696 Dublin 478-279-4769 3/4 Brahman 1/4 Angus bull, Bull AI bred to IR Imperial. Wayne Jernigan Buena Vista bara Molitor Dearing 706- Solid Black, 7 months old. Lar- Mark Watkins Dearing 912- 229-649-7724 872-1091 ry Partain Elberton 706-408- 314-1017 Simbrah and Simmental Herd reduction: 3-6yo 8120 Reg. Texas Longhorn cattle Santa Gertrudis weaning and young bulls and heifers. Cliff Black Angus exposed to Reg. black Angus bulls, 1-3 for sale. All ages. Large selec- yearling heifers. Santa Purebred black Polled Beef- Adams 770-258-2069 Charolais bulls. 40 start calv- y/o, sired by Foretold, All-In, tion. Gentle, lean beef, breed- Gertrudis breeding aged bulls. Bowdon ing November. 40 start calv- master bulls and heifers, good Velocity, Highwayman. Top ing stock, ropers. Chuck Swan conf., gentle, different ages, Hereford X Santa Gertrudis ing February. 21 pairs: 1% CE, Top 1% growth, Top Aragon 706-766-9777 crossed heifers. Registered, $1300 per head OBO. Matt priced according to age. Ver- 1% carcass, BSE and DNA Six black Angus bulls from 18 non Turner polled, and horned. John Whitehead Colbert 706-206- Dalton tested. Ken McMichael Monti- Registered Angus bred m/o to 6 y/o. Come take a look 706-278-7814 heifers, good EPD's, gentle Loughridge Chatsworth 1250 cello 706-819-9295 [email protected] 706- and talk price. Joe Bartolone Reg Angus herd reduction ex- and easy to work with. Wes Madison 609-226-2614. Reg. black Simmental, 270-4518 Hereford yearling bulls. Reg- ceptional maternal/phenotype, Turner Gainesville 770-231- SimAngus bulls, performance istered and out of top maternal pairs, bred cows, bred and 3373 tested; cow/calf pairs, heifers, bloodlines. Excellent structure: open heifers. Some ET and AI heavy milk, AI embryo bred, Registered Angus bull 8 $1750 each. Hardy Edwards serviced. List inquiry. Greg satisfaction guaranteed. Milton months old. Very good blood- Did you know? Winterville 706-714-9012. Bennett Cartersville 770-560- Combined, Martin Jr. Clarkesville 770- lines. Excellent EPDs: $1000. 2634 or [email protected] Mitchel Barrett Cleveland 706- Jersey bull, polled, registered, 519-0008 com. 531-4330 beef and dairy cattle are no papers, 16 months old. Reg. Polled Beefmaster bull, Bobby Ray Jones Chatsworth Reg Limousin/LimFlex heifer Registered Black Angus bulls DP/DB 7-8 m/o. Great EPDs: 18m/o, Wayne Farmer Oxford 706-280-9000 770-786-6469 and bred heifers. Bulls BSE the third-largest commodity $800 each. Kelvin Irvin Eaton- tested. Low birth weight, for- Jersey/Dexter Bullcalf, A2/A2 ton 404-569-9881 miniature Homestead Cross, Reg. Polled Hereford Bull, age raised. Lalla Tanner Mon- in Georgia. Currently, there good bloodlines. Also have a Reg'd black Angus bulls, 2 & beautiful dark red, good dispo- roe 770-267-7179/678-823- miniature Dexter Bullcalf. A. El- 3y/o: $1850 to $2400. Also, 38 sition, docile, easy to load, 5742 DOB 10.31.13: $2150. M. But- are more than 700,000 well Covington 770-715-5596 reg'd open heifers, 23 bred Registered Charolais: superi- heifers. Delivery available. Fred ler Pavo 229-263-7941 Lim-Flex Bulls for sale. or genetics and disposition, G. Blitch Statesboro 912-865- Reg. red Angus bull, 1 ½ to 2 bulls semen-tested; cows, cattle farms and ranches in 14m/o: $1150. 11m/o: $875. 5454 Very docile. Vaccinations cur- y/o, excellent bloodline, all heifers and calves. Quantity rent. Younger bulls available. Reg'd black Angus bulls, 14 shots, delivery available. Joey discounts. Bobby Burch East- the U.S., with an average Pics upon request. Carey Fam- m/o. All vaccinations, very Senoia 678-471-7106 man 478-718-2128 ily Farm Danielsville 706-988- docile: $1,800. Ricky Hix herd size of 40 cattle. 4540 Comer 706-248-5851. For Advertising Guidelines and Category rules visit agr.georgia.gov. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2019 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN – 404-656-3722 – agr.georgia.gov PAGE 7

Mini Oberhasli, yearlings, 11y/o Kentucky Mountain CATTLE bucklings, does and wethers. horse, black & white, very gen- Two big, gentle, beautiful All up to date on shots, de- tle, rides great; 4y/o reg T.W.H bred AI Holstein heifers, due worming, correct markings Chestnut, very gentle, rides Jan. 7: $1250ea. C. Griffis and color, super friendly, very great, both horses, 15 hands. Covington 770 786-1093 dairy prodigy. Text for photos. T. Green Fairmount 770-605- Wee Woods Farm Danielsville 0888 Two Registered Black Angus 706-254-7717 Reg'd thoroughbred mare, bulls, 2 years old. Finale An- Mini Silky Fainting Goats all show or pleasure. 8y/o, 16 swer blood lines. LBW. Don ages available. Some with blue hands, correct, top bloodlines Hudgins Marietta 404-886- eyes: $100 and up. Call for ap- and beautiful. Lease or afford- 6849 pointment, many to see. Kathy able sale w/ options. G. Gib- Wangus Wagyu Angus cross Wade Winder 678-859-2657 son Atlanta 678-595-2790 no text messages steers, 6 m/o to 1 y/o+, ex- Standard Jenny Donkey, treme marbling and tender- Nigerian Dwarf goats, two 5y/o, grey, good pet or guard. ness. Duke Burgess Louisville doelings and one buckling, two Has been with cows. Can de- 478-625-9542/305-923-0262 w/blue eyes, 15 w/o, regis- liver: $250. Wynn Copelan [email protected] tered ADGA. Filix Jefferson Greensboro 706-453-7687 Zebu heifers and bred cows. 706-654-1019 White, blue, brindle: $650 to Reg'd 3 y/o dapple boer buck STOCK DOGS $750. Discount if two or more $600. Non-registered 9 m/o purchased. Email for photos. bucks from dapple buck $225 Advertisers must submit a copy Ottley Hall Farms Thomson each. Steve Gore Tallapoosa of a current Rabies Vaccination [email protected] 770-574-2829 Certificate signed by a licensed veterinarian for dogs 12 weeks Registered Myotonic fainting and older. Ads submitted with- SWINE goats and Mini Silkies. Visit out this information will not be our Facebook page Jorgy*s Advertisers submitting swine Ranch Fainting Goats. Richard published. ads must submit proof of a Jorgenson Griffin 770-468- 8 month old Great Pyrenees negative brucellosis and pseu- 4750/678-967-9974 male puppies - 2 avail. All dorabies test from within the Six kiko/Boer doelings. Five Shots. $325 each. Excellent past 30 days. Exceptions are kiko/Boer wethers: $125 each. guard dogs. With horses now. swine from a validated brucel- Jay Willis Carrollton 770-328- Greg Hadley Hamilton 706- losis-free herd and/or qualified 6147 326-3502. pseudorabies-free herd; these Anatolian Shepherd female, operations must submit proof SHEEP 18mo, spayed, current of those certifications. Buyers w/shots, purebred but w/o pa- are urged to request proof of a 3 Katahdin ram yearlings, pers. Good w/ large livestock. negative brucellosis pseudora- 100-125 lbs, grain fed, $250 Sweet, even tempered. Down- bies test prior to purchase. each, Ricky McCommons sizing, must sell: $300. Jeffrey Feral hogs may not be offered Crawfordville 706-817-8265 Anthony Stockbridge 678- for sale or advertised in the 358-8937 Market Bulletin. Katahdin lambs, ewes and rams. Jim Jackson Australian Shepherd pups Berkshire pigs, registered or Wrightsville 478-290-0263 DOB 4-19-19 Reg. ASCA/AKC not, various ages, several Black Tri males, Parents OFA, bloodlines. Duke Burgess Katahdin Ram, "Big Mac," DNA tested. Instinct Tested on Louisville 478-625-9542/305- mature, mottled, strong, stock. 6/9 sold: $1500. Barb 923-0262 2051 julies- healthy, VERY prolific, proud Hammond Midville 561-670- [email protected] of his many lambs; loves the 9002 ewes. $300 OBO. Jane Mel- German Shepherd AKC pup- GOATS lor Dahlonega 706-864- pies. Whelped 7/21/19. Ready 4216 9/15/19. Sire #DN45215701 All goats offered for sale must and Dam #DN40068305. Ger- be individually identified in Katahdin ram/ewes, breeding man Bloodline. 4 males avail- compliance with the USDA age. Bray Hutcheson able: $1500. Jake Gower. Scrapie Program. For more in- Wrightsville 478-521-2401 Covington 404-391-6182. formation, please call the GDA Animal Protection Division at Katahdin Rams, two, 9 Kangal working livestock 404.656.4914. months, intact, handsome, guardian dogs: $1,200 and up. one beige, one black, no Guarding goats and Heritage 1 pure bred Kiko billy goat. shots, healthy, and strong, turkeys. Peacock Hill Farm No papers. 3 years old, very ready to expand a herd, or Stockbridge 770-860-8989 good breeder, about 200 lbs. for processing: $125. Jane Email: [email protected] Ready to go: $300. Eugene Mellor Dahlonega 706-864- Kangal working livestock Lovett Tennille 478-552-7819 4216 guardian pups: $1,200 and up. 3 doelings 85/15 Boer/kiko Guarding goats and Heritage Katahdin X Dorper lambs for turkeys. Peacock Hill Farm mix. 3 doelings 75/25 sale, $150. John Pope Forsyth Boer/kiko mix. 1 doeling 60/40 Stockbridge 770-860-8989 478-955-6550/478-994-6911 Email: [email protected] Boer/kiko mix. 1 buck 60/40 For more information visit: Boer/kiko mix. 1 buckling creeksidesheep.org Working Line Czech Ger. 75/25 Boer kiko. Lisa Hutche- Shepherd puppies, 9 weeks son Douglas 912-381-8280 Reg'd Katahdin ram 3yr old. old, AKC, true working dogs, Great EBV's. Proven blood- ADGA Nigerian dwarf dairy companions, protectors, long- lines: $1000. Katahdin-Dorper coats, black, male or female, goats. Does and wethers. Crossed ewes: $150-200. Call Show, milking or pets. I. Hailey import sire: $600. L. Schlup Susan, leave message. Cedar- Tennille 478-552-1119 Forsyth 478-737-6303 town 404-218-1615 Boer cross bucklings 5-7 Reg. Katahdin rams and BARN CATS months: $150. Pictures avail- ewes, from weaning to breed- able. Deborah Perreira Hamp- ing age, X-large Midwest Barn cats available for rodent ton 678-283-4364 bloodlines. Duke Burgess control (rescued from kill shel- Louisville 478-625-9542/305- ters). Neutered, vaccinated Boer does for sale. DOB 923-0262 and delivered at no cost to 3/2019. One black and white you. Contact Linda. Athens and one tan and white: $200 EQUINE 706-343-8173 BarnCatsGeor- each. Please call Miranda. [email protected] 423-598-6364 Summerville Advertisers in the Equine cate- Female pygmy goats for sale, gory must submit a current RABBITS various ages and colors, some negative Coggins test for each equine advertised. This in- Beautiful American Dutch with blue eyes: $75-$100. rabbits available in many sizes, cludes horses, ponies and don- Richard Day Monroe 770-267- ages, and various colors: gray, 0004 keys. Buyers are urged to re- white, Black, tan, chocolate quest verification of a negative Goats for sale. 2 baby Nigeri- brown. Will meet you half way Coggins from the advertiser for delivery: $15.00ea. R. Tops an goats both black, one male, before purchasing any equine. e female. 2m/o, sweet and Atlanta 404-904-4956 on Generalized ads such as those cute babies: $150 each. Pics Beautiful pedigreed Florida available. Faisal Qureshi selling “many horses,” “variety to choose from” or “free” ani- White rabbits. Different ages. Riverdale 706-228-8041 mals will not be published. For Wesley Smith Athens 706- Herd reduction. Nigerian more information, please call 247-5254 dwarf, mix, males and females, the GDA Equine Health Division Mixed-breed bunnies: $15 6 mos. to 3 y/o: $80 and up. at 404.656.3713. apiece or 2 for $25. Michael John Smith Harlem 706-699- Phippen Newnan 770-755- 1528 (4) Tenn. Walking horse mares, world champion blood- 8702 IDGA Nigerian Dwarf buck: lines, Jose'Jose'xPusher mare, Purebred Florida white rab- $150. 2 ND wethers: $50 each JFK x Pusher mare broke, bits and mini Rex. K. Stone or $75 for both. Franklin Belk easy handlers . David Mullis Calhoun 470-208-9242. Clarkesville 423-834-5301 Good Hope 770-722-6413 [email protected] PAGE 8 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN – 404-656-3722 – agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2019 Forestry Matters: Shop local for your Christmas tree this year By Stasia Kelly process of picking and choosing a live tree to take home for the holidays. Is that a tradition Georgia Forestry Commission in your family? If not, you may want to give it a try this year. You’ll undoubtedly find yourself caught up in the magic of the journey to the lot, the One of the most gratifying aspects of working around trees thrill of the hunt for the perfect tree, and of course, the unmatchable pleasure of breath- and forests is the realization that this amazing natural resource ing in that fresh-cut tree aroma! Many of Georgia’s tree farms also offer other Christmas contributes positively to the life of every single person in Geor- temptations such as visits with Santa, holiday stores and home-made goodies that make gia. Our state’s 24 million acres of forestland provides each of nice gifts or indulgent snacks for the ride home. us with oxygen to breathe and filters the water we use - all while furnishing us with thousands of products, providing places for A few facts you might not know about live Georgia-grown Christmas trees: recreation and homes for wildlife, and delivering a powerful • It takes 5-7 years for a tree to grow to cutting height. punch to the economy. So, when Christmas time comes around, we’re especially proud to join our partners around the state in • The most chosen Christmas trees are Leyland, Carolina Sapphire and Blue Ice recommending everyone “buy real, buy local” this year! cypresses. The Georgia Forestry Commission maintains a list of growers • The average customer makes two cuts on their chosen tree before turning the task over throughout the state who can supply you and your family with to a pro at the farm! a fresh, fragrant Christmas tree. Find the list online at http:// www.gatrees.org/resources/directories/christmas-tree-vendors/. F O R E S T R Y Another plus for the live tree option is that the growing/harvesting process has a very The Georgia Department of Agriculture’s Georgia Grown pro- M A T T E R S low impact on the land. In addition, very few pesticides are used on the trees. Wilson of the gram highlights its tree grower members at https://www.geor- Georgia Christmas Tree Association said we can expect prices on pick-and-cut trees this giagrown.com/find/forestry-products/christmas-trees. year to average $7-$8 a foot. And again, local farmers and local economies benefit when The Georgia Christmas Tree Association (www.gacta.com) represents 85 family tree crops are good, and business is brisk. farms, and Executive Officer Linda Wilson said 2019 is turning out to be a “good year.” One more thing: When you’re ready to close down Christmas, your tree is fully recycla- Rains at the right time, in spring after replanting, boosted tree growth. Plus, “there was no ble. Many counties offer chip-to-mulch services. Mulch is routinely utilized in yards, on hurricane!” trails and in parks. People also tell us they sink trees in their ponds or lakes for fish habitat, While some people choose artificial trees for convenience or preferred appearance, and that deer enjoy snacking on them. A new meaning for “farm-to-table?” there’s plenty of debate about whether a real tree or a manufactured tree is ultimately better for the environment. Some reports can be found at www.christmastree.org (the National -The Georgia Department of Agriculture and the Georgia Forestry Commission part- Christmas Tree Association) if you’re interested in learning more. ner each year to publish a list of choose-and-cut Christmas tree farms in the Farmers and We, on the other hand, stand solidly behind our Georgia growers and the time-honored Consumers Market Bulletin. Look for that list in our Nov. 20 issue.

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Cook Georgia Grown: My Tractor Story: Nothing beats a Kale/Apple/Bacon and Egg rugged little one-lunger White Breakfast Burrito By Charles Stone Shaw was a one-lunger. My little Shaw would out- Evans pull the Cub all day long. It was a fantastic, rugged Ingredients: little beast as I mistreated it pretty badly. 8 whole wheat tortillas We moved to Fairfield County near Newtown, Wish I still had one. 4 slices thick cut Conn., in 1944, I think. I was about 13. bacon, diced My folks bought a 9-acre farm which had a Shaw Do you have a tractor story to tell? We’d love 1 cup diced onion Du-All tractor, green in color with all the imple- to share it with our readers. Write to Lee 6 cups chopped kale ments. I used it to plow a garden, pull 4-H members Lancaster in care of the Market Bulletin, email 2 cups diced apple, all over the place, cut hay and anything else needing [email protected], or come see us skin on a small tractor to pull. at the Georgia National Antique Agriculture 2 cups grated We moved back south to Norcross, Georgia, in Show in Perry Nov. 14-16. Monterey jack 1946 on a 47-acre farm. My folks had the tractor cheese shipped by rail from Con- 1 pint egg whites necticut to Atlanta, then Salt & pepper we pulled it the 20 miles Hot sauce out to our farm in Norcross with an old beat up 1936 Directions: Buick straight eight, which In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium high heat until got eight miles to the gal- crisp. Drain and reserve grease. Add onion to bacon, mixing to- lon. That is another story. gether, cooking until onions are translucent. Add kale to skillet, The trip took about three mixing in and cooking until kale is slightly wilted. Add apple to hours since we could only skillet, season with salt and pepper and cook until apples are ten- pull it six-to-eight-miles- der. Remove mixture from pan and set aside. per-hour as the gears made a terrible racket as if they Add about 2 tablespoons of reserved bacon grease to pan. Lower were going to tear apart. heat to medium. Add egg whites to skillet and cook, stirring gently I rode the tractor and my until white curds form. Season with salt and pepper. Fold kale mix- Dad pulled it with the car. ture into cooked egg whites. I used it for all kinds of For assembly: Lay tortillas out on cutting board, scoop ½ cup work as we were building of mixture onto lower third of tortilla. Sprinkle mixture with 2 ta- a house and I had to haul blespoons cheese and desired amount of hot sauce. Fold bot- dirt, cement blocks, lum- tom of tortilla over mixture, tightening filling as you roll. Fold both ber and other building ma- sides in and continue rolling. Your burrito should be compact and terials. tight. Brown lightly in a skillet with a little butter or oil. Enjoy. The Farmall Cub came out about then. It had a Wrap remaining burritos in plastic wrap and freeze. Serves 8. four-cylinder engine. My Photo by Gary Alan Nelson/garyalannelson.com PAGE 10 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN – 404-656-3722 – agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Baby chicks: American Do- Old English Bantams, several Rhode Island Red Pullets: Quail for sale: Flight pen POULTRY/FOWL minique, Buff Orpington, varieties & colors. Joe Moxley priced at $1 per week of age. raised. Call for pricing. Call Bovan. Pure breeds, not Tarrytown 478-299-0671 Hatched August 6, 2019, 100 Fletcher Christian 706-728- Any person engaged in buying mixed. Monte Poitevint Lake- avail. call/text Caroline 470- 0375 Lyerly live poultry of any kind for land 229-482-3854 Old English Game Bantams. 765-8555, leave detailed mes- resale, or in selling live poultry BB Red, Silver duckwing, Cre- sage Jackson Caro- of any kind bought for resale, Bantams silver sebright black ole. Very good quality, all this [email protected] ANIMAL must be licensed by the GDA. tailed buff dutch dress quail. years hatch. Bobbi Maddox EQUIPMENT AND Possessing such a license does Larry Tharpe Cordele 229-947- Monticello 770-616-6034 Silkie chicks 7 weeks old: $6 not by itself disqualify an indi- 3854 each or best reasonable offer. SUPPLIES vidual from advertising poultry Cemani rooster and silver One India blue peacock , Mary Grimes Carlton 706-202- 8784 in the Market Bulletin. Mallard laced Orpington rooster for Three Java green pea hens, all SWINE SUPPLIES ducks must be at least three sale. Five months old: $30 over three y/o: $250 if take all. Tom Turkeys, Bronze and generations from the wild each. Call/text Lauren. Brent Charles Garrett Woodland Bourbon Red: $40. Weeder Farrowing crate flooring, 5ft before they can be advertised Roberts Monroe 770-331- 706-741-6143 Geese: $30. Guineas: $14. Ty by 7ft woven wire, good condi- Behlen 12ft horse stall fronts with corner feeders in the Market Bulletin. Advertis- 4179 Peacocks and pheasants (Sil- Cowart Snellville 678-481- tion, very heavy: $75 per floor- (6). Overall very good condi- ers must include this informa- ver, Blueback Ringneck) this 9246 ing. Heath Simmons Twin City Chicks sexed and unsexed; tion. You pick up: $200 each tion in notices submitted for year's hatch. John Herndon 478-299-6697 ducks, baby and adult, assort- or all six for $1000. Jimmy publication. Out-of-state poul- ed breeds; also, Ayam Ce- 404-697-7179 Grayson POULTRY/FOWL Bartlett 404- try must have a negative Avian mani. Sherry Amerson-White GOAT SUPPLIES Whitesburg 625-9144. Influenza test and negative pul- Augusta blackberrycreekmini- Peacocks for Sale. 7 months REQUIRING lorum test within 21 days of en- [email protected] 706-833- old. V. Hogan Clarkesville PERMIT/LICENSE For sale: 4 ft goat hay rack: tering Georgia. For more infor- 5535 706-768-5441 $200. Goat gofer tarter: POULTRY SUPPLIES mation, call the GDA Animal Frizzle Bantam rooster, beau- Advertisements selling wood $300. Both good condition, Protection Division, Pigeons, common breed, ducks must be accompanied by less than 1 year old. Call Hen nests plastic pads. $.50 tiful red: $1. F. Richards Col- each Lamar Bryant Cleveland 404.656.4914. mixed colors: $5.00ea or $250 a Waterfowl Sale permit. Ads Jamie Madison 770-823- lege Park 770-964-5703 706-878-8509 for all 50+. Dan Johnson. without this permit will not be 4671 14 varieties peafowl, game Guinea keets and hatching Lavonia 706-356-4242/706- Incubator, Model 1202, 3- chickens, red quill, orange published. Email permitsR4M- eggs available now. Local pick 491-1144 [email protected] or call the U.S. Fish shelf cabinet: $400. Jeff Estep quill, miner blues, warhorse, up/shipping available. An- TACK AND Newnan 678-378-0686 pumpkin hulsey and others. Pigeons: white rollers, turner and Wildlife Service, gelique Weldon Culloden 706- 404.679.7070. Advertisements SUPPLIES Quail surrogator, original Ray Watts Macon 478-361- 741-2904 rollers, colored rollers & white 3468 homers: $20/pair. Wyatt John- selling pen-raised Bobwhite complete unit with heater, Heritage Breed Turkey 7-day son Midville 478-494-3240 quail must be accompanied by Barn Clearance Sale: Horse water tank and instructions, 2 red gold pheasants roost- old: $15. Jakes and Jennies up a copy of the Commercial Quail Tack, saddles, blankets, reins, stored under barn: $550. John ers: $10 each. Also, 4 game to $65. Parents forage fed. Breeder's License. Ads without training gear, training halters, Davis Vienna 229-938-6085 hens and 1 rooster: $5 each. Pullets: Rhode Island Red, bridles, bits, etc. Best offer Don Meyer Stockbridge e@- Golden Comets and Black Sex this license will not be pub- Bobby Owensby Nicholson peacockhill.farm 770-860-8989 lished. Visit https://georgiaw- Earl Smith Royston 706-424- Universal Box Brooders Mod- link; quality birds. Brian Sturdy el #0534. Three levels w/ top 706-224-3284 ildlife.com/licenses-permits- 6164 or 706-476-7134 Large beautiful barred rock Dahlonega 706-865-9201 level heated. Each unit on 20 week old, Gold Sex Link rooster, 7m/o, Free. Randy passes/commercial or call the Easy entry cart, no brakes, casters for easy movement. pullets for sale. Kenneth Potts Waddle Douglasville 770-949- Pure white fantail pigeons- Georgia DNR Wildlife Re- will fit up to 1800lb horse, like Used once, like new: $379.99 Sylvester 229-776-0438 229- 1048 $15 each. Golden Sebrights: sources Division, 706.557.3244. new (spare tire): $650 obo. each. Ronnie Keith Smith 272-1930 Facebook @ Ever- $10 each. Brett Wilson Leslie Canada geese may not be sold. James Carnes Sparta 478- Murray McMurray laying Warner Robins 478-256-4926 green Livestock 229-420-9292 (Mon-Fri, day- 456-0915 hens: $20 each for first 10; $15 Bobwhite quail flight ready: time) 229-886-7099 (evenings, 4 game stag roosters for sale: each for next 10; and $10 each $5. Buy 100 or more get a dis- Horse Cart, Amish made. Did you know? Broilers are weekends) $15 each. Leave message if no for next 10. Hubert Townley count. Coturnix quail $3. Eli Natural oak construction: a $4.3 billion business in answer. Tim Davis Gillsville Loganville [email protected] Manning Glennville 912-237- $950. Joe Watkins Winder Georgia, and the state ranked 770-869-7895 com R.I. reds, Marans, Amercau- 1952 770-307-6979 canas, Wyandottes, New #1 nationally in broiler and Adult Guniea's white lavender Muscovy ducks, 1m/o, 310 Hampshires, pullets laying: Jumbo Bob White Quail, flight Did you know? A single draft hatching eggs production in pearl violet: $20 each. Sandra KS: $8. Mary Kent Sparta 706- $15. Gary Ridley Lafayette or meat. Jerry Davis Vidalia Lord Juliette 478-986-6967 444-5678 706-638-1911 912-585-3828 horse can pull up to 8,000 lbs. 2016 Feed, Hay and Grain

$3 at the barn while it lasts, 2018 Tift44 bermuda under- 2019 Coastal bermuda hay, 2019 fescue hay, large sq 2019 Square bales Horse Ql- Large quantity Tift 44 horse horse/cow hay, 2019 cover. Fertilized, limed: $35 square and round bales: $5.50 bales, horse quality, under ty. Weed-free bermuda: $5. hay inside, small square: Fescue/Orchard mix. John per roll. Everett Parrott Alva- square, $40-50 round; well fer- roof, fertilized/sprayed. No Mixed squares, rain-free: $4. $5.50; 4x5 round: $55.00 ; Petrel LaFayette 706-313- ton 706-538-1263/404-319- tilized, weed-free, delivery weeds: $6/bale. Debbie Rose- All in barn. Keith Boozer Mon- peanut hay: $35; cow hay: $35 6628 5326 available. Thomas Davis berry-Odom Murrayville 305- roe 770-601-5217 rain free, delivery avail. D. Gin- 2019 4x5 net wrapped Gibson 706-466-3807 304-5878 gerich Metter 912-314-9568 '19 Alicia bermuda, fertilized 2019 very large 4x5 rolls fes- horse quality: $6/sq-$60/5x6 bermuda rolls, barn stored: 2019 hay, fertilized coastal Mixed fescue in big rolls. ap- $45/roll. Horse quality bermu- 2019 Coastal bermuda hay, cue/mixed grass. Fertilized, round bale, quantity discount. weed-free, highly fertilized, bermuda, RFQ tested, 4x5 net some sprayed, rain free, in prox. weight 900 lbs: $50 per A. Johns Bronwood 229-995- da square bales: $7/bale. wrapped: $40 field, $45 barn. roll includes delivery in Rock- Mulch square bales available. rain-free. Square bales: $4.50. barn: $45 each. L. Leatherman 5371 Rolls: $40-$45ea. Curtis Phil Amos Louisville 706-260- Carrollton 678-672-0289 mart, Dallas and Temple. An- Chad Duck Braselton 706- 8720 dre Machado Marietta 678- '19 Fescue hay, excellent 654-8605 Durden Lyons 912-245-1081 quality square bales for hors- Alicia hay, fertilized according 308-4002 2019 4x5 rolls fescue: $40, in 2019 horse hay, 4x5 rolls, net es: $7/bale. Danny Fausett 2019 Coastal bermuda hay. to UGA: $50/roll. Raymond barn. Bermuda mix: $55. Tim wrapped, best bermuda grass Oats for sale. Cleaned 50lb Dawsonville 706-974-5718 or 4x5 round, square bales, and McCoy Girard 478-569-4845 Garmon Jefferson 706-367- also mulch hay. Larry Morgan you can buy. Under the barn: bags, 95% germination: $10 706-265-8432 per bag. Karlson Bell Millen 4775 Lizella 478-972-5977 or 478- $40 per bale. Ronald Griffin Bermuda hay, mixed hay, Hoboken 912-281-8805 478-494-8234 '19 mixed horse quality hay 2019 4x6 net wrapped fertil- 781-1990 heavily fertilized, rain free, $4-$6 sq. bales; net wrapped ized coastal Alicia Tift-9 hay: 2019 horse quality Coastal horse quality: $7 square, $50 Pearl millet for food plots: 4x5 rolls in barn: $45. Ronald 2019 Coastal bermuda or round. Large quantity delivery $35/50lb. Bryan W Maw Tifton $55 in field; $60 in barn, hay is Rye, horse-quality, fertilized. bermuda hay, small squares. Campbell 706-936-3294/Jay in Hephzibah. Billy Silas Gib- Limed and fertilized per UGA: available. Stephen Stana Car- 229-382-6832 770-686-9563 Rockmart UGA soil/specs. Barned- rollton 770-241-3201 son 706-598-9900 squared or 4X5 round bales: $6/bale. Also have about 55 Quality coastal bermuda hay bales of annual Lespedeza '19 Tift 44 bermuda hay, 2019 4x6 net wrapped fertil- $25 and up. Olin Trammell Bermuda hay: $6 a bale at 4x5 1/2 rolls 2018 and 2019 horse quality: $5 sq bale, weed ized coastal Alicia Tift-9 hay: Forsyth 478-960-7239/478- hay: $10/bale. Kerry Layton hay available: Prices starting at Evans 706-833-9725 barn, Fescue hay: $5 a bale at free, sprayed, well fertilized. $55 in field; $60 in barn, hay is 994-6463 barn, horse quality delivery $30 per roll. Delivery available. Ken Owens. Monroe 770-267- in Hephzibah. Billy Silas Gib- available. Randy Guillebeau Chad Hendrix Collins 912- son 706-598-9900 2019 coastal bermuda, some 2019 horse quality rolls, 4x5 684-2895 8759 fescue square bales, horse cow hay also, Russell Tift 85 & Monroe 770-316-8715 2019 Alicia bermuda hay, 4x5 quality: $6.00. Bale hay in Alicia Bermuda available. Tifton 85 bermuda hay and 1,000+ rolls of bermuda and Bermuda/Fescue hay, premi- Tift 85: $35 cow hay, $40 round bales, net-wrapped, barn. N. Harris Winder 770- Ronald Hart Guyton 912-665- Tifton 44: $50 per roll. Have 50 weed free, high quality. High 867-0733 2261 um horse quality, fertilized, rolls available. J.W. Adkins Vi- horse hay. Also have square weed-free: Squares $6. Net- bales. Clinton Waldron Way- volume shipping available. enna 229-805-0255 2019 coastal, Russell, large 2019 horse quality Tift 44/Dal- wrapped 4x5 rounds: $60. cross 912-283-6585 Paul Harris Blackshear 912- 670-0222 4x6 bales, John Deere net las grass mix, large square Cow hay: $25. Rex Palmer wrapped , stored in barn, can bales: $7. Ralph W. Mills Auburn 770-867-9589 Ads currently running 100 plus 2018 cutting bermu- 2019 Alicia bermuda hay, 4x5 deliver: $50 per bale. William Gainesville 770-536-8438 in our Feed, Hay and rolls net wrap, horse: $60. da grass 4X5 round bales: $25 Stevens Gray 478-214-1257 Cow hay: $40/roll. Mulch hay: Grain section have each. Sam Steele Mauk 478- Cow: $50. James Martin Way- 2019 just cut net wrapped $30/roll. Larry Bowlin 244-8426 nesboro 706-558-5005 2019 Coastal/Bermuda, 4x5 Bahia & bermuda mix hay: Williamson 770-560-2268 been posted to a free 2019 bermuda hay, 13.2% round bales, sheltered, cow & $45/bale. Delivery available. online hay directory 2017 Coastal/Bahia mix, RFQ protein with 118.6 RFQ. horse quality. Jim Cole Hahira Brad MacDonald Waverly Hall Grass hay for sale. 4x5 round located on the GDA available: $25 each in quantity. Square bales, horse quality: 229-794-3052 or 229-251- 706-582-3530 bales that are rain free. website. This directory Jim Jackson Wrightsville 478- 6131 Sprayed and fertilized: $35 a $7. Scott Chambers Braselton 2019 mixed bermuda grass, will be available 290-0263 706-983-0603 bale. Pick up only, call for 2019 Fertilized bermuda hay, 4x6 rolls: $55, sheltered. more info. Tyrone Edwards through the end of the 2018 Alicia hay, 4x5 net 2019 bermuda/Fescue mix 900lb rolls: $40 each. Hay is Peanut Hay, high protein, 4x5 Ringgold 423-486-8189 or year to assist livestock hay square bales: $5 each. located in Sparta 478-456- rolls, sheltered: $45, 10+ at 423-488-7759 wrapped round bales; $25. producers affected 2019 Alicia hay, 4x5 round Mixed grass cow hay square 8376. $40. Mike Holliday Pitts 229- bales: $4 each. All sprayed 938-8656 Hay 4 sale, rolls and square. by lingering drought bales; $50. Ricky Robinson 2019 Fescue hay, $5/bale in Butler 478-365-0732 and fertilized. Jonathan Little Call before you come. Donald conditions. Find hay Monroe 770-314-1278 barn, good quality. Wade 2019 Premium Tifton 44 Williams Gillsville 770-540- Cown Monroe 770-207-6983 bermuda, horse quality, fertil- 8599 and list hay for sale 2018 Coastal mix hay, 4X5 2019 Coastal bermuda hay, ized, weed/crabgrass free, 4x5 at http://www.agr. horse quality square bales. net wrapped rolls. Dry in shel- 2019 Fescue hay, 5x4 rolls, roll: $70. Bermuda/Rye mix: Large quantity square bermu- georgia.gov/gda-hay- ter: $40/roll. Carlin Hodges Fertilized/limed per UGA, weed good quality: $25. Harry Hugh- $60. Barn stored. Tim Hunter da hay, round hay and hay- Musella 478-836-9130/404- and rain free: $6. Mike Dubose es Warm Springs 706-655- Conyers 770-483-8712/770- lage. Paul Harris Odum 912- exchange.aspx 557-8978 Junction City 706-366-1665 2475 331-7749 294-2470 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2019 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN – 404-656-3722 – agr.georgia.gov PAGE 11

Bass, blue gills, shell cracker, Leyland Cypress, Green FIREWOOD Grass-fed beef and pork. Adult bibs, walker bags, sun- MISCELLANEOUS hybrid bream, channel catfish, Giant Arborvitae, Carolina Pasture raised, no grain. 1lb bonnets and aprons: $7 each fingerlings, sterile grass carp. Sapphire; 15 gal, 6-8ft: packs ground beef, ground or 3 for $18. Includes postage. Delivery avail. Tony Chew Firewood must be cut from the pork, sausage hot/mild/Italian. Robert Hottle 4220 Union Only agriculture-related items $60/ea. Delivery available. advertiser's personal property. Manchester 706-846-3657 Greg D. Strickland Winston Center cut pork chops. Mini- Road SW, College Park, Ga may be advertised in this Ads for firewood must use the mum 25lbs. Ask for Rick Bed run red wrigglers. $20 404-788-5434 30349 404-344-0568 Category. cord when specifying the Monroe 678-522-6560 per pound. Free shipping on amount of firewood for sale. All types of chair caning, re- BEES, HONEY 3+ lbs. Joe Tucker Chula 229- Mother-in-law plants in 4” Green Sugar cane for sale. pairs & refinishing. James 425-1409. pots. Well rooted: $7.00ea or 2 Firewood split and seasoned, Irrigated all season: $1.25 per Lewis Perry 478-987-4243 AND SUPPLIES for $12; Aloe vera plants in red and white oak, some stalk. Call for further informa- All types of chair caning: MULCH AND 11”, 7” & 4” pots: $7-$15. Buy pecan: $90 half cord. $180 full tion or questions. E. Poole more, save more. Judy cord. Will deliver for a charge. blind, French, hole-to-hole, FERTILIZERS Cedar Crossing 912-585- porch, rattan reed & splint, Hartwell 706-376-2998 Eddie Akin Griffin 678-378- 3020 2017/2018 mulch hay, 4x5 9175 some repair & refinishing, qual- rolls, twine/net wrap, stored in Native Chinquapin trees, bare Locally grown & harvested ity work over 55 yrs' experi- root 1-year-old seedlings: 5 for Hardwood firewood, 18inch blackberries, blueberries: $20- ence. George E. Shelton field: $5-$15 per roll. Large sections. You split, easy ac- quantity avail. Jake Gower $38. Charles Adams Marietta gal; strawberries, figs: $15gal; Cartersville 770-607-6455 678-313-1873 cess, trees down 1 year. Take black walnuts: $25per qt. C. Covington 404-391-6182 all or some. David Lindsey Chair and rocker caning of all Native plants and grasses: Eaves Elberton 706-436-0310 Gillsville 770-503-9452 kinds; also wicker and rattan 2018 mulch hay, 4x5 net Coneflowers, Blazing star, Lit- repair. 38 years of experience. wrapped. Delivery available Locally-grown Satsumas, tle bluestem, Rattlesnake mas- Duke Dufresne Statham 770- (GALLBERRY HONEY) anywhere: $20 per roll. Jimmy Oak firewood. $175 per cord. Tangelos, Tangerines, Navel ter, and more. Email for prices oranges, Kumquats and Meyer 725-2554 VOTED BEST TASTING & Barker Elberton 706-318-2981 20" lengths. Local delivery FLAVOR OF GA WINNER and inventory. Chris Skelton available. Dennis Irwin Can- lemons. Bob McGuinty Memory Bears made out of $52/gallon includes shipping Chicken litter delivered at Marietta skeltonnative- ton 770-720-1263 Rochelle 229-276-5852 your loved ones clothing. $650 per load, 24 tons per [email protected] 478-804- www.brucesnutnhoney.com Marview Farms provides Sherry McDaniel at 770-366- B. Bruce Homerville 912- load. Middle and North Geor- 1476. Red Oak, White Oak some Hickory: $195 a cord. Canton, grass fed and pastured beef, 1306 for information. Buford 487-5001 gia only. Drew Allen Alpharet- Plastic plant pots, several pork, lamb, and goat, free- ta 478-955-7199 thousand from starter size to Waleska & Cartersville area We do chair caning. K. ly. Leave message. Frank range eggs and chickens. thirty gallon, long plant tables. on Ramey Tiger 770-262-5560 10-frame bee hive: $85; 5- Fertilizers and mulch, mulch Lundak White 770-668-6901 Web: MarviewFarms.com Ara- frame bee hive/NUCS: $65. hay: $2.50. Kermit Simmons Danny Carroll Leesburg 229- bi 786-210-6544 Also make inner 344-1617 FARM ANTIQUES Jefferson 770-867-7550 Seasoned firewood. Oak: Sun-dried apples, you come covers/supers/top bar bee Privacy trees, Leyland Cy- $125/half cord. Hickory or 1904 antique wood pea hive/rapid inside feeders. Free compost, horse manure pick up at my home: $5 per sheller operated by belt pul- press and Thuja Giants. Direct Pecan BBQ wood: $145/half pound. Julia Bettis 6489 Post Eliseo Delia Mineral Bluff 706- and shavings. Ask for Jerry. from our farm, delivery and leys. Can e-mail pictures: cord. Fatlighter sticks: Rd., , Ga. 30040 492-5119 Douglasville 770 949-2238 planted, or pickup. Serving all Cumming $1500. Lynn Stanfield Fayet- $10/bundle. Delivery available. 770-475-6449 500 colonies for sale. 500 five Fresh pine straw installed, of Georgia. John Cowherd Bob Lewis Fayetteville 770- teville 770-653-1852 Monticello 770-862-7442 We machine shell your frame nuc boxes, 1000, 3 $4.25/bale, 50 bale min, no 461-4083 Aermotor windmill for sale, frame nuc boxes. Bob Binnie added fees. Reliable service. pecans, while you wait: 30 Star of Bethlehem Bulbs: $12 Split/seasoned hardwood: cents per lb. Jody Glidewell damaged. Robert Joiner Lakemont 706-782-6722 Long needle available. Gloria for 20 bulbs. Includes ship- Millen 706-526-3985 Williamson Gainesville ys- $165. dump trailer load equals Jackson 770-775-6592 Fresh, unprocessed honey: ping. Mock Orange, Iris, 1 ¼ cord, delivered. You pick Farm bell, antique, No. 4 [email protected] 770-912- Solomon*s Seal. V. Robinson Will be propagating 5-year $14/qt; $8/pint; $5/8 oz. Bear; 6671 up by the truck load, bed level, asparagus crowns in early complete with clapper, excel- $15 comb honey. Jimmy Auburn vrobinson1012@g- you stack: $85. Norm Johnson lent sound. Has support frame, mail.com Nov. Taking orders at $2 per Brown Jackson 770-775-0157 PLANTS, TREES Taylorsville 770-684-7278 crown. S. Nash Madison 706- very heavy. Joe Yeargin Dallas 770-778-3441 Pure raw wildflower honey: $5 AND FLOWERS SEEDS FARMERS 717-0606 per pound. Sourwood honey: Old Farm Dinner set Pfaltz- $8 per pound. Aubrey Ledford Advertisements selling officially Advertisements selling seeds MARKETS ODDITIES graff Folk Art. 85 pieces: $150. Commerce 706-654-6861 protected plants must include a must include a current state lab- Ernest Presley Macon 478- oratory report (fewer than nine Gourds, many varieties, Mar- 784-7713 permit to sell such plants. Ads Dodge County Farmer's Mar- tin gourds fixed & ready to Tupelo honey: Raw Georgia months old) for purity, noxious submitted without this permit ket, Saturdays, Fall/Winter hang; at farm or shipped to Set of four claw feet for old tupelo. Local pickup: $20/qt, will not be published. For infor- weeks and germination for each hours: 9-12n, fresh produce, tub. Cleaned and primed, $75/gal. We also ship. seed lot advertised. Ads submit- you. Charles Lang Cordele mation on the sale or shipment eggs, baked goods, jellies, 229-406-5039 ready to paint: $100. J. Loomis www.swamphoney.org. Prices of protected plants, visit ted without this information will crafts, education, EBT dou- Cumming 770-356-0733 on website include shipping. www.fws.org/Endangered/per- not be published. For more infor- bled; 5401 Courthouse Circle, Gourds, many varieties, Mar- mation regarding certified seed, tin gourds fixed & ready to Syrup Kettles suitable for fire M. Hendrix Ludowici 912-294- mits/index.html or call the U.S. Eastman, 619-322-4505 call the GDA Seed Division, hang; at farm or shipped to pots or cooking syrup: ranging 4790 Fish and Wildlife Service, dodgecountyfarmersmar- 229.386.3557. you. Charles Lang Cordele from $300 to $1,200, depend- Will pick up swarms, no 404.679.7097. For questions [email protected],www.face- book.com/DodgeCountyFarm- 229-406-5039 ing on condition. K. Fuller charge. Will remove from about ginseng, visit 2019 Abruzzi rye, no noxious Fitzgerald 229-426-2618 structures for a fee. Burke, https://www.fws.gov/Endan- weeds, good germ, bulk out of ersMarket Lucky buckeyes: $4.25/doz. Columbia, Richmond counties. gered/permits/index.html or bin or bagged, lg quantity. Jim Planting buckeyes: $5.25/doz. Vintage hay rake in beautiful Justin Stitt Augusta 706-829- call the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Tanner Wrightsville 478-290- Established fruit stand busi- Instructions included, please condition, will add old country 9372 Service, 404.679.7097. 1830 ness to be leased in north Put- include postage. Jules Sim- charm to your front yard, field nam County off Hwy 441. If in- mons 495 Royal Oaks Ter. or pasture. Pics available. AQUACULTURE AND 2019 Red Scarlet or Lavender 2019 Poppies, cosmos, mon- terested, call and leave mes- Stone Mountain, GA 30087 Charlie Sjulson Cleveland ZINNIA SEEDS: 50@$3 (cash) ey plant, sweet williams: $200, sage. Richard Whitten Carroll- 828-226-4700 404-422-0679 SUPPLIES +SASE (Self-Addressed SASE. Sara O'Shields PO Box ton 770-854-8556 Stamped Envelope). Donna's 185 Tate GA 30177 770-735- HANDICRAFTS AND OTHER Advertisers selling sterile Blossoms 1766 Pleasant Hill 3657 THINGS TO EAT SUPPLIES triploid grass carp must submit Rd NE Ranger GA 30734 706- (4) Reed Joseph Intl Thun- a current Wild Animal License 618-3890 Devil's trumpet, touch-me- 2018 Desirable pecans: 4-Leaf Clovers, laminated in derbird Scare Away Guns: from the Georgia Department not, mullein pink, morning $11/lb + postage. Will crack, wallet-size pouches (S.M.L). $175ea;$600 for 4. C. Fowler 4in perennials, 350 varieties: glory, hibiscus, four-o-clocks, Woodbury 770-584-5646 of Natural Resources. Ads with- $1.50 ea., including helleborus. shell, separate your pecans: 50 Priced by size. Makes very out this license will not be pub- money plant: $2 cents per pound. Russell nice birthday card enclosures. 55 gal metal barrels, food Also 1 gal. grafted Japanese cash/tsp+SASE; mole bean, lished. Entities producing and maples: $20-$25. Display gar- Eaton Stockbridge 770-506- Please call for details (leave grade with lids and rings. selling or reselling domestic other. E. Beach 2966 Cardinal 2727 message). Chris Colley Lo- James Mullinax Mount Airy den. Selah Ahlstrom Jackson Lake Cir Duluth GA 30096 fish in Georgia are required to 770-775-4967 ganvile 770-466-2173 706-778-4835 770-476-1163 Grass fed beef quarter or half obtain a free Aquaculture Reg- Angel trumpets, confederate istration Permit. For more infor- cut, wrapped to order: roses: $5. Double Althea, burn- Seed oats for sale; good ger- $3.50/lb, hanging weight plus mation on aquaculture rules ing bushes, hydrangeas, ferns, mination. H.D. Green Mon- processing. Jason Cox Social and licensing in Georgia, in- harlequin glorybower, beauty- trose 478-278-5252 Circle 404-925-5412 cluding a listing of domestic berries, Nandinas, jasmine, fish and other fish species re- forsythia, Carolina Jessamine: quiring a Wild Animal License, $3.50. Others. Carla Houghton visit https://georgiawildlife.- Marietta 770-428-2227 com/aquaculture or call 770.761.3044. Cleome, Mexican sunflower, 4-O'clock, touch-me not, red 10inch to 12inch sterile grass hibiscus, tiger lily, 1tsp: $2.00 carp, bluegill, shellcracker, +SASE B.L. Savage 3017 shad, catfish, shiners, min- Atkins Dr., Gainesville GA nows, aeration, fish structure, 30507 770-534-7856 feeders. Keith Edge Soperton 478-697-8994 Crepe myrtle, mimosa, gar- dinias, figs, fairy roses, all well A-1 quality, farm-grown chan- rooted. B. Whittington Colbert nel catfish priced by size; other 706-788-0002 species available upon re- Daylilies, named cultivars $10 quest. Flynt Gilbert Zebulon www.ritabees.com contains 770-567-1223 photos & info. Order online for All female largemouth bass, Priority Mail delivery or call to pond Liming, phosphorus miti- pickup. Rita Buehner 678-327- gation, aquatic vegetation con- 5133. trol, pond surveys, aeration, Fragrant old roses, fountains, leak repair for columbine, ginger lily, daylily, ponds. Ethan Edge Lumber succulents. Carole Scott City 912-602-1310 16007 Ollifftown Rd Metter GA 30439 912-685-6984 All sizes bass, bluegill, chan- nel catfish, thread fin, gizzard Multiplying onions: $30/gal. shad, shell cracker and more. State you are calling about Free delivery or pick up. Danny onions when you call. Eugene A cord is defined as 128 cubic feet of wood stacked by the line or row in a compact manner with individual pieces touching; it can be four feet Austin Roberta 478-836-4938 White Lithonia 770-987-9790 high, four feet wide (deep), and eight feet long, or any combination of these measurements (height, width and length) that yields 128 cubic feet. PAGE 12 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN – 404-656-3722 – agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2019

30 acres with mobile home, 2 Hunt lease in Laurens County: 41 yrs' experience: Bush hog- OTHER REAL ESTATE deep wells and several small deer, turkey, hogs. E.L. Hen- ging, post holes, gardens, 2 Dyna Glo kerosene heaters. ponds with creek: $75,000. dricks Laurens County 478- food plots, aeration, fertilizer Used very little, in great condi- Telfair County Jacob Furney 676-3513 and seed spreading: $50/hour, Realtors or anyone holding a 1974 Kinnett Rd., Milan, Ga. 4-hour min. Richard Allison tion: $50 each or $80 for both. real estate license may not Bill Springer Milner 678-873- 31060 229-315-1990 SERVICES Buford 678-200-2040/678- advertise in this Category, 200-2040 1300 unless advertising personal 37.3 acres at $5000 per acre. 2-ton Goodman a/c unit con- property. Farmland advertised Off Prospect Church Rd (dirt Black Walnut grove harvest- denser and air handler made in must be owned by the road). Good deer and turkey BOARDING ed, collected, and shelled. 2017, used one year, exc. subscriber placing the ad. hunting land. J. Holcomb FACILITIES Willing to pay for finished, cond.: $500 OBO. Alonzo Sin- Franklin County 706-886- 5 acres private pasture sur- bagged product. Hardman rounded by tranquil forest. gleton Richmond Hill 912- FARMLAND FOR 7644 The Georgia Animal Protection Farm SHS Clint Joiner Sautee 271-1455 Includes easement, Hwy. 53, Nacoochee 706-809-8632 SALE 38 acres, pasture land, old in Blue Mountains. Perfect Act requires boarding and 30g-55g metal barrels, 30g- breeding facilities to be li- 10 acres mountaintop w/ farmhouse and good barn, wa- for a N. Georgia farm home: Bobcat/tractor work, bush 55g plastic barrels, 55g metal ter on both sides. ½ mile road $75,000. Ann Acohido Pick- censed. A current license hogging/lawn mowing/pasture removable top barrels, 55g sta spectacular views. 4 miles number must be submitted with from Hiawassee. Paved road, frontage. James McClain ens County 706-715-0630 maintenance restoration, grad- inless steel barrels, 275-330gal Habersham County 706-864- [email protected] notices for publication in the ing/clearing, plowing/garden, totes. Tom Allanson Cumming electricity, convenient, yet pri- “Boarding Facilities” category. vate. Could be divided. Text 5977 deer plots, fence/heavy equip- 678-231-2324 Notices submitted without this ment welding, post holes. Lar- preferred. Tim Miller Towns 40 acres, three houses, 2 6 acres, road, frontage, 231ft information will not be pub- ry Houston Covington 770- Boxwood stove, cast iron, 2 County 706-401-0880 shops, pond, 11.5 acres cut broad river frontage, 241 feet: eyes,new, unfired: $500obo. $12000 per acre. Willie Gar- lished. For more information, 235-3082/770-235-3782 into small tracks, some farm please call the GDA Equine Ralph Counts Luthersville equipment: $750.000. David mon Madison 706-654-9282 Bush hog, rotary mow, gar- 770-927-6129 Health Division, 404.656.3713. Wilbanks Newton 404-787- 6.5 acres in Snellville, half den and food plot, harrow and Fisher Grandpa Bear wood 4301 open, old pasture, half hard- Boarding facility in East plow, bale square hay. Monroe heater, like new condition, Cobb/Marietta, convenient lo- 43.55 acres mostly open in wood with small stream on County area. Jimmy Waldrep. used less than 6 times; also property. County water and cation. 20+ years in business. Forsyth 478-951-5563 Green pea sheller. Bob Brook- Franklin County on Williams Great care and various pack- Bridge Rd. Price just reduced natural gas available: $130,000 shire Hoschton 404-895-6469 Charles T. Cates Gwinnett ages available. Joanna Mari- Bush hog, rotary mow, gar- to $4000/acre. Dennis Barron den and food plot, harrow and County 706-830-3206 etta 773-575-3425 Fisher wood stove, double Carnesville 706-384-3400 plow, bale square hay. Monroe doors, whole house heater, Pasture boarding, Highway 44 acres, clear land on Hwy 7+ acres w/1906 farmhouse, County area. Jimmy Waldrep. holds fire all night, fine working 4/3, big porches in beautiful 81 Stables: arena, round pen, Forsyth 478-951-5563 cond.: $650. Timothy Mowery 72 East, one-fourth mile from trails, tack room, wash rack, 10-acre operating 4-broiler- South Carolina and access to Wilkes County, w/small Trion 706-639-9371 greenhouse/nursery since trailer parking. Dan Robertson Farm 911 Signs-Farm Safety house-farm, min. upgrades, public boat ramp on Lake Rus- Jackson 678-300-3434 and Emergency Signage. An Ford backhoe type flip seat, fully insulated, ChoreTime sell. N. Payne Elbert County 1989. Gross sales $275K. needs cushions: $250. Winton Melvin Bolton Rayle 706-318- information source for greater eqpt., LED lights, 2 wells, 404-432-2055. FARM SERVICES peace of mind. Website: Sweatman Cleveland 770- monorail system, TURNKEY, 4107(text preferred) 241-4533 45.5 acres, half open, rest www.farm911signs.com Daren Tyson contract: $599,000. woods, spring and stream, 92.66 acres, ranch & home, 20+ years exp. Land clearing Sue Truex Cumming 678-628- Old used bricks for sale: .50 Ann Acohido Pickens fronts State Hwy 37 near zoned A-1, fenced, creek, wa- concrete removal stump, re- 6767 cents each. E. Sims Hull 706- County 706-715-0630 aa- Morgan: $3000 per acre. Cal- ter system, garage/barn, moval farm cleanup mechanic, 788-8905 [email protected] panoramic views, high eleva- service buldg . & eqpt., paint- Loader/backhoe, grading, houn County Jim Andrews bush-hogging, lawn core aera- Sugar cane mill. The Golden 229-835-2483 [email protected] tion, see Facebook market- ing, demolition. J. Brooks place: $599,000. Carl Kelley Athens 470-269-3467 tion, tree cutting, branch trim- Mill #2, made by EI Carter, 11.2 acres, cypress log cabin, com ming, shrubbery pruning, lawn Richland, GA. Joseph Thomp- creek, privacy chain-linked Madison County 706-246- 5 acres in Waleska: Private 30 yrs exp. Bushhogging & mowing, leaf mulching, tool son Gibson 706-833-7183 fenced, out buildings, drive 0715 wooded sanctuary, waterfall & Bobcat work: driveways, sharpening. Rockdale and sur- thru barn, Harrison school dis- Vestal wood heater: $400. large stream, one mile from Live your homestead dream: roads, trails graded/main- rounding counties. George trict, no liens, two entrances Roger Keebaugh Gainesville Reinhardt College, paved 26+ acres, pasture and fully tained, drainage problems Kelecheck Conyers 770-597- off highway: $1.45 million. 770-869-7941 driveway, electricity, screened stocked 3+ acre pond, brick solved, gardens/food plots 4878 Sam Saliba Cobb County 770- gazebo: $168,500. Bob Rosen- ranch-style 3/2 home w/base- plowed, light clearing/grading. 514-1431 Looking for someone to split CHRISTMAS TREES feld Cherokee County 770- ment. Barnesville/Yatesville, Jim Woodall Williamson 678- Lamar County 770-468-6254. 588-2123 firewood I have cut and ready 175 acres, southern zone: 633-4151 to split and stack all oak. Electric Christmas tree shak- 38 years' experience: horse $200,000 Chester Purcell 50+ acres, great homesite: Bruce Chivington Conyers er. Excellent condition. Jim FARMLAND FOR arenas laser graded, tree Wikinson 478-214-2751 $150,000, timber value of 770-757-7757 Williams Carrollton 770-328- clearing, driveways built/re- $3100, abundant wildlife near RENT/LEASE 4608 graded, gravel, barns graded, Mobile stick welder. Farm re- 224-acre operating cattle city of Reidsville. S. Miles Tat- drainage correction, trucking, pair work, or fabrication. No farm, house, metal hay barn, tnall Cty 912-617-3156 For lease, 3-acre pasture for guardrail working pens, 6 horse/garden plus 9 acres demolition. Luke Butler job to big or small. Have the Look for our annual ponds, fenced-cross fenced, 52 acres, Hwy 109 across woods for hunting. Water and Braselton 770-685-0288 tools to fix whats broken. Cole 82acres under center pivot: from Union School Rd: electricity available: $5 per Partin Cleveland 706-809- list of Choose-and-Cut Ag/farm fencing of all types 2503 $800,000. Billy Daniel Laurens $350,000. David Anderson acre, per month. Charles installed/repaired. Land mgt Christmas Tree Farms County 478-984-4909 Pike County 770-979-0145 Wayne Toccoa 256-881-9356 services: consulting, mowing, Stumps ground neatly below in the Nov. 20 issue. seeding, food plots and wildlife ground level, free estimate and Get your Georgia Grown apparel today! www.georgiagrown.com habitat. Casey Kent Good reasonably priced. 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Goat products. Newton or Want lady who used to make Wanted: 6-foot rotary mower FARM SERVICES SEEKING FARM near by counties. N. Peek Barbie doll clothes in sets for to bush hog wooded area un- Get your Tree removal, bushhogging, EMPLOYMENT Covington 404-938-9777 Christmas. Please call me. der brush. Paul Smith Warner Vesta Crowder Williamson Robins 478-952-3899 foodplots, bobcat work in 59 y/o male looking to relo- Wilkes and surrounding coun- Good transmission for 4500 770-227-9536 cate, good with fences, equip- Wanted: New Holland 7308 ties. Milton Roberts Ford tractor @ 1973 model. Want permission to hunt civil Washing- ment and stonework, honest quick attach front end loader Also, want good Bush Hog war relics on property near ton, GA 706-401-3185 and trustworthy; single. Dan complete with brackets, joy- 6ft width with 3pt hitch. battle sites w/metal detectors; Gilbert Gainesville 706-974- stick, hydraulic hoses and 5' Anne Jones Homer 706- will share finds. David Walter 2060 bucket. Larry Green Newnan EMPLOYMENT 206-7044 Mashburn Epworth 706-632- 770-301-3602/678-355-8394 5456 Hood for John Deere model Farm Help Needed and Seek- WANTED STX 38 lawn mower. Roy Wanted molds concrete pot- Wanted: Utility poles for cor- ing Farm Employment ads Bruce Marble Hill 770-893- tery. No table sets. Please cast ner fence post. Wanted: R22 must be related to agricultural Items wanted in all Classified 2853 aluminum or rubber molds. engine or block 1986 Toyota farm work. Ads submitted for Categories will be advertised Carter Stewart Baldwin 706- farm truck. Mike Bloodworth apparel today! John Deere lawn tractor im- domestic help, companions, here. 778-5204 Knoxville 478-836-2535 www.georgiagrown.com baby sitters, housekeepers, plements and accessories, etc. will not be published. 3 acres, agriculture zoning, wheels weights, loader, 3pt North Cherokee or South Pick- hitch, etc. to fit model 318. FARM HELP ens counties. Prefer level for Joel Webb Sliver Creek 678- LIVESTOCK NEEDED horses and small house. K. 848-7653 Richards Canton Large Martin house gourds. QUOTATIONS [email protected] 100ft-plus standing White Need large gourds with thick skins and seeds still inside. Average prices for October 2019 Auction Oak in backyard; free for re- 4ft box blade with 3pt hitch Market at Georgia Auction Markets, moval. Herbert Morris Cony- and ripper teeth. George Scov- Robert Rogers Macon 478- ers 770-918-9726 ille Macon 478-745-2524 781-6494 Georgia Department of Agriculture and Looking for 16-24ft Stock U.S.D.A. Cooperative Federal-State Exchange horse board or rent 6620 Gehl Skid Steer Loader Livestock Market News and Grading for parts. Robert Bobo Cum- Trailer. GN or Bumper Pull. in a nice apartment for part Cheaper the better. Can need Service. For daily quotations, call (229) ming 770-887-7195 time work on horse farm. Ex- work Budget: $5000. Connor perience necessary. Refer- 226-1641 (7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) Power Monroe 404-989-2306 ences required. PB Lawson Al- 850 John Deere head (3T 80 pharetta 678-641-4370 J). Also DV 550 International Looking for 2 calf hutches, (Cattle prices expressed in engine. Harold Gilder Macon very reasonably priced. P. Grif- price/hundredweight) Have cross tie retaining wall 478-951-0613 fin Clarkesville 706-768-8417 SLAUGHTER that needs maintenance work A good running motor for an performed. Jerry Tomblin Looking for any type of poul- CLASSES AVERAGES International 454 or a good COWS: Whitesburg 770-962-9921 or bottom end. Von Howington try chickens ducks turkeys geese pigeons and pheasant. 404-641-5116 Commerce 706-340-0033 Breakers 75-80% lean ...... 47.20 Billy Montgomery Homer 678- Boners 80-85% Lean ...... 47.77 Need cattle farm worker, Aluminum extension ladder, 591-6410 Lean 85-90% Lean ...... 43.50 Habersham County. Nice up to 20ft. George Terrell BULLS: MEDIUM AND LARGE wooden structure home avail- Looking for Egyptian onions, BULLS: Stockbridge 678-782-5833 also called walking onions. Yield Grade 1 ...... 1 ...... 2 able. Some experience need- 300-350 lbs ...... 146.99 ...... 137.20 ed. High Voltage Cattle Mount Antique primitive furniture, Marianne Beasley Atlanta 404- 1000-2100 lbs ...... 74.42 Airy 706-499-8008 handmade pottery, jug, side- 624-9429 350-400 lbs ...... 142.98 ...... 132.36 board, huntboard, jelly cup- Looking for small farm to FEEDER CLASSES: 400-450 lbs ...... 136.40 ...... 123.97 Spanish-speaking male or board, pie safe, metal sign, rent . Barn pasture, water for WEIGHTED AVG PRICES 450-500 lbs ...... 127.68 ...... 116.91 couple needed to work on bird folk art. Joe Piper Gainesville two horses in Meriwether STEERS: MEDIUM AND LARGE 500-550 lbs ...... 121.58 ...... 111.01 farm. Live-in position, sm. 770-337-0488 joepiper@ly- County area. Please call to let ...... 1 ...... 2 550-600 lbs ...... 114.96 ...... 105.76 apartment avail: $200 weekly, cos.com me know what you have. Regi- serious responses only. Tere 300-350 lbs ...... 156.23 ...... 139.40 600-650 lbs ...... 111.83 ...... 101.27 Bee equipment, pick up nald Lenard Atlanta 770-873- Lopez Oxford 770-787-2955 4199 350-400 lbs ...... 149.76 ...... 134.88 650-700 lbs ...... 108.55 ...... 97.92 swarms for free, remove bees 400-450 lbs ...... 139.26 ...... 127.05 from a structure for a fee. Looking for used 20 blade Want reliable worker for cattle 450-500 lbs ...... 132.85 ...... 123.00 GOATS (priced per head) ranch. Nice, small home avail- Leonard Day Macon 478-719- disc harrow within 100 miles of 500-550 lbs ...... 127.15 ...... 123.94 SLAUGHTER able. Some experience is 5588 Blakely Ga. 6-7 feet wide. CLASSES SELECTION 2 needed. Joe Manous Menlo Good bearings. Cat 2 three 550-600 lbs ...... 125.10 ...... 118.77 Bourbon red turkey hens and point hitch. Harry Grier Blake- BILLIES/BUCKS 706-862-2754 Tom. Barbara Nelson Resaca 600-650 lbs ...... 124.15 ...... 115.43 ly [email protected] 650-700 lbs ...... 123.32 ...... 112.88 75-100 lbs ...... 157.50 706-264-3921 100-150 lbs ...... 167.50 Buying for cash barn and Old farm tables, gliders, 150-300 lbs ...... 210.00 signs, old advertising, rusty HEIFERS: MEDIUM AND LARGE October Farmers farmstead contents. One piece ...... 1 ...... 2 NANNIES/DOES or all. Prefer N.E. but will con- cool stuff, kitchen Pyrex, iron- Market Prices stone, jadeite, mid century, 300-350 lbs ...... 122.65 ...... 114.99 60-80 lbs ...... 94.59 sider all. Call and lets talk. Bill 80-100 lbs ...... 106.07 Local and Regional McGraw Watkinsville 706- cupboards, pie safes, southern 350-400 lbs ...... 122.55 ...... 113.37 614-0867 pottery, old furniture, oil paint- 400-450 lbs ...... 119.19 ...... 109.72 100-150 lbs ...... 129.64 Reporting by the ings. Craig Walker Cleveland 450-500 lbs ...... 114.89 ...... 106.91 KIDS & YEARLINGS Cash paid for running and USDA AMS 770-294-5920 500-550 lbs ...... 108.68 ...... 104.15 20-40 lbs ...... 60.38 non-running tractors and skid Poultry wanted: Any kind of VALDOSTA MARKET steers. Will buy other equip- 550-600 lbs ...... 108.45 ...... 100.96 40-60 lbs ...... 87.74 Batham, perfer old-type 600-650 lbs ...... 105.01 ...... 97.79 60-80 lbs ...... 112.52 ment as well have trailer with banties within 50 miles of Guy- Produce: winch will travel. Joshua 650-700 lbs ...... 103.28 ...... 94.88 80-100 lbs ...... 112.00 Squash ...... $1.49/lb ton. Gene Brannen Guyton Fowler Dacula 404-886-7423 912-777-8949 Producers can obtain daily cattle prices by Internet at the following website: http://www.ams.usda.gov Tomatoes $1.49-$1.79/lb Free chain-link fence removal, Once at the site, select Market News and Transportation Data in the left column. Click on Livestock, Meats, Grain Sweet cowhorn, sweet and Hay under the heading Market News Reports by Program. Next, click on Cattle under the heading Browse by Acre peas ...... $1.59/lb if mostly reusable. Will travel, cayenne, Italian sweet, Commodity. Then click on Feeder and Replacement Cattle Auctions and select Georgia. Mustards ...... $4.59/ea will respect your property. Pic- Japanese sweet pepper seeds. tures appreciated if available. Turnips ...... $4.59/ea Not the hot kind. Shelby Call or text. William Miller Baggett Bethlehem 770-867- Collards ...... $2.99/ea Lafayette 706-764-7077 3696 Corn ...... $3/5ears USDA to survey county row crops acreage and production Okra ...... $.99/lb Winners of Southeastern Hay Contest Cucumbers...... $1/4-8 announced at Sunbelt Ag Expo ATHENS – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Sta- Zucchini ...... $1.29/lb A record 380 entries were sub- Bill Conrad | Malone, Fla. tistics Service will survey producers in 41 states – including Alabama, Florida, Bell pepper ...... $1/2 mitted in this year’s Southeastern Perennial Peanut Hay Georgia and South Carolina – as part of its County Agricultural Production Sur- Cabbage ...... $.79/ea Hay Contest, and the grand prize Bill Conrad | Malone, Fla. vey. The survey will collect information on total acres planted and harvested, Eggplant ...... $.99/lb was awarded to Yon Family Farms White Farms | Poulan, Ga. and total yield and production of row crops down to the county level. Pecans ...... $7.99/bag of Ridge Spring, SC. The winner Williams Farm | Graceville, Fla. The data provided by producers will help federal and state programs sup- received $1,000 from Massey Fer- Cool Season Perennial Grass Hay port the farmer, said Erika White, acting regional director for NASS, Southern Specialty Items: guson and the choice of the use of Stegall Farms LLC | Peachland, NC Regional Office. Honey ...... $5.99/12oz a new Massey Ferguson DM Series Chennault Plantation | Tignall, Ga. disc mower or RK Series rotary Case Farms | Trenton, Ga. “We hope every producer will take the time to respond if they receive this Sugar cane ...$1.99/stalk rake for next year’s hay production Mixed, Annual Grass or Other Hays survey. Producers benefit when there are data available to help determine ac- Mayhaw jelly $5.99/10oz season. Boyt (B and B) Farm Services | curate loan rates, disaster payments, crop insurance price elections, and more. Cane syrup ...... $3.99/lb The contest is a collaborative Thomaston, Ga. When enough producers respond to surveys, NASS is able to publish data. Jam ...... $4.99/20oz partnership between the Univer- Jeff Bacon | Dudley, Ga. Without data, agencies such as USDA’s Risk Management Agency or Farm Pepper jelly ..$5.99/10oz sity of Georgia, the University of Charles Snell | Graceville, Fla. Service Agency may not have information on which to base the programs that Olive oil ...... $26.99/16oz Florida, Auburn University and Grass Baleage serve those same producers.” Walter’s Farm LLC | Peach cider .$3.99/16 oz Clemson University. Winners are Within the next few weeks National Association of State Departments of selected in seven categories. This Barnesville, Ga. Agriculture enumerators will contact selected growers to arrange telephone or Meat: year’s winners in each category Callaway Cattle Co. | are as follows: Hogansville, Ga. in-person interviews to complete the survey. NASS safeguards the privacy of Sausage ...... $5.99/lb Warm Season Perennial Grass Hay Wheless Farm | Lexington, Ga. all respondents and publishes only aggregate data, ensuring that no individual Ham ...... $8.99/2lbs Jeff Bacon | Dudley, Ga. Legume Baleage operation or producer can be identified as required by federal law. Scott Chambers | Braselton, Ga. Yon Family Farms | Survey results will be published on the NASS Quick Stats database (https:// Dairy: Eddy Turner Farm | Tennille, Ga. Ridge Spring, SC quickstats.nass.usda.gov/). For more information on NASS surveys, reports, Milk...... $3.99/half gal Alfalfa Hay G&S Farms | Chipley, Fla. and for the release dates by commodity, visit www.nass.usda.gov. For more Cream ...... $2.79 Stegall Farms LLC | Peachland, NC Fence Row Farms | information call the NASS Southern Regional Field Office at 800.253.4419. Cline Farms | Valdese, NC Marshallville, NC PAGE 14 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN – 404-656-3722 – agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2019 Georgia Farm Bureau announces self-insured health plan for agricultural employers

MACON – Georgia Farm Bureau will offer a new health ing a health insurance program that will reach all areas insurance program for those underserved in the agricul- of Georgia, both rural and urban.” ture industry across the state through a partnership with Gov. Brian Kemp joined officials with the Georgia insurance provider Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield. Department of Insurance at the State Capital to an- The partnership grants a license to the Georgia Farm nounce the partnership between Anthem and Georgia Bureau Member Health Program Trust to operate as a Farm Bureau in September. He thanked the parties in- multiple employer self-insured health plan in Georgia. volved for bringing new access to healthcare coverage The health program is considered a multiple employer to Georgians. Georgie’s Drive welfare agreement and is an innovative way to address “I certainly want to take this opportunity to thank the many challenges faced by Georgians regarding the Georgia Farm Bureau and Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Thru Oakfield health care access and affordability, according to a GFB Shield for working together,” Kemp said. “For partner- Hello! I’m Georgie, the Georgia Grown mascot. I travel the press release. ing on this worthwhile endeavor and for listening to the state of Georgia promoting our No. 1 industry, agriculture! When I A MEWA is a way for small businesses to offer em- needs of hardworking Georgians in every part of our was driving through Oakfield in Worth County the other day, I saw ployee benefits when a group of employers combine their state.” a historical marker about an event that took place more than 300 contributions in a self-contributing plan for the benefit of Georgia Farm Bureau will market the healthcare pro- years ago. Between the time when Christopher Columbus proved their employees. gram toward small business employers who are either that the Earth was round and our founding fathers signed the Dec- Georgia Farm Bureau President Gerald Long said a sole proprietor or a group with at least two enrolled laration of Independence, Spain and England fought over what is GFB members have longed asked for health insurance and no more than 50 eligible employees that fall with- now South Georgia. The two empires’ armies added to their num- options. in a broad range of agricultural industry SIC codes, ac- bers by allying themselves with two opposing Native American “In 1959, Georgia Farm Bureau started an insurance cording to the release. The only other requirement for tribes, the Apalachees and Creeks. The Creeks were allied with company to meet the insurance needs of its members, an employee to participate is that he/she be or become a England and camped out near the Flint River, a few miles north of particularly those living and working in rural Georgia,” member of Georgia Farm Bureau. present-day Albany. When a warning was received of an attack by Long said in a statement. “Now, 60 years later, we are To learn more about the Georgia Farm Bureau Mem- the Apalachees one night, the Creeks decided to turn the ambush partnering with Anthem to continue the tradition of ber Health Program Trust, go to www.gfb.org or visit around on their attackers. They fixed their beds around several meeting the insurance needs of our members by provid- your local GFB county office. campfires to look like they were all asleep. When the Apalachees fired into the camp, they killed 500 blankets, but no people! Before they could reload, the Creeks came out of their hiding places in the The Rock Ranch plans special Christmas activities woods and returned fire. The victory resulted in a Spanish retreat and it would forever be known as the Battle of the Blankets. THE ROCK – Beginning Thanksgiving night, The and ornament making, cookie decorating and craft activ- Rock Ranch will host a “Country Christmas” celebra- ities in Santa’s Workshop. tion featuring lights, breakfast with Santa or the Grinch, Country Christmas Nights are available on Nov. 30 Christmas Express Train Rides and Santa’s workshop. and Dec. 6, 7, 13, 14, 19, 20, and 21, from 5:30 p.m. to The Rock Ranch is a 1,500-acre agritourism destina- 9:30 p.m. tion located an hour or less from Atlanta, Macon and Columbus. Breakfast with Santa and the Grinch Families can Breakfast with Santa on Dec. 7 and 14, or the Grinch on Dec. 21. Tickets are $17.99 (plus tax) per seat. Breakfast will begin at 8:30 a.m. and last until 11:00 a.m. Additionally, Santa’s Workshop craft activities will be available as an add-on during Breakfast with Santa ($12). Tickets are purchased in advance, online.

Drive-Through Christmas Lights Nights On select nights during the season, guests can enjoy the Drive-Through Christmas Lights from the comfort of their vehicles. Tickets are available for Nov. 28 and 29, Dec. 1 to 5, Dec. 8 to 12, Dec. 15 to 18, Dec. 22 and 24 for $10 per personal vehicle and $20 per bus. The lights will be available on a monetary donation basis Dec. 25. These tickets can be ordered in advance or Country Christmas Nights by donation collected on site. On eight nights in December guests are invited to en- The Rock Ranch, located at 5020 Barnesville Hwy., joy Country Christmas Nights at The Rock Ranch. An $8 The Rock, Ga., is a 1,500-acre ranch created by Chick- general admission ticket provides guests the opportuni- fil-A founder, S. Truett Cathy as a foster home for chil- ty to ride through the Christmas lights on tractor-pulled dren. Now, in addition to foster homes, the ranch has covered wagons. A limited number of general admission/ evolved into a public destination that serves all families wagon ride tickets are sold per hour time slot. Time slots and groups. do sell out and should be purchased online in advance. For additional information, visit www.TheRock- For additional charges, guests can enhance their visits Ranch.com, on social media @TheRockRanch, or call A historical marker on Georgia Route 300 in Oakfield commemorates the with rides through lights on the Christmas Express Train 706.647.6374. Battle of the Blankets in 1702. (Lee Lancaster/GDA)

Stock Dogs: Trials allow trainers to test their skills against the best of the best Continued From Page 1 must herd the sheep around obstacles and end with the gate toward the holding corral behind the judge’s stand. to beat each other.” closing on the sheep after they enter a pen. A perfect score is “Sometimes, you just have to let it go and move on to the In Great Britain, sheep farmers work with large herds, so 100. Dog and handler are judged on execution of commands next event,” Brisbin said. the skill level is very different for the dogs and their handlers. and precision to keep the sheep on course. Alasdair MacRae has seen a lot of stock dogs in his life- “When you’re out in the middle of nowhere, there’s no Brisbin explained breeds are different in personality and time. He is a 12-time U.S. National Sheep Dog champion and fences, there’s no corrals, there’s no nothing. You have 10 approach. breeds Border Collies. He learned how to train stock dogs on sheep, and you can’t take them all. You’ll have to shed off “Borders are sometimes called headers because they like his father’s sheep farm in Lochailort, Scotland. As a teen, he the ones you want, and the dog has to know how to do that,” to run to the front to control the stock,” Brisbin said. “Aussies worked dogs that were rejected by neighbors and was able to McRae said. “Say some sheep are pregnant. You don’t want are healers because they tend to go to the back of the stock.” turn them into great herders. to bring them all two, three miles back to the homestead be- Variables in the trials can make or break a showing. Bris- At the Expo trials, MacRae said the stock dog trials in cause that’s wasting your time and wasting their energy at a bin explained dog and handler must have a strong connection the Southeast are very different than in the western United time where they don’t need to do it.” between them to gather the sheep and drive them through the States. He said part of the reason is the terrain, and part of McRae added that despite the regional differences, the course. During a few of the trials, dogs could be seen stand- the reason is the type of sheep. goal for stock dog herding is the same: Finding out who is ing at attention, ears up, and looking back at their handlers “It’s two extremes, really. The sheep are tough out there the best. waiting for the next command while the sheep wandered and aren’t afraid of the dogs; and the fields are big, and “It’s a test to see how precise you can be and how well the across the field. there’s not as much precision most of the time,” he said. “Out dog is trained,” he said. The sheep also must be willing participants. In the case of there, it’s like all the handlers are trying to beat the sheep. For more information, go to the Georgia Stock Dog Asso- one trial, the three sheep became skittish and headed straight But here, all the sheep are similar, so the handlers are trying ciation’s Web site at www.gsda.org. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2019 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN – 404-656-3722 – agr.georgia.gov PAGE 15 Peanut Poll results are peachy Voters at Georgia National Fair give new paper ballot system the thumbs-up PERRY – Voters in a straw poll conduct- fourth place with 639. began Oct. 14. In the first five days in the -pi “During the demonstrations and open ed at the Georgia National Fair are feeling Peaches also racked up 514 votes as the lot counties, 2,606 people cast ballots. Local house and the first couple of days of voting, peachy about the new voting machines they best ice cream flavor. officials say voters have been very support- voters said they liked it,” said Carol Heard, used in the mock contest. The Secretary of State’s Office annually ive. chief election official in Decatur County. “It Peaches came out the winner in voting on conducts straw polls at the 11-day fair on “Voter surveys are 95 percent positive,” was easier than they thought, and they really the favorite Georgia-Grown food, followed topics like foods, ice cream, fair foods and said Deb Cox, supervisor of elections in liked the concept of the paper ballot.” by pecans, peanuts and blueberries. If nuts favorite professional teams. The first Peanut Lowndes County. For more information about Georgia’s se- and berry supporters were dejected by the Poll was in 2015. The experience is the same in the other cure, paper-based voting system, visit https:// results, they could have found comfort in This year Raffensperger wanted to show- pilot counties. sos.ga.gov/securevoting/ knowing the election was secure, according case the new voting system that will replace to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffen- the machines Georgians have used since FAVORITE FAIR FOOD sperger. 2002. Results of the Hot Dogs 439 Raffensperger, Georgia’s chief election A multi-agency committee evaluated Pretzels 255 official, noted that the new voting technol- proposals from national voting-system man- 2019 Peanut Poll Fried Oreos 274 ogy’s paper ballots provide an audit trail to ufacturers with guidelines enacted into law at the 30th Georgia Corn Dogs 593 ensure election tallies are accurate in case by the General Assembly. In July, the state Funnel Cake 1278 the second-place candidate – or crop – re- contracted with Dominion Voting Systems National Fair Turkey Leg 484 quests a recount. Georgia conducts recounts for touchscreen voting stations that print pa- Write-in 384 when requested by candidates coming with- per ballots. BEST ICE CREAM FLAVOR Total Votes 3707 in 0.5 percent of the winner. As voters at the fair learned, they can Vanilla 717 “Paper ballots are the secure way Georgia check the printout for mistakes before cast- Chocolate 945 FAVORITE GEORGIA PRO TEAM elections will be handled statewide, starting ing their ballot. Reaction from those trying Cookies and Cream 519 Augusta Green Jackets 83 with next year’s presidential preference pri- the machines was overwhelmingly positive. Butter Pecan 777 Atlanta Dream 62 mary,” Raffensperger said. “From now on, “Try it out. It’s really easy. Really, really Peach 514 Savannah Bananas 157 no one will feel sour about the integrity of easy. No confusion,” fairgoer Rhonda Stone Write-in 214 Atlanta Braves 1760 the results.” told 42NBC. Total Votes 3713 Columbus Lions 39 More than 3,700 ballots were cast by fair- As a pilot, the new system is being used in Atlanta Falcons 685 goers who came by the Georgia Department an actual election for municipal contests in FAVORITE GEORGIA GROWN FOOD Georgia Swarm 41 of Agriculture’s Georgia Grown Building, six counties: Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, De- Blueberries 639 Atlanta United 289 where the touchscreen voting was on dis- catur, Lowndes and Paulding. In a seventh Pecans 963 Macon Mayhem 265 play. Peaches topped the balloting for favor- county, Cobb, voters are using hand-marked Peaches 1399 Atlanta Hawks 154 ite Georgia-grown foods with 1,399 votes. ballots that will be counted by scanners that Peanuts 703 Rome Braves 77 Coming in second were pecans with 973 are part of the Dominion technology. Total Votes 3704 Total Votes 3612 votes; peanuts with 703; and blueberries in Early voting in those municipal elections At Work With the GDA Livestock and poultry inspectors work to ensure animal health By Jay Jones tions and report that information to the U.S. Department of background in biology, public health, animal science or other [email protected] Agriculture. related fields of study. Statewide, the GDA Livestock and Poultry program has For more information about the Livestock and Poultry PERRY – The public can see animals up close at sales, 14 inspectors, three field supervisors and four part-time program and other career opportunities at the Georgia De- shows and markets, but livestock and poultry inspectors with market news reporters. The inspectors work across the state, partment of Agriculture, go to http://team.georgia.gov/ca- the Georgia Department of Agriculture’s Animal Industry each in an assigned territory. reers/. Division look further to ensure animals are healthy and ven- Jonathan Bryant has been a livestock and poultry inspec- ues follow state and federal health regulations. tor for six years. He said agriculture has always been a part An inspector’s primary duty at such events involves mak- of his life. He raised chickens and cattle and worked at an ing sure health papers for each animal are in order, and live- auction market before joining the GDA’s Animal Industry stock ear tags match documentation. The inspectors serve Division. as the first line of defense at auction markets to ensure that “I just enjoy working with people and being around them unhealthy animals don’t enter the food chain, or continue and realize that my job is to work with people to keep every- to move in commerce, said Courtney Wilson, Livestock and thing going and keep the world fed,” Bryant said. Poultry program manager. Chelsey Daughtry and Chyanne Pope became inspectors At the hog show held last month at the Georgia National after graduating from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural Col- Fair – one of the largest in the state – eight inspectors were lege in 2017, both with degrees in diversified agriculture. called in to work the event. The inspections went smoothly They said internships at ABAC, and previous work experi- with more than 752 animals moving into the swine barns at ence helped them be prepared to work as inspectors. the fairgrounds. Daughtry said she grew up on a farm and knew she want- “Everyone knows why we’re here and first and foremost, ed to work in agriculture at a young age. it’s for the health of the animals,” Wilson said. “I love it. We’re in the industry every day and around She added that inspections at shows like the one at the livestock, and that’s something that you don’t get to do in a fair are only a small part of the inspectors’ responsibilities typical job. We’re outside and not behind a desk,” she said. across Georgia. Pope said she showed animals in high school, which Inspectors also regulate deer farming, disease surveil- sparked her interest in agriculture. She said working for the lance, livestock truck wrecks, poultry pits, dead animal GDA offers an education unto itself. disposal, feral hog holding facilities, rendering plants and “I like being outside and seeing all the different things Lauren Whitman of Adel shows the certificate of veterinary inspection concentrated animal feeding operations. The inspectors also you encounter as an inspector,” she said. for her hogs to Jonathan Bryant, a livestock and poultry inspector test and sample poultry, hogs, goats, sheep and cattle for dis- The GDA is always looking for candidates for inspectors. with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Bryant and the other eases like scrapie in goats and sheep and avian influenza in The department looks for candidates with a background in inspectors work to make sure all animals are healthy, and protocols poultry. They also gather data from livestock market auc- agriculture and experience with animals or an educational are followed at shows and auction markets. (Jay Jones/GDA) Tractor Supply’s Fall Paper Clover campaign raises $967,681 for 4-H Youth Nationwide NASHVILLE, TENN. –Tractor Supply Company custom- tomers and team members who are dedicated to serving 4-H leaders in their communities and beyond, and we are incred- ers and team members raised $967,681 for the National 4-H clubs.” ibly grateful to Tractor Supply for helping us provide new Council during the 12-day Fall Paper Clover campaign. The money raised goes to scholarship funding for numer- opportunities to 4-H chapters across the country.” Combined with the proceeds of a similar fundraiser last ous state-level 4-H programs, benefiting youth within the In the 10th year of partnership between Tractor Supply spring, Tractor Supply is contributing more than $1.8 million state it was collected. The camps and leadership experienc- and National 4-H Council, the Paper Clover fundraiser has to 4-H this year. es for scholarship recipients provide learning opportunities raised more than $14.1 million for 4-H students across the “The Paper Clover program gives 4-H youth the opportu- in animal care, woodworking, government and networking country thanks to the dedication and in-store involvement nity to learn and grow in subjects they are passionate about, practices. of Tractor Supply customers, team members and local 4-H and we are thrilled that our fall Paper Clover campaign al- “We count on programs like Paper Clover to support the groups. The 2020 Spring Paper Clover program will contin- lowed us to raise $967,681 to benefit our future leaders,” said development of our students’ skills and passions,” said Jen- ue in March. Phil Reiter, vice president of national and local marketing at nifer Sirangelo, president and CEO of National 4-H Coun- For more information on the program, visit www.Tractor- Tractor Supply Company. “We are proud to work with cus- cil. “Learn-by-doing programs help our youth become great Supply.com/4H. PAGE 16 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN – 404-656-3722 – agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2019 Practitioner Profiles: USDA announces 1890 National Dr. Edmond “Tyson” Strickland Scholars Program funding opportunity This is the third in an occasional WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Ag- tingent on satisfactory academic performance and series of profiles of large animal veter- riculture announced the opening of the 2020 normal progress toward the bachelor’s degree. Ad- inarians who have given a year of ser- scholarship application cycle for the USDA/1890 ditional requirements are listed in the application vice to rural communities in exchange National Scholars Program Oct. 29. The program package. for financial assistance from the Geor- aims to increase the number of students studying All application materials must be postmarked by gia Veterinary Education Loan Repay- agriculture, food, natural resource sciences and Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. Visit https://www.outreach. ment Program. other agriculture-related disciplines. The program usda.gov/education/1890/ for more info and applica- The State Veterinary Education is available through the USDA Office of Partner- tions, or email [email protected]. Board of Georgia administers the GV- ships and Public Engagement. ELRP and works alongside the Geor- The USDA/1890 National Scholars Program gia Student Finance Authority to make was established in 1992 as part of the partnership 1890 Land-Grant Colleges payments on the student loans of the between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and and Universities program’s participants after their year- the nineteen 1890 Land-Grant Universities. The Fort Valley State University | long service period is completed. program provides full tuition, fees, books, room Fort Valley, GA Dr. Edmond “Tyson” Strickland and board to students pursuing degrees in agricul- North Carolina A&T State University | graduated from the inaugural class of ture, food, natural resource sciences or related aca- Greensboro, NC demic disciplines. When the student has completed participants in 2018. South Carolina State University | the academic and summer work requirements of Orangeburg, SC Tyson Strickland, DVM them work hard every day to make the scholarship, USDA may convert the student to a Florida A&M University | Tallahassee, FL Veterinarian what they do better. They are always permanent employee without further competition. Custom Livestock Solutions, Comer striving to make their operations a safe Currently the USDA and 1890 Land-Grant Univer- Alabama A&M University | Normal, AL food source. To me, it’s a great oppor- sities are providing scholarships to 109 students. Tuskegee University | Tuskegee, AL Hometown: Perry tunity to work with those producers. “The Scholars Program is an important way to Tennessee State University | Nashville, TN School: University of Georgia collaborate with historically black land-grant uni- Alcorn State University | Lorman, MISS Q: What advice would you offer to versities and train the workforce for 21st century Southern University and A&M College | Question: What attracted you to be- someone considering a career as a agriculture,” said Mike Beatty, director of USDA’s Baton Rouge, LA come a large animal veterinarian? large animal veterinarian? Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement. Kentucky State University | Frankfort, KY Answer: I’ve always had a love for ag- Start as early as possible to build those This program is among several USDA efforts to Virginia State University | Petersburg, VA riculture and working with livestock. I relationships and take the time to work build the capacity of Historically Black Colleges West Virginia State University | started at UGA and the College of Ag- with producers and ranchers. That’s and Universities. Since the passage of the Second Institute, WV riculture with an animal science major, the biggest key to success in moving Morrill Act of 1890, USDA has supported scholar- University of Maryland Eastern Shore | and this is something that I had always forward in the food animal industry. ships, research, education, extension activities and Princess Anne, MD We’re all working toward common grants for facilities and equipment at these insti- wanted to get into since middle school. Delaware State University | Dover, DE The classes I had in animal science at goals. tutions. Central State University | Wilberforce, Ohio UGA pointed me in the right direction. The USDA/1890 National Scholars Program I had some great professors and they -Applications for the 2020 Georgia is available to high school seniors entering their Lincoln University of Missouri | signed my ticket to work in this field. Veterinary Education Loan Repay- freshman year of college, and college sophomores. Jefferson City, MO ment Program will be accepted up to General requirements include U.S. citizenship, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | Q: What excites you most about the 5 p.m., Dec. 15, 2019. For more infor- a GPA of 3.0 or higher, a score of 1080 or more Pine Bluff, AR future of large animal veterinary mation about the program, go to agr. on the SAT or 21 or more on the ACT, and accep- Langston University | Langston, OK science? georgia.gov/georgia-veterinary-ed- tance to, or currently attending an 1890 University Prairie View A&M University | What I get excited about is my pro- ucation-loan-repayment-program. to study agriculture, food, and natural resources. Prairie View, Texas ducers. I see their passion, and I see aspx. The scholarship is renewable each year and is con- April Floods: Global Growers is in the market for a new farm site in the metro area Continued From Page 1 irrigation being the most notable exception, but as they seek more permanent housing, Eittreim said. they move toward Snellville, Loganville, The bamboo stand that gives the farm its Stone Mountain and Tucker. name and serves as a riparian buffer with “We’re going to try to follow that same Snapfinger Creek provided both a sustain- pathway out,” Chanin said. able cash crop – bamboo shoots – and the The ideal location will be large enough to structural support for high tunnels, low tun- accommodate 10 more refugee farmers. Ch- nels and trellises. anin is working to assemble the capital now, Global Growers does not own the Bam- through fundraising and financing. boo Creek site, and that makes it difficult to Kentucky-based Brown-Forman Corp., justify the investment required to bring the which owns the Jack Daniel’s brand among site back into production, Chanin said. The others, is making a major donation to the topsoil was washed away and replaced by organization’s flood recovery effort through sand, and all the plants in the ground had to a fundraising campaign called “When It be tilled in. Rains, We Pour.” Built around the compa- “We had to wait a minimum of 60 days ny’s newest brand, Slane Irish Whiskey, the after the flood to be able to replant, so then fundraiser will generate $5,000 for Global you’re looking at another 60 to 90 days past Growers through the sale of Slane cocktails that when you’d even have your first crop,” at 50 restaurants and bars in Atlanta. she said. “There was no market to get into Amber Aristy, Brown-Forman’s Atlanta at that point in the year and so much effort account manager for Slane, called the part- that goes into it that you weren’t going to be Ignatius Thang on his plot at Bamboo Creek Farm in March 2017. Behind him is trellising made of modern nership “a no-brainer” due to similarities in able to recover your costs from doing it, so it trellis netting and structural bamboo harvested on the farm. (Amy Carter/GDA) the sustainable farming missions of Glob- just made for this economic equation that put al Growers and the founders of Slane, who us out for the whole year and then how do While Eittreim works to close Bamboo area on which to site its replacement. Clark- raise livestock and grow produce and barley you put that much money into a property you Creek Farm, Chanin is looking for proper- ston in DeKalb County is the first stop for on a 1,500-acre estate outside of Dublin, Ire- don’t have a long term interest in?” ty in the northeastern quadrant of the metro most refugees coming to Georgia, she said, land.

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