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GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE • GARY W. BLACK, COMMISSIONER • WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2020 • VOL. 104, NO. 4 • © COPYRIGHT 2021 Georgia EMCs partner with fiber broadband provider to expand service to 80,000 in 18 counties By Amy Carter cused on rural electric cooperatives. Under terms of the reliability through smart grid capabilities, and provide high- [email protected] agreement, the EMCs will work with Conexon to design and speed internet access to every member of the two EMCs build a 6,890 mile fiber network that will serve two strategic within the next four years. Service will begin early as June ATLANTA – Central Georgia EMC in Jackson and South- purposes: provide improved electricrs 7serviceary and increased 2021, according to a press release issued by the Governor’s ern Rivers Energy in Barnesville have teamed up with iv2e01 Office. broadband provider Conexon to provide high-speed internet n– The two EMCs will own the fiber and lease excess ca- to 80,000 homes and businesses in 18 Middle Georgia coun- Did you know?A17n pacity to Conexon, which has agreed to serve every EMC ties over the next four years. 1Collectively,0 0 t 1h9 Georgia’s customer-owned member with fiber-to-the-home internet speeds up to 1 giga- Gov. Brian Kemp, Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, and House co-ops provide electricity and related bit per second. The internet service will be powered by EMC Speaker David Ralston announced the partnership at the services to 4.4 million people, nearly half fiber, but Conexon will provide the retail service to homes State Capitol Feb. 8. The three entities will make a capital in- of Georgia’s population, across 73 percent and businesses, managing account set-up, customer service vestment of more than $210 million overall to deliver broad- of the state’s land area. Georgia EMC is the and billing. band to EMC customers in Bibb, Butts, Clayton, Coweta, statewide trade association representing “The announcement we are making today will have a real Crawford, Fayette, Henry, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Meriweth- the state’s 41 electric cooperatives, impact on the lives of countless hardworking Georgians,” er, Monroe, Morgan, Newton, Pike, Putnam, Spalding and Oglethorpe Power Corp., Georgia Kemp said in a press release announcing the partnership. Upson counties. Monroe County has also committed $1.3 Transmission Corp. and Georgia System “With expanded broadband access comes new job opportu- million in local funds to incentivize the EMCs to start their Operations Corp. To learn more, follow nities, improved education tools, and access to telemedicine. projects there. Georgia EMC on Facebook and Twitter. This partnership is why I signed Senate Bill 2 in 2019 to Conexon is a full-service fiber broadband provider fo- See BROADBAND, page 14 One year into the pandemic Farm stands, agritourism operators prepare to stage a comeback from COVID-19 By Jay Jones have to start new.” Some operators closed their farms com- [email protected] Spring brings hope to many Georgia ag- pletely. Others reduced hours or cut back ritourism operators eager to get back to as on activities like hayrides and had to find Expect the unexpected. close to normal operations as possible. Road- replacement activities that met state social That’s the best advice Delena Heard of side markets and farms will continue with distancing requirements. Warbington Farms in Cumming can give to health protocols and social distancing this Thompson noted that the guidelines made fellow U-pick and roadside farm stand op- year. the markets and farms do things differently. erators looking forward to the opportunities Kelly Thompson, certified farm market Many U-pick farms closed and began curb- possible in 2021. coordinator for the Georgia Farm Bureau, side service where customers drove by to The uncertainty caused by COVID-19 said she saw people helping each other purchase produce. last year helped Heard and her family plan through a difficult time last spring when The extra guidelines also meant farmers the upcoming spring season and the prospect many roadside farms were faced with the turned to new ways to use technology, such of welcoming visitors back to their farm. loss of business. as utilizing their web sites for customers “You can have a plan, but you better know “There were just lots of questions on what to place reservations or purchase products. that plan is written in sand because you’re to do, so everybody was looking to their See AGRITOURISM, page 13 probably going to have to redo it and come neighbors,” Thompson said “What a bless- up with something else,” Heard said. “You ing that the agriculture community is like a Chloe Echols worked at the peaches table at know, the key is to be absolutely flexible and big family. They talked with each other and Jaemor Farms last summer with masks required not to get discouraged or stressed when your helped one another. There was a lot of idea for all staff due to COVID-19. (Special Photo/Jaemor well thought out plan goes to waste, and you sharing going on.” Farms) Forgotten fruit Old apple varieties find new appreciation in North Georgia By Amy Carter of North Georgia were ideal for commercial ap- [email protected] ple production. “An enormous amount of capital actually BLAIRSVILLE – The Georgia Heritage Apple got invested in setting up commercial orchards Orchard, like any good piece of real estate, de- in many of the northern counties – Habersham, rives its value from location, location, location. Rabun and others. These were massive opera- If Joshua Fuder had purchased a different home tions,” said Mihm, a professor of history at the for his family, and Wyatt Wood had bulldozed all University of Georgia in Athens. the trees on his homestead, and Stephen Mihm Back then, the apples on everyone’s lips wasn’t bound by a conservation covenant to en- weren’t Granny Smith or Red Delicious but gage in agriculture of some form on his own Floyd’s Prize and Huntsman’s Favorite. dream parcel, the orchard likely wouldn’t exist “These varieties became very prominent, but today. several things conspired to destroy the apple in- It was a series of happy accidents that intro- dustry starting in the 1920s. One was over de- duced these men to one another and led to the velopment. Second was Prohibition,” Mihm said. recent cultivation of 101 endangered varieties of After Congress passed the Volstead Act of apple trees that form the roots of Georgia’s mul- 1919 to enforce the Eighteenth Amendment’s timillion-dollar apple industry. prohibition on the manufacture and sale of alco- Once upon a time holic beverages, demand dried up for apples to make hard cider, Applejack and apple brandy. Apples were once common on farms and Joshua Fuder, UGA Extension Agent for plantations throughout the South, but in the late Then came The Great Depression. Cherokee County, prepares to plant an heirloom Please deliver this paid subscription to: Agriculture Published by the Ga. Department of Black, Commissioner W. Gary 19th Century, people realized that the mountains See FORGOTTEN FRUIT, page 16 variety apple tree in Blairsville. (Amy Carter/GDA) PAGE 2 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN – 404-656-3722 – agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021

2019 MX5200, 40 hrs, like HX15 John Deere Batwing, FARM new, no loader, Shutlle Shift, new hoses, new blade, new cv ROPS, sheltered, R4 tires. Bo shaft, new gear box, 540 pto: MACHINERY Smith Crawford 706-340- $11,000 Emily Kenney Vidalia Advertise in the Market Bulletin 6572 912-537-2890 Classified advertisements in the Market Bulletin are free to subscribers and limited Please specify if machinery is 3pt hitch, 48in Tractor Supply JD MX8 rotary mower, 8ft cut, to one ad per issue per subscriber number. Ads run a maximum of two consecutive in running condition. mower. Like new. Ed Bowles pull type, good condition: issues unless requested otherwise. Advertisements from businesses, corporations, Henry County 678-787-8072 $4000. Lloyd Leach Martin TRACTORS 706-356-2236 dealerships, real estate agents or other commercial entities are not permitted. All 6065 Mahindra, 18hrs, 70hp, items advertised must be farm-related. (2) 9N tractors - one runs, one 4wd, quick attach front end Land Pride 5ft finishing good for parts, both have loader, cab, many extras, ex- mower, fair condition w/stump good tires. Pete Cobb Fair- cellent condition: $39,500 jumper gear box, leaks oil, use Advertisers and buyers are advised to be aware of state and federal laws governing grease instead of oil: $350. the sale and transfer of live animals. GDA rules also require the submission of burn 770-964-5644 James Sullivan Vidalia 912- 537-4944 David Mitchell Juliette 478- certain documents attesting to the health and/or viability of livestock, plants and 135 MF w/Perkins diesel, 986-9759 885 Case Int., low hours on seed submitted for sale before ads for those items can be published. Those rules are King Kutter rotary mower & fin- Land Pride Grooming Mower rebuilt engine, tires etc. good ishing mower: $5500. Brooks 5 ft., FDR1660, used less than posted online at http://agr.georgia.gov/advertising-information.aspx. They are also 770-480-2056 condition: $8500. Wade Hardin summarized beneath the headers of all affected Classified categories in every issue of 20 hours; kept under shelter, 165 Massey Ferguson: runs Tiffin 229-392-3833 like new condition. Asking the Market Bulletin. good, good rubber: $3000. $1800. Text/msg Claudia Danny Lovering Thomaston Allis-Chalmers 5020, diesel Alexander Augusta 706-836- The Georgia Department of Agriculture does not assume responsibility for transactions 706-445-4914 engine 5126, 3pt hitch, PTO, 3755 turf tires, needs new seat & initiated through the Market Bulletin but will use every effort to prevent fraud. 1948 Ford 8N, 4cyl for sale. paint: $800 OBO. Bill Anglin Protero Bagger PV18KU, less Advertisers are expected to fulfill the terms of their offers. Failure to do so through R. Cook Covington 770-786- Newnan 770-253-6305 than 1yr use, hand-pull dump: either negligence or intention may require the Market Bulletin to refuse future ads. 0319 $1250. Call Joey 678-471- 1952 Farmall Cub w/cultiva- Farmall Cub w/59in mower; 7106 Senoia Market Bulletin staff reserves the right to designate ad length and to edit for spelling, tors, draw bar, new 14in hilling Farmall Cub w/42in mower. Rhino 6ft DY72 heavy duty discs w/extender arm. Good Call for more info. Carburetor, mower, chains front & rear, grammar and word count. Classified ads are limited to a maximum of 25 words, condition, good tires. Runs turn plow, cultivators. R. Cain including name and contact information. 100+HP gearbox, good condi- great: $1500 firm. Hal Crisp Phenix City, AL 334-297-3139 tion. Terry O'Neal Greensboro Blairsville 706-745-4563 706-817-9179 There are three ways to submit your ad. 1958 Ford 801 gas Power- Ferguson 35, new rear tires, new paint, runs great: $2500; Rhino TW144 12ft drawbar- master, good tires, 12v sys- pull rotary mower: $1250. Dou- tem, new paint, everything Turf Built tractor: $2800; Fax: 404.463.4389 10hp wood chipper, like glas Carter Nicholls 912-345- Mail: Georgia Department of Agriculture works, new battery: $3800. 2885 Jeff Knowles Eatonton 706- new: $275. Sammy Strick- Attn: Market Bulletin Woods belly mower, 59in, 473-1418 land Dawsonville 706-429- 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW 7143 older model, needs 2 4in pul- 1969 JD 4000 tractor, fair. leys: $160. J. Griffith Rydal Atlanta, GA 30334-4250 Runs good: $7500. Michael Online: www.agr.georgia.gov For sale: 1944 A, 1948 H, 770-382-7279 Newnan Dawson 229-886- 1949 A, 1952 8N and 1955 0373 300. J. Jenkins Millen 706- PLANTING AND Please include your subscription number on all mailed and faxed correspondence. 1969 Massey Ferguson 180 871-1424 TILLAGE Row-Crop, 4-cyl. Perkins, Mul- Ford tractor loader & back- 3pt one row cultivator: $150; Questions about advertising? Call 404.656.3722 ti-Power, runs good, straight hoe, not running, Serial # 3pt post hole digger w/auger sheet metal. Pictures available C5NE6015: $500; Old Interna- bits: $350. Lynn Chandler with iPhone: $7800 firm. Gary tional tractor (not running), Dinsmore Cumming 678-270- front crank: make offer. T Milledgeville 478-454-8090 8958 Barge Gay 770-927-3756 5ft scrape blade, 2 bottom Subscribe to the Market Bulletin 2 Allis Chalmers G tractors plow, funnel spreader – all 3pt and miscellaneous attach- JD 6105M, CA, 4x4, 3 re- hitch: $250/ea. Text only. Mari- A one-year subscription to the Market Bulletin is $10 and includes both print and ments for sale. Neither are run- motes, 1240 hrs: $63,400. JD lyn Shallenberger Tiger 706- online access. ning: $2500 for all. Art Hassel- 6410 CA, 3 remotes, 4080 hrs: 982-3003 $37,500. Prices firm. Wiley man Gainesville arthassel- 6 sets (12) JD small corn [email protected] Farm Covington 770-464- To subscribe or renew an active account onlinevisit agr.georgia.gov to pay using a Visa 3276 plates for 1700, 1705, 1715, or MasterCard. 7700. Plates like new, in box: John Deere 4240 open cab, $200. Larry Walker Milan 229- one owner, front-end loader, 332-0070 To subscribe by phone, renew an expired subscription, update your address or report 7000hrs: $18,500. John Deere delivery problems call 404.586.1190 or 800.282.5852. 4240, cab, a/c: $17,500. Both Athens offset harrow, 28 disc well-maintained, good cond. E. wide: $2,500; Phillips harrow To subscribe by mail send a check or money order payable to the Georgia Department Brown Avera 706-831-3442 model 4305, field ready: $11,000, 12 row stalk puller: of Agriculture along with your name, complete mailing address, email address and John Deere 5055D, 2WD, JD $12,000. William Sparrow phone number to: canopy, front weights, 1100 Pinehurst 478-954-5903 hrs, always sheltered, used in hay fields, like new: $10,900. Covington TP-46 2 row Georgia Department of Agriculture planter & 2 row cultivator Sam Cloud Canton 678-294- Attn: Market Bulletin w/fertilizer hopper, good con- 4475 P.O. Box 742510 2001 Massey Ferguson dition, pictures available: Atlanta, GA 30374 231S diesel. One owner, John Deere 720, diesel, pony $2100 for both. Larry Darnell bought new. Low hours. motor start, Roll-O-Matic front Junction City 404-357-5943 W/box blade, bushhog, har- end, power steering, live row, boom pole, tandem power: $3500. Sammy Noles JD 7100 4-R planters “Fin- Call the Georgia Department of Agriculture axle trailer: $12,000. J. Cole- Franklin 706-675-3965 gers” w/hydraulic row makers: man Gay 404-317-1263 $2500; INH 295 4-R planters John Deere 850 tractor w/hydraulic row makers, lots 404.656.3600 | 800.282.5852 2005 John Deere 5205, 4WD, w/Bush Hog finish mower, 860 of plates: $2000. J. Hadden 714hrs, garage kept, mildly hrs, comes w/reprints of the Avera 706-829-4417 AI Hotline 855.491.1432 used, like new, almost perfect maintenance manual and John Deere 7300 planter, 6 Georgia Grown Food Safety w/Bush Hog, 3/8in, scrape owners manual. Andrew Tay- blade & box blade: $18,500. R. row, 36inches with monitor, lorsville 770-866-2034 plates, brushes. Solid unit. Al- Odom Morganton 706-455- 404.656.3680 404.656.3627 ways sheltered. Mike Bird 8238 M Farmall: $200. C Farmall: $200. Super A Farmall: $2000. Americus 229-942-3835 2007 Kubota M70/40, cab GATE Plant Protection N. Massey Conyers 770-483- John Deere 8200 grain drill, A/C, 4WD, loader, shuttle shift, 2639 855.327.6829 404.463.8617 960 hrs, diesel: $28,500. Also new tires, new seed tubes. 12 available harrows, bush hog, New Holland T4.75 4WD 1125 ft working width, 14ft total spray tank. Steve Bradshaw H.R.S. Kept under shed, excel- width: $1800. Pictures avail- Equine Health Licensing Macon County 678-283-8981 lent condition: $18,000 Vance able. Chris Shirley Jefferson McCorkle Buena Vista 229- 706-224-3993. 404.656.3713 855.424.5423 2018 Mahindra 4540 Tractor, 314-0167 2WD, canopy top & front grill John Deere deer plot drills, guard, 26.3 hrs, w/a Mahindra CUTTERS AND works on 3 pt. Hitch: $2400 - Animal Protection State Veterinarian 7ft finish mower, excellent $2800. R. Hulett Hazlehurst condition, do not need any- MOWERS 912-253-0161 or 912-375- 404.656.4914 404.656.3671 3008 more. W. Bryan Cave Springs 2009 275 John Deere hay 706-591-0309 mower on KMC 4760 caddy. KMC 4 row strip till w/1700 Fuel and Measures Market Bulletin 2018 Massey Ferguson Used 2 seasons on hay farm. JD planters, good condition: 2604H, bought 5/16/18 new, Original owner, pictures avail- $8000. Call for more info. 404.656.3605 404.656.3722 45hp. Like new, only 73hrs. able: $8000. Eddy Turner Ten- Lamar Vickers Nashville 229- Tractor too small for our 4 row nille 478-538-6053 507-0148 Georgia Department of Law Consumer Protection Unit equipment: $12,000. J. Blood- Old drag 7ft Bush Hog: $100. worth Pineview 229-942-0343 2014 Kubota ZD331 ZeroTurn Connie Powell Monticello 404.651.8600 | 1.800.869.1123 diesel 31HP, 290hrs, liquid 706-476-0637 2019 John Deere 5065E cooled engine, 60in commer- w/520m loader, 4wd, power cial: $7600. Call Joey 678-471- Oliver HD cultivator w/10 Access the Market Bulletin online any time at reverser, 106hrs, extendable 7106 Senoia spring plows; BCS725 walk- lift arms, pin-type stabilizers, behind tiller; 17in garden tiller; new condition, warranty; 2020 Bush Hog brand rotary mow- 8HP B&S motor; JD 275 riding http://www.agr.georgia.gov/market-bulletin.aspx Rhino 10ft bush hog also avail- er, 4ft, has original blades & mower, needs hood/throttle able. L. Maney Baldwin 706- rear wheel: $325. James Led- cable. Larry Houston Coving- 244-4348 ford Dalton 706-226-4440 ton 770-235-3082 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN – 404-656-3722 – agr.georgia.gov PAGE 3

New Holland 256 roll bar John Deere hay fork for front Case backhoe 580L, good Southern 3-horse aluminum PLANTING AND rake, new teeth, good condi- loader, good condition. Email CONSTRUCTION condition, pictures available. gooseneck trailer. Excellent TILLAGE tion: $1500. New Holland 277 [email protected] for pic- EQUIPMENT Dale Ricks Soperton 912-529- condition, always stored under square baler good condition: tures. Asking: $425. Blake 6446 cover. New brakes & tires. $2500. Wade Rome 706-232- Yates Griffin 404-697-3489. (2) Track loaders, 555 & 555A, Rear load. Interior lighting & 2997 John Deere, good condition. D6D CAT dozer, 4-way blade tack/living area: $9,500. N King Kutter dirt scoop for 3 555A has new tracks & rollers. w/hang on root rake, undercar- Brewer Villa Rica 770-832- SPRAYERS point hitch, very good condi- Both $28,000. D E Tench De- riage in 90 percent gd condi- 8407 AND SPREADERS tion. Works like new: $370. morest 706-778-6764 tion: $36,500. William Braddy Email [email protected] Vidalia 912-246-1631 EQUIPMENT 3 Pt hitch, 110 gal, 20ft boom for pictures. Blake Yates Grif- 1979 John Deere model 450c TRAILERS AND type, fair-good condition, fin 404-697-3489 track loader in excellent condi- pump works, great extra parts tion, news trans & final drives, TRAILERS CARTS SpeeCo heavy duty post hole w/clown bucket: Asking inc. tees, elbows & nozzles: Big Tex 22GN gooseneck digger, model S24045000, 3pt $15,000. You can see it & run $250. Sid Callaway Bowman trailer. 25Ft flatbed and 5ft tractor attachment; (2) auger LIVESTOCK Tree spade - Big John 90in 706-498-2962 it. Virgil Harper Hampton 470- ducktail w/mega ramps. Like bits - 9in diameter, 32in & 45in on 1997 Ford 9000, 8LL 332-1238 HANDLING new, shelter kept: $11,500. A. 500 gal. saddle tanks w/ long: $800. D. Wilson Monroe trans, CAT engine, 137K mi. J. Bacon Dudley 478-697- plumbing & mount: $1,250. 770-312-0455 2008 John Deere excavator AND HAULING Rex Nursery Rex 770-823- Richard Weaver Fairmount 130G, 32in bucket, 28in pads, 0485 6789 770-773-6243 Woods 6ft finish mower: long stick, 29,000 lbs, 4,950 Chandler pull type litter $650; 3pt hitch fence stretcher, hrs, 24in bucket included, ex- very nice: $700. Bo Dump trailer 6'6”x14' (2) GRADERS AND spreader, 14ft, high flotation tra clean: $65,000. Charles Re- 8000lbs axles, bumper pull, 4ft tire, 2 spd gear box & bed Rohrabaugh Stockbridge 770- ichert Boston 229-226-7769 BLADES 238-8773 sides: $7200; Flatbed chain protector for spreading 6'6”x34ft. (3) 6000lbs axles, all Bush Hog brand 6ft box lime: $9500. John Leslie Sum- 2009 Bobcat T300, new steel, car hauler: $6400. Ron blade w/6 teeth. Like new, merville 770-596-8737 HEAVY tracks, hi-flow, ac/heat, bob- Hulett Milam 912-363-5978 used very little: $1100. R. tach, keyless start, 1 Lexan Welch Sandersville 478-232- Two pumps, fit PTO and 3pt EQUIPMENT door & 1 glass door, 1935 hrs, hitch with bar roll frame and Excellent cond. John Wood 1999 Ponderosa GN trailer, 2 8921 horse, straight load with re- For sale: Big Tex 18 ft. bar roll: $100 for all. James Gray 478-714-9564 equipment trailer, 1 owner, exc Front end loader, one owner, Vaughn Cornelia 706-778- Please specify if equipment is movable divider, kept under fits CX Case and CX Mc- in running condition or not. shelter: $3500. Pictures avail- cond: $2800. C. McCrary 9554 2015 Cat 259D skid steer Americus 229-815-6540 Cormick, 50-120hp: $4500. R. loader w/new tracks & battery. able. Janet Hencley Forsyth Stover Gainesville 706-654- AG PARTS FORESTRY Solid machine, just over 1,050 478-338-1455 0928 AND TIRES AND LOGGING hrs, great machine for farm: 32ft Big Valley gooseneck Old JD farm wagon, Running Heavy duty land levelers; 8, $35,900. Ed Vanderslice stock trailer, 14 ply tires, 8-k Gear rubber tires, ready to 10 and 12 feet: $1700-$2800. (2) 100 gallon fuel tanks on EQUIPMENT Fayetteville 404-731-6200 axles, floor mats, good condi- use, believe to be pre-WWII: Hazlehurst 912-253-0162 skids: $100 each or $150 for tion: $5500 OBO. S. Stana $800. Ryan Baerne Nicholson both. Taylor Cantrell Pender- MTD Log splitter, serviced & Bobcat S250, Kubota diesel, Carrollton 770-241-3201 706-757-2672 PICKERS AND grass 706-693-1912 sheltered each season. Very 2200hrs, all original 70% tires: HARVESTERS well kept, like new. 5hp Briggs $15,000; Bobcat 843, Isuzu Bumper pull, 2 stall horse (2) Front tires from Kubota & Stratton, 20 ton capacity. K. diesel, good condition, 40% trailer w/small tack room: Single axle trailer, 3,000 lbs 1996 John Deere 9600 com- L3600 4WD: $100; (4) tires Brown Hogansville 706-302- tires: $8,900. B. Garrett Car- $1000. Will consider all offers. capacity: $800 OBO. William bine, good condition, 644 corn from 2002 Yukon, 265-17 size: 3454 rollton 770-301-9828 John Dees Lizella 478-731- Prueter Adairsville 216-802- head, 925 grain head: $20,000. $75. J. Gibson Newborn 470- 2978 8580 Al Heath Soperton 478-609- 336-8721 5536 Duals, 18.4x34 on Snap On Looking for your subscriber number and expiration date? 510 Massey Ferguson com- rims, 50% tread. Can send Find both above your name on your mailing label: Market Bulletin Classified Ad Form bine w/13ft header. Good for pictures. T. Hendrix Fort Val- Subscriber Number Expiration Date All ads are scheduled to run in two consecutive issues, engine & parts: $600 OBO. ley 478-396-5863 Cleaning out barn. C. McK- unless requested otherwise. Ads are limited to 25 words, night Senoia 770-328-6810 Flat belt pulley for Ford 4000: #00000000# 1/01/2021 including your name, city and phone number. Our Classified $150; Flat belt pulley for Far- MARKET BULLETIN SUBSCRIBER New Holland Super 717, one mall Cub: $150. Thomas Ayer Categories and our Advertising Guidelines and Category row, silage chopper. excellent Rome 770-266-1194 19 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR SW rules are posted online at agr.georgia.gov. condition, sharp knives, been ROOM 330 greased & oiled, ready for the LB White brooders, 40,000 ATLANTA GA 30334-0000 Category (e.g., Farm Machinery; Farm Animals): field: $4,000 firm. Kennesaw BTU, 20 available: $75/ea. 770-823-2001 Stan Carson Madison 706- ______433-3546 New Idea 323, one row corn picker, has husker rollers & fin- PTO pulleys for older Subscribe to the Market Bulletin Classification (e.g., Tractors; Cattle): gers, very good condition. Ford/Ferguson tractors. One An annual subscription is $10 (26 issues) and includes Greased & Oiled, field ready: w/V belt pulley, one w/flat belt ______$3,000 firm. Butler 770-823- pulley: $50/ea. H. Adkison Al- online access to view the Market Bulletin, place 2001 bany 229-894-5115 Classified ads and search the Classifieds online. HAY AND FORAGE OTHER MACHINERY New Subscriber Gift subscription 2017 New Holland 450 Roll- AND IMPLEMENTS Renewal (Subscriber No.______) belt Utility round baler, twine (1) 3pt hitch dirt scoop; (1) 5ft only, like new. Getting out of Market Bulletin hay business: $13,500 OBO finishing mower ; (2) ford dou- Please deliver the to: Robert Grissett Buena Vista ble bottom 16in turning plows; Name: 229-314-5136 (1) Ford one bottom turning plow. Darwin Blansit Trion Address: 20ft hay elevator: $300; 24ft 706-238-0465 hay elevator: $400. Andy Gar- City: State: Zip code: land Locust Grove 404-376- 12ft aereator. (51) 26ft Phone: 8061 guardrail pieces; 14ft Taylor harrow; 150gal sprayer; (2) Email address: Enorossi 4 big wheel hay syrup tanks; chicken litter rake: $900. Robert Steele Ze- spreader. Agnes Anderson bulon 770-468-6425 Collins 912-245-8460 Check here if you prefer an online subscription 225 gal, aluminum spray tank (the paper WILL NOT be mailed to you). on heavy duty 3pt hitch frame: $500; 200 gal fuel tank on Please bill this subscription to: skids, no pump: $350. J. Rivers Stapleton 706-830- (Check here if same as delivery address) 4327 Name: Phone number: ______3ft Plotmaster 3pt hitch or atv Address: pull: $850; 6ft Southeast finish City: State: Zip code: mower: $650; 3pt hitch dirt Subscriber number: ______scoop: $150. T. Lee Palmetto Phone: 678-333-5126 For sale: New Holland Hay Email address: Stacker Truck (square bales) 4ft Harley power rake, good in good running condition: condition: $2000; 350 gal fuel  Border ($5)  Photo ($20) $35,000. Located in East tank mounted on 5x8 trailer: Please make your check or money order payable to the Dublin. Call Jon Graham at $1000; Knapheide service Georgia Department of Agriculture and mail with this Make your ad stand out with a border or photo. Please 478-279-2704 for more info. body, good condition: $1000. indicate your choice and mail a check or money order form to: Mike Nobles Danville 478- for the exact amount with your ad. Enclose photo with JD 459 round baler, 951-1197 Georgia Department of Agriculture ad or email (.jpg) to [email protected]. wrap/twine, like new, 1,571 Att: Market Bulletin bales: $26,500. James Farr 6ft power line tiller: $1500. Thomson 770-547-7154 Like new 5ft scrape blade: P.O. Box 742510 $150. 6½ ft lay off plow: $150. Atlanta, GA 30374-2510 Mail this form to: Georgia Department of Agriculture, John Deere 468 round baler Talking Rock 706-972-1103 Attention: Market Bulletin, 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SW, w/silage configuration, hi flotation tires, CoverEdge surface Galion asphalt roller, 5/8 ton, You may also pay with a Visa or MasterCard online at Room 330, Atlanta, GA 30334 4 cylinder gas towing package: wrap w/twine & bale push bar. agr.georgia.gov/market-bulletin.aspx or by contacting our Good condition: $22,000. S. $3950.Landscape trailer, 5x14 FAX to: 404.463.4389 Stana Carrollton 770-241- mesh: $1550. MC Blank Daw- Consumer Call Center at 800.282.5852. 3201 sonville 770-905-6235 PAGE 4 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN – 404-656-3722 – agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021

2005 F-650, 1 owner, 245 EZ-Go golf cart, navy blue, Tilt metal rider mower trailer, 40ft Aluminum extension lad- (5) Black Baldie heifers, CROP TRAILERS, Cummins, 7-speed transmis- electric, runs good, good bat- 36in X 48in, dump sines, pin der: $225. Sam Wood Morrow 10m/o, vaccinated, Wye & CARTS AND BINS sion, air brakes, 14ft dump, teries and tires, includes hitch. No rust, balloon tires, 678-758-7887 Trask lineage: $3500. A. Sto- single cylinder, 67,000 mi; also charger. Easy to drive: $2500. dry stored. John Jordan Daw- For sale: large horse barn, ber Carrollton 770-854-4258 Older hay trailer frame, good pintle hitch w/spring, 40-ton. L. Abrams Milner 770-228- sonville 706-344-8033 or 706- condition. Needs new bed. large beams, lots of great (7) reg'd Angus bulls, 2+y/o, Winton Sweatman Cleveland 3865 216-2527 wood, easy access, must see, Please make offer, call for 770-241-4533 semen tested & ready for make an offer. L.R. Warren work: $1750. Allen Ellicott more info. Harold Smyrna Parting out 1988 E350, 351 BOATS LANDSCAPE TOOLS 404-683-5543 Canton 770-823-2146 Abbeville 229-401-8590 engine, C6 transmission, 1 ton 14ft aluminum boat Aluma AND MATERIALS Metal barrels, 55gal burn, wheels & tires, rear end. Many Crappie model w/2 swivel 10 Santa Gertrudis coming (2) Cast iron wash pots; (1) stainless steel solid 55gal FG, parts available. SS sheet metal seats, Highlander boat trailer yearling replacement heifers #10 washtub; green compost plastic barrels 15, 30 & 55gal, VEHICLES for roofing/siding: $1/ft. J. w/12in tires: $800. Johnny from MC Ranch. Vaccinated bin, used; rabbit hutch: prices FG totes 275 & 330gal. Tom Sawafford Cedartown 770- Outen Cordele 229-273-3613 and worked. Wes McDaniel negotiable. Will text pictures. Allanson 678-231- Please specify if vehicles are in 714-3688 Cumming Atlanta 404-630-1142 running condition. Call/text accepted. W. 2324 Kendrick Good Hope 706- 11 coming 2 y/o Hereford TRUCK LAWN AND Used materials for 40x60 pole bulls, 15 coming 2 y/o old ACCESSORIES 564-5905 barn - trusses, tin, lathes, ridge TRUCKS GARDEN Braford bulls, 50 yearling AND PARTS 75 nursery T rails 16ft long, cap. Good condition: $3150. Hereford heifers. Jonny Harris aluminum: $4 each. Ronald Delivery available. Bill Durham Odum 912-586-6585 1969 Ford pickup, short bed, (2) Truck tires, good condi- Please specify if machinery is Griffin Hoboken 912-281-8805 Summerville 706-252-1084 15 purebred black Angus big block; 1956 Chevy sedan, tion, Dunlop AT20 Grand Trek, in running condition or not. Rocks, cheap. Start your rock bulls, 1 & 2y/o. Docile, vacci- 2dr, green & white, all paper P245/75R16, from Ford F250: LUMBER garden or firepit walls. Spring nated, AI'd and natural service. work; 1978 anniv. Corvette. $50/both. Michael Allen GARDEN is on the way. Winnie Hall Bar- Running when parked. G Free hardwood logs cut in 12- K. Schwock Homer 404-735- Blairsville 706-781-0959 TRACTORS nesville 770-358-6313 or 404- 9524 Hooper Cedartown 470-389- 993-0136 14ft lengths, oak, pick up in 3010 770-748-4960 Barrow County. Roger Stover 150 head, 800-900 lbs open UTVs/ATVs (3) Snapper riding lawn mow- 404-444-6756 and bred heifers, all black ers, was running when parked: FARM SUPPLIES 1995 F350 Dually, 7.3L Pow- Sawmill lumber, rough cut crossed Angus for sale. Farm- $40/ea. (2) push mowers, raised, vaccinated, good erstroke, white, 220k miles. (2) SCAG zero turn, front, air- $20/ea. Joe Walker Fayet- siding, beams. Kiln dried wood Good condition, runs great. available or can be contracted. health: $1300. Jorge Caycay filled tires & wheels: $50.00. L. teville 404-345-9783 or 770- IRRIGATION Hazlehurst 912-253-1247 10K miles on new transmis- Bryant Cleveland 706-878- 461-7142 Hardwood & softwood avail- EQUIPMENT able. Peach State Sawyer Ser- sion. Pictures available. Leave 8509 30+ Reg'd red and black An- message. Peyton Sapp pey- 3 Sears garden tractors for vices Sandersville 478-232- 2018 Rainbow 140hp power gus bulls available; 13m/o, [email protected] Midville sale. All are non-running,could 1479 2020 John Deere Gator 4x4, unit w/PTO. 33Hrs, tier 3: 1000+ lbs: $1495 up. Calving 478-589-6006 be parts tractors or could be Wood-Mizer, custom-cut ease and performance. Joe 42hrs: $8200. Gave $12,500. fixed. Call or text John at 678- $29,500. Cleve Carter Willa- Nothing wrong, selling farm. coochee 912-309-2240 lumber, kiln-dried, milled, Gibson Rome 706-506-3026 1998 Ford F150, red, 5.4, 895-5741. Dallas restorations, timber frames, Gibsoncattle.com good running condition, short Charlie Talking Rock 706- 972-1103 John Deere 304, all wheel TOOLS AND flooring, tables, barns, fencing, 300 head 500-600lbs. steers bed, single owner, 248k mi, re- reclaimed, live edge lumber, & heifers, all black crossed for tractable bed cover and well turn, 42in mower deck. Like HARDWARE ATV 2018 Honda Rancher, 2 new: $1800. James Tanner trailer flooring. John Sell Mil- sale. Farm-raised, vaccination, cared for: $3200 firm. Krago ner 770-480-2326 health certificate. Angie Monticello 478-972-8796 wheel dr., less than 100hrs. Woodstock 770-608-4336 (2) Craftsman & (1) Ryobi, Excellent condition, 5x8 trailer 16in chainsaws: $50/ea. Win- Wooten Hazlehurst 912-253- also available: $3500 ATV, John Deere LX188 mower field Flanagan Midland 706- POSTS AND 9326 www.owacc.com 2000 F-250, 163k miles, sil- $800 trailer. David Billingsley with FD501V liquid cooled en- ver, 4x4, reg. cab, new tires, 563-3314 FENCING 3y/o Angus bull, reg'd, Sure 770-378- gine. Has 38in cutting deck, new front end, well maintained St. Simons Island 100lb. Blacksmith anvil; Fire son: $2500. Landon 4214 needs bearings. Runs and 12 gates for sale, (5) 6ft: truck, strong motor & trans: drives very good: $300. David 100lb. HD bench vice; 50lb. Boyett Glennville 912-213- shop vice that attaches to a $60/ea.; (1) 16ft, (3) 14ft, (2) 4062 $15,500. D. Nash Nasville Jefferson 706-367-4107 12ft, (1) 10ft: $80/ea. Dovie 229-237-4462 GOLF CARS post & an extremely HD mobile 4 Angus heifers, 2.5 years old home jack: $500/ea. S. Austin Smith Blairsville 727-457- Rare Roper 20T garden trac- 3843 ready for spring breeding. 2004, 350 pickup, crew cab, tor, 20 hp Onan engine, hi/low Toccoa 864-723-2428 Must see to appreciate quality 4WD auto, loaded, 154,6k EZ-Go electric golf cart, navy transmission, 3 point hitch, ag 6.5ft metal T-posts, good of stock. Kathleen Schroeder blue, runs good, good batter- Arm & Hammer 310lb anvil: miles. Good truck: $11,500. J. tires, attachments, weights. $900; Farriers anvil 250lb: condition: $250/ea.; 6.5ft by Jonesboro 404-569-3437 McKinzey Flowery Branch ies & tires, includes charger. Restored. Runs and looks 4in wooden posts: $4/ea. Easy to drive: $2500. L. $900; American anvil 200lb: 4 y/o reg. Hereford bull, very 770-967-6468 or 678-421- good: $1200. Silver Creek $350. Ben Hendrick Austell James Bouchard Commerce 8601 Abrams Milner 770-228-3865 678-848-7653 404-317-1932 gentle, throws great calves. 770-948-9842 Pics available. Call or text any- Electronics multimeter kit, in- time for more info or pictures: cludes soft case, test leads, FARM ANIMALS 706-599-1997 Carnesville test probes, w/replacements, hook clips, temperature 400 head, 500-600lbs. steers Livestock listed must be for & heifers, all black crossed for probes, 22 AWG wire kit: $370 specific animals. Ads for free nw. Johnny Brown Parrott sale. Farm-raised, vaccination, or unwanted livestock will not health certificate. Angie 229-828-2101 be published. All animals offered for sale in the Market Wooten Hazlehurst 912-253- GENERATORS AND Bulletin must be healthy and 9326 www.owacc.com COMPRESSORS apparently free of any conta- 50+ black bulls, SimAngus, gious, infectious or communi- Angus crossed, good quality. 7,000 running / 10,000 start- cable disease. Out-of-state an- 1-2y/o. Can deliver. Farm ing watts, Troy-Bilt generator, imals offered for sale in the raised, vaccinated, health cer- electric/pull start, Briggs & Market Bulletin must meet all tificate. Olin Wooten Hazle- Interstate Animal Health Stratton, less than 20hrs, ex- hurst 912-375-6016 cellent condition, includes Ex- Movement Requirements, including appropriate testing for 900 lbs bred heifers, all black tend-a-Panel: $900. Derry Oliv- the species and a current offi- er Commerce 706-335-7226 Angus, for sale. Quality raised, cial Certificate of Veterinary health certificate, vaccination: BUILDINGS AND Inspection or NPIP 9-3 for $1400, volume discount. Lanny poultry. Individuals may sell Demott Moultrie 229-873- MATERIALS their own animals; however, 4518 livestock dealers are required (35) brass Milwaukee/Nibco to have a Livestock Dealer Li- Angus and Limousin heifers sweat & screwed ball valves, cense from GDA. For more in- and bulls ready for sale. Great 1¼in to 2in; (28) screwed, (7) formation, please call the GDA EPDs. Steve Revell Jack- sweat, all new; old stock 1¼in: Animal Protection Division at sonville 904-482-7197 404.656.3665. $15; 1¼in: $20; 2 in: $25. T. Angus and Murray Grey, 1 Poole Jasper 678-577-9157 CATTLE and 2y/o bulls available: $2000 15ft steel galvanized poles and up. Matt Masters Albany w/flange and bolt holes, good (1) black Limousin bull calf, 229-881-1213 for pole barn: $100ea. Dwight 6m/o: $600; also (2) younger Angus bulls, reg'd, passed Dallas 404-569-1993 calves ready to be seen. L.C. breeding soundness exam, 18- Lairsey Waycross 912-285- 20m/o. Ready for service. 1950s era metal light poles, 5149 tapered & on a base, 27ft long: James Vaughn Forsyth 478- $100/pole. Gene Conkle (1) Charolais bull, 3y/o, not 258-2232 Hampton 770-584-2373 reg'd, easy calving, asking: Angus, SimAngus, Simmental $1200. Aubrey Ledford Com- reg'd bulls, 14-16m/o, proven 275+ gal plastic tanks (tote) in merce 706-654-6861 sound test exam, all vaccinat- metal cage, 5in caps on top, (1) Texas Longhorn bull for ed, booster, dewormed, valve on bottom: $30/ea. C. proven genetics & ready to McKnight Senoia 770-328- sale, 25m/o, 1000lbs. Blue Roan, can be reg'd. Cowboy work $2500-3500. Johnathan 6810 Mount Airy 706-244-8852 275+ gal plastic tanks (totes) Tuff Chex grandson. Chuck in metal cages. 5in caps on Swan Aragon 706-766-9777 Angus/beefmaster yearling heifers & bulls for sale. Farm top, valve on bottom: $60/ea. (3) Large black Angus bulls, raised, gentle, excellent quali- C. Stovall Dahlonega 678- young, used on heifers, very ty, all shots, dewormed, deliv- 491-0838 gentle, 2200-2300lbs, all vac- ery available, Robin Blythe cinations. Ronnie Hadden Gib- 30ft X 50ft pole barn enclosed 706-825-2544 w/tin. You make an offer, you son 706-833-9828 haul off. Lamar Long Black Angus - 1 Breeder, 3 (40) Angus cows - sort from Chatsworth 706-695-5906 steers, 3 pairs, 5 due April. 54, preg checked & calving Total: $13,000. Beat rising 4 poultry houses, 36x500, now for 60 days: $1150. Will prices! Free Donkey. P. Pet- needing to be taken down. not divide. Carey Bunn Bar- tyjohn Rockmart 770-646- Stephens 706-612-0094 nesville 678-350-5380 2611. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN – 404-656-3722 – agr.georgia.gov PAGE 5

MADISON COUNTY TAYLOR COUNTY Livestock Sales and Events Calendar Every Friday, 6 p.m.: Chickens, small 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m.: animals; Gray Bell Animal Auction, Feeder pigs, goats, sheep, chickens, CARROLL COUNTY Call Editor’s Note: To ensure the health Every Tuesday, 10 a.m. & 1st Fridays: Hwy. 281, Royston. Billy Bell, small animals; RockRidge Livestock and safety of staff and visitors, most 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 4 p.m.: Goats, Cattle special sale; Dixie Livestock 706.795.3961 Auction, 1357 Tommy Purvis Jr. Road, Call livestock auction sites have requested sheep, chickens, small animals; Long Market, 133 Old Hwy. 46, Oak Park. Reynolds. 678.972.4599 MARION COUNTY that sellers drop off animals and leave, Branch Livestock, 813 Old Villa Rica Call Tammy Sikes, 912.578.3263 and only buyers attend sales. We Road, Temple. Call Ricky Summerville, 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7 p.m.: Goats, THOMAS COUNTY recommend calling the sale barn before 404.787.1865 FORSYTH COUNTY sheep, chickens, small animals; Every Tuesday, 1 p.m.: Cattle. Thomas going to confirm that the event is still Every Tuesday, noon: Cattle, goats, Auction 41, 4275 GA Hwy. 41 N, Buena County Stockyards, 20975 Hwy. 19 Call Call scheduled. Every Monday, noon: Cattle, goats, sheep; Lanier Farm’s Livestock Corp., Vista. Jim Rush, 706.326.3549. N, Thomasville. Danny Burkhart, Email sheep; Carroll County Livestock Sales 8325 Jot-Em Down Road, Gainesville. [email protected] 229.228.6960 APPLING COUNTY Barn, 225 Salebarn Road, Carrollton. Call Tyler Bagwell, 770.844.9223 or Call PULASKI COUNTY TOOMBS COUNTY 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 12:30 p.m. at the Barry Robinson, 770.834.6608 or 770.844.9231 Baxley Fairgrounds: Goats, sheep, 770.834.6609 Every Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.: Cattle, goats, 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 11 a.m.: Feeder feeder pigs, hogs, calves, poultry FRANKLIN COUNTY sheep; Pulaski County Stockyard, 1 pigs, goats, sheep, chickens, small CLARKE COUNTY Call and rabbits; A&A Goat Sales, 187 Every Tuesday, noon: Cattle, goats, Houston Street, Hawkinsville. John animals; Metter Livestock Auction, 621 Call Call Industrial Drive, Baxley. Allen Ahl, Every Wednesday, 11 a.m.: Goats sheep; Franklin County Livestock Walker, 478.892.9071 Hwy. 1 S, Lyons. Lewie Fortner, 912.590.2096 and sheep; noon, cattle. Northeast Sales, 6461 Stone Bridge Road, 478.553.6066 SEMINOLE COUNTY Georgia Livestock, 1200 Winterville Carnesville. Call Chad Ellison, ATKINSON COUNTY Call TURNER COUNTY Road, Athens. Todd Stephens, 706.384.2975 or 706.384.2105 Every Wednesday, 1:30 p.m., 3rd 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 1 p.m.: Goats, 706.549.4790 Saturday Special Sale, 1:30 p.m.: Every Wednesday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; sheep, chickens, small animals; GORDON COUNTY Cattle, goats, sheep; Seminole Turner County Stockyards, 1315 Hwy. Pearson Livestock, 1168 Highway COLQUITT COUNTY Call Every Thursday, 12:30 p.m.: Cattle, Stockyard, 5061 Hwy. 91, 41 S, Ashburn. Alan Wiggins, 441 N, Pearson. Call Roberto Silveria, Call Every Wednesday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; goats, sheep, slaughter hogs; Calhoun Donalsonville. Bryant Garland and 229.567.3371 229.798.0271 Moultrie Livestock Co., 1200 1st Street Stockyard Hwy. 53, 2270 Rome Road Edwina Skipper, 229.524.2305 Call UPSON COUNTY BEN HILL COUNTY NE, Moultrie. Randy Bannister, SW, Calhoun. Call Dennis Little & Gene 229.985.1019 STEPHENS COUNTY Every Tuesday, 12 p.m.: Cattle, Every Monday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; South Williams, 706.629.1900 2nd Saturdays, 5 p.m.: W&W goats, sheep, horses. Upson County Central Livestock, 146 Broad Road, COOK COUNTY GREENE COUNTY Livestock, Eastanollee Livestock Livestock, 2626 Yatesville Hwy., Fitzgerald. Call Thomas Stripling, 1st, 3rd & 5th Saturdays, 1 p.m.: Auction, Eastanollee. Call Brad Wood, Thomaston. Call Aaron and Anna 229.423.4400 or 229.423.4436 Every Thursday, noon: Cattle, goats, Goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; sheep; Duvall Livestock Market, 101 864.903.0296 White, 864.704.2487 or 770.713.5045. BERRIEN COUNTY Deer Run Auction, 1158 Parrish Apalachee Ave., Greensboro. Call Jim Call WILKES COUNTY Saturday, March 27, noon: The Road, Adel. John Strickland, Malcom, 706.453.7368 3rd Saturdays, noon: Goats, sheep; 14th Annual Southern Tradition 229.896.4553 Agri Auction Sales at Eastanollee Every Wednesday, noon: Cattle, goats, Sale. CSR Farms Sale Facility, JEFF DAVIS COUNTY Livestock Market, Highway 17 between sheep; Wilkes County Stockyard, DECATUR COUNTY Call Alapaha, Ga; Selling 85 head of 1st & 3rd Fridays: Horse sale, 7:30 Toccoa and Lavonia. Ricky Hwy. 78 Bypass/302 Third Street, Call high-quality commercial females and 2nd Saturdays, 1 p.m.: Goats, p.m.; Circle Double S, 102 Lumber Chatham, 706.491.2812 or Jason Washington. Kenny Durden and 5 bulls. Contact Carroll T. Cannon, sheep, chickens, small animals; City Highway, Hazlehurst. Call Steve Wilson, 706.491.8840 Linda Robertson, 706.678.2632 229.88.0721 or 229.881.2705 Waddell Auction Co., 979 Old Pelham Underwood, 912.594.6200 (night) or Call [email protected] Road, Climax. John Waddell, 912.375.5543 (day) Every Monday, noon: Cattle, goats, 229.246.4955 sheep; Eastanollee Livestock, 40 Cattle BLECKLEY COUNTY LAMAR COUNTY Drive, Eastanollee. Call Mark Smith, Notices for auctions selling farm- EMANUEL COUNTY related items other than livestock 2nd& 4th Saturdays, 9 a.m.: Farm Every Friday and Saturday, 6 p.m.: 706.779.5944 must be accompanied by the misc., 1:00 p.m. Ga. Lic. #3050; Every Monday, 1 p.m.: Cattle, Goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; SUMTER COUNTY auction license number of the Goats, sheep, chickens, small slaughter hogs; Swainsboro Stockyard, 5 p.m., farm miscellaneous, Ga. Lic. principal auctioneer or auction animals; Cochran Auction Barn, 290 310 Lambs Bridge Road, Swainsboro. #4213; Buggy Town Auction Market, Every Monday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; Sumter Call firm conducting the auction, per Ash St., Cochran. Call Mark Arnold Clay Floyd and David N. Floyd, 1315 Highway 341 S, Barnesville. Call County Stockyard, 505 Southerfield Call regulations from the Georgia 478.230.2482 or 478.230.5397 478.945.3793 Krystal Burnett 678.972.4599 Road, Americus. Scott Poole, Glenn Hartley or Larry Horsting, Secretary of State. Auctions BUTTS COUNTY 2nd & 4th Saturdays, noon: Goats, LAURENS COUNTY 229.380.4901 without this information will not be published. Have an auction to Every Wednesday, 12:30 p.m.: Beef sheep, chickens, small animals; R&R 2nd & 4th Thursday, 6 p.m.: Goats, TAYLOR COUNTY put on our calendar? Contact Jay cattle; Goat & Livestock Auction, 560 GA Hwy. sheep, chickens, small animals; Call Jones at 404.656.3722 or 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.: 56 N, Swainsboro. Ron & Karen Horse Creek Auction Co., 5971 Hwy. 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m.: [email protected]. Dairy cattle; Jackson Regional Claxton, 478.455.4765 441 S, Dublin. Call Daniel Harrelson, Feeder pigs, goats, sheep, chickens, Stockyard, 467 Fairfield Church Road/ 478.595.5418 small animals; RockRidge Livestock Hwy. 16 W, Jackson. Call Barry Auction, 1357 Tommy Purvis Jr. Road, Robinson, 770.775.7314 Reynolds. Call 678.972.4599

Jersey bull, proven sire, 4 y/o, Reg'd black Angus bulls, AI Reg. Charolais: superior ge- Nigerian Dwarf goats, does CATTLE fairly gentle for a Jersey. Con- sired, 1-2y/o, BSE and DNA netics and disposition, bulls and billies for sale: $150ea. Black Angus bull 1350lbs and tact Scott Nashville 229-237- tested. Also, reg'd bred semen-tested; cows, heifers Please call before 9pm. Daw- younger bulls 650-850lbs. Vac- 4663 heifers, cows and pairs. Ken and calves. Quantity dis- sonville 706-216-2954 cinated. Rodney Brooks Glen- Jersey heifer, due to have 3rd McMichael Monticello 706- counts. Bobby Burch East- 819-9295 man 478-718-2128 One-year-old billy goat, wood 912-523-5282 calve, June or July. Call for de- white and brown, medium- tails. Ed Shealey Douglasville Reg'd black Simmental & Registered black Angus bulls, sized, to good home only. Black Angus bull, 4y/o pure 678-249-7319 Very good goat: $150. Kaye bred, need to sell. Friendly, SimAngus bulls for sale. Circle heifers, and bred heifers for Longhorn cattle herd reduc- A Ranch Sandersville Dr. Fred sale. Wes Turner Gainesville Grant. Forsyth 478-994-1522. don't want to take to market. tion sale. Beautiful bred cows Pick up only: $1400. D. Hays. E. Cullens, DVM 478-232-7264 770-231-3373 Pygmy Nubian cross, goats, & heifers, Angus cross bull Farm Manager Scott Bussell Hawkinsville 478-230-1619 yearlings & heifer yearlings. T. (3) males, 12w/o: $75/ea. Bill Katahdin rams, (1) 16 m/o: 478-232-2491 Registered Polled Herefords, Turner Ball Ground 770-888- Smith Milledgeville 478-363- Best AI sires. Heifer, cows and $300; (3) 9-10 m/o: $250/ea., Black Baldy heifers, ready to 8275 (3) weanlings: $200/ea. 6631 Reg'd Red Wagyu herd dis- young bulls. Roger Ledford/ breed: $750. Bred heifers: Reg. Nubian billy, d/o/b Call/text Randall Gunter Multiple Jersey cows & persal - (2) cow/calf pair, calf's Twin Creeks Mountain Farm $850. Pairs: $1400 bred back. March 2018, babies on Bowden 678-203-1420 heifers for sale. Some milking, are heifers; (3) heifers; (1) bull; Hiawassee 706-897-1081 Leonard Draper Cedartown ground: $200. Lynn Dyer 770-748-2042 some bred cows, some bred (1) steer; (1) red angus cow calf heifers, and heifers. Roy Turpin Wagyu registered bulls, full Blairsville 706-781-7612 Reg'd. or not Katahdin rams pair: $90,000. R. Kemmerlin and ewes, various ages, Mid- Black bull, 10 m/o: $700. Dahlonega 706-265-0928 Metter 912-685-2714 blood, Japanese lineage, year- Savanna goats, full-blood and lings also, a few 50-50 steers. west bloodlines. Duke Burgess Buena Vista 229-314-0371 Purebred black Angus bulls & percentage for sale. Pictures Louisville 305-923-0262 (cell) ask for Jerry Reg'd. Red Angus 1&2 year Duke Burgess Louisville 305- available upon request. Web: heavily bred heifers: $1250 and 923-0262 (cell) up. Eugene Ridley Lafayette old bulls. Low birth weight, friendshipfarmssavannas.com EQUINE Brangus cross heifers; (1) good weaning, vaccination, David Horton Rincon 912-663- 706-764-6110 Wagyu/Angus cross steer, 14 Braford bull, 650lb. David ready for work, western genet- 8085 Red Angus bulls for sale. M. m/o, 600lbs. Wormed, vacci- Advertisers in the Equine cate- Lingefelt Canton 770-480- ics, southern born. Flying W Marlowe Pine Mountain 706- nated, gentle: $750. Jordan White Kiko/Boer buck, 11m/o gory must submit a current 6177 Farm Cochran 478-934-6998 315-8260 Tankersley Stapleton 706- DOB 3/9/20, current on all vac- negative Coggins test for each cinations & worming: $175. T. Calving ease, milking ability, Reg'd 2y/o black Angus bulls, 825-9283 equine advertised. This in- gentleness, reg'd Polled short- Reg's Angus bulls, 14-15m/o, Schmitz Hogansville 678-516- cludes horses, ponies and don- bred heifers. Bulls BSE tested, 1200-1400 lbs, breeding 0671 horn bulls/show heifers/steers, LBW. Bulls: $1800; heifers: GOATS keys. Buyers are urged to re- excellent quality, Club Calf soundness tested, videos quest verification of a negative $1500. L. Tanner Monroe 770- available. Dry Branch Angus, SHEEP member. Kenneth R. Bridges 267-7179 678-823-5742 All goats offered for sale must Coggins from the advertiser Commerce 706-768-3480 Brett Fausett Dawsonville before purchasing any equine. Reg'd Angus bulls, semen 706-265-9661 be individually identified in (50) Dorper-Katahdin ram lambs for sale: $125/head, Generalized ads such as those Farm-raised BA cow/calf tested w/excellent EPDs. Low compliance with the USDA your choice. Call Patterson selling “many horses,” “variety combo, re-bred back for 90 birth weight, explosive growth. Reg. Angus, SimAngus and Scrapie Program. For more information, please call the GDA Farm Hull 706-631-0402. to choose from” or “free” ani- days: $1500/pair; cows sepa- Delivery available. Gillis Angus Simmental heifers for sale. mals will not be published. For rate: $1200; calves: $550. All Farm Eastman 48-231-8236 Show and replacement quality Animal Protection Division at Katahdin ewes w/lambs; also 404.656.4914. more information, please call have been worked. L. Macher available. Commercial bred breed ewes & younger ewes, the GDA Equine Health Division Reg'd black Angus bull - cows also available. Call or Hartwell 864-940-2730 16m/o, out of Var Legend, rams for sale. Johnny Com- text Gibson @ 770-843-4807 (2) 2y/o Alpine milk goats, at 404.656.3667. calving ease. Used to back up merce 706-255-5984 ready to breed. Dewormed & 15y/o Dartmoor pony, mare, Good selection of reg'd black heifers in our herd: $2,000. Cartersville healthy. Pidcture on request. Katahdin lambs from reg'd, UTD on shots: $350. D. Mont- Angus bulls, semen tested and Delivery available. S. Deal Por- Reg. black Simmental, $300/both. Mark Richards quality breeding stock, avail- ford Macon 478-731-2369 or ready for service. Fred G. tal 912-531-3549 Blitch Statesboro 912-865- SimAngus bulls, performance Blue Ridge 706-374-3121 able June. See pics & more 478-788-4472 5454 Reg'd Charolais bulls, breed- tested; cow/calf pairs, heifers, info at sunridgefarms.org. ing age, good genetics and se- heavy milk, AI embryo bred, 3 American Nubian Bucks, Call/email/text to reserve now. 8y/o Quarter horse, Gelding, Hereford bull, 4½ y/o, great lection, good disposition. satisfaction guaranteed. Milton 2m/o: $250/ea. Can be reg'd. Suzanne Kozee Molena 678- UTD on shots: $600 OBO. D. gentle bull. Call Brad at 706- Adam Marsh Garfield 912- Martin Jr. Clarkesville 770- Pictures upon request. Mary 877-9860, sunridgefarm- Montford Macon 478-731- 202-5143 Athens 536-1430 519-0008 Carlton 706-202-8784 [email protected] 2369 or 478-788-4472 PAGE 6 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN – 404-656-3722 – agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021

March 18 March 27-28 April 22-25 Farmland for the Future in Georgia Conyers Cherry Blossom Festival Vidalia Onion Festival Bulletin Calendar American Farmland Trust Georgia International Horse Park 100 Vidalia Sweet Onion Dr. VIRTUAL EVENT 1996 Centennial Olympic Parkway March 5 Vidalia, Ga. 30474 Editor’s Note: While we make every Register online Conyers, Ga. 30013 912.538.8687 effort to confirm the accuracy of First Friday Series: http://bit.ly/Zoom-Farmland-GA 770.860.4190 www.vidaliaonionfestival.com events listed here, we recommend 2021 Georgia Pollinator Plants of the www.conyerscherryblossomfest.com April 24 checking official sources for Year Preserving Family Heritage: Georgia Strawberry Festival cancellations or postponements of Friends of the State Botanical Estate Planning Basics April 1, 8, 15 103 Macon St. events before going. Garden of Georgia Fort Valley State University Vegetable and Small Fruit Production VIRTUAL EVENT Reynolds, Ga. 31076 ONLINE WORKSHOP UGA Extension 478.847.5301 Feb. 25 Email for registration form Register online: ONLINE TRAINING http://ga-strawberry.org Green Industry Update: [email protected] http://bit.ly/FVSU-estate-planning Email for registration form georgiastrawberryfestival@gmail. Pesticide Credits Offered 706.542.1244 478.954.7121 [email protected] com UGA Extension Gwinnett County [email protected] 770.887.2418 March 10 VIRTUAL PROGRAM Hornyhead Fish Festival 677.377.4010 Green Thumb Virtual Lectures: March 19-28 April 3 Historic Newborn Schoolhouse [email protected] Vegetable Gardening International Cherry Blossom Bartow County Spring Tractor Show 4326 Ga. Highway 142 UGA Extension Athens-Clarke Festival Gordon County Antique Engine & Newborn, Ga. 30056 Feb. 27 County Carolyn Crayton Park Tractor Club ONLINE WORKSHOP 770.787.1660 Coweta County Master Gardener 115 Willie Smokie Glover Dr. American Legion Post 42 www.hornyheadfishfestival.com Extension Volunteers Workshop: Online registration: Macon, Ga. 31201 525 Martin Luther King Jr St When, Why and How to Prune www.accgov.com/gardening 478.330.7050 Cartersville, Ga. 30120 Common Shrubs and Bushes [email protected] www.cherryblossom.com 770.527.5346 | 770.382.4165 ONLINE WORKSHOP 706.613.3640 Have an event to put on our Register online at March 25-28 April 17 calendar? Contact Jay Jones at http://bit.ly/CowetaMGEVPruning- March 12 58th annual UGA Spring Dairy Show Georgia Horse Fair and Expo 404.656.3722 or jay.jones@agr. Workshop2021 Virtual Lunch and Learn: and 4-H Dairy Judging Contest 1996 Centennial Olympic Parkway georgia.gov 770.254.2620 Lichens and What They Mean for UGA Livestock Teaching Arena Conyers, Ga. 30013 [email protected] Your Trees 2600 S. Milledge Ave. https://georgiahorsefair.org We accept calendar submissions UGA Extension Camden County Athens, Ga. 30605 Facebook: Georgia Horse Council for food, craft and agriculture Feb. 27-28 ONLINE WORKSHOP 706.542.9108 festivals and events. Submissions GNPS 2021 Symposium Email for registration [email protected] April 22 for festivals that do not specifically Georgia Native Plant Society [email protected] Virtual Lunch and Learn: promote those industries will not VIRTUAL EVENT 912.576.3219 March 27 Rain Barrels be printed. Register online 2021 Plant Sale Fundraiser UGA Extension Fayette County https://gnps.org/ March 13-14 UGA Extension Rockdale County ONLINE WORKSHOP Additional pesticide recertification Newton County Saddle Club Open Pre-orders through March 5 Email for registration: training notices are available on March 4, 11, 18, 25 Horse Show 770.278.7373 [email protected] the department website under the Vegetable and Small Fruit Production 1996 Centennial Olympic Parkway https://extension.uga.edu/county- 770.567.2010 Plant Industry Division tab. UGA Extension Conyers, Ga. 30013 offices/rockdale.html ONLINE TRAINING 678.873.3019 Email for registration form www.newtoncountysaddleclub.com [email protected] 770-887-2418

Bresse, Jersey Giants, Aus- Old English Bantams, Span- EQUINE BARN CATS POULTRY/FOWL tralorp chickens. Breeding gle, Self blue, black, buff, red, NON-TRADITIONAL pairs available. Peacock Hill Golden Lace, BBR and BGDW. LIVESTOCK Advertisers in the Equine cate- Any person engaged in buying Farm Stockbridge 770-860- Homing pigeons. Kim Hogan gory must submit a current live poultry of any kind for 8989 Cleveland 706-809-1215 Advertisers selling fallow deer, negative Coggins test for each resale, or in selling live poultry axis deer, sika deer, elk, red equine advertised. This in- of any kind bought for resale, Flock reduction - games, War Pigeons. White rollers, turner Horse, Pumpkin Hulsey, rollers, colored rollers and deer, reindeer and caribou cludes horses, ponies and don- must be licensed by the GDA. must submit a current Deer keys. Buyers are urged to re- Possessing such a license does Round Head & Leiper. Also white homers: $20 a pair. Wy- Racing Homer pigeons M. att Johnson Midville 478-494- Farming License with the ad. quest verification of a negative not by itself disqualify an indi- Farmed deer greater than 12 Coggins from the advertiser vidual from advertising poultry Campbell Danielsville (Leave 3240 message) 706-247-6862 m/o are required to have a neg- before purchasing any equine. in the Market Bulletin. Mallard Pullets: Rhode Island Red, ative Brucellosis test within 30 Generalized ads such as those ducks must be at least three For Sale: Rhode Island Red Golden Comets and Black Sex days and a negative TB test selling “many horses,” “variety generations from the wild rooster: $10. Call Leann link; quality birds. Brian Sturdy within 90 days to move in- to choose from” or “free” ani- before they can be advertised Gilmer County 770-476-5433 Dahlonega 706-865-9201 trastate. Ads submitted without mals will not be published. For in the Market Bulletin. Advertis- Barn cats available for Rhode Island Whites, Marans, a copy of the license and nega- more information, please call ers must include this informa- Frizzle Cochin Bantam rodent control (shelter res- Amercaucanas, Black Aus- tive sample results (if applica- the GDA Equine Health Division tion in notices submitted for chicks, starting hens, roosters, cues). Neutered, vaccinated, tralorps. Started laying: $15. ble) will not be published. For at 404.656.3667. publication. Out-of-state poul- many colors; Sussex & Barn- delivered to you at no cost. Gary Ridley Lafayette 706- information about deer farming try must have a negative Avian yard cross starting hens and Gaited young Tennessee Contact Linda. Watkinsville 638-1911 licenses, contact the GDA Live- Walker Purebred red sorrel Call or text 706-343-8173 or Influenza test and negative pul- roosters; fertile eggs: $12/doz. stock and Poultry Section at Selling out pheasants: Red w/blaze filly for sale. Sweet na- [email protected] lorum test within 21 days of en- Leigh Henry Smithville 229- 404.656.3665. For information 347-3737 Gold, Ring Necks, Dark Neck ture, loads easy, current vac- com tering Georgia. For more infor- on other hoofed stock, exclud- cines encephalitis, West Nile, mation, call the GDA Animal Red Gold, Amherst, Blue Ears, Gamefowl for sale - Flarrey Reeves. Call 9am-9pm. 470- ing llamas and water buffalo, dewormed, negative Coggins: Protection Division, contact the Georgia Depart- RABBITS 404.656.4914. Eyed Grey, Roundhead, Kelso, 208-0309 Flowery Branch $900 OBO. C. Winter Regular Grey, Albany. All ages ment of Natural Resources at Thomasville 229-227-1904 Bunnies, small to large, mixed (18) Barred Rock roosters, available. S. Swain Soperton Two young Barred Rock 770.761.3044. Camelids (llama, breeds: $20 a piece. Michael 8m/o: $12/ea or $100 for all 478-279-0501 roosters: $5ea. 4 beautiful Old alpaca) must be individually Phippen Newnan 770-755- 18. E. Parrish Senoia 770-616- English Spangle roosters: identified; bison (some people STOCK DOGS 8702 6869 Guinea keets, hatchery $5ea. Bobby Owensby Nichol- mistakenly call them buffalo) choice colors, available son 706-224-3284 and water buffalo must meet New Zealand rabbits, pure- (6) Racey Mug game roosters. the same requirements as cat- Advertisers must submit a copy May-Aug. We are 'Georgia's Variety of laying hen breeds of a current Rabies Vaccination bred, red and broken colors: Larry Young Tennille 478-232- Best Little Guinea Fowl tle. Antelope must be individu- $30. Kelly Maxwell Winder 6321 Leave message. available, 1y/o, (11) birds in to- Certificate signed by a licensed Hatchery.' Flint River tal: asking $80/all or $10/ea. ally and officially identified, and veterinarian for dogs 12 weeks 404-925-2369 Guinea.com Thomaston 6 m/o or older are required to 8 Ameraucana hens, 8m/o, Shane Ashburn 678-634-5577 and older. Ads submitted with- New Zealand white bunnies 706-741-2904 have a negative Brucellosis test out this information will not be beautiful chickens, good lay- White Silkie chicks, hatched within 30 days and a negative for sale: $10 each. Steve Grin- ers. Tommy Walker Rockmart published. stead Soperton 478-246-3943 Hens - laying: $25/ea; pullets: 1/25/2021: $5ea. Other breeds TB test within 90 days prior to 770-684-6150 or 678-684- of chicks available soon. entering Georgia. PLEASE 9770 $20/ea; cockerels: $12/ea; Apple Grafting Workshops baby chicks: $5/ea. C. Free- Adairsville 678-276-5127 NOTE: Importation of any Anatolian Shepherd livestock man Gainesville 678-897-9318 cervid into Georgia requires a guardian pups. Raised with Assorted breeds baby to Yellow golden pheasants - UGA Extension is hosting live zoom adult; chicks sexed and un- special permit from the GDA goats, sheep & cattle, 8wks Heritage breed turkey 7-day last year's hatch, colored up, State Veterinarian and DNR. At classes in apple grafting March 31 sexed; ducks, guineas, Ayam pairs only. John Herndon old, from reg'd dam. Fawn, old: $15. Jakes and Jennies up this time, cervids are not per- Cemani also. Sherry Amerson- Grayson 404-697-7179 brindle, tricolored: $500. D. and April 1. Cost is $35 per person, to: $65. Parents forage fed. mitted into the State. Seagraves Danielsville 706- White Augusta blackber- and the deadline to register is [email protected] Don Meyer Stockbridge e@- Young pair peacocks: $250; 202-2349 peacockhill.farm 770-860-8989 Emu chicks, unsexed. Call & Friday, March 19. 706-833-5535 mature males: $175; young leave a voicemail or text. D. males: $125; (1) hen: $175. Tim Participants will be provided with India blue peacocks, 1 y/o: James Madison 706-207-1561 Border Collie male, 12 m/o Banthams, Cochin, Millie White Blue Ridge 706-455- supplies, including rootstocks Fluer, D'Uccle, White $150/ea. Frank McGuire Dou- 3822 out of working stock. Has glasville 404-583-2386 herding drive. Knows some and scions. Pick-up at one of six Japanese, cheap pullets: Young Tangerine doves for ANIMAL commands. Needs to learn locations will be scheduled at Rhode Island Red, possibly Muscovy ducklings to full - sale, a few have paired up: EQUIPMENT AND flanking commands: $600. Buff Orphington, 1588 Genesis red head; pairs & trios possi- $10/ea. J. D. Jackson Lizella registration. Hova-Bater preset incubator 706-457-4323 Pine Mountain ble. Get them now so they'll 478-731-0135 SUPPLIES Valley Learn more and register online w/quail racks. Bobby Hawks set eggs on your pond. Nicholson 706-983-0258 at https://www.eventbrite. Call/text. Chris Senoia 404- Make your ad stand out! 386-9697 CATTLE SUPPLIES Kangal working livestock com/e/apple-grafting-workshop- Barnyard mix hatching eggs. Purchase a border for a $5 guardian pups: $1200 and up. registration-139974995981?fb Breeds on the farm: Amerau- Now hatching button quail, all upcharge, or include one Cattle headgates, manual op- Guarding goats and Heritage clid=IwAR0jY6D6eOS0IC cana, Olive Egger, Silkie, and different colors. They are the eration, easy to open & close. turkeys. Peacock Hill Farm Black Copper Maran: $6/doz. smallest quail in the world. photo of the item you are Opens 28in wide, heavy-duty, Stockbridge 770-860-8989 Ca6329jOCjLKu_8w2UJ_ Local or farm pickup only. Moriah or Malachi Cress all steel w/lock: $385. Pete Email: [email protected] igWBUOKaN4ekN0QtML3fDGhQ0 Macon [email protected] Washington 706-401-8825 selling for a $20 upcharge. Harris Elberton 706-283-6615 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN – 404-656-3722 – agr.georgia.gov PAGE 7

CATTLE SUPPLIES MISCELLANEOUS Paul's stationary livestock Spring Vegetable Planting Chart scales, model 241S, 2400 lb Only agriculture-related items capacity, accurate: $1500. S. may be advertised in this Carey Madison 706-474-0738 Category. Seeds/ Spacing Depth Sale – all cattle equip.: semen BEES, HONEY tank, scale, tedder, gates, T & Days to Planting Plants per Rows per to End posts, lick tub, box AND SUPPLIES Vegetable Maturity Dates 100 ft. plants Plant scrape, post hole digger, spreader & others. Ron Reed Asparagus 2nd year Jan. 15-Mar. 15 50 roots 36” x 18”-24” 6” Waynesboro 706-551-0317 Beans, bush 50-60 Mar. 15-May 1 1/2 pound 36” x 2”-4” 1”-1 1/2” SWINE SUPPLIES pole 65-75 Mar. 15-May 10 1/2 pound 36” x 4”-12” 1”-1 1/2” (16) Chore-Time hog feeders: lima 65-75 Mar. 15-June 1 1/2 pound 36” x 3”-4” 1”-1 1/2” $50/ea. Heath Simmons Twin pole lima 80-85 Mar. 15-June 1 1/2 pound 36” x 6”-8” 1”-1 1/2” City 478-299-6697 (GALLBERRY HONEY) Beets 55-65 Feb. 15-April 1 1 ounce 18”-36” x 2” 1/2” TACK AND VOTED BEST-TASTING & SUPPLIES FLAVOR OF GA WINNER Broccoli 60-80 Feb. 15-March 15 100 plants 36” x 12” $52/gallon includes shipping www.brucesnutnhoney.com. Butterpea 70 April 1-May 1 1/2 pound 36” x 3”-4” 1”-1 1/2” 16in Tex Tan Hereford B. Bruce Homerville 912- Yoakum heavy duty roper. Ex- 487-5001 cellent condition, hide-covered Cabbage 70-120 Jan. 15-Mar. 15 100 plants 36” x 12” tree, all original: $425. C. Griff- 10 Frame Used Equip - 15+ is Covington 770 378-9149 Cantaloupe 80-90 Mar. 20-June 20 1 ounce 60” x 36” 1” hives, deeps, supers, bottoms, inners, outer covers, frames. Fescue horse hay, sprayed & Carrot 70-95 Jan. 15-March 20 1/2 ounce 18-36” x 2”-3” 1/4 ” fertilized, kept in the dry: Needs cleaning, stored barn, $50/roll, picked up; $55/roll good shape. Pictures avail. delivered. 4x5 net wrapped. J. Text L. Pepin Palmetto 678- Cauliflower 60-75 Mar. 1-April 1 100 plants 36” x 12” Jones Dahlonega 706-429- 857-8710 7130 10- and 8-frame bee hives: Collards 55-85 Feb. 1-March 15 1/2 ounce 36” x 8”-16” 1/2” $85; 5-frame beehives/NUCs: Horse surrey for sale - two $65. Also make inner cover, Corn, yellow 65-90 Mar. 15-June 1 1/4 pound 36” x 12”-18” 1”-1 1/2” seats, removable top, good Super, Top Barbee hives, white 65-90 Mar. 15-June 1 1/4 pound 36” x 12”-18” 1”-1 1/2” condition: $1000. No texts, Rapid inside feeder. Eliseo phone calls only. L. Jarrett Delia Mineral Bluff 706-492- bi-color 65-90 Mar. 15-June 1 1/4 pound 36” x 12”-18” 1”-1 1/2” Gillsville 770-503-5024 5119 Cucumber: Working 5 pony walker 5 frame nucleus hives & 3lb carousel, easy to assemble, packages. Pre-order for April slicing 50-65 April 1-May 15 1 ounce 60” x 12” 1/2”-3/4” metal: best offer over $400. T. pick-up. Also Sourwood and pickling 50-65 April 1-May 15 1 ounce 60” x 12” 1/2”-3/4” Russell Grayson 678-878- Wildflower honeys from our 8570. hives. Visit www.beecoapi- gynoecious 50-65 April 1-May 15 1 ounce 60” x 12” 1/2”-3/4” aries.com Mary Lacksen POULTRY SUPPLIES Sparta 478.456.1049 Eggplant 75-90 April 1-May 15 50 plants 36” x 24” 5-Frame high quality NUC, (2) 6-tray hatchers for sale: Italian bees, April 24 pick-up, Kale 50-70 Feb. 1-Mar. 10 1/2 ounce 36” x 8”-16” 1/2” $350/ea. Call for more info. L. Mountain Man Bees, www.- H. Harrelson Reidsville 912- mountainmanbees.com, FB Lettuce 60-85 Jan. 15-Mar. 1 1/4 ounce 18”-36” x 8-12” 1/8” 293-0979 @mountainmanbees. Caleb Lachmann Blue Ridge 406- Mustard 40-50 Jan. 15-April 1 1/2 ounce 18”-36” x 2” 1/2” (3) Chicken houses of equip- 939-1152 ment, 2 generators – both Bees, nucs, hives and pollina- Okra 55-65 April 1-June 1 1 ounce 36” x 12” 1” 60kW, JD & Cummins. Alan tion. Pre-order now. Pick up Pardue Murrayville 770-654- Feb. through July. Rich Api- 7502 Onion, green 60-90 Jan. 1-Mar. 15 300 plants 18”-36” x 3” aries Collins 912-426-9099 dry bulb 100-120 Jan. 1-Mar. 15 300 plants 18”-36” x 3”-4” 2-Hole hen nests and 1-hole [email protected] hen nest made from wood; Honey bees, 3lb packages, Peas: gas 5ft pancake brooder; 5gal pre-order now, 5 frame NUCs, feeder. John Mikle Stone complete hives & equipment garden (English) 60-70 Jan. 15-Feb. 15 1 pound 36” x 2” 1”-2” Mountain 678-979-8981 available. Bill Posey edible pod 60-70 Jan. 15-Feb. 15 1 pound 36” x 2” 1”-2” Cartersville billsbeefarm@ya- hoo.com 770-595-9332 Southern 60-70 April-Aug. 10 1/2 pound 36” x 3”-4” 1”-2” Pick up swarms, no charge. Will remove from structures for Peppers, bell 65-80 April 1-June 1 50 plants 36” x 24” a fee in Jeff Davis County area. hot 65-95 April 1-June 1 50 plants 36” x 24” James Bailey Hazlehurst 912- 347-0123 hot-sweet April 1-June 1 50 plants 36” x 24” Raw Summer: $45 per gallon, and Spring Honey: $36 per Potatoes, Irish 70-90 Jan.15-Mar. 1 12 pounds 36” x 12” 4”-5” gallon. Local pick up. We also Sweet 90-120 April 15-June 15 100 plants 36” x 12” ship www.swamphoney.org. M. Hendrix Ludowici 912-294- Pumpkin, tiny 85-120 1 ounce 72” x 48” 1” 4790 pie type 85-120 May 15-July 1 1 ounce 72” x 48” 1” Remove honey bees from a structure for a fee Remove a small 85-120 (Depending on 1 ounce 72” x 48” 1” swarm for free. Also, wanted large 85-120 maturity date) 1 ounce 72” x 48” 1” bee equipment. Leonard Day Macon 478-719-5588 giant 85-120 1 ounce 72” x 48” 1” Big Dutchmans MBX3 for (2) Will pick up swarms, no Radish 25-30 Jan. 15-April 1 1 ounce 24” x 1” 1/2” 500ft breeder hen houses. charge. Will remove from Used 2yrs, in great cond, plas- structures for a fee. In the Spinach 40-45 Jan. 15-Mar. 15 1 ounce 18”-36” x 2” 1/2”-3/4” tic polymer double belts, pro- CSRA. Justin Stitt Augusta grammable nest closures & 706-829-9372 Squash: more: $60,000. G. Maxwell Will remove honey bee Bowman 706-567-2462 summer 40-55 April 1-May 15 1/2 ounce 36” x 24” 1”-2” swarms if accessible in Athens (zuchini) Broiler equipment, good con- area for free. May remove dition - Big Ace drinkers, 52in hives from a structure for a winter 85-120 April 1-July 1 1/2 ounce 60” x 36” 1”-2” & 54in fans, zone brooders, fee. Randall Power Colbert feed bins, 35kw generator, 5ft 706-621-0178 Tomato: cherry 70-90 Mar. 25-May 1 50 plants 48” x 24” X 6ft kool cell, etc. Chris Mor- grape 70-90 Mar. 25-May 1 50 plants 48” x 24” gan Hall County 770-530- Subscribe, renew 1780 determinate 70-90 Mar. 25-May 1 50 plants 48” x 24” your subscription, indeterminate 70-90 Mar. 25-May 1 50 plants 48” x 24” L.B. White furnaces: $125/ea; radiant brooders: $25/ea. and buy subscriptions Turnip 40-60 Jan. 15-April 1 1/2 ounce 18”-36” x 2” 1/2” Cindy Peck Watkinsville 706- for friends and family 621-0220 Watermelon: lg. 80-90 Mar. 20-May 1 1 ounce 72” x 36-48” 1”-2” L.B. White furnaces: $150; online at round 80-90 Mar. 20-May 1 1 ounce 72” x 36-48” Used tin, 20x23: $5 each; www.agr.georgia.gov/ Spray pads 2x5x2: $3 each. small 80-90 Mar. 20-May 1 1 ounce 72” x 36-48” Eddie Hatcher Comer 706- market-bulletin 247-5267 Adapted from the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service PAGE 8 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN – 404-656-3722 – agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Cook Georgia Grown: Cajun-Style Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie

Ingredients: potatoes for 20 minutes or until fully tender. 2 ½ lbs sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into Drain into a colander and let sit for about 5 quarters (about 3-4 medium) minutes to let excess moisture evaporate. 3 Tbsps unsalted butter, cubed into 12 Place sweet potatoes in a food processor, pieces add butter and puree until smooth. Season 1 Tbsp Cajun seasoning, plus more to sea- with 1 tablespoon of Cajun seasoning, pro- son vegetable and meat mixture cess to combine, and add salt to taste. Set 14-oz package Andouille sausage, diced sweet potatoes aside. into ¼ inch pieces Set a large skillet over medium heat and 1 lb ground pork preheat. Add diced sausage and cook until 1 cup diced onion about a tablespoon of fat is rendered. Add 1 cup diced celery ground pork, season with salt, and brown 1 cup green pepper with the sausage until cooked through, 1 cup diced colored peppers breaking up with a wooden spatula. Re- 1 Tbsp chopped garlic move meats to a bowl and set aside. ½ tsp thyme ¼ cup flour To the same pan over medium heat, add 2 cups water or low sodium chicken or onions and sauté until translucent, about 5 vegetable stock minutes. Add peppers and celery and sauté 2 Tbsps Worcestershire until tender, about 10 more minutes. Add 1 Tbsp finely chopped parsley, plus more chopped garlic, thyme, a pinch of salt and for garnish (optional) Cajun seasoning to taste. Add the meats back to the pan, stir to Directions: combine with the vegetables, and sprinkle Preheat oven to 350 degrees. flour evenly over the mixture. Toss to coat. Turn up the heat to high and begin to add Cover sweet potatoes with cold water, add the water a little at a time, mixing thorough- about 1 teaspoon kosher salt, and bring to Without cleaning the pan, add onion and of sausage-vegetable mixture in a 9x13 ly after each addition to prevent lumps, and a boil. Turn down to a simmer and put a lid sauté over medium heat until almost casserole dish. scraping at the coating on the bottom of on the pot. Cook sweet potatoes until very translucent, about 5 minutes. Add celery Scoop all of the sweet potato puree in the the pan to loosen and incorporate it. Keep tender, about 20 minutes. and peppers, and sauté until soft, about 10 middle of the meat and vegetable mixture adding water or stock, boiling and stirring Drain sweet potatoes. Let sit in the colan- more minutes. Add chopped garlic, thyme, and spread outward in an even layer. When and scraping until you have a gravy that der for about 5 minutes to allow some of salt and ½ teaspoon of Cajun seasoning the mixture is fully covered, use a back and binds the mixture together. the excess moisture to evaporate. Place and sauté for about 30 seconds until fra- forth motion at an angle to create a ridge grant. Return sausage to the pan and toss Add Worcestershire sauce and parsley (if sweet potatoes in a food processor with the pattern. using), stir to combine, and remove from cubed butter and puree until smooth. Add with the vegetables. Sprinkle flour evenly over the mixture and toss until coated. Bake for about 20 minutes, then place the the heat. Use a large spoon to evenly Cajun seasoning, process to combine, taste shepherd’s pie on your oven’s highest rack distribute the mixture into a 9x13 casserole and add more by half-teaspoons to your Increase heat to medium high, and add and increase the oven to broil. Broil for dish. Transfer all of the sweet potato puree liking. Set aside. water or stock gradually, bringing to a boil about 5-10 minutes until sweet potato layer into the center of the mixture and spread Preheat a large skillet over medium high to thicken the mixture after each addition, is charred in spots. evenly outward to cover. Use a back-and- stirring with a wooden spatula all the time heat and add diced Andouille sausage. Let cool for 10 minutes, then serve. forth motion at an angle with a spatula to Brown until a couple teaspoons of the fat to insure against lumps. Be sure to scrape create the ridge pattern. Bake for about 20 up the layer of flour on the bottom of the has rendered, then add ground pork and Alternate instructions: minutes, then increase the heat to broil. season with salt. Brown the pork along with pan to incorporate it into the gravy and Broil for about 5-10 more minutes until the sausage, breaking up with a wooden further thicken it. Add Worcestershire sauce Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. sweet potato layer is charred in spots. Let spatula as it cooks. Remove meats with a and parsley, if using, and stir to combine. Cover sweet potatoes with cold water, add cool for about 10 minutes. wooden spoon into a bowl and set aside. Use a large spoon to create an even layer a generous amount of salt, cover, bring to Garnish with parsley, if desired, and serve. a boil, and lower to a simmer. Cook sweet

Larry From The Country: Rural Georgia’s bright future By Larry Walker no silver spoon in Connell’s mouth. continue to happen in the more rural parts of the “two Georgias.” Connell attended Willingham High School and graduated One more mention of Connell. We talked a few days ago, Connell Stafford. My first two words for this, my first article from Georgia Southern University. After graduation from GSU, and he told me about his friend in Dooly County who just in the Market Bulletin, seem to me very appropriate. When I Connell took a job teaching school in the Bibb County school bought a new cotton picker for one million dollars! All I could wrote and had published by Mercer Press, Tales From Georgia’s system, met, supported and ended up being a driver for a young think about was Papa plowing his mules and laying by his cot- Gnat Line, Connell’s words appeared on the front cover of the Sam Nunn. When Mr. Sam went to Washington, Mr. Stafford ton in deep, rural Washington County, and how hot and how book: “Walker is a flash of joy in the pan of life.” A person who went, too. Later, he was hired by Coca-Cola and became its chief hard it was. Dirt roads, no air conditioning or central heat. has lived on the Gnat Line (rural, country Georgia), I liked and lobbyist in all of North America, working out of Atlanta. Burning slabs in the stove to keep warm. Two books: the Holy appreciated the compliment. But, that’s not all. Connell and his wife Shay raised their two daughters in north Bible and a dictionary. Two papers: The Macon Telegraph and A few days ago, I contacted Connell and told him I was go- Fulton County, Atlanta. About two years ago they moved to the Market Bulletin. ing to write a regular column for the Market Bulletin. Connell, North Carolina. It was a push and pull that got them out of At- Feed the hogs, milk the cows, cure the hams, make the syrup. a good source of material – and for me, inspiration – seemed lanta. The push: high ad valorem taxes, unbearable traffic, and Churn the butter, can the peas, put guano and soda on the corn, excited when I told him I was going to write often about rural too many people. The pull: two wonderful grand boys in North and check on the setting hens. Sandersville on Saturday and Pine Georgia, and that my column would be titled “Larry From The Carolina. The pull was greater than the push. Hill Methodist on Sunday. I loved it and I loved Grandma and Country.” That’s “the country” like rural, and “the country” like Let’s move from North Carolina to Perry, Georgia. I started Papa. They loved me, too! the USA. practicing law in Perry, my hometown, in 1965. I still show up We’ve come a long way since those days. We’ve still got a Some of you readers know Connell, but many do not. Let me for work every workday, almost 56 years later. When I started way to go. But, I’m optimistic and think rural Georgia’s day is tell you about him, and also, about a third inspiration I got from there were probably 6,000 people in Perry. Today, they say it’s going to come. I want to live long enough to see it happen. Again, him when we talked. 17,000. They come from everywhere. I believe it will. God bless Georgia and God bless America. Connell grew up in south Macon. Like most cities, for some It’s hard to find a house here because when a house is put And, by the way, we are going to keep pulling for the Atlanta inexplicable reason, the south part of Macon is the “less advan- on the market, it is immediately put under a purchase contract. Braves or the Atlanta Hammers, whichever – we just want anoth- taged part.” Connell’s Daddy drove a Coca-Cola truck delivering It’s probably the same in Dahlonega, Carrollton, Cartersville, er pennant. The sooner, the better. What about 2021? cokes. Connell, during summer, and at other times, worked at Madison, Dublin, Thomasville, Tifton, Moultrie and many other the NuWay Weiner in Macon. Yes, it’s nu for new and weiner, places in Georgia. And, with broadband and solar energy expan- -Larry Walker is an attorney and former member of the which is a variation on wiener. Bottom lines: great hot dogs and sions, and without “big city living problems,” good things will Georgia General Assembly. He lives and writes in Perry.

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Warren said Winter pruning is essential to caring for trees and this is partly why shaped shrubs like boxwoods need re- bushes, but just as a good trimming can encourage placing sooner than other woody shrubs. growth and create the desired look, bad cuts or cutting She also noted that winter pruning should be done at the wrong time can hold back plants when the weather on plants that bloom in late spring and summer to give turns warm. them time to develop buds. She said plants that bloom in Susan Pierce Cunningham, Trees Atlanta associate early spring, such as azaleas, should be pruned after the director of volunteer services, said the focus on tree flowers fall. pruning should be on keeping the tree’s main trunk “That’s because they will set their buds in the fall, so straight and clear with branches growing for optimal you don’t want to prune those off,” Warren said. overall strength. Warren added that crepe myrtles are unique because The trunk, which Cunningham calls the central lead- people treat them as a tree or shrub depending on how er, should be a straight line from top to bottom to allow they want the plants to look. Crepe myrtles are hardy for nutrients to flow up and down the tree and give the plants that can handle any type of pruning, good or bad, trunk room to grow. A low aspect ratio for branches is Warren said. also important, particularly for older trees. “I usually recommend that you try to let crepe myr- Aspect ratio refers to branch size. Branches should tles take their natural form, which is more of a small tree Seth Hawkins, community forester with the Georgia Forestry Commission, demonstrates have a 30 to 50 percent ratio to the trunk of the tree or than a shrub, but also making thinning cuts,” she said. the proper way to prune limbs from a tree. The key is to make a notch cut underneath the not be allowed to grow larger than half the size in the Warren advised pruning crepe myrtle limbs back to the limb to prevent splitting, then cut through from the top. A third cut should be made closer to the trunk and near the branch collar, the area where the limb meets the trunk. (Special circumference of the trunk. crotch, where the limb meets the trunk. She said to avoid Photo/GFC) “If those primary branches become too large, the tree lopping off crepe myrtles at the top like a hedge. loses the capability of keeping a strong branch attach- “You get these gnarly arthritic knuckles, that is what ment,” Cunningham said. “We need the tree to be able it looks like to me, with all these little tiny sprouts com- to form the wood necessary to promote the strong bridge ing out of them,” Warren said. “When they’re improperly Mercer Medical Moment: attachments so that it doesn’t fail. It doesn’t break apart.” pruned, it is often called crepe murder. I mean, the plant Jessica Warren, University of Georgia Extension Ser- survives, but it just looks unpleasant.” February is American Heart Month vice agent in Camden County, said making a good cut to By Victoria N. Davis, MPH remove a limb is also important. In her lunch and learn There are several online resources available to learn more about pruning: Mercer University School of Medicine series on gardening, she helps homeowners maintain First-year MD Student their lawns and gardens and does a pruning workshop • UGA Extension offers additional in the winter. information and direction for pruning For small limbs, she recommends the cut should be trees and shrubs in its publication, Bulletin Recognized nationally, February is a month ded- made near the area where the branch meets the trunk. 949: Basic Principles of Pruning Woody icated to focus on activities to protect your heart and Too close to the trunk or leaving a stub will make it hard- Plants. The bulletin can be found at https:// lessen the burden of heart disease including heart at- er for the tree to recover and invite insects and disease. extension.uga.edu/publications/. tack and stroke. Heart disease is the leading cause of Warren said the cut should be made just outside of the • For a deeper dive, consult videos by Dr. Ed death in the United States and in Georgia. Every 40 bark ridge and bark collar of the limb, the swelling where Gilman, professor emeritus in horticulture seconds someone dies from a heart attack or stroke. the limb and trunk meet. at the University of Florida. Gilman offers Factors that increase the likelihood of a person instructional videos on arboriculture that developing heart disease and stroke include having For larger limbs, Warren advised a three-cut approach cover all aspects of tree care at https:// to reduce the possibility of damaging the tree. She said to high blood pressure and/or high cholesterol, smok- hort.ifas.ufl.edu/woody/instructional- ing, being overweight or obese, having diabetes, and not exercising. Our mothers, do the initial cut a few inches away from the trunk, then videos.shtml. make a final trim close to the base of the limb. daughters, sisters, aunts and grandmothers have an increased risk just for being • Trees Atlanta also offers classes and women. In fact, one in three women die from heart disease each year. “You want to start with a notch on the underside of the workshops on tree care, including pruning. branch that reduces the chance of the branch splintering So, you may be asking what you can do to adopt heart-healthy behaviors? A listing of upcoming classes and events First, you should know your risk of getting heart disease. You can do this by and causing it to tear or split,” Warren said. “Then, you’ll can be found at https://www.treesatlanta. go to the top side and cut all the way through. You’ll org/get-involved/events/. looking into your family health history and finding out if you have any genetic make that final cut after you have taken the limb off and risk factors for developing the disease. • The Georgia Forestry Commission also Maintaining a healthy weight may also decrease your risk. You can do this cut just right against that bark ridge collar.” offers video tutorials about tree pruning Cunningham also said people should consider calling on its YouTube page, Georgia Trees. The by getting adequate exercise, increasing the amount of fruits and vegetables in a service for limbs that are higher up. pruning video is found at https://youtu. your diet, and eating nuts in moderation. If you smoke cigarettes, quitting can “I would advise people if they can’t reach what they be/5s2J4yXfQnw. significantly decrease your risk. need to prune from a stepladder to just call an arborist,” Controlling health conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol or diabetes can also decrease your risk. It is also important to discuss your risk and other ways to prevent heart disease with your doctor. Making healthy lifestyle Kingsland and the U.S. Navy’s Atlantic submarine fleet changes can be difficult. Finding someone to help you on your journey to healthy at Kings Bay. One day, I found a submarine sitting in behaviors may help you stay on track. the middle of a park at the main entrance to the base. It is not only important to know what you can do to prevent heart disease, but It looked to me like the crew had tried to park at the it is also important to recognize the signs and symptoms of a heart attack. If you dock and forgot to set the brake! It reminded me of the or anyone you know experiences any of the following symptoms, call 911 right time Mama and Aunt Rita took Grandpa Dan’s truck away: to the Red and White in town and parked it between • Pressure, pain, or squeezing in the center of your chest the turnips and the rutabagas. The memorial at Na- • Pain or discomfort in the arms, back, neck, jaw or stomach val Submarine Base Kings Bay is for the retired USS • Shortness of breath George Bancroft, named after the man who established When focusing on heart disease, stroke is also important to keep in mind. the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. The “sail” – The good news is that when you take steps to prevent heart disease you are also a.k.a conning tower, a.k.a. the thing that sticks up out taking steps to prevent stroke. However, the signs for identifying a stroke are Georgie’s Drive of the water – came off the actual submarine after it different. Use the letters in F.A.S.T. to know if someone is having a stoke and was decommissioned in 1993. The George Bancroft call 911 right way: was a Franklin Class nuclear-powered submarine that • “F” stands for Facial Drooping. Check if one side of the face is numb or Thru Kingsland patrolled the ocean depths for more than 25 years. The droops by asking the person to smile. If the person’s smile is uneven or lop- Hello! I’m Georgie, the Georgia Grown mascot. I sub was 425 feet long and carried 16 intercontinental sided, they may be having a stroke. travel the state of Georgia promoting our state’s No. ballistic missiles to a depth of up to 1,300 feet below • “A” stands for Arm Weakness. Check if one arm is weak or numb by asking 1 industry, agriculture! Camden County is home to the ocean’s surface! the person to raise both arms. If one of the person’s arms drifts downward, they may be having a stroke. • “S” stands for Slurred Speech. Check if the person has slurred speech, dif- ficulty speaking, or is unable to be understood by asking them to repeat a simple sentence. If the person experiences any of those symptoms, they may be having a stroke. • “T” stands for Time to Call 9-1-1. If a person is experiencing any of the signs of a stroke, call 9-1-1 immediately. If you think someone is having a heart attack or stroke, time is critical. Call- ing 9-1-1 may save a life! With the COVID-19 pandemic, heart health has become even more important. Individuals with heart disease or who have had a stroke may have more severe symptoms if they are diagnosed with COVID-19. So, this February, let’s take some time out of our busy schedules and protect (Lee Lancaster/GDA) #OurHearts for February by committing to becoming heart healthy! PAGE 10 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN – 404-656-3722 – agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021

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Call for more side). Will deliver with pur- 362-2108 317-1932 6433 info. Glenn Kicklighter Sander- chase of 10 bales. Coy Baker sville 478-232-7704 Loganville 770-466-4609 Rainbow and Brown Trout: 2020 Fescue Orchard hay, DNR certified. Quality stockers rain-free, barn-stored, 5x4 raised on our farm. Various round bales: $25. Ron Teems sizes with delivery/pick-up Kingston 770-715-1368 available. David Cantrell Ellijay 706-273-6199 2020 Fescue/orchard, top quality, square bales, weed FEED, HAY free, rain free, barn stored: $4.50/bale. Chris Donath Elli- AND GRAIN jay 706-636-5224 '20 bermuda hay 4x5 net 2020 hay, 4x5 rolls, Fescue, wrapped roll, barn stored, fer- stored inside: $35/roll. You tilized and lime: $60 per roll. haul. Can load for you. Tommy Chuck Hecht Waverly Hall Trotter Clarkesville 706-968- 706-577-6590 0094 '20 bermuda hay, 4x5.5 net 2020 hay, 4x5.5 large rolls, wrapped, barn-kept, 56% TD- good clean cow feed: $30/roll. N.12.6 protein. Tests available Contact Mark Rutledge 706- Horse and cattle customers. 318-2609 Steve Echols Mitchell 706- 2020 High quality, horse qual- 962-7296 ity, barn-kept Bermuda square 2020 4x5 oats hay, net- bales, 50 pounds. Can load wrapped: $50/roll in barn; Fes- with grappler. J. Lyles Ring- cue, mix grass: $30/roll in field. gold - 5 minutes off of I-75 All fertilized & sprayed. James 423-227-7929 Sells Monroe 678-425-7543 2020 horse quality Bermuda 2020 4x5 rolls, rye grass mix, square bales for sale: $5/ea; highly fertilized, rain free, barn 4x5 net-wrapped Fescue hay: kept: $40/bale. Leave mes- $30/roll. Chad Duck Braselton sage. E. O. Jordan Monticello 706-654-8605 706-816-8726 or 706-468- 2020 mixed grass 4X5 round 6339 bales for sale: $40/roll, shel- 2020 Bermuda square bales, tered. Harrison McDonald Jef- high quality, horse quality, ferson 706-713-7176 or 706- barn kept. 50 pound bales: $6 713-6222 each. James Lyles Ringgold 2020 mixed grass hay, 4x5 423-227-7929 rolls fertilized, rain free, in 2020 Bermuda, 4x5 net barn: $50 per roll. Mike Keesee wrapped: $40. Delivery avail- Monroe 470-899-9668 able. David Clemens Waynes- boro 706-466-2944 2020 peanut hay: $45/roll, at barn. Delivery available. Call 2020 Bermuda/Rye mix, fertil- Glenn Brinson Tarrytown 912- ized, barn stored: $60. Bermu- 288-5960 da/mix, barn stored: $45. Tim 2020 Russell Bermuda grass Hunter Conyers 770-331-7749 4x5.5 fertilized, net wrapped, or 770-483-8712 barn sheltered, HQ, 300+ qual- 2020 coastal bermuda hay ity bales available: $60; 10+: https://gdaforms.wufoo.com/forms/2021-ag-week-photo-contest/ 4x5 round bales. Fertized, barn $55; 20+: $50. Delivery nego- kept: $50. S. Bell Milledgeville tiable. Wayne Pruitt States- 478-414-8043 boro 912-682-4481 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN – 404-656-3722 – agr.georgia.gov PAGE 11

Mexican sunflower, cleome, 2020 shelled Elliott pecans, Beautiful crochet cross book- Crosscut saw, horn branding PLANTS, TREES touch-me-not, 4 o'clock, red ready to eat-bake-freeze-en- marks, hearts and angels. May irons, woodworking vice, AND FLOWERS Hibiscus, Cosmo, money joy: $10/lb. +shipping. Call/text be placed in cards. Great for blacksmith tongs, wood block plant: $2 /TSP w/SASE & cash. Mark Parker 229-726-4238 Easter! Edith Roland Com- tackle, (rope), chain pipe vice; Advertisements selling officially B.L. Savage, 3017 Atkins Dr., Tressie Parker 229-400-3304 merce 706-335-3920 all excellent condition. Hank protected plants must include a Gainesville 30507 770-534- Moultrie Facebook: Parker [email protected] Bell Madison 706-474-0289 7856 Pecans (leave message) permit to sell such plants. Ads Chair and rocker caning of all submitted without this permit Old timey hot cow horn & red Black Rose Angus grass- kinds; also wicker and rattan Fireplace insert wood will not be published. For infor- peter pepper; German Pink & fed & finished reg'd black repair. Over 40 years of experi- burner/electric blower, refur- mation on the sale or shipment Rutger tomato seed: $1.00pk Angus beef. ¼, ½, whole, or ence. Duke Dufresne Statham bished. Colonial Hearth The of protected plants, visit w/SASE. Amory Hall 130 Elli- 770-725-2554 Earth Stove. Asking: $425. Bulk hemp flower for sale 14lb beef sampler. Harry www.fws.org/Endangered/person St Maysville GA 30558 Krippes Cloudland 423-304- Custom T-shirt quilts, Robert Hitt Thomson 706- mits/index.html or call the U.S. (state compliant, wholesale 706-652-2521 595-6745 only) CBD 13-17%. 1200lbs 7870 memory quilts bears pillows. Fish and Wildlife Service, Old-timey cayenne, rooster Very limited contact outside Irrigation pipe, 6in twist lock, 404.679.7097. For questions readily available. Text or email Barry Smith at 404- spur, peter pepper: 25 seeds, Eggs, multicolor w/bloom or my home, I wash everything, 80 joints w/fittings, trailer & about ginseng, visit $2 pk. SASE Terry Madaris washed: $3/dozen. Sunset bag, pick-up or mail. Margaret rack: $1.50/ft. Hugh Hamilton https://www.fws.gov/Endan- 569-8988 or smithnurseryll- [email protected] 2017 Cloud Springs Rd Ridge Farm Baldwin 770-733- Watson Newnan 770-251- Warrenton 706-825-1526 gered/permits/index.html or Rossville GA 30741 0521 6951 margaretwatson804@g- call the U.S. Fish and Wildlife mail.com Red wiggler worm bed starter Service, 404.679.7097. Red Castor bean or Loofah Farm Fresh Eggs available in kits & red wiggler worm food seeds: $3 per 20 or $10 per Macon: $3/doz. Email ash- Looking for someone who for sale. Call for options and Bromeliads, Queen's Tears, 100. Cash and SASE to J. [email protected] for more in- works on split oak baskets prices. L. Holyoak Enigma for sale. Shipped bare root, 2 Shelnutt, PO Box 1212, Lo- formation. Farm or local near Griffin? Need repair of 229-326-6040 individual plants: $25.00. Free ganville 30052 pickup only. cotton basket? Call Skipper shipping. R. Neesmith Lake Burns Griffin 678-438-3063 Wood heater w/fan in back, Zinnias, Hibiscus, Amaryllis For sale: 2020 fresh pecans like new, sold for $1600, used Park 229-251-0340 Memory Bears made out of (all mixed colors), August lilies: shelled halves: $8 per lb one year: $800 OBO. Charles your loved ones clothing. Call Brown Turkey, Celeste figs, $2 per Tbsp +SASE. G. Ward +shipping. Jessie Arnett Tifton Sawyer Mount Airy 706-768- for more info. Sherry McDaniel Mullberrys, confederate roses: 4496 Fowlstown Rd Attapul- 229-382-6517 4776 Buford 770-366-1306 $5; Issai Kiwi: $6; Thornless gus GA 39815 229-465-3641 Locally grown premium beef. blackberries, beautyberries, We cane chairs in Tiger. Don- Hemp CBD/CBG clones & USDA inspected, half & whole REAL ESTATE burning buses: $3.50; dewber- FIREWOOD beef available: $3.25/lb on ald Becker Rabun County ries: $2.50; weeping cherry. C. seeds for 2021. All top shelf 770-807-9783 varieties available. By reser- hanging weight. Cut to your Houghton Marietta 770-428- specifications. Potts Bros Realtors or anyone holding a 2227 vation only. Text or email Firewood must be cut from the real estate license may not advertiser's personal property. Farm Jefferson 706-367-5823 FARM ANTIQUES Hardy orange trees. Cold Barry Smith at 404-569-8988 advertise in this Category, Ads for firewood must use the Cast iron heater made in unless advertising personal hardy in Henry County for 40 or [email protected] Old-fashioned fudge: choco- cord when specifying the Rome, Ga. With Rome logo. property. Farmland advertised years. Call for pictures. S. El- late, peanut butter, made when amount of firewood for sale. Burns coal or wood: $300. must be owned by the liott McDonough 770-914- ordered, $11/lb; also 2020 Stu- Malcolm Talley Rome 706- subscriber placing the ad. 0999 6 large, long trunk white oak art pecans, shelled: $8/lb. All 584-1724 trees: Free. You cut and haul. packaged, sealed. Postage ex- FARMLAND FOR Sidney Roland's Blueberry Must have experience. G. Gib- tra. The Fudge Table Dewy Farm bell, no. 4, mounts on Farm - blueberry plants for son Atlanta 678-595-2790 Rose 706-371-1668 platform, two a-frame legs, no SALE sale, all sizes; also bare cracks, excellent sound: $400. Pecans, ready to eat, mostly roots for sale. For more info, All oak firewood: $200/cord. Joe Yeargin Dallas 770-778- (4) log cabins, 4,800 sqft, very halves: $10/lb. No shipping. text or call. Demorest 706- No delivery. Al Roberts Fayet- 3441 close to Carter's Lake, Pinhoti Raymond Gilbert 2781 Pierce Trail, national parks, ect: 499-6470 teville 404-543-6984 Farm bells, different sizes. Dairy Rd, Madison 706-342- $580,000. More land available. Firewood, red and white oak. 3623 These are very old, complete & Tree yearlings for sale! Red ready to put up on a post or Kerry Hix Chatsworth 706- Bobby Davis Warrenton 706- Pork halves and wholes: $4/lb 217-5550 bud, Sawtooth Oak, Wild 943-3278 bell tower; also have an anvil. Plum, Nandina Domestica, hanging weight. Matt Brown S. Burnett Mansfield 770-827- 10 acre mountain top lot near Rose of Sharon, etc. Please Free firewood available. You Canton 678-739-7176 2240 Hiawassee - special wrap call or text 404-673-4599 for cut, you haul. Susan Dockery Premium ground beef: For sale – old two horse cov- around views. Paved road, information. Jonesboro Albany 229-364-1892 $4.50/lb. Whole hog sausage: ered wagon: $5000; one doc- electricity, convenient, private. Free firewood, cut in 20in $3.50/lb. Steaks & roasts avail- tor's buggy: $1500. Frank Video, aerials available.Text preferred. Reduced. Tim Miller HEMP lengths. Cartecay & Ellijay able, USDA, vacuum sealed. Moody Rockmart 404-357- area. Chris Woodstock 706- Potts Brothers Farm Jefferson 0231 Hiawassee 706-401-0880 It is unlawful for any person to 851-3164 706-367-5823 Have 2-man cross cut saws, 100+ acres, south Houston, cultivate, handle, or process 4636ft paved road frontage, hemp in this state unless such Free firewood, red oak, (6) Shelled pecan halves in 1lb real old. Also have extra blade: person holds a hemp grower li- logs on ground. Need chain- resealable bags. Packaged in $225/all. M. Ray Aragon 706- Turkey Creek, 65 open irrigat- cense or a hemp processor saw, several truck loads. Dale PGFS registered facility: $8/lb 237-0247 ed acres, 1100 gpm well, permit issued by the Georgia De- Burroughs Carnesville 706- + shipping. Volume discounts. pond, deer, turkey. Leo Perfect Hit and miss 3HP Fuller and Unadilla 478-955-2362 partment of Agriculture. [§ 2-23-4 384-3436 Kaylar Howard Sycamore Johnson; 7hp Thermoil; also (a)(1)]. Ads submitted for this cat- HERBS Hardwood: $50/pickup load. [email protected] LB International. W.C. Quarles 136.56 acres, fenced pas- egory must be accompanied by a You load, you haul. C. Conner 229-402-0302. Call, text, Dawsonville 706-265-3732 tures & woods, 2 barns, cov- copy of the advertiser's current Herb business/nursery Flowery Branch 470-691- email. ered corral, hay barn, tack license and/or permit. closed, liquidating remaining 6246 Water-ground meal, whole OTHER building lake, 4 bed trailer: retail inventory. Glass cruets, wheat flour, grits: $5/5lbs. $7,400/ac. John Jackson Co. It is unlawful for a Licensed bottles, books/booklets (too Seasoned oak, hickory or (20) Cow panels; 72in JD 770-475-3948 pecan: $75 per quarter cord. Mike Buckner Junction City Hemp Grower to provide or sell much to list). Email Laura at 706-269-3630 grooming mower; 80gal fuel hemp to any person other than: [email protected] for pic- Delivery available. Bob Lewis tank; 8ft no till drill; parade 147 acres on Chicken Rd in 1) another hemp grower pos- tures, quantities and prices. Fayetteville 770-461-4083 We machine-shell your wagon seats; Honda 300 4 Laurens Co. Looking to sell as sessing a valid license in Georgia pecans, while you wait, for a lot for $2800/acre. R. Brown Augusta Split oak, ½ cord: $150. Local wheeler. Call Wayne Cason or other state, 2) a processor $0.30/lb. Jody Glidewell Jack- Mansfield 770-294-4596 Dublin 478-272-4420 possessing a valid permit or li- delivery. Pat Waldrop Tay- son 770-775-6592 SEEDS lorsville 678-232-1077 (4) miniature cast iron wood 155-acre farm, brick house, cense issued by Georgia or other Hwy 341, 2 metal shops, 3 state, or 3) a Georgia college or ODDITIES stoves: $40/ea. Frances Sims Advertisements selling seeds Macon 478-785-2210 ponds, fenced, 103 acres, tim- university authorized to conduct FARMERS ber, row crops, irrigated pas- research on hemp [§ 2-23-4 (a) must include a current state lab- MARKETS Gourds for sale. New crop, all 200 amp breaker box, meter ture, hunting: $450,000. Telfair (3)]. oratory report (fewer than nine sizes. Jimmy McDonald can, weather head, 20 ft 2-0 County 912-375-3366 months old) for purity, noxious Sylvester 229-777-0444 weeks and germination for each The Piedmont Park farmers cable. Ideal for mobile home, www.owacc.com seed lot advertised. Ads submit- market, Green Market, is look- Gourds for sale. Richard barn, shed, etc. Jimmy Rincon ing for vendors to participate 18+ acres, good laying prop- ted without this information will Ward Winston 770-756-7297 912-704-3810 erty with streams, on paved not be published. For more infor- in our 2021 season. If you are 2001 Big Sky Montana fifth interested, email market@pied- Gourds: many varieties, Mar- road w/power access, sur- mation regarding certified seed, wheel camper: $11,000; veyed in 2006-07. F. Nichols call the GDA Seed Division, montpark.org for information. tin gourds, fixed, ready to 11000kw Honeywell propane hang, at farm or shipped to Cherokee County, NC 678- 229.386.3557. generator: $1800. Pictures 758-0497 THINGS TO EAT you. Charles Lang / Crystal available upon request. Jason 20 acres off Duncan Bridge & 2020 miniature marigold Lang Cordele 229-322-1320 Amstutz 706-299- Resaca Dean Mountain Rd w/private seeds. May be used for 2020 Desirable pecan halves, 3033 ready to eat: $11/lb + postage. Martin gourds for sale. Larry road, underground utilities, re- ground cover: $3 (cash) / 50 Heard Chula 229-402-0375 seeds + SASE. A. Norrell, 498 Will crack, shell, separate your 3 Louisville pottery Indian stricted. Seasonal views at top Pinewood Dr, Dahlonega, GA pecans $0.50/lb. Russell Eaton Martin gourds, 2020 crop: head cobalt blue stamp #5 3 creeeks springhead for lake. Are you interested in farm- done top jugs: $175/ea. Leave ing Georgia hemp in the 30533 Stockbridge 770-506-2727 $4/ea. Paul Bailey Hoschton Earl Warren Clarkesville 770- 706-654-9245 message. Mae Barber 596-1073 2021 season? For info on 2020 Pecan halves: $7/lb or Luthersville 770-927-6830 2020 Zinnia seeds - scarlet 209+/- acres, road frontage, 2 growing, licensing, etc., call red, fuchsia, candy cane, lime $6.50/lb pieces, plus postage, HANDICRAFTS AND Richard @ 404-858-3336 ready for freezer. Jane single- 325 gal. propane tank: $200. houses & 3 wells on property, blush, red/lime, chartreuse: 50 Lawson Hooper Covington fruit trees, marketable timber. (please leave a message if seeds/$3 (cash) + LRG SASE. ton Butler 478-972-3125 SUPPLIES no answer.) 770-354-0406 Great deer, turkey hunting: D. Miltimore, 1766 Pleasant 2020 pecans (Stuart) in the 1950s mint green Singer $2250/acre. Johnnie Rozier Hill Rd Ne Ranger GA 30734 55 gal, closed top, metal or Bulk hemp flower for sale: shell, 200lbs, buyer take all: sewing machine: Runs, all plastic drums: $15; caged Taylor County 478-922-6431 $3/lb. Charles Sawyer Mount original attachments, book, State compliant, wholesale on- All flower seeds, annual and totes, food grade: $80; non- 212 acre farm, pasture, row ly. Hemp CBD/CBG clones perennials: $1/pk. Sara Airy 706-768-4776 cabinet has swing out drawer: food: $60. Roger Harrison $300. Appling 706-533-2952 crop, hwy frontage, irrigated, and seeds for 2021 avail. Call O'Shields, PO Box 185, Tate 2020 pecans for sale: $8 for Cairo 229-216-0031 8-acre lake, hunting, 6 miles John Downs Kennesaw 404- GA, 30177 770-735-3657 wholes and $7.50 for pieces. 1960s Singer commercial from town: $650,000. Jeff 772-2668 Burning barrel – leave mas- Shelled and cleaned. Ready sewing machine, completely sage. Joe Bachelor Perry 478- Davis County 912-375-3366 Devil's trumpet, mullein pink for freezer. Clarkesville 706- rebuilt, all bells & whistles, zig 987-4816 x306. www.owacc.com (rose campion), morning glory, 768-8417 zag, great cond.: $600. C. Enter your ad online at hibiscus, four-o-clocks, money Hatcher Tifton 229-364-4054 Hemp growing supplies - irri- 8 Acres w/barn, deep well, 3 www.agr.georgia.gov/ plant, mole bean: $2 cash/tsp 2020 Pecans packaged 1/21, gation & grow bags w/soil for shallow wells, pecan trees, +SASE. E. Beach 2966 Cardi- 21oz bags of halves: $10 + All types of chair caning, re- 700+ plants, grow lights & box complete fence, pond and sev- market-bulletin. nal Lake Cir Duluth 30096 shipping. Doug Mitchell Lo- pairs and refinishing. James (Q250) grow bags: $2500. D. eral extras: $65,000. C. Jack- 770-476-1163 ganville 678-650- 7500 Lewis Perry 478-987-4243 Purther Ellijay 530-263-3638 son Collins 912-693-5703 PAGE 12 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN – 404-656-3722 – agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021

FARMLAND FOR 52.35 acres, Lamar County Bushhogging. Reasonable Layer hen poultry farm parcel 084019. Yatesville- SERVICES rates, Conyers and Covington EMPLOYMENT worker/couple needed, full- SALE Forsyth Rd. near intersection area. Fred Bryan Covington time employment, housing with US 341; 30 acres could 404-694-3752 22 acres in White County, old Farm Help Needed and Seek- plus salary provided, experi- be cleared for pasture, remain- BOARDING ence preferred. Please leave homplace and farm, ½ pasture ing is woodland: $2900/acre. ing Farm Employment ads must be related to agricultural a full name and number. De- & ½ wooded, paved road, [email protected]. FACILITIES Farm 911 Signs-Farm Safety amazing views, unrestricted, and Emergency Signage. An farm work. Ads submitted for morest 706-499-5136 convenient: $220,000. Robert 75 acres, half fields, big oaks, The Georgia Animal Protection information source for greater domestic help, companions, baby sitters, housekeepers, Head Cleveland 706-878-6955 big deer, good access, old Act requires boarding and peace of mind. Website: Wanted: Experienced herds- trailer: $185,000. Call for info, breeding facilities to be li- www.farm911signs.com Daren etc. will not be published. man for a hands-on 800 head 28.6+ acres w/spring, long please leave message. Johnny censed. A current license Sue Truex Cumming 678-628- cattle operation in GA. leaf pines, hardwoods, food Mayfield Pulaski County 706- number must be submitted with 6767 FARM HELP Cow/calf and background for plots, mobile home, shed, 635-4051 notices for publication in the NEEDED calves. Salary commensurate paved road, well, septic, pow- “Boarding Facilities” category. w/qualifications. Housing avail- 85-acre farm, horse race Lakes/ponds built, repaired, er. Great hunting: $139,500. Notices submitted without this Augusta area - like to hire full able. Eatonton 706-485-2346 track w/amps of lighting. Three new pipe systems, land clear- or part-time person to start an Steve Bradshaw Macon information will not be pub- training barns, concession ing, swamps drained, creeks embryo breeding program. County 678-283-8981 lished. For more information, stand, barrel arena, rodeo. US rerouted, drainage problems, Call or text Willis Jackson Au- WANTED please call the GDA Equine Hwy 280: $795,000. Wheeler wetlands restoration, bush gusta 706-306-3506 3.974 acres, very wooded lot Health Division, 404.656.3713. with hardwood and timber, County 912-375-3366 x306 hogging home sites. Tim Harp- Items wanted in all Classified county water, electricity. Lo- www.owacc.com Pasture boarding, Highway er Peachtree City 770-527- Can you cover a hoop house Categories will be advertised 1565 w/tin? Person w/experience cated on Westmoreland Road. 92.66acres, ranch, home, 81 Stables: arena, round pen, here. Helen Pirkle Banks County trails, tack room, wash rack, needed to help cover a hoop zoned A-1, fenced, creek, wa- shelter w/tin. Joel Navarro 6ft Cultipacker w/seed box. 3 770-536-8236 ter system, garage/barn, trailer parking. Dan Robertson Hampton 678-300-3434 Loader/backhoe, grading, Covington 404-520-0260 pt hitch prefered. Leave mes- 308-acre farm, Pat Dixon Rd, panoramic views, high eleva- bush hogging, aeration, tree sage. Raymond McCoy Girard lots, highways, city water, tion, search www.buyowner.- Pasture to full boarding, are- cutting, branch trimming, Experienced farm help need- 478-569-8445 sewer, farm land, pond, com/BUY213884: $525,000. pruning, lawn mowing, leaf ed for beef cattle & hay farm. nas, round pen, trails, obstacle 6ft high, 10x10 with gate cy- Carl Kelley Madison County mulching, chain saw & blade Leave message with return schools: $10,000/acre. Jeff course, training, lessons, pony clone dog pen. In good shape. Davis County 912-375-3366 706-318-1740 parties, special events, photo sharpening. Rockdale and sur- phone number. J H Almand rounding counties. G. Will take down and move. x312 www.owacc.com 97-acre farm, row crop, tim- shoots, beautiful setting. Monroe 404-558-3580. Kelecheck 770-597- Sylvia Sikes Tignall 803-456- ber, irrigated, deep well, high- Southern Dreams Ranch, Conyers 4878 0586 30acres, creek, mature tim- way frontage, farm land, 6 Americus 229-352-6658 Faith-based equine facility ber, 1acre cleared, w/good miles from town: $325,000. seeks general farm help. Pos- AAA Cash paid for farm perc test. 6 min from Dalton, Jeff Davis County 912-375- sible housing available. Refer- equipment, tractors, skid- county water and power, off FARM SERVICES Specialize in all farm fences, 3366 x312 www.owacc.com ences & background check re- steers, diesel trucks, goose- Hurricane Rd: $89,000. Steve esp. cattle, horse ranches and quired. Sweet Dreams Farms neck trailers, ect. Located in Cardin Whitfield County 706- 25 years experience in farm, dog fences. Serving NE Geor- Ball Ground sweetdreamsfar- Commerce. Call Chris 678- 483-9951 FARMLAND FOR tractor & Bobcat work, bush gia. Paint, pressure-wash and [email protected] 770-823-6576 RENT/LEASE hogging/lawn mowing, grad- repair all types. Dan Gilbert 283-9291 or 678-764-2358 35.19 acres on highway 338 ing/clearing, plowing/garden, Dawsonville 229-325-3163 General farm help – mowing, between Dexter and Cadwell, deer plots, fence/heavy equip- weed eating, tractor work, fruit Barn pickers: Old signs, oil paved frontage on three sides, 300-400 acres of river bottom and gasoline cans/barrels, old cropland on the Savannah Riv- ment welding, post holes. Lar- trees/blueberry maintenance, good development potential: ry Houston Covington 770- part- or full-time, individual or tools, advertising material, fur- $175,000. R. Brown Laurens er below Augusta, off niture etc. We pay cash for Columbia Nitrogen Road. 235-3082/770-235-3782 couple. Background check. County 478 272 4420 items to decorate our farm. Charles Thompson Aiken, SC David Lance Calhoun 770- 43 years of experience: Bush- 773-5227 Call/text Mike Canton 516- 3BR/2BA, remodeled older 706-631-8465 or 803-652- hogging, grading, postholes, 238-4738 home, 1.24 acres, 500ft road 2455 foodplots, gardens, aerating, Herdsman wanted, Wooten frontage on 441 Bypass. Large spreading seed and fertilizer, Farms, daily management du- Cargo/enclosed trailer want- Farm land for lease, approx. ed. Prefer 5x8, bumper-pull, storage building, 2 mi from I- 70 acs. dry land, Twiggs hauling, fence removal in N. ties, benefits, housing. Positive 85. 115 Creek Way, Com- Ga./Metro Atlanta. Rick Alli- attitude. Cattle operations single axle. Will consider other County: $2300 annually. 478- sizes. Call/text Bill Schmaltz merce GA John Pritchett 214-7272 son 678-200-2040 4,500 ac. Experience needed. Homer 706-677-3304 Jeff Davis County 912-375- McDonough 941-539-8372 Ag/Farm fencing, all types in- Farm land for lease: approx. State wide brush cutting. 6016 www.owacc.com 4 Acres w/2 steel buildings, stalled and repaired. 12Yrs ex- Cash paid for farm equip- 62 acres or any part thereof. Under brush clearing, small fenced w/city water and drilled perience. Land management ment, tractors, skidsteers, $25/acre. R. Chestnutt Long tree clearing, brush cleanup, Horse farm help needed. Live well. 8000sqft with A/C and services: consulting, mowing, diesel trucks, gooseneck County 912-658-0414 bush hogging, property and on property, part-time hours other 4800sqft. James McClain seeding, food plots, wildlife for full-time nice housing. trailers, ect. Located in Dal- Looking for land to lease or habitat. Casey Kent Good fence lines, overgrown ton. Call Dalton 678-283- Habersham County 706-864- areas. Thomas Bowlin 678- Beautiful, peaceful property. rent. Up to 65 acres, needs to Hope 678-446-8520 9291 or 678-764-2358 5977 972-4647 References required contact: be fenced, pasture with a Linda Daughtry Adrian 478- 45.5 acres, 20 acres open stored barn. Andre Machado Bush hog, rotary mow, 299-6446 Cash paid for running and fronts, Ga. Hwy 37 near Mor- Marietta 678-308-4002 garden and food plot, harrow non-running diesel tractors gan: $3000/acre. Jim Andrews and plow, bale square hay. Stumps ground neatly below Looking for farm manager w/ and skid steers. Have trailer Calhoun County jtajr51@ya- Pecan orchard for rent in Monroe County area. Jimmy ground level, free estimate and some experience, part time, with winch. Also buys back hoo.com 45 First Ave., Edison, Toombs County. J. McCumber Waldrep Forsyth 478-951- reasonably priced. Glen Whit- possible full time. John Car- hoes. Joshua Fowler Dacula Ga. 39846 229-835-2483 Lyons 912-565-7017 5563 ley Bethlehem 770-867-2718 rollton 678-898-3819 404-886-7423

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Agritourism: ‘At least now we know what the worst-case scenario looks like’ Continued From Page 1 Thompson said looking back, this new vice at both its markets in Alto and to COVID,” Smith said. “Also, a lot of use of technology may be beneficial to Commerce last year. They also in- people had a hard time getting things at the industry. stalled plexiglass at cash registers to the grocery store, so they wanted some- Warbington Farms did what many protect customers and cashiers, and thing fresh and would go to the local U-pick farms did and switched to curb- began a rotation of hourly cleaning of farmers markets and roadside stands.” side service. Heard said they started common areas. They also suspended Heard said the demand for straw- with online orders from their website. hayrides. berries was remarkable last year. A Demand was unexpected, and their sys- Since the pandemic was declared, drive-thru petting zoo was a big hit, re- tem crashed as people rushed to order. outdoor activities have been promoted sulting in new customers returning in She said there were also issues where heavily to those who’ve grown weary of the fall. people paid online, but the farm of staying indoors, and agritourism opera- She said they are planting 30,000 strawberries by the time they came to tions like the Jaemor farm markets are more strawberry plants to meet demand pick them up. uniquely positioned to take advantage this year. Warbington Farms will also “There were a lot of kinks that we of the shift. keep curbside service this spring for had to work out, but by the end, we felt “We’ve grown flowers for three customers who wish to limit contact. like we had our system down,” Heard years now, and we’re planting more The pandemic ended school field said. “Our customers were so unbeliev- flowers this year than we ever have just trips to farms, which Heard said was ably understanding.” to have more weekends where people a big part of her business. For now, They changed their operation plan to can come up, walk and cut their own Warbington Farms will plan for more allow customers to make reservations stuff,” he said. “I think you talk about drive-thru experiences and field days through the website. They also adopted changes, for us, it’s offering more stuff for home-schooled children. Heard said the use of hand-held payment devices to like that because people want to get out she hopes to have school children back process payment at the time of pick up. on the farm rather than a movie or in- visiting again. Drew Echols at Jaemor Farms in door event.” “We survived. It’s really been hard Alto said last year was a roller coaster And despite the challenges and con- not having those school field trips every for them. There was a two-week period cerns, roadside markets and farms did day,” Heard said. “It’s been huge, but we in April when he thought he might lose well last year. Cheryl Smith, agritour- have kind of made it up in other areas. his strawberry crop, but then “the door ism manager for Georgia Grown, said We will be looking forward to the day blew off” as demand exploded, he said. part of the reason was the public figured where we can have our field day trips.” “Last year, it seemed like everything out how to travel during COVID-19. Thompson said that some farms was changing every day,” Echols said. And operators did what they needed to might try to do field trips this year, but “Last year, we didn’t have time to plan, do with health protocols, crowd control it will be a very different experience. Jaemor Farms and other roadside markets and farms adjusted to and this year we know a little bit of and cleaning common areas to make “They will probably have to be COVID-19 to stay open while keeping staff and customers safe. what to expect. At least we know what visits safe. smaller, but they are really trying to Pictured is a Jaemor employee with mask and gloves with floor the worst-case scenario looks like, so “I think that they felt like getting out return to normal,” Thompson said. “I markings for social distancing at their Alto market. Operators expect we can plan for it a little bit.” to a roadside market or a farmer’s mar- think all of us are trying to get back to business to be good this year as people venture out more as the Jaemor Farms started curbside ser- ket they were less likely to be exposed normal, but it will be modified.” weather warms up. (Special Photo/Jaemor Farms) Notice Find Georgia Agriculture Online! www.agr.georgia.gov Ads for the March 24th issue are due by noon, March 12th. @GeorgiaGrown: https://twitter.com/ www.facebook.com/georgiagrown @Iamgeorgiagrown Ads begin posting online 13 days prior to the first date of Georgia Grown: https://www.pinterest.com/GaDepAg/ www.facebook.com/GaMarketBulletin publication in the paper. PAGE 14 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN – 404-656-3722 – agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021 Johnny Appleseed Farm blends old, new techniques in Folkston By Jay Jones apple trees on his own in his hometown of Leominster, ods applied today. [email protected] Mass., and by the 1790s, he was a successful orchardist and In many ways, Meyer said they are planting seeds just nurseryman. like Chapman did. Johnny Appleseed Organic Village and Farm in Folk- As the Northwest Territory was being settled in the ear- “If you think about it, he would have been one of our na- ston looks to continue the work of its namesake by growing ly 1800s, Chapman saw an opportunity. Settlers who ac- tion’s first organic gardeners,” Meyer said. “He was a vege- and selling heirloom apple trees that have a direct linage to cepted homesteads there from the federal government were tarian, and he was very committed to doing things the right the last tree the man planted 200 years ago. required to start farming on the property and plant at least way in most, if not all, of his recorded actions.” For Jeff Meyer, the trees result from a 30-year project 40 fruit trees. The farm of about 200 acres near the Okefenokee Swamp that started when he purchased propagation rights from the Meyer said Chapman established orchards across the is a sort of a lab for climate farming, which cultivates com- owners of the last known original Johnny Appleseed tree in territory with a local farmer. Other farmers in the area patible crops together in one space, integrates animals and Ashland County, Ohio. would then use the base rootstock from the tree producing minimizes soil disturbance, among other methods. “It occurred to me that people were always interested the sweetest apples to graft onto their trees. Farm Director Joshua Andersen explained climate farm- in Johnny Appleseed, always interested in the tree, and ob- “That farmer would sharecrop and collect the money for ing is a new way to look at agriculture. Asked the differ- viously, it is a household name,” he said. “I thought that the trees. Chapman would go through once a year and col- ence between climate farming and organic farming, Ander- it would be kind of fun to revive the small trees program lect his money as he went back East to the cideries to col- sen described it as “organic to the tenth power.” and let people actually buy the tree, so they’d get the fruit lect the seeds he would plant the following season,” Meyer “Organic farming is like a set of rules, but organic does identical to the fruit that would have been on the tree in the said. “He literally planted millions of seeds and hundreds not imply sustainability,” Andersen said. “It’s important to mid-1850s.” of thousands of trees that grew throughout the Midwest.” know prior to – and I’m generous – prior to 1900, every- Meyer used bud wood from the Johnny Appleseed tree The idea wasn’t a federal effort to start a fruit tree indus- thing was quote-unquote organic, but it was not sustain- and has grown over 1,000 grafted trees genetically identi- try or build up the cider industry. Meyer explained it was able.” cal to the proven heirloom tree, which was likely planted mainly for a food preservative, similar to the way peach The farm grows a wide variety of produce and fruit. The in the early 1830s. He explained the trees will produce “a trees were encouraged in the South. fall harvest includes Purple Lady Bok Choy, a variety with good-tasting apple” but are not suited for a long shelf life “Today, we have refrigeration and chemicals to put in three times as much Vitamin A as other greens. The farm like apples from the grocery store. foods to preserve them. Back then, the only food preser- also grows Napier grass, a tropical grass with several uses, The trees are marketed as Johnny Appleseed Authentic, vative would have been a vinegar or something you made including grazing, soil fertility improvement and soil ero- and Meyer said they would be good finds for U-pick or- from fruit grown on the farm,” he said. sion prevention. chards, small farms and folks looking for a good backyard Chapman was also deeply religious and believed in us- Andersen added that climate farming can be applied fruit tree with an interesting story. ing only what the Lord provided. Historical records show to small farming operations and noted that many people “For a U-pick orchard to be able to advertise to everyone Chapman found success planting apple seeds in native soils turned to local farmers during the pandemic. that they can come and pick apples from a Johnny Apple- when grafted tree varieties shipped from Europe failed. “I think back in the early days when you would go to seed tree, I think would be a cool thing,” he said. Meyer said Chapman was among the first to understand the the grocery store, and there would be almost nothing on Unlike Paul Bunyan the lumberjack and John Henry the importance of soil health in agriculture. the shelves, then you go home, turn on the TV and see sto- railroad steel driver, Johnny Appleseed was a real person. The appreciation from Chapman is the seed of the idea ries of people throwing away huge amounts of food because His real name was John Chapman, and he earned his nick- for establishing Johnny Appleseed Village and Farm. Mey- they were meant to go to institutional customers – I think name by planting thousands of apple trees in the Midwest er said he and his associates look to Chapman’s example to a lot of people looked at that and thought there should be a in the early days of the country. Chapman learned to grow educate the public on climate farming – old farming meth- better way,” Anderson said.

Johnny Appleseed Organic Village and Farm in Folkston practices climate farming where limited soil disturbance and growing compatible crops together. The approach is based on farming methods the original Jeff Meyer stands next to saplings of Johnny Appleseed Authentic apple trees grown at his farm in Johnny Appleseed developed in growing apple trees across the Midwest in the early 19th century. Here, the Folkston. The trees are genetically identical to the last known tree planted by the original Johnny farm staff tends to a row of fall greens alongside a row of Mayhaws, a berry native to the Southern United Appleseed, John Chapman, in the 1830s. (Special Photo) States. (Special Photo)

Broadband: EMCs are at the forefront of broadband expansion to rural areas of Georgia Continued From Page 1 allow EMCs the authority to provide broad- speed internet, is a fundamental component band service. The legislation was intended for continued growth,” Duncan said. “The to encourage what you see today – EMCs expansion of rural broadband will remain and community leaders, working together on a top priority for the Senate as we look for creative solutions to close the gap between ways to close internet gaps across the state.” those with internet service and those with- The expansion of rural broadband has out.” been a main focus of efforts in the State George Weaver, president and CEO of House of Representatives to offer greater Central Georgia EMC, said the partnership Southern Rivers. Habersham EMC have created affiliates and economic opportunity in rural Georgia, said will afford his members the opportunity to “This partnership will enable thousands are already providing high-speed service to Ralston. participate in today’s digital world. of rural Georgians to finally access the same members. “I appreciate the efforts of all those in- “EMC directors and staff live and work online connections as those in more urban Others are exploring or have formed part- volved and the members of the General in the communities they serve. We see first- areas, while allowing us to maintain focus nerships with broadband providers. Ami- Assembly who have worked on critical leg- hand the disadvantages associated with a on our core mission providing reliable, af- calola EMC, Carroll EMC, Colquitt EMC islation, like Senate Bill 2, to make today’s lack of internet service,” he said. fordable electricity to our members,” Mc- and Diverse Power have already announced announcement possible,” Ralston said in The project will provide new broadband Millan said. initiatives resulting in expanded access for a press release. “We will continue to work service to many Southern Rivers Energy Rural electric cooperatives are at the thousands of Georgia households. with Governor Kemp, Lieutenant Governor members who have no access to the quali- forefront of broadband expansion in rural “As we work together to move all of Geor- Duncan, and our colleagues in the Senate to ty, high-speed internet service, according to areas. According to the Governor’s Office, gia forward, our partners across the state ensure that prosperity is accessible to every Michael McMillan, president and CEO of some, like Blue Ridge Mountain EMC and understand that access to broadband, high- Georgian, regardless of your zip code.” WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN – 404-656-3722 – agr.georgia.gov PAGE 15

FARMLAND FOR THE FUTURE IN GEORGIA March 18, 2021 • 10 – 11:30 AM Virtual Event

Farms are essential to the future as they feed Georgians and power the economy. Yet, the future for agriculture in Georgia is in question in part due to an inability to successfully transfer farms to a new generation.

According to a recent report by American Farmland Trust, Georgia had the 5th most threatened farmland in the nation and converted 545,000 acres of farmland to real estate development from 2001-2016, including some of the best agricultural land in America. 4 in 10 farmers in Georgia is over age 65. These farms can be at greater risk if farmers feel forced to sell their land to pay for retirement – often to a real estate developer.

The Farmland for the Future in Georgia session is a discussion forum targeting professionals, farmers and landowners that want to strengthen support for successful farm transfers. The event will begin with an introduction to farm transfer planning and its importance in Georgia with most of the time committed to an active discussion about questions such as: • What are the biggest challenges facing farmers and landowners in transferring farms? • ‘What’s working’ and who are the key players in supporting farmers and landowners with farm transfer planning? • Are there changes to public policies or new resources or programs that could make a difference with transferring farms to a new generation?

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS PAGE 16 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN – 404-656-3722 – agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Forgotten Fruit: Orchard will ensure preservation of heirloom varieties for future generations Continued From Page 1 “That’s when you really start to see a sort of collapse,” Mihm said. “We have reason to believe that on some of the (Chattahoochee) National Forest land there are abandoned orchards because much of the forest land was taken from abandoned farms where people just walked off.” A knight in shining armor Ellijay and Gilmer County bill themselves as the “Apple Capital of Georgia,” but Cherokee County may well be the historic heart of today’s $11 million apple industry. It was there that nurseryman Jim Lawson saved countless Southern apple varieties from extinction. “Without him, more of these varieties – if not almost all of them – would be lost because he had a nursery that specialized in these fruits,” Fuder said. “He was out blazing the roads in the summertime in the ’50s and ’60s, collecting wood from these much older trees.” As Wood prepared to clear the property he bought for a house and pastureland near Ball Ground, he rediscovered more than 100 progeny of Lawson’s rescue missions. “It was overgrown with privets, blackberry bushes, pine trees and Bradford pears. I bought it January fourteenth and that spring I was walking down my driveway and I saw all UGA staff and faculty from various disciplines joined UGA Master Gardeners and students to plant 101 varieties of heirloom apple trees at the these blooms out there amongst all those overgrown bushes. Georgia Mountain Research and Education Center in Blairsville. I walked over there and saw all these trees and realized they were some kind of fruit trees,” Wood said. the requirement of the conservation covenant requiring agri- old property records and going out on a search and rescue type He turned for help to Fuder, UGA’s Extension Agriculture cultural activity on land he and his wife purchased in Oconee mission. I told him that sounds like a mission impossible.” and Natural Resources agent in Cherokee County, who him- County. They rewrote Mihm’s request for a Specialty Crop Block self acquired an orchard of heirloom apple trees along with the “I come from apple country up in Connecticut. I grew up Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow them house he bought when he relocated for the job. going to the orchards and picking apples. Cider season was a to collect, graft and cultivate known heirlooms before they are huge thing for me as a child,” Mihm said. “This was a trans- lost to time. “Old Apples for a New Century: The Georgia Follow progress at the Georgia Heritage ference of my childhood onto a new location, Georgia, where Heritage Apple Orchard” got the greenlight. Apple Orchard online at https://site.extension. apples have this very interesting and, frankly, distinguished Ray Covington, superintendent of the Georgia Mountain uga.edu/gapples/. Follow the Contact link history.” Research and Education Center, dedicated two acres to the on that page to share stories or locations of When Fuder met him, Mihm was holding a grant applica- project and hosted a grafting workshop in March 2020 (prior historic apple trees with the UGA Apple Team. tion to fund a hunt for lost apple varieties in Georgia. to the COVID-19 lockdown) to prepare 300 trees represent- “Dr. Mihm is not in the College of Agriculture so there’s no ing 100 Southern heirloom cultivars. Cuttings from heirloom The son of the man who planted the trees offered Fuder a way any of us would have known what he was doing,” Fuder specimens were bench-grafted onto M7A rootstock, potted map of the orchard labeled with the names of trees that pro- said. “His initial grant was much different in scale and scope. and stored in a fenced outdoor area to keep deer away. duced apples he’d never heard of, and so began a quest for He was looking at it more from a traditional historian combing Covington said they performed well. knowledge about the more than 1,400 apple varieties once As the trees mature and restrictions related to the COVID-19 unique to the South. (About 400 are known to still exist.) pandemic ease, the new orchard of old varieties will offer ed- Fuder has worked with Wood the last few years to preserve ucational opportunities to children and adults, as well as new Lawson’s orchard. market opportunities for commercial apple producers. “Most of the trees are producing pretty good fruit. I’ve got Prior to the heirloom planting, the Mountain Research 140 trees. We’ve identified 25,” Wood said. Center boasted 1,450 specimens of nine apple varieties for Some varieties yielded scion wood for the Georgia Heri- research benefitting Georgia growers. Covington foresees a tage Apple Orchard, and an extra pair of hands (Wood’s) to day when public grafting workshops at the center will share help plant grafted apple trees on an acre of hillside at UGA’s genetic material from the 110 varieties now growing there, Georgia Mountain Research and Education Center. “perpetuating these genetics for generations.” Hopefully ever after Fuder’s research of all things antique apples led him to Did you know? experts near and far, including Lawson and Creighton Lee The Georgia Mountain Research and Calhoun, arguably the foremost authority on heritage apples. Education Center has existed since 1930 and After retiring from the U.S. Air Force, Calhoun wrote the de- conducts research on various commodities, finitive book on the subject,Old Southern Apples, that chroni- including wine grapes, blueberries, cattle, cled varieties he collected for 30 years. He died last year. corn, soybeans, ornamental grass, turfgrass But the field of heirloom apple experts in Georgia grew by and long grasses. The center also works with one when Fuder reached out to a conservator in New York local communities to provide agricultural State for scion wood to use in grafting workshops. The conser- Ben Davis is one of 101 heirloom apple tree varieties planted in the education to the public. Learn more at https:// vator mentioned Mihm’s hunt for heritage varieties. Georgia Heritage Apple Orchard. This reliable tree was nicknamed gamountain.caes.uga.edu/. A native of Connecticut, Mihm seized on apples to meet “the mortgage lifter” by 19th Century farmers. (Amy Carter/GDA)

Terry Winter Apple Rabun Bald (Rabun) Apple

According to Old Southern Apples, According to Old Southern Apples, written by the late C. Lee Calhoun, written by the late C. Lee Calhoun, Terry Winter originated on the Rabun Bald was discovered by farm of a Mr. Terry in Fulton County farmer Andy Hamby in 1890 near prior to the Civil War. It was first Clayton. More than 2,000 Rabun grafted and sold by nurserymen Balds were planted in commercial in 1868 and grew best in the orchards around Clayton by 1906. piedmont and coastal plains of the “Its eating quality is highly praised South. in several references,” Calhoun noted. Two Terry Winter apple trees were planted in the Georgia Heritage Two grafted Rabun Bald trees were Apple Orchard in Blairsville on Feb. planted in the Georgia Heritage 9, 2021. Apple Orchard near Blairsville on Feb. 9, 2021. -USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection. -USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705 Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705