MARKET BULLETIN South Carolina Department of Agriculture Volume 91 October 19, 2017 Number 20
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Oct 19, 2017_Jan 32013.qxd 10/12/2017 4:10 PM Page 1 South Carolina MARKET BULLETIN South Carolina Department of Agriculture Volume 91 October 19, 2017 Number 20 Next Ad Deadline: October 24, 2017, Noon agriculture.sc.gov Market Bulletin Office: 803-734-2536 Fall's Bounty Seasonal Featured Products Hugh E. Weathers Commissioner South Carolina State Farmers Market 3483 Charleston Hwy. Well Deserved West Columbia, SC 29172 Harvests 803-737-4664 gourds, muscadines, Photo by Marsha Hewitt Finally, our state’s farmers pumpkins, squash, Pumpkins, gourds and other Fall produce were abundantly displayed at The Pee Dee State have caught a break. After tomatoes Farmers Market's recent plant festival. two fairly disastrous years, Mother Nature has smiled Greenville on our state, and we are State Farmers Market Market Fall Festival Offers Fun Day for Families looking at near-record 1354 Rutherford Rd. By Marsha Hewitt vendor. Girl Scout Troop 542, in uniform, will harvests of corn, cotton, Greenville, SC 29609 Editor, SC Market Bulletin be selling handmade crafts. and peanuts. Our last 864-244-4023 For adults, the food trucks will have a crop to come in, soybeans, gourds, muscadines, For a fun day the whole family can enjoy, variety of fresh locally sourced foods, plus beer still has a few weeks pumpkins, squash, consider The Market Fall Festival on Sunday, and wine and an iced tea bar. A live jazz band, to go. tomatoes Oct. 29 at the SC State Farmers Market. featuring vocalist Amanda Mayo, will be Nearly all our South The festival is a joint venture between The performing throughout the day. An open Carolina farmers were Pee Dee Market Restaurant, managed by Dupre microphone will be available for comedians. affected over the last two State Farmers Market Percival, and The Market Tea Room, run by All of the artisans and artists are local, with years by historic flooding, a 2513 W. Lucas St. manager Jennifer Gerdes. They wanted to a South Carolina flair. Vendors range from hurricane, and an ill-timed Florence, SC 29501 offer an event to celebrate the growth of the reflexology (foot massages) to SC Specialty freeze. The resilience of 843-665-5154 tea room, which opened in March. Food Association booths. our farmers was severely butter beans, flowers, Last year Jennifer hosted a festival at Jennifer looks for creativity in artists and tested. I am delighted to mums, pumpkins, their former location on Senate Street, which “makers,” whom she defined as anyone who share the great prospects vegetables plants attracted more than 35 vendors and about 500 makes something, whether it’s homemade jam, for the state’s corn, cotton, people. This year she already has several recipes, or crafts. “I like to be unique,” she and peanut crops. Log on to dozen vendors, all of whom are unique and said. “We invited interesting people.” In my travels around agriculture.sc.gov local. The organizer suggested that people bring the state I was excited to and click on “It’s about South Carolina and who we are,” chairs to enjoy the festivities and the music. see corn fields with great Daily Market News Reports she said. Jennifer’s goal is to expand the “This is a family day, and a family affair. People potential. I was hopeful that opportunity for local creatives to share their can come after church and spend the day.” the corn quality and yields work with South Carolina. The fair will be held inside the tea room and were as good as they Children are asked to come in costume so in the parking lot beside the building. looked, and I was right. they can trick or treat with all the vendors. Kids Admission is free and hours are 11 a.m. Corn yields this year will enjoy children’s authors, storytelling, poets, to 5 p.m. For more information email will no doubt prove to balloon animals, face painting, and a hot dog [email protected]. be best we've had in years. A total of 375,000 ‘Best of America by Horseback’ to Film all-purpose corn acres were planted, and 350,000 acres Hobcaw Barony for National TV show were used for grain. Official GEORGETOWN--On Oct. 23 and 24, the Filmmaker Pat Seay has been shooting yields will be available nationally known television show “Best of her husband’s shows for the past 12 years. soon, but more than one America by Horseback” will be filming Hobcaw While the show usually features scenic or farmer spoke of yields over Barony, undeniably one of South Carolina’s unusual places for people to ride their horses, 200 bushels per acre. most precious jewels. Pat and Tom have chosen to showcase the At the market price, we Producer Tom Seay, who literally travels the plantation, with a sidebar on the horseback will have total value of world looking for the most unique places on riding trails that are available only by production around $165 earth, has chosen Hobcaw as the subject for reservation. million. South Carolina one of his television shows. The episode will While the horses won’t get top billing in this farmers who planted corn feature the history and culture of the plantation, episode, South Carolina’s Lowcountry will. The should be happy with with an emphasis on the value of this vast show airs on RFD-TV. The SC Department of the results of this year’s preserve. The most significant features include Agriculture is hosting a social hour at crop. Hobcaw House, Bellefield, the stables, the Discovery Center on Monday afternoon. Vereen house, Friendfield Village, and of For information about the filming or the show, See Well Deserved course the grandeur of the property itself. contact Marsha Hewitt at 803-727-6420. Harvests , Part 2 Solar Farms will appear in the Nov. 2 issue. continued on page 8 Oct 19, 2017_Jan 32013.qxd 10/12/2017 4:10 PM Page 2 Page 2 South Carolina Market Bulletin October 19, 2017 2 BLK ANG BULLS , 45 blk REG ANG HEIFERS , Hoover The South Carolina Market Bulletin Aquaculture Ang cows, 3-4y/o, 30 calves, Dam & Sav b’lines, vac, (ISSN 0744-3986) 200-400 lbs, others breed wormed, $1200up. David ready, $48,000. Earl Toole; Gibbons; Cherokee; 864-839- The Market Bulletin is published the first and third Thursday STERILE GRASS CARP , Aiken; 803-564-5224 6705 of each month by the SC Department of Agriculture, 12-14in, $12ea. Michael Price; REG HEREFORD CATTLE , 25 REG BLK ANG BULLS , Wade Hampton State Office Building, Columbia, SC 29201. Lexington; 803-356-3403 bred yng cows, yng 2 reg SimAng, 2 blk Periodicals postage paid at Columbia, SC 29201. BLUEGILL BREAM SHELL - heifers, steers, Trask lineage, baldy,7-21m/o, $1500, good CRACKER , pond stocking, $800-2300. Brent Belue; EPD, growth, easy calving, Postmaster, send address changes to: 30¢-$3ea; Crappie, 50¢-$3ea; Cherokee; 864-921-3707 fert tested. Jeff Hawkins; SC Market Bulletin, PO Box 11280, Columbia, SC 29211 Bass, $1.50-3ea; catfish, REG BLK/RED ANG CATTLE , Anderson; 864-934-4957 50¢-$2. Cannon Taylor; $2000up; open commercial ANG BULLS , 15-24m/o, Policies for Advertising Newberry; 803-276-0853 heifers, $1200up. Danny $1200. Scott Justice; Only ads pertaining to the production of agricultural products KOI , long & short fin, 4in & up, Winchester; Pickens; 864-637- Orangeburg; 803-535-9545 and related items are published. $1ea & up. Tommy Sherman; 8592 FB BLK HEREFORD , Laurens; 864-546-2778 ULTRA BLK & BLK 2y/o, $1600. Ronnie Reiselt; Only one ad per category is allowed, but readers may BREAM , 30¢; Bass, $1.50; BRANGUS BULLS , 16m/o, Aiken; 803-645-1890 submit ads in up to four different categories. “For Sale” ads Catfish, 50¢; minnows, $25/lb; $1250up. Daniel Chassereau; REG & COM BLK ANG must include a price. Ads will be published one time only. grass carp, 8in+, $13; Trout, Bamberg; 803-267-4880 HEIFERS , 10-12m/o, bunk $3. Derek Long; Newberry; BRAHMA CATTLE , cows, broke, w/good temperament & The advertiser’s complete name, address, zip code, county, 803-944-3058 $1500; heifers, $1000; bull genetics, $1000up; reg Ang and phone number with area code are required for each ad. calves, $550. Eddie Ward; bulls, $1550up. Kevin Renwick; However, only the person’s name, county, and phone Cattle Clarendon; 803-983-8671 Abbeville 803-924-0535 number are listed. Advertisements can be no longer than BLK ANG BULL , 3y/o, reg, 2 REG CHAR BULLS , 14m/o, 150 characters including name, county, and phone number. proven, gentle, $2000. Tom 16m/o, good EDP, $1200ea. ANG YRLNG HEIFERS , Horsley; Laurens; 864-876- Donald Baker; Dorchester; Out-of-state ads are not accepted. 3+ lbs/day, $1200ea; cow- 2601 843-563-4390 steer calf prs, $2000ea. Bill REG BLK ANG BULLS , Tour BLK ANG BULL , 8m/o, FB no Advertisements from anyone acting in the capacity of an Harris; Chester; 865-567-1252 of Duty, Chancellor, $1500ea. papers, $1050; ¾ Ang, ¼ Char agent cannot be accepted. That includes ads from dealers, REG BLK ANG BULL , 33m/o, Doug Blake; Greenville; 864- bull, 8m/o, $800; blk Ang merchants or commercial businesses, including real estate gentle, proven, $2000. Charles 918-7480 Cross Char heifer, 8m/o, $800. ads. We do not accept sealed bids, legal notices or King; Georgetown; 843-546- REG AKAUSHI BULL , L Gunter; Lexington; 803-532- consignment sales. 5758 Kobe style, $4000; 18 cow 7394 REG BLK ANG BULLS , & heifers, bred, $2000ea; REG BLK ANG BULL , The Market Bulletin reserves the right to edit and/or verify ads Hoover Dam, 9-10m/o, heifers & calves, $1000; more.