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AA LL AA BB AA MM AA FarmersFarmers andand ConsumersConsumers BulletinBulletin Volume 61 No. 8 AugustAugust 20132013 Division Focus A look at How the Department Protects and Serves Alabama Farmers and Consumers Agriculture Rural Crime Unit Is On the Job Pictured is the late C. Mac Johnson’s great-grandson, Lanier Aldridge, participating in the Watermelon Eatin’ contest at Farmers Market Day. C. MaC Johnson annual FarMers Market Day 2013 Alabama Poultry & Egg Association Executive Director Johnny Adams, Governor Robert Bentley, Commissioner John McMillan and Spencer Hundreds of people came Collier, Alabama Law Enforcement secretary, discuss the newly-formed out to the Montgomery State Agriculture Rural Crime Unit at Trotman Cattle Co. in Montgomery. Farmers Market on July 13th to enjoy the festivities at the Governor Robert Bentley, 43rd Annual C. Mac Johnson along with Alabama Law Farmers Market Day. An Enforcement Secretary Spencer abundance of farm produce Collier and Commissioner was available for consumers to of Agriculture and Industries sample and purchase. John McMillan, recently held a press conference at Trotman As in years past, the Cattle Co. in Montgomery to Watermelon Eatin’ and Corn highlight the success of the Shuckin’ contests captured the newly-formed Agriculture crowd’s attention. Participants Rural Crime Unit (ARCU). had fun as the spectators cheered them on. This new unit in the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Commissioner John is tasked with investigating McMillan gave recognition to agriculture and rural crimes, the C. Mac Johnson family. such as theft of livestock and Farmers Market Day is Serving fresh Alabama watermelon to the crowd at Farmers Market Day farm equipment. The unit made dedicated to the great influence C. Mac Johnson had in was the 2013 Alabama Watermelon Queen Jordan Skipper of Ashford, 14 felony arrests in the first pictured with Commissioner John McMillan. developing the market over 40 (continued on page 10) (More pictures from the event continued on page 6) PO BOX 3336, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36109-0336 ALABAMA PO BOX 3336, MONTGOMERY, years ago. AUGUST 2013 ALABAMA FARMERS AND CONSUMERS BULLETIN PAGE 2 CATTLE CATTLE CATTLE EGG & POULTRY AQUACULTURE Reg. Angus bull, 3 yo, beautiful & gentle, Reg. full blood Limousin bull born 4/15/12, Reg. Limousin bulls, 20 to choose from, 10 Four Black Giant roosters, 6 mos., $10 ea. Tilapia $5/lb. plus delivery fee. Great for $3,500; 2 Reg. Angus cows, 3 yo, bred to $1,500; Reg. red purebred Limousin bull mos., low & medium birth weights, from Robert Miller 205/921-2863 (Marion) Bass lake and algae problems. 205/477- calve around December, $1,850 ea. Bill Hood born 11/30/12, 86 lb. birth weight, $1,000. heavy milking cows, performance records 25 assorted pullets, 2 mos., $6 ea. or $125 8446 (Tuscaloosa) 230 Co Rd 515, Lexington 35648 256/229- Nancy R. Webb 240 Co Rd 168, Scottsboro available, $1,500 ea., delivery available. J. for all. Black Sexlinks, White & Partridge Bass $.85/up; Bream $.25/up; Tilapia $6/ 9349 or 256/349-9775 (Lauderdale) 35768 256/599-5945 (Jackson) Beard, Trussville 205/296-3461 (Jefferson) Rocks, Ameraucanas, Black Cochins, oth- lb.; Grass carp $4/up; Shiners & fathead Reg. Brangus bulls, 12 mos./up, Brinks Limousin double black & double polled 6 Reg. Simmental, Sim-Angus heifers, black, ers. [email protected] James Smith, minnows $8.50/lb.; Crappie $.75/up; Lake bloodlines, great EPD/dispositions, $1,200/ bulls & heifers, double homozygous black polled, bred, due in Sept. 2013, $2,000 ea.; Anderson 256/247-6528 (Lauderdale) shocking & liming. Steve Brown 445 Co Rd up; Reg. Brangus heifer open-bred $1,500/ & polled, guarantee black & polled calves 25 Simmental, Angus & Sim-Angus bulls, Laying Leghorn hens $10, Bantam 55, Moundville 35474 www.treasurelakes- up. Kevin C. Dean 301 N. Ceder St., Foley w/most crosses, LBW, gentle, free delivery, black, polled, $2,000/up ea. W.P. Powell hens $7.50. Hueytown 205/434-6119 fish.com 205/371-4494 (Hale) 36535 850/554-9174 (Baldwin) $1,200/up. 205/456-0468 or 205/466- 6712 Co Rd 24, Clanton 35045 205/755- (Jefferson) Catfish 4-11” $.30/up ea.; 1-5” Coppernose Purebred Brangus bull, 30 mos., very nice 3468 (Blount) 3786 (Chilton) Peacocks for sale, $25/up depending on Bluegill $.25/up ea.; Shellcracker $.30/up & easy handling, $1,800. 256/734-6064 10 bred Angus x Hereford cow herd bred Reg. Texas Longhorn cattle w/exc. builds age; Royal Palm Turkeys $15 for babies. ea.; White Amur grass carp $6 ea.; Bass (Cullman) to Brangus X Hereford bull, the 10 cows, 1 & genetics for horn. Longhorn & Angus Candi McNair 706/326-2812 (Lee) $.85/up ea.; Fathead minnows $35/1,000. Reg. Limousin bulls, red & black, double bull, all for $13,000. 110 Hwy 14 W., Marion bull calves, easy calving, $1,000-$3,000. 8 Toulouse Geese, 2 mos., $20 ea. or $130 Bill Davis 854 Co Rd 167, Leesburg 35983 polled, gentle, LBW, 14 mos. to 20 mos., 36756 334/413-0635 (Perry) Claude Lipscomb www.blackandbluequar- for all. [email protected] James Smith, 256/526-8453 (Cherokee) $1,650-$1,850. Don Jones 15246 Hwy Reg. Black Angus heifers, 8 to 10 mos., terhorses.com 251/965-3600 (Baldwin) Anderson 256/247-6528 (Lauderdale) Pond liming $400/up; Electro-shocking 110, Fitzpatrick 36029 334/279-1023 $800-$1,000. Call Joe 205/533-5474 or Reg. Scottish Highland cattle, 8 mos./up, Wood Ducks $50/pr; Call Ducks $40/pr.; $450; Texas Hunter fish feeders & Kasco (Bullock) Deloma 205/470-9515 (St. Clair) heifers & bulls, purebred bloodlines for Tree Ducks: Eydens $100/pr., Furilous $60/ aerators & fountains water soluble pond fer- Black Simmental & Sim-Angus bulls, thick, 1 ea. Reg. Black Angus bull, 5 yo, gentle, foundation stock, $2,000/up, exc. maternal pr., Ring teals $50/pr., Indian Spotbills $75/ tilizer 10-52-4 plus micro nutrients $45/box. gentle bulls w/great carcass traits $2,500/ calves on the ground to see, $2,700. characteristics, gentle dispositions, take your pr. Joe Mitchell 1837 S. Broad St., Albertville Daniel Davis 3822 Co Rd 26, Centre 35960 up. Mike Wells 70 Co Rd 824, Selma 36701 251/269-8214 (Baldwin) cattle to the next level. www.gb3highland- 35950 256/878-2969 (Marshall) 256/504-3034 (Cherokee) 334/875-7229 (Dallas) Limousin, Angus & LimFlex bulls & females. cattle.com. Tracey 205/426-2086 (Chilton) Green Melanistic Pheasant chicks, $10/up; Threadfin Shad $.17 ea.; Bluegills, Copper- Reg. Charolais bulls $1,800/up, good EPDs, There are huge differences in GENETICS and Red Gold Pheasant chicks $10/up; Mixed nose $.20/up; Grass carp $5/up; Tilapia $5/ moderate frame, good muscle. Kendall Foust QUALITY in cattle. Let me help you. Semen, Bantam chicks $3-$5. Patty Ragsdale 2645 lb./up; Tiger Bass $1/up. Barry Bates, Co Rd 564 Co Rd 655, Hanceville 35077 256/338- embryos, cattle, herd consulting, $1,500/up. EGG & POULTRY Kelly Creek Rd., Odenville 35120 205/296- 26, Faunsdale 36738 205/361-9863 (Hale) 8324 or 256/352-4367 (Cullman) www.chrlimousin.com Bill Helton 256/962- 7147 (St. Clair) Angus cross beef steer, DOB 12/24/2012, 0256 (Cullman) Baby guineas for sale, priced according to Black Copper, Blue Copper, Blue Splash est. weight: 200 lbs. $400 OBO. Stephen Reg. Jersey heifer for sale, open, $1,100 age, $3/up. 334/539-2004 (Lee) Marans $5-$7 ea.; Crested Cream Legbars CATTLE Boyd 205/505-9260 (St. Clair) firm w/your pick-up. Ray Humphrey 2900 30 Delaware Chickens, 4 mos., 17 pullets $40/pr.; Mixed chicks $2 for 25. Chuck Black Baldie & polled Hereford heifers bred Lee Rd. 401, Opelika 36804 334/742-8058 at $8 ea., 13 roosters at $4 ea., or all 30 for Wesson 2069 Drip Branch Rd., Bessemer 205/777-1063 (Jefferson) to EZ calving Sim-Angus, $1,500/up. Ken (Lee) $150. [email protected] James Smith, All livestock listings must be from Anderson 256/247-6528 (Lauderdale) 18 assorted ducks, 2 mos., $10 ea. or $150 McMillan 205/405-0068 DrKen@PellCi- 8 Heifers, farm raised, black, Black Baldies bonafide livestock farmers. Notices tyVets.com (Talladega) Fresh Bob White Quail eggs $.12, fertile. for all., some are crested, some are run- from livestock dealers, order buyers or $850, 650-750 lbs. 205/681-8163 (Blount) Larry Freeman 570 Old Shepard Rd., Dadev- ners, some are full size, many colors. Ru- Reg. Charolais bulls, A.I. sired, 18-22 mos., 23 Ultra black heifers $1,100. LD Pon- persons selling on commission cannot Firewater Long Bodied, heavy muscled, calv- ille 256/596-1602 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. or [email protected] James Smith, Anderson der 16052 AL Hwy 9, Piedmont 36272 be accepted. ing ease, good EPDs, very gentle, $2,000/ 256/825-8374 after 7 p.m. (Tallapoosa) 256/247-6528 (Lauderdale) 256/282-2179 (Calhoun) CATTLE SALES up. Billy Gilley 135 Co Rd 1684, Holly Pond Muscovy ducks, all ages, $5 ea., quantity Cattle 18 months and older must be Reg. Angus bulls that are perfect for heif- 35083 256/796-7801 or 256/708-4700 discount. Linda Holderfield 334/864-1446 officially identified at change of owner- ers $1,500/up, top bloodlines, gentle, hand FARMS: (Cullman) (Chambers) ship. For more information about ob- fed, homegrown. Ken Tyler 2984 Pine Ridge FOR RENT, SALE Reg. Simmental bulls, coming 2 yo, $1,800/ Buff Orpington chickens, 2 yo, 2 hens & 2 taining official tags, contact the State Rd., Union Grove 35175 256/506-3819 or up. Allen M. Lyles 5814 Co Hwy 21, Horton roosters, all for $20.