Farmers and consumers market bulletin, 2023 May 17

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GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TYLER HARPER, COMMISSIONER WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2023 VOL. 106, NO. 10 COPYRIGHT 2023

USDA People's Garden initiative spotlights gardens with community impact

By Jay Jones
jay.jones@agr.georgia.gov
The People's Garden initiative sets out to grow more than just produce nationwide. It also seeks to bring communities closer through healthy food.
The initiative was a natural fit for Lashawndra Robinson, who runs two community gardens in Augusta, where she grows food for residents.
"If you come out here and pick it, it's free," she said. Robinson also teaches people about growing produce in their backyards and holds summer camps for children. She calls the gardens, "Plant the Seed and Watch it Grow," because Robinson gets residents to save seeds, return and plant them.
"We want people to not only plant seeds in the ground but indulge in those we share life with, so we can cultivate our relationships and make them good fruit," Robinson said. "They bring that to our raised garden beds and watch them grow."

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Peo-

ple's Garden initiative encourages community

10 0 t1h9A17nniv2e0r1s7ary gardening and promotes healthy eating. The
USDA launched the initiative in 2009, and since then, it has evolved into a nationwide movement. The People's Garden initiative aims to educate individuals and communities on the benefits of gardening and encourage

them to plant gardens in their homes, schools,

and communities.

The name comes from Abraham Lincoln,

who referred to the USDA as the People's

Department after establishing it during his

presidency in 1862. The first People's Garden

was dedicated on Feb. 12, 2009, Lincoln's

200th birthday. Today, hundreds of People's

Gardens exist in all 50 states and Puerto Rico.

There are 18 People's Gardens in Georgia.

Robinson became a chef after retiring from

the Army and started a catering business. She

explained she has always been interested in Students at Flat Rock Middle School in Fayette County tend to their garden, which is designated as a

eating healthy and growing her own food.

USDA People's Garden. The designation shows how the students are connecting with their garden, which

After moving to Augusta, Robinson said includes a community garden for families and a process to donate food grown to several community

See PEOPLE'S GARDEN, page 14

organizations. (Special Photo)

Cultivating care in the Ag community during Mental Health Awareness Month

Staff Reports
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA), Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH), and Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) are working together to promote resources for mental health and self-care.
"Cultivating care in your daily life and prioritizing mental health are vital to not only the success of our agricultural community but our state as a whole," Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper said in a statement announcing the mental health awareness ini-

tiative. "I'm proud that the Georgia Department of Agriculture is partnering with DPH and DBHDD to educate and raise awareness about the resources available to farmers and producers when it comes to stress and mental health." Harper announced that the GDA would prominently display links to mental health resources on the department's website at https:// agr.georgia.gov/mental-health-resources. He

added that the GDA will also share recipes and wellness resources throughout Mental Health Awareness Month to nurture and support communities across the state.
As part of the awareness campaign, the GDA encourages everyone to recognize the ABCs of stress and mental health Awareness, Balance, and Connections. According to the announcement, being aware of signs and symptoms, cultivating balance in your daily life, and connecting to those in your family and community are vitally important. One suggestion offered is to find entertaining ways to get out to support family connections at a local agritourism site (https://geor-

gia-agritourism.org/Find_a_Farm). Another suggestion is to visit your local state park (https://gastateparks.org/).
Following the devastation of Hurricane Michael, GDA began developing mental health resources to share with Georgia's agricultural community and has continued to do so with a grant from the USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to promote farmer stress awareness and outreach in the state.
The Farmer Ranch Stress Assistance Network, State Departments of Agriculture (FRSAN-SDA) project focuses on a
See MENTAL HEALTH, page 16

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GDA Structural Pest Control brings kids up close with pests

GDA's Structural Pest Control Inspector LeAnne Merritt shows off a Madagascar hissing cockroach to a fourth-grade ag class during a class visit. (GDA/Jay Jones)

By Jay Jones
jay.jones@agr.georgia.gov
Gatlin Horton, a fourth-grade student at Northwest Laurens Elementary School in Dudley, touched a bug in class during a visit by inspectors with the Georgia Department of Agriculture's Structural Pest Control Division. He thought it was cool.
The bug was a Madagascar hissing cockroach, two inches long, that the inspectors offered to students to touch and for the brave, like Horton, to hold.
Did it bite? "No, he just tickled." Did it hiss? "Oh, yeah. That was awesome!" Horton said.
The GDA Structural Pest Control inspectors visited the students of Robbie Wilkes, the agriculture education teacher at NW Laurens Elementary, to teach students about pests what the pests do, what the students should do when they see them, and how to get rid of them safely.
Ali Ikner, LeAnne Merritt, and Sadiyyah

Hollins discussed pests like mosquitoes, mice, bed bugs, and termites. Through a bingo-like game called "Pestingo," the students won prizes while learning pest facts like they could reduce mosquitoes by removing standing water near their house and centipedes are not that bad of a pest. While their bites may hurt, centipedes eat other pests like spiders and cockroaches.
"I learned that bed bugs can stain your sheets, I didn't know that, and you have to wash your sheets to get rid of them," Horton said.
It is obvious information to adults, but Ikner explained the outreach program's goal is to reinforce what children already know about pest control. She added the program also looks to reach families in low-income situations, which studies have shown have higher incidents of pests sightings.
"We hope they will take these things they are learning back to their homes (and) into
See PEST CONTROL, page 14

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1977+/- Ford F1600 2 cylin- 1991 Case-I.H. 595, 4WD der diesel. Runs good, PTO with Case-I.H. Frontend load-

MACHINERY

lift, finishing mower, tiller, & er, 6ft bucket. Approx.1500hrs. bush hog: $5800. Jack Brant- Very good tires shuttle trans.

ley LaGrange 706-957-2781 Runs, drives looks good. Solid

Please specify if machinery is in running condition.
TRACTORS

strong tractor: $16,500. Chuck
1984 Case International, Anthony Jefferson 706-6582WD, 54HP, new tires, good 6081 condition, low hours. Comes 1998 John Deere 6200, cab,

with bush hog, hay spare, jack loader, bucket, pallet fork, hay

1066 IH, 200hrs since engine rebuild. 70% on back tires. No dents and all sheet metal is on

lift: $8200. R. Darsey Locust Grove 678-644-1366

spear, MFWD, power quad transmission, 16spd power reverser, dual remotes, 5325hrs:

the tractor. No TA: $12,000. Russell Johnston Madison 706-247-5023

1985 JD 2755 diesel 75hp on PTO. In good condition, good

$38,500. W. Tipton Bloomingdale 912-748-2599

rubber, well maintained w/8ft 2005 John Deere 4720 4x4,

1940 9N Ford parts tractor: bush hog w/swing shift & 9 Hydrostat, 58HP, 2000hrs, no

600. Text or leave message. pieces of farm equipment. loader, pre-emissions, like new

Dan Lebar Newnan 678-378- Harold Rossville 706-944- condition: $22,990. Steve

0860

1705

Moore Carrollton 404-374-

1947 Farmall Cub. Fair condi-

3322

tion. Has front cultivators.

70s Deutz 40-06 tractor.

Good tires with one new rear:

40HP, good tires strong, air

$1800. Joe McMichael Monti-

cooled diesel. German-made

cello 706-717-9585

looks fair, runs drives great:

1949 G John Deere, recently painted, good condition, parade ready: $5000 firm. Bobby West Rutledge 706-717-0132

$3750; scrape blade 3pt hitch, 5ft: $300. Caleb Anthony Jefferson 706-605-0201 or 706658-6081
800 Ford tractor, everything

1949 Harry Ferguson, will run

works: $2500. Eddy Tomlinson

once assembled, new tires on

Calhoun 706-280-8068

back, good tires on front: $1800 cash. Includes 4ft bush hog. Ernest Oxford 678-8630536
1950 Farmall Super A w/belly mower & 3pt hitch: $1200; 1row Farmall planter: $300. Wayne Ringgold 706-9354691

1986 John Deere 750, 3cyl Yanmar diesel, 8 fwd/2 rev/2spd transfer case, kept under cover, owned since 1991, maintenance kept upto-date, no attachments included: $5,000. Dalton 706463-1603

Farmall Cub tractor, cultivator, side mower, set of planters, new front tires, new 6V battery: $1750 negotiable. Kenneth Poole Baldwin 706677-2126
Farmall Super A tractor, 1950s model with cultivators. Good condition with good tires

1953 Super H Farmall w/rebuilt engine, good tires & new

1987 Ford 4610 SU, 57hp, diesel powered, w/new clutch.

and runs good. Steve Toccoa 706-491-1549

York

paint. William Collinsville, AL 256-996-1338
1956 (approx.) IH McCormick Farmall 100, fair condition. Ray

Runs good: $6800; 6ft HD 296 Bushhog, excellent condition: $2000. Alden Hunter Hiawassee 706-896-3968

For sale - L2501 Kubota 4WD, 24hp, detached bucket, w/extra hydraulics, 94hrs operation: $18,500. Johnny Flee-

Wilborn Paulding County 770445-7456

1989 IMT 539, 35hp 3 cylinder Perkins diesel w/6ft Bush

man Winder 678-975-0681 For sale circa 1950 Fergu-

1956 Farmall 230, 2pt hy- Hog mower. Very good condi- son tractor for parts. Good ra-

draulic lift, all mint, show tion, low hours, shelter-stored, diator, good starter, good gen-

ready: $3000 OBO. Doug great for garden/food plots: erator all parts good, except

Chandler McDonough 678- $4,500. Hillis Perry 478-954- motor block. Claude Callihan

478-4993

9797

Cleveland 706-892-8641

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TRACTORS

4ft Bush Hog type cutter HD; 32in Bolens rear tine tiller at- John Deere 71 2-row planter 6.5-foot smoothing harrow, tachment, like new: $100. mounted on cultivator frame,

PICKERS AND

1085 and 1090 Hesston haybines, both 9ft, both need a

take off back tines for bush Michael Richardson Elberton good condition: $1800 OBO.

HARVESTERS

little work, have lots of extra

and bog. Both 3pt hitch: $850 706-283-7134

Ronnie Singleton Buena Vista

parts. Jimbo Crumley Statham

each; 18-inch rear tine rototiller: $550. LM. Rodney Mullenix Loganville 770-401-8586
5ft Bush Hog: $500; 2-bottom turning plow: $200; disc harrow: $500. Sammy Grissom

48in single row cultivator: $600; 87in single row cultivator: $900; 3pt hitch sprayer: $350. Lisa Cumming 407-9702909
6-Row Covington twin row

706-566-2937
John Deere no-till tiller for food plots or pastures. Priced to sell: $4500. Paul Smith Warner Robins 478-662-1322

1988 blueberry harvesters. Sway machine, Cummins engine, excellent condition: $30,000. L.G. Mitcham Ludowici 912-270-4683
4-row Amadas peanut picker:

678-409-3572
10ft Kuhn hay cutter, very good condition, cutter bar has cut ~1100 bales, used last season: $8500. Sold cows, rented pasture and

Ford 1124 4WD, 95HP, 6 cylinder. Original owner w/1385hrs, works & runs excellent, very well maintained: $11,500. Text works best. Gene Berna Griffin 678-3585466
Ford 3930 w/loader bucket, 51hp, canopy, good tires, runs strong and works as it should: $10,900 cash. C. Griffin Butler 770-823-2001
Ford 5000, 69hp, brand new rear tires, power steering, 1 set of remotes, excellent condition, barn kept, strong running tractor and works as it should: $11,500 firm. C. Griffin Butler 770-823-2001
JD 50, runs good, good sheet metal, good tires: $2500; Oliver 80 Gas, runs good, good sheet metal, good tires: $3500. John Eakes Richland 404550-2373
JD 850 tractor, 1716hrs, 87 model. I've owned for 34 years. Several pieces of equip-

Dawsonville 706-531-5166
5ft Ford rotary mower: $225; antique walk behind scoop: $100; (4) tires, LT285/65R18: $160; Sidewinder 4ft bush hog, needs blade: $175. Philip Stallings Whitesburg 770-8320835
60in Kubota, needs left hand drive axle w/bagger, 24hp Kawasaki engine, good condition: $3000 OBO. Kenneth Gainesville 678-270-8437
72in finishing mower, very good condition, new belts, good blades, cleaned, primed & painted. Ready to mow: $750. Larry Smith Rome 706234-1347
Bush hog 6ft; New Holland rake, side delivery. Clay Pentecost Winder 770-530-0282
Bush Hog, model 2710, 10ft: $10,000; Bush Hog, 15ft: $12,000; ladder rack: $225; 500gal fuel tank: $500. Andy Hartwell 706-436-7031
CIO X-treme Brush Cutter, 5ft cut, 100hp piston driven motor, 3 hose hookup, 17-30gpm

planters mounted cultivator frame w/hydraulic row markers: $4500. W. Dozier Iron City 229-400-5920
6ft 6in Ford Flexahitch harrow, all new discs: $1295. Emily Kenney Vidalia 912-2932890
Complete planters and fertilizer system for a Super A or Model 140 Farmall tractor. Harley Thomas Elberton 706988-3560
Disc harrow: $350; box blade: $300; all purpose plow: $350; 2 bottom turn plow: $200; root/rock rake: $250. Take all for $1500. Call for pictures. John Williams Social Circle 770-464-4433
Disk harrow; pull behind bushhog; planters; other implements: make an offer. Possible local delivery, leave number, email for pics/info. Dennis Snellville 770-310-6422
ESCH 5510 no-till drill, 10ft planting width & 5.5in spacing, less than 2500 acres: $24,500. Vern Forsyth 706-302-1376
Ford 2-row cultivator w/8

Massey Ferguson two-bottom turning plow, very good condition, extremely well built: $600. Could be used with small tractor by taking one row off. J.W. Akins Dalton 762201-9337
Mechanical transplanter, 2row, finger type setter, real good shape: $2,000 OBO; Rainbow combo traveler, field ready w/nozzles: $5,000. Leave message, no text. W. H. Wood Wellborn, FL 386-9633981
Rototiller 5ft, PTO driven, older model: $1300. Michael Rydal 706-509-8576
Want a Land Pride one row cultivator in good condition. William Houston Macon 478319-5152
GRADERS AND BLADES
Land levelers, assorted sizes:

$12,000. Call for details and photos. Jordan Stanley Ray City 229-560-8989
For sale - 9500 combine, 4row corn head, 20ft grain head: $35,000. Johnny Day Ambrose 912-393-4495
JD 6620 Turbo combine, 16 ft flex header, several new parts: $13,000. Charles Osborn Watkinsville 706-540-5992
John Deere 7720 Titan II combine, w/218 flex header, field ready, 4353hrs, nice condition, stored in barn: $15,000. Gary Armour Hull 706-3385818
Pecan shaker - hydraulic boom attached to Dodge truck body, used, working condition, kept under shelter: $4500. Cherry Alma 912-614-8779
HAY AND FORAGE
1047 New Holland bale truck, hauls 120 bales, runs great, needs a little work, has Ford 6cyl engine & transmission.

hay fields. Don't need. Eugene Lovett Tennille 478552-7819
124 Massey Ferguson square baler, barn kept & field ready: $2500. Call or text. Cloud Cattle, Sam Canton 678-2944775
8-wheel Tonutti hay rake, 3 new wheels & extra tines. Charles Stewart Siloam 706817-1862
Claas 6-basket hay tedder. Excellent condition. Larry Young Tennille 478-232-6321
Hay rake, New Holland model 256 bar rake, used 2021 season, new teeth, good condition: $500. Wade Pitcock Rom 706-232-2997
Hay spears, skid steer, 49in, 4,500 lb capacity, removable spear: $600/ea; hay spears for a Bush Hog quick hitch loaders, #2426, #28846, #3226, 3200lbs, removable spear: $600/ea. William Elberton 706-283-6615
Hesston 745 baler: $5200; 8 wheel V-rake: $1100; 3pt hitch,

ment, ready for garden. No calls after 6pm. Jeff Padgett

min: 4250. Bobby Colwell Waverly Hall 706-575-1315

feet: $450. Billy 229-977-2252

Ochlockee

$2000-$4000. Mike Hulett Hazlehurst 912-347-1004

Jimbo Crumley Statham 678409-3572

hay unroller: $650. Rusty Bean Gray 478-960-6671

Dalton 706-218-5891

Land pride 5ft rotary cutter,

John Deere 6200 tractor good condition: $1700. Buddy

3678hrs, good solid running Jackson 404-925-9476

tractor: $15,500. Maxeys 706338-5085

New Holland 451 sickle mower, 7ft, field ready: $1200. Pat

Broder Stockbridge 404-401-

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HAY AND FORAGE

Old Ford side delivery rake, 3pt hitch hook up: $125; 6ft

AG PARTS

78in brush grapple, skidsteer type, quick connect, new:

CONSTRUCTION

2005 WW Aluminum gooseneck horse trailer, 3 slant load.

I have a 5 wheel hay rake for sale in good condition. No missing tines. Lazenby Augusta fcclazebee@gmail.com 706832-0081
JD 535 baler w/monitor, twine

scrape blade, heavy duty, multiple position: $500. C.W. Bennett Cordelle 229-947-7605
SPRAYERS AND SPREADERS

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(2) 480/70R30 rear tractor tires from John Deere 5520, good tread: $650/ea. Call or email for photos. Dan Waller Cumming hdwjr@att.net 770-

$1499. Have forks and buckets. Jim Bishop Heard County 706-675-3943
8 used long, big rack tobacco barns. Fair condition with gas burners, fans, grated floors.

tie: $4000; KM rake caddy 10- 3pt Agrex cone spreader, 584-3514

You move. One weight packer.

wheel V-rake: $2500; 8 or 10bale accumulator grapple Land Honor, brand new never used: $3200. David Davidson Adairsville 678-883-4863

never had fertilizer in it, like new: $400; 4in PTO water pump: $800, 3pt heavy duty boom lift: $150. Gene Berna Griffin 678-358-5466

Large variety of A.C.G. Parts and equipment mower, cultivator, plow. Too much to list. Call for your needs. Rembert Cragg Alto 706-499-8063

Elton Carter Baxley 912-3672963
Christmas tree farm equipment tree drill, shaker, baler, trimmers, cash register, saws,

John Deere 530 round baler, 5x5 roll, used last season, very

OTHER MACHINERY

stands, wheelers, maypoles, netting, Yule trimmer display,

nice, field ready, not needed any longer: $5,500. Hal Tapp 8-Row Red Ball hooded

AND IMPLEMENTS

& other assorted items. Don Jackson 770-550-1794

Winder 770-867-7109
Massey Ferguson model 124 square baler for sale: $2500. Always sheltered and field

sprayer w/300gal tank: $2500; 8-row cultivator: $500; 24ft twin axle gooseneck, new floor: $3000. William Sparrow 478-954-5903

6ft 3pt hitch root rake, new condition: $700 cash. Wilson Phelps Greensboro 706-3470492

Fork lift forks w/Bobcat hitch, heavy made. Daniel Barnes Eastanolee 706-244-4452

ready. Call/Text. Sam Cloud at Cloud Cattle Canton 678-294-

6ft box blade: $450; 6ft spike Four 3-ring hopper bottom aerator: $450; 30in scoop: tanks: $1500 each. Excellent

4475

$150. Purchased new, excel- condition; John Deere 220 har-

New Holland 575 square baler, tree planter, 8x16 hay wagon, 40ft flat bed cotton trailer, F-450 flat bed truck. James Martin Waynesboro 706-554-2480
New Holland BR740A round

Sprayer boom, 40ft w/markers. Like new condition: $1200. Richie McCants Butler 478952-1023
Tycrop fertilizer spreader for

lent condition, stored inside. John Morris Winston 404-6412698
6ft HD homemade aerator: $350; 5ft HD loading ramps: $250; 5ft leaf rake: $175. Bill Hanzlik Canton 770-361-5975

row, excellent shape, field ready. David Green Montrose 478-278-5252
Four pieces of equipment for Sears walk behind tractor: $150/all. Larry Tanner McDonough 770-954-1157

baler with directional monitor, sale - model PP-180, twin 7610 Ditch Witch trencher:

EQUIPMENT
1994 dump truck, Fl70 Freightliner with newly rebuilt Mercedes diesel, low mileage, A/C cold, auto transmission, nice ride: Asking $10,250. Terry Bishop Oxford 404-731-4106

2ft short wall dressing room, stored in shelter. Pulled less than 2,000 miles: $13,000. Ronnie Clarkesville 706-9684466
2006 Sundowner 24ft aluminum gooseneck stock trailer. One cut gate, 4 saddle racks with hooks and storage in front. Hauls great, good tires: $17,500. Courtney Ariola Madison 706-424-2774
BP 16ft 2 axle trailer, new tires,, brakes, lights, removable cattle rack, has center gate: $250.00 cash. Lloyd Martin 706-356-2236
EQUIPMENT TRAILERS AND
CARTS
16.5ft X 7ft w/ramps, all new tires, 2 axles, 3500lbs ea: $1650; also have 15.5ft X 6.5ft: $1800. Steve Canton 678-2838981
2 mobile home axles with 6 tires and wheels: $150. Ervin Young Hephzibah 706-8367249

always sheltered, ready to spinner, adjustable broadcast- $9500. Runs and works good, Log splitter, heavy duty, on

2002 Superior tandem axle

bale: $10,000. Phillip Burt ing options: $5,500. Joy Jack- as it should. Benny West trailer, horizontal, good condi-

trailer, 14ft + 2ft dovetail,

Dawsonville 706-344-9148 sonville, FL 904-351-8118

Colquitt 229-205-0253

tion, Briggs engine: $975. Har-

3000# axles, 1ft railing, 5ft

ry Hughes Warm Springs 706-

ramps, new tires & wheels:

655-2475

$2000. Can send pictures.

Tom Lord Alto 706-677-9887

Old pull type farm imple- All 1985, ready to work.

Help

e Honey Bee

ments, turning harrow, sub soiler, mowing machine, etc. Steve Moss Canton 770-8811114
Post hole auger by IMCO (In-

Sold as 4 units, will not separate. Dump truck, loader, dozer, 20,000lb equipment trailer. Asking: $53,500. Terry Oxford 404-731-4106

Big Tex 6.5ftX12ft pull type trailer, wood floor, drop tail gate, shed kept, excellent condition. Tires nearly new. Leave message. Bobby Hawks Nicholson 706-983-0258

dependent Mfg. Co) for 3pt hitch, this is older equipment, has 6in auger, pictures upon request, priced at: $325. David Fayetteville 404-9327291

Cat 941B crawler loader, runs good. New battery, starter, & muffler. Good undercarriage. Great condition: $18,500 or trade. Guy Dahlonega 770540-9449

CROP TRAILERS, AND CARTS
4-wheel side-dump forage wagon, GEHL 9000 Hydra-Tilt

HEAVY EQUIPMENT

Caterpillar 951 track loader, runs great, uses no oil, under

box, field-ready, 10ft wide, 13ft high, 12ft long, 8-ton capacity:

carriage 60%. Farm machine $4000. Richard Acree Calhoun

since new, good, but not per- 706-629-7694

Please specify if equipment is in running condition or not.
FORESTRY AND LOGGING EQUIPMENT

fect: $15,000. Jack Pierce Single axle pole trailer. ExMonroe County 706-473-6210 military. Very heavy duty, ma-

Truck scales, 22ft, 11ft wide mechanical. Needs new wooden deck. Call for details: $3500 OBO. Steve Hill Sparta 478456-3221

neuverable for hauling trees, poles, timbers up to 40 feet: $800. Leave message, photos available. E. Julian Acworth 678-742-8645

1994 Wood-Mizer LT40, hy-

TRAILERS

VEHICLES

License plates available now

draulic lifts, Onan engine, great machine, runs like new: $28,000 OBO. Please call for more details. Craig Darsey Griffin 678-572-3160

LIVESTOCK HANDLING AND HAULING

Please specify if vehicles are in running condition.
TRUCKS

gabeeplate.com

Sawmill equipment - sawdust

1926 Woody on S10 frame

conveyor, 45ft: $5000; live 1997 Sundowner ValuLite 2 w/Chevy 350, power brakes &

deck, homemade: $3500; Mel- horse slant load horse trailer, steering, interior trimmed in

lot live deck, four strand, 20ft X good condition. Can provide hickory, exterior trimmed in 15ft 5in: $5500 OBO. Lloyd pictures as requested. Tom oak: $23,000. Calls only.

Long County 912-977-4578 Lord Alto 770-235-4263

Michael Rydal 706-509-8576

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Bulletin Calendar

May 18 Lake Country Beekeepers Association Program: Linda Tillman, Every Bee Hive Tells a Story Sparta-Hancock County Library 8984 East Broad St Sparta, Ga. 31087 706.444.5389 www.lakecountrybeekeepersassociation. com
May 19-20 Spring Open Dairy Goat Show Georgia Dairy Goat Breeders Association FFA-FCCLA Ag Center 720 FFA FHA Camp Rd Covington, Ga 30014 706.816.9100 yrfgoats@gmail.com
May 20 Art of the Garden Tour (Home Gardens) 25 Third St (Begin) Jackson, Ga. 30233 770.715.9352 www.JacksonArtsCouncil.com

May 23 Georgia Grown Networking Event PREP Kitchens 3300 Marjan Dr Atlanta, Ga. 30340 404.656.3680 https://georgiagrown.com/ www.prepatl.com
May 26-28 State Rodeo Finals Georgia High School Rodeo Association Georgia National Fairgrounds 401 Larry Walker Parkway Perry, Ga. 31069 404.427.9586 www.ghsra.com Facebook: GHSRA Rodeo
May 26-28 Hiawassee Pro Rodeo Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds 1311 Music Hall Rd. Hiawassee, Ga. 30546 706.896.4191 http://bit.ly/40IATF3

Monroe County Open Horse Show and Contesting Classes IBRA sanctioned event Monroe County Parks and Recreation 100 Dan Pitts Dr Forsyth, Ga. 31029 765.655.6005 Facebook: GA Horse Shows & Events
Annual Blueberry Cooking Contest UGA Extension Bacon County 203 South Dixon St Alma, Ga. 31510 912.632.5601 rebecca.griffin@uga.edu https://bit.ly/3NwxV2N
May 20-21 Fiber Festival in the Valley Sautee Nacoochee Cultural Center 283 Ga. Highway 255 North Sautee Nacoochee, Ga. 30571 706.878.3300 fiberfest.snca@gmail.com www.snca.org
May 20-21 Eastern Brahman Extravaganza Eastern Brahman Breeders Association Georgia National Fairgrounds 401 Larry Walker Parkway Perry, Ga. 31069 336.410.2126 https://easternbrahman.com/ extravaganza

May 27-28 Alpharetta Arts Streetfest (Georgia Grown event) The Grove at Wills Park 175 Roswell St. Alpharetta, Ga. 30009 678.297.2811 www.awesomealpharetta.com/ alpharetta-streets-festival/
May 31-June 3 Georgia 4-H Horse Show Foster Rhodes Arena Georgia National Fairgrounds 401 Larry Walker Parkway Perry, Ga. 31069 706.542.8892 www.georgia4h.org
June 1 Virtual Lunch and Learn: What Makes a Weed UGA Extension Camden County ONLINE WORKSHOP Email for registration 912.576.3219 uge3039@uga.edu https://bit.ly/3PIh5Nr
June 2-3 Georgia Blueberry Festival Downtown Alma 912.300.1180 GABlueberryFestival@gmail.com https://georgiablueberryfestival.org/

June 3 Honeybee Festival 100 Lafayette Square Lafayette, Ga. 30728 706.639.1500 www.myhoneybeefestival.com

June 8 Egg candling class UGA Extension Hart County Hart County Agriscience Center 1951 Bowman Hwy Hartwell, Ga. 30643 470.501.0605 tina.maples@agr.georgia.gov https://bit.ly/415yYtq
June 8-10 Journeyman Farmers Certificate Program Small Fruit and Vegetable Production UGA Extension Henry County 97 Lake Dow Rd McDonough, Ga. 30252 770-288-8421 tdaly@uga.edu
June 13-15 Georgia Green Industry Association's Southeast Green Conference and Tradeshow Gas South Center 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway Duluth, Ga. 30097 706.443.1440 www.ggia.org
June 14 Egg candling class UGA Extension Harris County 121 North College St Hamilton, Ga. 31811 404.363.7646 LaQuanna.ponder@agr.georgia.gov http://bit.ly/3Ifj9Jt
Vegetable Garden Lunch & Learn Harvesting, Cleaning off rows UGA Extension McDuffie County 337 Main St Thomson, Ga. 30824 706.595.1815 Sarah.Cranston@uga.edu http://bit.ly/40nkHIG
June 14 & 16 Brewing Success in the Craft Beer Industry UGA Extension Food Science and Technology Food Science Bldg, Rm 242 100 Cedar St Athens, Ga. 30602 706.542.2574 ece15523@uga.edu https://bit.ly/3VvJM2S
June 15 Canning class series: Strawberry Jam UGA Extension Rockdale County 1127 West Ave, S.W. Conyers, Ga. 30012 770.278.7373 marybeth.hornbeck@uga.edu https://t.uga.edu/8Vx

Egg candling class UGA Extension Hart County UGA Extension Jefferson County 2529 US Highway 1 North Louisville, Ga. 30434 470.501.0605 tina.maples@agr.georgia.gov https://bit.ly/3LUj4hc
June 16-17 Southeast Kiko Goat Association RoundUp and Sale Carroll County Ag Center 900 Newnan Rd Carrollton, Ga. 30117 478.954.6120 http://bit.ly/3Me065Z
June 20 Heart of Georgia Beekeepers Meeting Argene Claxton Canning Plant 1701 Houston Lake Rd Perry, Ga. 31069 www.hogba.org
Metro Atlanta Beekeepers Association meeting Topic: Bees and Science Peachtree Road United Methodist Church 3180 Peachtree Rd., N.E. Atlanta, Ga. 30305 812.369.0401 https://metroatlantabeekeepers.org/
June 22 Georgia Prescribed Fire Council North Georgia Meeting Chattahoochee Technical College 100 Campus Drive Jasper, Ga. 30143 706.894.1591 http://www.garxfire.com/
June 24 Watermelon Days Festival Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park 2459-H Highway 280 West Cordele, Ga. 31015 229.273.1668 https://visitcordele.com/watermelondays-festival/
June 24-25 Lake Chatuge Made In Georgia Festival Towns County Rec & Conference Center 150 Foster Park Rd. Young Harris, Ga. 30582 706.896.4966 http://bit.ly/3MbP4OC
June 29 Canning class series: Tomato Salsa UGA Extension Rockdale County 1127 West Ave, S.W. Conyers, Ga. 30012 770.278.7373 marybeth.hornbeck@uga.edu https://t.uga.edu/8Vx

July 5-8

July 20

Georgia FFA Jr. Beef Futurity

Sunbelt Ag Expo Field Day

Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter Spence Field

Sutherland Arena

290-G Harper Blvd.

401 Larry Walker Parkway

Moultrie, Ga. 31788

Perry, Ga. 31069

229.985.1968

706.552.4460

https://sunbeltexpo.com/

tclaxton@gaaged.org

https://bit.ly/3Lw9mAw

July 22

Harvest Festival

July 6

Hardman Farm Historic Site

Virtual Lunch and Learn:

143 Highway 17

Understanding Jellyfish

Sautee Nacoochee, Ga. 30571

UGA Extension Camden County

706.878.1077

ONLINE WORKSHOP

http://explore.gastateparks.org/

Email for registration

info/254633

912.576.3219

uge3039@uga.edu

Vann House Days

https://bit.ly/3PIh5Nr

Chief Vann House Historic Site

82 Highway 225 N

July 12

Chatsworth, Ga. 30705

Vegetable Garden Lunch & Learn

706.695.2598

Planning Fall Garden

https://bit.ly/3HIVvFJ

UGA Extension McDuffie County

337 Main St

July 23

Thomson, Ga. 30824

Heart of Georgia Lamb Show

706.595.1815

Georgia Club Lamb Association

Sarah.Cranston@uga.edu

Southern Pines Ag & Expo Center

http://bit.ly/40nkHIG

575 Southern Pines Rd

Dublin, Ga. 31021

Egg candling class

478.490.5826

UGA Extension Dooly County

www.gaclublamb.com

Pig Jig Livestock Barn

360 Pig Jig Blvd

July 26

Vienna, Ga, 31092

Mid-Year Meeting

229.386.3489

Georgia Cotton Commission

Glenda.Adams@agr.georgia.gov

Nesmith-Lane Conference Center

http://bit.ly/3KymS7d

Georgia Southern University

847 Plant Dr

July 13

Statesboro, Ga. 30458

Getting the Best of Pests

478.988.4235

ONLINE WORKSHOP

https://bit.ly/412a5Px

UGA Extension McDuffie County

Online registration at https://bit.

Aug. 4-6

ly/413YJKS

Quilts in Bloom

706.595.1815

Crossroads Quilt Guild

sarah.cranston@uga.edu

The Well at Centerville

600 North Houston Lake Blvd

July 15-16

Centerville, Ga. 31028

Butternut Creek Festival

478.951.4433

Meeks Park

audreydbarnwell@gmail.com

100 Meeks Park Rd.

Facebook: Crossroads Quilt Guild

Blairsville, Ga. 30512

706.781.1221

butternutcreekfestival@gmail.com

www.butternutcreekfestival.com

We accept calendar

submissions for food, craft

July 18

and agriculture festivals

Heart of Georgia Beekeepers Meeting

and events. Submissions

Argene Claxton Canning Plant

for festivals that do not

1701 Houston Lake Rd

specifically promote those

Perry, Ga. 31069

industries will not be printed.

www.hogba.org

Additional pesticide

July 18-21

recertification training

State 4-H Congress

notices are available on the

Crown Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia department website under

4355 Ashford Dunwoody Rd.

the Plant Industry Division

Atlanta, Ga. 30346

tab.

706.542.7076

bjand626@uga.edu

TRUCKS

2004 Tacoma 190k miles, 4DR, 4WD, LTD. Has some

GOLF CARS

Cub Cadet LTX 1045 mower,

Brand new, 1,000s of pieces

like new. 20HP Kohler twin FARM SUPPLIES Stanley Hardware door stop-

1950 Chevrolet 3600 to be restored not running, almost rust free. Call for picture: $2000. Ronald Boatright Stillmore 478-299-4457
1956 Chevy 6400, runs: $1500; 1976 Ford F756 boom truck, runs: $1800; 1973 Ford F700 boom truck, runs: $1800. Jim Adamson Newnan 770318-8089

body rust that is common w/this model. Needs water pump: $8500 is my bottom dollar. Thomas Collins Macon 478-256-3213
2010 Dodge 3500 Ram flatbed, 4x4, Cummings diesel, 6spd transmission (manual) 4dr gooseneck and tow package, no DEF. Nice truck: 48,500. Call for more information. Tip Clarkesville 706-754-

Golf cart, E-Z-Go, 2002, gasoline Workhorse 1200LX, runs, very clean, electric lights, dump/cargo: $800 OBO. Bob Marietta 770-436-7864
BOATS
2 kayak for sale. One is an 11ft Reception and the other is a 9ft Otter XT. Both light blue: $200 each. Will text photos. R.

cam, 26-inch cutting deck. Terry Mikle Snellville 770-9798981
Husqvarna YTH2348 riding mower, 304hrs, 23hp Briggs Intek, 48in deck, brand new blades, automatic drive, good tires that stay up: $700. David Jefferson 706-367-4107

IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT
Jacto cannon sprayer, 2003 J600CHT 165gal: $4,500; Greenhouse 28ft X 72ft, 3ft bow spacing: $4,000. Lloyd Busby Hinesville 912-9774578

pers, hinges, cabinets, handles, eye bolts, fence, brackets, latches. Valued $10,000, selling: $2500; Summit 14in Pro Gold Trommel, brand new: $3900. Lisa Cumming 407970-2909
Heavy duty aluminum 32ft ladder, VGC: $200; fiberglass ladder, 20ft, like new: $175; heavy duty 24ft aluminum, like new: $175. George Com-

1973 Int Loadstar 1600, not 1056

running dump box; also 2400 UN utility tractor, not running.

TRUCK

Call for more info. Vernon Copeland Waverly 912-2304857

ACCESSORIES AND PARTS

Conley Conyers 770-851-2623

Valley 6000 pivot point with merce 706-658-6081

LAWN AND GARDEN

Seasr suburban garden trac- end gun shutoff. Center pipe Paslode framing nailer, never

tor, 12hp w/2 16.5hp motors like new: $2500. Text for pic- used, 6600 nails, case: $139;

(need to get them to run), (2) tures. James Gaston Ameri- (2) bush hooks, like new:

turner plows; (1) layoff plow, (1) cus 229-938-9115

$60/ea; True Temper spade

1988 Suburban, 6.2 diesel, (4) Beauty rings for 1986 Please specify if machinery is

4WD: call for pricing; John Chevy PU wheels: $25; Home- in running condition or not.

Deere ripper, off of 650 dozer: lite hand-held blower: $15; rear $10,000 OBO. Todd Grogan bumper for 1986 Chevy PU:

GARDEN

finishing plow: $300. Charles Moss Stockbridge 770-9575707

TOOLS AND HARDWARE

shovel: $15; pitch forks: $40 or $100/3; plow: $120. Sam Marietta 770-514-1431
GENERATORS AND

Montgomery, AL 334-320- $100. Louis Salmon Eatonton

7315

706-473-4490

TRACTORS

LANDSCAPE TOOLS Acetylene torch w/tanks, COMPRESSORS

1990 Ford f-150 XLT Lariat, 5.0, rebuilt trany, new brakes, windshield, window motors, dual exhaust, dual gas tanks, lots of extras: $5200, over $5000 in receipts. Pics avail-

14ft scissor lift dump bed mounted on 60s model GMC: $500. Not running. Richard Holt Lithonia 770-482-6938
1949 Dodge PU, ton trans-

(10) Snapper riding lawn mowers, 26in-30in, electric start: $500-$600/ea. J.C. Mullins Cherokee County 770-595-4987
1978 John Deere 318 mower.

AND MATERIALS
6ft finish mower w/solid wheels: $300. Call for pictures.

torches, cart & more everything you need to get going: $150; 12in cut off saw: $75. Alfred Murray Conyers 470-3833650

100kW Kohler (natural or propane gas) generator. Shed kept; (2) auto transfer switches also available. Ronnie Gasaway Bethlehem 770-3077117

able. Michael Dawsonville 404-312-5123
1997 Ford 350 Dually XLT, red, 4DR, long bed, 7.3 diesel,

mission & other parts: $100/ea. Leave message. Wayne Warner Robins 478953-3241

Runs, mows, 20HP, Onan engine. extra tire, hood, 40inch deck, owners manual: $1000. Sam Robinson Lake City, FL

John Williams 770-464-4433

Social

Circle

Aluminum loading ramps heavy duty, folds in half for storage: $400. Doug Collins Blairsville 706-897-5220

5HP Vintage Century commercial air compressor, completely rebuilt & refurbished, in excellent condition: $4500;

135,375 miles, auto, 2WD, New radiator, fits 2004 Blazer 386-365-6765

Fresh, clean, red long needle

USM HCM-B: Hytronic die cut-

cloth interior, good condition: or later model. Sold for $190, 72in Hustler mower, runs pinestraw installed $5/bale. Forge pan type. Ready to ting machine Model B: $1000;

$15,000. Donald Aycock Col- take: $80. Charles Sawyer great: $1850 OBO. Paul Travis Golden Conyers 770- use or look at. Cook Calhoun Copper sulfate: $200. Lisa

bert 678-227-1220

Mount Airy 706-768-4776

Stacey Toccoa 706-886-6994 895-8073

706-624-8928

Cumming 407-970-2909

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2023

FARM ANIMALS GENERATORS AND
COMPRESSORS
Briggs and Stratton portable generators, gas, 6250 running watts, 8500 starting watts, brand new, never fueled. Model 030728, 2 available, estate sale: $750/ea. Tom Lord Alto 770-235-4263

LUMBER
Band-sawn lumber - pine or hardwood; siding or framing and beams; oak trailer decking or blocking; T&G shiplap. Text or call. Larry Moore Grantville 678-278-5709
Sawmill lumber - rough cut & finished, kiln dried, air dried or

Livestock listed must be for specific animals. Ads for free or unwanted livestock will not
be published. All animals offered for sale in the Market Bulletin must be healthy and apparently free of any contagious, infectious or communi-

14m/o open heifer, approx 550-625lbs Angus: $1500. Dennis Santoro Butler 850819-6033
2 year old polled Hereford bulls, top bloodlines ready for service, gentle. James Jeanes Macon 478-972-0912 or 478363-0915

Grain finished cattle, steers & heifers, Angus x Hereford, 1200-1300lbs: $2/lb. Joshua Meeks Kite 478-494-1432
Holstein heifer & steer, born early July 2022, raised from bottle babies. Heifer: $800; steer: $500. In pasture. Pick up on weekends. Call/text. B. Scalf Griffin 615-397-4664

Red Devon heifer polled 10m/o, very gentle: $950. Can send picture. Michael Warren Monroe 770-731-7118
Reg Hereford bull, LBW, gentle. Never lost a calf in 3 years. Serviced 15 cows last 3 years. Keeping too many offspring: $2500. Keith Appling Lavonia 678-296-0361

Onan diesel generator. 100,000KW 1974 Allis Chalmers HD-11E 185HP motor. DynaGen digital controller. Currently 3-phase. Mechanicals good. Barn kept. Ran good last time used: $5000. Paul Chappell Pine Mountain 706-887-1624
BUILDINGS AND MATERIALS
16x20 metal building, stable shed, galvanized steel, like new, 6-7m/o: $4200, you disassemble, you move. Willie Osborn Gainesville 470-7682473
56 sheets, 5-V used roofing tin, 10-12ft length: $5.00/sheet if take all. Leave message. Kenneth Jones Greenville 706-672-4845
Barn for sale 30x50 pole barn enclosed w/tin: make offer, you haul off. Lamar Long

green. Pine, red/white oak, poplar, cherry, & black walnut. AA Farms Hartwell 706-3768968
Wood-Mizer custom-cut lumber, air-dried, milled. Restorations, timber frames, mantles, flooring, barns, fencing, reclaimed lumber, live-edge lumber, trailer flooring. John Sell Milner 770-480-2326
POSTS AND FENCING
(115) used 1.33lb/ft, studded 6.5ft T-posts w/ electric fence toppers: $6/ea; (5) 12ft galvanized gates: $50/ea; (1) 16ft red bull gate: $75. Frank Hahira 229-686-4896
(6) 5x12ft green, (1) 4x12ft red 6-bar tube gates: $50/ea. Michael Joyner Perkins 706551-0217

cable disease. Out-of-state animals offered for sale in the Market Bulletin must meet all Interstate Animal Health Movement Requirements, including appropriate testing for the species and a current official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection or NPIP 9-3 for poultry. Individuals may sell their own animals; however, livestock dealers are required to have a Livestock Dealer License from GDA. For more information, please call the GDA Livestock and Poultry Division at 404.656.3665.
CATTLE
(2) bull calves, ages 4m/o & 7m/o: $500/ea or $950/both. Pictures available upon request. Jerry Baxter Buena Vista 229-314-0371
(20) nice, commercial SimAngus heifers. Can be reg'd, both black & blaze. Polled Hereford used for AI and clean-up:

2.5y/o reg'd Hereford bull, very gentle, LBW, great western genetics, with cows now. Sold cows don't need any more: $2000. Gene Lovett Tennille 478-5527819
Beefmasters. Successful herd needs thinning. Registered, non-registered, purebreds, cross-breeds. Bred, open, cow-calf pairs, calves. All beautiful. Prices vary. J. Kiser Carnesville 706-247-0976
Black Angus bulls all sizes: $900 to $1800 each. Black Angus heifers: $900 to $1300 each. All vaccinated. Rodney Brooks Glenwood 912-5235282
Black Angus bulls ready for service, all vaccinated. Sam Holland Lumber City 912-4970005
Bradford bull, 3y/o: $2000. William Simpson Millwood

Jersey bull, 2y/o: $1000 OBO. William Yates Summerville 423-645-0646 Limousin & Lim-Flex semen available. Great bulls for registered, commercial or dairy herd use, priced: $1$20/straw. Call or text for a full list. Skyler Davis Winder 770307-7036
Livestock for immediate

Reg'd Angus and Hereford bulls; Angus/Hereford bulls; Angus/Hereford heifers; also (14) straws Dream On semen. Ennis Ryals 478-278-0678
Reg'd Angus bull, 4y/o, good bloodlines & EPDs: $2800. Robert Wright Woodbury 706601-9124
Reg'd Angus bulls, fall calved 2022. Just weaned. Embryo transfers and AI sired. +98 weaning weight EPD. Will be great herd bulls. Joe London Cornelia 770-654-0654
Reg'd Beefmaster bulls black and polled: $1500 and up. I have been breeding black Beefmaster bulls for 15yrs. Larry Bowen Woodland, AL 770-826-2512
Reg'd black Angus bull w/papers, 4y/o, semen tested, LBW, excellent breeder: $1800. Vernon McDuffie Milan 229-425-1016
Reg'd black Angus bull,

Chatsworth 706-695-5906

400ft of 6ft chain link fence, $1500 & up. Charles Wood- 912-288-8619

sale. Reg'd polled Here- 18m/o, ready for service. Bred

Cylindrical steel fuel tank w/hand pump and skids, 8ftL, 42in dia, ~750gal: $1,000, excellent. Dewel Lawrence Vienna 229-322-4048

Plastic pallets. Black, large heavy duty, over sized, 43.5in (W) X 55in (L) X 6in (H), good condition, durable: $18/ea. Alexander Brooks 678-7239265

Timber bamboo 6inX60ft

poles, shoots & roots: price

depends

on

quantity.

Japanese Madaki used for

building, arts, crafts, fencing.

(5) gates, 3-strand barb wire/brackets, (35) 8ft metal posts: $650, you remove. Brooks Marietta 770-3782564

Good used 6ft wood fence

post:

$5/ea.

Nelson

Hollingsworth Molena 404-

805-4156

Thousands of brand new electric fence insulators; (2) new 120 mile chargers; wire & other fencing supplies. Got out of cattle business. Mitch Denham Sycamore 229-392-3520

ward Covington 678-725-2292
(4) weaned Angus heifers, nice. Will Schofield Gainesville 770-533-3295
(50) yearling Hereford bulls, (20) yearling Braford bulls, (20) open Hereford heifers. Jonny Harris Odum 912-586-6585
(6) cows, black, gentle, bred to drop May/June, pending sleeving, slick from grazing, 47y/o: $1500/per. Pics available. Branden Stapleton 706551-1946

Bred heifers, Angus cross, bred to calve Sept. 1-Nov. 6 to reg'd SimAngus, vaccinated & dewormed, 18 to choose from: $1750/ea. North Ridge Farm, David Elbert County 678-4257229
Bulls, black Angus Aristocrat of Wye lineage. LBW, wormed, shots, 12m/o: $1000/ea; 24m/o: $2500/ea. Your choice. Leave message. Arthur Ferdinand Palmetto 404-867-8773
Full-blooded unregistered black Angus bulls. Several ages to choose from, 6-16

fords, bulls & heifers, 18+m/o, 800-1000lbs. Interested buyers only. East Georgia Cattle, Patterson Green County eastgacattle@gmail.com 404-8524105 or 770-630-1389
Longhorn cattle for sale. We have TLBAA registered mature cows with large horns and great pedigree, bull calves and heffers. Call or text. Kevin Grantville 404-569-9020
Micro Mini and mini cattle Zebu, low line Angus, Dexter,

for calving ease w/good disposition: $2500. Free delivery in GA. Call or text. Cloud Cattle, Sam Canton 678-294-4475
Reg'd black Angus bulls 16m/o, low birth weight, semen tested, AI sired, Growth Fund: $2800 each. Wayne Cleveland Baconton 229-6691921
Reg'd black Angus bulls, AI sired, BSE/DNA tested, 1525m/o Top 1% C.E., W.W., Marb., & R.E; also reg'd bred cows. Ken McMichael Monticello 706-819-9295

Shoots are delicious raw Treated wood fence posts, 8ft 10 reg'd polled Herefords months: $600 to $ $2200. FI Braford minis Also, Brahma Reg'd black Simmental &

steamed or pickled. Mike long, 4in diameter; also other bulls, 16-24 months old, good Great herd bull. John Thomp- cows, mini Hereford bull. SimAngus bulls for sale. Circle

Tackett Braselton 678-617- various sizes. Buck Jordan EPDs. Larry Lane Carrollton son Dahlonega 678-725-4043 Pamela Liner Valdosta 334- A Ranch, owner Dr. Fred E.

0873

Madison 404-583-3337

678-378-5170

or Ceszar 706-973-8796

468-8672

Cullens, DVM 478-232-7264 or

Farm Manager, Scott Bussell

Sandersville 478-232-2491

Reg'd cattle (1) SimAngus ET cow, 4y/o; (2) Simmental purebred AI cows. 4y/o; (1) purebred AI Simmental bull, 2y/o; (1) purebred AI Hereford bull, 2y/o. Charles Woodward Covington 678-725-2292

Reg'd Fleckvieh Simmerntal bull, 2.5y/o, BSE tested, gentle, excellent condition: $3200. Lucio Ruiz Monroe 678-9829544

Reg'd Gelbveih bull homozygous black, double polled PB. Great EPDs, average birth numbers, excellent growth. Super thick w/good feet, legs: $3,000 OBO. Text, please. Heidi Wease Dublin 478-396-7472
Reg'd Jersey heifer, dehorned, current on vaccinations, gentle, hand-raised, able to hand-milk or use as nurse cow. Excellent genetics, ready to breed. Can text videos/photos. Anne Crawley Hope Hull, AL 251-564-1623
Reg'd polled Hereford bulls; rugged, pasture raised, gentle exc bloodlines & EPDs, small calves, exc growth, western genetics, Ga bred. Bobby Brantley Tennille 478-5538598

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Livestock Sales and Events Calendar PULASKI COUNTY Every Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.: Cattle, goats, sheep; Pulaski County Stockyard, 1

THOMAS COUNTY Every Tuesday, 1 p.m.: Cattle. Thomas County Stockyards, 20975 Hwy. 19

APPLING COUNTY 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 12:30 p.m. at the

COLQUITT COUNTY Every Wednesday, 1 p.m.: Cattle;

GORDON COUNTY Every Thursday, 12:30 p.m.: Cattle, goats,

Houston Street, Hawkinsville. Call John Walker, 478.892.9071

N, Thomasville. Call Danny Burkhart, 229.228.6960

Baxley Fairgrounds: Goats, sheep, feeder pigs, hogs, calves, poultry and rabbits; A&A Goat Sales, 187 Industrial Drive, Baxley. Call Allen Ahl, 912.590.2096
ATKINSON COUNTY 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 1 p.m.: Goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; Pearson Livestock, 1168 Highway 441 N, Pearson. Call Michelle S. Mizell, 912.422.3211
BEN HILL COUNTY Every Monday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; South Central Livestock, 146 Broad Road, Fitzgerald. Call Thomas Stripling, 229.423.4400 or 229.423.4436
BLECKLEY COUNTY 2nd & 4th Saturday, 1 p.m.: Goats, sheep, calves, rabbits, poultry. Every Saturday miscellaneous at 10 a.m. Col. Wayne's Auction Co., Bleckley County Barn, 293 Ash St., Cochran. Call Wayne Chambley, 678.544.3105. Lic# AU004496

Moultrie Livestock Co., 1200 1st Street NE, Moultrie. Call Randy Bannister, 229.985.1019
COOK COUNTY 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 1 p.m.: Cows, goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; Deer Run Auction, 1158 Parrish Road, Adel. Call John Strickland, 229.896.4553
DECATUR COUNTY 2nd Saturdays, 1 p.m.: Goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; Waddell Auction Co., 979 Old Pelham Road, Climax. Call John Waddell, 229.246.4955
EMANUEL COUNTY Every Tuesday, 12:30 p.m.: Cattle; Southern Livestock, 131 Old Hwy 46, Oak Park. Call Clay Floyd, Dustin Miller and Cody Copelan, 912.578.3263.
2nd & 4th Saturdays, noon: Goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; R&R Goat & Livestock Auction, 560 GA Hwy. 56 N,

sheep, slaughter hogs; Calhoun Stockyard Hwy. 53, 2270 Rome Road SW, Calhoun. Call Dennis Little & Gene Williams, 706.629.1900

SEMINOLE COUNTY Every Wednesday, 1:30 p.m., 3rd Saturday Special Sale, 1:30 p.m.: Cattle, goats, sheep; Seminole Livestock Exchange,

TOOMBS COUNTY 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 11 a.m.: Feeder pigs, goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; Metter Livestock Auction, 621 Hwy. 1 S,

GREENE COUNTY Every Monday, noon: Cattle, goats, sheep;

5061 Hwy. 91, Donalsonville. Call Luke Spooner, 229.524.2305

Duvall Livestock Market, 101 Apalachee Ave., Greensboro. Call Jim Malcom, 706.342.5655; JD HIdgon, 706.817.6829; or main office, 706.453.7368

STEPHENS COUNTY 2nd Saturdays, 5 p.m.: W&W Livestock, Eastanollee Livestock Auction, Eastanollee. Call Brad Wood,

Lyons. Call Lewie Fortner, 478.553.6066
TURNER COUNTY Every Wednesday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; Turner County Stockyards, 1315 Hwy. 41 S, Ashburn. Call Alan Wiggins, 229.567.3371

JEFF DAVIS COUNTY

864.903.0296

1st Fridays: Horse sale, 7:30 p.m.; Circle Double S, 102 Lumber City Highway, Hazlehurst. Call Steve Underwood, 912.594.6200 (night) or 912.375.5543 (day)

3rd Saturdays, noon: Goats, sheep; Agri Auction Sales at Eastanollee Livestock Market, Highway 17 between Toccoa and Lavonia. Call Ricky Chatham,

UPSON COUNTY Every Tuesday, 12 p.m.: Cattle, goats, sheep, horses. Upson County Livestock, 2626 Yatesville Hwy., Thomaston. Call Aaron and Anna White, 864.704.2487 or 770.713.5045

LAMAR COUNTY Every Friday, 6 p.m.: Goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; 5 p.m., farm miscellaneous, Ga. Lic. #4213; Buggy Town Auction Market, 1315 Highway 341 S, Barnesville. Call Krystal Burnett 678.972.4599

706.491.2812 or Jason Wilson, 706.491.8840
Every Monday, noon: Cattle, goats, sheep; Eastanollee Livestock, 40 Cattle Drive, Eastanollee. Call Mark Smith, 706.779.5944

WILKES COUNTY Every Wednesday, noon: Cattle, goats, sheep; Wilkes County Stockyard, Hwy. 78 Bypass/302 Third Street, Washington. Call Sam Moore and Shane Moore, 706.678.2632

BUTTS COUNTY Every Wednesday, 12:30 p.m.: Beef cattle; 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.: Dairy cattle; Jackson Regional Stockyard, 467 Fairfield Church Road/Hwy. 16 W, Jackson. Call Barry Robinson, 770.775.7314
Every Monday, noon: Cattle, goats, sheep; Carroll County Livestock Sales Barn, 225 Salebarn Road, Carrollton. Call Barry Robinson, 770.834.6608 or 770.834.6609
CLARKE COUNTY Every Wednesday, 11 a.m.: Goats and sheep; noon, cattle. Northeast Georgia Livestock, 1200 Winterville Road, Athens. Call Todd Stephens, 706.549.4790

Swainsboro. Call Ron & Karen Claxton, 478.455.4765
FORSYTH COUNTY Every Tuesday, noon: Cattle, goats, sheep; Lanier Farm's Livestock Corp., 8325 JotEm Down Road, Gainesville. Call Tyler Bagwell, 770.844.9223 or 770.844.9231
FRANKLIN COUNTY Every Tuesday, noon: Cattle, goats, sheep; Franklin County Livestock Sales, 6461 Stone Bridge Road, Carnesville. Call Chad Ellison, 706.384.2975 or 706.384.2105

LAURENS COUNTY 2nd & 4th Thursday, 6 p.m.: Goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; Horse Creek Auction Co., 5971 Hwy. 441 S, Dublin. Call Daniel Harrelson, 478.595.5418
MADISON COUNTY Every Friday, 6 p.m.: Chickens, small animals; Gray Bell Animal Auction, Hwy. 281, Royston. Call Billy Bell, 706.795.3961
MARION COUNTY 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7 p.m.: Goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; Auction 41, 4275 GA Hwy. 41 N, Buena Vista. Call Jim Rush, 706.326.3549. Email rushfam4275@windstream.net

SUMTER COUNTY Every Monday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; Sumter County Stockyard, 505 Southerfield Road, Americus. Call Aaron and Anna White, 229-380-4901 or 864.704.2487
TAYLOR COUNTY 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m.: Feeder pigs, goats, sheep, chickens, small animals. Taylor County Livestock Auction, 1357 Tommy Purvis Jr. Road, Reynolds. Call 678.914.7333

Notices for auctions selling farmrelated items other than livestock must be accompanied by the auction license number of the principal auctioneer or auction firm conducting the auction, per regulations from the Georgia Secretary of State. Auctions without this information will not be published. Have an auction to put on our calendar? Contact Jay Jones at 404.656.3722 or jay. jones@agr.georgia.gov.

CATTLE

SWINE

100% Boer goats. 4 buck- Full-blooded Boer billies - (1) Nigeria dwarf goats for sale. lings and 6 doelings 11 weeks 14m/o red; (2) 5m/o, (1) red, & Eleven total for $1600. Mixed

Reg'd red Angus bull, breeding age, Andras New Direction bloodline. Great EPD: good prices. Jorge Haber Midland 706-323-2405
Reg'd Sim-Angus & reg'd black Angus bulls & heifers,

Advertisers submitting swine ads must submit proof of a negative brucellosis and pseudorabies test from within the past 30 days. Exceptions are swine from a validated brucellosis-free herd and/or qualified pseudorabies-free herd; these operations must submit proof

old. Sire and dam are 100% ABGA registered. Commercial and application to register: starting at $350. Carol Woodland 678-630-3413
100% New Zealand and purebred Kiko doellings and bucklings for sale - 3 months old; also, yearling and adult does

(1) traditional. Taylor Lula 770539-2131
Goats, high percentage Boer cross, all born and raised on our farm. Bucklings & doelings, 2-4m/o; billies & nannies, 1y/o and up. Lexington 770601-3080
Kiko doelings and bucklings.

males and females. Billy pure bred with documents. Thomas Bowden Loganville 770-4800353
Nigerian Dwarf babies, some naturally polled (no horns): $175-$200/ea. Friendly and handled daily. Larry Pirkle Dawsonville 706-216-2954

7m/o, weaned & dewormed: of those certifications. Buyers and bucks. Gregory Carrollton 100% New Zealand. Some Nigerian Dwarf bucks, 2

$1250/bull; $1150/heifer. Frank are urged to request proof of a 678-773-4093

oak- 75% doelings available. All months to 1 year old, blue

Eaves Elberton 706-201-7267 negative brucellosis pseudora- grovekikos@gmail.com

registered. All born in early eyes: $150-$200; Does, 2

bies test prior to purchase.

February: $400 and up. Text or month to 3 year old, blue eyes:

Feral hogs may not be offered 4 goats for sale. 2 young call. David Yearout Rome 404- $175-$250. Text or call. Debi

for sale or advertised in the male and 2 female: $150 each. 285-1922

Shell Lenox 229-531-3661

Market Bulletin. Hampshire, Yorkshire,

Berk-

Scott Bryan 482-8059

Dahlonega

706-

Kikos 50, 75, and 100% New Zealand bucklings and does.

Spanish buck - has moon spots, black and white, pro-

Katahdin ewes sell w/lambs at their side. Adult ewes: $350; ewe lambs: $125; ram lambs: $100. S. Wright Talking Rock 706-889-0999

shire, Duroc boars weaned to 7m/o, light brown, full blood- Born March 2023. Registered duces beautiful kids: $300

service age, validated herd ed, Boer buck: $180. Call/text. for added fee. Start at $150 OBO. Byers Unadilla 478-627-

Registered red Angus bull. $3000. Born 10-20-20. ProS-96, CED-11, BW-.09, YW-88. Bull is gentle and ready for service. Jim Reid Americus 229-942-0035

#211. Performance info. Lawton Kemp Dudley 478-6972521
GOATS
All goats offered for sale must be individually identified in compliance with the USDA

Tallapoosa 470-241-0483
ADGA Nigerian Dwarf kids born 3/21/23. Great for milking herd. Black & white buckling, tan & white doeling. (2) y/o does: $350/ea. Sandra McKinney Cordele 229-947-8335

each. Registered buck $600. Kathy Hood Kite 478-4550968
Kinder goats. Bucklings: $175 non-papered, $225 papered; Doelings: $200 non-papered, $250 papered. Harold Turpin Travelers Rest SC 864-7878948
LaMancha buck kids avail-

3642
SHEEP

(30) Really nice Katahdin and

Katahdin/Dorper cross ram

lambs & (30) ewe lambs, 60-

80lbs, born Jan-Feb: $250;

also selling (10-15) ewes, 1-

3y/o:

$300.

Mason

Danielsville 706-296-6341

Reg'd Katahdin ram, born 2/19/21: $350. See his 38 new spring lambs here on the farm. S. Wright Ellijay 706-889-0999
Reg'd Katahdin ram: $400; also his 3 ram lambs: $300/ea. Negotiable. Pick up only - you

Scrapie Program. For more in-

able. From a small tested herd Beautiful yearling breeding load. (I'm a grandma.) Call or

formation, please call the GDA

with great milking lines and rams. Katahdin-Dorper cross. text. Villa Rica 770 235 4161

Animal Health Division at

nice udders. Sweet and flashy: Sire is registered Katahdin with

404.656.3667.

$250/ea. Lisa Rome 706-506- high worm resistance. Call/text

Wagyu embryos for sale. Good selection, strong bloodlines, sold nationally or interna- (2) male Kiko goats - (1) tionally. Call for details & 100% & (1) full-blood; also (1) prices. Ozella Farms, Joel nanny, part Kiko. Ken Hughes Newton County 404-520-0258 Oxford 770-596-2381

ADGA reg'd Nigerian Dwarf dairy goats & kids, exc milk lines, blue eyes & polled available, tri-color herd sires & white w/moon spots, Cou-

7393

and leave message. Will text

MGR reg'd fainting goat kids. pictures. Susan Cobb Cedar(6) does and (3) bucks. Avail- town 404-218-1615

able end of May. Parents on site. Females: $400; males:

Dorper/Katahdin 60-70lb ram & ewe lambs, apporox: $200.

$325. B Stubbs 770-596-2588

Taylorsville

Closed flock, good quality& selection. 20 years with sheep.

Claire. Karol Suches 770- Milk goats, Nubian and Calls, no texts. Jim Jackson

601-0467 https://rivergar- Alpine, for sale. 2 females. Wrightsville 478-290-0263

denfarm.square.site/ Boer/Kiko mix,

female,

Males available. In Franklin County: $150. Mark Simmons Canon 706-713-1935

Hair stock, nance.

sheep, healthy, Withers,

commercial low mainterams, & ewe

11m/o, red color, very sweet: Mixed Boer goats for sale lambs. Wayne Vinson Had-

$135. Norman Henderson males & females available. Call dock 478 457 5587

Comer 706-410-5700
Couple NG dwarf billies, 4w/o here. William Canton 770-7127948

for details and prices. Leave message if no answer. Jimmy Newsome Thomson 706-4662432
Myotonic goats good selec-

Katahdin sheep for sale. Proven ram, ram lambs, ewes, and ewe lambs. Call or text. Rigo Campbell Clarkesville 509-881-1518

Reg'd Katahdin rams, born January of this year: $500/ea. Katahdin Grove, Cathy Loganville 478-2905177

Fainting bucks born in Jan. tion, different ages, staring at: Katahdin yearling and Fall

Can be registered w/the MGR. $300; also for trade 5y/o billy. 2022 rams. Breed leading ge- Reg'd proven Jacob ram. Polled and horned available. Scrapie #GA2919. David Pitts netics. Mike Jones West Point Cindy Saban Hephzibah 803-

Collins Macon 478-808-6097 Crodele 229-938-0898

706-773-3612

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Mercer Medical: What you need to know about hypertension
By Sinead O'Bryant Third-year MD student Mercer University School of Medicine

Your blood pressure is the blood pushing against your blood vessel walls as the blood moves throughout your body. Your body's blood pressure rises and falls based on your activities throughout the day. When your blood pressure remains consistently high, this means you have high blood pressure, medically known as hypertension. This means that the pressure inside your blood vessels is higher than what is considered normal. When your blood pressure becomes too high, the blood is pushing too hard on the blood vessels in your body, causing damage to these blood vessels. What causes hypertension?
Hypertension develops over time; it can be caused by an unhealthy lifestyle, such as eating unhealthy meals and not exercising regularly. Other health conditions, like diabetes, obesity, and pregnancy, also increase the risk of having hypertension. What risks come with hypertension?
Hypertension can negatively affect your health in many different ways. When the blood in your blood vessels pushes against the blood vessel walls too hard, the blood vessels become too stiff over time, leading to a decrease in the blood flow of oxygen throughout your body. This causes an increased risk for other health issues, such as cardiovascular disease and heart attacks. Having hypertension for a long time can also cause kidney, brain, and eye damage. Since the pressure is too high in your blood vessels, the blood vessels may burst or become blocked, which can cause strokes to occur as well. What are the signs of hypertension?
Hypertension is known as the "silent killer" because it is a disease that often has no symptoms or warning signs. Nearly half of Americans have hypertension, although people are

Your healthcare team compares your blood pressure readings to guidelines to determine whether or not you have hypertension. The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association guidelines pictured above categorizes blood pressure readings into different categories. (Graphic: Mercer University)

often not aware of this. Measuring blood pressure with an inflatable cuff is one of the few ways to know what your blood pressure ranges at. How do read your blood pressure?
Your blood pressure is made up of two numbers: Blood pressure (BP) is measured in millimeters of mercu-
ry, also shortened as mm Hg. The first number is known as the systolic blood pressure.
This is the pressure measured in your blood vessels when your heart beats. The second number is known as diastolic blood pressure. This is the pressure measured in your blood vessels when your heart rests in between each heartbeat. For example, if your blood pressure measurement reads 120/80 mmHg, your systolic BP is 120 and your diastolic BP is 80. How to be diagnosed with hypertension?
Your healthcare team can diagnose hypertension by measuring your blood pressure; they will compare your blood pressure readings to guidelines to determine whether or not you have hypertension. For example, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association guide-

lines categorizes blood pressure readings into different categories: Normal, Elevated, High Blood Pressure, stage 1 and 2. Prevention and management of hypertension
Individuals with hypertension or those wanting to prevent high blood pressure can usually manage their blood pressure into a lower, healthy range through lifestyle modifications, such as: Regularly exercising, about 30 minutes a day, 5 days per
week Eating a balanced diet Limiting salt intake Limiting alcohol intake Maintaining a healthy weight Limiting stress
Some individuals with hypertension may also need to take a blood pressure medication, which will also help lower the blood pressure into a healthy range. Talk with your primary care doctor if you are at risk for hypertension or need help controlling your high blood pressure. With lifestyle modifications and medical therapy, hypertension can be managed for a long and healthy life.

Renowned plant geneticist uncovers what influences tomato shape

By Maria M. Lameiras
The University of Georgia
The shape of a tomato is more important than many of us realize. While some breeding programs focus on disease resistance, higher yield or drought tolerance, University of Georgia plant geneticist Esther van der Knaap and her research team are one step closer to elucidating the protein interactions that regulate the fruit shape of tomatoes.
"The whole appearance of the produce has to be correct for the particular market class, so a slicing tomato has a different shape than a tomato that you use for stews and soups or one that you consume as a snack. Consumers recognize that, but there are also practical reasons for tomato shape selection," van der Knaap said. "Both from a consumer's point of view when buying fresh produce in the store and for processors, the shape and the size of the tomato is important. You can develop the best, disease-resistant variety, but if it doesn't have the right dimensions for its intended use, it might not take off as a new variety for the market."
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Professor van der Knaap has been researching the molecular and genetic determinants of fruit shape for about 20 years with the goal of equipping plant breeders with the information they need to produce the most desirable traits in fruit.
"The more we know about how shape is regulated in tomato, the more tools we can give to breeders working in other crops," said van der Knaap, explaining that different types of plants -- tomatoes and peppers, for example -- have the same structural features and pattern of genes.
A new study from van der Knaap's lab in the Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics, recently published

Plant geneticist Esther van der Knaap's lab recently published a study
that identifies the protein interaction connected to the control of
organ shapes in a number of plant species, including tomatoes. (UGA/
Andrew Davis Tucker)
in the journal New Phytologist, identifies that the interaction between TONNEAU1-recruiting motif proteins (TRMs) and ovate family proteins (OFPs) are connected to the control of organ shapes in a number of plant species, including tomatoes. However, the function of the TRM-OFP interaction in regulating shape is unknown.
"That is the knowledge we are creating. A few years ago, we published on one gene in the TRM family that influences shape, but it turns out that there are many more subtleties. Now we have found that there are several other TRMs from the same family that have a function in determining fruit shape," van der Knaap said.

These new findings indicate that the TRM family of proteins appear to have roles in the shape of the fruit a plant produces. Because different genes control fruit growth on different axes -- think wide or tall -- breeders can begin to apply van der Knaap's research into controlling fruit shape with disease-resistant genes to come up with optimal market varieties for each type of fruit.
"My lab does not directly breed for new varieties, but with this research, we've given breeders tools to do exactly what the market requires," van der Knaap said. "If we need to create a certain shape, now we know the key parts that contribute to that. If you can -- very early in the breeding cycle -- already make sure that the fruits are going to be of the right size and the right shape, then the breeding cycle can be sped up. That's the application of our research."
While van der Knaap's team demonstrated that TRMOFP protein interactions affect shape, the changes were more subtle than expected.
"The mutations in both OFP and TRM were expected to have a strong effect on shape. But it turns out that the effect is very subtle, and that tells us that we have to dig a little deeper to figure out the other components of shape," she said. "We expect that the TRM-OFP protein interactions occur in many plants, and therefore, any research that sheds more light on this process should uncover more about the regulation of plant cell division."
To learn more about van der Knaap's research, visit https://plantbreeding.caes.uga.edu/. The study reference in this story can be found at https://bit.ly/3HH3OC0.
Maria M. Lameiras is a managing editor with the Uni-
versity of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmen-
tal Sciences.

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Mercer, Children's announce first class of pediatric scholars

Staff Reports
Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM) announced the first group of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Rural Pediatric Scholarship Program recipients for the 2023 academic year.
MUSM selected scholars based on their commitment to become pediatricians, strong ties to rural Georgia, character, leadership qualities, community involvement, and their commitment to serving in rural, underserved Georgia after their scholarship obligations are met. They will receive full tuition for up to four academic years and must maintain good academic standing, according to the press release announcing the class.
The Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Rural Pediatric Scholarship Program was established as part of a joint initiative between MUSM and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. The scholarship, along with other projects, is funded by a dedicated and long-term sustainable fund allocated by the Children's Board of Trustees.
"On the heels of our announcement earlier this year, we are thrilled to recognize the inaugural recipients of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Rural Pediatric Scholarship Program," said Donna Hyland, CEO of Children's. "These medical students will fill a need in rural communities and will make a tremendous impact on the families who are seeking care from a pediatrician close to home."
MUSM Dean Jean Sumner, M.D. agreed with Hyland and noted that most of Georgia's

From left are Kimberly Gunby, Nelliena Young, Leeia Fields, Jonathon Edgy, Megan Hobbs, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Chief Medical Officer Dr. James Fortenberry, Mercer University School of Medicine Dean Dr. Jean Sumner, Mercer University President William D. Underwood, Mackenzie Best, Alyssa Lorenzen, Harsimran Singh, Lauren Brooker, Landon Simmons. (Children's/John Knight)

rural counties are without pediatricians, and almost no rural counties have enough pediatricians.
"This scholarship, in time, will allow all Georgia's rural children to have access to the care they need close to home," Sumner said. "We are deeply grateful for the trust in us and the commitment Children's Healthcare of Atlanta has to help rural communities."
This year's class of Rural Pediatrics Scholarship Program recipients include:

Mackenzie Best of Bonaire (Class of 2026) Lauren Brooker of Sandersville (Class of
2025) Jonathon Edgy of Waynesville (Class of
2023) Leeia Fields of Douglas (Class of 2025) Kimberly Gunby of Stapleton (Class of
2024) Megan Hobbs of Hazlehurst (Class of
2025) Alyssa Lorenzen of Forsyth (Class of

2025) Landon Simmons of Euharlee (Class of
2026) Harsimran Singh of Bainbridge (Class of
2026) Nelliena Young of Albany (Class of 2023)
Two of these scholars graduated on May 6 and will enter residency this summer. In just three years, Nelliena Young and Jonathon Edgy will be ready to serve rural Georgia as pediatricians. Young will complete her pediatric residency at Morehouse College, and Edgy will complete his at the University of Florida. They plan to return to southwest and southeast Georgia.
"It's a huge honor for me to have been selected for the Rural Pediatric Scholarship," said Young. "This program is going to make a huge difference in my hometown and for the people in my community, and I wanted to be a big part of that."
The 2023 scholars were honored during a pinning ceremony on April 26 in the presence of Children's Chief Medical Officer Dr. James Fortenberry, Mercer University President William D. Underwood, Dean Sumner, and Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center Executive Director Glenda Grant, and scholars' families.
Staff reports in the Market Bulletin are
submitted by outside organizations concern-
ing agricultural-related topics in Georgia. A
submission does not guarantee publication.
The editor retains the right to accept and edit
submitted articles. Submissions can be sent to
marketbulletin@agr.georgia.gov.

USDA still accepting 2022 Census of Agriculture forms from Southern producers

Staff Reports
ATHENS The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is reminding farmers and ranchers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina that the window is closing on the opportunity to participate in the 2022 Census of Agriculture. NASS is encouraging U.S. producers who have not returned their completed ag census questionnaires to do so as soon as possible to avoid additional mail, phone, email, text, and in-person follow-up, which is currently underway.
"We want to thank all the farmers and ranchers who have already responded and let others know it is not too late," said NASS Regional Director Anthony Prillaman. "The census gives producers a collective voice to show the value and importance of U.S. agriculture and gives them the power to influence decisions that shape American agriculture in

the future. To ensure these decisions are based on the most accurate data possible, response is needed from all producers, no matter their size or what they produce."
NASS is reminding producers that if they produced and sold $1,000 or more of agricultural product in 2022, or normally would have produced and sold that much, they meet USDA's definition of a farm. However, federal law requires everyone who received the 2022 Census of Agriculture questionnaire to complete and return it, even if they do not currently meet this definition. Producers can respond by mail or online at https://portal.agcounts. usda.gov/portal/s/.
"If you received the ag census but do not fit the definition of a farm, are no longer farming, never farmed, or are a landowner who leases your land to a producer, please write your status on the form and mail it back," said Prillaman.
The Census of Agriculture remains the

only comprehensive and impartial source of agriculture data for every state and county in the nation. Census data are used by policymakers, trade associations, researchers, agribusinesses, educators, and many others. The information helps inform decisions on farm policy, rural development, the development of farm technologies, and more. It also aids in the creation and funding of loans and insurance programs and other forms of assistance.
The ag census differs from other NASS surveys. Beyond being conducted just once every five years, it provides important demographic information and data on certain commodities, such as horses, bison, and Christmas trees, which would not otherwise be available. The Census of Agriculture collects information on nearly every aspect of American agriculture for a complete picture of the health of the industry.
Federal law under Title 7 USC 2204(g) Public Law 105-113 requires that NASS keep

all submissions confidential, use the information for statistical purposes only, and publish aggregate data to prevent disclosing the identity of any individual producer or farm operation.
NASS will release the results of the ag census in early 2024. To learn more about the Census of Agriculture, visit https://www.nass. usda.gov/agcensus/. On the website, producers and other data users can access frequently asked questions, past ag census data, special study information, and more. For highlights of these and the latest information, follow USDA NASS on Twitter at @usda_nass.
Staff reports in the Market Bulletin are
submitted by outside organizations concern-
ing agricultural-related topics in Georgia. A
submission does not guarantee publication.
The editor retains the right to accept and edit
submitted articles. Submissions can be sent
to marketbulletin@agr.georgia.gov.

Georgia Cooking: Easy Strawberry Jam

Once you return from the grocery store, local farmers market or U-Pick farm with your bounty of in-season Georgia strawberries, what can you do with them? This simple No Pectin Strawberry Jam Recipe is made with only strawberries, sugar, and a bit of lemon. Couldn't be easier!

Also, the University of Georgia's Extension Service has resources on preserving food online and at local offices throughout the state. The Extension Service's online food preservation guides: https://extension. uga.edu/topic-areas/food-health/ food-preservation.html.

Strawberries are a delicious and nutritious fruit that are packed with a range of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. One cup of fresh strawberries contains only about 50 calories and provides more than 100 percent of the recommended daily intake of vitamin C. They are also a good source of fiber, folate, and potassium.
If you want to take canning to the next step, Georgia Grown offers an online step-by-step guide on canning food: https://georgiagrown.com/canning/.

Ingredients
1 quart fresh strawberries, washed and hulled
cup sugar tsp lemon zest 2 Tbsps fresh lemon juice tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
Cut strawberries in small pieces.
Combine strawberries in a bowl with sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla.

Place mixture in a heavy bottom saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved.
Raise heat to medium-high and cook until it reaches a temperature of 215 F on a candy thermometer, stirring to prevent scorching. If you don't have a candy thermometer, place a plate in the freezer.

(Photo credit: Georgia Grown)

Georgia Grown in Season

Beans

Blackberries

Blueberries

Broccoli

Cabbage

Carrots

Collards

Potatoes -

Kale

Irish

Lettuce

Spinach

Mushrooms Squash -

Okra

summer

Vidalia Onions Strawberries

Peaches

Zucchini

Once the plate has chilled well, place a small spoon of mixture on the plate to check the consistency.
Store in the refrigerator or follow canning procedures to store in properly sterilized and sealed jars.

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SHEEP

7 TIPS FOR CULTIVATING MENTAL HEALTH ON THE FARM

Registered Katahdin ram lambs, born 2/2023, great genetics, excellent growth, muscular structure, parasite resistance, some with beautiful colors: $500 each. Pics available at www.sunridgefarms.org, S. Kozee Molena 678-877-9860
EQUINE
Advertisers in the Equine category must submit a current negative Coggins test for each equine advertised. This includes horses, ponies and don-

keys. Buyers are urged to re-

quest verification of a negative

Acknowledge the unique

Seek support from mental- Coggins from the advertiser before purchasing any equine.

Barn cats available for rodent control (shelter rescues). Neutered, vaccinated, delivered to you at no cost. Call or text. Linda Watkinsville 706-343-8173 barncatsgeorgia@gmail.com

(3) chickens available: call for price. No shipping. Call for details. J. Cook Dawsonville 706-429-2898
(4) Dom hens, 19m/o, (2) reds, 18m/o, (12) mix hens, half Black Butcher game, (20) mix chicks, straight run hens: $15/ea; chicks: $2/ea. Michael Price Canton 404-625-4010
6 week old assorted ducklings: $5 each or 5 for $20. Call or text. Scott Holland Cleveland 762-228-0167
Assorted breeds baby to adult; chicks sexed and unsexed; ducks, guineas, Ayam Cemani also. Sherry AmersonWhite Augusta blackberrycreekminifarm@gmail.com 706-833-5535

Generalized ads such as those Floyd Felines has rescue cats Baby geese, various breeds.

social and economic

health professionals,

selling "many horses," "variety for rodent control in barn/gar- Absolutely adorable. Only doto choose from" or "free" ani- den homes. Cats are ing one hatch. Linda Senoia

hardships faced by farmers and their families.

mals will not be published. For neutered/vaccinated & come 770-599-9062

family, faith-based more information, please call the GDA Equine Health Division at 404.656.3713.
organizations, and trusted Two standard donkeys, one

at no charge. Must provide daily food, water. Will deliver. Text/email. Angie Rome 706512-7004 angieyanceygae@gmail.com

Bantam hatching eggs for sale: $10 per dozen. Come by to pick up. Lorene Durden Monticello 706-468-1834

female and one young male.
peers in your community. Good personalities. You pick
up. Text for details & pics. Rachel Lumpkin 334-7405339

Manx bobtail kittens: $50 each. Very good hunters. Pick up. Call or text for pictures. Imogene Lake Park 229-251-

Blue eared pheasant, male, 2y/o: $150. Diane Macon 478808-9128
Blue Orpington chicks for

0340

sale, hatched March 6, pullets,

STOCK DOGS

RABBITS

purebred: $30/ea. Call or text for pictures. Summer Hunt

Ads in this category are limited to breeds recognized by the American Kennel Club as herding and/or working dogs (in an agricultural context). Ads for breeds that do not meet those definitions will not be

Black Silver Fox meat and fur rabbits, bucks DOB: 11/3/22; also BSFox bunnies ready end of may. Show bloodlines. J. Porter Bostwick 706-3807222

Thomson 706-825-1455
Bourbon Red and Narragansett heritage turkey poults hatching weekly; Bourbon Red and Narragansett turkey hatching eggs; Rhode Island Red, Olive Egger, Welsummer

Maintain physical health through regular
exercise, a balanced diet,
and getting

Develop hobbies off of the farm and remember to take breaks.

Create a plan surrounding farm
succession to avoid future familial stress.

published.

Flemish Giant babies: $60/ea; chicks & hatching eggs. Daniel

Holland Lops: $80/ea. T. Pine Mountain 678-687-6746

Advertisers must submit a copy of a current Rabies Vaccination Certificate signed by a licensed veterinarian for dogs 12 weeks and older and include the ages of all dogs being advertised. Ads submitted without this information will not be published.

Grantham Villa Rica 770-3130088
Flemish giants for sale. Lee Eason Hogansville 706-5946916
Mixed Rex/New Zealand rabbits: $20/ea. Good meat rabbits or pets. Call or text. Anthony Pless Toccoa 706-244-

Chicks - pure French Black Copper Maran, straight run, 19w/o: $10/ea & up. Call, leave message. David Arnoldsville 706-410-8390
Chicks, pure French black copper Maran, pullets & cockerel, starting at: $15/ea. Limited supply, 5-7w/o. Maurice

'PR' UKC reg'd Redbone 7137

Muhammad Maxeys 706-424-

enough sleep.

Coonhound puppies. (3) female pups left. Ready to go home at 8w/o on 6/11/23. Email for application, serious inquiries only. North, GA shannonfamilyredbones@gmail.com

New Zealand red and broken colors, bucks and does available 3 1/2 months old. Silver Fox litter available 5/5/2023. Kelly Maxwell Winder 404925-2369

1777
Coturnix quail and fertile hatching eggs available. NPIP certified #57-1995. Pick up or shipping available. Moss Quail Farm. Statham 470-334-6013

AKC reg'd Australian Shepherd puppies, will be ready May 19th merles: $850/ea &
solids: $650/ea. Joe Murphy,
NC 828-361-3666

New Zealand White and New Zealand Flemish Giant Cross does, 10-12m/o. Ready to breed. Bishop Herington Forsyth 478-974-8135

Coturnix quail available hatching eggs, meat birds, breeding sets & chicks. Call or text for more details. Amanda Comer 706-424-7535

Actively work to combat the stigma

Research accessible options for mental

Anatolian Shepherd, 2y/o, very sweet personality and great w/children. Call/text. Rachel Forsyth 770-468-9767

Rabbits for sale. Cottontail San Juan. Call for more info. Ray Brantley Davisboro 478456-5495

Emu chicks: $200-250/ea, depending on age; barnyard chicks: $3-$5/ea; Bielefelder chicks: $4-6/ea; Button quail: $4-6/ea. Leave message. M.J.

Anatolian Sheppard/Great POULTRY/FOWL Auburn 770-962-0818

surrounding mental health by talking to family and peers.

healthcare and seek professional help if mental
health worsens.

To find more information on farmer mental health visit:
WWW.GAFARMSTRESS.COM OR
WWW.AGRISAFE.ORG

Pyrenees LSG dogs. (2) Male

Game fowl for sale

and (2) female, will have 1st Any person engaged in buying Maclean, Lacey Roundhead,

and 2nd shots and will be live poultry of any kind for Kelso, Albany, Mug, Sweater &

wormed. Will be ready for new resale, or in selling live poultry Blue face & Gilmore, crosses

homes 5/22/23: $350/ea. Chris of any kind bought for resale, and pure blood; also ask about

Thomaston 762-208-0539

must be licensed by the GDA. others. David Williams Sparta

Great Pyrenees livestock guardians in training. Brother and sister. Born in January. Up to date on shots, amazing with children, great with goats.

Possessing such a license does not by itself disqualify an individual from advertising poultry in the Market Bulletin. Mallard ducks must be at least three

478-232-4332
Guinea chicks: $4/ea; large breed mixed black chicks, straight run: $2.50/ea; large mixed breed roosters: $10/ea.

Lindsay Schnute Griffin 770- generations from the wild Call/text. M. Saponari Elber-

616-6453

before they can be advertised ton 706-498-5277

in the Market Bulletin. Advertis-

Purebred Australian Shepherd ers must include this informa- Houdan rooster, gentle na-

puppies born 4/5/23. Tails tion in notices submitted for ture, called Houdini Tweaky

docked and dew claws removed. Blue merles and black tris available. Ready to go June 1st. Emma McPherson Dawsonville 678-772-2144

publication. Out-of-state poultry must have a negative Avian Influenza test and negative pullorum test within 21 days of entering Georgia. For more infor-

Beaks due to overlap of his beaks. Special home needed: $20. Wee Woods Farm Danielsville 706-254-7717
Lavender Orpington pullets,

Reg'd Karakachan X Anato- mation, call the GDA Livestock hatched 2/28/23. Beautiful hen

lian/Great Pyrenees LGD pup- and

Poultry

Division, prospects: $25 each. Kelley

pies, all males: $250/ea. Par- 404.656.3665.

Williamson 404-858-9884

ents trained for chickens and sheep. Available now (10w/o) Call/text. Trey Gainesville 770-540-2871

(15) varieties game fowl: $75$125/pair or $15-$25/hen; (15) varieties peafowl: $250$400/ea. Ray Watts Macon

One Rhode Island Red rooster available to a good home. Please call Kathy in Comer 706-783-5297

BARN CATS

478-361-3468

Peacocks, 1-3 years old. In-

(2) one-year-old Royal Palm dia blue (IB), IB black shoulder,

Barn cats available: no Tom Turkeys: $75 each. Eddie IB Pied, Purple, white, eggs.

charge. Calls only. Jeannette Bozeman Dublin 478-609- Call/text. Jamie Griffin 678-

Temple 770-316-9480

5163.

600-7394

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POULTRY/FOWL

Horse-drawn hearses for sale. One white and one black.

Hydraulic brakes, safety glass.

Any person engaged in buying Ready for use. Can send pho-

live poultry of any kind for tos. Joe Watkins Winder 770-

resale, or in selling live poultry 307-6979

of any kind bought for resale, must be licensed by the GDA.

Wagon, 2-horse, Owensboro, circa 1948. Original undercar-

Possessing such a license does riage w/steel axles and auto

not by itself disqualify an indi- type wheels. Fair condition.

vidual from advertising poultry Needs work but usable: $600.

in the Market Bulletin. Mallard Lamar Cleveland 404-790-

ducks must be at least three 2944

generations from the wild

before they can be advertised POULTRY SUPPLIES

in the Market Bulletin. Advertisers must include this information in notices submitted for publication. Out-of-state poultry must have a negative Avian Influenza test and negative pul-

52in fans & 48in fans; Rotem platinum plus controllers/backups; also egg room cooler/ heat. Deanna Purther Ellijay 530-263-3638

lorum test within 21 days of en- Cages, outdoor, welded wire,

tering Georgia. For more infor- galvanized units, quality con-

mation, call the GDA Livestock struction: free. Various sizes.

and

Poultry

Division, Call/text. John Bennett Atlanta

404.656.3665.

404-680-5150

Pigeons - white rollers, turner Dickey incubator for sale. Exrollers, colored rollers & white cellent condition. Vickie Hogan homers: $22/pair. Wyatt John- Clarkesville 706-768-5441

son Midville 478-494-3240

Mobile chicken tractors for

Red Sex Link, ready to lay - meat birds or layers. Available

pullets: $20/ea; pullet chicks: w/roost board & nest boxes or

$4.50/ea; ready to butcher without. Delivery available,

roosters: $15/each or 5 for some areas. Text/call for more

$70. RES Poultry Farm info/photos. Justin Gill

Louisville 478-241-3989

Greenville 678-633-1808

Red Star hens, now laying: $10-$15/ea; baby chickens:

MISCELLANEOUS

$4-$6/ea. Gerald Hayes Flow-

ery Branch 470-208-0309

Only agriculture-related items

Rhode Island Reds & Red may be advertised in this

Sex Links, all ages. Call for Category.

availability. Philip Register Cumming 770-377-3117

BEES, HONEY

Special sale on game roost-

AND SUPPLIES

ers. Buy one $10; buy 3 or

more $5 each. Marvin Garner 3lb package bees: $140;

Resaca 706-913-3165 or 706- March 5-frame nucs: $200.

625-5291

Multiple discounts available on

Toulouse goslings, straight run. Taking orders, some avail-

some supplies. David McDaniel Rome 706-389-5425

able now: $50/ea. Melanie 5-frame nucs for sale w/at

Scoggins Newborn 706-476- least 3 frames brood, & a

3302

young queen: $180. Will have

Turkeys (adults and poults), more for a few months. Aubrey guinea keets, peafowl (1y/o Commerce 706-654-6861

and up). Jachin Valley Farm, Sara Robbins Blairsville 706745-2328

Adult 10-frame single hives, full of bees w/working queen; also 5-frame nucs w/working

White leghorn chicks 2wks queen and bees. You pick up.

old. Also, silver-laced Wyan- Henry R Parker Dawsonville

dotte, black Jersey Giant ,blue 706-265-2644

Jersey Giant, barred Rock and heritage Rhode Island reds: $5 each. C. Freeman Gainesville 678-897-9318

Albany/SW Georgia complete bee removal from structures. State licensed & insured, 30 years experience. Dale Richter

ANIMAL

Leesburg 229-886-7663

EQUIPMENT AND

Bee removal Valdosta and Southwest Georgia (100-mile

SUPPLIES

radius). Structural bee removal

for a fee, swarms free. Li-

censed and insured. Blossom

CATTLE SUPPLIES Bee Removal. S. Peterson Val-

dosta 229-563-3050

Vet-Gun w/CO2 cartridges

and wormer boluses. Like new:

$175. Text only. Terry Mc-

Cants Butler 770-468-2650

Western Stampede mobile

chute, Priefert panels, Bow-

gate Alley backstop, calf pass

panel, hay rings, horse stall,

and dart gun. Also, poultry

house for sale. David Hooper

Cedartown 770-748-8929

Gallberry honey - Voted

GOAT SUPPLIES

Best-Tasting & Flavor of GA winner: $68/gallon including

Livestock enclosures for a pickup. One for shortbed, one for longbed. Oak construction, good condition. Can send pic-

shipping. B. Bruce PO Box 88 Homerville, GA 31634 www.brucesnutnhoney.com 912-487-5001

tures: $100 each. Chris Newman Canton 770-883-5952

Nucs, queens, packages & beekeeping classes. Melissa

Nigerian Dwarf buck, 3m/o, Monticello www.gsbeez.com.

friendly, tri-colord, beautiful, 312-909-3050

good milk lines: $100. Text or call. Aline Bennett Auburn 678-227-9535

Removal of swarms: free; removal of bees from structure: fee; also used clean bee

TACK AND SUPPLIES

equipment for sale. Honey Bee Rescue, Derry Oliver Commerce 706-335-7226

Draft team harness w/bridles, Remove honey bees from a

heavy duty nylon by Stich N structure for a fee; remove a

Hitch, good condition: $650 swarm for free. Also, wanted

(New $1200+) Lamar Cleve- bee equipment. Leonard Day

land 404-790-2944

Macon 478-719-5588

Spring Vegetable Planting Chart

Vegetable
Asparagus
Beans, bush pole lima pole lima

Days to Maturity
2nd year
50-60 65-75 65-75 80-85

Planting Dates
Jan. 15-Mar. 15
Mar. 15-May 1 Mar. 15-May 10 Mar. 15-June 1 Mar. 15-June 1

Seeds/ Plants per
100 ft.
50 roots
1/2 pound 1/2 pound 1/2 pound 1/2 pound

Spacing Rows per
plants
36" x 18"-24"
36" x 2"-4" 36" x 4"-12" 36" x 3"-4" 36" x 6"-8"

Depth to
Plant
6"
1"-1 1/2" 1"-1 1/2" 1"-1 1/2" 1"-1 1/2"

Beets Broccoli Butterpea

55-65 60-80
70

Feb. 15-April 1 Feb. 15-March 15
April 1-May 1

1 ounce 100 plants 1/2 pound

18"-36" x 2" 36" x 12" 36" x 3"-4"

1/2" 1"-1 1/2"

Cabbage

70-120

Jan. 15-Mar. 15

100 plants

36" x 12"

Cantaloupe

80-90

Mar. 20-June 20

1 ounce

60" x 36"

1"

Carrot

70-95

Jan. 15-March 20

1/2 ounce

18-36" x 2"-3"

1/4"

Cauliflower
Collards Corn, yellow white bi-color
Cucumber: slicing pickling gynoecious Eggplant
Kale
Lettuce
Mustard
Okra
Onion, green dry bulb
Peas: garden (English) edible pod Southern

60-75 55-85 65-90 65-90 65-90
50-65 50-65 50-65 75-90 50-70 60-85 40-50 55-65 60-90 100-120
60-70 60-70 60-70

Mar. 1-April 1 Feb. 1-March 15 Mar. 15-June 1 Mar. 15-June 1 Mar. 15-June 1
April 1-May 15 April 1-May 15 April 1-May 15 April 1-May 15 Feb. 1-Mar. 10 Jan. 15-Mar. 1 Jan. 15-April 1 April 1-June 1 Jan. 1-Mar. 15 Jan. 1-Mar. 15
Jan. 15-Feb. 15 Jan. 15-Feb. 15 April-Aug. 10

100 plants 1/2 ounce 1/4 pound 1/4 pound 1/4 pound
1 ounce 1 ounce 1 ounce 50 plants 1/2 ounce 1/4 ounce 1/2 ounce 1 ounce 300 plants 300 plants
1 pound 1 pound 1/2 pound

36" x 12" 36" x 8"-16" 36" x 12"-18" 36" x 12"-18" 36" x 12"-18"
60" x 12" 60" x 12" 60" x 12" 36" x 24" 36" x 8"-16" 18"-36" x 8-12" 18"-36" x 2" 36" x 12" 18"-36" x 3" 18"-36" x 3"-4"
36" x 2" 36" x 2" 36" x 3"-4"

1/2" 1"-1 1/2" 1"-1 1/2" 1"-1 1/2"
1/2"-3/4" 1/2"-3/4" 1/2"-3/4"
1/2" 1/8" 1/2" 1"
1"-2" 1"-2" 1"-2"

Peppers, bell hot hot-sweet

65-80 65-95

April 1-June 1 April 1-June 1 April 1-June 1

50 plants 50 plants 50 plants

36" x 24" 36" x 24" 36" x 24"

Potatoes, Irish Sweet
Pumpkin, tiny pie type small large giant
Radish
Spinach
Squash: summer (zuchini) winter
Tomato: cherry grape determinate indeterminate
Turnip
Watermelon: lg. round small

70-90 90-120
85-120 85-120 85-120 85-120 85-120 25-30 40-45
40-55
85-120 70-90 70-90 70-90 70-90 40-60
80-90 80-90 80-90

Jan.15-Mar. 1 April 15-June 15
May 15-July 1 (Depending on maturity date)
Jan. 15-April 1 Jan. 15-Mar. 15
April 1-May 15
April 1-July 1 Mar. 25-May 1 Mar. 25-May 1 Mar. 25-May 1 Mar. 25-May 1 Jan. 15-April 1 Mar. 20-May 1 Mar. 20-May 1 Mar. 20-May 1

12 pounds 100 plants
1 ounce 1 ounce 1 ounce 1 ounce 1 ounce 1 ounce 1 ounce
1/2 ounce
1/2 ounce 50 plants 50 plants 50 plants 50 plants 1/2 ounce
1 ounce 1 ounce 1 ounce

36" x 12" 36" x 12"
72" x 48" 72" x 48" 72" x 48" 72" x 48" 72" x 48" 24" x 1" 18"-36" x 2"
36" x 24"
60" x 36" 48" x 24" 48" x 24" 48" x 24" 48" x 24" 18"-36" x 2"
72" x 36-48" 72" x 36-48" 72" x 36-48"

4"-5"
1" 1" 1" 1" 1" 1/2" 1/2"-3/4"
1"-2" 1"-2"
1/2" 1"-2"

Adapted from the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service

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BEES, HONEY

Bermuda and Bermuda/Bahai Apple rootstocks for sale - Yucca: sharp, drought proof, mix hay for sale. 2022 cutting: EMLA 111, 1/4in & 3/8in, 40 of no maintenance, lots of flow-

FIREWOOD

2022 shelled Elliott pecans, ready to eat-bake-freeze-en-

AND SUPPLIES

$45 per bale. Sold all cows. 86 each available: $1.50/ea plus ers, up to 14feet tall: $10/

joy: $12/lb. +shipping. Call/text

bales available. Mitch Denham shipping. Rochelle 229-276- rootable foot. Full-sun or par- Firewood must be cut from the Mark Parker 229-726-4238

Swarms removed: free; re- Lenox 229-392-3520

5852

tial shade. Leave message. E. advertiser's personal property. Tressie Parker 229-400-3304

move from structures: fee; local honey for sale; also beekeeping equipment wanted. Upson County 706-975 -1096
AQUACULTURE AND SUPPLIES
Advertisers selling sterile triploid grass carp must submit a current Wild Animal License from the Georgia Department

Bermuda, mixed hay, rye. Fertilized & rain free, horse quality: $8/sq; round bales in barn: $60-$80. Large quantity delivery available. S. Stana Carrollton 770-241-3201
Hay for sale - $60/4X5 roll. 2023 clean winter rye, clover and Bermuda hay. Darin Pierce Unadilla 478-808-5390
Hay for sale - 5x5.5, net-

Gloriosa lily tubers for sale, small size: $12/10 including postage. Charles Parrish Vidalia 912-583-2537
Japanese maples, cream/ rose Hellebores, Japanese & flag iris, lilac, Hosta: $3/ea 4in pots; $5/1gal. Leave text for appointment. Tillman Farm Hoschton 706-654-8639
Pachysandra - 50 bare-root

Julian Acworth 678-742-8645
SEEDS
Advertisements selling seeds must include a current state laboratory report (fewer than nine months old) for purity, noxious weeks and germination for each seed lot advertised. Ads submitted without this information will not be published. For more information regarding certified seed,

Ads for firewood must use the cord when specifying the amount of firewood for sale.
Firewood, water oak, hardwood, easy access: free. You cut and haul. George Scoville Macon 478-337-2827
Fresh cut sugar maple for smoker. 5-gallon bucket: $15; 2 for $20. Leave message. E. Julian Acworth 678-742-8645

Moultrie Facebook: Parker Pecans
Beautiful farm fresh eggs in assorted colors: $6/doz. Rebecca Little Monroe 678-5358417
Delicious pasture raised pork. We have hogs approaching processing weight soon. Reserve your whole, half, or quarter. Butchered to your specs.

of Natural Resources. Ads with- wrapped, inside & outside: $45 plants: $10. Large supply. call the GDA Seed Division,

Call or text. Daniel Gillsville

out this license will not be pub- & up. Todd Grogan Mont- Beautiful evergreen ground 229.386.3557.

Seasoned or green oak fire- 770-355-5283

lished. Entities producing and selling or reselling domestic fish in Georgia are required to obtain a free Aquaculture Registration Permit. For more infor-

gomery, AL 334-320-7315
Hay, mixed grass, 4x5, netwrapped, rain-free. John Bullington Pelham 229-3228480

cover for shade, deer and rabbit resistant. Marietta 770490-5685
Pawpaw trees: 1-year-old: $15/each, 3 for $30, 10 for

Four o'clocks, all colors: $3 per tablespoon plus SASE. M. Pursley 253 Ryan Rd Winder Ga. 30680 678-979-0057

wood. 1/2 cord: $150. Truckload or any quantity available. Delivery available. Text/call. Larry Moore Grantville 678-278-5709

Farm fresh eggs cage free all natural. $5 per dozen. Harriet Chaney Lithonia 404-2901122

mation on aquaculture rules and licensing in Georgia, including a listing of domestic fish and other fish species requiring a Wild Animal License, visit https://georgiawildlife.com/aquaculture or call 770.761.3044.
10-12in sterile grass carp, bluegill, largemouth bass, shellcracker, catfish, pond lime, weed analysis, electrofishing services, feeders, aeration. Keith Edge Soperton 478-697-8994

Tift 44 and Russell horse quality hay; limed, fertilized 4x4.5 rolls: $90 per roll. Jim Bishop Newnan 678-378-2903
Wheat straw for sale - square bales: $7; round bales: $40. Russ Elliott Lizella 478-9358180
MULCH AND FERTILIZERS
100+ 4x5 rolls of mulch hay: free. Dwight Mobley Bethlehem 770-307-7356

$80. 2-years-old: $25/each, 3 for $50, 10 for $135. Stratified seeds are 50 for $20. Jay Doolittle College Park 404422-0828
Peach tree - 3ft, bare root, freestone, white peach, blooms within 3 years, fast growing: $1/ea, pick up only. Large quantity delivery available, extra fee. Robert Hottle South Fulton 404-344-0568
Privacy trees - Thuja Green Giants, Leyland Cypress. Delivered direct from our farm

Mexican sunflower, cleome, 4 o'clock, touch-me-not, money plant: $2/TSP w/SASE, 1 stamp for each TSP of seed. B. L. Savage, 3017 Atkins Dr., Gainesville 30507
Old-timey cayenne, rooster spur, peter pepper seeds: (25) seeds, $2/pk + SASE. Terry Madaris 2017 Cloud Springs Rd Rossville GA 30741
Old-timey Hot Cow Horn, Red Peter pepper seed, Rutger and German pink tomato seed:

Seasoned, split firewood - 1/2 cord: $95; cord: $170; 15 pieces for campfire bundle: $25. Green wood 1/2 cord: $85; cord: $150. All prices +tax. AA Farms Hartwell 706376-8968
PICK YOUR OWN CROPS
Potluck Blueberry Farm, 282 Cox Woodland Rd., NW, Milledgeville 31061 478-9325390. Opens June 15.

Freezer beef - grass/grain

fed, half or whole: $4.50/lb,

hanging weight, cut to your or-

der. Now available, no anti-

bodies.

Fred

Fuller

Hawkinsville 478-258-7727

Grass fed, grass finished

beef. USDA inspected proces-

sor, vacuum sealed. 1/4, 1/2 &

whole cows available: $5/lb,

hanging weight inclusive of

processing. Carhan Farm,

Eatonton

404-210-9079

carhanfarm@gmail.com

A-1 Big Reds/Euro great fishing: $45/lb; Red wigglers perfect for fishing and composting: $35/lb. Lew Bush Byron bigreds1@cox.net 478-9554780
All sizes - Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Threadfin, Gizzard Shad, Shellcracker and more. Free delivery or pick up. Danny Austin Roberta 478-391-9068
Bass, bluegill, hybrid bream,

2022 Wheat straw: $3.50/bale at barn. Delivery available. Gary Brinson Tarrytown 912286-3191
Horse manure w/shavings, aged or fresh: free. I load w/Bobcat. Paulding/Cobb/Bartow area. Robert Acorth 770974-2010
Horse manure, mixed with shavings: free. Danny West Fayetteville 404-771-4041

and planted for you. John Monticello 770-862-7442

$1/pack with SASE. Amory Hall 130 Ellison St Maysville GA 30558 470-201-9105
TIMBER
Timber must be individually owned and produced by the advertiser on his or her personal property. No companies or businesses are permitted to advertise timberland in this Category. Timberland advertised

THINGS TO EAT
Advertisers producing and offering for sale shell eggs at retail to the end consumer must obtain an egg candling certificate from the Georgia Department of Agriculture. The department offers training in egg candling. Email candling@agr.georgia.gov or call 404.656.3627 for more information.

Locally-grown beef, USDA inspected, half / whole available, custom cuts: $4.50/lb hanging weight. We offer ground beef, sausage, steaks, jerky and slaughter your cattle. Potts Family Meats Jefferson 706367-5823
Water-ground meal, flour & grits: $5/5lbs + postage. Mike Buckner 780 Fielders Mill RD Junction City GA 31812 706269-3630

shellcracker, sterile grass carp, Machine harvested worm

channel catfish, koi. Lake man- castings. Joe Tucker Chula

agement. David Cochran Elli- 229-425-1409

jay 706-889-8113

Mulch hay bales for sale. 4x5

Grass

carp,

Bluegill, net wrapped in fair condition.

must be at least one acre. 2022 Pecans for sale - ready

Timber wanted ads will not be published.
(2) Hickory trees, over 70y/o:

to eat, mostly halves: $10/20 oz qt bag plus postage. Doug Mitchell Loganville 678-6507500

ODDITIES
Martin gourds for sale. Larry Heard Chula 229-402-0375

Threadfin shad, Shellcracker and Catfish. Delivery available at: $2.50/mile, one way. Brian Simmons Hawkinsville 478892-3144

Loading available: $20/bale, 10 bale min. Phillip Bridges Lexington 706-255-8494
PLANTS, TREES

Purple heart/setcresea, 18 count flats, clearance: $12/flat, 200 available; also 57 count

free when you take down & remove. One is 13.5ft girth & the other is 9ft. Have photos. Jack Fowler Midway 912-441-1013

2022 pecans for sale: $9 per pound. Cleaned and ready for freezer. P. Griffin Clarkesville 706-768-8417

Martin gourds. 2022 crop: $4 each. Paul Bailey Hoschton 706-654-9245

Koi and Goldfish for sale. All

AND FLOWERS

plug trays available: $12/tray.

sizes and colors. Call for more

Tim Miller Rayle 706-401-0880

info. Glenn Kicklighter Sandersville 478-232-7704
Small head channel catfish available. 4-6 Inches and 6-8

Advertisements selling officially protected plants must include a permit to sell such plants. Ads submitted without this permit

Sabal

minor,

(Dwarf

Palmetto), Bald Cypress (Tax-

odium distichum), Sweet Bay

Magnolia (Magnolia virginiana)

Inches. Tribble Channel Catfish will not be published. For infor- 7gallon up: $40 and up. 15 gal-

Market Bulletin Farmland Ad Form
Ad guidelines: Only farmland of 5 acres or more may be advertised. Include price, acreage and county where the property is located. All property must be for
sale by the owner. Limit descriptive terms to property characteristics or structures.

Alamo 478-609-3067
FEED, HAY

mation on the sale or shipment lon Dwarf Palmetto $85, David of protected plants, visit Renz Statesboro 937-302www.fws.org/Endangered/per- 8245 Text or call.

A maximum word count of 30 including name, address, phone number and your city of residence is permitted in Farmland ads. Only one ad per subscriber

AND GRAIN

mits/index.html or call the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sawtooth

oaks,

Chinese

per issue. You must be a paid subscriber to advertise in the Market Bulletin.

2022 Peanut hay: $50.00/roll at barn. Delivery available. Glenn Brinson Tarrytown 912288-5960
2022 Russell Bermudagrass (100 bales) 4x5 fertilized, net-

404.679.7097. For questions

about

ginseng,

visit

https://www.fws.gov/Endan-

gered/permits/index.html or

call the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, 404.679.7097.

chestnuts, crape myrtles, Japanese maples (seedlings & grafted), 5 varieties of azaleas, gardenias, Catalpa trees. Mark Wrightsville 478-455-2981
Shade yard plants for sale;

Subscriber number ___________________ County _________________

wrapped, outside: $40/bale. 2023 hay in barn: $70/bale. Delivery negotiable. VM/text. Pruitt Statesboro 912-6824481
2022 square bales, Bermuda crabgrass mix, sprayed, fertil-

2023 Citrus (5 types): $27/ea; apple: $27/ea; banana: $10/ea; muscadine, blue/blackberry, gardenias, sago palms, Brown Turkey fig: $7/ea; 3ft wide ground cloth (silt fence): $0.50/ft.

also canning jars available: call for variety & pricing. Reasonably priced. Leave message. N.B. Purvis Marietta 770-4229871
Tree yearlings for sale - red bud, red maple, persimmon,

ized & weed free: $5.50 each at barn. K. Wood Hoschton 770-867-4332
2023 High protein UGA tested

Whispering Pines Farm Soperton aikenyaun@gmail.com 678-283-7592

gardenia, etc. All reasonable offers. Call or text for more information. Aron Walsh Stockbridge 404-431-1510

hay for sale - barn-stored Angel trumpets, confederate Variegated liriope & mondo

rd/sq Alicia & Russell, Bermu- roses, Christmas roses (Helle- grass, 1gal pots: $2/each; nan-

da grass. Delivery Available. borus): $5/ea; thornless black- dina, 1gal pots: $5/ea; Ginkgo

Heath Pittman Vidalia 912- berries, burning bushes, beau- trees, 1gal pots: $10/each. K.

293-2535 or 912-537-9721

tyberry, nandinas, hydrangeas, Patman Athens 706-549-4487 forsythia, weeping cherries:

2023 Russell hay, UGA test- $3.50/ea; Crepe myrtle and Wanted - coneflower plants

ed, 4x5 net-wrap rolls. Excel- others; Monkey grass, Periwin- and hyacinth bean seeds.

lent horse & cattle quality: kle: free. Carla Houghton Ma- Charles Deloach Evans 706-

$75/roll. Lonnie McKinney rietta 770-428-2227

699-9191

Cordele 229-947-2878

Angel trumpets, ginger lilies, Wildlife trees, buy one, get

Alfalfa hay, highest quality, hostas, ferns, phantom hy- one 50% off sawtooth, Nut-

UGA tested, 65lb square drangeas, Chinese snowballs, tall,

swamp

chestnut, I hereby certify that this notice meets all the necessary requirements for publication in the Market Bulletin:

bales: $12/bale. Lespedeza sedum, elephant ears and chinkapin, overcup, burr and

bales: $10/ea. (10 bale min); tomato plants. 9 miles south of hybrid oaks. 3Gal & 7gal trees. 4x5 round bales: $90/ea. AA Columbus. Doug Seale, AL Delivery available. Bruce Shaf-

__________________________________________________________

Farms Hartwell 706-376-8968 678-618-0352

fer Toomsboro 404-579-6048

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SERVICES HANDICRAFTS AND

OTHER

Electric fence charger repair. Wilfred Milam 8001 S Giles Rd

SEEKING FARM

SUPPLIES

(2) Hobart meat saws. (1) sin-

(2) Sears Kenmore sewing gle phase and (1) 3 phase. machine w/table cabinets, Asking: $350. Jerry Clark good condition, picture avail- Sparta 478-251-0536

BOARDING FACILITIES

Douglasville Ga. 30135 770942-4672
Farm 911 Signs-Farm Safety and Emergency Signage. An

able. (1) cabinet hinge needs replaced. Model 158.1612: $150; model 158.18022: $165. Bob Polland Kennesaw 770-
WANTED 427-1201

105gal L-shape fuel tank w/Fillrite 12V 15GPM fuel pump, ready for use: $500. Ryan Baerne Nicholson 706757-2672

The Georgia Animal Protection Act requires boarding and breeding facilities to be licensed. A current license

information source for greater peace of mind. Website: www.farm911signs.com Daren Sue Truex Cumming 678-6286767

EMPLOYMENT
50y/o adult male looking for farm work. Years of experience in tractor work, bush hogging, carpentry & fencing. Michael Martin Thomaston 678-416-1424

4-leaf clovers are lucky. Real 4-leaf clovers laminated (some) w/decorations. Nice gifts, good price. Call before 8pm. Be sure to leave message. Chris Colley Loganville 770466-2173
All types of chair caning, refinishing & repairs. James Lewis Perry 478-987-4243
Beautiful crochet cross bookmarks. Perfect for enclosing in
EMPLOYMENT cards to mail or as a gift for
someone special. Edith Roland Commerce 706-335-3920
Chair and rocker caning of all kinds; also wicker and rattan

250gal LP tank: $250; (8) pair hoops for garden tunnel, 2in diameter, approx 24ft long, makes hoop approx 32ft wide some 1.25 straight sections: make offer. John Dry Branch 478-960-6961
55gal food-grade stainless steel; 55gal metal burn barrels; 55gal food-grade plastic barrels; 275/330gal plastic totes; also tote cages. Tom Allanson Cumming 678-231-2324
Big Green Egg, extra large w/large redwood table, nested cover & accessories: $500. John Jasper 912-399-8100

number must be submitted with notices for publication in the "Boarding Facilities" category. Notices submitted without this information will not be published. For more information, please call the GDA Equine Health Division, 404.656.3713.
Horse boarding facility. Daily feeding, management, free choice hay, pasture, barns: $300/mo. Stable #35109353. Joe Douglas Villa Rica 770402-6590
FARM SERVICES
20+ years experience w/all

Farm fence specialist - installation, paint, pressure-wash & repair. Serving NE Georgia. Dan Gilbert Cumming 229325-3163
Hauling horses or horse transportation, new 2022 twohorse trailer. Any distance, anytime. Call for more info. AM Horsemanship Atlanta 678308-4002
Lakes/ponds built, repaired, new pipe systems, and clearing, swamps drained, creeks rerouted, drainage problems wetlands restoration, bush hogging home sites. Tim Harper Peachtree City 770-527-

Wildlife and Forestry Manage-

ment services: Prescribed

burning, wildlife management

Plans, timber harvesting, tim-

ber stand Improvement, inva-

sive species spraying, tree

planting, site prep spraying.

Dahlonega

706-300-1016

www.buckhavenlandsolution-

s.com

Farm Help Needed and Seeking Farm Employment ads must be related to agricultural

Items wanted in all Classified Categories will be advertised here.
Ag items wanted - hubby and I pay cash for vintage or antiques like old advertising signs, toys, kitchenwares, tools, furniture, store items, etc. Mike Canton 516-2384738
Complete grass catcher unit, to fit John Deere E130 mower, in good condition at reasonable price. Call or text. Tom McClendon Fayetteville 770584-2818

repair. Over 40 years of experience. Duke Dufresne Statham H: 770-725-2554 or C: 706340-5523
Chair caning in Tiger. Please call for estimate. Donald Becker Rabun County 770-807-

Commercial

pressure

washer, hose & reel. Honda

GX 390, engine model Hon-

da 13HP, model #EW610VS:

$475; Oster Shearmaster

w/extra cutter & comb, mod-

el # EW610V5: $125 Bishop

types tractor/bobcat farm/resi- 1565

farm work. Ads submitted for Flat bed, bumper pull trailer,

dential work, bush hogging & mowing, fertilizing, clearing & plowing, seeding/drainage, roads/driveways, grading & erosion control, pasture land maintenance. Will travel. W. Finch Conyers 770-714-7464

Mobile professional horse training, 30+ years of experience. Working initiate colts, horse behavior issues, etc. For more info, call. AM Horsemanship Atlanta 678-308-4002

domestic help, companions, baby sitters, housekeepers, etc. will not be published.
FARM HELP NEEDED

about 8ft-10ft x 20ft-24ft. For transporting 4x5 hay bales. Must be capable of carrying at least 10 bales. Joe Bartolone Madison 609-226-2614
ISO (4) Model A 16/17in wire

9783

Herington Forsyth 478-974-

Memory Bears made out of your loved ones clothing. Call for more info. Sherry McDaniel Buford 770-366-1306

8135
Converse waders, size 11: $40; large dog igloo: $50; all leather cowboy boots, size

25 years experience in farm, tractor & Bobcat work, bush hogging/lawn mowing, grading/clearing, plowing/garden, deer plots, fence/welding

Quilting materials, books, M7.5: $50; bird/rabbit cages: heavy equipment, post holes.

Mobile welding service all types of welding, certified, 45 years of experience. Call for details. Within 60mi. Campbell's Welding, Randy Campbell Griffin 678-603-

10 acres to be baled, can be wheels, in good condition. Bill square or round bales. Baled Hooper Midland billhooperon the halves, but will negoti- jr@aol.com 706-329-4359

ate. Fescue is freshly fertilized Looking for 8-9 bull or steer

and grazcon. John Heard Tate calves, 400-600lbs. Neal Villa

770-845-5555

Rica 678-877-9398

patterns and supplies. Call for call for prices. B. Maynard Larry Houston Covington 770- 0175

details and pricing. Fred Sav- Cleveland 770-550-0216

235-3082/770-235-3782

Farm facilities supervisor po- Looking for Allis-Chalmers sition available. Must have planter plates for 72 model.

age Dahlonega 706-865-5123
Swiss cow/goat/sheep/dog steel bells, all sizes: $15 & up. John Lilburn gradeaux@aol.com 404-202-4565
Weaver, Glimakra Standard

Farm pond gate valve, 10in stainless steel, 4ft tee handle: $200; (3) pair steel spoke wheels, 26in, 29in & 30in: $150/pair. Kenneth Crumbley Oxford 706-340-7445

39 years' experience - horse arenas laser graded, tree clearing, driveways built/regraded, gravel, barns graded, drainage correction, trucking, demolition. Luke Butler Braselton 770-685-0288

Sawmill services we have logs to cut or we can cut yours. We also have an inventory to pick through. Call or text. Justin Boutwell Thomson 706-699-2067

knowledge of farm equipment,

fencing and cattle. Good pay

and some weekend required.

Cartersville

katiecolinfar-

m@aol.com 770-560-2634

Farm manager needed. Look-

Need 4 of each - plate #309434, 16 cell & 302607, 16 cell. Stacey Burden Comer 706-714-7194
Looking for any free or cheap poultry - chicken, duck, turkey, geese, emu; also looking for

Countermarche floor loom. Wood kitchen stove, excellent

Weaving width 63in, brand condition, 6 eyes: $550; 44 years of experience. Bush

new, still boxed. Local pickup propane cylinders: $50, dis- hogging, light clearing, grad-

or delivery: $10,000. Call or count on several; electric Ford ing, potholes, gardens, food

text. James Rome 706-908- warmer, commercial: $125; plots, aerating, fertilizing,

1413

hand-turned grinding stone, seeding, discing, hauling,

FARM ANTIQUES

18in, no chips. Charolette Mi- fence removal, etc. Rick Alli-

lan 229-315-4231

son Buford 678-200-2040

ing for a full time farm manag- cheap rabbits. Michael Phip-

er having experience w/hay pen Newnan 770-755-8702

operation/general farm duties. Pay based on experience. Email resume. Waverly Hall info@woodcraftbymacdonald.-

Looking for elite peas seeds. Please text Mike. Washington 706-401-6746

com

Looking for family type

ponies, horses and any don-

REAL ESTATE (12) Antique wooden chicken
coops, stamped made by Bright Coop Co, Nacogdoches, TX, brown & some red w/post, rods, all wood "oak." Bobby Martin Homer 706-9886219
18ft pointed fruit ladder. In great condition: $350 OBO. Call or text. Birgit Bolton Atlanta 404-783-2045
50-gallon syrup boiler. Good condition: $2500. Keith Yawn Hazlehurst 912-375-7743

All farm property listed within this category (for sale or rent/lease) must consist of 10 acres or more. Out-of-state subscribers owning farm property within Georgia are
allowed to advertise in this category. Real estate agents, businesses, brokers or dealers that sell land on a commission basis are not eligible to advertise.

Ag/farm fencing, all types installed and repaired. 14yrs experience. Land management services: consulting, mowing, seeding, food plots, wildlife habitat. Casey Kent Good Hope 678-446-8520
Bobcat/tractor work, seed drill, bush-hogging, post-hole, food plots, land clearing, driveways, roads, grading, plowing/tilling, pasture maintenance. Oconee and surrounding counties. www.mikesfarmandpropertymgmt.com.

State wide brush cutting. Underbrush clearing, small tree clearing, brush cleanup, bush hogging, property and fence lines, overgrown areas. Thomas Bowlin 678972-4647
Stump grinding. Call today for your free estimate. Military and Senior discounts. Billy Swafford Comer 706-343-7425
Stumps ground neatly below

Help wanted on broiler house farm. Salary & housing available. Please leave number & message. Mike Bloodworth Knoxville 478-836-2535
Honest, mature person to maintain property and equipment. Salary based on experience. 1BR furnished house included. Drug test required. Good driving record. No pets. Simmons Conyers 770-6056107
Immediate opening for Span-

keys will consider Jenny, Jack, Gelding anywhere in GA. Pamela Liner Valdosta 229305-0801
Looking for hennies - game chicken, brown, black, white. Terry Riverdale 770-210-0475 or 478-390-2847
Looking for International 1466 or John Deere 4520 in running condition; also a Farmall A or IH 140; also searching for grist mill. Kenneth Hulett Fitzgerald 229-345-9634
Looking for Jennies or Jacks

Corn shellers grinders; crosscut saws; plow stocks; old

FARMLAND FOR

Michael Ebright Watkinsville ground level, free estimate and ish-speaking male or couple within 100 miles. Wayne Luck

770-363-5092

reasonably priced. Glen Whit- needed to work on bird farm. Cumming 678-886-4640

farm tools; post striking anvil; meal bin; wood tool boxes;

SALE

Bush hog your pasture or ley Bethlehem 770-867-2718 Live-in position: $200/weekly Looking for rye seed and also

field or till your garden. Larry or 770-307-7098

inc. small apartment. Serious brown top millet with good

vises, furniture farm sinks and cauldrons. Bill Blairsville 706897-0106
Depression glass from our farm 100s of pieces, patterns, colors. Will sell by the piece or box; ask about other items. No shipping. Jean Williamson Newborn 706-4681167
Fairbanks Morse platform scales include weights: $100. Jim Clark Blue Ridge 706455-7427
For sale - wheat cradle. Same family for 82 years, good condition: $500 cash. J.A. Hall Loganville 770-466-2322

16.9 acres of land w/800ft of paved road frontage & creek as back property line. Great for mini farm: $225k. Barry Danielsville (Ila area) 770 8430095
48.8ac, 2132 East Atlanta RD, 700ft frontage on Rex road. Timberland, creek, gas easement, utilities available. Asking: $12,750/acre. Jack White Stockbridge 912-660-0898
Mini-farm in Armuchee (Rosedale area in Floyd County), 14.9+/- acres, pasture & wooded. Has city water hookup available & well: $165,000. Call or text. Matt Armuchee

Boatright Dallas 678-386-1466
Bush hog, rotary mow, garden and food plot, harrow and plow, bale square hay. Monroe County area. Jimmy Waldrep Forsyth 478-9515563
Bush hogging, post holes, fertilizer/lime spread, & food plots/gardens tilled. Paulding & surrounding counties. Shannon Watson Dallas 770-547-0310
Coyote & hog control, day or night, fully suppressed, thermal scopes: free. Servicing all of GA. Very experienced. Zeb Brown Dallas

Tractor services gardens tilled, rotary cutting, gravel spread, seed/fertilizer spread, brush clearing. Will plant your garden for you. Tractor has bucket, we cover 30mi radius. Bradley Monroe 770-231-5582
We use smaller machines that can fit tight spaces with low ground impact. Stump grinding, brush cutting, grading, trenching, junk removal, dump trailer services. Robert Maxwell Thomasville www.MaxwellLandMangement.com 229-224-5945

inquiries only. Tere Lopez Oxford 770-787-2955
Paint job. Free estimate. Paint concrete foundation and stain back porch. Text me. Harris Jefferson 706-338-3165
Ranch manager needed. Duties include managing cattle, fences, pastures, hay, grounds, equipment & employee(s). Salary+ benefits, based on experience. Franklin 678520-0026
Seeking business partner to raise rabbits to sell as pets and meat. Must be sensitive

germ. Carl McKnight Senoia 770-328-6810
Looking for signed or unsigned pottery. I am especially interested in Meaders and anything from north GA. Will buy one piece or entire collection. Stan Clark Maysville 770-654-8422

770-773-5229 Mule drawn, spring-tooth cul-

678-873-6234

tivator: $100; #110 Coal cotton planter: $150; fertilizer distributor: $100; hand sickle: $50.

FARMLAND FOR RENT/LEASE

Custom tree/land clearing barns, pasture, residences.

Lamar Cox 824-7569

Fayetteville

404-

Twenty acres of pasture land including barn with electricity

Leave property clean. Demolition. Laser grading pads for barns, homes, riding arenas.

to disabilities and realize multi-

ple sources of income. Allen Looking for used counter top

Floyd Georgia 706-294-6382 w/cabinet/drawers to use for workspace and storage. N

Seeking female or couple to live on farm w/greenhouse growing experience who love

Ackerman Toccoa nackerman777@gmail.com 706-9691688

Rocking chairs (2) Brumby and water for lease in north- Build/refurbish toppings/drive-

horses to manage farm opera- Want Farmall Cub tractor for

Rockers, excellent condition: west Barrow County. M. ways. Drainage correction. In-

tions. Email resume, text or parts or repair or Farmall Cub

$750/ea. Joe Yeargin Dallas Threadgill Hoschton 770-867- sured. Bill Atlanta 770-231-

leave message. jqman@msn.- parts. Thomas Tucker Lithia

770-778-3441

7952 or 404-863-0489

4662

com, 678-710-5922

Springs 770-941-2354

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Looking to purchase 100-300 acres with or without house around Lexington, GA. Already have financing ready to buy. Joshua Fowler Dacula 404-

Want to buy Fisher Grandpa Bear wood heater in good condition. Bob Brookshire Monroe 404-895-6469

Wanted - 3pt hitch concrete mixer for tractor. Jim Currington Gainesville 770-616-3659

886-7423

Want to buy mower for 1986 Wanted - 8ft stainless steel

Need pond maintenance help. Must be insured and carry GA

Tuff-bilt tractor. Garmon Jackson 478-250-7290

uncapping tank; also honey supers & hive bodies w/frames that have drawn combs. Gage

Wanted - hunting lease in Wilcox/Pulaski/Dooly/Dodge /Bleckley. 50-1000 acres for myself and my son. Respectful Christians and Florida residents. John Oldsmar,
FL 352-238-2865

Wanted engine pulley & bolt Wanted: Locust post and from John Deere riding mower rails. Within 50 miles of Kawasaki motor with 1 1/8in Gainesville. Patrick Wolfer shaft. Roy Bruce Marble Hill Gainesville 770-519-3396 770-893-2853
Wanted Ford big truck F850, F-950, 1960s year single or tandem axle. Need running truck, does not have to be ex-

state only,

chemical license. Calls please leave message.

Want to buy tailgate for 2005 Ford Ranger pickup truck.

Killian 2696

Murphy,

NC

828-557-

cellent. Deen Baxley 912-3676470

Edward Patten Sylvester 229- Mike Greensboro 706-347-

Wated (2) 10x24 or 11x24 rear

881-1674

0593

Wanted - Troy-Bilt Horse or Wanted pr or trio Amerau- tractor tires. Need to be good

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she saw a great need for community gardens in two lower-income neighborhoods with no grocery stores selling fresh fruit and vegetables.
"That is why I planted the gardens there, but also, it's in an area where the population faces food-related cancers or diseases like high blood pressure and diabetes because they only have access to processed foods," she said.
Robinson's Black Street Farm supports the community gardens. Robinson added that it was natural for her to help people using her talent and knowledge about food.
"My path has just been amazing. By the grace of God, I just get led to different places and opportunities, and that's what brought me into farming," Robinson said.
Sarah Thompson, a STEAM career teacher at Flat Rock Middle School in Tyrone, said the school received its People's Garden designation last year, which is no ordinary school garden. They have a quarter-acre food forest for classroom lessons across different subjects, bridging gaps across courses.
"We use it to reinforce multidisciplinary academic learning," Thompson said. "For example, in the fall, students

make pickles with cucumbers and spices that we harvest from the garden. At the same time, were learning how Georgia settlers preserved food. Our eighth graders will study some of the lactobacillus bacteria that are created from the pickling process, and then finally, they write about their special pickle recipes. So we build literacy skills into it."
Thompson added that they have a pickling company nearby, and they volunteer to help by coming to class to participate in a "Shark Tank" style competition where students pitch their pickle recipes. Students also manage an aquaponics pond to learn about the environment and technical skills.
The school also has an international garden that serves as a way for the community to connect with the school. Thompson said students' families can plant fruits and vegetables. She noted that the school serves a large international population in the area.
"A lot of our international families are living in apartments, and what they miss the most is the food from home, so the garden gives them a little space where they can come and connect together," Thompson said.
The produce grown in the international

garden included kabocha squash from Japan, corn from heirloom seeds from Honduras, squash from Africa, and peppers from Mexico.
The food forest supplies produce to the school's cafeteria but Thompson said most of the food grown is donated, which she said offers another opportunity to learn.
"Our seventh-grade students are our harvesters, so they choose community organizations where they can donate food, like Fayette Senior Services," Thompson said. "We also use it as a garden business, so these kids are actually learning entrepreneurial skills while they're working."
Thompson learned about the People's Garden initiative looking for USDA programs that could help the school's food forest and programs. She hoped the program would help get the word out about Flat Rock Elementary's food forest to the community.
"I thought it was exactly what we wanted to do, and it summed up what we're trying to be for our community, the position we're trying to take, and the assistance we're trying to give to our community," Thompson said.
To learn more about the USDA's People's Garden initiative, visit www.usda. gov/peoples-garden.

Lashawndra Robinson operates two community gardens in low-income areas in Augusta where she teaches residents about good health and growing their own vegetables. (Special Photo)

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their communities to reduce pest populations," Ikner said.
The children learned about basic principles of integrated pest management.
"If you see one bug, you may just need to scoop it up and take it outside, but if you see a lot of bugs, you need to figure out what type of pest you have and what pesticide is suitable to get rid of them," Ikner told the class.
Prevention was the golden rule Ikner, Merritt, and Hollins drove home with the students. Keeping a clean and uncluttered home helps eliminate places where pests can hide and remove food that would attract them.
"It's a lot easier to prevent pests from coming into your house than it is to get rid of them once they are there," Ikner said.
The school visit was part of a grant awarded to GDA Structural Pest Control from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Region 4 Integrated Pest Management (IPM) grant program.
Ikner, Merritt and Hollins developed an interactive lesson about IPM for elementary school students to reinforce sustainable pest management practices and promote safety around pesticides that students may come across at home.
Ikner said Structural Pest Control had done a few school visits like the one in Dudley as a pilot program as they work to develop other outreach and education efforts.
The students at NW Laurens Elementary are part of the school's ag education program.

Ali Ikner, program manager with GDA's Structural Pest Control Division, quizzes students about household pests during a visit to Northwest Laurens Elementary School in Dudley. Ikner and Structural Pest Control inspectors LeAnne Merritt, and Sadiyyah Hollins created the outreach program with funding from a federal grant that aims to reduce pest incidents through public awareness. (GDA/Jay Jones)

Ag education curriculum was open to all Pre-K through fifth grade students this academic year for the first time.
Wilkes was among the teachers who worked under the state's pilot program to establish elementary school agriculture instruction. Her classes include gardening and animal husbandry. NW Laurens has an ag

barn where Wilkes keeps a Zebu cow, a pair of turkeys, pigs, goats and ducks.
Georgia has had ag curriculum in middle and high schools for several years, where lessons and after-school activities collaborate with Georgia FFA and 4-H school chapters. The difference is that state and federal education funding cannot be allotted toward ele-

mentary ag education. Each school has to be self-sufficient.
Wilkes said community support for her ag education program had been the main reason for its success. She received $65,000 in donations to build the school's ag barn, and local businesses have provided discounts or donated supplies. She also received support from the Georgia Farm Bureau.
"The community here sees the importance of agricultural instruction in elementary school and its impact," Wilkes said. "They really stepped up."
Wilkes added that agricultural instruction covers a lot, from production to technology. She said her lesson plans include teaching children about running a business using timber, science lessons in the school garden, and drones' more prominent role in agriculture. "To be in agriculture, it's not just to be a farmer on a tractor. There are so many more routes to take," Wilkes said.
Wilkes said the visit by GDA Structural Pest Control is another way to show the diversity of agriculture to her students and keep them engaged.
"That's what the elementary ag program does. It gets the gears in their minds turning, so when they go to middle school and hear the word `agriculture,' they are not turned away because they think it's just going to be a certain thing," Wilkes said. "They already know there's a large variety of things they can do in those ag classes."

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Fun on the Farm!

An acre of activities for young people.

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Georgie's Drive Thru Fitzgerald
Hello! I'm Georgie, the Georgia Grown mascot. I travel the state of Georgia promoting our #1 industry, agriculture! As you know, Georgia is the largest poultry producing state in the country! In a town in South Georgia where the wild chickens roam, the mayor once hatched a plan to build a bigger poultry attraction than the Big Chicken in Marietta, in the heart of Fitzgerald!
The plan was to build a huge metal structure filled out with plants called a topiary and containing an apartment for travelers and sightseeing chicken enthusiasts to rent who wished to spend the night inside the giant chicken-shaped plant. The mayor supported a special purpose local option sales tax, or SPLOST, that was passed to raise money for the project, then a topiary expert from Texas was hired to build it. But the project laid an egg when its price tag flew out of control, so the public crowed for change.
When the 2021 city election was held, the mayor lost his reelection bid by a huge margin, putting the big chicken project out to pasture. The giant chicken still sits unfinished next to the Harvey's on West Central Drive.

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CHEESE CUBES

BLUEBERRIES

PEACHES

A giant, chicken-shaped topiary sits unfinished on Central Drive in Fitzgerald. City leaders sought to build the structure as a tourist attraction. Concerns from rising construction costs stopped the project. (GDA/Lee Lancaster)

Recipes for Tiny Tasters!

Creamy Mexican Chicken and Rice
By FaithAnn Rogers, Emanuel County 4-H Servings: 4 Prep Time: 40 Minutes

Ingredients
1 sweet onion 1 cup white rice 1 green bell pepper 8 oz of cream cheese 1 tsp of garlic powder 1 packet of taco seasoning 2 cans (5 oz) of chicken breast 1 can (14.5 oz) of diced tomatoes

Directions
1. Wash and dice green pepper and onion. 2. Bring 2 cups of water to a boil in a sauce pan. 3. Add rice and stir to separate. 4. Saut vegetables in tbsp of olive oil until tender. 5. Drain water from chicken, and add chicken to the
skillet of vegetables. 6. Add canned tomatoes and seasonings and mix. 7. Add cream cheese to chicken and vegetables to melt
before serving.
Courtesy of Georgia 4-H Pantry Pride program

(Photo: Jamielyn Nye)

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Georgia FFA convention "Magnifies" students' accomplishments

The stars wore blue and gold corduroy at the 95th annual Georgia FFA convention held on April 27-29 at the Macon Centreplex. Over 6,500 members, advisors, and guests attended the event.
The theme of this year's convention was "Magnify," as in magnifying the hard work and accomplishments of all who participate in FFA. In addition to the award sessions, the convention featured a career show, community service projects, state-level Career and Leadership Development events, and Agriscience Fair competitions. Outgoing FFA State President Tim Deas announced that the Georgia FFA Association surpassed

80,000 members, making it the third-largest association in the United States.
The convention closed with the election of the 2023-2024 State FFA Officer Team. The new team consists of State President Ian Heath, Madison County; Secretary Macy Goodman, Bainbridge; North Region Vice-Presidents Emma Storey, Jefferson City, and Cindy RamosAyala, Eastside; Central Region Vice-Presidents Andrew Carnley, Perry, and Angel Rivas, Hampton; and South Region Vice-Presidents Ela Grace Ash, Irwin County, and Bobby Ray Staudt, Long County.
For more information about the Georgia FFA Association and the convention, go to http:// gaaged.org/Association/. (Photos: Georgia FFA)

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"Georgia Healthy Farmer Mindset" that is taking a holistic approach to addressing stress and mental health challenges to the farming community. This is a collaborative initiative with project partners that include: The Georgia Department of Agriculture The University of Georgia AgriSafe McClendon Law and Consulting The Georgia Department of Public
Health The Georgia Department of Behavioral
Health and Developmental Disabilities The Georgia PTA

Mercer Rural Health Innovation Center HERO Agriculture in Calhoun STAG Vets in Milledgeville
The Georgia Agricultural Wellness Alliance has been established to support these goals: https://gafarmstress.org/.
"Understanding symptoms of stress and mental health and the impacts of sleep and nutrition on your overall well-being is important, said Kevin Tanner, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. "Georgia is making great strides in making mental and behavioral health services ac-

cessible to those who need them. If you are in need of help, there is hope. Caring and compassionate support is just a phone call away. Find anonymous support from Georgia-based counselors by dialing 988 or calling or texting the Georgia Crisis and Access Line (GCAL) 800-715-4225."
Additional agriculture mental health resources can be found at https://agrisafe.org/ healthcare/mental-health and https://extension.uga.edu/topic-areas/timely-topics/Rural. html.
For immediate assistance, call the Georgia Crisis and Access Line toll-free at 1-800-

715-4225 (language assistance available) or visit https://dbhdd.georgia.gov/access-services. You can DIAL 988 or go to the website at https://988ga.org/ if you are in distress, feel like there may be a risk of suicide, or are having a crisis related to mental health, substance use, or a developmental disability. For our veterans and veteran farmers, the Department of Veterans Affairs established 1-800-MyVA411 (1-800-698-2411) in 2020 to help veterans, their family members, caregivers, and survivors understand and access the broad spectrum of VA benefits and services.

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