Farmers and consumers market bulletin, vol. 98 [i.e. 102], no. 3 (2015 February 4)

See when to plant your spring crops.
Planting chart, page 11

GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GARY W. BLACK, COMMISSIONER WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2015 VOL. 98, NO. 3 COPYRIGHT 2015

Carrot growers find customers in both humans and bovines

By Dallas Duncan
It takes two things to grow carrots: good soil and plenty of patience.
"Carrots are a testament to one's garden and one's soil. You have to have good soil to grow good carrots," said Ashley Rodgers, farm manager at Serenbe Farms in Chattahoochee Hills, Ga. "You have to have good organic matter and all the nutrients carrots are going to want."
The soil content and germination are the most challenging parts of carrot production she said.
"It's hard to grow a carrot in the garden because the soil texture's not usually fine enough. That's the main problem you'll come across," said Tim Lewis, owner of Lewis Farms Produce in Elko, Ga.
For gardeners and producers who don't have ready access to compost or fine soil, he advises digging a furrow and putting germinating mix in each hole.
"Carrots can take two to three weeks to germinate, so make sure they're moist, that you're not overwatering consistently," Rodgers said. "I'll keep them watered and then I'll hit them with an overhead spray for five to 10 minutes to prevent that top crust from setting on our clay soil."
Carrots at Serenbe are seeded in the spring and fall. Rodgers aims for a spring date of March 1 to harvest May through July, then plants fall carrots in July and August to harvest in late October. Her favorites

are the sweet Nelson, slender Mokum and Sugarsnax and the Scarlet Nantes, which is a 70-day variety.
Rodgers plants four rows on a four-foot bed using a single-row push seeder. Her carrots are open to the outdoors, but there are other options.
"If I had more high tunnels, I'd love to plant carrots in there," she said. "We do all of ours outside because I only have one high tunnel right now."
A high tunnel system is a cold-frame structure covered with a layer of polyethylene plastic. The sides are rolled up to provide ventilation. This method worked well for Lewis, who started a nursery fulltime in 2007 and decided to try his hand at produce production. He used a 30-by-96-foot high tunnel with 15 raised beds, each filled with a compost fertilizer.
"When it rains, you don't have to worry about overwatering or underwatering. You control that. If there's any kind of hail damage, you don't have to worry about that. That's the main consideration or advantage," Lewis said. "The garden, you're just exposed to everything that will come along."
In addition, the temperature inside a high tunnel is somewhat high, which speeds up the growth of crops planted inside. Producers can thus start planting earlier and grow for a longer season, he said.
"The opportunities are really good, plus the fact that they're so hard to grow for the average home gardener, if you can grow them in a high tunnel you have
See CARROTS, page 7

Carrots are in high demand for human diets, but one producer found a way to include the cull vegetables in his cattle operation to reduce industry waste. The bovines at Blackwater Cattle Company in Lake Park, Ga., enjoy cull carrots as part of their ration several months each year. Photo by Dallas Duncan

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Farm services ads.......................2 Strawberry pick-your-own ad form........................................8 Farmland for sale ad form...........9 Handicraft ads........................... 11
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100-year-old shelling company honored at 2015 Georgia Peanut Farm Show

Armond Morris, chairman of Georgia Peanut Commission, presents the Distinguished Service Award to Charles Birdsong of Birdsong Peanuts at the 39th annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show, held Jan. 15, in Tifton, Ga. Birdsong Peanuts, which celebrated its 100th anniversary last year, was one of many award winners at the event. Photo courtesy Georgia Peanut Commission

By Dallas Duncan
Editor's Note: For a full list of
Georgia Peanut Farm Show award
winners, visit www.gapeanuts.com
and click on "News Room."
The state's growers celebrated their 39th Georgia Peanut Farm Show in Tifton, Ga., last month, bringing thousands of producers and industry experts together for the latest and greatest in peanut innovation.
"Last year's crowd was maybe one of the biggest we've ever had, and all of a sudden this year's crowd was the largest participation we've ever had," said Don Koehler, executive director of Georgia Peanut Commission.
The major highlight is the equipment on display, Koehler said.
"When I came 29 years ago, my first Peanut Farm Show, we were using basically two-row diggers with a

couple of four-row digger-shakers to dig the peanuts. Everybody was basically two-row peanut combines," he said. "From that, we've got six- and eight- and even one company has a self-propelled that you can harvest up to 20 rows right now. The change in equipment has been amazing over time."
The show also featured an educational conference where experts discuss new peanut varieties and other industry news, as well as an opportunity to recognize those in the industry, Koehler said. One of those was Birdsong Peanuts, which was given the Distinguished Service Award.
Birdsong Peanuts began in 1914 as a family-owned feed and seed store in Virginia. The company expanded to a shelling plant in the 1930s, added Texas offices in 1965 and in
See PEANUTS, page 7

Mail to: Published by the Ga. Department of Agriculture Gary W. Black, Commissioner

GEORGIA GROWN PROFILE: Jaemor Farms

Festivals, field trips promote family's love of agriculture

By Beth Mohler, intern
The Echols family has been harvesting the 342 acres that make up Jaemor Farms for more than 103 years. The farm has always been family owned and operated and its products sold directly to the public.
"The entire time we've sold locally grown food to the community in a learning environment," Farm Manager Drew Echols said.
Though Jaemor is known for its name in peaches, the farm also produces crops such as strawberries, pumpkins, blackberries, muscadines, Concord grapes, watermelons, squash, tomatoes and zucchini.
"We're proud to have such a diverse offering. In addition to all the produce, we have rental facilities and how-to classes," Echols said.

Jaemor facilitates activities throughout the year such as a corn maze, peach festival and a strawberry festival.
"We're really making leeway in the association on where food comes from, and it's a win-win for everyone. A huge help for that is our field trip program. These programs help us make a huge impact on the
younger generation and really be an advocate for the industry," Echols said.
The field trip program helps meet Georgia Performance Standards and highlights the variety of careers available in agriculture, he said.
"It really is a great time to be in Georgia agriculture. If we could encourage producers and consumers anything, it would be to be more proactive, and to have a more hand-in-hand relationship. Promote local, buy local and brand it," Echols said.

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Horse and cattle transport anywhere in

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cattle; $1.50 per loaded mile. Eugene Anderson Byron 478-719-3422
Horse trimming services; all breeds, minis and drafts, too; $30 per trim. Tiffany Taylor Union Point 706-818-3149
Mud and water no problem; beaver dam removal, creek channel cleaning,

to 30 words.

drainage ditching, silt removal, lake

35 years experience; lakes, ponds rimming. Jim Moon Oakfield 229-535-

built, restored, repaired; new pipe sys- 6562 229-881-0048

tems without draining; swamps drained, One call for all farm needs; fencing:

creeks re-routed, land cleared, home three-four board, woven wire fence, high

sites, timber clean-up, horse farm work; tensile, electric, painting, staining; barn,

licensed, insured, references. Bobby Karr stall, run-in construction, remodeling,

Fairburn 678-973-7645 770-964-5065 repair; light tractor work. Casey Kent

37 years experience laser-grading Monroe 678-446-8520 678-446-8520

horse arenas, toppings; custom tree Plowing, subsoiling, tilling, hilling,

clearing, topsoil, dirt, bulk mulch, grav- mounding for small acreage; discounts

el, barns pads graded, horse paddocks, for community organizations. Steven

residential grading, track-hoe, trucking, Humfleet Lilburn 770-696-9218

driveways built, demolition; insured. Bill Repair farm equipment at your farm,

Butler Braselton 770-231-4662 770- specialize in alternators, startes and

685-0288

six- and 12-volt generators; Rockdale,

All types of grading, clearing, hauling, Newton and Walton counties. Randy pond repair and siphon systems; dirt, Thomas Conyers 678-758-5881

sand and gravel available. Paul Laven- Saw your logs into lumber at your

good Madison 770-318-3859

place or mine; call for details. Taylor

All welding work, i.e. tractor wheels, Davis Fayetteville 770-402-1180 770steel, aluminum and stainless steel 461-4418

gates, railings and trailer hitches; tractor Stumps ground neatly below ground

work; garden plowing, tilling; Bush Hog- level; reasonably priced; free estimate.

ging; driveways scraped, washed. Larry Glen Whitley Bethlehem 770-867-2718

Houston Covington 770-786-0600 770- Tractor services, Bush Hogging, loader

235-3082

work, grading, dirt and gravel hauled,

Any farm fence built with wood or wire; area clean up, fence repair, drainage is-

corrals, farm buildings and all other re- sues. Wayne Humbard loganville 678lated work; statewide service. Robert 825-4597

Hayes Hartwell 706-376-6708

Turn your logs to lumber, portable Tim-

Bush Hog, drives scraped, post holes, berKing sawmill, prices low as 35 cents

tilling services; call for prices. Larry per board foot plus set up fee. Mitchell

Boatright Dallas 678-386-1466

Smith Griffin 404-867-5106

Bush Hog, rotary mow, dirt road grad-

Farm Services Wanted

ing, tilling services. Larry Winkler Winston 770-942-0808
Bush Hog, rotary mow, garden and

I need 12 acres of pasture fertilized and seeded, overseeded in rye, fescue; Waleska, Rydal, Ga., area. Beth Miller

food plot, harrow and plow; cut, rake, Waleska 770-312-3915

bale square hay; Monroe County area. Jimmy Waldrep Forsyth 478-994-0701

Need person to cut down two large trees for wood in Augusta. Louise Swan

Clearing, grading, roads, lakes and Greensboro weezyswan@aol.com 706-

ponds; rock, dirt delivered; all types of 294-1594

Bobcat work; references available. Matt Walnut tree to be taken down ASAP,

Eskew Newnan 678-725-1680

approximately 80 years old; in Hartwell,

Electric fence chargers repaired. Wil- Ga. Tommy Whitmire Bowman 706-

fred Milam Douglasville 770-942-4672 436-3115

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880 David Brown diesel, P/S, 135, Massey Ferguson diesel; both look, works great; $3,500 each; equipment available. Samuel Herndon Hazelhurst 912-395-4320
9004 Bush Hog peanut picker, six-row Brown chiselvator. Donnie Keene Ab-

FARM EMPLOYMENT 1967 John Deere 3020 restored, excel- beville 229-425-8055 lent condition, field-ready; $13,000. Ker- 9044 Bush Hog peanut picker, used ry Tomlinson Homerville 912-487-6451 this season, plus some parts, $4,000;

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1971 John Deere 4020, excellent condition, 16.9x38 rear tires 75 percent, wheel weights. Jim Davis Americus

ask for Mike Deal. Mike Waters Nevils 912-682-7249
A Gill model 20A200, 72-inch dual

wanted advertisements allowed. No 229-938-2286

roller pulverizer, new bearings, tension

commercial, industrial or domestic employment permitted.
Caretaker, groom: 15-stall barn, feed-

1983 white GMC tractor with a 15-ton trailer. J. T Austin Douglasville 770652-2164 770-652-3383

springs; sandblasted painted; $1,000 OBO. Todd Chitwood Fayetteville 404886-1115

ing, turnout, blanketing; small salary in exchange for room, board; horse expe-

1986 Ford tractor, diesel, 47 horsepower, power steering, good rubber,

Adams 20-foot litter spreader, like new. Joe Moore Union Point 706-338-2747

rience required. Laurie Wilensky Cum- solid tractor, ready to work; $6,800. Adams poultry house caker, very good

ming 770-330-0226

Ken Fields Gay kenhome@bellsouth.net condition; $8,000. James Lyles Ring-

Cattle and farm worker, run tractors, 770-318-7699

gold 423-227-7929

heavy equipment, class A driver. Shane 1992 John Deere 2350 with cab, 67 Allis Chalmers G tractor with cultiva-

Martin Zebulon 770-695-5383

horsepower, 1,380 hours; $22,500. tors, bottom plow, mechanical lift, runs

Goolsby Farms, Dawson, Ga., needs Bobby Bagley Cumming 678-947-4462 well, good tires; needs brakes, paint;

experienced John Deere GPS operator, 2002 KMC four-row strip till, mark- $3,600. James Newsome Statesboro

maintenance skills, welding and irriga- ers, gen., two shanks, four coulters, 912-587-5918

tion. Sonia Chestnut Dawson sonia@ $10,000; John Deere 8300 drill, single- Allis Chalmers HD6B dozer, engine,

goolsbyfarmsupply.com 229-995-2055 disk, $2,800. Dee Martin Fort Valley drive train, rebuilt, 150 hours, excellent

Horse farm, 425 acres, 27-stall barn, 478-338-5109

condition, under roof; $9,750. Carl Kel-

needs worker with tractor experience, 2004 Case IH CPX610; six-row cotton ley Madison 706-246-0715

general labor. Jo M Roberts Roopville picker, great shape. Carl Stalvey Ray Bush Hog 2245 front end loader; fits

joroberts@wgrasc.com 770-854-4440 City 229-563-3580

1620 Ford, New Holland, all mount-

Live-in experienced caretaker wanted 2012 Kubota 2320 with 240 hours, ing brackets and loader; $2,300. Clay

for six to eight horses, in exchange for four-wheel drive, front loader and mow- Walden Mitchell 706-831-2392

apartment; pay for additional chores. er deck; $12,000 OBO. James Doorn- Bush Hog, model 160, 14-foot fixed

Glenn Smoot Social Circle glenns- haag Rome 865-250-4939

deck, three blades, pull-type; $950. Bob

moot@yahoo.com 470-207-4030

2012 Troy-Bilt 42-inch mower, 20 Seaton Cohutta 706-278-7073

Looking for experienced poultry farm horsepower; Kohler engine, runs, rest Case 2590 tractor, 180 horsepower,

worker; living space provided; serious is scrap; $100; Troup County. David W two-wheel drive cab and duals, good en-

inquiries only. Pam Duckworth Calhoun Noles Hogansville 706-523-6236

gine has transmission problem; $3,500.

706-346-0217

230 John Deere harrow, 21-foot, hay Brent Pearman Chula 229-392-5569

Looking for herdsman, manager for express, five bales; GN DMC rotary Case 3185 sprayer, 90-foot tremble,

commercial beef herd; salary based on grain cleaner and others. Joe Shurley easy boom, auto shut-off; $50,000. Ste-

qualifications; references required. Roy Warrenton 706-465-3161

phen Houston Donalsonville 229-416-

Embry Eatonton 706-485-9848

240 IHC model tractor, $1,950; New 6080

Man, 57, would like part-time job on Holland baler, rake, fluffer, $985 each; Case International 4820 round baler,

horse farm in the Snellville, Loganville, Ga., area; experienced. Johnny Weaver

heavy duty box scrape, $385. Lynne Rhinehart Ringgold 706-338-7176

great cond., string wrap; $4,000. Brandon Lindsey Sandersville 478-342-5980

Snellville 770-493-9545

2810 Ford tractor with loader, 32 horse- Chandler 20-foot spreader body, ex-

Mature person, horse farm, experience horse handling, tractors, equipment

power, diesel, good rubber, 1,059 hours; 1986 Squealer Bush Hog; $12,500.

cellent condition. Everett Panter Blue Ridge 706-455-7227

maintenance; apartment plus salary. Richard Katz Atlanta 404-892-1776
Part-time farm help needed; no drugs. E. Sims Carnesville 706-384-5278
Vegetable gardener to plant, maintain and harvest our all-natural vegetable garden. Luca Gianturco Alpharetta 770-777-5875 770-826-4738

John Foster Cornelia 706-499-2922
5488 International tractor, new paint, new interior, cold, A/C with duals. Wesley Taylor Fitzgerald 229-425-0870
5610 Ford wheel and tire, 15-3-38 and power take-off shaft for 8600 Ford 2000, RPM; $395. W. J Bird Jesup 912-4272233

Cultivator, have seven complete sets for three-point hitch; $100. George Brewer Lizella 478-836-2209
Dirt scoop, three-point hitch, lightly used; $150. Frank Sutton Taylorsville 770-684-5600
Ditchwitch 3610 diesel rider; 2001 year model, Behlen Country; 150-gallon water trough, two John Deere coil spring

Want to work with horses, farm; pay is 600 Ford, Bush Hog, harrow, PHD, shanks. Slate Long Madison 706-752-

negotiable; I have extended experience AP plow, cultivator, blade, finish mower, 0206

with horses. Richard Jones Covington cynthiabroadnax99@yahoo.com 404-

boom pole, hay spear, scoop; $7,450. Ken Phillips Bogart 706-714-7282

Echo Bearcat, power take-off chipper, model 73454; used less than eight

736-4961

630 John Deere harrow, 22 feet wide, hours, up to four-inch branches; $2,500

FARM MACHINERY hydraulic fold, excellent disk, 24-inch, ta- OBO. Larry Kopczak Garfield 478-494pered, disk for leveling; $9,000. Wayne 2667

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Braddy Tarrytown 912-529-3594
650 John Deere tractor with turf tires, power take-off, front and rear, 500

Excavator 690B; John Deere, $18,999; runs well, very strong, newly packed cylinders. Craig Selph McRae tammy-

Only farm machinery and equipment hours, hay rake; $4,500. Benjamin Pope selph@yahoo.com 229-315-8909

owned by the advertiser and used in Rockledge 478-275-0057

Farmall 140 Super A, also front end

his/her own farming operation can be 730 D, John Deere, very good con- loader for Shibaura SD4000AD-0. Clyde

advertised; those persons advertising diton; Maxey's. Buddy Moore Union Parker Chatsworth 706-847-8517

for machinery and equipment wanted Point 706-817-8430

Farmall A; has good tires and a rebuilt

must be seeking those items for their 85 Ford one-ton with welding body, head; block is cracked; $975 OBO; ask

own farming operation.

very good tires and body; $2,000. Eu- for Jacob. Samuel Groover Statesboro

`01 John Deere 9750 STS combine, gene Lovett Tennille 478-232-8554

912-601-2385

four-wheel drive. Lon Higgins Douglas

912-592-8455
1951 John Deere model A1, solid tractor; runs and drives like new; $1,800.

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1960 International harvester B275, 38 horsepower, 2,127 hours shown; $3,500 OBO, cash only. Carolyn Hilton Braselton cghilton1@aol.com 404-326-0002 404-326-0002

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Farmall H, 1951, 12-volt, expo restoration, all new tires, paint; $3,000 firm. Jack Morrell Albany 229-886-4700
Farmall model M tractor, looks, runs great, remote hydraulics, also has beltdriven corn grinder; $2,250. Tommy Kemp Marietta 404-680-7219 678-7581481
Farmall Super A cultivators and some planters; $800. Nelson Massey Conyers 770-483-2639
Ferguson 35 with harrow, $3,800; Farmall cub with mower, $1,800; culivator front, rear, some sweep feet. Jerry D Taylor Alma 912-288-3376
Fertilizer spreader, 400 pounds, power take-off driven, $300; 5x16 bumer, pentail hitch wagon, lights, parade-ready, $650 OBO. Roy Watson Senoia 706538-1185 404-642-6766
Five-foot Bush Hog cutter, $550; fivefoot leveling rake, $350; five-foot box blade, $350. Ryan Braddy Tarrytown 912-293-4826
Ford 1994, 8430, 125 horsepower, cab, air, 3,200 hours, new tires, perfect; $17,500. Richard Thomas Albany richard@ceafirm.com 229-347-9197
Ford 445-C, heavy duty industrial tractor-loader, shuttle, three-point hitch, low hours; $7,500, Brenda Brown Fort Valley 478-954-1283
Ford 5000 and New Holland TN 65 tractors; both in good condition. Erick Blitch Statesboro 912-536-8578
Ford 5000 High Crop, diesel, runs and drives, good restore project for rare tractor; $3,900. Danny Williams Kite 478278-6320
Ford 8N tractor; $1,800. Tommy Vaughn Forsyth 478-256-6395
Ford, four-bottom plow, 16 inches; two 295 International planters; one four-row Forest City bedder. Neal Greene Ideal 478-949-3055
Gehl 46255x skid loader, 65-inch bucket tooth bar, rear weight, 893 hours, 47 horsepower, Kubota engine, excellent; $8,000. Larry Boddie Williamson 770-228-4932
Gooseneck trailer, new, never used, 8'x40', 8000# tri axles, clean tail, fold over floor level ramps, Led lights, hvy. duty chassi, $7,200. Ron Hulett Milan 912-363-5978
Gravely 7.6 super convertible, 36-inch mower, running or for parts. George Brack Norman Park 229-456-2906
Great Plains 1005 10-foot no-till drill; $12,750. Linda Lecroy Martin 706-4917222
Harrow; Masey Ferguson, double harrrow, $800; big harrow, no less, can send picture. Jesse Garrett Auburn 770-6527915
International 1466; good running tractor, hitch needs work, good back tires; $3,500. Reese Foster Dawson 229886-0396
International 295; four-row planters, good condition, comes with operator's manual and several sets of plates. Andrew Cobb Cochran 478-231-1679
International 444, 39 horsepower, diesel PS, new paint, brakes, water pump, fluids, looks good, runs well, tires, seat. W. H. Hortman Roberta 478-714-3210
International 986, for parts, bad engine; call 6 to 9 p.m.; $1,000. Danny R Manning Cochran 478-934-0100

International Farmall Cub tractor, excellent shape and running condition. Boyd W Cole Dallas 770-445-7175
JD 4020; excellent cond., new rubber, new paint, new brakes and clutches, $9500. David Burk 8500 Calhoun Rd Pinehurst 31070 229-938-5550 229938-0055
John Deere 110 lawn mower with round fenders, not running; $300. John Itson Pelham 229-294-0486
John Deere 1960s 110 lawn tractors; two with 5A John Deere sprayer; $950 OBO. Rodney Wilson Barnesville 404473-1419
John Deere 1983; 950, one owner, excellent condition with rotary tiller, allpurpose plow, several blades, mower. Wayne Shelnutt Loganville 770-4664943
John Deere 4110, 250 hours, diesel, backhoe, four-wheel drive, front loader, mower, box, 16-foot trailer, cruise; $14,900. James Kelly Lithonia 404576-3011
John Deere 6000 sprayer, 60-foot booms, cab, cold A/C; excellent condition, field-ready. Phil Sanders Stephens 706-340-5669
John Deere 6220, cab loader, $52,000; John Deere 467 silage baler, New Holland 1470 disk-bine cutter, Massey Ferguson 224 square baler. L. Partain Elberton 706-283-5058
John Deere 6600 grain combine, two heads; Lilliston Hi-Cap peanut combine, always sheltered. Mike Bird Americus 229-942-3835
John Deere 71 planters, $1,000; Twofour cultivators, $400 each; good condition. Harrell Willis Iron City 229-5248257 229-400-3611
John Deere 7100; four-row planter, $2,500. Garrett Rice Bogart 229-2202844
John Deere 7300 MaxEmerge2, sixrow striptill, wheel assist, row markers, $13,000; four-row hooded sprayer, 150-gallon tank, $1,000. Perry Avery Alamo lperry1@hotmail.com 478-272-7933
John Deere 7810, MFWD, P/S, cab, 8,032 hours, three SCVs, very good condition; $44,000 OBO. Ted Milliron Shellman 229-317-3795
John Deere 8420 MFD tractor, 9986 cotton picker, 1,800 hours, 4x4. Alan Baggett Montrose 478-484-0656
John Deere articulating tractor 8640, 275 horsepower, power take-off, quick hitch, runs great; $25,000 OBO. Mac Lane Omaha 334-750-1062
John Deere hit and miss 1925, three horsepower; good condition, small oil leak, runs well. Jimmy Bruce Tyrone 404-660-4779 404-660-4779
John Deere LX172 mower; for parts; bad transmission, good blades, belts, mower deck; 38-inch; $50. Paul Bailey Hoschton 706-654-9245
John Deere No. 71, two-row planter and fertilizer, good condition; $1,600. Eddy Tomlinson Calhoun 706-280-8068
John Deere, 60-inch midmount mower for 4000 series compact tractors; $600 OBO. Reg Ozment Rome 706-3464404
John Deere, deer plot drill, seven or eight feet wide, works on three-point hitch; $2,100. Royce Hulett Hazlehurst 912-253-0161 912-375-3008

Kennco plastic mulch layer; $2,000. Wes Swancy Ranger wswancy@gmail. com 678-313-4821
KMC 3374 peanut picker, 2005 model, vine spreader, always shelter-kept, excellent condition; $45,000. Zach Shanklin Albany 229-881-6383
KMC 4810, peanut dump cart, 3 years old, very good shape; one 595 Case tractor. David Dunaway Hawkinsville 478-588-1169
Kubota 7200BST; 17 horsepower, all fluids changed, new seat, in family since new, everything works; $4,500. Larry Barnes Cumming 678-360-0266
Kubota tractor, L3800 HGt, LA5234 loader and SQ 160 Bush Hog rotary cutter, 74 hours; $18,500. Brenda Wright Thomaston 706-647-1293
Lawson pasture aerator, $15,000; Massey Ferguson 43 grain drill, 12-foot, $3,750; cultipacker 14-foot, $1,000. Ted Smith Washington 706-678-4011
Litter spreader, mounted 161, BBT, hydraulic spreader stainless steel, lower end. Susan Cox Social Circle 404-9255412
Manure spreader, ground-driven, 8x3x3 feet; four new chains in bed; $1,800. Ronnie Thomas Bogart 706207-7366
Massey Ferguson 245 with loader, 90 percent tires, clean, work-ready; 970 John Deere, like new, fresh paint. L. L Rouse Stone Mountain 678-602-8460
Massey Ferguson 285 tractor, 81 horsepower with Rhino, 12-foot hydraulic rear blade, has gauge wheel; $9,000. Charles Pharr Buckhead 706-342-1067 404-680-1874
Massey Ferguson 5445 CAB MF loader bucket, forks, spear, 1,900 hours, barn-kept; two-wheel drive. Benny Lasseter Franklin 678-378-1884
Massey Ferguson tractor for parts, engine runs, no sheet metal, $2000. Ashley Hayes 757 Wolf Pit Road Eastanollee 30538 burchellja@windstream.net 706491-6424
Mini layer; 2.400 plastic mulch layer, excellent condition; $7,000. Troy Chandler Danielsville 706-338-9144
Mini trackhoe, 18J model 2000 trailer, Kubota diesel; new pumps, tracks, bucket, scrape blade, detachable thumb; dual axle trailer; $18,000. Roy Pruitt Douglasville 770-949-5453 770595-7891
MX10 John Deere gearbox, stump jumper and blades; great used condition; $750 OBO; call and leave message. Don Ayer Plainville 706-5098768
New heavy-duty bucket hay mover, 48inch spear, fits all tractors; 2,000-pound lift; $175, you pick. V Felkel Millen 912682-5813
New Holland 1049 bale wagon, 160 bales, Ford V-8, downsizing hay operation; $12,000 OBO. Frank Fleming Athens 706-202-0533 706-202-0533
New Holland 411 Discbine, runs, $2000; Case 900 cyclo air, six-row planter, pull-type, $1,500. Ryan Becker Avera 706-840-5487
New Holland 451 sickle bar mower, seven-foot bar. manuals, extra bar and swathing attachment; little use; $1,200. Richard Haines Cleveland 706-8655809

New Idea manure spreader, new chain, Super A Farmall tractor, 140 belly

new floor, good condition, two-ton, mower, 5x4 blade, one extra bar; $300.

feeders, eight-foot scrape blade. Julius Steve G Dotson Hampton 770-946-

Dozier Appling 706-449-1630

8035

Nine-shank, all-purpose plow, Dear- Tiller, Husqvarna CRT900 14-inch rear

born brand, good condition; $400. tine; Briggs & Stratton motor 950, model

Thomas Tucker Lithia Springs 770- CRT900, used once; $550. Collinda

941-2354

Shingledecker Lawerenceville john-

Nine-ton trailer, 3001 Kubota tractor, decker1953@yahoo.com 404-399-8857

34 horsepower, five-foot box blade; Tiller, Troy-Bilt Super Bronco six horse-

$6,500. Gaines Harman Greenville 678- power, 16-inch tilling width, 2004; al-

773-2564

ways stored indoors, like new. Steve

Oliver Super 55; runs well, sheet metal, Loftin Stockbridge 678-565-9846

straight, perfect for restoration project; Toro 60-inch mower; $3,200; runs

$2,000. Joey Parker Jefferson 678- great. Emmett Davis Upatoi 706-718-

414-5785

1154

Pull - type, two disc plow for Super Troy-Bilt horse tiller, electric start, ex-

A Farmall tractor, $200. James Lyles cellent condition, kept in barn; $750.

Chatsworth 706-695-2520

Harold Betsill Hampton 678-544-7909

Pull-type fertilizer spreader, five-ton Troy-Bilt wood chipper, eight horse-

Pamco, power take-off, spinner and power Briggs & Stratton engine; $250.
hydraulic lift, chain drive wheel, good Fred Stowers Dawsonville 678-462condition; $2,500. Wade Simpson Mc- 0511

Donough 404-732-7255

Two one-cylinder gas engines, not

Redball 655, three-point hitch spray- running; $1,000 cash. Jimmie W Mize

er; 76 feet wide with spray control- Greensboro 706-318-1156

ler; $4,400; pictures available. Johnny Two-row tool bar with one Covington

Sanders Vienna johnny@sfsfarm.com planter; $500; will trade. H. Dale Farmer

229-938-0682

Rome 706-266-6772

Rome offset disk harrow, TBW, 20-26, TyCrop ProPass 180 towable very heavy (4,500 pounds), eight feet material spreader, great for litter or

wide, good condition; $6,800. Walt Cro- bedding spreading, new or old. Barry

sland Jackson 770-468-6004

Johnson Acworth 712-574-3221 770-

Rotary tiller, three-point, two side shift, 794-4379

five-foot, like new, no rust, garden use; Used six-foot scrape blade; $125.

$1,175; Cleveland, Ga. John Jordan Dawsonville 706-344-8033 706-216-

Wayne Morris 404-680-8864

Dallas

770-445-5347

2527

Vermeer 504 Super I round baler; very

Safety ROPS for farm tractor, new, will fold back; $350. Marvin Lyle Pendergrass 706-693-2032
Seven-foot Lillistion grain drill, great for foood plots or planting in between trees; $4,800. Wendell Nix Bainbridge 229-400-0734

good condition, 1998 model, Accu-tie controls; $5,500. Mark Royal Ellaville 229-942-0897
Vicon, eight-wheel, v-rake, three-point hitch, good condition; $1,000. James Boggs Aragon 706-274-5842
Wahlberg smoothing harrow, 20 disks, like new; $650. Harvel Hamm Carroll-

Seven-shank, all-purpose plow; 20- ton 770-854-6675

disk harrow, good condition; $600 for both. Carlos Bagwell Alpharetta 770-

Wood splitter: heavy duty trailer, mounted horizontal splitter, eight horse-

827-7366

power Briggs engine; can email pictures.

Shaver post drum, hydraulic; 8N Ford, Eddie Sosebee LaGrange resjr1@gmail.

one owner, 12-volt, 42500. Hugh Cobb com 706-845-7626

Ellijay 770-289-7048

Wood splitter; Bush Hog, three-

Sitrex eight-wheel v-rake, $1,500; New point hitch; $500 OBO. Homer Rivers

Holland BR 7050 hay roller, 4x4 rolls, Tarrytown 912-537-3731 912-537-

always sheltered, $10,000. Ross Hol- 8490

comb Lexington 706-540-1002

Wood-Mizer LT15, 13 horsepower,

Six-foot boom pole, $175; five-foot all- Koler, manual start, 10-foot six bed, can

purpose plow, $150; six-foot smoothing be extented; sheltered; $4,500 cash.

harrow, $350. Sidney Keadle Thomas- Leonard Draper Cedartown 770-748-

ton 706-647-2328

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Gwinnett County Extension's
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The Gwinnett County Cooperative Extension office in Lawrenceville, Ga., is offering varieties of blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, figs, apples, pomegranate, native azaleas and other landscape plants as part of its annual sale. Orders will be taken from Jan. 2 through March 11, 2015
Order forms may be obtained from: www.ugaextension.com/gwinnett or calling 678-377-4010.
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FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Livestock Sales and Events Calendar

APPLING COUNTY 1st & 3rd Saturdays: S&D Goat Sales,
Baxley Fairgrounds; begins at 12:30 p.m.; goats, pigs, poultry, calves. Call Steve Smith, 912-367-9268 or 912-278-1460
ATKINSON COUNTY 2nd & 4th Saturdays: Livestock auc-
tion at Pearson Livestock; sale at 1 p.m.; goats, sheep, poultry, small animals; 1168 Highway 441 N, Pearson; Call 229-798-0271 or 912-422-3211
BLECKLEY COUNTY 2nd & 4th Saturdays: Farm miscel-
laneous at 10 a.m.; goats, chickens at 1 p.m.; Buggy Town Auction, 290 Ash Street, Cochran; GAL #3177. Call Jimmy Burnette, 770-584-0388 or 678-972-4599
COOK COUNTY 1st & 3rd Saturdays: Small animal
sale; goats, sheep and poultry, 1 p.m.; miscellaneous merchandise, 6 p.m.; Deer Run Auction; Highway 76, Adel-Nashville Highway, Adel; GAL 001800. Call 229-560-2898 or 229-896-4553

MARION COUNTY Every Thursday: Auction 41 Goat
Sale, miscellaneous equipment; 6 p.m. goat sale; 7 p.m. poultry and small animals; 4275 Georgia Highway 41 N, Buena Vista. Call Jim Rush, 706-326-3549 or 229-649-9940. Email auction41@windstream.net
NEWTON COUNTY 2nd & 4th Saturdays: Pony Express
Stockyard Horse & Tack Auction, 5 p.m.; GAL AUNR002843; 1852 Highway 11 S, Covington. Call Scott Bridges, 704-434-6389 or 704-473-8715
STEPHENS COUNTY Every Thursday: Chickens, rabbits,
related small animal sale; Northeast Georgia Sale; 6 p.m.; GAL #3478; Eastanollee Livestock Market, Highway 17 between Toccoa and Lavonia. Call 706-779-5944 or 706-599-7606
2nd Saturdays: W and W Livestock, LLC Horse Sales, Eastanollee Livestock Auction, Eastanollee. Call Brad Wood, 864-903-0296

DECATUR COUNTY 2nd & 4th Saturdays: Livestock auc-
tion, Waddell Auction Barn; Climax; goats, sheep, poultry, small animals at 1 p.m.; miscellaneous at 10 a.m.; GAL AU003249. Call 229-246-4955 or 229-416-7217
EMANUEL COUNTY 2nd & 4th Saturdays: R&R Goat and
Livestock Auction; goats, 12 p.m.; chickens, caged animals to follow; 526 Georgia Highway 56 N, Swainsboro; Ron Claxton, GAL #3485. Call 478-237-8825 (days)

3rd Saturdays: Goat and sheep sale, 12 p.m.; Agri Auction Sales at Eastanollee Livestock Market; Highway 17 between Toccoa and Lavonia. Call Ricky Chatham, 706-491-2812 or Jason Wilson, 706-491-8840
TAYLOR COUNTY 1st & 3rd Tuesdays: Poultry, goat and
feeder-breeder pig sale; poultry, 6 p.m.; hogs and goats, 7 p.m. RockRidge Livestock Auction, off SR 128, south of Reynolds. Call 478-847-3664 or 706-975-5732

JEFF DAVIS COUNTY 1st & 3rd Fridays: Horse sale, 7:30
p.m.; Circle Double S, 102 Lumber City Highway, Hazlehurst. Call Steve Underwood, 912-5946200 (night) or 912-375-5543 (day)
JONES COUNTY Every Saturday: Spring selling hours:
hatching eggs, biddies at 5:30 p.m.; goats and sheep, 7 p.m.; poultry, small animals follow; merchandise, 4 p.m.; 1035 Monticello Highway, gray; GAL AU-C002992; www.bradleywaysideauction.com. Call Nancy Wilson, 478-986-4413 Email bradleywaysideauction@ gmail.com
LAMAR COUNTY Every Friday: Farm miscellaneous at 5
p.m.; baby chickens, eggs at 6 p.m.; goats and poultry at 7 p.m.; Buggy Town Auction, 1315 Highway 341 S, Barnesville; GAL #3177. Call 770-358-0872/1786

TELFAIR COUNTY 2nd & 4th Thursdays: Chickens, fowl,
goats and sheep; check-in at 1 p.m., sale at 6:30 p.m. Horse Creek Auction, between Dublin and McRae off Highway 441. Call 478-595-5418
TOOMBS COUNTY 1st & 3rd Saturdays: Livestock sale
starts at 10 a.m.; tack, horses; pigs at 11:30; cows at 12; goats at 1 p.m.; poultry sale follows; Metter Livestock Market, Lyons; GAL 3415. Call Lewie Fortner, 478-553-6066
WHITE COUNTY Every Saturday: Small animals,
chickens, rabbits, sheep, goats and horse sale; 4 p.m.; Coker Sale Barn, Duncan Bridge Road at Old Chattahoochee Livestock Barn. Call Wayne Coker, 706-540-8418

Notices for auctions selling farm-related items other than livestock must be accompanied by the auction license number of the principal auctioneer or auction firm conduction 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 Dallas Duncan at 404-6563722 or dallas.duncan@agr.georgia.gov.

Yanmar tractor 1500 with scrape 90 to 100 horsepower irrigation pump-

blade; $2,500. Charles Lashley Albany ing unit, backhoe, bulldozer and 12-row

229-886-8015

or larger sprayer. John Horton Rhine

Farm Machinery Wanted

229-385-5222 Belt-driven corn grist mill and shiller;

1080 Massey Ferguson tractor for suitable for corn mill and grits. David

parts; Rhino Bush Hog SE15 gear box Hein Dunwoody 404-803-9433

or whole Bush Hog. Willie Harrison Bow chain saw. Jim Shockley Milner

Maysville 706-652-2608

jamesejrshockley@bellsouth.net 770-

14-inch two-bottom turning plow; 229-5462

three one-row cultivators; 14-inch one- Cab backhoe with heat, air; extended

bottom turning plow; five-foot disk har- hoe; 2000 or newer, email picture. Roy

row. Darwin Blansit Trion 706-238-0465 Garrett Bowdon rgluke418@aol.com

753 Bobcat loader parts, drive pump 770-328-2110

model, 137-1001-002, was 6657024- Cultivators for Farmall Cub, mid 1950s,

A. Tim Stitcher Newnan stitcher.tim@ red; call with what you have. David G

gmail.com 678-953-0075

Holley Harlem 706-556-6984

Cyclone yard rake. K. Lewis Griffin 770-412-9638
Ditch digger attachment for skid steer; no junk. W. J Allen Emerson 770-3554394
Ford 7109 loader, fits Ford 2120 FWD tractor. Brian Moffett Senoia 678-3297677
Four- or five-bottom flip plow and creep feeder trailer. Randy Groover Statesboro 912-690-2281
Front end loader for Massey Ferguson 165 (1975). Garvin Aycock Rayle cgaycock@yahoo.com 706-274-4040 404295-8876
Grain or pasture seed drill. Wayne Rhoads Fitzgerald 229-409-2222 352598-1035
Hay mower, disk, sickle or haybine, plough and harrow, grain drill; good condition; within 50-mile radius. Phillip Bennett McDonough 678-249-8627
Manual tire changer with round or flat end bar. John Crook Warner Robins 478-302-4385
Part for Vicon disk mower; CM 240 gear box or complete motor. Sherman Smith Trenton 706-657-8812
Robator 854 or 864, 654, 80-foot booms; Ford 5030 laoder tractor with MFWD. John Lowrey Rome 706-2520121
Six- to eight-foot heavy disk harrow, offset preferred. Jeff Davis Dublin 478272-6530
Stainless steel spreader body, email or phone. Dennis Burroughs Hull rotax77@ bellsouth.net 706-613-6248 706-5484826
Three-point hitch hay spear. Michael Trott Luthersville 770-927-6808
FARM SUPPLIES
If you have questions regarding ads in this category, call 404-656-3722.
1,000 feet lumber and turning blocks: cedar, oak, basswood, cherry, ambrosia tiger maple, poplar and ash. David Gray Bowdon 770-655-4674
100 pieces; six-inch high pressure blue PVC pipe, 20 feet long; $30 each. Mark Carroll Plainville 706-234-5344
100-gallon fuel tank; call for price, 4 years old, will fit in truck. Bruce Rhinehart LaFayette 706-639-3656
12 horsepower Briggs & Stratton IC engine; runs, but needs carbureater work; paid $100, sell for $50. James Lawrence Alto 706-778-3447
120-gallon L-shaped fuel tank with a 12-volt pump, good condition; $600. Paula Dubose Carrollton 404-5836447
15-, 20-, 30-gallon plastic, bung plugs, 55-gallon lock ring metal, 55gallon burn barrel, 55-gallon stainless, etc. Jimmy Cannon Canton 770-8892342
16-foot trailer; 3,500 axles, good deck and tires, no breaks or ramps; $500. J. Sanders Carnesville 706-318-0520
16.9 - 34 Snap-on duals, $400; 14.9x38 tire, $425; 11.2x10x34 tire, $250. J. W. Adkins Vienna 229-805-0255
1998, 20-foot W.W. Gooseneck trailer; $2,500. Merrill L Clark Shady Dale 706468-8991
20 aluminum skids, 24x36x3; formally under military generators; $14 each. Josh Daniels Altanta 678-600-1671
20-foot bumper pull trailer with dovetail , ramps, dual axles; $2,500. Lamar Bryant Cleveland 706-878-8509
20-kilowatt Centurion Generac full house gas generator with main transfer switch; $3,950. Carolyn Maloy Macon 478-952-4080
2014 landscape trailer; 12-foot total, two-foot dove tail; $950. Kenneth Corbin Chickamauga 706-539-1208 423-260-6602
28-foot flatbed trailer; hay or equipment, two 7, 000-pound axles; radial tires, good brakes, well-maintained; $5,600. Ron Richards Fayetteville 678877-5005
3,000-foot, six-inch aluminum pipe. Floyd Knowles McRae 229-315-0409 229-362-4855
300-plus gallon plastic tank (tote) in metal cage, five-inch caps on top, valve in bottom; $50 per tank. C. Stovall Dahlonega 678-491-0838
50-gallon syrup kettle, has crack, weldable; $185, you move. R. Satterfield Perry 478-987-1648
500-gallon fuel tank, like-new condition; can load; $475. Cary Walton Eatonton 706-473-6248

500-gallon LP gas tank and seven-foot Allis Chalmers sickle saw; $250 each. Dewayne Thompson Statesboro 912531-3490
500-gallon LP tank, $425; 250-gallon LP tank, $300; both, $650. James Austin Dallas 770-445-2169
60-gallon syrup kettle, no cracks, good condition. D. B. Morris Pearson 912422-4496 912-422-3648
6x8 utility trailer. dumping capabilities; tool box on front, built so stronger than ones you buy; $500. Susan Hester Barnesville 404-895-1624
Antique heart pine flooring sills, 37foot trusses; 12-hole laying cages; two 2,000-bushel grain bins and more. James B Donaldson Metter 912-6854095 912-682-0347
Anvil (blacksmith) hammers, 125-pound, excellent condition, Hardees axes, bull leader, steel gas blower, hand saw. Ben Hendrick Austell 770948-9842
Anvil, blacksmith blower without handle, post vice, planter, plow without handles, DeWalt radial arm saw. Jerry Jarrell Unadilla 478-867-3824
Barrels, plastic heavy-duty, 55-gallon, 20-inch screw top, air tight, food grade; $35, while supplies last. Bill Sewell Brunswick 912-270-8278
Blacksmith blower on stand; circa 1901; made by Midway, good condition; $250. H.M Greene Tallapoosa 770-8331035
Briggs & Stratton portable generator, 8,000 runing watts, new, $1,200; six-foot Rak rake, $25. Jimmy McLane Hartwell 706-376-4092
Broiler poultry equipment: feed bins, fans, motors, feed equipment, Ziggity, etc. John Dethlefs Nicholson 706-6148910
Chicken nest boxes, 12 hole; refurbished in good condition; $75 per unit; Harris County Justin Jordan Ellerslie 706-405-6549
Chore-Time feed lines, all pans flood, used less than five years. excellent condition. Lynda Hackney Rocky Face 706-673-9548
Clean 55-gallon metal drums with lids. Leonard Crane Dawsonville 678-9476744 404-210-1516
Custom cut, Wood-Mizer sawn lumber; air, kiln-dried, milled, homes, flooring, cabinetry, barns, horse shavings, grilling planks. John Sell Milner sellj@ bellsouth.net 770-480-2326
Dual tank air compressor, electric start, gas, Honda motor, new; $200. Felton McClure Whitesburg 770-6565575
Eight kilowatt Generac standby generator, removed from house in perfect working condition; 78 hours, LP gas, transfer switch; $1,125. Fred Spring Young Harris 706-970-9720
Flooring oak, pine, tongue and groove various widths, also beadboard and wood shavings; call for prices. William Briggs Union City /Atlanta 404-3492315
Four complete hen laying house equipment: feeders, genertators and egg tables; houses last in operation 2013. Ryan Beavers Ringgold 706-463-0988
Four old syrup kettles and two old large millstones. Robert Wilson Sparta 770-846-3171
Four stainless steel gasoline tanks, four-gallon capacity; $10 each, with straps. Carl Dobson Atlanta 404-2477343
Four used tires: two are 16.9-38 75 percent tread, two are 10.00-16 tri-rib on wheels. Mark McWhorter Whitesburg mmc@ngturf.com 706-302-6733
Gallon plastic potting containers, 2,500 count; five cents each or $100 for all. Lee Mitchell Grayson 404-6941281
Generator, Onan K5000, $150; metal and plastic barrels, $30 each and drum pump, $50. Ronald Rush Franklin 706675-3417 706-812-5271
Generator: Titan 8500, $650; WeilderHobaot 205, AC; Hlment & Globe 5, $250; 5x8 trailer, new lights, $475. Cecilia Weston Juliette 478-475-4307
GQF incubator and hatcher; both have electronic thermostats and clear doors; $875 for both. George Pawlowski Silver Creek 706-766-2727
Grain bin; 3,000-bushel, good condition; $2,000 OBO. Mary Miller Boston marymiller2191@gmail.com 229-2287686

Greenhouse stuppy gutter, connected, 12 bays, 30x144; flat filler; biotherm, carts, Blackmore seeder, Bobcat, Atlas coldframes. Tom Johnston Thomaston 706-647-9239
Greenhouse, 30x96 feet; four greenhouses, 21x60 feet; with shutters and fans. Earlie McQuaig Broxton 912-3592665
Heavy-duty four-shank subsoiler; 200-gallon round steel fuel tank, $200; Gill roll over, $400; and other items. Dennis Christopher Mansfield 770-3850714 404-558-1637
Hooper trailer 2000 model, flat bed, pull-down ramps, two axles, brakes; 16 feet long, 6.5 wide; $2,000. Kenneth Funderburk Waverly Hall 706-582-2654
Horton 2007 24-inch, six-ton equipment trailer, treated floor, tires, brakes in good condition; $3,000. Debbie Breazeale Washington 706-678-2003
Maxxis Bighorn 2.0 tires; 27x9x14 fronts and 27x11x14 rears; $600. Karl Halbig Alapaha 229-445-0424
Metal and plastic barrels with locks, tops; solid with bung holes; plastic tanks, 275 gallons in wire cages. G. Allen Covington 770-786-6377
Miller Dialare 250 AC/DC welder, 220volt, good condition, ideal for shop, heavy machine; $550 OBO. Charles Benton Newnan 770-251-5628
Money-making ice cream factory: two 1931 John Deere hit-and-miss engines, three old fashioned ice cream churns, three trailers; $10,000. Jess Arnett Tifton 229-382-6517
New incubater and egg turner, never used; cost $210, sell for $100. Marvin McWilliams Marietta 770-427-6848
One complete Surge milking machine. Vernon Caldwell Sugar Valley 762-2319291
One-gallon nursery pots, 10 cents; three-gallon, 25 cents each; some seven- and 10-gallons. Bob Brady Augusta 706-373-8397
Portable sawmill service, Wood-Mizer equipment, quality work; 25 cents per board foot. Bruce Stanford Gray 478256-5763
Rabbits boxes; $10 each. Billy Middlebrooks Monroe 770-267-7084
Red Time feeder pans for 350 chicken house. Helen D Davis Waleska 770796-5981
Sawmill lumber, low as 35 cents per board foot, pine and hardwood, custom cuts available. Mitchell Smith Griffin 404-867-5106
Sawmill lumber: pine, poplar, oak, cedar, walnut etc; boards, beams, slabs, portable sawing starting at 25 cents. Todd Chaney Cartersville 404-8617402
Several hundred new, used fence posts: T-post, four, six, eight inches; treated post; used fence web wire; 10-, 12-foot metal gates. Frank Bruce Boston 229-498-2665
Sixty pint and seven quart canning jars; $4 per dozen for pints; $25 for all. Raymond Waterhouse Woodbine 912576-3130
Skid fuel tank, 400-gallon, hand pump; reasonable. Jim Butts Thomaston 706975-8266
Three I-beams, W-12x28, 31 feet long, 12x6 inches, 28 pounds per foot, make offer. Stanley W Daniel Thomaston 706975-1427
Three new trailer tires and wheels, 235x80x16 on white spoked, six-lug wheels; $325 for all. J. L. Petty Suwanee 770-656-1821
Titan Industrial 10-ply, 19.5x24, 50 percent T road pair. Bill Hanzlik Canton 770-361-5975
Titan Industrial, 3x3 gas trash pump, Titan gas, 8,400 watts, generator electric start, units never been used. Paul Bulloch Woodland 706-975-9136
Two 1100 16 SL tires and rims, eightply, on eight-lug rims; $300. Danny Strickland Barney 229-560-8072
Two lawn carts, 64x39x10 inches, steel floor, $125; 48x29x10-inch metal construction, $50; wagon, folding sides, 48x24x12 inches, $50. Dale Jones Flowery Branch 770-967-6948
Used chicken house, galvalume metal roofing tin; $24; 3x24.5 feet; good shape with little rust. Gary Taft Pearson 912422-7768
Wine equipment hydraulic press, SS crusher, 10 five-gallon glass carboys, etc.; everything you need;$650. Larry Whitman Hinesville lwhitman@coastalnow.net 912-876-6025 912-977-0730

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LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS Average prices for January 2015 Auction Market at Georgia Auction Markets, Georgia Department of Agriculture and U.S.D.A. Cooperative FederalState Livestock Market News and Grading Service. For daily quotations, call (229) 226-1641 (7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
(Cattle prices expressed in price/hundredweight)
SLAUGHTER CLASSES. . . . . . . . . AVERAGES
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean. . 110.78 Boners 80-85% Lean. . . 114.49 Lean 85-90% Lean . . . . 107.48 BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1000-1500 lbs . . . . . . . . 135.98 1500-2100 lbs . . . . . . . . 136.29 FEEDER CLASSES: WEIGHTED . . . . . AVG PRICES. STEERS: MEDIUM AND LARGE 1-2 200-250 lbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250-300 lbs . . . . . . . . . . 375.20 300-350 lbs . . . . . . . . . . 363.15 350-400 lbs . . . . . . . . . . 336.47 400-450 lbs . . . . . . . . . . 322.41 450-500 lbs . . . . . . . . . . 286.10 500-550 lbs . . . . . . . . . . 267.54 550-600 lbs . . . . . . . . . . 253.41 600-650 lbs . . . . . . . . . . 238.10 650-700 lbs . . . . . . . . . . 231.18 STEERS: MEDIUM AND LARGE 2-3 300-350 lbs . . . . . . . . . . 337.37 350-400 lbs . . . . . . . . . . 314.95 400-450 lbs . . . . . . . . . . 295.60 450-500 lbs . . . . . . . . . . 272.21 500-550 lbs . . . . . . . . . . 251.35 550-600 lbs . . . . . . . . . . 237.02 HEIFERS: MEDIUM AND LARGE 1-2 200-250 lbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250-300 lbs . . . . . . . . . . 324.95 300-350 lbs . . . . . . . . . . 303.21 350-400 lbs . . . . . . . . . . 286.00 400-450 lbs . . . . . . . . . . 264.23 450-500 lbs . . . . . . . . . . 252.93 500-550 lbs . . . . . . . . . . 234.61 550-600 lbs . . . . . . . . . . 220.67 600-650 lbs . . . . . . . . . . 212.23 650-700 lbs . . . . . . . . . . 206.75 GOATS (priced per head) SLAUGHTER CLASSES . . . . . . SELECTION 2 BILLIES/BUCKS 75-100 lbs . . . . . . . . . . . 160.00 100-150 lbs . . . . . . . . . . 208.13 150-300 lbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NANNIES/DOES 60-80 lbs . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00 80-100 lbs . . . . . . . . . . . 138.13 100-150 lbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KIDS & YEARLINGS 20-40 lbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71.00 40-60 lbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.00 60-80 lbs . . . . . . . . . . . . 123.75
Producers can obtain daily cattle prices by Internet at the following website: http:// www.ams.usda.gov
Once at the site, select Market News and Transportation Data in the left column. Click on Livestock, Meats, Grain and Hay under the heading Market News Reports by Program. Next, click on Cattle under the heading Browse by Commodity. Then click on Feeder and Replacement Cattle Auctions and select Georgia.

Wood-Mizer lumber, 1x12 pine, poplar, oak lumber for trailer flooring, any thickness. Larry Moore Newnan 678-2785709
Ziggity drinkers, Chore-Time feeders and other miscellaneous poultry house equipment; used building materials, cement blocks, boards, lumber. Joshua Martin Clarkesville 678-897-7072
LIVESTOCK
All livestock must have been in the advertiser's possession for at least 90 days before they can be advertised. Livestock listed must be for specific animals. Generalized ads such as "many breeds of cattle" or "want horses, any amount" will not be published. Ads for free or unwanted livestock will not be published. Ads for cats, dogs, reptiles, rodents and other animals not specifically bred for on-farm use will not be published.
Cattle
If you have any questions regarding ads in this category, call 404-656-3722.
10-month-old registered black Hereford bull calf, very gentle, nice rump and pigmentation on one eye. Debi Hicks Ringgold 706-952-4061 678231-8714
12 registered Hereford hefiers, Angus registered bulls, 10 purebred Angus hefiers, 15 months old. Brad Mullins Martin 706-491-7556
12 SimAngus cow-calf pairs; $3,000 per pair. Doug Bailey Roberta 478-3613024
16 months old; registered Red Angus bulls, excellent bloodline and EPD, easy calving, all shots, good prices. Jorge Haber Midland 706-323-2405
20 black bred heifers, due in March; $3,000 each. Ricky Wehunt Hoschton 706-254-2639
46 beef-type cows, six with calves, rest calving soon. Tommy Copelan Eatonton 706-473-0613
60 bred heifers; Angus, Brangus, balance BWF, RWF; calving Feb. 20 for 90 days, confirmed bred; $2,900, negotiable. Wesley Miller Collins 912-3865327
AWA registered Wagyu bull, 6 years old, proven breeder; sell or trade for new bloodlines. Jonathan Byers Suches 706-747-5413
Black Angus bull; 2 years, sementested, breeder, 100 percent Angus, not registered; $2,500. Glen Pearson Rome 706-252-1027
Black Angus registered bulls, Bismark bloodline. Earl Williams Hawkinsville 478-230-9983
Black Lim-Flex registered bulls, EPDs, 2 years old, low birth weight. Jim Raptis Lyerly 770-712-5883
Calving ease, Angus, SimAngus bulls, excellent bloodlines, semen-tested, ready for service. Phil Page Winder 770616-6232
Calving ease, milking ability, gentleness, registered polled Shorthorn bulls, show heifers, steers, excellent quality, Club Calf member. Ken Bridges Commerce 706-768-3480
Charolais registered and SimAngus bulls; 12 to 18 months. semen-tested; several to choose from. Jean Wilson Yatesville 706-601-4070
Charolais, five young registered cows bred to a great Charolais bull; $3,750 each. J.R. Burns Woodbine j_r_burns@ hotmail.com 478-320-2222
Charolais-Angus, young bulls, cross, great bulls, see to believe. Danny Brady Hephzibah 706-231-8563
CMC Limousin, Lim-Flex bulls, leading AI sires; performance ultrasound, black, polled; 12 to 24 months old. Jerry Bradley Covington 678-201-2287 678201-2287
Commercial herd: Angus-based, pairs, breds, three-in-ones. Justin Harris Roopville 770-715-1651 770-8546765
Eight Hereford heifers ready for breeding; $1,400 each. Angie Stober Carrollton 770-854-4258
Eight registered Brangus heifers, bred registered Brangus bull, $26,000; four registered Brangus bulls, $2,250 to $3,250. Daniel McGarity Royston 706498-7695
Forage developed, maternal, old-line Wye Angus bulls; heifer-safe, 2 to 3 years old; $3,500 to $4,500. Dan Glenn Fitzgerald 229-457-1136

Four registered Angus bulls, coming, 2-year-olds, all AI-sired. Allen Ellicott Abbeville 229-401-8590
Gelbvieh bulls; cow-calf pairs; bred cows; all registered purebred; bred for easy calving, fast growth. John Kiss Gainesville 770-531-1126 770-5311126
Good selection of registered Black Angus bulls, ready for service. Fred Blitch Statesboro 912-865-5454
Hereford bull, grandson DR World Class and 14 straws Dream On semen. Ennis Ryals Dublin 478-676-3127
Hereford bulls, 15 months old, Al-sired, low birth weights, open heifers, cow-calf pairs. Taylor Neighbors Americus 229337-0038
Hereford bulls, five; 9 to 18 months; purebred; $1,200 to $1,500; White Oak Ranch. Dan Wiersma Waynesboro dan. wiersma1962@gmail.com 706-8313541
Holstein heifer, 3 years, may not be able to breed; $900. Vicki Moore Stephens 706-759-3793
Limousin bulls, ready to breed, some homozygous black, homozygous polled, top AI sires. Steve Revell Jackson 904-482-7197
Open dairy heifers, all types, ready to breed late spring, early summer. William Houser Arnoldsville 706-247-5824 706-742-2880
Open heifers, bred heifers, cow-calf pairs, large selection to choose from. Robin Thornton Screven 912-579-6340
Performance-tested black full-blood Simmental, SimAngus bulls, cow-calf pairs, heifers; AI, embryo bred, easy calving, high milk, satisfaction guaranteed. Milton Martin Jr. Clarkesville 770519-0008
Polled Hereford bulls, 12 to 16 months old, top bloodlines; in Gray, Ga. James Jeanes Macon 478-972-0912
Purebred Black Angus bulls; 23 to 34 montlhs, sire 4 On In Focus, shots, wormed; $2,800 to $3,000. Vivian Campbell Elberton 706-283-7268
Purebred Jersey bull, 16 months old, gentle; $1,000; ask for Reed. Paul Lovell Clermont 770-519-5794
Red Limousin bull, 28 months old, ready to turn out to breed, AI-sired. Jimbo Crumley Bostwick 678-409-3572
Registered 2-year-old Hereford heifer, ready to breed; $2,000 OBO. Rodney Stewart Jefferson 678-936-7260
Registered Angus bull, 20 months old, good breeder. New Design-bred; $2,700. Lee Byler Hoschton 770-7154656
Registered Angus bull, 3 years old, good bloodline. John Davis McDonough 770-630-2368
Registered Angus bulls, 14 to 16 months old, semen-tested, docile and many AI-sired. John Stuedemann Comer 706-202-2371
Registered Angus bulls, semen-tested with excellent EPDs, bred Angus cows also available; all excellent quality. Windell Gillis Eastman 478-231-8236
Registered Angus calves, two bulls, three heifers, 6 to 10 months old, excellent bloodlines. David Strawn Clermont 678-617-9717
Registered black Angus bull, 3 years old, semen-tested; $3000. Robert Miller Danielsville 706-614-4923
Registered Black Angus bulls, 12 months of age, October 2014; AI-Comrade, Rito Revenue, Signature; Autry Farms. Gary Autry Ringgold 423-9025925
Registered Black Angus bulls; 14 months, excellent bloodlines, all shots. William Hix Comer 706-248-5851 706540-2470
Registered Black Angus yearling bulls; year old; New Design and War Alliance bloodlines; $1,500. Eugene Ridley LaFayette 706-764-6110
Registered polled Hereford bulls, gentle, rugged pasture-raised, easy calving, good EPDs and bloodlines. Bobby Brantley Tennille 478-553-8598 478552-9328

Registered Texas Longhorn heifers; Registered litter, Great Black piglets,

top bloodlines. priced reasonably; call born Aug. 10, 2014; $300 each; vet cer-

for more information. Billy Walker Rhine tified, disease free, call for bloodlines.

229-385-8950

James Whitaker Warner Robins 478-

Service-aged purebred Black Angus 929-2001

and black Simmental bulls, extensive

Goats And Sheep

AI breeding experience; registered and semen-tested. William Clanton Odum 912-221-1383 912-586-2388

If you have questions regarding ads in this category, call 404-656-3722.

Simbrah and Simmental young bulls and heifers. Cliff Adams Bowdon 770258-2069
Simmental purebred bull, 4 years, ready for heavy service, easy calver, black with blaze face; $4,000. Scott Carey Madison 706-474-0738
Stout, black, polled Limousin bull;

100 percent NKR New Zealand Kiko goats; JRW Kiko goats. J. R. Watson Tifton 229-382-2994
4-year-old registered Nigerian dwarf billy, $100; 8-month-old Nigerian-Pygmy mix billy, $40. Dexter Carlton Jeffersonville 478-945-6565
5-year-old registered Boer nanny; barren, pet, for approved home. Bill

1,800 pounds, ready to work. Max Hawkins Sylvania billhawkins@planters.

Burns Sylvania 912-863-4012

net 912-564-7957

Three Red Angus, two Angus-Cha- ADGA Saanen buck, credentials ac-

rolais cross heifers, AI-bred to calve in credited, CAE, negative, gentle; $500 or

March; $2,500 each. Danny Fausett trade farm equipment. Linda R Pearson

Dawsonville 706-265-8432

Hoschton 706-654-3364

Two heavy bred Charolais-cross CAGBA registered Angora goat buck,

cows. Brandon Webb Crandall 706- black born February 2007; $400 OBO.

483-8957

Jim Beckstine Braselton mbhtf@wind-

Two purebred Red Angus-Simmental stream.net 706-372-7921 706-654-

cross bulls and two registered Red An- 3284

gus bulls, all 600-plus pounds. Joe Gib- Dorper, Katahdin sheep; all ages and

son Rome 706-506-3026

colors, some already bred; $75 and up.

Two registered Black Angus bulls, Tye Kuykendall Ballground 770-735-

ages 12 and 14 months, both have good 3532 770-833-2808

EPDs; P & D Farm. Paul Beck Cedar- Five Kiko bucks, 100 percent New

town 706-506-2434

Zealand; two 1 year old and three 6

Yearling SimAngus bull, $2,500; 2.5- months old. Joe Wilson McDonough year Angus bull, $3,000; both calving 678-858-6538

ease, good API and bloodlines. Landon Katahdin 10 ewes, some registered,

Boyett Glennville 912-213-4062

all purebred, all exposed to lamb Feb-

Swine

ruary to March; $1,800 for all. Archie Hughes Forsyth 770-596-9589 478-

If you have questions regarding ads in 994-8406

this category, call 404-656-3722.

Katahdin sheep; 18 ewes, two rams, 12

Advertisers submitting swine ads lambs and more to come; $4,000 OBO.

must submit proof of a negative bru- Lee Peach Decatur 678-640-4893

cellosis and pseudorabies test from Nigerian Dwarf: parents registered, col-

within the past 30 days. Exceptions are swine from a validated brucellosisfree and qualified pseudorabies-free herd; these operations must submit proof of that certification. If you are faxing or mailing in an ad, the test needs to be sent along with it. For ads

orful, 2014 to 2015 spring kids; females, $150, males $50; CDTs, wormed. Terri Flowers Pelham ctflowers@hughes.net 229-294-8137
Nubian goats: two bucks, $125 each; Nubian doe, bred, $175; Nubian-Boer doe, bred, $185. Rennie Mussell Milner 770-584-4318

submitted online, the test can be attached using the attachments button.

Purebred LaMancha bottle babies, healthy, bred for soundness, produc-

Buyers are urged to request proof of tion, disposition; $75 to $100. Barbara

a negative brucellosis and pseudora- McCormick Bowdon 770-258-9505

bies test prior to purchase.

Purebred Nubian buck, 16 months old;

Potbellied piglets; $40 each. Millard $150; ask for Ken. Jewell Wood Hamp-

Powledge Lilburn millardpowledge@ ton 770-946-8619

bellsouth.net 770-921-0198 678-826- Pygmy goats; $50 each. Shelley Keg-

6217

ley Villa Rica 770-789-0209

Pure Tamworth boar, 8 months old; Pygmy goats; won't last long. Sandy

$250. Chasity Anthony Barnesville cha- Killgo Metter 912-685-3523

sityanthony11@yahoo.com 470-219- Registered Nubians, does, 2014 doe-

1515

lings and buckling; healthy, hand-raised,

Purebred Tamworth piglets, 3 months good looking; $150 and up. Megan Re-

old; $200. Lee Hemmer Gainesville uter Farmington 706-296-1279

hemmerproperties@gmail.com 770- Spanish paint doe; three colors: red,

530-3646

black, white; 1 year old; $150 and up.

Registered Berkshire pigs, new lit- Ken Hatley Zebulon 770-358-1300

ter, born Dec. 21; Gunslinger x Cathy, Three Boer bucks; 7 months old,

reserve now; one old boar left. Duke healthy, vaccinated; $150 each. Ellis

Burgess Louisville 478-625-9542 305- Godbee, Jr. Waynesboro 706-840-

923-0262

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TAKE 5: Home economist retiring, but not for long!
1. How did you get involved in agriculture, and how long have you been with the Department? I have been with the Department 34 years. I actually don't have an agriculture background. I have a degree in home economics education from Auburn University. I was hired as the Department's home economist from the beginning.

agriCULTURE
Letter from the editor

CROWLEY

2. Why is cooking such a passion of yours?
I love to cook so testing and developing consumer-friendly recipes is fun to me. I love creating recipes that people will use and enjoy cooking over and over. Cooking and recipes have changed some over the years, but the classics never do.

3. What are your favorite recipes you've made while working for the Department?
Some of my favorites that I continue to use are some I tested 30-plus years ago that were submitted by Market Bulletin readers. One is a pound cake using whipping cream. It is pretty foolproof and always a hit. A reader submitted a beef marinade recipe using wine, but I substituted a can of Coke for the wine and it was a success. I still use that now.

4. If you could leave Market Bulletin readers with one cooking tip, what would it be and why?
Recipes don't have to have a ton of ingredients to be good. Keep it simple. Don't be afraid to try new things, but keep the traditional food in your collection.

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I am returning to the Department part-time and will continue doing a cooking segment called "Meals from the Field" with Georgia Farm Bureau, as well as recipe testing and development.

Marcia Crowley is the Department's home economist. Her recipes have been featured in the Market Bulletin for more than 30 years.

Correction

Due to a filetype error during transmission, the Georgia Grown profile that ran in the Jan. 7, 2015, issue was printed with some errors that made it difficult to read. The staff of the Market Bulletin regrets this error and hopes you enjoy the corrected profile printed below.

GEORGIA GROWN PROFILE:
Georgia Seed Development
Corporation bridges gap between breeders, seed suppliers

By Beth Mohler, fall intern
Since its inception in 1959, Georgia Seed Development has been helping Georgia agriculturalists by producing Foundation seed and promoting varieties developed and released from the University of Georgia. GSD, which started off as an agency of the Department, is now a nonprofit public corporation working to shorten the time required to bring new varieties to the marketplace.
"We provide the bridge between the University of Georgia plant breeders and the commercial companies by producing genetically pure Foundation seed and plants of new varieties, supply quality services that support the commercialization of new varieties and act as a catalyst to enhance plant breeding efforts," Executive Director Roger Boerma said.
GSD is headquartered in Athens, Ga., and has another

location in Plains that houses the peanut program. It serves a magnitude of crops important to Georgia agriculture, such as peanuts, small grains, soybeans, blueberries, turfgrasses and pecans. By offering services for so many crops, GSD focuses on helping the state's agricultural strength its diversity, Boerma said.
GSD decided to become a part of the Georgia Grown program to join other Georgiacentric businesses. It plans to include the Georgia Grown logo on seed bags, plant materials and on its website and hopes to participate in Georgia Grown educational programs. GSD encourages anyone interested to stop by for a first-hand look at the progress of the past several years. "We would be honored to provide you a guided tour and share with you our vision for the future," Boerma said.

FIND GEORGIA'S BEST
LOCALLY GROWN FOODS Online at georgiagrown.com

Out of his many hits, the words sung by David Bowie in his song "Changes" are what come to mind this morning.
Change is always an adventure. Sometimes the change is deciding to plant Satsuma oranges or sesame instead of the traditional crops your family's planted for generations. Sometimes it's changing from conventional production to Certified Organic, or vice versa, to keep up with market demand in your area.
And sometimes, change is a new editor coming to the Farmers and Consumers Market Bulletin. We experienced this change together 18 months ago when I started my journey with the Georgia Department of Agriculture, and in the next few months a new editor will be taking the reins to bring this paper into its 99th and 100th years of publication. I'm excited for what these new times will bring to the Market Bulletin, and I made sure my subscription is up-to-date so I can follow it into this new era! I hope you will, too.
In July, this column discussed some hopeful changes and goals we had for this fiscal year. Now, while a new editor will have her own ideas and vision, I wanted to take a moment and give you an update on where some of these goals stand.
* Subscribers: Right now, we are at 40,610 subscribers! How solidly awesome is that number!! Every day we inch closer to our goal of 50,000 subscribers. Folks, again, I encourage you to share the Market Bulletin with your friends, neighbors and family. A portion of you give away each issue after you read it anyway, so why not encourage them to subscribe instead? And please keep an eye out in your mailbox for your 30-day renewal notice. You can mail this back in with your renewal check or log in online with your subscriber number to renew. Renewing our subscription keeps our subscriber numbers constant and keeps you in the loop on what's going on in Georgia agriculture.
* The website: Obviously the new editor will have ideas of how this should look, but the groundwork has been laid for this to happen sooner rather than later!
* Wholesale pricing: Our plan is to have wholesale prices available for commodity groups or organizations that wish to purchase bulk amounts of Market Bulletin issues to share at meetings or conventions. We are actively working with our finance section on this project, so get excited about this new opportunity to share our paper with people! We're especially looking forward to this option being available for Extension and Farm Bureau offices to purchase and have issues available periodically to share with their memberships because it never ceases to surprise me how many people call and are amazed the Market Bulletin is still around. Having these issues out there will show future subscribers that we're not just still around, we're thriving!
Even though I won't be here when these changes take place, I'm so excited that they are going to happen. I look forward to following what the new editor will do. But before I go, I want to give a sincere thanks to all of you who subscribe to the Market Bulletin, and to the staff I had the honor of working with at the Department. We've got a great team with Gerrie Fort, Merlissa Smith, Julie McPeake in our press office and of course our leadership with the commissioner and division heads. They've got this paper in good hands, and I know with a subscriber base as loyal and strong as y'all are, they don't have anything to worry about.
Thank you for your support of the Market Bulletin.
Dallas Duncan is the editor of the Market Bulletin. Originally from Evans, Ga., she graduated in May 2011 with a
double major in animal science and agricultural communica-
tion from the University of Georgia College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences. She previously worked for The Red & Black, The Times newspaper in Gainesville, Ga., and Georgia Cattlemen's Association.

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FEATURE RECIPE:
Veggie carrot burger

Editor's Note: Lydia Gilbert, a junior food and nutrition major at Fort Valley State University, created this hearty patty recipe! Gilbert's sandwich had a starring role at FVSU's building at the 2014 Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie, Ga. For more recipes from FVSU, contact Angela Doug at dougea@fvsu.edu or 478-822-1008.

Ingredients: 2 cups carrots, shredded 2 eggs cup mayonnaise 1 medium onion, minced 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 clove garlic, chopped

6 cups soft bread, crumbled 4 cups whole wheat flake cereal,
crumbled Salt and pepper, to taste Sandwich or hamburger buns

Instructions: 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. 2. Place carrots in a bowl. Cover and heat in a microwave until tender,
about two to three minutes. 3. Stir together the eggs, mayonnaise, onion, olive oil, garlic, salt,
pepper and carrots in a large bowl. Mix in bread crumbs until evenly blended. 4. Shape into 12 patties. Pour the cereal on a plate and gently coat each patty. 5. Place the patties on a greased baking sheet. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, turning once, until golden brown. 6. Serve patties on buns. Garnish with additional toppings and condiments as desired.

CARROTS: Numerous growing, marketing
options available for vegetable
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a leg up on everybody else," Lewis said. Serenbe's Certified Organic carrots are marketed to restaurants, to
farmers markets and through community supported agriculture programs, but contrary to popular belief, producers don't have to be organic for their produce to be popular at farmers markets.
"I took my relatively small volume that I grew to the local market," Lewis said. "They were well-received at the market. I always sold out when I took them down there. That's a good outlet for anyone who wants to grow carrots I guarantee you they'll sell readily at a fresh market venue."
And if they don't, carrot producers might should look to their nearest cattle-raising neighbors to help with the leftovers.
"We feed the byproduct, or the cull carrot, to our cattle five to six months out of the year," said Mike Coggins, owner of Blackwater Cattle Company in Lake Park, Ga. "There's a large processing facility in south Georgia that grows and processes a lot of carrots, and Blackwater Cattle Company is feeding their cattle and has found them to be a real benefit to the cowherd."
Cull carrots are cracked, misshapen, split or have blemishes, Coggins said.
He fed his cattle other vegetables processed at this facility as well bell peppers, green beans and cabbage but carrots just seem to have stuck for the last 17 years.
"It's very similar to corn in the dry matter state," he said. "It's about 9 percent protein, [total digestible nutrients] of about 78 and it has a good mineral pack with it potassium, calcium, magnesium."
Though carrots can give beef fat an orange tinge according to feedlots, Coggins said the animals they've harvested in Georgia still have white fat, even after eating carrots every day for months.
"I think the moral of the story is there are carrots that are unmarketable that's really what a cull carrot is for human consumption. Back in 1998 we had to figure out a way to get rid of the waste product, so we tried feeding cattle and found out they actually loved to eat them," he said. "We ran some nutrient analysis on them and found out that they were pretty nutritious. The negative is we have to haul a lot of water, and it does cost to haul water, but it is still taking an unmarketable product and getting value out of it."

ARTY'S GARDEN: Numerous options available for creating privacy in shady areas

Someone asked about shrubs to create privacy in a wooded area. She had tried several, but they failed because they could not tolerate shade.
Here are a few things I told her: Numerous shrubs will grow in shade and also provide privacy. Though evergreens are usually considered for blocking a view, do not discount deciduous shrubs. They can provide complete screening for much of the year and partial screening for the winter months. Shrubs growing in shade usually have a looser, more open growth pattern than those growing in sun. You are not going to have a tight, dense hedge the way you would in a sunny area. Some shrubs tolerate shade, but will not be at their best or bloom as abundantly. If the goal is screening, this is not as important. Glossy abelia, for example, is one that prefers full sun, but will grow in partial shade and produce fewer flowers. Those looking for more privacy in either sunny or shady conditions may want to plant two rows of shrubs, perhaps a front row of deciduous ones and a back row of evergreens. A double-row arrangement like this will be more effective in blocking sight as well as sound, another aspect of privacy that is sometimes forgotten. Though we may like a uniform line consisting of one kind of shrub, consider a mixed planting. By using different kinds, you are not "putting all your eggs in one basket" in case some do not perform to expectations. Also, fungal diseases or insect pests could defoliate one kind of shrub, leaving an entire row of bare branches. Some plants that will block a view will grow to be trees but can be kept pruned. Southern magnolia and American holly, for example, will grow in shady areas and serve as screens if space allows. Cut them back if they get too big. Do not use invasive species such as Japanese privet, luster-leaf privet, Chinese privet, bamboo or burning bush euonymus. Here are a few possibilities for shady or partially shady sites: Evergreen: Japanese anise, Florida anise, aucuba, needle palm, Florida leucothoe, camellias, mountain laurel, lorepetalum (especially the green varieties), Carolina cherrylaurel, common cherrylaurel/English laurel, Japanese cleyera, inkberry holly, yaupon, Savannah holly, Foster's holly, Japanese holly, wax myrtle, American boxwood, Canadian hemlock, Carolina hemlock, rhododendrons, azaleas, pittosporum, Japanese plum yew

AUCUBA is a broadleaf evergreen shrub that grows in full shade. Variegated forms like this one also add color to dark areas.
and Japanese pieris. Wooly adelgids are insects that are killing hemlocks in many places. If you plant hemlocks, you may have to spray to protect them.
Deciduous: Maple-leaf viburnum, blackhaw viburnum, sweet-bubby bush/sweetshrub, Virginia sweetspire, Japanese kerria, blueberry, black jetbead, oakleaf hydrangea, red chokeberry/aronia, bottlebrush buckeye, red buckeye and American witch-hazel.
A horticulturist at your local nursery can help with your decisions. Explain your needs and what you are trying to achieve. It will be useful to show photos of your site and describe its conditions. Soil and moisture can be limiting factors, too. You may also want to visit a public garden or arboretum to get more ideas.
Arty Schronce is the Department's resident garden-
ing expert. He is a lifelong gardener and a horticulture
graduate of North Carolina State University who en-
courages everyone to discover the pleasures of plants
and gardening.

PEANUTS: 2015 farm show hosted biggest crowd in event's history

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the 1980s, made its way to the Southeast. Today, the company operates six shelling plants, including four in Georgia. It buys peanuts from farmers throughout the Southeast and cleans, shells and sizes them, said Charles Birdsong, vice president of operations and procurement for Birdsong Peanuts.
"We really appreciate the award honoring our 100 years of being in the peanut industry. We're just very thankful to Georgia Peanuts and its grower members for honoring us," Birdsong said. "We've just tried to make the best decisions possible and choose the right times to grow throughout those 100 years. ... Peanuts are all that we do here."
Koehler said it was "logical" to honor Birdsong with the award.
"When you've got a company that celebrates their 100th anniversary in the peanut business and they still held fast to their family values and family core and then expanded that ... into Georgia, it had a major impact to give farmers options to look at to sell their peanuts," he said. "Birdsong is the only company left that's a familyowned and operated sheller that's been there for 100 years and is doing that in a big kind of way."
The 2015 show was Birdsong's first. "It's a terrific event put on by the Georgia Peanut Commission. Lots of different booths and expos dealing with everything in the peanut industry, from farming to irrigation systems to types of seed and farming practices. It was very well-attended," he said. Koehler said he hopes producers are able to go home with knowledge that will help them be better producers,

grow more peanuts with a little less money and enhance their profitability.
As prices on other crops are down this year, Koehler said farmers are looking to peanuts as a viable option for their farms. Opportunities to market overseas and fill a growing demand for products high in protein also show a promising future for Georgia peanuts.
"I'm over my 30 years [for retirement], but I'm not ready to go anywhere because I think the future is going to be far more fantastic than the 29 years that I've lived in peanuts," Koehler said.
New equipment innovations are regular topics of conversation at the Georgia Peanut Farm Show. Here, producers discuss available options from Colombo with industry representatives. Photo courtesy Georgia Peanut Commission

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FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Equine For Sale

Equine Miscellaneous

Beautiful Sebright Bantam roosters for Sweetheart pedigree, Barred Rock
sale or trade; $10 each, if purchased; rooster, needs good home; bought LIVESTOCK HANDLING

If you have questions regarding ads in If you have questions regarding ads in text or call. Alexander Flaherty Athens Summer of 2014. Jane Knapp Atlanta

this category, call 404-656-3722.

this category, call 404-656-3722.

guiji@yahoo.com 706-363-2533

404-697-6998

If you have questions regarding ads in

Advertisers in the Equine for Sale or 1996 three-horse slant steel Sundown- Black copper Marans, New Hampshire Three pairs Eastern Wild Turkeys and this category, call 404-656-3722.

Equine at Stud categories must sub- er horse trailer with large dressing room, Reds, Welsummers, Americanas, Dela- rabbits John Herndon Grayson 404- 17 poly calf hutches; $200 each. Andy

mit current negative Coggins tests for good condition. Lynne Jones Lagrange wares; $15 each. Jimmy Young Metter 697-7179

Wheat Buckhead 706-342-4631

each equine advertised. This includes horsecrazynga@yahoo.com 706-594- 912-682-2917

Two Rhode Island Red roosters, $25 2004 Stoll cattle trailer; Gooseneck,16

horses, ponies, donkeys, etc. Buyers 0400

Black Silkie roosters, $12 each; plus each; hatched Spring of 2014; call or feet; one owner; lightly used on small

are urged to request verification of a Black tucker saddle, River Plantation 1-month-old Silkies; black and gray, text. Chris Woodward Williamson 770- farm, excellent condition; $3,900. Terry

negative Coggins from the advertiser before purchasing any equine. Negative Coggins reports are valid for 12 months from the date the blood sample is drawn. Falsification or altering of any Coggins results can result in fines and suspension of advertising privileges. If you are faxing or mailing in an ad, the Coggins needs to be sent along with it. For ads submitted online, the Coggins can be attached using the attachments button. Generalized ads, such as "many horses," "variety to choose from," etc., will not be published. Equine at Stud ads will also require a current stable license in order to be published.
1998 AQHA registered No. 3764355 gelding sire, potential investment; 130 AQHA Western pleasure points; $7,500. L. H. English Douglas 912-592-6555
AQHA 3Y15H Baygeld round pen under saddle; smart, eager, willing; handraised, continue training ready; $800.

trail No. 146, size 15.5, includes saddle, breast collar and headstall; $1,000. Joan Sims Bowdon 770-328-1642
Free standing breeding, treatment chute, opens all four sides, kick guard; $650. Billy Greer Hampton 404-4442436
Heaven, Hearts & Horses Therapeutic Riding Center offers equine-assisted therapy for kids, adults with disabilities, special needs; www.h3therapy.org. Paige Brooks Reynolds 478-297-7777
Lamb 15-inch Western saddle, good breast collar and saddle bags, neoprene cinch; nice condition; $450. Gary Davis Blue Ridge 706-632-2965
Set of buggy harnesses for one horse. Malcolm C Talley Rome 706-234-9789
Two-horse Owensboro wagon; good condition; $1,000. John Vaughan Rydal 770-383-1442
Wintec Pro dressage saddle; 16.5 seat, air system, change gullet size for perfect fit. Nancy Jenkins Palmetto

$8 each. Gail Johnson Covington 770784-0767
Chicks for pre-order: Jersey Giants, Ameraucanas, Marans, laced Brahmas, Olive Eggers, chocolate, red, red cuckoo Orpingtons; www.taylorhobbyfarms. com. Lisa Taylor Dalton 706-694-8256
Colored roller pigeons; youg birds and breeders; nice birds, rare colors; $10 each, cash only. George Corbin Ellabell tybeeslim@yahoo.com 912-235-1256
Five Bantams, three hens, two roosters, plus two large hens; all for $40; for info please call. Johnny Mayo Gray 478960-1446
Five white midget turkeys, 10 Fantail pigeons, 10 S. Bantams; $100 for all or will separate. Curtis Musgrove Bainbridge 229-662-3235
Game chickens: blues, white hackles and murphs. Ron Shepard Fortson 706-317-9924
Game fowl: Eslin Red Quill stags and pullets. Curtis Warnock Vidalia 912537-2061 912-293-9221

833-5538 770-228-9353 White topknot bearded Silkies, Buff
and black Silkie roosters. Jack Jenkins Harlem 706-556-3261
Poultry/Fowl Requiring Permit/License
If you have questions regarding this category, call 404-656-3722.
Advertisers selling wood ducks must submit a USDA permit with their ad. Ads for wood ducks that do not have this permit will not be published. For information on these permits, call the US Fish & Wildlife Service Atlanta office at 404-679-7319. Advertisers selling quail must be accompanied by a copy of the commercial quail breeder's license. Ads for quail that do not have this license will not be published. For information on these licenses, call the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Re-

Biscoglia Madison 706-342-0390
2010 16-foot Gooseneck cattle trailer, excellent condition, paint, floor, lights, tires, brakes; cut and escape, spare tire; no rust; $4,000. Mark Woodham Madison 404-379-8037
2013 Circle W bumperpull stock trailer, 6x16 feet with cut gate, back sliding and hinged gate; $3,200. Fredrick Stokes Stone Mountain 678-523-2456
Complete auction ring, three-section bleachers, P.H. system, like new, etc.; $7,000; Bunn Ranch. Carey Bunn Barnesville 678-350-5380
Creep feeder, eight-foot, single axle, new paint and tires; $1,500 OBO. Mike Preston Blakely 229-723-5069
Trailer with spare tire; Gooseneck, 16foot inside, heavy duty, excellent condition; $2,700. Z. Coles Winder 770-3070882
Two 12-foot steel cattle panels and two 10-foot aluminum cattle gates; $290 or will sell individually. Hugh Caudell

Cindy Rockwood Gainesville 770-714- nancyj149@yahoo.com 770-328-8045 Gamefowl: Jimmy East Greenleg sources Division at 770-918-6401. If Carnesville 706-384-4410

RABBITS 5194

770-328-8045

hatch, leipers and law grays; please call you are faxing or mailing in an ad, the

Large Colombian Paso Fino filly; excellent bloodlines, extended gait; 2 years old in spring; $2,000. Beth Holton Fayetteville 678-549-8568
Miniature donkeys: guard or breeding; donkey jack, $200; nice colors; jennies, $300 and up; small, registered donkeys. Bill Wray Perry 478-825-1297
Miniature riding mare, 33 inches, sorrel, white, pretty and smart, can deliver, call for pictures; $450. J Wilkes Athens 706-207-9366
Registered Tennessee Walking Horse mare, 7 years old, 16 hands, intermediate rider. Tony Green Fairmont 706337-2467 770-605-0888
Standard female donkey, grey, 7 yr. old, 1 mth. old colt, good pasture guard, very gentle, $350/pair. Wynn Copeland Greensboro 706-453-7687
Two mules, 14 and 17 years old, gen-

Poultry/Fowl For Sale
If you have any questions regarding ads in this category, call 404-656-3722.
Mallard ducks must be at least three generations removed from the wild before they can be advertised. Advertisers must include this information in ads, or they will not be published.
15 varieties of peafowl including Javas, 1 year and up, cocks and hens. Ray Watts Macon 478-361-3468
27 Golden Comet hens; laying one year; $5 each, all for $110. Gene Garrison Clermont 770-983-3070
Baby chicks; American Dominique, Rhode Island Red. pure breeds; reasonable prices. Monte Poitevint Lakeland 229-482-3854
Bantam chickens: Creoles and Japa-

before 9 p.m. Daniel Vickery Royston 706-436-6567
Gamefowl: Sid Taylor, YL hatch, Whitehackel. Tom Lilley Jeffersonville 478945-6139
Games fowl: grey Stags games, Phil Marsh butcher games, Lacy Roundhead pair and others. Larry Ledford Clarkesville 706-754-7064
Guineas, chocolates, four females, two males; 1 to 2 years old; proven fertile; $15 each. Leigh Hamilton Dahlonega 706-531-6211
Homing pigeons: mated pairs and young birds; bars, BlueCks, yellows, RedCks, white. Kim Hogan Cleveland hoganguitar1975@yahoo.com 706-8091215
Laying hens, $10 each; also young chicks. David Dye Rockmart daviddye110@live.com 470-336-9849

permit/license needs to be sent along with it. For ads submitted online, the permit/license can be attached using the attachments button.
Bobwhite quail, flight conditioned, now available for the 2014 and 2015 season, call for pricing. Rembert Hancock Fairmount 404-376-0550 706-337-5711
Bobwhite quail, flight conditioned. Roy Peterson Ideal 478-949-5842
Bobwhite, Coturnix quail eggs: $70 for 100, $140 for 500, $270 for 1,000. Willie Strickland Pooler stricklandgamebird. com 912-748-5769
Flight conditioned Bobwhite quail. Heath Harrelson Reidsville 912-2374883
Jumbo Wisconsin quail; $4 each. David McCurley Colbert davidmcc@uga. edu 706-540-3864 706-788-3433

If you have questions regarding ads in this category, call 404-656-3722.
Californian baby rabbits, 8 weeks old; born Nov. 21, 2014; $12 each. Andrea Shapland Nicholson 706-927-5599
Flemish, English Lops, French Lops; top stock, priced to sell; cannot pass up. Jason Wilson Atlanta 404-823-3216
Harlequin rabbits. $40 with pedigree; five kits born Jan. 6, Blue and Black Magpie parents pedigreed. Jennifer Woodson Covington Woodsonwabbitry@yahoo.com 404-566-1075
New Zealand all sizes; meat or pets, $15; California bucks and does, $15, lots of bunnies Patsy Brown Jackson 770-504-9507
Selling out: Dutch breeding stock, ages 6 months to 2 years, several registered,

tle, haul or pull wagon; $700 each. Mary nese Buffs; $10 each. John Johnson More than hundreds of white doves.

Poultry/Fowl Wanted

also 5-month-olds. Katie Hufford Cleve-

Lynn Mobley Union Point 706-817-1152 Mansfield 770-786-5719
2015 SPRING PICK YOUR OWN
LISTING
Submissions for the 2015 spring pick your own listing will be published in the March 4 issue of the Farmers and Consumers Market Bulletin. To ensure your farm is published in this edition, we need

Lee Adams Macon 478-228-1782

Female guineas in the Clarkesville, land 706-219-4766 706-969-1953

FEED, HAY AND GRAIN Old English Bantams, show stock:
BB reds, Old English quail, blue splash, blacks, blue brassy backs, opals, more. Mack McBurnett Tyrone 770-487-2233
Old English Bantams: BB red, golden duckwing, brown red, lemon blue, lemon blue sport. Mitch Pohlel Loganville 770-464-5052
One pair pure Albanys, 1 year old; $250. Ricky Ray Ball Ground 770-8944044
One pair, light brown Dutch, two pair golden Dutch Bantams; $45 each pair, or take all, $100. Kenneth Spear Chick-

Ga., area. Vickie Hogan Clarkesville 706-768-5441
One male guinea, young buff Orpington pullets and one rooster. Darren Wilkes Demorest 706-768-2683
Pair white Cornish Bantams, Rhode Island Red and Araucana-Ameraucana Bantam roosters; must be close to Cumming. Bobby Carney Cumming 770-842-8703
Pigeons, any type, will trap pigeons free, will pick up pigeons free. Gregg Leonard Roswell 404-580-6268

If you have questions regarding ads in this category, call 404-656-3722.
All feed, hay and grain ads must include the variety offered for sale. Ads for mulch hay will not be accepted in this category; they will be published in the Fertilizers & Mulches category.
`14 alicia bermuda, highly fertilized, horse quality; $6 per square bale, discounts for quantity. A. Johns Dawson 229-995-5371

this completed form in-office no later than close of business day on Monday, February 23. Please note this is an extended deadline from our regular ad categories!
County: ______________________________________________________
Farm name:___________________________________________________

amauga 706-539-2423
Pullets, starting to lay now; Rhode Island Red, black Sexlink, Barred Rock.

ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK

`14 alicia bermudagrass hay, square bales, 15.4 percent protein, horse quality, $7.25; wheat straw, square bales,

Jimmie Cleveland Commerce 770-378-

$4. Neil Wingfield Leesburg 229-407-

8077

If you have questions regarding this 0371

Purebred full-grown Cayuga ducks category, call 404-656-3722.

`14 coastal bermuda, horse quality,

and Pekin duck; also, mixed ducks, American Buffalo, bison; calves born fertilized, UGA soil specs, square; 4x5

black and lavender. Chad Israel Dallas May 2014; $5 per pound live weight; round bales in barn; delivery, stack

houseoisrael@att.net 404-272-6928

northwest Georgia. Derek Jolly Villanow available. Olin Trammell Forsyth 478-

Rare Cochins gold laced, blue, Par- derekjolly67@gmail.com 706-397-2177 994-6463 478-960-7239

Contact person:_______________________________________________

tridge and splash Orpingtons, 100 Asian water buffalo female, 2.5 years `14, Tift 44 bermuda square bales, very

Rhode Island Red pullets. Bobby Hawks Nicholson 706-983-0258

old, not bred, tame; $1,200 firm. Michelle Kaye Danielsville 404-434-1789

good quality, 750 bales; $5 per bale. Patrick Baynes Chatsworth 706-260-

Crops:________________________________________________________ Farm address:_________________________________________________ Contact phone:________________________________________________ Hours of operation:____________________________________________

Rhode Island Red and Cuckoo Maran, Emu, 3 to 4 years old; nine birds; $75 5995

LIVESTOCK WANTED very young hens, $20; hatched June 2,
2014; vaccinated; roosters available. Alan Sanders Blairsville 706-745-3884
Rhode Island Red pullets, quality, healthy, well-grown birds. Brian Sturdy Dahlonega 706-865-9201
Show quality bantams; BB Red and wheaten Old English. Richard Smith Gay 706-538-6395

each. Kenneth Winschuh Augusta rockwisperer@bellsouth.net 706-793-0040
Llamas, six girls and one little man; make offer. Sgt. Capps Comer 770490-5537
If you have questions regarding ads in

2014 bermuda hay, horse quality, square bales, barn-stored, you load; $5 per bale; minimum 10 bales; cash. W. Abrams Milner 770-228-3865
2014 bermuda hay, square bales, horse quality; $4.75; delivery available. Tracy Watson Buena Vista 229-9287625

Any other details:______________________________________________
This form can be returned via email to dallas.duncan@agr.georgia.gov OR by fax to 404-463-4389 OR by mail to:
Georgia Department of Agriculture Attn: Market Bulletin 19 MLK Jr. Drive SW Atlanta, GA 30334

Show quality Sebrights, 11 silver, 12 this category, call 404-656-3722.

2014 bermuda mix square bales, horse

gold in pairs; call for information. Larry Adult rhea. Harrell Whitener Coosa quality $6.50; round, $40 to $50; mulch

Herrington Colbert lwherrington@hot- friendsfor lifeinc@yahoo.com 256-422- hay, $3.25. Rick Anderson Taylorsville

mail.com 706-788-0032

5224

404-402-8470

Show quality, Old English blue brassy Donkey, standard jenny, less than 2014 coastal bermuda hay, well-fertil-

back, blue quail, splash, columbian, 1 month to bottle feed, or very tame; ized, weed- and rain-free, horse quality;

fawn, quail, others. Randy Shoemake northeast Georgia. Arnold Kaye Jr. Dan- $4.50 per bale. Curtis Durden Lyons

Carrollton 678-796-9222

ielsville 706-795-2064

912-526-3189 912-245-1081

Show-type Rhode Island Reds, wheat- Guard llama for my alpacas; must be 2014 coastal bermuda hay; 4x5 round,

en Marans, large fowl. Mike Brown La- a gelded, halter trained and tame llama. square and mulch hay. Larry Morgan Li-

Grange 706-884-8217

Debra Flagle Madison debraflagle@ zella 478-781-1990 478-972-5977

Again, the deadline for the March listing is for summer crops only.

Swedish flower hens, $20 each; Eas- icloud.com 404-903-1761

2014 Coastal Bermuda, 4x5 bales,

Forms are due by close of business on Monday, February 23.

ter eggers, $15 each; guineas, assorted Young Nigerian, Pygmy buck, needs $40; Mulch $15; Coastal Bahia mix, $30;

colors, $20 each. Kirk Mussell Fairburn to be pet for breeding. Donna Milligan barn-kept, delivery available. Stephen

404-805-0714

Martin 706-356-0535

Bell Milledgeville 478-414-8043

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2014 Coastal Bermuda, 4x5 round Coastal Bermuda hay, square bales, Feed, Hay and Grain Wanted German tomato seed, low acid, very Four-inch perennials, 350 varieties,

bales, sheltered; cow and horse quality. horse quality, $6 per bale. Richard Smith

few seeds, delicious; $1 per pack $1.50 each including Helleborus; one-

Jim Cole Hahira 229-251-6131

Moreland 404-473-7281

Cow hay, round rolls, near Martin and with SASE. Amory Hall 130 Ellison St. gallon grafted Japanese maples, $20

2014 coastal bermuda, horse qual- Coastal bermuda, 5x6 round bales, Lavonia. Charles Alexander Martin 706- Maysville 30558 706-652-2521

to $25; display garden. Selah Ahlstrom

ity, fertilized, limed, rain-free, 4x5 net- clean and baled, rain-free; $50 each; 779-3581

Pecan trees grafted, bare root, six to Jackson 770-775-4967

wrapped; $50. Grace Brady Hephzibah 150-plus available. Hardy Edwards Win- Raising hogs; need cracked corn or eight feet, $30; sawtooth oak eight to 12 Four-o-clocks, different colors; large

706-231-0985

terville 706-714-9012

corn shorts, need 55-gallon drum per feet, $25 bare root. Jody Kemp Lyons sunflowers seeds; beautiful; table-

2014 coastal bermuda; $5 at barn; Coastal bermuda, fescue mix cow hay; week for reasonable price. Travis Elling- 912-293-4902

spoons, $1 plus SASE. M V Pursley 253

square bales. Larry Cook Statham 706- $35 per bale (stored outside); 4x4 bales, ton Senoia 678-787-9341

Pecan trees: Grafted, bare root; call to Ryan Road Winder 30680 770-540-

AG SEED FOR SALE 202-8083

fertilized and limed, delivery available.

2014 cow mix hay, 4x5 rolls; $25. Todd Jermaine Barlow Luthersville 706-302-

place order for January 2015 pick up. 1567 770-307-5645 Andrew Smith Hawkinsville brownda- Giant cosmos seeds, six to eight feet

Keesee Madison 770-207-6253
2014 fescue hay, 4x5 rolls in barn, no rain; $25 per roll. Steve Arnold Nichol-

7658
Coastal, bahia mix; 800- to 1,000-pound bales, baled with Claas

If you have questions regarding this category, call 404-656-3722.

lepecanfarms@gmail.com 478-2258433
Sawtooth oak, six to eight feet in No.

not unusual, 60-plus seeds; $1 plus SASE. Ira Bray 70 Wilkes Ct. Newnan 30263 770-253-0392

son 706-207-4356

baler; $60 inside, $35 to $45 outside, Advertisers must submit a current 7 pot; delivery available. Ed Smith Mon- Hellebores; 4 to 5 years old in bud,

2014 fescue, mixed hay, 4x5 rolls or $25 mulch. Coy Baker Loganville 770- state laboratory report, fewer than roe 706-621-2550

two-gallon size pot; $10; discount on

square bales, barn-stored, delivery 466-4609

nine months old, for purity, noxious Several varieties of sugar cane; by the quantity orders. Mary Wenger Gaines-

available. Jimmy Payne Rockmart 404- Coastal, orchard, fescue mix, fertilized, weeds and germination for each seed stalk, row or field. D W Wright Moultrie ville 770-287-0734

557-8448

under cover 4x5 rolls; not horse qual- lot advertised. Ads submitted without 229-891-7632 229-324-3133

Japanese maples, azaleas, gardenia,

2014 horse quality square bales; Tift ity; 2013, $25; 2104, $30. Mike Duck this information will not be published.

44, russell and russell, rye mix; $6 per Dahlonega 706-344-7869

If you are faxing or mailing in an ad,

Ag Seed/Plants Wanted

hosta hydrangeas, roses. Linda Waites Fairburn 770-964-6414

bale, rain-free, weed-free. Neal Pannell Ear corn for sale. Wes Smith Thomas- this report needs to be sent along Pepper seed: A few pods of old time Japanese maples, many varieties and

Monroe 770-267-3576

ton 706-648-4210

with it. For ads submitted online, the cayenne pepper seed for planting. Bob sizes, weeping red and green; weeping

2014 russell bermuda hay; 4x5 bale; Good quality 4x5 round bales, coastal report can be attached using the at- Register Blakely 229-723-6522

Serpentine Blue cedars available. Jim

$45; delivered. Tommy Rider Waynes- hay, net-wrapped and stored in barn. tachments button. Seed lots must Yellow root, please call. James W Dar- Veccie Fayetteville jveccie@gmail.com

boro 706-554-9785

Leo Perfect Unadilla 478-627-3820

be uniform and cannot exceed 400 by Monroe 770-207-7803

770-652-6127

2014 square bales of bahia, fescue Hay, fescue mixed, square bales, not 50-pound bags. Certain varieties of and other grasses; rain-free and barn- horse quality. Lamar Cox Fayetteville seed are protected from propagation

FLOWERS AND

Lenten roses: ready to bloom, $4 (in bloom, $6); pachysandra, 50 plants for

stored. Wilson Phelps Greensboro 706- 404-824-7569

unless they are grown as a class of

347-0492

Hay: mixed fescue square bales, $3; certified seed. These include Florida

2014 Tift 44 and 85; high quality also some 4x5 rolls, $25 at barn. Harvey 304, Coker 9152, Coker 9835, 6738

ORNAMENTALS FOR SALE

$10. Carol Olson Marietta 770-9981076
Lily bulbs: August, daylily, La., $12 per

horse hay; squares and rolls; delivery available. Durand Deal Tifton 229-3885054
2014 Tift 44 bermuda square bales, excellent horse quality. Paige Bullock Dallas 770-402-2421
2014 Tifton 85 bermuda; horse quality hay; limed and fertilized; $6 per square bale; delivered. Charlie Jackson Lawrenceville Jackson_C19@yahoo.com 678-910-0561
2014 yellow feed corn, $40 per barrel; plus 2014 feed wheat, $50 per barrel. Robert Montgomery Reynolds 478837-2356
4x6 round rolls, fertilized, mix grass hay; $40 per roll. Wesley Sparks Monticello 706-717-1467

Jackson Blairsville 706-745-0984
Hay: square, $4 per bale and round, $35 per bale, well-fertilized and barnkept. Randy Grogan Cedartown 770846-1640
Horse quality bermuda hay in barn, 4x5 rolls, fertilized, rain- and weed-free; $60 each. Bo Rohrabaugh Stockbridge 770-238-8773
Horse quality; Tift 44 square bales, fertilized, sprayed and rain-free; $5; please call. Anthony Clark Elberton 706-9888996
Round bales, orchard, fescue mixed grass hay; rain-free, 4x4; $18 per roll; delivery available. Ron Smith La Fayette jpetrel@floorsoft.com 706-537-8841
Russell 4x5 bermuda horse quality hay in barn; $55. L. Parks Lula 678-677-

soybean, Haskell, Bennings and others. For questions regarding certified seed, call the Department's Seed Division at 404-656-3635.
2014 Coker 227 oats and vetch; germination 98 percent oats, 94 percent vetch; 50-pound bag, $11. George Chandler Danielsville 706-338-4321
GCIA certified Tifton 9 bahiagrass; 40-pound bags; non-certified T-9 seed. James Gaston Americus gaston7460@ bellsouth.net 229-924-7460
Ag Plants for Sale
Blueberry plants, $2 each; four to six feet tall, taking orders for February shipment. Sidney Roland Demorest 706754-6700

If you have questions about this category, call 404-656-3722.
$1 per packet seed, SASE: purple cone flower, black-eyed susan, tiger lily, giant lily, amaryllis, Vitex (Chase tree). Hans Gruetzenbach 978 County Farm Rd. Dalton 30721
2014 variegated four-o-clock seed, 2014 hummingbird vine seeds; $1 per package with SASE. Polly Young 173 Creekview Drive Leesburg 31763 229888-7650
Achimenes (widows tears); order rhizomes now for spring shipment. D. Hinson Yatesville 770-468-6254
Boxwoods, several sizes in the ground, nice ones. Robert Crowder Greenville 706-663-8276

dozen, $2 postage; seeds: black-eyed susan, trumpets, verbena, $2 per tablespoon, SASE. F. Brooks 674 New Rosedale Rd. Armuchee 30105
Old fashioned hollyhock seeds, 25 for $3;Texas Star hibiscus, 10 for $2; SASE, cash. D. Miltimore 1396 Kiley Lane Dalton, 30721
Old time zinnias, mixed, cup $3 plus SASE, two stamps; large Marigold, $1 per tablespoon. Mildred Bryan 916 Elm Dr. Monroe 30655 770-267-3098
One-gallon potted mature Hellebores, 4-plus years old with blooms; $7 each, discounts for large orders. Diane Wilkes Sandy Springs 770-355-4003
Red castor bean or loofah sponge seeds; 25 for $3,100 for $10; send

Alfalfa square bales $8 to $12; fescue square bales $3.50; hay is high quality,

5436 Shelled yellow corn; $6 for 40-pound

Coastal, Alicia, Russell, Tift 85 and Bermuda sprigs; also custom planting.

Camellias, three-gallon, $20; crepe myrtles, 20-gallon, $35. Myrtle Russell

SASE. Joy Shelnutt Box 1212 Loganville 30052

fertilized well. Dale Hall Calhoun 706- bag. Janie Willis Dahlonega 706-867- Mack McGee Glenwood 912-568-7379 Bonaire robertrussell@bellsouth.net Reseeding petunias, mixed; angel

506-0351

5177

229-868-0262

478-923-1951

trumpets, double purple or double yel-

Bermuda hay; Tift 44 and lisa, 4x5.5 bales, horse quality in barn; $60 per

Square bale hay; 2014 bermuda, fertilized and rain-free, can deliver. Barry

Fig trees in half-gallon containers; Celeste and Brown Turkey; $15 or two

Cleome, touch-me-not, Mexican sunflower, money plant, tiger lily, marigold

low, $1 per packet with SASE. Carolyn Arnold 644 Lynn Ave. Jefferson 30549

bale; outside, $50 per bale. Ivey Jeanes Gordon 478-233-0347

McCart Jackson 678-432-0423 770957-2270

for $25. Sandra Goldi Atlanta 404-2010063

Shasta daisy; $1 each, large; SASE. B. Savage 3017 Atkins Dr. Gainesville

Seeds: Larkspur, echinacea, foxglove, Sweet William, Shirley poppy; $1

Bermuda, fescue hay, premium horse quality, limed, fertilized and sprayed; $5.50 per bale. Rex Palmer Auburn 770-867-9589
Bermuda, fescue; 4x5 round bales, horse quality, $45; bermuda square bales, $6. Sherrel Astin Villa Rica 678794-0880

Square bales in barn, mixed grass for horses or cattle, located in Monroe, Ga.; $5 per bale. James Draper Bethlehem 770-601-0816 770-601-0816
Top quality, 2014 tested, alicia, russell hay; round, square, sheltered; delivery available; free storage through March 2015. Heath Pittman Vidalia 912-2932535 912-537-9721

Figs, three varieties, mulberries, $5; self-pollinating Issai, kiwi, $6; sweet shrub, $3; dewberries, raspberries, $2; much more. Carla Houghton Marietta 770-428-2227
Garlic plants, elephant, six to 10 inches tall; 40 cents each, no shipping. Garland Privett Williamson 770-229-4526

30507
Daffodils: White Mount Hood, old time yellow, old time double bloomers, white narcissis, blue bells, mole bean seed. E. Beach Duluth 770-476-1163
Dwarf marigold seed: two tablespoons, $2 cash, No.10 SASE. Myron Bullock 1766 Azalea Drive Lawrenceville 30043 770-963-7907

plus SASE. Etheleen James 197 Glynn James Road Lyons 30436 912-5268516
Seeds: mullein pink, touch-me-nots, four-o-clocks, money plant, morning glory, hibiscus, devil's trumpet, Siberian iris, $1 teaspoon, SASE, cash. G. Robertson 2966 Cardinal Lake Cir. Duluth 30096

FARMLAND SECTIONS AND COUNTIES

Northwest
Bartow Carroll Catoosa Chattooga Dade Floyd Gordon Haralson Murray Paulding Polk Walker Whitfield
Northeast Central
Barrow Clarke Elbert Franklin Greene Hart Jackson Madison Morgan Oconee Oglethorpe Walton

Southeast Appling Atkinson Bacon Brantley Bryan Bulloch Camden Candler Charlton Chatham Clinch Coffee Echols Effingham Evans Glynn Jeff Davis Lanier Liberty Long McIntosh Montgomery Pierce Screven Tattnall Telfair Toombs Ware Wayne Wheeler

Northeast
Banks Dawson Fannin Gilmer Habersham Hall Lumpkin Pickens Rabun Stephens Towns Union White
East Central
Baldwin Bleckley Burke Columbia Dodge Emanuel Glascock Hancock Jasper Jefferson Jenkins Johnson

Jones Laurens Lincoln McDuffie Putnam Richmond Taliaferro Treutlen Twiggs Warren Washington Wilkes Wilkinson
Southwest
Baker Ben Hill Berrien Brooks Calhoun Chattahoochee Clay Colquitt Cook Crisp Decatur Dooly Dougherty Early

Grady Irwin Lee Lowndes Marion Miller Mitchell Pulaski Quitman Randolph Schley Seminole Stewart Sumter Terrell Thomas Tift Turner Webster Wilcox Worth
Greater Atlanta
Cherokee Clayton Cobb DeKalb Douglas Fayette

Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Henry Newton Rockdale Spalding
West Central
Bibb Butts Coweta Crawford Harris Heard Houston Lamar Macon Meriwether Monroe Muscogee Peach Pike Talbot Taylor Troup Upson

Market Bulletin Farmland Ad Form

The spring 2015 farmland edition of the Market Bulletin is scheduled for March 4. Deadline for this issue is Feb 18. Ad guidelines: Only Georgia farmland of five acres or more may be advertised. Include price, acreage and county where property is located. All property must be for sale by owner. No real estate agents or brokers are allowed to advertise, and property under contract with a real estate agent is not eligible to be advertised. Limit descriptive terms to property characters or structures do not include descriptive terms of homes on the property such as bedrooms, bathrooms and square footage. Farmland ads are up to 30 words including name, phone number and city. Only one ad per subscriber per issue. In order to advertise in the Market Bulletin, you must be a paid subscriber with a current subscriber number.

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FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Bulletin Calendar

Feb. 3 6 Vermeer Regional Service School Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter Perry, Ga. 641-621-7562
Feb. 4 Egg Candling Class Houston County Government Building Perry, Ga. 478-987-2028
Landscape Design for Homeowners, Class 1 Carroll County Ag Center Carrollton, Ga. 770-836-8546
Georgia Agribusiness Council Legislative Breakfast Georgia Railroad Depot Atlanta, Ga. 706-336-6830
Feb. 4 7 2015 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center San Antonio, Texas 303-694-0305
Feb. 5 Georgia/Florida Soybean & Small Grain Expo Georgia National Fairgrounds Perry, Ga. 770-542-2351
Egg Candling Class Spalding County Extension Office Griffin, Ga. 770-467-4225
Pesticide Applicator Recertification Training Dougherty County Extension Office Albany, Ga. 770-229-3477
Sound and Sensible Organic Certification Workshop 2152 West Broad Street Athens, Ga. 479-575-1385
Tattnall/Evans Pecan Production Meeting Harry's Barbeque Claxton, Ga. 912-557-6724
Feb. 6 Deadline to register for Gardening 101, to be held Feb. 10 in Marietta, Ga. 770-427-3494
2015 Seed Short Course Fairfield Inn & Suites Cordele, Ga. 706-542-2351
Feb. 6 7 UGA Dairy Heifer Show UGA Livestock Instructional Arena Athens, Ga. wgraves@uga.edu
Feb. 6 8 Georgia Wildlife Federation 2015 Great Outdoors Show Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter 770-787-7887
Southwest Junior/Senior Project Achievement Rock Eagle 4-H Center Eatonton, Ga. 229-386-3414

Feb. 7 Old Fashioned Hog Killing Demonstration Old South Farm Museum Woodland, Ga. 706-975-9136
White Oak Pastures Composting Workshop White Oak Pastures Bluffton, Ga. 229-641-2081
16th Annual Bull & Female Sale Turnpike Creek Farms Milan, Ga. 229-315-0986
Cloverleaf Project Achievement Douglasville, Ga. lpurcell@uga.edu
Sustainable in the City Seminar Columbus Botanical Gardens Columbus, Ga. 706-653-4200
Feb. 9 Freezer Meals for Busy Families Maude Ragsdale Library Hiram, Ga. 770-443-7616
Burke County Peanut Production Meeting Burke County Extension Office Waynesboro, Ga. 706-554-2119
Feb. 10 Gardening 101 Marietta Educational Garden Center Marietta, Ga. 770-427-3494
Randolph County Disease & Fertility Meeting AgEd Building Cuthbert, Ga. 229-732-2311
Telfair County Corn Production Meeting Southern Star McRae, Ga. 229-868-6489
Feb. 11 Egg Candling Class Appling County Extension Baxley, Ga. 912-367-8130
Landscape Design for Homeowners, Class 2 Carroll County Ag Center Carrollton, Ga. 770-836-8546
National Peanut Board Nomination Meeting UGA NESPAL Building Tifton, Ga.
Whens, Whats and Whys of Pruning Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens Savannah, Ga. 912-921-5460
Feb. 12 Egg Candling Class Tift County High School Canning Plant Tifton, Ga. 229-392-1965

UGA Focus on EPDs Bull Sale UGA Livestock Instructional Arena Athens, Ga. 229-881-0721
Feb. 13 Houston County Young Farmers Beef Cattle Show Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter Perry, Ga. 478-988-6312
Landscape Business Class UGA Student Learning Center Griffin, Ga. 770-228-7214
Feb. 14 Houston County Young Farmers Market Swine Show Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter Perry, Ga. 478-988-6312
Celebrate Valentine's Day on the Farm White Oak Pastures Bluffton, Ga. 229-641-2081
Georgia Iris Society Meeting North Lake Library Tucker, Ga. 678-5803-8603
Northeast, Northwest Cloverleaf Project Achievement Rock Eagle 4-H Center Eatonton, Ga. lpurcell@uga.edu
Feb. 17 Green Team Update Columbus Consolidated Government Annex Columbus, Ga. 770-228-7214
Randolph County Corn Meeting The Back Porch Shellman, Ga. 229-732-2311
Feb. 17 18 ServeSafe Manager Certification Training and Exam Tift County Extension Office Tifton, Ga. 229-391-7980
Feb. 18 Landscape Design for Homeowners, Class 3 Carroll County Ag Center Carrollton, Ga. 770-836-8546
Taste of Georgia Legislative Reception Georgia Railroad Depot Atlanta, Ga. 404-467-9000
Tattnall/Evans Corn and Grain Sorghum Production Meeting Tattnall County Farm Bureau Reidsville, Ga. 912-557-6724
Feb. 18 22 Georgia Junior National Livestock Show Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter Perry, Ga. 706-542-8892

Additional pesticide recertification training notices are available on the Department website under the Plant Industry Division tab.
Livestock auctions listed in the Market Bulletin may offer related items for sale. Notices for auctions selling any items other than livestock must be accompanied by the auction license number of the principal auctioneer or firm conduction the auction, per state regulations. Notices without this information cannot be published.
Have an event to put on our calendar? Contact Dallas Duncan at 404-656-3722 or dallas.duncan@agr.georgia.gov.

FLOWERS REQUIRING

Will remove swarms for free; remove unwanted bees from a structure for a

PERMITS

fee. Leonard Day Macon/Gray 478719-5588

If you have questions regarding this Will remove unwanted bee equipment.

category, call 404-656-3722.

removal from structures; 2014 all-natural

Advertisers selling officially protected plants must have a permit to sell

honey for sale. Derry Oliver Commerce 706-335-7226 706-621-1781

such plants. Ads submitted without

Things To Eat

this permit will not be published. If Advertisers submitting ads using you are faxing or mailing in an ad, the the term "organic" require Certified permit needs to be sent along with it. Organic registration with the GeorFor ads submitted online, the permit gia Department of Agriculture. Ads
can be attached using the attach- submitted without this registration

ments button. For information on the will not be published. If you are faxing

sale or shipment of protected plants, or mailing in an ad, the registration

call the Protected Plant Program at needs to be sent along with it. For

770-918-6411.

ads submitted online, the registration

Flowers and Ornamentals Wanted

can be attached using the attachments button. For information on this registration, call the Organic Program

Old fashioned zinnia, marigold, free Manager at 706-595-3408.

prone leaves or hulls; will pay, $5 plus `14 pecans; $11 per pound plus post-

stamps; two cups of seed each. Fo- age; will crack, shell, separate your pe-

steene Griggs Rock Spring 706-764- cans, 50 cents per pound. Russell Eaton

1873

Stockbridge 770-506-2727

MISCELLANEOUS `14 shelled pecans, mostly halves; $7 per pound plus shipping. June Brant-

If you have questions regarding ads in ley 1501 N Houston Lake Blvd Warner

this category, call 404-656-3722.

Robins 31093 478-788-1137

Farm bells; old type, different sizes, 2014 black walnuts, large, extra clean

would also like to buy your bell, train, meats; $22 per quart, postage paid.

school, church; pay cash. Shane Burnett Covington 770-827-0999

Hoyt 7781

Payne

McCaysville

706-492-

Freezer, upright, frost-free; five feet high, 28 inches wide, 28 inches deep; four shelves, door shelves; $250 OBO.

2014 cleaned black walnut meat; $21 per quart, postage paid. Robert Buchanan Hiawassee 706-896-2537

Ruth J Kohler Young Harris 706-745- 2014 Desirable pecans, in the shell; $5

6423

per pound plus shipping. Charles Saw-

Gas heater, firewood rack, garden yer Mount Airy 706-768-4776

tools and mower. Pat Mason Lilburn 2014 Georgia Grown pecan halves

404-784-6855

(Mammoth); $10 per pound, postage

Hardy woodburning furnace; comfort included; two-pound minimum. Mack of wood heat without the mess; endless Deloach Valdosta 229-251-8336

supply of hot water; $3,500. George 2014 pecans; $8 per pound; shipping

Nunn Crawfordville 706-717-0398

is extra if shipped. Michelle Copeland

Large dog houses for sale, well-built, Clarkesville 706-768-8417

well-designed, strong, make your farm 2014 shelled pecans, mostly halves;

dog happy with a new home. Wayne $8 per pound plus postage; Horizon

Knight Auburn 678-425-4550

Orchards. Phil Williams Jesup 912-270-

Old hand-hewn log cabin, excellent 4676

condition; delivery and setup available All-natural Black Angus beef; no steri-

anywhere. Kerry Hix Chatsworth 706- ods, antibiotics or hormones; call for in-

695-6431

formation. David Sharpton Commerce

Wild hog traps, 4x4x8, continuous 706-367-0876

catch spring-loaded door, removeable Beef: steers, no growth hormones or

top, large and small hogs. J. D Conger antibiotics. Dale Dylong Oxford 404-

Norman Park 229-769-3253 229-339- 456-8357

0104

Black walnut meat; $17 per quart plus

Wine press, stainless steel crusher, 10 postage. Joan Spears Washington

glass carboys, five-gallon fermenters, 706-678-2266

hydrometers, glassware, chemicals, Fresh brown eggs from cage-free hens;

etc.; $500. Larry Whitman Hinesville fed extra omega-3 feed; $3 per dozen.

lwhitman@coastalnow.net 912-977- Dell Bentley Buchanan Dbent4064@

0730

hughes.net 404-884-1625 470-955-7668

Bees, Honey & Supplies

Homemade cane syrup; call for more information. Howard Burnette Mershon

10-frame beehives, $75; five-frame 912-288-0091

beehive, $60; also make supers and Marview Farms provides grassfed

inner cover. Eliseo Delia Mineral Bluff beef, lamb, goat and pastured pork; or-

706-492-5119

ganic supplies available; marviewfarms.

All-natural pure, unprocessed honey; com for information. Fernando Mendez sizes available: quart, $14; pint, $8; Arabi/Cordele info@marviewfarms. eight-ounce bear, $5; cut comb, $15. com 229-401-8722

Jimmy Brown Jackson 770-775-0157 Naturally grown Jerusalem Artichoke,

678-448-7781

as low as $6 per pound plus shipping.

Bee removal, metro Atlanta and west Buddy Hutto Warner Robins bud-

Georgia areas, work guaranteed. W.O. dy260@cox.net 478-960-1329

Canady Winston 770-942-3887

Several jars of homemade apple but-

Carpenter bee trap, handcrafted, the ter; $5 per jar. Andrea Freeland Carnesone that works; $20, three for $50; free ville 706-990-9960

freight. Jack Snyder Hephzibah 706- Sugar cane syrup; 1/5, $6.50; can be

554-7959

shipped, call for info. Roy Holt Dudley

Carpenter bee traps; $13.50 each or 478-676-2760 478-697-2583

mailed anywhere in lots of five for $85. We machine-shell your pecans while

William Timmerman Harlem 803-640- you wait for 30 cents per pound. Jody

6265

Glidewell Jackson 770-775-6592

Now taking orders for five-frame nucs.

Jim Garvine Byron 478-956-7672
Package bees (queenless), frames; brood and bees, beginning February; pick up only. Patrick Wilbanks Metter 912-286-7789
Taking orders: 10-frame beehives with supers and queen excluders; for spring delivery. Sam Thompson Cadwell 478278-6274
Taking orders: early spring pick up, nucs, package bees; good line of beekeeping equipment in stock. Bill Posey Cartersville billsbeefarm@yahoo.com

FIND GEORGIA'S BEST
LOCALLY GROWN

770-595-9332
Taking orders: five-comb nucs, hives, bees, empty hives, supers, Top/bottom., Spring delivery, etc. Edward

FOODS
Online at georgiagrown.com

Colston Taylorsville 770-382-9619

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Fish & Supplies

Worm castings, worm compost, tea Nursery supplies, especially nurserycompost, composting units and sup- grade weed barrier or fabric to put pot-

Handicrafts

Handmade tatted items: Christmas ornaments; crosses, angels, snowflakes,

Advertisers selling sterile trip- plies, Red Wigglers, worm farming ted trees. John Cowherd Monticello If you have questions regarding ads in wreaths, stockings, bells, trees; book-

loid grass carp must submit a cur- products. K. Holman Newnan 770- 770-862-7442

this category, call 404-656-3722.

marks and more. Amie Cleghorn Tifton

rent Wild Animal License from the 713-5781

Radiator grill for 1948 red Farmall Cub. Handicraft ads are limited to 30 229-256-3557

Georgia Department of Natural Re-

Oddities

Melvin Pierce Colbert pierce7161@bell- words.

Old fashioned hand quilting; over 40

Be it home-raised bees sources. Ads submitted without this
license will not be published. If you are faxing or mailing in an ad, the license needs to be sent along with it. For ads submitted online, the license can be attached using the attachments button. For license information, call 770-761-3044.
A-1 quality channel catfish fingerlings; graded, priced by size, accurate weights, counts, guaranteed live, healthy, immediate delivery. J.F. Gilbert Thomaston 706-648-2062 770-4680725
All fish species: bluegill, crappie, shellcracker, redbreast, shiners, catfish; pond surveys, aeration, feeders, weed consultation. Ethan Edge Baxley 912602-1310
All sizes catfish; minnows, bluegill, shellcracker, redbreast, sterile carp, crappie, feeders, shad, aeration and consulting. Keith and Kim Edge Soperton 478-697-8994
All sizes rainbow trout available; statewide delivery available; bass, bluegill, sterile grass carp, fish feeders, aeration. Caleb Lewallen Ball Ground 770-7353523
Any size bass, bluegill, crappie, channel cat, shellcracker, shad, minnows; free delivery or pick up; best prices.

Gourds, many varieties to choose from, at farm or ship UPS. Crystal Lang Cordele 229-322-1321
Gourds: martin, crooked handle, craft, bottleneck and more; shop anytime. Thelma Moon Royston 706-245-4218
Gourds: small, $1; medium to large, $2; with holes, $3. Jimmy McDonald Sylvester 229-777-0444
Lucky buckeyes, $4.25 per dozen; buckeyes for planting, $5.25 per dozen; instructions included; include extra money for shipping. Jules Simmons 495 Royal Oaks Terrace Stone Mountain 30087 828-226-4700
Miscellaneous Wanted
10-,12- and 16-foot gates, T-posts, wooden fence posts and tin. Linda Duke Good Hope 770-267-1520 770-5495383
16-foot cattle panels and post, nothing fancy. Brandon Johnston Carrollton 404-272-8508
16-foot dual axle trailer with ramp gate; $1,100. Noah Hobgood Williamson 770-467-9479
200-gallon and 40-gallon aluminum or diamond plate fuel tank, with or without pumps; seven-foot rotary mower. John Gunn Reynolds 478-847-3387

south.net 706-353-2647 Six-ton and up Gooseneck trailer. Vinh
Ta Buena Vista 229-314-0530 Two rear tractor tires with rims, size
18.4x26-inch; one boom pole. Pete Cobb Fairburn 770-964-5644
Used rear tires for 8N Ford; can be little tread, yard tractor. Wayne Smith Social Circle 678-873-1474
Out-Of-State Wanted
Large farm, church, train bells; brass, cast iron. Mike Long Newberry SC 803924-9039
Pull-type hay conditioner. Edward Sistrunk Auburn AL 334-727-1919
Firewood
Firewood must be cut from the advertiser's personal property. Ads for firewood must use the cord when specifying the amount of firewood for sale.
Seasoned and split oak hardwood, 18to 20-inch lengths; $85 per half-cord; free local delivery. Corey Campbell Decatur 404-241-0192
Seasoned oak and hickory firewood; half cord, $60; $120 per cord. James Allen Thomaston 478-955-7106
Split oak, pecan, hickory, cherry. free

100 percent wool blankets, queen, white, red and black, Georgia colors; from our sheep; lightweight and warm. Mona Huber Watkinsville 706-7696721
All types chair caning: blind cane, French weave, hole-to-hole, press, porch, press, rattan reed and splint; some repair, quality work; more than 50 years experience. George Shelton Cartersville 770-607-6455
Aprons, adult bibs, walker bags, sunbonnets; $7 each or three for $15, includes postage. Margaret Hottle 4220 Union Rd SW College Park 30349 404344-0568
Bluebird nest box with glass viewing window, as seen at "Bluebirds over Georgia" show, all cedar, easy clean out; $20 and $7.50 shipping. John Chaney Winder 770-867-8263
Chair and rocker caning of all kinds; also wicker and rattan repair; 34 years experience. Duke Dufresne Statham 770-725-2554
Chair and rocker caning, all types: hand-laced French, pressed, binder cane, flat reed; can repair frames and finish; quality work, reasonable prices. Craig Leming Marietta 770-617-0815 770-428-4990

years experience. Betty Hyman Norwood 706-466-2116
Old-fashioned rabbit boxes; stick trigger system, weathered wood; 50 years experience building, trapping; $20 each plus $10 shipping; cedar blue bird houses, clean-out lid, $12 plus $6 shipping. Donald Allen Snellville 404-578-7758
Quilts, homemade, premade or custom; all sizes; $75 to $450; many beautiful patterns and colors; make wonderful gifts; call or come see. Doris Brown McDonough FDBrownJ@charter.net 770-898-8701
Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls, 25 inches; all handmade, no paints or plastics, beautifully dressed, original 1970 pattern. B. Hopkins 914 28th St E Tifton 31794 229-382-2310
Unique deer antler knives; custom crafted using crown portion of the antler; three sizes; can be personalized Darrel Youngblood Millwood 912-2820167
We do chair caning of all types; caning, rushing, etc.; we also do upholstery and furniture repair. susan hester Barnesville 404-895-1624

Danny Austin, Sr. Roberta 478-836- 5 gallon plastic buckets without lids; delivery; $90 half-cord; $175 whole; fat Crochet items: all handmade; repair

4938

I need 800. Darcy Leerssen Columbus wood, $20 bucket. Cynthia McRae Jef- work on crochet items done at reason-

Bass, bluegill, shellcrackers, hybrid 706-561-9685

ferson 706-362-4874

able prices. Marcia H Brookins 219

or handmade beads,

bream, channel catfish fingerlings, sterile grass carp; delivery available. Tony

60- to 100-kilowatt generator, 400A transfer switch. Walter Clark Baxley

Split oak; $160 per cord; pick up only. Lou Hall Monroe 770-267-5122

Sheila Circle Thomaston 30286 706647-0593

we've got something

Chew Manchester 706-846-3657

912-253-9285

Split seasonal red oak; 14 to 16 inches; Crocheted ponytail holders $1.50 or

Grass carp, bluegill, shell cracker A good used cut-off saw. J. F McGill $160 per cord, $80 half-cord; delivery five for $5; crocheted necklaces $3 or

for everyone!

bream, channel catfish fingerlings, bass, tifton 229-392-6255

extra. Larry Houston Covington 770- two for $5; homemade lip balm $2.50;

threadfin shad; delivery, pick up by appointment only. Robert Brown Brooks 770-719-8039
Grass carp, channel catfish, bluegill, shellcrack, and hybrid bream; Delivery available. Brian Simmons Hawkinsville 478-892-3144
Trout: Good stocking quality, various sizes, hatched and grown on our farm; delivery available. David Cantrell Ellijay 706-273-6199
Fertilizers & Mulches

Blacksmith or ferrier's tools, anvils, forges, vises, hammers, tongs, etc. Charles Hegedus Emerson 678-9861453
Craftsman to stretch deer hide seat on an old mule car chair. Tommy Gibbs TyTy 803-530-0148
Need cotton scraps/ prints for small block quilt, no wool, jersey or double knit; will pay reasonable price and postage. Neil C Bonds Marietta 770-8834648

786-4015
Christmas Trees
Leyland cypress, direct from grower, several hundred avalable, all single trunk, five to six feet, great prices. Bob Brookshire Hoschton bbrooks3140@ bellsouth.net 770-932-5795
Leyland cypress, three-gallon pots,18 to 20 inches, single stem; $5.50 each. Bob Welch 425 Tayjlor Town Loop, NE Ranger 30734 706-629-6332

handpoured soap, three for $12; all postage paid. Steve Eslinger Tunnel Hill 423-827-4767
Gourmet grilling planks, Georgia Grown, nine hardwoods, reusable; hottest backyard grilling trend; the planks infuses meats with a delicious unique flavor. Sheila Sell Milner 334-494-8157
Hand paintings, using 18x30 burlap bags; animals, barns, farms, signs, etc.; $45 plus $4 shipping. Jackie Delker Monroe 770-266-1982

Advertising in the
gets your farm goods, services and land seen by 40,000 people each issue!
See page 2 for advertising guidelines!

2014 square bale mulch hay, in barn. Jerry Cox Fayetteville 770-461-7938

SPRING 2014 VEGETABLE PLANTING CHART
SPRING 2015 VEGETABLE PLANTING CHART

2014 square bales, wheat straw; $3 per bale, at barn. Julian Kimbell Jackson 770-630-2466
2014 wheat straw, $3 per bale at barn;

Crop Asparagus

Days to Maturity 2nd year

Planting Dates Jan. 15 to March 15

Seeds/Plants per Spacing rows per

Depth to

100 Feet

plants

plant

50 roots

36" x 18 to 24"

6"

delivery available, Gary Brinson Tarry- Beans, bush

50 to 60

March 15 to May 1

Half-pound

36" x 2 to 4"

1 to 11.5"

town 912-286-3191
Aged horse manure, free with appointment; gated property. Maureen Forman Senoia willowdellequestrian@yahoo. com 678-329-4087 678-329-4087
Aged horse manure, you load any time; I load, call for appointment; $10 truck, $20 trailer, $30 tandem. Raymond Dun-

Beans, lima Beans, pole Beans, pole lima Beets Broccoli Butterpea Cabbage

65 to 75 65 to 75 80 to 85 55 to 65 60 to 80 70 70 to 120

March 15 to June 1 March 15 to May 10 March 15 to June 1 Feb. 15 to April 1 Feb. 15 to March 15 April 1 to May 1 Jan. 15 to March 15

Half-pound Half-pound Half-pound 1 ounce 100 plants Half-pound 100 plants

36" x 3 to 4" 36" x 4 to 12" 36" x 6 to 8" 18 to 36" x 2" 36" x 12" 36" x 3 to 4" 36" x 12"

1 to 1.5" 1 to 1.5" 1 to 1.5" 0.5" ----1 to 1.5" ------

nigan Smyrna 678-683-2624 404-421- Cantaloupe

80 to 90

March 20 to June 20 1 ounce

60" x 36"

1"

1775
Free horse manure, mixed with shavings; ask for Danny. Denise West Fayetteville 404-771-4041
Long leaf pinestraw, delivered and installed, serving all Georgia. Josh Bulloch Manchester 404-925-1076

Carrot Cauliflower Collards Corn (yellow, white, bicolor) Cucumber (slicing,

70 to 95 60 to 75 55 to 85 65 to 90
50 to 65

Jan. 15 to March 20 March 1 to April 1 Feb. 1 to March 15 March 15 June 1
April 1 to May 15

Half-ounce 100 plants Half-ounce Quarter-pound
1 ounce

18 to 36" x 2 to 3" 36" x 12" 36" x 8 to 16" 36" x 12 to 18"
60" x 12"

0.25" -----0.5" 1 to 1.5"
0.5 to 0.75"

Mulch hay, 4x5, round rolls; $20 each. pickling, gynoecious)

Harry McCord Carrollton harrymc- Eggplant

75 to 90

April 1 to May 15

50 plants

36" x 24"

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cord@att.net 770-830-0005

Kale

50 to 70

Feb. 1 to March 10

Half-ounce

36" x 8 to 16"

0.5"

Straw, 500 bales, clean, under shelter; all or none; $4 per bale. A. G. Morehouse Mansfield 678-618-2148
Poultry Litter/Compost

Lettuce Mustard Okra Onion, dry bulb

60 to 85 40 to 50 55 to 65 100 to 120

Jan. 15 to March 1 Jan. 15 to April 1 April 1 to June 1 Jan. 1 to March 15

Quarter-ounce Half-ounce 1 ounce 300 plants

18 to 36" x 8 to 12" 1/8"

18 to 36" x 2"

0.5"

36" x 12"

1"

18 to 36" x 3 to 4" -----

Free aged manure, compost; easy ac- Onion, green

60 to 90

Jan. 1 to March 15

300 plants

18 to 36" x 3"

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cess; Crabapple area, will help load; ask Peas, edible pod

60 to 70

Jan. 15 to Feb. 15

1 pound

36" x 2"

1 to 2"

for Nina. Kristina Macrae Milton 678793-0694
Free compost, horse manure and wood shavings. Jerry Riles Douglasville 770-355-1716
Free compost, horse manure and wood shavings. Jerry Riles Douglasville 770-337-1516

Peas, garden Peas, Southern
Pepper, bell Pepper, hot Pepper, hot-sweet
Potato, Irish Potato, sweet

60 to 70 60 to 70
65 to 80 65 to 95 65 to 95
70 to 90 90 to 120

Jan. 15 to Feb. 15 April 1 to Aug. 10
April 1 to June 1 April 1 to June 1 April 1 to June 1
Jan. 15 to March 1 April 15 to June 15

1 pound Half-pound
50 plants 50 plants 50 plants
12 pounds 100 plants

36" x 2" 36" x 3 to 4"
36" x 24" 36" x 24" 36" x 24"
36" x 12" 36" x 12"

1 to 2" 1 to 2"
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4 to 5" -----

Red Wigglers cups, $2; five-gallon Pumpkin (tiny, pie

85 to 120

May 15 to July 1

1 ounce

72" x 48"

1"

bucket, $35; 25-gallon tub, $100; also type, small, large,

have castings. Bruce Self Byron 478538-6167
Red Wigglers for composting, worm castings, worm farm starter kits, worm farming workshops, gawigglers.com D. Holman Covington 678-977-7944

giant) Radish Spinach Squash, summer Squash, winter

25 to 30 40 to 45 40 to 55 85 to 120

Jan. 15 to April 1 Jan. 15 to March 15 April 1 to May 15 April 1 to July 1

1 ounce 1 ounce Half-ounce Half-ounce

24" x 1" 18 to 36" x 2" 36" x 24" 60" x 36"

0.5" 0.5 to 0.75" 1 to 2" 1 to 2"

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FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Industry experts provide tips on fresh produce shopping, storage

By Dallas Duncan
Editor's Note: This is the first in a two-part series
of consumer shopping tips. Stay tuned for a look at
how to decode product label claims in the next issue.
The produce aisles of grocery stores are rainbows of fruits and vegetables. In a sea of options, it's important for consumers to ensure they're getting the ripest produce that'll stay good until time to eat, experts say.
Though every fruit and vegetable is different, ripeness can generally be gauged by gently squeezing the item for firmness.
"Pick out fruits and vegetables with relatively smooth, firm surfaces," said Jessica Badour, recall outreach specialist for the Department's Food Safety Division. "There should be a slight give to indicate freshness. However, the opposite is true for root vegetables such as onions and potatoes, as firmness is better."
Rock-hard produce is most likely underripe and needs to ripen a few more days before use, Badour said.
Another key to purchasing the ripest produce is selecting what's in season for the region a store is in, said Beth Oleson, director of education and food safety for Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association.
And just because a piece of fruit is "ugly" doesn't mean it's not good to eat.
"Ugly produce tastes the same as pretty produce," Badour said. "There is a lot of food waste that happens because `imperfect' produce doesn't make it to the store."
Oleson said the dichotomy surrounding "ugly" produce is an interesting look into consumer prefer-

ence. At grocery stores, consumers expect products to be pristine, but at farmers markets, they're more apt to purchase fruit that looks "a little more real, a little more home-grown."
Badour said more stores are offering some of these products.
"Crooked carrots, misshapen cucumbers, oversized sweet potatoes and undersized apples, about-tobe-overripe avocados or bananas with the skin starting to turn brown are perfectly fine to buy and eat," Badour said. "In some cases, like the avocado and banana example, the produce will need to be eaten within the next day or two. These would be perfect for banana bread or guacamole."
However, consumers should stay away from produce that has tears in the flesh, Oleson said.
An open wound in produce can harbor both bacteria that causes rot as well as bacteria that can lead to foodborne illness if it's not cooked properly, she said.
In general, produce can be stored in the refrigerator for seven to 14 days, Oleson said. She recommends allowing produce to come to room temperature before serving, as this enhances the flavor profile.
Tomatoes are an exception they actually lose flavor when stored in the refrigerator, Oleson said.
Badour advises consumers to use both of the produce drawers in refrigerators.
"It's better to store fruit and vegetables separately because certain fruits can prematurely ripen and spoil surrounding vegetables," Badour said. "Don't store potatoes and onions together either, because they each give off gases that cause the rapid decay of the other."
And though some vegetables can last for a while, Badour recommends eating them soon or later for optimal flavor and nutrient value.

New poultry lab offers more efficient test results, visitor observation deck

By Dallas Duncan
The ribbon is officially cut, and the new Georgia Poultry Lab Network facilities in Gainesville, Ga., are open for business.
GPLN's new home has a storied history. Its original lab, built in the 1940s, was in Gainesville, and in 1962 the network moved to Oakwood, Ga. But with modern lab and biosecurity requirements, it became evident that GPLN needed a newer facility.
"We now have a much better facility as far as sample flow, biosecurity and biosafety, and there's a lot of room to grow," said Dr. Louise Dufour-Zavala, executive director of Georgia Poultry Lab Network.
GPLN began in Gainesville because that part of the state is "the bread and butter and ground zero for the modern poultry industry," said Michael Wheeler, Hall County Extension coordinator.
"Their primary purpose is surveillance, monitoring for disease to make sure if there is an outbreak, they are able to get the information out to the integrators and make sure the integrators follow protocol," he said.
Back in the 1930s, Georgia's growing poultry industry was stymied by pullorum disease. Several states organized themselves with the purpose of eradicating pullorum, and the Baby Chick Association formed, Dufour-

Zavala said. That led to the creation of the National Poultry Improvement Plan, or NPIP, which is a federal-state program aimed at poultry disease eradication.
"By law, we are the official state agent for the NPIP," Dufour-Zavala said. "In the modern age, now that pullorum is eradicated, it took on other poultry diseases. We make sure poultry are free of diseases so product can be exported or shipped to other states. It's a very important mission because the poultry is not just about Georgia, it's about all of those other states and countries we sent chickens, eggs and meat to."
GPLN now tests not only for pullorum, but for mycoplasma, Salmonella and avian influenza, which has not yet been found in Georgia.
"A lot of the diseases are tested through serology, so blood samples of chickens that are taken by servicemen that get trained every year," Dufour-Zavala said. "Private owners and industry can bring chickens, samples from the environment, baby chicks, meat, eggs ... but the most common is a blood sample or swabs from the environment."
Though GPLN monitors for a variety of serious poultry diseases, it serves a seasonal purpose as well.
"Just like flu season with humans, the poultry industry sees the same thing. It's not

anything people should get alarmed at when they hear `outbreak,'" Wheeler said. "All of these things help with communication so when there is an outbreak of a respiratory disease in an area, the integrators, the growers, they all know where it is and they can modify their travel or take extra precautions so as not to spread it any further."
Another highlight of the new lab is the chance for visitors to tour and see GPLN at work, Dufour-Zavala said.
"We have a mezzanine upstairs and you can watch the lab activities from the second floor," she said. "That's something that we did not have in Oakwood that we're really proud of."
The new lab means more efficient results for poultry farmers if someone brings in blood samples today, they'll have results tomorrow, Dufour-Zavala said.
"The state of Georgia is in really good shape with a lab that can produce that kind of result with that quality that quick," she said.
Having GPLN in Gainesville kept the area in the driver's seat of the poultry industry, Wheeler said.
"Our area is a hotbed for allied industries. They've taken up shop here over the years: vaccine manufacturers, poultry equipment manufacturers, you name it," he said. "It's just helped solidify the industry too, and that's

why we've had it for so long in the area. It's helped provide an anchor or the infrastructure so the industry's stayed and not moved on."
More than 20 percent of the jobs in Hall County result from agriculture, including jobs in the poultry industry and its allied industries anchored there alongside GPLN, Wheeler said.
And the network's effects are seen statewide.
"Every batch of new chicks that come out, a certain amount are tested and disease-free before they go into the field and get on the farm," Wheeler said. "They're being tested through the network to ensure that healthwise, the quality [chicken] is there."
It's not just commercially raised chickens that can have samples tested at GPLN. Dufour-Zavala said the network welcomes and encourages smaller-scale and backyard producers to bring in samples as well.
"Our diagnostic services are free. If it's a private owner or a Fieldale chicken or any chicken in the state comes to this lab for a problem, we don't charge for that service. We do charge for the tests that are run for monitoring, but not for diagnostics," she said. "We have a lot of expertise and we can really help them grow their business. That's what we are here: we're about growing all facets of the poultry industry in the state."

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