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GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GARY W. BLACK, COMMISSIONER WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 2020 VOL. 103, NO. 1 COPYRIGHT 2020

Thinking Christmas year-round

Georgia tree farmers are celebrating a resurgence in sales

By Jay Jones jay.jones@agr.georgia.gov
Vince O'Bannon and his family size up a tree at Berry's Christmas Tree Farm in

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latest Census of Agriculture, Georgia harvested 32,161 trees in 2017. The harvest that year was down 35.8 percent from the last USDA survey in 2012.
However, despite the drop in harvest,

Covington on a sunny December afternoon.

there are signals for improvement. The num-

They discuss where it should go in their liv-

ber of operations with area in production in

ing room and pose for a photo with the live

Georgia almost doubled from 145 to 205 be-

tree, then cut down the eight-foot cypress

tween 2012 and 2017. Acreage in production

and tie it to the top of their car.

also increased from 1,488 acres in 2012 to

"We normally get it early, but we were out

2,412 in 2017.

of town for Thanksgiving, so we're a little

Herrin sees those stats as a sign of confi-

late getting our tree this year," said O'Ban-

dence among growers. Christmas trees take

non. He added this was the first real tree his

about six years to mature, so growers are

family has purchased after years of using an

planting more in anticipation of good mar-

artificial tree for the holidays.

kets down the road.

Christmas tree farmers across Georgia

"You don't want to plant too much because

are encouraged with sales like this one. They

then you have to care for all of those trees,"

called this holiday season strong and part of

Herrin said. "You want to kind of try to figure

the ongoing recovery from the 2008 reces-

out a good balance there between investment

sion. Sheryl Herrin, president of the Georgia

and where you think sales will be."

Christmas Tree Association, said farms had

While some tree farms sold out early this

cut back growing trees after the recession, so the market has been tight as demand for real trees has grown.
"Beginning somewhere around 2015, the

Vince O'Bannon, at right with saw in hand, checks out a tree at Berry's Tree Farm with his son, Michael, in December. The Georgia Christmas Tree Association reports increasing sales that growers hope signals a stronger market in the next few years. (Jay Jones/GDA)

season, there were assurances that anybody in Georgia who wanted a real tree could find one. Chuck Berry of Berry's Christmas Tree Farms said he expected a good year and no-

farmers we've talked to were pretty much growers have a specific amount each year Georgia's Christmas tree harvest is ticed many of his customers driving longer

selling out around the second week in De- that they grow to sell. When they sold those, ranked 22nd in the United States, with Ore- distances to visit his farm.

cember because they just had so many peo- they were like, `Okay, we're closing.' So gon and North Carolina as the top tree grow- "You might have to drive a bit farther, but

ple come in to get trees," she said. "Some that's a good thing."

ers in the country. According to the USDA's

See CHRISTMAS TREES, page 14

Holiday shopping market is a success for Georgia Grown vendors
Farm businesses put their products before an urban audience eager for locally made goods

Please deliver this paid subscription to: Published by the Ga. Department of Agriculture Gary W. Black, Commissioner

By Amy Carter amy.carter@agr.georgia.gov
MACON Thirty-six Georgia Grown vendors went toe-to-toe with more than 60 na-

tional retailers in a bid for Christmas shoppers and walked away victorious.
The fourth annual Georgia Grown Christmas Showcase at The Shoppes at River Crossing Dec. 14 was a sell-out for many vendors, according to Georgia Grown Marketing Representative Happy Wyatt. They represented Georgia agriculture in its various forms to an urban audience of about 2,500 with money to spend.
In addition to highlighting a range of Georgia-made products, the event also put the entrepreneurial spirit of farm families on display.
Ten-year-old Reagan Riner of Woodbury was busy at her family's Thunderwood Farms booth decorating perennial plants grown in the family's commercial nursery. The event served as her 4-H fundraiser to pay for a trip to Rock Eagle near Eatonton.
"If I sell all of my plants, I'll get over $700," Reagan said.
Working feverishly to keep up with sales, Reagan said she's learned the value and vagaries of a dollar through the project. Her trip to the Fortson 4-H Center in Hampton last year cost $350, "and it was like two square miles long. Small, small, small," she said. "But it's even less money at Rock Eagle, which is like 10 times as big as Fortson."
That's the way of the world, and Reagan who loves roasting marshmallows at camp

Bishop and Lily Kate Wilkins, at left, and Reagan Riner, at right, put their entrepreneurial skills on display at the Georgia Grown Christmas Showcase in Macon. (Amy Carter/GDA)

has learned early in life what it takes to meet both her needs and her wants.
"Money works everything. You get a house by it, you get a car by it, you get everything by it," the fifth-grader said.

Across the tent from Reagan, nine-yearold Lily Kate Wilkins and her 10-year-old brother, Bishop, were marketing handmade jewelry and Christmas ornaments at the
See GG VENDORS, page 15

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TRACTORS

left out, good condition: working order, 3 point hitch: $55,000. Bennie Walker Dublin $650 obo. Roland Tiveron Adel

1010 John Deere, gas, good 478-279-0644

rubber, older repaint. Lights and gauges work, runs and operates. Comes with manuals: $1600. Dan Dixon Gordon 478-628-2551

2016 John Deere 5055E, 290h. Cab H/A, bucket, bush hog. Excellent condition. Includes 7-ton gooseneck Hooper trailer: $45,500. Jack

1940 Super A Farmall with Howard Rutledge 770-846-

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678-227-3285

229-560-8279
Allis Chalmers loader and backhoe 1950 Model. Roger Bruce Madison 706-342-3638
Due to bad heart, have to stop farming. 3 tractors, 16pcs equipment, 7 trailers, call for complete list of equipment. Ernest How Eatonton 706485-2284

1953 Ford Jubilee tractor: $2500; Harrows: $400; brush mower: $400; 14ft trailer with 4ft tongue: $1000; 1988 Chevy truck, 5speed, V8: $2500 or all for $5900. Carter Stewart Baldwin 706778-5204

Farmall A 1950 parts tractor: $550 for everything. Will sell individual parts. Good tires, head, gen, carb, mag, manifold, etc. Pictures available. Bob Monroe Dahlonega 706395-3593
For sale B Allis Chalmers, 1950, good tires, good skin,

runs good; comes with cultiva-

1964 Dexta Diesel 3 cylinder, 2017 John Deere, 25hrs, tiller, tor and plows: $2600. Jessie

last ran 2010, engine knocks, front loader with trailer, 25HP: Arnett Tifton 229-382-6517

poor sheet metal with 2 bot- $16,500. Ray Sheppard La-

tom Ford plow and lift boom: Grange 706-884-2072

Ford 1953 Jubilee tractor with

$1100, cash for all. Donald P.

front hydraulic loader. Main

Deiter Warner Robins 478- 2017 Kubota MX5200 w/ cylinders rebuilt. Needs trans-

919-4341

loader 4x4, 313 hours, 8- mission and brake work. Runs

speed shuttle gear transmis- good. Sheet metal good:

sion. Kubota Canopy, shop $2800. Bob Dehoff Canton

stored, 1 owner. Jason Lev- 770-883-2897

erett Kathleen 478-447-8516 Ford 4630 with canopy and

2017 MT655E Challenger tractor, 969 hrs., AGCO power

7210 loader, 60HP, 2WD, good condition, new bucket and hay

8.4L engine. 295HP. Gray Hancock 770-819-5641 Austell

spear, new tires and alternator: $13,500. Chris Wilson Thomaston 770-468-7556

1967 model 600 Ford w/bush hog, restored; new tires, new battery, exc. cond., runs great: $6500. Marietta 404-731-8201

2018 Kioti CK4010SE HC. Kioti 40HP cab tractor, 67hrs., dual rear remotes, radio, frontend loader, hydrostatic transmission: $26,300. Tim Carter Commerce 706-658-6644

Ford 7700 Tractor, Flintstone top, two wheel drive: $3000 OBO. Jeff Hobby 229-7987140 528 Jodie Hobby Road Sylvester, Ga. 31791

International Harvester tractor

1987 Massey Ferguson 240, 1543 hours, one owner, runs great, all new tires, 60" bush hog and plow: $8000 obo.

275 Massey Ferguson Tractor: $5500; 3-yard dirt pan: $4500; International TD15C bulldozer w/ root rake: $8000. All in good condition. Jimmy

I-385, redone, 2034hrs. 5ft. Bush Hog trimmer/mower, 5ft, Model FTH-600. Keith Stewart Buford 678-313-9382

Joshua Hampton 404-973- Morgan Cobbtown 912-684- JD 6110M, 2016 model, 4x4,

4843

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2955 John Deere w/ roll bar and canopy. 8450 Case International round baler. Joel Hurst Dewy Rose 770-8272530

$64,000; 1971 JD 4020 Syncro-Range, 1 remote: $10,000. Wiley Farm Covington 770464-3276
JD 790 diesel tractor 4X4 with top, 300 front weights, bucket

2007 55HP Mahindra w/ 4020 John Deere, narrow controls, 287hrs., lift works,

blown head gasket. Front front, 4506 Deutz, needs seat/tires in good condition,

loader, 252hrs, can hear trac- clutch, Farmall cub with belly one light broken. Used for gar-

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TRACTORS

County line 5ft bush hog sold Road grader land leveler, David Bradley #75 manure CAT 320BL excavator: by Tractor Supply, used twice, tractor pulled, adjustable un- spreader, original wood letter- $47,500. David McMichael

EQUIPMENT

John Deere 3038E compact tractor, 38HP, 4WD, less than 10hrs, barn kept, no loader: $13,500. David Cagle Fairmount 770-796-2555
John Deere 4020, 95HP:

excellent condition: $600. Scott Stewart Stockbridge 678-600-6464
Finish Mower BEFCO Cyclone C5 RD7. Used 25hrs: $2500. Mary Gleason Winder 770-560-6588 mary@mary-

worn seven ft blade, 15ft long, 3000 lbs: $1800. Charles Reichert Boston 229-226-7769
PICKERS AND HARVESTERS

ing 4 wheel, pull with tractor or horses: $500. Wesley Carlan Homer 423-888-7272
AG PARTS AND TIRES

Covington 770-527-2150
Ford T-906 Dump 8025 IMT Knuckle Boom: $10,000. David McMichael Covington 770527-2150
Komatsu 2004 rubber tire

TRAILERS AND CARTS
16 foot landscape trailer, two 3,500 lb. axles, good tires, metal ramp tailgate and side rails, at Brunswick: $1250.

$6500. Good condition, one gleasonherbalist.com

6620 Titan 2 JD combine with Case IH weight bracket and 4 backhoe, shuttle shift, ext. Henry Glover Stone Mountain

owner, no equipment, Lake Seminole, S. GA. John Lott Donaldsonville 229-254-9410
John Deere 4055 4WD, cab

Husqvarna 18542 lawn mower, used about 6 times, excellent condition: $800. J. Rapson Ellijay 706-636-1735

corn and been head. Completely gone through, clean machine. Keith Crozier Pine Mountain 706-523-0196

weights with hardware. Blake Presnal Carrollton 770-6398683
Ford 3400 truck loader gas,

hoe, A/H, 4WD, 4/1 bucket, 86HP: 2460 hrs. Excellent condition. Willie Bridwell Bowdon 770-258-3082

404-626-1501
8x16 Hardee Williams Trailer GVW, 10,000lbs: $1250, tilt trailer. Wayne Shelnutt Lo-

TRAILERS heat & AC, good tires. Leave
message. Jeff Wooten Eatonton 706-485-8349
John Deere 4640 150HP, good condition with excellent tires. 5200hrs. Allan Brittain Jackson 404-328-5756
John Deere 5055 2WD, JD canopy, front weights. 1025hrs sheltered. Like new: $10,900. Sam Cloud Canton 678-294-

Land Pride finish mower, 5ft: $350. Bo Rohrabaugh Stockbridge 770-238-8773
PLANTING AND TILLAGE
12-foot John Deere grain drill in good working condition. Charles Crawley Unadilla 229942-0243

JD 913 Flex: $4000; JD 9600 with 920 flex: $25,000. Also looking for 444 corn heads. Tim Phillips Wrightsville 478640-1263
NH TR85 & 972 grain head: $2000 OBO; TR85 salvage parts, White 2-105, 100HP: $8000 OBO. Donald Akins Collins 912-557-4616 or 2459837

$4500 OBO. John Deere backhoe bucket, 18in, $350. CAT 36ft bucket, $400. Sickle mount, $250. Christopher North Whitesburg 770-8424198
John Deere 7720 combine for parts, engine has been removed. Hydro and drives work well: $800 OBO. David Kreider Metter 912-682-1868

LIVESTOCK HANDLING AND HAULING
16' Harrell stock trailer bumper pull. Swing and slide gate, rear and swing divider

ganville 770-490-1572
BBQ grill on 7X12 tandem bumper hitch trailer. Grill is 500 gal tank with openings on both sides. Wood and charcoal grill: $5000. Tim Dixon Atlanta tmdxon@gmail.com
Hooper 16ft tandem, 7000lbs: $1400. Arty Elliott Canton 770856-4277

4475

2 Covington planters, a single One Kilby pecan shaker: Set of 16930 clamp-on dual gate. Structurally sound, just Hooper GN Trailer, 20ft,

Market Bulletin Classified Ad Form Massey Ferguson 240 tractor:
$6500; Bush hog: $500; cultivator: $450; fertilizer distributor: $150; disk: $500. C. Snowden Douglasville 770-9423953
Massey Ferguson MF40 gas, like new tires, runs good, clean, good sheet metal, good tractor: $2800. Fred Barnes Tifton 229-382-5349
MF 35 tractor 35HP diesel with like new harrow and spreader. Good condition: $4500; 3000 Yanmar, good condition: $4500. Mark J. Woodard Macon 478-9864392
Mitsubishi MS180 Excavator 4FF09184, approx 36,000lbs:

row and a two-row planter. Both need fertilizer and seed boxes. Great for parts: $200 for both. Ask for Chris. Thomas Foster Jonesboro 770-477-8056
Brown harrows, 22 disc 22" model BDH-750, 3pt. Excellent condition; HD Ford dirt scoop push or pull. Slate Long Madison 706-752-0206
JD 1630 New Ground Harrow, 13ft, 26' disk, new front disk and bearings, ready to work. Donald Smith Wrightsville 478-232-5913
JD 7300 max emerge planter, 8 row 36 inch, vertical fold, field ready, double press wheels, $5500; JD 637, disc

$10,000. One FMC pecan sprayer PTO: $3000. J.W. Adkins Vienna 229-805-0255
Savage 2548 pecan tree shaker, 3 point hitch, excellent condition, 1,000 rpm PTO: $8500. Ask for Michael. William Brown Leesburg 229365-3737
HAY AND FORAGE
2000 John Deere 466 round baler, twine & net wrap, push bar eject, 6000 bales, bale track monitor: $1100. Omer McCants Talbotton 706-5735725
5-roll heavy-duty gooseneck hay trailer: $3000. Lely mower,

tractor tires. Best offer (used). Ricky Ricketson Broxton 912359-3675
OTHER MACHINERY AND IMPLEMENTS
3pt hitch backhoe, Bushhog model 760 H. Good condition, some new hoses, has 540rpm PTO pump, 24" bucket with good teeth: $3100 OBO. Andy Carroll Jasper 706-346-3142
6ft scrap blade, Howse dirt scoop pan, 3ft pull behind aerator and plugger combo. W.A. Allen Commerce 706-6773300
Diesel fuel tank, used, 750 gallons: $495 obo. D. Vinson

has faded paint: $2500. Stacy Selph Ashburn 229-238-1899
1995 Southwind livestock gooseneck, 4-horse trailer, 4saddle tackroom and sleeping quarters: $2000. Dave McMichael Covington 770527-2150
20 ft slant load trailer with tack compartment and sliding rear gate, good condition: $2500. Carey Knowles McRae 229-860-1001
2019 Bee stock trailer, 6x12, low profile, bumper pull with floor mats, light & electric brakes: $4500. P. Chancey Hoboken 912-614-8644

flat/4ft. ramp, 3-6K axles, new 8 hole rims, new 10 ply tires. H.D. Green Montrose 478278-5252
CROP TRAILERS, CARTS AND BINS
Wooden wheel farm wagon: $1200; Easy entry pony cart: $350 obo; Training sulky: $100 misc tack. E. Kennedy Cochran 478-230-5721

$12,000. B. Alcorn Leesburg harrow, 32ft: $20,000 C.Gies- 7ft disc mower: $2000. Hay Dilliard 706-490-4027

229-894-7708
New Holland TL 100A; 2008 model; 2 wheel drive cab tractor, good AC/heat. Excellent condition; field ready, 2500

brecht Louisville 478-4944007
John Deere 8300 grain drill. Like new. Donnie Allen Dudley 478-875-3496

cutter. Ricky Ricketson Broxton 912-359-3675
Hay trailer, gooseneck low boy, 6 bales, good condition: $2000. Lloyd Mitchell Cochran

One-ton electric hoist, 3phase, good condition, have two: new: $3000; will sell for $1200 ea. Jessie Arnett Tifton 229-382-6517

hours: $20,500. Brian Hart Lafayette 706-996-5070
New Holland TN75D tractor, 2 WD, Cab, very good condition, approx 3358hrs. Can send pictures. Chris Newman Canton 770-883-5952
New Holland Turbo Ford Tractor w/loader, 1569hrs, excellent condition: $18,000. Roger Ansley Cornelia 706778-4165

John Deere deer plot drills; works on 3 pt. hitch; 7-8 ft. wide: $2400 to $2800. Royce Hulett Hazlehurst 912-3753008 or 912-253-0161
Tye 3 pt 7inch no till drill, recent new disk, bearings and coulters. Good condition: $7500 OBO. Matt Thompson Monticello 770-274-9117
GRADERS AND BLADES

478-308-2483
Hay unroller, heavy duty, 4ftx5ft or 6ft: $900 each. Skid steer-type quick hitch hay spear with 32in spear: $425. Pete Harris Elberton 706-2836615
Heavy duty 3pt hitch round bale mover factory made: $100. John Wofford 347 North Brooke Dr., Canton, GA 30115 678-848-2162

Peanut wagon. 12'L x 7.67'W x 5.75'H. No delivery: $400. Call Tracey Concord 678-8981363
Ramacher sweeper and blower with Wisconsin engine. Blower needs work, everything else works great: $2800 OBO. David Andel Perry 478-9555567

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Tuff-bilt tractor, good

John Deer Baler 328 2015.

shape: $3,000 OBO. 8HP 2013 Grademaster 10ft ad- Baled less than 5,000 bales: Troy-Bilt tiller: $300 OBO. justable VGC hydraulic scrap- $15,000. Lee Mitchell Way-

Three tire machines, tire bal- er. In good condition. Located cross 912-286-4695 ancer: $200, $800, $1,000. in Wrens: $3800. Linda Torpy

Sammy Dawsonville 706- Swainsboro 478-494-6686

New Holland 2014 BC5070

429-7143
Vermeer twine baler: $1500; New Holland Baler for parts, best offer. Irrigation pipe, 3 elbows, 3-45's, approx 120 pipe, 1.50ft. J. Carter Denton 912-253-8749

72" HD Root grapple: $1750; 72" HD Rock Grapple, replaceable teeth: $1950; Stump bucket: $500. All quick connect. Jim Bishop Franklin 706-675-3943
8ft, 2 blade model 268, 3point: $1500. Bush hog, new

square hay baler. Less than 10k bales. Excellent condition. Downsizing: $18,000. Call for additional information. Julian Lazenby Augusta 706-4660724
New Holland hay rake: $2500. 8ft new Holland Cutter: $1500.

CUTTERS AND

gear box & paint. R. Chumbler Omer McCants Talbotton 706-

Tree spade: Big John 90" on 1997 Ford 9000, 8LL Trans, CAT engine, 137K mi, Rex Nursery Rex 770-8236789
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with tail wheel, barn kept: $2800. Mike Hulett Hazlehurst P3 sprayer, 150 gal. Bush Hog

$675. 5ft Rotary cutter, big 912-253-0162

mower, 7ft., #307. Keith Stew-

gearbox, heavy duty: $650. E. Kenney Vidalia 912-537-2890

Miskin 17 yd 10ft wide scraper pan with hitch to fit John

art Buford 678-313-9382 Two balers for sale: New Hol-

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Brown Model 418 HD 8 foot Deere tractors 80% blades in land Roll-Belt 450: $22,000;

bush hog. Used little: $3800. excellent condition. Leave Kubota BV4180: $24,000. Both 843H John Deere Saw Head,

Russell Lewis Baxley 912-278- message: $20,000. Gregg Pilk- with less than 750 bales. 2-648D John Deere Grapple

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VEHICLES

93 Ford F-450 Super Duty with 12' flatbed, 5 speed, 7.3 engine, good tires, runs great,

BUILDINGS AND MATERIALS

Free fill material: concrete block and slab. Some broken some whole. Several tons

Please specify if vehicles are in running condition.

221,000 miles, gooseneck & reg hitch: $6000. C Durden Lyons 912-245-1081

TRUCKS

TRUCK

(1) 1985 Ford F150 V8 and

ACCESSORIES

trailer (6x9): $1800; (1) 55 gal 2012 Ford F-250 Reg cab Suplastic drum: $25 Aaron Buggs per Duty with Tommy Gate lift:

AND PARTS

Snellville 770-235-8099

$12,300. Jim Thomas Snel- 63 Ford 4600 Diesel for parts

lville

olliecon@yahoo.com or repair: $800. Harris Horton

678-863-5255 1975 Chevy C70 10-wheel log

Davisboro 478-232-0470

available. You pick up. Pat Jones Millen 770-310-5974
Metal roofing & tin, used, 20 ft. length & 3 ft. wide. No rust: $25 per piece, 20 piece minimum. Vickie Barrett Mount Airy 706-499-8008
Old but mostly good 6in lap siding, being replaced, various lengths, you pickup. Wendell Eberhart Hiram 770-943-6979

truck. V-6 Detroit diesel. Pictures and video available:

UTVs/ATVs

12' x 16' Shed-N-Shelter, sturdy farm-built, metal roof, Plastic and metal barrels: $20

$3500. Jeremy Means Clarkesville 770-539-3405

ATV Arctic Cat Wildcat Trail. Deer hunter's dream, new and

perfect for road-side pro- each; Poultry wire: $50 per roll; duce sales, only $3850. B.N. Rocking chair: $75. Ronald

unused. Has winch, roof and Privacy Trees, Leyland Cy- Brown Fort Valley 478-988- Rush Franklin 706-675-3417

windshield: $11,000. Edwin

1986 Ford F350 Flatbed Inter-

Dallas Alpharetta 404-641-

national diesel engine. Great

0421

shape, new glow plugs and 2014 Chevrolet Silverado

tires. 239k miles: $4500. Ron K3500 truck, leather, excellent

BOATS

Hunton Kingston 678-614- condition. C. Tanner Alamo

press and Thuja Green Giants. We deliver and plant to all parts of Georgia. John Cowherd Monticello 770862-7442

4360

Used materials for 40x60 pole

125x34 greenhouse metal barn, trusses, tin, lathes, ridge tresses, trays, rails, heater, cap. Delivery available: $2950. water system, low price, you Bill Durham Summerville 706move. David Clemons Unadil- 252-1084

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15ft Aluminum Bass Tracker Shavings, good for horse la 478-952-8576

Used metal roofing. Color

'85 with trailer, always garaged & maintained 25HP Evinrude 2 stroke, trolling motor, depth finder: $2500. Eric Walker Al-

stalls, extra large bag: $5 each. Harry Hughes Warm Springs 706-655-2475

30-ton Chore-Time feed bin with auger: $750. Nathan Yoder Jesup 912-256-6411

grey, 44 sheets, 22 feet long by 3 feet wide: $1 per foot. Jerry Whitehead Blue Ridge 706-633-7069

pharetta 678-873-5590
LAWN AND GARDEN

FARM SUPPLIES
TOOLS AND

4 chicken house equipment; 2

generators, 300kw to 330kw, cool cell pods, used, tin

LUMBER

36"x20ft long. M. Anderson Wood-Mizer Custom-cut lum-

Dahlonega 706-265-0584

ber, Kiln-dried, Milled, restora-

Please specify if machinery is in running condition or not.
GARDEN TRACTORS

HARDWARE
2 bit industrial type hole borer used in cabinet shop, in excellent condition. Roy McHargue The Rock 706-471-9279

40ft container house for couple for farm or dairy help. Big bath, 1 bed room, big kitchen, well-finished inside, front porch: $27,500. Wayne Cason Mansfield 770-294-

tions, timberframes, flooring, cabinetry, barns, fencing, reclaimed, live edge, white oak trailer flooring. John Sell Milner 770-480-2326
Wood-Mizer lumber 1x12

Blacksmith tools, 100lbs 4596

pine or poplar oak trailer floor-

John Deere 430 diesel, 20 HP, 60inch deck, new tires, new seat, above average condition: $3900. James Harber Hiawassee 706-896-

anvil: $395; 150lbs anvil: $450;

ing any thickness. Saw your

50lb anvil: $95, or make offer. B.S. tongs, 2 sets: $35 each.

Angle iron, 3"x5"x1/2"x14ft: 30 cents each. Jim McMahan

logs. Larry Moore 678-278-5709

Newnan

Ben Hendrick Austell 770- Sugar Valley 706-602-7798

948-9842

Bamboo canes recently cut

POSTS AND

2445
Kohler Command 23HP vertical shaft engine. Removed from mower with bad transmission: $275. Can hear run. David Combs Jefferson 706367-4107
Kubota F2260 parts mower, front of mower caught on fire. Motor area undamaged. 72" deck, 1001 cc diesel engine: $500. Michael Case Forsyth 478-262-4568

GENERATORS AND COMPRESSORS
75KW Onan Genset generator. Propane, 313hrs. Powers five 40X450' poultry houses completely. Runs 45 minutes every week. Runs perfectly: $3500. C. Brooks Cornelia 706-776-6945/706-499-3672
Air compressor 175psi, 80 gallon horizontal tank, high volume. 220 volt single phase with magnetic starter. Excel-

different lengths and diameters, approx. 200. Ask for Travis. David Ulfik Oxford 470891-1853

FENCING
Specialize in wood fences, wire fences, arenas. Install. Good pricing. Over 25 years' experience. Dan Gilbert Gainesville 706-974-2060
Spinning Jenny, bought from Kencove Fence supply, used once, good shape. Pickup in Demorest or Hartwell, depending on time and day: $75. Steve Hood Clarkesville 478456-7481

Yazoo 52" mower with 25HP lent machine: $1200 OBO. G. motor, commercial grade, Duffey Statesboro 912-536great condition: $2500. Samuel 1159 Venable Dacula 704-905-1882

Circa 1800 Hewn Cedar Log Cabin delivered. Logs assembled on your property.

Miller Big Blue 250 Diesel 19' x 30'. Kerry Hix

Georgia Department of Agriculture and mail with this form to:

LANDSCAPE TOOLS Welder generator, only 66hrs, Chatsworth 706-217-5550

AND MATERIALS

bought new, stored inside with cart & cover and other various

Georgia Department of Agriculture Att: Market Bulletin

21 used creosote bridge timbers in good condition. You

equipment. Joe Verdone Lexington 706-743-3994

P.O. Box 742510 Atlanta, GA 30374-2510

must pick up. 8"x13"x11' long; Smith 100 compressor with

$50 each or all for $1000. S. 302 Ford engine and Lindie

Broussard Americus 770-778- 100 Sandblaster, runs great:

8682

$1000. Jeff Estep Newnan

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Fresh, clean, red pinestraw 678-378-0686

installed & cleaned: $4 per Win power 85KW generator

bale. We also have long needle PTO driven. Used very little,

pinestraw. Travis Golden like new: $1500. James Dun-

Conyers 770-895-8073

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Livestock Sales and Events Calendar

APPLING COUNTY

CLARKE COUNTY

Road, Carnesville. Call Chad and animals; Auction 41, 4275 GA

pigs; Thomas County Stockyards,

1st & 3rd Saturdays, 12:30 p.m.

Every Wednesday, 11 a.m.: Goats Clay Ellison, 706.384.2975 or

Hwy. 41 N, Buena Vista. Call

20975 Hwy. 19 N, Thomasville. Call

at the Baxley Fairgrounds: Goats, and sheep; noon, cattle. Northeast 706.384.2105

Jim Rush, 706.326.3549. Email

Danny Burkhart, 229.228.6960

sheep, feeder pigs, hogs, calves, Georgia Livestock, 1200 Winterville

rushfam4275@windstream.net

poultry and rabbits; A&A Goat

Road, Athens. Call Todd Stephens, GORDON COUNTY

TOOMBS COUNTY

Sales, 187 Industrial Drive, Baxley. 706.549.4790

Every Thursday, 12:30 p.m.: Cattle, PULASKI COUNTY

1st & 3rd Saturdays, 11 a.m.:

Call Allen Ahl, 912.590.2096

goats, sheep, slaughter hogs;

Every Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.: Cattle, Feeder pigs, goats, sheep,

COLQUITT COUNTY

Calhoun Stockyard Hwy. 53, 2270 goats, sheep; Pulaski County

chickens, small animals; Metter

ATKINSON COUNTY

Every Wednesday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; Rome Road SW, Calhoun. Call

Stockyard, 1 Houston Street,

Livestock Auction, 621 Hwy. 1

2nd & 4th Saturdays, 1 p.m.: Goats, Moultrie Livestock Co., 1200 1st Dennis Little & Gene Williams,

Hawkinsville. Call John Walker,

S, Lyons. Call Lewie Fortner,

sheep, chickens, small animals;

Street NE, Moultrie. Call Randy

706.629.1900

478.892.9071

478.553.6066

Pearson Livestock, 1168 Highway Bannister, 229.985.1019

441 N, Pearson. Call Roberto

GREENE COUNTY

SEMINOLE COUNTY

TURNER COUNTY

Silveria, 229.798.0271

COOK COUNTY

Every Thursday, noon: Cattle,

Every Wednesday, 1:30 p.m., 3rd Every Wednesday, 1 p.m.: Cattle;

1st, 3rd & 5th Saturdays, 1 p.m.: goats, sheep; Duvall Livestock

Saturday Special Sale, 1:30 p.m.: Turner County Stockyards, 1315

BEN HILL COUNTY

Goats, sheep, chickens, small

Market, 101 Apalachee Ave.,

Cattle, goats, sheep; Seminole

Hwy. 41 S, Ashburn. Call Alan

Every Monday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; South animals; Deer Run Auction, 1158 Greensboro. Call Jim Malcom,

Stockyard, 5061 Hwy. 91,

Wiggins, 229.567.3371

Central Livestock, 146 Broad Road, Parrish Road, Adel. Call John

706.453.7368

Donalsonville. Call Bryant Garland

Fitzgerald. Call Thomas Stripling, Strickland, 229.896.4553

and Edwina Skipper, 229.524.2305 UPSON COUNTY

229.423.4400 or 229.423.4436

JEFF DAVIS COUNTY

Every Tuesday, 12 p.m.: Cattle,

DECATUR COUNTY

1st & 3rd Fridays: Horse sale, 7:30 STEPHENS COUNTY

goats, sheep, horses. Upson

BLECKLEY COUNTY

2nd Saturdays, 1 p.m.: Goats,

p.m.; Circle Double S, 102 Lumber 2nd Saturdays, 5 p.m.: W&W

County Livestock, 2626 Yatesville

2nd& 4th Saturdays, 9 a.m.: Farm sheep, chickens, small animals;

City Highway, Hazlehurst. Call

Livestock, Eastanollee Livestock Hwy., Thomaston. Call Aaron

misc., 1:00 p.m. Ga. Lic. #3050;

Waddell Auction Co., 979 Old

Steve Underwood, 912.594.6200 Auction, Eastanollee. Call Brad

and Anna White, 864.704.2487 or

Goats, sheep, chickens, small

Pelham Road, Climax. Call John (night) or 912.375.5543 (day)

Wood, 864.903.0296

770.713.5045.

animals; Cochran Auction Barn, 290 Waddell, 229.246.4955

Ash St., Cochran. Call Mark Arnold

JOHNSON COUNTY

3rd Saturdays, noon: Goats, sheep; WHITE COUNTY

478.230.2482 or 478.230.5397

EMANUEL COUNTY

1st & 3rd Mondays, 7:30 p.m.:

Agri Auction Sales at Eastanollee First and third Saturdays, 4 p.m.:

Every Monday, 1 p.m.: Cattle,

Chickens; Ol' Times Auction, 503 Livestock Market, Highway 17

Chickens and goats; Coker's Sale

BUTTS COUNTY

slaughter hogs; Swainsboro

Hill Salter Road, Kite. Call Robert between Toccoa and Lavonia. Call Barn, 9648 Duncan Bridge Road,

Every Wednesday, 12:30 p.m.: Beef Stockyard, 310 Lambs Bridge

Colston, 478.299.6240

Ricky Chatham, 706.491.2812 or Cleveland. Call Wayne Coker Sr.,

cattle;

Road, Swainsboro. Call Clay Floyd

Jason Wilson, 706.491.8840

706.540.8418

2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.: and David N. Floyd, 478.945.3793 LAMAR COUNTY

Dairy cattle; Mid-Georgia Livestock

Every Friday, 6 p.m.: Goats, sheep, Every Monday, noon: Cattle, goats, WILKES COUNTY

Market, 467 Fairfield Church Road/ 2nd & 4th Saturdays, noon: Goats, chickens, small animals; 5 p.m.,

sheep; Eastanollee Livestock, 40 Every Wednesday, noon: Cattle,

Hwy. 16 W, Jackson. Call Seth

sheep, chickens, small animals;

farm miscellaneous, Ga. Lic. #4213; Cattle Drive, Eastanollee. Call Mark goats, sheep; Wilkes County

Harvey, 770.775.7314

R&R Goat & Livestock Auction, 560 Buggy Town Auction Market, 1315 Smith, 706.779.5944

Stockyard, Hwy. 78 Bypass/302

GA Hwy. 56 N, Swainsboro. Call Highway 341 S, Barnesville. Call

Third Street, Washington.

CARROLL COUNTY

Ron & Karen Claxton, 478.455.4765 Krystal Burnett 678.972.4599

SUMTER COUNTY

Call Kenny Durden and Linda

2nd & 4th Saturdays, 4 p.m.: Goats,

Every Monday, 1 p.m.: Cattle;

Robertson, 706.678.2632

sheep, chickens, small animals;

Every Tuesday, 10 a.m. & 1st

LAURENS COUNTY

Sumter County Stockyard, 505

Long Branch Livestock, 813 Old Villa Rica Road, Temple. Call Ricky Summerville, 404.787.1865
Every Monday, noon: Cattle, goats, sheep; Carroll County Livestock Sales Barn, 225 Salebarn Road, Carrollton. Call Barry Robinson, 770.834.6608 or 770.834.6609
CHATTOOGA COUNTY
Every Friday, 7 p.m.: Goats, sheep; Trion Livestock Auction, 15577 Hwy. 27, Trion. Call Bill Huff, 706.263.5720

Fridays: Cattle special sale; Dixie Livestock Market, 133 Old Hwy. 46, Oak Park. Call Willis & Tammy Sikes, 912.578.3263
FORSYTH COUNTY
Every Tuesday, noon: Cattle, goats, sheep; Lanier Farm's Livestock Corp., 8325 Jot-Em Down Road, Gainesville. Call Tyler Bagwell, 770.844.9223 or 770.844.9231
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Every Tuesday, noon: Cattle, goats, sheep; Franklin County

2nd & 4th Thursday, 6 p.m.: Goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; Horse Creek Auction Co., 5971 Hwy. 441 S, Dublin. Call Daniel Harrelson, 478.595.5418
MADISON COUNTY
Every Friday, 6 p.m.: Chickens, small animals; Gray Bell Animal Auction, Hwy. 281, Royston. Call Billy Bell, 706.795.3961
MARION COUNTY
1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7 p.m.: Goats, sheep, chickens, small

Southerfield Road, Americus. Call Scott Poole, Glenn Hartley or Larry Horsting, 229.380.4901
TAYLOR COUNTY
1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m.: Feeder pigs, goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; RockRidge Livestock Auction, 1357 Tommy Purvis Jr. Road, Reynolds. Call Melba Strickland, 706.975.5732
THOMAS COUNTY
Every Tuesday, 1 p.m.: Cattle. 3rd Friday: Slaughter hogs and Feeder

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 conducting the auction, per regulations from the Georgia Secretary of State. Auctions without this information will not be published. Have an auction to put on our calendar? Contact Jay Jones at 404.656.3722 or jay.jones@agr.georgia.gov.

Livestock Sales, 6461 Stone Bridge

FARM ANIMALS
Livestock listed must be for specific animals. Ads for free or unwanted livestock will not be published. All animals offered for sale in the Market Bulletin must be healthy and apparently free of any contagious, infectious or communicable disease. Out-of-state animals offered for sale in the Market Bulletin must meet all Interstate Animal Health Movement Requirements, including appropriate testing for the species and a current official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection or NPIP 9-3 for poultry. Individuals may sell their own animals; however, livestock dealers are required to have a Livestock Dealer License from GDA. For more information, please call the GDA Animal Protection Division at 404.656.4914.
CATTLE
(1) 4-year-old Black Angus son of TenX bull. Very docile. Low birth weight. Earl Williams Hawkinsville 478-230-9983
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Georgia Cattlemen's Association seeks support for cattle history book

The Georgia Cattlemen's Association is documenting the state's 250-year-old cattle industry in a history book slated for publication in April 2021. If you have a story or photo that you wish to be considered for inclusion in the book, or if you have questions regarding the book, please contact Michele Creamer, vice president of operations for the Georgia Cattlemen's Association, at 478.474.6560 or michele@gabeef.org.
To contribute financially to publication of the Georgia Cattle History Book, mail your check to:
Georgia Cattlemen's Foundation PO Box 27990 Macon, GA 31221
Make your check payable to the Georgia Cattlemen's Foundation and earmark for the "History Book." All donations to the foundation are tax deductible.

Included in the archives of the Market Bulletin is this undated photo of Madison Brown, 4, feeding his calf, Aubie. The photo was submitted by M. David Brown Jr.

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Bulletin Calendar

Jan. 4

Jan. 14-19

Jan. 24-26

13th Annual Bulldog Classic IEA

Southern Southeastern

Georgia Watermelon Association

Horse Show

Cotton Growers/Cotton Ginners

Annual Conference

Georgia International Horse Park 1996 Centennial Olympic Parkway Conyers, Ga. 30013

Annual Meeting Marriott Savannah Riverfront 100 Gen. McIntosh Blvd.

King & Prince Resort 201 Arnold Road St. Simons, Ga. 31522

770.860.4190

Savannah, Ga. 31401

706.845.8575

coachsarahd@hotmail.com

706.344.1212 www.southern-southeastern.org

www.georgiawatermelonassociation. org

Jan. 5 St. Francis Knights Classic IEA Horse Show Georgia International Horse Park 1996 Centennial Olympic Parkway Conyers, Ga. 30013 770.860.4190 carolsheridan@msn.com
Jan. 8

Jan. 16 Georgia Peanut Farm Show and Conference Georgia Peanut Commission UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center 15 RDC Rd. Tifton, Ga.31794 hannah@gapeanuts.com

Jan. 28 2020 J.W. Fanning Lecture UGA Agricultural and Applied Economics Dept. Holiday Inn Downtown Athens 197 East Broad St. Athens, Ga. 30601 eclance@uga.edu 706.542.3705

Treating Preharvest Agricultural Water on Farm Workshop Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens 2 Canebreak Rd. Savannah, Ga. 31419 706.542.2574 ashama@uga.edu
Jan. 11 Georgia Iris Society Meeting St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church 1790 LaVista Road, N.E. Atlanta, Ga. 30329 678.471.2604 www.gairis.org

229.386.3470
Jan. 21 2019 Georgia Ag Forecast Series Georgia Farm Bureau Building 1620 Bass Road Macon, Ga. 31209 706.542.5046 www.agforecast.caes.uga.edu
Jan. 20-22 Georgia Dairy Conference Savannah Marriott Riverfront 100 General McIntosh Blvd. Savannah, Ga. 31401 706.310.0020

2019 Georgia Ag Forecast Series Toombs County Agri-Center 523-529 Quint Shrine Rd. Lyons, Ga. 706.542.5046 www.agforecast.caes.uga.edu
Jan. 31 2019 Georgia Ag Forecast Series UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center 15 RDC Rd. Tifton, Ga.31794 706.542.5046 www.agforecast.caes.uga.edu

Ethnobotany Certification in Native www.gadairyconference.com

Circle of Friends Dog Agility

Plants

Georgia International Horse Park

State Botanical Garden

Jan. 23

1996 Centennial Olympic Parkway

Conger Hall, ABAC

2019 Georgia Ag Forecast Series

Conyers, Ga. 30013

2802 Moore Highway

Jaemor Farms

770.860.4190

Tifton, Ga. 31793

5340 Cornelia Hwy.

www.circleoffriendsagility.com

706.542.6156

Alto, Ga. 30510

www.botgarden.uga.edu

706.542.5046

Jan. 31-Feb. 1

www.agforecast.caes.uga.edu

Georgia Young Farmers State

Jan. 9-12

Convention

Southeast Georgia Fruit and

Jan. 23-25

The Westin Jekyll Island

Vegetable Conference Savannah Convention Center

Georgia Green Industry Association's 110 Ocean Way

Wintergreen Tradeshow

Jekyll Island, Ga. 31527

1 International Dr.

Infinite Energy Center

229.386.3429

Savannah, Ga. 31421

6400 Sugarloaf Pkwy.

www.georgiaffa.org/youngfarmers

706.407.2264 www.seregionalconference.org/

Duluth, Ga. 30097 706.632.0100

Feb. 1

https://ggia.site-ym.com

Old Fashioned Hog Killing

Jan. 11

Demonstration

Commercial Dairy Heifer Show Clinic Jan. 24 Morgan County Agricultural Center ABKC Super Bowl VI Dog Show

Old South Farm Museum 8570 Manchester Highway

2268 Athens Highway

Georgia International Horse Park

Woodland, Ga. 31836

Madison, Ga. 30650

1996 Centennial Olympic Parkway 706.975.9136

706.342.2214 lray@uga.edu

Conyers, Ga. 30013 770.860.4190

www.oldsouthfarm.com

roalndo.mata@ymail.com

Feb. 3-4

YCC Spring Farm Tour

www.theabkcdogs.org

Georgia Wine Producers Annual

GCA Young Cattlemen's Council

Conference

478.474.6560

Chateau Elan

charlsy@gabeef.org

100 Rue Charlemagne Dr.

www.georgiacattlemen.org/

Braselton, Ga. 30517

YCCFarmTour.aspx

info@georgiawineproducers.org

Feb. 6-9 Whiskey, Wine & Wildlife Jekyll Island Foundation The Westin Jekyll Island 110 Ocean Way Jekyll Island, Ga. 31527 912.635.4545 www.whiskeywineandwildlife.com
Feb. 7-8 Georgia Organics Conference and Expo The Classic Center 300 North Thomas St. Athens, Ga. 30601 678.702.0400 www.conference.georgiaorganics.org
Feb. 8 Learn to Keep Honeybees Cherokee, Gilmer and Appalachian Bee Clubs First Baptist Church Holly Springs 2632 Holly Springs Parkway Holly Springs, Ga. 30142 770.735.3263 riverbankbees@gmail.com www.cherokeebeeclub.com
Feb. 11-12 Georgia Grown Symposium and Source Show Macon Marriott City Center 240 Coliseum Dr. Macon, Ga. 31217 www.georgiagrown.com
February 15-16 Winterfest Arts & Coach Tour Helen Arts & Heritage Center Sautee Nacoochee Center Unicoi State Park & Lodge 283 Hwy 255 N Sautee Nacoochee, Ga. 30571 706.878.3300 www.winterfestartstour.org
Feb. 25 Egg Candling classes Georgia Department of Agriculture Fannin County Agriculture Facility 43 Station Ridge Rd. Blue Ridge, Ga. 30513 770.535.5955 www.agr.georgia.gov/agriculturecalendar.aspx
March 7-8 Dalton Triple Rabbit and Cavy Show North Georgia Ag Fairgrounds 500 Legion Dr. Dalton, GA 30721 www.gsrca.com kjhumfleet@gmail.com

April 4 Bartow County Antique Engine & Tractor Show American Legion Post 42 525 Martin Luther King Jr. St. Cartersville, Ga. 30120 770.527.5346 www.gcaeatc.com
April 5-7 Georgia Association of Conservation Districts Annual Meeting Callaway Gardens 17800 US Hwy 27 Pine Mountain, Ga. 31822 1.833.411.4223 www.gacd.us
April 16-18 Great Southland Stampede Rodeo UGA Block and Bridle UGA Livestock Instructional Arena 2600 South Milledge Ave. Athens, Ga. 30606 www.gssrodeo.com
April 18 Georgia Grown Festival Carroll's Sausage and Country Store 315 Whittle Circle Ashburn, Ga. 31714 GAGrownFest2020@gmail.com
April 23 Southeastern Turfgrass Conference UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center 15 RDC Rd. Tifton, Ga. 31794 www.turf.caes.uga.edu
April 23-25 Georgia FFA Convention Macon Centreplex 200 Coliseum Dr. Macon, Ga. 31217 706.552.4456 www.georgiaffa.org
April 26 Taste of Richland and Market Richland Rum 355 Broad Street Richland GA 31825 229-887-3537 www.tasteofrichland.org
Have an event to put on our calendar? Contact Jay Jones at 404.656.3722 or jay.jones@agr. georgia.gov
We accept calendar submissions for food, craft and agriculture festivals and events. Submissions for festivals that do not specifically promote those industries will not be printed.
Additional pesticide recertification training notices are available on the department website under the Plant Industry Division tab.

CATTLE

12 Angus and Angus cross 4 calving ease SimAngus Angus & SimAngus registered Black Angus registered bull. 2 Charolais registered breeding heifers 800+ pounds, all bred bulls, 16mo to 4y/o, good bulls. Calving ease, good qual- yrs old from Gretsch Bros. An- age bulls with breeding sound-

6-7 months, good quality, ex- EPDs: $2000 each. Landon ity. Good growth bulls, ready gus Farm. Selling due to ness exam. Ready to breed

cellent condition. Kevin Vassar Boyett Glennville 912-213- to work, some embryo trans- change in direction: $2000. cows. Buck Bennett Adel 229-

Hartwell 706-436-1144

4062

fers, good EPDs, very gentle: Andrew Cox Washington 706- 549-8654

2

reg.

Red

Angus

bulls,

4 reg. Angus bulls, 2y/o, excellent quality, low birth

$1700. Barrett Farms Airy 706-499-8008

Mount

401-8625 Bottle and weaned avail, got

Excellent 24 and old ABS AI bulls.

21 months 3/4 Angus

15m/o, excellent blood lines. Andy Camp Loganville 770601-3308

weights by 10 Speed, semen tested: $2000. Wayne Cleveland Baconton 229-669-1921

Angus cows 2 bred, 1 cow/calf, 1 open, great mothers, young, healthy, gentle. 3

Colostrum from momma, given Multimin 90, Pyramid 5 and Bovine Gold Shield. Brittney

1/4 Limousin: $2200 and $1800. Harrison McDonald Jefferson 706-713-7176 or

3 Angus steers, 500+ pds, 1 red Branus bull, 6m/o, 1 black Angus bull, 2 y/o Aaron Cler-

5 bulls. 4 Angus, 1 SimAngus, 11 to 16 months old. Shots, dewormed and gentle. Good

black, 1 red: $5400 for all. Ken Watson Pineview 478-8084195

Peters Social Circle 470-3341933
Brangus cow w/ calf: $1300;

706-713-6222
Excellent breeding age Black Angus bulls and top quality

(6) 1 year old Hereford bulls mont 770-718-6044

bloodline. Edward Allen Mar- BBU Registered Beefmaster Brangus cow bred: $1100; Black Angus replacement fe-

for sale. Trask bloodlines

ble Hill 770-894-2195

bulls, Red, Polled, 16-20 mos. Brangus heifer 2 y/o bred: males. John Bryant Eatonton

William Hathcock Dallas 404-314-2184 or Steve Hathcock 770-356-3633 Email: info@dailybreadbeef.com
10 or less Red Angus cows, moderate framed with proven performance, calving ease, good feet, excellent udders. Calving in January. Joe Gibson Rome 706-506-3026 Web: gibsoncattle.com
10 purebred Black Angus

3 Reg'd Black Angus bulls, excellent bloodlines, good EPD's, easy calving, good dispositions. Paul A. Copeland Shiloh 678-410-9681
35 bulls, Angus, Simmental and SimAngus, semen tested and ready to go. Most AI. Contact Shanda. Clanton River Ranch Odum 912-256-1582
4 black heifers pastured with black bull for 4 months, weigh-

5 reg'd Red Angus Bulls 14 months old, top bloodlines. Call for photos. Michael Smith Newnan 770-301-1945
7 Longhorns, 2 bulls, 3 heifers and 2 calves. Must sale: $2900 obo. Jacob Rogers Toomsboro 478-454-8604
7 reg black limo bulls, 16m/o, starting at $1750. D. Davis Commerce 770-616-6038
Angus bulls purebred, AI

Web: OakhillFarmsBeefmasters.com Bill Hutson Blairsville 404-550-8766
Beefmaster bulls and heifers, all ages, good bloodlines and dispositions. Cary Bittick Jr. Forsyth 478-957-0095
Beefmaster pairs, sire black Angus bull, bred back to Angus bull. Shots, wormed and tagged. Excellent quality. Ask for Robin. D. Auldridge Blythe 706-825-2544

$1000. Marvin Garner Resaca 706-625-5291/706-913-3165
Bred heifers Angus/Angus Sim x. Spring calving. 14 month to 2 y/o Angus and Simmental bulls. Glenda Walker Calhoun 770-878-0961
Calving ease, milking ability, gentleness, reg. Polled shorthorn bulls/show heifers/steers, excellent quality, Club Calf member. Kenneth R. Bridges Commerce 706-768-3480

706-473-0399
For Sale: (4) 2019 Longhorn offspring. Negotiable. Pat Reams Bishop 404-787-1030
Hereford bulls registered, 15 months and older, high growth plus maternal, top bloodlines: $2250 each. Hardy Edwards Winterville 706-714-9012
High quality black Angus steer, 600lbs. G. Restall Commerce 706-936-5386

bulls: 1-, 2- and 3y/o, docile, ing approx 1050 pounds each. sired by Exar Upshot. 1 to 2 Black Baldy, Hereford Commercial Black Angus bull, Limousin bull, Dp/Db, 7mo,

vaccinated, AI'd & natural ser- Asking $1175 each. Sammy years old. Al Daniel Thomas- heifers, F1 Angus/Hereford bull docile, easy keeper. Blake C/E, good bloodline and convice. K. Schwock Homer 404- Stephens Clermont 770-287- ton 706-573-0450 Alwadjr@g- yearling for sale. Ennis Ryals Presnal Carrollton 770-639- firmation: $700. L.C. Lairsey

735-9524

2704

mail.com

Dublin 478-278-0678

8683

Waycross 912-285-5149

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CATTLE

SWINE

Reg. Katahdin rams and ewes, from weaning to breed-

Limousin bull, 75% Limi, 25% Angus Black/Homo polled. Stout 2 year old. Ready to work. Delivery available: $2800. Text for photos and video. Andrew Burns Sylvania 912-425-9137

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

ing age, X-large Midwest bloodlines. Duke Burgess Louisville 478-625-9542/305923-0262
EQUINE
Advertisers in the Equine cate-

Limousine bull, born Sept. 5, pseudorabies-free herd; these gory must submit a current

2012, reg# NPM2027333: operations must submit proof negative Coggins test for each

$3000 Carroll Zittrouer Spring- of those certifications. Buyers equine advertised. This in-

field 912-266-5507

are urged to request proof of a cludes horses, ponies and don-

One Jersey bull, two Jersey heifers. Gentle, farm raised. Don Hudgins Marietta 404886-6849

negative brucellosis pseudorabies test prior to purchase. Feral hogs may not be offered for sale or advertised in the Market Bulletin.

keys. Buyers are urged to request verification of a negative Coggins from the advertiser before purchasing any equine. Generalized ads such as those

Purebred black Polled Beefmaster bulls and heifers, cows got Bonfire and Ring of Fire bloodlines, herd reduction, low birth weight, gentle. Vernon Turner Dalton 706-278-7814

Berkshire pigs, registered or not, various ages, several bloodlines. Duke Burgess Louisville 478-625-9542/305923-0262 2051 juliesvance@wildblue.net

selling "many horses," "variety to choose from" or "free" animals will not be published. For more information, please call the GDA Equine Health Division at 404.656.3713.

Reg polled Herefords, pasture Tamworth piglets for sale. 15 hands reg. Missouri Mare,

raised, gentle, good bloodline, Registered or unregistered. fox trotter, Jiggs, classic callie,

7 cows, 1 bull, 5y/o, 3 calves, Lee Hemmer Gainesville Reg# 9445017, good beginner

1 heifer, 2 bulls good starter whitesulphurfarm@gmail.com horse, ride before you buy:

herd. M. Ward Summerville 770-530-3646

$400. Elvin Williford Gibson

706-862-2405

706-598-2420

Reg'd Red Angus yearling

GOATS

Beautiful Buckskin TWH

bulls and heifers and 2 year old bulls southern born with

All goats offered for sale must

Mare, 15y/o, loads, no vices. Loves to ride, great trail horse,

western genetics. Ready for be individually identified in new front shoes, current shots,

spring breeding, priced to compliance with the USDA Coggins, worming, approx 15

move. Ronald Williams Scrapie Program. For more in- hands. C. Bryson Bowman

Cochran 478-934-6998

formation, please call the GDA 706-988-0085

Animal Protection Division at Weanling 6mo. 1/4 Percheron

Reg. black Angus bulls, 1-3 404.656.4914.

3/4 Tb gelding, mature 16.2 +

y/o, sired by Foretold, All-In, Velocity, Highwayman. Top 1% CE, Top 1% growth, Top 1% carcass, BSE and DNA tested. Ken McMichael Monticello 706-819-9295
Reg. black Simmental, SimAngus bulls, performance tested; cow/calf pairs, heifers, heavy milk, AI embryo bred, satisfaction guaranteed. Milton Martin Jr. Clarkesville 770519-0008

3 Kiko does, born March 2019, non-registered: $150 each. Ron Cline Rockmart 770-445-4572
3 Nigerian Doelings, 1-3y/o, 2-18mos., blue eyes, no papers, healthy, gentle: $375. David Sanford Chatsworth 706-271-9770
9 wethers and doelings 6-12 months old. All half Kiko. 2 doelings, 1 wether also half Lamancha. Ollie Turner Car-

dark Bay tall correct refined and super nice: $3,500. Marsha Mullen Commerce 678517-8077
White, 13 years, mare pony. Unrideable. Good with farm animals. Likes the pasture. Walks stiff legged. Current Coggins, recently dewormed, needs hooves trimmed; $100. Jeff Bloom Statham 770-8202687
STOCK DOGS

Reg. red Angus bull, 1 to 2 rollton 678-222-8794

y/o, excellent bloodline, all shots, delivery available. Joey Senoia 678-471-7106

ADGA Nigerian Dwarf milk goats, 4 year old doe and 7 mo doeling. Both bred and

Advertisers must submit a copy of a current Rabies Vaccination Certificate signed by a licensed

Reg. Santa Gertrudis bulls, should kid in April: $400 each veterinarian for dogs 12 weeks

service-ready, EPDs available. OBO. Lori Silva Stockbridge and older. Ads submitted with-

Wayne Jernigan Buena Vista 678-964-1258

out this information will not be

229-649-7724

ADGA registered, clean, Saa- published.

Registered Black Angus bulls, nen doelings. Born 3/19. Ex- 8 m/o male Great Pyrenees

15 months old, all vaccina- cellent pedigrees. Contact for puppy. All shots: $325. Excel-

tions, semen tested and price and pedigree. E. Goldau lent guard dog, with horses

docile. Ricky Hix Comer 706- Hartwell 864-903-3865

now. Beautiful white/black

248-5851 Registered Black Angus bulls

Boer cross bucklings 7-9 months. Picture upon request.

around eyes. Greg Hadley Hamilton 706-326-3502

for sale. Wes Turner Call, text or leave message. ABCA Border Collie puppies,

Gainesville 770-231-3373

Deborah Perreira Hampton born Thanksgiving Day. Ready

678-283-4364

to go 2nd week in January:

Registered Charolais: superior genetics and disposition, bulls semen-tested; cows, heifers and calves. Quantity discounts. Bobby Burch Eastman 478-718-2128
Registered Dexter cattle. Small, docile, good for meat or

IDGA Nigerian Dwarf buck: $150; 2 ND wethers: $50 each or $75 for both. Franklin Belk Clarkesville 423-834-5301
Purebred Nigerian Dwarf Goats for sell. Does and Wethers. Call for more info. Leslie Arnold Fairmount 770-

$600. Lance Fuller Dahlonega 770-366-1036
German Shepherd Pups. AKC registered, Sire and dam onsite. Born 10/8/19. Black and tan, 2 males and 2 females. Cody Guyton Gainesville 770654-3677

milk. Excellent for small sus- 845-9472

Great Pyrenees puppies. Fe-

tainable farms. Sammy Hall Milledgeville 478-456-2838
Registered Polled Hereford

Pygmy Nubian mix wethers, born April 2019, hand raised, vaccinated, dewormed as nec-

males and males available. Been working with sheep and goats. Great dogs: $200 each. Call or text. M. Wasendorf

bull. DOB 8/16/17. Gentle, pasture raised. Pictures avail-

essary: $100. Christy Champagne Comer 706-207-1851

Dacula 404-392-0535

able on request. Reggie Price Wrightsville 478-484-0746 or 478-864-9192

Registered Nigerian dwarf and mini Nubian born in September. Two Nigerian/Silky

Guardian pups, Great Pyrenees, Anatolian, four males, 4 females raised with goats & chickens. Cohen Turn-

Registered SimAngus bull for sale, 5 years old, blazed face,

fainting goat cross. Most blue eyed and/or polled: $150 to

er Rockmart 404-957-3004

low birth weight: $1000 or $300. A. Frantz Cleveland Kangal working livestock

trade. Jeff Peters Social Circle 706-969-0334

guardian pups: $1,200 and up.

770-241-1472
Santa Gertrudis breeding aged bulls. Santa Gertrudis weaning and yearling aged

Ten month old pure bred Nigerian Dwarf Billy with papers: $250, will trade. La-
Grange 706-845-7085

Guarding goats and Heritage turkeys. Peacock Hill Farm Stockbridge 770-860-8989 Email: e@peacockhill.farm

heifers. Hereford X Santa Gertrudis crossed heifers.

SHEEP

Kangal working livestock guardian dogs: $1200 and up.

Registered, polled, horned. L.

Loughridge

Chatsworth

jaloughridge@aol.com 706-

270-4518

3 Barbados Blackbelly big horn game sheep, rams, hand raised: $300 each. Call for more information. Alan Wright

Guarding goats and Heritage turkeys. Peacock Hill Farm Stockbridge 770-860-8989 Email: e@peacockhill.farm

Wangus Wagyu Angus cross Montrose 478-230-8729.

RABBITS

steers, 6 m/o to 1 y/o+, ex-

treme marbling and tender-

Beautiful Florida White rabbits

ness. Duke Burgess Louisville

with pedigrees. Great for

478-625-9542/305-923-0262

Christmas gifts. Wesley Smith

juliesvance@wildblue.net

Athens 706-247-5254

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Georgia's Farm to School Program: Warren Co. Schools grow much of their food in dual education, agriculture effort

Editor's Note: This is the first in an occasional series of profiles of school systems that participate in the Georgia Farm to School Program. A partnership of the Georgia Department of Education, the Georgia Department of Agriculture, Georgia Organics and the Georgia Department of Public Health, Farm to School is an effort to bring locally grown foods to schools and educate children about nutrition and agriculture. For more information, go to www.gafarmtoschool.org.

sourcing food from local producers. A school farm, located at the combined campus of the middle and high schools, met both needs.
"Because there are no food-producing farms in Warren County, it became very important that the school system not only teach students how to grow their own food, but nutrition officials also wanted to feed students in the cafeteria with what they learned

By Jay Jones jay.jones@agr.georgia.gov

School System: Warren County Schools, Warrenton Meals served: 174,961 (2018-2019 school year) Number of Students: 617 Most popular menu items: Fresh dinner rolls, veggie pizza, tacos, salads and vegetable soup among 20 locally grown menu items served

Students at Warren High School tend to the school garden this fall. The three-acre garden and greenhouse are part of the school's Farm to School Program that supplies ingredients for more than 20 cafeteria menu items while also providing a lab space for agriculture/horticulture students. (Warren County Schools photo)

In Warren County, the farm comes as close as you can get it for the school system's Farm to School program in the form of a three-acre production site used by nutrition staff and students to grow food that is served in the schools' cafeterias.
Timber is the largest crop grown in Warren County, so the school system had to be creative in developing a Farm to School program to teach children about agriculture while

At least one menu item per meal served to students is either grown in the school garden or purchased from a local supplier. (Warren County Schools photo)
to grow," said Scott Richardson, director of Warren County Schools' Career Technology Agriculture Education program.
The program began with a raised bed garden four years ago funded through a grant from the Georgia Soil and Water Commis-

Cook Georgia Grown:
Buffalo Chicken Collard Green Dip

Ingredients: 2 oz butter (4 Tbsps) 1/3 cup diced onions 1 clove minced garlic 4 cups shredded collard greens
Directions: Preheat broiler. Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, cooking until translucent. Add collard greens to skillet and cook until soft and wilted. Add cream cheese and hot sauce, mixing well to combine.

8 oz cream cheese cup hot sauce 1 cups cooked shredded chicken cup sour cream cup chopped scallions 4 oz crumbled blue cheese, divided When mixture is thoroughly combined, add shredded chicken, sour cream, scallions and half of blue cheese. Mix well then pour into 8-inch cast iron pan. Sprinkle remaining blue cheese on top then broil for 5 minutes. Serve with tortilla chips, carrots and celery.

sion. The school system later added a greenhouse along with a grape vineyard and fruit tree orchard. The garden provides seasonal produce like cabbage, collards, kale and various types of lettuce in the fall. Corn, tomatoes, broccoli, eggplant, watermelon, pineapple and more are grown in the summer.
As a result, most of the food served in the school system is either harvested from the garden or locally sourced. Salads in the cafeterias have 75 percent or more ingredients from the school garden while menu items have at least one ingredient from the garden or a local vendor.
Richardson said the Nutrition Department offers more than 20 Georgia-grown menu items. The school system also purchases food from four regional vendors Kent's County Line Cattle for processed beef and Ogeechee River Mill for cornmeal, both in Warrenton, along with Adderson's Certified Organic Farms in Keysville and Freeman's Mill in Swainsboro for grits, flour and cornmeal.
"Before this, the system really didn't pay much attention to where food supplies came

from, and how the system could help the local economy while at the same time feeding our students," Richardson said.
On the education side, the garden is used by the CTAE agriculture/horticulture students as their lab space. The students work on soil testing, planting, harvesting and soil amendment. The students also perform experiments on the production farm, as well.
Teachers also use the garden and greenhouse to teach younger students in grades 2 through 8 in organics, sustainability and life sciences.
Richardson also highlighted a cooking program in the elementary school through a partnership of the school system's Nutrition Department and the Warren County 4-H called, "Kids Cook!" The program teaches nutrition, recipe skills, mixing ingredients, basic slicing and knife handling, and healthy snack alternatives.
"This program has taught our students how to make healthy choices when consuming food and teaches why it is better to purchase and consume products from the local area," Richardson said.

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Georgie's Drive Thru
Downtown Perry
Hello! I'm Georgie, the Georgia Grown mascot. I travel the state of Georgia promoting our state's No. 1 industry agriculture! Yes, another year has come and gone, or in my case, seven dog years. We traded in 2019 for 2020 with the traditional stuff like fireworks, six straight hours of karaoke, Auld Lang Syne and, in Perry, the Buzzard Drop! Home to the Georgia National Fair for the past 30 years, Perry was named after the Hero of Lake Erie in the War of 1812, Oliver Hazard Perry. Several years ago, the folks in Perry were inspired by the big ball drop in Times Square, the big peach drop in Atlanta, and maybe even the possum drop in Tallapoosa. They wanted something that was uniquely theirs to drop for their year-end celebration held downtown. Since Perry is the winter home for hundreds of migrating buzzards, they decided to drop one on New Year's Eve! The event starts at 7 pm on Carroll Street. At 8 pm, there's a Kiddie Countdown, so the kids won't have to stay up quite so late. After that, the band plays all the way until the new year arrives on the wings of the guest of honor, Bob the Buzzard!

My Tractor Story:
A tale of ingenuity and a few good tractors

By Jack Abbott
Tifton
My father, Henry Abbott, was born in Tift County in 1913. He could keep almost any kind of machinery operating. Throughout his entire life he never owned a "new" tractor. Needless to say, he spent much of his time keeping them operating.
His first tractor was a used Avery in the late 1930s. It was a tricycle front end without a sign of hydraulics and hand-cranked. The Avery was not only used for farm work but was also used to power his portable sawmill. He welded two school bus bodies end-to-end on which the carriage would move with an arrangement of pulleys, belts and cables. The saw blade was 52 inches in diameter and cut a quarter-inch kerf.
The Avery Company dissolved with the onset of World War II.
His second tractor was a used Farmall "Regular" with spiked steel wheels. It was older than the Avery with a tricycle front end, hand-cranked and no hydraulics. He used it to pull a large three-disc tiller and a drag harrow.
It had two fuel tanks a small tank for gasoline and a large tank for tractor fuel. After the engine was started with gasoline and running well it would be switched to the tractor fuel. The electrical supply was from a magneto.

In the mid-50s he bought a used "G" Allis-Chalmers. These were small four-wheeled tractors with a 4-cylinder Continental engine mounted in the rear. The "G" was great for cultivating row crops.
He adapted the "G" to a "one-man planter." He could do all the work of planting tobacco, tomato and pepper plants by himself.
He removed the foot brake pedals from the left side and a seat was mounted in their place. From this sitting position he could control the clutch, gearshift, throttle and steering wheel. In addition, he positioned a 55-gallon drum on the frame above to hold water and chemicals. With a foot treadle he could dispense each plant a squirt of liquid. Before he started planting, he would lay off the rows with deep wheel furrows which allow the tractor to "tract" with very little steering.
A few years later he bought a used Ford Workmaster. He passed on in 1994 and left many fond memories of his life on the farm.
Do you have a tractor story to tell? We'd love
to share it with our readers. Write to Lee
Lancaster in care of the Market Bulletin or
email lee.lancaster@agr.georgia.gov.

(Photo courtesy Anya Turpin/City of Perry)

Henry Abbott's Farmall "Regular."

Forestry Matters: Resolve to improve the health of your forestland in 2020

By Stasia Kelly

with prescribed burning. This time-honored tool

Georgia Forestry Commission

was used by Native Americans to provide bet-

ter access for hunting and to remove brush and

Happy New Year! As you recycle your (Geor-

timber for farming. Today, prescribed burning is

gia Grown) Christmas tree and clean up rem-

one of the most valuable tools available to land

nants of the holiday, you may be contemplating

managers because it advances several healthy

some New Year's resolutions. If there's a chance

forest qualities. It reduces hazardous fuel that

you really may not be 10 pounds thinner this

builds up on the forest floor, which can pose seri-

time next year, why not make a resolution you

ous wildfire threats. It improves wildlife habitat,

can keep? A resolution for your forestland will

especially for understory species. Prescribed fire

make your trees healthier, more productive, and

helps control insects and disease, enriches forage

a beautiful sight to behold!

for grazing, enhances appearance and improves

A forest management plan is a tool the Georgia Forestry Commission uses to tailor landown-

FORESTRY

access for cruising, timber marking and harvesting.

ers' specific goals to their unique property. It is M A T T E R S The Georgia Forestry Commission offers ser-

a thorough evaluation of the land, including for-

vices to assist landowners in preparing for both

est conditions, wildlife habitat, topography, soil

good fire and bad fire. Prescribed burning is

types, water features and aesthetics. It includes analysis of known as good fire, and that necessitates the installation of

past land uses and challenges. Most importantly, it charts a well-placed firebreaks. GFC personnel are available to tailor

course for the future management of the forest and ensures written burn plans and assist in carrying out the burn. The

landowners meet their property-based objectives, such as GFC also provides protection from "bad fire," or wildfire,

timber production, wildlife enhancement, recreation and vi- in the form of pre-suppression firebreak installation. Ru-

sual attributes.

ral homeowners may also benefit from proactive measures

In winter, the GFC is always busy assisting landowners against wildfire, as promoted through Firewise USA strat-

egies. Management plans can include any number of additional
activities to enhance forestland, and one might be just the right resolution for your property. Crowded, under- performing pines? Get the site thinned this year. Muddy roads in rainstorms? Make a plan to improve drainage and roads in 2020. Fallow land with strong potential? Pine and hardwood bare root seedlings from GFC are ready to plant.
Reforestation is an important focus of GFC's mission, and as planting season continues, our nursery team is staying busy shipping a variety of pines and hardwoods. (Supplies are becoming limited, so it's best to call the nursery at 478.508.0056 to see if your tree choices are available.)
How about a resolution to honor someone special in your family? Marking the birth of a baby by planting a seedling and charting their growth over the years is a tradition worth starting. A GFC dogwood, red cedar or willow oak could be just the ticket.
For internet-active readers, our website address is GaTrees.org. You'll find details there about all the services described here. And you're always welcome to call on your local GFC forester for assistance with anything "trees."
May 2020 be a year of happiness and growth for you and yours!

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RABBITS

14 varieties peafowl, game Chicks sexed and unsexed; Pullets: Rhode Island Red, chickens: Red Quill, Orange ducks, baby and adult, assort- Golden Comets and Black Sex

ANIMAL

2020 Italian bee Nucs. Taking pre-orders now. Comes with

Bunnies, small to large, mixed breeds: $15 to $25 apiece. Michael Phippen Newnan 770-755-8702

Quill, Minor Blue, Bacon Warhorse, Pumpkin Hulsey, Grey Hatch and Showtime Kelso. Ray Watts Macon 478361-3468

ed breeds; also, Ayam Cemani. Sherry Amerson-White Augusta blackberrycreekminifarm@gmail.com 706-8335535

link; quality birds. Brian Sturdy Dahlonega 706-865-9201
Re-homing 4 pet geese. Chinese Rome mix. Must be con-

EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

laying queen, worker and nurse bees, and 5 mostly drawn frames with brood: $140 Danny Gilbert Dawsonville 706-974-9402.

Mini Rex rabbits for sale, assorted, beautiful colors: $15 each. Leslie Bone Eastanollee 706-779-5489

New Zealand Rabbits, red & broken colors: $25. Kelly Maxwell Winder 404-925-2369

Pure bred, new zealand whites, pink eyes, 7-8wks old,:$15ea., pets/meat Doug Henson Emerson 470-3097345
San Juan bred doe, 5mo, does and bucks, 6 weeks old & more Tommy Walker Rockmart 770-684-6150/678-6849770

POULTRY/FOWL

Any person engaged in buying

live poultry of any kind for

resale, or in selling live poultry

of any kind bought for resale,

must be licensed by the GDA.

Possessing such a license does

not by itself disqualify an indi-

vidual from advertising poultry

in the Market Bulletin. Mallard

ducks must be at least three

generations from the wild

before they can be advertised

in the Market Bulletin. Advertis-

ers must include this informa-

tion in notices submitted for

publication. Out-of-state poul-

try must have a negative Avian

Influenza test and negative pul-

lorum test within 21 days of en-

tering Georgia. For more infor-

mation, call the GDA Animal

Protection

Division,

404.656.4914.

2 purebred Blue Laced Red Wyandotte roosters, 4 months old: $15 each or $25 for both. K. Akin Moreland 770-3096220
2019 Ringneck Pheasant pairs $30; Narragansett Turkey pairs $80; Pumpkin Hulsey Game pairs $40, Undubbed Stags $25. John Mason Macon 478-986-3709

25 Peacocks (pairs only) and 4 pairs Blueback Ringneck pheasants. John Herndon Grayson 404-697-7179

3 Red and 3 Black Sex Link laying hens: $15 each; 12 California King Pigeons: $20 each. Paul Coleman Cartersville 404-276-4801
5 White Jersey Giant hens: $40 each for all. David Sorrells Grantville 404-520-1130

A few white hackles. Ron Shepard Fortson 706-3046640

Black-Langshan

Cuckoo

Marans laying hens: $15 each.

Game cock available. Terry

Mikle Stone Mountain 770-

979-8981

Chickens and turkey, laying hens, roosters, and four month old birds. Purebred Speckled Sussex, Brown Leghorns, Barred Rocks, Buff Orpington, etc. Ask for Holly. Jeff Harkins Suches 706-973-1115

Cream Crested Legbar Rooster, 7m/o: $15. Also, 2 Cemani hens, 9m/o: $20ea. Call or text Lauren. 770-3314179 Monroe

English Bantams and Game for sale, 6m/o: $15 a pair, hens and roosters. Danny Sipsy Auburn 770-307-6284
Gamefowl for sale. Cocks and stags available. Cross stags and cocks, 2 Lord Garrett McLean and 1 Gilmore cock: $35 to $60 each. Eddie Walls Reidsville 912-290-0926
Gorgeous hand raised Fancy Bantam roosters available. Come in all colors, styles and breeds of Bantams. Born in Spring 2019. Excellent hawk watchers: $10. Julia Galotti Dawsonville 508-844-7526
Heritage Breed Turkey 7-day old: $15. Jakes and Jennies up to $65. Parents forage fed. Don Meyer Stockbridge e@peacockhill.farm 770-860-8989
Muscovy ducks for sale, male and female, full grown. Neetee Persaud Dacula 678-863-6921
Old English Bantams, several varieties & colors. Joe Moxley Tarrytown 478-299-0671
Peacocks India Blue and some with Spaulding genes: $90 each. Male ducks and Mini Silkie ducks: $15 each. L. Durgin Summerville 706-8571178
Pigeons: white rollers, turner rollers, colored rollers & white homers: $20/pair. Wyatt Johnson Midville 478-494-3240

tained. J. Trainor Duluth 404576-2384
Two beautiful roosters to a good home! Raised from week old chicks. Look like little eagles, tame. I will deliver them. Kelley McDonald Dallas 470578-7537

POULTRY/FOWL REQUIRING
PERMIT/LICENSE

Advertisements selling wood

ducks must be accompanied by

a Waterfowl Sale permit. Ads

without this permit will not be

published. Email permitsR4M-

B@fws.gov or call the U.S. Fish

and

Wildlife

Service,

404.679.7070. Advertisements

selling pen-raised Bobwhite

quail must be accompanied by

a copy of the Commercial Quail

Breeder's License. Ads without

this license will not be pub-

lished. Visit https://georgiaw-

ildlife.com/licenses-permits-

passes/commercial or call the

Georgia DNR Wildlife Re-

sources Division, 706.557.3244.

Canada geese may not be sold.

Bobwhite quail, flight condition. Larry Corbin Fayetteville 770-527-1988
flight ready Bobwhites and Jumbo Coturnix. Call for pricing. Eli Manning Glennville 912-237-1952

CATTLE SUPPLIES
Priefert headgate used but in great working condition: $450 obo. Trey Rollins Good Hope 770-846-2704
Stoll 6-roll hay caddy, leveroperated bale dump: $2000 OBO. Mike Bloodworth Knoxville 478-836-2535
SHEEP SUPPLIES
Sheep Shears, Brand Snatural, never used, still in plastic carry box: $60. G. Parker Midway 912-258-0002
TACK AND SUPPLIES
Horse tack clearance: 2 western saddles, 15in suede, leather & synthetic parts. Bridles with bits, blankets: $200 if take all. C. Myers Lavonia 404-310-1388
Round Pen for sale. $500. P. McLeroy Kathleen 478-9870019
POULTRY SUPPLIES
14-ton feed bins, hired hand heaters, curtain machines, baffle machines, etc. Offers taken on complete houses. Larry Logan Homer 706 677 3207
75KW generator, 35hrs; (4) 14-ton feed bins; feeder and drinking lines; pancake brooders: furnace; 36inch and 48inch fans. All for sale. Call for more info. Donald Williams Gillsville 770-540-8599
Galvanized laying boxes, two 36x36, 16 sections, can be

Albany and SW Georgia complete bee removal, also hornets, wasps, yellow jackets. Licensed and insured. Dale Richter Leesburg 229-8867663
Fresh, unprocessed honey: $14/qt; $8/pint; $5/8 oz. Bear; $15 comb honey. Jimmy Brown Jackson 770-775-0157
Local Wildflower Honey 2019: $15 per quart, $8 per pint. David Lee Cartersville 770608-9786
March-April 3lbs package bees (Gentle): $120; 5-frame Nucs: $185; Queens: $38. David McDaniel Rome 706389-5425
Raw Tupelo honey: $20 per quart: $75 per gallon. Pick up in Ludowici. Online prices include shipping. Mary Hendrix Ludowici 912-294-4790 Web: www.swamphoney.org
AQUACULTURE AND SUPPLIES
Advertisers selling sterile triploid grass carp must submit a current Wild Animal License from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Ads without this license will not be published. Entities producing and selling or reselling domestic fish in Georgia are required to obtain a free Aquaculture Registration Permit. For more information on aquaculture rules and licensing in Georgia, including a listing of domestic fish and other fish species requiring a Wild Animal License,

10 hens, 9 m/o, maran, cinna-

downsized, can send pics. visit https://georgiawildlife.-

mon queens,australorpe,lay-

Carl Taylor Meansville 404- com/aquaculture or call

ing,bought as chicks. $8 each

409-8466

770.761.3044.

T Bentley. Monroe 770-4800499

Hen nests plastic pads: 50 A-1 quality, farm-grown chancents each. Lamar Bryant nel catfish priced by size, other

Feed, Hay and Grain

Cleveland 706-878-8509

species available upon re-

Laying house chicken equip- quest. Flynt Gilbert Zebulon

ment-nest, waters, feeder from 770-567-1223/770-468-0725

MISCELLANEOUS '19 Alicia bermuda, fertilized
horse quality: $6 per square, $60 per 5x6 round bale, quantity discount. A. Johns Bronwood 229-995-5371
'19 Fescue hay, excellent quality square bales for horses: $7/bale. Danny Fausett Dawsonville 706-974-5718 or 706-265-8432

2019 Coastal bermuda hay, horse quality, squares bales: $6. Fertilized/limed per UGA, weed and rain free. Mike Dubose Junction City 706-3661665
2019 Coastal bermuda hay. 4x5 round, square bales, and mulch hay. Larry Morgan Lizella 478-972-5977 or 478-

2019 Premium Tifton44 bermuda, horse quality, fertilized, weed/crabgrass free, 4x5 roll: $70; Bermuda/rye mix: $60. Barn stored. Tim Hunter Conyers 770-483-8712/770331-7749
2019 Russell bermuda, 4X5 wrapped: $55. Todd Walton Perry 478-334-4049

Coastal mixed hay 4x6 rolls: $35 each; Horse quality square bales: $6 each. Terry Dockery Leesburg 229-343-1849
Fescue orchard grass round and square bales. Fertilized and sprayed for weeds: Horse hay rolls: $55; square: $5.50; cow hay rolls: $30. Richard Heard Jasper 770-548-9452

three modern chicken houses, Calhoun area. Call for serious inquiries and pricing. Eddie Ott Redbud 770-550-7457
Little giant pumps for cool cells, new cable line winch, roll of triply 52x600. Roy Thrasher Madison 706-342-2719

All sizes Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Threadfin, Gizzard Shad, Shellcracker and more. Free delivery or pick up. Danny Austin Roberta 478-836-4938
Big Reds/Euro Great Fishing: $35/lb; Red Wigglers, perfect for composting & fishing: $20/lb. Lew Bush Byron bigreds1@cox.net 478-955-4780

19 bermuda hay 4x5 net wrapped roll, barn stored, fertilized and lime: $60 per roll. Chuck Hecht Waverly Hall 706-577-6590
19 fescue hay, square bales, fertilized and sprayed. Good quality: $4/bale at barn. Donald Smith Clermont 770-6540309 or 770 654-1634

781-1990
2019 Coastal bermuda or rye, horse-quality, fertilized. UGA soil/specs. Barned-squared or 4X5 round bales: $25 and up. Olin Trammell Forsyth 478960-7239/478-994-6463
2019 Coastal bermuda, some fescue square bales, horse quality: $6. Bale hay in barn. N.

2019 Russell bermudagrass, 4x5.5, fertilized, net-wrapped, sheltered, HQ, 300+bales avail: $60/bale; 10+@$55/; 20+ @$50/. 2018: 40 bales avail; $40/. Delivery negotiable. Pruitt Statesboro 912-6824481
4x5 round bales fescue, bermuda, clover, barn kept,

Guyton 2019 Coastal Russell and Tift 85 bales, 4x5 top quality, delivery available. Ronald Hart Guyton 912-665-2261
Large quantity Tift44 horse hay inside, small square: $5.50; 4x5 round: $55; peanut hay: $40; cow hay: $35 rain free, delivery avail. D. Gingerich Metter 912-314-9568

Only agriculture-related items may be advertised in this Category.
BEES, HONEY AND SUPPLIES

Grass Carp, Bluegill, Shell-

cracker, Redbreast, Threadfin

Shad, Channel Catfish, Crap-

pie. Delivery available, $2 per

mile.

Brian

Simmons

Hawkinsville 478-892-3144

MULCH AND FERTILIZERS

2018 mulch hay: $50 per roll

2019 Alicia bermuda fertilized, 5x5 rolls, twine tied: $35 per roll. Greg Miliner Bluffton 229254-0729
2019 Alicia bermuda hay 4x5 rolls net wrapped, James Martin Waynesboro 706-558-5005

Harris Winder 770-867-0733
2019 Coastal/bermuda, 4x5 round bales, sheltered, cow & horse quality. Jim Cole Hahira 229-794-3052 or 229-2516131

fertilized & sprayed for weeds: $35 a roll D. Rainey Bemen 404-436-4507
Alicia hay, large round bales, you cut: $50. Last year cut for roads or mulch: $30. Raymond McCoy Girard 478-569-4845

Peanut hay, 4X5 rolls: $35/ per roll; Tift 85 and Coastal bermudagrass, 4'5" rolls:, $45/roll. Jeff Hobby 229-7987140 Sylvester
Pearl millet for food plots:

at barn. Delivery available Glenn Brinson Tarrytown 912288-5960
2019 Wheat straw. Square bales: $3.75 per bale. 5000+ available. Never rained on. Can load while you wait. Eric Hall

2019 Alicia horse quality hay, 4x5 round bales, net-wrapped: $45 per roll. Michael Joyner Perkins 706-551-0217
2019 bermuda mix 4x5.5 JD net-wrapped rolls fertilized and weed free barn stored delivery available. Josh Pennino Sparta 706-340-3146
2019 Coastal and Tift 85, excellent quality, JD 4x6 net wrapped, tight bales: $55 per bale. E. Brown Avera 706-8313442

2019 Hay Coastal bermuda square bales: $7.50 each. Excellent quality square bales all store in a barn. Russ Elliott Lizella 478-935-8180
2019 horse hay: $5 per bale at barn. Delivery available. Gary Brinson Tarrytown 912286-3191
2019 horse quality Tift 44/Dallas grass mix, large square bales: $7. Ralph W. Mills Gainesville 770-5368438
2019 Oak straw, 5x5 round bales, weed free, rain free, stored in barn: $40. Stacey

Bermuda hay for sale: 100 barn kept, rest outside: $45 for barn hay, $40 for hay outside. Tested. Can haul, if needed. Mark Watkins Dearing 912314-1017
Bermuda hay, mixed hay, heavily fertilized, rain free, horse quality: $7 square: $60 round. Large quantity delivery available. Stephen Stana Carrollton 770-241-3201
Bermuda/Fescue hay. Premium horse quality, fertilized, weed-free: Squares $6; netwrapped 4x5 rounds $55; cow hay $45-$55. Rex Palmer

$35/50lb. Bryan W Maw Tifton 229-382-6832
Quality coastal bermuda hay 4x5.5 rolls net wrapped 2018 and 2019 available prices starting at $30 per roll. Delivery available. Chad Hendrix Collins 912-684-2895
The Georgia Department of Agriculture is hosting a free online hay directory on our website. This directory will be available through the end of the year to assist livestock producers affected by lingering drought conditions. Find hay and list hay for sale at http://www.agr. georgia.gov/gda-hay-exchange.aspx

(GALLBERRY

HONEY)

VOTED BEST-TASTING &

FLAVOR OF GA WINNER

$52/gallon includes shipping

www.brucesnutnhoney.com

B. Bruce Homerville 912-

487-5001

2020 3lbs. packages of Italian Bees. Queens available for Late March. Call for pricing. Slade Jarrett Baldwin 706677-2854 Website: www.jarrettbees.com Email: jarrett@jarrettbees.com
Bee equipment, pick up swarms for free, remove bees from a structure for a fee. Leonard Day Macon 478-719-

Carnesville 706-498-1985
400 plus 4x6 rolls of wheat straw, net-wrapped: $20 per roll. James Bailey Elberton 706-318-1012
Fertilizers and mulch, mulch hay: $2.50. Kermit Simmons Jefferson 770-867-7550

Burden Comer 706-714-7194 Auburn 770-867-9589

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Plastic nursery pots, used: Seasoned firewood. Oak: Stuart pecans: $3 per pound. Farm, school and church size (650) 15-gal. squats: $1.50 $125/half cord. Hickory or Ron Green Mansfield 770 bells complete ready for install.

Publication Dates and Ad Deadlines

Publication Date

Ad Deadline (due by noon)

each; (100) 25-gal: $3 each. Pecan BBQ wood: $145/half 784-1576

These are the old type that

Frank Howell Kite 863-9440900
Privacy barrier, large evergreens from Ga. licensed

cord. Fatlighter sticks: $10/bundle. Delivery available. Bob Lewis Fayetteville 770461-4083

Water-ground meal, whole wheat flour, grits; will grind your grain: $5 per 5 lbs. +postage. Mike Buckner Junc-

sound good and loud. Shane Burnett Mansfield 770-8272240
Syrup kettles suitable for fire

grower. Various types and Split/seasoned hardwood: tion City 706-269-3630

pots or cooking syrup: ranging

Jan. 1

Dec. 20, 2019

grades up to 18' tall. Email $165. dump trailer load equals

from $300 to $1,200, depend-

price list available. Greenway 1 cord, delivered. You pick We machine shell your ing on condition. K. Fuller

Jan. 15

Jan. 3

Farm Adairsville 770-382- up by the truck load, bed level, pecans while you wait: 30 Fitzgerald 229-426-2618

7884

you stack: $85. Norm Johnson cents per lb. Jody Glidewell

Jan. 29 Feb. 12 Feb. 26

Jan. 17 Jan. 31 Feb. 14

Rare Mountain Chinquapins: Taylorsville 770-684-7298

$10 for 3, includes postage, sprouted nuts only, ready to plant. James Vaughn Cornelia

FARMERS MARKETS

706-778-9554

Jackson 770-775-6592

Very old Kitchen wood burn-

ing stove, beautiful and in ex-

ODDITIES

cellent condition. We are asking $1300. Roger Keebaugh

Gourds, many varieties, Mar- Gainesville 678-725-6158

SEEDS

Dodge County Farmer's Mar- tin gourds fixed & ready to ket, Saturdays, Fall/Winter hang. At farm or shipped to

OTHER

March 11 March 25
April 8 April 22 May 6

Feb. 28 March 13 March 27 April 10 April 24

hours: 9 am 12 pm. Fresh you. Charles Lang Cordele

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

produce, eggs, baked goods, jellies. EBT doubled; 5401 Courthouse Circle, Eastman, 478-285-0185 dodgecountyfarmersmarket@gmail.com, www.facebook.com/DodgeCountyFarmersMarket
THINGS TO EAT

229-406-5039
Lucky buckeyes: $4.25/doz. Planting buckeyes: $5.25/doz. Instructions included, please include postage. Jules Simmons 495 Royal Oaks Ter. Stone Mountain, Ga. 30087 828-226-4700

100 y/o barn collapsing, barn wood for sale, make offer. Located in Ben Hill County. V. Nall Lilburn 404-630-9101
1000 gallon propane tanks: $800ea. Steve Turner Ball Ground 678-910-0950
30g-55g metal barrels, 30g-

May 20 June 3 June 17

May 8 May 22 June 5

call the GDA Seed Division, 229.386.3557.
Annual rye grass seed, 50 pound bags: $43 per bag. Charles Chastain Talking Rock 706-972-1103

2019 Black Walnuts large extra clean meats: $23 a qt, postage paid. Hoyt Payne McCaysville 706-492-7781
2019 desirable pecans $3 per pound in shell. Crack and

HANDICRAFTS AND SUPPLIES
4-Leaf Clovers. Laminated. Special and treasured gifts for family and friends. Wonderful

55g plastic barrels, 55g metal removable top barrels, 55g stainless steel barrels, 275330gal totes. Tom Allanson Cumming 678-231-2324
Alligator saw, Black & Decker.

July 1

June 19

B.E. Susan, mullein pink, shell pecans for 50 cents per handouts or prizes at parties. Delco car radio. Concrete-seal marigold, pink columbine; pur- pound. Pick up only. Ron Priced by size (S.M.L.). Every- remesh roll. Heat mate

July 15 July 29 Aug. 12 Aug. 26

July 3 July 17 July 31 Aug. 14

ple cone: $2tsp + SASE. MJ Davis Eatonton 706-473-1007 one pleased so far! Chris Col- kerosene heater, portable. C.

Poss 3610 Watson Rd., Cumming, GA 30028 770-889-0566

2019 Desirable Pecans: $11 per pound + postage. Will

ley Loganville 770-466-2173 All types of chair caning:

Mills Flowery 967-3227

Branch

770-

Devil's trumpet, touch-menot, mullein pink, morning glory, hibiscus, four-o-clocks, money plant: $2 cash/tsp +SASE; mole bean, other. E.

crack, shell and separate your pecans: 50 cents per pound. Russell Eaton Stockbridge 770-506-2727
2019 Pecans, Paper Shell, 10

blind, French, hole-to-hole, porch, rattan reed & splint, some repair & refinishing, quality work over 55 yrs' experience. George E. Shelton

Atlanta Homesteader wood burning stove, 32Lx24Hx181/2 diameter with electric blower: $400. E. Duncan Stone Mountain 404-292-6064

Sept. 9 Sept. 23 Oct. 7 Oct. 21

Aug. 28 Sept. 11 Sept. 25 Oct. 9

Beach 2966 Cardinal Lake Cir lb. or 25 lb. Sacks: $2.50/lb. Cartersville 770-607-6455

Cane kettle for sale. Ray

Duluth GA 30096 770-4761163
Maypops, four o'clocks, cypress vine, 10 for $1 +SASE. Sara O'Shields PO Box 185 Tate GA 30177 770-735-3657
FIREWOOD

Call ahead. CJ Orchards, 1241 Old Mill Road, Rutledge, Ga. 30663 706-318-9462
2019 pecans, ready to eat: $10 a pound + shipping. Sue Britt, 510 Britt Rd, Sycamore, Ga. 31790 229-402-2300

All types of chair caning, repairs & refinishing. James Lewis Perry 478-987-4243
Chair and rocker caning of all kinds; also wicker and rattan repair. 38 years of experience. Duke Dufresne Statham 770-

Freeman Dublin 478-272-1307
Cane Mill made by Chattanooga Plow Co #23 in good working condition: $1200. Dennis Craft Broxton 912381-2860
Our original Blueberry Farm

Nov. 4 Nov. 18 Dec. 2

Oct. 23 Nov. 6 Nov. 20

All natural Angus beef half or 725-2554

cookbook with 150 blueberry

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.

whole, grass raised, grain finished: $335lb hanging wght, includes processing. Tom Brown Canton 404-259-0998
All natural certified Wagyu

Walking spinning wheel, antique, 41'' wheel, works: $200. Gene Lurwig Danielsville 706795-5564

recipes for $10 plus mailing cost. Call and leave name and address or visit. The Blueberry Farm Lafayette 423-301-2717 www.theblueberryfarm.com.

Dec. 16 Dec. 30
PLANTS, TREES

DDeecc..148 Brown

turkey,

Celeste

figs,

1-1/4 cord pecan wood: $200. Text Bob Pope Cadwell 478-308-9839
Firewood 3-1/4 ton truck slab full: $100 a load. Ed Yelton Ap-

beef half or quarter: $8.60 per lb. hanging weight. Solid Ground. Kirk Little Lyons 912326-3512
Grass fed or grain fed beef quarter or half, cut wrapped to

We do chair chaining. K. Ramey Clayton 770-807-9783
FARM ANTIQUES
2LG wagon wheel, 2LG steam

Pin 1' styrofoam installation and concrete block from Chickenhouse and Hog Parlor, you disassemble. L.C. Pruitt Cleveland 706-865-2898

Mulberries: $5; Thornless pling 706-309-9772

order: $3.50 per lb. hanging engine wheels 36x10.5, 4-mule Pressure washer 4000psi;

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

blackberries: $3.50; fig cuttings, Dewberries: $2.50; confederate Christmas roses: $5; beauty berries: $3.50; free Liriope. C. Houghton Marietta 770-428-2227

Oak and pecan seasoned firewood, 18inch lengths: $75 per half cord. Douglas Menne Decatur 404-401-4666
Oak firewood 18inch lengths

weight plus processing. Web: mcmichaelangusfarm.com Jason Cox Social Circle 404925-5412
Pecans for sale: $11 per pound. Shelled and cleaned;

drawn hay rake, wash pots, multiple grindstones, 2-mule drawn mower, mill stones and more antiques. Ask for Bobby. Jeff Butler Maysville 706-9886219

13HP Honda on Cart wands: $950. Boiler, LP, gas: $500. Big foot concrete forms: $25 each. 3 drill presses, on table: $950. M. Blank Dawsonville 770-905-6235

will not be published. For information on the sale or shipment of protected plants, visit www.fws.org/Endangered/per-

Celeste Fig cuttings. (4) unrooted cuttings. Free shipping. Complete easy to follow propagation instructions. Pay by

and less: $85 per 1/2 cord. Leave message. Dave Cebolski Jefferson 262-945-0929
Seasoned premium White

ready for freezer. Peggy Griffin Clarkesville 706-768-8417
Premium sugarcane syrup, no corn syrup. Three 25.4 oz bot-

Cast iron farmhouse dinner bell, 15-inch diameter: $9500. Douglas Collins Blairsville 706-897-5220

Windows from 2001 cabin style homes, approx 15 left: $5 a piece. Jerry Kinsell Temple 678-563-5099

mits/index.html or call the U.S. CC at https://www.paypal.- Oak firewood: $139 per cord tles shipped: $44 total.

Churn with dasher: $85. Wood burning furnace with

Fish and Wildlife Service, com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s- or $80 per half a cord. By ap- paypal.me/parrishcanesyrup Butter mold: $25. Hoosier cab- thermostat: $200. Allen Arnold

404.679.7097. For questions xclick&hosted_button_id=MR- pointment only. G. Gibson At- Ben Parrish Statesboro 912- inet: $275. M.P. Bailey Redan Mableton 770-944-8454 or

about

ginseng,

visit WHYFEG8N54Q. Hans Gruet- lanta 678-595-2790

536-2200

770-482-2812

678-643-1454

https://www.fws.gov/Endan- zenbach Dalton 706-483-4221

gered/permits/index.html or call the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 404.679.7097.

Gardenias in 5 gal pots: $15; four ft tall, large white flowered variety, healthy plants. John

10,500 organic blueberry Anding Roswell 770-552-1405

bushes, 3gal containers. Varieties: Brightwell, Meadowlarks, Leyland cypress, 4 feet tall Alapaha, Ochlockonee, Pow- single stem in 3-gallon pots: der Blues, Premier. Quantity $8. Bob Welch Ranger 706discount available. Buckhead 629-6332

Farm Bolingbroke 478-731- Mature Lenten Roses ready

9701

to bloom: $4 each, $6 when in

2019 White Shasta Daisy, bloom; 50 bare root PachysanCleome, Datura or Mini Crystal dra plants: $10. C. Olson Mari-

Zinnia 50 Seeds: $3 (cash) + etta 770-490-5685

SASE. Donna's Blossoms 1766 Pleasant Hill Rd., Ranger, Ga. 30734 706-6183890

Native Chinquapin trees (Castanea pumila), 1 year old, bare root seedlings: 5 for $38. Charles Adams 4880 Lakeland

4in perennials, 350 varieties: Dr. Marietta, Ga. 30068 678-

$1.50 ea., including helleborus. 313-1873

Also 1 gal. grafted Japanese maples: $20-$25. Display garden. Selah Ahlstrom Jackson 770-775-4967/770-714-9233
Get your Georgia Grown apparel today!

Old fragrant roses, Ginger Lily, Daylily, Dwarf Amarillo, Columbine and Rose Campion. Carole Scott 16007 Ollifftown Rd., Metter, Ga 30439

A cord is defined as 128 cubic feet of wood stacked by the line or row in a compact manner with individual pieces touching; it can be four feet

www.georgiagrown.com 912-685-6984

high, four feet wide (deep), and eight feet long, or any combination of these measurements (height, width and length) that yields 128 cubic feet.

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OTHER

Approximately 15 acres for 41 years of experience. Bush Stumps ground neatly below rent for agricultural purpose hogging, light clearing and ground level, free estimate and

SEEKING FARM

Wood heater with fan in back,

like new, sold for $1600, used

one year: $800 OBO. Charles

Sawyer Mount Airy 706-768-

4776

Wood-burning

fireplace

insert, heavy duty with blower,

26in by 17in: $175. Antique

wooden wagon wheels (2)

good condition: $350. R.

Brooks Acworth 770-378-

2564

43.76 Acres in Marble Hill. 1,000ft on Afton Road. 1,750ft on Little Amicalola

(hay field) in Siloam (Greene grading, post holes, seeding reasonably priced. Glen Whit-

EMPLOYMENT

County). Sloping and hilly ter- and aerating, etc. N.E. Geor- ley Bethlehem 770-867-2718

rain in some areas. Gary West gia: $50/hour, 4-hour min.

Looking for work on local

Loganville 770-352-4950

Richard Allison Buford 678-

farm Sylvania area. Tractor

EMPLOYMENT Deer lease 2020 for hunters in
Oconee, Oglethorpe, Greene, Madison, Jackson and Banks counties. Roger S. Talmo 404-
SERVICES 402-7673

200-2040/678-200-2040
Ag/Farm fencing of all types installed and repaired. 12 yrs full time experience. Land management services: consulting, mowing, seeding, food plots, and wildlife habitat. Casey Kent Good Hope 678-

Farm Help Needed and Seeking Farm Employment ads must be related to agricultural
farm work. Ads submitted for domestic help, companions, baby sitters, housekeepers, etc. will not be published.

work, barn framing, tree cutting, wood milling, woodworking. Handy with repairs. Ask for Bryan. P. Sitton Sylvania 912-259-8117
Seeking positon as a horse trainer/barn manager, 26 yrs experience, degree in Animal

Creek (GA-DNR Stocked

446-8520

Science. Andre Machado Ma-

Trout Stream). Mountains,
REAL ESTATE Bottom Land, Gravel Drives.
$750,000. Kem Cook Daw-

BOARDING FACILITIES

Agricultural, livestock, goat, equine and residential fencing. We build gateway and en-

FARM HELP NEEDED

rietta 678-308-4002

WANTED Realtors or anyone holding a
real estate license may not advertise in this Category, unless advertising personal property. Farmland advertised must be owned by the subscriber placing the ad.
FARMLAND FOR SALE
10 acres mountaintop with spectacular views, 4 miles from Hiawassee. Paved road, electricity, convenient, yet private. Could be divided. Text preferred. Tim Miller Towns County 706-401-0880
15 acres, half woods, half grass, small creek, 500ft road frontage on Ga. Hwy 136, hydj: $5000 per acre, will finance. G. Ridley Walker County 706638-1911
23 acres with 1/4 mile road frontage, lg home, two out buildings, active stream, in conservation program, near Ellenwood, low taxes: $490,000. Hayden McClure Clayton County 678-772-4008
47.25 acres with big timber, hunting, lake for fishing, locat-

son County 404-906-0529
54 acres with road frontage near Waleska off Ga. Hwy 108. Hardwoods, creek, utilities, well water: $9000 per acre. Eric Walker Cherokee County 678-873-5590 or Email: walkereric@comcast.net
60 acres, timberland mixed, large timber flat/rolling, can divided 10a, 23a, 28a, all with spring elect. frontage on dead end paved road near Athens. L. Sanders Oglethorpe County 706-759-3871
75 acres, fenced barn, ponds, wells, 60x60 barn, ponds paved, frontage, beautiful house site, brick entrance: $6000 per acre. Jerry Shore Wilkes County 770-286-2494
9.76 acres, 1,200 ft road frontage. Great family farm potential. Nice creek. Nice 4 bedroom/3 bath home. Near Zebulon: $399,000. Leslie Ratliff Pike County 770-468-4853
92.66 acres, ranch & home, zoned A-1, fenced, creek, wa-

The Georgia Animal Protection Act requires boarding and breeding facilities to be licensed. A current license number must be submitted with notices for publication in the "Boarding Facilities" category. Notices submitted without this information will not be published. For more information, please call the GDA Equine Health Division, 404.656.3713.
Animal boarding. We run a dog and animal boarding/rescue. Please contact us for any boarding needs or questions. Auburn/Buford area. Brandon or Liz Baggett 770-3656527/470-336-0592
Pasture boarding, Highway 81 Stables: arena, round pen, trails, tack room, wash rack, trailer parking. Dan Robertson Jackson 678-300-3434
Pasture/Stable boarding for rent. Acreage, round pins, self care, smoke alarm for 13 stall barn. Rental fee per month: $150. Debbie Elliott McDonough 678-776-2379

trances. South Georgia area. Call for a quote. Houston Hill Tifton 220-392-6622
Bobcat/tractor work, bush hogging/lawn mowing/pasture maintenance restoration, grading/clearing, plowing/garden, deer plots, fence/heavy equipment welding, post holes. Larry Houston Covington 770235-3082/770-235-3782
Bush hog, rotary mow, garden and food plot, harrow and plow, bale square hay. Monroe County area. Jimmy Waldrep Forsyth 478-951-5563
Custom land clearing for barns, pastures, residences. Leave property clean. Demolition. Laser grading pads for barns, homes, riding arenas. Build or refurbish driveways. Insured. Bill Butler Atlanta 770-231-4662
Electric fence charger repair. Wilfred Milam Douglasville 770-942-4672
Farm hands. Good Samaritan Kids helping farmers thru their 'Helping Hands Service' if

Help needed on small cattle

and goat farm. Feeding, moving from pasture to pasture, fencing other light skill work. Must be able to work indepen-

Items wanted in all Classified Categories will be advertised here.

dently. Will Durmire Forsyth 3pt hitch PTO 5ft or 6ft ro-

478-973-7802

totiller in good condition. Must

Need cattle farm worker, have good gear box. Some Habersham County. Nice wear on tines okay. Jim Lever wooden structure home avail- Tifton 229-392-3257

able. Some experience needed. High Voltage Cattle Mount

Antiques collector seeks primitive furniture, pottery, jug,

Airy 706-499-8008

sideboard, huntboard, jelly

Need someone to manage a cupboard, pie safe, metal sign,

4-house broiler farm. Salary folk art, original art. Joe Piper

and housing. No drugs or alco- Gainesville

770-337-0488

hol. Kermit Tanner Daw- joepiper@lycos.com

sonville 678-776-5059 or 706- Buying old farm tables, signs,

265-2619.

advertising, rusty cool stuff,

Someone to manage a broiler farm items, ironstone, old con-

farm, salary and housing, no crete, cupboards, pie safes,

drugs or alcohol. Edward southern pottery, old furniture.

Lewis Blue Ridge 706-633- Craig Walker Cleveland 770-

7056

294-5920

Farm Manager Position available at Rogers Farm in Reidsville, GA.
The farming operation consists of row cropping, fresh vegetables, livestock, dairy and canning

ed off Spring Road in Banks ter system, garage/barn, County. $250,000. Ken Brady panoramic views, high eleva-

FARM SERVICES

you're short handed, or need help with any overwhelming

plant. Will manage 30+ employees.

706-677-3624

tion, see Facebook market- 30 yrs exp. Bushhogging & jobs. A. Rodgers Palmetto

50-100ac. planted Longleaf place: $599,000. Carl Kelley Bobcat work: driveways, 404-985-8226

pine, hardwoods, creeks, Madison County 706-318- roads, trails graded/main- Land clearing grading farms

Qualifications: High School Diploma or GED AND 3 years of experience in the management

paved rd, power, gated, deer, 1740

tained, drainage problems arenas. BIG machines, BIG re-

of a farm operation, including responsibility

turkey,food plots, sm swamp, mobile home & shed. S. Brad-

FARMLAND FOR

solved, gardens/food plots sults! Use CAT 953/963, so plowed, light clearing/grading. you get the most for your mon-

for supervision, inventory distribution and

shaw Macon 678-283-8981

RENT/LEASE

Jim Woodall Williamson 678- ey. John Maddox Porterdale

control, cost management.

588-2123

678-409-1897

144.20 acres house, creek frontage, cut-over upland:

For Advertising Guidelines and Category

Please email resume or state application to ngaultney@gci-ga.com. For more information please

$1200/acre. Dennis Rich Re-

call 912/557-7705 or Brent Galloway 404/909-4277

becca 229-425-0461

rules visit agr.georgia.gov.

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Cash paid for running and Nigerian dwarf buck and does Want land to lease 10 acres

non running tractors and skid within 30 miles of McDonough, and up in Walton, Barrow,

steers! Have trailer with winch Kevin Campbell McDonough Morgan, Greene, Oglethorpe,

and travel some. Prefer 770-274-9093

Clarke, Newton, Rockdale

diesels. Joshua Fowler Dacula 404-886-7423
Flat belt pulley wanted for

One male Lama, 2-3y/o. Middle Georgia area. Lonnie Pope Sunny Side 770-233-0130

counties or open pasture Jerry Tallent Monroe 770-3146343

John Deere model 420. John Maloney Doraville 404-7711157

Seeking used 16ft farm gate, reasonably priced; One used English saddle, 16inch seat.

Want old-time Hastings prolific field corn. Clay Echols Alto 770-540-0930

Hoya heart-shaped cutting Good condition and reason-

green or variegated green ably priced. Call after 6 pm. B. Want pasture or hayfield to

white. E. Rosser Atlanta 470- Carr Newnan 770-251-2111 lease in Polk, Haralson or

446-1752
John Deere or Dearborn 3pt hitch, 2 disc turning plow in good condition. Lee Dennis

Someone to supply and install split locust rail fence along 200ft drive near Highlands, NC. K Hendricks At-

Paulding counties. Looking for land to cut hay or graze cattle on. Keith Plunk Rockmart 404-391-6844

Conyers 770-483-3782

lanta 404-307-1784

Wanted: Farm signs of any

Lincoln stick welder near Square bales or 4x5 bales for type. Fertilizer, feed, seed, etc.

Warner Robins. Paul Smith cows in or near Gordon Coun- Any type of signs. Joe Sarchet

Warner Robins 478-952-3899 ty. Leave voice or text mes- Buford 770-292-8858

Looking for a small track of land for next years hunting season within 25 miles of Madison Ga. for me only to hunt 1 man. William F. Parris

sage to have me contact you. Mike Rochelle Resaca 706934-5836
Tractor tires 13.6/36, new or used. Billy Aldridge Buchanan

Wanted: M Farmall set up as a motor grader. Larry Booth 181 Booth Rd., Norman Park, Ga. 31771 229-520-9441

Madison 706-342-7050

770-713-6255 leave message

Looking for any chickens ducks, pigeon, pheasant, turkeys, any type of poultry.

Troy Bilt or Econo Tiller Pony size for parts. Charles Olsen Newnan 404-808-6977

Wanted: STIHL chainsaw with bow or only bow. John McGill Thomson 706-817-1606

Billy Montgomery Homer 678- Umbrella for 42 Ford Tractor. Windmill mechanical women

591-6410

6 bars not rusted out. Already churning, mule kicking, man

Looking for chicken houses to have cover but will take cover plowing ENC. Pay cash, will

tear down in N. Georgia, Ten- at price. J.F. McGill Tifton pickup. Joel Howell Hartwell

nessee and Alabama. Bill 229-392-6255

706-371-7314

Durham Summerville 706-

252-1084

Motor for 2004 Dodge Ram1500. Low mileage or rebuilt. J. Bruner Forest Park 770-968-4457

Need a Gaited horse, 14'2ish, calm, sensible for older equestrian, one that needs rehoming preferred but will consider others. Color is not important. Jolene Schwartz Pendergrass 770-530-8101

Need someone to cut trees, firewood for sale: $100, Hickory split. E. Sims Hull 706-7888905

LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS

Average prices for December 2019 Auction Market at Georgia Auction Markets, Georgia Department of Agriculture and U.S.D.A. Cooperative Federal-State 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 .................. 50.04

Boners 80-85% Lean.................... 51.38

Lean 85-90% Lean ....................... 45.04 BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1000-2100 lbs ............................... 76.17

BULLS: MEDIUM AND LARGE .....................................1 .................... 2
300-350 lbs ..........160.99 ........... 148.06 350-400 lbs ..........156.51 ........... 143.92

FEEDER CLASSES: WEIGHTED AVG PRICES STEERS: MEDIUM AND LARGE ....................................1 .................... 2
300-350 lbs ..........169.39 ........... 160.32 350-400 lbs ..........160.39 ........... 154.10

400-450 lbs ..........145.71 ........... 134.43 450-500 lbs .........135.04 ........... 123.41 500-550 lbs ..........124.87 ........... 118.15 550-600 lbs ..........119.63 ........... 112.24 600-650 lbs ..........116.43 ........... 107.11 650-700 lbs ..........110.55 ........... 103.66

400-450 lbs ..........153.31 ........... 138.50 450-500 lbs ..........144.69 ........... 134.89 500-550 lbs ..........136.09 ........... 126.31 550-600 lbs ..........132.64 ........... 121.45 600-650 lbs ..........129.30 ........... 119.10 650-700 lbs ..........124.55 ........... 116.76

GOATS (priced per head) SLAUGHTER CLASSES SELECTION 2
BILLIES/BUCKS 75-100 lbs ................................... 166.55 100-150 lbs ................................. 186.67

HEIFERS: MEDIUM AND LARGE .....................................1 .................... 2
300-350 lbs ..........131.02 ........... 120.67 350-400 lbs ..........126.68 ........... 117.19 400-450 lbs ..........123.94 ........... 113.06 450-500 lbs .........117.63 ........... 109.66 500-550 lbs ..........113.80 ........... 107.71 550-600 lbs ..........110.63 ........... 104.12 600-650 lbs ..........109.90 ........... 101.96 650-700 lbs ..........109.09 ........... 100.97

150-300 lbs ....................................... NANNIES/DOES 60-80 lbs ....................................... 82.60 80-100 lbs ................................... 105.15 100-150 lbs ................................. 155.12 KIDS & YEARLINGS 20-40 lbs ....................................... 53.56 40-60 lbs ....................................... 81.15 60-80 lbs ..................................... 123.40 80-100 lbs .........................................

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.

FVSU researcher uses ultrasound to destroy bacteria

By the Fort Valley State University News Service
FORT VALLEY Food industries have widely used conventional chlorine wash to kill bacteria on meat surfaces. However, the adverse effect of this method on the quality of the meat has shifted researchers' focus to-

ward alternative processing methods. For that reason, an experimental group
led by Dr. Ajit Mahapatra, a Fort Valley State University associate professor of food engineering, discovered that sonication can kill the E. coli (Escherichia coli) K12 strain in goat meat.
Mahapatra described that the human ear

Dr. Ajit Mahapatra, a Fort Valley State University associate professor of food engineering, has led research that has found a way to use ultrasound waves to kill bacteria in food. He explained the sound wave's energy can shake apart bacterial cells like an opera singer shattering wine glasses. (Fort Valley State University Photo)

can recognize frequencies between 20 and 20,000 hertz (cycles per second), but humans cannot scream louder than 3,000 hertz.
"All sounds above 20,000 hertz are known as ultrasounds," he explained. "Sonication is an alternative technology that uses ultrasound waves of frequency 20,000 hertz or greater to kill bacteria in food."
He said a high frequency sound wave's energy (vibration) can shake apart bacterial cells like an opera singer shattering wine glasses.
To test this alternative technique, the FVSU expert and his team used a sonicator to kill E. coli in goat meat. Their two-year experimental process involved treating goat meat samples containing E. coli with sonication (20,000 hertz) for one, three, five, 10, 15 and 20 minutes. They used peptone water or distilled water as a contact medium between the ultrasound source and E. coli. This process does not affect the texture of the meat.
"Our results indicated that sonication was effective in killing 88 percent of E. coli in goat meat within 20 minutes," Mahapatra said.
At one minute, sonication only exterminated 33 percent of the bacteria. This experiment marks the first time use of sonication to kill E. coli in goat meat.
"Our experiments demonstrate that sonication is a potentially safe and effective way to kill bacteria in food products. However, the efficiency of sonication is dependent on treatment conditions, bacterial characteristics and environmental factors," Mahapatra noted.

To advance his research, the associate professor plans to explore using sonication to kill bacteria in chicken and beef. He is also investigating other alternative processing technologies such as combining sonication with pulsed ultraviolet light. His research shows that he achieved a 99 percent E. coli reduction within 20 minutes of sonication followed by 30 seconds of pulsed ultraviolet light.
"This research helps provide consumers with safe, quality meat," Mahapatra said.
In addition, he said FVSU graduate students are acquiring skills using the latest technology.
"If they decide to go into the food industry, they will have that experience," he said.
Gaining that hands-on experience, Richa Arya, a FVSU Master of Science in biotechnology alumna, contributed to the ultrasound research in goat meat for her master's thesis project. She and Mahapatra presented their results at the recent American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers annual meeting in Boston, Mass. ASABE is an international organization with more than 8,000 members worldwide, representing educators, researchers and professionals. Arya is currently pursuing her doctorate in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at the University of Maine in Orono.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture funded this research Mahapatra's research. For more information about food safety, contact Mahapatra at 478.825.6809 or mahapatraa@fvsu.edu.

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Georgia 4-H'ers showcase their consumer economics skills at state competition

By Cristina deRevere
UGA College of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences
Fifty-six youth participated in the 2019 Georgia 4-H State Cotton Boll and Consumer Judging Competition sponsored by the Georgia Cotton Commission on Dec. 14 at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton.
The Cotton Boll and Consumer Judging Competition is part of the Georgia 4-H Healthy Living Program. This competitive judging contest teaches 4-H'ers to make wise consumer decisions and educates them on cotton as an agricultural commodity in Georgia. The competition offers youth the chance to build critical thinking, public speaking and life skills in consumer economics.
"Consumer Judging teaches youth how to think critically and make smart consumer decisions," said Courtney Brown, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension 4-H specialist. "The skills learned in preparation for this competitive event are real-life skills that youth will continue to use throughout their lives when making purchases."
The state contest consists of two competition areas: judging classes and advertisements. In the judging class portion of the competition, 4-H'ers are required to judge four classes of consumer items or services,

The Cotton Boll and Consumer Judging Competition is part of the Georgia 4-H Healthy Living Program. This competitive judging contest teaches 4-H'ers about cotton as an agricultural commodity in Georgia as well as cotton promotion through commercials or advertisements. The Spalding County team won first place and High Overall Individual went to Jhaycee Barnes. Pictured left to right are Shelby Lane, Barnes, Kaylee Collins and Heather Dorn. (UGA CAES Photo)

ranking items based on provided details, factors and scenarios, as well as provide oral reasoning for their selections. The advertisements and commercials portions require 4-H'ers to promote cotton and its use through a presentation.
Prior to the state competition, 4-H'ers from ninth through 12th grade competed in area contests. The first and second place

senior teams at each area contest continued on to compete at the State Cotton Boll and Consumer Judging Competition.
The First Place Senior Team winners and High Overall Individual will receive Georgia Master 4-H'er status, be honored at Georgia State 4-H Congress in July in Atlanta, and represent Georgia in the Consumer Decision Making contest at Western National Round-

up in January 2021 in Denver, Co. The second-place team will also travel to Denver to represent Georgia 4-H in the Western National Roundup Family and Consumer Science Skill-A-Thon or Family and Consumer Science Bowl.
The winners of this year's Georgia 4-H Cotton Boll and Consumer Judging Competition are: High Overall Individual: Jhaycee Barnes
Spalding County 1st Place Team: Jhaycee Barnes, Shelby
Lane, Heather Dorn and Kaylee Collins Spalding County 2nd Place Team: Liam Jay, Timothy Lord, Janareon Cook and Shaniya Smith Ben Hill County 3rd Place Team: Lucy Weigert, Lydia Belflower and Veronica Lee Bleckley County
Georgia 4-H empowers youth to become true leaders by developing necessary life skills, positive relationships and community awareness. As the largest youth leadership organization in the state, 4-H reaches more than 238,000 people annually through UGA Extension offices and 4-H facilities. For more information, visit georgia4h.org or call your UGA Extension office at 1.800.275.8421.
-Cristina deRevere is the public relations coordinator for Georgia 4-H.

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there are trees available," he said midway to Christmas. "We had several calls in the last couple of weeks asking if we still had trees."
Overall, Berry said prices are up 10 to 15 percent over the past four years. Locally grown trees like Leyland and Murray Cypress average about $50 for a seven-foot tree. Fraser fir trees are more desirable but must be shipped into Georgia and are therefore more expensive.
A shortage of Fraser firs caused by drought last year drove up prices to $12-$13 per foot, or $95 for a seven-foot tree. Berry said they stocked some Fraser firs at the farm, but sticker shock caused people to choose less expen-

sive trees grown on his farm. "People are just bypassing the Fraser fir
and going straight to the field and cutting the trees," Berry said. "I had bought extra Fraser for a potential increase in business in that market this year. I think we're probably going to end up with a few leftovers, but that seems to be the case elsewhere. Somebody called from the farmers market today, and they still had Fraser, looking for somebody to come and buy them."
Both Herrin and Berry said they think the outlook is good for real Christmas trees in Georgia. Herrin said millennials will play a significant role in the real tree market as they

start families, so the Georgia Christmas Tree Association is working to convince them a real tree is better than an artificial tree.
"One of the things that we found in our research was that millennial moms are looking for a real experience and they like to support other things while they're enjoying something," she said.
Herrin and her husband used that marketing research with success at their Days of Creation Christmas Tree Farm in Jesup. They offered photography sessions on the farm with Santa Claus and donated the proceeds to a local women's shelter. Herrin said they had a great turn out and saw 4,500 im-

pressions on a Facebook post promoting the event.
Berry and other tree farmers across Georgia support Trees for Troops, a program that provides free, farm-grown Christmas trees to members of the United States armed forces.
Berry agreed with Herrin that people are looking for a touchstone with their children. For many, that means visiting a Christmas tree farm.
"People who came here as children are now grown up and bringing their families to teach them where things come from," he said. "Also, people want to spend more time with their families."

There's no such thing as an offseason for Christmas tree growers

By Jay Jones
jay.jones@agr.georgia.gov
For a few weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas, Georgia's Christmas tree growers are probably the busiest people in agriculture. But when the last tree is cut and the hot chocolate and coffee stand closes, the work keeps going until the next Christmas season.
"Growing Christmas trees is a yearround job," said Sheryl Herrin of Days of Creation Tree Farm in Jesup. January is the time to plant new trees that will be ready in four-to-six years. Standing trees are trimmed at the top and bottom to promote proper growth. Fighting fungus and weeds is a never-ending battle.
Then, there's the "February Flush." Herrin said as warm weather comes, typically late February in South Georgia, the trees will put on new growth that requires more trimming.
Chuck Berry of Berry's Tree Farm in Covington offers a lot of extras each Christmas such as hayrides, a petting zoo and refreshments. Not long after Christmas, workers put everything away, and the place

turns into a ghost town. The crowds are gone, but the work goes on, he said.
"We want it to be a pretty place where people show up at Christmas time, so it's like we work year-round," Berry said.
He added that planting new trees is just the start. Berry typically plants 3,000 trees each year.
"By the time we get all of them planted and all staked and tied up, then it's early March, and the grass is starting to grow," he said. "And then we fight weeds, grass, varmints and fungus all until early September. And then we start setting up and it rolls right into Thanksgiving and Christmas time."
Herrin offers her farm for professional photoshoots throughout the year. She also offers farm tours for schools.
Berry's family has farmed at the same location since 1894. His father operated a dairy there for years and planted their first Christmas trees in 1977. He sold his first crop in 1983. The dairy closed and trees are the primary crop today. In the offseason, Berry also hosts school field trips to show children the tree farm and old dairy barn.
"We got nine different varieties of trees

Workers at Days of Creation Tree Farm in Jesup are shown fertilizing young Christmas trees in a photo posted to the farm's Facebook page last July. Operations at Georgia's tree farms continue year-round as growers plant, trim and manage their crop. (Special Photo)
here, and I tell the school children that you ferent ones to choose from. That's why we don't go to Walmart and find only one kind got different kinds of trees because not evof soft drink on the shelves. You see 10 dif- erybody wants to see the same thing."

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booth reserved for their family's Southern Bon Vivant bath bombs, soaps and candles.
Lily Kate and Bishop started a jewelry line three years ago called Lily and B, and Lily added hand-crafted snowflakes and hand-painted ornaments to their product line for the holidays. Dissatisfied with the wooden shelf system used to display the soaps and such, Lily Kate designed a wooden Christmas tree that she discussed proudly in her sales pitch.
"I sketched it first," she said, and then she and her grandfather, an engineer, went to the basement, where they cut, shaped and sanded the main pole and drilled holes strategically for the dowels that represent the branches.
"It's like a real Christmas tree. We have longer ones (branches) on the bottom going to the top," she said, sweeping a small hand along the length of the tree. A glittery garland "swirled to the top" finished the look.
Bishop said participating in the family business has taught the siblings quite a bit about money.
"We learn about how much it costs to make items, profit and margin, and how to save our money and then put it into our bank account for college. The saving part was mostly for my sister," Bishop said. "I've been saving money since second grade."
For the adults in the crowd, it was a chance to introduce a fresh crowd to the benefits of buying all-natural, artisanal products directly from the maker. Shannon Lawrence, who owns Yellow Rose Farm and Yellow Rose Farm Soap Co. in Shady Dale, keeps Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats and makes soaps and body care products from their milk.
She was inspired by her mother, who was diagnosed with cancer and suffered miserably from the side-effects from her treatment.
"She was redheaded, and you know redheads, we have issues. We're very sensitive to everything," Lawrence said. "We started with the soap because she was taking chemo and everything that touched her skin was like burning her skin."
Her product line includes soaps, lotions, shampoos, salves, balms and personal care products for humans and pets.

Fly By Bee Yard of Gordon showed some Georgia Grown pride. (Amy Carter/GDA)
Other vendors at the show included pet treat makers, pimento cheese preparers, citrus, peach and pecan growers, bakers, painters, potters and beekeepers. Learn more about the range of Georgia-made products marketed under the Georgia Grown label by visiting www.GeorgiaGrown.com online.

Biron Herbal Teas of Macon has a tea for every occasion, such as this "Worryfree" blend of jasmine, chamomile and honey that helps "whack out the angst."

Gelana "GG" Goddard of Valdosta was all smiles handing out samples of GG's Sugared Peppers.

Greenway Farms of Roberta offered a tasty menu of farm-made sauces and relishes.

Stacey "Chef Suga" West fed a steady stream of samplers for her line of pimento cheeses.

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UGA's Flavor of Georgia launches 14th annual food product contest Jan. 2

By Madison Thornhill
UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences
ATHENS There's no magic recipe for success, but there is a time-proven secret ingredient: The Flavor of Georgia food product contest.
For the past 13 years, local food and beverage businesses have found their way into grocery stores and homes across the state after receiving recognition from the University of Georgia's Flavor of Georgia food product contest. As the Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development in the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences gears up for this year's contest, they are announcing a new ingredient: Georgia's Classic City.
The unique food scene of Athens and UGA's commitment to growing small businesses makes the city the perfect location to bring the contest into a new decade. The contest has been held in downtown Atlanta since 2007.
"We are so pleased to bring our contest home to Athens in 2020," said Sharon P. Kane, contest organizer and an agricultural economist with the Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development. "Athens' unique cultural and food scene is built on the energy and creativity of entrepreneurs who are motivated by their passion for their products. That's what has fueled Flavor of Georgia for more than a decade, and Athens' creative electricity is going to help us take the contest and our contestants to the next level."
The competition serves new and established food entrepreneurs alike, with four out of five contest finalists reporting increased interest in their products after the contest. More than 75 percent of finalists report new business con-

tacts and increased sales. Finalists see an average increase in sales of 20.6 percent, according to a recent survey of finalists between 2014 and 2019.
The contest, which allows businesses to showcase their products and receive feedback from industry professionals, has launched many products onto the shelves of supermarkets and specialty stores across the country.
The impact of the contest is felt most dramatically by young businesses, Kane said.
Registration for the 2020 contest, which is coordinated by the Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development, will open on Jan. 2, 2020, at flavorofga.com.

The early registration fee is $100 per entry and continues through Jan. 31, 2020. After that date, the price increases to $150 and remains open until Feb. 7, 2020. All entries are featured in the annual product directory, which is seen by leading food industry buyers and media outlets.
Contest finalists will be invited to participate in a final round of judging on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at the Classic Center in Athens. An awards reception will immediately follow the final competition. Product categories include:
Barbecue sauces Beverages Condiments and salsas Confections Dairy Honey Jams and jellies Meats and seafood Meat-alternative products Sauces and seasonings Snack foods Miscellaneous products.
There is no limit to the number of products an individual business can submit.
Judges evaluate each product based on flavor, texture and ingredient profile. Products are also considered for potential market volume, consumer appeal and overall product representation of Georgia.
-Madison Thornhill is a student assistant in the CAES Office of Communications and Creative Services.

State Botanical Garden to promote pollinator plants with awards program Inaugural class will be announced at WinterGreen 2020

By Jay Jones

plants from 20 that were nominated last fall.

fect on some of the state's agriculture crops from a loss of

jay.jones@agr.georgia.gov

Committee members will judge the plants not only for the plant and insect diversity.

abundance of nectar and pollen but also how well they serve "When we are talking about the importance of planting

Plants that support pollinators will be the stars of the as a larval host for beneficial insects and pollinators.

pollinator gardens, we are talking about helping the biodi-

show as the State Botanical Garden of Georgia announces "We don't want to pick a plant that's hard to grow or has versity of plant species," she said.

its inaugural class of Pollinator Plants of the Year awards a lot of pest issues," Muller said. "Also, we want the plants to "Another thing we directly benefit from pollinators are

during the Georgia Green Industry Association's Winter- be relatively fast-growing."

the horticulture crops, such as blueberries, apples, squashes,"

Green Tradeshow in January.

Butterfly Weed is a Georgia native plant among the nom- Pennisi said. "They rely on pollinators, so when you have a

The Botanical Garden will recognize plants in each inated plants. The vivid flowers appear in late summer. The decline in pollinating insects that impacts negatively what

of four categories: spring bloomer, summer bloomer, fall plant's high nectar production makes it a favorite of butter- we can get from our acreage, the yield of those crops."

bloomer and Georgia native. The goal of the program is to flies and hummingbirds. The plant also provides larval food Muller said the Botanical Garden would use the awards

emphasize the plants and their role in supporting pollinating for queen and monarch butterflies.

program to build partnerships from growers to retailers to

insects to gardeners, landscapers and growers.

Chickasaw plum, also known as Cherokee plum, is anoth- market the pollinator plants and encourage people to plant

Lauren Muller, the coordinator of the awards program, er pollinator award nominee. A spring bloomer, the Chick- them.

said the pollinator awards also provide an opportunity to asaw plum can be found along country roads throughout "We'll give growers the full year of 2020 to increase

highlight the importance of pollination and biodiversity Georgia and supports several varieties of butterflies, bees the availability of these plants, and we will share market-

among plants and insects.

and other insects.

ing information across organizations to assist in that," she

"I think the objective is twofold. The first is increasing Bodie Pennisi, a horticulture professor at the University said. "Hopefully we will spark some interest with grow-

the availability of plants that support pollinators. The second of Georgia's Griffin Campus, explained there is a direct ef- ers, and they will be asking about the winners and how

is that there is a concern

they can get the plant

with pollinator decline.

materials to grow

We're seeing massive

them."

declines in insect popu-

The Pollinator

lations, and that's really

Plant award winners

scary," she said.

will be announced at

The

pollinator

the Georgia Green

awards program is

Industry Associa-

structured like the

tion's WinterGreen

Georgia Gold Med-

Tradeshow at the In-

al Plant program that

finite Energy Center

promoted ornamental

in Duluth Jan. 21-23.

plants and ended in

For more information

2017. A selection com-

about the show, vis-

mittee of horticulture

it www.ggia.site-ym.

researchers, landscap-

com. For more infor-

ing and nursery pro-

mation on the polli-

fessionals, government, The Butterfly Weed, left, and Carolina Lupine are two of 20 plants nominated for the 2020 Georgia Pollinator Plant Awards. The program is coordinated by the nator plant program, and nonprofit officials State Botanical Garden of Georgia to encourage gardeners and landscapers to use plants that support pollinating insects and biodiversity. (State Botanical go to www.botgarden.

picked the four winning Garden of Georgia Photo)

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