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GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GARY W. BLACK, COMMISSIONER WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2020 VOL. 103, NO. 22 COPYRIGHT 2020

`The cows eat it like candy'

Livestock producers supplement winter feed with peanut hay

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Ronnie Hart, Jr. of Chauncey rakes peanut plants in a field in Dodge County as he prepares to bale them as peanut hay. Hart buys from peanut farmers every fall to feed his cattle herd for the winter. (Jay Jones/GDA)

By Jay Jones
jay.jones@agr.georgia.gov
Peanut hay, the part of the plant left over after picking, is never wasted. Some farmers plow it into the ground as compost while others put it into cows as feed.
"It helps build the dirt. It puts nitrogen back in the soil. But a lot of farmers would say, `Well, we can buy the fertilizer cheaper than we can by feed hay for the cows through the winter,'" said Ronnie Hart Jr., a cattleman from Chauncey in Dodge County. "They ain't got time to concentrate on growing regular grain hay, so it's a secondary product off the field that they get double use out of."
Producers like Hart say peanut hay is an excellent feed for cattle for cost and nutrition, but it is not as widespread as traditional forage like grass hay for different reasons.
For one, you must harvest it right as peanuts are picked. Sometimes picking and baling happen simultaneously on opposite sides of the field. Hart says baling used to take place immediately after picking since farmers had to dry out the plants longer. But today, Hart says the newer pickers can pick peanuts sooner, so there's enough moisture to allow the hay to stay on the fields for 1-2 days before baling.
Peanut hay is also hard on baling equipment. The plant is baled off the ground, which means the baler will pick up rocks and clumps. The plant itself is coarser than grass, so it will wear down parts even more.
"One roll of peanut hay is as bad on a baler as 20 roles of grass," Hart said.
Lisa Baxter, a forage specialist at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus, said peanut hay has good nutritional value, but there are too many variables for her to recommend it as forage. She explained the
See PEANUT HAY, page 14

A sweet comeback
Sugarcane production goes commercial again in South Georgia

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
WESTON It's early November and the leading edge of a cold front is descending on

Webster County like a stage

sic Southern cooking such

curtain falling on the last

as Carolina Gold Rice, Sea

act of a play. Ahead of the

Island Red Peas and Purple

weather, the air is steamy. A

Ribbon Sugarcane.

warm breeze ruffles the tas-

According to Shields'

seled leaves atop thousands

research, it was a Georgia

of stalks of sugar cane, mak-

grower Thomas Spalding

ing the 32 degrees of lati-

of Sapelo Island who intro-

tude that separate Southwest

duced the cold-hardy Purple

Georgia and the Equator

Ribbon variety of sugarcane

seem much narrower than

that made commercial sugar

the actual 2,000 miles be-

production possible in Geor-

tween them.

gia, Florida and Louisiana in

Behind the coming front

the early 1800s. While Geor-

lies fall's first frost, which

gia's sugar production ta-

means the growing season

pered off over time, Florida

for sugarcane in the subtrop-

and Louisiana are still heav-

ics has come to an end. As

ily invested in cane sugar,

it is for countless residential

albeit with different varieties

cane growers across Geor-

of cane.

gia, impending cold is the

cue Erik and Karin Vonk Freshly cut sugarcane is loaded on a trailer for replanting. The first cut of harvest is

Raising cane

look for to begin cutting planted to replace cane that is aging out of rotation. (Amy Carter/GDA)

In Georgia nowadays,

some 200 acres of sugarcane

most cane growers will

on their farm southeast of Columbus.

experiments with growing sugar in Florida gather family and friends at Thanksgiving

Sugarcane is a tropical grass introduced or Louisiana were thwarted by periodic cold to help with the fall tradition of harvesting

to Georgia more than 200 years ago, when seasons that would kill off certain varieties," and grinding a half-acre or acre of cane and

a lot of trial and error went into making it a said Dr. David Shields, a food historian at boiling the juice to make syrup to bottle and

success.

the University of South Carolina. Shields share.

"The great problem with growing sugar is chairman of the board of The Carolina Aside from the scale of the harvest and

in the Continental U.S. is it's not very cold Gold Rice Foundation, which was founded the bottle used to store their end-product,

tolerant and indeed all of the early Colonial to reestablish heirloom ingredients of clas-

See SUGARCANE, page 15

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FARM

John Deere 850. Nice, well JD 8300 drill, 24-row doublekept tractor. No issues. 860 disc, always sheltered, very

MACHINERY

hours. Bush hog included. good shape, small seeder $6500. Call or text. Jack Sock- also: $5,500. Dwane Bailey

well Good Hope 770-616- Bowersville 706-376-9604

Please specify if machinery is 7283

JD grain grill, 13ft, 4inch,

in running condition.

John Deere G, tricycle front large hopper : $6000 obo. Jim-

TRACTORS

end, 3 pt lift, fenders, restored, my Perry Carlton 706-540parade-ready: $7500. Jim 8119

(2) 9N Ford tractors, one does not run parts only, one runs,

Adams 4048

Barnesville

770-550-

John Deere deer plot drill. Works on 3pt hitch: $2400-

good tires on both. Pete Cobb Massey Ferguson 135: $5000. $2800. Royce Hulett Hazle-

Fairburn 770-964-5644

Power steering, locking differ- hurst 912-253-0161 or 912-

05 JD 5325 o/s 4WD synchro range 542 loader 1200hrs. New seat, new front tires 18.430 rear, great shape: $ 28,000

ential. Good sheet metal, tires, brakes. All fluids have been changed. Call or text. 404-8679837 McDonough Bill Smith

375-3008
King Cutter tiller, 6ft, 3pt: $1450; Spring plow, 3pt: $300. Both in good condition. Can

firm. Brian Roddenberry Sylva- Massey Ferguson 3pt hitch text pics, no calls after 9pm.

nia 912-429-0835

box blade, early 50`s, runs: J.E. Mitchell Monroe 770-780-

$2500 OBO. A. Culverhouse 0246

1940 Allis Chalmers B, all Thomaston 706-646-3781 original parts including crank,

Need to purchase Bermuda

runs good, kept in barn, been Moldboard plow 3p, SuperA sprig digger. Seeking 4- or

painted and restored: $3,000. w/cultivators runs good, 6-row. Bill Kent Canton 770-

Call for pictures. David Watts 60inch tiller, 3p, Cub plow & 547-5300

Chickamauga 423-902-6271 cultivator, 20disc SuperA har-

1953 Ford Jubilee good cond., always inside: $3000 OBO.

tractor, stored Dwight

row, rollwire stretcher, Cub

harrow.

Clyde

Parker

Chatsworth 706-847-8517

One bush and bog 8-disc cutting harrow. 1 3pt hitch 6ft scrape blade. 1 3pt large pond scoop. Like new. Darwin Blan-

Dallas 404-569-1993

CUTTERS AND

sit Trion 706-238-0465

1962-64 Ford 801 loader w/backhoe attachment. Does not run. For parts: $2000 OBO. Powder Springs 770-943-

MOWERS
11ft International heavy duty cutter. Cuts well, new wheels.

Seeder with a 3pt attachment that holds about 125lbs of seed. No rust, sheltered, top. Used for only two crops: $85.

8902. 1968

Ford

4000

diesel

8-

Will need seals on gear boxes soon: $1250. G. Brown Pal-

J.F. McGill 6912

Tifton

229-382-

speed manual transmission metto 770-841-2014 with loader. Good metal, tires, 15ft HX John Deere Batwing,

GRADERS AND

new battery, starter. Runs new blades, new hoses, 540

BLADES

good: $7500. Consider selling PTO, new gear box and new

separately. Darryl Lundy CV shaft: $11,000. Emily Ken- 5ft heavy duty box blade:

Conyers 404-427-6376

ney Vidalia 912-537-2890

$1000. Only used twice, like

1997 John Deere 5103 with 512 bucket, 600hrs, stored un-

2019 $1500.

6ft power train tiller: Kuhn 5-disc cutter:

new condition. Mark Leski Thomaston 803-422-6403

der shelter. Like new: $16,000. $1500. Scrape blade: $150.

Bob Johnson Snellville 770- 50-gallon ag sprayer: $600.

388-9347

Charles Chastain Talking

PICKERS AND HARVESTERS

2009 New Holland T.T.50 Rock 706-972-1103

1 Amadas 4row combine,

tractor, comes w/bush hog 5ft International bushhog, field ready; 1 KMC 4row

scrape blade, lift pole, trailer, new slip clutch, PTO shaft u- peanut combine, field ready.

A-1 shape: $10,000. Gene joints, blade bolts, blades ex- Chris Ellison Garfield 478-455-

Lunceford Elberton 706- cellent. 5/8inch stump jumper. 0448

283-5519

60HP gearbox. Pictures avail- 1973 New Idea one-row corn

2015 Mahindra 1533 shuttle, 4x4, loader with bucket, backhoe, 783hrs, one owner. Well

able. Jerry Gabbert Marietta 404 281-0216
Battery-operated bush hog,

picker. Good condition. Picked corn last fall: $1400. J. DeBord Waleska 770-316-6411

maintained. Forks, box blade, cranks w/key, needs battery, 36in Bag-A-Nut pull pecan

and aerator available: $19,500. good cond., 1in or 2in cut, harvester, pull w/lawn tractor,

Nicole Alvarez Dahlonega 9.0 Briggs & Stratton 24-30in etc., exc. cond.: $375. D.

678-687-7474

cut: Asking $600. Robert Thompson Metter 912-685-

2016 New Holland T4-90, Davis Statham 678-726- 5128

4WD, loader, 1600hrs, 5yr, 3539

9960 John Deere cotton pick-

5000hrs premier warranty:

er 2800 fan hr, good spindles,

$45,000. James Martin, Way- EZ Max-O-Turn 23 Briggs stored under shelter. Bob

nesboro 706-558-5005

mower. New belts, tires, Strickland McDonough 770-

2017 L4701 Kubota tractor w/front end loader and spear, low hrs. R.M. Hice Barnesville 770-468-1602

starter battery. Great shape, can send photos: $700. Carl Taylor Meansville 404-4088466
Finishing mower Rhino FM60.

597-1677
Allis Chalmers model 60 (Wisconsin V4) and a model 66 (AC 4-cylinder) engine driven combine. Usable condition: $2300

8N Ford tractor: $1500. In very good condition with each. K.E. Floyd Forsyth 912-

Kenny Hutcheson Baxley 912- quick disconnect PTO shaft in- 695-9301

278-3987

cluded: $600. Call for more in- Gleaner f-2 harvester with

9N tractor, needs a back formation. John Draper Cov- grain head, diesel engine, runs

wheel, tire. Runs good, jumps ington 678-342-3212

good: $3200. Mark McCarty

out of 2nd gear. Need to pick up and transport: $500. N.

PLANTING AND

Alma 912-618-8786

Matson Lula 678-936-5537

TILLAGE

JD 9970 4-row cotton picker, 3461 fan, 4901 engine, good

Cub Farmall. Running when parked three years ago. Disc plow, rotary mower: $800. Paul Martin 269 Spring St., Winder, Ga. 30680 770-530-2744

12ft heavy duty Bush Hog off set harrow. New discs added: $2500. Chase Grantham Dou-
glas 912-331-3090

cond.: $40,000. KMC 4-row wide-body combine, good cond.: $14,000. Lamar Vickers Nashville 229-507-0148

KBH boll buggy for 6-row

Farmall Cub, have cultivators, 12ft Lilliston Melroe 224 picker. Very good condition.

runs good, new rear tire, bat- grain drill: $1500; Hutchin- Billy Senkbeil Sylvester 229-

tery, starter generator and plugs, good metal: $1,250. Lamar Camp Adairsville 770773-9661

son 8inch by 62ft grain auger: $1000. Good condition. Jimmy Cofield Eastman 478-893-4996

347-1195
Lockwood model 480 pecan harvester, good condition, runs good: $8000. Leave mes-

Ford 5000 tractor, runs good,

sage. Bruce Wheeler Social

needs power steering work: 4bottom, 3pt hitch plow: Circle 770-786-0386

$4000. Jerry Chandler Daw- $5000; Chisel plow: $5000;

son 229-343-2687

Cutting harrow, 20disc: $500; Taylor module builder, 2-

Ford Jubilee tractor: $3000; 1998 Chevy 2500 V8, 5speed: $3000; 200 gallon fuel tank: $250; harrows: $500; 5ft mower: $500. Carter Stewart Baldwin 706778-5569

Rototiller: $500. S.Y. Wright Fairmount 706-629-0406
515 John Deere grain drill, 3p/h, 15ft wide, 12 peanut dryers, 7HP: $150-$200. Mitchell Edenfield Collins 912314-9228

row KMC peanut inverter, Lilliston Hi-Cap 6000 and 7500 peanut combines, spare parts, good condition: best reasonable offer. Ellis Cofield Eastman 478-8934997

IH-490 harrow, 21ft hyd-fold- Two hauling wagons: $600

JD 6410, CA., 2 remotes, very ing, 22in disc, 9in spacing, each; Self-propelled Flory clean, 470hrs: $37,500; JD disc 80-85%, no-flat tires: pecan harvester, not running:

6105M, 4x4, CA, 3 remotes, $6500. Call 10a.m.-9p.m., lv $3500; Pecan cracker: $3500.

1240hrs: $63,400. Wiley Farm message. Mike McLendon M.O. Leverette Kathleen 770-

Covington 770-464-3276

Bowdon 770-854-8375

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PICKERS AND HARVESTERS

OTHER MACHINERY AND IMPLEMENTS

John Deere 450B tract loader, 1950 Ford truck, 1ton frame, new steering clutches, good 24,500miles, good condition, under carriage, all shields and restored, power steering, front guards on machine, bucket disc brakes, 302 ford engine.

LAWN AND GARDEN

LANDSCAPE TOOLS AND MATERIALS

Weiss McNair pecan blower, 16ft dual axle trailer: $1500; has teeth: $8500. Tommy Pictures available: $22,000.

3pt scrape blade 5ft County-

540 rpm, good condition: 5ft harrow: $300; 2 bottom Hawkins Wrens 706-830-7042

$3500. Mitch Crosby Baxley turning plow: $300; All-pur-

912-278-1984
HAY AND FORAGE

pose plow: $300. Mike Green Buchanan 770-500-8317

TRAILERS

1500 Heston round baler, 2 other balers for spare parts, 4x5 bales: $4000; Kuhn 6ftx10inch 5disc hay mower: $1500. Al Purcell Newnan 770-253-9429
2007 4x4 Massey Ferguson round baler: $3200; 16ft vrake: $1000. Both field ready. Ned Morris Conyers 678-4620459
20ft hay conveyor. Used on 2000 bales. Billy Satterfield Cartersville 770-547-6560

Big John tree spade, 90inch on 1997 Ford 9000, 8LL transmission, CAT engine, 137K miles. Mark Garber Rex 770-823-6789

LIVESTOCK HANDLING AND HAULING
2-horse wagon, new including tires and brakes. Full 5th wheel, 54inch wide, 11ft long with bench seats. Used twice. Jimmie Mathis Gainesville 770-887-5480
EQUIPMENT TRAILERS AND

Michael Magrum Rydal 706- Please specify if machinery is

509-8576

in running condition or not.

1981 Int. spreader truck, 16ft bed, new chains. Brett Jarrard

GARDEN

Clayton 706-782-6342

TRACTORS

line brand. Used 3 times. Very durable scrape blade: $325 or trade for landscape rake. Matthew Conner Good Hope 678-349-8771

1996 Ford F250, 4X4, 460ci gas, crew cab, set up for 5th wheel trailer, 161K miles: $5400 in upgrades/repairs: $6,500 firm, N. Cummings Clermont 678-316-9841
1998 International 9100 32ft flat bed tandem with third axle. Road ready: $14,500. Call for info and photos. Steve Foster Woodland 706-975-5688
2000 F550 flatbed truck, 49,000 miles, V10 gas, new tires, AC, cruise, electric win-

Craftsman 20HP riding mower w/a Kohler engine, 51hrs, like new 42in deck, two twin baggers: $1200. D. Jones Flowery Branch 770-9676948
Craftsman rear tines tiller, B.S. Motor with 205 cc. Sears model 91727363, 17inch wide: $495. Runs great. Sam Larimer Barnesville 770-358-3564

Erosion material for sale. Western Excelsior SS-2 double net straw blanket 8x112.5: $250/12 rolls; Silt fence 3x100: $105/7 rolls. W. Knox Doerun 229-891-0548
Hydraulic nursery container lift for 15-25 gallon pots. Fits on skid steer: $1000. Frank Howell Kite 863-944-0900
New aerators 36inch: $400. 48inch plugger with wheels: $500. 52inch, 3pt hitch: $550. 60inch, 3pt hitch tractor spike

467 John Deere round baler,

CARTS

dows. Good truck. Joe Col- JD 48inch deck, 525 zero aerator: $600. Brian Russ Cov-

1100 bales, new belts, shelter Early 1970s butter bean

ston Bartow 478-232-1565

turn; JD 48inch deck, 275 rid- ington 706- 973-2776

kept, twine only: $10,000. Danny Pate Whitesburg 770-3017188
Hoelscher model 1000 hay accumulator with model 100 grapplers for sale. Good condition: $6000. J. Duncan Carrollton duncanlegacyfarm@bellsouth.net 404-2952404
John Deere 336 square baler. Barn kept, good working con-

sheller, Taylor Mfg., needs some work: $1,200 OBO. James Martin Monroe 770416-1196
One 7ft drag Bush Hog, old: $500. Camper trailer, 100, 30ft. David Powell Monticello 706476-0637
Pecan tree shakers: $1200; Savage: $4800; 2158 Savage with new pads: $8000. Jimmy Mixon Lyons 912-526-8564

2-axle 16ft trailer, 6ft wide, electric brakes, ramps, new PT floor. One side fixed, other removable for loading: $1500 obo. David Appleby Macon 478-743-0676 daaple@cox.net
3 box trailers 44ft for storage, not road legal: $600 each or $1500 for all. Leave message. Jeff Estep Newnan 678-3780686

2001 Dodge ton, extended cab, diesel, flat metal bed, toolbox, 6-speed, new tires, 230K miles, 2 sets of metal bodies. Larry McDaniel Thomaston 706-647-6072
2001 Ford F550, new 9ftt flat bed, 7.3 diesel engine, 4WD. 97,000miles, 4 tool boxes, fuel tank with pump, winch: $18,000. Jimmy Mixon Lyons 912-526-8564

ing mower. Briggs and Stratton garden tiller; Briggs and Stratton 8HP motor. Larry Houston Covington 770-2353082
John Deere riding mower, model 185. Hydro does not work. Runs good, deck 46inch in excellent condition. Make an offer. James Crutchfield Round Oak 478-986-3645

Swisher Universal Trailmower. Model T844. 8HP Briggs. Adj. deck height, new carburetor and tires. Cranks easily. Photos: $795 cash. Contact Jim. Bob Cofer Snellvile 770843-1608.
Troy Bilt 5HP chipper shredder: $240. Ron Wolfe Albany 229-291-4207
Troy-Bilt roto tiller, rear tines, 8HP Kohler engine: $400;

dition: $5000. Text or call. P. Kesler Oxford 770-280-5905
KMC Caddy, brand new; Vermeer 7030 9ft disc mower; New Holland 648 round baler; Vermeer 7040 disc mower 9ft.

Quick-connect hydraulic 5ft rotary tree cutter: $3870. Auger w/2 bits: $2500. Telescoping boom: $1750. 84in smooth bucket: $680. Jim Bishop Franklin 706-675-3943

35ft flat bed w/dovetail, neckover by Southern Trailers, double axles, wood floor, exc. cond., used very little. Roy Lee Strickland Villa Rica 404-9758200

2005 F-650, 1 owner, 245 Cummins, 7-speed transmission, air brakes, 14ft dump, single cylinder, 67,000miles. Winton Sweatman Cleveland 770-241-4533

Two vintage Troy-Bilt Horse tillers, complete, not running, 6HP: $600. Roy Moore Mount
Zion 770-401-6557

manually operated wood splitter: $50; roll around tool cabinet: $25. Robert Russell Bonaire robertrussell@bellsouth.net

Call/text. James Saye Danielsville 706-621-9809 706-621-1736
New Holland 326 square baler. Works but needs atten-

Shaver post driver, excellent condition: $2500. Larry Milos Carrollton 770-841-9675
Two 3pt dirt scoops, John

Enclosed utility trailer, 12ft, 6inch long, 6ft wide. Converted to sleep two. New tires, generator lights, can be reversed

2018 Chevrolet Colorado 4X4 V6. Good condition, still under warranty, 20,650miles. Title in hand: $25,000. Larry King Chatsworth 706-508-2144

tion: $600. Wes Hopper Pitts Deere: one for $275, the other easily: $1800 firm. Cliff Dorn Ford L8000, tandem cab and

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for $150. Ernest Perry Toccoa Tunnel Hill 706-463-6068

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New Holland 452 disc mower, 706-248-1963

field ready, used this season, always sheltered: $2900. Pho-

HEAVY

tos available. Call/text. George Sutherland Rocky Face 706-

EQUIPMENT

313-2000

tires, drives great. Duke

Fenders for single or double- Burgess Louisville 305-923-

axle utility trailers. Tires and 0262 (cell)

wheels, 12-14 + 15in. Call for

prices. Charles Sawyer Mount

TRUCK

Airy 706-768-4776

ACCESSORIES

rules are posted online at agr.georgia.gov.
Category (e.g., Farm Machinery; Farm Animals): ___________________________

New Holland 9ft cutter; Claas Please specify if equipment is 660 net wrap bailer; Two 10- in running condition or not.

wheel rakes; One PTO rake; 2555 JD tractor, 2500hrs.

FORESTRY

Clark Holton Douglas 912-

AND LOGGING

592-8584 Two New Holland 851 balers.

EQUIPMENT

Riding mower tilt trailer,

AND PARTS

2ftx4ft, metal bed, balloon tires, no rust, pin mount, like new: $100. John Jordan Dawsonville 706.344.8033 or 706. 216.2527

All steel 12x7.5ft flatbed body w/20ft over-cab rack, underdeck storage R-L and rear, E.Z. way or full lowing, 14in sides and rear makes work

Both will bale: $1500. William Young Tennille 478-640-1262
SPRAYERS

23 ton log splitter. Honda motor H&V and 20inch Exco saw, both in excellent condition, used little: $1000 for both. Lar-

Two equipment trailers, 12ft and 15ft: $500 and $800. Harriett Nunnally Social Circle 770-312-9936

table: $1800. Lewis Sanders Stephens 706-759-3871
UTVs/ATVs

Classification (e.g., Tractors; Cattle): ___________________________

AND SPREADERS ry Atha Loganville 770-979- CROP TRAILERS,

2008 Polaris Ranger EFI 4x4.

110 gallon 3pt sprayer with booms and handgun. 3yrs old, used five times: Paid $2400, sell for $1100. Larry Campbell Milledgeville 706-835-9650

1935
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
955L CAT track loader. Good

CARTS AND BINS
Hay trailer for one large round bale, spike w/winch, open frame, two wheels, roadworthy, exc. cond.: $600. Dovie

Roof, windshield, winch, light bar, gun rack, new clutches, red, 2038hrs, well maintained: $3750 obo. John Peifer Metter 912-314-2590
2013 Honda Foreman ES,

AG PARTS AND TIRES
Coats tire changer ready to use. Heavy duty. Richard Haigler Hiawassee 706-8355222

condition: $15,000. Ned Morris Smith Blairsville 727-457- 4x4, 500 fuel injection, power

Conyers 678-462-0459

3843

steering, 470hrs: $5000. Win-

Case 880B excavator, has tilt, 2 large rebuilt cylinders, service manual, some oil leaks: $10,000. Gary Reese Harlem 706-831-3086

Wagon, 7x14, custom built, fred Carey Danielsville 706all-terrain tires, excellent for 410-7244
customer transport on agri- Kawasaki 550 mule, great tainment farms: $800 obo; cond., needs choke cable reSolo 450 mist blower: $400 placed, 2WD: $1750. Henry obo. Earl Worthington Hamp- Terhune Fort Valley 478-825-

ton 770-478-4355

1911

VEHICLES Engine for MG 1200, disas-
sembled. New parts/tools for assembly. Old parts, list available. Dave Nolan Valdosta 229-506-3698
Good turf tires for Kubota, 2

D4H Hightrack CAT dozer, new undercarriage, rebuilt motor, 6way blade with pin on root rake, limb risers, canopy, series 2LGP: $29,750. James Sullivan Vidalia 912-537-4944

Please specify if vehicles are in running condition.

Kawasaki Prairie 300 automatic. Early 2000's model. Three original tires, running when parked 18 months ago: $900 firm cash. J. Colwell Jackson 770-227-6085

front size 23-x8.50-12; 2 back 23-x12.50-15 on good rims: $500 OBO. Bill Slack LaFayette 423-504-5848

D6D Cat dozer, 4-way blade with hang on root rake, undercarriage 90% in good condition: $36,500. William Braddy

TRUCKS
1978 F7000 dump truck, Rockwell 4x4, 5-speed., V8

GOLF CARS
EZ-Go golf cart, front and

Miscellaneous parts for 8N Vidalia 912-246-1631

Caterpillar, HiLo rearend, rear seats, work platform,

Ford Tractor. Ray Cook Buena Vista 229-649-7430
Steel body fits long bed

D6D Dozer GC. Low hours on UC repair, 10ft blade. Pictures available. Call/Text. W.B. Car-

winch, dump bed: $8800. Kerry Hix Chatsworth 706-2175550

charger included, electric, runs fine, good batteries: $2500. L. Abrams Milner 770-228-3865

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Chevy pickup; Gauge wheel lyle Pendergrass 770-601for KMC planter, bar 3x6. Mar- 0125

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tin Greene Ideal 478-949-3055 JD 310B ready to work. BitTractor tops, high density ting loader, bkt, forks, 2ft and

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polyethylene: $60. Fits most 18inch, B/H brts. No leaks,

tractors if you have existing 500hrs, engine rebuilt: framework. Leave a message. $15,000. William Alcorn Lees-

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2020

Farmers and Consumers Market Bulletin Classified Categories

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Farm Machinery Tractors Cutters and Mowers Planting and Tillage Graders and Blades Pickers and Harvesters Hay and Forage Sprayers and Spreaders Ag Parts and Tires Other Machinery and Implements

Heavy Equipment Forestry and Logging Equipment Construction Equipment
Trailers Livestock Handling and Hauling Equipment Trailers and Carts Crop Trailers, Carts and Bins
Vehicles Trucks Truck Accessories and Parts UTVs/ATVs Golf Cars Boats
Lawn and Garden Garden Tractors Landscape Tools/Materials
Farm Supplies Irrigation Equipment Tools and Hardware

Generators and Compressors Buildings and Materials Lumber Posts and Fencing
Farm Animals Cattle Swine Goats Sheep Equine Stock Dogs Barn Cats Rabbits Poultry/Fowl Poultry/Fowl Requiring Permit or
License Non-Traditional Livestock
Animal Supplies Cattle Supplies Swine Supplies Goat Supplies

Sheep Supplies Tack and Supplies Dog Supplies Rabbit Supplies Poultry Supplies
Miscellaneous Bees, Honey and Supplies Aquaculture and Supplies Feed, Hay and Grain Mulch and Fertilizers Poultry Litter/Compost Plants, Trees and Flowers Herbs Seeds Timber Firewood Farmers Markets Pick Your Own Things to Eat Oddities Handicrafts and Supplies Farm Antiques

Canning Supplies Other Christmas Trees
Real Estate Farmland for Sale Farmland Rent/Lease Garden Space Rent/Lease
Services Stud Services Boarding Facilities Farm Services
Employment Farm Help Needed Seeking Farm Employment
Wanted Items wanted in all categories will be
advertised here.

LANDSCAPE TOOLS

TOOLS AND

BUILDINGS AND

Wood-Mizer,

custom-cut 26 cross bred heifers, bred to Belted Galloways, 3 red and

lumber, kiln-dried, milled, black Angus bull 6-8 months white cow, heifer, 1y/o bull and

AND MATERIALS

HARDWARE

MATERIALS

restorations, timber frames, bred. 900Lbs. average: $1500. 3 black and white cow, heifer,

flooring, tables, barns, fencing, Donnie Hart Jr. Chauncey 1-1/2y/o bull. Jeff Stewart

Worx battery and charger. 3 Arm & Hammer 310lb anvil: 275+ gal. plastic tanks (tote) reclaimed, live edge lumber, 229-315-9782

Toccoa 706-244-4912

FARM SUPPLIES batteries and charger to use
with older equipment: $200 plus value for $50. Ask for Jack. Berry Barn Canton 678925-1385 Yard Tuff 48inch landscape rake for ATV, UTV or garden tractor. Basically brand new: over $600 new, asking $450 obo. K. Schroeder Jonesboro schroeder8211976@gmail.com
IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT

$990; Farriers anvil 250lb: $990; American anvil 200lb: $375. Ben Hendrick Austell 770-948-9842
Meadows grist mill 20inch. All parts included. Can send pictures upon request. Jeremy Anderson Glennville 912-2374483
GENERATORS AND COMPRESSORS
Titan industrial gas generator, TB 9000 electric start, runs 24 hrs, Titan trash pump, never been used, under warranty, price. Paul Bulloch Woodland 706-975-9136

in metal cage. 5-inch caps on top, valve on bottom: $50 each. C. Stovall Dahlonega 678-491-0838
5V tin from barn, 8ft to 24ft lengths, 100 sheets: $6-$18 per sheet; 2x4s and 2x6s pine, many lengths. William Sparrow Pinehurst 478-954-5903
Approx. 45 sheets of used 5V barn tin, 12-14ft long: $15/sheet, cash only. JC Carter Brunswick 912-2648460
Chicken house materials for pole barn: $2950. Trusses, tin, lathes, ridge cap. Feed bins and incinerator. Bill Durham

trailer flooring. John Sell Milner 770-480-2326
POSTS AND FENCING
Free 6000ft barbed wire. No rust, no staples, no nails attached with T-post insulators, easy access. Take down, take home. Bob Reid Zebulon 770468-8268
X-heavy steel cattle panels, five 16ft, one 12ft, six galvanized 16ft. Priefert head gate only: $1500 for all. Dewel Lawrence Vienna 229-3224048

27 young Angus cross cows pairs, bred, exposed to black Hereford bull. B. Hall Pavo 229-859-2764
30 open red Angus heifers, 12-16 months old; 15 bred red Angus heifers, due April-June. Hillside Orchards. Wayne Stradling Palmetto 770-4631408
4 Holstein steers. Wormed, vaccinated, dehorned, knife cut. Very gentle. 600lbs: $600 each. Jordan Tankersley Stapleton 706-825-9283
40 red Angus bulls sired by registered Beckton sires. 6-12-

Black Angus Aristocrat of Wye lineage: heifers 16m/o: $1500 each; bulls 14m/o: $2500 each. Arthur Ferdinand wstrvlr@bellsouth.net 404-8678773 leave message Palmetto
Black Angus herd and range bulls, gentle, functional, calving ease heifer bulls. John Bryant Eatonton 706-4730399
Black/red Angus calves, weaned, healthy, beautiful: $600. Melvin Thomas Harlem 706-361-8451
Brahma Hereford crossed heifers, 6-12 months old. Bill

300 +or- feet white light gauge PVC type pipe in 20 foot sections. Free. Leave message. George Waddell Jefferson 706-983-1275

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FARM ANIMALS

Gravel. Local delivery: $375/

tandem load (30 minute drive

from Roopville). Crusher run, Livestock listed must be for

months, 18-24months. Buyer's Fallin Pavo 229-859-2222 or

choice. Hillside Orchards. 229-379-2489

Wayne Stradling 770-463-1408

Palmetto Calving ease, milking ability, gentleness, reg. Polled short-

1/2inch base, 57, 34 and 3* specific animals. Ads for free 46 cows, 40 calves, 2 Bran- horn bulls/show heifers/steers,

minus. Call/text. John Ivy or unwanted livestock will not gus bulls: $52,400. Sammy excellent quality, Club Calf

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be published. All animals of- Noles Franklin 706-675-3965 member. Kenneth R. Bridges

Used tin and creosote poles. C.H. Conner Flowery Branch

fered for sale in the Market Bulletin must be healthy and apparently free of any conta-

50+ black bulls SimAngus, Angus crossed, Good quality.

Commerce 706-768-3480 Cow/calf pairs and pregnant

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gious, infectious or communi- 1 year, 2 year old. Can deliver. cows for sale: $1200 and up.

Various sizes 24inch PVC drain pipe up to 40ft lengths. Text or email for pictures: $800. Adams Atlanta Hiram 404-216-8325 csc@csc-ga.com

cable disease. Out-of-state an-
imals offered for sale in the Market Bulletin must meet all Interstate Animal Health Movement Requirements, including appropriate testing for the species and a current offi-

Farm raised, vaccinated, health certificate. Olin Wooten Hazlehurst 912-375-6016
55 coming two year old Hereford bulls; 35 coming two year old Braford bulls; 100 open

William Young Hinesville 912977-8543
Farm-raised BA cow/calf combo, re-bred back for 90 days: $1800 a pair, cows separate: $1200, calves: $750. All

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Vintage metal roofing: $1 run- cial Certificate of Veterinary Hereford heifers. Jonny Harris have been worked. Lowell

ning foot. 2000 feet available, Inspection or NPIP 9-3 for Odum 912-586-6585

Macher Hartwell 864-940-

great for log cabin roof, ceilings or walls. Horace Trammel Ellijay 706-698-3398
Windows, 46inch by 54inch, aluminum frame, heavy: three total for $45 each. Michael Johnson Stockbridge 770474-8965
LUMBER
2x8x12ft pressure treated lumber, no nail holes, 96

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 404.656.3665.
CATTLE
120 head, 800-900 lbs open and bred heifers, all black crossed Angus for sale. Farm

8 black Angus calves, bulls and heifers. 8 to 9 months old. Tommy Willingham Forsyth 478-320-8332
900 lbs bred heifers all black Angus for sale. Quality raised, health certificate, vaccination. $1400 volume discount. Lanny Demott Moultrie 229-8734518
AI bulls, semen tested, Simmental, Angus and SimAngus.

2730
Heifer cross-colored Hereford: $900; Reg'd Hereford heifer: $3000. EPDS run DOB January 2020; Reg'd Hereford bull 12/2019, has DNA, EPDS: $2500. Ennis Ryals Dublin 478-278-0678
Jersey cow. First lactation, just calved, milking. Frank Wright Talking Rock 706-8890998

pieces: $960; 2x8x10ft, 96 raised, vaccinated, good AI bred, registered and com- Jersey steers. 1 steer at

(Check here if same as delivery address)
Name: Address:

pieces: $775. Other 2x8 sizes health: $1300. Jorge Caycay mercial heifers. Call Shanda. 650lbs: $700; and 4 steers at

available. Barrett Farms Mount Hazlehurst 912-253-1247

Clanton River Ranch Odum approx 550lbs: $600 each.

Airy 706-499-8008 3 pressure treated

6x6 10ft:

14 months old registered black Angus bulls, AI sired, ex-

912-221-1383/912-256-1582 Angus calves reasonably

Ready for feed lot. J. Danville 478-934-7433

Lamb

City: Phone:

State:

Zip code:

$18; 2x6 12ft: $9; 2x6 16ft: cellent balanced EPD's, ge- priced: 16 steers, 23 heifers. One Limousin heifer calf, 7 $10; 2x10 12ft: $10; 2x12 16ft: nomic verified. Delivery avail- Call after 7pm. Bob Restall m/o: $400. One Limousin bull $30; 2x10 16ft: $20. Jimmy able. Steve Deal Portal 912- Commerce 706-936-5386 or calf, 5 m/o: $400. L.C. Lairsey

Email address:

Young Tyrone 770-712-3344 531-3549

706-331-3076

Waycross 912-285-5149

Lumber for sale. Pine, poplar, 14 purebred black Angus Angus cross commercial Pure bred black Angus bull

Please make your check or money order payable to the Georgia Department of Agriculture and mail with this

and hardwood. Maple live bulls, 1, 2, and 3y/o. Docile, yearling steers and heifers, ex- and bred heifers: $1250 and edge slabs. Cut to order. Call vaccinated, AI'd and natural cellent quality, farm raised, up. Eugene Ridley Lafayette or text. Michael Alexander service. K. Schwock Homer shots, dewormed. Also Angus 706-764-6110

form to: Georgia Department of Agriculture

Cleveland 706-878-8539 Rough-sawn, air-dried White

404-735-9524 2 purebred polled Hereford, 1

herd bull. Delivery available. Robin Blythe 706-825-2544

Purebred black Beefmaster bulls, heifers, and cows, gen-

Att: Market Bulletin P.O. Box 742510

Oak. (12) 2x4 10ft; (11) 1x12 purebred Brahman and (1) 3- Beefmaster bulls and heifers, tle, good frames, all ages. I am 10ft: $150; Poplar 20-30 way cross bull. All 2y/o, ready all ages, good bloodlines and reducing herd. Price reduced. boards 1x6 12ft: $55; several for service. Dwane Anderson dispositions. Cary Bittick Jr. Priced according to age. Ver-

Atlanta, GA 30374-2510

Oak barn wood. Jane Berry Jesup 912-427-6430

Forsyth 478-957-0095

non Turner Dalton 706-278-

Suches 706-747-2918

200 head 500-600lbs. steers Belted Galloway mixed 7814

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Woodmizer lumber 1x12 pine and heifers, all black crossed calves, 2 black/white 12 m/o Red Brahman bull, gentle in poplar oak trailer flooring any for sale. Farm-raised, vaccina- bulls: $600. Twelve m/o pasture, great herd bull, must thickness, saw your logs, fire- tion, health certificate. Angie black/white heifer: $800. Tom see. First crop calves onsite. wood. Larry Moore Grantville Wooten Hazlehurst 912-253- Rogers Thomaston 706-975- Call/text. John Lacey White

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Livestock Sales and Events Calendar

Editor's Note: To ensure the health CLARKE COUNTY

GORDON COUNTY

and safety of staff and visitors,

Every Wednesday, 11 a.m.: Goats Every Thursday, 12:30 p.m.:

most livestock auction sites have

and sheep; noon, cattle. Northeast Cattle, goats, sheep, slaughter

requested that sellers drop off

Georgia Livestock, 1200 Winterville hogs; Calhoun Stockyard Hwy. 53,

animals and leave, and only buyers Road, Athens. Call Todd Stephens, 2270 Rome Road SW, Calhoun.

attend sales. We recommend calling 706.549.4790

Call Dennis Little & Gene Williams,

the sale barn before going to confirm

706.629.1900

that the event is still scheduled.

COLQUITT COUNTY

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

APPLING COUNTY

Moultrie Livestock Co., 1200 1st

Every Thursday, noon: Cattle,

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

Street NE, Moultrie. Call Randy

goats, sheep; Duvall Livestock

at the Baxley Fairgrounds: Goats, Bannister, 229.985.1019

Market, 101 Apalachee Ave.,

sheep, feeder pigs, hogs, calves,

Greensboro. Call Jim Malcom,

poultry and rabbits; A&A Goat Sales, COOK COUNTY

706.453.7368

187 Industrial Drive, Baxley. Call

1st, 3rd & 5th Saturdays, 1 p.m.:

Allen Ahl, 912.590.2096

Goats, sheep, chickens, small

JEFF DAVIS COUNTY

animals; Deer Run Auction, 1158

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

ATKINSON COUNTY

Parrish Road, Adel. Call John

p.m.; Circle Double S, 102 Lumber

2nd & 4th Saturdays, 1 p.m.: Goats, Strickland, 229.896.4553

City Highway, Hazlehurst. Call Steve

sheep, chickens, small animals;

Underwood, 912.594.6200 (night) or

Pearson Livestock, 1168 Highway DECATUR COUNTY

912.375.5543 (day)

441 N, Pearson. Call Roberto

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

Silveria, 229.798.0271

chickens, small animals; Waddell

JONES COUNTY

Auction Co., 979 Old Pelham

Every Saturday, 7 p.m.: Goats,

BEN HILL COUNTY

Road, Climax. Call John Waddell, sheep, rabbits, guinea pigs,

Every Monday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; South 229.246.4955

chickens; Wayside Auction, 1035

Central Livestock, 146 Broad Road,

Monticello Highway, Gray. Call

Fitzgerald. Call Thomas Stripling, EMANUEL COUNTY

Valerie Rice Johnson, 762.435.1026.

229.423.4400 or 229.423.4436

Every Monday, 1 p.m.: Cattle,

Facebook: Wayside Auction

slaughter hogs; Swainsboro

BLECKLEY COUNTY

Stockyard, 310 Lambs Bridge Road, LAMAR COUNTY

2nd& 4th Saturdays, 9 a.m.: Farm

Swainsboro. Call Clay Floyd and

Every Friday, 6 p.m.: Goats, sheep,

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

David N. Floyd, 478.945.3793

chickens, small animals; 5 p.m.,

Goats, sheep, chickens, small

farm miscellaneous, Ga. Lic. #4213;

animals; Cochran Auction Barn, 290 2nd & 4th Saturdays, noon: Goats, Buggy Town Auction Market, 1315

Ash St., Cochran. Call Mark Arnold sheep, chickens, small animals; R&R Highway 341 S, Barnesville. Call

478.230.2482 or 478.230.5397

Goat & Livestock Auction, 560 GA Krystal Burnett 678.972.4599

Hwy. 56 N, Swainsboro. Call Ron &

BUTTS COUNTY

Karen Claxton, 478.455.4765

LAURENS COUNTY

Every Wednesday, 12:30 p.m.: Beef

2nd & 4th Thursday, 6 p.m.: Goats,

cattle;

Every Tuesday, 10 a.m. & 1st

sheep, chickens, small animals;

2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.: Fridays: Cattle special sale; Dixie Horse Creek Auction Co., 5971 Hwy.

Dairy cattle; Mid-Georgia Livestock Livestock Market, 133 Old Hwy.

441 S, Dublin. Call Daniel Harrelson,

Market, 467 Fairfield Church Road/ 46, Oak Park. Call Tammy Sikes,

478.595.5418

Hwy. 16 W, Jackson. Call Seth

912.578.3263

Harvey, 770.775.7314

MADISON COUNTY

FORSYTH COUNTY

Every Friday, 6 p.m.: Chickens,

CARROLL COUNTY

Every Tuesday, noon: Cattle, goats, small animals; Gray Bell Animal

2nd & 4th Saturdays, 4 p.m.: Goats, sheep; Lanier Farm's Livestock

Auction, Hwy. 281, Royston. Call

sheep, chickens, small animals;

Corp., 8325 Jot-Em Down Road,

Billy Bell, 706.795.3961

Long Branch Livestock, 813 Old

Gainesville. Call Tyler Bagwell,

Villa Rica Road, Temple. Call Ricky 770.844.9223 or 770.844.9231

MARION COUNTY

Summerville, 404.787.1865

1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7 p.m.: Goats,

FRANKLIN COUNTY

sheep, chickens, small animals;

Every Monday, noon: Cattle, goats, Every Tuesday, noon: Cattle, goats, Auction 41, 4275 GA Hwy. 41

sheep; Carroll County Livestock

sheep; Franklin County Livestock N, Buena Vista. Call Jim Rush,

Sales Barn, 225 Salebarn Road,

Sales, 6461 Stone Bridge Road,

706.326.3549. Email rushfam4275@

Carrollton. Call Barry Robinson,

Carnesville. Call Chad Ellison,

windstream.net

770.834.6608 or 770.834.6609

706.384.2975 or 706.384.2105

MORGAN COUNTY Saturday, Oct. 31st, 9:30 a.m.: Farm equipment, machinery and tools. Ga. Lic. #4168. Morgan County Ag Center, 2382 Athens Hwy., Madison. Call Randy Wilkes, 706.202.8988, Powerline Auction LLC
PULASKI COUNTY Every Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.: Cattle, goats, sheep; Pulaski County Stockyard, 1 Houston Street, Hawkinsville. Call John Walker, 478.892.9071
SEMINOLE COUNTY Every Wednesday, 1:30 p.m., 3rd Saturday Special Sale, 1:30 p.m.: Cattle, goats, sheep; Seminole Stockyard, 5061 Hwy. 91, Donalsonville. Call Bryant Garland and Edwina Skipper, 229.524.2305
STEPHENS COUNTY 2nd Saturdays, 5 p.m.: W&W Livestock, Eastanollee Livestock Auction, Eastanollee. Call Brad Wood, 864.903.0296
3rd Saturdays, noon: Goats, sheep; Agri Auction Sales at Eastanollee Livestock Market, Highway 17 between Toccoa and Lavonia. Call Ricky Chatham, 706.491.2812 or Jason Wilson, 706.491.8840
Every Monday, noon: Cattle, goats, sheep; Eastanollee Livestock, 40 Cattle Drive, Eastanollee. Call Mark Smith, 706.779.5944
SUMTER COUNTY Every Monday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; Sumter County Stockyard, 505 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 678.972.4599

THOMAS COUNTY Every Tuesday, 1 p.m.: Cattle. Thomas County Stockyards, 20975 Hwy. 19 N, Thomasville. Call Danny Burkhart, 229.228.6960
TOOMBS COUNTY 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 11 a.m.: Feeder pigs, goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; Metter Livestock Auction, 621 Hwy. 1 S, Lyons. Call Lewie Fortner, 478.553.6066
TURNER COUNTY Every Wednesday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; Turner County Stockyards, 1315 Hwy. 41 S, Ashburn. Call Alan Wiggins, 229.567.3371
UPSON COUNTY Every Tuesday, 12 p.m.: Cattle, goats, sheep, horses. Upson County Livestock, 2626 Yatesville Hwy., Thomaston. Call Aaron and Anna White, 864.704.2487 or 770.713.5045.
WILKES COUNTY Every Wednesday, noon: Cattle, goats, sheep; Wilkes County Stockyard, Hwy. 78 Bypass/302 Third Street, Washington. Call Kenny Durden and Linda Robertson, 706.678.2632
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.

CATTLE

Reg'd black Angus, bred Reg. black Simmental, Registered black Hereford heifers, open heifers and bulls SimAngus bulls, performance bull, 4 years old embryo. Call

GOATS

Breeding quality KatahdinDorper ram lambs. Worm re-

ready for service. Semen test- tested; cow/calf pairs, heifers, or text: $3800. Dutch Copelan

sistant Katahdin genetics. 4

ed, delivery available. Fred G. heavy milk, AI embryo bred, Aragon 770-324-1238

All goats offered for sale must and 6m/o. 2 mature ewes:

Blitch Statesboro 912-865- satisfaction guaranteed. Milton

be individually identified in $150 each. Call before 9 pm.

5454

Martin Jr. Clarkesville 770- Registered Charolais bulls, compliance with the USDA S. Cobb Cedartown 404-218-

Reg'd black Simmental and SimAngus bulls for sale. Circle A Ranch. Dr. Fred E. Cullens Sandersville 478-232-7264; Farm Mgr Scott Bussell 478232-2491

519-0008
Reg. Charolais: superior genetics and disposition, bulls semen-tested; cows, heifers and calves. Quantity discounts. Bobby Burch East-

breeding age. Many to choose from. Docile. Adam Marsh Statesboro 912-536-1430
Registered polled Hereford cows, heifers and young bulls. Excellent pedigrees. Twin

Scrapie Program. For more information, please call the GDA Animal Protection Division at 404.656.4914.
3 goats, 2 Saanen 7m/o purebred 1 doe, 1 buck, and 1 old

1615
Katahdin rams and ewes for sale. Various ages. Prices start at $180. Philip Piche Royston 706-338-1615

Red bull for sale. 3/4 Angus, 1/4 Gelbvieh, DOB 5/4/2019, passed BSE 8/13/2020, docile: $1700. J. Duncan Carrollton duncanlegacyfarm@bellsouth.net 404-295-2404

Reg'd polled Hereford bulls; rugged, pasture raised, gentle exc bloodlines and EPDs, small calves, exc growth, western genetics, Ga bred. Bobby Brantley Tennille 478553-8598
Reg'd red Angus and black Angus bulls, 19m/o and

man 478-718-2128
Reg. Santa Gertrudis bulls, two year olds, semen tested. Quality bulls with good dispositions. Eddy Mullinax Ellijay 706-273-4282
Registered Angus bulls 2122m/o, exc quality, low birth weight. By Spitz and Scale

Creeks Mountain Farm. Roger Ledford Hiawassee 706-8971081
Taking orders for grass-feed or grain-feed cattle, ready for slaughter. 325lb beef half or 625lb full. Delivered to slaughter house. Lowell Macher Hartwell 864-940-2730

Nubian doe 10y/o: $300 obo. Richard Wood Hampton 470451-1734
Boer Kiko billy goats, 3 months old and up. One 12 months real pretty and ready for breeding. Russell Cantrell Newborn 770-855-3008

Reg'd. or not Katahdin rams and ewes, various ages, Midwest bloodlines. Duke Burgess Louisville 305-923-0262 (cell)
Six Dorper Katahdin Barbado wethers, 3y/o. Gentle and dog broke for training. $200 each. Patterson Farm Hull 706-6310402

Reg'd AI bred Angus bulls, Capitalist Charm, and Ashland Sons. Buy now, pick up in Jan

younger, ready for service. Proven performance top bloodlines. Joe Gibson Rome 706-506-3026

House, semen tested: $2000. Wayne Cleveland Baconton 229-669-1921
Registered Angus, Simmental

Two black white face, one Hereford and register Hereford heifers. Two bulls for sale register Hereford and commercial

Savanna goats, full-blood and percentage for sale. Pictures available upon request. Web: friendshipfarmssavannas.com

Young haired meat sheep trio. Ewe, ram, and first litter lamb. Very healthy: $1250. Jeremy Coleman Gay 404-

2021. Jan A. Landers Reg'd red Angus open heifers and SimAngus bulls for sale. bull. Ennis Ryals Dublin 478- David Horton Rincon 912-663- 317-1263

Watkinsville 706-207-2208

ready for breeding. Yearly Age range 12-24 months from 278-0678

8085

Reg'd black Angus bulls, AI sired, 1-2y/o, BSE and DNA tested. Also, reg'd bred heifers, cows and pairs. Ken McMichael Monticello 706819-9295
Reg'd black Angus heifers and bulls, excellent quality. Vaccinated and wormed. Also,

heifers, bulls. Andras New Direction bloodline. Great EPD, vaccination complete, good prices. Jorge Haber Midland 706-323-2405
Reg'd. Red Angus 1&2 year old bulls. Low birth weight, good weaning, vaccination, ready for work, western genetics, southern born. Flying W Farm Cochran 478-934-6998
Reg. Red Angus bull for

AI sires. Call or text Jeremy. C. McClure Cleveland 706878-0975
Registered black Angus bulls. 12 to 13 months old, out of Basin Payweight and Bubs Southern Charm. Delivery available. Steve Deal Portal 912-531-3549
Registered black Angus herd bull AAA18169439, calving ease, very docile, selling be-

Two purebred Angus heifers, 14-17 m/o, gentle, open, reasonable priced. Rondal Fields Clermont 770-983-7104
Two year old registered Angus bulls. Semen tested. Yon Future Force bloodline. Commercial Angus replacement heifers. Pelvic scored. James Vaughn Forsyth 478-258-2232
Wagyu registered bulls, full

SHEEP
12 St. Croix-St. ThomasKatahdin mix ewes and rams, 6 m/o to 12 m/o, hearty mix. Dwayne Richardson Summerville 706-857-8198
4 Katahdin ewe lambs, 3 white, 1 solid brown, from registered breeding stock. Deliv-

Pro tip: You can share your Market Bulletin ad with your email contacts and on your social media accounts through our online ad system. Use the "Search Ads" function online, find your ad, and choose your preferred

2 commercial black Angus lease, feed and care only. De- cause keeping heifers. SAV heifers. Feltman Angus. Tim cember-April, approved home. Bismark bloodlines. Calves in

blood, Japanese lineage, yearlings also, a few 50-50 steers.

ery available. See our website: sunridgefarms.org. Suzanne

method of sharing to get the

Sanders Hartwell 706-376- Bill Hawkins Sylvania 912- pasture. Blake Landrum Dallas Duke Burgess Louisville 305- Kozee Molena 678-877-9860 word out!

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564-7957

678-333-4836

923-0262 (cell)

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2020

Bulletin Calendar Nov. 12-14 Kiko Roundup Southeast Kiko Goat Association

Nov. 20 Georgia Agribusiness Council Harvest Celebration

Editor's Note: Although life is

Oct. 27

401 Larry Walker Pkwy

Meadows Gun Club

gradually returning to normal, the

Honeybee Disaster Assistance Workshop Perry, Ga. 31069

1064 Rumble Rd.

COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing. It is Pike County UGA Extension Office

229.263.7977

Forsyth, Ga. 31029

possible that events may still be cancelled VIRTUAL MEETING

www.sekga.org

ONLINE REGISTRATION

for public health reasons. Before you go, Email to register

www.ga-agribusiness.org

we suggest checking official sources for 678.588.3153

Nov. 13

706.845.0015

cancellations or postponements of events brooklyne.wassel@uga.edu

Lunch and Learn Virtual Course

rfreeman@asginfo.net

listed here.
Oct. 21-27 9th Annual Native Plant Sale State Botanical Garden of Georgia Online sale for pickup https://bit.ly/2GDOZUj 706.542.1244

Facebook: UGA Extension Pike County
Oct. 27-28 Starting a New Food Business Workshop UGA Food Science and Technology Extension 240 Food Science Bldg. 100 Cedar St.

Citrus Issues in the Home Landscape Camden County UGA Extension Office VIRTUAL MEETING Email to register 912.576.3219 uge3039@uga.edu
Nov. 13-14

Nov. 20-21 Southeast Classic Rabbit Show Decatur Rabbit Breeders Association 401 Larry Walker Pkwy Perry, Ga. 31069 770.349.9577 mtnlaurelrabbitry@comcast.net

garden@uga.edu
Oct. 21-Jan. 8 Annual Fruiting Shrub and Tree Sale Columbia County UGA Extension Online sale form and ordering https://bit.ly/349jKIv 706.541.4011 trippj@uga.edu
Oct. 22 2020 Northwest Georgia Master Cattleman Program Nutritional Management Forsyth County UGA Extension Office VIRTUAL MEETING Email to register 770.887.2418 hnkolich@uga.edu
Oct. 23-31

Athens, Ga. 30602 706.542.2574 ashama@uga.edu
Nov. 5-8 Southeastern Showdown Georgia High School Rodeo Association

Georgia Master Gardeners Association Annual Conference VIRTUAL MEETING 706.613.3640 Register online www.georgiamastergardeners.org/ annual-conference

Dec. 5 Shop In Place Online Market Indie Craft Experience ONLINE EVENT www.ice-atlanta.com/shop-in-place craft@ice-atlanta.com

Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter

401 Larry Walker Pkwy

Nov. 14

Perry, Ga. 31069

Shop In Place Online Market

678.492.3947

Indie Craft Experience

www.ghsra.com/schedule

ONLINE EVENT

www.ice-atlanta.com/shop-in-place

Nov. 5-19

craft@ice-atlanta.com

Dec. 11 Lunch and Learn Virtual Course Pruning Basics Camden County UGA Extension Office VIRTUAL MEETING Email to register 912.576.3219

2020 Agricultural Labor Relations Forum WEBINAR SERIES Online registration: www.georgiaaglaborforum.com 706.845.0015 rfreeman@asginfo.net

Nov. 19-21

uge3039@uga.edu

Georgia National Antique Agriculture Show Jan. 5-7, 2021

Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable

401 Larry Walker Pkwy

Conference

Perry, Ga. 31069

VIRTUAL MEETING

478.988.6522

Register online:

NBHA Open World Championships

Nov. 9

National Barrel Horse Association

Art and History of Wreath Making

Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter State Botanical Garden of Georgia

401 Larry Walker Pkwy

VIRTUAL CLASS

Perry, Ga. 31069

Online registration:

706.823.3728

https://bit.ly/30NFo4a

https://nbha.com/

706.542.1244

Oct. 24

cscamero@uga.edu

4-H Fall Frenzy Bleckley County Extension Office Cochran-Bleckley County Recreation Center 250 West Dykes St. Cochran, Ga. 31014 478.934.3220 Uge2023@uga.edu

Nov. 10 2021 D.W. Brooks Lecture featuring Julie Borlaug ONLINE EVENT www.dwbrooks.caes.uga.edu 706.542.5046 regina@uga.edu

pgentry@gnfa.com www.gnfa.com
Nov. 19-22 Athens Area Hunter/Jumper Association Fall Classic Georgia International Horse Park 1996 Centennial Olympic Parkway Conyers, Ga. 30013 678.549.7012 springbreakfarm@bellsouth.net

www.seregionalconference.org/ 706.407.2264
Jan. 18-20 Georgia Dairy Conference Savannah Marriott Riverfront 100 General McIntosh Blvd. Savannah, Ga. 31401 706.310.0020 www.gadairyconference.com
Jan. 19-21 Georgia Green Industry Association's Wintergreen Tradeshow VIRTUAL MEETING 706.632.0100 https://ggia.site-ym.com

Jan. 20-21 45th Annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show and Conference University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center 15 RDC Rd. Tifton, Ga. 31794 229.386.3470 info@gapeanuts.com
Jan. 29-30 Georgia Young Farmers State Convention Great Wolf Lodge 150 Tom Hall Parkway LaGrange, Ga. 30240 229.386.3429 www.georgiaffa.org/youngfarmers
Feb. 10 GYFA Legislative Day Georgia Young Farmers Association Georgia State Capital 206 Washington Street, SW Atlanta, Ga. 30334 229.386.3429 ashley.gyfa@gaaged.org
Feb. 10-11 4-H Day at the Capital Georgia State Capital 206 Washington Street, SW Atlanta, Ga. 30334 706.542.4444 jburke@uga.edu
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.

EQUINE

Australian Shepherd puppies, Bunnies, small to large, mixed born 08/29/20. Male and fe- breeds: $15 a piece. Michael

POULTRY/FOWL

2 Beltsville white turkey hens, Chicks. Heritage breed Ply2020 hatch: $20 each. No tex- mouth Barred Rock. Absolute-

males, blue Merle, black bi, Phippen Newnan 770-755-

ting. Larry Hetrick Juliette ly beautiful, very productive:

Advertisers in the Equine cate- tails docked, shots. ASCA reg- 8702

Any person engaged in buying 478-994-1545

$5 each. Straight run. Also,

gory must submit a current negative Coggins test for each equine advertised. This includes horses, ponies and donkeys. Buyers are urged to re-

istered: $800. Sour Branch Aussies Sylvester 229-9217449 or 229-886-9881
Great Pyrenees puppies, 3 fe-

Purebred New Zealand rabbits, various colors and sizes: $25. Kelly Maxwell Winder 404-925-2369

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

2020 Hatch Buff Barred Cochin roosters: $10 each, will trade for OEG bantams. Patricia Roberts Jasper 770-893-

barnyard mix chicks: $2 each. Matthew Gray Clarkesville 706-499-6615
Coturnix quail, birds and eggs

quest verification of a negative Coggins from the advertiser before purchasing any equine.

males, 1 male born 8/12/20: $400. Shots, wormed. Raised with parents on farm with

San Juan rabbits for sale, young ones ready Oct. 15: $12. Have a few grown San

not by itself disqualify an individual from advertising poultry in the Market Bulletin. Mallard

9585 2y/o male Indian peacocks. I

available. Please call for availability and pricing. Bryan Roe Cumming 404-788-4436

Generalized ads such as those 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 404.656.3667.
Beautiful 14 y/o black & white spotted saddle mare, very gentle, rides great. Tony Green Fairmount 770-605-0888

goats, cows, chickens. Mike Nalewako Newnan 770-6306541
Kangal working livestock guardian pups: $1200 and up. Guarding goats and Heritage turkeys. Peacock Hill Farm Stockbridge 770-860-8989 Email: e@peacockhill.farm
RABBITS

Juans: $15. Pat Bentley Rutledge 404-983-8306
Tennessee red back rabbits. Excellent runners, 3m/o. Tommy Walker Rockmart 770684-6150 or 678-684-9770
The deadline to submit ads for the Dec. 2 issue is noon, Nov. 20. Use our

ducks must be at least three generations from the wild before they can be advertised in the Market Bulletin. Advertisers must include this information in notices submitted for publication. Out-of-state poultry must have a negative Avian Influenza test and negative pullorum test within 21 days of entering Georgia. For more information, call the GDA Animal

have five for sale: $100 each. Tim White Blue Ridge 706455-3822
Assorted breeds baby to adult; chicks sexed and unsexed; ducks, guineas, Ayam Cemani also. Sherry AmersonWhite Augusta blackberrycreekminifarm@gmail.com 706-833-5535
Bantam, Sebright chickens:

Different breeds Of pullet chicks available. All under two months old. McKinley Evans Adairsville 678-276-5127
Four white ducks. Ken Hughes 262 Williams Rd, Oxford Ga. 30054 770-596-2381
Gamefowl available all ages. Call or text. Shawn Swain Soperton 478-279-0501

STOCK DOGS
Advertisers must submit a copy of a current Rabies Vaccination Certificate signed by a licensed veterinarian for dogs 12 weeks and older. Ads submitted without this information will not be published.

Beautiful Florida white rabbits. Need to reduce herd because of owner's health problems. Wesley Smith Athens 706-247-5254

convenient online ad entry form at agr.georgia.gov to beat the deadline!

Protection 404.656.4914.

Division,

(4) 4-5m/o French black copper Maran roosters: $15; (1) 34m/o RIR rooster: $10; (3) 2-3 m/o RIR rooster: $7. Jeremy Presley Newnan 404-6251836

10 hens, Wyandotte, Sex-

$20 a pair. Pull around pen to put them included. James Causey Albany 229-435-4296 229-395-6300
Breeder grey junglefowl pair: $150; 2020 pairs grey junglefowl: $80; Yellow gold pheasants: $30; Red Pyle Phoenix: $20. Charles Townsend Lizella 478-258-9930

Golden Comets, Black Sex

Links, Marans, Wyandottes,

Australorps,

Dominiques

chicks: $1; hens: $15. Gary Ri-

dley Lafayette 706-638-1911

Guinea keets in Hatchery Choice colors available now. We are 'Georgia's Best Little Guinea Fowl Hatchery.' Flint River Guinea Thomaston 706-

Black German Shepherd AKC registered puppies, 6 weeks old. Buddy Beasley Duluth 770-633-8637

link, heavy, no antibiotics, free range. Very good quality: $5 each or $40 for all. Bradley Veach Ball Ground 770-479-3395

Bresse, Jersey Giants, Aus- 741-2904

tralorp chickens. Breeding Guinea keets: $5 and up.

pairs available. Peacock Hill Price changes as keets get

Farm Stockbridge 770-860- older. Mary Grimes Carlton

8989

706-202-8784

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2020-2021 Market Bulletin

2020 raw wildflower & sour- All sizes: Bass, Bluegill, 2020 Fescue hay, 2020 mixed wood honey awarded by GA Channel Catfish, Threadfin, grass hay: $5.50/bale at barn

Publication Dates and Ad Deadlines

Beekeepers Assoc. Great holi- Gizzard Shad, Shellcracker in Walton County. Wade Cown day gift, personal & corporate. and more. Free delivery or pick Monroe 770-207-6983

Publication Date Nov 4 Nov 18 Dec 2 Dec 16

Ad Deadline (due by noon)
Oct 23 Nov 6 Nov 20 Dec 4

Contact for pricing. BeeCo Apiaries Sparta beecoapiaries@gmail.com

up. Danny Austin Roberta 478-836-4938
Aqua-Pro fish feeder, solar

2020 fescue orchard hay, top quality, square bales, weed free, rain free, barn stored:

3lbs Italian bee packages and 5-frame nucs. Buy from re-

charger, great condition. Jack Wright Sparta 770-846-3171

$4.50/bale. Chris Donath jay 706-636-5224

Elli-

spected beekeeper, certified apiary. More info: beecoapi-

Grass catfish

carp, Bluegill, and Threadfin

Bass, shad.

2020 first 4x5 round

cut, net-wrapped bales: $40 each.

aries.com. BeeCo Apiaries Delivery available at: $2 per Also, 2020 mixture of oats, rye

Mary Lacksen Milledgeville mile, one way. Brian Simmons grass bermuda stored under

478-456-1049 aries@gmail.com

beecoapi- Hawkinsville 478-892-3144 shelter: $45. W.O. Bell GlenKoi and Goldfish for sale. All nville 912-237-0222

Albany/SW Georgia complete sizes and colors. Call for more 2020 hay, Coastal Bermuda,

Dec 30 Jan 13, 2021
Jan 27

Dec 18 Jan 1, 2021
Jan 15

bee removal, also hornets, info. Glenn Kicklighter Sander- RFQ tested, 4x5 net wrapped:

Bona Allen saddle, black, beautiful hand carving, 60 y/o, looks and uses like new, large tapaderos, built strong: $400.

wasps, censed Richter 7663

yellow jackets. Li- sville 478-232-7704

$45/bale Barn kept. Some

and insured. Dale Leesburg 229-886-

Rainbow and Brown Trout: DNR-certified. Quality stockers

$35/bale available. Phil Amos Louisville 706-260-8720

raised on our farm. Various 2020 hay, fertilized, sprayed,

Paula Stewart Stockbridge Bee equipment, everything sizes with delivery or pick-up Bermuda fescue mix: $6 per

Feb 10 Feb 24 March 10

Jan 29 Feb 12 Feb 26

678-600-6464

needed to start beekeeping. available. David Cantrell Ellijay square bale; Mixed grass hay:

Carolina Carriage, two-seated surrey, cut under, folding buggy top, brakes and lights: $4500. Mansel McTier Thom-

Too old to continue. Lee McClure Watkinsville 404-4444115
Bees, #3 packages and over-

706-273-6199
FEED, HAY AND GRAIN

$5 per square bale. Delivery available. Jonathan Little Monroe 770-314-1278
2020 high quality 4x5 net

March 24 April 7 April 21 May 5

March 12 March 26
April 9 April 23

son 706-595-3441
Western saddle, 17inches, excellent condition: $300. J. Deal Statesboro 912-5315228
POULTRY SUPPLIES
3 pullets house feed lanes

wintered nucs, queens, honey and pollination. Slade Jarrett Baldwin 706-677-2854 Email: jarrett@jarrettbees.com
Carpenter Bee Traps to catch and dispose of them, shipped in lots of 5 for $85. Everything included. William Timmerman Harlem 803-640-6265

'20 bermuda hay 4x5 net wrapped roll, barn stored, fertilized and lime: $60 per roll. Chuck Hecht Waverly Hall 706-577-6590
2020 4x5 round net wrapped bermuda fescue Bahia mix Well fertilized: $40 in field, $55 in barn. Ned Morris Conyers

wrapped Russell Bermuda hay. Barn stored: $45 per roll. Pick up at farm or delivery available. Steve Deal Portal 912-531-3549
2020 high quality 4x5 net wrapped Bermuda hay, barn stored: $45 per roll; Bermuda baleage: $45 per roll. Steve Deal Portal 912-531-3549

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 individual 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. Advertisers must include this information in notices submitted for publication. Out-of-state poultry must have a negative Avian Influenza test and negative pullorum test within 21 days of entering Georgia. For more infor-

Too many roosters from spring hatch: 11 Old English bantams. F. Richards College Park 770-964-5703
Yellow Golden pheasants already showing color. Pairs and extra males available. Young Indian Blue peacocks, this year's hatch. John Herndon Grayson 404-697-7179
Young Muscovy ducks: $10. Each male and female. James Lawrence Alto 762-230-3718
POULTRY/FOWL REQUIRING
PERMIT/LICENSE
Advertisements selling wood ducks must be accompanied by a Waterfowl Sale permit. Ads

with motion high speed winches and water lines. You remove all for free. All in good shape. Sam Moon Homer 706-340-7237
Cages, outdoor welded wire. Quality construction, various sizes and styles: $10 to $50 each. John Bennett Atlanta 404-680-5150
Chicken house fans 48inch, slant wall: $200 and 36inch $100. Vickie Barrett Mount Airy 706-499-8009
Electrical generator switchover for switching from commercial power to a generator. Was used on 500ft chicken house: $300. High Voltage Cattle Mount Airy 706-4998008

Raw Georgia Tupelo Honey Ludowici pick up $20 quart $75 gallon. We also ship find us at www.swamphoney.org. M. Hendrix Ludowici 912-2944790
Removal of bee swarms near the ground or in buildings. Will remove unwanted hives east of Atlanta. Robert Pruden Monroe 770-466-9100
Remove swarms for free or remove bees from a structure for a fee. Also, can buy unneeded bee equipment. Leonard Day Macon 478-7195588
Will pick up swarms, no charge. Will remove from structures for a fee In the CSRA. Justin Stitt Augusta

678-462-0459
2020 4x5.5 net wrapped roll bales, bermuda Bahia and some Johnson grass: $40 per bale. Kelvin Irvin Eatonton 404-569-9881
2020 Bermuda hay. Fertilized, weed free. 4X4 Rolls stored in barn: $40 per roll. Larry Morrison 2526 Alexander Road, Monticello, Ga. 31064 770891-5396.
2020 bermuda mixed, netwrapped, fertilized, sprayed and rain-free 4x5 rolls, barnstored: $50 loaded. Ben Harris Vienna 229-268-4124
2020 bermuda, 4x5.5 netwrapped rolls, barn-stored, weed-free, 56% TDN, tests avail.: $50 horse and cattle customers. Steve Echols

2020 horse quality hay: $5 per bale at barn, $65 per roll at barn. Delivery available. Glenn Brinson Tarrytown 912288-5960
2020 horse quality square bales Bermuda Tifton44 hay: $5 per bale. Ken Owens Monroe 770-267-8759
2020 perennial peanut hay in 55-65lb bales. The bales are wrapped in bundles of 21: $11/bale or $210/bundle. Ian Stephens Tifton 229-387-5545
2020 premium Tifton44 Bermuda, horse quality, fertilized, 4x5 roll: $70; Bermuda rye mix: $60; Bermuda mix: $45. All barn stored. Tim Hunter Conyers 770-3317749, 770-483-8712

MISCELLANEOUS mation, call the GDA Animal

Protection

Division,

404.656.4914.

Guineas for sale, 2020 hatch. Ronald Gibbs Rochelle 229425-8801

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

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-

Poultry house equipment: American Coolair 48inch fan motors, PVC louvers, blades, lots more. Fair to good used condition. Fair prices. Ray Clinard Cleveland 706-969-9412
Only agriculture-related items

706-829-9372
Will remove honey bees from walls and structures for a fee. Will pick, remove captured swarms. Also, wildflower honey for sale. Derry Oliver Commerce 706-335-7226
AQUACULTURE AND SUPPLIES

Mitchell 706-962-7296
2020 Bermuda, Bahia/Bermuda, Max Q 4x5 round/net wrapped. In barn, rain free, fertilized, horse quality: $50/bale. Delivery available. Jim Sibley Woodbury 404-434-8081
2020 bermuda: $40, delivery avail. David Clemens Waynesboro 706-466-2944

2020 round bales, just cut September. Foggy Bottom Farms, East 52 Ellijay 706502-8266
2020 Russell Bermuda grass 4x5.5 fertilized, net wrapped, barn sheltered, HQ, 300+ quality bales available: $60; 10+: $55; 20+: $50. Delivery negotiable. Wayne Pruitt Statesboro 912-682-4481

Muscovy ducks for sale. Young to adult various colors: $15 to $25. Jennifer Vold Senoia 678-697-6525
OE Bantam pairs: $15; Roosters: $4. Seven varieties. Portuguese Tumblers: $5; Homing pigeons: $10. Kim Hogan

passes/commercial or call the Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division, 706.557.3244. Canada geese may not be sold.
Bobwhite and Coturnix quail, all ages. Manning's Family Quail Farm Glennville 912237-1952

may be advertised in Category.
BEES, HONEY AND SUPPLIES

this

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

2020 Coastal bermuda hay. 4x5 net wrapped, horse and cow quality: $35 to $50 a bale, Square: $5.50. Thomas Davis Gibson 706-466-3807
2020 Coastal bermuda or rye, horse-quality, fertilized. UGA soil/specs. Barned, square or 4X5 round bales. Sonny Tram-

2020 Tift44 bermuda and other grasses. 4x5 rolls, net wrapped, fertilized, limed, under cover: $40 per roll. Everett Parrott Alvaton 404-319-5326 or 706-538-1263
2020 Yellow shelled feed corn: $40/barrel. Also, 2020 feed wheat, excellent for food

Cleveland 706-809-1215

Flight-conditioned Bobwhite

obtain a free Aquaculture Reg- mell Forsyth 478-256-0513 or plots, etc. 95% germination:

quail, Pheasant, and Chukars

istration Permit. For more infor- 478-994-6463

$50/barrel. Call Wayne. R.

Pigeons. White rollers, turner for sale near Athens. Great

rollers, colored rollers and fliers! Book before they're

white homers: $20 a pair. Wy- gone. www.SevenPinesQuail.-

att Johnson Midville 478-494- com. Jacob Nash Danielsville

3240

706-255-6372/706-255-9524

Pullets: Black sex links, Golden sex links, Rhode Island Red, Black Australorp, Barred Rocks, plenty of bantams. Bobby Hawks Nicholson 706983-0258

ANIMAL EQUIPMENT AND
SUPPLIES

(GALLBERRY

HONEY)

VOTED BEST-TASTING &

FLAVOR OF GA WINNER

$52/gallon includes shipping

www.brucesnutnhoney.com.

B. Bruce Homerville 912-

mation on aquaculture rules 2020 fertilized fescue/orchard Montgomery Reynolds 478and licensing in Georgia, in- grass, 4x5 rolls. Jute wrapped. 837-2356

cluding a listing of domestic Baled September 10-11. Brad 4ftx5ft round bales of fescue

fish and other fish species re- Robert Rome 706-506-6586 and bermuda, fertilized and

quiring a Wild Animal License, visit https://georgiawildlife.com/aquaculture or call 770.761.3044.

2020 fescue 5x5 rolls of hay: $45 in barn, $35 outside. String wrapped, pick up only. Don Jackson Cartersville 404-

sprayed. Pick up in the field for $40/roll. James Powers Carrollton 770-241-7354
4x5 rolls of cow hay: $30.

350 gallon diesel skid tank. 569-1161

Steven Stanley Armuchee

Hand pump, new fuel filter in- 2020 fescue bermuda 4X5 678-848-0788

Pullets: Rhode Island Red, Golden Comets and Black Sex link; quality birds. Brian Sturdy Dahlonega 706-865-9201
Red Sex Link pullets, vacci-

CATTLE SUPPLIES
Cattle milking machine. churn and motor. Fred Phillips Franklin 706-675-1992

487-5001
10- and 8-frame bee hives: $85; 5-frame beehives/NUCs: $65. Also make inner cover, Super, Top Barbee hives,

stalled. Just painted. Bottom drain valve: $550. Pictures available. Richard Surles Clayton 770-301-1924
A-1 Big Reds and Euro Great Fishing: $35/lb; Red Wigglers

round bales. Fertilized, barn kept. Delivery available: $40. Kenny Sargent Rockmart 770490-1227
2020 fescue bermuda mix, horse quality, net-wrapped:

4x5 rolls, horse hay, fescue orchard mix. Sprayed, fertilized, limed, very clean. High quality, barn kept. Cut July 2020: $60. Richard Surles Clayton 770-301-1924

nated: $15 each; California White pullets, vaccinated: $10 each. All laying. Todd Maxwell Hoschton 706-654-3364
Ring neck doves several col-

TACK AND SUPPLIES
Billy Cook Silver Saddle, Big Horn Silver Saddle, Dave

Rapid inside feeder. Eliseo Delia Mineral Bluff 706-4925119
10-8-5 frame equipment, beekeeping supplies, nucs, pack-

perfect for composting and fishing: $25/lb. Lew Bush Byron bigreds1@cox.net 478955-4780
A-1 quality, farm-grown chan-

$50-$60 (inside); $35-$40 (outside). Will deliver with purchase of 10 bales. Coy Baker Loganville 770-466-4609
2020 fescue Bermuda, mixed

4x5.5 net wrapped John Deere rolls, barn kept, fertilized and weed free: $60. Delivery available for mileage. Josh Pennino Sparta 706-340-3146

ors. Ages range from just Chavez Silver Bridle, miscella- ages, classes, Honey, Swarm nel catfish priced by size; other grass. Cut October 1st, no Bermuda and Bahia, mixed,

weaned to a year old: $10 neous tack and supplies. Patti capture. Harold Lanier Com- species available upon re- weeds, no rain, heavy fertilizer: fertilized for sale: $25 twine tie,

each Teresa McClellan Toc- McLeroy Kathleen 478-987- merce harold@lanierbeebarn.- quest. Flynt Gilbert Zebulon $5.50 per square bale. Terry $40 net wrapped. Ford Ashley

coa 706-244-7345

0019

com 678-471-7758

770-468-0725/770-567-1223 Bell Dallas 678-910-6000

Eastman 478-231-0482

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2020

Guest Column: Plan now to avoid heirs property

By Skipper G. Stipe-Maas, JD
Executive Director,
Georgia Heirs Property Law Center
I first learned how unpredictable life could be at the age of 8 when my father suddenly passed away. This is when I became an heirs property owner of a farm in South Georgia. As a result, I have spent a lifetime understanding the impact of heirs property on families and Georgia's economy as well as employing the law to resolve and prevent it. Over the years, I have learned a lot.
First, what is heirs property and how does it impact owners of heirs property? Heirs property, which includes homes and land, has multiple legal owners. As a result, no single owner can make major decisions for the property without everyone's agreement. Heirs property can be created with or without a will and is equivalent to having a pile of money in a glass box; a family can see their asset but cannot access its equity.
Heirs property is an unstable form of property ownership that inherently affects the relationships of the family owners and limits the family's ability to leverage their real property to build generational wealth. Co-owners of heirs property have difficulty getting loans, qualifying for USDA programs, managing timber, qualifying for property tax exemptions, receiving federal aid after a natural disaster, participating in land conservation programs, and selling the property.
Perhaps the most surprising thing I've learned is that there is a whole bunch of us that have heirs property throughout Georgia. It's not just my family. More likely than not, heirs property is probably in your family, too. It's sometimes referred to as "family land," "tangled title," "grandpa's land." Whatever you call it, it's a mess that prevents the best use and economic return of the land or home.
Another surprising thing I've learned is heirs property is everywhere in Georgia. It's not just a rural problem, it's an urban, coastal, and mountain problem. Wherever you live, heirs property is the hidden story behind blight and poverty. A study released in 2017 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service and University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute of Government found that 11 to 25 percent of the property in 10 Georgia counties was probable heirs property, representing a total tax-appraised value over $2 billion. The economics are staggering: If heirs property in 10 coun-

ties represents over $2 billion in locked equity, the total tax appraised value of probable heirs property in Georgia's 159 counties is likely over $34 billion.
If there's so much heirs property, how come we don't know more about it? After a lifetime of mulling over heirs property, I have a theory. We have a tendency to think that heirs property is unique to just our family, and if folks would behave right, we could resolve it without any outside help. And we've been taught to be a little bit ashamed about our family secret. I'm here to tell you differently.
Any good family that has owned land or a house has bumped up against or is smack dab in the middle of heirs property. There's nothing to be ashamed of. It just means you came from a family that loved land, their home, and their children; and sometimes when you love something so much, the focus is on relationships, not on managing the legal aspects.
Professionals who have seen many different family scenarios and have a vast array of tools can help you and your
family resolve it. Ok, but where are these professionals and can I trust them? The Georgia Heirs Property Law Center Inc. is comprised of staff that devote themselves to resolving and preventing heirs property.
Partly because of my own lifelong journey in the quest of resolving heirs property and developing the right tools while resolving my own family farm issues, the Center was founded in 2015. The Center's mission is to increase generational wealth, economic value, and community stability by securing and preserving property rights of Georgians. The Center is the only nonprofit of its kind in Georgia and is positioned to assess, remediate, and prevent heirs property while also providing financial asset education around home and land ownership. Our work is based on what you, the landowner or homeowner, wants. If we take you on as a client, we're going to inform you of your options and develop the best legal strategy to accomplish your goals. Furthermore, the moment you call or contact the Center, you have confidentiality. We can't tell anyone you called us or asked us for help. We can't tell anyone what we are or are not doing for you without your written permission to do so. Since opening its doors in 2015, the Center has provided legal representation and closed 418 matters which includes 154 title-clearing matters, 90 title search/audits, and 174 estate planning matters. From my own personal experience, resolving and preventing heirs property is well worth the work. It's a lot. But it's doable and the Center is here is help.
-Learn more about the Georgia Heirs Property Law Cen-
ter online at gaheirsproperty.org, email them at info@ga-
heirsproperty.org or call them at 706.424.7557 EXT 1.

Georgie's Drive Thru the Poultry Capital of the World
Hello! I'm Georgie, the Georgia Grown mascot. I travel the state of Georgia promoting our No. 1 industry, agriculture! Producing 29 million pounds of poultry per day, Georgia is a world leader in the industry. Gainesville is where modern poultry production began and is known as the Poultry Capital of the World. The other day, I went to the Poultry Capital and visited Poultry Park to see the Poultry Monument. Built in 1977, the monument is situated near the feed store where Jesse Jewell created the modern poultry industry. During the dark days of the Great Depression, Jewell had the idea of giving his customers chicks and feed on credit. After the birds were big enough to sell, he bought them back and paid the farmers a percentage of the profit. Jewell supplied chicks to farmers throughout the county. He soon built his own hatchery, feed mill, processing plant and even a rendering plant. At the corner of Jesse Jewell Parkway and Academy Street stands the Poultry Monument 25 feet tall and topped with a rooster statue whose spurs bring back many unpleasant childhood memories.
A monument to poultry in Gainesville. (Lee Lancaster/GDA)

Cook Georgia Grown: Oven Roasted Chicken Thighs with Shallots and Scuppernongs

Ingredients 2 lbs Springer Mountain Farms bone-in, skin-on
chicken thighs, or chicken drumsticks 2 tsps fresh thyme, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 Tbsp apple cider or white wine vinegar 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard 3 Tbsps of olive oil 1 lb of shallots, quartered, about 3 cups 1 cup of halved white muscadines (scuppernongs),
seeds removed with the tip of a paring knife
Chicken Marinade In a bowl, whisk mustard, garlic, thyme, and white wine vinegar together. Gradually stream in olive oil while whisking constantly until all the olive oil has been incorporated and the marinade is emulsified. Season with cracked black pepper. Place half of the marinade in a large bowl and set aside. Pat chicken dry with paper towels. Gently loosen the

skin of each piece of chicken and season liberally with salt underneath, and all over any exposed flesh. Use a spoon to dollop some of the remaining marinade underneath the skin and rub all over to coat thoroughly. Repeat with the rest of the chicken pieces and replace the skin back over each piece. Place on a sheet pan in the refrigerator, uncovered, and let marinate for at least 2 hours.
Instructions Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Place muscadines and shallots in the large bowl with the marinade, season with salt and toss to coat. Transfer muscadine and shallot mixture to a 10-inch cast iron skillet, or a 9x13-inch casserole dish, and arrange in one evenly distributed layer. Place chicken pieces on top, skin side up, and bake for 1 hour, or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165 degrees F on an instant read thermometer.
Serves 4.

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Mercer Medical Moment: Guard against breast cancer with knowledge

By Matthew K. Boles Mercer University School of Medicine
Fourth-year MD Student
and
Joseph Eikelberry, MD Mercer University School of Medicine
Assistant Professor, OB/GYN
October is Breast Cancer awareness month. We all know someone affected by breast cancer a mother, wife, daughter, coworker, or friend. One in eight women in the United States will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. This cancer is the most common among women worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. However, death from breast cancer has been on the decline since the early 1990s. This is largely due to more awareness of breast cancer, early detection, better screening, and advanced treatment options.
Medicine is ever changing and in today's world, physicians practice a "shared decision-making" approach to each patient's healthcare. Doctors and their patients should discuss risk factors and health history and arrive at a mutual decision as to when to begin tests to look for breast cancer.
There is no magical agreed upon number for when screening should begin, but most women begin screening for breast cancer around 40 to 45 years of age. Screening most commonly involves a

procedure called a mammogram, during which several X-rays are taken of the breast. Mammograms have been proven to reduce the risk of death from breast cancer. Breast ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging are used at times to clarify mammogram findings or as an additional screening in women who have a higher risk for breast cancer.
What can a woman do to reduce her risk of breast cancer? Some factors, like genetics, are out of her control. However, there are many ways a woman can reduce her risk of breast cancer.
Regular exercise and maintaining a healthy body weight are two important ways to reduce the risk of breast cancer. A healthy diet with limited alcohol consumption is also important.
Avoiding certain forms of menopausal hormone therapy can reduce breast cancer risk. Breast self-exams are no longer recommended, but it is always good to be conscious of your body and any changes that are taking place. Of course, regular check-ups with a doctor and routine screening exams are helpful as well.
2020 has been a crazy year. In times like these, it is easy for us to become overwhelmed and forget to take care of ourselves. We use October as Breast Cancer Awareness month to be reminded to empower women to take charge of their health and to take care of themselves. Encourage the women in your life to schedule a checkup or to schedule a mammogram today.
1. Breast Cancer Facts. (2020, August 26). Retrieved October 05, 2020, from https:// www.nationalbreastcancer.org/breast-cancer-facts
2. What Is Breast Cancer Screening? (2020, September 14). Retrieved October 05, 2020, from https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/breast/basic_info/screening.htm

Good To Grow: Fall cover crops bring spring success
By Jay Jones jay.jones@agr.georgia.gov

Fall is the time of the year to plant cover crops to protect the soil over the winter. Come spring, gardeners will see the benefits of giving their plots a head start with the organic matter and weed control that cover crops provide.
Sometimes called green manure, a cover crop is an easy method for adding nutrients to the soil. You basically grow it, cut it and then plow it under when you're ready to plant a crop. Cover crops are also useful for protecting areas from erosion and preventing weeds from dominating a garden.
Fredando Jackson, aka "Farmer Fredo," is the executive director of the Flint River Fresh community garden in Albany. He puts a lot of thought into what he will use for cover crops.
"I strategize where I put my cover crop based upon what I'm going to plant next," he said. "We have probably about six vegetables that we grow in our community garden spots that we use for donations to the local food bank. I do a lot of leafy greens in the winter, and then during the summer months I do a lot of things like tomato, so I need something that's going to kind of feed the soil because I'm doing a lot of heavy feeders."
Jackson says he plants winter rye, crimson and white clover to cover the ground from November to February. He will plant Browntop Millet and buckwheat in the summer.
"(The clover) helps with the bees in the area for pollination, so they'll have something to eat off of and also be good for my beneficial bugs for the garden also," Jackson said.
Jackson added he likes a cover crop that he can mow as it grows to add biomass to the soil.
Bobby Wilson, executive director of the Metro Atlanta Urban Garden in College Park, plants winter rye but lets it grow high and uses it mainly to keep weeds out.
His is a certified organic garden, so Wilson said he uses the front loader of a tractor to press the tall rye down to the ground, then follows up with planting tomatoes and peppers to avoid spraying for weeds.
"The rye did a fairly decent job at keeping the weeds back for a while," he said, "but the whole intent is for it to break down and turn back into organic matter in the soil, so it did what it was supposed to do, but we were just trying to get double use out of it."
Canola, also known as rapeseed, is another good cover crop for the winter. Wilson said it grows easily, puts nutrients into the soil, and can be harvested as a winter crop.
"People love to eat canola. It's real similar to collard greens but it cooks faster and it's a much softer green. When I say softer, I mean it doesn't take as long to cook and you can use it in salads as well," Wilson said.
Wilson also plants clover to attract pollinators. Wilson said he keeps patches of clover going through spring planting to attract bees.
Radishes are another winter cover crop Wilson suggested. He calls them longstemmed radishes, but others refer to them as tillage radish. Along with the other benefits of soil nutrition and erosion protection, radishes can prepare the soil for spring plants.
"If you grow the long-stemmed radish, it's able to break up that clay soil and penetrate off into the soil," he said. "You let it stay there, decay and break down, and it opens up that clay soil for you."

Bobby Wilson of Metro Atlanta Urban Garden in College Park shows a garden box with canola, or rapeseed, planted as a cover crop. Wilson said canola replenishes the soil of nutrients and can be picked and prepared like collards or salads. (Jay Jones/GDA)
Fredando "Farmer Fredo" Jackson displayed various cover crops in the Flint River Fresh garden at Sunbelt Field Day in Moultrie in July. (Amy Carter/GDA)

The University of Georgia Extension Service offers additional information and direction on using cover crops for gardens in its publication, "Circular 1057: Using Cover Crops in the Home Garden." The circular can be found at https://extension.uga.edu/publications.html.
Both Flint River Fresh and Metro Atlanta Urban Garden work to make fresh produce available to neighborhoods lacking grocery stores or too expensive for residents. They also offer educational programs to introduce farming and nutrition to youth.
To learn more, go to www.flintriverfresh.org and http://themetroatlantaurbanfarm.com/.

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FEED, HAY

Bermuda mix square bales, Bermuda/fescue mix 4X5 Coastal bermuda hay net Fescue clover mix, square Horse quality square bales barn kept, rain free: $5 per round Cattle hay: $40/roll. fer- wrapped, weed free, fertilized, bales hay: $5 per bale. Harvey ryegrass and fescue: $4.75;

AND GRAIN

bale, 10 bale minimum. You tilized, net wrapped, 2020 rain free, 4x5 rolls: $60 shel- Jackson Blairsville 706-745- Horse quality round bales: $40

load, cash only, quantity avail- baled this week. Delivery avail- tered, $50 field (still to be cut). 0984

in barn. Delivery available.

50 bales Alicia Bermuda able. L. Abrams Milner 770- able for surrounding areas. Zack Pollock Vienna 229-268-

Mark Floyd Adairsville 678-

grass hay, 4x6 rolls, net 228-3865

Call/text. Valerie Armstrong 2355

986-2126

wrapped, well fertilized: $50 each. Windell Gillis Eastman 478-231-8236
Balage hybrid pearl millet. Exceed BMR, iron and clay cowpeas mix. Red River crabgrass 4x4 net- and plastic-wrap, 1500 available: $40. D. Peck Tallapoosa 770-301-5839

Bermuda, crab grass mix, horse quality: $3.75; Mulch hay: $3. Kermit Simmons Jefferson 770-867-7550
Bermuda, mixed hay, fertilized and rain free, horse quality: $7 square, $50 and $60 round. Large quantity delivery available. Stephen Stana Carrollton 770-241-3201

Commerce 678-895-6707
Black oats, 2020 crop: 97.9 germination. Bulk or bagged. Tom Morris Hartwell 706-4369070
Clearance sale: Tift85 hay, large rolls, barn-kept, 10.45 percent + protein: $25/roll. Call Bill 850-528-6373 Meigs

Coastal bermuda round bales $40 to $50; Square bales in field: $5.50. L. Kinsley Perry 478-714-9900
Fescue and clover mix round bales, 4x5, 2020 hay, barnstored, horse and cow quality: $50/bale. Terry Dishroon Mansfield 770-317-8455

Hay bales for sale: lawn, garden, horses, cows: $50+. different quality grades available. Ask for Jonathant. J. Gore Griffin 706-975-3451
Hay for sale. Alicia hay: $60 in the barn, $50 outside in field. Ivey Jeanes Gordon 478-2330347

Large quantities of hay for sale starting at $30. Call or text. Weston Wadel Millen 478-299-8690
Large quantity square bermuda hay. Paul Harris Odum 912294-2470
Mixed Bermuda/Bahia hay fertilized large round bales. Baled with JD 4x6 baler net wrapped: $36.50 in field, 10

bale minimum. Four Oaks An-

gus LaGrange 706-298-1156

Net wrapped Bahia and bermuda round bales: $45. Delivery available for an extra charge. Brad MacDonald Waverly Hall 770-826-8299/706582-3530

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Pearl millet for food plots: $35/50lb. Bryan W Maw Tifton 229-382-6832
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Square bales of 2020 hay, feed hay: $6; mulch hay $5; organic hay: $5; round bales: $40. Robert Steele Zebulon 770-468-6425
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will not be published. For infor-

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of protected plants, visit

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Service, 404.679.7097.

Pachysandra: For a bundle of 50 bare root plants: $10 Carol Olson Marietta 770-490-5685

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Sawtooth oats, Chinese Zinnias, Hibiscus, Amaryllis Grain finished Angus beef, Custom T-shirt quilts, memo- Barn cats available for rodent chestnuts, Japanese maples, (all mixed colors), August lilies: cut, wrapped to your order. ry quilts bears pillows. Very control (shelter rescues).

AND FLOWERS

Allegheny chinkapins, South- $2 per Tbsp +SASE. G. Ward DNA tested for quality: $3.50lb limited contact outside my Neutered, vaccinated, deliv-

ern magnolia, muscadines, 4496 Fowlstown Rd Attapul- hanging weight. Visit www.m- home, I wash everything, bag, ered to you for free. Contact

Advertisements selling officially blueberries, azaleas, sasan- gus GA 39815 229-465-3641 cmichaelangusfarm.com. Ja- pick-up or mail. Margaret Linda. Watkinsville. Call or

protected plants must include a qua, Amaryllis bulbs. Mark permit to sell such plants. Ads Crosby Wrightsville 478-279-

FIREWOOD

son Cox Social Circle 404- Watson Newnan 770-251- text 706-343-8173 or Barn-

925-5412

6951 mew542000@yahoo.com CatsGeorgia@gmail.com

submitted without this permit

will not be published. For infor-

mation on the sale or shipment

of protected plants, visit

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mits/index.html or call the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service,

404.679.7097. For questions

about

ginseng,

visit

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gered/permits/index.html or

call the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, 404.679.7097.

Amaryllis bulbs, various sizes. Amaryllis seeds: $2 cash for 1/2 cup +SASE. Regina D'Amico, 4370 Dabbs Bridge Rd, Acworth, Ga. 30101 770-9740444

4648
Tree yearlings for sale. Catalpa, River Birch, Red Bud, Red Maple, Wild Plum, Sawtooth Oak, Gardenias, etc. Call/text to 404-673-4599. Aaron Walsh Jonesboro 404-307-8113
Vanilla bean orchid vine, $30. Pond: Lotus seedlings, $5ea. Elephant ears, $10 (dark). Bessie Farmer Pendergrass 678-316-4710
Variegated liriope and mondo grass, 1-gal pots: $2ea. Pomegranates, red bud, ginkgo trees also available. K. Patman Athens 706-549-4487
White peach tree seedlings

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.
Oak firewood 20inch lengths: $200 per cord. Local delivery available. Dennis Irwin Canton 770-720-1263
Oak firewood, green, cut into manageable lengths. Free, you haul. T.H. Bentley Monroe 770-480-0499
Seasoned Oak wood cords: quarter $75, half $150; full $200.. Delivery available. Larry Houston Covington 770-2353082 or 770-235-3782

Homemade fruit cakes, call or email for more info. 706-5645905 Good Hope GwinnetteKendrick@yahoo.com
Large pumpkins for sale. Charlie Thomas Farm, 1141 Charlie Thomas Rd., Cleveland, Ga. 30528 706-8090515
Ready in mid October, locally grown citrus, Satsumas, tangerines, Meyer lemons, tangelos, Navel oranges, pecans in hull/cracked. No shipping. McApple Orchard Rochelle mcapple1@windstream.net 229-276-5852
Sugar cane for sale. Mix of

Hinterberg Design 22inch quilt hoop and stand and half hoop adapter: $100. Ruth Lange Warner Robins 478333-1940
Memory bears made out of your loved ones clothing. Call for more information. Sherry McDaniel Buford 770-3661306
Quilts, old antiques, 30+. Some cutter, many whole; Batting seam tape; Crafter collection, great for farmhouse dcor. V. Dinsmore Cumming 678-758-4840
We do chair caning. Donald Becker Tiger 770-807-9783

Camper trailer for hunting camp. Fair condition. Located in Greensboro: $500. Jack Nicholson Dahlonega 678910-9086
Coachman Quin 33ft, 1975 travel trailer 5th wheel, sleeps 6, A/C, refridg+ freezer, 3 way remodel 6526 in good condition: $2500. Matt Mammoth Fairburn 770-969-0151

Angel trumpets, confederate roses: $5. Hydrangeas, ferns, forsythia, double Althea, nandinas, jasmine, beauty berries, burning bushes: $3.50. Weeping cherries, liriope, more. Carla Houghton Marietta 770428-2227
Daylilies, reasonably priced cultivars, shipped or delivered. Many heirlooms, all sizes, all colors. www.ritabees.com for info/photos. Also, raw local honey. Rita Buehner Kenne-

4ft tall freestone. Pick up only: $1 each. Near Union City. Robert Hottle Atlanta 404344-0568
SEEDS
Advertisements selling seeds must include a current state laboratory report (fewer than nine months old) for purity, noxious weeks and germination for each seed lot advertised. Ads submitted without this information will not be published. For more infor-

Seasoned oak, hickory or pecan: $75 per quarter cord. Delivery available. Bob Lewis Fayetteville 770-461-4083
Wood splitter. Vertical 18-ton hydraulic. Runs off PTO. Used 1 season: $1275. Randall Ingram Ball Ground 770-7352258
FARMERS MARKETS

Yellow Gal and Purple Gal. Call for more information. Ike English Jackson 770-7756798
Sugar cane, great for chewing seed or juice. Best crop in years. Yellow Gal (for juice), Blue Gal (for chewing). Ray Freeman Dublin 478-272-1307
We machine shell your pecans, while you wait, for 30 cents per pound. Jody Glidewell Jackson 770-775-

Wreath maker clamp machine for sale with wreath rings in assorted sizes, great for Christmas wreaths with natural materials. Ed Jordan Warthen 478-232-0959
FARM ANTIQUES

Commercial 8x10 walk-in cooler, Vollrath brand. Has floor, can disassemble for transporting: $900 OBO. Jack Tatum Cumming 770-8873856
Generator, Coleman Powermate 54 gasoline powered, 5000-watt, Briggs, 11HP, 120/240V. New carburetor, low hours: $450 cash only. Photos. Contact Jim. Bob Cofer Snellville 770-843-1608

saw 678-327-5133

mation regarding certified seed, Barrow County Farmers Mar- 6592

Daylilies: 100's of varieties, double fans, see photos at; katielous_lilies.plantfans.com. Katielou Greene Whitesburg 770-836-1351
Four o'clocks, tall, mixed col-

call the GDA Seed Division, 229.386.3557.
Coker oats. 97% germ, 99% pure. Cleaned in 50lbs bags: $12 per bag. Lyndon Mize Royston 706-498-4686

ket, 8:30-12:30 Saturdays thru Nov. 21. Downtown Winder behind historic courthouse on West Athens St. Our first season-come grow with us!
PICK YOUR OWN

White corn, new crop nonGMO. Pick up at bin. Bruce Carter Alma 912-632-4809
Will water grind your grain into meal, flour and grits: 10 cents per pound. Mike Buckn-

1922 Windsor combination wood and gas, 4 wood eyes, 4 gas burners, gas oven, gas broiler, wood oven used every-

Ice cream machine. John

ors; rose of Sharon, sunflow- Devil's trumpet, mullein pink ers: $2 per tbs w/ SASE. Mary (rose campion), morning glory,

CROPS

er Junction City 706-269- day. Craig Meyer Greensboro Deere Pop'n John engine, 1

3630

706-453-4373

cylinder, 1.5HP: $2000. Gail

Pursley 253 Ryan Rd Winder GA 30680 678-979-0057

hibiscus, four-o-clocks, money plant: $2 cash/tsp +SASE;

Need someone to pick pecans on halves. Have plenty!

ODDITIES

3 wood burning cook stoves, Johnson Tennille 478-357good shape, very old; 2 small 5709

Ga Red Sugarcane. Booking orders for Oct and Nov cutting. Minimum order 25 stalks:

mole bean. E. Beach 2966 Cardinal Lake Cir Duluth 30096 770-476-1163

Patsy Sams Jefferson 478731-3864
U-pick sweet potatoes: $8

1 or 2 cups true red wigglers. F. Sims Macon 478-785-2210

coal heaters: OBO. Glenn Hayes Covington 404-2727298

New metal, 55gal storage burning barrels: $20 each. Royce Brooks Acworth 770-

$1/6ft stalks, 50 cents/3ft stalks. Buyer pickup. Elton Redding Hahira 229-474-2899

Kentucky 31 Fescue seed, homegrown, 50 y/o stand, 98.4 purity, 97 percent germination;

per 5 gallon bucket. Monday through Saturday in Evans County. Randy Deloach Clax-

No. 2 pipe vice, No.20 woodworking vice, 3 blacksmith tongs, branding irons, 3/4 & 1

Antique metal well bucket: $60. Lamar Bryant Cleveland 706-878-8509

378-2564
Pecan crackers, shellers; Savage pecan harvester; 45in

Gladiolus, Cannas, Pampas over 400 bags available. Perry ton 912-282-4300 or 912-739- inch size. Hank Bell Madison Chattanooga Plow heavy 2 Savage pecan sprayer, PTO,

grass, irises, Geranium, hy- Marlowe Comer 678-227-9110 4124

706-474-0289

horse Mill #23. New bushings 250 gal; Bowie tree shaker:

drangea, Yellow Bells, strawberries, bush cannons seeds. J. Cook Dawsonville 706-5251521

Mexican sunflower, cleome, touch-me-not, 4 o'clock, red hibiscus, Tiger Lily: 1 tsp/$1 + large SASE. B.L. Savage, 3017

THINGS TO EAT
2019 Desirable pecans ready to eat: $11/pound +postage.

Salvage wood from tobacco barn. Free for removing. Good for picture frames and rustic projects. C. Gibbs. Ty Ty 803-

with small shafts reworked. Repainted and on pallet ready to move: $2200. E. Poole Uvalda 912-585-3020

$1,850. Harvest wagon. Jim Starr Haddock 478-986-7909
Serro Scotty hubcaps and windows for a 1967 15ft

Pecan Trees. Many varieties Atkins Dr., Gainesville 30507 Russell Eaton Stockbridge 530-0148

Dandy D26 cast iron stove: Sportsman. Bill Raines Win-

available. Bare root and Potted. We handle large or small orders. Tim Brown Richland 941-266-6691
Pecan Trees. Many varieties available. Bare root and Potted. We handle large or small orders. Tim Brown Richland 941-266-6691
Red Crape Myrtle bushes, 4ft tall: $10 each. Howard Rhodes

770-534-7856
Old time Castor Oil beans. Blooms 12 months per year: $3 per 2 dozen +SASE cash. B. Nichols, P.O. Box 1881, Brunswick, Ga. 31521 912266-5688
Red Castor bean or Loofah seeds: $3 per 20 or $10 per 100. Cash and SASE to J. Shelnutt, PO Box 1212, Lo-

770-506-2727
2019 pecans, ready to eat, mostly halves: $10/lb. No shipping. Raymond Gilbert 2781 Pierce Dairy Rd Madison GA 30650 706-342-3623
Bartlett pears for making pies, preserves and pear sauce. Can met buyer at Toccoa Walmart: $7 per 5 gallon bucket. S. Austin Toccoa 864-

HANDICRAFTS AND SUPPLIES
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. 40 years of experience. Duke Dufresne Statham 770-

$200; Army Cannon #20 cast iron stove: $450. Call for pictures. Linda Torpy Swainsboro 478-494-6686
Farm bell, number four, 18in diameter, two A-frame legs, mounted on base, no cracks, exc. tone: $450. JW Yeargin Dallas 770-778-3441
Farm, school, church, train bells and a few anvils. No bell

terville 706-202-5222
Set of 6 hanging single room plastic Purple Martin gourds houses. Bought years ago but never hung up: $30. R. Gardner Gray 478-986-8529
Yard art. Old mule drawn mowing machine: $350. Gary Hubbard Brooks 770-5996667

Box Springs 706-269-3919 ganville 30052

723-2428

725-2554

parts, but I will buy your bell. Shane Burnett Mansfield 770-

REAL ESTATE

827-2240

Lard press, small and large Realtors or anyone holding a

pack contents, meat chopper real estate license may not

No. 10 Enterprise Mfg Co. Can advertise in this Category,

pick up in Blackshear or unless advertising personal

Cleveland. Walstein Jordan Blackshear 912-282-8615

property. Farmland advertised must be owned by the subscriber placing the ad.

CANNING SUPPLIES

FARMLAND FOR SALE

Glass canning jars, pins, quarts, half gallon. Helen 102 acres, Kelly Road; 93 Bryson Lilburn 770-381-9093 acres, Pobiddy Road. Planted
pines, mixed hardwoods,

OTHER

streams: $2000 per acre. Text or call. A. Waite Talbot Coun-

250 gallons of used motor oil ty 229-221-2304

in 55 gallon drums. No charge. Will load on trailer. Syd Lawson Mount Airy 706-754-4991

106acres hunting land, 40 can be cultivated: $225,000. Mike Barwick Treutlen County 478-

Approx. 40LF of Rohn radio 287-5480

tower, hvy duty rotor, house bracket, hinged base, Colburn area. Bill Clark 770-921-7223

10acre mountaintop, estatesized lot w/ spectacular views. Private, yet convenient, elec-

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

Breckwell pjellet stove, model P32I, fire place insert: $400.

tricity, paved road, near Hiawassee. Can de divided. Text

high, four feet wide (deep), and eight feet long, or any combination of these measurements (height, width and length) that yields 128 cubic feet. Tom Andrews Moreland 470- preferred. Thomas Miller

765-9563

Towns County 706-401-0880

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FARMLAND FOR

18+ acres. Good laying prop- 30ac in Emanuel County, 92.66acres, ranch, home, Pasture boarding, Highway Bobcat/tractor work, seed erty with streams. On paved some hardwoods, some 19 y/o zoned A-1, fenced, creek, wa- 81 Stables: arena, round pen, drill, bush-hogging, post-hole,

SALE

road with power access. Sur- planted pines, small pond, ter system, garage/barn, trails, tack room, wash rack, food plots, land clearing, drive-

veyed in 2006-07. F. Nichols creek, secluded yet close to panoramic views, high eleva- trailer parking. Dan Robertson ways, roads, grading,

11.2ac, cypress log cabin, Cherokee County, NC 678- paved road, one mile from tion, search Facebook market- Hampton 678-300-3434

plowing/tilling, pasture mainte-

completely fenced, two out 758-0497 buildings, drive-thru barn, Har-

Ogeechee River: $3,000/ac. place, and www.buyowner.James Kimbrell 931-580-8232 com/BUY213884: $525,000.

FARM SERVICES

nance. Oconee and surrounding counties. www.mikesfar-

rison school district, no liens,

Carl Kelley Madison County

mandpropertymgmt.com.

two highway entrances: $1.45 million. Sam Saliba Cobb

41+ acres near Washington, 706-318-1740 Wilkes County. Half clear, half

38 years' experience: horse Michael Ebright Watkinsville arenas laser graded, tree 770-363-5092

County 770-514-1431
113acre tract. Excellent road system, Timberland and clear land. Power and phone utilities available. One hour from Atlanta: $340,000. Paul Spalding County 912-375-3366 x306 www.owacc.com
15.8 acres, open pasture and wooded area, city water, paved road: $7500/acre. Tommy Parten Barrow County 770-867-6702
155acre farm, brick house, Hwy 341, 2 metal shops, 3 ponds, fenced, 103acres irrigated pasture, hunting:

22+ acre farm, outdoor and indoor arenas, modern 14stall horse barn, close to International Horse Park, I-20, refurbished 3B/2B house, basement. Nigel Pritchard Rockdale County 678-4923559

woods. Don Perkins Oconee Enjoy living on a peaceful clearing, driveways built/re-

County 770-725-7287 or 770307-7147

mountain stream. building site on

2.5 acres, large trout

graded, gravel, barns graded, drainage correction, trucking,

Bush hog, rotary mow, garden and food plot, harrow

42.9ac in Fannin County, mountain land, paved road, good timber. Water thru property, wildlife, utilities, great building sites. R.L. Crawford

stream

with

waterfall:

$129,500. Perry Prescott

White County 706-969-4355

Farmland with house, 2

demolition. Luke Butler Braselton 770-685-0288
42 years of experience. Bushhogging, post holes, gardens,

and plow, bale square hay. Monroe County area. Jimmy Waldrep Forsyth 478-9515563
Bushhog your pasture, field

McCaysville 706-492-2588

ponds, streams, hunting, pas- food plots, aerating, seeding, or till your garden, food plot. tures, timber, some swamp- fertilizer spreading, light grad- Larry Boatright Dallas 678-

45.5 acres, half open, fronts land. 203+ acres: $366,000. ing, light clearing. North Geor- 386-1466

Ga. Hwy 37 near Morgan: $3000/acre. Jim Andrews Calhoun County jtajr51@yahoo.com 45 First Ave., Edison, Ga. 39846 229-835-2483
47+/- acres, approximately 425ft frontage to paved road.

William Goodson Emanuel County 706-829-7966 or 706547-6184
For sale: 6-8ac, secluded, in Cartecay area near Ellijay. Chris 706-851-3164

gia area. Rick Allison Buford 678-200-2040
Ag/Farm fencing, all types installed and repaired. 12Yrs experience. Land management services: consulting, mowing, seeding, food plots, wildlife

Custom land clearing: barns, pasture, residences. Leave property clean. Demolition, laser grading, pads for barns, homes, riding arenas. Build/refurbish driveways. Insured. Bill Butler Atlanta 770-231-4662

$450,000 ($2,900/acre). Paul Bridges Telfair County 912375-3366 www.owacc.com

16.6 acres, fenced pasture, huge barn, 3BR/2BA house, shop, 1000 ft creek, city sewer and water, near Cornelia Walmart in Habersham County, can divide: $359,000. Wayne Quarles 706-499-2718
17 acres flat land with timber and creek. 3 miles from Cedartown and Walmart: $2500 per acre OBO. J. Hooper Polk County 770748-4960

30.15acres, 4/BD 2.5/BA farmhouse, 1/BD 1/BA studio, fenced pastures, woods, barn, garage, open shelters, private. Pond and creek, Mineral Bluff. Lester Aradi Fannin County 706455-3060

USDA sets deadline for WHIP+ applications WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday, Oct. 30,

No buildings. Productive soil, grass, water, including natural spring. Mostly gentle rolling.

FARMLAND FOR RENT/LEASE

habitat. Casey Kent Hope 678-446-8520

Richard Acree Gordon County

706-629-7694

144 acres for lease, deer

49.7 acres, one bedroom hunting, Hancock County, sev-

cabin, small creek, frontage eral streams, four food plots,

720ft road, mostly hardwoods: mixed timber. J.C. Smith

$500,000. Carl Whitlock Kingston 404-401-7489 or

Gilmer County 678-471-8198 470-334-2872

Good Electric fence charger repair. Wilfred Milam 8001 S Giles Rd Douglasville GA 30135 770942-4672
Farm 911 Signs-Farm Safety and Emergency Signage. An information source for greater peace of mind. Website: www.farm911signs.com Daren Sue Truex Cumming 678-628-

5 acres for sale near Fairmount. Mountain location, bordered by private road on east and west sides. Photos available: $59,000. Johnnie Freyermuth Bartow County 770490-4447

SERVICES
BOARDING FACILITIES

5+ fenced landscaped acres, pasture, stream, lake, out The Georgia Animal Protection

Are you interested in farming hemp? For information: rules, growing supplies, biomass or CBD oil production and equipment. For questions call Richard 404-8583336 Ellenwood

6767
Forestry mulching and underbrushing. Land, lot, trail and overgrowth clearing. Fence and survey lines and pasture reclamation, etc. Kristy Jarrett Baldwin 706-391-5177

2020, as the deadline to submit applications for the Wildfire and Hurricane

buildings, large, upscale barn. Act requires boarding and

Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+) for 2018 and 2019 losses. USDA did not

Elegant brick home near breeding facilities to be li-

originally specify a deadline when the program was announced.
"The physical and financial loss experienced by farmers and ranchers impacted by natural disaster events in 2018 and 2019 was widespread and catastrophic," said Richard Fordyce, Administrator of USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA). "Fortunately, in addition to our already extensive suite of disaster assistance programs for crop and livestock producers, we were able to provide additional support through

Roswell. Add'l acres available. Bob Rosenfeld Cherokee County 770-926-1678
6+ acres.. Borders big creek, open grassy land. Ask for Billy. M. Camp Gilmer County 770-

censed. 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,

Bobcat work, light grading, brush hogging, install fences, field fence, barb wire, 3-board horse fence, repairs. Tasha Grantham Villa Rica 770-3130088

WHIP+. If you have not yet submitted your application for assistance, please don't miss your chance."
WHIP+ compensates producers for losses due to hurricanes, floods, snowstorms, tornadoes, typhoons, volcanic activity, drought, excessive moisture, and wildfires occurring in calendar years 2018 and 2019. Drought and excessive moisture were added as eligible losses for the program in March 2020. To date, FSA has received more than 133,000 applications for WHIP+ disaster assistance and paid out nearly $1.4 billion in WHIP+ benefits.

720-2186
74 acres in Taliaferro County, pasture w/creek running through the middle, stocked pond, good fencing and cross fenced, catch pen: $3,000/acre. Ray Moore 706401-3894

please call the GDA Equine Health Division, 404.656.3713.
Boarding for retired horses. pasture, barns, free choice hay, daily feeding and management. Joe Douglas Villa Rica 770-402-6590

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

Forestry mulching, brush removal, clearing, tree sales and installation, landscape installation, grading, skid steer work, etc. Williamson Land Management LLC. Brian Williamson Williamson 770-851-4588

Market Bulletin Farmland Ad Form
Ad guidelines: Only farmland of 5 acres or more may be advertised. Include price, acreage and county where the property is located. All property must be for sale by the owner. Limit descriptive terms to property characteristics or structures. A maximum word count of 25 including name, address, phone number and your city of residence is permitted in Farmland ads. Only one ad per subscriber per issue. You must be a paid subscriber to advertise in the Market Bulletin.
Subscriber number ____________ County ______________

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

WANTED

Looking for Rooster spur Sears Suburban tractors, run- Wanted: Female goats be- Wanting lawn equipment runseeds. Alvin George Bowdon ning or not. Also, Sears Subur- tween 1 and 18 months old. ning or for parts, riding mow-

Lakes/ponds built, repaired, new pipe systems, land clearing, swamps drained, creeks rerouted, drainage problems, wetlands restoration, bush hogging home sites. Tim Harper Peachtree City 770-5271565
Loader/backhoe, grading, bush hogging, aeration, tree cutting, branch trimming,

Items wanted in all Classified Categories will be advertised here.
12-foot aluminum jon boat. Johnnie Dekle Louisville 912536-7142
40in attic 4-blade fan only. Fits 3/4in shaft. Charles Bush Iron City 229-220-7368

770-328-5195
Looking for the whole steering worm for Fordson Dextra. William Eastman 478-559-5353
Looking to purchaser a used walk-behind lawn edger. Must be in good working order. P. Hasty Roswell phasty475@g-

ban implements. Scott Odom Buford 770-945-7945
Seeking used elevator with case for shelter. John Williams Hortense 912-337-4796
Want a canopy for a Kubota tractor L2501D. Charlie Burton Americus 229-331-1224
Want antique JD tractor to be covered for yard display. All

Must be 50% white & 50% black and NOT sterile. Joel Wiley Coolidge 229-890-8888 Email: numberman4@yahoo.com
Wanting 14ft to 16ft metal truck body for 6-wheel farm truck. Text for quick response. Premier Distributors Tifton 229-848-0092

ers, tillers. Can pay small amount for some. Retired, hobby small engine repair. David Combs Jefferson 706367-4107
Wanting McClellan military style saddle. No less than very good condition. Graham Daniell Metter 912-685-4343

pruning, lawn mowing, leaf mulching, chain saw & blade sharpening. Rockdale and surrounding counties. G. Kelecheck Conyers 770-5974878

7-stall horse barn, feed room, tack room and wash room to rent. Bill Mangum Monticello 706-473-2872
Canna lilies all colors, Cobb and Cherokee counties area.

mail.com
Needing transmission for 1953 Golden Jubilee Ford tractor. Lemuel Harbuck Buena Vista 706-575-5230

parts needed. Tires must inflate to move. Cliff Livingston Midland 706-329-7170
Want Farmall Cub with planters and seed hopper, fertilizer box and distributor, culti-

Wanting 2-3 year old jenny, only, located in greater metro area, small herd heifers calving now. Patrick Mehan Moreland 404-925-3975

Wanting old Green Machine 3000 LP trimmer running or not. Needed for parts. Chris Bishop Orchard Hill 770-4683609 or 770-368-3602

Specialize in wood fences, wire fences, arenas. Install. Good pricing. Over 25 years' experience. Prompt Service. Dan Gilbert Roswell 229-3253163
State wide brush cutting. Under brush clearing, small

Bobbie Garrison Woodstock 404-403-4102
Cash for old farm items. Old paper items 30's and earlier, cardboard and metal signs, Ga postcard scenes Pre-WW2. Bill McGraw Athens 706-6140867

Pecan harvester, prefer Savage, must be ready to work, not rusted out, affordable. I can pick up. Bill Millen 478-982-4266
Registered Australian Shepherd male to stud for AKC reg-

vators. Frank Gibbs Gordon 478-258-1630
Want to buy llamas, one male and two female between 2-5 y/o. Hugh Pope Sunny Side 770-233-0130
Want two 19.5 x 28 tires for

Wanting bulbs of red spider lily, lily of the valley(snow drops). Will gladly pay postage. Barbara Wade Hawkinsville 478-892-3137
Wanting carburetor for 12HP

Wanting to buy a John Deere tractor 7410 or 7420 and a 12ft Aerway aerator. Floyd Knowles McRae-Helena 229-315-0409
Wanting two Guernsey, Jersey or Holstein heifers just weaned, reasonable priced

tree clearing, brush cleanup, Cash paid for running and istered Merle female. Greg 175 Massey Ferguson garden Sears Roebuck Craftsman gar- within 30 miles of me. Call af-

bush hogging, property and non-running diesel tractors Slappey Carrollton 678-773- tractor. Some tread okay. N. den tractor. Floyd Barnes Hi- ter 9am. Steve Thomas Alto

fence lines, overgrown and skid steers. Have trailer 4093

Hobson Homer 706-658-5365 ram 678-715-5535

770-869-3833

areas. Thomas Bowlin 678- with winch. Also buys back

972-4647

hoes. Joshua Fowler Dacula

404-886-7423

Stumps ground neatly below Chicken tractor for 25 birds

ground level, free estimate and wanted. L. Carmichael Winter-

reasonably priced. Glen Whit- ville 770-503-4345

ley Bethlehem 770-867-2718 Front wheel for 2WD Kubota

EMPLOYMENT

L200. Please call after 7pm. Ray Hitt Grovetown 706-833-

9820

Farm Help Needed and Seek- Gear box for Bush Hog model

ing Farm Employment ads 105 squealer. Would prefer

must be related to agricultural North Ga. Max Cunningham

farm work. Ads submitted for Dalton 706-264-4871

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

Good used cattle chute. Preferable portable. Allen Sibley Woodbury 706 601 9417

FARM HELP

In search of manure to use in

NEEDED

garden. Ask for Thomas. K. Pettigrew Lafayette 423-661-

Looking for a welder/mechan- 6974

ic for a busy farm and truck International 5, 6, or 7 series

shop. Must have knowledge of tractors sought to replace In-

diesel engine applications in- ternational 684 and 585 lost in

cluding tractors. Roy Embry barn fire. No texts, please.

Eatonton 706-485-2346

John McGill Thomson 706-

817-1606

Part/full-time small farm help needed to get ready for spring market garden, manage fencing for pasture, barn, general upkeep. References please. L. Carmichael Winterville 770503-4345

ISO Gravely 2-wheel tractor attachments, 50inch deck, Steering Sulky, front bucket, dump cart, cultivator, Gravely with steering brakes any others. Call/text. Ben Liverman Athens 706-247-4931

Wanting part-time mechanic

to work on Ford tractors. B.N. ISO pink banana squash. Will

Brown Fort Valley 478-954- pick up. Tom McClendon

1283

Fayetteville 770-461-2955

SEEKING FARM EMPLOYMENT

Looking for a canopy/rollbar for a 2600 Ford tractor. Call or text. Randy Lowe Roberta 478-837-6018

Long-term local looking for Looking for equipment trailer. solid position to monitor land Can be bumper pull or goosein Athens area. Have living neck. Needs to have 6 or 8 lug quarters in tow, if needed. axles. Nice or needing work. References available. Neal Connor Power Monroe 404Baggett Bishop 706-769-9044 989-2306

FORESTERS

NATIONAL ASS

PANTONE 357C C=88 M=45 Y=98 K=16

OCIATION OF STATE

FOUNDED 1920

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quality of peanut hay depends on how it's been handled during harvesting.
"With some, where the peanuts have been dug, there can be a lot of ash content that shows up on the quality report, and that just weighs the animal down," she said. "It's all indigestible because it's just sand or whatever other soil particles are in there. It doesn't necessarily hurt anything, but it can affect how we need to formulate a ration for an animal."
Despite those concerns, many livestock producers rely on peanut hay to get them through the winter. Bryce Cohen keeps about 300 head of cattle in Milan and harvests peanut hay from nearby farmers to supplement his grass hay winter feed. Cohen said his cows love peanut hay.
"The cows eat it like candy," he said. "You put one roll of this out there and 10 rolls of grass, they will eat the peanut hay first."
Standing by his tractor and baler in the field, Hart said he uses the peanut hay to feed 100 head of cattle. He said it's okay to feed cows straight peanut hay, but he supplements his winter feed with a protein and salt mix.
"We used to plant a lot of winter grain, and we about quit that," Hart said. "The way winters are nowadays, it's either cold and dry or cold and wet. It got to where, what the fertilizer and seed and all that will cost, you can buy peanut hay and the protein for the same money."
Baxter added that buyers need to consider inputs farmers sprayed on the crop before feeding peanut hay to

their animals. She recommends using a forage core test for buyers and sellers.
"It doesn't happen nearly as often as we would like it to happen," she said. "With a forage test, you know exactly what you're getting in that bale."
Neither Hart nor Cohen reported issues with the peanut hay they use to feed cattle. Hart said part of that comes from knowing where he gets his hay and how the farmers work their crop. When he sells hay, he will do a core test if a customer wants one.
Too much nitrate in forage is always a concern. In peanut hay, it can occur when the crops are stressed in drought conditions. Cohen said he's learned from other farmers to be wary of peanut hay from drought-stricken fields. When in doubt, he will get it tested.
Perennial peanut, a variety of peanut explicitly grown for forage, is more available in Florida than Georgia. Baxter said there are about 15-20 growers of perennial peanut in Georgia, mainly close to the Florida border.
"It makes fantastic foraging, and it can really do wonders when planted with the Bahia grass. That's what Florida has really done, taken off with it," Baxter said. "The problem we run into is that it's really slow to establish. It can take two good years to really get a good stand. And the average producer doesn't have two years to wait to start making money on a crop."
For more information on forage research, go to https:// georgiaforages.caes.uga.edu/.

Answer Key for Market Bulletin Crossword Puzzle published in
the Oct. 7, 2020, issue:
Across 1. Front end crop Bumper 3. Gossypium's thread Cotton 5. A farmer's shoes Soiled
10. Pecans are, but peanuts aren't Nuts 12. Garden plant protection Mulch 16. Bee scientist Melittologist 17. She is Mr. Ed and Jenny's offspring Hinny 18. Prepubescent pig Shoat 20. 43,560 square feet Acre 21. Athens college of ag abv. CAES 22. Fed farm stats abv. NASS 24. Macon's river Ocmulgee 25. Red cow, white face Hereford 26. To collect embryos, or poker hand Flush 28. Ag Secretary or Senator Perdue 30. A foolish seed Goober 32. The Tramp's Girlfriend Lady 33. Poultry's Capitol Gainesville 35. A young hen Pullet 36. A common aerie Nest 37. To turn, no bull Steer 38. A calfless cow Heifer 39. Grassy foodstuffs Fodder 41. Babycorn's father? Popcorn 42. Email duplicate abv. CC 45. What Southerners are known for Hospitality 47. Farmhouse zoning abv. RA 49. Harrowed but unsown Fallow 50. Tofu's legume Soybean 52. Unsoiled Hydroponic 56. Indigo cotton Denim 57. Tifton AG College abv. ABAC 58. Pine pellet product, power Energy

Ronnie Hart, Jr. says peanut hay is rough on baling equipment due to dirt and rocks pulled up by the machine along with peanut plants being courser than grass. "One roll of peanut hay is as bad on a baler as 20 roles of grass," he said. (Jay Jones/GDA)

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Georgia
Pasture, rangeland, and forage and apiculture producers need
to make insurance decisions soon

VALDOSTA The USDA's Risk Management Agency reminds Georgia forage, livestock, and honey producers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2021 crop year is Nov. 15. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until the Nov. 15 sales closing date to do so.
Federal crop insurance is critical to the farm safety net. It helps producers and owners manage revenue risks and strengthens the rural economy. Acreage intended for grazing and haying is insurable under the Pasture, Rangeland and Forage program, and colonies of bees are insurable under the Apiculture program. The PRF and Apiculture programs for 2021 are under the Rainfall Index insurance plan. Coverage is available for PRF and apiculture in all Georgia counties. For more information regarding coverage, producer can access RMA Apiculture Grid ID Locator and the PRF Tool online.
Growers are encouraged to visit their crop insurance agent soon to learn specific details for the 2021 crop year.

RMA is authorizing additional flexibilities due to coronavirus while continuing to support producers, working through Approved Insurance Providers to deliver services, including processing policies, claims, and agreements. RMA staff are working with AIPs and other customers by phone, mail, and electronically to continue supporting crop insurance coverage for producers. Farmers with crop insurance questions or needs should continue to contact their insurance agents about conducting business remotely (by telephone or email). More information can be found at farmers.gov/coronavirus.
Crop insurance is sold and delivered solely through private crop insurance agents. A list of crop insurance agents is available online using the RMA Agent Locator. Producers can use the RMA Cost Estimator to get a premium amount estimate of their insurance needs online. Learn more about crop insurance and the modern farm safety net at http://www.rma.usda.gov.

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13. Georgia Grown mascot Georgie 14. Dionysus' area of study Viticulture 15. He ginned up the gin Whitney 19. A century of service Market Bulletin 21. FFA jacket material Corduroy 23. Annual Perry bazaar GeorgiaNationalFair 24. Organic cert. req. abv. OSP 27. It reaps, threshes and winnows Combine 29. Farm Bureau President Duvall 31. Where everything is better Metter 34. Barnyard clique Herd 38. She only eats plants Herbivore 40. Mama Pig Sow 42. Watermelon capital Cordele 43. Farm vedge box abv. CSA 44. Web developer's code HTML 46. Bearded milk source Goat 51. Sounds like a pile of hay Bail 53. Black's agency abv. DOA 54. Popular pie Pecan 55. A kernel's joke? - Corny

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The first cut of the cane harvest is used to replant for next year. Cut stalks, or setts, are tossed into fresh furrows to propagate new stalks (left photo). Erik Vonk grows on a three-year, staggered rotation. At right is a close-up of the bud (eye) and node, where new growth emerges. (Amy Carter/GDA)

things aren't much different on the farm Erik and Karin established in 1999.
"Fresh juice cannot be preserved. It will immediately go bad as soon as it is exposed to air," Karin said. "So, we evaporate the sugarcane juice and make cane syrup out of it and now we have something that can be preserved for a long time."
A single harvest on their farm will produce enough syrup for a year. And here is where their story diverges from the typical cane narrative in Georgia.
Distiller Roger Zimmerman blends the cane syrup in small batches with a proprietary blend of yeast and ferments the mixture up to seven days, making sugar cane wine. The wine then goes into gas-heated copper stills, where it becomes rum, which is aged in American white oak barrels for at least four years. That's when it becomes Richland Rum, so named for the town of about 1,500 souls that is located eight miles north of the farm.
Originally a retirement hobby, rum became a business for the Vonks when Richland officials invited them to help revive a dying downtown by refurbishing a block of old buildings for use as their distillery and tasting room. Along with the annual "Taste of Richland," a food and spirits festival they host each spring (COVID-19 cancelled the event for 2020), the Vonks have helped to make Richland a tourist destination.
A second distillery in historic downtown Brunswick came to be in much the same way.

There's rum, and then there's rum
Richland Rum is a single-estate agricultural rum, meaning the cane for it is grown and processed on the same farm where the alcohol is distilled and bottled. The agricultural descriptor comes from the fact that the rum is made directly from fresh cane, not molasses, which are the leftovers of sugar production.
Erik learned the distinction from his maternal grandfather in his native Holland.
"He was a rum connoisseur. He had an enormous collection of rums from all around the world, agricultural rums made directly from fresh cane," Erik said.
Erik's grandfather taught him that only three percent of rums in the world made primarily in Indonesia, Thailand, The Philippines, the Caribbean and Latin America are made from unrefined cane. The French term for this sugarcane juice rum is "rhum agricole." This rum, Erik explained, needs no mixer. It is best enjoyed solo, like a good cognac.
"He always told me rum is distilled waste, talking about molasses," Erik said of his grandfather. "That left me, number one, with an appreciation for agricultural rums and, number two, with the thought that, hey, if there's ever an opportunity to buy land in a climate where you can grow cane I'm going to do it to make rum. And many decades later I find myself in Atlanta, Georgia, and find out that the Southern part of the state used to produce quite a bit of sugar cane."
Erik and Karin purchased the Webster

County farm, which used to produce cotton and peanuts, and set about their own sugarcane experiment. In consultation with the University of Georgia and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, they settled on two varieties of sugarcane: Georgia Red and a green cane variety called P.O.J., which stands for "Proefstation Oost Java," Dutch for "Testing Station East Java."
"Dutch settlers from the former Dutch colony East Indies (now Indonesia) brought this variety to America a couple hundred years ago, and now two Dutch settlers are growing it again in Georgia to produce rum," said Karin.
While Erik brought the passion for converting sugarcane to rum, Karin brought the farm experience, or so she thought.
"I am a farmer's daughter. My family grows cold weather crops like wheat, potatoes, sugar beets and onions. When we came here, I told my husband, `Leave the farming to me. I know everything,'" Karin recalled with a laugh. "I don't know nothing because the climate is different. The soil is different. The crops, of course, are different."
The proof is in the harvest
It's been 20 years since their first crop, and the Vonks now have the cultivation of sugarcane down to a science. It's a big upfront investment to buy seed exponentially higher than cotton or peanuts, according to the Vonks but the first cut of every harvest is replanted. That's as simple as laying stalks in furrows and then burying them.

They used to wait until first frost threatened, when they would "hurry, hurry, hurry" to get the crop off the ground for replanting and pressing, Karin said. More trial and error has proven that waiting so long makes no appreciable difference in growth, so they start harvesting to replant in early October with the aim of finishing the full harvest in early November.
"We plant now while the ground is still warm," Karin explained. "The newly planted sugarcane will start growing roots and after the winter it will shoot up more quickly than if you wait."
It's a perennial grass that comes back year-after-year, and Erik settled on a threeyear rotation for his crop.
So far, inputs have been minimal. "We can't say we are organic because we use nitrogen, we use fertilizer, but we haven't used herbicides," Erik said. One day, they will be necessary, he added, because there are different types of beetles that bore through the root and the stalk of sugarcane. There's also an aphid that likes sugarcane, but fortunately and Erik Vonk is probably the only farmer you'll ever hear say this fire ants are abundant on the farm. "They're terrible," he said of fire ants, "but they're good for sugarcane because any aphid and little infestations like that are eliminated by the fire ants. I've had them all over me and I absolutely hate them, of course, other than I love them for the cane. I see a lot and I think, okay, cool, do your thing."

Erik and Karin Vonk grow sugarcane to make agricultural rum. Their brand derives from the town of Richland, about 10 miles north of their farm. (Provided photo)

A sickle bar mower cuts a row of sugarcane, and a worker walks alongside to rake the cut cane into rows for a grapple to pick up. (Amy Carter/GDA)

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FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2020

Sugarcane is the foundation of efforts to preserve, revitalize Geechee culture on Sapelo Island

By Amy Carter amy.carter@agr.georgia.gov
Sapelo Island was the epicenter of early experimentation with sugarcane as a commercial crop in Georgia. Lying just east of McIntosh County, the island was the home of an 18th century planter named Thomas Spalding, who experimented with olives, dates, arrowroot, cotton, oranges and sweet potatoes, as well as sugarcane.
According to research by David Shields, a food historian at the University of South Carolina, Spalding found little success until he imported from the Caribbean a cold-hardy cane called Purple Ribbon. Spalding erected a sugar refinery on the island the tabby ruins of which still stand today and established "Spalding Sugar" as a widely recognized brand.
While his success with Purple Ribbon inspired its use by growers in Florida and Louisiana, Georgia's commercial crop declined with time. However, cultivation continued on Sapelo as the freed slaves who once worked Spalding's plantation handed down their knowledge of the crop from one generation to the next.
Today, sugarcane is experiencing a revival through the combined efforts of the Sapelo Island Cultural and Revitalization Society and the University of Georgia. SICARS is a nonprofit founded in the early 1990s to help preserve the culture of Hog Hammock (Hogg Hummock), the sole survivor of several communities established on the island by African American freedmen after the Civil War. The community has a current population of freedmen descendants that totals about 30.
The repatriation of Purple Ribbon cane on Sapelo began with Shields and researchers at Clemson University. It was thought that Purple Ribbon was extinct until Shields searched eBay and found a source for seed.
Like many other crops in Georgia, the Sapelo stand of Purple Ribbon was thought destroyed by Hurricane Irma. Other varieties were planted in its stead, but the original stand regenerated and will be used to propagate Purple Ribbon in greater numbers.
The reestablishment of crops such as sugarcane, red peas, garlic, indigo and sour oranges is designed to generate jobs and income to lure young people back to Sapelo and fund-
Indigo is grown on Sapelo Island to make dye. The dye will be sold under the Sapelo Island brand. (Courtesy Maurice Bailey)

ing to keep alive the Geechee-Gul-

lah culture brought over by enslaved

people from West Africa. A sister

site in Townsend on the mainland,

Georgia Coastal Gourmet Farms, is

also producing heirloom crops for

SICARS.

"It's all for SICARS, so we hope

that we are bringing recognition back

to the community, being that we have

the last African American communi-

ty on Sapelo that is also supposed to

be the last Geechee community es-

tablished in Georgia," said Maurice

Bailey, whose late mother, Cornelia,

was a founder of SICARS and noted

Geechee author and historian.

"We don't have a lot of people left

on the island. This is a way of letting

people know that we're still here and

get help for causes we're fighting for

on Sapelo by producing things on

Sapelo and shipping them to other

places to get our recognition."

Like most young people born

and raised on Sapelo, Bailey, 51, lit

out for other places when he was old

enough to leave the island. Now he's

back and hoping he can create job

opportunities for others to return as

well.

"I keep getting drawn back here.

No matter where I go, I feel this pull

to come back," Bailey said. "People

remind me that this was my calling to help the island and help the heritage stay alive. I don't know if that's a curse or a calling, but I'm back here

Sapelo Island is one of 14 major barrier islands off the Georgia coast. It is only accessible by plane or boat. A state-run ferry makes daily round trips between the mainland and the island. (Coastal GIS Lab, UGA)

again trying to do what I can to try

and save a community."

munity. As our numbers shrink we are being taken over by

Bailey said they've already got several retail outlets set to outsiders and our voices are becoming less. With these prod-

sell the 300-odd jars of cane syrup they hope to produce this ucts, our voices will be heard again, recognized, and with

year. The plan is to clear more land for future plantings, but more support, we won't be forgotten."

labor and machinery are issues.

Dr. Nik Heynen, a geography professor at UGA, is work-

ing with Bailey to reestablish the crops, and brought students

prior to the COVID-19 pandemic to help with planting, har-

vesting and maintenance. With harvest upon them, the pair

is working to recruit locals and mainlanders willing to work

hard and make the trek to the island.

Sapelo is only accessible by plane or ferry, and housing is

an issue since the island save about 300 acres belonging to

Geechee descendants in Hog Hammock is owned by the

state. There is no commercial lodging.

Even with those hurdles cleared, harvesting sugarcane on

Sapelo is a tough sell because it involves "backs, legs and

arms," Heynen said. He and Bailey got creative one year

"rigging up some weed whackers with saw blades, sort of

Mad Max meets sugarcane," but mostly they're using clip-

pers, machetes and brute force.

Heynen was recruited to help SICARS by Meryll Alber,

director of the UGA Marine Institute on Sapelo. UGA estab-

lished a research station on Sapelo in 1952.

With an interest in social and environmental intersec-

tions on topics such as food, Heynen said he's committed

to helping SICARS reestablish commercial crops and gen-

erate profits that can be put back into the operation to buy

better equipment, recruit permanent labor and preserve the

Geechee culture.

"This is a rest-of-our-lives kind of endeavor," he said.

"Maurice and I are in it for the long haul."

For Bailey, who grew up pulling weeds by hand and wa-

tering crops with buckets of water toted from the well, it's

a chance to ensure the lives and traditions of his ancestors

aren't forgotten by history.

Sapelo Island has a long history with sugarcane, which is being

"I hope this goes to creating some jobs for people and cultivated again on the island for commercial purposes. (Courtesy

also bringing recognition back to the Hog Hammock com- Maurice Bailey)

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