EstablishEd 1917 a CEntury of sErviCE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GARY W. BLACK, COMMISSIONER WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020 VOL. 103, NO. 5 COPYRIGHT 2020 Dear Subscriber: It's been a year of big changes to the Market Bulletin, changes intended to make the paper more useful to you, the farmers and consumers we serve. We appreciate 10 0 t1h9A17nniv2e0r1s7ary the enthusiasm you've shown for the new categories in the Classifieds section, the added upsells like photos and borders to make your ads stand out, the retail advertising program we hope to build upon in months to come, and the expanded editorial content all of this allows us to offer to you. Our aim first and foremost is to be helpful to you in buying and selling farm goods, then informative and maybe a little entertaining. For the most part, I think we're getting close to the mark. I heard from a subscriber recently who said the new and improved Market Bulletin is better than snuff, so there's one fan. 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Growers in the `two Georgias' face markedly different conditions going into spring By Jay Jones jay.jones@agr.georgia.gov Please deliver this paid subscription to: Published by the Ga. Department of Agriculture Gary W. Black, Commissioner A wetter and warmer winter will have a significant impact on spring planting and harvesting this year as Georgia farmers and ag producers enter into the growing season. Pam Knox, University of Georgia climatologist, described a story of two Georgias this spring. North Georgia is water-logged from excessive rains while South Georgia has been relatively dry. Those differences drive the narrative for farmers getting into their fields and orchards. "It takes a while for the soil to dry out especially in North Georgia because we have so much clay that I'm afraid that farmers are really going to have trouble getting into the field for a while," she said. Knox had another concern for North Georgia farmers getting in the fields too early and compacting the soil with heavy machinery. "Even though we're supposed to get into fairly warm temperatures that will dry out the surface, underneath it's still going to be wet," Knox said. She said rain is expected to continue through March as the weather track is "just kind of locked in place over North Georgia and into the Tennessee and Ohio river valleys." On the flip side of the coin, parts of South Georgia have remained dry. Knox said the warm temperatures might dry the soil out more. Though farmers won't have much trouble getting into the fields, they will have to consider moisture conditions of the soil. See TWO GEORGIAS, page 15 Overhead irrigation protects blueberries from frost. If temperatures aren't predicted to be too low, applying water just before temperatures drop can help insulate plants. 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Box 742510 Atlanta, GA 30374 Call the Georgia Department of Agriculture 404.656.3600 | 800.282.5852 AI Hotline 855.491.1432 Georgia Grown Food Safety 404.656.3680 404.656.3627 GATE 855.327.6829 Plant Protection 404.463.8617 Equine Health 404.656.3713 Licensing 855.424.5423 Animal Protection 404.656.4914 State Veterinarian 404.656.3671 Fuel and Measures 404.656.3605 Market Bulletin 404.656.3722 Georgia Department of Law Consumer Protection Unit 404.651.8600 | 1.800.869.1123 Access the Market Bulletin online any time at http://www.agr.georgia.gov/market-bulletin.aspx FARM 2012 John Deere 6170R, John Deere 3120 w/lift 4WD, 1299hrs, rack and pinion bucket+hay fork 90HP: $4500. MACHINERY front end. Field ready, guid- Deutz tractor 50HP: $3800. ance ready and serviced: Long tractor 50HP: $3800. $95,000. Mark Shepherd Rut- Good condition on all. M. Please specify if machinery is ledge 706-318-2609 Cashwell Madison 706-717- in running condition. 2017 L.S. Tractor, mob# 8311 TRACTORS XG3135H w/loader #LL3111, John Deere 4650, 5100 origi35 hp, hydrostatic drive, 168 nal hrs. duals, quick hitch, (2) Massey Ferguson Tractors, good condition, always sheltered, 4 bottom plow, 16". No longer farming. Walstein hrs, 4x4 cruise control, tilt steering wheel,exc cond: $15,500. W. Timms Cedartown 770-546-8104 front weights, QR transmis- sion, excellent condition: $29,500 Justin Harris Roopville 770-715-1651 Jordan Blackshear 912-614- 2018 Kioti CK4010SE HC. John Deere 5075E, brand 9655/912-449-5520 40HP cab tractor, 67hrs., dual new, 4WD, ac/heat, radio, 540 1 Row Covington TP46 Planter on cultivator: $300; 2 Disc Tiller Dearborn: $250; rear remotes, radio, front-end loader, hydrostatic transmission: $25,900. Tim Carter PTO, belly bar, many extras: $39,500. James Sullivan Vidalia 912-537-4944 Green Cultivator, 6 arm: $250. Commerce 706-658-6644 John Deere 5100M cab trac- Jim Bishop Franklin 706-675- 2018 Kubota L47 w/bucket & tor, 2018, 300hrs. Brock Ham- 3943 backhoe, 10hrs, 3pt hitch: montree Crandall 706-260- 135 Massey Ferguson AGCO, $47,500. Don Norton Brook- 9417 p.s., 5ft bush hog, 5ft finish let, GA 912-823-3443 Kubota L210. 2 cyl., around mower, 5ft all-purpose scrape plow blade, 5ft subsoiler: 3010 John Deere Tractor, DN run: $2500. John Robinson 700 hours TT (broken hour meter). Roll bar. Generator $5000. Alvin Johnson Snel- Midville 478-455-4751 inop.: $2500 firm. Jeff Manley lville 150 farm tractors for sale: 50 656 Farmall tractor for sale. Excellent condition. Rear lift al- Thomaston 470-765-6260 jbm567@gmail.com running, 100 parts tractors. ways stored under shed: LX 865 New Holland Skid Robert Collins Calhoun 706- $6100 firm. Call for more info. Steer with bucket, 3000hrs: 602-9027/706-266-1301 W.D. Albertson Elberton 706- $10,500. Terry Jones Good 1940 Super A Farmall with 680-2122 Hope, GA 770-601-3041 belly mower attached. Runs good. Grover Phillips Winder 678-227-3285 690 B Excavator & John Deere 850 B Dozer, both in good running condition: Massey Ferguson Perkins Diesel, 30-plus needs new brakes & seat 165 y/o, runs 1949 John Deere B. Good tin $40,000 I.T. Jeanes Gordon good,nice garden tractor: rebuilt carb.Restoration 478-233-0347 $6500. Walt Wells Pineview project. Tractor is running 8N Ford tractor, runs good, 229-425-4605 $1200, good tin, Larry Ansley w/ mower and antique JD Watkinsville 706-255-7174 spreader: $3500 or sell sepa- 1950 Farmall Super A. Runs good, lots of new parts with belly mower: $2300. Also have rately. Much more. Dewel Lawrence Vienna 229-3224048 MF 135 diesel, p/s, tires ok, runs but needs engine work: $1500 obo. Perry White Lumber City 912-363-3955 cultivators and two harrows. M. Greene Loganville 770310-3824 1956 IH Utility 300 tractor with torque amplifier. Com- B Allis Chalmers 1950, good tires, good skin, runs good. Comes with cultivator and plows: $2600. Jessie Arnett Tifton 229-382-6517 New Holland Turbo Ford Tractor w/loader for hay, 1569hrs, excellent, stays in shed when not in use: $17,000. Roger Ansley Cornelia 706- plete hydraulics rebuilt 1990. British Leyland 384. Good 778-4165 Radiator, starter rebuilt 2017. Excellent condition: $2700. Eric Johnson Tyrone 770-377 5984 body, Not running. Call for more information and pictures. Ask for Philip. Carlo King Royston 706-338-1615 Selling 9N tractor for parts. Pete Cobb Fairburn 770-964-5644 1959 Massey Ferguson T0-35 with 5ft Hardee rotary motor and small plow. Good tires, runs good, well kept: $4000 Farmall C and 5ft pull type mower. Runs well, mowed all last summer. Lift works. Strong tractor: $1350. Lee Super A with cultivators. Starts and runs good. Good sheet metal. Two turning plows, one Cub and one 3 pt hitch moldboard. Clyde Parker OBO. John Brodnax Thomaston 706-938-8537 Moody High Shoals 706-3407123 Chatsworth 706-847-8517 1964 JD 2010 gas tricycle White 2-105, 105HP, canopy, Farmall Cub w/59in mower; 2WD, 3,000 hrs. Loader avail- frontend, 1 remote, PS Syncro, transmission, good tires, runs good: $2800. David Cannon Elberton 706-498-4020 Farmall Cub and mower, 42in. Call for more info. Carburetor, turn plow, cultivators. George Cain Phenix City, AL 334-297-3139 able, pics available: $6000. Donald Akins Collins 912-2459837 CUTTERS AND 1968 Massey Ferguson 135, dependable tractor: Farmall M for sale. Good en- MOWERS $2,000. Barney Walker gine: $2000. John Cannady 14ft John Deere cutter (not Fayetteville 404-226-2510 Statesboro 912-865-2278 batwing), good for flat land or 1969 Ford 2000 tractor with 5 foot bush hog tractor has new tires and new parts on engine, starts right: $4500. Luis Binnier Farmall Super A, good lift & runs good. Darell Loyd. McIntyre 478-946-6523 Farmall Tractor Super C, corn chopper, new blades: $500; Oliver 3pt hitch hay rack with PTO drive: $500. Barry Adams Toccoa 706-599-9160 Social Circle 267-718-9760 does not run: $1000. John 15ft John Deere Batwing, new 1982 Massey Ferguson 230, new alternator, bumper, fender & seat. Excellent 5' Intl bush hog included, runs great: $5000. Grady Sutton Palmer Dahlonega 770-3157475 Ford 3400 loader tractor, gas, PTO, 3pt hitch, power steering: $4500 OBO. Backhoe buckets, blades, new hoses, 540 PTO, new gear box, new CV shaft. Good sheet metal: $11,500. Emily Kenney Vidalia 912-5372890 Clarkesville 706-499-6761 36inch: $400; 18inch: $350; 2014 John Deere MX10 Bush- 20inch: $250 OBO. Chris North hog. Pull type, solid tires. 1985 John Deere 401-B 60HP with 5-foot Bushhog in good Whitesburg 770-842-4198 Great condition: $6700 OBO. Chris Harman LaGrange 706- condition: $4500. Pat Baxley INT 542 tractor, 199 hrs: 333-7754 Pine Mountain Valley 706457-7050 1988-4455 John Deere, 5425 $3000. Massey Ferguson 1010: $2500. Mike Cagle Douglasville 404-317-6289 2018 New Holland , BC 5050 Square Hay baler, like new, baled approx 400 bales. hrs, 4wd, auto steer ready, International 424, 1964 year. Farmer passed away, must good condition, sheltered: New clutch, good rubber. Gas sell: $15,000. S. Chumley $30,000. David Clemons burner: $3000 OBO. Art Newill Jasper 706-692-5040 Unadilla 478-9528576 Holly Springs 770-345-2470 Ditch bank mower Ferri TD37. 1992 Massey Ferguson 231, International Harvester tractor Needs at least 65HP. Only 38 hp. Good solid tractor, al- I-385, redone, 2034hrs. Bush used a couple of times: $5500. ways sheltered: $6000, good Hog trimmer/mower, 5ft, Mod- Brady Pfeil Mitchell 478-232sheet metal & tires. J. McMa- el FTH-600. Keith Stewart Bu- 8792 han Sugar 7798 Valley 706-602- ford 404-538-9092 John Deere 2020 diesel trac- JD 212 heavy duty, 46" mower deck. Looks and runs great, 1999 John Deere 4300 trac- tor: $5000; vintage Super A completely serviced. They tor, 32HP, hydrostatic & front Farmall with belly mower com- don't make them like this any- loader, 4WD, 920 miles. Ask pletely restored: $1900. S. more: $1000. R. George Lavo- for Adam. Samuel Venable Oliver Cordele 229-938-5288 nia 706-356-1420 Dacula 770-542-9961 John Deere 5055 2WD trac- Modern 15ft batwing mower. 2000 Ford diesel tractor p/s & tor, 1025hrs, JD canopy, front Good blades, field ready and differential lock, good condi- weights, like new. Always shel- clean: $11,000. Call or text. tion: $4750. Harry Puckett Bu- tered: $10,900. Sam Cloud Gregg Pilkinton Pelham 229- ford 770-655-7354 Canton 678-294-4475 336-2460 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov PAGE 3 CUTTERS AND Old heavy duty 7-shank pulltype subsoiler: $450. Also, HAY AND FORAGE Chandler 18ft lime and litter Farm estate sale, est. 1868. Pecan Nut Buster, All in One spreader. New 24" floor chain. Tractor implements, heavy XL machine. Like new. Manu- MOWERS Various pieces of Vermeer equipment for sale; low hours, used very little, stored inside. Call Joe. Lexington 706-7433994 PLANTING AND TILLAGE 1,2 & 4 row cultivators, Cole & Covington, JD 71 planters, 1,2,3 & 4 bottom plow, 2-disc tiller, much more. C. Crosby Blackshear 912-449-6573 7ftx26ft trailer made by Electric Wheel Co. Iron bed, good tires, good hay trailer: $550. Nelson Hollingsworth Molena 404-805-4156 Planter seeder, 4-row, barnkept, good condition, reconditioned and painted: $1450. Ronald Shelnutt Madison 706818-4684 Rare bottom or turn plow from 1940s, John Deere L or LA tractor. Great condition: $180. Marvin Lyle Pendergrass 770-533 2887 10-foot, pull type John Deere hay rake. Farm ready, good tires, good shape: $1350. Gerald McPherson Buchanan 404-632-4807 2005 NH 570 square baler, chute liner, hay saver wheel on pick-up and a preservative applicator: $6000; 163 NH tedder: $2000. Andy Shank Metter 912-682-9644 575 New Holland square baler. Excellent condition. Pictures available: $7500. Keith Yawn Hazlehurst 912-375- PTO drive chain, hydraulic spinners. Shed kept: $6000. Burton Heatwole Millen 706833-7428 Demco nitrogen applicator/ sprayer, 32 ft. wide, 500 gal. tank, rate controller. Ace pump, good tires. Good running condition: $1850. Jarrell Cagle Rome 706-291-8651 For sale: 2011 Savage 5740 pull type orchard sprayer: Asking $8500. Joel McKie Rochelle 229-426-2205 John Deere 4960 MFWD du- harrows, tillers, scrapes, garden equipment, planters, hand tools, tillers and more. Ask for Adam. Samuel Venable Dacula 770-542-9961 Fuel tank with hand pump on skids, no rust ext.: $200. Approx. 300 unused brick. Make offer. Cecil Frazier Sharpsburgh 770-251-0644 Heavy duty 6ft rototiller King Kutter brand all gear-driven, includes owners manual: $2000. Albert Twickler Cataula 504-413-4210 facturer will warranty for two years. Can be seen at www.pecannutbusters.com: $12,000. Doug Kesler Colbert 706-338-1035 Stump grinder for sale. Bermeer SC352, auto sweep, 150hrs. Has new teeth, 4WD, purchased new and in great condition: $17,000. Glenn Hill Carrollton 770-214-8795 or 678-416-6103 Turning plow, Ford, 2 16s, 3pt needs paint, some rust, Also 3pt boom. As is: $275, cash for both. Donald Deiter Warner 4 row strip till and John Deere 1700 air planters: $10,000. Jennifer Lewis McRae 229315-5684 4-row JD 7100 planters w/ Unverferth strip-till: $7000; Athens 116 harrow 26ft: $2500; NH 1002 bale wagon: $1500. Drew Allen Alpharetta 478-955-7199 4-row KMC Ripper Spider with 4 KMC planters, Insecticide boxes, hydraulic row markers. Good condition: $2500. Ralph Paulk Ocilla 229468-7372 or 229-424-3744 Taylorway 8 disc cut away harrow 3pt G.C.: $450; 1 row Pittsburg Cultivator G.C.: $325. Chester Anthony Commerce 706-367-7116 Troy-Bilt Super Bronco CRT rear tine tiller. Runs good. Good condition, still under warranty: $799 new, asking $500 firm. Ken Steakley Gainesville 770-983-9465 GRADERS AND BLADES 7743 Greenland Fanex 500 hay tedder, 4-basket tedder in good working condition: $2495. Mike Lucas Chester 478-599-1116 Hay unrollers, heavy duty, 4ftx5ft&6ft: $900ea. Hay spears for front loaders, skidsteer type w/3200lb replaceble spear: $400ea. Pete Harris Elberton 706-283-6615 JD 468 mega-wide roller: $18,500; Morra hay cutter on KMC caddy: $7500; (2) 40ft cotton trailers with no sides for als: $38,000; JD 7410 MFWD $26,000; JD 6500 60'boom, 4wheel $22,000; 8-row strip -till w/1720 JD Planters. H. Walker Eastman 478-4635566 AG PARTS AND TIRES (2) 19.5L24 Industrial Lug 75% tread, 10 ply w/ tubes. (2) 12.5-16.5f arm rib 12 ply: $200 for all. Leave message. Donald Royal Barnesville 770-3583459 Hit and miss 1-1/2 HP Hercules and 11/2 I.H., both run great. W.C. Quarles Dawsonville 706-265-3732 Kennco 1row plastic layer: $3500; 1row water wheel: $1000; 1row mechanical transplanter: $1000; 1row plastic lifter: $200. J.W. Adkins Vienna 229-805-0255 Onion Pegger: $500. Onion digger plow: $250. A 500-gallon fuel tank on stand: $300. Stephen Smith Reidsville 404719-8220 Robins 478-919-4341 Used 3-row rake harrow: $400. Row cultivator: $100. 2018 Frontier 5ft rotary bush hog: $1200. Carolyn Bagheri Grayson 404-281-5829 Utica oil burner, model # SFH415WLC. Home hot water radiant heating system. Nozzle furnished. 1.25-80BC MAX. GDP 1.50. Clete Bergen Savannah 912-656-0318 Woods 9000 backhoe attachment, fits on 3pt hitch, very good condition. $3500. Darrel 6 JD71 planters: $150 each. 4 row KMC rototiller: $2500. Steve Hobbs Vienna 229-3220601 Bush Hog rotary tiller, 2019 2013 Grademaster 10 ft. Hydraulic adjustable scraper. Good condition. Located in Wrens: $3,800. Linda Torpy Swainsboro 478-494-6686 hay hauling: $2000 each. Garrett Ganas Waycross 912288-3264 John Deere 3pt hay rake, old but all there: $125. Paul Shell- (2) Goodyear Opti Trac, size 420/85R34. All specs bolts & hardware. One new 18.4x16.1. Robert Williams Statesboro 912-764-4239 Pack 2yd batch mixer (PA10010), comes with a 10ft conveyor (model# PA10518), excellent condition. Call for more info & pricing. G. Aspin- Davis Blue Ridge 706-8515909 Woodsplitter, PTO-driven: $550. Wayne Shelnutt Loganville 770-490-1572 Model RT72G, 72inch wide nutt Americus 229-938-6413 (2) lowboy tires on rim, some wall. Screven 912-266-6393 gear driven 3pt. Hitch. Like new: $2250 OBO. Jason Leverett Kathleen 478-447-8516 Covington 2-row planter, Model TP-46. Ideal for mid- 2018 Land Pride box scraper, Model BB1260, 3pt. hitch. Like new, shed kept: $375. Chris Skelton Madison 478-8041476 John Deere 466 Megatooth w/monitor. 1996 model twine wrap, new belts, good pick up, most bearings replaced, new tires: $6500. Jake Gower Cov- tread: $15ea; 2 large truck tires on rim: $10ea. William Dobbs Eatonton 706-473-3075 Two rear wheels for tractor 16"Wx24", industrial rated, 8 Tree spade: Big John 90" on 1997 Ford 9000, 8LL Trans, CAT engine, 137K mi, Rex Nursery Rex 770-823-6789 Ads for the March 25 issue are due by noon, March 13. large sized tractors. Great con- Heavy duty land levelers; 8, ington 404-391-6182 lug holes. Case J.D. Ford, dition. Call for more Samuel Venable Dacula 905-1882 info. 704- 10 and 12 feet: $1700 to $2800. Mike Hulett Hazlehurst 912-253-0162 John Deere 535 round baler w/kicker, field-ready, used past hay season w/twine arms, good condition: $150 for both. Jerry Kilby Rabun 706-7462459 Great Plains solid stand 14, 3pt hitch. Conventional grain drill always shed kept. Field ready with some extra parts. Burton Heatwole Millen 706833-7428 Harrow 13.5ft wide 32 disc x 22inch diameter built by Indus- International 5 flip bottom plow with rake: $10,000. Jennifer Lewis McRae 229-3155684 PICKERS AND HARVESTERS has net-wrap box, makes tight bales: $5000. Franklin Dowell Cartersville 678-520- 0026/770-386-4464 John Deere hay spear fits 521 loader quick att. Great condition: $250. Randy Nation La- Grange 706-523-1232 Two Titan Trac loader tires, 25x8.50-14NHS, 6 Ply, 95% tread, personal tractor takeoffs: $150. W. H. Mitchell Douglasville 770-949-1737 OTHER MACHINERY AND IMPLEMENTS Market Bulletin Classified Ad Form All ads are scheduled to run in two consecutive issues, unless requested otherwise. Ads are limited to 25 words, including your name, city and phone number. Our Classified Categories and our Advertising Guidelines and Category rules are posted online at agr.georgia.gov. Category: ___________________________ trias America in new condition: $6900. Mark Woodard Macon 478-986-4392 International 10ft pull harrow, good discs, scrapers, tires, bearings and cylinder. New hoses. Excellent condition overall. Original paint. Can send pictures: $2450. Chris Newnan Canton 770-883-5952 2 combines: John Deere 4400, very good condition, has lots of extra parts. Another combine to use for parts, both for $4400. J. Roberts Claxton 912-243-7033 Kuhn GMD 600-G II HD hay cutter, 8ft, 6-disc. Used 2019: $4,000. Call, please do not text. John McGill Thomson 706-817-1606 MF 1640 inline baler, 2016 model, like new $16,500. Andy Murdock Cordele 229 881 4957 (1) 6' HD box blade; (1) Ford 16", 2 bottom turning plow; (1) 14" 2 bottom turning plow, 2 water pumps: Darwin Blansit Trion 706-238-0465 164 joints Rainbow 6-inch irrigation pipe 30-feet long twist lock. Gene Wood Dexter 478290-4326 John Deere 1700, 6-row: $7,000. A. Youngblood Unadilla 478-957-0454 New Holland round baler, BR 740, 4x5 round bales. 404538-9092 Bush Hog mower, 7ft., #307. Keith Stewart Buford 404-538-9092 2 nitrogen tanks, 1700 gallons ea., on a '69 C-50 Chevrolet 2ton flatbed, w/pump and motor, in good condition: $3200. E. Brown Avera 706- John Deere 71 planters, 2- NH 900 Chopper with 2-row 831-3442 row: $1350; 4-row: $2500. 10ft Tuffline cutting harrow. Cole Jernigan Buena Vista 706-570-2171 John Deere 7300 planter 8row 36, vertical fold, field ready: $5500; JD 637 32ft disk 2009 JD9570 STS 303 eng.,179 fan hrs., 620F 20ft grain head, 6086 8R 36in corn head, (2) 25ft Unverferth hd. wgns.: $190,000. Jimmy Cofield Eastman 478-8934996 head and pickup head: $3500. Curt Holt Louisville 706-8324713 NH Hay fork with push off bar, good condition: $800. Robert Wright Woodbury 706601-9124 2017 Vermeer BC700XL 6inch wood chipper, 110hrs total time, electric start. Excellent condition: $13,000. Charles Mathis Jefferson 404-3176173 40-foot cotton wagons, good harrow, good blades, excellent 4 row KMC flex peanut plow: Portable hay rack for square shape eight to choose from, condition: $19,900. Carlin $10,000. Jennifer Lewis bales, steel construction, exc selling five: $1500 to $3000, Phone number: _______________________ Giesbrecht Louisville 478- McRae 229-315-5684 condition: $200. Wooden min- you pick. Used last year. Mark 494-4007 John Deere deer plot drills; works on 3 pt. hitch: $2400- JD 8200 grain drill, 12ft working width. New tires and seed tubes. Single disk openers: eral box, 39"x39"x54": $100. Dale Jones Flowery Branch 770-967-6948 Shepherd Rutledge 706-3182609 500 gallon fuel oil tank, plus $2800. Royce Hulett Hazlehurst 912-253-0161/912-375- $2300. Chris Shirley Jefferson 706-224-3993 3008 SPRAYERS AND SPREADERS 443 gallons #1 diesel fuel oil. East coast current price: $3.17 per gallon. Clete Bergen Sa- KMC bedder with disk: John Deere 918 Flex grain 121/2 ft hydraulic litter vannah 912-656-0318 $1000; International 4 flip bottom plow: $500. Carson Cannington Eastman 478-3740579 KMC no till planter. Serial # 17499. Edsel Lewis Baxley, GA 912-278-0725 KMC six row ripper spider with planters. KMC two row peanut inverter. Jimmy Daniels Americus 229-389-1694 head, always sheltered. Field ready, new gear box, hydraulic reel upgrading to larger header: $5000. Bill Hartley Tennille 478-6401001 New Holland BR7070 baler is in excellent condition. Has rolled around 5000 bales. Bought net wrap don't need any more. Jared Cook Locust spreader, very good working condition: $3500 James Sells Monroe 678-425-7543 14ft mechanical Chandler spreader. Body electric, tarp, sideboards VGC: $5000. Herbert Owen Baldwin 706-4993606 2013 Savage 5534 sprayer 540 PTO: $8500, like new retiring. Brantley Harrell Camilla 66inch skid steer grapple bucket. Great condition. Used very little, hoses & flat faced connectors almost new: $800. R. Farrell Brooks,GA 678-5164052 Dayton Submersible Effluent Pump Model 3BB85 240 Volt 1HP. Used in working condition: $400 OBO. Frank Apiaries Buckhead 404-456-4482 Subscriber number:____________________________ Border ($5) Photo ($20) Make your ad stand out with a border or photo. Please indicate your choice and mail a check or money order for the exact amount with your ad. Enclose photo with ad or email (.jpg) to MBClassifieds@agr.georgia.gov. The following statement must be signed by the advertiser: I hereby certify that the above notice meets all the necessary requirements for publication in the Market Bulletin. Signature Kubota rotary tiller, 48inch Grove 770-616-6105 229-246-0163 Dearborn 16inch bottom plow wide gear driven, 3pt hitch, 300 gal tank boomless pull with tailwheel. Excellent condi- Mail this form to: Georgia Department of Agriculture, 540 PTO. Fair to good condi- Savage 8042 harvester. Very type sprayer. Heavy duty, tion: $400; LMC land leveler, tion, runs fine, one tine loose: good condition. Always shel- good condition, sheltered. 5ft, 3pt hitch. Used once: $450. Robert Rice Madison tered: $6900. Doug Kesler Steve Callaway Winterville $1200 John Poole Uvalda 912- Attention: Market Bulletin, 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SW, Room 330, Atlanta, GA 30334 706-614-8231 Colbert 706-338-1035 706-340-0318 585-3020 PAGE 4 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020 Farmers and Consumers Market Bulletin Classified Categories You must be a subscriber to advertise in the Market Bulletin Classifieds. All advertisements submitted to the Market Bulletin must be agriculture-related. Please note that some categories require supporting documentation before ads can be published. For questions about these categories, please call 404.656.3722 or email MBClassifieds@ agr.georgia.gov. 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 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. HEAVY Sweepster model RHFAP6 For sale: Roll-N-S gooseneck 1975 Chevy C70 log truck. 3pt hitch. Can be used forward livestock trailer, floor replace- 10-wheel with 18' log bunk. V- UTVs/ATVs FARM SUPPLIES EQUIPMENT Please specify if equipment is in running condition or not. TRAILERS or backward, low usage, looks new: $2000 obo. Mike Scheaffer Conyers 678-446-6886 ment needed: Asking $2250. Joel McKie Rochelle 229-4262205 Goose neck 16ft covered cat- 6 Detroit Diesel. Pictures and video available: $3000. Jeremy Means Clarkesville 770-5393405 Polaris Ranger, Commercial Brutus, 24HP Kohler diesel, hydrostatic drive w/PTO, treadle pedal, 2,3,4WD, auto tle trailer. Dual axle, electric 1987 Ford L7000 single-axle dump, P/S-Tilt Steering, 1900 TOOLS AND HARDWARE CONSTRUCTION brakes, middle gate, escape flatbed dump, 14ft w/side payload, 2500 tow: $14,700. P 100lb Anvil: $395 250lb Anvil: door: $5000. Lamar Bryant boards, diesel, air brakes, 5- Bowen Powder Springs 678- $425; Two sets of Tongs EQUIPMENT LIVESTOCK Cleveland 706-878-8509 speed, 10-ton tandem axle 773-8736 Blacksmith $75ea. Ben Hen- 1984 Freightliner single axle truck with Phelan 15-ton lowboy. Reman engine, runs great, new oak floor: $8900. Four Oaks Angus LaGrange 706-298-1156 HANDLING AND HAULING 1996 Circle J-Bumper Pull 2 Horse slant rear load trailer w/ dressing room. Good condition, dual axles, padded (floor, Gooseneck 22ft covered travel trailer with 1 divider and dual axles. Has a new floor: asking $2800. Homer L. Conner Pitts 229-365-3318 EQUIPMENT trailer, brake controller, GI hitch. Griffin 989-329-4021 1989 Dodge Dakota Sport 4x4 farm truck, new tires in running condition: $1500. Jim Young Gainesville 770-5400858 Used Japanese mini truck, great for horse, barn, work or woods. Large 6ftx4ft bed withdrop sides, enclosed cab w/AC/Heat, 4wd, lg tires: $6100. D. Sentinella Covington 770-940-9993 drick Austell 770-948-9842 Air Compressor, Fisher Grandma Heater, 18v, Drill battery charger, 1", Air wrench, wash pots, Gris Well Wagner Skillets. D. Hinton Covington 770-786-2014 580L Case backhoe. Good condition: $20,000. Dale Ricks Soperton 912-529-6446 or walls, stall separator): $3500. S. Mosley Eatonton 706-4854808 478-290-1655 Cattle/stock gooseneck trail- er, 24ftX76inch, 2 new 7000# CAT D5C dozer, 6-way blade, drop axles, new T&W, new pin on Remco root rake, 2560 LED lights and wiring, new original hrs., very good condi- floor/paint, new gooseneck tion: $26,500. Retha Hodges tongue: $6000. Vickie Barrett Millen 706-551-9411 Mount Airy 706-499-8009 Subscribe to the Market Bulletin An annual subscription is $10 (26 issues) and includes online access to view the Market Bulletin, place Classified ads and search the Classifieds online. New Subscriber Gift subscription LAWN AND Renewal (Subscriber No._____________________) GARDEN Please deliver the Market Bulletin to: Name: Address: City: State: Zip code: Phone: TRAILERS AND CARTS 2017 Model Currahee 6x12 wood floor, new condition. Pulled less than 100 miles, 3500 GWV, asking: $1200. Glen Smith Clarkesville 706499-4111 20ftx6ft tri-axle equipment trailer, solid steel floor, pintle hitch, needs tires: $800. Jerry Jackson Macon 478-396-7627 6ftx12 new floor, new wheels, has a gorilla lift, 2ft sides: $1100 firm. Charles Parris Winston, GA 770-598-2514 Fast Lane Trailer, 8ftx22ft deck over, 2 axles, 2-5/16 ball hitch: $2895. W. B. Stephens Register, GA 912-682-4844 Gooseneck flatbed, 16ft w/4ft dovetail and folding ramps, tandem axles: asking $1800. Franklin Dowell Tunnel Hill 678-520-0026/770-386-4464 Heavy duty double axle 1990 GMC Top kick, manual transmission 5 speed hi-lo, red, everythng working. Howard Lee Carrollton 770832-9841 1996 Dodge Ram 3500 Club Cab, Cummings Turbo diesel, 5-speed manual transmission, Anti-spin, gooseneck hook-up, bed liner. One owner: $4500. David Brock Buena Vista 229937-5774 1997 F-450 Power Stroke 7.3 diesel engine reg and gooseneck hitch manual trans. Air radio heater good interior lighted bed. Curtis Durden Lyons 912-245-1081 2000 F-350, V-10 automatic 4-door, dually, Gooseneck& Reese Hitches, one owner, 46,800 miles, great condition, asking: $13,500. B. Sanders Pendergrass 706-658-6014 2001 Gem E285 Electric Truck, 72volt, runs 27 mph, hauls 1200 lbs, used only 11 hrs, original manuals: $4800. Jimmy Crowe Lawrenceville BOATS 17ft fiberglass Manatee, tilt and trim, depth finder, radio, swivel seats, new tires and rims on trailer, original owner, excellent condition. James Smith Winder 770-867-2994 18' Tritron Alum. Boat w/console, trailer trowling motor, top, 75hp Mercury Motor, batteries: $10,000. S. Austin Toccoa 864-723-2428 21ft Kenner Vision Center console. 150 Mercury Optimax saltwater, livewells: $15,000. Wes Crowe Monticello 770312-6634 Please specify if machinery is in running condition or not. GARDEN TRACTORS Complete black smith shop. Anvil, tongs, blower and much more, Hammers, table, cove anvil. Troy Morris Jasper 678925-0815 Metal work bench W2" x H40" x L8' 6". Adjustable feet never used: $600. Brown Scott Lizella 478-365-5679 Wilton S-800, 8inch machinists' bench vise with swivel base. Excellent condition. Jimmy Tripp Hawkinsville 478892-9592 GENERATORS AND COMPRESSORS 60KW Taylor diesel generator. 281hrs. Automatic Cutlerhammer AGswitch. Used on breeder hen farm: $5500. Denney Rogers Ephesus 770301-1290 BUILDINGS AND MATERIALS 2 cubes of brick, red color, Email address: Check here if you prefer an online subscription (the paper WILL NOT be mailed to you). Please bill this subscription to: 5x10ft trailer with solid steel floor & 32' high wood sides with tail gate, good condition: $950. Bill Anglin Newnan 770253-6305 678-982-4053 2003 Chevrolet S-10, extended cab LS, 4wd, 7600 miles, used for farm. Keith Stewart Buford 404-538-9092 Cub Cadet 126 (1968-71). 20 hours since engine had top overhaul. Kept inside. Hydraulic actuator needs overhaul: $525. Chester Thomas still banded: $300. Christopher Hayes Blythe 706-799-1975/ 706-799-1975 275+ gal. plastic tanks (tote) in metal cages. 5inch caps on CROP TRAILERS, CARTS AND BINS 2013 Ford F150 extended Fayetteville 404-915-4504 top, valve on bottom: $50 cab, automatic, bed cover, 64,970 miles, one owner, ex- John Deere parts for LX models, will fit others. 2 hydrostatic each. C. Stovall 678-491-0838 Dahlonega (Check here if same as delivery address) Name: Address: City: State: Zip code: Phone: Email address: Please make your check or money order payable to the Georgia Department of Agriculture and mail with this CDE Easy-Entry Cart for miniature horse/pony. Excellent condition: $800. Ken So- cial Circle 404-444-0831 cellent condition, garage kept: $21,500. J. Brown Cochran 478-934-4488/478-230-7892 96 Ford L8000 diesel automatic, stainless steel bed. hy- transmissions: $100 each. 3 Kawasaki engine cores (FC540V), (FD501V): $75 each. David Combs Jefferson 706367-4107 40 ft. power poles for sale, 6 remaining. Great for pole barns. Ernie Gilmer Gay 706538-6022 Approximately 20 sheets of Gravity flow grain wagon. Lo- draulic lime, fertilize 12' bed. cated on US hwy 129, 10 miles Robert Bobo Cumming 770north of Abbeville: $400. 887-7195 LANDSCAPE TOOLS AND MATERIALS 12ft long, 5V roofing tin: $15 per sheet. D. Rainey Bremen 404-436-4507 Michael Lee. Tifton 229-3921182 VEHICLES TRUCK ACCESSORIES AND PARTS 51 heavy duty tomato cages: Complete greenhouse, 25x32 $3 each or if all purchased $2 additional equipment to ex- each. Audrey Bruce Dou- pand to 50ft. Good condition, glasville 770-732-5871 includes fans, vents, new plas- form to: Georgia Department of Agriculture Att: Market Bulletin P.O. Box 742510 Atlanta, GA 30374-2510 tic, sliding doors & more. Pho- Please specify if vehicles are in running condition. Hydraulic lift gate for 1 ton truck needs cylinder repair: $200; 5th wheel hitch, not Wood Chipper Shredder DR brand, like new, Briggs & Stratton, 11.50 engine, chips tos available. Sharon Mauney Cleveland 706-363-0260 TRUCKS gooseneck: $200; 1980's Ford up to 4" limbs, pin-hitch towtailgate: $30. Carter Stewart ing maint. Kit: $700. C. Russell Baldwin 706-778-5204 1970 Ford F800, 24' all steel Fairmont 706-337-4236 Concrete blocks, 8X16, you pick up. Ruble Cantrell Buford 678-910-5190 You may also pay with a Visa or MasterCard online at agr.georgia.gov/market-bulletin.aspx or by contacting our Consumer Call Center at 800.282.5852. flatbed, live tandem, 10.00/20 tires, needs manifold gasket and clutch: $2800. Kerry McAvoy Washington day: 706-678-1665 evenings: 706- Greenhouse 25ftx50ft Includes fans, heater, tables and shade cloth. You disassemble: $800obo. Mike Pardue Ar- 678-7387 muchee, GA 706-237-0596 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov PAGE 5 Livestock Sales and Events Calendar APPLING COUNTY 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 12:30 p.m. at the Baxley Fairgrounds: Goats, sheep, feeder pigs, hogs, calves, poultry and rabbits; A&A Goat Sales, 187 Industrial Drive, Baxley. Call Allen Ahl, 912.590.2096 ATKINSON COUNTY 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 1 p.m.: Goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; Pearson Livestock, 1168 Highway 441 N, Pearson. Call Roberto Silveria, 229.798.0271 BEN HILL COUNTY Every Monday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; South Central Livestock, 146 Broad Road, Fitzgerald. Call Thomas Stripling, 229.423.4400 or 229.423.4436 BERRIEN COUNTY March 28, 12 p.m.: Cattle, pairs, heifers and bulls; CSR Farms Sale facility, 5561 Wycliffe Roberts Rd., Alapaha. Call Carroll T. Cannon, 229.881.0721 or 229.881.2705, CannonMarketingCompany@gmail. com BLECKLEY COUNTY 2nd& 4th Saturdays, 9 a.m.: Farm misc., 1:00 p.m. Ga. Lic. #3050; Goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; Cochran Auction Barn, 290 Ash St., Cochran. Call Mark Arnold 478.230.2482 or 478.230.5397 BUTTS COUNTY Every Wednesday, 12:30 p.m.: Beef cattle; 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.: Dairy cattle; Mid-Georgia Livestock Market, 467 Fairfield Church Road/ Hwy. 16 W, Jackson. Call Seth Harvey, 770.775.7314 CARROLL COUNTY 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 4 p.m.: Goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; Long Branch Livestock, 813 Old Villa Rica Road, Temple. Call Ricky Summerville, 404.787.1865 Every Monday, noon: Cattle, goats, sheep; Carroll County Livestock Sales Barn, 225 Salebarn Road, Carrollton. Call Barry Robinson, 770.834.6608 or 770.834.6609 CHATTOOGA COUNTY FRANKLIN COUNTY Every Friday, 7 p.m.: Goats, sheep; Every Tuesday, noon: Cattle, Trion Livestock Auction, 15577 Hwy. goats, sheep; Franklin County 27, Trion. Call Bill Huff, 706.263.5720 Livestock Sales, 6461 Stone Bridge Road, Carnesville. Call Chad and CLARKE COUNTY Clay Ellison, 706.384.2975 or Every Wednesday, 11 a.m.: Goats 706.384.2105 and sheep; noon, cattle. Northeast Georgia Livestock, 1200 Winterville GORDON COUNTY Road, Athens. Call Todd Stephens, Every Thursday, 12:30 p.m.: Cattle, 706.549.4790 goats, sheep, slaughter hogs; Calhoun Stockyard Hwy. 53, 2270 COLQUITT COUNTY Rome Road SW, Calhoun. Call Every Wednesday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; Dennis Little & Gene Williams, Moultrie Livestock Co., 1200 1st 706.629.1900 Street NE, Moultrie. Call Randy Bannister, 229.985.1019 GREENE COUNTY Every Thursday, noon: Cattle, goats, COOK COUNTY sheep; Duvall Livestock Market, 101 1st, 3rd & 5th Saturdays, 1 p.m.: Apalachee Ave., Greensboro. Call Goats, sheep, chickens, small Jim Malcom, 706.453.7368 animals; Deer Run Auction, 1158 Parrish Road, Adel. Call John JEFF DAVIS COUNTY Strickland, 229.896.4553 1st & 3rd Fridays: Horse sale, 7:30 p.m.; Circle Double S, 102 Lumber DECATUR COUNTY City Highway, Hazlehurst. Call Steve 2nd Saturdays, 1 p.m.: Goats, sheep, Underwood, 912.594.6200 (night) or chickens, small animals; Waddell 912.375.5543 (day) Auction Co., 979 Old Pelham Road, Climax. Call John Waddell, JOHNSON COUNTY 229.246.4955 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7:30 p.m.: Chickens; Ol' Times Auction, 503 EMANUEL COUNTY Hill Salter Road, Kite. Call Robert Every Monday, 1 p.m.: Cattle, Colston, 478.299.6240 slaughter hogs; Swainsboro Stockyard, 310 Lambs Bridge Road, LAMAR COUNTY Swainsboro. Call Clay Floyd and Every Friday, 6 p.m.: Goats, sheep, David N. Floyd, 478.945.3793 chickens, small animals; 5 p.m., farm miscellaneous, Ga. Lic. #4213; 2nd & 4th Saturdays, noon: Goats, Buggy Town Auction Market, 1315 sheep, chickens, small animals; R&R Highway 341 S, Barnesville. Call Goat & Livestock Auction, 560 GA Krystal Burnett 678.972.4599 Hwy. 56 N, Swainsboro. Call Ron & Karen Claxton, 478.455.4765 LAURENS COUNTY 2nd & 4th Thursday, 6 p.m.: Goats, Every Tuesday, 10 a.m. & 1st Fridays: sheep, chickens, small animals; Cattle special sale; Dixie Livestock Horse Creek Auction Co., 5971 Hwy. Market, 133 Old Hwy. 46, Oak 441 S, Dublin. Call Daniel Harrelson, Park. Call Willis & Tammy Sikes, 478.595.5418 912.578.3263 MADISON COUNTY FORSYTH COUNTY Every Friday, 6 p.m.: Chickens, small Every Tuesday, noon: Cattle, goats, animals; Gray Bell Animal Auction, sheep; Lanier Farm's Livestock Hwy. 281, Royston. Call Billy Bell, Corp., 8325 Jot-Em Down Road, 706.795.3961 Gainesville. Call Tyler Bagwell, 770.844.9223 or 770.844.9231 MARION COUNTY 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7 p.m.: Goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; Auction 41, 4275 GA Hwy. 41 N, Buena Vista. Call Jim Rush, 706.326.3549. Email rushfam4275@ windstream.net 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 Melba Strickland, 706.975.5732 THOMAS COUNTY Every Tuesday, 1 p.m.: Cattle. 3rd Friday: Slaughter hogs and Feeder pigs; 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. WHITE COUNTY First and third Saturdays, 4 p.m.: Chickens and goats; Coker's Sale Barn, 9648 Duncan Bridge Road, Cleveland. Call Wayne Coker Sr., 706.540.8418 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 farmrelated items other than livestock must be accompanied by the auction license number of the principal auctioneer or auction firm conducting the auction, per regulations from the Georgia Secretary of State. Auctions without this information will not be published. Have an auction to put on our calendar? Contact Jay Jones at 404.656.3722 or jay. jones@agr.georgia.gov. BUILDINGS AND MATERIALS Red cedar, black walnut, red oak maple 2P thick, live edges up to 26inW, 3'ft to6ft L, also FARM ANIMALS 12 purebred Black Angus bulls. 1, 2 and 3y/o, docile, vaccinated, AI'd & natural ser- 9 SimAngus crossbreed heifers and 1 Reg. Angus heifer, 7 ready for breeding/AI, rough sawed pine, all kinds. vice. K. Schwock Homer 404- wormed, tagged, vaccinated: Quantity of grey synthetic Perry Conner Conyers 770- Livestock listed must be for 735-9524 $1500 each ($1600 Reg.). chinking for logs, 5 gal pals: $150/pail. Phil Boswell Concord 778-884-5789 Red and White Oak flooring, Pine flooring (16 ft.), Oak and Pine shoe molding, Bead board. South Fulton County. William Briggs Atlanta 404861-9269 Tunnel doors and pads for poultry farm, sized 4ft. and 5ft., 2-4 years old. Doug Fricks Ellijay 706-273-0209 Used materials for 40x60 pole barn. Trusses, tin, lathes, ridge cap. Feed bins, 14x48 tarps: $75. Bill Durham Summerville 706-252-1084 Used tin: $3 per sheet. Used propane tank and water 527-2958 Wood-Mizer Custom-cut lumber, kiln-dried, milled, restorations, timberframes, flooring, cabinetry, barns, fencing, reclaimed, live edge, white oak flooring trailer flooring. John Sell Milner 770-480-2326 POSTS AND FENCING 12' and 16' cattle panels. (9) 12 ft, (6) 16 ft. Some new: $75 per. Leave voice message. Timothy Simpson Harlem 706361-2373 5 pipe gates, 4 panel gates, 8ft to 16ft: $100 each. Patti McLeroy Kathleen 478-9870019 specific animals. Ads for free or unwanted livestock will not be published. All animals offered for sale in the Market Bulletin must be healthy and apparently free of any contagious, infectious or communicable disease. Out-of-state 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- cial Certificate of Veterinary Inspection or NPIP 9-3 for poultry. Individuals may sell their own animals; however, livestock dealers are required to have a Livestock Dealer Li- cense from GDA. For more information, please call the GDA Animal Protection Division at 404.656.4914. 15 mo. old Registered Angus bull bred for calving ease: $1800. Univeter Rd. Sam Cloud Canton 678-294-4475 2 black limousin heifer calves, double polled and double black: $400 a piece. LC. Lairsey Waycross 912-2855149 20 Angus/Hereford cross heifers, 12-17 mo. old, 2 yr. old Polled Hereford bull, top bloodlines, low BW, James Jeanes Gray 478-972-0912 3 Reg'd. Black Angus bulls, excellent bloodlines, good EPD's, easy calving, good dispositions. Paul A. Copeland Shiloh 678-410-9681 3 Registered Black Angus 4 Hereford bulls for sale, 12 to 16m/o. William Hathcock 404-314-2184/Steve Hathcock 770-356-3633 Dallas Email: info@dailybreadbeef.com 4 yr old Red Angus bull. Proven sire, epic bloodline. Gentle, calves on-site: $1600. No calls after 9:30 p.m. Allen Crow Dalton 706-260-9189 40 big Gelbvieh-Angus heifers AI to calving ease Angus Bulls. Calving starts Sept., Vaccinations, Covexin8, Triangle10, Pyramid5, Dectomax Wormer. Ronnie Hadden Gibson Chris Wilson Griffin 770-4687556 Angus & SimAngus black bred heifers for sale, very nice, registered. Due March & June: $1500 each. High Voltage Cattle Mount Airy 706-499-8008 Angus & SimAngus registered bulls. Calving ease, good quality. Good growth bulls, ready to work, some embryo transfers, good EPDs, very gentle: $1700. Barrett Farms Mount Airy 706-499-8008 Angus and SimAngus bulls, 15-18 months old. Very gentle. 3 are AI sired. Good bloodlines. Edward Allen Marble Hill 770-894-2195 heater. Charlie H. Conner Flowery Branch 678-9363063 LUMBER Composite beams 3' 3/4" x 9' 1/2"x20'. 110 beams available: $50 each. Dave McMichael Covington 770-527-2150 Pine 1x2x12. Pine under 12" W. 55/bdft. Oak, Hickory, maple, cherry Lumber. 2" live County line 3pt post hole digger and auger, excellent condition: $650. Craig Brown Albany 229-349-1680 I have 175 T post, each 6 1/2 ft long and 6 pipe gates, each 16 ft long. Call to discuss pricing. Homer L. Conner Pitts 229-365-3318 Ads for the March CATTLE (20) black Angus bred cows for sale, big & young, bred to Brangus or Chax bull: $1350ea. James Hunter Bishop 706-255-5214 1 Lim-flex bull breed leading EPDs. Dbl black 12 months old. Needs new home. Tommy Sizemore Barnesville 770358-6229 bulls for sale from Rollins Ranch, 14+ months old, AI sired, maternal bloodlines, semen tested and ready to work. Rollins Ranch White 678-6283509 3 year old registered Black Angus bull. S. A. V. Harvestor bloodlines. Very gentle. Excellent bull! Don Hudgins Marietta 404-886-6849 35 bulls, Angus, Simmental and SimAngus, semen tested 706-833-9828 5 large Angus cows. Third trimester pregnancy. Easy keepers, easy calving. 5-8y/o: $900-$1250. David Brown Senoia 770-599-1830 6 Reg'd black limo bulls, 18m/o, starting at $1500. D. Davis Commerce 770-6166038 AJCA registered Jersey bull for sale. Just over two years Angus, Red Angus, and An- gus/cross heifers and young bred cows and pairs available. Maternal/Grass genetics: $1500 and up. Dan Glenn Fitzgerald 229-457-1136 www.deepgrassgraziers.com Ayrshire heifer full blooded, no papers, born 6/20/19: $700. call for more info. F. Green Tiger 706-490-1718 Beefmaster bulls and heifers, edge slabs, mantles. Can cut your logs. Doug Schneider Taylorsville 678-361-6206 25 issue are due by noon, March 13. For Advertising Guidelines and Category and ready to go. Most AI. Contact Shanda. Clanton River old (DOB: 11/18/17). Call for more info. Ed Holton Daw- all ages, good bloodlines and dispositions. Cary Bittick Jr. rules visit agr.georgia.gov. Ranch Odum 912-256-1582 sonville 678-316-1236 Forsyth 478-957-0095 PAGE 6 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020 Bulletin Calendar February 29 Journeyman Farmer Certificate program Small Farm Business Planning UGA Extension Gwinnett 750 South Perry St. #400 Lawrenceville, Ga. 30046 678.377.4011 tdaly@uga.edu March 5-7 Journeyman Farmer Certificate program Fruit and Vegetable Production UGA Extension Gwinnett 750 South Perry St. #400 Lawrenceville, Ga. 30046 678.377.4011 tdaly@uga.edu March 7 Make and Take Mushroom Inoculation Workshop Trefoil Gardens 122 Bascomb Dr. Woodstock, Ga. 30189 trefoilgardens@gmail.com 678.453.8654 Learn to Keep Honeybees Lake Hartwell Beekeepers Association Hart County AgriScience Center 1951 Bowman Hwy. Hartwell, Ga. 30643 404.219.7200 lakehartwellbeekeepersassoc@gmail.com March 7-8 Dalton Triple Rabbit and Cavy Show North Georgia Ag Fairgrounds 500 Legion Dr. Dalton, Ga. 30721 www.gsrca.com kjhumfleet@gmail.com Newton County Saddle Club Open Horse Show Georgia International Horse Park 1996 Centennial Olympic Parkway Conyers, Ga. 30013 678.873.3019 www.newtoncountysaddleclub.com March 9 Good Soil and Composting North Fulton Master Gardeners Lost Corner Preserve 7300 Brandon Mill Rd. Sandy Springs, Ga. 30328 info@friendsoflostcorner.org www.friendsoflostcorner.org Georgia Cooperative Council Annual Meeting Georgia Farm Bureau Building 1620 Bass Road Macon, Ga. 31209 478.278.8000 www.georgiaco-op.com March 13 Fruit Plant Sale Cherokee County Master Gardeners 1130 Bluffs Parkway, Ste. G45 Canton, Ga. 30114 770.721.7803 jfuder@uga.edu March 14 Hall County 4-H Spring Horse Show Chicopee Woods Agriculture Center 1855 Calvary Church Rd. Gainesville, Ga. 30507 770.535.8291 jspage@uga.edu Georgia Iris Society Meeting Lynn Fronk, National Garden Club St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church 1790 LaVista Road, N.E. Atlanta, Ga. 30329 678.471.2604 www.gairis.org March 19-21 Spring Plant Sale Master Gardeners of Central Georgia Macon State Farmers Market 2055 Eisenhower Pkwy Macon, Ga. 31206 478.751.6338 www.mgcg.org March 21 State 4-H Livestock Judging Contest UGA ADS Arena 2600 S. Milledge Avenue Athens, Ga. 30605 706.542.8892 hkalino@uga.edu March 21-22 Conyers Cherry Blossom Festival Georgia International Horse Park 1996 Centennial Olympic Parkway Conyers, Ga. 30013 770.860.4190 www.conyerscherryblossomfest.com March 21 Learn Beekeeping! Beekeepers Club of Gwinnett County Hebron Baptist Church 202 Hebron Church Rd Dacula, Ga. 30019 GwinnettBeekeepers@gmail.com March 23 Basics of Vegetable Gardening North Fulton Master Gardeners Lost Corner Preserve 7300 Brandon Mill Rd. Sandy Springs, Ga. 30328 info@friendsoflostcorner.org www.friendsoflostcorner.org March 26 North Georgia Grafting Workshop: Apples and Pears Cherokee County Extension 250 Civic Dr. Ball Ground, Ga. 30107 770.721.7803 jfuder@uga.edu March 27 Cherokee County Farm Bureau Ag Expo Hickory Flat Fellowship Church 5301 Hickory Flat Hwy. Canton, Ga. 30115 770.479.1481 sfpahl@gfbco.org www.ccfarmbureau.org/cherokee-ag-expo March 27-April 5 Macon International Cherry Blossom Festival Central City Park 115 Willie Smokie Glover Dr. Macon, Ga. 31201 478.330.7050 www.cherryblossom.com March 28-29 Beekeeping for Beginners N.E. Georgia Mountain Beekeepers Association Habersham EMC 6135 Ga. Hwy 115 Clarksville, Ga. 30523 www.negabeekeeping.com officers@negabeekeeping.com April 3-6 Georgia On My Mind Stock Show Georgia Quarter Horse Association Georgia International Horse Park 1996 Centennial Olympic Parkway Conyers, Ga. 30013 georgiaquarterhorse@yahoo.com www.gqha.com April 3-4 Spring Garden Expo Hall County Master Gardeners Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center 1855 Calvary Church Rd. Gainesville, Ga. 30507 770.535.8291 www.hallmastergardeners.com April 4 Bartow County Antique Engine & Tractor Show American Legion Post 42 525 Martin Luther King Jr. St. Cartersville, Ga. 30120 770.527.5346 www.gcaeatc.com April 4-5 Spring Home and Garden Show Master Gardeners of Central Georgia Georgia National Fairgrounds 401 Larry Walker Parkway Perry, Ga. 31069 478.987.2028 www.mgcg.org April 5-7 Georgia Association of Conservation Districts Annual Meeting Callaway Gardens 17800 U.S. 27 Pine Mountain, Ga. 31822 1.833.411.4223 www.gacd.us April 10 Forsyth Co. Master Gardeners 20th Annual Plant Sale Cumming Fairgrounds 235 Castleberry Rd. Cumming, Ga. 30040 770.887.2418 www.ugamg.org April 16-18 Great Southland Stampede Rodeo UGA Block and Bridle UGA Livestock Instructional Arena 2600 South Milledge Ave. Athens, Ga. 30606 www.gssrodeo.com April 18 Georgia Grown Festival Carroll's Sausage and Country Store 315 Whittle Circle Ashburn, Ga. 31714 GAGrownFest2020@gmail.com Spring Native Plant Sale Georgia Native Plant Society McFarlane Nature Park 280 Farm Rd., S.E. Marietta, Ga. 30067 770.343.6000 www.gnps.org April 18-19 Old Time Farm Show West Georgia Two-Cylinder Club VFW Fairgrounds 1625 Bankhead Hwy. Carrollton, Ga. 30116 770.301.6319 Facebook: West GA 2 Cylinder Club April 23 Southeastern Turfgrass Conference UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center 15 RDC Rd. Tifton, Ga. 31794 www.turf.caes.uga.edu April 23-25 Georgia FFA Convention Macon Centreplex 200 Coliseum Dr. Macon, Ga. 31217 706.552.4456 www.georgiaffa.org April 25 Blue Ridge Trout and Outdoor Adventures Festival Downtown City Park 810 E. Main St. Blue Ridge, Ga. 30513 706.838.5259 www.blueridgetroutfest.com Forage Field Day Catoosa County UGA Extension Dry Creek Farm 2593 Bandy Rd. Ringgold, Ga. 30736 706.278.8207 roger.gates@uga.edu April 26 Taste of Richland and Market Richland Rum 355 Broad St. Richland Ga. 31825 229-887-3537 www.tasteofrichland.org May 2 5th Annual Awesome Blossom Spring Fest Bethel United Methodist Church 245 Fairview Rd. Stockbridge, Ga. 30281 770.474.2570 www.awesomeblossomfestival.com May 16 Fiber Festival in the Valley Sautee Nacoochee Center 283 Ga. Hwy 255 North Sautee-Nacoochee, Ga. 30571 706.878.3300 www.snca.org May 15-16 Dairy Goat Show Ga. Dairy Goat Breeders Club Walton County Agricultural Ed. Center 1208 Criswell Rd., S.W. Monroe, Ga. 30655 Gadairygoat@gmail.com www.gdgba.org June 4 North Georgia Prescribed Fire Council Meeting Chattahoochee Technical College 100 Campus Drive Jasper, GA 30143 706.894.1591 www.garxfire.com June 27-28 Made in Georgia Festival Towns County Recreation & Conference Center 150 Foster Park Road Young Harris, Ga. 30582 706.896.4966 www.golakechatuge.com Have an event to put on our calendar? Contact Jay Jones at 404.656.3722 or jay.jones@agr.georgia.gov We accept calendar submissions for food, craft and agriculture festivals and events. Submissions for festivals that do not specifically promote those industries will not be printed. Additional pesticide recertification training notices are available on the department website under the Plant Industry Division tab. CATTLE Excellent calving ease Angus Purebred Jersey heifer, 14 Reg'd Dexter cattle, small, Registered Black Angus 18 bulls, gentle and ready for ser- m/o: $725. Rondal Fields Cler- docile, good for meat, milk or m/o bulls. Low-med birth Belted Galloway, 20 month old bull, black wide white belt. LaDon Bandy Trion 706-6761849 Email: ladon_bandy@yahoo.com vice. Angus bred heifers. John mont 770-983-7104 pasture ornaments. Sammy weights, A.I. sired, semen Bryant 0399 Eatonton 706-473- Purebred Limousin bull, 14- Hall 2838 Milledgeville 478-456- tested: $2800. P. Stuedemann and Cody Floyd Comer 706- mos old. Red, double polled, For Sale: 20 yearling Regis- AI sired by MAGSWL Usual Reg'd Red Angus, 3,2,1 y/o 371-2749 tered Black Angus heifers. Suspect. Larry Walker Bar- bulls, western genetics, south- Registered Black Angus bulls, Bottle bulls/heifers avail., Stevenson Angus genetics. nesville 770-358-2044 ern born, ready for steady 17 months old, all vaccina- Belted Galloway: 4 cross cow-calf pairs: $1500. 2 bred heifer crosses: $1000. 2 purebred open fall18 heifers: $850. 2 purebred open summer19 heifers: $800. 8 steers: $2/lb live wt. Scott McDonough 770-351-7986 Black and red polled Limousin bulls, AI sired, 27 mouths old, ready to start breeding now, pasture ready. Jimbo Crumley Statham 678409-3572 guaranteed Colostrum, been given Multimin 90, Pyramid 5, calf guard. Weaned bulls/heifers avail., fully vacc. and wormed. Brittney Peters Social Circle 470-334-1933 Calving ease, milking ability, gentleness, reg. Polled shorthorn bulls/show heifers/steers, excellent quality, Club Calf member. Kenneth R. Bridges Commerce 706-768-3480 Dexter bulls, 14 months old, both black and horned. One Neil Keener Chatsworth 706270-3731 Hereford cattle, 16 bred heifers, 3 bred cows, 1 open heifer, 3 calves, 1 registered Hereford bull: $30,000 takes all, $1500 for the heifers. Paul Almeter Chickamauga 703674-9589 Jersey milk cow, 3y/o, very gentle. Doug Norrell Dahlonega 678-316-2666 Limousin bull, black, polled and 7m/o. Bred for calving Red Angus heifers, 20 open, 12 bred Beckton lineage. Wayne Stradling Palmetto 770-463-1408 Reg polled hereford bulls; rugged, pasture raised, gentle exc bloodlines and EPS's, small calves, exc growth, western genetics, Ga bred. B. Brantley Tennille 478-5538598 Reg'd Angus Bull, 4y/o, excellent breeder, all blood testsclean. Tex Demand Son, ou of work, low birth weight, good growth, easy keepers. Flying W Farm Cochran 478-9346998 Reg. black Angus bulls, 1-3 y/o, sired by Foretold, All-In, Velocity, Highwayman. Top 1% CE, Top 1% growth, Top 1% carcass, BSE and DNA tested. Ken McMichael Monticello 706-819-9295 Reg. Hereford heifer, DOB 618-2018: $2000. Ennis Ryals Dublin 478-278-0678 tions, semen tested and docile. Ricky Hix Comer 706248-5851 Registered Black Angus bulls. Two years, BSE tested, low birth weight. Forage raised: $1500-$2200. Lalla Tanner Monroe 770-267-7179 or 678823-5742 Registered Black Angus bulls, heifers and bred heifers for sale. Wes Turner Gainesville 770-231-3373 Registered black Simmental, will stay small: $300 each. ease: $700. L.C. Lairsey Way- Ankony Cow. Andy Malcom Reg. Polled Herefords. bulls, SimAngus bulls, performance Black Angus bulls. 2 years Bobbie Bauserman Grove- cross 912-285-5149 Monroe 770-601-1095 heifers, cows and some 3 in tested; cow/calf pairs, heifers, old. Semen tested. Can be town 706-831-4799 1's. Bred to ET sons of HOME- heavy milk, AI embryo bred, registered. Joey Hutchins Miniature Jersey Bull, Polled Reg'd Angus bulls, perfor- GROWN 8Y and Hometown satisfaction guaranteed. Milton Winder 770-601-8060 Dexter X miniature Jersey 3mo: $350. Call for more info. mance tested, low birth weight 10Y. Good genetics. J. Bailey Martin Jr. Clarkesville 770- cross heifer, polled 3mo: $400. Kathy NeeSmith Vidalia 912- with explosive growth. Delivery Summerville 706-859-1061 519-0008 Black Angus: Aristocrat of Wye lineage. Heifers, 13m/o: Call for more info. Kathy Nee- 293-4006 Smith Vidalia 912-293-4006 Polled Hereford bulls, available. Windell Gillis EastPW man 478-231-8236 Registered Angus bull for sale born 2/23/19: $1200; Regis- Registered Charolais: superior genetics and disposition, $1000. Bulls, 6m/o: $750. For sale, 2-3y/o heifers: Victor Boomer bloodline, 16 Reg'd Black Angus bulls & tered Angus heifer born bulls semen-tested; cows, Arthur Ferdinand Palmetto $2000; Bulls: 2250. McDonald and 20 months old. Excellent heifers. New design & war al- 10/19/19: $1200. David Strick- heifers and calves. Quantity Message box: 404-867-8773 Buffalo Farm. Frank McDonald herd sires. Rudy Stewart liance: $1250 Eugene Ridley land Barnesville 770-584- discounts. Bobby Burch East- Email: wstrvlr@bellsouth.net Vidalia 912-403-9126 Cartersville 770-387-0263 Lafayette 706-764-6110 3239 man 478-718-2128 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov PAGE 7 CATTLE Blue-eyed Nigerian Dwarfs and Ndx Nubians. UTD shots, POULTRY/FOWL Guinea fowl and taking orders for Guinea keets. Local pick Registered Polled Hereford bull. DOB 8/16/17. Low birthweight, pasture raised, rugged and gentle breed. Reggie Price wormed, disbudded, 4mo to 3 yrs females: $150, males: $75. Debi Shell Lenox 229-4458539 Wrightsville 478-864-9192 or Boer cross bucklings 9 478-484-0746 months. Picture upon request. Registered Red Angus and Black Angus bulls. 12 months and 24 months, ready for ser- Call, text and leave message. Deborah Perreira Hampton 678-283-4364 vice. Proven performance top For Sale: Nigerian Dwarf Billy, bloodlines. Joe Gibson Rome 14mo. Black and white, 23 706-506-3026 inches at withers. Friendly, Percheron/Belg draft gelding, 16 years, 17 hands, parade safe, rides and drives, current Coggins & vaccines. Horse, trail-wagon w/brakes, biothane harness, English up/shipping available. Flint Any person engaged in buying River Guinea Thomaston 706- live poultry of any kind for 741-2904 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 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 6-stall baby calf barn: holders for feed, water and bottle, holders insulated and mounted in the Market Bulletin. Mallard Heritage turkeys. Bronze, on skids, easily transported: ducks must be at least three Bourbon Red and Royal Palm $350. WC Waldrip Ellijay 706- generations from the wild toms and hens. 2019 spring 635-1940 before they can be advertised hatch: $50 each. David Bass Selling herd; 30 Angus cows, 10 bred heifers, 10 replacement heifers, cow/calf pairs and calves. Walt Dockery Broxton 912-359-3153 SimAngus, 15m/o, purebred bull, no papers: $1450. Earl W. Barnett Commerce 706-713-1448 Sparta Brahma bull, 10m/o, halter broke, hands on since birth, very kind & friendly. C. Carnes Sparta 478-456-0915 Wangus Wagyu Angus cross steers, 6 m/o to 1 y/o+, extreme marbling and tenderness. Duke Burgess Louisville 478-625-9542/305-923-0262 juliesvance@wildblue.net SWINE Advertisers submitting swine ads must submit proof of a negative brucellosis and pseudorabies test from within the past 30 days. Exceptions are swine from a validated brucellosis-free herd and/or qualified pseudorabies-free herd; these operations must submit proof great blood line, good dad. Mike Tackett Braselton 678617-0873 Registered Myotonic and Mini Silky Fainting babies. Disbudded, clean tested herd. Facebook: Jorgy's Ranch Fainting Goats. Richard Jorgenson Griffin 770-468-4750 Very small black male, brown female good for pets or to raise from: $8000 for both. J. Cleghorne Colbert 706-2068983 SHEEP 12 week old Katahdin ram lamb: $125. T. Long Eatonton 706-484-0834 or 706-4738163 2020 birth season has begun. Will have Dorset/Dorper, Dorset/Katahdin, Dorset/Tunis cross lambs. Please email for more information and pictures. Joan Blose Cartersville jmcpherson@berry.edu. Katahdin Dorper crossed sheep, meat, 4 ewe lambs, 1 ram: $150 ea., born 2019. Richard Neale Loganville 770466-2649 and dressage saddle, bridle: $6500 OBO. Kelly Kelly Cumming whphfarm@gmail.com 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. 3yo unaltered black female standard poodle. Good with chickens, high energy. Located near Columbus. Excellent home: $300. Tiffany Tilley Fortson 706-992-6187 7/8 Anatolian, 1/8 Great Pyrenees puppies. Born 01/18/20. Pickup at 7 weeks: $350 for males, $400 for females. Raised with goats. Jim Willis Rupert 478-862-5749 or 478952-3363. ABCA Border Collies, 2 male pups left. Born Thanksgiving Day, ready to go: $500. Lance Fuller Dahlonega 770-3661036 in the Market Bulletin. Advertis- ers must include this informa- tion in notices submitted for publication. Out-of-state poul- try must have a negative Avian Influenza test and negative pul- lorum test within 21 days of en- tering Georgia. For more infor- mation, call the GDA Animal Protection Division, 404.656.4914. (4) Young Easter Egger Roosters: $5.00ea; All 4:$18.00. Carolyn Rock East- man 706-897-4613 14 varieties peafowl: game chickens, redquill, orangequill, miner blues, mugs, warhorse, racey mug, pumpkin hulsey, grey hatch, showtime kelso, liepers. Ray Watts Macon 478-361-3468 15 grown hens; Rhode Island Reds, Dominickers, two roosters & dominickers: $3.00ea. C.E. Camp Loganville 404401-9973 1yo India Blue peacock: $100. ISO self blue, blue or black LF cochins. Mary Clark Newborn 678-625-0338 20 Peacocks and a trio of Macon 478-230-7682 King pigeons for sale: $10ea Paul Coleman Cartersville 404-276-4801 Laying hens are giving us too many eggs. Downsizing flock. Hens are 2 and 3 years old.: $10 each. Jackie Bohler Williamson 770-6871258 Pheasants, Red-golden, yellow-golden, silver and ring neck. Tommy Truman Gray 478-733-0057 Pigeons: White Hubbel, Kings, & White Carneau. One year old birds ready for spring. Large meat type. Jerry Williamson Dexter 478-2901122 Pigeons: white rollers, turner rollers, colored rollers & white homers: $20/pair. Wyatt Johnson Midville 478-494-3240 Pullets: Rhode Island Red, Golden Comets and Black Sex link; quality birds. Brian Sturdy Dahlonega 706-865-9201 Pure bred Red Laced Blue Wyandotte roosters. 3 hatched 7/27/19. Large and vocal. Their daddy is a good flock SWINE SUPPLIES Farrowing crate flooring, woven wire, heavy duty, good condition. 18 floors available: $75 each. Heath Simmons Twin City 478-299-6697 GOAT SUPPLIES Aluminum goat milking stand: $450. Bought in 2019 P. Chancey. Hoboken 912-6148644 TACK AND SUPPLIES Cleaning and refinishing leather and saddles-four items needed. I furnish two. 25 year record: $30. Ed Anderson Hull, GA 706-714-6139 Shavings, good for horse stalls, extra large bag: $5 each. Harry Hughes Warm Springs 706-655-2475 Tex Tan Hereford all-around saddle, 16" seat, semi QH bars, quarter breed roughout, floral tooling, like new condition: $400. Bryson Bowman 706-988-0048 MISCELLANEOUS of those certifications. Buyers are urged to request proof of a negative brucellosis pseudorabies test prior to purchase. Feral hogs may not be offered for sale or advertised in the Market Bulletin. Berkshire pigs, registered or not, various ages, several bloodlines. Duke Burgess Louisville 478-625-9542/305923-0262 juliesvance@wildblue.net Tamworth shoats and pigs for sale. www.whitesulphurfarms.com. Lee Hemmer Gainesville whitesulphurfarm@gmail.com 770-530-3646 GOATS All goats offered for sale must be individually identified in compliance with the USDA Scrapie Program. For more information, please call the GDA Animal Protection Division at 404.656.4914. (4) Nigerian Dwarf Bucks, Katahdin rams and ewes various ages. Starting: $125. Philip Piche Royston 706-338-1615 Reg. Katahdin rams and ewes, from weaning to breeding age, X-large Midwest bloodlines. Duke Burgess Louisville 478-625-9542/305923-0262 Young Katahdin-Dorper cross ewes; young ram by purebred, Katahdin sire. Susan Cobb Cedartown 404-218-1615 EQUINE Advertisers in the Equine category must submit a current negative Coggins test for each equine advertised. This includes horses, ponies and donkeys. Buyers are urged to request verification of a negative Coggins from the advertiser before purchasing any equine. Generalized ads such as those selling "many horses," "variety to choose from" or "free" animals will not be published. For Boykin X Bloodhound pups available 2/29. Will make good track dogs or pets. Both parents are working dogs. Will have shots: $150. Thomas Collins Macon 478-256-3213 Great Pyrenees Anatolian puppies for sale, 8w/o, dewormed. Parent is on premises: $200. D. Norris LaGrange 706-668-1578 Great Pyrenees puppies ready to go: $300. Both parents on site raised with cows & goats, DOB: 12/12/19. Johnie Robinson Monroe 770-6308084 Great Pyrenees pups born 01/13/2020. Two males, 3 females. Dame and sire on site. Good stock, Sire weighs 140 lbs: $400. John Holder Gray 478-737-9055 Kangal working livestock guardian pups: $1,200 and up. Guarding goats and Heritage turkeys. Peacock Hill Farm Stockbridge 770-860-8989 Email: e@peacockhill.farm adult Blueback Ringneck pheasants. John Herndon Grayson 404-697-7179 2019 hatch phesants, red, yellow , gold Lady A. Starting: $45 a pair, some proven breeders, 100+ birds. Alvin Burch Midville 478-589-7526 2019 India blue and whiteeyed India blue pea hens: $75ea. Jerry Mock Colquitt 229-758-3717 4 roosters, 9-18mo:$15ea, mixed breed. Hank White Atlanta 404-755-0505 A few White Hackles and Murphys. Ron Shepard Fortson 706-304-6640 Assorted breeds baby to adult; chicks sexed and unsexed; ducks, guineas, Ayam Cemani also. Sherry AmersonWhite Augusta blackberrycreekminifarm@gmail.com 706-833-5535 Baby chicks. Buff Orpington, American Dominique, Bovan. Purebred, not mixed. Monte Poitevint Lakeland 229-482- guardian. Meredith Ghee Conyers 770-490-5208 Roundhead and Gray stags cross: $35 each. Already trimmed, rimmed. All good birds. Call for more information. Eddie Walls Reidsville 912-290-0926 Silver Phoenix show roosters, rare. 6 ready now: $15ea. Carl Bledsoe Doerun 229-4540402 POULTRY/FOWL REQUIRING PERMIT/LICENSE Advertisements selling wood ducks must be accompanied by a Waterfowl Sale permit. Ads without this permit will not be published. Email permitsR4M- B@fws.gov or call the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 404.679.7070. Advertisements selling pen-raised Bobwhite quail must be accompanied by a copy of the Commercial Quail Breeder's License. Ads without Two wheel pony cart w/harness for small pony, never used: $400. Bobby Kight Dublin 478-984-6746 DOG SUPPLIES 20x28x38 Aluminum diamond platted dog box, used very little: $150. Tim Brooks Maysville 706-983-0457 POULTRY SUPPLIES (4) 14 ton feed bins: $1500 a piece. Lewis Bros housekeeper #2: $6500. Donald Williams Gillsville 770-540-8599 24 BL white heaters: $50ea.; 180 choretine brooders: $50ea; 4 curtain machines: $100ea. Ask for Ken Fairmount 770-547-0855 Dickies top of the line incubator for sale. Excellent condition with manual: $250 of extra parts, $500 OBO. Franklin Hutto Perry 478-335-5482 DOB; 11-14-19, some have more information, please call Kangal working livestock 3854 this license will not be pub- blue eyes disbudded and ADGA Registered: $150. V. Carter Forsyth 478-993-2119 100% reg'd solid red & red dappled bucks, DOB 11-8-19: $1200 each. 100% black, white, grey tiger dappled buck. the GDA Equine Health Division at 404.656.3713. (3) Donkeys, 2 Jacks, 1 Jeny Good pets: $300 for all three. Unable to look after animals anymore. Don McDonald Vidalia 912-537-1270 j guardian dogs: $1200 and up. Guarding goats and Heritage turkeys. Peacock Hill Farm Stockbridge 770-860-8989 Email: e@peacockhill.farm BARN CATS Baby chicks: $1.00; Wyandottes, Ameraucana, RI Reds, Marans, black sex links, laying: $15. Gary Ridley LaFayette 706-638-1911 Beautiful multi-colored roller pigeons. Debbie Tucker Au- lished. Visit https://georgiawildlife.com/licenses-permitspasses/commercial or call the Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division, 706.557.3244. Canada geese may not be sold. Flight ready bobwhite quail. Only agriculture-related items may be advertised in this Category. BEES, HONEY AND SUPPLIES DOB 11-8-19: $1500. Jerry Hawkins Gray text: 706-6140201 lhawkin2@yahoo.com 3 Nigerian Dwarfs goats, 1 ADGA doe (4), and 2 wethers: 14 y/o Bay & white spotted saddle mare very gentle, very smooth, rides great, 4y/o reg, T.W.H. Gelding Chestnut very gentle, rides great. Tony Green Barn cats available for rodent control (shelter rescues). Neutered, vaccinated and delivered at no cost. Linda Wistrom Athens 706-343-8173 gusta 706-829-6116 Beautiful pair of rust colored Cochin Bantams: $25 for both. Also, small rooster to good home. K. McDonald Dallas We also have Coturnix quail for eating. Call for pricing. Manning Family Quail Farm. Eli Manning Glennville 912-2371952 $500 for all. C. Stambaugh Fairmount 770-605-0888 BarnCatsGeorgia@gmail.com Canton 470-388-4245 15-year-old, 15 hands Sorrel 4 male Boer goats, 3m/o: mare saddle mule. Owned RABBITS 470-578-7537 Black Cornish trios and ANIMAL Barred Rock trios for sale: $45. EQUIPMENT AND $125 each. 2 bred nannies, Boer/Nubian cross: $180 each. since 3 years of age. Shoed and cared for: $1750 Dale Beautiful Florida White rabbits with pedigrees. Different ages. James Davis 266-3063 Hortense 912- SUPPLIES Babies at side can be sold. H. Rowden Farmington 706-338- Good for meat, pets and show. Blue Pied Peafowl pairs and Liopiros Mansfield 770-7222667 ADGA Saanen dairy goats. yearlings and bred. Herd test- 8948 Donkey for sale. Jenny, grey, 4y/o, gentle, good pet or guard, can deliver: $250. Wynn Wesley Smith Athens 706247-5254 Bunnies, small to large, mixed breeds: $15 for one: $25 for single males. Pheasants Reeves and Red-Golds. Gerald Hayes Flowery Branch 470-208-0309 CATTLE SUPPLIES 9 gates new/used, 1 cow feeder, 2 cattle waters, 2 hay ed free CAE, CL, Johnes. Copelan Greensboro 706- two. Michael Phippen Newnan Duck, fertile mixed breed racks, post fencing, 2 home- (GALLBERRY HONEY) VOTED BEST-TASTING & FLAVOR OF GA WINNER $52/gallon includes shipping www.brucesnutnhoney.com. B. Bruce Homerville 912- 487-5001 Great pedigrees. E. Goldau Hartwell 864-903-3865 ADGA Saanen doe born 453-7687 Hard to find gelding, 17.5 big black/white hands, 1500lb, 770-755-8702 Purebred New Zealand rabbits, breeders & pets, red and eggs, Cayuga, Mallard, Welsh Harlequin: $1 each. Joel Webster Acworth 770-425-8235 made trailers, variety of other supplies. Sam Snipes Douglas 912-389-0113 10-frame bee hive: $85; 5frame bee hive/NUCS: $65. Also make inner covers/su- 4/17/18; disbudded, great milk gentle, calm, easy going, ride broken colors, all ages: $25. Golden Sebright bantams: Single axle round hay bale pers/top bar bee hive/rapid in- goat :$300. J. Adams Concord before you buy: $2500. Elvin Kelly Maxwell Winder 404- $25/pair. Hubert Arnold Jeffer- feeder with top: $500. Herman side feeders. Eliseo Delia Min- 770-833-9325 Williford Gibson 706-598-2470 925-2369 sonville 478-945-3910 Thames Perry 478-952-1305 eral Bluff 706-492-5119 PAGE 8 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020 My Tractor Story: You can go home again By Lewis Chapman I was born in Blairsville, Georgia, in 1951 and my family moved to Chamblee, Georgia, in 1952. I began school in DeKalb County around 1956. In 2nd grade I had a classmate named John Maloney and we became lifelong friends. My family would return on weekends to Blairsville as both sets of grandparents were still alive. My maternal Grandfather, R.L. Lance, owned a 100-acre farm that he and his family worked. In 1955 he bought a 1952 Model Farmall Cub to make work on the farm a little easier. He did not particularly care for mechanical things. The whole time that I knew him he complained about driving. He had a 1950 Model Chevrolet pickup truck but I'm not sure that he ever really learned to drive. He could get around Union County and the surrounding area but that was about it. When I was a teenager, I would spend time during the summer with him. I saw my Grandfather (Bob, as we called him) work with his Cub tractor on occasion in the 1960s, mowing and cultivating. Bob passed away in 1971. For the most part the tractor sat under a shed until 2004. I knew that John had restored several tractors, both red and green. I began to ask him about a possible restoration, and he agreed to help me with it. So, in February 2004 he and I pulled the Cub out from under the shed where it had been sitting for 30-plus years. Someone had the forethought to leave antifreeze in the engine, so the radiator and engine block were in good shape. With a new battery, even the headlights worked! The restoration was finished in September 2004. In 2018 my wife and I were able to move back to Blairsville and now live on the same farm that Bob purchased in 1925. His Farmall Cub is stored near where it was in 1955. Sixty-eight years later the Cub and I are back where we started! Do you have a tractor story to tell? We'd love to share it with our readers. Write to Lee Lancaster in care of the Market Bulletin or email lee.lancaster@agr.georgia.gov. Georgie's Drive Thru Brunswick Hello! I'm Georgie, the Georgia Grown mascot. I travel the state of Georgia promoting our #1 industry agriculture! There are lots of important things that were invented in Georgia, like Coca-Cola and the cotton gin. But no family reunion meal or church social would be complete if Brunswick Stew hadn't been invented! Although other places claim to have invented it first, we invented it, too. I even found the pot it was invented in, in downtown Brunswick. Sitting next to the farmer's market in Mary Ross Waterfront Park, the pot is displayed with an inscription that reads: "In this pot the first Brunswick Stew was made on St Simon Isle July 2 1898." You'll never guess what I found one day at the Golden Isles Welcome Center on I-95 another stew pot! But, it's not the original one. A local Boy Scout troop gave them a new one with a display stand in 1988. The staff said they enjoy watching people get their picture taken with and even inside their famous Brunswick Stew pot. They do have the original recipe for Brunswick stew, which includes onions, tomatoes, corn, beans, cow, pig, and chicken, but no squirrel. Communities in the Southern Appalachians also lay claim to developing this savory winter stew, and insist it tastes best with fresh small game squirrel, rabbit, opossum and whatever local ingredients are on hand. Stirring the stew pot in Brunswick. (Lee Lancaster/GDA) Cook Georgia Grown: Goat Cheese and Seasonal Greens Fondue Ingredients: 1 cup chopped turnip greens 1 Tbsp olive oil cup white wine 1 tsp garlic, chopped 2 Tbsps onion, diced finely 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves 1 cup Thomasville Tomme, shredded 8 oz Goat Cheese tsp cornstarch cup heavy cream Assorted vegetables and toasted ciabatta for dipping (suggestions: roasted root vegetables and/or mushrooms, raw radishes and/or apples) Directions: Toss grated Thomasville Tomme with cornstarch. Set a small pot of water to boil. Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, until translucent. Add garlic and thyme and stir until fragrant. Increase heat and add turnip greens. Sautee until fully wilted. Add wine and heavy cream and heat until just beginning to bubble. Transfer mixture to a stainless-steel mixing bowl that fits over the top of the saucepan. Fill saucepan with boiling water and place mixing bowl over it to create a double boiler. Do not allow bottom of mixing bowl to touch the water. Add Thomasville Tomme to the wine and cream mixture one handful at a time, stirring until mostly melted before adding the next handful. Add crumbled goat cheese all at once, stirring until fondue is melted and smooth. Do not allow mixture to come to a simmer or fondue will break and become grainy. Season to taste with fresh black pepper. Serve warm with assorted cooked and raw vegetables and bread for dipping. FARMERS & CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN (ISSN 0889-5619) is published biweekly by the Georgia Department of Agriculture 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Atlanta, GA 30334-4250 404-656-3722 Fax 404-463-4389 Office hours 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday Friday Gary W. Black, Commissioner MARKET BULLETIN STAFF Julie McPeake, Chief Communication Officer Amy H. Carter, Editor Jay Jones, Associate Editor Lee Lancaster, Contributing Writer Stacy Jeffrey, Business Manager Subscriptions to the Farmers and Consumers Market Bulletin are $10 per year. To start or renew a subscription, go to our website to pay by Visa or MasterCard, or send a check payable to the Georgia Department of Agriculture along with your name, complete mailing address and phone number to PO Box 742510 Atlanta, GA 30374-2510. Designate "Market Bulletin" in the "for" line. To determine if an existing subscription is due for renewal, look for the expiration date on the mailing address label on page 1. Postmaster: Send address changes to 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Atlanta, 30334. The Department does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, age or disability in the admission or access to, or treatment in, its employment policy, programs or activities. The Department's Administration Division coordinates compliance with the non-discrimination requirements contained in Section 35.107 of the Department of Justice Regulations. Information concerning the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the rights provided thereunder, are available from this division. If you require special assistance in utilizing our services, please contact us. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov PAGE 9 Mercer Medical Moment: The symptoms of a heart attack aren't always easy to spot By Calleigh Hitt A heart attack happens when one of the blood vessels providing your heart with blood gets blocked either partially or completely. Usually this is due to plaque building up in your arteries, which is an accumulation of fatty particles that begins after an artery is damaged. The plaque itself can be damaged as well, and your body tries to fix that by making a clot. That clot slows down or even stops blood flow to that area of the heart. When the heart doesn't get enough blood flow, you can have a heart attack. Risk factors for having a heart attack are commonly related to the risk factors for having plaques in your arteries. There are some risk factors that run in families, so if you have a family history of heart disease it is very important to talk to your doctor and support system about ways to decrease your risk. High levels of bad cholesterol (also known as LDL) and low levels of good cholesterol (HDL) are also risk factors; these are influenced by diet and exercise. Smoking tobacco is also a risk factor for plaque development, and it increases the risk of clot formation on top of that. High blood pressure is another risk factor for plaque forma- tion because of the stress it puts on your arteries all of the time. Diabetes is a risk factor for similar reasons; the amount of sugar in your blood should stay relatively the same, so when the body isn't able to regulate it like normal and there is too much glucose in the blood, it can cause damage to the blood vessels. Outside factors can trigger a heart attack. Common triggers include emotional stress as well as physical activity. Both of those increase activity of the sympathetic nervous system (the "fight or flight" system), which increases heart rate and overall the work that the heart is doing. This in turn puts stress on any plaques in the arteries of the heart and can cause them to rupture, which can cause excessive clotting and block that artery. The classic signs of a heart attack are recognizable for most people: Pain right in the center of the chest, along with pain in the left arm, neck, jaw, or even back pain. The person might fall down, and if people are around they are likely to call 911. However, someone else could have the exact same problem but look a lot different. Women and people with diabetes especially tend to have symptoms that don't fit that classic picture of a heart attack, so we call the other symptoms "atypical." Some people even have no symptoms at all. Atypical symptoms of a heart attack include feeling like you cannot catch your breath, nausea, significant sweating, bad indigestion, and a fast heartbeat. The pain of a heart attack can also feel like chest tightness, burning, squeezing, general dis- comfort, or like a gas bubble. A heart attack can also cause the heart to beat irregularly, also known as an arrhythmia. Some people believe they are having a panic attack or that they have eaten some bad food. The American Heart Association recommends calling 911 immediately if the chest pressure, pain, or other discomfort lasts longer than a few minutes or if it gets better and then comes back. Rapid treatment is very important in the case of a heart attack. The lack of blood supply causes some problems immediately, but those problems get worse the longer that the affected part of the heart is separated from its blood supply. If the heart attack happens with atypical symptoms, people are less likely to seek appropriate treatment because they do not recognize the problem for what it is. Heart disease is an important health problem, especially in rural areas. Being able to recognize the symptoms of a heart attack, especially an atypical one, can enable you to get appropriate care faster. That in turn makes it more likely that you can make a good recovery. -Calleigh Hitt is a second-year medical student at Mer- cer University School of Medicine. As an undergraduate, she worked as a tutor, primarily in chemistry. She has previous- ly volunteered in multiple healthcare contexts, and currently volunteers in Macon in addition to her studies. Farm to School: Cherokee County shops, grows local Editor's Note: The Georgia Farm to School Program is a partnership of the Georgia Department of Education, the Georgia Department of Agriculture, Georgia Organics and the Georgia Department of Public Health. Farm to School is an effort to bring locally grown foods to schools and educate children about nutrition and agriculture. For more information, go to www.gafarmtoschool.org. together. She said her staff works to have every meal served in the district to offer a locally grown product. Milk is purchased locally and served for breakfast and lunch. Gold Kist Farms By Jay Jones jay.jones@agr.georgia.gov School System: Cherokee County School District, Canton Meals served: 4.7 million (2018-2019 school year) Number of Students: 422,000 Most popular menu items: Tex-Mex chicken bowl (middle and high schools menus), kale salad with diced apples, dried cranberries and homemade vinaigrette. The nutrition staff at Cherokee County School District found an innovative way to publicize its Farm to School program with students dancing with kale and a social media hashtag #kickinitwithkale. The hashtag points to a video on the school district's YouTube channel (https://youtu.be/3Yf7T9gNom0) and was used to promote October as National Farm to School Month. CCSD Chief Communications Officer Barbara Jacoby said the district's nutrition program makes a concerted effort to tell their story of getting students to learn about healthy eating and locally grown foods. "It's clear from the feedback we receive that our efforts to promote CCSD's School Nutrition programs are making a difference," Jacoby said. "Our community is more aware of our excellent staff, ingredients, recipes, facilities and collaborations, such as our award-winning Farm to School initiative." Another video highlighted harvesting vegetables by students from their gardens at Holly Springs Elementary School in Canton. The unique lesson had first-grade students pick vegetables in the fall that they seeded in the spring as kindergartners. The students then planted butternut squash, brussels sprouts and radishes for their fall crop. "This helps get some farm to school products to the students that we may not get elsewhere," said Melinda Wehunt, school nutrition manager, in the video. The nutrition staff uses the produce in the school's cafeteria to make kale salad, which is a favorite at Holly Springs Elementary. Kale from the school garden supplements kale from other Georgia growers to make the simple but delicious salad with diced apples, dried cranberries and homemade vinaigrette. Tina Farmer, CCSD director of nutrition, said Holly Springs served as a test school for the kale salad. The school district now provides the dish at other schools. She explained that other elementary schools in the district also have their gardens with students, teachers and nutrition staff working FFA students at Creekview High School became certified in egg candling as they harvested fresh eggs from a local farm that was used for dishes served at the school's cafeteria. The activity was part of the school's Farm to School program. (Cherokee County School District) provides chicken produced in Georgia that is served three times a week. The district works with its produce vendor, Royal Food Service, to give preference to locally grown items for fruits, vegetables and eggs. The district also sources produce and value-added products from Georgia producers throughout the year, including citrus, watermelon, peaches and coleslaw. High school students are offered opportunities to learn about nutrition through the family and consumer sciences classes. At Etowah High School, a team placed in the statewide Farm to School Student Chef competition. The students prepared a Tex-Mex chicken bowl made with all locally Woodstock Elementary School students celebrate a bountiful harvest of yellow squash from the school garden at the start of the school year. Kindergarten students at Cherokee County learned about locally grown produce by planting vegetables in the spring and then followed up by harvesting them in the fall in their first-grade class. (Cherokee County School District) grown ingredients. Farmer said the Tex-Mex bowl is now a regular on all mid- dle and high school menus in the district. Farm to School also has opened partnerships in the com- munity with schools. At Creekview High School, FFA students harvested fresh eggs from a local farm that were used by the school's nutrition staff. As part of the lessons, the students became certified in egg candling to allow the use of the eggs in the school's cafeteria. Farmer said the Farm to School program brings together many components for the teaching experience, much like bringing ingredients together for a great recipe. "Farm to School allows the school nutrition program to provide an interdisciplinary approach to nutrition education by partnering with students, teachers, farmers, chefs and our local Farm Bureau," Farmer said. More posts and videos can be found on the CCSD Nutrition Program's Facebook page, @CCSDGaSchoolNutrition, and on the district's YouTube channel. PAGE 10 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020 BEES, HONEY Raw Georgia Tupelo honey. Rabbit manure. Clean, no Ludowici pickup. Online prices shavings. 40 lb+ bags. Leave AND SUPPLIES include shipping: $20 per name and number. Louis quart; $75 per gallon. M. Hen- Tompkins Danielsville 706- 2020 3lbs. packages of Italian drix Ludowici 912-294-4790 789-2414 Bees. Queens available for Late March. Call for pricing. Slade Jarrett Baldwin 706677-2854 Website: www.jarrettbees.com Email: jarrett@jarrettbees.com www.swamphoney.org Will pick up swarms and remove honey bees from structures or walls. Derry Oliver Commerce 706-335-7226 Slash pine straw: $2.25 per bale. Local delivery and spreading. Donald Akins Collins, GA, 30421 912-5574616 or 912-245-9837 2020 5-frame nucs, new lay- AQUACULTURE AND ing queen: $150. Will be ready SUPPLIES for pick up late April. Aubrey PLANTS, TREES AND FLOWERS Ledford Commerce 706-654- Advertisers selling sterile Advertisements selling officially 6861 triploid grass carp must submit protected plants must include a 5 frame Nucs. Taking preorders for Spring Nucs: $140. Pick up in Dawsonville, Cumming, or Alpharetta. Danny Gilbert Dawsonville 706-9749402. 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 permit to sell such plants. Ads submitted without this permit will not be published. For information on the sale or shipment of protected plants, visit www.fws.org/Endangered/permits/index.html or call the U.S. 8-frame bee hives, full of obtain a free Aquaculture Reg- Fish and Wildlife Service, bees, ready for honey produc- istration Permit. For more infor- 404.679.7097. For questions tion: $275. Call, text or email. mation on aquaculture rules about ginseng, visit Rich Apiaries Collins 912-426- and licensing in Georgia, in- https://www.fws.gov/Endan- 9099 jimmyr@pineland.net cluding a listing of domestic gered/permits/index.html or fish and other fish species re- call the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Bee nuc five frame queen quiring a Wild Animal License, Service, 404.679.7097. honey-comb and honey for sale. Bees removal for fee. Robert Dyer Statham 470314-5518 visit https://georgiawildlife.com/aquaculture or call 770.761.3044. 10,500 organic blueberry bushes, 3gal containers. Varieties: Brightwell, Meadowlarks, Alapaha, Ochlockonee, Pow- Free removal of bee swarms, near the ground or in buildings. Will remove unwanted hives east of Atlanta. Robert Pruden Monroe 770-466-9100 Fresh, unprocessed honey: $14/qt; $8/pint; $5/8 oz. Bear; 3"-14" grass carp, threadfin shad, coppernose bluegill, shell-cracker, catfish and cages. Best genetics available. Inquire about our unmatched delivery guarantee. David Beall Greenvile 706289-1874 der Blues, Premier. Quantity discount available. Buckhead Farm Bolingbroke 478-7319701 2019 blackberry lily, daydream cosmos, lemon yellow sunflower: 50 seeds for $3 (cash) + SASE. Text only. Don- $15 comb honey. Jimmy na's Blossoms Ranger 706- Brown Jackson 770-775-0157 All sizes Bass, Bluegill, Chan- 618-3890 nel Catfish, Threadfin, Gizzard 4in perennials, 350 varieties: Shad, Shellcracker and more. $1.50 ea., including helleborus. Free delivery or pick up. Danny Also 1 gal. grafted Japanese Austin Roberta 478-836-4938 maples: $20-$25. Display gar- den. Selah Ahlstrom Jackson Grass Carp, Channel Catfish, 770-775-4967/770-714-9233 Crappie, Bluegill, Redbreast, Azaleas- large growing aza- Shellcracker, Threadfin Shad. leas in 1 gal pots, all colors: Delivery available: $2 per mile. $2.50ea. Jack Maffett Mon- Brian Simmons Hawkinsville tezuma 478-472-7133 478-892-3144 Boxwoods 18" to 5' tall, in Learn Beekeeping: Lake ground, few in pots, mother of Hartwell Beekeepers Short Course, Sat. March 7, 8:304:30. $50/person $25/under- MULCH AND FERTILIZERS dogwoods 70y/o. Make offer. Robert Crowder Greenville 706-663-8276 18. Hart BOE AgriScience Ctr., 1951 Bowman Hwy., Hartwell. Kathy Bourn 404219-7200 lakehartwellbeekeepersassoc@gmail.com Day lilies. Spring is near, dou- Compost available. Horse ble fans. See website for pho- manure and shavings. Ask for tos. Katielou Greene Whites- Jerry. A. Riles Douglasville burg www.katielou_lilies.plant- 770 355-1716 fans.com 770-836-1351 Feed, Hay and Grain '19 Alicia bermuda sq bales: 2019 Coastal/bermuda, 4x5 2020 Horse hay 4x5 net $9.00; Fescue orchard grass: round bales, sheltered, cow & wrapped: $50 per roll; Square $7.00 Danny Fausett Daw- horse quality. Jim Cole Hahira bales: $6; Cow hay: $35 per sonville 706-974-5718 or 706- 229-794-3052 or 229-251- roll. Fertilized, sprayed, weed 265-8432 6131 free. Can deliver. Jack Jones Dahlonega 706-429-7130 '19 Alicia bermuda sq bales: $9.00; Fescue orchard grass: $7.00 Danny Fausett Daw- 2019 Fescue Orchard grass, high quality hay. 4x5 round bales, rain-free, net-wrapped 4' x 5' round bale bermuda, sheltered and rain free. Well sonville 706-974-5718 or 706- in barn: $55. Larry Thurmond fertilized: $45-$55. James 265-8432 Commerce 706-335-6441 Horne Ludowici 912-545- '19 Alicia bermuda, fertilized 9394 horse quality: $6 per square: $60 per 5x6 round bale, quantity discount. A. Johns Bronwood 229-995-5371 2019 hay Coastal bermuda square bales: $7.50 each. Excellent quality stored in a barn. 4x5 round rolls: $40. Russ Elliott Lizella 478-935-8180 Barn kept 2019 4x5.5 JD netwrapped rolls bermuda mix, fertilized and weed free. Delivery available. Text for mileage call. Josh Pennino Sparta 706- 2019 Alfalfa square bales for sale. Fertilized, weed 2019 high protein hay for 340-3146 free. Georgia grown: $12 per sale. Barn stored rd./sq. Alicia Bermuda Alicia round bales. bale, quantity discount avail- & Russell Bermuda grass. De- Sprayed and fertilized, stored able. Dan Burle Good Hope livery available. Call for pricing on pallets. Horse quality: $60 770-231-7862 & availability. Heath Pittman per bale, delivery is extra. Jack PBI Farms Vidalia 912-293- Lafoon Waynesboro 706-622- 2019 Alicia bermuda 4x5 2535 0345 rolls, net wrapped. James Martin Waynesboro 706-5585005 2019 horse quality Tift 44/Dallas grass mix, large square bales: $6. Ralph W. Mills Cow and mulch hay 48"X 66" net wrapped, stored outside: prices start at $30 per roll. Billy Daniel Dublin 478-984-4909 2019 Coastal bermuda hay. 4x5 round, square bales and mulch hay. Larry Morgan Lizella 478-972-5977 or 478781-1990 Ads for the March Gainesville 770-536-8438 2019 Russell bermudagrass, 4x5.5, fertilized, net-wrapped, sheltered, HQ, 300+bales avail: $60/bale; 10+@$55/; 20+ @$50/. 2018: 40 bales avail; Large quantity Tift44 horse hay inside, small square: $5.50. Rain free, delivery avail. Dannie Gingerich Metter 912314-9568 Tifton85 bermuda hay and 25 issue are due by $40/. Pruitt Delivery negotiable. Tifton44: $50 per roll. Have 30 Statesboro 912-682- rolls available. J.W. Adkins Vi- noon, March 13. 4481 enna 229-805-0255 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov PAGE 11 PLANTS, TREES Old timey cayenne, rooster spur, peter pepper, gourd AND FLOWERS seeds. 25 seeds: $2 pk. SASE Terry Madaris 2017 Cloud Advertisements selling officially Springs rd, Rossville, GA 307 protected plants must include a 41 423-883-7264 permit to sell such plants. Ads Old timey hot cow horst, red submitted without this permit peter & habanera pepper seed; will not be published. For infor- German pink & rutger tomato mation on the sale or shipment seed: $1.00pk w/SASE. Amory of protected plants, visit Hall 130 Ellison St Maysville www.fws.org/Endangered/per- GA 30558 706-652-2521 mits/index.html or call the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, TIMBER 404.679.7097. For questions about ginseng, visit Timber must be individually https://www.fws.gov/Endan- owned and produced by the ad- gered/permits/index.html or vertiser on his or her personal call the U.S. Fish and Wildlife property. No companies or Service, 404.679.7097. businesses are permitted to ad- Brown Turkey, Celeste figs, Christmas roses (Helleborus), confederate roses: $5. Thornless blackberriess, beautyber- vertise timberland in this Category. Timberland advertised must be at least one acre. Timber wanted ads will not be ries, hydrangeas: $3.50. Fig published. cuttings, dewberries: $2.50. 1 oak tree has partially fallen Free Liriope. C. Houghton Ma- and 1 oak tree already on the rietta 770-428-2227 ground. Cut up and take away. For sale: Seed cane POJ: 30 cents per stalk. Robert Leonard Draper White Plains 706-467-2608 Buchanan Plains 229-591- 1000 feet of Ash, few limbs. 0997 Pickup all for $100 to allow Green Giant Arborvitae Evergreens: 1 gal. $7; 3 gal. $12. Minimum order 10, volume cleanup. Minimum 300 feet. Tom O'Rourke Alpharetta 404-310-6968 discount available over 25. 2 acre pine tract, lots of sow- Randall Jordan Homer 678- timber pines, 38'diameter, lots 936-1112 of tall pine pulpwood, access Lenten Roses in bloom: $6 each; 50 bare-root pachysandra plants for: $10. C. Olson on both sides. Come see it any time. Jim Chance Griffin 770228-7704 Marietta 770-490-5685 FIREWOOD Old roses, columbine, rose campion, rain lily, daylily, Firewood must be cut from the bulbs, Carole Scott, 16007 Ol- advertiser's personal property. lifftown Rd, Metter, Ga 30439 Ads for firewood must use the 912-685-6984 cord when specifying the Pecan trees growing in three- amount of firewood for sale. gallon pots: Stuart, Desirable and Sumner. Plant anytime. Ariens wood splitter, 27 ton, lightly used: $1500 firm. M. Jimmy Crum Bainbridge 229- Griffin Clarksville 706-499- 220-3907 4920 Pindo Palms for sale. 2-gal. Free oak firewood. Trees on pots, 6-gal. pots: $20-$40. the ground, cut into logs, easy Email or text. Vicky Wash- access. Joe Moon Covington burn Forsyth 478-994-4334 770-282-0070 circlewplants@gmail.com Seasoned firewood. Oak: Rare Mountain Chinquapins: $125/half cord. Hickory or $10 for 3, includes postage, Pecan BBQ wood: $145/half sprouted nuts only, ready to cord. Fatlighter sticks: plant. James Vaughn Cornelia $10/bundle. Delivery available. 706-778-9554 Bob Lewis Fayetteville 770- SEEDS 461-4083 Seasoned premium White Oak firewood: $144 per cord Advertisements selling seeds $80 half a cord. Quantity dis- must include a current state laboratory report (fewer than nine months old) for purity, noxious weeks and germination for each count avail. Appointment only. G. Gibson Atlanta 678-5952790 seed lot advertised. Ads submitted without this information will THINGS TO EAT not be published. For more infor- 100% sugarcane syrup, no mation regarding certified seed, corn syrup. Three 25.4 oz bot- call the GDA Seed Division, tles shipped: $44 total. pay- 229.386.3557. pal.me/parrishcanesyrup. Ben Browntop millet, 50lb bags, Parrish Statesboro 912-536no weed seed, 87% germina- 2200 tion, 99.8% pure seed: $25per 100% sugarcane syrup, no bag. Wayne Syms Waynes- corn syrup. Three 25.4 oz bot- boro 706-554-4510/706-526- tles shipped: $48 total. pay- 7154 pal.me/parrishcanesyrup. Ben Cajun King Okra Seed, $3 per Parrish Statesboro 912-5361 tbsp, (50+ seeds). Bush 2200 form, prolific, 2-4 ft. tall, spine- 2019 Black Walnut meats. less. Send SASE to Hans Very clean, mostly large Gruetzenbach 978 County pieces: $25 per quart. No ship- Farm Rd. NE Dalton, GA ping. Jim Lawson Ball Ground 30721 770-893-2141 Devil's trumpet, touch-me- 2019 Desirable Pecans ready not, mullein pink, morning glo- to eat: $11/lb +postage. Will ry, hibiscus, four-o-clocks, crack, shell, separate your money plant: $2 cash/tsp pecans: 50 cents per pound. +SASE; mole bean, other. E. Russell Eaton Stockbridge Beach 2966 Cardinal Lake Cir 770-506-2727 Duluth 1163 GA 30096 770-476- 2019 Desirable pecans: $3 per lb in shell; crack and shell Mexican sunflower, cleome 50 cents per lb. Pick up only. touch-me-not, 4 o'clock mon- Ron Davis Eatonton 706-473- ey plant, red hibiscus, 1 tsp: 1007 $2.00 + large SASE BL Savage 3017 Atkins Dr. Gainesville, GA 30507 770-534-7856 2019 pecan halves for sale: $9 per lb., plus shipping. Jessie Arnett Tifton 229-382- Red Castor bean or Loofah 6517 seeds: $3 per 20 or $10 per 2019 Pecans for sale. Shelled 100. Cash and SASE to J. and ready for freezer: $9 per Shelnutt, PO Box 1212, Lo- lb. Peggy Griffin Clarksville ganville 30052 706-768-8417 Spring Vegetable Planting Chart Vegetable Asparagus Beans, bush pole lima pole lima Beets Broccoli Butterpea Days to Maturity 2nd year 50-60 65-75 65-75 80-85 55-65 60-80 70 Planting Dates Jan. 15-Mar. 15 Mar. 15-May 1 Mar. 15-May 10 Mar. 15-June 1 Mar. 15-June 1 Feb. 15-April 1 Feb. 15-March 15 April 1-May 1 Seeds/ Plants per 100 ft. 50 roots 1/2 pound 1/2 pound 1/2 pound 1/2 pound 1 ounce 100 plants 1/2 pound Spacing Rows per plants 36" x 18"-24" 36" x 2"-4" 36" x 4"-12" 36" x 3"-4" 36" x 6"-8" 18"-36" x 2" 36" x 12" 36" x 3"-4" Depth to Plant 6" 1"-1 1/2" 1"-1 1/2" 1"-1 1/2" 1"-1 1/2" 1/2" 1"-1 1/2" Cabbage 70-120 Jan. 15-Mar. 15 100 plants 36" x 12" Cantaloupe 80-90 Mar. 20-June 20 1 ounce 60" x 36" 1" Carrot 70-95 Jan. 15-March 20 1/2 ounce 18-36" x 2"-3" 1/4" Cauliflower Collards Corn, yellow white bi-color Cucumber: slicing pickling gynoecious Eggplant 60-75 55-85 65-90 65-90 65-90 50-65 50-65 50-65 75-90 Mar. 1-April 1 Feb. 1-March 15 Mar. 15-June 1 Mar. 15-June 1 Mar. 15-June 1 April 1-May 15 April 1-May 15 April 1-May 15 April 1-May 15 100 plants 1/2 ounce 1/4 pound 1/4 pound 1/4 pound 1 ounce 1 ounce 1 ounce 50 plants 36" x 12" 36" x 8"-16" 36" x 12"-18" 36" x 12"-18" 36" x 12"-18" 60" x 12" 60" x 12" 60" x 12" 36" x 24" 1/2" 1"-1 1/2" 1"-1 1/2" 1"-1 1/2" 1/2"-3/4" 1/2"-3/4" 1/2"-3/4" Kale Lettuce Mustard Okra Onion, green dry bulb Peas: garden (English) edible pod Southern 50-70 60-85 40-50 55-65 60-90 100-120 60-70 60-70 60-70 Feb. 1-Mar. 10 Jan. 15-Mar. 1 Jan. 15-April 1 April 1-June 1 Jan. 1-Mar. 15 Jan. 1-Mar. 15 Jan. 15-Feb. 15 Jan. 15-Feb. 15 April-Aug. 10 1/2 ounce 1/4 ounce 1/2 ounce 1 ounce 300 plants 300 plants 1 pound 1 pound 1/2 pound 36" x 8"-16" 18"-36" x 8-12" 18"-36" x 2" 36" x 12" 18"-36" x 3" 18"-36" x 3"-4" 36" x 2" 36" x 2" 36" x 3"-4" 1/2" 1/8" 1/2" 1" 1"-2" 1"-2" 1"-2" Peppers, bell hot hot-sweet 65-80 65-95 April 1-June 1 April 1-June 1 April 1-June 1 50 plants 50 plants 50 plants 36" x 24" 36" x 24" 36" x 24" Potatoes, Irish Sweet Pumpkin, tiny pie type small large giant Radish Spinach Squash: summer (zuchini) winter Tomato: cherry grape determinate indeterminate Turnip Watermelon: lg. round small 70-90 90-120 85-120 85-120 85-120 85-120 85-120 25-30 40-45 40-55 85-120 70-90 70-90 70-90 70-90 40-60 80-90 80-90 80-90 Jan.15-Mar. 1 April 15-June 15 May 15-July 1 (Depending on maturity date) Jan. 15-April 1 Jan. 15-Mar. 15 April 1-May 15 April 1-July 1 Mar. 25-May 1 Mar. 25-May 1 Mar. 25-May 1 Mar. 25-May 1 Jan. 15-April 1 Mar. 20-May 1 Mar. 20-May 1 Mar. 20-May 1 12 pounds 100 plants 1 ounce 1 ounce 1 ounce 1 ounce 1 ounce 1 ounce 1 ounce 1/2 ounce 1/2 ounce 50 plants 50 plants 50 plants 50 plants 1/2 ounce 1 ounce 1 ounce 1 ounce 36" x 12" 36" x 12" 72" x 48" 72" x 48" 72" x 48" 72" x 48" 72" x 48" 24" x 1" 18"-36" x 2" 36" x 24" 60" x 36" 48" x 24" 48" x 24" 48" x 24" 48" x 24" 18"-36" x 2" 72" x 36-48" 72" x 36-48" 72" x 36-48" 4"-5" 1" 1" 1" 1" 1" 1/2" 1/2"-3/4" 1"-2" 1"-2" 1/2" 1"-2" Adapted from the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service PAGE 12 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020 THINGS TO EAT Lucky buckeyes: $4.25/doz. Antique coffee grinder, The Planting buckeyes: $5.25/doz. Chas Parker Co., Meriden REAL ESTATE 19.3 Acres, two older farm homes, both homes liveable. 2019 pecans, ready to eat: $10 a pound + shipping. Sue Britt, 510 Britt Rd, Sycamore, Ga. 31790 229-402-2300 All natural Angus beef half or whole, grass raised, non-GMO grain finished: $3.35lb hanging wght., includes processing. Tom Brown Canton 404-2590998 Centennial Sweet Potatoes. Instructions included, please include postage. Jules Simmons 495 Royal Oaks Ter. Stone Mountain, Ga. 30087 828-226-4700 HANDICRAFTS AND SUPPLIES 4-Leaf Clovers, laminated. Very attractive and excellent quality. Hard to find, reasonable (S.M.L.). A very special Conn. U.S.A. No 700 16 1/2" W.16 3/4" D and 22 1/4" tall: $900 OBO. Jeffrey Meeks Augusta 706-513-6628 Beautiful country flame wood burning insert for fireplace with glass doors, like new condition used only a few times: $600. Realtors or anyone holding a real estate license may not advertise in this Category, unless advertising personal property. Farmland advertised must be owned by the subscriber placing the ad. FARMLAND FOR SALE 1600 feet road frontage, county water: $144,995. Samuel English Jackson 770-5845998 23 acres with 1/4 mile road frontage, lg home, two out buildings, active stream, in conservation program, near Ellenwood, low taxes: $490,000. Hayden McClure Clayton County 678-772-4008 Richard Wells. Macon 478342-5450 Grass fed or grain fed beef or wrapped to order, 3.50lb hanging wt. Plus processing web. Visit www.mcmichaelangusfarm.com. Jason Cox Social Circle 404-925-5412 Marview Farms provides grass fed and pastured beef, pork, lamb, and goat, freerange eggs and chickens. Fer- gift for your family & friends. Leave message. Chris Colley Loganville 770-466-2173 Baby quilits for sale, 25+year of quilting experience, :$65-75 S. Lane Oxford 678-620-9019 Chair and rocker caning of all kinds; also wicker and rattan repair. 40 years of experience. Duke Dufresne Statham 770725-2554 Antique forge drill, more than 80 years old! Make offer. A. Earley Canton 770-401-7355 Family heirloom wood burning kitchen stove: $1300. Roger Keebaugh Gainesville 770-869-7941 Montgomery Ward Cut-Off Saw on carriage with7hp Sattley Hit and Miss Engine totally restored: $2500. Pictures avail B. Brookshire Hoschton 404895-6469 Drip tubing, 1 gallon per hour, in-line emitter, 2 foot spacing, 10 cents per foot, minimum purchase 1,000 feet. John Mateyak Ball Ground 770289-8665 Fireplace insert wood burnerelectric blower, refurbished. Colonial Hearth The Earth Stove. Asking: $450. Robert 10 acres mountaintop ridge with spectacular views. Estate sized lot with privacy and convenience, paved road, electricity. Text preferred. Tim Miller Towns County 706-401-0880 136 acres, 2 barns, hay shed, covered corral, tack room, lake, stream, fences pastures, woodland, 4 bed trailer: $9500 per acre. John Wood Jackson County 770-475-3948 26 ac Christmas tree farm, Worthington Tree Farm. Choose & cut Fraser, other fir, pines etc. Home, barns, 100gpm well, irrigation system. Unique opportunity for choose & cut fir E. Worthington Hampton 404-428-1050 www.georgiachristmastrees.com 37 acres. Planted pines, irrigated pecans trees, fenced nando Mendez Arabi 786-2106544 www.MarviewFarms.com Pecans-Stewarts: $4.00lb, in shell, plus shipping. Charles Sawyer 2057 Toccoa Hwy., Mt. Airy, Ga. 30563 706-7684776 Water-ground meal, whole wheat flour, grits; will grind your grain: $5 per 5 lbs. +postage. Mike Buckner Junction City 706-269-3630 We machine shell your Chair caning in Rabun County. Donald Becker Tiger 770807-9783 Custom T-shirt quilts, memory quilts, memory bears & pillows. Add photos and/or embroidery. Great for anniversary, birthdays, graduation, weddings or anytime. Margaret Watson Newnan 770-2516951 mew542000@yahoo.com FARM ANTIQUES from 1925 catalog. Jimmy McKinley Thomaston 706647-3800 CANNING SUPPLIES Quarts, pints jelly jars: $5/dozen. Water bath canner: $5. C. Snowden Douglasville 770-942-3953 OTHER 1,000 gal plastic tank with Hitt Thomson 706-595-6745 KenoJet Portable kerosene heater, never used, still in box, heats up to 400sqft, 10600 btu per hour: $80 firm, must pickup. C. Griffin Guyton 912-7723377 Metal barrels, 20 gal-55gal plastic barrels 55gal stainless steel F.G.; totes 275gal-330gal totes. Tom Allanson Cumming 678-231-2324 Myers Windmill Pump Catalog no. V2950AMT, Ser# 155.8 acres. Planted pines, open fields. 36x50 shop with 743 sq ft loft, 4000+ sq ft house, 2400ft paved road frontage: $725,000. Cathy Suber Colquitt County 229886-8576 159.02 acres w/ easy access to I-85 on Ervin Chambers Rd. Perfect development potential or hunting property: $4000 per acre. Shelia Southerland Banks County 770-713-2989 livestock area. 3/2 mobile home. Highway frontage, small pond, seasonal creek: $140,000. Andrew Aldridge Washington County 817-2078733 39 acres partially fenced, well, septic & power, 30x20 barn, good for hunting or mini farm: $2900per acre obo. Washington County David Stewart 478-357-0808 39.2 acres, pasture land, old farmhouse and good barn, wa- pecans, while you wait: 30 cents per pound. Jody Glidewell Jackson 770-7756592 ODDITIES Beautiful emerald green emu eggs, clean & blown, exc. for carving, scrimshaw or painting. Also have pure emu oil. Jackie Paul Conyers 770-7611284 Gourds, many varieties, Martin gourds fixed & ready to hang. At farm or shipped to you. Charles Lang Cordele 229-406-5039 Gourds, many varieties, Martin gourds fixed & ready to (2) Cole cotton and corn planters in good condition with some plates: $125ea. Two fertilizer distributors that need work: $45ea. R. Johnson Lexington 706-743-5248 5 gal earth ware jug: $150; wooden ironing board: $70; John Deere cast iron tractor, 12"long, very old: $75. G. Parker Midway 912-258-0002 Antique apple grader, manual dump. Has been sitting for several years under shelter. Selling for my grandfather. Come look and make offer. Ernestine Holcomb Ellijay 404661-3813 Antique cast iron skillets. All metal tie downs, will load. Robert Long Acworth 770974-2010 40ft container: $675. Shop Smith: $1500. Wood heater: $80. Paul Bailey Redan 770482-2812 5'chain link fence wire, different size rolls, total over 1200' used: $650obo. Sam Saliba Marietta 770-514-1431 Barn, porch, firepit benches, live-edge slabs, aged oak, pecan, cedar, chinaberry, 5-8ft long, 16-21ft wide. Ken Crumley Oxford 770-787-5499 Big Reds/Euro Great Fishing: $35/lb; Red Wigglers, perfect 65455, 6inch stroke self oiling working heard: $300. Jerry Seymour Bronwood 229-9955994 Old Barn available in Bremen, 100+ years old barn needs to be disassembled and removed and rubble cleaned up. Dennis Reid Bremen 770-537-9769 Super sacks used one time never cut. Holds approx 2000 lbs. I have 50 sacks: $10 each. Ricky Wehunt Hoschton 706254-2639 Wood burning heater, U.S. Stove Co model 242: $150. M. Fowler Oxford 678-760-8085 Ads for the March 18+ acres, two ponds, two pastures, 16x80 MH, barn & other out buildings. In conservation program, has deep well & all electric underground. Very private. K. Strickland Douglas 912-381-7231 18.83 acres on private road w/trout stream, lots of big oaks & pines, deer & turkey, multiple home sites: $275,000. Steve Bradshaw Pickens County 678-283-8981 18.83 rolling ridge topo. Close to 300yds Talking Rock Creek. Private road w/trout stream on property. lots of oaks with deer & turkey,owner ter on both sides. mile road frontage. James McClain Habersham County 706-8645977 45.5 acres, half open, rest woods, spring and stream, fronts State Hwy 37 near Morgan: $3000 per acre. Jim Andrews Calhoun County 229835-2483 jtajr51@yahoo.com 48.77 acres with pond, hay field, pole barn, 40 acres of timber and wooded acreage, county water with deer, squirrels and rabbits: $299,000. B. Finch Warren County 706513-6930 52 acres, Hwy 109 across from Union School Rd: hang. At farm or shipped to sizes from : $25 to $40ea. Mal- for composting & fishing: 25 issue are due by financizng avail $14,000/per $350,000 firm. Farmland West you. Charles Lang Cordele colm Talley Rome 706-584- $20/lb. Lew Bush Byron bi- 229-406-5039 1724 greds1@cox.net 478-955-4780 noon, March 13. acre. Steve Bradshaw Pickens Central David Anderson Pike County 678-283-8981 County 770-979-0145 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: ________________________________________________________ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov PAGE 13 FARMLAND FOR SALE 5 acres, 1800sq' house, car , (1966 Buick). motor home, garages, much storage, branch deep well near Lake Lanier, Hwy 400 near schools churches & parks: $209,000. Morris Gilreath Hall County 770-532-1424 55 acres, 40 minutes from Columbus with big creek and mature timber, meadows, great hunting or home site. All utilities available: $2650 per acre. Adam Henley Talbot County 478-960-5346 667 acres timberland, double road frontage. Great hunting tract: $1750 per acre. Will consider owner financing. Mike Jackson Baldwin County 770318-3520 Sunny Brook Stables. Dry-full board available. Great facility in the heart of East Cobb. Boarders and trainers welcome: $300-$700. Joanna Bednarz Marietta 404-6174381 FARM SERVICES 38 years' experience: horse arenas laser graded, tree clearing, driveways built/regraded, gravel, barns graded, drainage correction, trucking, demolition. Luke Butler Braselton 770-685-0288 42 years of experience. Bush hogging, grading, post holes, aerating, discing, seed and fertilizer spreading, etc.: $50 per hour, 4-hour minimum. Rick Allison Buford 678-2002040 Ag/Farm fencing of all types Lakes: permitting, construction, consulting, siphon systems, drawdowns, renovation, dredging, engineering, layout, stocking, management, weed control, electro-shocking, liming, erosion and siltation control, statewide, David Beall Greenville 706-289-1874 Loader/backhoe, grading, bush hogging, aeration, tree cutting, branch trimming, pruning, lawn mowing, leaf mulching,chain saw & blade sharpening. Rockdale and surrounding counties. G. Kelecheck Conyers 770-5974878 Specialize in wood fences, wire fences, arenas. Install. Good pricing. Over 25 years' experience. Prompt Service. Dan Gilbert Roswell 229-325- 5-foot or 6-foot pull behind bush hog type cutter. Red Sheese Rutledge 706-5571946 red@oreofarm.com A good Ford series FE 360 or 390 engine. Chris Christensen Woodstock 706-851-3164 Antiques wanted. 100+ year old furniture, pottery, jug, side- board, huntboard, jelly cup- board, pie safe, metal sign, folk art, original art. Joe Piper Gainesville 770-337-0488 joempiper1@gmail.com Buying antiques, old farm tables, signs, advertising, rusty cool stuff, cupboards, pie safes, old pottery, photos, paper material. Interesting man stuff. Craig Walker Cleveland 770-294-5920 Calf creep feeders in good condition. Also fence supplies. Cindy Watkinsville 706-207- JD 6330 or 6430 4x4 cab tractor in excellent condition, low hours. Hugh Hosch Auburn 770-789-3258 Kid safe horse, 7-15y/o, any color or gender: $1000 or under. 50 miles around me. Kevin Campbell McDonough 770274-9093 Looking for a cradle and yolk for a No. 4 farm bell. Waymon Wynn Royston 706-680-3130 Looking for a three bottom turn plow. Clenton Wells Hinesvile 912-977-2601 Looking for any type of farm signs. Fertilizer, feed, seed, etc. Phone or text. Joe Sarchet Buford 770-292-8858 Looking for any type of poultry chicklings: ducks, turkeys, geese and pigeons. Billy Montgomery Homer 678-591-6410 Syrup kettles, old turpentine tools, farm bells, advertising signs, South Georgia pottery. John Lewis Lakeland 229251-6271 Troy-Bilt Tiller in running condition, horse model. Billy Goldman Lincolnton 706-3593607 Want permission to hunt civil war relics on property near battle sites with metal detectors. Will share finds. David Walter Mashburn Epworth 706-632-5456 Want to buy 8-wheel V rake within 100 miles of Bartow County. J. Knight Cartersville 770-382-7228 Want to buy male lama, age 2 to 6 years old, not sterile. Lonnie Pope Sunny Side 770-233-0130 7.27 acres of wooded land for installed and repaired. 12 yrs 3163 9086 Looking for hog equipment. Wanted: 18.4x28 farm tire EMPLOYMENT sale in Buena Vista. Located on Appaloosa Rd. Has county water: $28,000. Tim Barnes Marion County 404-394-2454 or timboarn2@yahoo.com 8 acres in Marion County on Ga. Hwy 127 and 12 acres on Fort Perry Rd. full time experience. Land management services: consulting, mowing, seeding, food plots, and wildlife habitat. Casey Kent Good Hope 678446-8520 Farm Help Needed and Seeking Farm Employment ads must be related to agricultural farm work. Ads submitted for domestic help, companions, Case 1063 corn head. Philip Eley White Plains 706-8171455 Cash for farm items barn and house. Buying old farm estates one piece or all. Anything with significant age. Bill McGraw Watkinsville 706-614-0867 K. Hales Chatsworth 706-8473646 Looking for small tracts of land to lease for bowhunting in Forsyth, Fulton & surrounding Counties for two safety minded older brothers. R. Ertzberger Cumming 678-780-2800 with or w/out rim good condition. Wayne Stradling Franklin 404-217-5885/770-463-1408 stradlingjwcs@yahoo.com Wanted: 4ft box blade, 4ft bush hog. Rick Smith Sandersville 478-232-7206 Wanted: Bee equipment to Owner financing Cole Jernigan Marion County 706- baby sitters, housekeepers, etc. will not be published. Cash paid running and running diesel tractors non and Need seeds or plants for School Garden. Garden Club. pickup swarms for free remove pick up swarms for free, re- 570-2171 FARM HELP skid steers! Have trailer with Jack Teague c/o Excel Acade- move bees from a structure for winch. Buy equipment also. my, 330 Tomlinson St., Mc- a fee. Leonard Day Macon 92.66 acres, ranch & home, zoned A-1, fenced, creek, wa- NEEDED Joshua Fowler Dacula 404- Donough, Ga. 30253 404-314- 478-719-5588 886-7423 6071 Wanted: Category 1, 3-point ter system, garage/barn, panoramic views, high elevation, search Facebook marketplace, and www.buyowner.com/BUY213884: $599,000. Carl Kelley Madison County 706-318-1740 Deer processing plant Leesburg Ga. All equipment and inventory turn key,owner retiring, 10 acres. Michael King Leesburg, GA 706-889-3170 FARMLAND FOR RENT/LEASE 15 acres for lease. Buildings on property in north Coweta County that need work, but could be used for storage or barn. Call or text. Julie Reck Carrollton 678-621-3545 SERVICES BOARDING FACILITIES WANTED The Georgia Animal Protection Act requires boarding and breeding facilities to be licensed. A current license number must be submitted with notices for publication in the "Boarding Facilities" category. Notices submitted without this information will not be pub- 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 Bobcat/tractor work, bush hogging/lawn mowing/pasture maintenance restoration, grading/clearing, plowing/garden, deer plots, fence/heavy equipment welding, post holes. Larry Houston Covington 770235-3082/770-235-3782 Bush hog your pasture or field and till your garden or food plot. Larry Boatright Dallas 678-386-1466 Bush hog, rotary mow, garden and food plot, harrow and plow, bale square hay. Monroe County area. Jimmy Waldrep Forsyth 478-951-5563 Compact tractor work: Bush hogging, tilling, disc plowing, loader work, food plots, chainsaw work, Coweta, Fayette & surrounding counties: $40/hr. Jeff Hufford Senoia 678-2157428 Eco-friendly land clearing, mulching, stump grinding, Horse trainer for Yearling Ground Manners, continued training of older horses & option to train 2y/o. Call Barbara Augusta 706-860-0572 or email: bobbiesbarn77@aol.com Looking for someone to cut and keep hay on 29 acre pasture. No cost. Morgan/Walton Co line. Matt Breda Loganville 770-265-3263 Need help with general farm maintenance, fences, tractor, cattle. Small salary, non-smoker, furnished apartment, background check. L. Draper Cedartown 770-748-2042 SEEKING FARM EMPLOYMENT 59 y/o man would like job on poultry farm, experience. Randall Lowery Marietta 678-2814205 Items wanted in all Classified Categories will be advertised here. 14 ft metal body for 6 wheel farm truck. Please text me. Premier Distributors Tifton 229-898-0092 Cradle and yolk for No. 3 farm dinner bell. Lonnie McKinney Cordele 229-947-2878 Cultipacker seed roller, 3 pt hitch or pull type, 5-7 ft. Chris Skelton Marietta 478-8041476 Deutz Tractor 6275 for parts. Robert Allen Grantville 678923-6159 Farmall M-TA Torque amplifier hydraulic 3pth in good condition, field ready. L. Kinsley Perry 478-714-9900 Ford backhoe rear wheel, one piece 8 lug 16.9x28 tire size. Randy Bryan Cochran 478225-4037 Great pasture commercial feet to homeless sheep, Llamas, Alpacas. Will pay delivery. Ann Daniel Macon 478741-2067 Hood and front hinge rods for Scott Lawn Mower, N.E Ga.,. preferable Pickens County Roy Bruce Marble Hill 770-8932853 I am looking for black walnut logs, 17 to 20 inches in diameter and no longer than about 6 feet. Please call. Jenny Papevies Murrayville 404-405-2754 ISO set of 18.4x34 snap-on duals. Greg Woodard Dublin 478-697-1609 Need to rent or buy heavy duty vertical woodsplitter near Habersham county. Randall Green 706-778-9302 or 706837-8024 Nubian or Toggenburg Nanny milking or to freshen soon. Tommy Macon. Cataula 706329-7367 Old cast iron woodworking equipment, rust not a problem, 3ph 220-480, Oliver Yates American Powermatic. G. Mattison Newnan 404-456-1844 Old Chevrolet Suburban, utillity or window van. E. Logan Ellijay 706-635-5166 Old roof beam to use as fireplace mantle. At least 8ft long. J. Berlin Nicholson 678-6408952 One or two row bottom plow, good condition, pan handal of Florida, reasonable, can pickup South Georgia. Leave msg. James Roberts Altha FL 850237-1284 Parts and cylinders for Ford 555D Backhoe. D. Hefner Blairsville 706-897-0513 Pony saddle or other small one, Western. George Rilling Lilburn 404-862-9411 Tractor tires 13.6/36, new or used. Billy Aldridge Buchanan 770-713-6255 leave message hitch drag harrow in fair to good condition. Jim Driskell Culloden 404-312-9462 Wanted: Holstein Female between 1 and 18 months old. Must be 50% White & 50% Black and NOT sterile. Joel Wiley Coolidge 229-890-8888 Email: numberman4@yahoo.com Wanted: Tractor with front end loader, +90 HP, Cab-4x4 preferred not absolute. Jim Grant Elko 478-218-0287 Wanted: White female peacock. Also interested in other female colors. Billy Dixon Cleveland 706-865-4320 Water pump to fit 654 Perkins Diesel Engine for 750 MF Combine. Jimmy Mixon Lyons 912-526-8564 Weiss McNair Pecan Harvester later model, good condition. Tom Johnston Thomaston 706-647-9239 Would like to purchase azaleas. Preferably gallon size, any color. NE GA area or near Homer. T. Smith Homer 706202-5043 Ads for the March 25 issue are due by noon, March 13. lished. For more information, bush hogging, property lines, please call the GDA Equine trails, grading, clearing around Health Division, 404.656.3713. lakes, ponds & creeks. Bryan Norton Carrollton 706-616- Horse boarding available, accepting mares/foals/geldings, 5899 run-in shelters in all pastures. Electric fence charger repair. Multi-horse discount, feeding Wilfred Milam Douglasville packages and standing ser- 770-942-4672 vices for vet/farrier as needed. Jack Lafoon Waynesboro Experienced hunter: help kill 706-622-0345 wild animals, especially deer, K.T. Horsemanship at Southern Dreams Ranch. Boarding, training, riding, lessons, pony parties, event center. 892 Tallent Store Road, Americus, hogs. Season specific, nuisance permit, 3-hour range but will consider further. Call or text. David Daniel Athens 919996-9464 Ga. 31719 www.krististotal- Farm 911 Signs-Farm Safety horsemanship.com 229-352- and Emergency Signage. An 6658 information source for greater Pasture boarding, Highway peace of mind. Website: 81 Stables: arena, round pen, www.farm911signs.com Daren trails, tack room, wash rack, Sue Truex Cumming 678-628trailer parking. Dan Robertson 6767 Hampton 678-300-3434 Lakes built, repaired, new Wild Oak Horse Farm. Offer- pipe systems, land clearing, ing boarding, training, lessons. grading, creeks rerouted, Check us out at: drainage problems, wetlands www.wildoakhorsefarm.com.fb restoration, bush hogging A. Dickson Loganville 404- home sites. Tim Harper 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 784-7409 Senoia 770-527-1565 high, four feet wide (deep), and eight feet long, or any combination of these measurements (height, width and length) that yields 128 cubic feet. PAGE 14 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov PAGE 15 Invasive tick species is cause for concern Individuals, pet owners, livestock producers urged to be vigilant By Nancy C. Hinkle, Ph.D. UGA CAES Dept. of Entomology And Michael J. Yabsley, Ph.D. UGA College of Veterinary Medicine and Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources Most of us think Georgia has enough ticks 22 species but the Asian Longhorn Tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) is lurking less than 100 miles away in both North Carolina and Tennessee, so Georgia probably should prepare for an addition to its tick fauna. The ALT was first reported in continental North America in 2017 from a sheep in New Jersey, but archived specimens confirm its presence in West Virginia in 2010. It has since been reported in at least a dozen states along the Eastern Seaboard down to Arkansas, Tennessee and North Carolina. Its mode of distribution is unknown, but this rapid spread bodes poorly for containment. Originally from northeast Asia, this tick was introduced to Australia and New Zealand more than 100 years ago, where it established and became a major problem on cattle and sheep. ALT presents a serious threat to livestock. In fact, in Australia it is known as "the cattle tick." But it appears this tick has not met a warm-blooded animal it doesn't like, having been found on more than two dozen hosts (including birds, which has serious implications for movement). They readily feed on ruminants, horses, dogs, cats, humans and several common wildlife species. Why is this tick of particular concern? Be- cause ALT is not native to North agnosed with Theileria orien- America, and there are no nat- talis Ikeda strain, which had ural controls no predators or not previously been reported parasites to suppress its numbers. in the U.S. and is transmitted Animals have not developed any by ALT in Asia and Australia natural resistance to it, so it is (Oakes et al. 2019). Recently likely to thrive on both wildlife a cow in North Carolina died and livestock. due to anemia related to an ALT is parthenogenetic, mean- infestation with thousands of ing females reproduce without ALT. Neither T. orientalis nor mating, and males are superflu- Anaplasma marginale was ous. A single female introduced detected in this cow. into an area can start a new population, with infestations readily spreading. Each female produces more than 2,000 eggs, so populations can rapidly explode. The main concerns regarding The Asian longhorned tick, an invasive tick species recently identified in several Eastern U.S. states, has been documented as far south as North Carolina. (UGA CAES Ticks do not fall out of trees but stay within a few inches of the ground due to water-regulatory requirements. They will be on tips of grasses, reaching out with establishment of ALT are its po- Photo) their hooked claws, latching tential role as a pathogen vector onto your socks and then and its status as a livestock pest. In its na- climbing up. tive range it can transmit numerous zoonotic Protection from ALT is the same as rec- pathogens including bacterial (e.g., Ehrlich- ia, Anaplasma, Borrelia, Rickettsia spp.) and UGA is interested in collecting ticks viral (e.g., Powassan virus, severe fever with from a wide range of hosts, and thrombocytopenia syndrome virus) patho- provides free tick identification. To gens. In addition, it can also transmit Babesia submit a specimen make note of: and Theileria spp. to livestock, and morbidity and mortality may be caused by very large tick burdens. To date in the United States, no pathogens have been found in ALT tested. However, there have been two notable events involving ALT and cattle. In August 2017, seven cattle from (1) Host species from which collected, (2) Your contact information, (3) GPS coordinates for host animal location (use cell phone compass app). Virginia with weakness and malaise died, and Put ticks in a teaspoonful of ethanol in September an additional cow presented in a small vial (something like a with anemia and weakness. This cow was di- ommendations for other ticks. For humans, tuck pants into socks. Treat pants below the knees with permethrin-containing products (like Permanone, Duranon or Sawyer Insect Repellent). All pets should be on appropriate tick preventatives. Another important tactic is conducting daily tick checks of yourself, your children and your pets. Fortunately, ticks are slow in initiating feeding, so the consensus for most pathogens is that if we remove ticks within 24 hours of attachment, the risk of pathogen transmission is slight. Researchers at the University of Georgia have been collaborating with state, federal and academic partners to conduct surveillance for ALT in the eastern United States. UGA maintains a weekly-updated map, available at https://scwds.shinyapps.io/haemaphysalis/. North Georgia is a priority area for surveillance since ALT has been reported in North Carolina and Tennessee. hotel shampoo bottle) or a sealed Ziplock bag. Ticks from different animals should be put into separate containers. Box specimens to prevent crushing (do not mail in envelopes; tick fragments cannot be identified) and ship to: Dr. M.J. Yabsley 589 DW Brooks Dr Wildlife Health Building College of Vet Med, Univ. of Georgia Athens, GA 30602 New test detects deadly mushroom toxins in seconds Can help treat cases of human, canine poisoning Two Georgias: Early bloom expected Continued From Page 1 By Kim Kaplan ALBANY, CALIFORNIA A simple, portable test that can detect the deadliest of mushroom poisons in minutes has been developed by Agricultural Research Service scientists and their colleagues. Eating toxic mushrooms causes more than 100 deaths a year, globally, and leaves thousands of people in need of urgent medical assistance. Amanitin is the class of mushroom toxins that cause the most serious issues. The new test can identify the presence of as little as 10 parts per billion (equivalent to 10 cents out of $10 million) of amanitin in about 10 minutes from a rice grain size sample of a mushroom or in the urine of someone who has eaten a poisonous amanitin-containing mushroom. The test also works with dog urine, as dogs are known to indiscriminately eat mushrooms. "We developed the test primarily for mushrooms as food products. Serendipitously, it was sensitive enough to also detect the toxin in urine," said ARS microbiologist Candace Bever, who worked on the development. Bever is with the Foodborne Toxin Detection and Prevention Research Unit in Albany, Calif. No definitive point-of-care clinical diagnostic test currently exists for amatoxin poisoning. Early detection of amanitin in a patient's urine would help doctors trying to make a diagnosis. "Our hope is that doctors and veterinarians will be able to quickly and confidently identify amatoxin poisoning rather than having to clinically eliminate other suspected gastrointestinal diseases first," she added. "We also hope that will give patients a better chance at recovery, even though there are no clearly effective, specific treatments right now." The test also could be a practical and definitive way for mushroom foragers to identify and avoid eating mushrooms with amanitin toxin if a commercial partner can be found to produce and market a test kit. This test is the most sensitive and reliable field method available to chemically identify amanitin-containing mushrooms. Although mushroom experts can identify deadly mushrooms just by look- ing at their appearance, experts cannot see the toxin chemicals that lurk inside. Still this test only identifies the presence or absence of this specific class of toxin; it does not detect other compounds such as hallucinogens or toxins that cause other gastrointestinal or neurological symptoms. So, it cannot determine if a mushroom is edible. Mushroom hunting has gained in popularity in the last several decades. A single mushroom identification group on Facebook, among many, has more than 166,000 members. Foraging for mushrooms is popular throughout most of Europe, Australia, Japan, Korea, parts of the Middle East, and the Indian subcontinent, as well as in Canada and the United States. Distinguishing toxic from nontoxic mushroom species is based on first correctly identifying the mushroom and then referencing a mushroom field guide to determine if it is known to contain toxins or not. But mushrooms of the same species can vary in appearance, especially at different life stages and habitats, making them very difficult to identify. Many poisonous mushrooms closely resemble edible wild mushrooms. For instance, the Springtime Amanita (Amanita velosa) is a highly desirable edible wild mushroom in the Pacific coastal United States. But to the untrained eye, it can appear similar to the Death cap mushroom A. phalloides. The Death Cap accounts for more than 90 percent of fungus-related poisoning deaths in Europe. "This test can provide more information about a wild mushroom beyond physical appearance and characteristics and detect something we cannot even see the presence of amanitins," said Bever. If an affordable product like this was available, foraging could become even more popular and possibly safer. The new test is an immuno-assay and depends on a very specifically reactive monoclonal antibody a lab-produced protein that detects and binds only with a specific target. Scientists from the University of California-Davis, Pet Emergency and Specialty Center of Marin and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also contributed to this project. -Kim Kaplan is a public affairs specialist with the USDA in Maryland. "What that means is that soils are going to dry out more quickly in the areas that aren't getting rain, especially if they're sandy soils, and so those soils may be a little bit dry to plant in because you've got to have some moisture so the seeds can germinate." She noted early stages of drought conditions have already begun to creep into the state along the Florida border. Fruit growers may feel the most significant impact from a warm winter. Just as yellow dandelions are popping up, fruit trees are coming out of dormancy early. Knox explained plants will use up more water as they start budding. While that may not be a problem in North Georgia, in the south the plant activity will dry out the soil even more. The looming issue for fruit growers now is preparing for a late cold snap just as their plants become active. Knox said she believes growers expect their fruit trees and plants to bloom early this year. "The big problem with that is if we do switch weather patterns, we could still see a late frost, and on average in Georgia, the last frost of the year has been getting later over the last decade or so," Knox said. Al Pearson of Pearson Farms in Fort Valley said every grower is aware of the possibility of a spring frost. Pearson explained peach trees, along with other fruit crops in Georgia, require an adequate amount of cold weather to bloom in the spring. He thinks his trees have gotten enough cold weather this winter. Pearson added that each season is different as the buds will speed up as the weather warms and slow down as it cools. Pearson said he could only predict one thing: There will be a cold snap at Easter. Easter is traditionally observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon occurring on or after the vernal equinox, recognized as the first day of spring. This year, Easter falls on April 12. "It might be a cold snap down to 25, and it might be a cold snap down to 35. At that same time, that's when peaches are either blooming or have recently bloomed, so it's something that peach growers grow up with. We understand that the bloom period is a fragile period," he said. "If we plant the right varieties in the right place, then most years we'll come through with a pretty good crop. Maybe not a full crop, but a pretty good crop." Climatologist Knox said there is a trend toward warmer winters in recent years, along with later frosts. The two trends are different in that warm winters are caused by the overall climate, while late frost is caused by weather patterns that occur when the seasons change. Monitor UGA Agricultural Climatologist Pam Knox's blog, "Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast," (https://site.extension.uga. edu/climate/) for updates on weather conditions affecting spring planting, growing and harvesting. Knox also suggests using a combination of weather prediction resources, such as the National Weather Service and the UGA Weather Network. The UGA network collects data from stations throughout Georgia. To view this data, go to www.GeorgiaWeather.net. PAGE 16 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020 Harmony Klemp, 8, fell hard for Georgie the Georgia Grown mascot during his visit to Ellijay Elementary School on Valentine's Day, otherwise know as "I Heart Georgia Milk Day." Got Georgia Grown? The Georgia Grown brand appeals to all ages in all corners of the state, from Ellijay to Jekyll Island and everywhere in between. Year-round, the Georgia Grown marketing team puts the logo and the wide range of Georgia-grown and Georgia-made products it represents before a diverse audience of consumers. Over a week's time in February, that effort included three disparate events, starting with Whiskey, Wine and Wildlife, a fundraiser for the Jekyll Island Foundation. Some 30 Georgia Grown members introduced their products to an affluent audience on Jekyll Island, a popular tourist attraction that once served as the winter playground for America's industrial-age millionaires. Next up was the Georgia Grown Symposium in Macon, an annual gathering of Georgia Grown members for networking and learning more about making a successful agribusiness. Attendees got to see a few successful agribusinesses firsthand on a farm tour that visited Hardy Peanuts in Hawkinsville, Ellis Bros. Pecans in Vienna and Stripling's General Store in Perry. And finally, more than 30,000 elementary and middle school students got a taste of Georgia's dairy industry with the first "I Heart Georgia Milk Day," an event that celebrated Georgia's dairy industry in 41 school districts statewide. Georgia Grown Farm to School Coordinator Misty Friedman worked with the Georgia Department of Education to coordinate the event, which included classroom instruction and menu components. Ricky Martin, the only dairyman still operating in Banks County, visited Banks County Middle School to encourage young consumers to read the labels on milk jugs and buy milk processed in the South. "Georgia's dairy industry is troubled," Martin said. "We used to have 1,600 dairies in the state. Today we've got less than 200." -Amy Carter/GDA Ellijay Elementary School Principal Lauree Pierce sports a milk mustache in honor of "I Heart Georgia Milk Day" Feb. 14. I HEART GEORGIA MILK DAY: Daphnie Hice checks the temperature of hot chocolate bound for students' breakfast trays at Ellijay Elementary School. The school cafeteria served 400 cups of hot chocolate with marshmallows on "I Heart Georgia Milk Day" Feb. 14. Whiskey, Wine & Wildlife: A balanced meal for students at Banks County Middle School on Valentine's Day included a yogurt bar with fruit, grain, nut and candy toppings, a special treat on "I Heart Georgia Milk Day." Eight-year-old Connor Anderson is serious about the placement of marshmallows in his hot chocolate. Connor was one of 400 children who got a special breakfast treat at Ellijay Elementary School on Valentine's Day. Georgia Grown Chef Olivia Rader grills burgers and steak from the Reedy Creek Meat Company in Metter. Rader seasoned the meats with products from The Salt Table, Beautiful Briny Sea and Wisham Jellies, then grilled them on a Big Green Egg, a long-time supporter of Georgia Grown. Samples of the beef were handed out to the crowd along with a Spring Mix Salad from Better Fresh Farms in Metter drizzled with Terra Dolce olive oil from Lyons and lemon juice from The Fruit Factory in Pavo. Nydia and Garrett Ganas of Waycross brought a full complement of pecan products from their fourth-generation farm located about 60 miles west of Jekyll Island. Their product line includes pecan brittle and Cheecans pecaninfused cheese straws. Jonny Womack, founder of Big Boy Cookies based in Statesboro, discusses his involvement with Georgia Grown on the Atlanta Magazine stage at Whiskey, Wine and Wildlife Feb. 8. Big Boy offers "cookies for grownups" with flavors like Banana Puddin', Jalapeno Corn and Maple Bacon Bourbon. Banks County Middle School cafeteria staff Juanita Ledford, Amanda Morris, Cindy Low, Peggy Bosclair and Jennah Hamilton dressed for the occasion. Georgia Grown Symposium: At Hardy Farms in Hawkinsville, the tour included a view of raw skinless peanuts being oil-roasted. Maddox Wood Design of Sugar Hill wowed the crowd with custom serving trays and cutting boards, including one specially made for Georgia Grown. Companies that make valueadded products from Georgia fruits and vegetables are a big component of the Georgia Grown program. The homegrown product line at Stripling's General Store in Perry was on display at the farm tour Feb. 12. The second day of the Georgia Grown Symposium consisted of a farm tour through Middle Georgia. At Ellis Bros. Pecans in Vienna, the tour saw workers sorting pecans.