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GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GARY W. BLACK, COMMISSIONER WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021 VOL. 104, NO. 1 COPYRIGHT 2021

USDA invites cotton producers to review classing process

Agency reports an increase in seed coat fragments in Georgia cotton

By Amy Carter
amy.carter@agr.georgia.gov
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Georgia Department of Agriculture are working together to address concerns over a significant increase in seed coat fragments found in cotton harvested in the Southeast region.
Thus far in the 2020 cotton season, the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service Classing Office in Macon has handled 2.2 million samples. Approximately 895,000 samples contained seed coat fragments. In addition to seed coat fragments, a portion of the samples also contained whole cotton seed.
"This significant increase in seed coat fragments has caused obvious concern around the region and questions about the possible cause as well as the cotton classing process," said Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Gary Black. "We are working closely with USDA and industry experts to identify the cause of the issue and potential solutions."
According to Cotton Incorporated, a grower-funded research and promotion organization, seed coat outbreaks occur every three to five years in various cotton growing regions of the U.S. The current outbreak affecting Alabama, Georgia and Florida is the worst in 20 years, according to Ed Barnes, senior director of agricultural and environmental research at

10 0 t1h9A17nniv2e0r1s7ary
A trained cotton classer opening samples to inspect for extraneous matter. (AMS Cotton & Tobacco Program) Cotton Incorporated. In a blogpost written for the Georgia Cotton Commission, Barnes theorized that weather namely a very active Atlantic hurricane season in 2020 could be to blame.
Cotton Incorporated has been studying the phenomenon of seed coat fragments since 2003, and based on that research, found "strong evidence that what we are seeing in this year is

A typical cotton sample with seed coat fragments identified in blue
circles. (AMS Cotton & Tobacco Program)
highly weather related," Barnes wrote. Repeated periods of heavy rainfall and high humidity after
bolls open can lead to seed coat fragments in three ways: By causing the seed to sprout in the boll; Wet seed at the gin, caused when cotton lint is dry at har-
vest, but seeds are not; See GEORGIA COTTON, page 12

Looking forward to 2021
Georgia ag leaders will build on lessons of 2020 to make agriculture better

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Editor's Note: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic presented agriculture with unprecedented challenges in 2020. Here at the Market Bulletin, we spent the year chronicling those challenges and the many creative ways the industry met them. We revisited the leaders of some of the hardest hit sectors to learn their thoughts about the year to come, and found hope in their resolutions for 2021.

Charles Hall, Executive Director of the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association: "Our industry's short-term resolution and hope is to never again have a virtual Southeast Regional Conference. This is the first one in twenty years
and we resolve this will be the last one in the next forty years. We're ready to see our friends in person again.
"COVID-19 has thrown many curveballs at the industry this year and we are thankful for to have partners like the Georgia Department of Agriculture and Georgia Department of Public Health who teamed up with GFVGA to develop and communicate COVID guidance, best practices, support and most recently publishing the COVID handbook for agriculture workers.
"Our industry's long-term hope/goal is to find a solution for our growers farm labor issues and to overcome the challenges of unfair trade practices from Mexico. Here again we are grateful for our elected officials who have supported our efforts to demonstrate the need for a level playing field for American growers."
Don Koehler, Executive Director of the Georgia Peanut Commission:
"For the peanut growers of Georgia, I hope 2021 will prove to be more normal than 2020. This year has been a year of change with in-person meetings switched

to virtual, field days changed or postponed, and challenges beyond the normal challenges faced by farmers. We were fortunate to see the peanut consumption remain strong and hope we can grow from that base. May the 2021 crop be good, and markets offer profits as we pray for God's continued blessings."
Taylor Sills, Executive Director of the Georgia Cotton Commission: "While many sectors of the ag industry here in Georgia are wanting 2021 to be a normal year, we hope that cotton growers have an abnormal year a year of good planting,
growing, and harvest conditions that comes with fantastic fiber quality and profitable futures markets, for all commodity sectors. We hope to continue to prove the improvement in the sustainability of cotton while being economically sustainable."
Mike Giles, President of the Georgia Poultry Federation:
"All of us at the Georgia Poultry Federation are very proud of the way our industry responded so quickly and aggressively to the COVID-19 pandemic while continuing to produce food for our state, nation and world. Our hope and resolution for 2021 is to continue to protect our workers and be a leading producer of safe and healthy poultry products for consumers throughout the world."

Chip Blalock, Executive Director of the Sunbelt Ag Expo: "Our New Year's Resolution is to come back better than ever in 2021. We look forward to welcoming our exhibitors and attendees back to Sunbelt on Oct. 19-21. In the meantime, our agronomic research on
the farm will carry on as usual throughout the year."
Stephen Shimp, Executive Director of the Georgia National Fairgrounds: "The Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter is very much looking forward to 2021. As we enter the new year, we are committed to serving Georgia's youth in agri-
culture. We look forward to the days when we can all gather and celebrate everything that is great in our state. It is our mission and goal to continue to grow and prosper.
"We have accepted the challenges brought before us in 2020 and have learned from each of them. The lessons we have learned will only make us stronger in the new year to come!"
Ben Lastly, Georgia FFA Executive Sec-
See LOOKING FORWARD, page 11

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FARM MACHINERY

TN65, 2WD tractor in good John Deere deer plot drills,

condition w/5ft Rhino rotary works on 3 pt. Hitch: $2400-

cutter: $9,500. Danny Adkins $2800. R. Hulett Hazelhurst

Americus dadkins@cboa.com 912-253-0161 or 912-375-

229-942-3793

3008.

Please specify if machinery is in running condition.
TRACTORS

CUTTERS AND MOWERS
2007 Krone, 3200

Tye, 3pt, 7ft, no till drill, good condition, small & large seed box: $5900 OBO. Matt ThompCV son Monticello 770-274-9117

115U Case cab tractor, 4WD, mower/flail conditioner, 10 ft 1100hrs, no DEF. Benny Las- wide cut, new slip clutch, new seter Franklin 678-378-1884 quick change heads, good ma-

GRADERS AND BLADES

1466 International w/dual wheels, runs good, needs some cosmetic work: $6000; 1972 John Deere crawler in good condition, runs good: $3500. James Ogburn Dublin jamesogburn1@gmail.com 478-278-6258

chine. Gainesville Troy Milford 770-527-1771 or Matt Milford 770-605-9382
JD Frontier 60in cutter. Purchased new in 2018, used less than 10hrs. PTO shaft included. $1495. N. Yates East Dublin (9 a.m. 6 p.m.) 478998-4214

Heavy duty land levelers, 8, 10 & 12ft: $1700-$2800. M. Hulett Hazelhurst 912-2530162
PICKERS AND HARVESTERS
1973 JD 4400-D combine,

1953 Ford tractor, look good, runs good: $3500, 1988 Chevy 2500, v8, 5spd, exc cond: $3500, 14ft trailer ramps: $3000, Brush Boy, 5ft mower: $600. C. Stewart

Land Pride Grooming Mower w/3 row corn head, 13ft grain 5 ft., FDR1660, used less than table & 4-36in row soybean 20 hours; kept under shelter, head. Medical problems for like new condition. Asking the past 2.5 yrs & continuing. $1800. Text/msg Claudia Dennis Scott Sylvania 912Alexander Augusta 706-836- 682-4422

Baldwin 706-778-5569

3755

1980 JD6620 Turbo combine.

Rhino BM1900 boom mower, 3-heads (216, 444, 454A),

1963 Ford tractor, 4000 size mulching head, used one time, spare parts and manuals; 1975

loader, back hoe, fair/good 19ft, 3pt hitch: $18,000. Hugh Chevy C60 truck with 14ft

condition. Also, seeking older Hosch Auburn 770-789-3258 West Grain body. John Ed-

skid steer, reasonably priced, still usable on farm. Morris Gilreath Gainesville 770-5321424

Stumpster-40 Tree Hog tree and stump cutter, very good condition, bought new in August 2020. 3 point

mondson Barney 229-2518177
John Deere 25-B single row planter with fertilizer hopper.

1966 International 424, power hitch/PTO driven: $6,500. Fair condition, always shel-

steering, 8spd transmission, Lumber City 912-253-0206 tered $250. M.L. Harrington

5ft bush hog, 5ft harrow, good garden tractor: $3900 Millen 706-871-1424

Vermeer 7040 disc mower, 9ft in excellent condition. Field ready: Asking $6500. Call for

Gray 478-960-0912
Massey Ferguson hay baler, very good condition, used last

1969 Ford 5000 series tractor, more info. James Saye season, pics available: $5000

very good cond., runs well, Danielsville 706-621-9809 or OBO. C. Morris Clyo 912-213-

new tires, metal good, needs 706-621-1736

7505

paint job and seat: $6500 firm. Want to buy 3 point hitch C. Hatcher Tifton 229-364- sickle mower. Must be in good

HAY AND FORAGE

4054 1969

Ford

9700

tractor,

condition.

Larry

King

Chatsworth 706-508-2144

2005 NH 570 sq. baler, acid applicator, bale chute liner,

w/dozer blade, runs: $6500 firm; 6ft. John Deere bushhog: $500. V. Hilton Acworth 770597-7960
2017 Mahindra 6075 PST, cab, FEL w/bucket, 3rd function, dual remotes, 4wd, ac/heat, radio, power shuttle transmission, 15 fwd/rev, 475

Wright Fence mower, excellent condition only 2 1/2 years old, 3pt hitch. Can send photos. Phil Brown Cartersville 706-263-0799
PLANTING AND TILLAGE

good paint: $6500. Andy Shank Metter 912-682-9644
2020 Bermuda hay 5x5 rolls, net wrap, fertilized, horse quality: $75 each. Cow hay: $60 each. Terry Strickland Pine Mountain 706-881-2414
Antique [50+ years old] Ford,

hrs: $37,500. T. Spires Lum-

side delivery, hay rake: $150

ber City 912-253-0206

(2) Ford two bottom plows, (2) OBO. Jim Griggs Washington

one bottom turning plows; 15ft (Leave message) 706-401-

3pt hitch, 48in Tractor Supply finishing mower, 16ft scrape 9547

mower: asking Bowles Locust 787-8072

$550. Ed Grove 678-

blade. Darwin Blansit Trion 706-238-0465
4 Row bedder, subsoiler Fors

John Deere 336 square baler. Barn kept, good working condition: $5000. Text or call. P.

485 Case International tractor planters: $2000. Leave mes- Kesler Oxford 770-280-5905

with front end loader and 4 other implements: $6500. Frank Garrett Gainesville 770887-1970

sage. Raymond McCoy Girard 478-569-8445
Bush Hog 54in rototiller, 3pt hitch, good condition: $800.

Kuhn GMD 500 mower: $2500; Kuhn pull behind tedder: $700; NH 256 roll bar rake: $1500, good condition.

49 Farmall H for parts, mostly complete. Will sell whole or by

Lyn Chandler 478-454-8090

Milledgeville Wade Pitcock Rome 706-2322997

the piece. B. Stanford Gray 478-256-5763
570 New Holland: $7500. 467

Cultivators for Farmall Super A, front & rear w/seeder: $750. J. Griffith Rydal 770-382-7279

LAG holds skids

heavy duty hay cradle, 2 rolls, chain hooks & for moving, swinging

John Deere: $12,500. 4030 Dearborn plow, 2 bottom, door for loading, pictures

John Deere: $10,000. 4010 works fine: $250. W. Prueter available: $1000. Earl Rowe

John Deere: $8500. 6400 John Adairsville 216-802-8580

Griffin 678-544-7627

Deere: $15,000. Benny Garrett Dirt Dog all purpose plow, 9 New Holland 630 round baler,

LaFayette 706-397-2105 ok- shank, excellent condition with electric tie, good condition,

iepeach2020@gmail.com

new plow shanks: $500. Jef- used this summer, twine only:

Farmall Cub w/cultivator, red. Paul Martin Winder 770-530-

ferson Charles 404-317-6173

Nicholson $2250.Call only. Tommy Green Stillmore 912-536-1041

2744

Gill 5ft pulverizer w/3 pt hitch, good cond: $750 OBO. Dwight

SPRAYERS

For sale - L4701 Kubota Trac- Dallas 404-569-1993 tor w/front end loader & spear,

AND SPREADERS

82hrs. Call R. M. Hice nesville 770-468-1602

Bar-

Heavy duty, 16 disc, old type harrow. Good condition, works great, could use new blades:

14 Gal. Spraymate w/electric cord, switch & hose attach-

Ford 6600 tractor, runs good: $9500. High Voltage Cattle

$450. N. Yates 478-998-4214

East

Dublin

ment: $100. Olive Robinson Alpharetta 770-751-0246

Mount Airy 706-499-8008

Heavy duty, 3 blade, bottom

Ford diesel tractor, model 601. Runs good: $2800. Jimmy Johnson Evans 706-863-5431

plow. Old but in good condition. Blades in good condition. N. Yates East Dublin 478-9984214

(2)

AG PARTS AND TIRES
11.2-20 tires,

new:

JD 6105M, 4x4, CA., 3 motes, 1242hrs: $63,400;

reJD

JD 8200 grain drill. 12ft working width, 14ft total. Large

$400/both. D. Kelley Cumming 678-617-7061

6410, CA., 3 remotes, 4460hrs, seed box, new tires, seed (2) Backhoe tires, size 16.9-

very clean: $37,500. Wiley tubes. Single disc. Pictures 28, 50% tread: free to a good

Farm Covington 770-464- available: $2100. Chris Shirley home. Max Cunningham Dal-

3276

Jefferson 706-224-3993

ton 706-264-4871

John Deere 720, diesel, pony John Deere 7300 planter, 6 Cultivator parts for Farmall

motor start, Roll-O-Matic front row, 36inches with monitor, Cub: wheel weights, draw

end, power steering, live plates, brushes. Solid unit. Al- bars, misc pulleys for PTO, all

power: $3500. Sammy Noles ways sheltered. Mike Bird in good condition. S. Graham

Franklin 706-675-3965

Americus 229-942-3835

Taylorsville 770-324-8779

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AG PARTS

Front end loader. 1979 John Deere 450c, tractor motor.

UTVs/ATVs

LANDSCAPE TOOLS

Big Gun irrigation system, 7,000 running / 10,000 start50hp 3ph, rated 500gpm, w/1 ing watts, Troy-Bilt generator,

AND TIRES
Ford 3930 3 cyl. exhaust manifold & tail pipe. Only 200 hrs: $100; 6ft rotary mower: $250. Joe McWilliams Covington mcwjoe@gmail.com 770786-6332
John Deere B, 2 sets of front
LAWN AND wheel hubs w/bearings. Long GARDEN hood and grill M generator.
Kenneth Keller Toccoa 706886-8754
Turf tires (2), wide 26 x12-12
TRAILERS mounted on 6-hole wheels,
like new: $60. L. Brown Lilburn 770-564-3456
OTHER MACHINERY AND IMPLEMENTS

New transmission, new final drive, includes clam bucket. In excellent condition: $16,000. Virgil Harper Hampton 470332-1238
Parting out 1976 Caterpillar 941B, 80HP, 3304 engine, strong, clean burning, idles smooth, revs strong: $4,000. Other 941B parts available. Carl Knight Calhoun 770-7222008
LIVESTOCK HANDLING AND HAULING

John Deere diesel Gator, cab, 4wd-diff lock. New: $13,850. Sell for: $12,000. Only 26hrs since new. Al Davis Byron 478-599-1066 or 478-9529385
Please specify if machinery is in running condition or not.
GARDEN TRACTORS
(3) Sears garden tractors, equipment, motors & parts.

AND MATERIALS
5ft, 20disc smoothing harrow. Used, in good condition: $600. Jim Wallace Eatonton 478960-4482
For sale vintage transit tripod and 8ft grade rod stick: $230; double bagger grass catching system Toro riding mower: $300. W.A. Allen Commerce 706-677-3300
Hustler Excel 260K Compact early model zero turn mower. Kohler Magnum 20 engine. Bill Ballard Fayetteville 404-3914369
Nursery pots, 3 gallon size. Free. Have 200-300. Wesley Smith Athens 706-247-5254

Big Gun and 30ft of suction pipe: $2500. S. Sikes Tingall 803-360-6898
Old Valley pivot: $6200. Travis Horne Wheeler County 912-423-1487
TOOLS AND HARDWARE
Arm & Hammer 310lb anvil: $950; Farriers anvil 250lb: $950; American anvil 200lb: $375. Ben Hendrick Austell 770-948-9842
Farm fence stretcher: $75; 1950 pulpwood saw, cuts trees down & into blocks: $200; (2) 14hp B&S motors: $20/ea. Wendell Shearouse Springfield 912-754-3037

electric/pull start, Briggs & Stratton, less than 20hrs, excellent condition, includes Extend-a-Panel: $900. Derry Oliver Commerce 706-335-7226
Ridgid 6800W generator RD906812. Electric start, Yamaha MZ360 4-stroke. 63Hrs. (4) 120-volt, 20amp outlets, (1) 240-volt, 30 amp outlet: $875. Paul Steffen Canton 678-665-3389
BUILDINGS AND MATERIALS
1950's era light poles tapered and on a base 27ft long: $100 per pole. Gene Conkle Hampton 770-584-2373
300+ gal plastic tanks(tote) in metal cages, 5in caps on top,

3-cylinder diesel Kubota engine mounted on old light tower trailer: $1500. Can send photos. Don Lively Jackson 770-880-3486
Bale King 3000 Vortex bale processor. Excellent condition. Rear loading forks. 1000rpm PTO. Round bales up to 6.5ft: $7000 obo. Tony Burrows Chickamauga 423-421-2544

FARM SUPPLIES Not in running condition. Call
for info. Wayne Wood Cleveland 706-865-2528
Exmark lawn mower, zero turn, 52in deck, good condition. John Paul Ellis Statesboro 912-865-9597

Patriot chipper / shredder, electric, 110v, 1.5hp, used very little, will send pictures: $150. R. Powell Cordele 229-8812240

Lincoln welder, 225 DC, arc. AC, aux. power, large tool box mounted on trailer, new tires: $700/all, will sell seperate. Mac Cochran Roopville 770823-9353

valve on bottom: $60/ea. C. Stovall Dahlonega 678-4910838
Qmark, 3 phase elect. heater, NIB, w/extended thermostat & mount brakets. can be converted to 2 phase: $225 (Cost $450)

GENERATORS AND Sam Wood Morrow 678-

John Deere 216, Kohler motor, mower deck, 3 pt hitch.

IRRIGATION

COMPRESSORS

758-7887

Brush grapple; $975; pallet forks: $550; hay spear: $325; stump bucket: $500. Jim Bish-

20ft gooseneck livestock trailer w/new floor: $5000

Ran when parked: $300. Contact Brian Walker Woodstock 404-735-6365

EQUIPMENT

Splitface blocks, new 70 60 KW Katolight generator. corner blocks, 325 wall John Deere motor, 480hrs, 400 blocks, 175 regular blocks:

op Heard County 706-675- OBO. T. Scarbrough

Approx. 4,000ft, 6in, ring lock amp disconnect, transfer $0.35 per regular, $1.25 per

3943

Newnan 770-713-3136

John Deere 304, all wheel and twist pipe, 30ft long, 3 switches and diesel fuel tank. splitface. Loading assistance

turn, 42in mower deck: $1800. trailers, tees, elbows & con- 12x12 building: $11,500. John

Covington Planter with 7 plates: $750; 1-row cultivator: $150; Woods 6ft finish mower:

Stock trailer, 6.5 ft. x 15 ft., 2 axle; 27inch solid lower sides,

James Tanner 770-608-4336

Woodstock nectors $3,000 for all. Jimmy Kennedy Arnoldsville Odom Collins 912-293-0991 338-6627

706-

available. Tim Vaughn McDonough 770-375-5253

$650; 3pt hitch fence stretcher, 1inch welded pipes including

very nice: $1200. Bo top, Charity sale: $850 cash.

Rohrabaugh Stockbridge 770- Chester Thomas Fayetteville

238-8773

404-915-4504

Ford hay wagon that has Stoll gooseneck cattle trailer, been reinforced w/steel chan- cut gate, sliding back gate, nel & converted into Hay-Ride 24ft x 6.5ft: $1500. Curt Holt

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heavy winch: $1900. Richard $500; 16ft utility 6 wheel trailer:

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HEAVY EQUIPMENT
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New 6ftx14ft dump trailer, 3ft sides, dual 7000lb axels: $7800; new 6ftx34ft car/equipment trailer, all steel, (3) 6000lb axels, flatbed, low profile: $6900 OBO. Ron Hulett Milan 912-363-5978

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BUILDINGS AND

(25) Angus steers, over 33 head, Limo cross cows Calving ease, milking ability, Reg. black Angus bulls, bred Two excellent 2020 Spanish 600lbs average, raised com- and 17 calves: $38,500. Also, gentleness, reg. Polled short- heifers. Bulls BSE tested, gen- bucks for sale: $350 each.

MATERIALS

pletely on forages. Pinebank- 350 rolls of hay available for horn bulls/show heifers/steers, tle, birthing ease, grass raised. Chuck Thompson Yatesville

Wye genetics, USDA market winter: $40/roll. Curtis Durden excellent quality, Club Calf Bulls: $1800. L. Tanner Mon- 910-583-5828

Two metal fuel barrels, 120 price w/added value. David Lyons 912-245-1081

member. Kenneth R. Bridges roe 770-267-7179

gallons: $25 each. James Brown Senoia 770-599-1830 Causey Albany 229-435-4296

3y/o reg'd black Angus bull Commerce 706-768-3480

Reg. black Simmental,

SHEEP

or 229-395-6300

(3) heavy bred Angus 4y/o sire by Connealy Black Gran- Good selection of reg'd black SimAngus bulls, performance

cows, (2) Angus cow/calf pairs. ite, great on heifers, calves on Angus bulls, semen tested and tested; cow/calf pairs, heifers,

Used galvanized roofing, 23 ft 5Y/o Angus bull, 18 month An- farm: $2700. Frank Eaves El- ready for service. Fred G. heavy milk, AI embryo bred,

x 36in wide, 100 sheets: gus bull. Cows: $1200/ea. D. berton 706-201-7267

Blitch Statesboro 912-865- satisfaction guaranteed. Milton

$20/sheet for all or $25/sheet individual. James Kimsey Hiawassee 706-781-8341
LUMBER
(20) Ambrosia beetle maple, 7.5inX3/4inX8ft, T&G. Also, vaiours sizes aged white & red oak, 1inX4in up to 9inX9in. Good for rustic construction or products: $2/BDFT. Jerry Tomblin Whitesburg 770-9629921
10x4, 8x4, 4x4 cherry. 4x4 milled. Maple slabs 8ft, 10ft, Yellow Heart pine all sizes. Oak barn wood, cedar and others. David Stubbs Commerce 470-701-0447
Sawmill lumber, kiln dried, mantels, live edge, molding, chicken slats, pine, oak, cedar, black walnut, cherry, M-F 8-5, lunch 12-1. AA Farms Hartwell 706-376-8968
Wood-Mizer lumber: 1x12 pine poplar, oak trailer flooring (any thickness). Will saw your log. Larry Moore Grantville 678-278-5709

Purther Ellijay 530-263-3638
(3) Hereford/Angus cross heifers, DOB 2019 & bull cross Angus/Hereford, he is a Black Baldy, (1) register Hereford heifer. Ennis Ryals Dublin 478278-0678
(32) black Angus cow/calf pairs/rebred, (41) black Angus bred cows. Willing to sell entire operation (lease on property, hay, corral, etc) W. Collins Mansfield 770-856-9268
(7) Reg'd red Angus bulls, 1516m/o, Andras New Direction bloodline. Great EPD, vaccination complete, good prices. Jorge Haber Midland 706323-2405
140 head, 800-900 lbs open and bred heifers, all black crossed Angus for sale. Farmraised, vaccinated, good health: $1300. Jorge Caycay Hazlehurst 912-253-1247
140 head, 800-900 lbs open and bred heifers, all black crossed Angus for sale. Farmraised, vaccinated, good health: $1300. Jorge Caycay

40+ black bulls SimAngus, Angus crossed, good quality. 1-2y/o. Can deliver. Farm raised, vaccinated, health certificate. Olin Wooten Hazlehurst 912-375-6016
40+ black bulls SimAngus, Angus crossed, good quality. 1-2y/o. Can deliver. Farm raised, vaccinated, health certificate. Olin Wooten Hazlehurst 912-375-6016
4y/o reg'd black Angus bull, gentle: $1500. David Giddens Lyons 912-278-4266
81 Black and Black Baldy bred heifers. Vet ultrasound, bred to Yon Family Farm bulls. Start calving mid-Feb 2021: $1300. Mitchell Davis Ellijay 706-669-9452
9 Registered Hereford cow calf pairs, 4-8y/o. Calves 9/1510/31: $1800/pair. Volume discount. 2 reg. Bulls: $1200 each. Mead bloodlines. Van Martin Savannah 912-5988843 or 912-660-1063
900 lbs bred heifers, all black

5454 Hereford yearling bulls, reg'd, top bloodlines, ready to breed: $1750/ea. Hardy Edwards, Winterville 706-714-9012 Jersey cow, first lactation, just calved, milking. Frank Wright Talking Rock 706-8890998 Jersey heifers, AI sired and bred due to calve JanuaryMarch. Stanley London Cleveland 706-969-9282
Lemmon black Angus bull, 1,800lbs, gentle, easy breeder, 75% heifers, 8y/o, AAA 17166497: $2500 OBO. Robert Eubanks Shiloh 706741-1459

Martin Jr. Clarkesville 770519-0008 Reg. Charolais: superior genetics and disposition, bulls semen-tested; cows, heifers and calves. Quantity discounts. Bobby Burch Eastman 478-718-2128
Registered Rocky Balboa Jestress, 11m/o, Simmental bull. Great show prospect or breeding bull. Halter broke. Cohen McClure Homer 706983-0219
Registered Senepol cow with good bull calf. Bred back to registered bull. Ben Stone Ooltewah, TN 423-238-9459 Wagyu registered bulls, full

(26) Barbados Blackbelly ewes: $350/ea. Your choice. (1) reg'd Barbados Blackbelly ram, 4y/o: $450. Suzy Wright Ellijay 706-889-0999
(3) Haired sheep; 1 ram, 1 ewe, & 1 ewe lamb, 8m/o. Very healthy & gentle: $600 total. J. Coleman Gay 404-3171263
Commercial white Dorper ewes & ewe lambs: $200 and up. Large pasture flock. D. Green Bonaire 478-972-1198
For sale 20 sheep with 8 lambs: $2000 for all. Chad Widner Bainbridge 229-2544102

Wood-Mizer,

custom-cut Hazlehurst 912-253-1247

lumber, kiln-dried, milled,

restorations, timber frames,

flooring, tables, barns, fencing,

reclaimed, live edge lumber,

Angus for sale. Quality raised, health certificate, vaccination: $1400 volume discount. Lanny Demott Moultrie 229-8734518

Longhorn bull, 4y/o reg'd w/great pedigree. He produces good color & has the genetics for large horn offspring:

blood, Japanese lineage, yearlings also, a few 50-50 steers. Duke Burgess Louisville 305923-0262 (cell)

Reg'd. or not Katahdin rams and ewes, various ages, Midwest bloodlines. Duke Burgess Louisville 305-923-0262 (cell)

trailer flooring. John Sell Milner 770-480-2326

900 lbs bred heifers, all black Angus for sale. Quality raised,

$1200. K. Loyd Grantville 404569-9020.

SWINE

EQUINE

POSTS AND FENCING
10 rolls Red brand field fence wire 47inch high, 330ft long. New, sheltered: $140 per roll or OBO. Jim Holland Unadilla 478-318-2923

health certificate, vaccination: $1400 volume discount. Lanny Demott Moultrie 229-8734518
A young registered red Angus bull for sale: $2450. No calls after 9pm. Jesse Baker Rock Spring 706-764-1289

Nice & gentle, 3.5y/o, red Devon cow w/4m/o calf. Michael Warren Monroe 770-731-7118
Purebred black Angus bulls & heavily bred heifers: $1250 and up. Eugene Ridley Lafayette 706-764-6110
Red Angus bulls, 12-18m/o.

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

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

Angus and SimAngus bulls 30 to choose from. Hillside Or- of those certifications. Buyers before purchasing any equine.

Miniature horse corral made

w/12 gates (6ft-16ft) and 6ft

high 5ftx10ft kennel shelter

w/roof, contains 2 stable mats:

$1,000.

Dovie

Smith

Blairesville 727-457-3843

for sale, calving ease and chards, Wayne Stradling Pal- are urged to request proof of a Generalized ads such as those

growth: $1800 and up. Call for metto 770-463-1408

negative brucellosis pseudora- selling "many horses," "variety

more info. Landon Boyett Glennville 912-213-4062
Angus and SimAngus registered bulls. Calving ease, good

Red Angus: (30) open heifers, 12-16m/o; (15) bred heifers, due April-June. Hillside Orchards, Wayne Stradling Pal-

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

to choose from" or "free" animals will not be published. For more information, please call the GDA Equine Health Division at 404.656.3667.

quality. Good growth bulls, metto 770-463-1408

Hereford piglets for sale. Born

FARM ANIMALS Livestock listed must be for
specific animals. Ads for free or unwanted livestock will not
be published. All animals offered for sale in the Market Bulletin must be healthy and apparently free of any contagious, infectious or communicable disease. Out-of-state 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 404.656.3665.

20 coming two year old Hereford bulls, 15 coming two year old Braford bulls, 50 yearling Hereford heifers. Jonny Harris Odum 912-586-6585.
2020 registered and unregistered Dexter calves for sale. Registered bulls: $500, unregistered bulls: $450; heifers: $700-$800. Bill Arthur Sylvania 912-657-9459
3 Mini Zebu male cows: $600 each. Ages less than a year to 4 yrs old. Text Monday-Friday. Call/text weekends. Ask for Thomas. Griffin 678-621-4124

ready to work, good EPDs, gentile: $1800. Barrett Farms Mount Airy 706-499-8008
Angus beefmaster cross yearling heifers & bulls, excellent quality, farm raised, all shots & wormed. Robin Blythe 706-825-2544
Angus bulls, reg'd, passed breeding soundness exam, 1820m/o. Ready for service. James Vaughn Forsyth 478258-2232
Black Angus bull 1200lbs. younger bulls 600-850lbs vaccinated. Rodney Brooks Glenwood 912-523-5282
Black Angus bull, 2 1/2 yrs, out of small easy calving bull: $1500. M.S. Chandler Eatonton 478-251-1277
Black Angus bulls, can be registered. Great genetics & disposition. Earl Williams

Reg'd Angus, Murray Grey, & percentage cattle available. Breeding age bulls & replacement heifers. Matt Masters. Albany 229-881-1213
Reg'd black Angus bull, 4y/o, good temperament. Leon Pruitt Tignall 706-285-2188
Reg'd black Angus bulls for sale. Wes Turner Gainesville 770-231-3373
Reg'd black Simmental & SimAngus bulls for sale at Circle A Ranch. Owner, Dr. Frederick E. Cullens, DVM 478232-7264. Farm Manager, Scott Bussell Sandersville 478-232-2491
Reg'd polled Hereford bulls; rugged, pasture raised, gentle exc bloodlines and EPDs, small calves, exc growth, western genetics, Ga bred. Bobby Brantley Tennille 478-

Oct 16-18. Gilts & barrows, raised outdoors on pasture & woods, trained to electric fence, not reg'd. M. Hamner Martin 706-680-5147
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.
ADGA bred Saanen does, excellent pedigrees, farm-tested, CAE, CL, Johnes, Brucellosis free 2020. Due to freshen March / April. E. Gouldau Hartwell 864-903-3865
Kiko goats, 6m/o, 3 bucks & 1 doe: $100 and up. Call or text Todd Lula 770-530-3729
Percentage Kiko, wether,

(1) white gelding quarter horse & (1) chestnut palimeno quarter horse: $1000/ea. Trail ready. Coggins available. R. Terry Armuchee 706-5122451
2 donkeys for sale, 1 male & 1 gilding: $600/pr. D. Eidenier Aiken 803-641-9801
2 y/o jenny donkey, gray, has been w/cows. Pet or guard donkey: $300. Jackie Copelan Madison 706-474-5066
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.
2y/o reg'd Louisiana Cata-

CATTLE
(1) reg'd black Angus bull, 5y/o. SAV bloodlines, calves in pasture. Blake Landrum Dallas 678-333-4836
(10) purebred black Angus bulls, 1 & 2y/o. Docile, vaccinated, AI'd and natural service. K. Schwock Homer 404-7359524
(2) 3.5y/o, Ultrablack bulls, LBW. Greg Edwards Surrency 912-240-1921/912-367-3148
46 cows, 33 calves, 2 Brangus bulls: $43,555. Sammy Noles Franklin 706-675-3965

3 young black Angus bulls, (1) 3y/o black Angus bull, 4 black Angus heifers. Also, 6ft bucket for Kubota: $750. J. Brown Ty Ty 229-272-2653
300 head 500-600lbs. steers & heifers, all black crossed for sale. Farm-raised, vaccination, health certificate. Angie Wooten Hazlehurst 912-2539326 www.owacc.com
300 head 500-600lbs. steers & heifers, all black crossed for sale. Farm-raised, vaccination, health certificate. Angie Wooten Hazlehurst 912-2539326 www.owacc.com

Hawkinsville 478-230-9983.

Black Angus herd sires, 3 coming 2s & 1 coming 3, BSE, raised on forage, easy calving. Jim Hudson Broxton 912-5921225

Black Angus, Aristocrat of Wye, heifers 18m/o: $1500/ea.; bulls, 16m/o: $2500/ea. Arthur Ferdinand Palmetto wstrvlr@bellsouth.net, (Leave message) 404-867-8773

Brangus bull, 3y/o, 1600lbs,

very gentle, pics available

upon request: $1650 OBRO.

Carey

Family

Farms

Danielsville 706-988-4540

553-8598
Reg'd polled Hereford bulls, top bloodlines, gentle, 1226m/o, James Jeanes Macon 478-972-0912
Reg'd red Angus & black Angus, excellent quality. Come pick your next bull. Proven performance, top bloodlines. Joe Gibson Rome 706-5063026
Reg'd. Red Angus 1&2 year old bulls. Low birth weight, good weaning, vaccination, ready for work, western genetics, southern born. Flying W Farm Cochran 478-934-6998

DOB 4/1/20: $100; 50% solid white Kiko heard billy, DOB 7/18/19: $220. Call for pictures. William Battle Haddock 478-250-3272

Registered, micro-chipped

Kiko Boar, born 1/21/19: $700.

Might consider trade for regis-

tered

Kiko.

Excellent

FAMACHA, never wormed.

Kathy Hood Kite 478-455-

0968

Savanna goats, full-blood and percentage for sale. Pictures available upon request. Web: friendshipfarmssavannas.com David Horton Rincon 912-6638085

houla, reg #cc-21832-594-18: $1000. S. Y Wright Fairmount 706-629-0460
GP, 5y/o, female: $300. Excellent guardian of 90 sheep. Wonderful disposition, healthy. Replaced by two young Gps. F. Wright Ellijay 706-889-0999
Great Pyrenees, 5 y/o, female: $300, firm. Excellent guardian of 90 sheep, wonderful disposition, healthy. Frank Wright Ellijay 706889-0998.

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

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Livestock Sales and Events Calendar

Editor's Note: To ensure the health

Every Monday, noon: Cattle, goats,

Every Tuesday, 10 a.m. & 1st Fridays:

and safety of staff and visitors, most

sheep; Carroll County Livestock Sales Cattle special sale; Dixie Livestock

livestock auction sites have requested Barn, 225 Salebarn Road, Carrollton. Market, 133 Old Hwy. 46, Oak Park.

that sellers drop off animals and leave, Call Barry Robinson, 770.834.6608 or Call Tammy Sikes, 912.578.3263

and only buyers attend sales. We

770.834.6609

recommend calling the sale barn before

FORSYTH COUNTY

going to confirm that the event is still CLARKE COUNTY

Every Tuesday, noon: Cattle, goats,

scheduled.

Every Wednesday, 11 a.m.: Goats

sheep; Lanier Farm's Livestock Corp.,

and sheep; noon, cattle. Northeast

8325 Jot-Em Down Road, Gainesville.

APPLING COUNTY

Georgia Livestock, 1200 Winterville

Call Tyler Bagwell, 770.844.9223 or

1st & 3rd Saturdays, 12:30 p.m. at the Road, Athens. Call Todd Stephens,

770.844.9231

Baxley Fairgrounds: Goats, sheep,

706.549.4790

feeder pigs, hogs, calves, poultry

FRANKLIN COUNTY

and rabbits; A&A Goat Sales, 187

Thursday, February 11, Noon: UGA

Every Tuesday, noon: Cattle, goats,

Industrial Drive, Baxley. Call Allen Ahl, 28th Edition Focus on Genetically

sheep; Franklin County Livestock Sales,

912.590.2096

Enhanced EPDs Sale. Online only

6461 Stone Bridge Road, Carnesville.

internet auction through LiveAuctions. Call Chad Ellison, 706.384.2975 or

ATKINSON COUNTY

tv2.0. Selling 52 Angus bulls, 2 Hereford 706.384.2105

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

bulls, 1 SimAngus bull, 1 registered

sheep, chickens, small animals;

Angus heifer, and 10 Angus and Angus- GORDON COUNTY

Pearson Livestock, 1168 Highway

cross commercial heifers. Contact

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

441 N, Pearson. Call Roberto Silveria, Carroll T. Cannon, 229/881-0721 or

goats, sheep, slaughter hogs; Calhoun

229.798.0271

229/881-2705

Stockyard Hwy. 53, 2270 Rome Road

CannonMarketingCompany@gmail.com. SW, Calhoun. Call Dennis Little & Gene

BEN HILL COUNTY

Williams, 706.629.1900

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

COLQUITT COUNTY

Central Livestock, 146 Broad Road,

Every Wednesday, 1 p.m.: Cattle;

GREENE COUNTY

Fitzgerald. Call Thomas Stripling,

Moultrie Livestock Co., 1200 1st Street Every Thursday, noon: Cattle, goats,

229.423.4400 or 229.423.4436

NE, Moultrie. Call Randy Bannister,

sheep; Duvall Livestock Market, 101

229.985.1019

Apalachee Ave., Greensboro. Call Jim

BLECKLEY COUNTY

Malcom, 706.453.7368

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

1:00 p.m. Ga. Lic. #3050; Goats, sheep, 1st, 3rd & 5th Saturdays, 1 p.m.: Goats, JEFF DAVIS COUNTY

chickens, small animals; Cochran

sheep, chickens, small animals; Deer 1st & 3rd Fridays: Horse sale, 7:30

Auction Barn, 290 Ash St., Cochran.

Run Auction, 1158 Parrish Road, Adel. p.m.; Circle Double S, 102 Lumber

Call Mark Arnold 478.230.2482 or

Call John Strickland, 229.896.4553

City Highway, Hazlehurst. Call Steve

478.230.5397

Underwood, 912.594.6200 (night) or

DECATUR COUNTY

912.375.5543 (day)

BUTTS COUNTY

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

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

sheep, chickens, small animals;

JONES COUNTY

cattle;

Waddell Auction Co., 979 Old Pelham Every Saturday, 7 p.m.: Goats, sheep,

2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.:

Road, Climax. Call John Waddell,

rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens; Wayside

Dairy cattle; Mid-Georgia Livestock

229.246.4955

Auction, 1035 Monticello Highway,

Market, 467 Fairfield Church Road/

Gray. Call Valerie Rice Johnson,

Hwy. 16 W, Jackson. Call Seth Harvey, EMANUEL COUNTY

762.435.1026. Facebook: Wayside

770.775.7314

Every Monday, 1 p.m.: Cattle, slaughter Auction

hogs; Swainsboro Stockyard, 310

CARROLL COUNTY

Lambs Bridge Road, Swainsboro.

LAMAR COUNTY

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

Call Clay Floyd and David N. Floyd,

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

sheep, chickens, small animals; Long 478.945.3793

chickens, small animals; 5 p.m., farm

Branch Livestock, 813 Old Villa Rica

miscellaneous, Ga. Lic. #4213; Buggy

Road, Temple. Call Ricky Summerville, 2nd & 4th Saturdays, noon: Goats,

Town Auction Market, 1315 Highway

404.787.1865

sheep, chickens, small animals; R&R 341 S, Barnesville. Call Krystal Burnett

Goat & Livestock Auction, 560 GA Hwy. 678.972.4599

56 N, Swainsboro. Call Ron & Karen

Claxton, 478.455.4765

LAURENS COUNTY 2nd & 4th Thursday, 6 p.m.: Goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; Horse Creek Auction Co., 5971 Hwy. 441 S, Dublin. Call Daniel Harrelson, 478.595.5418
MADISON COUNTY Every Friday, 6 p.m.: Chickens, small animals; Gray Bell Animal Auction, Hwy. 281, Royston. Call Billy Bell, 706.795.3961
MARION COUNTY 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 7 p.m.: Goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; Auction 41, 4275 GA Hwy. 41 N, Buena Vista. Call Jim Rush, 706.326.3549. Email rushfam4275@windstream.net
PULASKI COUNTY Every Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.: Cattle, goats, sheep; Pulaski County Stockyard, 1 Houston Street, Hawkinsville. Call John Walker, 478.892.9071
SEMINOLE COUNTY Every Wednesday, 1:30 p.m., 3rd Saturday Special Sale, 1:30 p.m.: Cattle, goats, sheep; Seminole Stockyard, 5061 Hwy. 91, Donalsonville. Call Bryant Garland and Edwina Skipper, 229.524.2305
STEPHENS COUNTY 2nd Saturdays, 5 p.m.: W&W Livestock, Eastanollee Livestock Auction, Eastanollee. Call Brad Wood, 864.903.0296
3rd Saturdays, noon: Goats, sheep; Agri Auction Sales at Eastanollee Livestock Market, Highway 17 between Toccoa and Lavonia. Call Ricky Chatham, 706.491.2812 or Jason Wilson, 706.491.8840
Every Monday, noon: Cattle, goats, sheep; Eastanollee Livestock, 40 Cattle Drive, Eastanollee. Call Mark Smith, 706.779.5944
SUMTER COUNTY Every Monday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; Sumter County Stockyard, 505 Southerfield Road, Americus. Call Scott Poole, Glenn Hartley or Larry Horsting, 229.380.4901

TAYLOR COUNTY 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m.: Feeder pigs, goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; RockRidge Livestock Auction, 1357 Tommy Purvis Jr. Road, Reynolds. Call 678.972.4599
THOMAS COUNTY Every Tuesday, 1 p.m.: Cattle. Thomas County Stockyards, 20975 Hwy. 19 N, Thomasville. Call Danny Burkhart, 229.228.6960
TOOMBS COUNTY 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 11 a.m.: Feeder pigs, goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; Metter Livestock Auction, 621 Hwy. 1 S, Lyons. Call Lewie Fortner, 478.553.6066
TURNER COUNTY Every Wednesday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; Turner County Stockyards, 1315 Hwy. 41 S, Ashburn. Call Alan Wiggins, 229.567.3371
UPSON COUNTY Every Tuesday, 12 p.m.: Cattle, goats, sheep, horses. Upson County Livestock, 2626 Yatesville Hwy., Thomaston. Call Aaron and Anna White, 864.704.2487 or 770.713.5045.
WILKES COUNTY Every Wednesday, noon: Cattle, goats, sheep; Wilkes County Stockyard, Hwy. 78 Bypass/302 Third Street, Washington. Call Kenny Durden and Linda Robertson, 706.678.2632
Notices for auctions selling 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.

STOCK DOGS

Purebred New Zealand rab- (8) Americana hens, 8m/o, Cochin bantams, Frizzles, Six Racey Mug game roostbits, red & broken colors: $30. beautiful chickens, good lay- Sultans, Speckled Sussex, ers. Larry Young Tennille 478-

ANIMAL

K. Maxwell Winder 404-925- ers. Tommy Walker Rockmart Browns, and barnyard cross: 232-6321 Leave message.

EQUIPMENT AND Advertisers must submit a copy 2369

of a current Rabies Vaccination
SUPPLIES Certificate signed by a licensed

POULTRY/FOWL

770-684-6150 9770

or

678-684-

$5 to $15. Leigh Ann Henry Smithville 229-347-3737

Welsummer, (2) roos & (1) pullet; Ameraucana, (3) pullets:

veterinarian for dogs 12 weeks

2018 breeder yellow golden Flock reduction - games, War $15/ea. T. Whitaker Gibson

and older. Ads submitted without this information will not be published.
Kangal working livestock guardian pups: $1200 and up. Guarding goats and Heritage turkeys. Peacock Hill Farm Stockbridge 770-860-8989 Email: e@peacockhill.farm
BARN CATS

Any person engaged in buying live poultry of any kind for resale, or in selling live poultry of any kind bought for resale, must be licensed by the GDA. Possessing such a license does not by itself disqualify an individual from advertising poultry in the Market Bulletin. Mallard ducks must be at least three generations from the wild before they can be advertised in the Market Bulletin. Advertisers must include this information in notices submitted for publication. Out-of-state poultry must have a negative Avian Influenza test and negative pul-

pheasants: $50/pair, $75/trio; 2020 silver pheasant hen: $35. C. Townsend Lizella 478258-9930
6 roosters for sale. Mix breed, 1-2 years old for $10 and $12. Hank White Atlanta 404-7550505
6 white Sebastopol geese, about 7 m/o: $100ea. Also Rouen ducks: $40ea. Mike Edwards Rockmart 678-2154576
7m/o Buff silky roosters: $10/ea.; White doves: $20/pr & Ring-necked doves: $15/pr. D. Patton Williamson 770-228-

Horse, Pumpkin Hulsey, Round Head & Leiper. Also Racing Homer pigeons M. Campbell Danielsville (Leave message) 706-336-6949
Game chickens, White Hackles, Hatches and others. R. Shepard Fortson 706-3046640
Game fowl, 2y/o. Jimmy Young Metter 912-682-2917
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

706-699-4615
Young peacocks for sale. V. Hogan Clarkesville 706-7685441
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

CATTLE SUPPLIES
For sale heavy duty, good, cattle chute; also, good tires, 275-55-R20 & chrome rims. Bobby Davis Warrenton 706945-3278
Misc dairy equipment. Delevale vacuum pump, collection jar, vacuum tanks, piping, etc. Sam Steele Ellaville 478-2448426
TACK AND SUPPLIES
(10) portable stalls w/doors,

lorum test within 21 days of en-

tering Georgia. For more infor-

mation, call the GDA Animal

Protection

Division,

404.656.4914.

4415
Assorted breeds baby to adult; chicks sexed and unsexed; ducks, guineas, Ayam Cemani also. Sherry Amerson-

Homing pigeons, young birds, Janssen, Trenton stock. Old English Bantams: All birds $8 or $10 each. Kim Hogan Cleveland 706-809-1215

selling pen-raised Bobwhite quail must be accompanied by a copy of the Commercial Quail Breeder's License. Ads without this license will not be published. Visit https://georgiaw-

oak, 10ft x 10ft, $1000 cash, you load; (4) 100gal water tubs: $300; seven heated water buckets: $150. L. Abrams Milner 770-228-3865

Barn cats available for rodent control (shelter rescues). Neutered, vaccinated, delivered to you. Contact Linda. Watkinsville. Call or text 706-343-8173 or BarnCatsGeorgia@gmail.com
RABBITS

(21) Hens, mixed flock, 20m/o, most have gone through molt: $100/all. Philip Busman Milton (Text preferred) 770-714-2523

White Augusta blackberrycreekminifarm@gmail.com 706-833-5535
Asstd breeds, chickens, 3m/o: $10-$12/ea; Bourben

Iranian Highflyers, all colors, pictures are valuable upon request: $20 and up. Amir Mari-
etta 678-300-2562

ildlife.com/licenses-permitspasses/commercial or call the Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division, 706.557.3244. Canada geese may not be sold.

(25) Red Sex Link hens 20m/o: $7/ea. Alice/Jim Hackney Alpharetta 770-630-0869

Red turkeys Royal Palm, 3m/o: $35/ea, $35/pr Call for avaiability. Carl Taylor Meansville 404-408-8466
Barred Rock roosters, hens

Pigeons. White rollers, turner rollers, colored rollers and white homers: $20 a pair. Wyatt Johnson Midville 478-4943240

Flight conditioned quail, pheasant, & chukars in NE GA. Only one hour from ATL & SC. Great flying birds! Visit www.SevenPinesQuailFarm.com for

(4)

White

orpington

hens,

Barred Rock, Black Sex-links, Australorp. All hens are laying,

Pullets, Americanas, Blue & Black Marans, Brahmas, Gold-

prices.

Jacob

Nash

Danielsville 706-255-6372

Old Southwestern formula for refinishing saddles and other leather. Four items needed, I furnish two. Money back guarantee: $30. Ed Anderson Hull 706-714-6139
Used, custom-made Ken Raye ranch cutter saddle, very good condition: $1200. Over $4000 new w/2yr delivery. Marvin Goldman Lincol-

Bunnies, small to large, mixed breeds: $15 a piece. Michael

8m/o, laying brown $20/ea. Rupert Harris

eggs: Cum-

Bantams brown eggs for sale. B. Hawks Nicholson 706-983-

en Comets, Rhode Island Whites, Black Australorps:

Tell the University of Georgia

nton 706-359-3101

Phippen Newnan 770-755- ming 770-856-0469 8702

0258

$15/ea. Gary Ridley Lafayette how COVID-19 has impacted

706-638-1911 Bresse, Jersey Giants, Aus-

your farm. Visit https://ugeorgia.

DOG SUPPLIES

Flemish Giant New Zealand (5) New Hampshire Red tralorp chickens. Breeding Pullets: Rhode Island Red, Cross rabbits. Many colors, 6 young hens: $25/ea. Laying pairs available. Peacock Hill Golden Comets and Black Sex weeks old: $30. S. Crowley daily. Harold Betsill Hampton Farm Stockbridge 770-860- link; quality birds. Brian Sturdy

ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ efBzrDOnqssorRP to complete

(2) large igloo type Farm Hound houses: $60/ea. James Vaughn Cornelia 706-778-

Milner 678-468-1051

678-544-7909

8989

Dahlonega 706-865-9201

the survey by Jan. 15.

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Conservation district partners with Rockdale School System to offer classes in environmental sciences

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021

By Jay Jones
jay.jones@agr.georgia.gov
The Rockdale County Soil and Water Conservation District will partner with local schools to improve access to environmental sciences using a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service.
The Soil and Water District in Conyers announced the grant award for $156,671 in September to establish a soil, water and environmental science program at an elementary, middle and high school in the Rockdale County Public Schools district. The three-year grant program looks to strengthen the existing school science curriculum focusing on soil erosion and sustainability and water quality.
Rockdale SWD Chairman Kenny Johnson called the grant "a game-changer" to get students interested in the environment. Part of the curriculum proposed under the grant includes establishing an Adopt-A-Stream certification for students and scholarships for children in need to attend camps at Rock Eagle in Eatonton and the Natural Resources Conservation Workshop for high school students at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton.
Johnson explained the idea for the grant came from obtaining funds to cover the costs of students to attend the ABAC workshop in 2019. Rockdale County sent 23 students to that workshop, one of the largest student contingents there.
Three students were able to secure college scholarships at the ABAC workshop. Johnson said that convinced him to pursue the grant to provide similar opportunities for more students in Rockdale County.
Johnson said he hopes that the students would ultimately consider career paths in soil conservation or agricultural fields.
Lynette Clark, a science research teacher at the Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology, is the grant program manager. She said environmental science had not received the same attention as other science fields in past years, but there are opportunities out there for students interested in that area.
Clark's students at the Magnet School have been involved in environmental science. The school has an Envirothon team in which students compete against other schools in research studies and experiment demonstrations. The students also have surveyed how bioplastics plastics made from renewable sources can affect a nearby creek.
Clark said the grant program's Adopt-A-Stream certification would allow students to gain real-world

experience while helping their community. "These are passions that we want the kids to be able to
see, so I believe that is the vision for the grant," she said. "It's real exposure for the high school kids allowing them to step into college and maybe even a career with certifications already under their belt, and with a knowledge base of recreating what it means to be in agriculture or soil conservation."
The grant program will connect Honey Creek Elementary School and Memorial Middle School to the Magnet School. Students then will be able to study environmental science from an early age and develop an interest in the field as they move to high school, Clark said.
"By the time they get to high school, they will have lots of exposure to the environment, so worms, dirt and bugs won't seem like something daunting," she said.

Georgie's Drive Thru Montrose
Hello! I'm Georgie, the Georgia Grown mascot. I travel the state of Georgia promoting our No. 1 industry, agriculture! New homes and businesses need to be landscaped with new turf, trees and shrubs. A huge amount of this turf is grown in Georgia and delivered fresh to athletic fields and home sites every day. But how does this grass get from Middle and South Georgia farms to metro Atlanta and beyond and still live? One day, I went to Montrose to see how it's harvested. I visited with Kenny Neel at Sodmasters, who showed me the Firefly Automatix Proslab 155B in action. This tractor is a sod harvester that undercuts the sod at the right depth and slices it into slabs that measure a specific width and length. The machine has an arm that feels the end of the previous cut and guides it down the row while the driver inspects the finished product. The driver's seat swivels 180 degrees so he can watch the sod travel up the conveyor and cull out the turf that doesn't make the grade. A robotic arm stacks and palletizes the keepers. When a pallet is complete, the tractor lowers it to the ground without stopping. I guess you could say no grass grows under this tractor's wheels.
(Lee Lancaster/GDA)

Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black and the Georgia Commodity Commission for Tobacco recognized Steve LaHue for his contributions to the state's tobacco industry upon his retirement Dec. 31, 2020. LaHue was recognized by proclamation as a Distinguished Agricultural Steward for his work on the University of Georgia's Tobacco Research Team in Tifton. Members of the team, from left, Drs. Sudeep Bag, J. Michael Moore and Paul Bertrand presented LaHue with the proclamation Dec. 17, 2020.

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Forestry Matters: 2021, here we come!

By Stasia Kelly
Georgia Forestry Commission
Like a lot of families, the Georgia Forestry Commission is proud of its heritage. In the past 100 years we've helped landowners grow billions of trees, served a multitude of generations, enhanced the science of forestry and facilitated the supply of clean air, clean water and countless nature services we all enjoy. As we embark on the new year, we're pleased that the forest industry in our state continues to be sustainable and valuable to the lives of all Georgians. L i k e you, perhaps, we're not unhappy to see 2020 in the rearview mirror. The tragedies and challenges that have come with a global pandemic have been deeply felt, within our agency and within the communities we serve. The losses of family members, friends and neighbors, as well as income, businesses, and just plain normalcy will forever be remembered.
Like those who came before us, we are taking this past

year and putting it into perspective. If we

on each other. We're putting one foot in front of

didn't hear stories about the Great Depression

the other, because that is simply what. We. Do.

firsthand from our relatives, we certainly read

In 2021, you may hear us crow a bit about the

about it in the history books. If we never had an

GFC's journey that began in 1921 because we're

up-close experience with war, we witnessed its

honored to have encountered a lot of challenges

horrors and hardships via the big screen. Com-

and embraced a lot of change. From mule-drawn

pared to those types of events, we're admittedly

fire wagons and rustic hand tools and radio tow-

spoiled. And grateful.

ers to hand-held computers, climate-controlled

Like many alongside us today, we're choos-

bulldozer cabs and cutting-edge drones, we're

ing to be defined by how we move forward

ready for the road ahead. Our mission is stead-

and how we change with the obstacles at hand.

fast: Protecting and conserving Georgia's forest

Our GFC family is proud of how we've been

resources through leadership, service and edu-

able to adjust to the limitations imposed by the F O R E S T R Y cation. As we dip and turn with the times, we

pandemic. Instead of shrinking back, we've expanded our reach via new technologies. We've

MATTERS

pledge to fulfill that mission for you and all of our fellow Georgians.

instituted health protocols that allow us to serve

Change is the law of life. And those who

landowners and communities safely. We're working together look only to the past and present are certain to miss the

while working apart. We're learning new lessons and leaning future. - John F. Kennedy

Equipment then, at left, and now are much different, but after a century of service, the GFC's mission remains the same.

Cook Georgia Grown: Black-eyed pea and collard green salad with cornbread croutons

Editor's Note: We could all use an extra helping or three of good luck this year, so here's another way to enjoy the New Year's tradition of black-eyed peas and collard greens. We wish you good health and happiness in 2021.
Ingredients 6 cups collard greens, washed, stems
removed, cut in thin strips cup sunflower oil, divided Salt and freshly ground black pepper to
taste 6 oz country ham, cut in thin strips cup cider vinegar 1 cup cooked black-eyed peas (keep
warm) Cornbread croutons (see recipe below) or
substitute croutons of your choice
Directions Place collard greens in a large bowl with 1 tablespoon sunflower oil and a pinch of

salt. Massage collard greens with hands to soften and break down fibers. Set aside.
Heat the remaining 3 tablespoons of sunflower oil in a skillet over high heat. Add country ham to the hot skillet and cook until crisp. Remove the ham from the skillet, leaving the grease in the pan. Add cider vinegar to the skillet, stirring to deglaze. Pour the grease-vinegar mixture from the skillet over collard greens, then toss to evenly coat. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Transfer greens to a serving bowl, top with warm black-eyed peas, country ham and croutons. Serve immediately, with cornbread on the side. Serves 6.
Cornbread Croutons
3 Tbsps shortening 1 cup yellow cornmeal 1/3 cup self-rising flour

1 egg 1 cup buttermilk 1 Tbsp sunflower oil
Directions Heat oven to 450 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch-square baking pan with 3 tablespoons of shortening and place it in the oven as the oven warms up.
Meanwhile, in a bowl, whisk together cornmeal and self-rising flour. Set aside. In a separate bowl, whisk together egg and buttermilk. Combine wet and dry ingredients, mixing. Pour hot shortening from baking pan into batter, mixing quickly. Pour batter into the hot pan. Bake 15-20 minutes, or until golden.
Cool slightly then cut out one quarter of the cornbread and cut that section into 1-inch squares. (Reserve the remaining cornbread to serve with the salad.)

Decrease the oven temperature to 200 degrees F. Add the cornbread croutons to a large bowl. Drizzle with the sunflower oil and toss gently to coat.
Spread the croutons on a baking sheet and bake 20-30 minutes, until slightly crispy.

Sign-up period opens for USDA's popular Conservation Reserve Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. Agricultural producers and private landowners interested in the Conservation Reserve Program can sign up until Feb. 12. The competitive program, administered by USDA's Farm Service Agency, provides annual rental payments for land devoted to conservation purposes.
"This signup for the Conservation Reserve Program gives producers and landowners an opportunity to enroll for the first time or continue their participation for another term," FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce said. "This program encourages conservation on sensitive lands or low-yielding acres, which provides tremendous benefits for stewardship of our natural resources and wildlife."
Through CRP, farmers and ranchers establish long-term, resource-conserving plant species, such as approved grasses or trees, to control soil erosion, improve water quality and enhance wildlife habitat on cropland. Farmers and ranchers who participate in CRP help provide numerous benefits to their local region and the nation's environment and economy. CRP general signup is held annually and is competitive; general signup includes increased opportunities for wildlife habitat

enrollment through the State Acres For Wildlife Enhancement initiative.
New cropland offered in the program must have been planted for four out of six crop years from 2012 to 2017. Additionally, producers with land already enrolled but expiring on Sept. 30, 2021, can re-enroll this year. The acreage offered by producers and landowners is evaluated competitively; accepted offers will begin Oct. 1, 2021.
Signed into law in 1985, CRP is one of the largest private-lands conservation programs in the United States. The program marked its 35-year anniversary in December 2020. Program successes include: Preventing more than 9 billion tons of soil from eroding,
which is enough soil to fill 600 million dump trucks. Reducing nitrogen and phosphorous runoff relative to an-
nually tilled cropland by 95 percent and 85 percent, respectively. Sequestering an annual average of 49 million tons of greenhouse gases, equal to taking 9 million cars off the road. Creating more than 3 million acres of restored wetlands

while protecting more than 175,000 stream miles with riparian forest and grass buffers, which is enough to go around the world seven times. Benefiting bees and other pollinators and increasing populations of ducks, pheasants, turkey, bobwhite quail, prairie chickens, grasshopper sparrows, and many other birds. Visit fsa.usda.gov for more information, or your local USDA Service Center. All service centers are open for business, including those that restrict in-person visits or require appointments. All service center visitors wishing to conduct business with FSA, Natural Resources Conservation Service or any other service center agency should call ahead and schedule an appointment. Service centers that are open for appointments will prescreen visitors based on health concerns or recent travel, and visitors must adhere to social distancing guidelines. Visitors are also required to wear a face covering during their appointment. Program delivery staff will continue to work with producers by phone, email, and using online tools. More information can be found at farmers.gov/coronavirus.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021

POULTRY SUPPLIES

Honey bee operation for sale. Queen breeder stock, colonies

3 pt. CH blower, (7) cool cell pumps, (3) jet pumps, (100) cool cells 48x12x6, new/used,

& equipment. Jennifer Berry Comer 706-247-2575 or jennifer@honeypondfarm.com

egg pallet mover, Hired Hand Honey bees, 3lb packages,

heaters. Sam Moon Homer pre-order now, 5 frame NUCs,

706-340-7237

complete hives and equip-

Chicken coop, 4X12 shingle ment. Bill Posey Cartersville roof, laying box, movable: billsbeefarm@yahoo.com 770$300. Ask for Roger. Talmo 595-9332

404 402-7673

Package bees, queens, 5

Equipment from 2 chicken houses for sale - everything must go. Big Dutchman hen

frame nucs. Available late January thru mid April. Call A. Odom Rebecca 229-387-1718

feeders, 75kw Tradewind gen- Raw Georgia Tupelo Honey

erator, drinkers & nesting sys- Ludowici pick up $20 quart

tem. Leave message. Nancy $75 gallon. We also ship find

Gilleland Gainesville 770-605- us at www.swamphoney.org.

2750

M. Hendrix Ludowici 912-294-

Haylage, baleage, plastic 4790

tube rolled, fescue mix 4.5x4 Removal of bee swarms near

rolls: $35, 10 roll minimum. the ground or in buildings. Will

Vickie Barrett Mount Airy 706- remove unwanted hives east of

499-8009

Atlanta. Robert Pruden Mon-

Heavy Breeder hen equip- roe 404-840-9696

ment, all in working order. Call Remove honey bees from a

for availability. Slats, nests, structure for a fee Remove a

chain feeders, nipple drinkers, swarm for free. Also, wanted

feed bins, etc. Jackie Crumley bee equipment. Leonard Day

Alto 770-355-2490

Macon 478-719-5588

Spray pads, enough for several houses, 2ft X 2in X 5ft, can

AQUACULTURE AND

be cut to 4ft easily, in good

SUPPLIES

shape: $2/ea. Eddie Hatcher

Comer 706-247-5267

Advertisers selling sterile

triploid grass carp must submit

MISCELLANEOUS a current Wild Animal License from the Georgia Department

of Natural Resources. Ads with-

Only agriculture-related items out this license will not be pub-

may be advertised in this lished. Entities producing and

Category.

selling or reselling domestic

BEES, HONEY

fish in Georgia are required to obtain a free Aquaculture Reg-

AND SUPPLIES

istration Permit. For more infor-

mation on aquaculture rules

(5) Frame nucs for sale: $175. and licensing in Georgia, in-

Will be ready mid-April, cluding a listing of domestic

Carniolan queens w/at least 3 fish and other fish species re-

frames brood. Taking de- quiring a Wild Animal License,

posits. Aubrey ledford Com- visit https://georgiawildlife.-

merce 706-654-6861

com/aquaculture or call

770.761.3044.

Bulletin Calendar

Editor's Note: Please check with event sponsors for cancellations or postponements before going.
Jan. 13-16 Southern Southeastern Cotton Growers/Cotton Ginners ANNUAL MEETING Westin Hilton Head Island 2 Grasslawn Ave. Hilton Head Island, SC 29928 706.344.1212 www.southern-southeastern.org
Jan. 15-17 4-H New Year Showdown Horse Show Morgan County Agricultural Center 2380 Athens Hwy Madison, Ga. 30650 478.994.7014 crbenn@uga.edu
Jan. 18-20 Georgia Dairy Conference Savannah Marriott Riverfront 100 General McIntosh Blvd. Savannah, Ga. 31401 706.310.0020 www.gadairyconference.com
Jan. 19-21 Georgia Green Industry Association's Wintergreen Tradeshow VIRTUAL MEETING 706.632.0100 https://ggia.site-ym.com
Jan. 23 Lake Country Beekeeping Short Course Putnam County UGA Extension Office VIRTUAL MEETING Register online: https://bit.ly/3gjt826 706.485.4151 kfielder@uga.edu
Jan. 25-29 International Production and Processing Exhibitor Engagement and Virtual Education Opportunities VIRTUAL MEETING 770.493.9401 www.ippexpo.org

Jan. 26 FSMA/COVID-19 for Small Food Processors UGA Department of Food Science and Technology WEBINAR Enroll online: https://bit.ly/2KX5blq 706.542.2574 ashama@uga.edu
Jan. 27 Georgia Cotton Commission Annual Meeting UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center 15 RDC Road Tifton, Ga. 31794 478.988.4235 www.georgiacottoncommission.org
Jan. 29 2021 Georgia Ag Forecast UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences VIRTUAL MEETING 706.542.5046 www.agforecast.caes.uga.edu
Jan. 29-31 Georgia Watermelon Association Annual Conference King & Prince Resort 201 Arnold Rd. St. Simons Island, Ga. 31522 706.845.8575 www.georgiawatermelonassociation.org
Jan. 29-31 Annual Georgia Fisharama/Turkeyrama Georgia Wildlife Federation Georgia National Fairgrounds 401 Larry Walker Parkway Perry, Ga. 31069 770.787.7887 www.gwf.org
Feb. 1-2 Georgia Wine Producers Annual Conference Chateau Elan 100 Rue Charlemagne Dr. Braselton, Ga. 30517 706.669.8184 info@georgiawineproducers.org

Feb. 17 Georgia Junior National Livestock Show Georgia National Fairgrounds 401 Larry Walker Parkway Perry, Ga. 31069 706.542.8892 hkalino@uga.edu
Feb. 18-20 Georgia National Rodeo Georgia National Fairgrounds 401 Larry Walker Parkway Perry, Ga. 31069 1.800.987.3247 www.georgianationalrodeo.com
March 13-14 Newton County Saddle Club Open Horse Show 1996 Centennial Olympic Parkway Conyers, Ga. 30013 678.873.3019 www.newtoncountysaddleclub.com
March 27-28 Conyers Cherry Blossom Festival Georgia International Horse Park 1996 Centennial Olympic Parkway Conyers, Ga. 30013 770.860.4190 www.conyerscherryblossomfest.com
April 17 Georgia Horse Fair and Expo 1996 Centennial Olympic Parkway Conyers, Ga. 30013 https://georgiahorsefair.org Facebook: Georgia Horse Council
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.

350 gallon diesel skid tank. 2020 Bermuda square bales, 2020 Fescue Rye hay, 4x5 net 2020 premium Tifton44 Coastal bermuda hay. Weed

Hand pump, new fuel filter in- high quality, horse quality, wrapped fertilized, weed free, Bermuda, horse quality, fertil- free, 4X5 round bale, 3rd cut-

stalled. Just painted. Bottom barn kept. 50 pound bales: $6 top quality barn stored: $35 ized, 4x5 roll: $70; Bermuda ting: $45 each. Sam Steele

drain valve: $550. Pictures each. James Lyles Ringgold per roll. Jefferson Charles rye mix: $60; Bermuda mix: Ellaville 478-244-8426

(GALLBERRY

HONEY)

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$52/gallon includes shipping

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487-5001

10- and 8-frame bee hives: $85; 5-frame beehives/NUCs: $65. Also make inner cover, Super, Top Barbee hives, Rapid inside feeder. Eliseo Delia Mineral Bluff 706-4925119
10-8-5 frame equipment, beekeeping supplies, nucs, packages, classes, Honey, Swarm capture. Harold Lanier Commerce harold@lanierbeebarn.com 678-471-7758
5 frame nucleus hives & 3lb packages. Pre-order for March/April pickup. Also Sourwood and Wildflower honey from our hives. Mary Lacksen Sparta www.beecoapiaries.com 478-456-1049
About 300 packages of bees, 3-4lbs/ea., taking orders now, available late march. John Tackett Canton 770-530-8997
Albany/SW Georgia complete bee removal, also hornets, wasps, yellow jackets. Licensed and insured. Dale Richter Leesburg 229-8867663

available. Richard Surles Clayton 770-301-1924
All sizes: Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Threadfin, Gizzard Shad, Shellcracker and more. Free delivery or pick up. Danny Austin Roberta 478-836-4938
Grass carp, Bluegill, Crappie, Catfish and Threadfin shad. Delivery available at: $2 per mile, one way. Brian Simmons Hawkinsville 478-892-3144
FEED, HAY AND GRAIN
'20 bermuda hay 4x5 net wrapped roll, barn stored, fertilized and lime: $60 per roll. Chuck Hecht Waverly Hall 706-577-6590
2020 4x5 rolls, net-wrapped fescue, crabgrass, cow hay, fertilized: $35 per roll; oat hay: $45 per roll in barn. James Sells Monroe 678-425-7543
2020 4x5.5 net wrap, round bales, Bermuda, Bahia, and some Johnson Grass: $40/per bale. Kelvin Irvin Eatonton 404-569-9881
2020 Alfalfa square bales: $12 & round bales, 10 bale min 18% UGA tested, 50-65lbs, 2020 Lespedeza: $10 square bales, goats, +digestive. AA Farms Hartwell 706-376-8968
2020 Bermuda hay, 4x5 round, net-wrap: $40/ea. J. Cruise Oxford 678-616-7369

423-227-7929
2020 Bermuda, 4x6 bales, net-wrapped, fertilized & sprayed: $40/bale. Quinton McGahee Warrenton 706699-2330
2020 Bermuda/Bahia & Bermuda/Max-Q, 4x5 round, net wrap, fertilized & limed, weed free, in barn, never wet. Delivery available. Jim Sibley Woodbury 404-434-8081
2020 Coastal and Bahia net wrapped, fertilized, sprayed, 4x5 round bales. Horse quality, Coastal: $55, Bahia: $45, rain and ground protected. Walt Wells Hawkinsville 229-4254605
2020 Coastal Bermuda or Rye, horse-quality, fertilized. UGA soil/specs. Barned, square or 4x5 round bales. Sonny Trammell Forsyth 478256-0513 or 478-994-6463
2020 Coastal Bermuda round bales, fertilized: $35 to $45; Square bales in barn: $6.50. L. Kinsley Perry 478-714-9900
2020 cow hay, 4x5 rolls, net wrapped: $35; straw: $30; mulch: $30. Delivery available. Galen Kreider Register 912687-5719
2020 fescue bermuda mix, horse quality, net-wrapped: $50-$60 (inside); $35-$40 (outside). Will deliver with purchase of 10 bales. Coy Baker Loganville 770-466-4609
2020 fescue bermuda, mixed

Nicholson 404-317-6173
2020 Fescue/Bermuda mix 4X5 round bales, barn kept, sprayed & fertilized. Delivery available. Kenny Sargent Rock Mart 770-490-1227
2020 Fescue/orchard, top quality, square bales, weed free, rain free, barn stored: $4.50/bale. Chris Donath Ellijay 706-636-5224
2020 Hay, rain-free, tested, sprayed & fertilized, barnstored, 4X5 rolls. Rye: $40/ea., Bermuda Mix: $35/ea. No Delivery. Text Wesley Manis Rome 706-346-0874
2020 High protein UGA tested hay for sale. Barnstored, rd/sq. Alicia & Russell Bermuda grass. Delivery Available. Heath Pittman Vidalia 912293-2535 or 912-537-9721
2020 Mixed cow hay, large round bales, JD net-wrapped: $30/ea., 5 bale min. Four Oaks Angus LaGrange 706-2981156
2020 mixed grass hay, 4x5 rolls fertilized, rain free, in barn: $50 per roll. Mike Keesee Monroe 470-899-9668
2020 mixed hay round bales, net-wrapped, 4x5.5 heavy bales: $35/bale. Delivery available at extra cost. Located in Crisp county. Landon Smith Cordelle 229-938-4164
2020 peanut hay: $45.00/roll, at barn. Delivery available. Call Glenn Brinson Tarrytown 912-288-5960

$45. All barn stored. Tim Hunter Conyers 770-3317749, 770-483-8712
2020 Russell Bermuda grass 4x5.5 fertilized, net wrapped, barn sheltered, HQ, 300+ quality bales available: $60; 10+: $55; 20+: $50. Delivery negotiable. Wayne Pruitt Statesboro 912-682-4481
4x5 rolls, horse hay, fescue orchard mix. Sprayed, fertilized, limed, very clean. High quality, barn kept. Cut July 2020: $60. Richard Surles Clayton 770-301-1924
4x5.5, net wrapp, JD rolls, barn kept, fertilized & weed free, rain free: 60$/roll. Delivery available for mileage. J. Pennino Sparta 706-340-3146
4x5.5, net-wrapped, JD rolls Bermuda mix. Fertilized, rain & weed free, barn-kept: $60/ea. Delivery available. J. Pennino Sparta 706-340-3146
Bermuda crabgrass mix: $3.75; ryegrass fescue mix: $3.75; mulch: $3.00. Kermit Simmons Jefferson 770-8677550
Bermuda Fescue hay, premium horse quality, fertilized, weed free, 4x5 rounds, net wrapped, under tarps: $50; outside: $45. Rex Palmer Auburn 770-867-9589
Bermuda mix square bales, barn kept, rain free: $5 per bale, 10 bale minimum. You load, cash only, quantity available. L. Abrams Milner 770228-3865

Extra large 5x6 bales of Coastal bermuda, barn-kept, UGA analysis protein dry matter 12.7 to 16.5. Ronnie Hadden Gibson 706-833-9828
Fescue and clover mix round bales, 4x5, 2020 hay, barnstored, horse and cow quality: $50/bale. Terry Dishroon Mansfield 770-317-8455
Fescue bermuda mix hay, 4x5 rolls, net wrapped, fertilized and stored in barn. Glen Whitley Bethlehem 770-307-7098
Fescue clover mix, square bales hay: $5 per bale. Harvey Jackson Blairsville 706-7450984
For sale: 100 rolls of 4x6 Bahia, net-wrapped, no rain: $45. Can dump 11-roll load. G. Oder Cochran 478-973-1183
Hay bales, price ranges. For use for cattle lawn, horses: $40 to $60. Delivery negotiable. Call Jonathan. James Gore Griffin 706-975-3451
Hay, dry rolls, stored inside, fescue mix 4x5 rolls: $25. Barrett Farms Mount Airy 706499-8008
Large quantities of hay for sale starting at $30. Call or text. Weston Wadel Millen 478-299-8690
Large quantity square Bermuda hay. Paul Harris Odum 912-294-2470
Large quantity Tift44 horse

Bees, nucs, hives and pollina- 2020 Bermuda square bales, grass, cut Oct. 1. No weeds, 2020 Russell Bermuda hay,

tion. Pre-order now. Pick up high quality, horse quality, no rain, heavy fertilizer: $5.50 large 5x5, net-rolled, fertilized,

Feb. through July. Rich Api- barn kept, 50lb bales: $6/ea. per square bale. 125 bales left. available for pick up: $50/ea.

aries Collins 912-426-9099 James Lyles Ringgold 423- Terry Bell Dallas 678-910- W. S. Smith Farms Reidsville

jimmmyr@pineland.net

227-7929

6000

912-246-2500

Clean, 4x5 quality fertilized, net-wrapped, Bermuda hay: $50/ea. W. Young Tennille 478-640-1262

hay inside, small square: $5.50; 4x5 round: $55; peanut hay: $35; cow hay: $35. Rainfree, delivery avail. D. Gingerich Metter 912-314-9568

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FEED, HAY AND GRAIN

Bareroot Swamp Chestnut oak tree seedlings, AKA Swamp White oak. Priced by

Mulch Coastal hay, can be used for cow feed. Dairy man special: $20/4x5 roll. Walter

height, 1-3ft: $10, 3-6ft: $20, 6ft+: $30. L. Foster Waycross 912-283-9335

Dominy McIntyre 478-946-

2621

Brown Turkey, Celeste figs,

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

Mullberrys, confederate roses: $5; Issai Kiwi: $6; Thornless blackberries, beautyberries, burning buses: $3.50; dewberries: $2.50; weeping cherry. C. Houghton Marietta 770-4282227

Oats combine run: $3.75/bu

min. 100 bushels; $40/55gal. Chinquapin trees (Castanea

Drum of oats; $42/55gal. Drum pumila), 1y/o, bare root

of corn. Charles Thompson seedlings: 5 for $45. Charles

Bulk hemp flower for sale (state compliant, wholesale only) CBD 13-17%. 1200lbs readily available. Text or email Barry Smith at 404569-8988 or smithnurseryllc@att.net

Red Castor bean or Loofah Banana nut bread: $6 per The Gourd Pile - Jewelry,

seeds: $3 per 20 or $10 per loaf, made with fruit: $8 per Martin, Bushel & many more

100. Cash and SASE to J. loaf. I also make banana nut varieties. Visit our farm or we

Shelnutt, PO Box 1212, Lo- muffins. L. Hall Cartersville can ship to you. 874 Morrison

ganville 30052

770-653-3843

RD Morven, GA 31625. P.

Zinnias, Hibiscus, Amaryllis (all mixed colors), August lilies:

Black walnuts, free. 2020 crop now on ground. Marvin

Morrison 2123.

Barney

229-775-

$2 per Tbsp +SASE. G. Ward Garner Resaca 706-625-5291

4496 Fowlstown Rd Attapulgus GA 39815 229-465-3641

Figs - Frozen, 2020 season: $15/1-gallon bag. (Equals 5-

HANDICRAFTS AND SUPPLIES

FIREWOOD

6lbs.) Great for preserves & Afghans all sizes and all smoothies. Call/Text. Julie or colors up to king size: $20-

Firewood must be cut from the advertiser's personal property. Ads for firewood must use the cord when specifying the amount of firewood for sale.
(6) Large, long trunk white

Bryan Lithia Springs 404-4882983 or 678-858-6535
For sale: 2020 fresh pecans shelled halves: $8 per lb +shipping. Jessie Arnett Tifton 229-382-6517

$50. M. Pursley 253 Ryan Rd Winder Ga. 30680 678-9790057
Beautiful crochet cross bookmarks in assorted colors. Great for Sunday school, enclosed in cards to be mailed.

Augusta 706-631-8465

Adams 4880 Lakeland Dr. Ma-

oak trees: Free. You cut and

Edith Roland Commerce 706-

rietta, Ga. 30068 678-313Russel bermuda hay for sale, 1873
4ftx5ft rolls, under barn, 400

haul. Must have experience. G. Gibson Atlanta 678-595-2790

335-3920 edithroland24@yahoo.com

availale: $45/ea. Bobby Holtz- Daylilies: 100's of varieties, claw Alvaton 770-318-1440 double fans, see photos at;
katielous_lilies.plantfans.com. Russell bermuda grass, fertil- Katielou Greene Whitesburg ized, high-quality, 4x4 bales, 770-836-1351 rain-free, in barn: $40/roll, discount on 12 or more. Cash Sawtooth oaks, Chinese

All oak firewood: $200/cord. No delivery. Al Roberts Fayetteville 404-543-6984
Firewood for sale, red oak, ready to burn. Travis Oxford 470-891-1853

Handmade furniture, varity of materials Pine, Poplar, Oak, Walnut. Your design or mine, top-quality finish, high-quality workmanship, 50yrs in the field. Mattison Woodworks Newnan 404-456-1844

only.

Steve

Southern chestnuts, Japanese maples,

Cartersville 770-655-0337

Allegheny chinkapins, South-

ern magnolia, muscadines,

Square bales - horse hay: blueberries, Amaryllis bulbs,

$6.50/ea; mulch hay: $3.50/ea. Buford 770-945-6433

Shumard Oaks. M. Crosby Wrightsville pmc@uga.edu

MULCH AND

478-455-2981

Hemp CBD/CBG clones & seeds for 2021. All top shelf varieties available. By reservation only. Text or email Barry Smith at 404-569-8988 or smithnurseryllc@att.net

Seasoned firewood, full-size truck load, mostly oak & hickory: $100/truckload, picked up. Delivery available for extra fee. B. Russ Jersey/Walnut Grove 706-973-2776
Seasoned oak $ cherry fire-

Locally grown, premium beef. USDA inspected, half & whole beef available: $3.25/lb on hanging weight. Cut to your specifications. Potts Bros Farm Jefferson 706-367-5823

Hardwood for crafts, furniture & building. Various widths & lengths avail., air-dried 6 yrs. Cherry, Cyprus, Black Walnut, Cedar. Large quantity. R. Hodges Millen 706-551-8999
FARM ANTIQUES

FERTILIZERS

HEMP

(50) Rolls broom straw, mulch It is unlawful for any person to

bedding 750-850lb rolls. Load- cultivate, handle, or process

ing fee: only $8/ea. CW hemp in this state unless such

Matthews Talbotton 706-975- person holds a hemp grower li-

3922

cense or a hemp processor

permit issued by the Georgia De2020 mulch hay: $3.50/bale at partment of Agriculture. [ 2-23-4

barn. Delivery available. Call (a)(1)]. Ads submitted for this cat-

Gary Brinson Tarrytown 912- egory must be accompanied by a

286-3191

copy of the advertiser's current

Free aged, horse manure, license and/or permit.

wood, 1/2 cord: $150. Delivery available for a small fee. Pat Waldrop Taylorsville 678-2321077

Marview Farms provides grass fed and pastured: beef, pork, lamb, and goat as well as pastured, free-range eggs and pecans. MarviewFarms.-

1950's Youngstown kitchen set, 4 cabinets, porcelain double washboard sink w/base. Good condition: $2000. John

Seasoned Oak wood cords - com. Fernando Medez Arabi McNeill Americus 229-928-

quarter: $75; half: $150; full 786-210-6544

4913

$200. Delivery available. Larry Houston Covington 770-2353082 or 770-235-3782

Pecans, ready to eat, mostly halves: $10/lb. No shipping. Raymond Gilbert 2781 Pierce

All sizes, Wagner Griswold & USA antique skillets. Malcolm Talley Rome 706-584-1724

Seasoned oak, hickory or Dairy Rd, Madison 706-342- Antique blacksmith hand

pecan: $75 per quarter cord. 3623

crank blower w/nest, good

Delivery available. Bob Lewis Pork halves and wholes: $4/lb condition, still works: $200.

mixed w/shavings, 75/25. You load & haul. Easy access. S. Forester McDonough 770-

It is unlawful for a Licensed Hemp Grower to provide or sell hemp to any person other than:

380-3650

1) another hemp grower pos-

Hemp growers - through experience, you need to grow indoors for success.

Fayetteville 770-461-4083
THINGS TO EAT

hanging weight. Matt Canton 678-739-7176

Brown

Fred Sanders Kennesaw 770974-7491

Apple grader, manual dump. Real pecans, no chemicals, Manufactured by Fred A. Du-

PLANTS, TREES

sessing a valid license in Georgia or other state, 2) a processor

AND FLOWERS

possessing a valid permit or license issued by Georgia or other

Advertisements selling officially protected plants must include a

state, or 3) a Georgia college or university authorized to conduct research on hemp [ 2-23-4 (a)

permit to sell such plants. Ads (3)].

submitted without this permit

We offer greenhouse installation, growing consultation and more. Call Brian Williamson Williamson 770851-4588
SEEDS

2020 Desirable pecan halves: $11/lb +postage. Will crack, shell, & separate your pecans: $0.50/lb. Russell Eaton Stockbridge 770-506-2727

no pesticides. In shell, 2020 crop: $3 per lb. Shipping available. For baking, snacks and gifts. Text/call. C. Gary Leslie 229-938-0308
We machine-shell your

rand, serial #1561, under shed for years, possible display or exhibit piece: $100. Ernestine Holcomb Ellijay 404-661-3813
For sale farm wagon, one horse, wooden wheels, old

2020 Pecans for sale, shelled & cleaned, ready for freezer:

pecans, while you wait, for $0.30/lb. Jody Glidewell Jack-

metal tack.

training, bulky misc. Emmett Kennedy-

will not be published. For infor-

mation on the sale or shipment

of protected plants, visit

www.fws.org/Endangered/per-

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

Fish and Wildlife Service,

404.679.7097. For questions

about

ginseng,

visit

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

gered/permits/index.html or

call the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, 404.679.7097.

Advertisements selling seeds must include a current state laboratory report (fewer than nine months old) for purity, noxious

$8.00/lb; halves or pieces: $7.50/lb. Peggy Griffin Clarkesville 706-768-8417
2020 pecans. In-shell $2.50,

son 770-775-6592
ODDITIES
Beautiful emerald green emu

Cochran 478-230-5721
Golden #2 cane mill, good condition: $1300. Tommy Presley Jackson 678-794-

weeks and germination for each cracked $3. Shelled $9 eggs, cleaned & blown, excel- 4574

seed lot advertised. Ads submit- (halves/pieces

packaged lent for carving scrimshaw or Rex 82-A (1920-1940) cast

ted without this information will sealed, resealable 1lb bags) painting. Jackie Paul Conyers iron, two burner stove: $200.

not be published. For more infor- +shipping. Large order dis- 770-761-1284

Call for pictures. Linda Torpy

mation regarding certified seed, call the GDA Seed Division, 229.386.3557.

counts. The Pecan Barn Blythe 706-421-3936
2020 shelled pecans: $10/lb.

Gourds: many varieties, Martin gourds, fixed, ready to hang, at farm or shipped to

Swainsboro 478-494-6686
OTHER

2020 Zinnia Seeds - Candy Cane, Chartruese, Lime/Blush, Fushia, Red Scarlet: 50 seeds/$3 (cash) + SASE. D. M. Miltimore, 1766 Pleasant Hill Rd Ne Ranger GA 30734 706618-3890

Are you interested in farming Georgia hemp in the 2021 season? For info on growing, licensing, etc., call Richard @ 404-858-3336 (please leave a message if no answer.)

Devil's trumpet, mullein pink (rose campion), morning glory, hibiscus, four-o-clocks, money plant: $2 cash/tsp +SASE; mole bean. E. Beach 2966

+ shipping. Buy 5, get 1 free. Very good this year. Sue Britt Sycamore 229-402-2300
2020 Stuart pecans in the shell: $4/lb plus shipping.

you. Charles Lang Cordele 229-406-5039
Martin gourds 2020 crop: $4 each. Paul Bailey Hoschton 706-654-9245

(8) Moonshine barrells, wooden, good shape: $80/ea. Troy Bradshaw Williamson 770467-8446 or 770-617-7040
275 gal caged totes, 55 gal

Cardinal Lake Cir Duluth Charles Sawyer Mount Airy Martin gourds for sale. Larry steel drums. Roger Harrison

30096 770-476-1163

706-768-4776

Heard Chula 229-402-0375 Cairo 229-216-0031

The 2020 Georgia Capitol Ornament
House and Senate Chambers Fireplaces | $27 each (includes shipping)

Name Address City Email Quantity

State

Zip

Amount enclosed

Mail order form with check to:
Friends of Georgia Archives & History P.O. Box 711 Morrow. GA 30260 678.364.3732
Allow four weeks for delivery (USPS). Orders received after Dec. 15 will ship in January 2021.

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OTHER

REAL ESTATE

155-acre farm, brick house, 85-acres farm, horse race Bobcat/tractor work, bush Hwy 341, 2 metal shops, 3 track w/amps of lighting. Three hogging/lawn mowing/pasture

EMPLOYMENT

Antique Atlantic wood-burning kitchen stove. Photo available upon request. M. Gaucin Social Circle 678-480-5739
Black Bart II wood-burning fireplace insert: $350. B. Maynard Martin 706-865-5945

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.

ponds, fenced, 103 acres, tim-

ber, row crops, irrigated pas-

ture, hunting: $450,000. Telfair

County

912-375-3366

www.owacc.com

18+ acres, good laying property with streams, on paved road w/power access, sur-

training barns, concession stand, barrel arena, rodeo. USHwy 280: $795,000. Wheeler County 912-375-3366 x306. www.owacc.com
92.66acres, ranch, home, zoned A-1, fenced, creek, water system, garage/barn,

maintenance restoration, grading/clearing, plowing/garden, deer plots, fence/heavy equipment welding, post holes. Larry Houston Covington 770235-3082/770-235-3782
Bobcat/tractor work, seed drill, bush-hogging, post-hole,

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

Clean 55 gal. metal drums w/lids. Leonard Crane Daw-

FARMLAND FOR

veyed in 2006-07. F. Nichols panoramic views, high eleva- food plots, land clearing, drive-

Cherokee County, NC 678- tion, search Facebook market- ways,

roads,

grading,

FARM HELP

sonville 678-947-6744
Fisher Papa Bear wood heater. Excellent condition, will burn logs up to 30inch,

SALE
(4) 200 y/o log cabins on 8+ acres, 2 additional septic tanks, good Airbnb: $625,000.

758-0497
2.6 acres, Thomson area: $55,000. B. Hillman Thomson 706-829-0468

place, and www.buyowner.com/BUY213884: $525,000. Carl Kelley Madison County 706-318-1740
97-acre farm, row crop, tim-

plowing/tilling, pasture maintenance. Oconee and surrounding counties. www.mikesfarmandpropertymgmt.com. Michael Ebright Watkinsville

NEEDED
Herdsman wanted, Wooten Farms, daily management duties, benefits, housing. Positive

weight 410lbs. Fire bricks Kerry Hix Chatsworth 706- 209+/- acres, road frontage, 2 ber, irrigated, deep well, high- 770-363-5092

attitude. Cattle operations

good condition: $975. Bill Anglin Newnan 770-2536305

Metal barrels, 55gal burn, stainless steel solid 55gal FG, plastic barrels 15, 30 & 55gal, FG totes 275 & 330gal. Tom Allanson Cumming 678-2312324
Need hubcaps and windows for a 15ft 1967 Scotty Camper. Bill Raines Winterville 706202-5222
New 55 gallon metal storage burning barrels: 10 for $20 each. Royce Brooks Acworth 770-378-2564
Offset printing press and other equipment: BO. Leave message, please. G. L. Crawley Monticello 770-630-8848

Wine making materials

crusher/destemmer,

winer

press, free-standing corker,

Carboys fermenters & misc

equip. A real steal at: $300.

Jim Sunny Ball Ground 404-

SERVICES 216-8936

Wood heater, Vestal, large: $300; MD60 grist mill: $300; Electric churcn: $50. Barry O'neal Gay 706-977-0609

Wooden horse-drawn cart,
WANTED Amish made, practically new:
$775. J. Watkins Winder 770307-6979

217-5550
10 acre mountaintop estate lot, great views. private, convenient, electricity, paved road near Hiawassee. Text preferred. Reduced Thomas Miller Towns County 706-401-0880
100 acres, horse barn, arena & round pen. 4,500 sq ft, 4 BR brick home, 5-acre pond, & guest house. Jones Co. $995,000 OBO. Katie Lindley Macon 478-320-3273
100+ acres, south Houston, 4636ft paved road frontage, Turkey Creek, 65 open irrigated acres, 1100 gpm well, pond, deer, turkey. Leo Perfect Unadilla 478-955-2362
102 acres, Kelly Road; 93 acres, Pobiddy Road. Planted pines, mixed hardwoods, streams. Text or call. Priced to sell. A. Waite Talbot County 229-221-2304
113 acre tract, excellent road system, timberland & clear land. Power & phone utilities available, one hr from Atlanta: $340,000. Paul Spalding County 912-375-3366 Ext. 306 www.owacc.com
113-acre tract, excellent road system, timberland & clear land. All city utilities, 1 hr from Atlanta. Lots of Possibilities: $340,000. Spalding County

houses and 3 wells on property, fruit trees, marketable timber. Great deer, turkey hunting: $2250/acre. Johnnie Rozier Taylor County 478-9226431
212-acre farm, pasture, row crop, Hwy frontage, irrigated, 8-acre lake, hunting, 6 miles from town: $650,000. Jeff Davis County 912-375-3366 x306. www.owacc.com
3.974 acres, very wooded lot with hardwood and timber, county water, electricity. Located on Westmoreland Road. Helen Pirkle Banks County 770-536-8236
308-acre farm, Pat Dixon Rd, lots, highways, city water, sewer, farm land, pond, schools: $10,000/acre. Jeff Davis County 912-375-3366 x312. www.owacc.com
4 acres w/2 steel buildings, fenced w/city water and drilled well. 8000sqft with A/C and other 4800sqft. James McClain Habersham County 706-8645977
45.5 acres, half open, rest mixed forest fronts, Ga. Hwy 37 near Morgan. Jim Andrews Calhoun County jtajr51@yahoo.com 45 First Ave., Edison, Ga. 39846 229-835-2483

way frontage, farm land, 6 miles from town: $325,000. Jeff Davis County. Call 912375-3366 x312. www.owacc.com For sale in Telfair County, (2) Tracts of timber pine & hardwood. 1st tract, 35 acres & 2nd tract, 39 acres. Sell by bids only. Emory Hulett Milan 229362-4141
FARMLAND FOR RENT/LEASE
300-400 acres of river bottom cropland on the Savannah River below Augusta, off Columbia Nitrogen Road. Charles Thompson Aiken, SC 706-631-8465 or 803-6522455 Looking for land to lease or rent. Up to 65 acres, needs to be fenced, pasture with a stored barn. Andre Machado Marietta 678-308-4002
BOARDING FACILITIES
The Georgia Animal Protection Act requires boarding and breeding facilities to be licensed. A current license

Bush hog, rotary mow, garden and food plot, harrow and plow, bale square hay. Monroe County area. Jimmy Waldrep Forsyth 478-9515563
Bushhog your pasture, field or till your garden, food plot. Larry Boatright Dallas 678386-1466
Bushhogging. Reasonable rates, Conyers and Covington area. Fred Bryan Covington 404-694-3752
Custom land clearing: barns, pasture, residences. Leave property clean. Demolition, laser grading, pads for barns, homes, riding arenas. Build/refurbish driveways. Insured. Bill Butler Atlanta 770-231-4662
Farm 911 Signs-Farm Safety and Emergency Signage. An information source for greater peace of mind. Website: www.farm911signs.com Daren Sue Truex Cumming 678-6286767
Forestry mulching and underbrushing. Land, lot, trail and overgrowth clearing. Fence and survey lines and pasture reclamation, etc. Kristy Jarrett Baldwin 706-391-5177

4,500 ac. Experience needed. Jeff Davis County 912-3756016 www.owacc.com
Need help with general farm maintenance fences, tractor, horse, cattle. Small salary, non-smoker, furnished apartment, background check. Leonard Draper Cedartown 770-748-2042
Need young, energetic assistant herdsman for growing stable registered cattle farm. Fulltime. Familiar with all aspects of farm work. Email resume: jhalmand54@gmail.com. C. Almand Eatonton
Working poultry, cattle, & crop farm looking for good dependable hard worker. Possible housing offered to the right person or family. J. Thomas Good Hope 706-338-2515
SEEKING FARM EMPLOYMENT
Looking for a house/barn apartment for lease or labor lease within 30 minutes from Clermont. Cody Nichols Colbert 678-983-5092
Items wanted in all Classified

Beat the next deadline! Enter your Classifieds

912-375-3366 www.owacc.com

x306

155 acre farm, brick house, Hwy 341, 2 metal shops, 3

5.7 acres in North Forsyth. C. Freeman Forsyth County 678897-9318

number must be submitted with notices for publication in the "Boarding Facilities" category. Notices submitted without this

Categories will be advertised here.
Cash paid for farm equip-

online at http://www. agr.georgia.gov/

ponds, fenced, 103acres irri- 75 acres, half fields, big oaks, information will not be pubgated pasture, hunting: big deer, good access, old lished. For more information, $450,000 ($2,900/acre). Paul trailer: $185,000. Call for info, please call the GDA Equine

ment, tractors, skidsteers, diesel trucks, gooseneck trailers, etc. Located in

market-bulletin.aspx.

Bridges Telfair County 912- please leave message. Johnny Health Division, 404.656.3713. 375-3366 www.owacc.com Mayfield Ellijay 706-635-4051

Pasture boarding, 2-stall

Athens. Call Chris. 678-2839291 or 678-764-2358

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

barn, arena & trails. Can do full board. No studs. Pasture board: $200/horse; full board: $400/horse, hay included. L. Ridley Conyers 770-918-1272
FARM SERVICES

Forestry mulching, brush removal, overgrowth clearing, logging cleanup, trails, survey lines, fence lines, pasture reclamation, grading and much more. Williamson Land Management LLC. Bri-

Cash paid for farm equipment, tractors, skidsteers, excavators, diesel trucks, gooseneck trailers, etc. Chris Jones Dalton 678283-9291 or 678-764-2358

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 ______________

38 years' experience: horse an 770-851-4588 arenas laser graded, tree

Cash paid for running and non-running diesel tractors

clearing, driveways built/regraded, gravel, barns graded,

Portable sawmill service. Using Woodmizer equipment,

and skid steers. Have trailer with winch. Also buys back

drainage correction, demolition. Luke

trucking, Butler

20+ years experience. Rates starting at $0.35/BDFT or

hoes. Joshua 404-886-7423

Fowler

Dacula

Braselton 770-685-0288 42 years of experience: bush-

hourly rate. Will travel. Bruce Stanford Gray 478-256-5763

Does anyone see watermelon rind pickles or green tomato

hogging, mowing light clearing, postholes, gardens, food plots, discing, aerating, seeding, spreading, grading etc. N.

State wide brush cutting. Under brush clearing, small tree clearing, brush cleanup,

pickles? Email only. C. Cole Atlanta carolbarrettcole@gmail.com

Ga. R. Allison Buford 678-2002040
Ag/Farm fencing, all types installed and repaired. 12Yrs ex-

bush hogging, property and fence lines, overgrown areas. Thomas Bowlin 678972-4647

Hay rake wheels. 28 steel hay rake wheels. Jerry Heath Powder Springs 770-8336291

perience. Land management

services: consulting, mowing, Stumps ground neatly below Headlight assembly & front seeding, food plots, wildlife ground level, free estimate and grill for 2810 Branson tractor.

habitat. Casey Kent Good reasonably priced. Glen Whit- Floyd Tanner Dawsonville

Hope 678-446-8520

ley Bethlehem 770-867-2718 706-265-2692

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Help! Wife wants old pick up Seeking a good distributor Wanted in NE GA: riding

truck for gate entrance art. and coil for 2N or 9N Ford mowers for parts, running or

Should be 1950s or older. Text tractor. Chris Woodstock 706- not. Can pay for some in good

picture and price. Frank Howell 851-3164

shape. Am retired, keeps me

Kite 863-944-0900

Senior horseperson ISO small busy. Call David Combs Jef-

Hog hunting lease or sublease within 60mi of Athens. Not a hunting club. Call or text. David Daniel Athens 919-996-

home/farm in N. GA for longterm lease. Need not be fancy. Have inside pets & horse. D. Stone Canton 352-208-1057

ferson 706-367-4107
Wanted young Watusi bull, full blood or registered. Tommy Copelan Eatonton 706-

9464.

Want to buy 20+ acres in N. 473-0613

I need some goats! Looking for 30+ brush goats, wethers and/or does only, preferably already on brush. M. Swanson Savannah 404-452-7292

Georgia or surrounding Atlanta. Existing buildings and proximity to water a plus. Virginia C. Atlanta virginia@hobbes.biz

Wanted: 25-75 acres, calendar year 2021 Hunting Lease. Responsible/experienced father/son only. Troup/Meriwether counties. Will pay pre-

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Wagon (flat fender). Appling sion) roots for planting now Text/Call Berkeley 404-374-

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Marietta mlernst@outlook.-

John Deere 148 loader with com 770-310-7447

Wanted: Female goats be-

attached control valve to fit a

tween 1 and 18 months old.

4010 tractor. Dan Hess Locust Want to buy roller pigeons. Must be 50% white & 50%

Grove 770-906-8706

Steve Carson Griffin 770-468- black and NOT sterile. Joel Wi-

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Looking for a Mule, Gator or Wanted - heirloom old timey Email: numberman4@yahoo.-

Ranger utility side-by-side ve- pumpkin seeds for home use & com

hicle. Can be nice or need work. Brand doesn't matter. Connor Power Monroe 404989-2306

would also need early bean six-week heirloom bean seeds. K. Burt Dawsonville 706-9749261

Wanted: rabbits for sale around Conyers area for my granddaughters, breed not important. G. Messenger Cony-

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Wanting a calf or two to raise for food. Chuck Collis Mineral Bluff 706-374-6578

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Looking Forward: Ag will overcome

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retary: "As we enter 2021 the primary goal of the
Georgia FFA is to continue to offer opportunities for FFA members to showcase their skills through career development events, leadership development events, livestock shows and other supervised agricultural experience programs.
"Amid the pandemic and virtual education models, we will model for our students the adaptability necessary to be successful. We want to gather students for live events when it is safe to do so. When we cannot, we want to conduct virtual events that are challenging, relevant and engaging. Finally, we want the FFA and agricultural education to continue being a way to grow leaders, build communities and strengthen agriculture."
Nick T. Place, Dean of the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: "An overarching goal is to overcome COVID-19 and get back to a sense of normal. I want CAES to be widely recognized as the No. 1 ag college, and this will
be built upon the impact we bring upon the citizens of Georgia and the state's economy.
"Our college will lead a drive for contemporary research on emerging issues that are facing the state. CAES will lead with use of technology, both internally and externally; including a major emphasis on precision agriculture.
"CAES will intentionally look for ways to expand and strengthen partnerships and collaborations with stakeholders, legislators and supporters across the state.
"CAES will purposefully build and diver-

sify our funding portfolio such that we can address these major and growing expectations of the college.
"On a personal note, my wife and I look forward to getting ourselves established and making Georgia home."
Arch Smith, State 4-H Leader/Director: "While 2020 provided many challenges for Georgia 4-H, it did allow for an opportunity to try new program delivery methods. UGA 4-H faculty and staff learned much about virtual program delivery and kept thousands of children involved in the Georgia 4-H Program. We believe the lessons learned in 2020 will allow 4-H to reach more students in the future. "Georgia 4-H is now better prepared to increase delivery of education about agricultural awareness, conservation and the environment, healthy lifestyles, civic engagement and leadership." Laura Perry Johnson, Associate Dean
for UGA Extension: "For the New
Year, I wish health and healing for our nation and all of our communities. I pray that we can all search hard and focus on what we have in common and not our differences. For UGA Cooperative Extension, my goal is for us to continue to work locally and beyond to serve the citizens of Georgia and make our state healthy and prosperous so that we can be a powerful force for change for farmers, families and communities. Personally, I will strive to be the positive example I want to see and work to ensure others can see that positivity in my actions. Happy New Year!"

It was never easy to catch Dr. James Sutton in repose at the Georgia Department of Agriculture. He was a servant leader, one who never asked those reporting to him to do more than he was willing to do himself. So here he is at work shoveling shavings for the Georgia Grown Baby Barn at the Georgia National Fair in 2018. (Amy Carter/GDA)

So long, Doc
GDA bids a fond farewell to James Sutton after 20 years

By Jay Jones
jay.jones@agr.georgia.gov
James Sutton, director of operations at the Georgia Department of Agriculture, retired last month after 20 years of service and a lifetime in agriculture. He oversaw many changes as the department worked to keep up with the technology of the 21st Century. Still, for every piece of sophisticated equipment acquired, Sutton said it was always the people who counted.
"I can just go down the list and name everybody, but we have hit home runs with everybody that is in charge of the different divisions, and I guess that's what I'm proud of the most," he said. "We've got the right people in the right places, and I leave feeling really good. I think everybody's going to be fine."
Almost everyone addresses him as "Dr. Sutton" or simply "Doc," and part of that comes from academics.
In high school, Sutton worked parttime at the University of Georgia's Griffin Experiment Station and continued there while working his way through college. He earned undergraduate and Master's degrees in agronomy from UGA and a Doctorate in agronomy from Auburn University. He also worked in the private sector for many years as a plant breeder and developed new varieties of peanuts, soybeans, cotton, and canola.
Sutton arrived at GDA in 2000 as the manager for the Georgia Seed Development Commission and eventually became assistant commissioner over the Plant Industries Division in 2004. Upon Gary Black's election as Georgia Agriculture Commissioner in 2010, Sutton served as GDA's director of operations.
But as his titles grew, "Dr. Sutton" seemed appropriate to those who worked for him.
Natalie Adan, director of GDA's Food Safety Division, describes Sutton's leadership style as that of a teacher.
"Dr. Sutton was more than a boss; he was a true leader and provided mentorship along the way," Adan said. "He has provided the support and assistance needed to strengthen and continuously improve our Food Safety Division. Dr. Sutton has al-

ways acknowledged the importance of our work and commitment to protecting public health and will be missed by all."
Derrick Lastinger, director of GDA's Structural Pest Division, echoed Adan's sentiments. He said Sutton was a key reason for his division's success. Under Sutton's leadership, Lastinger's division worked on increasing outreach and education in their industry to better address regulation and enforcement.
"We were able to make our new vision and supporting ideas work with him being our boss, leader and coach," Lastinger said. "Anyone can be a boss, but it takes someone special to be a leader, and he provided that inspiration, encouragement and never hesitated to give us direction."
Sutton said he is amazed at how the department utilized technology during his tenure at the department. He credits Black for setting the tone in updating technology to stay current.
"We've gone from all of us having yellow pads to iPads, and I think we're able to communicate quicker," he said. "When I first came on, we didn't even have beepers. Beepers were just starting out, so we would get a page that somebody was trying to reach us, and you had to find a phone booth at a gas station to make a call. Now, we all walk around with our communication devices, our phones, with us."
Despite the conveniences technology offers, Sutton said it can be double-edged as the best thing to happen to the department and at times a hardship. "I have to go through a hundred emails to find the five emails that are really important for my day," he said.
Sutton is an avid gardener, and he also plans to turn his attention to beekeeping in retirement. "I've been raising bees for about two years, and I want to get that up and going stronger," he said.
Sutton and his wife, Karen, have two children, both in school. Drew is a senior at UGA working on a degree in biology, while Katie is working on a doctorate of horticulture at the University of Florida.
"We got a camper and kids in college, so we plan on visiting them a good bit," he said. "Every day will be different."

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021

Georgia Grown Profile: The Pig'n Whistle spiced up the arts

By Amy Carter
amy.carter@agr.georgia.gov
You know that old saying about the right place and the right time?
Once could argue that the Pig'n Whistle in Macon was that place, and the middle of the 20th century was the time for connoisseurs of smoky barbecue, moody rhythm and blues, and steamy Southern literature.
"We fed everyone from Elvis to Cher to Jerry Reed. He was a regular," said Mark Hooten, whose father, Billy, went to work at the Macon Pig'n Whistle when he was 13 and owned the Macon site until it closed in the 1970s. Hooten has revived the Pig'n Whistle brand with online sales of branded barbecue, steak and hot sauces and meat rubs.
The Pig'n Whistle is an old name in the food industry, according to Hooten. In Georgia, it was known for barbecue, burgers, fries and milkshakes. Macon residents in particular recall hanging out at the Pig as teenagers in the 1950s and '60s.
Former WMAZ newscaster Del Ward famous as the first female disc jockey in the U.S. to play all night recalled going on dates at the Pig'n Whistle as a teenager in Macon.
"I remember hearing music from the car radios not like today, not blaring. It was Sentimental Journey, or you'd hear Kiss Me Once, Kiss Me Twice, it's been a long, long
time. It was just the in place," Ward said in a video interview recorded for a documentary Hooten is producing.
There were other locations in Atlanta and Augusta (site of an in-house radio station with

the call sign WBBQ). The chain was known for its singing carhops who served their customers curbside with a tray that attached to the car window but not as widely recognized for its influence on Southern arts. In 1971, the Allman Brothers Band put the song Statesboro Blues back on the charts, not long after signing their first major recording contract with Capricorn Records (also based in Macon) in the parking lot of the Pig'n Whistle, according to Hooten.
That song was penned by Thomson native Blind Willie McTell, who recorded the song in 1928. McTell worked at the time as a carhop at the Pig'n Whistle in Atlanta, navigating with the help of a string tied to his waist and to the handles of his customers' cars.
"That didn't work so well, so the owners said, `Bring your guitar over and entertain,'" said Hooten. Hooten said McTell figured out he could make more money playing guitar, so he started touring as "Pig'n Whistle Red." But the muse found new artists to inspire.
"People in Georgia don't realize Cat on a Hot Tin roof is about Macon, Georgia. Tennessee Williams penned the first few words washing trays at the Pig'n Whistle. If it wasn't for the pig, Elizabeth Taylor's career might not be so flattering," Hooten said of the actress who portrayed Maggie "the Cat" opposite Paul Newman as Brick Pollitt in the 1958 film based on the play. Burl Ives portrayed Brick's father, Big Daddy.
Macon lore holds that W. Jordan "Big Daddy" Massee was the inspiration for that character. Williams is said to have begun writing the story that became Cat on a Hot
Tin Roof while living under Massee's roof.
Plenty of notewor-

thiness there, but there's more to the Pig'n ered inviting him to do some rhythm session

Whistle story. Otis Redding and Richard work, until a few days later when they con-

Wayne "Little Richard" Penniman worked nected him to the Steve Miller Band. A few

there before making it big. Later, Capricorn years later, Scaggs went solo, contributing

Records executives who grew up hanging out music to the soundtrack for the movie Urban

at the Pig fed visiting musicians there.

Cowboy and recording several popular songs

In video interviews recorded for Hooten's into the 1980s.

documentary, former Capricorn executives While the Pig'n Whistle name only lives

Jim Hawkins and Bobby Wallace told of tak- online nowadays, its impact on the culture

ing an unknown (to them) named Boz Scaggs and history of Georgia will never fade away.

for lunch at the Pig'n Whistle.

Rolling Stone magazine publish-

er Jann Wenner sent Scaggs to

Macon to meet with them, though

neither man could say why.

"He didn't tell us who the

guy was or anything," Hawkins

recalled. "I don't think he even

told us his name ... but if Jann

Wenner sent him, he must be im-

portant."

They lunched at the Pig and

then took Scaggs back to the

studio for a tour that included a

session with Thomas Bailey and

the Flintstone's Band. A Macon

native, Bailey played drums for

Otis Redding, James Brown and

Wilson Pickett.

Because Scaggs was carrying

a single piece of luggage popular

with photographers at the time,

they assumed Scaggs was there

to take pictures for a story re-

ported earlier by a Rolling Stone

writer. But when the guitarist for

the session failed to show, Scaggs

offered to sit in.

"He wasn't a bad guitar play- An ad in The (Macon) Telegraph announces the grand opening of

er," Hawkins said. They consid- the Pig'n Whistle June 28, 1928. (Special photos)

At left, Billy Hooten at the Macon location in 1971. Hooten was 13 when he hired on at the Pig'n Whistle. He later bought the Macon restaurant. Today, Hooten's son, Mark, keeps the restaurant alive with a branded line of sauces and rubs (center). At right, Otis Redding worked at the Pig'n Whistle in Macon before he was famous. He later autographed a receipt that says, "Watch me" and "Respect." Shop for sauces and learn more about the history of Pig'n Whistle at pignwhistle.net

Georgia Cotton: AMS Macon Classing Center is open to growers and stakeholders

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Cycles of wetting and drying in the field, which weakens seed coats. The USDA and GDA are inviting growers
to learn more about the classing process that identified the problem to quell concerns about that process.
"Following Secretary (Sonny) Perdue's engagement with Commissioner Black, we would like to invite producers and stakeholders to visit our office and see classing firsthand to better understand the issue," said USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Greg Ibach. "All ten of the AMS Cotton Program classing offices operate by the same standards, processes

and quality control procedures, and we look forward to sharing more information about how we ensure accuracy and consistency in the classing process."
According to the USDA, a highly trained team classes every cotton sample received at an AMS Cotton Classing Office. After being tested on an electronic "high volume instrument" for a variety of fiber properties, samples are manually inspected for the presence of extraneous matter.
If a classer determines that an appreciable amount of extraneous matter exists throughout the sample, a code is entered into the computer system that identifies the specific type

of matter. A portion of all samples graded each day
are randomly selected for re-check in the office and another portion of these samples are shipped to the AMS Cotton Program's Quality Assurance Division in Memphis for another re-check.
"I have complete confidence in the integrity of the cotton classing process, and I appreciate USDA's willingness to provide additional information to producers," Black said.
Taylor Sills, executive director of the Georgia Cotton Commission in Perry, said the seed coat issue is one more negative for farmers who are already suffering financially

due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "We are monitoring the issue and very
concerned because of the money that's not flowing back into the cotton farmer's pocket because of it," Sills said.
He joined Black in urging growers and stakeholders to visit the Macon Classing Office.
To observe the cotton classing process, contact Noah Bell, area director for the USDA AMS, at 478.474.2831 to set up an appointment. The office is located at 1100 Parkway Dr. in Macon. Strict adherence to COVID-19 protocol is required for each visitor.

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