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GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GARY W. BLACK, COMMISSIONER WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2020 VOL. 104, NO. 4 COPYRIGHT 2021

Georgia EMCs partner with fiber broadband provider to expand service to 80,000 in 18 counties

By Amy Carter
amy.carter@agr.georgia.gov
ATLANTA Central Georgia EMC in Jackson and Southern Rivers Energy in Barnesville have teamed up with broadband provider Conexon to provide high-speed internet to 80,000 homes and businesses in 18 Middle Georgia counties over the next four years.
Gov. Brian Kemp, Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, and House Speaker David Ralston announced the partnership at the State Capitol Feb. 8. The three entities will make a capital investment of more than $210 million overall to deliver broadband to EMC customers in Bibb, Butts, Clayton, Coweta, Crawford, Fayette, Henry, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Meriwether, Monroe, Morgan, Newton, Pike, Putnam, Spalding and Upson counties. Monroe County has also committed $1.3 million in local funds to incentivize the EMCs to start their projects there.
Conexon is a full-service fiber broadband provider fo-

cused on rural electric cooperatives. Under terms of the agreement, the EMCs will work with Conexon to design and
10 0 t1h9A17nniv2e0r1s7ary build a 6,890 mile fiber network that will serve two strategic
purposes: provide improved electric service and increased
Did you know?
Collectively, Georgia's customer-owned co-ops provide electricity and related services to 4.4 million people, nearly half of Georgia's population, across 73 percent of the state's land area. Georgia EMC is the statewide trade association representing the state's 41 electric cooperatives, Oglethorpe Power Corp., Georgia Transmission Corp. and Georgia System Operations Corp. To learn more, follow Georgia EMC on Facebook and Twitter.

reliability through smart grid capabilities, and provide highspeed internet access to every member of the two EMCs within the next four years. Service will begin early as June 2021, according to a press release issued by the Governor's Office.
The two EMCs will own the fiber and lease excess capacity to Conexon, which has agreed to serve every EMC member with fiber-to-the-home internet speeds up to 1 gigabit per second. The internet service will be powered by EMC fiber, but Conexon will provide the retail service to homes and businesses, managing account set-up, customer service and billing.
"The announcement we are making today will have a real impact on the lives of countless hardworking Georgians," Kemp said in a press release announcing the partnership. "With expanded broadband access comes new job opportunities, improved education tools, and access to telemedicine. This partnership is why I signed Senate Bill 2 in 2019 to
See BROADBAND, page 14

One year into the pandemic
Farm stands, agritourism operators prepare to stage a comeback from COVID-19

By Jay Jones
jay.jones@agr.georgia.gov
Expect the unexpected. That's the best advice Delena Heard of Warbington Farms in Cumming can give to fellow U-pick and roadside farm stand operators looking forward to the opportunities possible in 2021. The uncertainty caused by COVID-19 last year helped Heard and her family plan the upcoming spring season and the prospect of welcoming visitors back to their farm. "You can have a plan, but you better know that plan is written in sand because you're probably going to have to redo it and come up with something else," Heard said. "You know, the key is to be absolutely flexible and not to get discouraged or stressed when your well thought out plan goes to waste, and you

have to start new." Spring brings hope to many Georgia ag-
ritourism operators eager to get back to as close to normal operations as possible. Roadside markets and farms will continue with health protocols and social distancing this year.
Kelly Thompson, certified farm market coordinator for the Georgia Farm Bureau, said she saw people helping each other through a difficult time last spring when many roadside farms were faced with the loss of business.
"There were just lots of questions on what to do, so everybody was looking to their neighbors," Thompson said "What a blessing that the agriculture community is like a big family. They talked with each other and helped one another. There was a lot of idea sharing going on."

Some operators closed their farms completely. Others reduced hours or cut back on activities like hayrides and had to find replacement activities that met state social distancing requirements.
Thompson noted that the guidelines made the markets and farms do things differently. Many U-pick farms closed and began curbside service where customers drove by to purchase produce.
The extra guidelines also meant farmers turned to new ways to use technology, such as utilizing their web sites for customers to place reservations or purchase products.
See AGRITOURISM, page 13
Chloe Echols worked at the peaches table at
Jaemor Farms last summer with masks required
for all staff due to COVID-19. (Special Photo/Jaemor
Farms)

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Forgotten fruit

Old apple varieties find new appreciation in North Georgia

By Amy Carter amy.carter@agr.georgia.gov
BLAIRSVILLE The Georgia Heritage Apple Orchard, like any good piece of real estate, derives its value from location, location, location. If Joshua Fuder had purchased a different home for his family, and Wyatt Wood had bulldozed all the trees on his homestead, and Stephen Mihm wasn't bound by a conservation covenant to engage in agriculture of some form on his own dream parcel, the orchard likely wouldn't exist today.
It was a series of happy accidents that introduced these men to one another and led to the recent cultivation of 101 endangered varieties of apple trees that form the roots of Georgia's multimillion-dollar apple industry.
Once upon a time Apples were once common on farms and
plantations throughout the South, but in the late 19th Century, people realized that the mountains

of North Georgia were ideal for commercial apple production.
"An enormous amount of capital actually got invested in setting up commercial orchards in many of the northern counties Habersham, Rabun and others. These were massive operations," said Mihm, a professor of history at the University of Georgia in Athens.
Back then, the apples on everyone's lips weren't Granny Smith or Red Delicious but Floyd's Prize and Huntsman's Favorite.
"These varieties became very prominent, but several things conspired to destroy the apple industry starting in the 1920s. One was over development. Second was Prohibition," Mihm said.
After Congress passed the Volstead Act of 1919 to enforce the Eighteenth Amendment's prohibition on the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages, demand dried up for apples to make hard cider, Applejack and apple brandy.
Then came The Great Depression.
See FORGOTTEN FRUIT, page 16

Joshua Fuder, UGA Extension Agent for Cherokee County, prepares to plant an heirloom variety apple tree in Blairsville. (Amy Carter/GDA)

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FARM MACHINERY

2019 MX5200, 40 hrs, like HX15 John Deere Batwing,

new, no loader, Shutlle Shift, new hoses, new blade, new cv

ROPS, sheltered, R4 tires. Bo shaft, new gear box, 540 pto:

Smith Crawford 706-340- $11,000 Emily Kenney Vidalia

6572

912-537-2890

Please specify if machinery is 3pt hitch, 48in Tractor Supply JD MX8 rotary mower, 8ft cut,

in running condition.

mower. Like new. Ed Bowles pull type, good condition:

TRACTORS

Henry County 678-787-8072 $4000. Lloyd Leach Martin 706-356-2236

(2) 9N tractors - one runs, one good for parts, both have good tires. Pete Cobb Fairburn 770-964-5644
135 MF w/Perkins diesel,

6065 Mahindra, 18hrs, 70hp, 4wd, quick attach front end loader, cab, many extras, excellent condition: $39,500 James Sullivan Vidalia 912537-4944

Land Pride 5ft finishing mower, fair condition w/stump jumper gear box, leaks oil, use grease instead of oil: $350. David Mitchell Juliette 478986-9759

King Kutter rotary mower & finishing mower: $5500. Brooks 770-480-2056
165 Massey Ferguson: runs

885 Case Int., low hours on rebuilt engine, tires etc. good condition: $8500. Wade Hardin Tiffin 229-392-3833

Land Pride Grooming Mower 5 ft., FDR1660, used less than 20 hours; kept under shelter, like new condition. Asking

good, good rubber: $3000. Danny Lovering Thomaston 706-445-4914
1948 Ford 8N, 4cyl for sale. R. Cook Covington 770-7860319

Allis-Chalmers 5020, diesel engine 5126, 3pt hitch, PTO, turf tires, needs new seat & paint: $800 OBO. Bill Anglin Newnan 770-253-6305

$1800. Text/msg Claudia Alexander Augusta 706-8363755
Protero Bagger PV18KU, less than 1yr use, hand-pull dump: $1250. Call Joey 678-471-

1952 Farmall Cub w/cultiva- Farmall Cub w/59in mower; 7106 Senoia

tors, draw bar, new 14in hilling discs w/extender arm. Good condition, good tires. Runs great: $1500 firm. Hal Crisp Blairsville 706-745-4563

Farmall Cub w/42in mower. Call for more info. Carburetor, turn plow, cultivators. R. Cain Phenix City, AL 334-297-3139

Rhino 6ft DY72 heavy duty mower, chains front & rear, 100+HP gearbox, good condition. Terry O'Neal Greensboro 706-817-9179

1958 Ford 801 gas Powermaster, good tires, 12v system, new paint, everything works, new battery: $3800. Jeff Knowles Eatonton 706473-1418

Ferguson 35, new rear tires, new paint, runs great: $2500; Turf Built tractor: $2800; 10hp wood chipper, like new: $275. Sammy Strickland Dawsonville 706-4297143

Rhino TW144 12ft drawbarpull rotary mower: $1250. Douglas Carter Nicholls 912-3452885
Woods belly mower, 59in, older model, needs 2 4in pul-

1969 JD 4000 tractor, fair.

leys: $160. J. Griffith Rydal

Runs good: $7500. Michael For sale: 1944 A, 1948 H, 770-382-7279

Newnan Dawson 229-886- 1949 A, 1952 8N and 1955

0373

300. J. Jenkins Millen 706-

PLANTING AND

1969 Massey Ferguson 180 871-1424

TILLAGE

Row-Crop, 4-cyl. Perkins, Multi-Power, runs good, straight sheet metal. Pictures available with iPhone: $7800 firm. Gary Dinsmore Cumming 678-2708958

Ford tractor loader & backhoe, not running, Serial # C5NE6015: $500; Old International tractor (not running), front crank: make offer. T Barge Gay 770-927-3756

3pt one row cultivator: $150; 3pt post hole digger w/auger bits: $350. Lynn Chandler Milledgeville 478-454-8090
5ft scrape blade, 2 bottom

2 Allis Chalmers G tractors and miscellaneous attachments for sale. Neither are running: $2500 for all. Art Hasselman Gainesville arthasselman@gmail.com

JD 6105M, CA, 4x4, 3 remotes, 1240 hrs: $63,400. JD 6410 CA, 3 remotes, 4080 hrs: $37,500. Prices firm. Wiley Farm Covington 770-4643276

plow, funnel spreader all 3pt hitch: $250/ea. Text only. Marilyn Shallenberger Tiger 706982-3003
6 sets (12) JD small corn plates for 1700, 1705, 1715,

7700. Plates like new, in box:

John Deere 4240 open cab, $200. Larry Walker Milan 229-

one owner, front-end loader, 332-0070

7000hrs: $18,500. John Deere 4240, cab, a/c: $17,500. Both well-maintained, good cond. E. Brown Avera 706-831-3442

Athens offset harrow, 28 disc wide: $2,500; Phillips harrow model 4305, field ready: $11,000, 12 row stalk puller:

John Deere 5055D, 2WD, JD $12,000. William Sparrow

canopy, front weights, 1100 Pinehurst 478-954-5903

2001 Massey Ferguson 231S diesel. One owner, bought new. Low hours. W/box blade, bushhog, harrow, boom pole, tandem axle trailer: $12,000. J. Coleman Gay 404-317-1263

hrs, always sheltered, used in hay fields, like new: $10,900. Sam Cloud Canton 678-2944475

Covington TP-46 2 row planter & 2 row cultivator w/fertilizer hopper, good condition, pictures available:

John Deere 720, diesel, pony $2100 for both. Larry Darnell

motor start, Roll-O-Matic front Junction City 404-357-5943

end, power steering, live power: $3500. Sammy Noles Franklin 706-675-3965

JD 7100 4-R planters "Fingers" w/hydraulic row makers: $2500; INH 295 4-R planters

John Deere 850 tractor w/hydraulic row makers, lots

2005 John Deere 5205, 4WD, w/Bush Hog finish mower, 860 of plates: $2000. J. Hadden

714hrs, garage kept, mildly hrs, comes w/reprints of the Avera 706-829-4417

used, like new, almost perfect w/Bush Hog, 3/8in, scrape blade & box blade: $18,500. R. Odom Morganton 706-4558238

maintenance manual and owners manual. Andrew Taylorsville 770-866-2034
M Farmall: $200. C Farmall: $200. Super A Farmall: $2000.

John Deere 7300 planter, 6 row, 36inches with monitor, plates, brushes. Solid unit. Always sheltered. Mike Bird Americus 229-942-3835

2007 Kubota M70/40, cab A/C, 4WD, loader, shuttle shift, 960 hrs, diesel: $28,500. Also

N. Massey Conyers 770-4832639

John Deere 8200 grain drill, new tires, new seed tubes. 12

available harrows, bush hog, New Holland T4.75 4WD 1125 ft working width, 14ft total

spray tank. Steve Bradshaw H.R.S. Kept under shed, excel- width: $1800. Pictures avail-

Macon County 678-283-8981 lent condition: $18,000 Vance able. Chris Shirley Jefferson

McCorkle Buena Vista 229- 706-224-3993.

2018 Mahindra 4540 Tractor, 314-0167 2WD, canopy top & front grill

John Deere deer plot drills,

guard, 26.3 hrs, w/a Mahindra 7ft finish mower, excellent condition, do not need any-

CUTTERS AND MOWERS

works on 3 pt. Hitch: $2400 $2800. R. Hulett Hazlehurst 912-253-0161 or 912-375-

more. W. Bryan Cave Springs 706-591-0309
2018 Massey Ferguson 2604H, bought 5/16/18 new,

2009 275 John Deere hay mower on KMC 4760 caddy. Used 2 seasons on hay farm. Original owner, pictures avail-

3008
KMC 4 row strip till w/1700 JD planters, good condition: $8000. Call for more info.

45hp. Like new, only 73hrs. Tractor too small for our 4 row

able: $8000. Eddy Turner Tennille 478-538-6053

Lamar Vickers Nashville 229507-0148

equipment: $12,000. J. Blood-

Old drag 7ft Bush Hog: $100.

worth Pineview 229-942-0343 2014 Kubota ZD331 ZeroTurn Connie Powell Monticello

2019 John Deere w/520m loader, 4wd,

5065E power

diesel 31HP, 290hrs, liquid cooled engine, 60in commercial: $7600. Call Joey 678-471-

706-476-0637 Oliver HD cultivator

w/10

reverser, 106hrs, extendable 7106 Senoia lift arms, pin-type stabilizers,

spring plows; BCS725 walkbehind tiller; 17in garden tiller;

new condition, warranty; 2020 Bush Hog brand rotary mow- 8HP B&S motor; JD 275 riding

Rhino 10ft bush hog also avail- er, 4ft, has original blades & mower, needs hood/throttle

able. L. Maney Baldwin 706- rear wheel: $325. James Led- cable. Larry Houston Coving-

244-4348

ford Dalton 706-226-4440

ton 770-235-3082

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PLANTING AND

New Holland 256 roll bar John Deere hay fork for front rake, new teeth, good condi- loader, good condition. Email

CONSTRUCTION

Case backhoe 580L, good Southern 3-horse aluminum condition, pictures available. gooseneck trailer. Excellent

TILLAGE

tion: $1500. New Holland 277 gbyates@bellsouth.net for pic-

EQUIPMENT

Dale Ricks Soperton 912-529- condition, always stored under

square baler good condition: tures. Asking: $425. Blake

6446

cover. New brakes & tires.

$2500. Wade Rome 706-2322997
SPRAYERS AND SPREADERS

Yates Griffin 404-697-3489.
King Kutter dirt scoop for 3 point hitch, very good condition. Works like new: $370. Email gbyates@bellsouth.net

(2) Track loaders, 555 & 555A, John Deere, good condition. 555A has new tracks & rollers. Both $28,000. D E Tench Demorest 706-778-6764

D6D CAT dozer, 4-way blade w/hang on root rake, undercarriage in 90 percent gd condition: $36,500. William Braddy Vidalia 912-246-1631

Rear load. Interior lighting & tack/living area: $9,500. N Brewer Villa Rica 770-8328407
EQUIPMENT

3 Pt hitch, 110 gal, 20ft boom for pictures. Blake Yates Grif- 1979 John Deere model 450c

TRAILERS AND

type, fair-good condition, fin 404-697-3489 pump works, great extra parts

track loader in excellent condition, news trans & final drives,

TRAILERS

CARTS

Tree spade - Big John 90in on 1997 Ford 9000, 8LL trans, CAT engine, 137K mi. Rex Nursery Rex 770-8236789

inc. tees, elbows & nozzles: SpeeCo heavy duty post hole w/clown bucket: Asking

$250. Sid Callaway Bowman digger, model S24045000, 3pt $15,000. You can see it & run

706-498-2962

tractor attachment; (2) auger it. Virgil Harper Hampton 470-

500 gal. saddle tanks w/ plumbing & mount: $1,250. Richard Weaver Fairmount

bits - 9in diameter, 32in & 45in long: $800. D. Wilson Monroe 770-312-0455

332-1238
2008 John Deere excavator 130G, 32in bucket, 28in pads,

770-773-6243

Woods 6ft finish mower: long stick, 29,000 lbs, 4,950

LIVESTOCK HANDLING AND HAULING

Big Tex 22GN gooseneck trailer. 25Ft flatbed and 5ft ducktail w/mega ramps. Like new, shelter kept: $11,500. A. J. Bacon Dudley 478-6970485

GRADERS AND BLADES
Bush Hog brand 6ft box blade w/6 teeth. Like new,
HEAVY used very little: $1100. R. EQUIPMENT Welch Sandersville 478-232-
8921
Front end loader, one owner, fits CX Case and CX McCormick, 50-120hp: $4500. R.

Chandler pull type litter spreader, 14ft, high flotation tire, 2 spd gear box & bed chain protector for spreading lime: $9500. John Leslie Summerville 770-596-8737
Two pumps, fit PTO and 3pt hitch with bar roll frame and bar roll: $100 for all. James Vaughn Cornelia 706-7789554

$650; 3pt hitch fence stretcher, very nice: $700. Bo Rohrabaugh Stockbridge 770238-8773
Please specify if equipment is in running condition or not.

hrs, 24in bucket included, extra clean: $65,000. Charles Reichert Boston 229-226-7769
2009 Bobcat T300, new tracks, hi-flow, ac/heat, bobtach, keyless start, 1 Lexan door & 1 glass door, 1935 hrs, Excellent cond. John Wood Gray 478-714-9564
2015 Cat 259D skid steer loader w/new tracks & battery.

1999 Ponderosa GN trailer, 2 horse, straight load with removable divider, kept under shelter: $3500. Pictures available. Janet Hencley Forsyth

Dump trailer 6'6"x14' (2) 8000lbs axles, bumper pull, 4ft sides: $7200; Flatbed 6'6"x34ft. (3) 6000lbs axles, all steel, car hauler: $6400. Ron Hulett Milam 912-363-5978
For sale: Big Tex 18 ft. equipment trailer, 1 owner, exc cond: $2800. C. McCrary Americus 229-815-6540

Stover Gainesville 706-654-

AG PARTS

FORESTRY

Solid machine, just over 1,050 478-338-1455

0928
Heavy duty land levelers; 8, 10 and 12 feet: $1700-$2800. Hazlehurst 912-253-0162
PICKERS AND HARVESTERS

AND TIRES
(2) 100 gallon fuel tanks on skids: $100 each or $150 for both. Taylor Cantrell Pendergrass 706-693-1912
(2) Front tires from Kubota

AND LOGGING EQUIPMENT
MTD Log splitter, serviced & sheltered each season. Very well kept, like new. 5hp Briggs & Stratton, 20 ton capacity. K.

hrs, great machine for farm: $35,900. Ed Vanderslice Fayetteville 404-731-6200
Bobcat S250, Kubota diesel, 2200hrs, all original 70% tires: $15,000; Bobcat 843, Isuzu diesel, good condition, 40%

32ft Big Valley gooseneck stock trailer, 14 ply tires, 8-k axles, floor mats, good condition: $5500 OBO. S. Stana Carrollton 770-241-3201
Bumper pull, 2 stall horse trailer w/small tack room:

Old JD farm wagon, Running Gear rubber tires, ready to use, believe to be pre-WWII: $800. Ryan Baerne Nicholson 706-757-2672
Single axle trailer, 3,000 lbs

1996 John Deere 9600 combine, good condition, 644 corn

L3600 4WD: $100; (4) tires from 2002 Yukon, 265-17 size:

Brown 3454

Hogansville

706-302-

tires: $8,900. B. Garrett Carrollton 770-301-9828

$1000. Will consider all offers. John Dees Lizella 478-731-

capacity: $800 OBO. William Prueter Adairsville 216-802-

head, 925 grain head: $20,000. $75. J. Gibson Newborn 470-

2978

8580

Al Heath Soperton 478-609- 336-8721

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engine & parts: $600 OBO. ley 478-396-5863

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New Holland Super 717, one mall Cub: $150. Thomas Ayer

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2017 New Holland 450 Roll- AND IMPLEMENTS

belt Utility round baler, twine

only, like new. Getting out of (1) 3pt hitch dirt scoop; (1) 5ft

hay business: $13,500 OBO finishing mower ; (2) ford dou-

Robert Grissett Buena Vista ble bottom 16in turning plows;

229-314-5136

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plow. Darwin Blansit Trion

20ft hay elevator: $300; 24ft 706-238-0465

hay elevator: $400. Andy Gar-

land Locust Grove 404-376- 12ft aereator. (51) 26ft

8061

guardrail pieces; 14ft Taylor

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

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021

CROP TRAILERS,

2005 F-650, 1 owner, 245 EZ-Go golf cart, navy blue, Tilt metal rider mower trailer, 40ft Aluminum extension lad- (5) Black Baldie heifers, Cummins, 7-speed transmis- electric, runs good, good bat- 36in X 48in, dump sines, pin der: $225. Sam Wood Morrow 10m/o, vaccinated, Wye &

CARTS AND BINS sion, air brakes, 14ft dump, teries and tires, includes hitch. No rust, balloon tires, 678-758-7887

Trask lineage: $3500. A. Sto-

Older hay trailer frame, good condition. Needs new bed. Please make offer, call for more info. Harold Smyrna 404-683-5543
VEHICLES Please specify if vehicles are in
running condition.
LGAWARNDAENND TRUCKS

single cylinder, 67,000 mi; also pintle hitch w/spring, 40-ton. Winton Sweatman Cleveland 770-241-4533
Parting out 1988 E350, 351 engine, C6 transmission, 1 ton wheels & tires, rear end. Many parts available. SS sheet metal for roofing/siding: $1/ft. J. Sawafford Cedartown 770714-3688
TRUCK ACCESSORIES
AND PARTS

charger. Easy to drive: $2500. L. Abrams Milner 770-2283865
BOATS
14ft aluminum boat Aluma Crappie model w/2 swivel seats, Highlander boat trailer w/12in tires: $800. Johnny Outen Cordele 229-273-3613

dry stored. John Jordan Dawsonville 706-344-8033 or 706216-2527
LANDSCAPE TOOLS AND MATERIALS
(2) Cast iron wash pots; (1) #10 washtub; green compost bin, used; rabbit hutch: prices negotiable. Will text pictures. Call/text accepted. W. Kendrick Good Hope 706564-5905
75 nursery T rails 16ft long, aluminum: $4 each. Ronald

For sale: large horse barn, large beams, lots of great wood, easy access, must see, make an offer. L.R. Warren Canton 770-823-2146
Metal barrels, 55gal burn, stainless steel solid 55gal FG, plastic barrels 15, 30 & 55gal, FG totes 275 & 330gal. Tom Allanson Cumming 678-2312324
Used materials for 40x60 pole barn - trusses, tin, lathes, ridge cap. Good condition: $3150. Delivery available. Bill Durham

ber Carrollton 770-854-4258
(7) reg'd Angus bulls, 2+y/o, semen tested & ready for work: $1750. Allen Ellicott Abbeville 229-401-8590
10 Santa Gertrudis coming yearling replacement heifers from MC Ranch. Vaccinated and worked. Wes McDaniel Atlanta 404-630-1142
11 coming 2 y/o Hereford bulls, 15 coming 2 y/o old Braford bulls, 50 yearling Hereford heifers. Jonny Harris Odum 912-586-6585

FARM SUPPLIES 1969 Ford pickup, short bed,
big block; 1956 Chevy sedan, 2dr, green & white, all paper work; 1978 anniv. Corvette. Running when parked. G Hooper Cedartown 470-3893010 770-748-4960
1995 F350 Dually, 7.3L Powerstroke, white, 220k miles. Good condition, runs great. 10K miles on new transmission. Pictures available. Leave message. Peyton Sapp peytonsapp7@gmail.com Midville 478-589-6006
1998 Ford F150, red, 5.4, good running condition, short bed, single owner, 248k mi, retractable bed cover and well cared for: $3200 firm. Krago Monticello 478-972-8796
2000 F-250, 163k miles, silver, 4x4, reg. cab, new tires, new front end, well maintained truck, strong motor & trans: $15,500. D. Nash Nasville 229-237-4462
2004, 350 pickup, crew cab,

(2) Truck tires, good condition, Dunlop AT20 Grand Trek, P245/75R16, from Ford F250: $50/both. Michael Allen Blairsville 706-781-0959
UTVs/ATVs
(2) SCAG zero turn, front, airfilled tires & wheels: $50.00. L. Bryant Cleveland 706-8788509
2020 John Deere Gator 4x4, 42hrs: $8200. Gave $12,500. Nothing wrong, selling farm. Charlie Talking Rock 706972-1103
ATV 2018 Honda Rancher, 2 wheel dr., less than 100hrs. Excellent condition, 5x8 trailer also available: $3500 ATV, $800 trailer. David Billingsley St. Simons Island 770-3784214
GOLF CARS

Please specify if machinery is in running condition or not.
GARDEN TRACTORS
(3) Snapper riding lawn mowers, was running when parked: $40/ea. (2) push mowers, $20/ea. Joe Walker Fayetteville 404-345-9783 or 770461-7142
3 Sears garden tractors for sale. All are non-running,could be parts tractors or could be fixed. Call or text John at 678895-5741. Dallas
John Deere 304, all wheel turn, 42in mower deck. Like new: $1800. James Tanner Woodstock 770-608-4336
John Deere LX188 mower with FD501V liquid cooled engine. Has 38in cutting deck, needs bearings. Runs and drives very good: $300. David Jefferson 706-367-4107
Rare Roper 20T garden tractor, 20 hp Onan engine, hi/low

Griffin Hoboken 912-281-8805
Rocks, cheap. Start your rock garden or firepit walls. Spring is on the way. Winnie Hall Barnesville 770-358-6313 or 404993-0136
IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT
2018 Rainbow 140hp power unit w/PTO. 33Hrs, tier 3: $29,500. Cleve Carter Willacoochee 912-309-2240
TOOLS AND HARDWARE
(2) Craftsman & (1) Ryobi, 16in chainsaws: $50/ea. Winfield Flanagan Midland 706563-3314 100lb. Blacksmith anvil; 100lb. HD bench vice; 50lb. shop vice that attaches to a post & an extremely HD mobile home jack: $500/ea. S. Austin Toccoa 864-723-2428

Summerville 706-252-1084

LUMBER

Free hardwood logs cut in 1214ft lengths, oak, pick up in Barrow County. Roger Stover 404-444-6756

Sawmill lumber, rough cut siding, beams. Kiln dried wood available or can be contracted. Hardwood & softwood available. Peach State Sawyer Services Sandersville 478-2321479

Wood-Mizer,

custom-cut

lumber, kiln-dried, milled,

restorations, timber frames,

flooring, tables, barns, fencing,

reclaimed, live edge lumber,

trailer flooring. John Sell Mil-

ner 770-480-2326

POSTS AND FENCING

12 gates for sale, (5) 6ft: $60/ea.; (1) 16ft, (3) 14ft, (2) 12ft, (1) 10ft: $80/ea. Dovie Smith Blairsville 727-4573843

15 purebred black Angus bulls, 1 & 2y/o. Docile, vaccinated, AI'd and natural service. K. Schwock Homer 404-7359524
150 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
30+ Reg'd red and black Angus bulls available; 13m/o, 1000+ lbs: $1495 up. Calving ease and performance. Joe Gibson Rome 706-506-3026 Gibsoncattle.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
3y/o Angus bull, reg'd, Sure Fire son: $2500. Landon Boyett Glennville 912-2134062
4 Angus heifers, 2.5 years old ready for spring breeding. Must see to appreciate quality

4WD auto, loaded, 154,6k miles. Good truck: $11,500. J. McKinzey Flowery Branch 770-967-6468 or 678-4218601

EZ-Go electric golf cart, navy blue, runs good, good batteries & tires, includes charger. Easy to drive: $2500. L. Abrams Milner 770-228-3865

transmission, 3 point hitch, ag tires, attachments, weights. Restored. Runs and looks good: $1200. Silver Creek 678-848-7653

Arm & Hammer 310lb anvil: $900; Farriers anvil 250lb: $900; American anvil 200lb: $350. Ben Hendrick Austell 770-948-9842

6.5ft metal T-posts, good condition: $250/ea.; 6.5ft by 4in wooden posts: $4/ea. James Bouchard Commerce 404-317-1932

of stock. Kathleen Schroeder Jonesboro 404-569-3437
4 y/o reg. Hereford bull, very gentle, throws great calves. Pics available. Call or text any-

FARM ANIMALS Electronics multimeter kit, in-
cludes soft case, test leads,

time for more info or pictures: 706-599-1997 Carnesville

test probes, w/replacements, hook clips, temperature probes, 22 AWG wire kit: $370 nw. Johnny Brown Parrott 229-828-2101
GENERATORS AND

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

400 head, 500-600lbs. steers & heifers, all black crossed for sale. Farm-raised, vaccination, health certificate. Angie Wooten Hazlehurst 912-2539326 www.owacc.com

COMPRESSORS

apparently free of any conta- 50+ black bulls, SimAngus, gious, infectious or communi- Angus crossed, good quality.

7,000 running / 10,000 start- cable disease. Out-of-state an- 1-2y/o. Can deliver. Farm

ing watts, Troy-Bilt generator, electric/pull start, Briggs & Stratton, less than 20hrs, excellent condition, includes Extend-a-Panel: $900. Derry Oliver Commerce 706-335-7226

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

raised, vaccinated, health certificate. Olin Wooten Hazlehurst 912-375-6016
900 lbs bred heifers, all black Angus, for sale. Quality raised, health certificate, vaccination:

BUILDINGS AND MATERIALS

Inspection or NPIP 9-3 for $1400, volume discount. Lanny

poultry. Individuals may sell their own animals; however, livestock dealers are required

Demott 4518

Moultrie

229-873-

(35) brass Milwaukee/Nibco to have a Livestock Dealer Li- Angus and Limousin heifers

sweat & screwed ball valves, cense from GDA. For more in- and bulls ready for sale. Great

1in to 2in; (28) screwed, (7) formation, please call the GDA EPDs. Steve Revell Jack-

sweat, all new; old stock 1in: $15; 1in: $20; 2 in: $25. T.

Animal Protection Division at 404.656.3665.

sonville 904-482-7197 Angus and Murray Grey,

1

Poole Jasper 678-577-9157

CATTLE

and 2y/o bulls available: $2000

15ft steel galvanized poles

and up. Matt Masters Albany

w/flange and bolt holes, good (1) black Limousin bull calf, 229-881-1213

for pole barn: $100ea. Dwight 6m/o: $600; also (2) younger Angus bulls, reg'd, passed

Dallas 404-569-1993

calves ready to be seen. L.C. breeding soundness exam, 18-

1950s era metal light poles, tapered & on a base, 27ft long: $100/pole. Gene Conkle

Lairsey Waycross 5149
(1) Charolais bull,

912-2853y/o, not

20m/o. Ready for service. James Vaughn Forsyth 478258-2232

Hampton 770-584-2373

reg'd, easy calving, asking: Angus, SimAngus, Simmental

275+ gal plastic tanks (tote) in metal cage, 5in caps on top, valve on bottom: $30/ea. C. McKnight Senoia 770-3286810
275+ gal plastic tanks (totes) in metal cages. 5in caps on

$1200. Aubrey Ledford Commerce 706-654-6861
(1) Texas Longhorn bull for sale, 25m/o, 1000lbs. Blue Roan, can be reg'd. Cowboy Tuff Chex grandson. Chuck Swan Aragon 706-766-9777

reg'd bulls, 14-16m/o, proven sound test exam, all vaccinated, booster, dewormed, proven genetics & ready to work $2500-3500. Johnathan Mount Airy 706-244-8852
Angus/beefmaster yearling

top, valve on bottom: $60/ea. C. Stovall Dahlonega 678491-0838
30ft X 50ft pole barn enclosed w/tin. You make an offer, you

(3) Large black Angus bulls, young, used on heifers, very gentle, 2200-2300lbs, all vaccinations. Ronnie Hadden Gibson 706-833-9828

heifers & bulls for sale. Farm raised, gentle, excellent quality, all shots, dewormed, delivery available, Robin Blythe 706-825-2544

haul off. Lamar Long Chatsworth 706-695-5906

(40) Angus cows - sort from 54, preg checked & calving

Black steers, Total:

Angus - 1 Breeder, 3 3 pairs, 5 due April. $13,000. Beat rising

4 poultry houses, 36x500, now for 60 days: $1150. Will prices! Free Donkey. P. Pet-

needing to be taken down.

not divide. Carey Bunn Bar- tyjohn Rockmart 770-646-

Stephens 706-612-0094

nesville 678-350-5380

2611.

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Livestock Sales and Events Calendar

Editor's Note: To ensure the health and safety of staff and visitors, most livestock auction sites have requested that sellers drop off animals and leave, and only buyers attend sales. We

CARROLL COUNTY 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 4 p.m.: Goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; Long Branch Livestock, 813 Old Villa Rica Road, Temple. Call Ricky Summerville,

Every Tuesday, 10 a.m. & 1st Fridays: Cattle special sale; Dixie Livestock Market, 133 Old Hwy. 46, Oak Park. Call Tammy Sikes, 912.578.3263

recommend calling the sale barn before 404.787.1865

FORSYTH COUNTY

going to confirm that the event is still scheduled.
APPLING COUNTY 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 12:30 p.m. at the Baxley Fairgrounds: Goats, sheep,

Every Monday, noon: Cattle, goats, sheep; Carroll County Livestock Sales Barn, 225 Salebarn Road, Carrollton. Call Barry Robinson, 770.834.6608 or 770.834.6609

Every Tuesday, noon: Cattle, goats, sheep; Lanier Farm's Livestock Corp., 8325 Jot-Em Down Road, Gainesville. Call Tyler Bagwell, 770.844.9223 or 770.844.9231

feeder pigs, hogs, calves, poultry

FRANKLIN COUNTY

and rabbits; A&A Goat Sales, 187 Industrial Drive, Baxley. Call Allen Ahl, 912.590.2096
ATKINSON COUNTY 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 1 p.m.: Goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; Pearson Livestock, 1168 Highway 441 N, Pearson. Call Roberto Silveria, 229.798.0271
BEN HILL COUNTY Every Monday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; South

CLARKE COUNTY Every Wednesday, 11 a.m.: Goats and sheep; noon, cattle. Northeast Georgia Livestock, 1200 Winterville Road, Athens. Call Todd Stephens, 706.549.4790
COLQUITT COUNTY Every Wednesday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; Moultrie Livestock Co., 1200 1st Street NE, Moultrie. Call Randy Bannister, 229.985.1019

Every Tuesday, noon: Cattle, goats, sheep; Franklin County Livestock Sales, 6461 Stone Bridge Road, Carnesville. Call Chad Ellison, 706.384.2975 or 706.384.2105
GORDON COUNTY Every Thursday, 12:30 p.m.: Cattle, goats, sheep, slaughter hogs; Calhoun Stockyard Hwy. 53, 2270 Rome Road SW, Calhoun. Call Dennis Little & Gene Williams, 706.629.1900

Central Livestock, 146 Broad Road, Fitzgerald. Call Thomas Stripling, 229.423.4400 or 229.423.4436
BERRIEN COUNTY Saturday, March 27, noon: The 14th Annual Southern Tradition

COOK COUNTY 1st, 3rd & 5th Saturdays, 1 p.m.: Goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; Deer Run Auction, 1158 Parrish Road, Adel. Call John Strickland, 229.896.4553

GREENE COUNTY Every Thursday, noon: Cattle, goats, sheep; Duvall Livestock Market, 101 Apalachee Ave., Greensboro. Call Jim Malcom, 706.453.7368

Sale. CSR Farms Sale Facility, Alapaha, Ga; Selling 85 head of high-quality commercial females and 5 bulls. Contact Carroll T. Cannon, 229.88.0721 or 229.881.2705 CannonMarketingCompany@gmail.com

DECATUR COUNTY 2nd Saturdays, 1 p.m.: Goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; Waddell Auction Co., 979 Old Pelham Road, Climax. Call John Waddell, 229.246.4955

JEFF DAVIS COUNTY 1st & 3rd Fridays: Horse sale, 7:30 p.m.; Circle Double S, 102 Lumber City Highway, Hazlehurst. Call Steve Underwood, 912.594.6200 (night) or 912.375.5543 (day)

BLECKLEY COUNTY

LAMAR COUNTY

2nd& 4th Saturdays, 9 a.m.: Farm misc., 1:00 p.m. Ga. Lic. #3050; Goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; Cochran Auction Barn, 290 Ash St., Cochran. Call Mark Arnold 478.230.2482 or 478.230.5397

EMANUEL COUNTY Every Monday, 1 p.m.: Cattle, slaughter hogs; Swainsboro Stockyard, 310 Lambs Bridge Road, Swainsboro. Call Clay Floyd and David N. Floyd, 478.945.3793

Every Friday and Saturday, 6 p.m.: Goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; 5 p.m., farm miscellaneous, Ga. Lic. #4213; Buggy Town Auction Market, 1315 Highway 341 S, Barnesville. Call Krystal Burnett 678.972.4599

BUTTS COUNTY Every Wednesday, 12:30 p.m.: Beef cattle; 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.: Dairy cattle; Jackson Regional Stockyard, 467 Fairfield Church Road/ Hwy. 16 W, Jackson. Call Barry Robinson, 770.775.7314

2nd & 4th Saturdays, noon: Goats,

LAURENS COUNTY

sheep, chickens, small animals; R&R 2nd & 4th Thursday, 6 p.m.: Goats,

Goat & Livestock Auction, 560 GA Hwy. sheep, chickens, small animals;

56 N, Swainsboro. Call Ron & Karen Horse Creek Auction Co., 5971 Hwy.

Claxton, 478.455.4765

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

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.

CATTLE

Jersey bull, proven sire, 4 y/o, Reg'd black Angus bulls, AI Reg. Charolais: superior ge- Nigerian Dwarf goats, does fairly gentle for a Jersey. Con- sired, 1-2y/o, BSE and DNA netics and disposition, bulls and billies for sale: $150ea.

Black Angus bull 1350lbs and younger bulls 650-850lbs. Vaccinated. Rodney Brooks Glen-
wood 912-523-5282

tact Scott Nashville 229-2374663
Jersey heifer, due to have 3rd calve, June or July. Call for de-

tested. Also, reg'd bred heifers, cows and pairs. Ken McMichael Monticello 706819-9295

semen-tested; cows, heifers and calves. Quantity discounts. Bobby Burch Eastman 478-718-2128

Please call before 9pm. Dawsonville 706-216-2954
One-year-old billy goat, white and brown, medium-

Black Angus bull, 4y/o pure bred, need to sell. Friendly, don't want to take to market. Pick up only: $1400. D. Hays. Hawkinsville 478-230-1619
Black Baldy heifers, ready to breed: $750. Bred heifers: $850. Pairs: $1400 bred back. Leonard Draper Cedartown 770-748-2042
Black bull, 10 m/o: $700. Buena Vista 229-314-0371 ask for Jerry
Brangus cross heifers; (1) Braford bull, 650lb. David Lingefelt Canton 770-4806177

tails. Ed Shealey Douglasville 678-249-7319
Longhorn cattle herd reduction sale. Beautiful bred cows & heifers, Angus cross bull yearlings & heifer yearlings. T. Smith Milledgeville 478-3636631
Multiple Jersey cows & heifers for sale. Some milking, some bred cows, some bred heifers, and heifers. Roy Turpin Dahlonega 706-265-0928
Purebred black Angus bulls & heavily bred heifers: $1250 and up. Eugene Ridley Lafayette 706-764-6110
Red Angus bulls for sale. M. Marlowe Pine Mountain 706315-8260

Reg'd black Simmental & SimAngus bulls for sale. Circle A Ranch Sandersville Dr. Fred E. Cullens, DVM 478-232-7264 Farm Manager Scott Bussell 478-232-2491
Reg'd Red Wagyu herd dispersal - (2) cow/calf pair, calf's are heifers; (3) heifers; (1) bull; (1) steer; (1) red angus cow calf pair: $90,000. R. Kemmerlin Metter 912-685-2714
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

Registered black Angus bulls, heifers, and bred heifers for sale. Wes Turner Gainesville 770-231-3373
Registered Polled Herefords, Best AI sires. Heifer, cows and young bulls. Roger Ledford/ Twin Creeks Mountain Farm Hiawassee 706-897-1081
Wagyu registered bulls, full blood, Japanese lineage, yearlings also, a few 50-50 steers. Duke Burgess Louisville 305923-0262 (cell)
Wagyu/Angus cross steer, 14 m/o, 600lbs. Wormed, vaccinated, gentle: $750. Jordan Tankersley Stapleton 706-

sized, to good home only. Very good goat: $150. Kaye Grant. Forsyth 478-994-1522.
Pygmy Nubian cross, goats, (3) males, 12w/o: $75/ea. Bill Turner Ball Ground 770-8888275
Reg. Nubian billy, d/o/b March 2018, babies on ground: $200. Lynn Dyer Blairsville 706-781-7612
Savanna goats, full-blood and percentage for sale. Pictures available upon request. Web: friendshipfarmssavannas.com David Horton Rincon 912-6638085
White Kiko/Boer buck, 11m/o DOB 3/9/20, current on all vac-

Katahdin rams, (1) 16 m/o: $300; (3) 9-10 m/o: $250/ea., (3) weanlings: $200/ea. Call/text Randall Gunter Bowden 678-203-1420
Reg'd. or not Katahdin rams and ewes, various ages, Midwest bloodlines. Duke Burgess Louisville 305-923-0262 (cell)
EQUINE
Advertisers in the Equine category must submit a current negative Coggins test for each

Calving ease, milking ability, gentleness, reg'd Polled shorthorn bulls/show heifers/steers, excellent quality, Club Calf member. Kenneth R. Bridges Commerce 706-768-3480
Farm-raised BA cow/calf combo, re-bred back for 90 days: $1500/pair; cows separate: $1200; calves: $550. All have been worked. L. Macher Hartwell 864-940-2730
Good selection of reg'd black Angus bulls, semen tested and ready for service. Fred G. Blitch Statesboro 912-865-

Reg'd 2y/o black Angus bulls, bred heifers. Bulls BSE tested, LBW. Bulls: $1800; heifers: $1500. L. Tanner Monroe 770267-7179 678-823-5742
Reg'd Angus bulls, semen tested w/excellent EPDs. Low birth weight, explosive growth. Delivery available. Gillis Angus Farm Eastman 48-231-8236
Reg'd black Angus bull 16m/o, out of Var Legend, calving ease. Used to back up heifers in our herd: $2,000. Delivery available. S. Deal Portal 912-531-3549

Reg's Angus bulls, 14-15m/o, 1200-1400 lbs, breeding soundness tested, videos available. Dry Branch Angus, Brett Fausett Dawsonville 706-265-9661
Reg. Angus, SimAngus and Simmental heifers for sale. Show and replacement quality available. Commercial bred cows also available. Call or text Gibson @ 770-843-4807 Cartersville
Reg. black Simmental, SimAngus bulls, performance

825-9283
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.
(2) 2y/o Alpine milk goats, ready to breed. Dewormed & healthy. Pidcture on request. $300/both. Mark Richards Blue Ridge 706-374-3121

cinations & worming: $175. T. Schmitz Hogansville 678-5160671
SHEEP
(50) Dorper-Katahdin ram lambs for sale: $125/head, your choice. Call Patterson Farm Hull 706-631-0402.
Katahdin ewes w/lambs; also breed ewes & younger ewes, rams for sale. Johnny Commerce 706-255-5984
Katahdin lambs from reg'd, quality breeding stock, available June. See pics & more

equine advertised. This includes horses, ponies and donkeys. Buyers are urged to request verification of a negative Coggins from the advertiser before purchasing any equine. Generalized ads such as those selling "many horses," "variety to choose from" or "free" animals will not be published. For more information, please call the GDA Equine Health Division at 404.656.3667.
15y/o Dartmoor pony, mare, UTD on shots: $350. D. Montford Macon 478-731-2369 or 478-788-4472

5454

Reg'd Charolais bulls, breed- tested; cow/calf pairs, heifers,

info at sunridgefarms.org.

ing age, good genetics and se- heavy milk, AI embryo bred, 3 American Nubian Bucks, Call/email/text to reserve now. 8y/o Quarter horse, Gelding,

Hereford bull, 4 y/o, great lection, good disposition. satisfaction guaranteed. Milton 2m/o: $250/ea. Can be reg'd. Suzanne Kozee Molena 678- UTD on shots: $600 OBO. D.

gentle bull. Call Brad at 706- Adam Marsh Garfield 912- Martin Jr. Clarkesville 770- Pictures upon request. Mary 877-9860,

sunridgefarm- Montford Macon 478-731-

202-5143 Athens

536-1430

519-0008

Carlton 706-202-8784

s01@gmail.com

2369 or 478-788-4472

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Bulletin Calendar

Editor's Note: While we make every effort to confirm the accuracy of events listed here, we recommend checking official sources for cancellations or postponements of events before going.

March 5 First Friday Series: 2021 Georgia Pollinator Plants of the Year Friends of the State Botanical Garden of Georgia VIRTUAL EVENT

Feb. 25 Green Industry Update: Pesticide Credits Offered

Email for registration form garden@uga.edu 706.542.1244

UGA Extension Gwinnett County VIRTUAL PROGRAM

March 10

677.377.4010 tdaly@uga.edu
Feb. 27 Coweta County Master Gardener Extension Volunteers Workshop: When, Why and How to Prune Common Shrubs and Bushes ONLINE WORKSHOP

Green Thumb Virtual Lectures: Vegetable Gardening UGA Extension Athens-Clarke County ONLINE WORKSHOP Online registration: www.accgov.com/gardening lney@uga.edu 706.613.3640

Register online at http://bit.ly/CowetaMGEVPruningWorkshop2021 770.254.2620 coweta.extension@uga.edu

March 12 Virtual Lunch and Learn: Lichens and What They Mean for Your Trees UGA Extension Camden County

Feb. 27-28 GNPS 2021 Symposium Georgia Native Plant Society VIRTUAL EVENT

ONLINE WORKSHOP Email for registration uge3039@uga.edu 912.576.3219

Register online https://gnps.org/ March 4, 11, 18, 25

March 13-14 Newton County Saddle Club Open Horse Show

Vegetable and Small Fruit Production 1996 Centennial Olympic Parkway

UGA Extension

Conyers, Ga. 30013

ONLINE TRAINING

678.873.3019

Email for registration form

www.newtoncountysaddleclub.com

Uge1117@uga.edu 770-887-2418

March 18 Farmland for the Future in Georgia American Farmland Trust VIRTUAL EVENT Register online http://bit.ly/Zoom-Farmland-GA
Preserving Family Heritage: Estate Planning Basics Fort Valley State University ONLINE WORKSHOP Register online: http://bit.ly/FVSU-estate-planning 478.954.7121 petwayp@fvsu.edu
March 19-28 International Cherry Blossom Festival Carolyn Crayton Park 115 Willie Smokie Glover Dr. Macon, Ga. 31201 478.330.7050 www.cherryblossom.com
March 25-28 58th annual UGA Spring Dairy Show and 4-H Dairy Judging Contest UGA Livestock Teaching Arena 2600 S. Milledge Ave. Athens, Ga. 30605 706.542.9108 jfain@uga.edu
March 27 2021 Plant Sale Fundraiser UGA Extension Rockdale County Pre-orders through March 5 770.278.7373 https://extension.uga.edu/countyoffices/rockdale.html

March 27-28

April 22-25

Conyers Cherry Blossom Festival

Vidalia Onion Festival

Georgia International Horse Park

100 Vidalia Sweet Onion Dr.

1996 Centennial Olympic Parkway Vidalia, Ga. 30474

Conyers, Ga. 30013

912.538.8687

770.860.4190

www.vidaliaonionfestival.com

www.conyerscherryblossomfest.com April 24

Georgia Strawberry Festival

April 1, 8, 15

103 Macon St.

Vegetable and Small Fruit Production Reynolds, Ga. 31076

UGA Extension

478.847.5301

ONLINE TRAINING

http://ga-strawberry.org

Email for registration form

georgiastrawberryfestival@gmail.

Uge1117@uga.edu

com

770.887.2418

April 3 Bartow County Spring Tractor Show Gordon County Antique Engine & Tractor Club American Legion Post 42 525 Martin Luther King Jr St Cartersville, Ga. 30120 770.527.5346 | 770.382.4165

Hornyhead Fish Festival Historic Newborn Schoolhouse 4326 Ga. Highway 142 Newborn, Ga. 30056 770.787.1660 www.hornyheadfishfestival.com

April 17 Georgia Horse Fair and Expo 1996 Centennial Olympic Parkway

Have an event to put on our calendar? Contact Jay Jones at 404.656.3722 or jay.jones@agr. georgia.gov

Conyers, Ga. 30013 https://georgiahorsefair.org Facebook: Georgia Horse Council

We accept calendar submissions for food, craft and agriculture

festivals and events. Submissions

April 22 Virtual Lunch and Learn: Rain Barrels UGA Extension Fayette County

for festivals that do not specifically promote those industries will not be printed.

ONLINE WORKSHOP Email for registration: Bw25427@uga.edu 770.567.2010

Additional pesticide recertification training notices are available on the department website under the Plant Industry Division tab.

EQUINE

BARN CATS

POULTRY/FOWL

Bresse, Jersey Giants, Aus- Old English Bantams, Spantralorp chickens. Breeding gle, Self blue, black, buff, red,

NON-TRADITIONAL

Advertisers in the Equine cate-

pairs available. Peacock Hill Golden Lace, BBR and BGDW. Any person engaged in buying Farm Stockbridge 770-860- Homing pigeons. Kim Hogan

LIVESTOCK

gory must submit a current negative Coggins test for each equine advertised. This includes horses, ponies and donkeys. Buyers are urged to request verification of a negative Coggins from the advertiser before purchasing any equine. Generalized ads such as those selling "many horses," "variety to choose from" or "free" animals will not be published. For more information, please call the GDA Equine Health Division at 404.656.3667.
Gaited young Tennessee Walker Purebred red sorrel w/blaze filly for sale. Sweet nature, loads easy, current vaccines encephalitis, West Nile, dewormed, negative Coggins: $900 OBO. C. Winter Thomasville 229-227-1904
STOCK DOGS

Barn cats available for rodent control (shelter rescues). Neutered, vaccinated, delivered to you at no cost. Contact Linda. Watkinsville Call or text 706-343-8173 or BarnCatsGeorgia@gmail.com
RABBITS
Bunnies, small to large, mixed breeds: $20 a piece. Michael Phippen Newnan 770-7558702

live poultry of any kind for

resale, or in selling live poultry

of any kind bought for resale,

must be licensed by the GDA.

Possessing such a license does

not by itself disqualify an indi-

vidual from advertising poultry

in the Market Bulletin. Mallard

ducks must be at least three

generations from the wild

before they can be advertised

in the Market Bulletin. Advertis-

ers must include this informa-

tion in notices submitted for

publication. Out-of-state poul-

try must have a negative Avian

Influenza test and negative pul-

lorum test within 21 days of en-

tering Georgia. For more infor-

mation, call the GDA Animal

Protection

Division,

404.656.4914.

(18) Barred Rock roosters, 8m/o: $12/ea or $100 for all 18. E. Parrish Senoia 770-6166869

8989
Flock reduction - games, War Horse, Pumpkin Hulsey, Round Head & Leiper. Also Racing Homer pigeons M. Campbell Danielsville (Leave message) 706-247-6862
For Sale: Rhode Island Red rooster: $10. Call Leann Gilmer County 770-476-5433
Frizzle Cochin Bantam chicks, starting hens, roosters, many colors; Sussex & Barnyard cross starting hens and roosters; fertile eggs: $12/doz. Leigh Henry Smithville 229347-3737
Gamefowl for sale - Flarrey Eyed Grey, Roundhead, Kelso, Regular Grey, Albany. All ages available. S. Swain Soperton 478-279-0501
Guinea keets, hatchery choice colors, available

Cleveland 706-809-1215
Pigeons. White rollers, turner rollers, colored rollers and white homers: $20 a pair. Wyatt Johnson Midville 478-4943240
Pullets: Rhode Island Red, Golden Comets and Black Sex link; quality birds. Brian Sturdy Dahlonega 706-865-9201
Rhode Island Whites, Marans, Amercaucanas, Black Australorps. Started laying: $15. Gary Ridley Lafayette 706638-1911
Selling out pheasants: Red Gold, Ring Necks, Dark Neck Red Gold, Amherst, Blue Ears, Reeves. Call 9am-9pm. 470208-0309 Flowery Branch
Two young Barred Rock roosters: $5ea. 4 beautiful Old English Spangle roosters: $5ea. Bobby Owensby Nicholson 706-224-3284

Advertisers selling fallow deer, axis deer, sika deer, elk, red deer, reindeer and caribou must submit a current Deer Farming License with the ad. Farmed deer greater than 12 m/o are required to have a negative Brucellosis test within 30 days and a negative TB test within 90 days to move intrastate. Ads submitted without a copy of the license and negative sample results (if applicable) will not be published. For information about deer farming licenses, contact the GDA Livestock and Poultry Section at 404.656.3665. For information on other hoofed stock, excluding llamas and water buffalo, contact the Georgia Department of Natural Resources at 770.761.3044. Camelids (llama, alpaca) must be individually identified; bison (some people mistakenly call them buffalo) and water buffalo must meet

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.
Anatolian Shepherd livestock guardian pups. Raised with goats, sheep & cattle, 8wks old, from reg'd dam. Fawn, brindle, tricolored: $500. D. Seagraves Danielsville 706202-2349
Border Collie male, 12 m/o out of working stock. Has
ANIMAL herding drive. Knows some
commands. Needs to learn
EQUIPMENT AND flanking commands: $600. SUPPLIES 706-457-4323 Pine Mountain
Valley
Kangal working livestock

New Zealand rabbits, purebred, red and broken colors: $30. Kelly Maxwell Winder 404-925-2369
New Zealand white bunnies for sale: $10 each. Steve Grinstead Soperton 478-246-3943
Apple Grafting Workshops
UGA Extension is hosting live zoom classes in apple grafting March 31 and April 1. Cost is $35 per person, and the deadline to register is Friday, March 19.
Participants will be provided with supplies, including rootstocks and scions. Pick-up at one of six locations will be scheduled at registration.
Learn more and register online at https://www.eventbrite. com/e/apple-grafting-workshop-

(6) Racey Mug game roosters. Larry Young Tennille 478-2326321 Leave message.

8 Ameraucana hens, 8m/o, beautiful chickens, good layers. Tommy Walker Rockmart 770-684-6150 or 678-6849770

Assorted breeds baby to adult; chicks sexed and unsexed; ducks, guineas, Ayam Cemani also. Sherry AmersonWhite Augusta blackberrycreekminifarm@gmail.com 706-833-5535

Banthams, Cochin, Millie

Fluer,

D'Uccle,

White

Japanese, cheap pullets:

Rhode Island Red, possibly

Buff Orphington, 1588 Genesis

Hova-Bater preset incubator

w/quail racks. Bobby Hawks

Nicholson 706-983-0258

Barnyard mix hatching eggs.

May-Aug. We are 'Georgia's Best Little Guinea Fowl Hatchery.' Flint River Guinea.com Thomaston 706-741-2904
Hens - laying: $25/ea; pullets: $20/ea; cockerels: $12/ea; baby chicks: $5/ea. C. Freeman Gainesville 678-897-9318
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
India blue peacocks, 1 y/o: $150/ea. Frank McGuire Douglasville 404-583-2386
Muscovy ducklings to full red head; pairs & trios possible. Get them now so they'll set eggs on your pond. Call/text. Chris Senoia 404386-9697

Variety of laying hen breeds available, 1y/o, (11) birds in total: asking $80/all or $10/ea. Shane Ashburn 678-634-5577
White Silkie chicks, hatched 1/25/2021: $5ea. Other breeds of chicks available soon. Adairsville 678-276-5127
Yellow golden pheasants last year's hatch, colored up, pairs only. John Herndon Grayson 404-697-7179
Young pair peacocks: $250; mature males: $175; young males: $125; (1) hen: $175. Tim White Blue Ridge 706-4553822
Young Tangerine doves for sale, a few have paired up: $10/ea. J. D. Jackson Lizella 478-731-0135
Make your ad stand out! Purchase a border for a $5

the same requirements as cattle. Antelope must be individually and officially identified, and 6 m/o or older are required to have a negative Brucellosis test within 30 days and a negative TB test within 90 days prior to entering Georgia. PLEASE NOTE: Importation of any cervid into Georgia requires a special permit from the GDA State Veterinarian and DNR. At this time, cervids are not permitted into the State. Emu chicks, unsexed. Call & leave a voicemail or text. D. James Madison 706-207-1561
CATTLE SUPPLIES

guardian pups: $1200 and up. registration-139974995981?fb

Guarding goats and Heritage turkeys. Peacock Hill Farm Stockbridge 770-860-8989

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Email: e@peacockhill.farm

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Breeds on the farm: Amerau- Now hatching button quail, all cana, Olive Egger, Silkie, and different colors. They are the Black Copper Maran: $6/doz. smallest quail in the world. Local or farm pickup only. Moriah or Malachi Cress Macon ashlyntsa@gmail.com Washington 706-401-8825

upcharge, or include one photo of the item you are selling for a $20 upcharge.

Cattle headgates, manual operation, easy to open & close. Opens 28in wide, heavy-duty, all steel w/lock: $385. Pete Harris Elberton 706-283-6615

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CATTLE SUPPLIES MISCELLANEOUS

Paul's stationary livestock

scales, model 241S, 2400 lb capacity, accurate: $1500. S.

Only agriculture-related items may be advertised in this

Carey Madison 706-474-0738 Category.

Sale all cattle equip.: semen tank, scale, tedder, gates, T & End posts, lick tub, box scrape, post hole digger, spreader & others. Ron Reed Waynesboro 706-551-0317

BEES, HONEY AND SUPPLIES

SWINE SUPPLIES

(16) Chore-Time hog feeders: $50/ea. Heath Simmons Twin City 478-299-6697

TACK AND

(GALLBERRY

HONEY)

VOTED BEST-TASTING &

SUPPLIES

FLAVOR OF GA WINNER $52/gallon includes shipping

16in Tex Tan Hereford Yoakum heavy duty roper. Excellent condition, hide-covered

www.brucesnutnhoney.com. B. Bruce Homerville 912487-5001

tree, all original: $425. C. Griffis Covington 770 378-9149

10 Frame Used Equip - 15+ hives, deeps, supers, bottoms,

Fescue horse hay, sprayed & fertilized, kept in the dry: $50/roll, picked up; $55/roll delivered. 4x5 net wrapped. J. Jones Dahlonega 706-429-

inners, outer covers, frames. Needs cleaning, stored barn, good shape. Pictures avail. Text L. Pepin Palmetto 678857-8710

7130

10- and 8-frame bee hives:

$85; 5-frame beehives/NUCs:

Horse surrey for sale - two $65. Also make inner cover, seats, removable top, good Super, Top Barbee hives, condition: $1000. No texts, Rapid inside feeder. Eliseo phone calls only. L. Jarrett Delia Mineral Bluff 706-492-

Gillsville 770-503-5024

5119

Working 5 pony walker 5 frame nucleus hives & 3lb

carousel, easy to assemble, packages. Pre-order for April

metal: best offer over $400. T. pick-up. Also Sourwood and

Russell Grayson 678-878- Wildflower honeys from our

8570.

hives. Visit www.beecoapiaries.com Mary Lacksen

POULTRY SUPPLIES Sparta 478.456.1049

5-Frame high quality NUC,

(2) 6-tray hatchers for sale: Italian bees, April 24 pick-up,

$350/ea. Call for more info. L. Mountain Man Bees, www.-

H. Harrelson Reidsville 912- mountainmanbees.com, FB

293-0979

@mountainmanbees. Caleb

Lachmann Blue Ridge 406-

(3) Chicken houses of equip- 939-1152

ment, 2 generators both 60kW, JD & Cummins. Alan Pardue Murrayville 770-6547502

Bees, nucs, hives and pollination. Pre-order now. Pick up Feb. through July. Rich Apiaries Collins 912-426-9099

2-Hole hen nests and 1-hole jimmmyr@pineland.net

hen nest made from wood; Honey bees, 3lb packages,

gas 5ft pancake brooder; 5gal pre-order now, 5 frame NUCs,

feeder. John Mikle Stone complete hives & equipment

Mountain 678-979-8981

available.

Bill

Posey

Cartersville billsbeefarm@ya-

hoo.com 770-595-9332

Pick up swarms, no charge. Will remove from structures for a fee in Jeff Davis County area. James Bailey Hazlehurst 912347-0123
Raw Summer: $45 per gallon, and Spring Honey: $36 per gallon. Local pick up. We also ship www.swamphoney.org. M. Hendrix Ludowici 912-2944790

Remove honey bees from a structure for a fee Remove a swarm for free. Also, wanted bee equipment. Leonard Day Macon 478-719-5588

Big Dutchmans MBX3 for (2) Will pick up swarms, no

500ft breeder hen houses. charge. Will remove from

Used 2yrs, in great cond, plas- structures for a fee. In the

tic polymer double belts, pro- CSRA. Justin Stitt Augusta

grammable nest closures & 706-829-9372

more: $60,000. G. Maxwell Bowman 706-567-2462

Will remove honey bee swarms if accessible in Athens

Broiler equipment, good condition - Big Ace drinkers, 52in & 54in fans, zone brooders, feed bins, 35kw generator, 5ft

area for free. May remove hives from a structure for a fee. Randall Power Colbert 706-621-0178

X 6ft kool cell, etc. Chris Morgan Hall County 770-530-

Subscribe, renew

1780

your subscription,

L.B. White furnaces: $125/ea; radiant brooders: $25/ea.

and buy subscriptions

Cindy Peck Watkinsville 706621-0220

for friends and family

L.B. White furnaces: $150;

online at

Used tin, 20x23: $5 each; www.agr.georgia.gov/

Spray pads 2x5x2: $3 each. Eddie Hatcher Comer 706-

market-bulletin

247-5267

Spring Vegetable Planting Chart

Vegetable
Asparagus
Beans, bush pole lima pole lima

Days to Maturity
2nd year
50-60 65-75 65-75 80-85

Planting Dates
Jan. 15-Mar. 15
Mar. 15-May 1 Mar. 15-May 10 Mar. 15-June 1 Mar. 15-June 1

Seeds/ Plants per
100 ft.
50 roots
1/2 pound 1/2 pound 1/2 pound 1/2 pound

Spacing Rows per
plants
36" x 18"-24"
36" x 2"-4" 36" x 4"-12" 36" x 3"-4" 36" x 6"-8"

Depth to
Plant
6"
1"-1 1/2" 1"-1 1/2" 1"-1 1/2" 1"-1 1/2"

Beets Broccoli Butterpea

55-65 60-80
70

Feb. 15-April 1 Feb. 15-March 15
April 1-May 1

1 ounce 100 plants 1/2 pound

18"-36" x 2" 36" x 12" 36" x 3"-4"

1/2" 1"-1 1/2"

Cabbage

70-120

Jan. 15-Mar. 15

100 plants

36" x 12"

Cantaloupe

80-90

Mar. 20-June 20

1 ounce

60" x 36"

1"

Carrot

70-95

Jan. 15-March 20

1/2 ounce

18-36" x 2"-3"

1/4"

Cauliflower
Collards Corn, yellow white bi-color
Cucumber: slicing pickling gynoecious Eggplant
Kale
Lettuce
Mustard
Okra
Onion, green dry bulb
Peas: garden (English) edible pod Southern

60-75 55-85 65-90 65-90 65-90
50-65 50-65 50-65 75-90 50-70 60-85 40-50 55-65 60-90 100-120
60-70 60-70 60-70

Mar. 1-April 1 Feb. 1-March 15 Mar. 15-June 1 Mar. 15-June 1 Mar. 15-June 1
April 1-May 15 April 1-May 15 April 1-May 15 April 1-May 15 Feb. 1-Mar. 10 Jan. 15-Mar. 1 Jan. 15-April 1 April 1-June 1 Jan. 1-Mar. 15 Jan. 1-Mar. 15
Jan. 15-Feb. 15 Jan. 15-Feb. 15 April-Aug. 10

100 plants 1/2 ounce 1/4 pound 1/4 pound 1/4 pound
1 ounce 1 ounce 1 ounce 50 plants 1/2 ounce 1/4 ounce 1/2 ounce 1 ounce 300 plants 300 plants
1 pound 1 pound 1/2 pound

36" x 12" 36" x 8"-16" 36" x 12"-18" 36" x 12"-18" 36" x 12"-18"
60" x 12" 60" x 12" 60" x 12" 36" x 24" 36" x 8"-16" 18"-36" x 8-12" 18"-36" x 2" 36" x 12" 18"-36" x 3" 18"-36" x 3"-4"
36" x 2" 36" x 2" 36" x 3"-4"

1/2" 1"-1 1/2" 1"-1 1/2" 1"-1 1/2"
1/2"-3/4" 1/2"-3/4" 1/2"-3/4"
1/2" 1/8" 1/2" 1"
1"-2" 1"-2" 1"-2"

Peppers, bell hot hot-sweet

65-80 65-95

April 1-June 1 April 1-June 1 April 1-June 1

50 plants 50 plants 50 plants

36" x 24" 36" x 24" 36" x 24"

Potatoes, Irish Sweet
Pumpkin, tiny pie type small large giant
Radish
Spinach
Squash: summer (zuchini) winter
Tomato: cherry grape determinate indeterminate
Turnip
Watermelon: lg. round small

70-90 90-120
85-120 85-120 85-120 85-120 85-120 25-30 40-45
40-55
85-120 70-90 70-90 70-90 70-90 40-60
80-90 80-90 80-90

Jan.15-Mar. 1 April 15-June 15
May 15-July 1 (Depending on maturity date)
Jan. 15-April 1 Jan. 15-Mar. 15
April 1-May 15
April 1-July 1 Mar. 25-May 1 Mar. 25-May 1 Mar. 25-May 1 Mar. 25-May 1 Jan. 15-April 1 Mar. 20-May 1 Mar. 20-May 1 Mar. 20-May 1

12 pounds 100 plants
1 ounce 1 ounce 1 ounce 1 ounce 1 ounce 1 ounce 1 ounce
1/2 ounce
1/2 ounce 50 plants 50 plants 50 plants 50 plants 1/2 ounce
1 ounce 1 ounce 1 ounce

36" x 12" 36" x 12"
72" x 48" 72" x 48" 72" x 48" 72" x 48" 72" x 48" 24" x 1" 18"-36" x 2"
36" x 24"
60" x 36" 48" x 24" 48" x 24" 48" x 24" 48" x 24" 18"-36" x 2"
72" x 36-48" 72" x 36-48" 72" x 36-48"

4"-5"
1" 1" 1" 1" 1" 1/2" 1/2"-3/4"
1"-2" 1"-2"
1/2" 1"-2"

Adapted from the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Cook Georgia Grown: Cajun-Style Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie

Ingredients:
2 lbs sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters (about 3-4 medium)
3 Tbsps unsalted butter, cubed into 12 pieces
1 Tbsp Cajun seasoning, plus more to season vegetable and meat mixture
14-oz package Andouille sausage, diced into inch pieces
1 lb ground pork 1 cup diced onion 1 cup diced celery 1 cup green pepper 1 cup diced colored peppers 1 Tbsp chopped garlic tsp thyme cup flour 2 cups water or low sodium chicken or
vegetable stock 2 Tbsps Worcestershire 1 Tbsp finely chopped parsley, plus more
for garnish (optional)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cover sweet potatoes with cold water, add about 1 teaspoon kosher salt, and bring to a boil. Turn down to a simmer and put a lid on the pot. Cook sweet potatoes until very tender, about 20 minutes.
Drain sweet potatoes. Let sit in the colander for about 5 minutes to allow some of the excess moisture to evaporate. Place sweet potatoes in a food processor with the cubed butter and puree until smooth. Add Cajun seasoning, process to combine, taste and add more by half-teaspoons to your liking. Set aside.
Preheat a large skillet over medium high heat and add diced Andouille sausage. Brown until a couple teaspoons of the fat has rendered, then add ground pork and season with salt. Brown the pork along with the sausage, breaking up with a wooden spatula as it cooks. Remove meats with a wooden spoon into a bowl and set aside.

Without cleaning the pan, add onion and saut over medium heat until almost translucent, about 5 minutes. Add celery and peppers, and saut until soft, about 10 more minutes. Add chopped garlic, thyme, salt and teaspoon of Cajun seasoning and saut for about 30 seconds until fragrant. Return sausage to the pan and toss with the vegetables. Sprinkle flour evenly over the mixture and toss until coated.
Increase heat to medium high, and add water or stock gradually, bringing to a boil to thicken the mixture after each addition, stirring with a wooden spatula all the time to insure against lumps. Be sure to scrape up the layer of flour on the bottom of the pan to incorporate it into the gravy and further thicken it. Add Worcestershire sauce and parsley, if using, and stir to combine.
Use a large spoon to create an even layer

of sausage-vegetable mixture in a 9x13 casserole dish.
Scoop all of the sweet potato puree in the middle of the meat and vegetable mixture and spread outward in an even layer. When the mixture is fully covered, use a back and forth motion at an angle to create a ridge pattern.
Bake for about 20 minutes, then place the shepherd's pie on your oven's highest rack and increase the oven to broil. Broil for about 5-10 minutes until sweet potato layer is charred in spots.
Let cool for 10 minutes, then serve.
Alternate instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Cover sweet potatoes with cold water, add a generous amount of salt, cover, bring to a boil, and lower to a simmer. Cook sweet

potatoes for 20 minutes or until fully tender. Drain into a colander and let sit for about 5 minutes to let excess moisture evaporate.
Place sweet potatoes in a food processor, add butter and puree until smooth. Season with 1 tablespoon of Cajun seasoning, process to combine, and add salt to taste. Set sweet potatoes aside.
Set a large skillet over medium heat and preheat. Add diced sausage and cook until about a tablespoon of fat is rendered. Add ground pork, season with salt, and brown with the sausage until cooked through, breaking up with a wooden spatula. Remove meats to a bowl and set aside.
To the same pan over medium heat, add onions and saut until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add peppers and celery and saut until tender, about 10 more minutes. Add chopped garlic, thyme, a pinch of salt and Cajun seasoning to taste.
Add the meats back to the pan, stir to combine with the vegetables, and sprinkle flour evenly over the mixture. Toss to coat. Turn up the heat to high and begin to add the water a little at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition to prevent lumps, and scraping at the coating on the bottom of the pan to loosen and incorporate it. Keep adding water or stock, boiling and stirring and scraping until you have a gravy that binds the mixture together.
Add Worcestershire sauce and parsley (if using), stir to combine, and remove from the heat. Use a large spoon to evenly distribute the mixture into a 9x13 casserole dish. Transfer all of the sweet potato puree into the center of the mixture and spread evenly outward to cover. Use a back-andforth motion at an angle with a spatula to create the ridge pattern. Bake for about 20 minutes, then increase the heat to broil. Broil for about 5-10 more minutes until sweet potato layer is charred in spots. Let cool for about 10 minutes.
Garnish with parsley, if desired, and serve.

Larry From The Country: Rural Georgia's bright future

By Larry Walker
Connell Stafford. My first two words for this, my first article in the Market Bulletin, seem to me very appropriate. When I wrote and had published by Mercer Press, Tales From Georgia's Gnat Line, Connell's words appeared on the front cover of the book: "Walker is a flash of joy in the pan of life." A person who has lived on the Gnat Line (rural, country Georgia), I liked and appreciated the compliment. But, that's not all.
A few days ago, I contacted Connell and told him I was going to write a regular column for the Market Bulletin. Connell, a good source of material and for me, inspiration seemed excited when I told him I was going to write often about rural Georgia, and that my column would be titled "Larry From The Country." That's "the country" like rural, and "the country" like the USA.
Some of you readers know Connell, but many do not. Let me tell you about him, and also, about a third inspiration I got from him when we talked.
Connell grew up in south Macon. Like most cities, for some inexplicable reason, the south part of Macon is the "less advantaged part." Connell's Daddy drove a Coca-Cola truck delivering cokes. Connell, during summer, and at other times, worked at the NuWay Weiner in Macon. Yes, it's nu for new and weiner, which is a variation on wiener. Bottom lines: great hot dogs and

no silver spoon in Connell's mouth. Connell attended Willingham High School and graduated
from Georgia Southern University. After graduation from GSU, Connell took a job teaching school in the Bibb County school system, met, supported and ended up being a driver for a young Sam Nunn. When Mr. Sam went to Washington, Mr. Stafford went, too. Later, he was hired by Coca-Cola and became its chief lobbyist in all of North America, working out of Atlanta.
Connell and his wife Shay raised their two daughters in north Fulton County, Atlanta. About two years ago they moved to North Carolina. It was a push and pull that got them out of Atlanta. The push: high ad valorem taxes, unbearable traffic, and too many people. The pull: two wonderful grand boys in North Carolina. The pull was greater than the push.
Let's move from North Carolina to Perry, Georgia. I started practicing law in Perry, my hometown, in 1965. I still show up for work every workday, almost 56 years later. When I started there were probably 6,000 people in Perry. Today, they say it's 17,000. They come from everywhere.
It's hard to find a house here because when a house is put on the market, it is immediately put under a purchase contract. It's probably the same in Dahlonega, Carrollton, Cartersville, Madison, Dublin, Thomasville, Tifton, Moultrie and many other places in Georgia. And, with broadband and solar energy expansions, and without "big city living problems," good things will

continue to happen in the more rural parts of the "two Georgias." One more mention of Connell. We talked a few days ago,
and he told me about his friend in Dooly County who just bought a new cotton picker for one million dollars! All I could think about was Papa plowing his mules and laying by his cotton in deep, rural Washington County, and how hot and how hard it was. Dirt roads, no air conditioning or central heat. Burning slabs in the stove to keep warm. Two books: the Holy Bible and a dictionary. Two papers: The Macon Telegraph and the Market Bulletin.
Feed the hogs, milk the cows, cure the hams, make the syrup. Churn the butter, can the peas, put guano and soda on the corn, and check on the setting hens. Sandersville on Saturday and Pine Hill Methodist on Sunday. I loved it and I loved Grandma and Papa. They loved me, too!
We've come a long way since those days. We've still got a way to go. But, I'm optimistic and think rural Georgia's day is going to come. I want to live long enough to see it happen. Again, I believe it will. God bless Georgia and God bless America.
And, by the way, we are going to keep pulling for the Atlanta Braves or the Atlanta Hammers, whichever we just want another pennant. The sooner, the better. What about 2021?
-Larry Walker is an attorney and former member of the
Georgia General Assembly. He lives and writes in Perry.

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Good To Grow: Pruning tips for tree health

By Jay Jones
jay.jones@agr.georgia.gov
Winter pruning is essential to caring for trees and bushes, but just as a good trimming can encourage growth and create the desired look, bad cuts or cutting at the wrong time can hold back plants when the weather turns warm.
Susan Pierce Cunningham, Trees Atlanta associate director of volunteer services, said the focus on tree pruning should be on keeping the tree's main trunk straight and clear with branches growing for optimal overall strength.
The trunk, which Cunningham calls the central leader, should be a straight line from top to bottom to allow for nutrients to flow up and down the tree and give the trunk room to grow. A low aspect ratio for branches is also important, particularly for older trees.
Aspect ratio refers to branch size. Branches should have a 30 to 50 percent ratio to the trunk of the tree or not be allowed to grow larger than half the size in the circumference of the trunk.
"If those primary branches become too large, the tree loses the capability of keeping a strong branch attachment," Cunningham said. "We need the tree to be able to form the wood necessary to promote the strong bridge attachments so that it doesn't fail. It doesn't break apart."
Jessica Warren, University of Georgia Extension Service agent in Camden County, said making a good cut to remove a limb is also important. In her lunch and learn series on gardening, she helps homeowners maintain their lawns and gardens and does a pruning workshop in the winter.
For small limbs, she recommends the cut should be made near the area where the branch meets the trunk. Too close to the trunk or leaving a stub will make it harder for the tree to recover and invite insects and disease. Warren said the cut should be made just outside of the bark ridge and bark collar of the limb, the swelling where the limb and trunk meet.
For larger limbs, Warren advised a three-cut approach to reduce the possibility of damaging the tree. She said to do the initial cut a few inches away from the trunk, then make a final trim close to the base of the limb.
"You want to start with a notch on the underside of the branch that reduces the chance of the branch splintering and causing it to tear or split," Warren said. "Then, you'll go to the top side and cut all the way through. You'll make that final cut after you have taken the limb off and cut just right against that bark ridge collar."
Cunningham also said people should consider calling a service for limbs that are higher up.
"I would advise people if they can't reach what they need to prune from a stepladder to just call an arborist,"

she said. "It's dangerous, and you can harm the tree." For shrubs, the plant's natural trend is to grow out, so
pruning should focus on thinning the plants. Warren said this is partly why shaped shrubs like boxwoods need replacing sooner than other woody shrubs.
She also noted that winter pruning should be done on plants that bloom in late spring and summer to give them time to develop buds. She said plants that bloom in early spring, such as azaleas, should be pruned after the flowers fall.
"That's because they will set their buds in the fall, so you don't want to prune those off," Warren said.
Warren added that crepe myrtles are unique because people treat them as a tree or shrub depending on how they want the plants to look. Crepe myrtles are hardy plants that can handle any type of pruning, good or bad, Warren said.
"I usually recommend that you try to let crepe myrtles take their natural form, which is more of a small tree than a shrub, but also making thinning cuts," she said. Warren advised pruning crepe myrtle limbs back to the crotch, where the limb meets the trunk. She said to avoid lopping off crepe myrtles at the top like a hedge.
"You get these gnarly arthritic knuckles, that is what it looks like to me, with all these little tiny sprouts coming out of them," Warren said. "When they're improperly pruned, it is often called crepe murder. I mean, the plant survives, but it just looks unpleasant."
There are several online resources available to learn more about pruning:
UGA Extension offers additional information and direction for pruning trees and shrubs in its publication, Bulletin 949: Basic Principles of Pruning Woody Plants. The bulletin can be found at https:// extension.uga.edu/publications/.
For a deeper dive, consult videos by Dr. Ed Gilman, professor emeritus in horticulture at the University of Florida. Gilman offers instructional videos on arboriculture that cover all aspects of tree care at https:// hort.ifas.ufl.edu/woody/instructionalvideos.shtml.
Trees Atlanta also offers classes and workshops on tree care, including pruning. A listing of upcoming classes and events can be found at https://www.treesatlanta. org/get-involved/events/.
The Georgia Forestry Commission also offers video tutorials about tree pruning on its YouTube page, Georgia Trees. The pruning video is found at https://youtu. be/5s2J4yXfQnw.

Georgie's Drive Thru Kingsland
Hello! I'm Georgie, the Georgia Grown mascot. I travel the state of Georgia promoting our state's No. 1 industry, agriculture! Camden County is home to

Kingsland and the U.S. Navy's Atlantic submarine fleet at Kings Bay. One day, I found a submarine sitting in the middle of a park at the main entrance to the base. It looked to me like the crew had tried to park at the dock and forgot to set the brake! It reminded me of the time Mama and Aunt Rita took Grandpa Dan's truck to the Red and White in town and parked it between the turnips and the rutabagas. The memorial at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay is for the retired USS George Bancroft, named after the man who established the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. The "sail" a.k.a conning tower, a.k.a. the thing that sticks up out of the water came off the actual submarine after it was decommissioned in 1993. The George Bancroft was a Franklin Class nuclear-powered submarine that patrolled the ocean depths for more than 25 years. The sub was 425 feet long and carried 16 intercontinental ballistic missiles to a depth of up to 1,300 feet below the ocean's surface!

(Lee Lancaster/GDA)

Seth Hawkins, community forester with the Georgia Forestry Commission, demonstrates
the proper way to prune limbs from a tree. The key is to make a notch cut underneath the
limb to prevent splitting, then cut through from the top. A third cut should be made closer
to the trunk and near the branch collar, the area where the limb meets the trunk. (Special
Photo/GFC)
Mercer Medical Moment:
February is American Heart Month
By Victoria N. Davis, MPH
Mercer University School of Medicine
First-year MD Student
Recognized nationally, February is a month dedicated to focus on activities to protect your heart and lessen the burden of heart disease including heart attack and stroke. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and in Georgia. Every 40 seconds someone dies from a heart attack or stroke.
Factors that increase the likelihood of a person developing heart disease and stroke include having high blood pressure and/or high cholesterol, smoking, being overweight or obese, having diabetes, and not exercising. Our mothers, daughters, sisters, aunts and grandmothers have an increased risk just for being women. In fact, one in three women die from heart disease each year. So, you may be asking what you can do to adopt heart-healthy behaviors? First, you should know your risk of getting heart disease. You can do this by looking into your family health history and finding out if you have any genetic risk factors for developing the disease. Maintaining a healthy weight may also decrease your risk. You can do this by getting adequate exercise, increasing the amount of fruits and vegetables in your diet, and eating nuts in moderation. If you smoke cigarettes, quitting can significantly decrease your risk. Controlling health conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol or diabetes can also decrease your risk. It is also important to discuss your risk and other ways to prevent heart disease with your doctor. Making healthy lifestyle changes can be difficult. Finding someone to help you on your journey to healthy behaviors may help you stay on track. It is not only important to know what you can do to prevent heart disease, but it is also important to recognize the signs and symptoms of a heart attack. If you or anyone you know experiences any of the following symptoms, call 911 right away: Pressure, pain, or squeezing in the center of your chest Pain or discomfort in the arms, back, neck, jaw or stomach Shortness of breath When focusing on heart disease, stroke is also important to keep in mind. The good news is that when you take steps to prevent heart disease you are also taking steps to prevent stroke. However, the signs for identifying a stroke are different. Use the letters in F.A.S.T. to know if someone is having a stoke and call 911 right way: "F" stands for Facial Drooping. Check if one side of the face is numb or droops by asking the person to smile. If the person's smile is uneven or lopsided, they may be having a stroke. "A" stands for Arm Weakness. Check if one arm is weak or numb by asking the person to raise both arms. If one of the person's arms drifts downward, they may be having a stroke. "S" stands for Slurred Speech. Check if the person has slurred speech, difficulty speaking, or is unable to be understood by asking them to repeat a simple sentence. If the person experiences any of those symptoms, they may be having a stroke. "T" stands for Time to Call 9-1-1. If a person is experiencing any of the signs of a stroke, call 9-1-1 immediately. If you think someone is having a heart attack or stroke, time is critical. Calling 9-1-1 may save a life! With the COVID-19 pandemic, heart health has become even more important. Individuals with heart disease or who have had a stroke may have more severe symptoms if they are diagnosed with COVID-19. So, this February, let's take some time out of our busy schedules and protect #OurHearts for February by committing to becoming heart healthy!

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021

AQUACULTURE AND

2020 Coastal and Bahia net 2020 Russell Bermuda hay, Barn-kept 4x5.5 net wrap JD Fescue clover mix, square Square bales of 2020 hay, wrapped, fertilized, sprayed, large 5x5, net-rolled, fertilized, rolls, fertilized and weed-free. bales hay: $5 per bale. Harvey feed hay: $6; mulch hay $6; or-

SUPPLIES

4x5 round bales. Horse quality, available for pick up: $50/ea. Rain-free bermuda mix: $60. Jackson Blairsville 706-745- ganic hay: $6; round bales:

Coastal: $45, Bahia: $40, rain W. S. Smith Farms Reidsville Delivery available for mileage. 0984

$45. Robert Steele Zebulon

Advertisers selling sterile triploid grass carp must submit a current Wild Animal License from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Ads without this license will not be published. Entities producing and selling or reselling domestic fish in Georgia are required to obtain a free Aquaculture Registration Permit. For more information on aquaculture rules and licensing in Georgia, including a listing of domestic fish and other fish species requiring a Wild Animal License, visit https://georgiawildlife.com/aquaculture or call 770.761.3044.
10in-12in sterile grass carp, bluegill, shellcracker, catfish, shiners, minnows, aeration,

and ground protected. Walt Wells Hawkinsville 229-4254605
2020 Coastal Bermuda hay, square bales, horse quality, fertilized/limed per UGA, weed and rain free: $5/ea. Around 100 bales left. Mike Dubose Junction City 706-366-1665
2020 Coastal bermuda hay, square bale, horse quality, well fertilized, barn kept: $6. Rex Register Hahira 229-561-1462
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;

912-246-2500
2020 Russell bermuda, fertilized UGA soil/specs, 4x5 netwrapped: $50. Todd Walton Fort Valley 478 334-4049
2020 rye round rolls 4x5 net wrapped. Have some rye and bermuda mix. Perry Marlowe Comer 678-227-9110
2020 square bales, bermuda crabgrass mix, fertilized and weed free: $4.50/bale at barn. K. Wood Hoschton 770-8674332
2020 Tift 85, 4x6 bales, good quality hay: $50ea. Rye, 4x6 bales: $35ea. E. Brown Avera 706-831-3442
2021 excellent quality irrigated, heavily fertilized, rainfree Alicia hay, 4x5 roll,

Josh Pennino Sparta 706-3403146
Bermuda crabgrass mix: $3.75; ryegrass fescue mix: $3.75; mulch: $3. Kermit Simmons Jefferson 770-867-7550
Bermuda hay: $50 per 4x5 bale; $45 per bale for 10 or more ordered. Stored inside. D. Simmons Danielsville 706255-7292
Bermuda mix square bales, barn kept, rain free: $5 per bale, 20 bale minimum. You load, cash only, 250 bales available. L. Abrams Milner 770-228-3865
Bermuda/Fescue hay, premium horse quality, fertilized, weed-free, 4x5 rounds, netwrapped,under tarps: $50; out-

Fescue orchard mix 4x5 rolls: $45/roll. Some cow-grade hay: $40/roll. All barn stored, rain free, sprayed, fertilized. Delivery available. Gilstrap Farm Dahlonega 706-300-6592
Hay, mixed grasses for sale, rolls and square bales. Call before you come. Donald Williams Gillsville 770-5408599
Irrigated Bermuda hay for sale, well fertilized & netwrapped. Some under tarps & some stacked in field. N. Williams Millen 478-982-9308
Large quantities of hay for sale starting at $30. Call or text. Weston Wadel Millen 478-299-8690

770-468-6425
Square bales of Bahai & mixed grasses, barn stored: $5.00/bale. Wilson Phelps Greensboro 706-347-0492.
Tift44 Coastal bermuda 4x4 bales, well fertilized, dry storage: $45/bale. 2019 hay, reduced: $40/bale. All horse quality, tight bales, weed treated. Phil White Bremen 706977-3859
MULCH AND FERTILIZERS
2020 erosion control hay 400+, 5x6, net-wrapped rolls: $30/ea. Ron Conner Reynolds 478-397-1767

fish structure, feeders. K. Edge Square bales in barn: $6.50. L. barn-stored, horse or cow side: $45. Rex Palmer Auburn Large quantity square bermu-

Soperton 478-697-8994

Kinsley Perry 478-714-9900

350 gallon diesel skid tank. 2020 Coastal mix hay, 4X5 Hand pump, new fuel filter in- net-wrapped rolls. Dry, in shel-

quality: Sumner 1141

$50/roll. David Tifton 229-392-

770-867-9589
Cheap hay deals 2019, small rolls,

2020 & quality

da hay and round peanut hay. Paul Harris Odum 912-2942470.

2020 Fescue mulch hay: $3.50/bale at barn. Delivery avail. Donald Smith Clermont

stalled. Just painted. Bottom ter: $40/roll. Carlin Hodges 4X5 Bermuda hay rolls, net- varies. Leave message. Jim Oats combine run: $3.75/bu 770-654-0309 or 770-654-

drain valve: $550. Pictures Musella 478-836-9130 404- wrapped edge-cover. This Woods West Point 706-881- min. 100 bushels; $40/55gal. 1634

available. Richard Surles Clay- 557-8978

year's hay, no weeds: $45/roll. 7407

Drum of oats; $42/55gal. Drum

ton 770-301-1924
Aeration, fountains, fish feeders, structure, bug light, pond liming, phosphorus mitigation, aquatic vegetation control, consultation. E. Edge Lumber City 912-602-1310
All sizes: Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Threadfin, Gizzard Shad, Shellcracker and more. Free delivery or pick up. Danny Austin Roberta 478-836-4938
Bass, bluegill, hybrid bream, shellcracker, sterile grass carp, channel catfish, koi. Lake man-

2020 cow hay, 4x5 rolls, net wrapped: $35; straw: $30; mulch: $30. Delivery available if purchasing 44 rolls or more. Galen Kreider Register 912687-5719
2020 erosion control hay 400+, 5x6, net-wrapped rolls: $30/ea. Ron Conner Reynolds 478-397-1767
2020 Fescue and clover mix hay, 5x4 net-wrapped rolls. Barn-stored, good quality hay: $50/roll. Phillip Britton Jackson 404-597-7347

I will load your trailer. Russell Blankenship Concord 770584-7007
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
4x6, net-wrap Bahia grass tight rolls, no rain: $45. Can deliver in 10-11 roll loads. Gary Dry Branch 478-973-1183
Alicia Bermuda 4X5 rolls, netwrapped: $50/roll. James Martin Waynesboro 706-558-5005

Clean, 4x5, quality fertilized, net-wrapped, Bermuda hay: $50/ea. W. Young Tennille 478-640-1262
Extra large bales of Coastal Bermuda hay, fertilized, limed, very clean, high quality: $35$50/ea. net-wrapped. Ollie Miller Avera 706-699-2600
Fescue and clover mix round bales, 4x5, 2020 hay, barnstored, horse and cow quality: $50/bale. Terry Dishroon Mansfield 770-317-8455
Fescue Bermuda mixed hay,

of corn. Charles Thompson Augusta 706-631-8465
Pearl millet for food plots: $35/50lb. Bryan W Maw Tifton 229-382-6832
Pearl millet haylage rolls: $30. Will load as needed. Good cow feed. Zack Lenox 229546-5635
Russell Bermuda grass, fertilized, high-quality, 4x4 bales, rain-free, in barn: $40/roll, discount on 12 or more. Cash only. Steve Southern Cartersville 770-655-0337

2020 mulch hay: $3.50/bale at barn. Delivery available. Call Gary Brinson Tarrytown 912286-3191
Clean rabbit manure, no shavings, 40lb. bags: $5/ea. Leave name & number, please speak clearly. L. Tompkins Danielsville 706-789-2414
Free horse manure, mixed w/shavings. Ask for Danny. D. West Fayetteville 404-7714041
Professional growing mix made by Sungro Horticulture:

agement. David Cochran Ellijay 706-889-8113
Koi and Goldfish for sale. All sizes and colors. Call for more

2020 fescue bermuda mix, horse quality, net-wrapped: $50-$60 (inside); $35-$40 (outside). Will deliver with pur-

Bahia grass hay: $25/roll, sisal twine wrap. Can load. Wayne Rivenbark Metter 912362-2108

4x5.5ft round bales, netwrapped: $35/roll. James Bouchard Commerce 404317-1932

Square bales - horse hay: $6.50/ea; mulch hay: $3.50/ea. C. Brogdon Buford 770-9456433

Garden soil, raised beds and potted plants, 6 gallon grow bags: $2/bag. Call or text 706342-6129 Rutledge

info. Glenn Kicklighter Sander- chase of 10 bales. Coy Baker

sville 478-232-7704

Loganville 770-466-4609

Rainbow and Brown Trout: 2020 Fescue Orchard hay,

DNR certified. Quality stockers rain-free, barn-stored, 5x4

raised on our farm. Various round bales: $25. Ron Teems

sizes with delivery/pick-up Kingston 770-715-1368

available. David Cantrell Ellijay 706-273-6199

2020 quality,

Fescue/orchard, top square bales, weed

FEED, HAY AND GRAIN

free, rain free, barn stored: $4.50/bale. Chris Donath Ellijay 706-636-5224

'20 bermuda hay 4x5 net 2020 hay, 4x5 rolls, Fescue,

wrapped roll, barn stored, fer- stored inside: $35/roll. You

tilized and lime: $60 per roll. haul. Can load for you. Tommy

Chuck Hecht Waverly Hall Trotter Clarkesville 706-968-

706-577-6590

0094

'20 bermuda hay, 4x5.5 net 2020 hay, 4x5.5 large rolls,

wrapped, barn-kept, 56% TD- good clean cow feed: $30/roll.

N.12.6 protein. Tests available Contact Mark Rutledge 706-

Horse and cattle customers. 318-2609

Steve Echols 962-7296

Mitchell

706-

2020 High quality, horse quality, barn-kept Bermuda square

2020 4x5 oats hay, net- bales, 50 pounds. Can load

wrapped: $50/roll in barn; Fes- with grappler. J. Lyles Ring-

cue, mix grass: $30/roll in field. gold - 5 minutes off of I-75

All fertilized & sprayed. James 423-227-7929

Sells Monroe 678-425-7543

2020 horse quality Bermuda

2020 4x5 rolls, rye grass mix, square bales for sale: $5/ea;

highly fertilized, rain free, barn 4x5 net-wrapped Fescue hay:

kept: $40/bale. Leave mes- $30/roll. Chad Duck Braselton

sage. E. O. Jordan Monticello 706-654-8605

706-816-8726 6339

or

706-468- 2020 mixed grass 4X5 round bales for sale: $40/roll, shel-

2020 Bermuda square bales, tered. Harrison McDonald Jef-

high quality, horse quality, ferson 706-713-7176 or 706-

barn kept. 50 pound bales: $6 713-6222

each. James Lyles 423-227-7929

Ringgold

2020 mixed grass hay, 4x5 rolls fertilized, rain free, in

2020 Bermuda, 4x5 net barn: $50 per roll. Mike Keesee

wrapped: $40. Delivery avail- Monroe 470-899-9668

able. David Clemens Waynesboro 706-466-2944

2020 peanut hay: $45/roll, at barn. Delivery available. Call

2020 Bermuda/Rye mix, fertil- Glenn Brinson Tarrytown 912-

ized, barn stored: $60. Bermu- 288-5960

da/mix, barn stored: $45. Tim Hunter Conyers 770-331-7749 or 770-483-8712

2020 Russell Bermuda grass 4x5.5 fertilized, net wrapped, barn sheltered, HQ, 300+ qual-

2020 coastal bermuda hay ity bales available: $60; 10+:

4x5 round bales. Fertized, barn $55; 20+: $50. Delivery nego-

kept: $50. S. Bell Milledgeville tiable. Wayne Pruitt States-

478-414-8043

boro 912-682-4481

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PLANTS, TREES

Mexican sunflower, cleome, 2020 shelled Elliott pecans, Beautiful crochet cross book- Crosscut saw, horn branding touch-me-not, 4 o'clock, red ready to eat-bake-freeze-en- marks, hearts and angels. May irons, woodworking vice,

AND FLOWERS

Hibiscus, Cosmo, money joy: $10/lb. +shipping. Call/text be placed in cards. Great for blacksmith tongs, wood block

plant: $2 /TSP w/SASE & cash. Mark Parker 229-726-4238 Easter! Edith Roland Com- tackle, (rope), chain pipe vice;

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B.L. Savage, 3017 Atkins Dr., Tressie Parker 229-400-3304 merce

706-335-3920 all excellent condition. Hank

protected plants must include a permit to sell such plants. Ads

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Bell Madison 706-474-0289

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Chair and rocker caning of all (leave message)

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mation on the sale or shipment

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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.

Bromeliads, Queen's Tears, for sale. Shipped bare root, 2 individual plants: $25.00. Free shipping. R. Neesmith Lake Park 229-251-0340

Brown Turkey, Celeste figs, Mullberrys, confederate roses: $5; Issai Kiwi: $6; Thornless blackberries, beautyberries, burning buses: $3.50; dewberries: $2.50; weeping cherry. C. Houghton Marietta 770-4282227
Hardy orange trees. Cold hardy in Henry County for 40 years. Call for pictures. S. Elliott McDonough 770-9140999

Sidney Roland's Blueberry Farm - blueberry plants for

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
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

Old timey hot cow horn & red peter pepper; German Pink & Rutger tomato seed: $1.00pk w/SASE. Amory Hall 130 Ellison St Maysville GA 30558 706-652-2521

Black Rose Angus grassfed & finished reg'd black Angus beef. , , whole, or 14lb beef sampler. Harry Krippes Cloudland 423-3047870

kinds; also wicker and rattan Fireplace insert wood

repair. Over 40 years of experi- burner/electric blower, refur-

ence. Duke Dufresne Statham bished. Colonial Hearth The

770-725-2554

Earth Stove. Asking: $425.

Custom T-shirt quilts, Robert Hitt Thomson 706memory quilts bears pillows. 595-6745

Old-timey cayenne, rooster

Very limited contact outside Irrigation pipe, 6in twist lock,

spur, peter pepper: 25 seeds, Eggs, multicolor w/bloom or my home, I wash everything, 80 joints w/fittings, trailer &

$2 pk. SASE Terry Madaris washed: $3/dozen. Sunset bag, pick-up or mail. Margaret rack: $1.50/ft. Hugh Hamilton

2017 Cloud Springs Rd Ridge Farm Baldwin 770-733- Watson Newnan 770-251- Warrenton 706-825-1526

Rossville GA 30741 Red Castor bean or

Loofah

0521 Farm Fresh Eggs available in

6951 margaretwatson804@gmail.com

Red wiggler worm bed starter kits & red wiggler worm food

seeds: $3 per 20 or $10 per 100. Cash and SASE to J.

Macon: $3/doz. Email ashlyntsa@gmail.com for more in-

Looking for someone who works on split oak baskets

for sale. Call for options and prices. L. Holyoak Enigma

Shelnutt, PO Box 1212, Lo- formation. Farm

ganville 30052

pickup only.

or

local near Griffin? Need repair of 229-326-6040

cotton basket? Call Skipper

Burns Griffin 678-438-3063

Wood heater w/fan in back,

REAL ESTATE Zinnias, Hibiscus, Amaryllis
(all mixed colors), August lilies: $2 per Tbsp +SASE. G. Ward 4496 Fowlstown Rd Attapulgus GA 39815 229-465-3641

For sale: 2020 fresh pecans shelled halves: $8 per lb +shipping. Jessie Arnett Tifton 229-382-6517
Locally grown premium beef.

Memory Bears made out of your loved ones clothing. Call for more info. Sherry McDaniel Buford 770-366-1306

like new, sold for $1600, used one year: $800 OBO. Charles Sawyer Mount Airy 706-7684776

USDA inspected, half & whole We cane chairs in Tiger. Don-

FIREWOOD

beef available: $3.25/lb on ald Becker Rabun County

hanging weight. Cut to your 770-807-9783

Firewood must be cut from the specifications. Potts Bros advertiser's personal property. Farm Jefferson 706-367-5823

FARM ANTIQUES

Realtors or anyone holding a real estate license may not advertise in this Category,

Ads for firewood must use the cord when specifying the amount of firewood for sale.
6 large, long trunk white oak trees: Free. You cut and haul. Must have experience. G. Gibson Atlanta 678-595-2790

Old-fashioned fudge: chocolate, peanut butter, made when ordered, $11/lb; also 2020 Stuart pecans, shelled: $8/lb. All packaged, sealed. Postage extra. The Fudge Table Dewy Rose 706-371-1668

Cast iron heater made in Rome, Ga. With Rome logo. Burns coal or wood: $300. Malcolm Talley Rome 706584-1724
Farm bell, no. 4, mounts on platform, two a-frame legs, no

unless advertising personal property. Farmland advertised must be owned by the subscriber placing the ad.
FARMLAND FOR SALE

sale, all sizes; also bare roots for sale. For more info, text or call. Demorest 706499-6470
Tree yearlings for sale! Red bud, Sawtooth Oak, Wild Plum, Nandina Domestica, Rose of Sharon, etc. Please call or text 404-673-4599 for information. Jonesboro
HEMP
It is unlawful for any person to cultivate, handle, or process hemp in this state unless such person holds a hemp grower license or a hemp processor permit issued by the Georgia Department of Agriculture. [ 2-23-4 (a)(1)]. Ads submitted for this category must be accompanied by a copy of the advertiser's current license and/or permit.
It is unlawful for a Licensed Hemp Grower to provide or sell hemp to any person other than: 1) another hemp grower possessing a valid license in Georgia or other state, 2) a processor possessing a valid permit or license issued by Georgia or other state, or 3) a Georgia college or university authorized to conduct research on hemp [ 2-23-4 (a) (3)].
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.)
Bulk hemp flower for sale:

HERBS

Herb

business/nursery

closed, liquidating remaining

retail inventory. Glass cruets,

bottles, books/booklets (too

much to list). Email Laura at

plotherbs@aol.com for pic-

tures, quantities and prices.

Augusta

SEEDS

Advertisements selling seeds must include a current state laboratory report (fewer than nine months old) for purity, noxious weeks and germination for each seed lot advertised. Ads submitted without this information will not be published. For more information regarding certified seed, call the GDA Seed Division, 229.386.3557.
2020 miniature marigold seeds. May be used for ground cover: $3 (cash) / 50 seeds + SASE. A. Norrell, 498 Pinewood Dr, Dahlonega, GA 30533
2020 Zinnia seeds - scarlet red, fuchsia, candy cane, lime blush, red/lime, chartreuse: 50 seeds/$3 (cash) + LRG SASE. D. Miltimore, 1766 Pleasant Hill Rd Ne Ranger GA 30734

All oak firewood: $200/cord. No delivery. Al Roberts Fayetteville 404-543-6984
Firewood, red and white oak. Bobby Davis Warrenton 706943-3278
Free firewood available. You cut, you haul. Susan Dockery Albany 229-364-1892
Free firewood, cut in 20in lengths. Cartecay & Ellijay area. Chris Woodstock 706851-3164
Free firewood, red oak, (6) logs on ground. Need chainsaw, several truck loads. Dale Burroughs Carnesville 706384-3436
Hardwood: $50/pickup load. You load, you haul. C. Conner Flowery Branch 470-6916246
Seasoned oak, hickory or pecan: $75 per quarter cord. Delivery available. Bob Lewis Fayetteville 770-461-4083
Split oak, cord: $150. Local delivery. Pat Waldrop Taylorsville 678-232-1077
FARMERS MARKETS
The Piedmont Park farmers market, Green Market, is looking for vendors to participate in our 2021 season. If you are interested, email market@piedmontpark.org for information.
THINGS TO EAT
2020 Desirable pecan halves, ready to eat: $11/lb + postage. Will crack, shell, separate your pecans $0.50/lb. Russell Eaton Stockbridge 770-506-2727
2020 Pecan halves: $7/lb or $6.50/lb pieces, plus postage, ready for freezer. Jane singleton Butler 478-972-3125
2020 pecans (Stuart) in the shell, 200lbs, buyer take all:

Pecans, ready to eat, mostly halves: $10/lb. No shipping. Raymond Gilbert 2781 Pierce Dairy Rd, Madison 706-3423623
Pork halves and wholes: $4/lb hanging weight. Matt Brown Canton 678-739-7176
Premium ground beef: $4.50/lb. Whole hog sausage: $3.50/lb. Steaks & roasts available, USDA, vacuum sealed. Potts Brothers Farm Jefferson 706-367-5823
Shelled pecan halves in 1lb resealable bags. Packaged in PGFS registered facility: $8/lb + shipping. Volume discounts. Kaylar Howard Sycamore paradoxfarms.net@gmail.com 229-402-0302. Call, text, email.
Water-ground meal, whole wheat flour, grits: $5/5lbs. Mike Buckner Junction City 706-269-3630
We machine-shell your pecans, while you wait, for $0.30/lb. Jody Glidewell Jackson 770-775-6592
ODDITIES
Gourds for sale. New crop, all sizes. Jimmy McDonald Sylvester 229-777-0444
Gourds for sale. Richard Ward Winston 770-756-7297
Gourds: many varieties, Martin gourds, fixed, ready to hang, at farm or shipped to you. Charles Lang / Crystal Lang Cordele 229-322-1320
Martin gourds for sale. Larry Heard Chula 229-402-0375
Martin gourds, 2020 crop: $4/ea. Paul Bailey Hoschton 706-654-9245
HANDICRAFTS AND SUPPLIES
1950s mint green Singer sewing machine: Runs, all

cracks, excellent sound: $400. Joe Yeargin Dallas 770-7783441
Farm bells, different sizes. These are very old, complete & ready to put up on a post or bell tower; also have an anvil. S. Burnett Mansfield 770-8272240
For sale old two horse covered wagon: $5000; one doctor's buggy: $1500. Frank Moody Rockmart 404-3570231
Have 2-man cross cut saws, real old. Also have extra blade: $225/all. M. Ray Aragon 706237-0247
Hit and miss 3HP Fuller and Johnson; 7hp Thermoil; also LB International. W.C. Quarles Dawsonville 706-265-3732
OTHER
(20) Cow panels; 72in JD grooming mower; 80gal fuel tank; 8ft no till drill; parade wagon seats; Honda 300 4 wheeler. Call Wayne Cason Mansfield 770-294-4596
(4) miniature cast iron wood stoves: $40/ea. Frances Sims Macon 478-785-2210
200 amp breaker box, meter can, weather head, 20 ft 2-0 cable. Ideal for mobile home, barn, shed, etc. Jimmy Rincon 912-704-3810
2001 Big Sky Montana fifth wheel camper: $11,000; 11000kw Honeywell propane generator: $1800. Pictures available upon request. Jason Amstutz Resaca 706-2993033
3 Louisville pottery Indian head cobalt blue stamp #5 done top jugs: $175/ea. Leave message. Mae Barber Luthersville 770-927-6830
325 gal. propane tank: $200. Lawson Hooper Covington 770-354-0406
55 gal, closed top, metal or plastic drums: $15; caged

(4) log cabins, 4,800 sqft, very close to Carter's Lake, Pinhoti Trail, national parks, ect: $580,000. More land available. Kerry Hix Chatsworth 706217-5550
10 acre mountain top lot near Hiawassee - special wrap around views. Paved road, electricity, convenient, private. Video, aerials available.Text preferred. Reduced. Tim Miller Hiawassee 706-401-0880

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

136.56 acres, fenced pastures & woods, 2 barns, covered corral, hay barn, tack building lake, 4 bed trailer: $7,400/ac. John Jackson Co. 770-475-3948
147 acres on Chicken Rd in Laurens Co. Looking to sell as a lot for $2800/acre. R. Brown Dublin 478-272-4420

155-acre farm, brick house,

Hwy 341, 2 metal shops, 3

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, surveyed in 2006-07. F. Nichols Cherokee County, NC 678758-0497

20 acres off Duncan Bridge & Dean Mountain Rd w/private road, underground utilities, restricted. Seasonal views at top 3 creeeks springhead for lake. Earl Warren Clarkesville 770596-1073

209+/- acres, road frontage, 2 houses & 3 wells on property, fruit trees, marketable timber. Great deer, turkey hunting: $2250/acre. Johnnie Rozier Taylor County 478-922-6431

State compliant, wholesale only. Hemp CBD/CBG clones and seeds for 2021 avail. Call John Downs Kennesaw 404772-2668
Enter your ad online at www.agr.georgia.gov/
market-bulletin.

All flower seeds, annual and perennials: $1/pk. Sara O'Shields, PO Box 185, Tate GA, 30177 770-735-3657
Devil's trumpet, mullein pink (rose campion), morning glory, hibiscus, four-o-clocks, money plant, mole bean: $2 cash/tsp +SASE. E. Beach 2966 Cardinal Lake Cir Duluth 30096

$3/lb. Charles Sawyer Mount Airy 706-768-4776
2020 pecans for sale: $8 for wholes and $7.50 for pieces. Shelled and cleaned. Ready for freezer. Clarkesville 706768-8417
2020 Pecans packaged 1/21, 21oz bags of halves: $10 + shipping. Doug Mitchell Lo-

original attachments, book, cabinet has swing out drawer: $300. Appling 706-533-2952
1960s Singer commercial sewing machine, completely rebuilt, all bells & whistles, zig zag, great cond.: $600. C. Hatcher Tifton 229-364-4054
All types of chair caning, repairs and refinishing. James

totes, food grade: $80; nonfood: $60. Roger Harrison Cairo 229-216-0031
Burning barrel leave massage. Joe Bachelor Perry 478987-4816
Hemp growing supplies - irrigation & grow bags w/soil for 700+ plants, grow lights & box (Q250) grow bags: $2500. D.

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
8 Acres w/barn, deep well, 3 shallow wells, pecan trees, complete fence, pond and several extras: $65,000. C. Jack-

770-476-1163

ganville 678-650- 7500

Lewis Perry 478-987-4243

Purther Ellijay 530-263-3638 son Collins 912-693-5703

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SERVICES EMPLOYMENT FARMLAND FOR
SALE
22 acres in White County, old homplace and farm, pasture & wooded, paved road, amazing views, unrestricted, convenient: $220,000. Robert Head Cleveland 706-878-6955

52.35 acres, Lamar County parcel 084019. YatesvilleForsyth Rd. near intersection with US 341; 30 acres could be cleared for pasture, remaining is woodland: $2900/acre. jackson.harold@comcast.net.
75 acres, half fields, big oaks, big deer, good access, old trailer: $185,000. Call for info,

BOARDING FACILITIES
The Georgia Animal Protection Act requires boarding and breeding facilities to be li-

Bushhogging. Reasonable rates, Conyers and Covington area. Fred Bryan Covington 404-694-3752
Farm 911 Signs-Farm Safety and Emergency Signage. An information source for greater peace of mind. Website: www.farm911signs.com Daren

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.

Layer hen poultry farm worker/couple needed, fulltime employment, housing plus salary provided, experience preferred. Please leave a full name and number. Demorest 706-499-5136
Wanted: Experienced herdsman for a hands-on 800 head

28.6+ acres w/spring, long please leave message. Johnny censed. A current license Sue Truex Cumming 678-628-

leaf pines, hardwoods, food Mayfield Pulaski County 706- number must be submitted with 6767

plots, mobile home, shed, 635-4051

notices for publication in the

FARM HELP NEEDED

cattle operation in GA. Cow/calf and background for calves. Salary commensurate

WANTED paved road, well, septic, pow-
er. Great hunting: $139,500. Steve Bradshaw Macon County 678-283-8981
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
30acres, creek, mature timber, 1acre cleared, w/good perc test. 6 min from Dalton, county water and power, off Hurricane Rd: $89,000. Steve Cardin Whitfield County 706483-9951
35.19 acres on highway 338

85-acre farm, horse race track w/amps of lighting. Three training barns, concession stand, barrel arena, rodeo. US Hwy 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, panoramic views, high elevation, search www.buyowner.com/BUY213884: $525,000. Carl Kelley Madison County 706-318-1740
97-acre farm, row crop, timber, irrigated, deep well, highway frontage, farm land, 6 miles from town: $325,000. Jeff Davis County 912-3753366 x312 www.owacc.com
FARMLAND FOR RENT/LEASE

"Boarding Facilities" category. Notices submitted without this information will not be published. For more information, please call the GDA Equine Health Division, 404.656.3713.
Pasture boarding, Highway 81 Stables: arena, round pen, trails, tack room, wash rack, trailer parking. Dan Robertson Hampton 678-300-3434
Pasture to full boarding, arenas, round pen, trails, obstacle course, training, lessons, pony parties, special events, photo shoots, beautiful setting. Southern Dreams Ranch, Americus 229-352-6658
FARM SERVICES
25 years experience in farm, tractor & Bobcat work, bush hogging/lawn mowing, grading/clearing, plowing/garden,

Lakes/ponds built, repaired, new pipe systems, land clearing, swamps drained, creeks rerouted, drainage problems, wetlands restoration, bush hogging home sites. Tim Harper Peachtree City 770-5271565
Loader/backhoe, grading, bush hogging, aeration, tree cutting, branch trimming, pruning, lawn mowing, leaf mulching, chain saw & blade sharpening. Rockdale and surrounding counties. G. Kelecheck Conyers 770-5974878
Specialize in all farm fences, esp. cattle, horse ranches and dog fences. Serving NE Georgia. Paint, pressure-wash and repair all types. Dan Gilbert Dawsonville 229-325-3163

Augusta area - like to hire full or part-time person to start an embryo breeding program. Call or text Willis Jackson Augusta 706-306-3506
Can you cover a hoop house w/tin? Person w/experience needed to help cover a hoop shelter w/tin. Joel Navarro Covington 404-520-0260
Experienced farm help needed for beef cattle & hay farm. Leave message with return phone number. J H Almand Monroe 404-558-3580.
Faith-based equine facility seeks general farm help. Possible housing available. References & background check required. Sweet Dreams Farms Ball Ground sweetdreamsfarm2@aol.com 770-823-6576
General farm help mowing,

w/qualifications. Housing available. Eatonton 706-485-2346
Items wanted in all Classified Categories will be advertised here.
6ft Cultipacker w/seed box. 3 pt hitch prefered. Leave message. Raymond McCoy Girard 478-569-8445
6ft high, 10x10 with gate cyclone dog pen. In good shape. Will take down and move. Sylvia Sikes Tignall 803-4560586
AAA Cash paid for farm equipment, tractors, skidsteers, diesel trucks, gooseneck trailers, ect. Located in Commerce. Call Chris 678283-9291 or 678-764-2358

between Dexter and Cadwell, paved frontage on three sides, good development potential: $175,000. R. Brown Laurens County 478 272 4420

300-400 acres of river bottom cropland on the Savannah River below Augusta, off Columbia Nitrogen Road. Charles Thompson Aiken, SC

deer plots, fence/heavy equipment welding, post holes. Larry Houston Covington 770235-3082/770-235-3782
43 years of experience: Bush-

3BR/2BA, remodeled older 706-631-8465 or 803-652- hogging, grading, postholes,

home, 1.24 acres, 500ft road 2455

foodplots, gardens, aerating,

frontage on 441 Bypass. Large Farm land for lease, approx. spreading seed and fertilizer,

storage building, 2 mi from I- 70 acs. dry land, Twiggs hauling, fence removal in N.

85. 115 Creek Way, Commerce GA John Pritchett

County: $2300 annually. 214-7272

478-

Ga./Metro Atlanta. son 678-200-2040

Rick

Alli-

Homer 706-677-3304

weed eating, tractor work, fruit Barn pickers: Old signs, oil

trees/blueberry maintenance, and gasoline cans/barrels, old

part- or full-time, individual or tools, advertising material, fur-

couple. Background check. niture etc. We pay cash for

David Lance Calhoun 770- items to decorate our farm.

773-5227

Call/text Mike Canton 516-

238-4738

Herdsman wanted, Wooten Farms, daily management duties, benefits, housing. Positive attitude. Cattle operations 4,500 ac. Experience needed. Jeff Davis County 912-375-

Cargo/enclosed trailer wanted. Prefer 5x8, bumper-pull, single axle. Will consider other sizes. Call/text Bill Schmaltz McDonough 941-539-8372

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, 20 acres open fronts, Ga. Hwy 37 near Morgan: $3000/acre. Jim Andrews Calhoun County jtajr51@yahoo.com 45 First Ave., Edison, Ga. 39846 229-835-2483

Farm land for lease: approx. 62 acres or any part thereof. $25/acre. R. Chestnutt Long County 912-658-0414
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
Pecan orchard for rent in Toombs County. J. McCumber Lyons 912-565-7017

Ag/Farm fencing, all types installed and repaired. 12Yrs experience. Land management services: consulting, mowing, seeding, food plots, wildlife habitat. Casey Kent Good Hope 678-446-8520
Bush hog, rotary mow, garden and food plot, harrow and plow, bale square hay. Monroe County area. Jimmy Waldrep Forsyth 478-9515563

State wide brush cutting. Under brush clearing, small tree clearing, brush cleanup, bush hogging, property and fence lines, overgrown areas. Thomas Bowlin 678972-4647
Stumps ground neatly below ground level, free estimate and reasonably priced. Glen Whitley Bethlehem 770-867-2718

6016 www.owacc.com
Horse farm help needed. Live on property, part-time hours for full-time nice housing. Beautiful, peaceful property. References required contact: Linda Daughtry Adrian 478299-6446
Looking for farm manager w/ some experience, part time, possible full time. John Carrollton 678-898-3819

Cash paid for farm equipment, tractors, skidsteers, diesel trucks, gooseneck trailers, ect. Located in Dalton. Call Dalton 678-2839291 or 678-764-2358
Cash paid for running and non-running diesel tractors and skid steers. Have trailer with winch. Also buys back hoes. Joshua Fowler Dacula 404-886-7423

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

I hereby certify that this notice meets all the necessary requirements for publication in the Market Bulletin:
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Farm wagon w/drag link Husband/wife looking for 50- Need someone to trap a Want 100G kettle in good Wanted, black Wagyu bull, Wanted: Large tomato cages

steering. Must have roadwor- 100 acres of hunting land for beaver that has picked my condition, will pay reasonable 100% blood line, breeding made out of concrete reinforc-

thy running gear, bed type or lease near Wilkes/Green Coun- farm pond as its home. Please price and pick up. Henry age. Richard Hammond, Daw- ing wire, or will buy the wire

condition unimportant. Rea- ties in 2021. Place for camper call B. Nelson Gordon County Conyers 404-310-6490

son 229-886-6922 rmham- from you. Ed Young Conyers

sonable towing distance. Please text or leave message. L. Vowell LaGrange 706-3028573.
Farmer w/dogs looking for farmland & other property to hog hunt. I also have big game dogs for sale at times. M. Young Oldfort 423-7155857
Ford Jubilee parts tractor. Running or not running. Also

is a plus. D. Anderson Dahlonega 706-864-4726

I need a fruit tree specialist or arborist to trim up orchard of mature trees, newer trees, & berry shrubs. Mark Madison County 404-886-8789

Let's keep it very simple. If

you got anything really old call

me. I like it all. North Ga. pre-

ferred.

Bill

McGraw

Watkinsville 706-614-0867

706-264-3921
Old farm windmill, good to fair condition. Peter Wild Athens pcvhwild@att.net 706548-9682
Parts wanted for Ditch Witch 1020 trencher or closely related equipment. Call JD Macon 478-214-1944
Retirement home needed for 2 horses. Mother (23) and daughter (14); daughter has walking problem, not ridable.

Want 25 to 100 acres for hunting 2021 season. For my grandson and I. Walton or surrounding counties. Call or text Danny @ 404-520-9359
Want female rhea, either color, grey or white, is sufficient. Not for breeding. Jill Griggs Temple 678-232-9127
Want someone to butcher two cows in Loganville area. Text please. Sam Jamison Conyers 678-576-2191

mond2@gmail.com
Wanted: 2003-2004 Challenger MT535, 2WD tractor in good condition. David Holland Reidsville 912-237-4011
Wanted: 30-50 Katahdin or St. Croix ewes. Janet Mooney Summertown 706-871-7510
Wanted: 48in box blade w/ripper teeth on front. Tom Norsworthy McDonough 770213-3828

770-483-4750
Wanted: Nigerian dwarf females, 1-3y/o, reasonably priced in south Atlanta area. Phebe Campbell McDonough 770-773-5375
Wanted: sprig digger. Bill Kent Canton 770-547-5300

need front and rear tires for Looking for 2 or 3 feeder pigs Frances Anderson this tractor. Larry Tyer New- to raise out. In or around 229-435-8168

Albany

Want to buy Brown Mfg. Co. Limb Tremor limb cutting saw

nan 770-366-6327

LaFayette. Call Thomas 423-

36in model for tractor/ front

661-6974

Scag three wheel lawn mow- end loader. Norwood Blan-

Free black walnut lumber - (2) mature trees, free if trees & stumps removed completely (tree cutters require approval). Richard Carrollton 770-6885649
Georgia Chew Crew (goats) in immediate need of permanent pasture for home base w/fence & shelter. Reasonable rent, bartering considered, immediate occupancy needed near NE Georgia 706-254-7717
Hunting lease wanted: established hunting club searching for acreage to lease near Monticello. All small & large tracts considered. Dan Ergle Snellville 770-921-2701 or 770-3801180

Looking for a Farmall tractor from a 560 up to an 856. Diesel w/wide front end. Chuck Phillips Cumming 678414-2313
Looking to buy a post driver. Can be 3pt or quick attach. Nice or rough, doesn't matter. Connor Power Monroe 404989-2306
Looking to purchase about 45 power poles, 15ft or longer, in good condition. Will be used for a pole barn. Please call Mark @ 706-302-6733
Mule wooden plow handles only in great shape and scale weights for Fairbanks Morse heavy duty grain mill scale. Bill Butler Braselton 770-2314662

er, running or not. Leave message. Joe Neill Newnan 7702536-4261
Seeking Maremma stud, female will be bred in April. Reasonable fee or trade for pup from litter. Must be purebred, maybe w/o papers. Wee Woods Farm Danielsville 706254-7717
Seeking usable 250-500gal propane tank. Kent Kornberg Murrayville 770-654-0305
Square hay bale grapple (8 bale) and/or tedder. M. Wall Hawkinsville 478-636-9502
Sterile Grass Carp needed for this Spring. 10-12in preferred, delivered. Bob O'Neal Stone Mountain 770-3642523

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Thompson said looking back, this new use of technology may be beneficial to the industry.
Warbington Farms did what many U-pick farms did and switched to curbside service. Heard said they started with online orders from their website. Demand was unexpected, and their system crashed as people rushed to order. She said there were also issues where people paid online, but the farm of strawberries by the time they came to pick them up.
"There were a lot of kinks that we had to work out, but by the end, we felt like we had our system down," Heard said. "Our customers were so unbelievably understanding."
They changed their operation plan to allow customers to make reservations through the website. They also adopted the use of hand-held payment devices to process payment at the time of pick up.
Drew Echols at Jaemor Farms in Alto said last year was a roller coaster for them. There was a two-week period in April when he thought he might lose his strawberry crop, but then "the door blew off" as demand exploded, he said.
"Last year, it seemed like everything was changing every day," Echols said. "Last year, we didn't have time to plan, and this year we know a little bit of what to expect. At least we know what the worst-case scenario looks like, so we can plan for it a little bit."
Jaemor Farms started curbside ser-

vice at both its markets in Alto and Commerce last year. They also installed plexiglass at cash registers to protect customers and cashiers, and began a rotation of hourly cleaning of common areas. They also suspended hayrides.
Since the pandemic was declared, outdoor activities have been promoted heavily to those who've grown weary of staying indoors, and agritourism operations like the Jaemor farm markets are uniquely positioned to take advantage of the shift.
"We've grown flowers for three years now, and we're planting more flowers this year than we ever have just to have more weekends where people can come up, walk and cut their own stuff," he said. "I think you talk about changes, for us, it's offering more stuff like that because people want to get out on the farm rather than a movie or indoor event."
And despite the challenges and concerns, roadside markets and farms did well last year. Cheryl Smith, agritourism manager for Georgia Grown, said part of the reason was the public figured out how to travel during COVID-19. And operators did what they needed to do with health protocols, crowd control and cleaning common areas to make visits safe.
"I think that they felt like getting out to a roadside market or a farmer's market they were less likely to be exposed

to COVID," Smith said. "Also, a lot of people had a hard time getting things at the grocery store, so they wanted something fresh and would go to the local farmers markets and roadside stands."
Heard said the demand for strawberries was remarkable last year. A drive-thru petting zoo was a big hit, resulting in new customers returning in the fall.
She said they are planting 30,000 more strawberry plants to meet demand this year. Warbington Farms will also keep curbside service this spring for customers who wish to limit contact.
The pandemic ended school field trips to farms, which Heard said was a big part of her business. For now, Warbington Farms will plan for more drive-thru experiences and field days for home-schooled children. Heard said she hopes to have school children back visiting again.
"We survived. It's really been hard not having those school field trips every day," Heard said. "It's been huge, but we have kind of made it up in other areas. We will be looking forward to the day where we can have our field day trips."
Thompson said that some farms might try to do field trips this year, but it will be a very different experience.
"They will probably have to be smaller, but they are really trying to return to normal," Thompson said. "I think all of us are trying to get back to normal, but it will be modified."

Jaemor Farms and other roadside markets and farms adjusted to COVID-19 to stay open while keeping staff and customers safe. Pictured is a Jaemor employee with mask and gloves with floor markings for social distancing at their Alto market. Operators expect business to be good this year as people venture out more as the weather warms up. (Special Photo/Jaemor Farms)

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Johnny Appleseed Farm blends old, new techniques in Folkston

By Jay Jones
jay.jones@agr.georgia.gov
Johnny Appleseed Organic Village and Farm in Folkston looks to continue the work of its namesake by growing and selling heirloom apple trees that have a direct linage to the last tree the man planted 200 years ago.
For Jeff Meyer, the trees result from a 30-year project that started when he purchased propagation rights from the owners of the last known original Johnny Appleseed tree in Ashland County, Ohio.
"It occurred to me that people were always interested in Johnny Appleseed, always interested in the tree, and obviously, it is a household name," he said. "I thought that it would be kind of fun to revive the small trees program and let people actually buy the tree, so they'd get the fruit identical to the fruit that would have been on the tree in the mid-1850s."
Meyer used bud wood from the Johnny Appleseed tree and has grown over 1,000 grafted trees genetically identical to the proven heirloom tree, which was likely planted in the early 1830s. He explained the trees will produce "a good-tasting apple" but are not suited for a long shelf life like apples from the grocery store.
The trees are marketed as Johnny Appleseed Authentic, and Meyer said they would be good finds for U-pick orchards, small farms and folks looking for a good backyard fruit tree with an interesting story.
"For a U-pick orchard to be able to advertise to everyone that they can come and pick apples from a Johnny Appleseed tree, I think would be a cool thing," he said.
Unlike Paul Bunyan the lumberjack and John Henry the railroad steel driver, Johnny Appleseed was a real person. His real name was John Chapman, and he earned his nickname by planting thousands of apple trees in the Midwest in the early days of the country. Chapman learned to grow

apple trees on his own in his hometown of Leominster, Mass., and by the 1790s, he was a successful orchardist and nurseryman.
As the Northwest Territory was being settled in the early 1800s, Chapman saw an opportunity. Settlers who accepted homesteads there from the federal government were required to start farming on the property and plant at least 40 fruit trees.
Meyer said Chapman established orchards across the territory with a local farmer. Other farmers in the area would then use the base rootstock from the tree producing the sweetest apples to graft onto their trees.
"That farmer would sharecrop and collect the money for the trees. Chapman would go through once a year and collect his money as he went back East to the cideries to collect the seeds he would plant the following season," Meyer said. "He literally planted millions of seeds and hundreds of thousands of trees that grew throughout the Midwest."
The idea wasn't a federal effort to start a fruit tree industry or build up the cider industry. Meyer explained it was mainly for a food preservative, similar to the way peach trees were encouraged in the South.
"Today, we have refrigeration and chemicals to put in foods to preserve them. Back then, the only food preservative would have been a vinegar or something you made from fruit grown on the farm," he said.
Chapman was also deeply religious and believed in using only what the Lord provided. Historical records show Chapman found success planting apple seeds in native soils when grafted tree varieties shipped from Europe failed. Meyer said Chapman was among the first to understand the importance of soil health in agriculture.
The appreciation from Chapman is the seed of the idea for establishing Johnny Appleseed Village and Farm. Meyer said he and his associates look to Chapman's example to educate the public on climate farming old farming meth-

ods applied today. In many ways, Meyer said they are planting seeds just
like Chapman did. "If you think about it, he would have been one of our na-
tion's first organic gardeners," Meyer said. "He was a vegetarian, and he was very committed to doing things the right way in most, if not all, of his recorded actions."
The farm of about 200 acres near the Okefenokee Swamp is a sort of a lab for climate farming, which cultivates compatible crops together in one space, integrates animals and minimizes soil disturbance, among other methods.
Farm Director Joshua Andersen explained climate farming is a new way to look at agriculture. Asked the difference between climate farming and organic farming, Andersen described it as "organic to the tenth power."
"Organic farming is like a set of rules, but organic does not imply sustainability," Andersen said. "It's important to know prior to and I'm generous prior to 1900, everything was quote-unquote organic, but it was not sustainable."
The farm grows a wide variety of produce and fruit. The fall harvest includes Purple Lady Bok Choy, a variety with three times as much Vitamin A as other greens. The farm also grows Napier grass, a tropical grass with several uses, including grazing, soil fertility improvement and soil erosion prevention.
Andersen added that climate farming can be applied to small farming operations and noted that many people turned to local farmers during the pandemic.
"I think back in the early days when you would go to the grocery store, and there would be almost nothing on the shelves, then you go home, turn on the TV and see stories of people throwing away huge amounts of food because they were meant to go to institutional customers I think a lot of people looked at that and thought there should be a better way," Anderson said.

Jeff Meyer stands next to saplings of Johnny Appleseed Authentic apple trees grown at his farm in Folkston. The trees are genetically identical to the last known tree planted by the original Johnny Appleseed, John Chapman, in the 1830s. (Special Photo)

Johnny Appleseed Organic Village and Farm in Folkston practices climate farming where limited soil disturbance and growing compatible crops together. The approach is based on farming methods the original Johnny Appleseed developed in growing apple trees across the Midwest in the early 19th century. Here, the farm staff tends to a row of fall greens alongside a row of Mayhaws, a berry native to the Southern United States. (Special Photo)

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allow EMCs the authority to provide broadband service. The legislation was intended to encourage what you see today EMCs and community leaders, working together on creative solutions to close the gap between those with internet service and those without."
George Weaver, president and CEO of Central Georgia EMC, said the partnership will afford his members the opportunity to participate in today's digital world.
"EMC directors and staff live and work in the communities they serve. We see firsthand the disadvantages associated with a lack of internet service," he said.
The project will provide new broadband service to many Southern Rivers Energy members who have no access to the quality, high-speed internet service, according to Michael McMillan, president and CEO of

Southern Rivers. "This partnership will enable thousands
of rural Georgians to finally access the same online connections as those in more urban areas, while allowing us to maintain focus on our core mission providing reliable, affordable electricity to our members," McMillan said.
Rural electric cooperatives are at the forefront of broadband expansion in rural areas. According to the Governor's Office, some, like Blue Ridge Mountain EMC and

Habersham EMC have created affiliates and are already providing high-speed service to members.
Others are exploring or have formed partnerships with broadband providers. Amicalola EMC, Carroll EMC, Colquitt EMC and Diverse Power have already announced initiatives resulting in expanded access for thousands of Georgia households.
"As we work together to move all of Georgia forward, our partners across the state understand that access to broadband, high-

speed internet, is a fundamental component for continued growth," Duncan said. "The expansion of rural broadband will remain a top priority for the Senate as we look for ways to close internet gaps across the state."
The expansion of rural broadband has been a main focus of efforts in the State House of Representatives to offer greater economic opportunity in rural Georgia, said Ralston.
"I appreciate the efforts of all those involved and the members of the General Assembly who have worked on critical legislation, like Senate Bill 2, to make today's announcement possible," Ralston said in a press release. "We will continue to work with Governor Kemp, Lieutenant Governor Duncan, and our colleagues in the Senate to ensure that prosperity is accessible to every Georgian, regardless of your zip code."

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"That's when you really start to see a sort of collapse," Mihm said. "We have reason to believe that on some of the (Chattahoochee) National Forest land there are abandoned orchards because much of the forest land was taken from abandoned farms where people just walked off."
A knight in shining armor Ellijay and Gilmer County bill themselves as the "Apple
Capital of Georgia," but Cherokee County may well be the historic heart of today's $11 million apple industry. It was there that nurseryman Jim Lawson saved countless Southern apple varieties from extinction.
"Without him, more of these varieties if not almost all of them would be lost because he had a nursery that specialized in these fruits," Fuder said. "He was out blazing the roads in the summertime in the '50s and '60s, collecting wood from these much older trees."
As Wood prepared to clear the property he bought for a house and pastureland near Ball Ground, he rediscovered more than 100 progeny of Lawson's rescue missions.
"It was overgrown with privets, blackberry bushes, pine trees and Bradford pears. I bought it January fourteenth and that spring I was walking down my driveway and I saw all these blooms out there amongst all those overgrown bushes. I walked over there and saw all these trees and realized they were some kind of fruit trees," Wood said.
He turned for help to Fuder, UGA's Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources agent in Cherokee County, who himself acquired an orchard of heirloom apple trees along with the house he bought when he relocated for the job.
Follow progress at the Georgia Heritage
Apple Orchard online at https://site.extension.
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on that page to share stories or locations of
historic apple trees with the UGA Apple Team.
The son of the man who planted the trees offered Fuder a map of the orchard labeled with the names of trees that produced apples he'd never heard of, and so began a quest for knowledge about the more than 1,400 apple varieties once unique to the South. (About 400 are known to still exist.)
Fuder has worked with Wood the last few years to preserve Lawson's orchard.
"Most of the trees are producing pretty good fruit. I've got 140 trees. We've identified 25," Wood said.
Some varieties yielded scion wood for the Georgia Heritage Apple Orchard, and an extra pair of hands (Wood's) to help plant grafted apple trees on an acre of hillside at UGA's Georgia Mountain Research and Education Center.
Hopefully ever after Fuder's research of all things antique apples led him to
experts near and far, including Lawson and Creighton Lee Calhoun, arguably the foremost authority on heritage apples. After retiring from the U.S. Air Force, Calhoun wrote the definitive book on the subject, Old Southern Apples, that chronicled varieties he collected for 30 years. He died last year.
But the field of heirloom apple experts in Georgia grew by one when Fuder reached out to a conservator in New York State for scion wood to use in grafting workshops. The conservator mentioned Mihm's hunt for heritage varieties.
A native of Connecticut, Mihm seized on apples to meet

UGA staff and faculty from various disciplines joined UGA Master Gardeners and students to plant 101 varieties of heirloom apple trees at the Georgia Mountain Research and Education Center in Blairsville.

the requirement of the conservation covenant requiring agricultural activity on land he and his wife purchased in Oconee County.
"I come from apple country up in Connecticut. I grew up going to the orchards and picking apples. Cider season was a huge thing for me as a child," Mihm said. "This was a transference of my childhood onto a new location, Georgia, where apples have this very interesting and, frankly, distinguished history."
When Fuder met him, Mihm was holding a grant application to fund a hunt for lost apple varieties in Georgia.
"Dr. Mihm is not in the College of Agriculture so there's no way any of us would have known what he was doing," Fuder said. "His initial grant was much different in scale and scope. He was looking at it more from a traditional historian combing

old property records and going out on a search and rescue type mission. I told him that sounds like a mission impossible."
They rewrote Mihm's request for a Specialty Crop Block Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow them to collect, graft and cultivate known heirlooms before they are lost to time. "Old Apples for a New Century: The Georgia Heritage Apple Orchard" got the greenlight.
Ray Covington, superintendent of the Georgia Mountain Research and Education Center, dedicated two acres to the project and hosted a grafting workshop in March 2020 (prior to the COVID-19 lockdown) to prepare 300 trees representing 100 Southern heirloom cultivars. Cuttings from heirloom specimens were bench-grafted onto M7A rootstock, potted and stored in a fenced outdoor area to keep deer away.
Covington said they performed well. As the trees mature and restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic ease, the new orchard of old varieties will offer educational opportunities to children and adults, as well as new market opportunities for commercial apple producers. Prior to the heirloom planting, the Mountain Research Center boasted 1,450 specimens of nine apple varieties for research benefitting Georgia growers. Covington foresees a day when public grafting workshops at the center will share genetic material from the 110 varieties now growing there, "perpetuating these genetics for generations."

Ben Davis is one of 101 heirloom apple tree varieties planted in the Georgia Heritage Apple Orchard. This reliable tree was nicknamed "the mortgage lifter" by 19th Century farmers. (Amy Carter/GDA)

Did you know?
The Georgia Mountain Research and Education Center has existed since 1930 and conducts research on various commodities, including wine grapes, blueberries, cattle, corn, soybeans, ornamental grass, turfgrass and long grasses. The center also works with local communities to provide agricultural education to the public. Learn more at https:// gamountain.caes.uga.edu/.

Terry Winter Apple
According to Old Southern Apples, written by the late C. Lee Calhoun, Terry Winter originated on the farm of a Mr. Terry in Fulton County prior to the Civil War. It was first grafted and sold by nurserymen in 1868 and grew best in the piedmont and coastal plains of the South.
Two Terry Winter apple trees were planted in the Georgia Heritage Apple Orchard in Blairsville on Feb. 9, 2021.
-USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705

Rabun Bald (Rabun) Apple
According to Old Southern Apples, written by the late C. Lee Calhoun, Rabun Bald was discovered by farmer Andy Hamby in 1890 near Clayton. More than 2,000 Rabun Balds were planted in commercial orchards around Clayton by 1906. "Its eating quality is highly praised in several references," Calhoun noted.
Two grafted Rabun Bald trees were planted in the Georgia Heritage Apple Orchard near Blairsville on Feb. 9, 2021.
-USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705