It's strawberry season in Georgia! See page 16 for a list of locations. EstablishEd 1917 a CEntury of sErviCE Egg candling classes are back online. Learn more on page 8. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GARY W. BLACK, COMMISSIONER WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2021 VOL. 104, NO. 6 COPYRIGHT 2021 Consumer Alert: Beware of pine straw scam ATLANTA Attorney General Chris Carr is warning Georgians about a scam involving door-to-door sales of pine straw or mulch. Consumers have complained about disreputable landscapers coming to their doors, claiming to have left-over pine straw or mulch from a previous job and offering it to the consumer at a heavily discounted rate. After the consumer agrees to the recommended number of bales, the scammer lays down fewer bales than agreed upon and then tells the consumer he will need to lay down an additional number of bales to cover the yard at a cost of hundreds of dollars more. If the consumer refuses, the scammer tries to intimidate the consumer. Sometimes consumers give in to these scare tactics just to get the scammer to leave. The Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division offers the following tips to help you avoid a door-to-door landscaping scam: Ask to see the solicitation permit issued by the city, if applicable. Ask to see a business card and make sure you get the name of the business and the employee. Ask for the business' website and check it out. Check the Secretary of State's website to see if the person has a business license. Check Better Business Bureau's website (bbb.org) to see if there are any complaints against the business. Before someone starts the work, ask to get the terms in writing, including the scope of the job, quantity of materials and the final price. To be safe, say no to door-to-door solicitations and instead contact a reputable company, perhaps one that a friend or neighbor recommends. If you are being harassed by a door-todoor salesperson, call 911. 10 0 t1h9A17nniv2e0r1s7ary A 2017 map of periodical cicada broods prepared by the U.S. Forest Service (page 14) shows three Georgia counties being impacted by Brood X emergence: Fannin, Gilmer, and Union. But according to Dr. Nancy Hinkle, professor of entomology at the University of Georgia, older maps indicate that Brood X emerges as far south as the Gnat Line (about to Macon). "That's why we want everyone to be watching and to report when they find cicadas this spring," Hinkle said. Email photos and location to Insects@uga.edu. Brood XIX emergence of 13-year cicadas in 2024 will affect: Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Fulton, Jackson, Madison, Polk, Richmond, Walker, and White counties. (Source: U.S. Forest Service) They're baaaack! Brood X cicadas will raise the decibel level of spring after a 17-year hiatus By Amy Carter amy.carter@agr.georgia.gov The hills will be alive with more music than usual this year. Prior to the emergence of annual cicadas, who sing without ceasing through the afternoons and early evenings of summer and fall, Brood X of the periodical cicada genus Magicicada will surface again in April after spending 17 years underground. According to Dr. Allan Sanborn, professor of biology at Barry University in Miami Shores, Fla., there are seven species of periodical cicadas and 20 species of annual cicadas from the genera Neotibicen, Megatibicen, Diceroprocta, Neocicada and Cicadetta that appear in Georgia. Annual cicadas are found across the United States and all around the world, but periodical cicadas are found only in the eastern half of the U.S. through the Midwest, South and East, according to Dr. Nancy Hinkle, professor of entomology at the University of Georgia in Athens. Although the U.S. Forest Service puts Brood X in just three north Georgia Counties Fannin, Gilmer and Union Hinkle said they've been spotted as far south as Macon. If you hear cicadas singing all day, you're hearing periodical cicadas, she said. (Crickets and katydids sing at night.) Periodical cicadas like Brood X are localized populations that emerge in large numbers in prime-numbered intervals. Primes are only divisible by 1 and themselves, so waiting 13 or 17 years to surface reduces competition and predation from insects and other animals whose populations peak more frequently, Sanborn said. "Using a prime means you will miss emerging with other regular cycles (of periodical cicadas) a greater amount of the time. For example, the 13- and 17-year broods emerge together only every 221 years if they inhabit the same location," Sanborn said. It is also harder for a potential predator to synchronize to the prime, Sanborn said, giving the different species within the brood a chance to reproduce in greater numbers. "Pretty much anything will eat the cicadas when they emerge because the cicadas have lost their anti-predator behaviors. Their strategy is to have so many animals emerge, mate, and lay eggs that the species will continue in time regardless of the losses to predators," he said. The number of periodical cicadas emerging in a single brood can be astronomical as many as three million individuals an acre in an old-growth forest. Female cicadas lay eggs in twigs and branches. After several weeks, young nymphs hatch and drop to the ground, where they dig into the ground to feed off the liquid sucked from tree and plant roots. See BROOD X CICADAS, page 14 Please deliver this paid subscription to: Published by the Ga. Department of Agriculture Gary W. Black, Commissioner In the field: Vidalia onions By Chris Tyson Area Onion Agent and Coordinator Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research Center LYONS We are just a few short weeks away from Vidalia Onion harvest in April. Our Vidalias were transplanted in the fields in November and December, each one planted by hand. Farmers have spent the last three months caring for the crop, making sure it has the water and fertilizer needed to grow. During that time, the onions were growing the above ground portion of the plant the leaves. This is important because onions need big, healthy tops with nice green leaves to grow the below-ground portion of the plant that we enjoy the onion bulb. March is an important time for Vidalia Onions. This is when the bulbs begin to develop. Warmer and longer days prompt the onions to transition to this next phase, when they will need adequate water to make big bulbs. One thing that sets Vidalia Onions apart from your average onion is their mild, sweet flavor. This is due to the climate and soil of South Georgia, the Vidalia growing region. We have very sandy soil, and sandy soil does not hold nutrients like sulfur very well. It allows rainwater to leach or "wash it out" of the root zone of onions. Sulfur gives onions their "hot" flavor. The absence of this sulfur in our soil is what gives our onions their sweet, mild flavor. It is still a little early to tell how plentiful the crop will be. Farmers must deal with a lot of things that are out of their control primarily the weather but they have done everything they can up to this point. Mother Nature gets the final say. Hopefully, there will be plenty of Vidalias to go around this spring. A lot happens underground in March when Vidalia Onion bulbs mature ahead of April harvest. (Chris Tyson/UGA) PAGE 2 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2021 Advertise in the Market Bulletin Classified advertisements in the Market Bulletin are free to subscribers and limited to one ad per issue per subscriber number. Ads run a maximum of two consecutive issues unless requested otherwise. Advertisements from businesses, corporations, dealerships, real estate agents or other commercial entities are not permitted. 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Box 742510 Atlanta, GA 30374 Call the Georgia Department of Agriculture 404.656.3600 | 800.282.5852 AI Hotline 855.491.1432 Georgia Grown Food Safety 404.656.3680 404.656.3627 GATE 855.327.6829 Plant Protection 404.463.8617 Equine Health 404.656.3713 Licensing 855.424.5423 Animal Protection 404.656.4914 State Veterinarian 404.656.3671 Fuel and Measures 404.656.3605 Market Bulletin 404.656.3722 Georgia Department of Law Consumer Protection Unit 404.651.8600 | 1.800.869.1123 Access the Market Bulletin online any time at http://www.agr.georgia.gov/market-bulletin.aspx FARM MACHINERY Please specify if machinery is in running condition. 2005 John Deere 5205, 4WD, 714hrs, garage kept, mildly used, like new, almost perfect w/Bush Hog, 3/8in, scrape blade & box blade: $18,500. R. Odom Morganton 706-4558238 2013 Bush Hog brand rotary cutter, excellent condition, only used ~2-3 times on one acre grass, original owner. Asking: $1250 OBO. Jerry Reich Cornelia 678630-2237 TRACTORS 2007 Kubota M70/40, cab A/C, 4WD, loader, shuttle shift, Big Bee D-560, 5ft rotary '80 MF 2705, 2100 hrs, new a/c, belts, lifts, good tires, and batteries. Fresh oil. Ready to work. Call Winford 510-604- 960 hrs, diesel: $28,500. Also available harrows, bush hog, spray tank. Steve Bradshaw Macon County 678-283-8981 mower. Tim Taylor Concorde 770-584-1668 Ford 501 sickle mower: $800. Lynn McNeal Alamo 478-488- 7002 or text Connie 678-849- 2012 Case International Max- 0082 9154 Gainesville um 140, 4WD, 2,014hrs, w/7ft Heavy duty Hardee Tiger 6ft 165 Massey Ferguson, runs good, Du-Al front end loader w/bucket, used daily 2020: $5000. Orby Lamb Surrency 912-278-6462 175 Massey Ferguson, (AGCO) loader, 60hp, runs good, fabricated hay spear: $6,000 cash only. Calls only, bush hog: $61,000. J. Heddleson Bloomingdale 912-6603745 2016 John Deere 5085M 4WD H260 loader w/3rd function, open station w/canopy, 2 rear remotes, 3 mid remotes, 795 hrs, excellent condition: $39,500. Mike Woods Molena 770-833-4543 bush hog in good condition for sale: $900. Have loader & can load on your trailer. Blake Gillsville 770-364-7042 JD Frontier 60in, 3pt hitch bush mower. Purchased new 2018, used less than 6 hours: asking $1395. N. Yates E. Dublin 478-998-4214 9am to 9pm, no texts. R. Haley Villa Rica 770-480-2468 1948 Ford 8N, 12-volt, for sale. Jason McCook Dawsonville 770-601-1141 2016 Kioti 5010 4WD tractor, low hrs, w/front end loader. Sell or trade for larger tractor. C. E. Meers Silver Creek 678591-4004 Land Pride Grooming Mower 5 ft., FDR1660, used less than 20 hours; kept under shelter, like new condition. Asking $1800. Text/msg Claudia Alexander Augusta 706-836- 1950 & 1948 Allis Chalmers B model. Everything works, kept under shelter, call for more info. Asking: $3000 OBO. Call before 9 pm. Seab Hughes Vi- 2016 Kubota MX5200, 2wd, 230 hrs; looks and runs like new, pictures avail: $12,500. Mark Wilcox Abbeville 706982-5702 3755 Protero Bagger PV18KU, less than 1yr use, hand-pull dump: $1250. Call Joey 678-4717106 Senoia dalia 912-293-5064 2018 John Deere 4052m trac- tor, w/loader, 166hrs, 4wd, Woods 6ft finish mower: 1953 Ford NAA, runs good, 52hp, power reverser trans- $650; 3pt hitch fence stretcher: good tires, always sheltered: mission: $28,500. L. Maney $675. Bo Rohrabaugh Stock- $2,400. Melvin Fleming Baldwin 706-244-4348 bridge 770-238-8773 Arnoldsville 706-742-8554 2018 Mahindra 4540 tractor, Woods belly mower, 59in, 1958 Ford 801 gas Power- 2WD, canopy top & front grill older model, needs 2 4in pul- master, good tires, 12v sys- guard, 26.3 hrs, w/a Mahindra leys: $160. J. Griffith Rydal tem, new paint, everything 7ft finish mower, excellent 770-382-7279 works, new battery: $3800. condition: $16,300. W. Bryan Jeff Knowles Eatonton 706- Cave Spring 706-591-0309 PLANTING AND 473-1418 310-C John Deere backhoe, 4 TILLAGE 1973 AC 200, running, needs in frame: $4000; AC 185 running, 1400 hrs: $4500. Calvin Athens 706-540-1094 wheel W. D. Tires 50%, always sheltered, used on farm: $14,500. Dwane Bailey Bowersville 706-436-8033 (1) 1 row cultivator; (1) 2 row cultivator; (1) 4ft scrape blade. T. Barge Gay 770-927-3756 (1) two bottom plow Ford 1973 Deutz 9006, 90hp, 4x4, 4610 Series II Ford, diff. lock, turning plow, has tail wheel; (1) runs great, 7ft bucket, 10ft power steering, fiberglass top 5ft finishing mower; (1) 6 shank bushhog: $11,500. John on ROPS, Ford remote valve, cultivator w/planter frame; (1) Krueger Dahlonega 775-233 weight rack w/5 weights. HD boom pole for tractor. Dar- 7871 $9500. James Sullivan Vidalia win Blansit Trion 706-238- 1980 JD 4240 tractor, ROPS, 912-537-4944 0465 5300hrs, new tires: $7000. 52 8N Ford tractor, partly re- 1,2&4 row cultivator; 1,2&4 Steve Odum Ashburn 229- stored, new parts, needs rear row rolling cultivator; 1&2 row 364-3703 tires and some wiring: $1200. Cole Hi-speed planters, (2) 6ft 1990 John Deere loader 455G, w/backhoe, good running machine: $21,500. Ready to work. B. G. Porter Martin 770- Barry Pirkle Tiger 678-4255643 5525 Mahindra tractor w/front end loader, 362hrs, runs great, blades; 1 row subsoiler seed plates, gears, many used parts other. C. Crosby Blackshear 912-449-6573 654-6914 Chad Smith Thomson 706- 15ft Unverferth field cultiva- 1991 Ford 5610 II Special, 72hp engine, 2WD, 3772hrs, canopy, front weights, 60% front tires, 80% rear tires: $10,500. Alex White 404-2953089 830-5616 5610 Ford Special, 1550hrs, very good tires, 1000lbs of front weight, open canopy, new radiator, tractor is weathered: $11,000. Randy Bryan Cochran 478-225-4037 tor, like new: $4500; 360 Farm King seed cleaner, like new: $3000. Allan Brittain Jackson 404-328-5756 4-row twin Monosem planter 12ft field cultivator. Leslie Jones Jacksonville 229-860- 1998 Ford 4630, (2) post ROPS, good condition, (2) new front tires, (1) new rear: $8500. S. Price Wrightsville 478-2904419 2000 John Deere 4300 w/ 410hrs, off-road diesel in good 73 Ford 2000, gas, manual steering, HI-Lo trans, good metal: $3995. K. Phillips Watkinsville 706-714-7282 8N Ford tractors. Walt Stancil Rabun Gap 706-244-2707 1277 Allis-Chalmer 4 row corn planter w/fertilizer hopper, pull type: $900. Ronnie Hardigree Watkinsville 706-224-3583 Athens model 116 double off- condition, kept under shelter. Includes finishing mower. Can provide photos: $9800. T. McMurray Stockbridge 404-669- Farmall C tractor, planters, & cultivators: $3,000; Rhino 15ft bushog: $5,000. T. Chandler Danielsville 706-338-9144 set flex wing disc harrow, 16ft 8in, like new, under shelter: Best offer over $10,000. C. D. Walker Pearson 912-422-8100 0771 Auger/transporter, 6in Echo 2002 New Holland TN70: $6000. Paint is rough but tractor runs good. Randy Tankersley Appling 706-339-5319 Farmall Cub w/59in mower; Farmall Cub w/42in mower. Call for more info. Carburetor, turn plow, cultivators. R. Cain Phenix City, AL 334-297-3139 earth auger, model EA-410. Used to plant nursery gallon trees: $1950. Email farmerdave1520@hotmail.com for photo. David M. Taylor Carrollton Ford 601 Workmaster, runs, 770-861-5333 lifts, tires, sheet metal, PTO, 12V, brakes all good. Ready to work: $2500. Emory Watson Blue Ridge 706-851-6998 Cole 4 row subsoiler corn panters, field ready, good condition, adjustable: $2000. Ronald Dyer Blairsville 706- Kubota B-2400 diesel, 4WD, 897-3396 hydrostat, 4ft front end loader, 5ft belly mower, 3pt hitch: Covington 2 row planter & 2 $6,500. John Anderson row cultivator w/fertilizer hop- Watkinsville 706-769-8387 per, (1) 2 row cultivator, under 2003 Kubota M9540HDC & Eagle 10/15 batwing mower. 4830 hrs, runs well, air-conditioned cab, tires like new, manuals included: $22,500, Jim Downing Braselton 404-680-6590 CUTTERS AND shelter, good condition. $2000 Glenn Crummey Baxley 912- MOWERS 366-9500 Covington planter: $500; all 6ft heavy duty Bush Hog purpose plow: $450; hay spea (brand name), good condition: for Bobcat: $150. Sammy $600. Gene Brown Avera 706- Grissom Dawsonville 706- 831-3442 531-5166 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2021 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov PAGE 3 PLANTING AND TILLAGE Dearborn model 13-1, 2 row cultivator w/coulter & all points, excellent condition. Roger Moody Douglasville 770-712-1065 DR tow behind rototiller, Pro 36T model. In great condition, electric starter and power up and down for the tines: $1500. Ricky Holland Buford 404516-3016 Duplex/C seed hopper Cub/S-A/etc: $375. Seed Plates available, various parts for cult/planters used w/above tractors. Leave message/num- Old, very heavy duty 3pt hitch, 16-blade harrow. Blades worn but still cuts ground very good: asking $350. N. Yates E. Dublin 478- 998-4214 Scrape blade, 12ft, pull type blade w/weight box, very good condition: $2,600. R. Hodges Millen 706-551-9411 PICKERS AND HARVESTERS 2017 Savage 8960 Pecan Row-Vac leaf vacuum: $6999. Ask about tree spade, tree shaker, dryer, pecan orchard. Call or text. L. Paulk Douglas 404-723-7996 Tractor/Equipment: JD2840 $8,000; MF1745 baler $9,000; New Idea 7210 baler $7,000; Sitrex disc mower $2,500; tedder $2,500; rake $2,500; hay wagons $1,000ea. Newnan 678-428-2917 Vermeer M7040 disc mower, ready for hay season, shelter kept, excellent condition. Call James Saye Danielsville 706621-9809 Vermeer WR20, 8 wheel rake: $1750; Enorossi 10 wheel rake: $2750; 2019 Econo wrap EW450 industrial bale wrapper, used 1yr, field ready: $3300. Dannie Gingerich Metter 912314-9568 Van's Equipment Co. 16row, 500gal sprayer w/hydraulic booms, electric valves, mounted Rubiera pump & flotation tires: $4,000. Ellis Cofield Eastman 478-893-4997 Van's pull type sprayer, 500 gal tank, 60ft hydraulic fold boom, rate controller, lights, PTO pump, triple nozzle bodies: $7000. Jarrell Cagle Rome 706-291-8651 AG PARTS AND TIRES (2) Tractor tires on 6-hole rims, size 4.00-19, 4ply, fit old- Used Long tractor part, front end, transmission & engine parts. Also some David Brown parts for sale. Sherman Smith Trenton 423-645-3907 OTHER MACHINERY AND IMPLEMENTS 16 disk harrow: $300; 5ft PTO tiller: $500; 5ft scrape blade: $300; 6ft root rake: $300; 4ft finishing mower: $400; hay unroller: $500. Rusty Bean Gray 478-960-6671 Brush grapple, $975; pallet forks, $550; hay spear, $325; stump bucket, $500. Cash. Jim Bishop Franklin 706-675-3943 Lilliston sweep-type cultivator. Pictures available upon request. Can load w/tractor forks on buyer's trailer. Text L. Pepin Palmetto 678-857-8710 Sawmill, Frick 01, all steel w/371 GM motor, track, husk & carriage. Can help dismantle & load. SL Brannon Fairmount 770-876-4352 Upright corn sheller, excellent condition. Call for details, please leave message. J T Wilson Hiawassee 706-896-2874 Wallenstein wood chipper, 3pt hitch, 4in capacity. Foy Walton Clarkesville 706-4992845 ber. M. Walker Bonaire 478922-8578 Bowie pecan tree shaker, 3pt hitch, 540PTO, older but works For sale 16 disc, pull type good for smaller trees. Needs harrow: $400. R. B. Hobbs El- hydraulic hoses: $2300 OBO, SPRAYERS AND SPREADERS er Ford/Ferguson tractors. Old Butter bean sheller, made by but good: $50/ea. H. Adkison Taylor MFG, early 1970's mod- Albany 229-894-5115 el, needs a little work: $750. J. Martin Monroe 470-416-1196 HEAVY EQUIPMENT berton 706-283-5127 John Deere chisel plow, 20 shanks w/lift arms, model 610; also Great Plains Solis Stand 20 grain drill. Robert Harrell Davisboro 478-232-2036 KMC 4 row strip till w/1700 JD planters, good condition: $8000. Call for more info. Lamar Vickers Nashville 229507-0148 KMC 6 row rip/strip till, very good condition: $7,500; also John Deere 900 V ripper, good condition: $2,000. Ted Milliron Shellman 229-317-3795 Leinbach 16 disc harrows: $800. J Buell Commerce 404797-2575 possible trade. A. Kinder Royston 706-386-0895 For sale: ~1930, messenger thrashing machine, ~1930 corn mill w/7.5hp Fairbanks Morse engine; ~1930 Star pea sheller, working condition. Call for pricing. A. Church Clarkesville 706-499-7538 International Harvester model 76 combine, circa 1953, pull type, PTO, apron fed, always sheltered. A. Hammack Albany 229-886-6344 Peerless 2001S pecan/peanut dryer, 240V model, propane or natural gas: $1499. Ask about tree spade, tree shaker, rowvac, pecan orchard. Call or 250 gal sprayer, 20ft boom, 3pt hitch: $850; Clarke sand blaster model #SB9008: $6000; Ford 532 square hay baler: $1000. S. Wright Fairmount 706-629-0406 500lb capacity CountyLine 500 seed/fertilizer spreader, 3pt hitch, used once: new, $749, asking $400. Gary Samples Marietta 404-245-7029 Tru-Flo 250 spreader/seeder, 3-pt spreader, PTO shaft driven, 672 lb. hopper capacity, 540 RPM required, weight: 123/lbs, 12y/o, good condition: $325. P. Steffen Canton 678-665-3389 Almost new complete set Agri Tech II tractor tires, rims, 4 rear wheel weights, fronts 9.5x24, rear 16.9x28, fits 5000 series John Deere. Pictures available: $2300. C. Durden Lyons 912-245-1081 JD round baler monitor for 466 & 566, digital style, worked when used: $700. Ryan Baerne Nicholson 706757-2672 Loegering steel F-Series Bobcat tracks, 12x16.5, always sheltered, install tool included: $2,850; (2) 6gal fuel containers, like new: $25/ea. Sam Saliba West Cobb 770-514-1431 Custom made heavy duty forks, 3 pt hitch or bucket: $200; 5ft old cutter, rough but still workable: $175. Bill Hanzlik Canton 770-361-5975 Downsizing farm - pecan sprayer, JD 7720 combine, cherry picker, old tractors, vortex harvester, pecan shaker, sweeper, blower, dryer & much more. Some running, some not. Fort Valley 478-825-8896 or 478-8080830 Land Pride, 15ft flex wing rotary mower, sheltered, well maintained, flat deck, field ready: $8500. Melvin Durha Union Point 706-486-4250 Please specify if equipment is in running condition or not. FORESTRY AND LOGGING EQUIPMENT 40ft Homes log trailer, 8 bolster: $3000. Ronald Griffin Hobeken 912-281-8805 Bushmaster TS601 Tree Slasher, 6ft cutting width, new blades, HI-Flow hydraulics, excellent working condition, fits compact tract loaders: $8500 John Wood Gray 478-7149564 One wheel Rowbuster plow, text. L. Paulk Douglas 404- needs motor: $100. J. Tillman 723-7996 Statesboro 912-687-4839 Pittsburgh 2 row cultivator HAY AND FORAGE w/fowler attachment: $200. Gene Conkle Hampton 770584-2373 1989 New Holland 848 round hay baler, in good condition except it needs one tire. This is Planting and tillage - 3pt, 5ft, a string baler: $2500. Jerry Looking for your subscriber number and expiration date? Find both above your name on your mailing label: Subscriber Number Expiration Date #00000000# 1/01/2021 MARKET BULLETIN SUBSCRIBER Market Bulletin Classified Ad Form All ads are scheduled to run in two consecutive issues, unless requested otherwise. Subscribers may run one free Classified per issue. Multiple ads per issue may be purchased for $10 per ad (price covers two issues). Ads are limited to 25 words, 4 shank cultivator: $150; 3pt, Pembroke 912-667-5731 5ft, 4 row rake: $250. Carolyn Bagheri Grayson 404-281- 2013 John Deere 469 Silage 5829 Special, edge cover surface PlotMaster food plot planter, in great shape. Approximately 10y/o. Can pull behind UTV, 4- wrap, 10,500 bale count: $26,000. T. Stalvey Valdosta 229-740-1678 wheeler or tractor: $1200. C. 2015 Case TD102, pull type 19 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR SW ROOM 330 ATLANTA GA 30334-0000 Subscribe to the Market Bulletin including your name, city and phone number. Our Classified Categories, Advertising Guidelines and Category Rules are posted online at agr.georgia.gov. Category (e.g., Farm Machinery; Farm Animals): ___________________________ Gregg Longwood FL 706-975- disc mower, excellent condi- 7154 tion: $7,500. 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Eddie Ratliff Thomas- ton 770-468-6677 JD 466 baler w/wrap: $9,800; Kuhner GMD 283 TG Troy-Bilt Super Bronco gar- mower: $11,000; Fella den tiller, used 3 seasons: TH540T hydro tedder: Chipper/shredder DK20PC503, $3,500; 10 wheel rake like new: $250/ea or w/caddy: $1,500. Jimmy $450/both. John Jasper 912- Cofield Eastman 478-893- 399-8100 4996 Two row cultivator w/2 John Deere 71 planters & Extra John Deere 24T baler, good planter for parts: $900. Glenn condition: $1500. Rickey Wall Ruff Arabi 229-805-3630 Thomaston 706-647-1313 Unverferth 12 row set row John Deere 557 hay baler marker, w/all hose like new; JD w/net wrap for sale: $10,500. 600A sprayer, 12 row, good Bobby Griffin Elko 478-230- condition: $1500/ea. William 0422 Sparrow Pinehurst 478-954- Kelderman 8 wheel v rake. 5903 New rake wheels & tires 2 Weed Badger used to weed years ago. Donnie Connell around blueberries or pecan Williamson 770-468-2988 trees, 3pt hitch: $800. L. G. 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Mail this form to: Georgia Department of Agriculture, Attention: Market Bulletin, 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SW, Room 330, Atlanta, GA 30334 FAX to: 404.463.4389 PAGE 4 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2021 Farmers and Consumers Market Bulletin Classified Categories You must be a subscriber to advertise in the Market Bulletin Classifieds. All advertisements submitted to the Market Bulletin must be agriculture-related. Please note that some categories require supporting documentation before ads can be published. For questions about these categories, please call 404.656.3722 or email MBClassifieds@ agr.georgia.gov. Farm Machinery Tractors Cutters and Mowers Planting and Tillage Graders and Blades Pickers and Harvesters Hay and Forage Sprayers and Spreaders Ag Parts and Tires Other Machinery and Implements Heavy Equipment Forestry and Logging Equipment Construction Equipment Trailers Livestock Handling and Hauling Equipment Trailers and Carts Crop Trailers, Carts and Bins Vehicles Trucks Truck Accessories and Parts UTVs/ATVs Golf Cars Boats Lawn and Garden Garden Tractors Landscape Tools/Materials Farm Supplies Irrigation Equipment Tools and Hardware Generators and Compressors Buildings and Materials Lumber Posts and Fencing Farm Animals Cattle Swine Goats Sheep Equine Stock Dogs Barn Cats Rabbits Poultry/Fowl Poultry/Fowl Requiring Permit or License Non-Traditional Livestock Animal Supplies Cattle Supplies Swine Supplies Goat Supplies Sheep Supplies Tack and Supplies Dog Supplies Rabbit Supplies Poultry Supplies Miscellaneous Bees, Honey and Supplies Aquaculture and Supplies Feed, Hay and Grain Mulch and Fertilizers Poultry Litter/Compost Plants, Trees and Flowers Hemp Herbs Seeds Timber Firewood Farmers Markets Pick Your Own Things to Eat Oddities Handicrafts and Supplies Farm Antiques Canning Supplies Other Christmas Trees Real Estate Farmland for Sale Farmland Rent/Lease Garden Space Rent/Lease Services Stud Services Boarding Facilities Farm Services Employment Farm Help Needed Seeking Farm Employment Wanted Items wanted in all categories will be advertised here. FORESTRY Kubota 6ft, heavy duty, buck- Heavy duty landscape trailer et for skid steer, never been w/wood bed & sides, long TRUCK 2 Troy-Bilt rototillers. One Slash pine straw: $2.25/bale, less than year old, the other at barn. Some delivery & in- AND LOGGING used: $800; (2) Kubota rear tongue w/good POC, new ACCESSORIES older. Need to sell one: Older stallation. Leave message. EQUIPMENT wheel weights: $150/ea. tires: $500. Text preferred. James Brown Ty Ty 229-272- Philip Busman Milton 770- AND PARTS tiller: $400; Newer tiller: $650. Donald Akins Collins 912-245Sidney Keadle Thomaston 9837 or 912-557-4616 Stump head for John Deere excavator: $2500. Edward McLendon Hawkinsville 478-893-2348 2653 TRAILERS LIVESTOCK HANDLING AND HAULING 714-2523 Very heavy duty landscape trailer, 16ft, double axel w/ramps. Needs new tires: $1000 OBO. Erwin Jones Lawrenceville 404-272-1588 VEHICLES 706-601-2473 Stepping stones, granite, Husqvarna riding mower, 48in multiple sizes: Ernie Gay 706- cut, 23hp, 420hrs, good tires, 538-6022 cover, sun cover, 3 grass container, pick-up: $350 Carl Kelley Danielsville 706-246-0715 or 706-318-1740 Yard Machines gas powered, chipper/shredder. Model 24A463B129: $100.00 T. Odell Griffin 678-267-5164 John Deere 125, automatic FARM SUPPLIES Tree spade - Big John 90in on 1997 Ford 9000, 8LL trans, CAT engine, 137K mi. Rex 770-823-6789 CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 1972 Fiat-Allis dozer model HD-11B, runs & operates well, good undercarriage, great for a farm or private land owner. Asking: $10,200. Alex Cartersville 404-295-3089 1979 John Deere model 450c track loader in excellent condition, news trans & final drives, w/clown bucket: Asking $15,000. You can see it & run it. Virgil Harper Hampton 470332-1238 LAWN AND 2008 John Deere excavator 2015 Big Tex 20ft gooseneck, canvas top, center gate trailer. Like new, used very little, sheltered: $8500. Larry Walker Milan 229-332-0070 2017 Sundowner 20ft LQ/stock trailer, refrigerator, microwave, TV, 2 gas bottles, rarely used, excellent condition: $29,500. Chuck Thompson Yatesville 910-583-5828 3-H Featherlite Gooseneck with LQ: $16,800, excellent condition, on display at Bar G Horse & Cattle Feed 1060 Astondale Rd Bishop, GA 30621 706-769-7960 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, rebuilt horse trailer. 12X6, open span. New floor, sidewalls, paint, tires, lights, etc. Solid trailer for small farm: $3000. Ernie Garrett Cornelia 706-499-6080 Please specify if vehicles are in running condition. TRUCKS (2) dump trucks, 2 ton (65 Ford, 68 Chevrolet) good engines, needs brakes; (1) IH semi, good engine, needs fuel pump. E. Vinson Warner Robins 478-335-8774 1950 Ford truck, one-ton frame, 24.5k mi, good condition, 302 Ford engine. Restored, power steering, front disc brakes, pictures available.: $22,500 M. Magrum Rydal 706-509-8576 1975 Ford F-700 flatbed dump, 2-spd, air brakes, v-8, gas, might run: $800. Richard Holt Lithonia 770-482-6938 1978 Chevy Deluxe 30, dually, 10ft chassis, 8x9 flatbed w/tri towing, 350 4 Bolt Main & orig. 5spdtrans., 76k, runs great, needs hydro boost: $4500. Willie Gainesville 470768-2473 1982 GMC 7000 flatbed 14ft 2020 F350 dually bed, 8 feet, includes all fenders, lights, bed liner, hardware, excellent condition, bumpers included, local delivery available: $2000. G. Gibb Fort Valley 478-550-5252 UTVs/ATVs 1998 Arctic Cat 400 4x4, needs engine rebuild: $250. Can send pictures. K. Floyd Statesboro 912-587-2067 Kubota RTV-x900 Utility Vehicle RTV-x1120D RTV-x900RLA UVCamo w/ATV Tires/liner 4371, V5221 Canopy V5027 W/S 3 Cyl Diesel 413.1H 1091.1M: $12,000. Jim Edgar Fayetteville 678-469-2960. BOATS 40hp Johnson, 2 stroke, very good condition, used on pontoon, perfect for fishing. Recently upgraded, reason for selling. John Morris Winston 404-641-2698 42" cut, 20hp B&S motor, w/run flat tires on front: $375. J. Jones Juliette 478-9725361. John Deere 304, all wheel turn, 42in mower deck. Like new: $1800. James Tanner Woodstock 770-608-4336 Large collection of lawnmow- ers for sale, perfect for parts. For more info, call and leave message. Too old to fool with it. Robert Trevarthen Blairsville 706-745-6220 Sears Custom 6 lawn mower & garden equipment, 1976 model, all equipment for Custom 6, rebuilt & runs well, no longer needed. Harold Canton 770-926-6272 LANDSCAPE TOOLS AND MATERIALS (4) Metal, greenhouse tables, 4x13.5x2: $75/ea. Kenneth Dean Madison 706-206-8738 Alfalfa compost, fermented, ready to add to soil, non- IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT 200+ ft 2" suction pipe w/filter and brass fittings: $1/ft. Winton Sweatman Cleveland 770241-4533 Marlow 750gpm, PTO driven pump; 3,000ft 5in pipe, 30ft. suction; two trailers; (3) 550gpm handset guns, many fittings: $3,750. Douglas Carter Nicholls 912-345-2885 Rainbow cable tow gun, 550gpm, 330ft hose, Cummins engine, 649hrs on both 1,500ft 6in pipe and trailer: $25,000. Selling as unit. Terry Harrell Pellham 229-336-2471 Wayne cast iron water pump, 2hp, 220v, brand new: $150. Terry Hendrix Fort Valley 478396-5863 TOOLS AND HARDWARE 130G, 32in bucket, 28in pads, GARDEN long stick, 29,000 lbs, 4,950 hrs, 24in bucket included, pat- EQUIPMENT TRAILERS AND dump, 454 eng, 4 spd: $4500; (2) 44ft box trailers, storage, only: $800/ea. Jeff Estep New- GMO, weed & seed free, all natural, 50lb bags: $5/ea. Call (2) 150w Dusk to Dawn secuor text. M. Clark Newborn rity lights; (1) 32oz w/carbon tern changer: $65,000. Charles Reichert Boston 229-226-7769 850 Case dozer, 6-cylinder, 6-way blade, 80% under carriage, 10ft blade, farm kept: $13,500 or trade for WoodMizer sawmill. E. Goldin Bremen 770-328-4774 CAT D6D 4x Series, rebuilt engine & transmission, winch & pin on rake, very good undercarriage: $33,000. Wayne Anderson Pickens County 678231-7472 Caterpillar D6D 4-way blade w/hang on root rake, undercarriage 90%, in good condition: $36.500. William Braddy Vidalia 912-246-1632 Japanese Steel Works excavator, real good undercarriage, approx. 25ft reach, cab, 4ft bucket, 2 new batteries, reconditioned seat: $16,500. Emily Kenney Vidalia 912-537-2890 John Deere 1997 backhoe 310E, hydraulic cylinders re- built 2016, new hydraulic pump 2019, two-wheel drive: $10,000. E. Hilliard, Hawkinsville 478-230-3612 CARTS 12ft buckboard wagon, made from popular. Custom cushions, new tires and rims, sheltered entire life: $1,500. R. Powell Lake Blackshear 229881-2240 2016 Hooper gooseneck equipment trailer, 20ft, (3) 7,000 lb axles, 8ft carry deck. Good tires & wood, good condition: $7,500 OBO. Rob Appling 706-840-2310. Brown Haul Eazy 20ft, tilt bed trailer, excellent condition, 6 ton capacity: $4500; Harrell 2805, 5 bottom switch plow, excellent: $3250. P. Braswell Swainsboro 478-494-7525 For sale 14ft utility trailer, like new only used 3 times, kept in shed, spare tire, new 3ft tongue. Roger Ansley Cornelia 706-778-4165 Goose neck trailer, 16ft long, metal floor, 4 new heavy duty tires: $2800 OBO. Text preferred, no calls after 9pm. G. Harman Gainesville 678-8786661 nan 678-378-0686 1990 Bronco II XLT, 4WD, updated radio w/bluetooth, (4) new tires, good condition. Asking: $5000 or will consider trade for a dependable 45hp tractor. Norman Meyer Jefferson 1990 Chevy p/up, 4wd, 4spd, single cab, good farm/work truck, 350 engine, long bed, several new parts. Robert Williams Gainesville 770-9674060 2000 Ford F450 bucket truck, Altec 30ft, good cond. and tires, 335,404 miles: $6500. Don Gamblin Palmetto 678201-5345 2003 F350, 7.3 Powerstroke, Super Duty Lariat, 83k, white, long bed, leather, good condition, toolbox, fifth wheel ready. Asking $27,500. Serious buyers only. L. Cauthen Milner 770-584-4476 2011 F250 Ford XLT, 4WD, reg cab, 6.7 power stroke diesel, red, one owner, 74k miles, excellent condition: $25,000. Gary Castleberry Roopville 678-776-9025 Please specify if machinery is in running condition or not. GARDEN TRACTORS (1) Craftsman riding mower, very good condition, 46in deck, 17hp: $500. Walter Decatur 404-395-5476 (5) garden tractors/mowers, all easy repair; tiller w/o motor; 2-cycle eqpt: $600 for all. J. Bruner Forest Park 770-9684457 or 404-694-4345 1974 John Deere 56, rear engine riding mower, not running; also 2 Briggs side shaft engines, 3hp & 5hp, not running. $100. Call David Jefferson 706-367-4107 1974 Sears SS, 16 twin, complete, needs restoration: $400 OBO. Robert Bartenfield Resaca 706-618-3635 1976 Sears ST/16 tractor, runs and looks good, always sheltered. Includes manual, custom trailer & aerator: $600. Foy Smith Cornelia 706-776-3528 770-919-7759 Free daylilies; plastic barrels: $20/ea; Gas cooker w/tank: $50; air compressor: $25. Ronald Rush Franklin 706675-3417 706-812-5271 Metal tilt trailer for rider mower, 36inX48in trailer bed, pin hitch connection, no rust, balloon tires, dry stored, like new: $125. John Jordan Dawsonville 706-344-8033 706216-2527 Rocks, cheap. Start your rock garden or firepit walls. Spring is on the way. Winnie Hall Barnesville 770-358-6313 or 404993-0136 Shade cloth 64ft W X 103in L, 55% shade, 2y/o, good condition, a few small holes from a little buck. Hostas too. R. Jolly Tyrone 770-365-7030 fiber handle ball peen hammer; (1) 8lb sledge hammer all new: $175. Johnny Brown Parrott 229-828-2101 40ft aluminum extension ladder: $200. Robert Johnson Conyers 770-922-8464 or 678-215-8924 Old duel tank acetylene set with gages, brass torch, striker & cart. Tanks are out of date. Good large display item: $125. J Boss Kingston 770-6069238 GENERATORS AND COMPRESSORS 2,000gal milk tank w/accessories, 12 Delaval jars; Double 6 system w/10hp, single phase motor. Frank Bentley Washington 706-678-2459 or 706401-2846 45kw generator w/White diesel engine, self contained fuel tank, military type, 320hrs. Runs well, manual transfer switch included: $2500 K. Slayton Royston 706 4981460 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2021 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov PAGE 5 Livestock Sales and Events Calendar Editor's Note: To ensure the health CARROLL COUNTY FORSYTH COUNTY and safety of staff and visitors, 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 4 p.m.: Goats, Every Tuesday, noon: Cattle, goats, most livestock auction sites have sheep, chickens, small animals; sheep; Lanier Farm's Livestock requested that sellers drop off Long Branch Livestock, 813 Old Corp., 8325 Jot-Em Down Road, animals and leave, and only buyers Villa Rica Road, Temple. Call Ricky Gainesville. Call Tyler Bagwell, attend sales. We recommend calling Summerville, 404.787.1865 770.844.9223 or 770.844.9231 the sale barn before going to confirm that the event is still scheduled. Every Monday, noon: Cattle, goats, FRANKLIN COUNTY sheep; Carroll County Livestock Every Tuesday, noon: Cattle, goats, APPLING COUNTY Sales Barn, 225 Salebarn Road, sheep; Franklin County Livestock 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 12:30 p.m. Carrollton. Call Barry Robinson, Sales, 6461 Stone Bridge Road, at the Baxley Fairgrounds: Goats, 770.834.6608 or 770.834.6609 Carnesville. Call Chad Ellison, sheep, feeder pigs, hogs, calves, 706.384.2975 or 706.384.2105 poultry and rabbits; A&A Goat Sales, CLARKE COUNTY 187 Industrial Drive, Baxley. Call Every Wednesday, 11 a.m.: Goats GORDON COUNTY Allen Ahl, 912.590.2096 and sheep; noon, cattle. Northeast Every Thursday, 12:30 p.m.: Cattle, Georgia Livestock, 1200 Winterville goats, sheep, slaughter hogs; ATKINSON COUNTY Road, Athens. Call Todd Stephens, Calhoun Stockyard Hwy. 53, 2270 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 1 p.m.: Goats, 706.549.4790 Rome Road SW, Calhoun. Call sheep, chickens, small animals; Dennis Little & Gene Williams, Pearson Livestock, 1168 Highway COLQUITT COUNTY 706.629.1900 441 N, Pearson. Call Roberto Every Wednesday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; Silveria, 229.798.0271 Moultrie Livestock Co., 1200 1st GREENE COUNTY Street NE, Moultrie. Call Randy Every Monday, noon: Cattle, goats, BEN HILL COUNTY Bannister, 229.985.1019 sheep; Duvall Livestock Market, Every Monday, 1 p.m.: Cattle; South 101 Apalachee Ave., Greensboro. Central Livestock, 146 Broad Road, COOK COUNTY Call Jim Malcom, 706.342.5655; Fitzgerald. Call Thomas Stripling, 1st, 3rd & 5th Saturdays, 1 p.m.: JD HIdgon, 706.817.6829; or main 229.423.4400 or 229.423.4436 Goats, sheep, chickens, small office, 706.453.7368 animals; Deer Run Auction, 1158 BERRIEN COUNTY Parrish Road, Adel. Call John JEFF DAVIS COUNTY Saturday, March 27, noon: The Strickland, 229.896.4553 1st & 3rd Fridays: Horse sale, 7:30 14th Annual Southern Tradition p.m.; Circle Double S, 102 Lumber Sale. CSR Farms Sale Facility, DECATUR COUNTY City Highway, Hazlehurst. Call Steve Alapaha, Ga; Selling 85 head of 2nd Saturdays, 1 p.m.: Goats, sheep, Underwood, 912.594.6200 (night) or high-quality commercial females chickens, small animals; Waddell 912.375.5543 (day) and 5 bulls. Call Carroll T. Cannon, Auction Co., 979 Old Pelham 229.88.0721 or 229.881.2705 Road, Climax. Call John Waddell, LAMAR COUNTY CannonMarketingCompany@gmail. 229.246.4955 Every Friday and Saturday, 6 p.m.: com Goats, sheep, chickens, small EMANUEL COUNTY animals; 5 p.m., farm miscellaneous, BLECKLEY COUNTY Every Monday, 1 p.m.: Cattle, Ga. Lic. #4213; Buggy Town Auction 2nd& 4th Saturdays, 9 a.m.: Farm slaughter hogs; Swainsboro Market, 1315 Highway 341 S, misc., 1:00 p.m. Ga. Lic. #3050; Stockyard, 310 Lambs Bridge Road, Barnesville. Call Krystal Burnett Goats, sheep, chickens, small Swainsboro. Call Clay Floyd and 678.972.4599 animals; Cochran Auction Barn, 290 David N. Floyd, 478.945.3793 Ash St., Cochran. Call Mark Arnold LAURENS COUNTY 478.230.2482 or 478.230.5397 2nd & 4th Saturdays, noon: Goats, 2nd & 4th Thursday, 6 p.m.: Goats, sheep, chickens, small animals; R&R sheep, chickens, small animals; BUTTS COUNTY Goat & Livestock Auction, 560 GA Horse Creek Auction Co., 5971 Hwy. Every Wednesday, 12:30 p.m.: Beef Hwy. 56 N, Swainsboro. Call Ron & 441 S, Dublin. Call Daniel Harrelson, cattle; Karen Claxton, 478.455.4765 478.595.5418 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.: Dairy cattle; Jackson Regional Every Tuesday, 10 a.m. & 1st Fridays: MADISON COUNTY Stockyard, 467 Fairfield Church Cattle special sale; Dixie Livestock Every Friday, 6 p.m.: Chickens, small Road/Hwy. 16 W, Jackson. Call Market, 133 Old Hwy. 46, Oak Park. animals; Gray Bell Animal Auction, Barry Robinson, 770.775.7314 Call Tammy Sikes, 912.578.3263 Hwy. 281, Royston. Call Billy Bell, 706.795.3961 MORGAN COUNTY Saturdays, April 10 and May 8, 9 a.m: Kel Mac Saddle Club open horse show. O/F, Huntseat, Western, Halter, Trail and Beginners. Ga. Lic. # 88047362. Morgan County Ag Center, Madison, Ga. Call Barbara Cumming, 706.342.3775. 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 farm-related items other than livestock must be accompanied by the auction license number of the principal auctioneer or auction firm conducting the auction, per regulations from the Georgia Secretary of State. Auctions without this information will not be published. Have an auction to put on our calendar? Contact Jay Jones at 404.656.3722 or jay.jones@agr.georgia.gov. GENERATORS AND COMPRESSORS Cook house, 16ft x 25ft, fur- Wood-Mizer, custom-cut nished, power & water hook lumber, kiln-dried, milled, ups. Small business, hunt restorations, timber frames, FARM ANIMALS (10) Reg'd red Angus & (4) (7) head red Angus & black Angus heifers. All fall Herford/Angus, heavy bred calving, 2-3/yo, w/papers, cows. (1) 18m/o red Angus camp, entertaining: $4500. flooring, tables, barns, fencing, great bloodlines: $1900/ea. bull. Pictures available. Larry Miller, Big Blue 250 diesel Must be moved. Greg Mitchell reclaimed, live edge lumber, Livestock listed must be for Joe Gibson Rome 706-506- Hancock County 678-472- welder generator plus various 678-654-0315 trailer flooring. John Sell Mil- specific animals. Ads for free 3026 Gibsoncattle.com 6919 pieces of Vermeer equipt., low hrs., used very little, stored inside. Call Joe Lexington 706743-3994 BUILDINGS AND MATERIALS 16ft X 8in channel iron or 23ft X 8in I-beam: $50/ea; Clawfoot bath tub: $250. Need to sell. Nelson Hollingsworth Molena 404-805-4156 275+ gal plastic tanks (totes), in metal cages, 5in caps on top, valve on bottom: $60/ea. C. Stovall Dahlonega 678491-0838 30ft x 72ft high tunnel, will need all new plastic, you will need to disassemble. Nathan Keysville 706-551-2475 40ft Aluminum extension ladder: $225. Sam Wood Morrow 678-758-7887 40ft x 70ft equipment shelter, red iron & tin in good shape. Must be moved. Jeff Hill Ty Ty 229-392-8615 Metal building purlins, 6in "Z", 20ft long: $20/ea. Jim McMillan Macon 478-397-0322 Old barn tin on barn that has fallen down: $4/sheet. You tka off. S. Walden Buford 770945-0772 Small barn to be torn down. Anyone interested in old barn wood? B. Blount Meansville 404-987-3602 Two metal fuel barrels, 120 gallons: $25 each. James Causey Albany 229-435-4296 or 229-395-6300 Utility poles - 40, 34, 30, 19, 15, 12, & 7 feet in length. Call for price and leave message. P. Jennings Jefferson 706367-8660 LUMBER 60 pieces 2X8X12: $790. 60 pieces 2X8X10: $675. Barrett Farms Mount Airy 706-4998008 Wood-Mizer lumber, 1x12 pine, poplar, oak trailer flooring (any thickness). Will saw your ner 770-480-2326 POSTS AND FENCING Approximately 2000 ft. of used 12.5 ga high tensile fence wire with tensioning fittings. Free, you pick up. Justin Halverson Grovetown 706231-0474 (text preferred) Old wooden fence sections for sale, 6ft high, 2ft & 3ft wide. I. Kosior Locust Grove 770957-6114 Portable tubular steel pen for horse or cattle, 12ft X 12ft: $30. Doug Collins Blairsville 706-897-5220 Georgians find success selling just about everything farm-related in the Market Bulletin. Old-timers tell us of a man who advertised fence posts or unwanted livestock will not be published. All animals offered for sale in the Market Bulletin must be healthy and apparently free of any contagious, infectious or communicable disease. Out-of-state animals offered for sale in the Market Bulletin must meet all Interstate Animal Health Movement Requirements, including appropriate testing for the species and a current official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection or NPIP 9-3 for poultry. Individuals may sell their own animals; however, livestock dealers are required to have a Livestock Dealer License from GDA. For more information, please call the GDA Animal Protection Division at 404.656.3665. CATTLE (1) Black Brangus bull, 4.5y/o, very gentle: $2000; (1) Brangus cow w/2nd calf: $1400. Chambers Fairburn 678-409-0704 (10) Open yearling purebred commercial black Angus (2) black Limousin bull calves, 5m/o, LBW, good stock: $650/ea.; (1) black Limousin heifer, LBW: $700. Ready to be seen. L.C. Lairsey Waycross 912-285-5149 (2) reg'd red Angus bulls, 18m/o, excellent blood lines. Andy Camp Loganville 770601-3308 (21) Black Baldly heifers, ready to breed to your bull, 750-800lbs, vaccinated & wormed. Call for pictures. Start discussion at: $1100/ea. G. Hart Commerce 706-3400825 (4) first or second calf black cows w/beautiful calves at sides, (2) steers, (2) heifers: $1300/ea. Take all. William Schofield Gainesville 770533-3295 (5) Angus cross bred cows, 3y/o, bred to Sim/Angus bull, preg checked, safe for fall calf. Set for: $5000 Scott Carey Madison 706-474-0738 (6) Reg'd black Angus cows, (80) yearling Hereford bulls, (40) yearling Braford bulls, (40) yearling Hereford heifers. Jonny Harris Odum 912-5866585. 16 m/o reg'd Hereford bull; 18 m/o bred reg'd Hereford Heifer. Dalton Green Ringgold 423-385-5475 3/4 red Devon cow & yearling calf. Mama should give birth again by Dec 2021. I don't have enough pasture: $2200. Michael Warren Monroe 770731-7118 3y/o Angus bull, reg'd, Sure Fire son: $2500. Landon Boyett Glennville 912-2134062 50+ Simmental, SimAngus, Simbrah bulls. 12m/o to 2y/o. Free delivery on purchases of $10,000+. Bruce Van Meter Armuchee 770-547-1433 Angus & Limousin heifers & bulls for sale. Great EPD'S. Steve Revell Jacksonville 904-482-7197 Angus bulls, reg'd, passed breeding soundness exam, 18- Heavy duty tarps, 14ft X 48ft: log. Firewood for sale. Larry one week and the post heifers, forage raised, heavy safe in calf for fall, pictures & 20m/o. Ready for service. $70/ea. Harvest Cattle Metter Moore Grantville 678-278- 912-685-5899 5709 holes the next! muscled. N. Keener delivery available. Steve Deal James Vaughn Forsyth 478- Chatsworth 706-270-3731 Portal 912-531-3549 258-2232. PAGE 6 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2021 Bulletin Calendar April 10 Callaway Plantation Open Horse Show 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 27-28 Conyers Cherry Blossom Festival Georgia International Horse Park 1996 Centennial Olympic Parkway Conyers, Ga. 30013 770.860.4190 Callaway Plantation Arena 2160 Lexington Road Washington, Ga. 30673 561.309.3013 www.historicwashingtonga.com Antique Tractor and Tractor Pull March 24-28 International Cherry Blossom Festival Carolyn Crayton Park 115 Willie Smokie Glover Dr. Macon, Ga. 31201 478.330.7050 www.cherryblossom.com www.conyerscherryblossomfest.com Jasper County FFA Alumni and Supporters March 31 or April 1 Shady Dale Rodeo Grounds UGA Extension Apple Grafting 22019 Ga. Hwy. 83 Workshops Shady Dale, Ga. 31085 VIRTUAL EVENTS Facebook: Jasper County FFA Register online by March 19 Alumni Supporters https://www.eventbrite.com/e/apple- grafting-workshop-registration- April 10-11 March 21 Garden Lecture Series: Attracting Wildlife, Detracting Critters North Fulton Master Gardeners VIRTUAL EVENT Register online: http://bit.ly/3uq3LSO http://www.nfmg.net/ 139974995981?fbclid=IwAR0jY6D Perry Dogwood Festival 6eOS0ICCa6329jOCjLKu_8w2UJ_ Georgia National Fairgrounds igWBUOKaN4ekN0QtML3fDGhQ0 401 Larry Walker Parkway Perry, Ga. 31069 April 1, 8 or 15 478.987.1234 Vegetable and Small Fruit Production www.perrygachamber.com/perry- UGA Extension dogwood-festival ONLINE TRAINING Email for registration form April 13 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 770-887-2418 Uge1117@uga.edu April 1, 5, 8 or 12 Using Pesticides Wisely Training UGA Extension and Georgia Department of Agriculture ONLINE TRAINING Online registration: Georgia Hemp Production Update UGA Extension Pike County VIRTUAL EVENT http://bit.ly/GaHempUpdate 770.567.2010 Brooklyne.wassel@uga.edu April 17 Georgia Horse Fair and Expo March 25 or 29 Using Pesticides Wisely Training UGA Extension and Georgia Department of Agriculture ONLINE TRAINING Online registration: http://www.agr.georgia.gov/24c. aspx# http://www.agr.georgia.gov/24c. aspx# April 7 Composting at Home Workshop Georgia Green Landscape Stewards UGA Extension Camden County ONLINE WORKSHOP Email for registration 1996 Centennial Olympic Parkway Conyers, Ga. 30013 https://georgiahorsefair.org Facebook: Georgia Horse Council Georgia Iris Society Iris Show and Sale St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church 1790 Lavista Rd NE March 27 2021 Plant sale Fundraiser UGA Extension Rockdale County uge3039@uga.edu 912.576.3219 Atlanta, Ga. 30329 678.471.2604 gairis.org Pre-orders through March 5 770.278.7373 https://extension.uga.edu/county- offices/rockdale.html April 18 Spring Vegetable Planting Demo North Fulton Master Gardeners ONLINE WORKSHOP Register online: http://bit.ly/2Nuo1Ci http://www.nfmg.net/ Annual Plant and Yard Art sale: Fund raiser for Neel Reid House Federated Garden Clubs of Macon 730 College St. Macon, Ga. 31201 Elainedeesflanagan@gmail.com 478.742.0921 April 22 Virtual Lunch and Learn: Rain Barrels UGA Extension Fayette County ONLINE WORSHOP Email for registration: 770.567.2010 Bw25427@uga.edu April 22-25 Vidalia Onion Festival 100 Vidalia Sweet Onion Dr. Vidalia, Ga. 30474 912.538.8687 www.vidaliaonionfestival.com April 23 Georgia Department of Agriculture Egg Candling Course ONLINE TRAINING Register at http://agr.georgia.gov/egg-candlingcertification.aspx April 24 Georgia Strawberry Festival 103 Macon St. Reynolds, Ga. 31076 478.847.5301 http://ga-strawberry.org georgiastrawberryfestival@gmail. com Hornyhead Fish Festival Historic Newborn Schoolhouse 4326 Ga. Highway 142 Newborn, Ga. 30056 770.787.1660 www.hornyheadfishfestival.com April 28 Encouraging Biodiversity at Home Georgia Green Landscape Stewards Program VIRTUAL EVENT Email to register: Uge3039@uga.edu 912.576.3219 https://site.extension.uga.edu/ georgiagreen/ May 14 Virtual Lunch and Learn: Basic Tree Health and Management UGA Extension Camden County ONLINE WORKSHOP Email for registration uge3039@uga.edu 912.576.3219 May 15 Georgia Jug Festival Crawford County Historical Society Old Courthouse 970 U.S. Hwy. 80 Knoxville, Ga. 31050 478.836.3825 https://www.gajugfestival.com/ Have an event to put on our calendar? Contact Jay Jones at 404.656.3722 or jay.jones@agr. georgia.gov We accept calendar submissions for food, craft and agriculture festivals and events. Submissions for festivals that do not specifically promote those industries will not be printed. Additional pesticide recertification training notices are available on the department website under the Plant Industry Division tab. CATTLE Good selection of reg'd black Reg'd black Angus bulls, (2) Santa Gertrudis reg'd, breed- Adorable baby goats, Nigeri- Pygmy/dwarf mix, 1y/o, male, Angus bulls, semen tested and 15 m/o, AI sired, semen test- ing aged bulls & heifers. (2) an Dwarf crosses, (2) buck- horned goats, excellent studs. Angus Beefmaster yearling heifers & bulls, red Beefmaster herd bull, excellent quality, farm raised, all shots & dewormed, delivery available. Call Robin Blythe 706-8252544 Angus bulls & beef from ready for service. Fred G. Blitch Statesboro 912-8655454 Hereford herd - P606 Victor Boomer bloodline bull: $5000; (4) 2+y/o heifers & (3) 5m/o calves, P606 bloodline: $9500/herd. Wilson Lucas RD Farm Cartersville 404-308- ed, exceptional phenotype. Ready for service. Jimmy McKenzie Rock Spring 423595-2482 Reg'd Brangus bulls, 1418m/o, (4) available, heifer safe, vaccinated & wormed: $1500-$2000. Andy Malcom Monroe 770-601-1095 Santa Gertrudis / Hereford crossed yearling heifers. John Loughridge Chatsworth jaloughridge@aol.com 706- 270-4518 Several reg'd red Angus bulls, 18+m/o, easy calvings, Andras New Direction blood, great EPD, vaccination complete, ings, (1) doeling, born January, 2021; also, (2) does for sale. Angela Cleveland 404-3952130. I have two ADGA registered Nigeria Dwarf bucklings, 10 w/o and ready to go: $200 ea. Filix Austin Jefferson 706654-1019 One is solid black, the other is brown/white/black, approx. 50-60lb: $175/ea or $300/both. P. Mittuch Oglethorpe 478808-6706 Registered Lamancha bucklings, excellent milking lines, parents available on site: $300/ea. Disbudded, will be Bridges Angus in Lexington for sale. Free delivery, vet checked, genomic-enhanced EPD's. Guaranteed satisfaction. Beef sales - whole-halfquarters available. P. Bridges Lexington 706-255-8494 Beefmaster bulls & heifers, all ages, good bloodlines & dispositions. Cary Bittick Jr. Forsyth 478-957-0095 8543 Losing pasture, must sell Beefmaster-Angus cross heavy bred heifers, cows, calves & bulls. E. Cantrell Cherrylog 706-273-9959 Purebred black Angus bulls & heavy bred heifers: $1250 and up. Eugene Ridley Lafayette 706-764-6110 Reg'd polled Hereford bulls; rugged, pasture raised, gentle exc bloodlines and EPDs, small calves, exc growth, western genetics, Ga bred. Bobby Brantley Tennille 478553-8598 Reg'd, polled Hereford cows, heifers & young bulls; very good AI sires; cow/calf pairs. Roger Ledford, Twin Creeks Mountain Farm Hiawassee good prices. Jorge Haber Midland 706-323-2405 Wagyu registered bulls, full blood, Japanese lineage, yearlings also, a few 50-50 steers. Duke Burgess Louisville 305923-0262 (cell) Your choice, all reg'd. (2) Angus, 5y/o, (2) SimAngus, 4y/o: $2000/ea. Thomas McCurley Hull 706-248-5232 Kiko doelings & bucklings, 3m/o, 100% NZ & purebred, NKR reg'd; also, (1) 100% NZ buck, 2y/o. Juliet Reeves Cleveland 678-458-7895 Kiko goats for sale - 2m/o kids, 2 females, 4 males, 1 adult castrated male, 1 stud. S. Nash Madison 706-7170606 NADGA, reg'd Nubian dairy weaned at 8 wks, ready April 9th. K. Maxwell Winder 404925-2369 Savanna goats, full-blood and percentage for sale. Pictures available upon request. Web: friendshipfarmssavannas.com David Horton Rincon 912-6638085 Two ADGA reg'd ND bucklings, born 2/10/21. Sire is B, Reg'd Angus bulls, excellent 706-897-1081 epd's, carcass data & low birth Reg'd. Red Angus 1&2 year GOATS weights, semen tested & deliv- old bulls. Low birth weight, ery available. Windell Gillis good weaning, vaccination, All goats offered for sale must goats for sale; adult does & (1) dam currently earning milk yearling buck. Don Thompson star. Will be incredible herd Summerville 706-506-7738 sires: $300/ea. F. Belk donthompsonatty@gmail.com Clarkesville 706-218-4983 Black Angus calves raised in Monroe County. Hormone free, grass fed, grain finished: $1.42/lb. Slots available at local processor. Call or text A. Sanders Forsyth 678-552-3130 Calving ease, milking ability, gentleness, reg'd Polled short- Eastman 478-231-8236. Reg'd Beefmaster bulls black and polled: $1500 and up. Older bulls have been BSE tested. Larry Bowen, Woodland AL 770-826-2512 Reg'd black Angus bull, 17m/o, out of Bubs Southern Charm, semen tested, delivery available Steve Deal Portal 912-531-3549 Reg'd black Angus bull, 2y/o, Berry College bred out SAV, excellent EPDs. Don Marietta 404-886-6849 Reg'd black Angus bulls & ready for work, western genetics, southern born. Flying W Farm Cochran 478-934-6998 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. black Simmental, SimAngus bulls, performance tested; cow/calf pairs, heifers, heavy milk, AI embryo bred, satisfaction guaranteed. Milton Martin Jr. Clarkesville 770519-0008 Reg. Charolais: superior genetics and disposition, bulls be individually identified in compliance with the USDA Scrapie Program. For more information, please call the GDA Animal Protection Division at 404.656.4914. (3) handsome Spanish bucks, approx 1y/o, not for meat: $275/ea. Rick White Dewy Rose tunwood@gmail.com 706-213-0067 1 y/o Saanens (4) wethers: $150/ea; (2) does: $300/ea; Sire reg'd dam, great milk producer. Herd clean & healthy. Emma Roper Hartwell 828-712-8215 Nigeria Dwarf billy, 1y/o, can be reg'd, white w/few moon spots, blue eyes, polled, very friendly: $200. No texting. Melissa Frantz Cleveland 706865-0998 Nigerian bucklings - weaned, disbudded, and CDT. Frisky & ready for your pasture. Text or call for photos. Parents on site. Call/text. Chris Senoia 404386-9697 Nigerian Dwarf goats, from 3m/o to 2y/o, billies & does. Dennis Richards Canton 770363-0910 Nigerian goats for sale. I have SHEEP 2y/o Katahdin Dorper ram cross for sale, great height and great length: $600. HP Roberson Rabun 828-226-8484 Farm-raised (3) breeding rams, Dorper/Barbados, 250300lbs: $625/all; (2) Bronze turkey toms, 9m/o: $50/ea; breeding roosters: $7/ea. Reese Dunn Maxeys 706-3895377 Katahdin lambs, born 2021, from beautiful reg'd. breeding stock, ready to leave the farm June/July. See pics at sun- horn bulls/show heifers/steers, heifers, Jindra Acclaim & Sun- semen-tested; cows, heifers 2 American Nubian bucks, 3 (4) females w/babies, (1) male, ridgefarms.org. Call/email/text excellent quality, Club Calf rise bloodlines, 7-12m/o, top and calves. Quantity dis- m/o, both spotted, can send and (1) female that maybe to reserve: sunridgefarm- member. Kenneth R. Bridges quality & EPDs. Charles Jef- counts. Bobby Burch East- pictures. Mary Carlton 706- pregnant. Call for pricing. M. s01@gmail.com 678-877-9860 Commerce 706-768-3480 ferson 404-317-6173 man 478-718-2128 202-8784 Page Monroe 770-334-7831 Molena WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2021 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov PAGE 7 SHEEP 5y/o, T.W.H. mare, 16hds, Border Collie puppies born buckskin, professionally 2/22/21, black & white, both BARN CATS POULTRY/FOWL Pullets: Rhode Island Red, Golden Comets and Black Sex Katahdin rams & ewes, various ages. Starting at: $180. Philip Piche Royston 706-3381615 Reg'd. or not Katahdin rams and ewes, various ages, Midwest bloodlines. Duke Burgess Louisville 305-923-0262 (cell) EQUINE trained, started on trails, very gentle; 4y/o Palamino gelding, very gent;e, 14.3hds, good on trails. Tony Green Fairmount 770-605-0888 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 parents work cows & sheep, reg'd ABCA, call for more info. Kody Rylee Gillsville 678-6349355 Border Collie, 3y/o female from working stock: Free to good home; 1y/o female Border Collie: Free to good home. Milburn Harlem 706-833-7793 Great Pyrenees puppies available on March 27. Raised Barn cats available for rodent control (shelter rescues). Neutered, vaccinated, delivered to you at no cost. Call or text. Linda Watkinsville 706343-8173 or barncatsgeorgia@gmail.com RABBITS Any person engaged in buying live poultry of any kind for resale, or in selling live poultry of any kind bought for resale, must be licensed by the GDA. Possessing such a license does not by itself disqualify an individual from advertising poultry in the Market Bulletin. Mallard ducks must be at least three generations from the wild link; quality birds. Brian Sturdy Dahlonega 706-865-9201 Rhode Island Whites, Marans, Golden Comets, Amercaucanas, Black Australorps, Dark Bramas, laying: $15. Gary Ridley Lafayette 706-638-1911 Roosters for sale. White Rock, Australorp, hatched 10/28/20; Black Sex Links, hatched 12/12/20; Cinnamon Thomasville 229-227-1904 Advertisers in the Equine cate- gory must submit a current STOCK DOGS negative Coggins test for each with goats. Mom and dad onsite: $500. Currently taking deposits. Chip Bethlehem 770-601-5405 Beautiful Florida white rabbits with pedigrees. Wesley Smith Athens 706-247-5254 before they can be advertised in the Market Bulletin. Advertisers must include this information in notices submitted for Queen, hatched 01/10/21. C. Rock Eastman 706-897-4613 Serama hatching eggs, 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. 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. Australian Shepherd puppies, non-registered, males & females, all tricolored, available March 13: $300/ea. Call or text Andrew Stoops Madison 770990-3538 Kangal working livestock guardian pups: $1200 and up. Guarding goats and Heritage turkeys. Peacock Hill Farm Stockbridge 770-860-8989 Email: e@peacockhill.farm Labrador puppies for sale, (7) males, (4) females. Please call or text. M. Zito Aragon 404838-5359 Bunnies, small to large, mixed breeds: $20 a piece. Michael Phippen Newnan 770-7558702 Month old baby rabbits for sale, many to choose from: $15/ea. C. Davis Lake Park 229-561-1467 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. (10) Laying hens, Red Sex Link, 10m/o: $20/ea. Jim/Alice Alpharetta 770-630-0869 (6) Racey Mug game roosters. Larry Young Tennille 478-232- $0.50/ea. Frank Mcguire Douglasville 404-583-2386 NON-TRADITIONAL LIVESTOCK 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 neg- 2 saddle horses: $2000 OBO. 6321 Leave message. ative Brucellosis test within 30 Robert Terry Armuchee 706- Border Collie Australian 512-2451 Shepherd cattle dog mix pup- pies, born 1/14/21, bitch needs Donkey for sale, Jenny, good more training, but highly eager for pet, guard or companion. to work cattle: $600 OBO days and a negative TB test 16 hens, 1 rooster; assorted within 90 days to move in- breeds, large brown egg trastate. Ads submitted without layers: $8ea. Randy Poss a copy of the license and nega- Sparta 478-251-0615 tive sample results (if applica- Wynn Copelan Greensboro Sherwin Giesbrecht Louisville 706-453-7687 706-872-6420 4 guineas for sale. Also 5 ble) will not be published. For hard plastic chicken crates. information about deer farming Levi Milstead Armuchee 706- licenses, contact the GDA Live- 232-0459 stock and Poultry Section at Ancona chickens - (1) rooster, (5) hens, started laying. All for $45. F. Green Tiger 706-4901718 404.656.3665. For information on other hoofed stock, excluding llamas and water buffalo, contact the Georgia Department of Natural Resources at Assorted breeds baby to 770.761.3044. Camelids (llama, adult; chicks sexed and un- alpaca) must be individually sexed; ducks, guineas, Ayam identified; bison (some people Cemani also. Sherry AmersonWhite Augusta blackberrycreekminifarm@gmail.com 706-833-5535 mistakenly call them buffalo) and water buffalo must meet the same requirements as cattle. Antelope must be individu- Bresse, Jersey Giants, Aus- ally and officially identified, and tralorp chickens. Breeding 6 m/o or older are required to pairs available. Peacock Hill have a negative Brucellosis test Farm Stockbridge 770-860- within 30 days and a negative 8989 TB test within 90 days prior to Fertile duck hatching eggs, entering Georgia. PLEASE Mallard/Black Swedish cross: NOTE: Importation of any Six for $6, shipping extra. Joel cervid into Georgia requires a Webster Acworth 770-425- special permit from the GDA 8235 State Veterinarian and DNR. At this time, cervids are not perGuinea keets, hatchery mitted into the State. choice colors, available May to August. We are 'Georgia's Bees - 5 frame nuc, full of Best Little Guinea Fowl bees & brood w/1 frame Hatchery.' Thomaston w/honey & established queen, You Are www.FlintRiverGuinea.com 706-741-2904 ready mid-April: $145. J. Gibson Perry 478-397-5547 Hatching eggs & chicks - Snow white, male alpaca, 1 Splash Ameraucana, 1st Gen y/o: $500. S. Grant StockOlive Egger, 2nd Gen Olive Eg- bridge 404-514-1688 ger, chicks will be unsexed. Local pickup only. A. Collins Athens 478-256-3214 Heritage breed turkey 7-day old: $15. Jakes and Jennies up ANIMAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES to: $65. Parents forage fed. Don Meyer Stockbridge e@- peacockhill.farm 770-860-8989 CATTLE SUPPLIES Essential. Laying hens: $25. Barn- evelder, Russian Orloff, Comet 4ft wide calf creep feeder, like and Rhode Island Red. Aline Bennett Auburn 678-227-9535 new: $400. Dillard Ausburn Homer 706-654-7813 Mature male peacocks, full Apache fence line hay feed- feathers: $175/ea; young ers, good condition, 12ft x 8ft: I GOT males, 2y/o: $125/ea. Tim $950. Copelan Eatonton 706White Blue Ridge 706-455- 473-0861 MY COVID-19 3822 Cattle head gate, heavy duty: VACCINE! Millie Fluer, D'Uccle roosters; $125; (2) cow kickers: $50/ea; Buff Orphington starting to lay; (2) calf pullers: $100/ea. D. Buff Orphington roosters. B. Jones Flowery Branch 770- On the job, and at home. Getting a COVID-19 Hawks Nicholson 706-983- 967-6948 0258 Cattle headgate: $450. Email vaccine adds one more layer of protection. Partridge Rock roosters, for pictures. J. McBride Rome 11m/o: $25/ea; Heritage Stan- lebdebmcbride@comcast.net. Learn how you can get a COVID-19 vaccine. dard Gobbler, 10m/o: $100; females: $70/ea, ready to breed, free ranged. Donna Oxford (Walton County) 404-545- Heavy duty, cattle chute in good condition. Bobby Davis Warrenton 706-945-3278 3852. Push gates for cattle, galva- cdc.gov/coronavirus/vaccines Pigeons. White rollers, turner nized, very heavy duty, excelrollers, colored rollers and lent condition (10ft, 12ft, 14ft), white homers: $20 a pair. Wy- your choice, $9/ft. Please att Johnson Midville 478-494- leave message. Hank Bell 3240 Madison 706-474-0289 PAGE 8 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2021 Larry For The Country: Working for peanuts in downtown Perry By Larry Walker lwalker@whgmlaw.com Saturday morning. 7 o'clock. September, 1955. Daddy, David, and I are in the pick-up and headed to what we call "Daddy's Farm." Actually, it is jointly owned by my Grandfather Gray and Daddy. We have already had a hot meal, breakfast, thanks to Mother. At our house, we have three hot meals a day bless her heart. It is already hot and Daddy, as is his nature, has his left arm hanging out the open window. This arm is very tanned, especially when compared to his right arm. No car air-conditioning for us in 1955, and this is how you try to stay cool. David is 8 years old, I am 12, and Daddy is 38. Thirty-eight seems very old to me. I am sleepy, but talkative. David is sleepy and quiet. Daddy is all business, because we are on an important mission getting the peanuts washed, boiled, sacked and ready for sale. Daddy's farm seems to me to be "out in the country." In fact, it is a couple of miles from our house on Swift Street. We arrive in a cloud of dust and are greeted by Daddy's tenant, George Johnson, better known as "Hoss" or "Big Hoss." Today, I would call him Mr. Big Hoss. He is a very big man and is reputed to be the strongest man in our area. "They" say he can pick up the end of an automobile by himself. What size car and what end, I do not know. One hand is missing, having been shot off in a hunting accident. He doesn't have a tooth in his head, but can bite an apple in two. I like him very much, but am somewhat afraid of him, even though he is always nice to me. Hoss has the dug peanuts ready to be picked off the vines, and David and I start this task. It is not hard work, although you have to be careful to remove the stems and the leaves from the picked-off nuts. In a short period of time, we have a large quantity of peanuts ready for washing. Hoss, with a water hose, helps us with the washing. By now, Daddy has gone, returning to town to work. We carefully clean the peanuts and put the cleaned nuts in a large black wash-pot, along with an ample amount of water and salt. Hoss then starts a fire under the pot, and soon the peanuts are boiling. We help keep the fire going this is the fun part and stir the peanuts with a stick. Periodically, the three of us sample the nuts. They are good! About 12:45 p.m., Daddy arrives in the pick-up, and the three of us with two or three large buckets of peanuts return home where Mother and my brother and sister who are twins Charles and Lynda await our return. After another hot meal, Mother, Daddy, David, and I bag the nuts 100 large brown paper sacks full. We keep four and put 96 sacks in the pickup to be taken to town for selling. Daddy supplies us with "change" (coins and dollar bills) so that we will be "ready for business" when commerce commences. By now, it is 3 p.m. in downtown Perry, Georgia, and the streets are full of people. Everything looks encouraging and we are anxious to start our selling venture. Our 96 sacks of boiled peanuts are tightly packed into cardboard boxes. It takes several large boxes because the large sacks are full Daddy believes in our giving full measure for the 10 cents yes, 10 cents that the customer is going to pay for these "Georgia ground peas." We take our supply of peanuts to Gray-Walker Supply (later to be known as Walker-Thompson Supply) which is located in the middle of Carroll Street, and store the peanuts under the watchful eyes of Ed Thompson and Glea Gray. We are going to work out of the "feed store" until we sell all of the peanuts. David and I receive some good-natured ribbing from these two "you boys probably won't be able to sell all these peanuts; where have you been all day; your customers have all gone home," etc. Then, both of them become our first customers and we have grossed 20 cents! In a smaller cardboard box, I place 20 bags and David gets 10 bags and we are out the front door a little apprehensive but ready to go to work. Every time we go, we sell all of our nuts. And, on the following Monday, we take our $9.60 to the local savings and loan, half it, and David puts his one-half in his account and I put my one-half in mine. That is, all but 50 cents each, which both of us will put in the offering plate at the Perry Methodist Church on the next Sunday. Portions of this article were included in my book, Tales From Georgia's Gnat Line, and are printed with permission of Mercer University Press. Georgia Cooking: Strawberry Milk Pie THE CRUST 1 cups graham cracker crumbs (from about 13 full graham crackers) 6 Tbsps melted butter cup sugar tsp salt STRAWBERRY PUREE 4 cups whole fresh or frozen strawberries (about (1) 1-lb container) cup of water cup of sugar Lemon juice from half a lemon FOR THE STRAWBERRY FILLING 2 cups whole milk 1 tsp lemon zest 6 egg yolks cup of sugar 5 Tbsps cornstarch 1 teaspoon vanilla cup cold butter, cut into 4 Tbsps 1 additional container of fresh strawberries, for garnish (optional) Georgia Grown in Season Collards Green onions Snap beans Strawberries Turnips THE WORK Graham Cracker Crust: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Using a food processor, blender, or plastic bag and rolling pin, crush the graham crackers into fine crumbs. Add the melted butter and sugar and combine thoroughly, until mixture forms clumps when squeezed with your hand. Press into a 9-inch pie plate, using the back of a measuring cup to compact tightly. Bake for 8-10 minutes and let cool. Filling: Puree strawberries, sugar, and water in a blender until smooth. Place in saucepan and simmer on medium heat, stirring occasionally until it thickens and takes on a syrupy texture, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and reserve 1/2 cup of puree, saving the rest for another use. Place milk and lemon zest, if using, in a small saucepan. Heat mixture over medium heat, bringing just to the point of boiling but do not boil. Meanwhile, whisk together egg yolks, sugar, and cornstarch in a bowl. Slowly pour milk mixture into yolk mixture, whisking to prevent curdling. Pour mixture back into the pot and cook over medium heat, whisking constantly until mixture has thickened and starts to boil. Remove from heat. Whisk in butter tablespoon by tablespoon, then whisk in vanilla and reserved strawberry puree. Strain through a fine mesh strainer to remove any lumps. Allow to cool to room temperature. Pour into prebaked crust and chill completely, at least 4 hours. To serve: Trim strawberries and cut into inch slices. Arrange strawberry slices on top of the pie. (Preston Keres/USDA) Egg candling classes return Egg candling classes are back on the Georgia Department of Agriculture's Events Calendar after a year-long absence caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and are being offered virtually. Candling refers to the candlelight that was once used to look inside an egg without breaking it open. Farmers initially candled eggs to determine if a viable embryo was inside. Candling also helps determine the quality of eggs for human consumption. Georgians who want to produce and sell shell eggs at retail to the end consumer must comply with the Georgia Egg Law by obtaining an egg candling certificate from the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Candlers may receive this certification after attending an online Egg Candling Class and then successfully completing a virtual examination. Register for this free course online at http://agr. georgia.gov/egg-candling-certification.aspx. FARMERS & CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN (ISSN 0889-5619) is published biweekly by the Georgia Department of Agriculture 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Atlanta, GA 30334-4250 404-656-3722 Fax 404-463-4389 Office hours 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday Friday Gary W. Black, Commissioner MARKET BULLETIN STAFF Julie McPeake, Chief Communication Officer Amy H. Carter, Editor Jay Jones, Associate Editor Nicholas Vassy, Business Manager Lee Lancaster, Contributing Writer Subscriptions to the Farmers and Consumers Market Bulletin are $10 per year. To start or renew a subscription, go to our website to pay by Visa or MasterCard, or send a check payable to the Georgia Department of Agriculture along with your name, complete mailing address and phone number to PO Box 742510 Atlanta, GA 30374-2510. Designate "Market Bulletin" in the "for" line. To determine if an existing subscription is due for renewal, look for the expiration date on the mailing address label on page 1. Postmaster: Send address changes to 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Atlanta, 30334. The Department does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, age or disability in the admission or access to, or treatment in, its employment policy, programs or activities. The Department's Administration Division coordinates compliance with the non-discrimination requirements contained in Section 35.107 of the Department of Justice Regulations. Information concerning the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the rights provided thereunder, are available from this division. If you require special assistance in utilizing our services, please contact us. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2021 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov PAGE 9 Mercer Medical Moment: BPH is a common diagnosis unknown to many By Sarah Hampton Mercer University School of Medicine Third-year MD Student Benign prostatic hyperplasia, also known as BPH, is a common diagnosis evaluated and treated by physicians. It is the most common non-cancerous tumor in men. However, many men have BPH without knowing it. BPH occurs when tissues of the prostate become enlarged. Though the exact mechanism is unknown, age-related hormone changes play a role. Benign prostatic hyperplasia affects a large portion of men, found in 70 percent between the ages of 60-69 and 80 percent older than 70. Symptoms due to prostate enlargement can begin early in life and are reported in as many as eight percent of men who are 30 years of age. While these numbers show that BPH can increase with age, studies have also found that cases are continuing to increase over time. Since 1990, symptomatic BPH has nearly doubled in the United States. Symptoms of BPH are called lower urinary tract symptoms and can include straining to urinate, sensation of incomplete bladder emptying, dribbling, urgency, frequency, and waking to urinate multiple times throughout the night. The urethra (or tube) that leads from the bladder to outside the body passes directly through the prostate. An enlargement of prostatic tissue, therefore, can cause compression of the urethra and block the flow of urine. As the size of the prostate continues to increase over time, symptoms can begin to develop and worsen. However, men often don't seek medical therapy and treatment is delayed because of the misconception that these symptoms are a natural part of aging. History, physical exam, labs, and imaging are all helpful in diagnosing BPH and ruling out other causes of urinary symptoms. Prostate specific antigen, or PSA, is a molecule produced by the prostate that can be measured in blood. As volume of the prostate increases, concentration of PSA in the blood may increase. Most people associate large increases in PSA with prostate cancer. While this can be true, increases in PSA can also be a finding of a non-cancerous condition such as tissue growth (BPH), infection, or inflammation. More importantly, a diagnosis of BPH is not associated with increased risk for the development of prostate cancer. Urinary symptoms of BPH can cause activities of daily life to be significantly hindered and have a negative impact on quality of life. Some classic examples of complaints by men with BPH can be recognized from TV commercials referencing waking often throughout the night, making multiple stops on a road trip, or stopping play multiple times during a round of golf due to the repeated urge to urinate. The American Urological Association uses a urinary symptom survey to most appropriately guide management and treatment on an individual basis. These questions are rated in severity based on frequency of occurrence within the past month and are as follows: How often have you had a sensation of not emptying your bladder completely after you finished urinating? How often have you had to urinate again less than two hours after you finished urinating? How often have you found you stopped and started again several times when you urinated? How often have you found it difficult to postpone urina- tion? How often have you had a weak urinary stream? How often have you had to push or strain to begin urina- tion? How many times did you most typically get up to urinate from the time you went to bed at night to the time you got up in the morning? If experiencing any of these, it is recommended that you talk to a physician. Treatment of BPH can vary from lifestyle changes to medication to surgery. Advances in medical and surgical therapies make BPH a manageable diagnosis that does not have to cause discomfort or hinder life. Good To Grow: Soil testing ensures productive gardens By Jay Jones jay.jones@agr.georgia.gov Dirt is dirt, to the naked eye. But with a soil test by the University of Georgia Extension Service, anyone can see the potential in their garden or lawn. Soil testing is available year-round and free of charge to Georgia residents through any county UGA Extension office. Fayette County UGA Extension Agent Kim Toal explained that a soil sample is one of the best tools in growing plants. It determines how productive the soil is and what nutrients are needed for the best results. "There is no visual assessment of the soil. You can't just look at the soil and say, `Oh, okay, this one is going to be really great. It has a pH value of this, and we're going to plant these plants there,'" Toal said. "A soil test is going to be the only way to measure specifically what is the pH of that soil. That way, you can look at the plants that you want to plant there and see if those values match." The pH balance is a measure of the soil's acidity and is a chemical factor that can affect plant growth. The pH scale runs from zero to 14. The midpoint of seven separates acid from alkaline. Any number below seven is acidic. The lower the pH number, the more acidic the soil will be. A soil pH above 7 denotes alkaline soil conditions, according to Becky Griffin, community and garden coordinator with UGA Extension. Common vegetable gardens require slightly acidic to medium soil, so a pH range between 6.0 and 7.0 should work. Individual plants may also have preferences for soil pH balance. Toal said blueberries like more acidic soil, with a pH from 4.5 to 5.5. Lawn grass preference varies from species and region, but in Georgia, lawns do well with acidic soil between 5.8 and 6.5. Toal added that soil conditions that can affect pH balance vary across Georgia. North Georgia's soil tends to have more clay, which tends to be more alkaline, while South Georgia's soil tends to be sandier and more acidic. Lab assistants process soil samples received at the University of Georgia Soil, Plant and Water Lab in Athens sent in by homeowners and shipped by the county Extension offices across Georgia. The lab checks the samples for pH balance that homeowners and gardeners can use to determine how to amend their soil for best growth condition for their plants. (UGA/Special Photo) Fall or early winter is recommended to get the soil tested to give lime or ash amendments time to work into the soil. Toal said spring is a busy time for soil testing as people start planning gardens and working on their lawns. "Sometimes, people are having issues with their lawn, and they want to know if the pH of the soil could be an indicator of something there. That's where we usually start first," Toal said. "We have people who add lime every single year, and now their pH is too high, like at 7.2, which is really too high for plants they were planting." From there, she said it's a little like detective work. If the soil is balanced correctly for the plants, they will look for other factors like sunlight or water. The extension service provides soil sample bags to use in testing. Toal said in a pinch, you can bring a resealable plastic bag to the extension office. Along with the soil sample, landowners need to provide contact information and let the extension office know what you plan to plant in the area. Toal said soil sampling should be done in an area of your property that is used for specific purposes, like gardening, lawns or trees, and shrubs. Collect several samples in each area in a zig-zag pattern. Digging depth depends on land use. You should dig about four inches down for lawns, while for a garden, you should dig down about six inches, Toal said. A trowel can be used to obtain samples, but any tool available such as a shovel or mattock will work, Toal said. Some extension offices may have soil probes available to borrow. Regardless of what you use, Toal said it is important that the tools are clean so they don't contaminate the soil sample. The samples should be free from plant matter or debris and kept in a plastic bucket to dry overnight. Mix all the samplings in the bucket and scoop out about a pint to place in the UGA Extension sample bag. The local extension offices send the samples to the UGA Soil, Plant and Water Lab in Athens for testing. On average, it takes about three days for the lab to return the results with a pH recommendation. Griffin recommended that you should give yourself plenty of time between getting the pH recommendation back from the lab and planting. She added you should also apply the soil amendments as soon as you get the pH recommendations, then wait one-to-two days before planting. UGA Extension offers additional information and direction for soil testing in its publication, Circular 896: Soil Testing for Home Lawns, Gardens and Wildlife Food Plots. The circular can be found at https://extension.uga.edu/publications/. Also, you can contact your local Extension office by calling 1-800-ASK-UGA1 (1-800-275-8421). Griffin offers gardening tips and advice through the UGA Center for Urban Agriculture. For more information, go to http://ugaurbanag.com. Georgie's Drive Thru Griffin Hello! I'm Georgie, the Georgia Grown mascot. I travel the state of Georgia promoting our No. 1 industry, agriculture! You know, Georgia is home to lots of famous people, and some of their final resting places, too. One of the oddest ones can be found in the city of Griffin at Oak Hill Cemetery. John Henry Holliday was born and raised in Griffin, before his family moved to Valdosta in his teenage years to escape Gen. Sherman's encirclement of Atlanta. When Holliday graduated from school, he went to Philadelphia to study dentistry. Not long after opening a dental practice in Griffin, he came down with tuberculosis and was advised to seek a drier climate out west. He moved to Dallas, Texas, and attempted to continue practicing dentistry, but his symptoms returned. It's hard to do a root canal with a persistent cough, I hear. He moved further west into Arizona, where "Doc" Holliday found his 30 seconds of fame at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone while helping Wyatt Earp in his famous gunfight with the Clanton Gang. When "Doc" Holliday died in 1887, his father supposedly traveled from Valdosta to Greenwood Springs, Colo., to bring his body back to Griffin for burial in an unmarked grave. Oak Hill Cemetery in Griffin is purported to be the final resting place of O.K. Corral gunslinger John Henry "Doc" Holliday and his father, Henry. (Lee Lancaster/GDA) PAGE 10 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2021 CATTLE SUPPLIES 4-frame stainless hand-crank A-1 Big Reds/Euro, great 2020 cow quality, net- Deer antler boost for sale. I Free horse manure, mixed honey extractor, good condi- fishing: $35/lb; Red Wigglers, wrapped, fescue, 4x5, round have both 16%: $12.00 and w/shavings. Ask for Danny. D. Show equipment: Weaver brand trimming, aluminum chute, 2 blower cart, aluminum stall panels, aluminum deluxe tion: $225. Jim Tifton 229392-3257 8-10 frame, shallow, aged supers: $5/ea. Need cleaning up, perfect for composting & fishing: $25/lb. Lew Bush Byron bigreds1@cox.net 478-9554780 bales, dry stored: $40/roll. No calls after 6pm, not texts. K. Herrick Dahlonega 706-9730021 24%: $13.00. Dave A. Perry 478-955-5567 Fescue and clover mix round bales, 4x5, 2020 hay, barn- West Fayetteville 404-7714041 Horse manure w/shavings, aged or fresh: free. I load dolly show box & misc. sup- needs new foundation in- Aeration, fountains, fish feed- 2020 fescue bermuda mix, stored, horse and cow quality: w/Bobcat. Paulding/Cobb/Bar- plies, leather halters. Henry stalled, 600 gallon stainless ers, structure, bug light, pond horse quality, net-wrapped: $50/bale. Terry Dishroon tow area. Robert Long Ac- Terhune Fort Valley 478-825- steel storage tank negotiable. liming, phosphorus mitigation, $50-$60 (inside); $35-$40 (out- Mansfield 770-317-8455 worth 770-974-2010 1911 TACK AND SUPPLIES Jim Cash Bogart 706-7687082 Bees, nucs, hives and pollina- aquatic vegetation control, consultation. E. Edge Lumber City 912-602-1310 side). Will deliver with purchase of 10 bales. Coy Baker Loganville 770-466-4609 Fescue Bermuda mixed hay, 4x5.5 round bales, net wrapped: $30/roll. James Mulch hay stored in the dry: $20 at farm. Delivery available for a fee. Richard Long tion. Order now, pick up All sizes: Bass, Bluegill, 2020 Fescue orchard grass Bouchard Commerce 404- Blairsville 706-781-5242 (2) Saddles complet w/blankets, made by Billy Cook Saddles in Greenville, Texas: $550/ea. Frances Anderson Albany 229-435-8168 Circle Y roping saddle w/pad: $650;16in pleasure saddle w/pad: $300; 2 hackamore: $75/ea; WW 2-horse trailer: $1600. Pete Conner Folkston 912-286-7081. Farrier equipment stand, nippers, rasp & handle, knife, hoof tester, gauge. All new. Will sell for: $100. Sharon Presley Folkston through July. Rich Apiaries Collins 912-426-9099 jimmmyr@pineland.net Hive kits, supplies, swarm removal, new beekeeper training - 10 & 8 frame set-up: $90; nuc $70; top bar hive $165; Call/Text David, GA Certified Beekeeper, Blue Ridge 678523-0485 Honeybees for sale. 5 frame nucs: $180. Available April 3 and May 1. Also have honey for sale by the gallon. Call or text B. Treadwell Carrollton 770-891-6029 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 management. David Cochran Ellijay 706-889-8113 Grass carp, Bluegill, Crappie and Threadfin shad. Delivery available at: $2 per mile, one way. Brian Simmons Hawkinsville 478-892-3144 Koi and Goldfish for sale. All hay, horse + cow quality, rainfree, barn-stored, 5x4.5 rolls: $30, 4x5 net-wrapped $40. E. Linn Summerville 706-7669338 2020 Fescue, horse quality, square bales, stored under roof/dry, sprayed & fertilized: $6.00/bale or $5.00/bale when buying 50+ bales. Debbie Roseberry-Odom Murrayville 305-304-5878 2020 Fescue/orchard, top quality, square bales, weed free, rain free, barn stored: $4.50/bale. Chris Donath Ellijay 706-636-5224 317-1932 Fescue clover mix, 4x5 rolls, stored in barn: $40/roll. Grady Sutton Clarkesville 706-4996761 Fescue clover mix, square bales hay: $5 per bale. Harvey Jackson Blairsville 706-7450984 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 Forage-tested cattle hay, 4x5, PLANTS, TREES AND FLOWERS Advertisements selling officially protected plants must include a permit to sell such plants. Ads submitted without this permit will not be published. For infor- mation on the sale or shipment of protected plants, visit www.fws.org/Endangered/per- mits/index.html or call the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 404.679.7097. For questions about ginseng, visit https://www.fws.gov/Endan- 912-390-1196 Italian 3lb package $135; 5 frame nucs: bees: $185; sizes and colors. Call for more info. Glenn Kicklighter Sander- 2020 hay, high quality, barn stored, large bales, net- net-wrapped,, stored on pallets under cover. Volume dis- gered/permits/index.html or call the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Horse blankets for sale - 6ft queens available. Mac's Bee sville 478-232-7704 wrapped. Robert McNair count. Delivery available, extra. Service, 404.679.7097. Saxon 600 Standard blanket: $75; Rambo Rug Horseware blanket: $125. Jenelle Ussery Macon 478-262-4102 POULTRY SUPPLIES Farm Rome 706-389-5425 Pick up swarms, no charge. Will remove from structures for a fee in Jeff Davis County area. James Bailey Hazlehurst 912347-0123 Rainbow, Brook, & Brown trout, DNR certified, quality stockers raised on our farm, various sizes w/delivery or pick-up available. David Cantrell Ellijay 706-273-6199 Junction City 706-587-1699 706-575-5697 2020 High protein UGA tested hay for sale. Barn stored, rd/sq, Alicia & Russell Bermuda grass, delivery available. Know what you're feeding. Loring Heard Washington 706-401-7441 Horse quality Bermuda hay, square bales, 21 bale bundles, stored in barn. Quantity deliv- Achimenes (Nut Orchids or Widows Tears): $8/10 pieces plus $5 postage. Vicki Cox 6504 Retreat Court Appling, GA 30802 706-541-0402 (75) Turbo chick feeders, good condition: $1.75/ea. or $1.25/ea if you take all. J. Copeland Madison 706-4745066 Big Dutchmans MBX3 for (2) 500ft breeder hen houses. Used 2yrs, in great cond, plastic polymer double belts, programmable nest closures & more: $60,000. G. Maxwell Bowman 706-567-2462 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 FEED, HAY AND GRAIN '20 Bermuda 4x5 rolls: $35. Delivery available on large orders. Galen Kreider Register 912-687-5719 2020 4x5 net wrapped switch grass hay, fertilized, in barn: $25/roll. Charles Jefferson 404-317-6173 Heath Pittman Vidalia 912293-2535 or 912-537-9721 2020 horse hay, Tift 44-Fescue mix, 4x5 rolls in dry barn: $45/roll; 10+: $40/roll. Weed treated & fertilized. Call or text. Bob Young Villa Rica 770-861-2891 2020 mixed-grass hay, 4x5 rolls, fertilized, rain-free, in barn: $40/roll. Mike Keesee Monroe 470-899-9668 ery available. Embry Farm Service Eatonton 706-485-9848 JD 4x5.5 net-wrap Bermuda mix rolls: barn-kept, fertilized, weed-free, rain-free. Delivery available for mileage: $60. Josh Pennino Sparta 706-3403146 Large quantity square Bermuda hay. Also, round peanut hay. Paul Harris Odum 912294-2470. Chinquapin trees (Castanea pumila) 1y/o, bare root seedlings: $45/5 trees. Charles Adams 4880 Lakeland Dr. Marietta, GA 30068 678-3131873 Four o'clocks, tall, mixed colors; rose of Sharon, sunflowers: $2 per tbs w/ SASE. Mary Pursley 253 Ryan Rd Winder GA 30680 678-979-0057 Fragrant old roses, perenni- Brand new Yescom 36 egg digital incubator, never used. It has an automatic egg turner tray. Malachi Cress Washington 706-401-8825 For sale - GQF Incubator, 3 tray, auto turner, holds 288 eggs; also 5-tray hatcher w/reservoir & buckets. J. Mullinax Mount Airy 706-778-4835 Will pick up swarms for free. Will remove honey bees from structures & walls for a fee. Derry Oliver Commerce 706335-7226 Will pick up swarms, no charge. Will remove from structures for a fee. In the CSRA. Justin Stitt Augusta 706-829-9372 2020 4x5 round, net wrapped, Fescue hay, fertilized & limed. Baled in May. Stored outside, no delivery. Can/will load: $30/bale. K. Cook Griffin 678984-0277 2020 Bermuda hay. 4x5 rolls: in barn, $60; outside, $50; mulch, $25. L. B. Morgan Lizella 478-972-5977 2020 peanut hay: $45/roll, at barn. Delivery available. Call Glenn Brinson Tarrytown 912288-5960 2020 Russell Bermuda grass 4x5.5 fertilized, net wrapped, barn sheltered, HQ, 300+ quality bales available: $60; 10+: $55; 20+: $50. Delivery negotiable. Wayne Pruitt States- Pearl millet for food plots: $35/50lb. Bryan W Maw Tifton 229-382-6832 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 Ryegrass Fescue mix: als, bulbs and succulents. Carole Scott 16007 Ollifftown Rd., Metter Ga 30439 912685-6984 Lotus, potted & tubers, lilies & other pond plants, raspberry, fig, a few landscape plants. Call or e-mail for price list. S. Kingsolver Hull frogbit2@yahoo.com. 706-363-8892 MISCELLANEOUS Hen nest pads, plastic, used,13in x 13in: 4 for $1.00. L. Bryant Cleveland 706-8788509 Only agriculture-related items may be advertised in this Category. BEES, HONEY AND SUPPLIES (GALLBERRY HONEY) VOTED BEST-TASTING & FLAVOR OF GA WINNER $52/gallon includes shipping www.brucesnutnhoney.com. B. Bruce Homerville 912- Will pickup honeybee swarms for free. Swarms in structures rates depend on difficulty. Dave Whitlock Elberton 404991-9931. Will remove honey bee swarms if accessible in Athens area for free. May remove hives from a structure for a fee. Randall Power Colbert 706-621-0178 Will remove low-hanging bee swarms in the Monroe / Madison area: free. Must be accessible from the ground as I can no longer climb. R. Ward Buckhead 770-601-5121 AQUACULTURE AND SUPPLIES Advertisers selling sterile triploid grass carp must submit a current Wild Animal License from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Ads without this license will not be published. Entities producing and selling or reselling domestic fish in Georgia are required to 2020 Bermuda net-wrapped, 4x5 mulch hay: $25; 4x5 cow hay: $40; 4x5.5 RFQ 106.9%: $50. Delivery available. David Clemens Waynesboro 706466-2944 2020 Bermuda/Rye mix, fertilized, barn stored: $60. Bermuda/mix, barn stored: $45. Tim Hunter Conyers 770-331-7749 or 770-483-8712 2020 Bermuda/Tift hay, 4X5 net-wrapped rolls; limed/fertilized per UGA spec: $60/per roll. Special: 25+ rolls, $45ea. Call before pickup 912-6599726, leave message. Savannah 2020 Coastal and Bahia net wrapped, fertilized, sprayed, 4x5 round bales. Horse quality, Coastal: $45, Bahia: $40, rain and ground protected. Walt Wells Hawkinsville 229-4254605 2020 Coastal Bermuda hay, square bale, horse quality, well fertilized, barn kept: $6/ea. R. Register Hahira 229-561-1462 boro 912-682-4481 2020 Russell Bermuda large 5x5 net-wrapped, fertilized: $50. Reidsville 912-246-2500 2020 rye round rolls 4x5 net wrapped. Have some rye and bermuda mix. Perry Marlowe Comer 678-227-9110 2020 Ryegrass, square bales, in barn, can be feed or mulch: $4/bale. Buy 50+ $3.75/bale Steve Matthews Griffin 404247-9789 2020 Spring hay, round bales, recent forage analysis, no pesticides, fertilized w/compost, 150+ available: $45/ea. Call or text. George Rome 678-8978518 2020 square bales rye grass at the barn: $6. Dry, weed-free. Some 4x5 rolls: $40. Call or text info 706-201-2771 Winston Westbrook Crawford 4X5 Bermuda hay rolls, netwrapped edge-cover. This year's hay, no weeds: $45/roll. I will load your trailer. Russell Blankenship Concord 770- $3.75/ea; mulch hay: $3.00/ea. Kermit Simms Jefferson 770867-7550 Square bales - horse hay: $6.50/ea; mulch hay: $3.50/ea. Buford 770-945-6433 Square bales of 2020 hay, feed hay: $6; mulch hay $6; organic hay: $6; round bales: $45. Robert Steele Zebulon 770-468-6425 Tift 44 & Russell Bermuda hay, 800-900lb rolls, limed & fertilized, rain free: $60/bale. Jim Bishop Newnan 678-3782903 Tift 44 Bermuda, 4x5, horse quality, barn stored: $60/roll. David Duncan Carrollton 770853-7874 Wheat straw for sale - large rolls (no chemicals or weeds), stored in dry. Dale Gooch Dahlonega 706-344-8898 MULCH AND FERTILIZERS 2020 baled 4x6 mulch hay, Native Azaleas: orange, yellow, pink, white, red: $8 and up. J. Adcock Newnan 770251-2613 Sawtooth oaks, Shumard oaks, Allegheny chinkapins, Southern magnolia, blueberries, seeding Japanese red leaf maples, Catalpa trees, Muscadines, Amaryllis bulbs. Mark Crosby Wrightsville pmc@uga.edu 478-455-2981 Spring garden plants locally grown: cabbage, broccoli, col- lards, cucumber, eggplant, peppers, squash, zucchini, tomatoes, flower plants, herbs, petunia, Swedish ivy, coleus, geraniums. I. Bentley Buchanan 470-955-7668 Variegated liriope & mondo grass, 1-gal pots: $2/ea; Iris, different size pots available. K. Patman Athens 706-549-4487 White peach tree seedlings, freestone, 2ft+ tall. Can not ship because of size, pick up near Union City: $1/ea. R. Hottle Atlanta 404-344-0568 487-5001 obtain a free Aquaculture Reg- 2020 Coastal Bermuda or 584-7007 200+ rolls. Discount if you take 10 frame equipment for sale, istration Permit. For more information on aquaculture rules Rye, UGA horse-quality, soil/specs. fertilized. Barned, 4x5 hay, rolls Marshall ryegrass sprayed & fertilized: all. John Wood Gray 478-7149564 used, screened bottom and licensing in Georgia, in- square or 4x5 round bales. $25/roll. No texts, calls only. 2020 mulch hay: $3.50/bale at Did you know? The first issue of the Farmers and boards, lids, hive top feeders cluding a listing of domestic Sonny Trammell Forsyth 478- Larry Gillsville 770-503-5024 barn. Delivery available. Gary Consumers Market Bulletin and shallow frames; need cleaning. Also 8 frame supers. Aubrey Ledford Commerce 706-654-6861 10- and 8-frame bee hives: $85; 5-frame beehives/NUCs: $65. Also make inner cover, Super, Top Barbee hives, 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, 256-0513 or 478-994-6463 2020 Coastal Bermuda round bales, fertilized: $35 to $45; Square bales in barn: $6.50. L. Kinsley Perry 478-714-9900 2020 Coastal mix hay, 4X5 net-wrapped rolls. Dry, in shel- Bermuda/Fescue hay, premium horse quality, fertilized, weed-free, 4x5 net-wrapped: $60/barn; $45/under tarps. Quantity discount. Rex Palmer Auburn 770-867-9589 Clean, 4x5, quality fertilized, Brinson Tarrytown 912-2863191 Compost, sold only by tractor bucket-full: $50. Rich mixture of cow, pig, sheep, goat, horse, rabbit. Ellijay 706 9724730 Rapid inside feeder. Eliseo shiners, minnows, aeration, ter: $40/roll. Carlin Hodges net-wrapped, Bermuda hay: Free compost - horse manure was published March 1, 1917. It consisted of two mimeographed pages and was distributed weekly. It was known at that time as Delia Mineral Bluff 706-492- fish structure, feeders. K. Edge Musella 478-836-9130 404- $50/ea. W. Young Tennille and shavings. A. Riles Dou- the Georgia Market Bulletin. 5119 Soperton 478-697-8994 557-8978 478-640-1262 glasville 770-949-2238 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2021 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov PAGE 11 HEMP SEEDS Castor Oil bean seeds: $2 per Mexican sunflower, cleome, baker's dozen. Send +SASE, 2 touch-me-not, 4 o'clock, red TIMBER FIREWOOD stamps. B. Nichols, P.O. Box Hibiscus, Cosmo, money It is unlawful for any person to Advertisements selling seeds 1881, Brunswick, Ga. 31521 plant: $2 /TSP w/SASE & cash. Timber must be individually Firewood must be cut from the cultivate, handle, or process must include a current state lab- 912-266-5688 B.L. Savage, 3017 Atkins Dr., owned and produced by the ad- advertiser's personal property. hemp in this state unless such oratory report (fewer than nine Gainesville 30507 770-534- vertiser on his or her personal Ads for firewood must use the person holds a hemp grower li- months old) for purity, noxious 7856 property. No companies or cord when specifying the cense 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. 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. Clivia Miniata seeds: $1/ea + SASE. Extra postage for larger quantities. Email or text for pictures. E. Flanagan Lizella eflanagan@hotmail.com 478335-3364 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 businesses are permitted to advertise timberland in this Category. Timberland advertised must be at least one acre. Timber wanted ads will not be published. 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 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 li- 2020 Cosmos (purple/white), Gophrena (strawberry), Marigold (mini), Morning Glory (ruby red), Sunflower (lemon or mammoth): 50 Seeds/$3 (Cash)+SASE. D. Miltimore 1766 Peasant Hill Rd, NE, Devil's trumpet, mullein pink (rose campion), morning glory, hibiscus, four-o-clocks, money plant, mole bean: $2 cash/tsp +SASE. E. Beach 2966 Cardi- 706-652-2521 Tifton 9 Bahiagrass seed, GCIA certified and non-certified, excellent for hay or pasture. Wes Gaston Ameri- cense issued by Georgia or other Ranger, GA 30734 nal Lake Cir Duluth 30096 cus 229-331-0570 state, or 3) a Georgia college or 770-476-1163 Oak & Hickory, 40+ trees over 14in diameter at breast height (DBH). 5 acre parcel, easy road access. Call/text Bill Oak or Hickory firewood: $50/ cord. Jim Martin 706-7793920 Schmaltz, McDonough 941- 539-8372 Seasoned oak, hickory or pecan: $75 per quarter cord. Delivery available. Bob Lewis Fayetteville 770-461-4083 university authorized to conduct research on hemp [ 2-23-4 (a) (3)]. Georgia Hemp Co-op, assisting licensed and interested farmers w/hemp information. Information includes: licensing, growing, testing, local plant varieties, harvest and marketing. Richard 404858-3336, leave message. Hemp supplies: Irrigation & grow bags w/soil for 700+ plants; unused grow bags & grow lights: $2500. D. Purther Ellijay 530-263-3638 Licensed Georgia hemp growers needing female clones and tissue-cultured clones in one-gallon-liners. All tested, local climate varieties w/prescribed fertilized soil. Richard Ellenwood 404-858-3336 Pre-Paid Orders ONLY! Order Deadline: May 11th, 2021 Name:_____________________________Address:___________________________________ City:_____________ Zip:__________ Home #_________________Cell #__________________ E-Mail: ______________________________________________________________________ *Onions will be harvested at the perfect time for best flavor. We anticipate your pick up times to be Friday, May 14th from 3-6pm and Saturday, May 15th from 8-10am. If pickup dates change, you will be notified. Orders must be picked up at the Morgan County Extension office. Pounds per Bag 10 # Bag Vidalia Onions 25 # Bag Vidalia Onions 50 # Bag Vidalia Onions Price $10 $20 $35 Quantity Total Seedlings or clones to be contract grown for licensed hemp growers. 30 years greenhouse experience. Text preferred. T. W. Miller Rayle 706-274-3458 Did you know? Sweet onions can only be called Vidalia Onions if they are grown in a 20-county region around the city of Vidalia in South Georgia. Mail orders to: Morgan County Extension Office 440 Hancock Street Madison, GA 30650 *please make checks payable to: Morgan County Extension/4-H Grand Total Due: __________ Total Paid: _______________ Date Paid: _______________ Receipt #: ________________ *All proceeds are used to provide educational programs, materials, 4-H scholarships and awards. Questions?? Contact Shannon Cagle at scagle@uga.edu or 706-342-2214 PAGE 12 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2021 FARMERS 2020 shelled Elliott pecans, Shelled pecan halves in 1lb Custom T-shirt quilts, For sale wooden wheel farm Home made smoker trailer ready to eat-bake-freeze-en- resealable bags. Packaged in memory quilts bears pillows. wagon; one horse turning (8.5ft X 5ft); drum (2ft X 5ft); MARKETS joy: $10/lb. +shipping. Call/text PGFS reg'd facility: $8/lb + Very limited contact outside plow. E. Kennedy Cochran has turning mechanism, no Mark Parker 229-726-4238 shipping. Volume discounts. my home, I wash everything, 478-230-5721 motor. Charity sale: $350 cash. Hall County Farmers Mar- ket invites new farmers/ crafters to join them for 2021. Market operates Tue., 2:30-6:30 p.m. & Sat., 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Gain- vesville 404-379-7621 ccleveland2015@yahoo.com The 2021 Swainsboro Tressie Parker 229-400-3304 Moultrie Facebook: Parker Pecans Black Rose Angus grassfed & finished reg'd black Angus beef. , , whole, or 14lb beef sampler. Harry Krippes Cloudland 423-3047870 Call, text, email. Kaylar Howard Sycamore paradoxfarms.net@gmail.com 229402-0302 We machine-shell your pecans while you wait: $0.30/lb. Jody Glidewell Jackson 770-775-6592 ODDITIES bag, pick-up or mail. Margaret Watson Newnan 770-2516951 margaretwatson804@gmail.com Handmade furniture, varity of materials Pine, Poplar, Oak, Walnut. Your design or mine, top-quality finish, high-quality workmanship, 50yrs in the field. Mattison Woodworks Have 2-man cross cut saws, real old. Also have extra blade: $225/all. M. Ray Aragon 706237-0247 Wood burning cook stove, Zephyr Deluxe made by A&J Manufacturing w/6 eyes, oven, large reservoir and warming shelf, white: $375. Robert Johnson Lexington 706-743- Chester Thomas Fayetteville 404-915-4505 L-shaped fuel transfer tank w/Fill-Rite transfer pump, 75100gal capacity: $400 firm. Can load. B. Murphy Culloden 478-550-1007 Pair of Victorian iron & wood benches, wood needs replacing on one: $225 OBO. Call or Emanuel Farmers Market vendor applications are now open. Request your packet & access to the application by email. Darby Gates Swainsboro twicelifeapo@gmail.com Farm fresh brown eggs, from Golden Comets, Lohmann, Barred Rock & Rhode Island Reds: 3$/doz. W & D Griffin Lenox 229-873-7929 or 229388-2077 Gourds for sale. New crop, all sizes. Jimmy McDonald Sylvester 229-777-0444 Gourds: many varieties, Martin gourds, fixed, ready to hang, at farm or shipped to Newnan 404-456-1844 Memory Bears made out of your loved ones clothing. Call for more info. Sherry McDaniel Buford 770-366-1306 5284 Wood burning cook stove, Red Mountain circa 19001920, white enamel w/6 eyes, oven, reservoir & warming shelf, good condition: $350. text after 5:00 p.m. A. Hollis Milledgeville 706-829-3759 Wood heater, dbl doors, 18in x 30in, 2ft high, 5in off floor, new fire brick, call for price. Charles Sawyer Mount Airy The Candler County Historical Farm fresh brown eggs, from you. Charles Lang / Crystal Society offers free both space Red Stars: $2.25/doz w/car- Lang Cordele 229-322-1320 for its once-monthly open air ton, $2.50/doz without. Jerry Red wigglers worm bed start- FARM ANTIQUES Jimmy Waldrip Lawrenceville 706-768-4776 404-293-0161 (2) Banner knitting machines, CANNING REAL ESTATE market. Call or email Steve Waller Metter wallersc@aol.com 912-314-1536 The Mableton Farmers Market is planning to open June 3rd at the Mable House Complex, Thursdays, 8:30am12:30pm through August 12th. Produce growers, call Market Manager, Dave McDaniel Mableton 404-323-00608 THINGS TO EAT Advertisers producing and offering for sale shell eggs at retail to the end consumer must obtain an egg candling certificate from the Georgia Department of Agriculture. The department offers virtual training in egg candling. Call 404.656.3680 or email candling@agr.georgia.gov for more information. 2020 Black Walnuts, shelled, large clean meats: $26/qt, postage paid. Hoyt Payne McCaysville 706-492-7781 2020 Desirable pecans, ready to eat: $11/lb + postage. Will crack, shell, separate your pecans $0.50/lb. Russell Eaton Stockbridge 770-506-2727 2020 pecans for sale: $8.00/lb for wholes & $7.50/lb Simmons Gainesville 770536-9287 Farm fresh eggs: $2.50/dz. Pick up only. E. Parrish Senoia everettparrish@bellsouth.net 770-616-6869 Farm fresh eggs: $3/doz. Rebecca Little Monroe 678-5358417 For sale: 2020 fresh pecans shelled halves: $8 per lb +shipping. Jessie Arnett Tifton 229-382-6517 Grassfed and pastured beef, pork, lamb, & goat; also pastured, free-range eggs & pecans. Marview Farms Arabiga www.MarviewFarms.com 786-210-6544 Old-fashioned fudge: chocolate or 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 Pecans for sale, $2/lb in the shell. Danny Strickland Barney 229-560-9234 Pecans, ready to eat, mostly halves: $10/lb. No shipping. Raymond Gilbert 2781 Pierce Dairy Rd, Madison 706-3423623 up kits and worm feed for sale. Don't wait until it's too hot to ship worms. H. Holyoak Enigma 229-326-6040 HANDICRAFTS AND SUPPLIES 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, refinishing and repairs. James Lewis Perry 478-987-4243 All types of chair caning: blind, French, hole-to-hole, porch, rattan reed & splint, some repair & refinishing, over 55 yrs' experience. George Shelton Cartersville 770-6076455 Chair and rocker caning of all kinds; also wicker and rattan repair. Over 40 years of experience. Duke Dufresne Statham 770-725-2554 Chair caning in Tiger. Please call for estimate. Donald Becker Rabun County 770-8079783 Gerber Sprint II signmaker computer, monitor, 15in tractor-feed plotter, 19 fonts, 2 manuals, tool kit. Cuts boys & mens socks, Pat. 1909-1924: $500. John Humphreys Talking Rock 706-889-4198 1930's wood cook stove, Home Comfort warming oven, water reservoir. Excellent condition, works great, asking: $1,000. Jerry Bentley Snellville 770-979-6389 Antique "Seymour" Grain Cradle scythe, in great condition. Photos upon request. Great addition to farm dcor: $150 firm. Bonnie Monroe 404-245-9006 Antique ice box, 3 doors, excellent condition. Also have large cedar chifforobe, ideal for hunting lodge or horse barn. Call for pictures and details. B. St. John Americus 229-938-1025 Antique syrup kettle, 60 gal. Can use for fire pit or flower pot: $1400. Tommy Presley Jackson 678-794-4574 Anvils - Peter Wright 166lbs, Hey Budden 90lbs: $500/ea; also farm bells, different sizes: prices vary; 3pt log splitter: $500. S. Burnett Mansfield 770-827-2240 Fairbanks Platform industrial scales, 100-200-400 weights. SUPPLIES (30+) Quart canning jars, wide-mouth & regular, cleaned & boxed: asking $0.80/ea. Call/text accepted. Kendrick Farms Good Hope 706-5645905 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 55 gal, closed top, metal or plastic drums: $15; caged totes, food grade: $80; nonfood: $60. Roger Harrison Cairo 229-216-0031 Burning barrel for sale. Leave message. Joe Bachelor Perry 478-987-1503 Carpenter bees will be back soon - I make traps that work, shipped, w\instruction, lots of 5: $85. Call for info. Bill Timmerman Harlem 803-6406265 For Sale: Ford Model 706 reversible 3-point-hitch tractor scoop: $150, in Gordon. Call 478-233-9704 Realtors or anyone holding a real estate license may not advertise in this Category, unless advertising personal property. Farmland advertised must be owned by the subscriber placing the ad. FARMLAND FOR SALE 10 acre mountain top lot near Hiawassee - special wrap around views. Paved road, electricity, convenient, private, dividable. Text preferred. Reduced. Tim Miller Hiawassee 706-401-0880 100 AC farm GA Hwy 16E, Jackson, Butts County: Woods, pastures, creek, 2 rd entrances: $7000/acre. View video: youtu.be/F9mVTtObnw. J. Collins 404-790-5611 100+/- acres bordering Oconee River, previously horse & cattle farm, barn & 3 BR brick home: $525,000. Marion Nelson Milledgeville 478-454-8453 14.04 acres pine and hardwood, located on Binford Road in Morgan County: $12,000/acre. Robert Pennington 706-474-3150 for pieces. Shelled & cleaned. Pork halves and wholes: $4/lb vinyl/sandblast resist mat. 3 Will send picture if requested, Green house shade cloth, 15 acres in Elbert County, Ready for freezer. P. Griffin hanging weight. Matt Brown tubs of vinyl. $3,500 OBO. M. delivery may be possible: 20x50, good condition: $50 creek, small pond, frontage: Clarkesville 706-768-8417 Canton 678-739-7176 Allen Blairsville 706-781-0959 $150. Y. Sanders Macon 478- OBO. J. Yeargin Dallas 770- $75,000. Robert George 305-4209 778-3441 Lanovia 706-356-1420 Market Bulletin Farmland Ad Form Ad guidelines: Only farmland of 5 acres or more may be advertised. Include price, acreage and county where the property is located. All property must be for sale by the owner. Limit descriptive terms to property characteristics or structures. A maximum word count of 25 including name, address, phone number and your city of residence is permitted in Farmland ads. Only one ad per subscriber per issue. You must be a paid subscriber to advertise in the Market Bulletin. Subscriber number ____________ County ______________ I hereby certify that this notice meets all the necessary requirements for publication in the Market Bulletin: ________________________________________________________ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2021 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov PAGE 13 FARMLAND FOR FARM SERVICES Candelabra okra seed needed Old blacksmith anvil in good Wanted Jimmy Red cornASAP. M. Marlyon Bremen condition. Also looking for meal & grits. E. Waldrep Car- SALE 25 years experience in farm, 18+ & 3.6 acre lots, good laying property w/streams, on paved road w/power access, surveyed in 2006-07. F. Nichols Cherokee County, NC 678-758-0497 tractor & Bobcat work, bush hogging/lawn mowing, grading/clearing, plowing/garden, deer plots, fence/heavy equipment welding, post holes. Larry Houston Covington 770235-3082/770-235-3782 20 acres, White County, Hwy 384, Dean Mountain area, Pri- 38 years' experience: horse arenas laser graded, tree vate road, underground utili- clearing, driveways built/re- ties. Mounain views, lake site. Deer, turkey, ATV trails: graded, gravel, barns graded, drainage correction, trucking, $189,900. Earl Warren demolition. Luke Butler Clarkesville 770-596-1073 Braselton 770-685-0288 20.88 acres open land, Hart County, Royston address, fenced. Highly productive & in a great location: $6,000/acre. 43 years of experience: Bushhogging, grading, postholes, foodplots, gardens, aerating, spreading seed and fertilizer, State wide brush cutting. Under brush clearing, small tree clearing, brush cleanup, bush hogging, property and fence lines, overgrown areas. Thomas Bowlin 678972-4647 EMPLOYMENT 770-537-9003 Fisher Grand Pa Bear wood rollton 678-689-3618 Cash paid for running and non-running diesel tractors and skid steers. Have trailer with winch. Also buys back hoes. Joshua Fowler Dacula heater. Bob Brookshire Monroe 404-895-6469 Pecan harvester, prefer Savage, must be ready to Wanted llamas, one male, one female. Will pay market price. Popefield Farm Sunny Side 770-233-0130 404-886-7423 Cattle squeeze chute and tub sweep. Buddy Smith Madison 706-342-0486 work, not rusted out, affordable. I can pick up. Also looking for tar barrels. Bill Millen 478-982-4266 Wanted old plow handles in good condition to be pulled by mule. Bill Butler Braselton 770-231-4662 Farm tractor, 40-65 HP with or without equipment & Farmall Super A w/3pt lift. Nelson Massey Conyers 770-4832639 Scag three wheel lawn mower, running or not. Leave message. Joe Neill Newnan 770253-4261 Wanted pull type, manure spreader in working condition. Grady Rahn Springfield 912213-0251 Ford Model A car or truck. pre-1967 car or truck running or repairable. Willie Walker Snellville 678-768-5473 Seeking Myers or Champion pecan crackers, good working condition. Dale Bonaire 478918-4365 Wanted: Fertilizer for clover at reasonable price in Central Ga area; prefer 0-20-20 with boron in 40 to 50 lb. bags. Dry Brent Mize Royston 706-3088300. 28.6+ acres w/spring, long leaf pines, hardwoods, food plots, mobile home, shed, paved road, well, septic, power. 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 4 beautiful pre-civil war log cabins on 8+acres. All amenities. All or divide, near Carters Lake, Fort Mountain, Pinhoti trail. Kerry Hix Chatsworth 706-217-5550 45.5 acres, half open, rest mixed woods: $3000/acre. Jim Andrews Calhoun County jtajr51@yahoo.com 45 First Ave., Edison, Ga. 39846 229-8352483 47+/- acres, approximately 425ft frontage on paved road, no buildings. Productive soil, grass, water, including natural spring. Mostly gentle rolling. Richard Acree Gordon County 706-629-7694 52 acres, Hwy 109 across from Union School Rd: $350,000 firm. Farmland West Central David Anderson Pike Ppilrgersimen'scePrwiditehepxrpoapnodssedGepolarngtia County 770-979-0145 hauling, fence removal, etc. N.Ga. Rick Allison Buford 678200-2040 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 Barn pickers: Old signs, oil and gasoline cans/barrels, old tools, advertising material, furniture etc. We pay cash for items to decorate our farm. Call/text Mike Canton 516238-4738 Bobcat/tractor work, seed drill, bush-hogging, post-hole, food plots, land clearing, driveways, roads, grading, plowing/tilling, pasture maintenance. Oconee and surrounding counties. www.mikesfarmandpropertymgmt.com. Michael Ebright Watkinsville 770-363-5092 Bush hog, rotary mow, garden and food plot, harrow and plow, bale square hay. Monroe County area. Jimmy Waldrep Forsyth 478-9515563 Bushhog your pasture, field or till your garden, food plot. Larry Boatright Dallas 678386-1466 Bushhogging. Reasonable rates, Conyers and Covington 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. FARM HELP NEEDED Looking for help restringing wire on electric fence. Posts do not need replacement. Marietta Betty 770-712-7088 or Gary 404-784-7722 Mature couple for light farm work in exchange for house rent. Needs other income, reference & experience required. Thomaston 478-960-5072 Need someone to cut hay on 20 acres in Oconee County, you keep hay. Fescue, open, gently sloping, has been cut yearly. John Watkinsville 678425-8255 Part-time general farm help wanted for weed eating, bush hogging, farm maintenance, misc. Must be self-motivated. Sunny Martin Habersham County, Clarkesville 706-5720815 Wildlife & hunting manager bird dog training & care, PT or FT, compensation based on experience, starting at: $35k/year. Kerri Whitesburg Front rim for 4650 AGCO Allis tractor. Also, need spindle for left front shaft. will consider taking both side. Billy Aldridge Buchanan 770-713-6255 leave message Genuine striped greasy cornfield pole bean seeds wanted. J. Puett Gainesville 678-9368496 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 I need table & guide for med. 5013 Hobart meat saw. Harvey Vickery Macon 478-233-5813 In search of a 3pt hitch pecan tree shaker powered by PTO and hydraulics. Johnny McDonald Wrens 706-872-9576 ISO Pasture to lease for livestock and hay. Located within 80 miles. S. Hawarneh Cumming 770-595-5914 Truckers Favorite White field corn seed, 1lb; also Stone Mountain watermelon seed, lb. W. E. Nunn Macon 478361-3734 Veterans Helping Veterans is in need of a Wood-Mizer sawmill to produce supplies & buildings for our veterans first farm. 155 Lt. Peed Rd. Butler, GA 31006 678-763-4441 Want older model 2 cylinder John Deere that won't run. Pay up to $300. Need to look complete. Text or call. Cliff Midland 706-329-7170 Want permission to hunt Civil War relics on property near battle sites w/metal detectors. Will share finds. David Walter Mashburn Epworth 706-6325456 Want to buy used Grain-OVator in good working condition. K. Shealy Winterville 706-296-1532 Wanted - 10 baby wood ducks to raise out on farm pond. Drakes & hens please. Call Dennis Washington 706318-7463 Wanted - Allis Chalmers D-19 wanted, running or for parts/repair. Wayne Stradling Palmetto 770-463-1408 Branch 770-490-7865 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 Wanted: tow-behind backhoe or trencher. Such as a Harbour Freight Nortrack, Jansen or similar. T. Hoy Lakemont 706499-7553 Wanted: used bee equipment. Honey supers & hive bodies w/frames that have the combs drawn out. Gage Killian Murphy, NC 828-557-2696 Working senior is looking for small farm w/home for longterm lease in N. GA area. D. Stone Canton 352-208-1057 Would like to buy Cushaw squash seed yellow or green stripped. L. Fountain Tarrytown 912-293-1303 Young baby deer wanted , preferably fallow, axis or white tailed. Must still be bottle fed. Will pay reasonable price. Stuart Murray Alpharetta 770363-1001 60 acre tobacco farm w/home area. Fred Bryan Covington 770-832-8608 circa 1850, some restoration & 404-694-3752 In February, Pilgrim's Pride Corp. announced plans to in- additional small cabin. Located in Columbia, TN: $175,000. Michelle or Tom 706-936-0052 or 478-397-2849 Farm 911 Signs-Farm Safety and Emergency Signage. An information source for greater peace of mind. Website: SEEKING FARM EMPLOYMENT Retired farm manager w/45+ FARMLAND FOR RENT/LEASE www.farm911signs.com Daren years experience in clearing, Sue Truex Cumming 678-628- grading, tractors, baling & 6767 managing people, for hire in vest $70 million to build a state-of-the-art pet food ingredient plant in Franklin County. The new plant will create 90 permanent jobs in Franklin County, as well as 100 construction and trades jobs during development of the facility. Pilgrim's estimates that the plant, upon completion, will have a $65 million annual economic impact on the region SERVICES 77 acres for lease for 2021 deer season. Father and son, no hunt clubs, no ATVs: $1200 for the season, non-refund- able. David Williams Sparta 478-232-4332 drdead- wood3745@yahoo.com 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 exchange for cash & residency. J. Farrow Winder 423-8341174 Retiring maintenance man non-smoking, non-drinker, honest, seeks FT/PT caretaker property upkeep position. Ready for Summer. Athens area. Text 706-201-7331 ISO re-railer for remounting railroad cars onto track. Mike Buckner Junction City 706269-3630 Looking for (2) females guard llamas, mature, tame, in good health, to guard sheep & through direct and indirect spending. The project will generate more than $1 million annually in local tax revenue, helping to fund county services and local schools. The plant will be built on a site adjacent to Interstate 85 outside of Carnesville. "Pilgrim's is pleased to announce this significant investment in Franklin County, which will grow our company's already substantial footprint in Georgia," said Mark Glover, head of BOARDING FACILITIES The Georgia Animal Protection cutting, branch trimming, pruning, lawn mowing, leaf WANTED goats. Text please. M. Kutz Pilgrim's protein conversion division. Maysville 678-687-7922 Pilgrim's currently employs more than 8,000 people in mulching, chain saw & blade sharpening. Rockdale and surrounding counties. G. Kelecheck Conyers 770-597- Items wanted in all Classified Categories will be advertised here. Looking for a hay mower & UTV side by side, working or not. Randy Groover States- boro 912-690-2281 Georgia and pays local growers more than $152 million each year to support its facilities in the state. The company has an annual payroll in Georgia of more than $440 million and con- Act requires boarding and breeding facilities to be licensed. A current license number must be submitted with notices for publication in the "Boarding Facilities" category. Notices submitted without this information will not be published. For more information, please call the GDA Equine Health Division, 404.656.3713. Coming soon reserve now. Full service horse boarding, 16 stalls, 200 acres clean land for riding: $400/mo 6mo or 12 mo contracts. Danny Pair Covington 706-386-9071 Pasture boarding, Highway 81 Stables: arena, round pen, trails, tack room, wash rack, trailer parking. Dan Robertson Hampton 678-300-3434 4878 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 Stumps ground neatly below ground level, free estimate and reasonably priced. Glen Whitley Bethlehem 770-867-2718 Will water-grind your grain: $0.10/lb. Mike Buckner Junction City 706-269-3630 Did you know? 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Billy Moss Maysville 706-654-6071 Looking for Yellow Potato Onions, sometimes called Nesting or Bunching Onions. I want to grow some in potted containers while I still can. Speak clearly. P. Kennedy Tampa, FL 727-937-5240 Old farm windmill, good to fair condition. Peter Wild Athens pcvhwild@att.net 706548-9682 tributed nearly $270 million in capital investments over the last five years. "Pilgrim's is an important anchor tenant in Georgia's poultry and overall agribusiness industry," said Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary W. Black. "The proposed investment demonstrates a long-term commitment to the community and state. I commend Pilgrim's leadership team and all who have helped get this project across the finish line." The plant will be used primarily to produce pet food ingredients by processing chicken byproducts instead of dumping them in a landfill. "Pilgrim's significant investments in Georgia represent the company's strong, ongoing commitment to our state, and drive the creation of jobs and farming opportunities that are key to a thriving agriculture sector here in the nation's leading broiler producing state," said Mike Giles, president of the Georgia Poultry Federation. More information on the proposed plant can be found at www.ThinkFranklin.com. PAGE 14 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2021 Reseeding the past Heirloom seed collectors feed memories, preserve history By Jay Jones jay.jones@agr.georgia.gov Wendell Cole in Carroll County owns a piece of history in the form of cornfield beans an old farmer gave him 60 years ago as a wedding gift. The farmer told him that the beans had been handed down in his family for generations, well over 100 years. Cole still plants them, and last year got the next generation involved. His five great-grandchildren helped plant the beans as Cole recovered from knee replacement surgery. "It was a family affair," Cole said. "My oldest great-grandson is 15, and he helped me through the whole process. He helped plant them, plow them, and picked them. He strung them and helped can them. He enjoyed it. Nowadays, not a lot of kids that age are interested in planting or know much about gardening or preserving vegetables." Cole's story would warm the hearts of those who work to save heirloom seeds. They say planting vegetables from heirloom seeds and saving some seeds for the next growing season is the only way to keep the diverse vegetable varieties going. Once the cycle is broken, a variety is lost forever. Sarah Ross saves hundreds of heirloom seeds through her work as director of the University of Georgia's Center for Research and Karrie Fadroski holds a handful of heirloom Trail of Tears pumpkin seeds. These seeds came from a family that kept the seeds for generations. (Special Photo) Education at Wormsloe Plantation near Savannah. She knows seed loss firsthand. She had a winter squash grown only in Georgia and called the North Georgia Honey Roaster among the 40 varieties she grows. The Honey Roaster was lost when she inadvertently gave away all the seeds, and a wetter than usual summer wiped out her crop. "I lost the genetic strain of that squash be- cause the people I gave the seeds to, although they planted them, they didn't save any seeds," Ross said. "So even as careful as I am, I lost the best squash that I ever tasted." Taste and variety are the arguments from those who plant and save heirloom seeds. For every beefsteak tomato found at the grocery store or seedling at the local garden center, there are hundreds of tomato varieties in different shapes, colors, and flavors. Seed hybrids revolutionized agriculture by making farming less unpredictable. Vegetables grown on a large scale are more disease resistant, produce more uniform vegetable shape and size, and can be harvested on a regular schedule. Ross doesn't argue against buying produce from the store. Instead, she encourages people to expand their palate and keep certain vegetable varieties available that are delicious but may not be conducive to being produced on a large farm. Ross pointed to the 30 varieties of collards she grows at Wormsloe. Many restaurants may only have access to commercially-grown collards, but she said they are many other possibilities. "Nothing wrong with those collards. You pick them up, but not if you want to have that Learn more For more information about the Center for Research and Education at Wormsloe near Savannah, go to https://www. libs.uga.edu/wormsloe. To learn more about the Saving Appalachian Gardens and Stories project, including its annual demonstration garden in Dahlonega, go to https://ung. edu/appalachian-studies-center/ saving-appalachian-gardensstories.php. beautiful, tender light flavor for a fresh salad," Ross said. "It's not a right or a wrong. I think of it like chefs having all 64 crayons in the box. They would have all 64 colors to choose from when they're preparing meals and not just a couple of colors." Ross grows about 500 different plants in her gardens at Wormsloe that she uses for educational outreach. She shares seeds with chefs in the coastal region and plans to use the seeds to teach school children in Georgia how to garden. Ross also gives away seeds through her See HEIRLOOM SEEDS, page 16 Brood X Cicadas: Most crops are safe, but young trees could suffer in cicada onslaught Continued From Page 1 There is little ecological purpose to the emergence of periodical cicadas "the cicadas are in it for themselves," Sanborn said but some benefit more than others from their appearance. "Cicadas are not poisonous and can, in fact, be cooked and eaten by humans (we recommend discarding the wings and legs)," Hinkle said. "Wildlife also enjoy eating cicadas. Because turkeys and other wildlife will gain so much additional nutrition from periodical cicadas this year, increased turkey populations can be anticipated this fall. Fish also benefit from consuming all the cicada carcasses that will fall into lakes and streams." Although often confused with locusts a type of grasshopper that does extensive damage to crops cicadas do not eat vegetation and only pose a threat to young trees. They feed on the sap from tree roots (as nymphs underground), twigs, and branches. The females also damage trees and A grafted apple tree seedling at the Georgia Mountain Research and Education Center is painted white to repel cicadas. (Ray Covington/ UGA) Active Periodical Cicada Broods of the United States USDA Forest Service is an equal opportunity employer and provider. plants when they channel into the branches to lay their eggs, which can cause the tip to dry and fall off. That's how Ray Covington, superintendent of the Georgia Mountain Research and Education Center in Union County, lost a prized fruit tree to the last Brood X emergence in 2004. "I had a beautiful Yoshino cherry planted in my garden. It was about six inches in diameter. It had relatively thin bark and the cicadas found it favorable for depositing eggs. I lost the tree," he said. Brood X poses a similar threat to the Heritage Apple Orchard recently planted at the center to re-establish varieties once common in North Georgia. Covington has turned to an old deterrent in hopes of protecting the trees from the coming swarm. "An insecticide will not help because the insects are not Broods (Next emergence) Multiple Broods 17-Year Cicadas Brood I (2029) Brood II (2013) Brood III (2014) Brood IV (2015) Brood V (2016) Brood VI (2017) Brood VII (2018) Brood VIII (2019) Brood IX (2020) Brood X (2021) Brood XIII (2024) Brood XIV (2025) 13-Year Cicadas Brood XIX (2024) Brood XXII (2014) Brood XXIII (2015) May 2013 (RL) feeding on the bark. I use insecticidal barriers for other insects like borers that will consume some bark on their way into the trunk," he said. "The method I am going to use (on the young apple trees) is to create a barrier of paint. I have asked around and some of the old orchard specialists say that this does help. The insects can still pierce through the paint and into the bark, but the consensus is that the paint-coated bark does not feel right to the insect, so hopefully they will move on to another tree." There are 1,450 other apple trees planted on the property for various research trials, but because they're more mature, they'll be better able to withstand some of the damage cicadas may cause, Covington said. "It's the small ones with the thinnest bark that are most vulnerable," he said. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2021 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov Committed to Ag. Committed to You. "We're relationship people they really and truly became a family." -Jessica Alsobrook PAGE 15 Helping Georgia Grow for Generations GeorgiaFarmCredit.com The Alsobrook Family with Relationship Manager Mitch Adams A trusted lender financing farm families and rural Georgia for over 100 years. PAGE 16 FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN 404-656-3722 agr.georgia.gov WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2021 Georgia strawberry season is here! Lots of farms offer u-pick, grab-and-go access to fresh fruit By Cheryl Smith Agritourism Manager Georgia Department of Agriculture Did you know? Eight strawberries provide 140 percent of the recommend- ed daily intake of Vitamin C for kids. More than 53 percent of kids from seven to nine years old picked strawberries as their favorite fruit. Strawberries are the first fruits to become ripe in the spring as well as being the only fruit with seeds on the outside. In 13th century France, strawberries were thought to be an aphrodisiac and were served in soups to newlyweds. Legend has it that strawberries were named in the 19th Century by English children who picked the fruit, strung them on grass straws and sold them as "straws of berries." Whatever we know about strawberries, we all know they are delicious. It doesn't matter if they are in cakes, pies, ice cream, smoothies, or all by themselves in a bowl topped with whipped cream, everyone loves this fresh fruit of spring. Half the fun of picking strawberries is eating them, so plan an outing to enjoy the fresh air, family fun and the strawberries. Strawberry season is varied throughout the state so call ahead to find out when these farms are open and ready for you to pick: Adams Farm 1486 Hwy 54 W, Fayetteville, GA 30214 | 770.461.9395 Beck Farms Produce 214 Horne Rd, Eastman, GA 31023 | 478.231.8981 Berry Good Farms 930 William Gibbs Rd, Tifton, GA 31793 | 229.821.0746 Buffalo Creek Berry Farm 810 Stevens Grove Church, Lexington, GA 30648 | 706.201.5553 Burt's Farm 5 Burt's Farm Rd, Dawsonville, GA 30534 | 706.265.3701 Calhoun Produce 5075 Haw Pond Rd, Ashburn, GA 31714 | 229.273.1887 Dickey Farms 3440 Musella Rd, Musella, GA 31066 | 478.836.4362 Double Branches Farm and Produce Market 4995 Double Branches Rd, Lincolnton, GA 30817 | 229.392.1069 Fitzgerald Fruit Farms 3355 Imlac Road, Woodbury, GA 30293 | 706.553.2795 Lane Southern Orchards 50 Lane Rd, Fort Valley, GA 31030 | 800.277.3224 Mark's Melon Patch 8580 Albany Hwy, Sasser, GA 39885 | 229.698.4750 Mercier Orchards 8660 Blue Ridge Dr, Blue Ridge, GA 30513 | 706.632.3411 Merck Farms 152 Merck Trail, Kingsland, GA 31548 | 912.674.0197 Mitcham Farm 797 Macedonia Church Rd, Oxford, GA 30054 | 770.855.1530 Moore Berries 104 Grove Place, Kathleen, GA 31079 | 229.365.3166 Paulk Vineyards 1788 Satilla Rd, Wray, GA 31798 | 229.468.7873 Sims Famy Farms 1608 Burning Bush Rd, Ringgold, GA 30736 | 706.866.4062 Southern Belle Farm 1658 Turner Church Rd, McDonough, GA 30252 | 770.288.2582 Southern Grace Farms 3131 Vickers Church Rd, Enigma, GA 31749 | 229.533.4314 Spring Fever Farms 491 J L Harris Rd, Screven, GA 31560 | 229.426.1101 Stripling's General Store 2289 GA Hwy 300 S, Cordele, GA 31015 | 229.535.6561 The Berry Patch at Freedom Farm - Ballground Rd, Chatsworth, GA 30705 | 706.217.8902 The Market at Rutland Farms 5641 Union Rd, Tifton, GA 31794 | 229.386.5111 The Strawberry Farm at Ramhurst - 2865 Smyrna Ramhurst Rd, Chatsworth, GA 30705 | 706.270.4518 Warbington Farms 5555 Crow Rd, Cumming, GA 30041 | 770.889.1515 If you are not able to pick your own, you can find fresh Georgia strawberries at many farms and farmers markets along with other Georgia Grown products: Abbottsford Farms 410 Abbottsford Rd, LaGrange, GA 30240 | 706.957.2374 Blue Goose on Main 128 E Main St, Irwinton, GA 31042 | 478.233.1548 Crystal Organic Farm 425 N Johnson St, Newborn, GA 30056 | 706.474.9075 Greene Acres Farm 952 Empire Chester Hwy, Cochran, GA 31014 | 478.230.4124 Hamlin Hills 477 Dames Ferry Rd, Forsyth, GA 31029 | 844.386.3276 Jaemor Farms 5340 Cornelia Hwy, Alto, GA 30535 | 770.869.3999 Lenny's Farmers Market 110 Hampton St, Americus, GA 31719 | 229.924.4411, ext 247 Melon Patch Farms 295 Lee and Gordon Mill Rd, Chickamauga, GA 30707 | 706.375.3441 R&A Orchards 5505 Hwy 52 E Ellijay, GA 30536 | 706.273.3821 Ritter's The Fresh Market 571 Lakes Blvd, 5727 Gardenia Cir, Lake Park, GA 31636 | 229.559.5920 Southern Belle Farm 1658 Turner Church Rd, McDonough, GA 30252 | 770.288.2582 The Shack Produce 4723 Hwy 20 S, Conyers, GA 30013 | 770.285.4207 Washington Farms 5691 Hog Mountain Rd, Bogart, GA 30622 | 706.769.0627 Visit www.GeorgiaGrown.com to find strawberries and other delicious Georgia Grown products. Now, plan a visit soon to your favorite U-Pick strawberry farm, farm market or farmers market for that ripe, red, and delicious fruit of spring. Heirloom Seeds: Sharing is a tradition Continued From Page 14 nonprofit Social Roots (https://socialrootsseeds.com/). Those who request seeds can get Georgia Red okra, Brandywine tomatoes, Cherokee Trail of Tears beans or other vegetables to plant. Ross notes on the website that giving away seeds may seem unusual, but seed sharing is a time-honored tradition that connects families and communities while supporting a sustainable food source. The University of North Georgia's Saving Appalachian Gardens and Stories project is another effort to preserve heirloom seeds unique to Georgia. The project is a partnership between the university and the UGA Extension Service to provide cold storage for seeds passed down by families through the years. The project is also part of the university's Appalachian Studies Center to preserve the area's heritage, according to Karrie Ann Fadroski, the project founder and a senior lecturer in biology at the university. Becky Griffin, community and school garden coordinator for the UGA Extension Service, helped start the project in 2006. She said seed saving can also be taught in collaboration with school gardens and intertwined with history lessons. "Some of these seeds that have been collected might be the only ones that are left," Griffin said. "Seed saving and sharing can be an important way for many cultures to preserve their heritage. What makes people feel like they're at home is what's in their garden." Cole keeps growing his cornfield beans because they are easy to grow and produce well. He said the harvest last year yielded 10-12 bushels. He gave away some beans to friends and family, canned some, and kept a few gallons in the freezer. He said he's looking to sell some beans "to help my grandkids out." Also, Cole said the beans taste good. "It's a big old long bean, about 12 inches long and sort of flat. And they're good caning beans," Cole said. "Matter of fact, we ate some this week for a couple of meals, and they're delicious." Nonprofit Social Roots gives away heirloom seeds to those who sign up with the promise of growing them and saving the seeds. The varieties offered can be grown in most places. Find Georgia Agriculture Online! www.agr.georgia.gov @GeorgiaGrown: https://twitter.com/ www.facebook.com/georgiagrown @Iamgeorgiagrown Georgia Grown: https://www.pinterest.com/GaDepAg/ www.facebook.com/GaMarketBulletin Notice Ads for the April 21 issue are due by noon, April 9. Ads begin posting online 13 days prior to the first publication date in the paper.