FARMERS & CONSUMERS Tommy /rv/n, Commissioner Georgia Deparfmenf of Agriculture Market Bulletin Vol. 72, No. 22 Wednesday, May 28, 1986 tteywwl Gmj EMCs Progress With the Times In the 1930s, most rural Georgians depended on kerosene lamps, fireplaces and wood stoves. This led to a life of drudgery for many in rural areas. For example, it some- times took a whole day to boil water in outside washpots and to wash clothes in a tin tub using a scrub board. Most people j who lived in cities refused, ^p move to the country bej cause they had be- come accustomed to the benefits of elecricity. At the same time, there Our guest columnist this week is Heywood C. Gay, executive vice president, Georgia Electric Membership Corporation, 148 International Boulevard NE, Atlanta 30303._____________________ was a flight of some of the rural area's brightest young people to the cities as they refused to accept the hardships their parents endured. Georgia's 42 electric membership corporations (EMC's) have used innovative management techniques to adapt services to changing economic conditions. EMC's now have extended service to over 700,000 Georgia homes scattered over 70 percent of the land area of the state. This makes it difficult since EMC's only average eight consumers per mile of line whereas investor-owned utilities and municipals average over 60 consumers per mile of line. Even Cobb EMC, one of the nation's fastestgrowing EMCs, averages only 16 consumers per mile of line. This means that fewer consumers per mile are paying for the upkeep and maintenence of the lines and plant equipment necessary for the function of an EMC. Unlike other utility companies, EMCs are not subject to regulation by the Public Service Commission because they are consumer-owned. The consumers actually elect a board of directors to manage the business affairs of the EMC. These directors must be members and they, (Continued on Paee 15] Commercial Broiler Production Ga. Agriculture's "Golden Egg" With a production value of $796.4 million in 1985, Georgia's broilers con- tributed more than chicken feed to the state's economy. In fact, poultry is Georgia's number one agricultural commodity. The state also ranks first in the nation in cash farm receipts from all chickens and eggs including broilers. But the broiler industry was not always the thriving business enterprise it is today. The raising of poultry was pretty 1940s, the three states were produc- much a sideline activity on most farms until the 1930s. At that time commercial poultry production was centered mostly in the New England, Middle Atlantic and Midwestern states. However, a few growers in the Delmarva region, comprised of Delaware and the eastern shores of Maryland and Virginia, had begun ing about 41 percent of the nation's total broiler output. But after World War II, production began to decline due largely to the cancellation of Army contracts. During the war, the federal government had "frozen" the supply of chickens from Delmarva, (Continued on Page 13) specializing in broiler production in the 1920s. Although it is not clear exactly who grew the first flock of commercial broilers, Mrs. Wilmer Steele of Sussex County, Delaware, is given credit for beginning the modern commercial broiler industry. For several years, Mrs. Steele reportedly maintained a small flock of layers and raised her own replacement stock. However, in 1923, she started a brood of 500 chicks and sold the surviving 387 birds to a local buyer. Production continued to increase in the Delmarva region and by the What's Inside Letters to the Editor......... page 2 Georgia Cooking .......... page 5 Livestock Quotations........ page 6 Onion Recipes ...... page 7 Planting Charts........ pages 8 & 9 Helping Each Other ...... page 11 Features ...... page 13&15 You Will Be Dropped from the mailing list for the Market Bulletin unless we hear from you by June 6. To keep costs of production as low as possible, the Market Bulletin is purging portions of its mailing list every month. If this notice appears in your paper, return your mailing label to our office if you wish to continue receiving the Bulletin. Paste the Market Bulletin mailing label on the back of a postcard or envelope. Do not include ads or other dated material with the mailing label. Send to: FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN P.O. Box 38313 Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Deadline for subscribers to respond is June 6, 1986 If you are a farm operator, it will be appreciated if you provide the following information. Response to these questions is voluntary and will be keot confidential by the Department of Agriculture and its cooperator. the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Total cropland acres farmed _ Current number o. nogs and pie ;; _ Current numoei ot cattle and calve. __ Farm Front Feed Assistance Requested Commissioner of Agri-' culture Tommy Irvin last week telegrammed U.S Secretary of Agriculture Richard Lyng requesting direct assistance for Georgia livestock and dairy producers who have lost virtually all their spring hay and pasture crops. Irvin also sent telegrams to Georgia Cons gressmen Charles Hatcher and Lindsay Thomaspeeking their assistance in providing feed for livestock and dairy producers who have lost feed crops to the spring drought. ^:-::^ r :.^:::^:*^ (Continued on Page 14) Livestock Sales Require Permit State law requires that all special livestock sales have a permit from the Georgia Department of Agriculture and that the sale management be bonded. "Special sales" are defined as the sale of any livestock with the exception of livestock sold at an established auction market. The sale of livestock owned by a farmer, with payment being made directly to the farmer, also is exempt. All production, consignment and dispersal sales managed by anyone other than the owner at which payment is made to sale management, are required to have a permit and must be bonded. A farmer who has a sale of his own livestock, where payment is directly to him, is required to have a permit but is not required to be bonded. The bonding requirement is not intended to create a hardship but is designed to protect Georgia farmers and owners who sell livestock in the state. Requests for permits should be made in writing bv the individual, organization or company managing the 'saie. 30 aa"s in advance of the event. Aduress permit requests to the State Yeienn-r: .-;, 19 Capitol Square, Atianr/- Georgia 30334. Please inciud--- u'-onnation such as the mace a i. . 'iinc1 and management <->'. <\'v: ; ->b \niir request. Page 2 THE MARKET BULLETIN Wednesday, May 28, 1986 Dear Editor: I sent my ad for hogs in on Monday and it did not come out in the paper on Wednesday as I expected. When is the best time to mail in ads for publication in the Market Bulletin? A South Georgia Reader Editor's Note: We must receive ads in our office no later than Wednesday noon in order for them to appear in the following week's paper. For this reason we recommend that you mail your notices on Friday, so that we will receive them in plenty of time to meet this Wednesday noon deadline. Dear Editor: I mailed in $5 cash to receive a subscription to the Market Bulletin and have yet to hear from your office or receive my paper. Could you please check on this for me? M. Smith Tallahassee, Florida 32301 Editor's Note: In checking our files, we could locate no record of receiving $5 cash from you. We urge all out-ofstate residents to submit a check or money order when requesting a subscription, so that there will be some way we can trace or have record of your order. *** Editor's Note: The Blueberry Pound Cake recipe featured in last week's Georgia Cooking column was submitted by Leslie Jones, wife of J.B. Jones, sole County Commissioner of Lumpkin County rather than Screven County. employment II you have questions regarding this category, call Sonya Way 656-3727. No commercial, industrial or domestic employment permitted. Only that employment that pertains to the individual farm may be advertised. // you have questions regarding this category, call Sonya Way 656-3727. Advertisers should include a statement with each notice indicating that the service offered are indeed "farm services" provided by that individual. Want 2 farm equip, operators w/exp. C. Pippin, Petoria Rd., Albany 31708. Ph. 912-435-0055.__________________ Want settled lady w/ref. Help w/light garden chores, free room & board. Martha Trammell, Rt. 2, Box 19, Forsyth. Ph. 912-994-6463._________________ Want husband & wife to milk in dbl. five herringbone barn, 3 bedrooms, dbl. wide mobile home to live in. Steve 14 yrs. exp. in land clearing, grading, loading, backfilling, specializing in tree preservation / care of your personal property, have Cat 951 loader, will travel. B. Butler, Suwanee. Ph. 404-476-1084. New fence built, fence right of way cleared, no job too tough or sml., in Crisp & surrounding cos. Dick Goetzman, P.O. Box 144, Arabi 31712. Ph. 912-273-8892. Horseshoeing & trimming, reg. & cor- Crawford, Rochelle. Ph. 912-365-7570 bet- rective, hot, cold, AFA certi. Eddie ween 4-6 am & 4-6 pm.__________ Rainey, Milner. Ph. 404-358-2409.____ Want dependable, settled lady w/ref. to All types of light blasting done, beaver live in & help w/light garden chores. ponds drained, drainage ditch shot, foun- Jessie Thomas. Rt. 1, Box 237, Lavonia dations, boulders shot, rock removed, 30553. Ph. 404-356-8092 / 8093.______ I etc. Doug Robinson, Fayetteville. Ph. Want stable help in exchange for full 404-461-1951._________________ board on 1 or 2 horses. Wes Beaty, Will do farm fencing, all types, highest Alpharetta. Ph. 887-6802._________ qual., 18 yrs., exp. Bates Kelley, Hartwell. Teenager seeks job working w/horses, Ph. 404-376-6322/7313.__________ 6 yrs. exp.. ref. avail., Marietta, Alpharetta i Will do farm fencing repairs. Ed Cole, area. Diana Howard, P.O. Box 669751, j Jackson. Ph. 775-6596.___________ Marietta 30066.______________ Will do tractor work on your farm, till- Want responsible, good natured j ing gardens w/PTO tiller, bush hoggng, female to help w/2 Arabians, exp. helpful j spread dirt or gravel w/scrape blade, front but not necessary. Mrs. Proctor, i end loader, clear land of brush/vines. Douglasville. Ph. 949-1439._______ : Steve Kennerly, Tucker. Ph. 972-8357. Want dependable individual or couple to work on chicken / cattle farm, trailer w/utilities & salary provided. Otto Neuhaus, Rt. 1, Box 492, Fairmount Stumps removed from gardens & other farmlands, etc. w/Vermeer stump grinder, res. rates, will travel, 7 days/wk. Ronnie Cook. Smyrna. Ph. 404-432-5215 / 0587. 30139. Ph. 404-337-2773 eve.______ Horse/cattle trailer floors replaced Want female to manage & milk in a j lights & brakes repair. Richard Garver, modern dairy. D. Trice, Eatonton. Ph. Social Circle. Ph. 464-3724.________ 404-485-9355._________________ Will build/repair any type farm fence in Want farm caretaker in exchange for free housing, retired couple preferred. P. Thurmond, 6461 Sweetwater Rd., Douglasville 30134. Ph. 942-5723. NE Ga. area, woven wire, barbed, power fencing. Ken Ross, Comer. Ph. 404-783-3564.________________ Garden plowing, tilling, bush hogging, Want lady to live in and do some pasture fertilizing, Marietta/Cobb area. garden work, room, board plus salary L.H. Barren, Marietta. Ph. 428-4110. avail. L. Granger, P.O. Box 86, Fayet- Will furnish sprigs & custom plant loville 30214. Ph. 487-8873.____ __ Alicia, Tift 44 or Coastal Bermuda grass. Children ages 2-17 and adults age 45 and older eat the most ice cream per person. James H. Williams, Rt. 1. Fitzgerald 31750. Ph. 912-423-4884 / 8028. Only out-of-state wanted ads published. Will water grind your wheat, corn into meal, flour, grits, aft. 3 p.m., 1/4 toll or 6