GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TOMMY IRVIN,COMMISSIONER Vol.78, No. 49 Meetings Scheduled For Cotton, Tobacco Nomination meetings to fill two expiring terms on each of the board of directors of the Georgia Agricultural Commodity Commissions for Cotton and Tobacco will be held Dec. 10. The meeting to receive nominations for the expiring term of Cotton Commission board member Marvin Ruark of Bostwick will be held at the Morgan County Farm Bureau Office in Madison at 9:30 a.m. Nominations for the positon currently held by Paul English will be taken during a meeting at the Bleckley County Farm Bureau Office in Cochran at 1:30 p.m. Nomination meetings for Tobacco Commission board members Milton Carter of Douglas and Lawton Matthews of Moultrie will be held at the Farm Bureau offices of Coffee and Colquitt counties, respectively. The Coffee County meeting has been scheduled for 3:30 p.m., and the Colquitt County meeting at 7 p.m. All producers of cotton or tobacco are urged to attend the nomination meeting in their respective areas. Any producer of these commodities may make nominations or be nominated. Incumbents are eligible for renomination. The Georgia Agricultural Commodities Promotions Act requires at least two nominations to be made for each vacant seat on the commission. If more than two nominations for each position are received, growers in the respective districts will be allowed to indicate their preference of nominees during a 30-day referendum. UGA Forest Named State's Arboretum The Georgia General Assembly has designated the Universtiy of Georgia's Thompson Mills Forest in Jackson County as the state arboretum, according to UGA's Office of Public Information. The 318-acre forest, located about two miles southwest of Braselton, includes more than 100 species of native Georgia trees that have been grown from seeds collected within the state. Within the next few years, the forest should include all of the native trees of the Southeast. Wednesday, December 4, 1991 Tobacco and cotton producers are asked to attend and make nominations at meetings on Tuesday, December 10 for positions of the Georgia Agricultural Commodity Commissions for these farm products. Any producer of tobacco and cotton can either make a nomination or be nominated. Stay in Control of Your Business As small businesses begin to grow, they become difficult to guide toward their intended purpose. While the boss is hiring new people, arranging bulk discounts, expanding storage space and buying bigger equipment, who's minding the store? The manager can easily lose control of things which make a business successful. Without a clearly defined goal, it's difficult to steer a business in the most profitable direction. Everyone can be working very hard, but somehow the most important things never get accomplished. Most handicrafters are production oriented, and focus all their attention on producing more or better items to offer for sale. If the original purpose of the business is Special Handicraft Edition Please see ads on pages 11 and 12 to make money by selling craft items, maybe more time should be spent hustling inventory that has already been produced. It's advised to write down, in detail, the reasons for operating the business. Now that you know where you want to be, draw the map that will take you there. Timing is the key. If setting up a new machine takes twice as long as expected, does everything else come to a standstill? Stay in control by including reasonable alternatives and flexibility in the work schedule. Everyone should know who is ultimately responsible for the com- pletion of each task. Even a business made up solely of two equal partners should divide all responsibilities. Authority can be rotated among employees or even shared as long as everyone involved knows that a chain of command exists. Giving instructions is not just telling; it also involves sharing. An employee who does a job incorrectly is really at fault only about half the time. The person giving the instructions should get credit for the other half. Good supervision is the control function that helps each employee do their job properly. Supervising people is really an exercise in human relations. A successful supervisor is one who is sought out when problems occur, rather than avoided. The supervisor's goal is to win the respect of employees by creating a friendly atmosphere of honest two-way communications. A complete cycle of communication has taken place when the manager get reports about the business' strengths and weaknesses. No matter how good the original plan, changes are periodically needed. New ideas and solutions should be developed and put to work in the system. Since the original plan has been changed, all employees should be informed, oriented, and made to feel a part of the new improved plan. The Market Bulletin would like to thank Fulton County Extension Agent Robert Brannen for this article on home handicraft businesses. Early Cold Nips Ga. Fall Vegetables The early cold weather that turned Georgia beans, squash, and tomatoes into frozen vegetables in the field most likely won't effect the price at the grocery store, according to University of Georgia Extension Service Horticulturist Darbie Granberry. "I don't think we'll see any immediate price increases due to this freeze damage because we have other areas in production that may not have sustained as much damage as we did here," Granberry said. "And unless something happens to those crops, there will be an adequate supply." The average date of the first 32degree day in the fall is normally November 20 or later for the main vegetable-growing area of Georgia. But this year, freezing temperatures occurred during the first days of November. The early freeze mainly hurt the vegetable farms. "We had some damage on all the warm-season vegetable crops," Granberry said. Most growers had already picked some squash, cucumbers and tomatoes, but lost the final harvests in the cold weather. Green bean damage was varied from minor leaf burn to complete loss. "For crops that were 10 days to two weeks from harvest that had significant leaf burn, the likelihood of harvesting a crop is very small," he said. Georgia has about 60,000 acres of fall vegetables, which contribute towards a yearly value of vegetable production estimated at $300 million. Next Handicraft Edition The next handicraft edition of the Market Bulletin is scheduled for Jan. 8. The deadline for notices is Dec. 24. An affidavit stating that the handicraft item was made by the individual advertiser, and not purchased for resale, must be included with the notice. Otherwise, it will not be published. Page 2 THE MARKET BULLETIN Wednesday, December 4,1991 Follow Guidelines When Submitting Ads All items published in the Market Bulletin must meet at least one of the following requirements: items must either be produced by the advertiser on his or her own farming operation, or made by the advertiser from materials on his or her own farm, or owned and used by the advertiser on his or her own property. Items purchased for resale may not be advertised in the Market Bulletin. Ads must be received no later than Wednesday noon in order to appear in the following week's paper. There is a 20 word limit for advertisements including your name, address and phone number. Please place ads for different categories on separate sheets of paper. Ads can be mailed in the same envelope. Include complete address on all correspondence. Out-of-state residents can advertise only in out-ofstate wanted category. Only one ad per person per household per category is permitted each week. For best results, include the price in your ad. Resubmit your listings either by clipping the previously published ad or by rewriting the listing and sending it in again. FARMERS AND CONSUMERS MARKET BULLETIN Georgia Department of Agriculture Capitol Square Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Farm Services The Market Bulletin publishes adver tisements for Farm Services In the first issue of each month. Please adhere to the following guidelines when submit ting an ad for farm services. Ads must be received by the 15th of the month preceding publication date. For Instance, ads submitted for publication In the first Issue of Dec. must reach the Bulletin office by Nov. 15. Advertisers must submit a notarized statement Indicating that they are performing the service offered them selves and that they are not part of a commercial operation. This statement needs to be sent only once and it will be kept on file in the Bulletin office. If the advertiser later desires to list another type of service, a notarized statement must be sent In for that service and any subsequent services offered. Advertisers may have only one listing In the Farm Services category each month, and the ad must not exceed 30 words. All farm services must be per formed on the farm of the Individual desiring the service. Will instal farm fences, board fences, all types of field fence. Ronnie Hill, Maysvllle. 404-335-6590 or 335-7755. Will build horse barns or other farm bldgs., also any type fences, 22 yrs. exp. Bates Kelley, Hartwell. 404-376-6322. Bush hogging, lawn or garden filling, spread sand, gravel, dirt, light loader or grading work w/4wd tractor on your farm Steve Kennerly, Tucker. 404-978-7052. Horseshoeing, hot/cold, reas. and relia ble. Jerry Henry, Peachtree City. 404-487 9655. Will do aerating, seeding and fertilizing, light grading, garden tilling, Alpharetta, Roswell & Marietta area. Joe Fleming, Marietta. 404-565-5852. 20 yrs. exp. custom timber-clearing excavation, demolition bldgs.; horse arenas concrete & gravel drives built. Storm clean up, backhoe/trucking sen/.; bury dead animals, insured. Bill Butler, Suwanee. 404 476-0184. Fencing, farm and horse, all type wire anc board, post driven, bush hog work, ref furnished, qlty. work, free estimates. Pau Gann, Norcross. 404-441-5560 or 962-7545. Horseshoeing & trimming, reg. & corrective; farrier school graduate, member AFA. Gene Sarsfield, Zebulon. 404-567- 3609. Small tractor work, landscaping, bush hogging, aerating, seeding, fertilizing, plowing. N. Fulton, Cherokee, Forsyth. James Ferguson, Alpharetta. 404-475-0137, 6-10 p.m. All types of tractor work, bush hogging, seeding, post holes, driveways scraped, garden plowing, reas. rates. Bill Couch, Gumming. 404-889-3017. _______ Will dig water lines w/ditch witch. Jim Rowland, Bethlehem. 404-867-6857. Will do artificial insemination of beef and dairy cattle in Butts and surrounding counties. Paul Reamer, Jackson. 404-7753781. Will do farm fencing, field fencing, all types wood, barbed wire, horse corrals, split rail, etc. Roy Strickland, Villa Rica. 404-4595997. Stumps neatly ground 6-30 in. below ground level from all areas, gardens, farmlands, etc., reas., als'o tractor-type work, will travel. Gary Reynolds, Roswell. 404-992-8005. Will haul your horse and cattle anywhere, anytime, local and long distance, have new equipment, yrs. exp. Luke Silvio, Grayson, 404-962-6027. Will do grading, backhoe and tractor work; also, will haul gravel and dirt, reas. rates. Phil Williams, Stockbrldge. 404-4748783. Fiberglass tank repair, repair grain augers, combines, rusted-out bins, any kind. Ed Pickle, Amerlcus. 912-924-0556. Will furnish sprigs & custom plant Tifton 44, 78, Coastal Alicia, Tifway II, anywhere in Georgia, winter planting avail. Sam Summers/Temple. 404-562-3670____ Stump grinding services, any sizes; Brad Washington, Jackson. 404-775-3758, after 6 p.m. Will do grading, backhoe & tractor work; also, will haul gravel & dirt, reas. rates. Phil Williams, Stockbrldge. 404-474- 8783. Horses or cattle hauled long or short distances on short notice. C. Chapman, Senola. 404-599-8666.______________ Will trap farm pests: beaver, fox, coyote, raccoon, bobcat, skunk, statewide. Greg Farmer, P.O. Box 676, Buford 30518._____ Will catch, pen and haul cattle, have horses, dogs, pens, tranq. gun, statewide. D. Boyt, Yatesvllle. 404-647-9757._______ Horseshoeing and trimming, reg. and corrective work, cert, by Am. Farriers Assoc. Benny Biddy, Alpharetta. 404-4754896. Roto-till, aerate, seeding, fertilizing, bushhogging, plowing, tractor work done right, Forsyth, N. Fulton, Cherokee, Roswell, etc. Danny Bagley, Alpharetta. 404-475-9121. Prof, horseshoeing, hot/cold, handmade, corrective shoeing/trimming, cracked hoof repair, graduate of Oklahoma State Horseshoeing School, work guar., S. GA coverage area. Dean Barnhart, Ashburn. 912-567-2140. Horses transported, local or long dist. reas. rates. Robert Keling. Douglasvllle. 404-489-2857.___________________ Horses transported safely, short or long dist., flex, scheduling, padded 3-horse slant load trailer, sev. yrs. exp., local ref. C. J. Johnson, Hoschton. 404-967-2007. Bush hogging, plowing, light grading, fertilizer & seed spreading, Oconee & surrounding counties. Alan Johnson, Watklntvllle. 404-769-8192. Will do farm fencing, all types, board or wire, tractor work, crosstie terracing. A. Marks, Dacula. 404-995-8648. after 6 p.m. Roto-tilling, bush hogging, fertilizing, removing trees, etc. in Monroe & surrounding counties. C. Holmes, Forsyth. 912- 9949807. Agricultural blasting done statewide, beaver dams removed, swamps & ponds drained by ditching, rock drilled & blasted. Doug Robinson, Fayetteville. 404-461-1951. Will build farm and pasture fencing: field fence, barbed wire, horse wire, and board fences. Garland Reagan, Loganvllle. 404466-1222. Barns, all types farm buildings built, fences of all types & custom bush hogging done. Hugh L. Hodges, Sr., Monroe. 404267-5770. Tractor work, bush hogging, plowing, scraping, gardens tilled w/tractor or Troy Bill in S. Fulton, Douglas, Fayette, Coweta cos. Charlie Dodson, Falrburn. 404-9643209. Will build fences in N. GA, base prices, 5 strand barb, 90 cents/ft., hog wire w/1 strand barb, $1.30/ft., also board and electric. Jimmy Oliver, Dawsonville. 404265-2076. Lake mgmt. services, will apply lime to your lake w/custom built barge. Randy Cooper, Atlanta. 404-559-8662. Farm fencing,, many yrs. exp., greater Atlanta, corral, field, wood, barbed wire. Daniel Haire, Marietta. 404-499-9092 leave message or beeper 404-726-5025. Will build farm fences w/wood or wire, farm bldgs. corrals and other related work statewide. Robert Hayes, Hartwell. 404- 3766708. Will build or repair farm bldgs. Billy Healan, Conyers. 404-922-0685.______ Farm fencing and clearing, seeding and planting pastures, topsoil and fill dirt, del. Newton and surrounding counties. Kenneth Hodges, Covlngton, 404-786-0537. Advertisements for kits are not al- lowed in the Market Bulletin; only finished items Grafted by the advertiser are allowed. Plowing, bush hogging, pulverizing aerating, seeding, trees pruned, yards and pastures leveled, brush and stumps removed, wildlife food plots planted, estimates, qlty. wk. Glenn Dutton, Lawrencevllle. 923-5432.__________________ Will split your firewood at your place with hydraulic wood splitter. Ray Curbitt, Atanta. 404-758-6188. Tractor type work, roto tilling, bush hogging, mowing, aerating, light hauling, easonable rates. Chuck Pentico, Woodstock. 404-926-1666. Will saw your logs into lumber at your ocation with portable sawmill, reasonable rates. Billy Bridges, Watkinsvllle. 404 -7695262. Aerating, bush hogging, various kinds of ractor work. Bob Elliott, Buford. 404-9452248. Clearing, grading, drain work, stump removal, etc. using 941 Cat. front end track oader; hauling using tandem dump truck, free est., reas. rates. Johnie McDonald, Dacula. 404-963-5759. Wanted Want someone to build fences. Willie Turpin, Rt. 1, Box 1289, Talmo 30575. 404693-4410, after 6 p.m. Want fill dirt dumped on my property in Paulding Co., also 5' cyclone fence and post. R. Norman, Dallas. 404-443-2434. Need 67 plus A. cleared (many trees); you