VISIt Our WebsIte www agr state ga uslmbindex html lVIARKET BULLETIN , ... GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TOMMY IRVIN,COMMISSIONER 6'Vol 115 No 44 -Ag Dept. Impounds Gwinnett Co. Horses The Georgia Department of Agnculture has Impounded SIX horses In GWlnnett County due to the owners failure to provide adequate food and humane care Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin announced last week The horses were Impounded from Jerry Cantrell James Cantrell and Stanford Sadler of 550 North GWlnnett Street Buford The horses ranged In age from two months to 15 years We took action under the authority of the Humane Care for Equines Act The Impounded horses will remain In the Department s care until they are nursed back to health The owners will be called In for a settlement conference with the Department to address the violations said Commissioner Irvin Our horse rescue program IS very successful said Irvin We are currently nursing 42 Impounded horses back to health Yearly we receive more than 1 000 complaints about possibly abused horses If anyone has any concerns about a horse they have seen they can contact our Equine Health Section at 4046563713 See Insule Cookbook Order Form ~ulletlD Calendar pageS pagel~ Wednesday October 30 2002 ag consumer line I am about to replace the fescue 10 my yard wIth another grass With more heat resistance and one that uses less water I was thmkmg about Eltoro ZoysIa But because thiS IS a relatively new grass to Georgia I wonder If there are any compansons available that would compare the varIOUS Georgia grasses agamst each other Our warm season grasses (Bermuda, Zoysia, etc) are qUite different ID fertilization requirements and shade and drought tolerance than cool season grasses such as fescue Bermuda and Zoysia are both good grasses However, Bermuda IS somewhat more drought tolerant WIth the abdlty to go up to three weeks between Imgabon The hybnd Bermudas are sterne and must be either establIShed by sod or spnggmg Bermuda IS aggressive and may mvade flower beds, so care and edgmg may be reqwred I have recently bUilt a coop and I have three chickens that I have had smce Easter I believe that they are roosters because one crowed thiS mommg They have started to (Contmued on Page 11) Martha Berry Inducted Into Ag HaU of Fame Martha Berry founder of the Berry Schools now known ali Berry College IS the 2002 mductee to the Georgia Agncultural Hall of Fame She IS the 51 st Georgian to be given the honor Berry who founded the schools 10 ]902 used her 80 acre dowry to charter the Boys Industnal School ThIS board109 school educated Southem Highlander mountam boys 10 practiCal farmmg and educatIOnal skIlls so (Contmued on Page 12) ~ Farmers Market Features New Busmesses, New Look The Macon State Fanners Market held a harvest celebration and open house Oct 29 to show off ItS new look and mtroduce consumers to five new faCIlities at the market A nbbon cutlmg was held for the new faclhtles followed by a short program tour and reception The new tenants arc Market Place Plants Etc operated by a husband and Wife team at two locatIOns 10 the market With the nursery at one and umque handmade accessones and arrangements 10 the market s mlm mall Deb s Place a gift and accessory shop With a nall and tanmng salon Sachetz City Market Cafe featurmg country cookmg homemade ... bread desserts and soup With fresh frUits and vegetables from the owners produce stall Our Pets a pet store With exotic birds reptiles rodents and other animals and Middle Georgia Pubhc Safety Trammg Center a branch of the Georgia Pubhc Safety Trammg Center at Forsyth which wlIl serve as the certification center for 24 surroundmg counties The Improvements at the Macon Fanners Market show what can happen when the current tenants potential tenants the market manager and the leadership 10 the diVISion share a vIsion (Contmued on Page II) Copyrlght 2002 Nominations Accepted For Farmers' Panel The U S Department of Agnculture recently announced that additIOnal nommatlons to the AdVISOry Committee on Begmnmg Fanners and Ranchers are bemg accepted The 19 member committee adVises the agrIculture secretary on ways to encourage federal and state programs to prOVide Jomt fmancmg to begmnmg farmers and ranchers as well as methods of maxlmlzmg new opportumtles created through federal and state programs To qualify members must belong to any of the follow109 groups USDA s Farm SerVIce Agency (FSA) state begmnmg farmer programs commercial lenders pnvate nonprofit orgamzatlOns With active begmmng farmer or rancher programs the Cooperative State Research EducatIon and ExtenSion Service commumty colleges or other educatIOnal mstltutlons With demonstrated expenence m trammg begmnmg fanners or ranchers and other entities or persons provldmg lendmg or techOlcal assistance to quahfled begmnmg farmers or rcmchers Farmers and ranchers also can submit nommatlons About one third of the 19 eXlsung committee members will be replaced tlus year when the charter IS renewed m January 2003 Appomtments are for a two year term Re appomtments are (Contmued on Page 12) Membership ID AGHON IS the highest honor a student ID the College of Agncultural and EnVironmental SCiences, Warnell School of Forest Resources, or the College of Vetennary MediCine may obtain while at the Umverslty of Georgaa CommISSioner of Agriculture Tommy IrVin, who IS an honorary member of AGHON, recently met With new members at the orgaRlzabon's annual breakfast ID Athens Pictured left to nght are Jason Faircloth, Melissa Duncan, DaVid Elliott, CommISSioner IrvlD, Madison Coley, Valene Blair, and JeaRle Long Free Workshop Set For Small Farmers Team Agnculture Georgia Will host a free workshop for small begmmng and hmlted resource farmers on Thursday November 14 at the Savannah Rapids PavilIOn 10 Martmez Ga The all day workshop mcludes lunch and such tOPiCS as financmg small fanns grant OpportuOltIes agntounsm commumty supported agnculture and many others For detalls and a brochure send email to Vickie slms@dol state ga us or call 404 656 3164 Page 10 THE MARKET BULLETIN Wednesday October 30 2002 Bulletin Calendar LIVESTOCK SALES & EVENTS PRODUCE EVENTS HibiSCUS forsythia sweet shrub mahoOla holly Carolina ,asmlne pussy Willow gardeOla nandma Ilnope roses (red pink) dayllies Ins Betty Stephens Monroe 770 2675053 Perenmals sedums angel strumpet (white) hydrangeas and kema also herbs bay laurel Rosemary thyme basil pineapple sage Theresa Allen College Park 404 767 2273 ~ Honeybees for rent for 2003 season to polllrrate frurts and vegetables Increase your produCllon James Sharpe Armuchee 706 234 1329 Like new hive bodies supers bottom Nov 1 Goat Poultry & Small Ammal Sale 7 Nov 2 Market Day 8 am 1 pm vegetables pm Buggytown AuCllon 1315 Hwy fruit arts & cralts Gordon Info Carol 341 S BarneSVille GAL AU 003177 silsby 478 628 2406 Info 770 358 087211786 Nov 1 DIXie Livestock Market SpeCial CRAFT FAIRS Hosta 60 vanetles 1000 s to choose from 3 kinds gingers 6 types Elephant ears 5 types hardy ferns M Smith Gray 478 986 5964 478 986 0831 Impatiens penWlnkle cleome bachelors Pond plants water hiles pickeral rush aquatic clover and mint cat s tall thallas no creeping lenny spadderdock flags floating and edging plants M Frey Mableton 7394256 boards top covers call for pnclng Fred H Talley Talking Rock 706 692 7434 Seiling out all hives supers eleetnc kmfe extracter 12 doz qt Jars Roland Hatcher College Park 770 996 0685 Cow/Calf Sale 7 pm 285 cows some Nov 2 Rural Amenca Festival 10 am 6 pm w/calves I 16 & US 1 (Exit 90) Info arts & crafts Manon Cty Courthouse Willis Sikes 9125783263 square Buena Vista Info Judy Nov 2 SaD Goat Sales seiling goats pigs & Williams 229 649 7800 buttons Balsam cockscomb 200 seedsl$l Purple runmng hyaCinth egg tree Want Tulip poplar (red honey) In 5 gal money plant or Jerusalem cherry 50 seedsl$l Jerusalem cherry mangolds Ige and mlm buckets other Jim Mabry Marietta 770 993 SASE H Brooks 5106 LeXington Ave Stone ZlnOlas $l/pkt wllge SASE Ann Dutton 3269 4997 Mountain 30087 Five Forks Tnckum Rd Lilburn 30047 Wildflower Sourwood honey $3 50/pt poultry Baxley Fairgrounds Baxley Nov 2 13th Annual Bostwick Cotton Gin Info Barn 9123669207 or Steve Fesbval 9 am 5 pm operetmg cotton Smith 9123679268 gin arts & crafts booth Inlo 706 342 Nov 2 Horse Sale tack sale at 7 pm horses 0182 or POBox 66 Bostwick 30623 to follow Tnple H Sales 5250 Old Nov 2 I d Rather Be In Tignall Fall FesllVal Savannah Rd Tenmile GAL C002567 9 am 5 pm arts & crafts Inlo 706 285 Info Waylan Hitchcock 478 553 9938 3232 Nov 2 Goat, CowICaIl & Fowl Sale 1 pm HaM Nov 2 Lone Oak Country Festival Info Ann I.Jvestock Market Metter on Hwy 46 E Johnson 770 927 6440 Info 912537 2172 or912 282 9691 (sale Nov 2 3 19th Annual Hunter Harvest Arts & day) or myral @cybersouth com Crafts Show & 4 H Club Exhibits Nov 2 S&D Goat Sales seDlng goats pIgS & DouglasVille Info Ms Bett 678715 poultry Baxley Info Steve Smrlh 912 6058 367 9268 (home) or 912 366-9207 (bam) Nov 2 3 Fall Arts & Crafts Show Old Nov 2 Goat & Feeder Pig Sale 1 pm Tn Oostanula School Hwy 156 W County livestock Sales Hwy 206 & Calhoun Info Sara Hefer 706 629 268 Crossing Ambrose Info 912359 8466 or Kathy Brown 706 236 9000 Improved mormng glory 1ge beau blooms stay open all day In cool weather 25 no seeds/$2 postage free M L Powell POBox 613 Jackson 30233 775 5791 Japanese maples Lace Leafs 3 tall $38 each plus shipping (bareroot) Vmdls Cnmson Queen Ever Red Irraba Shldare Red Dragon Bndget Bntton Garfield 706 8291427 Leyland cypress 3 gal 4 tall $8 each good supply others available diSC In quantity J C Joyner Fort Valley 478825 2833 Leyland cypress 3 $5 crape myrtles cryptomena firepower nandlna Jumper hydrangea shasta Vlbumum magnolia Anne Walker Good Hope 30841 7063429471 Red Lion amaryllis vanegated & plain leaf sedums toad lilies weeping Willows bluebird althaea hardy salvlas 31$9 ppd R L Ready 1450 5th St NW Cairo 31728 lamonready@hotmall com Red castor mole beans 50 seeds1$2 pays for seed and postage mailed In padded envelope mclude your address John White 3824 Pine Forest Rd Macon 31206 478 788 5274 Red leaf castor mole beans 50 seedsl$l wllong SASE and $0 37 stamp w/each order of 50 beans no checks John Carroll 16n Buford Dam Rd, Buford 30518 Sassafra plants 31$5 bamboo plants 31$5 pmk crape myrtle 21$5 June Hurst 536 Green Rd Whigham 31797 no $61qt by the case also available In 1 Ib & 2 Ib Jars Veri Tipton Gainesville 532 2722 Wildflower honey $21/gal Sourwood no $221gal Jars also bee keeping supplies and wax foundation Ernest QUinn Decatur 491 8726 Will remove bee swarms other bees & unwanted bee equipment free quote honey for sale 0 Oliver Perry 478 987 7454 Will remove honeybees & other bees In metro & long dlSt beyond metro co area Milton 0 Scott East Point 404 344 0719 Will remove honeybees yellow Jackets and hornets anywhere 10 Georgia wor1< no guaranteed reasonable price Cindy Bee Marietta 424 0076 , 380312914 Nov 16 28th Annual Bazaar 9 am 2 pm no Leyland cypress 7 gall$15 nver birch Nov 5 Goat & Feeder Breeder Pig Sale 7 dealers Cleveland UMC E Kyt\a St Bradfords oaks maples dely & planting Things To Eat pm Taylor Cty Livestock Auction Just Cleveland Info 706 865 7157 off S R 128 S of Reynolds Info 478 847 3664 or 706 647 3559 ACCEPnNGAPPLICAnONS Nov 8 Cow Sale 7 pm cow/calf prs bred Nov 8 9 Floyd CounCil Homemakers cows & bulls Tnple H Sales 5250 Old Chnstmas In November 9 am 5 pm Savannah Rd Tenmile GAL C002567 handcrafted Items Rome CIVIC Ctr Info Waylan Hitchcock 478 553 9938 Info EVle Watson 7062953153 or Lewle Fortner 4784695178 Nov 9 Church Bazaar Kincaid UMC 8 am 2 Nov 9 Goat Sale 1 pm poultry fowl and pm arts & crafts 125 Peachtree St rabbrts to follow Tnple H Sales 5250 Old Expenment Info 770 227 7960 Savannah Rd Tennille GAL COO2567 Nov 16-17 Oak Grove Chnstmas Mar1