Visit Our Website www.agr.state.ga. us/mbindex.html 1"1ARKET BULLETIN GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TOMMY IRVIN, COMMISSIONER Vol.#, No. 18 aqg)--consumer 11 ne Wednesday August 31, 2005 Copyright 2005 Dept. Laboratories Play Important Role in Food Safety Where do I get information on farm If you have watched the collection and Consumer Protection Division field equipment tax exemptions? processing of evidence on one of those inspectors receive target lists of categories, Information on equipment tax Crime Scene Investigation shows, you how much of an item, and what analyses exemptions can be obtained from the have some idea about how the Georgia are to be done on each. The target lists are Georgia Department of Revenue, Department of Agriculture's food broken down by weeks. Property Tax Division. They can be sampling program works. Both Packaged ready-to-eat foods, pre- reached at 404-968-0751 or you may procedures require documented chain of cooked and store-prepared foods and meals. wish to visit their website at custody of evidence from the scene to the such as deli foods, will make the list more www2.state.ga.us/Departments/DOR/p lab and through the testing process. often than canned and packaged food. td/cas/appman/farmequip.html. "Food security is an integral part of The July sampling included deli *** I am planning on op~ning a shop to sell pre-packaged bakery goods. Do I need a license to do this? Yes, you will need to be inspected and issued a permit from the Department of Agriculture to conduct a business of this nature. To make arrangements for an inspection please contact our office of Consumer Protection at 404-656-3621. Homeland Security and the best defense is a good offense," said Georgia Department of Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin. "You should feel secure enough to walk into any grocery store in Georgia and be able to buy wholesome and unadulterated food. We believe that our sampling, testing and analyses keep our system as safe as possible." Commissioner Irvin noted that he is not just bragging on his department without evidence to back it up. chicken, seafood, egg and potato salads, and deli sliced meats and cheeses to be analyzed for Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella, two common foodbome pathogens. In addition to those two pathogens, E. coli 0157:H7 testing was to be done on bean and alfalfa sprouts samples, Shigella testing on store prepared cut fruit, and analysis for pesticides on prepackaged vegetables, pre-packaged salad mixes, and vegetable and fruit juices. Individual samples are sealed in plastic *** What is the difference between a hare and a rabbit? (Continued on Page 12) "I believe that the best testimonies to the high standards we maintain are the partnerships we have with Public Health and the food safety network and the requests from the GBI and the FBI to use bags and coded by the inspector. The samples are sealed inside an ice chest with a temperature control item and arrive at the department's chemical lab in Atlanta with a sheet tracking the possession from the time our analytical capabilities to support their the sample was pulled until it arrives in the Pick Your Own investigations," he said. Deciding what and when to sample and lab. The first step is to verify the integrity and chain of custody of the sample. Any Fruits & Vegetables test requires collaboration of the scientists in the food science, pesticide and fertilizer sign of a broken seal or a temperature control breakdown (rising above 40 degrees See Page 6 disciplines and careful study of current trends and events. Every month, F) and the sample is refused. Samples are refrigerated until the actual testing begins. One procedure Production, Yields Up and Down for Georgia Crops used for bottled waters and well waters used in food preparation tests for The first forecast of Georgia's row crops from the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service indicates some yields were down and some yields up from last year. Production was also up and down for the various crops. Temperatures during the growing season have averaged near normal, except the latter Production of this size would be 22 percent less than last year. Wet weather in the spring delayed planting. As of August 7, only two percent of the crop had been harvested, compared with the 5-year average of 14 percent. (Continued on Page 12) coliform bacteria and E. coli in particular based on the development of a yellow color. The test is fast, simple, efficient and inexpensive compared to older methods, and is ready to read in 24 hours. Most foods are tested for various bacteria using a genetic screening method. A positive result for a pathogen requires part of July when temperatures were above normal. Most areas of the state have 'O@uj 'Di4'Mf.elt experienced rainfall well above normal. This trend continued into early August. The Sign-up Now Underway for Assistance Program early forecast is based on a survey of Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns has Military Construction Appropriations and growers and field measurements around announced that sign-up ends Sept. 9, 2005, Emergency Hurricane Supplemental August 1. Forecasted yields could change for the 2004 Dairy Disaster Assistance Appropriations Act of 2005. based on precipitation, disease, insect Payment (DDAP) Program, which Many dairy producers incurred pressures and harvest weather in the provides up to $10 million to assist dairy devastating decreases in production due to corning weeks. producers who experienced losses due to cattle losses, stress on producing cows, and Com yield for 2005 is expected to the 2004 hurricanes. (Continued on Page I I) average 129 bushels per harvested acre, just "Last year, Hurricanes Charley, one bushel less than last year's yield-of 130 Frances, Ivan and Jeanne severely Agencies Working Together bushels per acre. If this yield is realized, it will be the third highest yield on record. impacted dairy producers in the southeastern United States," said Johanns. To Improve Service to Farmers Near normal summer time temperatures "This program will provide much-needed In early August a group of nine state and the plentiful rains have provided a good financial relief to producers who suffered and federal agencies, along with crop. Georgia's total com production is dairy production and milk spoilage losses." representatives from the offices of the expected to total 28.4 million bushels from The 2004 Dairy Disaster Assistance Governor, and Senators Chambliss and 220,000 acres h_arvested for grain. Payment Program is authorized by the (Continued on Page 10) further testing for confirmation, but Dr. Reuben Beverly, director of the Chemical Laboratories Division, points out that he and his staff immediately alert the Consumer Protection staff in the event any regulatory action is necessary. "We use various methods to confirm a positive result, including selective media specific for that organism and a number of different biochemical-based methods, such as immunoassy. Ultimately, we can use 'genetic fingerprinting' for some bacteria to determine the specific strain involved and whether it has been involved in a foodbome disease outbreak," Dr. Beverly explained. But it only gets to the point of genetic fingerprinting five or six times within a year. Occasionally, initial positive results from a screening test are not confirmed, so no further action is necessary. Next the samples head to the chemistry labs where they are analyzed for chemicals that can cause serious allergic reactions, such as sulfites in dried fruits or shrimp, and histamines in seafood. This also is where grain products are tested for aflatoxin and insect or rodent contamination. Ground (Continued on Page 11) Page 2 THE MARKET BULLETIN Wednesday August 31, 2005 Advertising Guidelines Bulletin Published Every Other Week * All advertisements published in the Market Bulletin must relate to the farming/agricultural industry or be a part thereof; any and all item(s) submitted for sale through the Bulletin must meet at least one of the following criteria: 1) must be produced by the advertiser on his/her own farming operation, 2) must be made by the advertiser from materials on his/her own farming operation, 3) must be owned and used by the advertiser on his/her own farming operation for a period of at least 90 days prior to offering for sale through the Bulletin. * Businesses, corporations, dealerships or other commercial enterprises are not allowed to advertise in the Market Bulletin. Commercial is defined as intended for mass market; handling large quantities of product for distribution (i.e., more than normal household or farm quantities); supported by advertisement (i.e., advertisement in publications other than the Bulletin; listed as "business" in telephone directories or "yellow pages", etc.). Other indicators include, but are not limited to, holding business licenses and holding regulatory licenses/permits/ registrations. Georgia residents only may advertise in the Market Bulletin with the following exception: out-of-state residents may advertise only in the Out-of-State Wanted category. The editor has the authority to designate the length of ads and the number of ads that may be placed by a family unit in any issue of the Bulletin. Currently, only one (1) notice may be placed by any family unit in any issue of the Bulletin. Family unit refers to all individuals sharing the same residence, address or telephone number. When submitting ads for publication, please adhere to the deadline stated on the front page of the Bulletin. Ads will be published only once each time submitted unless the advertiser specifies on the notice that the ad is to be published more than once. Ads may be published for two (2) consecutive issues. A new notice must be submitted if the advertiser wants the advertisement to continue more than two issues. Note: Some ad categories are published infrequently and are published only once per submission. Please check ad category headings tor publication frequency prior to submitting notice. There is a 20-word limit for advertisements except as noted under category headings (special categories that are published only monthly, quarterly or biannually, have a 30-word limit). Advertiser's name, town, phone number or name and complete address must be included within the word limit. The Market Bulletin reserves the right to edit notices. Most advertisers include a telephone number in their ads, but mailing address may be published in lieu of phone number. However, it is important that advertisers provide a phone number when submitting ads in the event Bulletin ad personnel need to contact them concerning their ads. Advertisers who do not want a telephone number printed in their ads should note this fact when submitting the notice to the Bulletin. Each notice submitted for publication must be in writing; ads cannot be taken by telephone. Notices may be submitted by U.S. mail or facsimile transmission. Notices sent via mail or fax must be legible, on a single sheet of paper separate from any other notice, and be accompanied by the name of the category and the name, mailing and street address(es) and telephone number of the person submitting the same. Send ads to: MARKET BULLETIN Ga. Dept. of Agriculture 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Atlanta, GA 30334-4250 Fax: (404) 463-4389 To cancel an ad after submission or to correct errors made by the Bulletin staff, call the department's toll free number, 1S00-282-5852, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday, and ask for the person who is responsible tor the ad you want to cancel or correct. The person's name and telephone extension can be found under the ad category heading. Cancellations or corrections called in by Friday noon will be reflected in the next issue; cancellations or corrections called in after Friday noon will be published in the next available issue. Items for sale or services offered in any notice must conform to all laws and regulations covering sale and movement of the same. Ads for some categories must meet certain requirements. Advertisers are advised to review requirements under ad categories before submitting their notices. Note: Due to space limitations, all ad guidelines cannot be listed in the Bulletin each week. Advertisers who have questions concerning these guideline.s may call 1800-2S2-5S52, S a.m. 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday, or write: Market Bulletin, Georgia Department of Agriculture, 19 MLK Jr. Drive, Atlanta, GA 30334-4250. FARMLAND RENT/LEASE If you have questions regarding ads m this category, call Tammy Thomas at 404-6519081or404-651-9082. The Farmland for Rent/Lease category is published the last issue of each month. Please adhere to the following guidelines when submitting an ad for Farmland for Rent/Lease or Rent/Lease Wanted When submitting ad, please designate it for the Farmland for Rent/Lease category. Notices to buy or sell farmland are published only in the special fall or spring farmland editions Ads must not exceed 30 words. 1O acres w/modern farmhouse, good pasture, pond, city water, $750/mo., credit check. Joe Akin High Falls 478-994-5618 1O acres, 1O stall barn, all or part, beau. pastures, miles of riding area, close to 1-20, easy to find. Betty Anderson Temple 404-4062S72 1O+ acres for rent/lease, 3 stalls, office tack rm., small apartment, $SOO/mo. Jerry Standridge Winder 770-586-5S55 100 plus acres, exc. grass, clover, 2 barns, needs fence work. W.H. Sell Hoschton 706654-2921 12 acre pasture barn, 4 miles from Marietta. Bill Spinks Marietta 770-42S-7622 15 acre pasture w/house and old barn, $800/mc;>. Todd Hudson Manchester 706-88497S6 151 acres of hunting land for rent or lease in Laurens County Georgia, plenty of deer and turkey, no Sunday hunting. Wayne Poole Cadwell 478-6S9-4047 18+ acre/rental horse pasture, operate your own horse operation, $750/month, avail. for 1 individual, acreage maybe divided. Charmaine Ramsey Thomas Waverly 912223-2243 20 acres w/farm house, creek, pasture, 30' barn, storage shed and building, well water, property and house fenced, lease all or part, 3 miles from 1-20. Robin Pierce Carrollton 770443-6833 2005-2006 hunting lease, deer and turkey, West Central Ga., 260 acres, campsite w/amenities, exc. hunting and camping. Thomas Martin Reynolds 47S-S47-3S64 5 stall barn office, tack rm., hot/cold, wash rack, pastures, round pen, located in Devreux, beau., must see to appreciate. Stacy Pike Atlanta 706-444-761 o 40 acres w/house on property, horse pasture/barns in good cond. at 316 & Hwy 11 for lease. Louis Lui Atlanta 770-921-5738 5 acre pasture land w/4 stall barn, elec., water avail., very reasonable. R. Seth Jonesboro 770-603-0620 500+ acres, Johnson Co., deer, turkey, food plots, already planted, call aft. 7 P.M. Robert Robertson Greensboro 706-453-7146 55 acres, grt. deer/turkey hunting, 2 hunters only, Colquitt County, fine fishing, $500. J. Wolter Funston 229-941-5642 60 acres, good dove hunting, call for more info. Joe Naleway Atlanta 706-8S6-0135 7 acres fenced pasture, small shed, remodeled house; also, manufactured home on property. James Fordham Cumming 47S934-2226 Coastal Bermuda pastures for lease for cutting hay, 2 pastures, approx. 50 acres ea. pasture, no hunting on pasture, pasture to be kept in good cond. Don Burrena Glennville 912-654-2201 Farm house and land for lease, seniors preferred, Fayette County. Myra Harden Fayetteville 770-461-5631 For lease 60 acres for 2005-06 hunting season, deer, turkey, small game, located in Marion County, $1000. William Dabbs Eatonton 706-4S5-6249 For lease 80 plus acres of irrigated Coastal Bermuda, located in Liberty County. Linsay Swide Midway 912-SS4-3344 Macon/Milledgeville area, very nice house on property w/9 horse stalls below house, 2 decks, rent all or part, amenities, covered arena, lighted corral, horse walker, 33 acres. Willie Buchanan Duluth 678-474-2224 Pasture for rent in South Monroe County to one individual, $125 per month for 1 horse, $75 for each additional horse you have. Rusty Chambless Forsyth 478-394-3072 47S-9946986 Recreational woodlands lease 1-yr., hunting, hiking, southern zone, 400 A, $5,000 bunkhouse (S); 100 A. 6-rm. simple attractive home, $5,SOO; law obedience enforced, 330 A. $4200; 90 A $1,SOO. George Carley Rupert 47S-862-4663 Want land for rent/lease in S. Gordon, N. Bartow, or E. Floyd, 50 to 100+ acres for hay, cattle and horses, will do some fence work. C. Burger Adairsville 770-S77-9550 770-773-6S17 Wilkes County private APHA horse farm, new barn, apt., possible board for 1 horse to an individual, 45 min. UGA, $500. D. Merker! Washington 706-2S5-3230 Only one ad may be placed per family unit. Will provide free pasture & care for 2 - 3 miniature horses to start petting farm, will pay adoption fee, too. Bob Rose Toccoa 706-SS65S50 Farmland Rent/Lease Wanted 12+ stalls, 20+ acres, dwelling Acworth to Cartersville area, lease or other. Karen Pauly Acworth GA 67S-570-9797 2 professionals looking for land to rent w/small farm property for hunting, within 2 hrs. of Atlanta, respect and safety paramount, will pay and improve land. Joel Vach Atlanta GA 678-547-1449 Club seeks lrg. farm or timber tract, middle Georgia or Piedmont, ref. avail. Dan Ergle Stone Mountain GA 770-921-2701 Need food plots planted in hard to reach area, I can help all game species. Matthew Wood Marietta GA 404-7S7-415S Nondrinking men want to lease 200-600 acres in Central and North Georgia for hunting, willing to improve land. Jonathan Holbrook Cumming GA 770-SS9-7561 Retiree & 2 sons looking for 50+ acres to hunt deer in Gwinnett/Walton/Jackson cos. B. Sheppard Snellville GA 770-2S9-5689 Want 100+ A pasture for cattle grazing/hay Coweta, Fayette, Heard, Meriwether, and Troup lease or owner financing if selling. Ed Boston Newnan GA 678-231-9134 Want established pasture to run cattle herd, 50 to 500 acre tracts, Greene, Putnam, Hancock, and/or Morgan area. Michael Montoya Sparta GA 706-473-1801 Want pasture land for cattle within 1 hr. of Rabun County. Terry York Rabun Gap GA 706-746-5519 Want to lease hunting land in Brooks, Lowndes, surrounding cos.; responsible, courteous father/son, ref. provided. Thomas Woods Valdosta GA 229-24 1-S545 Want to lease pasture land w/creek for cattle/hunting w/in 50 mi. of Newnan Jay Smith Newnan GA 67S-644-0919 Want to rent/lease 30-50 acres of pasture tor cattle, Walton, Oconee or Greene County. J. Brown Watkinsville GA 706-614-7352 Want to rent/lease land to dove hunt on in Athens area. Todd Morris Athens GA 706335-7231 Would like to manage or lease 100-400 acres for deer hunting in Walton, Jackson or Barrow County. Paul Nero Winder GA 706215-0S83 FARM EMPLOYMENT If you have questions regarding ads m this category, call Brenda Donnell at 404-651- 9081or404-651-9082. Only farm work or farm help wanted advertisements allowed. No commercial, industrial or domestic employment permitted. Breeding manager for swine farrow-to-finish units in SW Ga., housing furnished, salary depending upon exp. Patricia McNair Camilla 229-336-S417 Caretaker/handyman, 50+ single preferred, $300/month, furnished house, utilities for 24 hrs. week work. Ben Key Manchester 706656-4411 Exp. cattleman needed, basic farming exp. including equipment operation, A.I. exp. Tommy Mead Midville 706-554-0662 Exp. stable hand/exercise rider green to mature horses available in NE Ga., reasonable rates. Cheryl Woznik Maysville 706-652-2729 Experienced & dependable adult will care for your horses or livestock while you're away, references provided. Dianne Cassara Loganville 770-554-S574 Irrigation specialist, electrical repairs, vehicle provided, salary nego. Ginger Parkman Fairhaven 229-759-225S 229-317-3639 Looking for reliable & exp. person to manage small horse operation, all phase of care & maintenance, must have resume w/ref. Cheryl Moultrie Woodbury 770-43S-05S5 Man 47 would like job on horse farm, must have monthly salary & place to live. Johnny Weaver Talking Rock 706-636-2306 Man/wife want job on poultry farm, belts or nest, lots of exp. Polly Cathren Gainesville 770-2S7-1372 770-532-7468 Need honest, responsible horse farm help, part-time to start, feeding, maintenance, grounds upkeep, pay based on exp. Rob Minks Madison 770-823-1S22 Operation seeks retired/couple, help management/main!. of equipment/housing, handy man skills reqd., housing/salary, send work history. Mr. Farm 2021 N. Slappey Blvd. Suite 107 Albany 31701 Part-time grounds keeper, handy man needed, small house available, references, other income required. Mary Lanier Lithonia 770-484-S663 Retiree looking for part/full-time work maintaining/overseeing property in Gwinnett/Walton/Barrow cos. B. Sheppard Snellville 770-2S9-56S9 Rockdale Co. caretaker for 24 acre farm, no animals, just grounds maintenance, references & background will be checked thoroughly. Angela Farrow Atlanta 404-419-9718 Want caretaker, 6 house poultry farm near Rome Ga., housing, utilities, phone, wkly. salary, bonuses. Wayne Merritt Armuchee 706-234-6SOS Want experienced organic farmer to work/manage educational program for nonprofit conservation effort in N. Ga. mtns., meals/housing/stipend provided. Bill Enola Hiawassee 706-896-9966 Young single man, age 22, wants job on farm, can relocate, room/board & salary. Todd Barfield 275 Dandron Road Moultrie 3176S FARM MACHINERY If you nave questions regarding this category, call Brenda Donnell at 404-6519081 or404-651-9082. Only farm machinery and equipment owned by the advertiser and used in his/her own farming operation can be advertised; those persons advertising for machinery and equipment wanted must be seeking those items for their own farming operation. Old mdl. Troy-Bil! tiller, new tines, $500; Troy-Bil! tiller, barely used, all accessories, $2,000; old-time Mule one-wheel plow, $250. Rodger Avery Covington 770-7S7-4604 '02 JD trail gator, 6 x 4, S1 hrs., power dump, bedliner, brush guards, EC, $7100. J. Brightwell Royston 706-206-6651 706-2456320 '03 Case MX 255 magnum, 215 hp., dual under 600 hrs., sheltered, $95,000. Fred Gown Cordele 229-273-7229 '03 MF 231 S, 45 hp., exc. cond., $S500 only 300 hrs. Robert Clark Lavonia 706-356-4345 '04 JD tractor 5105, 2X wheel, 45 hp., 521 front-end loader, MX5 bushhog, only 15 hrs., $1S,700. Jason Smith Rome 706-346-4323 706-391-9076 '44 Ford 2N tractor, mint condition w/blade will sell or trade, $3990 have manuals. Don Arsenault Cumming 770-826-5564 '44 MF standard, 1954, runs well, looks good, $2200. Dale Duncan Fayetteville 770719-1596 '46 Farmall A, very clean, runs great, $2400/nego. John Pruitt Jackson 770-7754229 '47 AC WC to restore includes a new radiator, hot mag., decals, extra carb., F&H front spoke wheels, $SOO. F. Thomas Barnesville 770-358-0759 '48 AC G mdl., good running condition, ready to restore, asking $2500. Idell Steele Warm Springs 706-655-2673 '49 SN Ford tractor, 2 disc turning plow, good condition, $2300/obo. Jim Crysel Helen 706-S7S-1370 '50 C Farmall, completely restored, all decals, unused tires, runs great; $4000. Dennis Marshall Tifton 229-386-0956 '51 AC B mdl., good mech. tractor. Jack Edwards Ball Ground 770-735-366S '51 Case tractor, runs well, $1500. Robert Nealey Canton 67S-393-9744 '52 8N Ford tractor, $2000, good cond.; '62 601 Ford tractor, good cond., $3000. Chester Chalker Gibson 706-59S-2S22 '52 Ford 8N tractor, 12 volt, good condition, $1800. Walter Seiden Blue Ridge 706-25S3501 '52 Ford 8N, scrape blade, dirt scoop & bushhog, $2900; '64 Case 310 G crawler loader, $6500. Fred Cook Roopville 770-8545100 '52 T0-30 Ferguson, good running tractor, $1750/obo; '65 550 Oliver dsl., unused tires, runs but smokes, $1500. N. Anderson Dahlonega 706-S67-6067 '53 Ford SN, exc. cond., shed kept, 12 volts, unused tires, new battery, $2500. Sammy Faw Chatsworth 706-695-0S30 '55 AC B, fully restored, motor hyd., paint, decals, $2500. E. L. Addis Newnan 770-2534148 '55 Farmall Super A, exc. cond., ready to work, $3000. Steve Coleman Vidalia 912583-2737 '57 Ford 600 tractor w/6-way blade, exc. cond., $3SOO. Mike Bachelor Blairsville 7067S1-6563 '57 Ford 600 tractor, rebuilt motor, runs well. Raymond Anderson Sylvania 912-S57-3125 912-687-1770 '59 530 JD SN 1119, good cond., $6000/firm. Bobby McFarland Stephens 706759-3SS3 '60 MF farm tractor, good condition. H. Francis Monticello 706-468-6151 '63 JD 201 O crawler, good undercarriage, needs injector pump, $2500/obo, Ive. message. Bobby Hughes Dahlonega 706S67-8421 '64 Ford 2000, exc. cond., good paint & tires, runs well w/bushhog, $4400. J. Connally Powder Springs 770-942-2473 '64 Ford 4000 tractor, gas engine, new paint, looks/runs great, $4000, call aft. 4:30. Greg Wood Commerce 706-7S9-2249 7067S9-2505 '64 Ford mdl. 2000, 4 cyl. gas, 4/spd., loader/backhoe, new brks., tune-up, 12 volt battery, good paint, power, $6300. L. Ellis Cumming 404-790-1914 '65 JD 110, exc. cond., $1500; 'S7 Benford limited dump wagon, 23 hp. dsl., 3/spd., 2.5 yd. box, $1250. J. Milam Roopville 770-S54S323 '66 MF 135, gas, pis, 3-pt. hitch, rebuilt engine, $4500, PTO & clutch, 1 yr. old, runs great, Woods. Stella Burns Carrollton 770S34-3645 '68 Ford F 600 grain truck, good 390 engine, recent tune-up, extra parts, rims, brks., etc. Dan Dixon Gordon 47S-62S-2551 '71 Int'/ 454 dsl. tractor, p/s, live PTO, strong hyd., good tires, $3500/obo, Ive. message. Brian Huckabay Cumming 770-S33-3047 '74 Ford 4000 dsl., 10/spd., selectomatic trans., w/5' spray blade, 5' bushhog, good tires, runs great, $6000. Dave Howell Cleveland 706-S65-1201 '75 Ford 7000 tractor, turbo charged, 4 cyl., 8/spd., p/s w/13' harrow, $5500. Hank Glover Pavo 229-221-4101 '75 Yanmar 1500 D w/bushhog brand frontend loader; Caroni 5' finish mower, runs well, no longer 4WD, $4SOO/obo. Dennis Glaude Elberton 706-213-9675 'S3 Ford 3910, 7SO hrs., orginal canopy, dual remotes, spin-out wheels, unused tires, GC, $SOOO; Hardee mower, EC, $1000. Jason Strickland Hortense 912-269-1505 'S4 310 Long tractor, good tires, rebuilt engine, Bushhog brand bushhog included, ready for the season, $4250. James Owens Rocllanting. Gene Hart Guyton !n2-728-3380 Lrg. # of pregnant onions varying in size of small bird egg/regular egg, would like to sell in lump sum, make offer including postage. Hazel Loque 258 Hughes Rd. Whigham 39897 Old fashioned multiplying onions for summer and fall planting, $10/gal. & $4 S/H. Earl Terry 2711 Hwy 80 Wrens 30833 706547-2242 Well rooted fig plants, in buckets, several varities, will ship. R. E. Day PO Box 227 Thomaston 30286 706-648-4378 White and red multiplying onions bulbs, $20/gal. pp. William Parker 615 Cotton Rd. NE Pelham 31779 229-294-8451 White multiplying onion sets, $14/gal. plus $3 shipping. F. E. Drummond 438 Burkhalter Rd. Cedartown 30125 770-748-5388 White multiplying onions, 3 gal., $10/gal., no shipping. Perry Stephens Monroe 770267 -5055 Wht. multiplying onions for fall planting, $12 per gal. ppd. Dan Johnson Lavonia 706-3564242 706-491-1144 Ag Seed/Plants Wanted Want a cup full of speckle running Butter bean seed. Fred K. Barnes Tifton 229-3825349 Want info on a small green pea called Brooks County; also interested in purchasing the actual pea. Nancy Callaway Hamilton 706-628-7111 Want old timey Rocky Ford cantaloupe seed. Walter Johnson Blackshear 912-4499188 Ads are computer referenced by telephone number so it is essential that the advertiser's telephone number be submitted with each ad. FLOWERS FOR SALE )f you have quesMns abbut this category, call Mia Haney at 404-651-9081 or 404-6519082. Flower seed offered for sale has not been tested for germination since it often is collected In ve!)'. limited guantities. Loropetalum Ruby & Zhuzhou; Firepower nandinas; 1 gallons; approx. 500 of each. Kelby Fite Jefferson 803-222-0646 $0.50/pkg. w/SASE, fresh seeds: columbine, lakrspur, cleome, foxglove, rudbeckia. M. Lane 3914 Sue Lane Decatur 30035 $1 SASE: devil's trumpet, German statis, laitris, four o'clock, zinnia, black-eyed Susan, daisy, morning glory. G. Samford 1119 Banbu!}' Cross Avondale Estates 30002 $1 each w/SASE: moon vine, Martin gourd, yellow cosmos, orange cosmos, purple cleome, black-eyed Susan, huge blooms. B. B!J'ant 1143 Rosedale Rd., Atlanta 30306 $1.50 each/pkt. seed w/$0.60 LSASE: erythrina species-X bidwilli, yellow jasmine, tiny eucador hibiscus. K. Lane 183 Alcovy Lane Chula 31733 $1.50 each/pkt. seed w/$0.60 LSASE: sinningia, achimenes. gloxinia, Vernonia Missurica, Balsam, hollyhock. D. Fletcher 127 Red River Circle Chula 31733 $1/pkt. w/SASE: re-seeding petunias, angel's trumpet, dbl. yellow, purple or white. C.S. Arnold 644 Lynn Ave. Jefferson 30549 $1/pkt. w/SASI:: seeds for Confederate rose, annual yellow hibiscus, salvia 'Lady in Red', agastache Golden Jubilee', marigold "Golden Guardian. Susan Kunze 1129 Wilmington Island Rd. Savannah 31410-4525 $3 for 2, (no coins), lge. SASE, 2 stamps,(required), specify: larkspur, foxglove, old-fashioned poppy, Sweet William, hollyhock, or coneflower. Nancy Crosby Rte. 2, Box 2493 Townsend 31331 '04 purple coneflower (echinacea) seed $1/Tbsp. w/2 stamps on self-addressed envelope; hardy perennial, goldfinches love them. Wynn Mott 5266 State Hwy. 60 Suches 30572 '05 amaryllis seed, mixed colors, 30/$2 w/SASE, planting instructions included. Ruby McElhannon 1330 Finch Rd. Winder 30680 770-867-5489 '05 dbl. ruffle poppy seed $1/Tbsp. w/LSASE, extra postage for multi. orders. R. Barber 157 Oak Ridge Tri. Fayetteville 30214 770-969-7204 '05 hollyhock, gallardia, dbl. peony poppies, larkspurs, foxglove $1 SASE for 1/2 tsp. Sara O'Shield Box 185 Tate 30177 770-735-3657 1 gal. size Stella de Oro daylilies $3.50 each, 1 gal. size variegated liriope $3 each. Joe Fleming Marietta 770-971-1316 4" perennials, 350 var., $1.50, helleborus, eucalyptus, palms, ferns and shrubs, display garden. Selah Ahlstrom Jackson 770-7754967 5 lge. potted blooming medicine aloes, best offer, $15 up retail. P. Dean Morrow 770-9618841 50 cent each small pkt. seed w/LSASE: pink/purple hollyhocks, pink/purple foxglove, dianthus neon giant purple, erigeron karvinskianus. G. Ward P.O. Box 160178 Atlanta 30316 theelectricgarden@:tahoo.com 6 nine year old barberry bushes, kept pruned, round & beautiful, you dig, make offer. Jo Wood Watkinsville 770-725-8744 Abelia, nandina, forsythia, mahonia holly, weeping willow, pussy willow, hosta, bottle brush, buckeye, hardy hibiscus, fig bushes. Be!!}'. Stei::ihens Monroe 770-267-5053 Agapanthus, stargazer, ajuga, lantana, Mexican heather, bearded iris, grancy greybeard, Confederate rose, cannas, callas, spider lilies, daylilies, $3-$5 each plus Eostage. Debbie Logue Climax 229-243-1235 Ajuga 50/$15, flowering Society garlic 20/$10, Mexican petunia, 10 each, white, pink, purple, $15 all, $3.85-shipping. B. Reese 3908 N. Forrest St. Valdosta 31605 229-2448 891 Amaryllis, red, brilliant bulbs, 6/$19 postpaid. C. Jongma 135 Kings Chapel Rd., Martinez 30907 706-860-0200 Angel's & devil's trumpets $5, Carolina Jessamine, flowering almond, Siberian iris $3, ferns, forsythia, ground covers, others. Carla Houghton Marietta 770-428-2227 Angel's trumpets & Confederate roses, reduced for quick sale, buy one get one free. B. Driggers Conyers 770-760-9050 Angel's trumpets, aucuba, nandina, althaea, forsythia, yucca, Confederate rose, gardenia, swamp daisy, iris. Ryan Witt Conyers 404-345-7465 Angel's trumpets, banana trees, Black Magic Elephant ears, ginger lilies, pond plants, lotus & more. Patrice Cook Covington 770-787-6141 Angel's trumpets, crocosmia, cannas, daisies, La. irises, hot poker, many others, call after 6 p.m. M. Buchanan Bowdon 770-258- 2848 Angel's trumpets, pink, 1 gal. pots, still time I 0 plant in yard-$5, many colors hybrid daylilies, other perennials. Teresa Hearn Brooks 770-460-7481 Asstd. herb plants, aloe veras, lge. bay t, ees. Jei::i Morgan Acworth 770-529-1748 August lilies or La. lilies $12/doz., rat-tail Prince's feather, yellow yarrow, Queen Anne, black-eyed Susan $2/Tbsp. SASE. A. Mashburn 1030 Haywood Va. Rd. Armuchee 30105 Banana plants, hardy, 4 yrs. old, $25, black bamboo $25, Marianna maiden fern $8. Joan Burgins Atlanta 404-995-9277 Baskets of turkey tail fern-$6.50, fingernai bromeliads- small $3, lge. $5, extra lge. angel's wing begonia/$12.50, exc. condition, no collect calls. Nina Cooper Moultrie 229 985-1970 Bee balm, ajuga, sedum, spiderwort, mint, strawberry plants, Kwanza daylilies, and many other plants & flowers, call after 7 p.m. Donna O'Shields Cumming 770-889-0733 Below wholesale: bee balm, phlox, crocosmia, Black Knight butterfly, yellow flag iris, columbines, cleome, (Sparkler), sweet rqcket, cannas, ferns, rudbeckia, aucuba, iris. J. Poss Cumming 770-889-0566 Birdhouse gourd, proso millet, sweet basil, zinnia/marigold mix, send $2 w/lge. SASE, other. J. Jackson 565 Henry Hart Rd. Leslie 31764-2418 229-924-1746 Black Elephant ear, hydrangeas, ferns, helleborus, red cardinal hosta, strawberry begonia, foxgloves, crocosmia, Rose-ofSharon, other. Verma Farlow East Point 404 767-7656 Black. Magic, Black Princess, Yellow Splash, Halo Beauty, Elephant ears, rare ferns & hostas, striptease hostas of the year, will shiJ:>. Pam Jolley Decatur 770-593-1599 Boxwoods, up to 4' high, diff. prices; hosta $6/doz., old time daffodils $3/doz., Siberian iris $4/doz., $5 postage each; Lily-of-theValley. B. Lunsford 3602 State Highway 60 Suches 30572 Brugmansia angel's trumpets, (pots or cuttings): Flamingo, Jean Pasco, white, Hedychium ginger lilies, many colors, (pots or rhizomes), Confederate rose, (perennial hibiscus). Trudy Kretchman Atlanta 404-3781104 Confederate rose, healthy one gal. pots, and Cathedral cactus/trade for amaryllis, daylilies, other or $5 each. Lillian Hudson Byron 478-956-5014 Crape myrtles $2 to $10, pink, white, other flowers. Olin Stephens Loganville 770-9858513 Crape myrtles in 15 gal. pots, 8-14 ft. tall, 600 in 7 var., all colors, 10/$250. Martha Wade Alma 912-632-6731 912-632-5216 Day lilies, 100 plants, mixed colors, sizes, $35, $7.50 shipping; 25 mxd. color canna lilies/$20 w/$4.50 shipping. S.H. Hill 144 Calhoun Rd. Sylvester 31791 229-535-4738 Daylilies, 15 plants, Stella de Oro/$12 plus $3.50 shipping; 5 butterfly ginger lilies $15, $4.50 shipping. Ms. E.P. Dykes 1152 Ga. Hwy. 32E. Ashburn 31714 Daylilies, 1800 var., send $2 for 22 page listing. M. Netherton 113 Dothan Rd. Blakely 39823 229-723-6703 Daylilies, all colors, sales by appointment, over 350 buy two get two free, www.alcovydaylilies.com Alcovy Daylily Farm, J. Burgess Covington 770-787-7177 Daylilies, hundreds of regd. varieties, hundred hosta varieties, asstd. perennials, Knockout roses and butterfly bushes. Linda Butler Auburn linda@bloomindesigns.com 678-376-7987 Daylilies, iris, (bearded, Siberian, & Louisiana), bee balm, yucca, forsythia, crape myrtles, spiraea, liriope, lamb's ear, Japanese Kerria, ginger lily. L. Mulkey Cumming 770889-7079 Daylilies, sale on hundreds of hybrids, please call ahead. Mary Ann Denney 400 Jim Starr Rd. Newnan 30263 770-502-9320 Dbl. orange daylilies $2.50 each, yellow canna lilies $6/doz., blue Dutch iris $6/doz., milk & wine lilies $5 each. Lou Ellen Hall 563 Roscoe Davis Rd. Monroe 30656 Fern, iris, stokes aster, ginger lily, herbs, beauty berry, artemisia, houttuynea, hibiscus, begonia, jasmine, crocosmia, climbing hydrangea, ferns, Porcaline berry vine, will shiJ:>. Gail Hollimon Buford 770-945-4252 Hellebore seedlings 20/$10, hellebore seeds 50/$3.50, prices include shipping. Mary Wenger 3168 Lake Ranch Dr. Gainesville 770-287-0734 Hen and chicks, 3 diff. kind, $12/doz., daylilies $12/doz., Jacob's ladder, rose campion, La. lilies, white angel's trumpet $2/Tbsp. SASE. F. Brooks 674 New Rosedale Rd., Armuchee 30105 Hollyhocks, red, white, pink, black $2 per Tbsp.; palm plants $2 each. Jean Turner Senoia 770-599-0417 Hostas, 200 var., 2 miles beyond Zion Hill Church, Fri., Sat., Sun. or by appt. Dee Little Ellijay 706-635-4891 House plants, night blooming, cereus, Beef Steak begonias, jade, aloe, many more, $2 and up. Mrs. Rosser Powder Springs 770943-6159 Hydrangeas, dried for lasting beauty, pick up only. Thelma Sudderth 2043 Sugar Pike Rd. Woodstock 770-475-0064 Iris, purple/white, beau., plant now thru Sept. for spring flowers $12/doz. ppd. M. Hemphill 306 Cedar Creek Rd. Winder 30680 770-867-6188 Japanese maples, 30 var., 3 gal. $35 and up, to 15 gal. $98. Bridget Britton Garfield 706-829-1427 Japanese maples, mountain maples, black & white pine, Kato Himi, hydrangeas, hibiscus, bonsai plants, available in pis., qts., gallons, call for pricing/information. Shawn Palaia Marietta 770-973-5502 Leyland cypress 3 gal./$9; also, crape myrtle, hollies, junipers, arborvitae, nandinas, azaleas, many more trees, shrubs, evergreens, installation available. Bob Wetzel Dallas 770-443-5266 Leyland cypress 3-5 gal., in field, will dig, $10, no shipping. Margaret Conrad Sautee 706-878-8065 Leyland cypress trees & cryptomeria, wholesale direct, $7 per foot, ball & burlap. - Ron Friedman Rockmart 770-378 6869 Leyland cypress 7 gal./$15, cryptomeria Bradford & Cleveland pear, oaks, river birch Red, Sugar & Japanese maple, dely., planting available. Greg Strickland Winston 770-942- 0011 404-788-5434 Leyland cypress trees, 3 gal., approx. 4 4.5', very green, uniform in size-$8.50, larger trees-$10, dely. available on lge. orders. Bob Brookshire Buford 770-932-5795 Leyland cypress trees, 3, 7 and 15 gaI. sizes; also, B&B, call for prices. Harold Parker Morganton 706-374-5339 Leyland cypress, 1, 3, 7 gal., October glory maple trees, dogwood trees, 5 gal., crape myrtle 7 gal., hostas, daylilies. J. Atkinson Douglasville 770-949-5846 Leyland cypress, 3 gal., 4-5 ft./$7.50; crape myrtles, 3 gal., 3-5'/$7, qty. discount available Liza Smith Nicholson 706-757-2526 Loblolly pine, 3 gal., 4/5/6', liriope 2 1/4"/4"/1 gal. Don Beer Douglasville 770 942-8819 Locust trees for fencing, call for price Randall Ayers Buchanan 770-646-3923 Lyeland cypress, hollies, 1 gal. $2.50 cryptomeria, thuja, Arizona cypress 1 gal./$3 Lady-in-Red hydrangea, crape myrtles magnolia. Anne Walker Good Hope 706-342- 9471 Medium and lge. clumps of variegated liriope for small or lge. projects, $5 and up Rebecca Thomi::ison Palmetto 770-463-3014 Mimosia tree seed, 20 seeds, Confederate rose tree 1 pod seed $1 w/LSASE. Kathleen Smith 140 Baker Place Newton 39870 Native azaleas, Japanese magnolias Japanese maples, maple trees, sourwood trees, grancy greybeard. Dave Blihovde Cleveland 706-865-2849 Night blooming cereus. M. Jorgensen Dacula 678-376-0089 Nursery for sale, Firepower nandinas loropetalum, gallons, other. Kelby Fite Jefferson 803-222-0646 Oakleaf and tree hydrangeas $5, dbl. pink hibiscus $5, lots more. Warren McDaniel 9536 Henderson Mt. Rd. Fairmount 30139 Old timey Maypop seed pods-$3, 2 stamps four o'clocks, purple hyacinth bean seeds $1/pkt. w/SASE, no checks. J. Houck 102 Old Calhoun Rd. NE. Rome 30161 706-234-2862 Old timey daffodils $3/doz., Siberian iris $4/doz., $4.50 postage each, boxwoods Japanese magnolia, daylilies, mullein pink plants, forsythia, bluebells, althaea. E. Beach Duluth 770-476-1163 Orchids, lge. collection, Catt' s Phalaenopsis Phah. Vanda plus many tropicals and bonsai, sell as unit. Robert Owen Harlem 706-556-0026 Paulownia Orienta grows 15' a year, spring flowers, diff. sizes, prices, shipping tii September. Debra Wade Lenox 229-546- 4034 Peony poppies, foxglove, BB buttons, rose moss, dbl. & sgl. hollyhock, snapdragon larkspurs, moon seed, giant cockscomb $1 each w/SASE. O.L. Phillips P.O. Box 516 Trenton 30752 Plants for hanging baskets & gardens, aII $1.50 each, annuals & perennials, do not ship Karen Annis 1436 Stark Rd. Jackson 30233 Plants for sale: Confederate rose, banana plant, angel's trumpet, black & green ElephanI ears, crape myrtles, petunias, all colors. M Woody 1895 Bond Bridges Rd. Royston 30662 Plants: Lily-of-the-Valley 6/$1 O, painted hosta 3/$10, white bearded iris 12/$4, pink blooming Shamrock 5/$8, $3.50 for shipping multiple order-$5. Joy Stegall 101 Davis Rd Bremen 30110 Potted Confederate rose $5 each, hostas $2, cannas $2, iris $2, you pick up, Statham area. D. Buxton Statham 770-725-6717 Red leaf castor mole beans-25 seeds/$2 w/LSASE and $0.37 stamp w/$0.12 postage w/each order of castor beans, no checks John Carroll 1677 Buford Dam Rd., Buford 30518 770-945-6901 Seed: angel's trumpet, pink hollyhock purple hollyhock, black hollyhock, mxd hibiscus, Jerusalem cherry $1/tsp. w/SASE Gail Wilson 1020 B. Wilson Rd. Commerce 30529 Seed: mullein pink, morning glory, touchme-nots 1/2 tsp./$1, money plants, four o'clocks, angel's trumpet, hibiscus, althaea $1/tsp., ea. w/SASE. G. Robertson 1955 Old Cornelia Hwy. Gainesville 30507 Strawberry begonias or rose campion plants 15/$12, pink/white oxalis 4 doz./$12, Stephanotis vine, pink yarrow/hibiscus, hyacinth bean vine $2/Tbsp. SASE. L. Brooks P.O. Box 888 Armuchee 30105 Sweet William, daylily, jasmine, bachelor's button, cleome, tiger lily, sweet shrub, four o'clock. Lavida Childs 170 Mallory Dr. LaGrange 30241 Trees: hickory, maple, oaks: Live, Red, Shumard Red, Laurel, Overcup, Sawtooth, swamp chestnut, willow in 3, 7, 15 gal. pots, $5-$35. N. Halley Metter 912-685-5266 Vinca major $0.10-$0.20, irises, fern, lamium, mahonia, nandinas. J. Stone Roswell 770-993-6004 Wintercreeper, pachysandra, English ivy, (trays of 144), daylily, hosta, liriope, aucuba, iris, mondo, nandina, ginger lily, many others. Lee Abernathy 12344 Hwy. 109 Meansville 30256 Wintercreeper-pachysandra-English ivy (trays of 144), daylily, hosta, liriope, aucuba, iris, mondo, nandina, ginger lily, many others. C.O. Henderson 171 Marietta St. Alpharetta 30004-1921 770-475-6503 Yellow cannas & ginger root $4/doz. Gladys Bobo Mableton 770-948-0902 Only one ad may be placed per family unit. Flowers Wanted Want Carolina lily, blooms now, 18-24" taII, orange Turk's cap type flowers w/down-turned blossoms, not old-fashioned daylilies. Hugh Beavers 4355 W. Hwy. 34 Newnan 30263 770-301-5063 Want dahlia tubers, will dig, divide and replant perennials 20 mile radius of Cumming or will accept shipping, 30 yrs. experience. Steve Mollenkof Cumming 770-886-1297 Want dbl. creeping buttercups, ol d fashioned hardy chrysanthemums, purple monkey face seed; also, want fruiting pomegranate. Joan Johnson 1087 Duncan Bridge Rd. Cleveland 30528 706-865-0175 MISCELLANEOUS if you have questions regarding ads in thIS category, call Mia Haney at 404-651-9081 or 404-651-9082. The Miscellaneous category includes the following subcategories: bees, honey and supplies; things to eat; herbs; fish and supplies; fertilizers and mulches; oddities; miscellaneous wanted; notices; garden space; notices; out-of-state wanted; firewood, timber; and Christmas trees. Only one ad per household is permitted in the Miscellaneous catego~. Bees, Honey & Supplies '05 Queens, from a licensed breede r, golden in color, very gentle and calm, $1 2 each plus postage. Ray Lopes Williamson 770-412-1703 35 ten frame beehives w/one super each, $110 each or $100 each if you take all. Mark Ariail Carnesville 706-677-3499 Bees and beehives for sale, $75/$125. Gerald Nix Cleveland 706-865-5759 Bees for pollination in South Ga., 32 hives or more, now ready, call for pricing; all natural raw honey $27/gal. shipping included. Ben Bruce Homerville 912-487-2001 Bees, hives, supers, etc., brood chamber, supers, 8 colonies, $90 each; Wildflower honey $25 gal., $7.50 qt. F. Bertschin McDonough 678-583-0280 Frames, full of brood & bees only, $8 a frame. Theresia Riechert Blackshear 91 2281-6498 912-449-2828 Gallberry and Wildflower honey for sale, quarts, gallons and five gallon buckets available. Donald Yoder Dublin 478-275-2086 Local honey for tupelo honey & wildflower honey, call for prices. Mary Jacque Odom Rebecca 229-643-7752 New WTB frames, all sizes, $85 per 1O0, Pierco foundations, deep $95 per box, medium $85. Michael Gailey Baldwin 706 499-8889 New crop Sourwood honey w/wo comb, any size and qty. available, call for prices. Josh Ber!}' Blairsville 706-379-3638 Six frame manual extractor, uncapping knife, brood and honey boxes, frames foundations, 2 full suits, smokers, misc. Reg Rogers Douglasville 770-949-2101 Will remove honeybees & other bees in Metro Co. area & long dist. beyond Metro Co area. Milton D. Scott East Point 404-344 0719 Things To Eat Use of the term "organic" requires registration with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Advertisements submitted without certificate of registration for items offered for sale cannot be published. Fo more information, access the departmen website www.agr.state.ga.us and link from the home page to the Organic Agriculture page and registration forms. Those wh0 do not have internet access or are unable to download the forms, should contact the Organic Program Manager, Vernon Mullins, at (706)595-3408. '04 shelled pecans, mostly halves, $6/lb plus postage. Edward Thurmond 1311 McHenry Crossing Madison 30650-221 5 706-342-3362 '04-'05 pecans for sale $7/lb. plus postage will crack, shell, separate your pecans $0.30 lb. Russell Eaton Stockbridge 770-506-2727 '05 shelled pecans, mostly halves, $7/lb. bagged in freezer, postage paid in Georgia, 5 lb. min., call nights. Franklin Eaton 3389 Nancy Creek Rd. Gainesville 30506 770 532-9340 770-532-6333 Apples, Orient pears, okra, other produce, honey, pis., qts., 5 gal. cans, closed sat. Edward Colston Ta)'.lorsville 770-382-9619 Blueberries, bumper crop, PYO, $5 gal., pesticide free, call for times & directions. Don Obenauer 1414 Dallas Hwy. 61 Villa Rica 404-355-1870 Blueberries, picked ripe and frozen in 1 qt. plastic bags $3 per qt. C.W. Porter 1964 Lake Sorrento Dr. Con)'.ers 30012 Brown and colored eggs from happy freerange hens $2/doz. Robin Scott Adairsville 770-877-3987 Pineapple pears for sale. Felton Bryant Hoboken 912-458-3307 Brown turkey figs for sale $4 per gal., ripe now, call days 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.; evening 706282-1130. R. Jordan Toccoa 706-886-8015 Buffalo meat for sale, USDA inspected, low in fat, calories, cholesterol, to place order call. Rusty Chambless Forsyth 478-394-3072 4 78-994-6986 Celeste figs, picked daily, $6 gallon, taking orders now. C. Martin 525 Smithstone Trace Marietta 30067 770-933-0432 Colossal peas, ready now, purple hulls soon, you pick-$6 five gal. bucket, I pick-$7.50. - Howard Moore Loganville 770-466 4485 Page 10 THE MARKET BULLETIN Wednesday August 31, 2005 Bulletin Calendar Catfish & bream for stocking lakes. Bob Free fresh & composted Alpaca manure, no Want 2 rear wheels for a 601 Workmaster Reese 321 Reese Rd. Whitesburg 30185 mild odor, naturally pelleted, non-burning, and Ford tractor, size of wheel 28" w/wo tires. EQUINE EVENTS GARDEN EVENTS Sept. 2-5 Stacey Ann Boe Memorial Fund Sept. 20 Ga. Perennial Plant Association, Horse Show, Ga. Intl. Horse Park, 7:30 pm, Atlanta History Center, Conyers. Info.: 1-800-266-9377, 770- meeting open to public, no charge; 602-2606. topic-Latest in Daylily Hybridizing. Sept. 1Q Open Horse Show, 10 am; halter, Info.: 404-876-0813, www.georgia showmanship, English, jumping, youth, perennial.org. 4-H, novice, amateur & open classes; running events will not start before 5 pm; Banks Co. Horse Arena, off Hwy. Sept. ARTS & CRAFTS 17 Anvil Block UMC Bazaar, 8 am-4 441, Homer. Info.: 678-234-3269, 706- 677-1172. Sept. 10 Ga. Paint Horse Association Horse ' Show, Ga. Intl. Horse Park, Conyers. Info.: 1-800-266-9377, 770-602-2606. Sept lCH1 Four Diamond Saddle Club Fall pm, 1Ox10 booth spaces avail. $25/spot. Info. Hoyt Chamlee, 404358-5571. Sept. 23-24 Founder's Day Celebration, arts & crafts, Nicholls. Info. Renee Mobley, 912-345-2421/5290. Channel catfish, bluegill, fingerlings, shellcracker, hybrid bream, fish out ponds. Jesse Todd Lyons 912-565-7309 Crappie, worms, and supplies, disease free, all sizes available. Jason Holyoak Alapaha 229-532-6495 Frozen catalpa worms $1 to $1.25 per dozen, catalpa trees $1 to $5 per size. Joe Mask FaJletteville 770-461-7068 Golden, Brown, Rainbow & Brook trout for sale, pick up or dely. Willis Dyer Hiawassee 706-896-3915 Grass carp, bluegill bream, channel catfish fingerlings, bass, fathead minnows, pond fertilizer, dely. or pickup by appt. only. Robert Brown Brooks 770-719-8039 Gld. 100% live bass, bream, catfish, high nutrition. Brian Keahl Temple 77(}.562-9469 Free horse manure mixed w/shavings, easy access, you load/haul. Stacy Hunt Mansfield 770-385-6335 Mulch hay for sale, $2.50 bale. Joseph Cunningham Sharpsburg 404-787-1282 Pine straw $2.85/bale, free delivery w/min., del. to all areas, installation available. Josh Bulloch Warm Springs 770-571-0189 Pine straw, del. and installed, $4/bale, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Conyers, Fulton. Elaine Williamson Stone Mountain 770-593-3405 Rich flower bed & lge. pot soil, 40 yrs. bull lot mixing w/manure and sand, 80 lb. bag/$8. Roy Styles Alpharetta 770-475-4342 Wheat straw bales for sale $2 per bale, f.o.b. Greg Roche Dublin 478-272-2792 Harold Light Cumming 770-475-5175 Want Meadows or Williams gristmill parts, any condition, 6" flat belting, usable condition. F. Whitley LaGrange wizard3024@ yahoo.com706-882-7953 Want a plow-mule, 800 lbs. to 11,000 lbs. Floyd Barnes Hiram 770-942-7630 Want good PTO feed mill, 4-8 row KMC notill w/coulters and rubber press wheels. Donnie Scott 1051 Quail Road Sylvania 30467 912-863-4754 Want good used feed mill, mixer, grinder: Art's-Way, New Holland, Gehl or Case/IH. Wes Herndon Brunswick 912-222-9446 Want grain bin sweep augers for 6000 and 3300 Bushell grain bins. Steve Perkins Whigham 229-243-0585 229-220-1167 Trail Ride; ride begins 10 am Sat.; Hwy. ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS NovelT)ber trout, del. to your pond. Matt Wheat straw, good hvy. bales in the barn. Want greenhouse or greenhouse frames, 15 N., Sparta. Info.: 706-453-2548, Sept. 17 25th Annual Sylvania Arts & Crafts Headrick LaGrange 706-523-0590 Mrs. John W. Marlowe 1855 Auburn Road 27' or wider by 96' lg; also, want to buy 706-444-5186. Sampler, 10 am - 4 pm, Gail Field, Sept lCJ.11 Dogwood Buckskin Association Sylvania. Info.: syljrwc@yahoo.com, Horse Show, Ga. Intl. Horse Park, www.sccnet.org/SJWC.html, 912-564- Conyers. Info.: 1-800-266-9377, 770- 0078, 912-857-4742. 602-2606. Sept. 17-18 Old Town Sharpburg's 21st Sept. 111'-fl Newton County Saddle Club Annual Festival, Sharpsburg. Info.: Open Horse Show, Ga. Intl. Horse Sharon, 770-252-9400. Park, Conyers. 1-800-266-9377, 770- Oct. 21-22 Hooters Arts/Crafts Festival, 602-2606. LaGrange; 100+ arts/crafts vendors, Sept. tt; AQHA Fall Ride at Good Shepherd mare. Info.: 706-884-2500. Therapeutic Center, Warm Springs, all Oct. 22-23 Ole Chipley Town Fair, downtown breeds welcome. Info.: 770-464-1218. Pine Mountain; arts, crafts, more. Info.: Sept. 17 Open Horse Show, 4 pm, Midway Nancy Phillips, P.O. Box 667, Pine Saddle Club, Hwy. 369 at Seabolt Rd., Mountain, GA 31822; 706-663-7721. Cumming. Info.: 706-337-7335, www.midwaysaddleclub.org. Sept. 17 Paulding County Saddle Club Open Horse Show, 1O am, judged & timed events, Wild Horse Creek Park, Pbwder Springs. Info.: 770-795-1045, www.pc-sc.net Sept. 17 Ga. Mountain Show, Currahee Saddte Club, Stephens Co. Fairgrounds; pleasure begins 9 am w/running at 2:30 pm. Info.: 706-491-7819. MISCELLANEOUS Sept. 17 North Hall FFA Alumni sponsored Antique Tractor & Engine Show, 8 am 5 pm, Hwy. 129 in Clermont, free admission. Info.: Randall Conner, 770534-2638. Sept. 29-0ct. 1 Annual meeting of the Southern Fruit Fellowship, Blairsville. Info.: Robert Hamilton, 404-627-9356, Lost_amiga@yahoo.com Sept. 18-24 National Paso Fino Horse Show, PESTICIDES & RECERTIFICATION Kasee pond aerator, never used, 1/2 hp., 120V w/float, $350, call anytime. Clint Brown Atlanta 404-695-5272 Koi, farm raised, regular/butterfly, from small breeding size, healthy. Lonnie Ward Columbus oakhavenward@mchsi.com 706561-6546 Lowest prices- grass carp, catfish, bluegill, shellcracker, redbreast, hybrid bream, bass, dely. available, volume discount. Ringo Merritt WaJlnesboro 706-554-0182 Pond hardy goldfish, pond raised. Charles Beavers Dallas 770-445-7023 Red wigglers $26/lb., (Big Reds), $17/lb. (Little Reds), min. 2 lb. order, price includes shipping. Jack Brantley Douglas 912-3844743 Red wigglers and Europeans $30 per lb., price includes shipping. B. Newman Douglasville 770-942-7993 Red wigglers and/or Europeans $30 per lb., price includes shipping. H. A. Riffe Buchanan 770-646-3812 Red wigglers bedrun $25 includes shipping. Melba Strickland Yatesville 706-647-1894 Red wigglers, Giant Reds, $30 per lb., call after 6 p.m., Ive. msg. J.A. Fincher Acworth Dacula 30019 770-945-4872 Wheat straw, good, hvy. bales in barn. Lance Marlowe 3750 Geo Wms. Rd. Monroe 30656 770-267-0717 678-776-0883 Worm castings. J. Ayers Buchanan 770826-3373 Poultry Compost To help connect suppliers with those in need of poultry compost, the Market Bulletin is now including such advertisements In this portion of the Fertilizers and Mulches category. Ads are subject to the same general guidelines for all Market Bulletin advertisements found on page 2. Horse compost, free, you load, $10 truckload, I load. Mr. McEntyre Adairsville 770-363-0609 Oddities 47 yr. old black walnut tree, cut down about a month ago, want to sell log-make offer. M. Allison Gainesville 770-503-1238 Asstd. gourds, small to lge., $1 and up. Anne McKinney Griffin 770-233-0983 Gentle homemade lye soap 5 oz. bar $3, unwanted bees & equipment. Earl Rice Ila 706-789-2114 706-207-7227 Want hvy. duty panels, sweep tub, squeeze chute. Jeffrey Knowles Eatonton 706-4856748 Want lge. qty. of good used landscape timbers, 50 mile radius of Cartersville, reasonable. Edna Martinez Taylorsville 770684-0349 Want millstone and syrup kettle, will pay reasonable price and pick up. H.J. Hine Conyers 404-310-6490 Want old windmill. L. Hanley Hull 706-5489970 Want rear tractor tires for Ford tractor, 13.6 x 28, will exchange rims. Dale A. Jones Tennille 478-552-6433 Want rhubarb to freeze. Alice Bender Winder 770-867-6329 Want set of Ag tires & rims for model 1715 NH tractor. Steve Finley Griffin 770-228-5445 Want to buy aluminum blocking shoot & other livestock show equip., clippers, blower, etc. Mandy Elliott Lizella 478-808-4527 Out-Of-State Wanted Ga. Natl. Fairgrounds & Agricenter, Sept. 9 Pesticide Applicator's Exam Review 770-427-4845 shipping $3 for total order. Linda Stewart 5155 Want mature individual/married couple to Perry. Info.: 813-719-7777. Sept. 24 NWGHA '05-'06 Qualifying Show, combined pleasure & running, 10 am, Wild Horse Creek Park, Powder (General Standards & Category 24); 9 am - noon, - pm - 4 pm; Coastal Ga. Community College, Brunswick. Info.: 912-264-7260, 1-800-603-1278. Red wigglers, breeders, $20/lb. w/instr. plus shipping. R. Stapleton Rte. 1, Box 105 LU1T1ber CitJl 31549 912-363-4459 Red worms-500 breeders or 1000 bedruns, Howard Rd. Cumming 30040 770-887-6988 Gourds for sale, Martin, crooked handle, craft, bottleneck & more. Wallace Maxwell 3226 Hoot Owl Rd. ROJlSton 30662 706-245-4218 operate quail hunting plantation in Russell Co., AL, (near Columbus Ga.), farming exp., ref., work history required, housing/salary. Linda Parker Gadsden AL 256-549-0574 Springs. Info.: 770-333-0379 or Sept. 30 Farm Bureau Fridays, 10 am-12 $35, can ship. R.L. Jacobs Marietta Gourds for sale, sev. shapes and sizes to www.nwgsc.com. pm, Macon; 2 comm. credit hrs, cat. jjacobs002@minds12ring.com 770-425-4336 choose from, $1 each. William Blackwell Firewood Sept 24 Workshop w/Sandi Forester-Show 21, 23, 24, 26, 27 and 31, and 2 private Sterile grass carp, bass, channel catfish, Jasper 770-735-2646 All firewood advertised in the Market Ring Savvy, How to Achieve a Winning credit hrs. Info.: Aaron Lancaster, 478- copperhead bluegill, shellcracker, redbreast, Gourds, many varieties to choose from. Bulletin must be cut from the advertiser's Ride; 2-4 pm., Conyers. Info.: A. 751-6338. hybrid bream, crappie, prompt statewide Hoyt Howard Cumming 770-887-2039 personally owned property. In addition, by Elmore, 770-898-3130. delivery available. Keith Edge Soperton 912- Handmade goat's milk/aloe vera soap, law, terms such as face cord, rack, pile, 529-3315 $3/bar or 4/$1 O plus $4 shipping. Sherry truckload, etc., cannot be used to advertise Additional pesticide recertification training notices are available on the Georgia Sterile grass carp, catfish, DNR Pierce Cataula 706-322-5428 firewood. Advertisers must use the Department of Agriculture website www.agr.state.ga.us. Under GOA Divisions, select regd./licensed pickup or dely. Randy Handmade herbal soap w/aloe, good far all standard unit of measure, the cord, when Plant Industry and click on Pesticide Division. Select Pesticide Applicator Licensing Bennington Dahlon~a 770-377-3243 types of skin problems $4/bar, SASE (3 specifying the amount of firewood for sale. ancf Certification and click on Pesticide Applicator Recertification Courses. You can Sterile grass carp, channel catfish, all sizes stamps) plus lge. brown envelope. Victoria Firewood, mxd. hdwd., 16"-20" 1/2 then search for upcoming courses by date, course title, or license category. available, bluegill and redear bream and bass. Sheffield 4812 Hemlock Dr. SE. Conyers cord/$70, free dely. Atlanta area. H. Lyon Uvestock auctions listed in the Market Bulletin sometimes offer related items for sale, such" as tack and other livestock equipment. Notices for auctions selling any items other than livestock must be accompanied by the auction license number of the principal auctioneer or auction firm conducting the auction, per regulations of the Georgia Secretary of State. Notices without this information cannot be published. Ed Henderson Dearing 706-595-7183 Stock your pond w/channel catfish fingerlings, sterile grass carp, bass, bluegill, other, volume discount, Heard Co. Mac McCollum Franklin 770-854-8000 770-328- 30094 Lucky buckeyes $3.25/doz.; buckeyes for planting $4.50/doz., includes shipping. J. Simmons Atlanta 404-327-9733 Now taking orders goat's milk soap; also, Chamblee 770-458-3939 Four free trees for firewood, you cut down and remove, oak, pink, maple. Andrew Kmetz Hampton 770-897-0423 Free pine campfire wood, cut into fireplace 8866 have pasture raised chickens. Renee lenghts, nice for deer hunting campfires. M.G. Corn, sweet, Silver Queen, $2.50 doz., Bushy Fork Nursery, Dillard's Farm, available Fish & Supplies Fertilizers & Mulches Peterson Haddock goatlady01@alltel.net Brookshire Cumming 770-887-4470 478-932-0187 Oak and pecan cut-up firewood, make offer. now, closed on Sunday. Loganville 770-985-4602 Rene Dillard Persons selling sterile triploid grass carp must have a Wild Animal License '05 fescue mulch hay round bales, excellent condition. Susan Schulz Ranger 770-591- Dry aged, grain fed Angus beef, no from the Georgia Department of Natural 5573 Miscellaneous Wanted Nikolas Skoutris Moreland 404-788-1923 404-766-0349 Want 1 compost tumbler, NE Ga. area Oak sawmill slabs in 1+ cord bundles, $25 hormones/antibiotics, USDA meat plant, 114 carcass min. - 95 lb. Bill Farr Milner 770-5849727 Elberta peaches, Gregg Orchards, Pike Ca., Hwy. 362, you pick or picked, daily 8-5. B. Gregg Hollonville 770-227-4661 Field peas and okra. Clarence Bobo 1041 Wrights Mill Rd. Canton 30115 770-887-2507 Figs, muscadines, & scuppemongs, you pick, all organic, call for availability. Pat Mason Resources. Market Bulletin advertisements for sterile carp must be accompanied by a photocopy of the advertiser's license. For license information, contact DNR Special Permit Unit at (no) 761-3044. 2000 super wiggler worms, plastic tray & feed, $74 + freight. Kim Holyoak Alapaha 229-532-4221 30 yrs. continuous operation, bass, channel '05 lge. round bales of wheat straw, approx. 180 rolls. Greg Finch Statesboro 912-8655444 '05 mulch hay rolls $10/roll; '05 wheat straw $2 per sq. bale, dely. available. Bruce Henderson 2014 Denson Rd. Albany 31721 229-436-5179 '05 mulch hay, sq. bales, well dried, $2 in barn. Billy McAdams Buchanan 770-6463085 preferred. Bruce O'Connor Carnesville 706384-3259 Want 2 rear tires & tubes for a Farmall C size, (11-2-36). Charlie H. Coady Covington 770-786-7401 Want 8' windmill fan and other parts. Tony Tucker Grantville 770-583-2986 each, you haul, we load, seasoned and green. Kent Thomason Alto 706-776-7564 Oak, cherry, dogwood, maple, 1/4 cord/$38, 1/2 cord/$75, hickory 1/2 cord/$80. Bill Garner Cumming 770-887-4197 Seasoned firewood for sale. Carl Conner 1025 Center Street Mableton 770-948-0813 Agencies Working Together Snellville 770-979-7227 Figs, picked, $6 gallon. Cleo McMichen Dallas. 770-445-2464 Muscadines, black or bronze, no pesticides, you pick, $12 peck or $6 gal. David Brown catfish fingerlings, bluegill, shellcracker, hybrid bream, sterile grass carp, dely. availatile. Tony Chew Manchester 706-8463657 8-10" grass carp, coppernose bluegill, '05 mulch hay, wheat straw, qlty., lge. quantities and dely. available $1. 75 per bale. Phillif2 Merk Commerce 706-476-4747 '05 wheat straw, sq. bales, bundled and strapped in 21 bale bundle, no labor required, (Continued from Page 1) Isakson, participated in a workshop complete up-to-date directory of all in Athens to help identify ways to state and federal agency personnel Union- City 770-964-5304 Muscadines, should be ready for picking Sept. 1, $4/gal. Edward Travis 260 Lee St. channel catfish, redbreast, shellcracker, largemouth bass, dely. available. Jack Lloyd Nahunta 912-778-4074 $3 at barn. Zeke Lambert Madison 706-4740900 706-342-0543 '05 wheat straw, sq. bales, you pick up or provide services more quickly and effectively to the state's farming providing assistance to Georgia farmers and 2) to help coordinate Fayetteville 770-461-7753 A-1 quality farm grown channel fingerlings, dely. available. Larry Hattaway Macon 478- community. The meeting was the technologies of the agencies Scuppernong & muscadine, black and bronze, available 9-1, $5 _gal., call for appt. B. Watkins 483 Windsor Dr. Forest Park 404- graded, priced by size, accurate weights & counts, gtd. live, healthy, immediate dely. J.F. Gilbert Thomaston 706-648-3409 706-648-2062 788-3698 5000+ bales '05 mulch hay, $1.60/bale. L~ndon Mize ROJlSton 706-245-5314 prompted in part by the fact that fewer dollars are available to more closely. "We hope that this cross agency 272-1185 South Ga. pecans for sale $7 per lb., 5 lb. min. postage paid in Ga., we crack & shell All sizes improved channel catfish available: 2-4", 4-6", 6-8" and eating size. J.H. Holyoak Alapaha 229-532-4223 Bagged mulch, soil, mushroom, humus, etc., cheap, pallet qty. only, dely. and installation available, Forsyth Co., Ive. msg. operate state and federal programs and, consequently, fewer people dialogue and its resulting actions will continue to provide ideas that pecans for $0.30 lb. Jim Barlow Loganville All sizes of improved channel catfish avail., Alan T. Stagg Cumming 770-888-6345 will be available to provide will help save farmers' time and 770-554-7457 Sundried tart apples & peaches, $5 lb. locally hatched & grown, disease free, 2-4", 46", 6-8" & eating size. J. Holyoak Alapaha Chicken litter for sale, will del., call for pricing. Tom Aiken Crawford 706-338-6267 assistance at the local level. money, and ultimately save apples, $6 lb. peaches, $5 postage. R. Jones 229-532-5395 706-742-8020 "All of us in public service need taxpayer dollars as well," said Dr. Gainesville 770-536-1712 Taking orders for Brown Turkey and Celeste figs, you pick, $4 gal., East McDonough. J. Available now grass carp, catfish, bluegill and redear bream, dely. available. Paul Williams Hawkinsville 478-892-3144 Compost for potting, been thru composting machine, no smell, $25/pick-up load, can load for you & del. lge. loads near Lula. Jim to constantly strive to learn new skills and new ways of doing John McKissick, University of Georgia economist and organizer Banister McDonough 770-957-3436 Bass, bluegill, hybrid bream, channel Gathercole Lula 678-283-3029 business to help the farming and host for the conference. Water ground meal, whole wheat flour, grits, $315 lbs. plus postage; also, grind your grain. catfish, sterile grass carp, statewide dely. David Cochran Ellijay 706-889-8113 706- Fescue mulch hay, lge., clean, dry bales, $1.75, can be used for feed, no rain. R.W. community," said Steve Newton, Agencies participating in the Mike Buckner Junction City 706-269-3630 635-8700 Turner Brooks 770-719-8545 USDA Farm Service Agency State conference were USDA Farm Herbs State law requires all ginseng dealers and growers to be registered with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. For more information, contact the Georgia Natural Heritage Program at (nO) 918-6411 Bass, bream, catfish, November trout, no risk, live dely., 100% gtd. Mark Headrick LaGrange 706-302-9489 Belgian night crawlers/red wigglers mix $25/lb. plus shipping. Shirley Clark Lyerly 706-895-2693 Bream, Ga. Giants, copperhead bluegill, Free aged horse manure mixed w/shavings, easy access, you load & haul, convenient to Gwinnett & Walton Cos., call ahead. Vicki Mitchell Loganville 770-466-7989 770-8566874 Free aged horse manure, clean, you load, great for gardens, flower beds, etc. s. Director and one of the organizers of the event. "If we understand better how our work in our various agencies can link more closely to work in sister agencies, we might Service Agency, Georgia Emergency Management Agency, Georgia Department of Agriculture, Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission, or at -bsite www.georgiawildlife.com. Elephant garlic cloves to plant or eat, no herbicides, $10/doz. E.L. Poole 240 Tom Summers Rd. Americus 31709 Elephant garlic, lge. cloves, 20/$10, 100 for $45. G. Barron Barnesville 770-358-6682 Pepper seeds: red cherry, pimento, bird's eye, bouquet, cayenne, rooster spur, Habanero $1/pkt. w/SASE. Ann Dutton 3269 Five Forks Trickum Rd. Lilburn 30047 shellcracker, improved channel catfish, Fla. bass, sunbass, rainbow trout, all sizes avail., disease free. Ken Holyoak Alapaha 229-5326135 Catalpa worms and catalpa trees 3'-10', other. Jackie Johnson Royston 706-2455024 Channel catfish fingerlings, new crop; also, sev. 1000 lb. ave. 1-2 lb. Orville Carver Douglas 912-384-5090 Heckman Senoia 770-599-4554 Free aged horse manure, very clean, we will load, great for gardens, flower beds, fields, other. Jill Mills Alpharetta 770-886-8080 Free composted horse manure shavings mix, lots of worms, I load, you haul, easy access. Randy Rernhardt Carrollton 770832-6213 Free horse manure w/shavings, you load. V. Sudderth Buford 770-945-8893 be able to find solutions to farmer problems more quickly. And, in light of budget constraints, find a way to do this without spending more money." Two immediate actions of the group are: 1) to produce a single Georgia Forestry Commission, USDA Natural Resources and Conservation Service, USDA Forestry Service, Georgia Department of Natural Resources and the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service. Wednesday August 31 , 2005 Lab Food Sampling THE MARKET BULLETIN Garden Chores (Continued from Page l) (Continued from Page 12) beef is tested to be sure that the fat content does not exceed the label guarantee, and that it is not adulterated with poultry or other types of meat. The department's chemistry lab in Tifton analyzes water samples for heavy metal contamination using an inductively coupled plasma (ICP) spectrometer. Nitrate nitrogen is estimated using test strips and, if found in high enough concentration, measured quantitatively using ion chromatography (IC). Fresh and processed fruit and vegetable products are tested for pesticide residues to assure that they do no exceed established limits. Pesticides are extracted using the QuEChERS method developed by the Food and Drug Administration. QuEChERS stands for Quick, Easy, Cheap, Efficient, Rugged, and Safe. The extracted samples are analyzed by liquid chromatography (LC) for carbamates, and by gas chromatography with specific detectors for organophosphates, halogenated compounds, and other classes of pesticides. Any pesticides detected by GC are confirmed using gas chromatography with a mass spectrometer (GC/MS). All of this testing is done to make sure that food offered for sale meets state and federal regulations for safety and wholesomeness. Sample results are reported to the appropriate division of the Georgia Department of Agriculture for regulatory action. The laboratories and the regulatory offices also cooperate with other state and federal agencies to assure that consumers in Georgia and across the nation can be confident of having the safest food supply in the world. clover. Such cover crops help hold the soil in place and add organic matter when tilled into the soil next spring. September is a good time to divide ground covers such as ajuga, liriope, mondo grass and pachysandra. Purchase spring-flowering bulbs, such as daffodils, hyacinths and tulips, as soon as they are available at garden centers and refrigerate until time to plant this fall. The vegetable crisper of your refrigerator is an ideal storage space, but do not store the bulbs with fruit. Ethylene gas emitted from ripening fruit will cause the bulbs to decay. Dairy Assistance (Continued from Page I) milk that had to be dumped due to lack of electricity, closed milk plants and damaged containment equipment. DDAP will help address dairy producers' 2004 calendaryear losses by providing payments to offset part of the commercially marketed milk losses incurred in the United States. To be eligible, the loss must have occurred in a county declared a disaster by the President in 2004 due to hurricanes. Dairy producers in counties contiguous to an approved county are not eligible. Eligible dairy producers must apply for program assistance by Sept. 9. 2005, at local USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices. Applicants must provide adequate proof of the dairy operation's commercial production, including any dumped production, from July through October 2004. Applicants must also certify that losses for which compensation is claimed were hurricane-related. Payments will begin soon after sign-up ends. Each eligible dairy operation's payment will be calculated by multiplying the eligible pounds by the average price received for commercial milk production during the eligible months. In the event available funds are insufficient to compensate eligible producers, eligible losses above 20 percent will be paid at the maximum per pound rate and losses below 20 percent will be made at a rate that will exhaust the available funds that remain following payment of eligible losses at the higher level. More information on the program is available at local FSA offices and on FSA's Web site at http://disaster.fsa. usda.gov. Don Vaughn of Lakeland, Ga., is shown with a pineapple plant he grew from the top of a pineapple he purchased at a grocery store. Vaughn placed the plant in his greenhouse during freezing weather, and it took him approximately two years to make the first pineapple. Page 11 GAC Grants (Continued from Page 12) Georgia, helping advance agriculture and promote environmental stewardship. Every K-12 classroom teacher interested in focusing on agriculture. is eligible to apply for a grant. The application deadline is October 15. Applications are available via the GAC website at www.ga-agribusiness.org or by calling the GAC office at (706) 3366830. Each applicant is asked to provide the following information for their proposed agricultural school project: project title, objectives, plan of action, impact and evaluation, and budget. The Education Committee of the Council will review all completed grant applications and awards will be given out in November. Agribusiness is a $56.7 billion industry in Georgia, a figure that represents 16 peKent of the state's employment base. The Georgia Agribusiness Council's mission is "to advance the business of agriculture and promote environmental stewardship to enhance the quality of life for all Georgians." Notice to Subscribers Changing Addresses If you are mailing a change of address notice to the Bulletin office, please note that your subscription will not be automatically renewed when your notice is received. Subscriptions can be renewed only within 30 days of the expiration date printed on the subscriber's mailing label. Subscribers should call or write the Bulletin office during the 30day period prior to the expiration date to renew their subscriptions. USDA Reminds Producers of Sign~Up Deadlines State Farm Service Agency Executive Director Steve Newton urges farmers and ranchers to sign-up for the Crop Disaster Program (CDP), Livestock Assistance Program (LAP) and American Indian Livestock Feed Program (AILFP) in advance of the approaching deadlines. "These progralJIS have helped thousands of producers recover from the devastating effects of severe weather in counties that have received a Presidential disaster declaration," said Newton. "I encourage all eligible farmers and ranchers to enroll in these programs now before the sign-up periods close in order to participate and receive this valuable assistance." For the CDP 2003 and 2004, the sign-up deadline is Sept. 9, 2005. For the CDP 2005, the enrollment period ends Dec. 16, 2005. The CDP provides assistance to producers who suffered 2003, 2004 or 2005-crop losses as the result of damaging weather or related conditions. The 2005 crop losses are limited to those losses caused by a hurricane season in counties that had a Presidential disaster declaration. Nearly $2 billion has been paid to producers since sign-up began in midMarch 2005. Producers can receive disaster benefits for crop losses for only one of the 2003, 2004 or 2005 crop years. However, if a producer has been paid a CDP payment for a 2003 or 2004 crop loss and is subsequently approved for a CDP payment for a greater 2005 crop loss, the amount of the 2003 or 2004 payment will be deducted from the 2005 payment and the difference will be paid to te producer. The sign-up period for LAP 2003 and 2004 ends Sept. 9, 2005. LAP provides payments to livestock producers for grazing losses that occurred in 2003 or 2004 if the producers' grazing lands are in counties declared primary disaster areas under Presidential or Secretarial declarations. Livestock producers in contiguous counties are not eligible. Payments to producers enrolled in LAP are expected to begin in late summer. The AILFP provides financial assistance to livestock producers who purchased livestock feed for livestock that occupied tribal-governed land during a natural disaster occurring in calendar years 2003 or 2004. In order to be eligible for the AIFLP, Native American producers must submit an application through their tribal government. This application must be filed according to the deadline set by the tribal government, which cannot be more than 90 days after the Farm Service Agency deadline. Producers are encouraged to consult their tribal government for further details concerning that deadline. Payments to producers enrolled in AILFP are expected to begin in late summer. USDA also has made other programs available to assist farmers and ranchers, including the Emergency Conservation Program, Federal Crop Insurance, Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program and emergency loans. USDA's Web site, http://disaster. fsa.usda.gov/, provides producers with one convenient location for details on new and existing disaster assistance. Plains Farm Day Gives Students, Teachers A Better Understanding of Ga. Agriculture Approximately 900 third-graders are expected to gain a better understanding of agriculture when they converge on the Southwest Georgia Research and Education Center in Plains, Ga., Sept. 20 for the fourth annual Plains Farm Day. "The purpose of Plains Farm Day is two-fold: to give students and teachers a basic understanding of agriculture using hands-on experiences and to expose them to as many different aspects of agriculture as possible," said Julia Snipes, a Fort Valley State University extension agent in Sumter and Terrell counties and one of the event organizers. "We hope teachers will take this new knowledge back to the classroom and continue to build on it. The outcome will be students learning to appreciate the value of agriculture in their everyday lives." During the 9:30 a.m. - noon event, students will take wagon rides through fields of growing crops. About 30 different learning stations will be set up for students to learn about shearing sheep, milking cows or grading peanuts, as well as many interactive hands-on activities. "Plains Farm Day gives the kids a taste of not only agriculture, but agriculture-related and forestry-related businesses ... and a lot of general science," said Stan Jones, superintendent of the Southwest Georgia Research and Education Center and an event organizer. "Plains Farm Day is an excellent opportunity to experience hands-on opportunities and explore the importance of agriculture," said Annette Wise, instrl!ctional specialist for the Georgia Department of Education and Jimmy Carter National Historic Site's Education Program and an event organizer. "Many of the state of Georgia's Quality Core Curriculum Objectives and the new Georgia Performance Standards are incorporated into the presentations, which makes this field trip a very educational experience." Southwest Georgia Research and Extension Center, the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site's Education Program and the Fort Valley State University Cooperative Extension Program are sponsors of the event which includes 11 other collaborating organizations. For more information about participating in Plains Farm Day, contact Wise at (229) 824-4104 Ext. 16 or by email at plainsed@sowega.net. SUNBELT AGRICULTURAL EXPOSITION October 18-20 (229) 985-1968 www.sunbeltexpo.com Page 12 September Garden Chores THE MARKET BULLETIN ag consumer line (Continued from Page 1) Now is a good time to renew the mulch When placed side by side, the physical and behavioral differences between a in your vegetable garden, flowerbeds and rabbit and a hare are more apparent. The Cottontail rabbit has a small body and shrub borders. A fresh layer will help shorter ears and legs, which are best suited for living in areas of dense shrubby land. protect your plants by insulating the roots Their shorter anatomy lets them dive quickly into areas of cover; therefore, there is from the hot sun and keeping the soil no need for great distance running to avoid predators. Hares on the other hand, evenly moist. have long powerful legs and bodies built to out-run predators in open country. If you like to eat fresh salads, plan to include carrots, kale, lettuce, mustard, radishes and spinach in your fall garden. You can still sow seeds of these crops in early September. If you live in northern Georgia you can *** If you have questions or problems with products or services regulated by the Georgia Department of Agriculture, write the Consumer Services office, 19 Martin Luther King Drive SW, Room 226, Atlanta, Georgia 30334, or call (404) 656-3645 (Atlanta metropolitan area) or state wide J-800-282-5852. set out pansy plants now and be able to enjoy their flowers before frost. If you Crop Production Yields garden in the southern portion of the state, you can still sow pansy seeds. (Continued from Page I) Rhododendrons and azaleas are forming buds now for next year, so keep these plants well watered to ensure good bud formation. If you want to overseed your lawn with annual ryegrass for the winter, plan to do so between late September and mid-October. Feed roses for the last time this month. This will help prepare them for fall bloom and give them time to taper off their growth before cold weather arrives. To decrease the likelihood of pest problems during the next growing season, clean up your garden this fall. Many insects and diseases can survive the winter months in plant debris so remove spent plants from your garden. If you have areas of your garden that you do not intend to use for producing crops this fall, consider planting a cover crop, such as annual rye grass or crimson Georgia's 2005 cotton crop is projected to average 746 pounds of lint per harvested acre, 72 pounds per acre more than in 2004. Cotton also has benefitted from the mid summer rains. As of August 7, only four percent was rated very poor or poor, while 22 percent was fair and 74 percent was rated good to excellent. Acreage expected to be harvested this fall is estimated at 1,190,000 acres, down 90,000 acres from last year. Production is estimated at 1,850,000 bales, three percent more than last year's 1,800,000 bales. Peanut production in Georgia is forecast at 2.39 billion pounds, compared with last year's 1.83 billion pounds. If this production forecast is realized, it will be the highest on record. Harvested acres are expected to be 770,000 compared with 610,000 in 2004. The harvested acres are the highest since 1991. Yields across Georgia's peanut belt from the summertime rains. Production is forecast at 6.27 million bushels, down from the 8.37 million bushels last year. Planted acres are set at 200,000 acres, while harvested acres are estimated to be 190,000 acres. This compares to 280,000 acres planted and 270,000 acres harvested in 2004. Final soybean yield and production will depend heavily on August and September weather conditions. Tobacco yields for 2005 are expected to average 1,900 pounds per acre, 130 pounds less than last year's yield of 2,030 pounds per acre. This year's crop has been in only fair condition and plagued with disease problems and, in some cases, too much water. As of August 7, the crop was rated 24 percent very poor, 26 percent poor, 32 percent fair, 17 percent good and one percent excellent. Acreage harvested is expected to be 16,000 acres, 7,000 acres (Continued on Page 11) are expected to average 3,100 pounds per acre compared with 3,000 pounds last year. below last year. This puts potential production at 30.4 million pounds for the The crop also has benefitted from the year 2005, 35 percent less than 2004. This Deadline Announced For Fall Equine Edition summer weather conditions, although growers have had to spray for disease prevention. As of August 7, the crop was would be the lowest production since 1932. Hay production is expected to total 1.89 million tons, 16 percent more than last year. rated 20 percent excellent, 59 percent good, Potential yields are forecast at 2.90 tons per The Farmers and Consumers Market 16 percent fair and only five percent poor to acre, compared to 2.70 tons in 2004. Up to Bulletin special fall equine edition is very poor. this point, it has been a good crop, but scheduled for Oct. 12, 2005. This issue Soybean yields in Georgia are forecast at harvesting has been difficult due to wet will include notices for horse shows 33 bushels per harvested acre. If this yield conditions. Acreage cut for hay totals and events in October, November and is realized, it will tie the highest on record, 650,000 acres, compared with 600,000 December, as well as listings of which was in 2003. The crop has benefitted acres last year. boarding facilities, horses at stud, and ads for miscellaneous equine equipment and supplies. A 30-word Agri-Leaders Forum Announces limit will be observed for these notices. Deadline for the edition is Sept. 28, Recruiting Rallies in September 2005. Only one ad per family per equine issue will be allowed. Notices included in the "Equine for Sale" and "At Stud" categories must be accompanied by a copy of a valid, negative Coggins test (made within the past 12 months); otherwise, they will not be published. In addition, the Georgia Animal Protection Act requires boarding and breeding facilities to be licensed. Current license number must be submitted with notices for "At Stud" and "Boarding Facilities." Notices submitted without this information will not be published. For licensing information and applications, call (404) 656-3713. The Georgia Agri-Leaders Forum Foundation, Inc., formed in 1990, is an organization that prepares current and emerging agricultural leaders for even greater leadership roles. The Foundation is a non-profit, 501 (c) (3) corporation that conducts an annual leadership program for persons working in or associated with agriculture in Georgia. You can visit its website at www.thehillgroupinc.com/ htmJ/agri-leaders.html. The Foundation selects up to thirty men and women each year for participation in its leadership Institutes. Six Study Institutes are held each year and focus on key issues such as: what makes a leader; exploring the challenge of change and what technologies and new practices are on the horizon; traveling to another agricultural intensive state to see what challenges and opportunities they face; and finally, how to put leadership skills and training to use for the benefit of Georgia agriculture and rural Georgia. The 2006 Leadership Program kicks off in January 2006. The Forum has announced two rallies to be held in September to inform potential 2006 candidates about the leadership program. The rallies will be held as follows: South Georgia - Sept. 14, 2005, University of Georgia - Tifton Campus, 10:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. A sponsored luncheon policy and politics of agriculture and will be served, and registration deadline is agribusiness; developing successful Friday, Sept. 16, 2005. AgE~ communication skills; investigating the North Georgia - Sept. 20, 2005, Covington, Georgia, 10:30 a.m. until I :30 GAC Grants Provide Resources for Teachers p.m. A sponsored luncheon will be served, and reservation deadline is Friday, Sept. 16, The Georgia Agribusiness Council Agribusiness is Georgia's largest 2005. (GAC) is again offering four classroom industry and represents farmers, Contact Jimmy Hill, Executive Manager, grants of up to $500 each to help teachers processors, manufacturers, distributors, for further information on the rallies or to fund special classroom projects. This is wholesalers and retailers engaged in the make your reservation to attend one of the the sixth consecutive year GAC has business of agriculture. The GAC works rallies. He may be reached at 1-800-473- offered grants to provide teachers with with these agribusinesses all across 6786, e-mail jlhill@alltel.net or by mail at the resources needed to bring agriculture 1217 Eagle Ridge Road, Dawsonville, to Georgia students. (Continued on Page 11) Georgia, 30534 Wednesday August 31, 2005 Legal Notice Notice of Intent to Consider the Adoption of Amendments to the Rules relating to Varieties that are approved as Vidalia Onions, documentation from Seed Companies related to seed sales and packing/storing other yellow onions in same facility/location as Vidalia onions. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS AND PARTIES: Notice is hereby given that the Georgia Department of Agriculture will hold a public hearing on September 22. 2005. at 10:00 a.m. in Room 201 of the Agriculture Building, 19 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30334. Such hearing will be for the purpose of considering the adoption of amendments to the Rules of the Department relating to Vidalia Oniom * promulgated under the Vidalia Onion Act of 1986, as amended (0.C.G.A. 2-14-130. et seq.) SYNOPSIS, MAIN FEATURES AND. DIFFERENCES: It is proposed that subparagraphs (a) and (j) of Rule 40-7-8-.02 (I) be amended by correcting errors to properly reference another Rule. It is further proposed to amend paragraph (a) of Rule 40-7-8-.03.1 by removing one variety grown as Vidalia onions from the current authorized list of approved varieties and adding it to the list of excluded varieties in subparagraph (b). This action is the result of a written statement from the seed company indicating this variety would no longer be marketed as a Vidalia onion variety. It is further proposed that a new Rule 40-7-8-.03.2 be added to provide for documentation from seed companies related to seed sales of approved Vidalia varieties to registered grower/packers in the Vidalia Onion Production Area, and to provide for Confidentiality of Information, if applicable. It is further proposed to amend paragraph (1 ) of Rule 40-7-8-.08 by correcting errors to properly reference another rule and by adding a new paragraph (2) to prohibit packing or storage of any yellow onions other than Vidalia onions by a registered grower/packer, while Vidalia onions are being packed or stored in the same facility or on the same premises. It is further proposed to amend paragraphs (b). (e) and (f) of Rule 40-7-8-.12 by correcting errors to properly reference another rule, and by adding two new paragraphs (g) and (h) related to.prohibited acts for Rule 40-7-8-.03.2 and Rule 40-7-8-.08 (2). It is further proposed to amend Rule 40-7-8-.18 to denote a new rule related to Confidentiality of Information. It is further proposed to add a new Rule 40-7-8-.19 for Penalty, thus reflecting proper numerical sequence for this Rule which was formally 40-7-8-18. Interested persons may call to request a copy of the proposed rules or may submit written request to: Bobby Harris, Assistant Commissioner-Marketing Division Georgia Department of Agriculture 19 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Telephone Number: 404-656-3368 FAX Number: 404-656-9380 Written comments must be received no later than the close of business (4:30 p.m. EDT) on September 21, 2005. You may download a copy of the synopsis and the proposed rules from the Georgia Department of Agriculture website at www.agr.state.ga.us. This notice is given in compliance with the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act, O.C.G.A. 50-13-4. Ga. 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