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Page 8A, The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, July 28,2021 Georgia Farm Bureau accepting entries for hay contest & hay directory enters hay samples in this contest will bene fit from learning what management adjustments they can make to their hay fields to improve the quality of their hay” Contest rules, appli cations and instructions for submitting samples are available at the Lee County Farm Bureau office or may be down loaded at www.gtb.ag/ HayContest. All hay entered must have been grown in Georgia on a field with at least 25 days of maturity or regrowth. Hay samples should be naturally dried in the field and taken from the center of at least five different bales (rolls or squares) that come from the same field. There is a $20 entry fee for each sample entered in the contest to cover the cost of the lab analy sis. Hay producers may enter more than one sam ple and will receive RFQ analysis for all samples submitted. Contestants submitting multiple sam ples, however, may only place in the contest’s top five for the sample with the highest RFQ score. Checks to cover the entry fee should be made payable to Geor gia Farm Bureau. Entry fees, forms and sam ples should be sent to the GFB Public Policy Department 1620 Bass Road Macon, Ga., 31210. Entry fees, forms and samples may also be tak en to your county Farm Bureau office. Previous first-place winners of the GFB Hay Contest may enter their samples for the purpose of having them official ly analyzed but are not eligible to win any prizes in the contest for three years after winning. GFB is also accepting listings for its online hay directory. Farm Bureau members with hay for sale or who offer custom harvesting or custom sprigging services are invited to list their hay and/or services in the GFB Quality Hay Directory published on the GFB website. Hay for sale or services can be listed or removed from the directory throughout the year. To be included in GFB’s online hay directory, complete a submission form by vis iting your county Farm Bureau office or online at www.gfb.ag/hay. Hay producers who enter the GFB Quality Hay Contest receive a free listing in the GFB Hay Directory. Hay produc ers who don’t enter the hay contest but would like to list their hay for sale should include a $10 check made payable to Georgia Farm Bureau for each listing of hay, custom harvesting or custom sprigging. Multiple listings are allowed. Founded in 1937, Georgia Farm Bureau is the largest general farm organization in the state. Its volunteer members actively participate in local, district and state activities that promote agriculture awareness to their non-farming neighbors. fainting/near fainting. EMS responded to one well person check. EMS made 68 service responses for the week. Fire Responses Fire department respond ed to one call for activated alarm. Fire department respond ed to one call for grass fire. Fire department respond ed to three calls for motor vehicle crashes. Fire department respond ed to seven calls to assist EMS. Fire department respond ed to one call for overheat ed car. Fire department respond ed to one call for standby for Georgia State Patrol. Fire department respond ed to one call for water rescue. Fire department respond ed to 15 calls during the week. Emergency Services re sponded to 83 calls during the week of July 18-24, 2021. Submitted Photos First Baptist Leesburg Children Mission Project First Baptist Leesburg kids shopped, loaded and delivered supplies to The Anchorage. This was one of their Missions Monday project. Special to the Ledger Georgia Farm Bureau (GFB) members who grow Bermudagrass hay are encouraged to enter the 2021 GFB Quality Hay Contest. Hay en tered in the contest will be tested at a University of Georgia lab using the Relative Forage Qual ity (RFQ) Test, which provides an analysis of the nutritional value of the hay. Winners will be determined by the RFQ analysis. The deadline to enter is Oct. 31. Winners will be an nounced in December. Prizes will be presented to the top five producers. The first-place winner will receive the free use of a Vermeer 604R baler for one year, courtesy of the Vermeer Manufac turing Company. The winner will have the option to purchase the baler at a reduced price at the end of the year. “If you grow Bermu dagrass hay, entering this contest is a great way to have the nutri tional quality of your hay analyzed,” said Lee County Farm Bureau President Neil Wing field. “Everyone who Finnicum MOTOR COMPANY “ Where a handshake still means something' Quality pre-owned vehicles at affordable prices! Finnicummotorc ompany. com 229-446-9960 SOWEGA ELECTRIC MOTORS Lee County Fire and EMS Services responded to 83 Calls Emergency Services re sponded to 83 calls during the week of July 18-24, 2021. EMS Responses EMS responded to two calls for abdominal pain/ problems. 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