Bedford County Post

Bedford County Post, Wednesday, June 12, 2024— 3A 114 GOOSE CREEK ROAD S H E L B Y V I L L E , T N ( F L A T C R E E K C O M M U N I T Y ) www.parksauction.com 615-896-4600 TOLL FREE 1.877.465.4600 | FIRM 3984 ALL ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE DAY OF SALE TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER PREVIOUS ADVERTISING.ALL INFORMATION DEEMED RELIABLE BUT NOT GUARANTEED. Saturday, June 15th 10:00 AM AUCTION A B S O L U T E E S T A T E AUCTIONEER: REX BICKNELL 931-580-0116 Lic #1970 DIRECTIONS: From Shelbyville, take Hwy 82 S to Flat Creek Community. Turn right on New Center Church Rd, left on Goose Creek Rd, auction signs posted. TERMS: Cash or Check ONLY day of sale. Tractors, Farm Equipment, Tools & Personal Property Selling for the Estate of Harold McGee TRACTORS: Kubota M9960 - Cab & Air - 4WD w/ Kubota LA1353 Loader & Bucket (2,253 hrs), Ford 5030 - Canopy - w/ Woods LU126 Loader w/ Hay Spear (1,460 hrs), Ford 4630 w/ Canopy (1,471 hrs) HAY EQUIPMENT: John Deere 458 Baler (4’x5’ rolls) w/ monitor, 8 wheel V rake, hay tedder, Krone AM 243S 8’ disc mower OTHER EQUIPMENT: Bush Hog brand 286 - 6’ 3pt. Bush Hog, 2 gang Ford Turning Plow, 2 row cultivator, J Bar Rock Rake, universal Ford bumper, Subsoiler / potato digger, 3 pt. Cyclone seed sower, (1) Front Quick Hitch Hay Spear, (2) 3pt hay spears, draw bar & top links, fence stretcher, 100 gal fuel tank w/ electric pump. TRUCK: 2002 Chevrolet 3500 1 ton truck, automatic, 6 liter Vortec (348,599 miles) TRAILER: Hank Williams, Hi-Tensile Gooseneck Trailer 25’ w/ dovetail FARM TOOLS, SHOP TOOLS, & MISC: Asst garden & farm tools (hole diggers, tamp bars, post driver, barb wire fence stretchers, shovels, rakes), used tractor [PYLZ SVN JOHPU [VU ÅVVY QHJR QHJR Z[HUKZ JYHM[ZTHU [VVSIV_ SHYNL HZZ[ VM [VVSZ (including MAC, Snap on, Husky & Napa. Wrenches, rachets, & sockets etc.), Asst power tools, Stihl BG55 gas blower, Stihl 026 chain saw, battery charger, 5 rolls baler twine, receiver hitches, 4 gallons performance plus 15W-40 Diesel oil, asst bolts, nuts, & screws, asst oil & lubricant, tarps, lumber, 2 Shelbyville Eaglettes Stadium seats. Visit parksauction.com for more pictures! If you never had a library card, if you lost your old one or if your card is showing wear and tear, the Shelbyville-Bedford County Public Library is offering two new cards, one especially designed for children and another for adults. Library director Margaret Petty reminds everyone summer is a great time to check out a book or two to beat the heat. –Submitted photos Library cards have a new look Eley named Veterans Service Office Director From staff reports B enjamin Eley has been named director of Bed- ford County Veterans Ser- viceO ffi cebyCountyMayor Chad Graham, succeeding Mike Ruess, who has relo- cated out of state. “I am pleased to have the opportunity to serve the veterans of Bedford and Moore counties,” said Eley. “As a veteran, I know the di ffi culties of navigat- ing through the Veterans A ff airs, whether it be to fi le a claim for compensation or pension for yourself or a surviving family mem- ber, or fi ling for burial ben- e fi ts for your loved one who served this nation.” Eley has been working in the o ffi ce as a veterans service o ffi cer for the past year and a half. He is re- tired from the U.S. Army, where he was a jump mas- ter instructor and a certi fi ed sexual assault response co- ordinator. A native of Shelbyville, he’s a graduate of Hillwood High School in Nashville and has an associate’s de- gree in general education from American Military University. Eley is married toMarie Eley andhas a stepdaughter and three sons, the young- est of whom is a rising high school senior. He is a member of Victory Baptist Church in Shelbyville. Karah Cox, who is her- self adecoratedveteran, will join the Veterans Service O ffi ce later thismonthas an administrative assistant. “This is an evolving and ever learning journey with- in this position,” said Eley, “and I pray for the strength to educate and assist as many veterans and families as possible. A goal for this o ffi ce is to improve what was left by my predecessors and to further advance the capabilities of assisting vet- erans.” The o ffi ce is located in the Bedford County Court- house basement; A wheel- chair ramp is accessible from the southeast corner of the courthouse. Appoint- ments are preferred; call 931-685-4838. Benjamin Eley has been named director of the Bedford County Veterans Service Office by County Mayor Chad Graham, succeeding Mike Ruess, who has relocated out of state. –Submitted photo Ag Notes By John Teague UT/TSU Extension FARMERS MARKET T here has been a lot of interest in when the Bedford County Farmers Market will open! It is always a highlight of the garden- ing year when the mar- ket is ready. After contact with the 2023 vendors and some new ones, we have determined that the market will open on Thursday, June 13, at 2:30 pm at the Farmers Market Pavilion at the Celebration Grounds. The market is across the street from the Cooper Steel Arena. This market is a locally-grown market, meaning that the veg- etables and other goods are produced by local farmers or vendors in Bedford and other mid- dle Tennessee coun- ties. These vendors do not buy and resell, but actually grow what they sell. The same is true for the baked goods and plants that are of- fered to the public. We follow the guide- lines for farmers mar- kets as set forth by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture. All of our vendors are con- firmed by our office or other extension staff in their respective coun- ties. Our vendors have reported a wide variety of vegetables and other goods, so make plans to come to the market on Thursday, June 13, at 2:30 pm. TWIG GIRDLERS I was asked about the small ends of twigs with dead leaves ly- ing around trees. While some may want to blame the cicadas, the culprit is actually something else. I found a great reference from Oklahoma State Exten- sion on these insects. Twig girdlers are commonly found on pecan, hickory, per- simmon, and elm. They also attach oaks, honeylocust, hackber- ry, poplar, dogwood, sourwood, and various fruit trees. The adults are typical longhorned beetles that range from 1/2 to 5/8 inch long. They are grayish brown in color with a broad, ashy-gray band across the middle of the wing covers. The antennae are at least as long as the body. The eggs are white, elongate oval, and about 3/32 inch in length. The larvae are whitish, cylindri- cal, legless grubs that reach about 3/4 inch in length at maturity. It is not uncommon to see the ground under infested trees almost covered with twigs that have been cut off. This affects the beauty and aesthetic quality of or- namental plantings. The fruiting area of heavily infested pecan trees is often greatly reduced, resulting in low nut yields the fol- lowing year and some- times longer. This type of injury causes the develop- ment of many offshoots that adversely affect the symmetry of the tree. Pecan nurseries located close to heavily infested woodlots occa- sionally suffer consid- erable loss from girdled seedlings. Repeated girdling of terminals causes forks, crooks, and other stem defor- mities in young timber plantations as well as in natural reproduc- tion. Adults emerge from late August to early October. They feed on tender bark near branch ends and mate before laying eggs and girdling twigs. Twigs are girdled because the larvae are unable to survive in living twigs. The girdling extends through the bark and well into the wood in a complete circle around the stem and leaves only a thin column of the center wood at- tached, which breaks easily. Twigs from 1/4 to 1/2 inch in diameter are most commonly girdled. Eggs are laid during or after the cutting pro- cess, but never before the beetle makes part of the cut. Eggs are in- serted singly beneath the bark or slightly into the wood, usually near a bud scar or adjacent to a side shoot. The number of eggs per twig normally ranges from 3 to 8 but may range up to 40. Adults live 6 to 10 weeks. Each female deposits 50 to 200 eggs which hatch in about 3 weeks. The small larvae overwinter in the dead twig either in the tree or on the ground. Lar- vae grow rapidly in the spring and tunnel to- ward the severed end of the twig, feeding only on the woody por- tion and leaving the bark intact. The mature larva closes off the gal- lery with shredded fi- bers to form a pupation chamber. Pupation oc- curs during August and September and lasts 12 to 14 days. The adult chews a circular hole in the bark to emerge. There is one generation per year. I generally don’t get alarmed about them, unless they attack very young trees. Fruit and nut trees may suffer more, but large oaks and other trees won’t be damaged to much degree. I’ve attached a pic- ture of some of these twigs in a lawn. HAY CHECKING I always get nervous about putting up hay when we have intermit- tent rainfall. Checking temperatures on baled hay is a good idea. My friend Mark Tay- lor, who is involved in agriculture and very knowledgeable about such things, sent me a message with some good ideas. I’m going to share here. He wrote “If a farmer does not have a hay thermometer, an inexpensive way to check the temperature is drive a crowbar in a bale of hay and leave it for 3 or 4 hours. If it is too hot to touch when they remove it, then there is a strong po- tential for spontaneous combustion. We both know, every farmer has a crowbar or two.” Then he added “Plus they need to check the internal temperature at least once a week for 6 weeks after baling. Of course, they are prob- ably good to go after 3 weeks. Another thing, they do not need to walk on top of bales when checking temperatures because there can be burned out centers that can collapse from their weight. Another point worth mentioning, if a farmer uses preserva- tives on their hay, they need to have a MSDS sheet on hand in the event of a fire. The fire- men will need to use self-contained breath- ing apparatuses as the burning preservatives will give off deadly hy- drogen cyanide gas.” Then he added even more. “A long piece of iron pipe will work in place of a crowbar. One thing I thought of, should a farmer use an iron pipe, it would need to be capped tight- ly. Last thing one would want to do is provide an inlet for oxygen to get to the interior of a bale of hay that could potentially already be heating up.” Folks, safety is im- portant. Following some simple checking can help prevent huge losses, damage, or even injury or worse. Take time to do it right! LEGAL NOTICE The Shelbyville Housing Authority will hold a Regular Scheduled Board Meeting on Wednesday May 29th, 2024 at the Tate Street Community Center at 12:00 noon, in Shelbyville, Tn. By: Jenni Feldhaus Chairman June 1