Georgia HR 540: Bulloch Fertilizer Company; 50 years; congratulate

Bill Text

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House Resolution 540
By: Representatives Burns of the 159
th, Tankersley of the 160
th, Parrish of the 158
th, England
of the 116
th, Roberts of the 155
th, and others
A RESOLUTION
Congratulating Bulloch Fertilizer Company on 50 years of successful business; and for other1
purposes.2
WHEREAS, Bulloch Fertilizer Company was founded in 1963 by Bill Mikell, John Cobb,3
and Raybon Anderson in conjunction with a sister company, East Georgia Liquid Feed4
Service; and5
WHEREAS, during their first year of business, liquid nitrogen and liquid feed were the main6
items offered for sale and sales reached approximately $100,000; and7
WHEREAS, at the time the company opened, competition was plentiful with 12 other8
companies offering fertilizer and farm supplies in the area; and9
WHEREAS, by the company's tenth anniversary, it had grown from one full-time employee10
to 16 employees with a large fleet of trucks and vastly increased storage to help facilitate the11
marketing of seeds, fertilizer, farm chemicals, feeds, farm hardware, limestone, and other12
supplies farmers needed; and13
WHEREAS, in the late 1980s, the company began applying fertilizer on golf courses and on14
turf farms and expanded the plant to include a bagging operation to bag fertilizer; and15
WHEREAS, in 1993, a new business office was constructed on West Main Street, and in16
2004, Raybon Anderson, who bought the company outright in 1975, and his family decided17
to relocate their retail operation to Highway 80 East and call it Anderson's General Store; and18
WHEREAS, there are currently 15 employees at the fertilizer plant and 23 at the general19
store; and20

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WHEREAS, Mike Anderson, Raybon Anderson's son, currently serves as the company's21
president and Raybon Anderson continues as chairman of the board; and22
WHEREAS, the impressive growth and success demonstrated by Bulloch Fertilizer23
Company over the last 50 years is worthy of recognition.24
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that25
the members of this body congratulate Bulloch Fertilizer Company on 50 years as a26
successful business in the community, commend the Anderson family on their dedication to27
seeing the company develop and flourish, and wish them many more years of success.28
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized29
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Bulloch Fertilizer Company.30