Putnam County’s Rose Acre Farms facilities – one of 15 nationwide – produces 850,000 to 1.1 million eggs daily in the northern end of the county. These eggs are on their way to being sorted. IAN TOCHER/Staff
The facility has its own grain mill on-site, which creates mixtures as instructed by computer technicians. IAN TOCHER/Staff
Plant manager David Larson displays the finished product. IAN TOCHER/Staff
After being sorted, eggs go to an automated packing system, where the eggs are placed into cartons. IAN TOCHER/Staff
Editor’s note: The symmetry of 52 weeks in a year and 26 letters in our alphabet inspired us here at The Eatonton Messenger to embark on an alphabetical journey every other week in 2023, looking at something – or someone – unique, significant, unusual, or just plain interesting in Putnam County, Georgia, home to 10 differ...
