Prepared for
Evans County
Cooperative Extension
November, 2009
The Center for Agribusiness
and Economic Development
College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences
The University of Georgia
Production Agriculture: 2008
Georgia Total
Agricultural
Production Value
$11.9 Billion
Forestry &
Products
4.8%
Fruits &
Nuts
2.2%
Poultry &
Eggs
47.4%
Other
Income
5.1%
Ornamental
Horticulture
5.8%
Vegetables
7.1%
Livestock &
Aquaculture
10.6%
Row &
Forage
Crops
16.9%
$0 - $20
$20 - $45
$45 - $80
$80 - $200
$200 - $442
2008 Farm Gate
Value by County
in Millions of Dollars
2008 Vegetables
Farm Gate Value
GA = $849 million
2007 = $895 million
Zucchini
Cabbage Cantaloupe
2.0% Bell Peppers
2.4%
4.2%
Watermelon
12.4%
13.9%
Tomato
6.0%
$0 - $10,000
$10,000 - $200,000
$200,000 - $3,000,000
$3,000,000 - $15,000,000
$15,000,000 - $106,642,000
Cucumbers
9.5%
Onions
16.4%
Sweet
Corn
12.5%
Squash
2.9%
Southern
Peas
1.3%
Eggplant
2.0%
Other Veges
Snap Beans7.8%
2.7%
Other Okra
Peppers 0.1%
1.48%
Greens
6.7%
% of Land in Cropland & Timberland
14 - 64%
64 - 75%
75 - 83%
83 - 92%
92 - 99%
Evans Co. = 84%
GA Avg. Co. = 76%
GA Total = 78%
GA Metro = 68%
GA Nonmetro = 83%
Primary data sources:
U.S. Census of Agriculture, 2007
USDA Forest Service, 2007
Graphic by Center for Agribusiness
& Economic Development, UGA
How Do We Compare ?
Georgia, Evans and Surrounding Counties
Farm Gate Value
$ Per Farm (thousands)
$ Per Acre
$2,000
$1,500
$1,893
$1,000
$1,176
$1,139
$739
$705
$454
$500
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$785
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Sources: 2007 Census of Agriculture and 2008 Farm Gate Value Report
Number of Farms: 2007
22 – 200
201 – 400
401 – 600
601 – 800
801 – 1,054
GA Total 47,846
GA Avg. Co. 301
US 2,204,792
US Avg. State 44,096
Primary data source:
2007 US Census of Agriculture
Graphic by Center for Agribusiness
& Economic Development, UGA
Evans County
2008 Agricultural Production
2008 Farm Gate Value
by Commodity Group
Fruits-Nuts Other
2.9%
0.9%
Orn Hort
12.1%
2008 Top Farm Gate Commodities
PoultryEggs
35.8%
Rest of
commodities
22.0%
Peanuts
2.6%
Broilers
32.2%
Beef
2.6%
Turfgrass
2.7%
Vegetables
25.7%
Forestry
3.7%
LivestockAquaculture
7.0%
Row-Forage
crops
11.9%
Timber
3.0%
Greenhouse
Layers Cotton Field Nursery 5.0%
3.0%
3.0%
3.2%
Total Farm Gate Value = $60.1 million
Onions
20.6%
Trends in Evans County:
Number of Farms & Average Farm Size
Number of Farms, Evans County
Average Farm Size
300
800
Evans Co.
Georgia
700
600
200
Acres
500
400
300
249
212
212
100
200
100
0
1945 1949 1954 1959 1964 1969 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007
19
45
19
49
19
54
19
59
19
64
19
69
19
74
19
78
19
82
19
87
19
92
19
97
20
02
20
07
0
Source: 1945-2007 (quinquennial) Censuses of Agriculture
Trends in Evans County:
Land in Farms, Harvested Cropland
& Farms by Size
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Land in farms
Percent of Farms by Size, 2007
Evans Co.
Georgia
40
Harvested cropland
30
52.8
20
16.9
19
45
19
50
19
54
19
59
19
64
19
69
19
74
19
78
19
82
19
87
19
92
19
97
20
02
20
07
Acres X 1,000
Land in Farms & Harvested Cropland
Evans County
10
0
1-9
acres
Source: 1945-2007 (quinquennial) Censuses of Agriculture
10-49
acres
50-179
acres
180-499 500-999
acres
acres
1000+
acres
Components of 2008 Property Tax Gross Digest
Evans County
Residential
40.5%
Ag-PreferentialEnviron-Conserv
21.9%
Heavy
Equipment
0.002%
Timber *
0.7%
Commercial
13.8%
Mobile Home
1.2%
Motor Vehicle
Public Utility
11.1%
2.7%
Primary data source:
GA Dept. of Revenue
Industrial
8.1%
40% Assessment Value of Property
Gross Digest = $259,745,377
Homestead & Property Exemptions = $19,142,790
Net M&O Digest = $240,602,587
Value of exempt property = $27,035,096
* Timber taxed at 100% based on previous year sales
County Property Tax Digest Comparisons: 2008
County
% Resi- % Agri- % Comdential cultural mercial
% Industrial
% Mo%
%
% UtilMotor bile
Timity
Veh Home ber
Evans
40.5
21.9
13.8
8.1
2.7 11.1 1.2
0.7
Bulloch
43.2
13.3
23.5
9.4
2.4
6.8
1.1
0.3
Bryan
71.8
4.7
12.7
1.3
1.9
6.8
0.5
0.3
Liberty
60.8
4.0
14.6
8.5
3.2
7.0
1.2
0.5
Tattnall
37.7
33.0
9.7
3.8
4.0
8.7
1.9
1.2
Candler
29.3
41.7
14.7
1.0
3.5
7.9
1.0
0.8
Avg. GA Co.
42.3
24.6
12.6
6.9
4.8
7.0
1.0
0.7
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Revenue (preliminary 5/15/09—Fulton Co. digest not verified)
Contact Information
Prepared by: Sue Boatright
Center for Agribusiness & Economic Development
“Adding Value to Georgia's Agricultural Economy
Through Research and Extension“
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Special County Area Report
#09-27A
November 2009