The Economic Importance
of Food and Fiber
A Spotlight on Bartow County, Georgia
Prepared for:
Bartow County Cooperative Extension Service
March, 2005
by:
The Center for Agribusiness and
Economic Development
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
The University of Georgia
Population Change: 2000-2003
LOSS
0 – 3.3%
3.3 – 6.1%
6.1 – 12.0%
12.0 – 29.9%
Bartow Co. =
11.5%
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
US = 3.3%
GA = 6.1%
Total Population
Bartow County
2010 Trend CAED
100,006
104,071
84,730
76,019
2010 Proj. OPB
2003 Est.
2000
55,911
1990
40,760
32,663
28,267
27,370
1980
1970
1960
1950
25,283
25,364
1940
1930
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
Primary data sources: U.S. Census Bureau, decennial censuses & estimate; CAED (Center for Agribusiness &
Economic Development); OPB (State Office of Planning & Budget).
% of Land in Cropland, Pastureland & Forestland
22.8 – 74.4%
74.4 – 83.2%
83.2 – 88.1%
88.1 – 92.6%
92.6 – 99.6%
GA Total = 83.3%
GA Avg. Co. = 82.5%
Bartow Co.
= 81.2%
Primary data sources:
U.S. Census of Agriculture, 2002
Forest Statistics for Georgia, 1997
Components of 2003 Property Tax Digest
Bartow County
Residential
40.5%
Ag/Pref/Envir
9.0%
Heavy Equip.
0.1%
Timber *
0.1%
Mobile Home
0.7%
Commercial
16.0%
Motor Vehicle
9.6%
Pub Utility
7.6%
40% Assessment Value
Industrial
16.5%
Gross Digest = $2,447,710,778
STATE Homestead & Property Exemptions = $68,675,710
Net M&O Digest = $2,379,035,068
Primary data source:
GA Dept. of Revenue
Value of Exempt Property = $103,428,356
* Timber taxed at 100% based on previous year sales
County Property Tax Digest Comparisons: 2003
County
BARTOW
CHEROKEE
COBB
PAULDING
POLK
FLOYD
GORDON
PICKENS
Avg. GA Co.
% ResiDential
40.6
53.0
56.4
70.8
43.7
41.7
37.9
58.0
40.0
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Revenue
% Agri- % Com- % In% Motor
cultural mercial dustrial Vehicle
9.0
19.4
0.4
5.1
13.5
6.5
12.0
16.7
20.4
16.0
13.3
32.5
10.6
12.5
17.0
16.3
11.2
13.4
16.5
3.1
0.8
1.3
8.6
11.8
21.0
2.1
8.3
%
Other
9.6
8.7
7.9
10.0
10.4
8.2
9.4
8.1
8.4
2.5
2.1
2.2
11.4
14.8
3.4
4.0
9.5
8.4
Expenditures per $1 in Revenue by Land Use
(including schools)
$2.50
$2.00
$1.50
$1.00
$0.50
$0.00
Appling
Cherokee
Dooly
Jones
Residential
2.26
1.6
2.07
1.24
Comm/Ind
0.17
0.12
0.5
0.65
Farm/Forest
0.36
0.2
0.27
0.35
Dorfman et al., Department of Ag & Applied Economics, January 2002.
Agriculture in Georgia
¾ Georgia's value of agricultural
production, comprised of Farm Gate
value plus ag/landscape services,
accounted for $11.2 billion.
¾ Food and fiber production and directly
related businesses accounted for
$29.5 billion of Georgia's $544 billion
economy.
¾ Food/fiber production, processing and
food marketing accounts for 16% of
GA output, 15% of employment and
12% of value added.
Total Farm Gate Value: 2003
$9.859 billion
2002 = $8.826 billion
Broilers
33.9%
Cotton
8.2%
Rest of
Commodities
29.5%
Timber
5.6%
Container
Nursery
1.7% Dairy
2.4%
$0 - $20,000,000
$20,000,000 - $45,000,000
$45,000,000 - $80,000,000
$80,000,000 - $125,000,000
$125,000,000 - $271,000,000
Beef
3.7%
Greenhouse
2.6%
Peanuts
3.7%
Eggs
4.9%
Horses
3.8%
What We Know
about Bartow County
¾ Agricultural production in
Bartow County generated
$180.4 million in 2003.
¾ The highest value commodity
group was poultry/eggs,
representing 75.8% of the total
agricultural production value.
Bartow County
2003 Agricultural Production Value
2003 Agricultural Production
and AG Services
LivestockAquaculture
11.5%
Row-Forage
crops
2.8%
Forestry
2.0%
Orn Hort Other
AG-Landscape
3.3% 0.4%
svcs
4.2%
Poultry-Eggs
75.8%
2003 Top Farm Gate Commodities
HorsesRaised
Field Nursery
0.8%
1.1%
Beef Stockers
1.1%
LayersHatching egg
1.4%
Hay
1.6% Timber
1.9%
Turfgrass
2.0%
Beef Cows
2.4%
Other
3.0%
BroilerHorses-Board- Grower
train-breed
9.4%
7.1%
Total AG Production Value = $180.4 million
BroilerIntegrator
68.3%
Trends in Bartow County:
Number of Farms & Average Farm Size
Number of Farms, Bartow County
Average Farm Size
300
2500
Bartow Co.
Georgia
2000
Acres
200
1500
100
1000
500
Source: 1945-2002 (quinquennial) Censuses of Agriculture
R
02
20
97
87
92
19
19
19
78
82
19
19
69
74
19
19
59
64
19
19
54
19
19
1945 1949 1954 1959 1964 1969 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997R 2002
19
45
0
49
0
Trends in Bartow County:
Land in Farms, Harvested Cropland,
& Farms by Size
Land in Farms & Harvesed Cropland
Bartow County
Percent of Farms by Size, 2002
40
Bartow Co.
Georgia
Acres X 1,000
250
30
200
150
20
100
10
50
0
9
19 2
97
R
20
02
87
19
82
19
78
19
74
19
69
19
64
19
59
19
54
19
50
19
19
19
45
0
1-9
acres
Source: 1945-2002 (quinquennial) Censuses of Agriculture
10-49
acres
50-179
acres
180-499 500-999
acres
acres
1000+
acres
Trends in Bartow County
Number of Farms by Commodity
350
1992
1997
2002
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
Cattle/calves
inv.
Beef Cow s
Layers/pullets
inv.
Broilers/m eat
type sold
Source: 1992-2002 (quinquennial) Censuses of Agriculture
Soybeans
Hay
How Do We Compare ?
Georgia, Bartow and Surrounding Counties
Farm Gate Value
$ Per Farm (thousands)
$ Per Acre
$3,500
$3,000
$3,092
$2,500
$2,000
$2,118
$1,500
$1,000
$500
$1,998
$2,218
$918
$200
$295
$119
$211
$221
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Sources: 2002 Census of Agriculture and 2003 Farm Gate Value Report
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What We Did
¾ The Center for Agribusiness
and Economic Development
performed an analysis of each
county’s economy, focusing
on the role of
food and fiber.
What We Asked
County Economy Modeled
¾ How much of a county’s total current
economic output comes from food and
fiber production and directly related
processing? (A Snapshot of the
Economy)
¾ What is the total (direct and indirect)
Impact of food and fiber production
and directly related industries?
Bartow County Economy
Production Agriculture-OUTPUT
Agriculture
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Trans/Public Util
Trade
Fin/Ins/Real Est
Services
Government
Total
Output in $ Millions
Percent
180.384
27.878
359.597
2,153.02
502.764
387.35
223.031
570.514
403.495
3.8
0.6
7.5
44.8
10.5
8.1
4.6
11.9
8.4
$4.8 billion
--
Bartow County Economy
Production Agriculture + Directly Related Businesses
Output in $ Millions
Percent
Government
254.374
27.878
359.597
2,079.025
502.764
387.350
223.031
570.514
403.495
5.3
0.6
7.5
43.2
10.5
8.1
4.6
11.9
8.4
Total
$4.8 billion
--
Agriculture + Direct
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Trans/Public Util
Trade
Finance/Ins/RE
Services
An Economic Snapshot
of Bartow County
¾ How much of Bartow County’s total
economic output comes from food and
fiber production?
¾ AG value alone of $180.4 million
consisting of Farm Gate Value, AG
services, and landscaping services
comprises 3.8% of the county’s economy.
¾ AG plus directly related businesses (ex.
fiber mills, animal slaughtering, etc.)
comprise 5.3% of the county’s economy.
Food and Fiber Production, Processing and Direct
Manufacturing as % of Total Output
0 - 10%
10 - 20%
20 - 40%
40 - 60%
60 - 84%
Bartow Co.
5.3%
What is the Impact?
¾What is the total (direct and indirect)
impact of food and fiber production and
directly related industries?
¾This scenario illustrates how other
industries are affected by the presence
of food and fiber in the county. The
indirect impacts measure output created
due to food and fiber production and
processing in the county.
What Impact Means:
A Brief Explanation
¾ The impact numbers capture the
ripple effects that food and fiber
create in the county’s economy.
Many other sectors rely in part on the
existence of food and fiber for sales.
Labor
Seed
Utilities
Bartow County
Production Agriculture IMPACT
Agriculture
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Utilities
Trade
Fin/Ins/Real Est
Services
Government
Total
Direct $ (millions)
Indirect $ (millions)
180.384
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13.792
0.009
0.688
2.401
9.854
9.929
6.122
13.569
5.619
$242.4 million – 5 % of total economy
Bartow County
Agriculture and Directly Related Businesses IMPACT
Direct $ (millions)
Agriculture + Direct
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Utilities
Trade
Fin / Ins / Real Est
Services
Government
Total
Indirect $ (millions)
254.374
18.114
0
0.019
0
1.108
0
5.598
0
15.530
0
14.534
0
8.076
0
19.377
0
7.673
$344.4 million – 7.2% of total economy
Food and Fiber Production, Processing and Direct
Manufacturing Impact as % of Total Output
0
10
20
40
60
-
10%
20%
40%
60%
100%
Bartow Co.
7.2%
Bartow County
Production Agriculture + Directly Related Industries
Employment IMPACT
Direct
Indirect
2,199
270
Mining
0
0
Construction
0
15
Manufacturing
0
32
Utilities
0
131
Trade
0
222
Fin/Ins/Real Est
0
87
Services
0
428
Government
0
13
Agriculture + Direct
Total Employment
3,397
What These Numbers Mean:
A Brief Explanation
¾ Direct impact is $254.4 million. This
includes food and fiber production,
processing and directly-related
manufacturing.
¾ Indirect impact from the Trade sector is
$14.5 million. This captures the effects
of farmers (direct source) buying
supplies (seed, fertilizer, work boots)
from local stores. These stores must
increase their output to meet farmer
demand.
What These Numbers Mean:
A Brief Explanation (continued)
¾ As local stores increase their output, they
may demand more stock from local
wholesalers (also in the Trade sector).
Local wholesalers demand more from
local manufacturers, thus increasing
activity in the Manufacturing sector.
¾ Local stores also hire employees to assist
farmers. They take home wages and buy
groceries at the local store which
increases demand there.
Bartow County Food and Fiber
Impact Conclusions
¾ The total impact of food and fiber
production, processing and direct
manufacturing is $344.4 million.
¾ The total output is $4.8 billion.
¾ Thus, food and fiber (directly and
indirectly) account for 7.2% of the
total output.
Contact Information
Prepared by:
John McKissick, Sue Boatright and Dave Waters
Center for Agribusiness & Economic Development
“Adding Value to Georgia's Agricultural Economy
Through Research and Extension“
To learn more about your county, go to:
http://www.caed.uga.edu/
...click on “Georgia Statistics System”
Special County Area Report
#05-06A
March, 2005