The University of Georgia
Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
U. S. Congressional District 5
2002 Farm Gate Value Report
Sue Boatright, Erin Bergstrom, and John McKissick
Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
July, 2003
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DISTRICT SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................... 1
TOTAL FARM GATE VALUE ............................................................................................................. 2
ROW & FORAGE CROPS ............................................................................................................... 3-7
Barley ............................................................................................................................................ 4
Corn
............................................................................................................................................ 4
Cotton ............................................................................................................................................ 4
Hay
............................................................................................................................................ 4
Oats
............................................................................................................................................ 5
Other .............................................................................................................................................. 5
Peanu ts .......................................................................................................................................... 5
Rye
............................................................................................................................................ 5
Silage ............................................................................................................................................ 6
Sorghum ......................................................................................................................................... 6
Soybeans ....................................................................................................................................... 6
Straw ............................................................................................................................................ 6
Tobacco .......................................................................................................................................... 7
Wheat ............................................................................................................................................ 7
FRUITS & NUTS ............................................................................................................................. 8-10
Apples ............................................................................................................................................ 9
Blueberries ..................................................................................................................................... 9
Grapes ............................................................................................................................................ 9
Other ............................................................................................................................................... 9
Peaches ........................................................................................................................................ 10
Pecans .......................................................................................................................................... 10
Strawberries ................................................................................................................................. 10
VEGETABLES .............................................................................................................................. 11-20
Banana Peppers ......................................................................................................................... 12
Bell Pep pers ................................................................................................................................. 12
Broccoli ........................................................................................................................................ 12
Cabbage ....................................................................................................................................... 12
Cantaloupe ................................................................................................................................... 13
Carrots .......................................................................................................................................... 13
Collards ....................................................................................................................................... 13
Cucum bers ................................................................................................................................... 13
Eggplant ....................................................................................................................................... 14
English Peas ............................................................................................................................... 14
Green House ................................................................................................................................ 14
Green Onions .............................................................................................................................. 14
Hot Pepp ers ................................................................................................................................. 15
Irish Potatoes .............................................................................................................................. 15
Kale ............................................................................................................................................. 15
Lettuce ......................................................................................................................................... 15
Lima Beans ................................................................................................................................. 16
Mustard ........................................................................................................................................ 16
Okra
.......................................................................................................................................... 16
Onions .......................................................................................................................................... 16
Other ............................................................................................................................................. 17
Pole Beans ................................................................................................................................... 17
Pumpkin ........................................................................................................................................ 17
Snap Beans .................................................................................................................................. 17
Southern Peas .............................................................................................................................. 18
Spinach ........................................................................................................................................ 18
Sweet C orn ................................................................................................................................... 18
Sweet Potatoes ........................................................................................................................... 18
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Toma to .........................................................................................................................................
Turnip Greens .............................................................................................................................
Turnip Roots ................................................................................................................................
Watermelon ..................................................................................................................................
Winter Squash .............................................................................................................................
Yellow Squash ............................................................................................................................
Zucchini ........................................................................................................................................
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE .............................................................................................. 21-23
Containe r Nursery ........................................................................................................................ 22
Field Nu rsery ................................................................................................................................ 22
Greenhouse .................................................................................................................................. 22
Other ............................................................................................................................................ 22
Turfgrass ...................................................................................................................................... 23
FORESTRY & PRODUCTS ......................................................................................................... 24-25
Christmas Trees ........................................................................................................................... 25
Other ............................................................................................................................................ 25
Pine Straw .................................................................................................................................... 25
Timber .......................................................................................................................................... 25
LIVESTOCK & AQUACULTURE ................................................................................................ 26-30
Beef C attle Fin ished O utside C ounty ........................................................................................... 27
Beef Cows .................................................................................................................................... 27
Beef Stock ers ............................................................................................................................... 27
Catfish .......................................................................................................................................... 27
Dairy .......................................................................................................................................... 28
Goats .......................................................................................................................................... 28
Horses Boarding, Breeding & Training ....................................................................................... 28
Horses Raised ............................................................................................................................. 28
Other ............................................................................................................................................ 29
Pork Farrow to Finish .................................................................................................................. 29
Pork Feeder ................................................................................................................................. 29
Pork Finishing ............................................................................................................................. 30
Quail .......................................................................................................................................... 30
Sheep .......................................................................................................................................... 30
POULTRY & EGGS ...................................................................................................................... 31-33
Breed er Pulle t Units ..................................................................................................................... 32
Hatching Layers ........................................................................................................................... 32
Table La yers ................................................................................................................................. 32
Other ............................................................................................................................................ 32
Broiler Grower .............................................................................................................................. 33
Broiler Integrator ........................................................................................................................... 33
OTHER INCOME .......................................................................................................................... 34-36
Crop Insurance ............................................................................................................................. 35
Govern ment P aymen ts ................................................................................................................ 35
Hunting Leases Deer .................................................................................................................. 35
Hunting Leases Duck .................................................................................................................. 35
Hunting Leases Turkey ............................................................................................................... 36
Other ............................................................................................................................................ 36
Congressional District 5 2002 Farm Gate Summary
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total Farm Gate Value
2002 Farm Gate Value by Category
$1,369,194
$2,072,970
$2,568,000
$34,596,859
Row
Crops
Other
Forestry
Fruit/Nut
Livestock
Forestry
4.1%
Fruit/Nut
0.6%
Livestock
5.2%
Orn Hort
89.5%
Other
0.0%
Row Crops
0.5%
Total:
100.0%
Orn Hort
Turfgrass
Horses - Boarding,
training, breeding
Beef Stockers
Container
Nursery
Beef Cows
Timber
Field
Nursery
2002 Top Ten Commodities
Congressional District 5
Christmas
Trees
Hay
Others
Greenhouse
Field Nursery
Timber
Beef Cows
Container Nursery
Beef Stockers
Horses - Boarding, training, breeding
Turfgrass
Christmas Trees
Hay
Others
Total:
Greenhouse
Total:
$40,607,023
1
82.4%
4.5%
3.8%
3.1%
2.1%
1.0%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
1.1%
100.0%
Total Farm Gate Value 2002
Forestry and
Related
Products
Livestock
and
Aquaculture
Ornamental
Horticulture
$115,500
$0
$326,814
$925,680
$1,200
$0
$1,369,194
$56,250
$0
$0
$2,016,720
$0
$0
$2,072,970
$0
$0
$168,000
$2,400,000
$0
$0
$2,568,000
Fulton
$1,511,637
$250,352
$1,608,644
$31,018,336
$11,200
$196,690
$34,596,859
Total
$1,683,387
$250,352
$2,103,458
$36,360,736
$12,400
$196,690
$40,607,023
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
2
Other
Row and
Forage
Crops
Total
Fruits and
Nuts
Row and Forage Farm Gate
Value
Congressional District 5
$ 196,690
Congressional District 1
Wheat
Corn
Hay
Barley
0.0%
Corn
17.5%
Cotton
0.0%
Hay
76.3%
Oats
0.0%
Other
0.0%
Peanuts
0.0%
Rye
0.0%
Silage
0.0%
Sorghum
0.0%
Soybeans
0.0%
Straw
0.0%
Tobacco
0.0%
Wheat
6.2%
Total:
100.0%
Barley
Cotton
County
Acres
Yield
Price
Farm Gate
Value
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
County
Yield
Price
Farm Gate
Value
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
$0
$0
$0
$0
$149,097
State Total:
Acres
$0
$0
$0
$0
$501,727,753
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 1
District 1
29.3%
Rest of GA 70.7%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Corn
Hay
County
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
200
200
Yield
65
Price
$2.65
Farm Gate
Value
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
$0
$0
$0
$34,450
$34,450
$99,558,668
State Total:
Acres
1,000
1,000
Yield
3.0
Price
$60.00
$0
$0
$0
$150,000
$150,000
$129,412,928
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 1
District 1
District 1
24.0%
Rest of GA 76.0%
Total:
100.0%
District 1
13.4%
Rest of GA 86.6%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
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4
Oats
Peanuts
County
Acres
Yield
Price
Farm Gate
Value
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
County
Yield
Price
Farm Gate
Value
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
$0
$0
$0
$0
$10,574,566
State Total:
Acres
$0
$0
$0
$0
$232,193,157
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 1
District 1
District 1
13.3%
Rest of GA 86.7%
Total:
100.0%
District 1
18.7%
Rest of GA 81.3%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of
GA
Rest of GA
Other
Rye
Farm Gate
Value
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
County
Acres
Yield
Price
Farm Gate
Value
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
$98,635,112
State Total:
$0
$0
$0
$0
$23,553,092
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 1
District 1
District 1
22.8%
Rest of GA 77.2%
Total:
100.0%
District 1
20.8%
Rest of GA 79.2%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
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5
Silage
Soybeans
County
Acres
Yield
Price
Farm Gate
Value
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
County
Yield
Price
$36,025,295
$0
$0
$0
$0
$19,980,989
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 1
District 1
District 1
8.5%
Rest of GA 91.5%
Total:
100.0%
District 1
19.3%
Rest of GA 80.7%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Sorghum
County
Farm Gate
Value
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
$0
$0
$0
$0
State Total:
Acres
Straw
Acres
Yield
Price
Farm Gate
Value
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
County
Yield
Price
Farm Gate
Value
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
$0
$0
$0
$0
$4,336,179
State Total:
Acres
$0
$0
$0
$0
$19,395,801
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 1
District 1
District 1
9.7%
Rest of GA 90.3%
Total:
100.0%
District 1
10.7%
Rest of GA 89.3%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of
GA
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6
Tobacco
County
Acres
Yield
Price
Farm Gate
Value
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
$0
$0
$0
$0
$110,267,030
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA
District 1
63.2%
Rest of GA 36.8%
Total:
100.0%
District 1
Wheat
County
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
80
80
Yield
45
Price
$3.40
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$12,240
$12,240
$40,476,077
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 1
District 1
11.5%
Rest of GA 88.5%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
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7
Fruit and Nut Farm Gate
Value
Congressional District 5
$ 250,352
2002 Fruit and Nut Farm Gate Value
Congressional District 5
Strawberries
Apples
Grapes
Peaches
Apples
26.6%
Blueberries
0.0%
Grapes
16.0%
Other
0.0%
Peaches
33.4%
Pecans
0.0%
Strawberries 24.0%
Total:
100.0%
Apples
Grapes
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Acres
Total
25
Farm Gate Value
$0
$0
$0
$66,500
25
$66,500
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
$5,658,128
State Total:
Acres
District 5
District 5
1.2%
Rest of GA 98.8%
Total:
100.0%
District 5
0.6%
Rest of GA 99.4%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Blueberries
Other
Acres
Farm Gate Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
Total
$29,627,829
State Total:
$40,176
Congressional District as % of Georgia
District 5
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
12
$6,241,945
State Total:
Congressional District as % of Georgia
12
Farm Gate Value
$0
$0
$0
$40,176
Congressional District as % of Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
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9
Farm Gate Value
Peaches
Strawberries
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Acres
Total
30
Farm Gate Value
$0
$0
$0
$83,676
30
$83,676
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
$49,852,368
State Total:
Acres
District
5
District 5
0.2%
Rest of GA 99.8%
Total:
100.0%
District 5
1.3%
Rest of GA 98.7%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Pecans
Acres
Farm Gate Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Total
$45,814,273
State Total:
$60,000
Congressional District as % of Georgia
District 5
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
4
$4,492,716
State Total:
Congressional District as % of Georgia
4
Farm Gate Value
$0
$0
$0
$60,000
Congressional District as % of Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
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10
Vegetable Farm Gate
Value
Congressional District 5
2002 Vegetable Farm Gate Value
Congressional District 5
Collards
Irish Potatoes
Lima Beans
Cantaloupe
Okra
Snap Beans
Southern Peas
Sweet Corn
Sweet Potatoes
Tomato
Turnip Greens
Watermelon
Others
Total:
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
Banana Peppers
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
Broccoli
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
$983,200
State Total:
$284,925
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Bell Peppers
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
Cabbage
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
$57,905,678
State Total:
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$39,226,040
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
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12
Cantaloupe
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
Collards
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
$25,085,474
State Total:
$22,561,442
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Carrots
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
Cucumbers
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
$11,590,470
State Total:
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$48,314,695
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
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13
Eggplant
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
Green House
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
$9,930,587
State Total:
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
English Peas
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
Green Onions
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
$270,510
State Total:
$2,015,000
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
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14
Hot Peppers
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
Kale
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
$9,288,790
State Total:
$2,148,249
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Irish Potatoes
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
Lettuce
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
$1,461,598
State Total:
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$435,000
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
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15
Lima Beans
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
Okra
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
$6,443,803
State Total:
$891,816
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Mustard
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
Onions
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
$7,177,992
State Total:
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$70,459,800
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
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16
Other
Pumpkin
Farm Gate
Value
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$1,930,630
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Snap Beans
Pole Beans
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
$39,057,905
State Total:
$2,601,245
State Total:
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
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17
Southern Peas
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
Sweet Corn
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
$7,136,875
State Total:
$67,515,919
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Spinach
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
Sweet Potatoes
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
$330,000
State Total:
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$2,208,743
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
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Tomato
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
Turnip Roots
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
$54,509,572
State Total:
$308,280
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Turnip Greens
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
Watermelon
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
$13,194,697
State Total:
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$94,778,608
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
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Winter Squash
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
Zucchini
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
$957,047
State Total:
$20,075,136
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Yellow Squash
Acres
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$35,632,938
State Total:
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
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Ornamental Horticulture
Farm Gate Value
Congressional District 5
$ 36,360,736
2002 Ornamental Horticulture Farm Gate Value
Congressional District 5
Container Nursery
Turfgrass
Field Nursery
Container Nursery
2.3%
Field Nursery
5.1%
Greenhouse
92.0%
Other
0.0%
Turfgrass
0.6%
Total:
100.0%
Greenhouse
Container Nursery
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
Acres
Greenhouse
6
Price
$42,200
14
$42,200
Farm Gate
Value
$253,200
$0
$0
$590,800
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
$844,000
20
$169,155,750
State Total:
Sq Ft
20,000
167,000
200,000
2,400,000
Price
$12.00
$12.00
$12.00
$12.00
$33,444,000
2,787,000
$236,478,664
State Total:
Congressional District as % of Georgia
Congressional District as % of Georgia
District 5
District 5
District 5
0.5%
Rest of GA 99.5%
Total:
100.0%
District 5
14.1%
Rest of GA 85.9%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Field Nursery
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
Farm Gate
Value
$240,000
$2,004,000
$2,400,000
$28,800,000
Other
Acres
34
1
Price
$12,720
$12,720
110
$12,720
145
Farm Gate
Value
$432,480
$12,720
$0
$1,399,200
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
$1,844,400
$71,216,736
State Total:
Congressional District as % of Georgia
District 5
District 5
2.6%
Rest of GA 97.4%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
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Acres
Price
Farm Gate
Value
Turfgrass
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
Acres
80
80
Harvest
Price
Rate
0.67
$4,260
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$228,336
$228,336
$122,182,594
State Total:
Congressional District as % of Georgia
District
5
District 5
0.2%
Rest of GA 99.8%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
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Forest Products Farm Gate
Value
Congressional District 5
$ 1,683,387
2002 Forestry Products Farm Gate Value
Congressional District 5
Christmas Trees
Pine Straw
Christmas Trees
9.4%
Other
0.0%
Pine Straw
0.1%
Timber
90.5%
Total:
100.0%
Timber
Christmas Trees
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Harvest
Rate
Acres
10
15
0.25
0.25
17
0.25
42
Total
Pine Straw
Farm Gate
Value
$15,000
$37,500
$15,000
$56,250
$0
$15,000
$63,750
$157,500
Price
45
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 5
District 5
District 5
1.5%
Rest of GA 98.5%
Total:
100.0%
District 5
0.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of
GA
Rest of GA
Other
County
Clayton
$2,025
$22,370,165
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$45
$2,025
45
Total
$10,537,125
State Total:
Acres
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Price
Timber
Farm Gate
Value
Farm Gate
Value
$78,000
$0
$0
$1,445,862
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
$1,523,862
Total
Total
$561,667,326
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District
5
District 5
0.3%
Rest of GA 99.7%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
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Livestock and Aquaculture Farm
Gate Value
Congressional District 5
$ 2,103,458
2002 Livestock and Aquaculture Farm Gate
Value
Congressional District 5
Horses
Goats
Beef
81.0%
Catfish
2.6%
Dairy
0.0%
Goats
1.2%
Horses 15.1%
Other
0.0%
Pork
0.0%
Quail
0.0%
Sheep
0.0%
Total:
100.0%
Catfish
Beef
Beef Cattle Finished Outside Co
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Head
Prod/
Head
Beef Stockers
Farm Gate
Price Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Total
$11,082,470
State Total:
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Head
230
Total
2,030
1,800
Prod/
Head
300
$0.70
300
$0.70
$63,644,445
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 5
District 5
0.7%
Rest of GA 99.3%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Beef Cows
Catfish
Prod/
Head Head
400 373.5
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
3,826 373.5
4,226
Total
$48,300
$0
$0
$378,000
$426,300
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Price Value
Farm Gate
Price Value
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
$0.81
$121,014
$0
$0
$0.81 $1,157,499
$1,278,513
22
Farm Gate
Price Value
$0
$0
$0
$54,395
$1.15
$54,395
$6,586,589
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Prod/
Head
22 2,150
Total
$242,784,095
State Total:
Head
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 5
District 5
District 5
0.5%
Rest of GA 99.5%
Total:
100.0%
District 5
0.8%
Rest of GA 99.2%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
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Dairy
Horses - Boarding, training, breeding
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Head
Prod/
Head
Farm Gate
Price Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
Head
30
$245,914,009
$3,000
86
$90,000
$0
$168,000
$0
$258,000
$152,176,000
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Price Value
$3,000
56
Total
State Total:
Prod/
Head
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 5
District 5
0.2%
Rest of GA 99.8%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Goats
Horses - Raised
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Head
120
300
420
Total
Prod/
Head
Farm Gate
Price Value
1.25
$50.00
1.25
$50.00
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
$7,500
$0
$0
$18,750
$26,250
30
Total
$7,687,000
State Total:
Head
30
Farm Gate
Price Value
$2,000
$60,000
$0
$0
$0
$60,000
$95,398,000
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Prod/
Head
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 5
District 5
District 5
0.3%
Rest of GA 99.7%
Total:
100.0%
District 5
0.1%
Rest of GA 99.9%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
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Other
Pork - Feeder pigs
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Head
Prod/
Head
Farm Gate
Price Value
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Head
Prod/
Head
Farm Gate
Price Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Total
Total
$22,064,025
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Pork - Finishing only
Pork - Farrow to finish
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Head
Prod/
Head
#
County Houses
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Farm Gate
Price Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Head
Prod/
Head
Farm Gate
Price Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Total
Total
$23,166,466
State Total:
$34,808,279
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
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Quail
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Head
Prod/
Head
Farm Gate
Price Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Total
$9,632,100
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Sheep
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Head
Prod/
Head
Farm Gate
Price Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Total
$540,838
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
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Poultry and Egg Farm Gate
Value
Congressional District 5
2002 Poultry and Egg Farm Gate Value
Congressional District 5
Breeder Pullet Unit
0.0%
Broilers
0.0%
Hatch Layers
0.0%
Table Layers
0.0%
Other
0.0%
Total:
100.0%
Breeder Pullet Unit
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
No. Houses Capacity Price
Table Layers
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
$112,677,600
State Total:
No. Houses Capacity Price
$105,584,794
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Hatching Layers
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
No. Houses Capacity Price
Other
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
$294,331,070
State Total:
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
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No. Houses Capacity Price
Farm Gate
Value
Broiler - Grower
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
No. Houses Capacity Price
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$394,473,388
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Broiler - Integrator
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
No. Houses Capacity Price
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$2,832,935,275
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
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Other Farm Gate Value
Congressional District 5
$ 12,400
2002 Other Farm Gate Value
Congressional District 5
Crop Insurance
0.0%
Government Payments
0.0%
Deer Leases
100.0%
Duck Leases
0.0%
Turkey Leases
0.0%
Other
0.0%
Total:
100.0%
Deer
L
Crop Insurance
Hunting Leases - Deer
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
$112,683,572
State Total:
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Acres
Price
150
$8.00
1,400
$8.00
Total
1,550
$12,400
$73,295,452
State Total:
Congressional District as %
of Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$1,200
$0
$0
$11,200
Congressional District as %
of Georgia
District 5
District 5
0.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Government Payments
Hunting Leases - Duck
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
Acres
Price
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Total
$672,687,500
State Total:
$913,130
State Total:
Congressional District as %
of Georgia
Congressional District as %
of Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
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Hunting Leases - Turkey
County
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Acres
Price
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
Total
$4,322,936
State Total:
Congressional District as %
of Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Other
County
Acres
Farm Gate
Value
Clayton
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Total
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Center for Agribusiness
and Economic Development
The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development is a unit of the College of
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences of the University of Georgia, combining the
missions of research and extension. The Center has among its objectives:
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To provide feasibility and other short term studies for current or potential
Georgia agribusiness firms and/or emerging food and fiber industries.
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To provide agricultural, natural resource, and demographic data for private and
public decision makers.
To find out more, visit our Web site at: http://www.agecon.uga.edu/~caed/
Or contact:
John McKissick, Coordinator
Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
Lumpkin House
The University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia 30602-7509
Phone (706)542-0760
caed@agecon.uga.edu
The University of Georgia and Fort Valley State University, and the U.S. Department of
Agriculture and counties of the state cooperating. The Cooperative Extension Service offers
educational programs, assistance and materials to all people without regard to race, color,
national origin, age, sex or disability.
An equal opportunity/affirmative action organization committed to a diverse work force.
July, 2003
Issued in furtherance of Cooperation Extension Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, the University
of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and the U.S. Department of
Agriculture Cooperating.
Gale Buchanan, Dean and Director