The University of Georgia
Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
U. S. Congressional District 6
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 6 2002 Farm Gate Summary
County
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total Farm Gate Value
2002 Farm Gate Value by Category
$69,142,547
$2,072,970
$34,596,859
Forestry
Row Crops
Fruit/Nut
Other
Livestock
Poultry
Forestry
2.0%
Fruit/Nut
0.4%
Livestock
11.5%
Orn Hort
60.5%
Poultry
24.5%
Other
0.0%
Row Crops
1.1%
Total:
100.0%
Orn Hort
2002 Top Ten Commodities
Container Nursery
Field Nursery
Timber
Beef
Cows
Hay
Congressional District 6
Turfgrass
Others
Broiler - Grower
Horses Boarding,
training,
breeding
Greenhouse
Greenhouse
Broiler - Integrator
Horses - Boarding, training, breeding
Broiler - Grower
Beef Cows
Timber
Field Nursery
Container Nursery
Hay
Turfgrass
Others
Total:
Broiler - Integrator
Total:
$105,812,375
1
56.6%
20.7%
8.5%
2.9%
2.1%
1.8%
1.8%
1.4%
0.9%
0.7%
2.6%
100.0%
Total Farm Gate Value 2002
Forestry and
Related
Products
Livestock
and
Aquaculture
Ornamental
Horticulture
$577,534
$192,160
$10,514,498
$30,952,264
$23,010
$25,960,156
$922,925
$69,142,547
$56,250
$0
$0
$2,016,720
$0
$0
$0
$2,072,970
Fulton
$1,511,637
$250,352
$1,608,644
$31,018,336
$11,200
$0
$196,690
$34,596,859
Total
$2,145,421
$442,512
$12,123,141
$63,987,320
$34,210
$25,960,156
$1,119,615
$105,812,375
Cherokee
Cobb
2
Other
Poultry and
Eggs
Row and
Forage
Crops
Total
Fruits and
Nuts
Row and Forage Farm Gate
Value
Congressional District 6
$ 1,119,615
Congressional District 1
Wheat
Silage
Corn
Barley
0.0%
Corn
3.1%
Cotton
0.0%
Hay
86.3%
Oats
0.0%
Other
0.0%
Peanuts
0.0%
Rye
0.0%
Silage
9.6%
Sorghum
0.0%
Soybeans
0.0%
Straw
0.0%
Tobacco
0.0%
Wheat
1.1%
Total:
100.0%
Hay
Barley
Cotton
County
Acres
Yield
Price
Farm Gate
Value
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
County
Yield
Price
Farm Gate
Value
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
$0
$0
$0
$149,097
State Total:
Acres
$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
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
200
200
Yield
65
Price
$2.65
Farm Gate
Value
County
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
$0
$0
$34,450
$34,450
$99,558,668
State Total:
Acres
Yield
Price
4,000
3.0
$60.00
1,000
5,000
3.0
$60.00
$816,000
$0
$150,000
$966,000
$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
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
County
Yield
Price
Farm Gate
Value
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
$0
$0
$0
$10,574,566
State Total:
Acres
$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
County
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
Acres
Yield
Price
Farm Gate
Value
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
$98,635,112
State Total:
$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
235
13.0
$35.00
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
235
Farm Gate
Value
County
Yield
Price
$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
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
$106,925
$0
$0
$106,925
$36,025,295
State Total:
Acres
Straw
Acres
Yield
Price
Farm Gate
Value
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
County
Yield
Price
Farm Gate
Value
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
$0
$0
$0
$4,336,179
State Total:
Acres
$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
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
$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
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
80
80
Yield
45
Price
$3.40
Farm Gate
Value
$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 6
$ 442,512
2002 Fruit and Nut Farm Gate Value
Congressional District 6
Strawberries
Apples
Peaches
Grapes
Blueberries
Apples
33.5%
Blueberries
24.9%
Grapes
9.1%
Other
0.0%
Peaches
18.9%
Pecans
0.0%
Strawberries 13.6%
Total:
100.0%
Apples
Grapes
County
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Acres
90
Total
Farm Gate Value
County
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
$81,900
25
$0
$66,500
115
$148,400
Total
$5,658,128
State Total:
Farm Gate Value
12
$0
$0
$40,176
12
$40,176
$6,241,945
State Total:
Congressional District as % of Georgia
Acres
Congressional District as % of Georgia
District 6
District 6
District 6
2.6%
Rest of GA 97.4%
Total:
100.0%
District 6
0.6%
Rest of GA 99.4%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of
GA
Rest of GA
Blueberries
Other
County
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Acres
20
Farm Gate Value
County
$110,260
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
$0
$0
20
Total
Total
$110,260
$29,627,829
State Total:
Congressional District as % of Georgia
District 6
District 6
0.4%
Rest of GA 99.6%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
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9
Farm Gate Value
Peaches
Strawberries
County
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Acres
Farm Gate Value
30
$0
$0
$83,676
30
$83,676
Total
County
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
4
$0
$0
$60,000
4
$60,000
$4,492,716
State Total:
Congressional District as % of Georgia
Congressional District as % of Georgia
District 6
District 6
District 6
0.2%
Rest of GA 99.8%
Total:
100.0%
District 6
1.3%
Rest of GA 98.7%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of
GA
Pecans
County
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Farm Gate Value
Total
$49,852,368
State Total:
Acres
Acres
Farm Gate Value
$0
$0
$0
Total
$45,814,273
State Total:
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 6
2002 Vegetable Farm Gate Value
Congressional District 6
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
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
Broccoli
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Cherokee
Cobb
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
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
Cabbage
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
$57,905,678
State Total:
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$39,226,040
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$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
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
Collards
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Cherokee
Cobb
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
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
Cucumbers
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
$11,590,470
State Total:
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$48,314,695
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$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
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
Green House
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
$9,930,587
State Total:
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
English Peas
Acres
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
Green Onions
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
$270,510
State Total:
$2,015,000
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$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
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
Kale
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Cherokee
Cobb
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
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
Lettuce
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
$1,461,598
State Total:
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$435,000
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$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
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
Okra
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Cherokee
Cobb
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
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
Onions
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
$7,177,992
State Total:
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$70,459,800
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$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
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$1,930,630
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Pole Beans
Acres
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
Snap Beans
Acres
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
$2,601,245
State Total:
$39,057,905
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$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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17
Southern Peas
Acres
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
Sweet Corn
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Cherokee
Cobb
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
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
Sweet Potatoes
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
$330,000
State Total:
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$2,208,743
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$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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18
Tomato
Acres
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
Turnip Roots
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Cherokee
Cobb
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
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
Watermelon
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
$13,194,697
State Total:
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$94,778,608
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$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
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
Zucchini
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Cherokee
Cobb
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
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$35,632,938
State Total:
Farm Gate
Value
$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 6
$ 63,987,320
2002 Ornamental Horticulture Farm Gate Value
Congressional District 6
Container Nursery
Field Nursery
Turfgrass
Container Nursery
2.2%
Field Nursery
3.0%
Greenhouse
93.6%
Other
0.0%
Turfgrass
1.2%
Total:
100.0%
Greenhouse
Container Nursery
County
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
Greenhouse
Acres
20
Price
$42,200
14
$42,200
34
Farm Gate
Value
$844,000
$0
$590,800
County
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
$1,434,800
Total
$169,155,750
State Total:
Sq Ft
1,454,000
167,000
2,400,000
Price
$20.00
$12.00
$12.00
$59,884,000
4,021,000
$236,478,664
State Total:
Congressional District as % of Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$29,080,000
$2,004,000
$28,800,000
Congressional District as % of Georgia
District 6
District 6
District 6
0.8%
Rest of GA 99.2%
Total:
100.0%
District 6
25.3%
Rest of GA 74.7%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Field Nursery
County
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
Acres
40
1
110
151
Other
Price
$12,720
$12,720
$12,720
Farm Gate
Value
$508,800
$12,720
$1,399,200
County
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
$1,920,720
$71,216,736
State Total:
Congressional District as % of Georgia
District 6
District 6
2.7%
Rest of GA 97.3%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
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Acres
Price
Farm Gate
Value
Turfgrass
County
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
Acres
182
80
262
Harvest
Price
Rate
0.67 $4,260
0.67
$4,260
Farm Gate
Value
$519,464
$0
$228,336
$747,800
$122,182,594
State Total:
Congressional District as % of Georgia
District 6
District 6
0.6%
Rest of GA 99.4%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of
GA
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Forest Products Farm Gate
Value
Congressional District 6
$ 2,145,421
2002 Forestry Products Farm Gate Value
Congressional District 6
Christmas Trees
Pine Straw
Christmas Trees 10.3%
Other
0.0%
Pine Straw
0.1%
Timber
89.6%
Total:
100.0%
Timber
Christmas Trees
Harvest
Rate
Acres
County
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
6
15
17
38
Total
Pine Straw
1.00
0.25
0.25
Farm Gate
Value
$17,000 $102,000
$15,000
$56,250
$15,000
$63,750
$222,000
Price
45
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 6
District 6
District 6
2.1%
Rest of GA 97.9%
Total:
100.0%
District 6
0.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of
GA
Rest of GA
Other
County
Cherokee
$2,025
$22,370,165
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$45
$2,025
45
Total
$10,537,125
State Total:
Acres
County
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Price
Timber
Farm Gate
Value
Farm Gate
Value
$475,534
$0
$1,445,862
County
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Cobb
Fulton
$1,921,396
Total
Total
$561,667,326
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 6
District 6
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 6
$ 12,123,141
2002 Livestock and Aquaculture Farm Gate
Value
Congressional District 6
Beef
Catfish
Dairy
Goats
Horses
Beef
21.4%
Catfish
0.4%
Dairy
3.3%
Goats
0.6%
Horses 74.2%
Other
0.0%
Pork
0.0%
Quail
0.0%
Sheep
0.0%
Total:
100.0%
Beef Cattle Finished Outside Co
County
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Head
Prod/
Head
Beef Stockers
Farm Gate
Price Value
$0
$0
$0
Total
$11,082,470
State Total:
County
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Head
Total
1,800
1,800
Prod/
Head
300
$0.70
$63,644,445
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 6
District 6
0.6%
Rest of GA 99.4%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Beef Cows
Catfish
Prod/
Head Head
3,500 373.5
County
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
3,826 373.5
7,326
Total
$0
$0
$378,000
$378,000
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Price Value
Farm Gate
Price Value
County
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
$0.81 $1,058,873
$0
$0.81 $1,157,499
$2,216,371
Farm Gate
Price Value
$0
$0
$54,395
$1.15
$54,395
$6,586,589
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Prod/
Head
22 2,150
22
Total
$242,784,095
State Total:
Head
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 6
District 6
District 6
0.9%
Rest of GA 99.1%
Total:
100.0%
District 6
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
Prod/
Head Head
125 22,000
County
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Farm Gate
Price Value
$0.15
125
Total
$405,625
$0
$0
$405,625
$245,914,009
State Total:
County
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Head
3,000
Total
3,000
Prod/
Head
$3,000 $9,000,000
$0
$0
$9,000,000
$152,176,000
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Price Value
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 6
District 6
District 6
0.2%
Rest of GA 99.8%
Total:
100.0%
District 6
5.9%
Rest of GA 94.1%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Goats
Horses - Raised
County
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Head
800
Total
1,100
300
Prod/
Head
Farm Gate
Price Value
1.25
$50.00
1.25
$50.00
County
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
$50,000
$0
$18,750
$68,750
Prod/
Head
Farm Gate
Price Value
$0
$0
$0
Total
$7,687,000
State Total:
Head
$95,398,000
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 6
District 6
0.9%
Rest of GA 99.1%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
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Other
Pork - Feeder pigs
County
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Head
Prod/
Head
Farm Gate
Price Value
County
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Head
Prod/
Head
Farm Gate
Price Value
$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 - Farrow to finish
County
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Head
Prod/
Head
Pork - Finishing only
Farm Gate
Price Value
#
County Houses
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
$0
$0
$0
Total
Head
Prod/
Head
Farm Gate
Price Value
$0
$0
$0
Total
$34,808,279
State Total:
$23,166,466
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
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Head
Prod/
Head
Farm Gate
Price Value
$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
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Head
Prod/
Head
Farm Gate
Price Value
$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 6
$ 25,960,156
2002 Poultry and Egg Farm Gate Value
Congressional District 6
Hatch Layers
Breeder Pullet Unit
Breeder Pullet Unit
1.8%
Broilers
96.1%
Hatch Layers
2.0%
Table Layers
0.0%
Other
0.0%
Total:
100.0%
Broilers
Breeder Pullet Unit
Table Layers
Farm Gate
No. Houses Capacity Price
Value
County
5 8,000
$12.00
$480,000
Cherokee
Cobb
$0
Fulton
$0
Total
5
$480,000
No. Houses Capacity Price
County
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
$112,677,600
State Total:
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$105,584,794
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 6
District 6
0.4%
Rest of GA 99.6%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Hatching Layers
Other
Farm Gate
No. Houses Capacity Price
Value
County
3 6,000
$29.00
$522,000
Cherokee
Cobb
$0
Fulton
$0
Total
3
$522,000
No. Houses Capacity Price
County
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
$294,331,070
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 6
District 6
0.2%
Rest of GA 99.8%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
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Farm Gate
Value
Broiler - Grower
Farm Gate
No. Houses Capacity Price
Value
County
149 17,000
$0.05 $3,063,917
Cherokee
Cobb
$0
Fulton
$0
Total
149
$3,063,917
$394,473,388
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 6
District 6
0.8%
Rest of GA 99.2%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Broiler - Integrator
Farm Gate
No. Houses Capacity Price
Value
County
149 17,000
$0.34 21,894,239
Cherokee
Cobb
$0
Fulton
$0
Total
149
$21,894,239
$2,832,935,275
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 6
District 6
0.8%
Rest of GA 99.2%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
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Other Farm Gate Value
Congressional District 6
$ 34,210
2002 Other Farm Gate Value
Congressional District 6
Deer Leases
Crop Insurance
0.0%
Government Payments
0.0%
Deer Leases
32.7%
Duck Leases
2.9%
Turkey Leases
0.0%
Other
64.3%
Total:
100.0%
Other
Duck Leases
Crop Insurance
Hunting Leases - Deer
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
County
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
$112,683,572
State Total:
County
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Acres
Price
1,400
$8.00
Total
1,400
$11,200
$73,295,452
State Total:
Congressional District as %
of Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$11,200
Congressional District as %
of Georgia
District 6
District 6
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
County
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
County
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
$672,687,500
Price
10
$100.00
10
Total
State Total:
Acres
$1,000
$913,130
State Total:
Congressional District as %
of Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$1,000
$0
$0
Congressional District as %
of Georgia
District 6
District 6
0.1%
Rest of GA 99.9%
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
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Acres
Price
Farm Gate
Value
$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
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Total
Acres
Farm Gate
Value
$22,010
$22,010
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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