The University of Georgia Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences U. S. Congressional District 6 2003 Farm Gate Value Report Sue Boatright, Erin Bergstrom, and John McKissick Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development July, 2004 (revised 11/04) TABLE OF CONTENTS U. S. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT6 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 ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE .............................................................................................. 11-13 Containe r Nursery ........................................................................................................................ 12 Field Nu rsery ................................................................................................................................ 12 Greenhouse .................................................................................................................................. 12 Other ............................................................................................................................................ 12 Turfgrass ...................................................................................................................................... 13 FORESTRY & PRODUCTS ......................................................................................................... 14-15 Christmas Trees ........................................................................................................................... 15 Other ............................................................................................................................................ 15 Pine Straw .................................................................................................................................... 15 Timber .......................................................................................................................................... 15 LIVESTOCK & AQUACULTURE ................................................................................................ 16-19 Beef C attle Fin ished O utside C ounty ........................................................................................... 17 Beef Cows .................................................................................................................................... 17 Beef Stock ers ............................................................................................................................... 17 Catfish .......................................................................................................................................... 17 Dairy .......................................................................................................................................... 18 Goats .......................................................................................................................................... 18 Horses Boarding, Breeding & Training ....................................................................................... 18 Horses Raised ............................................................................................................................. 18 Other ............................................................................................................................................ 19 Pork Farrow to Finish .................................................................................................................. 19 Pork Feeder ................................................................................................................................. 19 Pork Finishing ............................................................................................................................. 19 Quail .......................................................................................................................................... 20 Sheep .......................................................................................................................................... 20 TABLE OF CONTENTS POULTRY & EGGS ...................................................................................................................... 21-23 Breed er Pulle t Units ..................................................................................................................... 22 Hatching Layers ........................................................................................................................... 22 Table La yers ................................................................................................................................. 22 Other ............................................................................................................................................ 22 Broiler Grower .............................................................................................................................. 23 Broiler Integrator ........................................................................................................................... 23 AGRITOURISM & OTHER INCOME ........................................................................................... 24-27 Ag-Based and Nature-Based Tourism ......................................................................................... 25 Crop Insurance ............................................................................................................................. 26 Govern ment P aymen ts ................................................................................................................ 26 Hunting Leases Deer .................................................................................................................. 26 Hunting Leases Duck .................................................................................................................. 26 Hunting Leases Turkey ............................................................................................................... 27 Other ............................................................................................................................................ 27 US Congressional District 6 -- 2003 Farm Gate Summary County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Total Farm Gate Value $72,341,512 $6,496,425 $34,339,215 2003 Farm Gate Value by Category Forestry AgriTourism & Other Inc Fruit/Nut Row Crops Poultry Total: Livestock $113,177,152 Forestry 2.6% Fruit/Nut 0.2% Livestock 19.9% Orn Hort 52.9% Poultry 22.7% Row Crops 0.9% AgriTourism & Other Inc 0.8% Total: 100.0% Orn Hort 2003 Top Ten Commodities US Congressional District 6 Container Nursery Field Nursery Beef Cows Horses Raised Hay Others Timber Broiler - Grower Greenhouse Broiler - Integrator Horses - Boarding, training, breeding Broiler - Grower Timber Beef Cows Field Nursery Container Nursery Horses - Raised Hay Others Horses Boarding, training, breeding Total: Broiler - Integrator 49.7% 19.7% 16.1% 2.7% 2.4% 2.2% 1.6% 1.3% 0.8% 0.8% 2.6% 100.0% Greenhouse 1 US Congressional District 6--Total 2003 Farm Gate Value Forestry & Related Products $940,000 Fruits and Nuts Livestock & Aquaculture Ornamental Horticulture AgriTourism & Other Income Poultry & Eggs Row & Forage Crops Total $18,000 $15,656,348 $28,380,400 $847,034 $25,660,080 $839,650 $125,878 $0 $4,100,000 $2,266,775 $3,772 $0 $0 $6,496,425 Fulton $1,862,625 $225,363 $2,808,315 $29,197,690 $37,171 $0 $208,052 $34,339,215 Total $2,928,503 $243,363 $22,564,663 $59,844,865 $887,977 $25,660,080 $1,047,702 $113,177,152 Cherokee Cobb $72,341,512 2 Row and Forage Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 6 $ 1,047,702 2003 Row and Forage Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 6 Wheat Silage Corn Barley 0.0% Corn 2.8% Cotton 0.0% Hay 88.4% Oats 0.0% Other 0.0% Peanuts 0.0% Rye 0.0% Silage 8.7% Sorghum 0.0% Soybeans 0.0% Straw 0.0% Tobacco 0.0% Wheat 0.1% Total: 100.0% Hay 3 Barley County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Total Cotton Acres Yield Price Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Total $135,886 State Total: Acres Yield Price $0 $0 $0 $804,350,843 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Farm Gate Value 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 Corn Hay County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Total Acres Yield 150 150 70 Price Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $28,875 $28,875 $2.75 County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Total $115,988,586 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 6 Acres 4,000 Yield 3.0 Price $55.00 1,200 5,200 3.0 $55.00 Farm Gate Value $748,000 $0 $178,200 $926,200 $136,971,313 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 6 District 6 0.0% Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA District 6 0.7% Rest of GA 99.3% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 4 Oats Peanuts County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Total Acres Yield Price Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Total $10,915,237 State Total: Acres Yield Price $0 $0 $0 $364,846,048 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 Other County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Total Farm Gate Value Rye Farm Gate Value County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Total Acres Yield Price Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $19,311,541 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 5 Silage County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Total Soybeans Acres 235 Yield 13.0 Price $30.00 Farm Gate Value $91,650 $0 $0 235 $91,650 County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Total $28,043,879 State Total: Acres Yield Price $0 $0 $0 $47,539,011 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Farm Gate Value Congressional District as % of Georgia District 6 District 6 0.3% Rest of GA 99.7% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Rest of GA Sorghum County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Total Straw Acres Yield Price Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Total $5,324,811 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Acres Yield Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $23,764,293 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Price Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 6 Tobacco County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Total Acres Yield Price Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $116,501,147 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Wheat County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Total Acres Yield 8 8 42 Price Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $977 $977 $3.10 $44,239,599 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 6 District 6 0.0% Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 7 Fruit and Nut Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 6 $ 243,363 2003 Fruit and Nut Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 6 Strawberries Apples Peaches Apples 33.5% Blueberries 7.4% Grapes 16.6% Other 0.0% Peaches 29.3% Pecans 0.0% Strawberries 13.1% Total: 100.0% Blueberries Grapes 8 Apples Grapes County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Acres Farm Gate Value 25 $0 $0 $81,563 25 $81,563 Total $5,805,792 State Total: County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Acres Farm Gate Value 12 $0 $0 $40,500 12 $40,500 Total $6,355,525 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Congressional District as % of Georgia District 6 District 6 District 6 1.4% Rest of GA 98.6% 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 9 Farm Gate Value $18,000 $0 $0 Total 9 $18,000 County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Farm Gate Value Total $26,697,575 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 6 District 6 0.1% Rest of GA 99.9% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 9 Peaches Strawberries County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Acres Farm Gate Value 28 $0 $0 $71,400 28 $71,400 Total $48,366,895 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Acres Farm Gate Value 2 $0 $0 $31,900 2 $31,900 Total $3,839,020 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 6 District 6 District 6 0.1% Rest of GA 99.9% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA District 6 0.8% Rest of GA 99.2% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Pecans County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Acres Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 Total $69,246,230 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 10 Ornamental Horticulture Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 6 $ 59,844,865 2003 Ornamental Horticulture Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 6 Container Nursery Field Nursery Turfgrass Container Nursery 2.4% Field Nursery 3.1% Greenhouse 94.1% Other 0.0% Turfgrass 0.4% Total: 100.0% Greenhouse 11 Container Nursery County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Total Greenhouse Acres 20 Price $42,250 14 $42,250 34 Farm Gate Value $845,000 $0 $591,500 County Cherokee Cobb Fulton $1,436,500 Total $171,569,313 State Total: Sq Ft 1,454,000 167,000 2,000,000 Price $18.60 $13.50 $13.50 $56,298,900 3,621,000 $252,070,467 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Farm Gate Value $27,044,400 $2,254,500 $27,000,000 Congressional District as % of Georgia District 6 District 6 District 6 0.8% Rest of GA 99.2% Total: 100.0% District 6 22.3% Rest of GA 77.7% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Rest of GA Field Nursery County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Total Other Acres 40 1 110 151 Price $12,275 $12,275 $12,275 Farm Gate Value $491,000 $12,275 $1,350,250 County Cherokee Cobb Fulton $1,853,525 Total Acres Price Farm Gate Value $71,747,375 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 6 District 6 2.6% Rest of GA 97.4% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 12 Turfgrass County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Total Acres 80 80 Harvest Rate Price 0.67 $4,775 Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $255,940 $255,940 $151,078,503 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 6 District 6 0.2% Rest of GA 99.8% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 13 Forest Products Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 6 $ 2,928,503 2003 Forestry Products Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 6 Christmas Trees Pine Straw Christmas Trees 7.6% Other 0.0% Pine Straw 0.1% Timber 92.4% Total: 100.0% Timber 14 Christmas Trees Acres County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Total Harvest Rate 6 1.00 15 0.25 20 0.25 41 Pine Straw Farm Gate Value $15,000 $90,000 $15,000 $56,250 $15,000 $75,000 Price $221,250 Price 45 Total $9,996,250 State Total: Acres County Cherokee Cobb Fulton 45 Congressional District as % of Georgia District 6 District 6 District 6 2.2% Rest of GA 97.8% Total: 100.0% District 6 0.0% Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Rest of GA Other County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Total $2,025 $25,023,240 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $45 $2,025 Timber Farm Gate Value Farm Gate Value $850,000 $69,628 $1,785,600 County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Total $2,705,228 $547,412,058 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 6 District 6 0.5% Rest of GA 99.5% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 15 Livestock and Aquaculture Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 6 $ 22,564,663 2003 Livestock and Aquaculture Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 6 Goats Catfish Dairy Beef Horses Beef 12.6% Catfish 0.2% Dairy 1.8% Goats 0.4% Horses 85.0% Other 0.0% Pork 0.0% Quail 0.0% Sheep 0.0% Total: 100.0% 16 Beef Cattle Finished Outside Co County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Head Prod/ Head Beef Stockers Farm Gate Price Value $0 $0 $0 Total $13,411,020 State Total: County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Head Prod/ Head 1,400 300 Total 1,400 $327,600 $73,437,066 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia 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 Beef Cows Catfish Prod/ Head Head 3,500 373.5 County Cherokee Cobb Fulton 3,900 373.5 7,400 Total Farm Gate Price Value $0 $0 $0.78 $327,600 Farm Gate Price Value $0.91 $1,189,598 $0 $0.91 $1,325,552 $2,515,149 $281,646,725 State Total: County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Head 22 2,150 22 Total District 6 $52,976 Congressional District as % of Georgia District 6 District 6 0.9% Rest of GA 99.1% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Farm Gate Price Value $0 $0 $1.12 $52,976 $6,243,911 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Prod/ Head District 6 0.8% Rest of GA 99.2% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 17 Dairy Horses - Boarding, training, breeding Prod/ Head Head 125 22,000 County Cherokee Cobb Fulton 125 Total Farm Gate Price Value $0.15 $404,250 $0 $0 $404,250 $240,314,453 State Total: County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Head 4,000 1,000 210 Total 5,210 Prod/ Head $3,500 $14,000,000 $3,500 $3,500,000 $3,500 $735,000 $18,235,000 $285,204,500 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 6.4% Rest of GA 93.6% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Rest of GA Goats Horses - Raised County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Head 1,000 275 Farm Gate Prod/ Head Price Value 1.25 $50.00 $62,500 $0 1.25 $50.00 $17,188 Total 1,275 $79,688 $7,820,750 State Total: County Cherokee Cobb Fulton 300 175 Farm Gate Price Value $0 $2,000 $600,000 $2,000 $350,000 475 $950,000 Head Total $91,048,000 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 6 Congressional District as % of Georgia District 6 District 6 1.0% Rest of GA 99.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prod/ Head District 6 1.0% Rest of GA 99.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 18 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 $23,772,398 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 $0 $0 $0 Total # County Houses Cherokee Cobb Fulton Head Prod/ Head Farm Gate Price Value $0 $0 $0 Total $30,042,110 State Total: $25,593,602 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Congressional District as % of Georgia Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 19 Quail County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Head Prod/ Head Farm Gate Price Value $0 $0 $0 Total $14,776,630 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 $500,800 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 20 Poultry and Egg Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 6 $ 25,660,080 2003 Poultry and Egg Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 6 Breeder Pullet Unit Breeder Pullet Unit 1.4% Broilers 98.6% Hatch Layers 0.0% Table Layers 0.0% Other 0.0% Total: 100.0% Broilers 21 Breeder Pullet Unit Farm Gate Value County No. Houses Capacity Price Cherokee 5 6,000 $12.00 $360,000 Cobb $0 Fulton $0 Total 5 $360,000 $117,642,000 State Total: Table Layers County No. Houses Capacity Price Cherokee Cobb Fulton Total State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $173,958,638 Congressional District as % of Georgia District 6 District 6 0.3% Rest of GA 99.7% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Rest of GA Hatching Layers County No. Houses Capacity Price Cherokee Cobb Fulton Total State Total: Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 Other County No. Houses Capacity Price Cherokee Cobb Fulton Total Farm Gate Value $308,999,153 Congressional District as % of Georgia Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 22 Broiler - Grower Farm Gate Value County No. Houses Capacity Price 130 17,000 $0.05 $3,055,104 Cherokee Cobb $0 Fulton $0 Total 130 $3,055,104 $403,821,840 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 Value County No. Houses Capacity Price 130 17,000 $0.35 $22,244,976 Cherokee Cobb $0 Fulton $0 Total 130 $22,244,976 $2,940,742,979 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 6 District 6 0.8% Rest of GA 99.2% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 23 -Ag-Based Tourism, Nature-Based Tourism, and Other Income- Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 6 $887,977 AgriTourism and Other Income 2003 Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 6 AgriTourism 81.1% Hunting LeasesDeer 1.3% Government Payments 17.5% Crop Insurance 0.1% 24 Ag-Based and Nature-Based Tourism County Ag-Based NatureBased Total Farm Gate Value CHEROKEE $0 $720,000 $720,000 COBB FULTON Total $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $720,000 $0 $0 $720,000 $62,874,618 State Total Congressional District as a % of Georgia District 6 1.1% Rest of GA 98.9% Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 25 Crop Insurance Hunting Leases - Deer Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $1,005 County Cherokee Cobb Fulton $1,005 Total $43,069,079 State Total: County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Acres Price 1,400 $8.00 Total 1,400 $11,200 $70,749,506 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Congressional District as % of Georgia District 6 District 6 District 6 0.0% Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% District 6 0.0% Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Rest of GA Government Payments Hunting Leases - Duck Farm Gate Value $127,034 $3,772 $24,966 County Cherokee Cobb Fulton $155,772 Total $542,774,168 State Total: Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $11,200 County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Acres Price Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 Total $1,167,130 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Congressional District as % of Georgia District 6 District 6 0.0% Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA 26 Hunting Leases - Turkey County Cherokee Cobb Fulton Acres Price Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 Total $4,619,680 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Other County Acres Farm Gate Value Cherokee Cobb Fulton Total Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 27 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: < To provide feasibility and other short term studies for current or potential Georgia agribusiness firms and/or emerging food and fiber industries. < 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.caed.uga.edu 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, 2004 (revised 11/04) 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