The University of Georgia Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences U. S. Congressional District 8 (Counties in multiple districts are counted 100% in each.) 2004 Georgia Farm Gate Value Report Compiled by Susan R. Boatright and John C. McKissick from information reported by Georgia Cooperative Extension Service County Agents SR 05-02 June, 2005 TABLE OF CONTENTS U. S. Congressional District Map ................................................................................................... 1 District Summary ............................................................................................................................. 2 Total Farm Gate Value by Commodity Group ............................................................................... 3 ROW & FORAGE CROPS ........................................................................................................... 4-11 Barley .......................................................................................................................................... 5 Corn .......................................................................................................................................... 5 Cotton .......................................................................................................................................... 6 Hay .......................................................................................................................................... 6 Oats .......................................................................................................................................... 7 Other ........................................................................................................................................... 7 Peanuts ........................................................................................................................................ 8 Rye .......................................................................................................................................... 8 Silage .......................................................................................................................................... 9 Sorghum ...................................................................................................................................... 9 Soybeans ................................................................................................................................... 10 Straw ........................................................................................................................................ 10 Tobacco ..................................................................................................................................... 11 Wheat ........................................................................................................................................ 11 FRUITS & NUTS ........................................................................................................................ 12-16 Apples ........................................................................................................................................ 13 Blackberries ............................................................................................................................... 13 Blueberries ................................................................................................................................. 14 Grapes ....................................................................................................................................... 14 Other .......................................................................................................................................... 15 Peaches ..................................................................................................................................... 15 Pecans ....................................................................................................................................... 16 Strawberries ............................................................................................................................... 16 VEGETABLES ........................................................................................................................... 17-35 Banana Peppers ....................................................................................................................... 18 Bell Peppers ............................................................................................................................... 18 Broccoli ..................................................................................................................................... 19 Cabbage .................................................................................................................................... 19 Cantaloupe ................................................................................................................................. 20 Carrots ....................................................................................................................................... 20 Collards ..................................................................................................................................... 21 Cucumbers ................................................................................................................................. 21 Eggplant ..................................................................................................................................... 22 English Peas ............................................................................................................................. 22 GREEN HOUSE ......................................................................................................................... 23 Green Onions ............................................................................................................................ 23 Hot Peppers ............................................................................................................................... 24 Irish Potatoes ............................................................................................................................ 24 Kale ........................................................................................................................................... 25 Lettuce ...................................................................................................................................... 25 Lima Beans ............................................................................................................................... 26 Mustard ..................................................................................................................................... 26 Okra ........................................................................................................................................ 27 Onions ........................................................................................................................................ 27 Other Vegetables ....................................................................................................................... 28 Pole Beans ................................................................................................................................. 28 Pumpkin ..................................................................................................................................... 29 Snap Beans ............................................................................................................................... 29 Southern Peas ........................................................................................................................... 30 Spinach ..................................................................................................................................... 30 Sweet Corn ................................................................................................................................ 31 Sweet Potatoes ......................................................................................................................... 31 TABLE OF CONTENTS Tomato ....................................................................................................................................... Turnip Greens ........................................................................................................................... Turnip Roots ............................................................................................................................. Watermelon ................................................................................................................................ Winter Squash .......................................................................................................................... Yellow Squash .......................................................................................................................... Zucchini ...................................................................................................................................... 32 32 33 33 34 34 35 ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE ............................................................................................. 36-39 Container Nursery ...................................................................................................................... 37 Field Nursery .............................................................................................................................. 37 Greenhouse ............................................................................................................................... 38 Other ......................................................................................................................................... 38 Turfgrass .................................................................................................................................... 39 FORESTRY & PRODUCTS ....................................................................................................... 40-42 Christmas Trees ......................................................................................................................... 41 Other ......................................................................................................................................... 41 Pine Straw .................................................................................................................................. 42 Timber ........................................................................................................................................ 42 LIVESTOCK & AQUACULTURE ............................................................................................... 43-50 Beef Cattle Finished Outside County ......................................................................................... 44 Beef Cows .................................................................................................................................. 44 Beef Stockers ............................................................................................................................. 45 Catfish ........................................................................................................................................ 45 Dairy ........................................................................................................................................ 46 Goats ........................................................................................................................................ 46 Horses–Boarding, Breeding & Training ...................................................................................... 47 Horses–Raised ........................................................................................................................... 47 Other ......................................................................................................................................... 48 Pork–Farrow to Finish ................................................................................................................ 48 Pork–Feeder .............................................................................................................................. 49 Pork–Finishing ........................................................................................................................... 49 Quail ........................................................................................................................................ 50 Sheep ........................................................................................................................................ 50 POULTRY & EGGS .................................................................................................................... 51-54 Breeder Pullet Units ................................................................................................................... 52 Hatching Layers ......................................................................................................................... 52 Table Layers .............................................................................................................................. 53 Other ......................................................................................................................................... 53 Broiler Grower ............................................................................................................................ 54 Broiler Integrator ........................................................................................................................ 54 AGRITOURISM & OTHER INCOME .......................................................................................... 55-58 Ag-Based and Nature-Based Tourism ....................................................................................... 56 Crop Insurance ........................................................................................................................... 57 Government Payments .............................................................................................................. 57 Hunting Leases–Deer ................................................................................................................ 58 Hunting Leases–Duck ................................................................................................................ 58 Hunting Leases–Turkey ............................................................................................................. 59 Other ......................................................................................................................................... 59 U.S. Congressional Districts: 2004 Map Source: Carl Vinson Institute of Government The University of Georgia Atlanta Metro Area Detail 1 US Congressional District 8 -- 2004 Farm Gate Summary County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total: Total Farm Gate Value $25,979,808 $14,997,715 $148,789,379 $24,506,536 $9,511,424 $16,396,420 $17,704,690 $11,160,987 $70,229,474 $23,786,564 $38,794,172 $16,677,243 $20,953,961 $24,155,601 $18,360,782 $10,539,533 $12,183,896 $37,082,178 $541,810,362 2004 Farm Gate Value by Category AgriTourism & Other Inc Forestry Vegetables Fruit/Nut Row Crops Livestock Poultry Forestry 9.3% Fruit/Nut 0.8% Livestock 29.0% Orn Hort 13.3% Poultry 38.5% Row Crops 3.4% Vegetables 2.5% AgriTourism & Other Inc 3.2% Total: 100.0% Orn Hort 2004 Top Ten Commodities US Congressional District 8 Broiler - Integrator Others Horses Raised Container Nursery Broiler - Integrator Horses - Boarding, training, breeding Timber Beef Cows Greenhouse Field Nursery Dairy Broiler - Grower Container Nursery Horses - Raised Others Broiler Grower Dairy Total: 30.3% 13.7% 8.8% 6.3% 4.9% 3.7% 3.4% 3.3% 3.3% 2.5% 19.8% 100.0% Field Nursery Greenhouse Beef Cows Timber Horses - Boarding, training, breeding 2 US Congressional District 8--Total 2004 Farm Gate Value Bibb Forestry & Related Products $200,976 $81,460 $12,845,963 $6,575,639 $67,326 $5,574,912 $607,451 $26,082 $25,979,808 Butts $2,575,900 $323,500 $4,366,011 $3,975,020 $2,696,972 $10,000 $915,313 $135,000 $14,997,715 Carroll $3,884,000 $125,160 $19,754,696 $2,952,399 $801,449 $119,933,293 $1,204,800 $133,581 $148,789,379 Coweta $3,418,750 $187,000 $6,229,004 $3,167,600 $223,429 $0 $278,436 $11,002,317 $24,506,536 Douglas $120,674 $2,640 $2,776,038 $5,910,000 $38,130 $535,941 $128,000 $0 $9,511,424 Fayette $985,165 $225,928 $5,728,468 $8,862,500 $242,578 $0 $192,014 $159,768 $16,396,420 $17,704,690 Fruits & Nuts Livestock & Aquaculture Ornamental AgriTourism & Horticulture Other Income Poultry & Eggs Row & Forage Crops Vegetables Total Harris $4,520,430 $654,880 $4,267,905 $4,713,149 $2,042,698 $240,400 $1,086,250 $178,978 Henry $715,163 $366,000 $5,682,778 $2,493,825 $290,901 $0 $1,612,320 $0 $11,160,987 Jasper $9,750,569 $615,000 $19,416,835 $13,571,250 $5,261,400 $17,409,483 $3,086,238 $1,118,700 $70,229,474 Jones $8,062,515 $93,500 $6,917,354 $276,050 $509,213 $7,057,932 $870,000 $0 $23,786,564 Lamar $1,073,131 $293,750 $9,344,446 $6,005,000 $678,635 $17,920,531 $3,246,792 $231,888 $38,794,172 $677,246 $0 $14,631,000 $0 $1,368,997 $0 $0 $0 $16,677,243 $2,282,778 $150,000 $13,139,493 $1,193,075 $286,035 $2,023,834 $1,819,179 $59,568 $20,953,961 Pike $939,251 $626,720 $4,839,670 $6,013,625 $449,423 $10,035,497 $1,229,188 $22,226 $24,155,601 Rockdale $392,500 $348,750 $12,273,785 $4,684,125 $535,374 $0 $51,429 $74,819 $18,360,782 Spalding $1,049,367 $34,000 $4,418,704 $330,000 $883,717 $2,679,706 $1,136,040 $8,000 $10,539,533 Troup $6,937,892 $13,500 $3,933,940 $259,600 $669,149 $0 $369,815 $0 $12,183,896 Upson $2,788,713 $215,520 $6,588,005 $1,208,875 $532,069 $24,987,424 $621,573 $140,000 $37,082,178 Total $50,375,021 $4,357,308 $157,154,092 $72,191,732 $17,577,495 $208,408,954 $18,454,835 $13,290,926 $541,810,362 Muscogee Newton 3 Row and Forage Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 8 $ 18,454,835 2004 Row and Forage Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 8 Straw Soybeans Sorghum Wheat Barley Corn Cotton Silage Peanuts Rye Other Oats Hay Barley 0.1% Corn 4.4% Cotton 7.1% Hay 55.8% Oats 0.9% Other 6.8% Peanuts 0.0% Rye 2.4% Silage 5.1% Sorghum 0.3% Soybeans 3.4% Straw 6.3% Tobacco 0.0% Wheat 7.5% Total: 100.0% 4 Barley County Corn Bu/ Acre Acres Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total 200 50 $/Bu $1.84 15 35 $1.84 60 60 $1.84 275 Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $18,400 $0 $0 $0 $0 $966 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,624 $25,990 County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total $79,442 State Total: Acres 313 100 Congressional District as % of Georgia Bu/ Acre $/Bu 129 130 $2.90 $2.90 238 115 $2.90 75 125 100 750 150 100 50 130 $2.90 $2.90 $2.90 $2.90 184 130 $2.90 200 75 120 130 $2.90 $2.90 150 100 85 50 $2.90 $2.90 2,410 Farm Gate Value $117,093 $37,700 $0 $79,373 $0 $32,625 $36,250 $14,500 $282,750 $0 $69,368 $0 $69,600 $28,275 $0 $0 $36,975 $14,500 $819,009 $126,880,838 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 District 8 32.7% Rest of GA 67.3% Total: 100.0% District 8 0.6% Rest of GA 99.4% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 5 Cotton County Hay Lb/ Acre Acres Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total $/Lb 300 800 $0.64 2,500 650 $0.64 280 600 $0.64 3,080 Farm Gate Value County $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $153,600 $0 $0 $1,040,000 $0 $0 $107,520 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,301,120 Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta 500 Douglas 800 Fayette 3,500 Harris 7,000 Henry 16,000 Jasper 5,350 Jones 5,000 Lamar Muscogee 5,400 Newton 4,500 Pike 125 Rockdale 1,000 Spalding 1,742 Troup 849 Upson Total 65,421 $608,569,503 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Acres 655 5,000 8,000 Tons/ Acre $/Ton $55.00 3.0 $55.00 3.0 $55.00 3.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 $55.00 $55.00 $55.00 $55.00 $55.00 $55.00 $55.00 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 $55.00 $55.00 $55.00 $55.00 $55.00 $55.00 Farm Gate Value $108,075 $742,500 $1,188,000 $0 $55,000 $132,000 $721,875 $962,500 $2,376,000 $794,475 $742,500 $0 $1,188,000 $668,250 $20,625 $137,500 $270,184 $186,780 $10,294,264 $137,567,008 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 District 8 0.2% Rest of GA 99.8% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA District 8 7.5% Rest of GA 92.5% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 6 Oats County Other Bu/ Acre Acres Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total $/Bu 99 50 56 50 $1.50 $1.50 116 60 $1.50 200 100 500 50 60 50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 50 50 $1.50 550 80 88 65 50 56 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 30 80 1,863 $1.50 Farm Gate Value $8,350 $3,750 $0 $10,440 $0 $0 $15,000 $9,000 $37,500 $0 $3,750 $0 $53,625 $6,000 $7,392 $0 $0 $3,600 $158,407 County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total Farm Gate Value $33,750 $206,250 $59,500 $753,000 $194,456 $1,246,956 $5,736,473 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 2.8% Rest of GA 97.2% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 7 Peanuts County Rye Lb/ Acre Acres Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total 4 3,300 $/Lb Farm Gate Value $0.20 $2,640 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,640 4 County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total $380,304,321 State Total: Acres 114 100 Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 Bu/ Acre $/Bu 25 24 $10.00 $10.00 75 24 $10.00 420 400 25 20 $10.00 $10.00 55 25 $10.00 400 25 44 40 25 24 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 1,633 Farm Gate Value $28,500 $24,000 $0 $18,000 $0 $0 $105,000 $80,000 $0 $0 $13,750 $0 $160,000 $6,250 $10,560 $0 $0 $0 $446,060 $17,853,263 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 0.0% Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA District 8 2.5% Rest of GA 97.5% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 8 Silage County Sorghum Tons/ Acre Acres Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total 40 60 200 150 $/Ton $28.00 10.0 10.0 16.0 15.0 $28.00 $28.00 $28.00 250 105 950 16.0 13.0 13.0 $28.00 $28.00 $28.00 150 191 7.0 16.0 $28.00 $28.00 400 13.0 $28.00 2,496 Farm Gate Value $11,200 $0 $16,800 $89,600 $63,000 $0 $0 $0 $112,000 $38,220 $345,800 $0 $29,400 $85,568 $0 $0 $0 $145,600 $937,188 County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total $28,406,268 State Total: Acres 153 Congressional District as % of Georgia Bu/ Acre $/Bu 47 $2.40 5 48 $2.40 75 40 $2.40 50 47 $2.40 100 25 15 50 47 47 $2.40 $2.40 $2.40 423 Farm Gate Value $17,258 $0 $0 $0 $0 $576 $0 $7,200 $0 $0 $5,640 $0 $12,000 $2,820 $1,692 $0 $0 $0 $47,186 $4,137,937 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 District 8 3.3% Rest of GA 96.7% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA District 8 1.1% Rest of GA 98.9% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 9 Soybeans County Straw Acres 352 250 Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total Bu/ Acre 33 31 $/Bu $7.20 $7.20 400 250 24 31 $7.20 $7.20 493 35 $7.20 300 254 50 200 40 31 31 26 $7.20 $7.20 $7.20 $7.20 180 35 $7.20 2,729 Farm Gate Value $83,635 $55,800 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $69,120 $55,800 $0 $124,236 $0 $86,400 $56,693 $11,160 $37,440 $0 $45,360 $625,644 County Bales/ Acre 75 75 $/Bale $2.00 $2.00 100 50 $2.00 750 400 750 12 2,400 90 80 75 75 75 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 1,200 755 70 75 $2.00 $2.00 350 50 150 80 200 50 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total $62,111,607 State Total: Acres 639 100 Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 7,656 Farm Gate Value $95,850 $15,000 $0 $0 $10,000 $0 $135,000 $64,000 $112,500 $1,800 $360,000 $0 $168,000 $113,250 $0 $56,000 $20,000 $15,000 $1,166,400 $22,422,110 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 1.0% Rest of GA 99.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA District 8 5.2% Rest of GA 94.8% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 10 Tobacco County Acres Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total Wheat Lb/ Acre $/Lb Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 County Acres 902 Bibb 250 Butts Carroll 554 Coweta Douglas 150 Fayette 500 Harris 1,600 Henry 750 Jasper 12 Jones 2,294 Lamar Muscogee 350 Newton 650 Pike Rockdale 900 Spalding 375 Troup 66 Upson Total 9,353 $94,435,452 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Bu/ Acre $/Bu 46 45 $3.25 $3.25 45 $3.25 55 45 45 45 45 45 $3.25 $3.25 $3.25 $3.25 $3.25 $3.25 45 45 $3.25 $3.25 52 35 45 $3.25 $3.25 $3.25 Farm Gate Value $134,849 $36,563 $0 $81,023 $0 $26,813 $73,125 $234,000 $109,688 $1,755 $335,498 $0 $51,188 $95,063 $0 $152,100 $42,656 $9,653 $1,383,970 $41,569,256 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 3.3% Rest of GA 96.7% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 11 Fruit and Nut Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 8 $ 4,357,308 2004 Fruit and Nut Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 8 Apples Strawberries Blackberries Blueberries Grapes Peaches Apples 0.1% Blackberries 2.1% Blueberries 13.7% Grapes 6.8% Other 0.0% Peaches 13.2% Pecans 41.4% Strawberries 22.7% Total: 100.0% Pecans 12 Apples Blackberries County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Acres Farm Gate Value 2 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,640 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 2 Total $2,640 $4,350,947 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Acres Farm Gate Value 7 $0 $65,000 10 $0 $0 $0 $16,120 1 $0 $0 $0 $3,500 1 $0 $0 $0 $5,000 1 $0 $0 $0 $2,000 20 $91,620 Total $3,407,798 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 0.1% Rest of GA 99.9% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA District 8 2.7% Rest of GA 97.3% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 13 Blueberries Grapes County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Acres 1 10 6 5 Total Farm Gate Value $3,700 $87,600 $96,360 $40,000 14 24 4 $0 $79,380 $157,380 $6,000 6 $0 $0 $26,800 20 3 5 $0 $48,000 $7,500 $27,750 2 $0 $0 $14,800 100 $595,270 $48,568,600 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Acres Farm Gate Value 10 6 7 $0 $45,000 $28,800 $28,000 5 $0 $27,500 4 10 $0 $7,500 $48,000 6 $0 $17,950 10 15 2 20 $0 $6,000 $39,720 $15,000 $34,000 $0 $0 95 Total $297,470 $7,378,613 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 1.2% Rest of GA 98.8% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA District 8 4.0% Rest of GA 96.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 14 Other County Peaches Farm Gate Value Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Acres Farm Gate Value 238 $0 $0 $0 $119,000 4 $0 $14,928 100 $0 $112,500 2 300 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,000 $328,500 $0 $0 $0 $0 644 Total $576,928 $36,307,471 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 1.6% Rest of GA 98.4% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 15 Pecans Strawberries County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Acres 90 30 Total Farm Gate Value $77,760 $32,400 500 200 700 250 300 $0 $0 $0 $0 $250,000 $108,000 $567,000 $90,000 $216,000 50 250 $0 $72,000 $180,000 25 276 $0 $0 $13,500 $198,720 2,671 $1,805,380 $121,145,069 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Acres Farm Gate Value 5 $0 $93,500 20 15 8 $0 $0 $0 $88,000 $247,500 $132,000 2 $0 $0 $33,000 2 4 10 $0 $22,000 $66,000 $306,000 $0 $0 $0 66 Total $988,000 $3,915,302 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 District 8 1.5% Rest of GA 98.5% Total: 100.0% District 8 25.2% Rest of GA 74.8% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 16 Vegetable Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 8 $ 13,290,926 2004 Vegetable Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 8 GREEN HOUSE Southern Peas Others Sweet Corn Watermelon GREEN HOUSE Southern Peas Sweet Corn Tomato Watermelon Others Total: 1.1% 1.0% 2.9% 87.2% 3.1% 4.7% 100.0% Tomato 17 Banana Peppers Acres Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,500 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 1 1 2 $11,500 Bell Peppers Acres Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total $3,416,400 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,250 $13,545 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,313 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 1 3 1 5 $20,108 $60,182,192 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 0.3% Rest of GA 99.7% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA District 8 0.0% Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 18 Broccoli Acres Farm Gate Value Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Cabbage Acres Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total $87,929 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,263 $13,703 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,480 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 1 6 4 11 $20,445 $27,559,145 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 0.1% Rest of GA 99.9% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 19 Cantaloupe Acres Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $8,106 $0 $500 $0 $0 $0 $0 $12,500 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 3 2 5 10 $21,106 Carrots Acres Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total $28,742,666 State Total: Farm Gate Value Congressional District as % of Georgia $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $12,608,711 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 0.1% Rest of GA 99.9% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 20 Collards Acres Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $3,030 $0 $25,805 $0 $0 $0 $0 $29,775 $0 $4,875 $1,950 $0 $0 $0 $0 2 8 20 2 2 34 $65,435 Cucumbers Acres Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total $25,236,332 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,990 $8,155 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $4,660 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 1 2 2 5 $19,805 $50,470,867 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 0.3% Rest of GA 99.7% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA District 8 0.0% Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 21 Eggplant Acres Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,750 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 1 1 $9,750 English Peas Acres Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total $9,866,609 State Total: Farm Gate Value Congressional District as % of Georgia $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $287,815 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 0.1% Rest of GA 99.9% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 22 GREEN HOUSE Sq.Ft. Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total 10,000 2,450 12,450 Farm Gate Value $0 $135,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $15,019 $0 $0 $0 $150,019 Green Onions Acres Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total $20,257,579 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,480 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 1 1 $6,480 $2,209,986 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 0.7% Rest of GA 99.3% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA District 8 0.3% Rest of GA 99.7% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 23 Hot Peppers Acres Farm Gate Value Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Irish Potatoes Acres Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total $5,658,707 State Total: Farm Gate Value Congressional District as % of Georgia $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $536,422 State Total: 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: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 24 Kale Acres Farm Gate Value Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Lettuce Acres Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total $2,632,561 State Total: Farm Gate Value Congressional District as % of Georgia $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $443,375 State Total: 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: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 25 Lima Beans Acres Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $1,103 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,938 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 3 5 8 $5,040 Mustard Acres Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total $4,603,885 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,200 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 4 4 $5,200 $9,200,643 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 0.1% Rest of GA 99.9% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA District 8 0.1% Rest of GA 99.9% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 26 Okra Acres Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $2,475 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $11,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 3 5 8 $13,475 Onions Acres Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total $1,066,906 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $4,550 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 2 2 $4,550 $108,651,263 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 District 8 1.3% Rest of GA 98.7% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA District 8 0.0% Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 27 Other Farm Gate Value Bibb Butts Carroll $100,000 Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding $8,000 Troup Upson Total $140,000 Pole Beans Acres 10 Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total $248,000 Farm Gate Value $24,102 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,600 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 1 11 $26,702 $835,049 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 3.2% Rest of GA 96.8% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 28 Pumpkin Acres Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $4,500 $12,150 $0 $0 $8,100 $0 $0 $0 $15,000 $0 $2,100 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 1 3 2 5 1 12 $41,850 Snap Beans Acres Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total $4,237,745 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $1,394 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,775 $0 $825 $1,031 $0 $0 $0 $0 5 10 1 1 17 $9,025 $28,081,458 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 1.0% Rest of GA 99.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA District 8 0.0% Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 29 Southern Peas Acres 2 Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total Farm Gate Value $1,980 $0 $0 $84,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $34,650 $0 $1,045 $4,950 $0 $0 $0 $0 600 35 1 5 643 $126,625 Spinach Acres Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total $6,854,622 State Total: Farm Gate Value Congressional District as % of Georgia $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $445,938 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 1.8% Rest of GA 98.2% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 30 Sweet Corn Acres Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total 30 50 220 25 20 8 100 453 Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $39,000 $0 $0 $43,700 $0 $204,800 $0 $20,125 $0 $13,800 $6,440 $59,800 $0 $0 $0 $387,665 Sweet Potatoes Acres Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total $48,507,198 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $17,531 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 5 5 $17,531 $3,632,731 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 0.8% Rest of GA 99.2% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA District 8 0.5% Rest of GA 99.5% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 31 Tomato Acres Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total 604 10 15 90 5 2 5 731 Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $10,527,800 $0 $68,000 $48,875 $0 $913,900 $0 $21,250 $0 $2,763 $6,375 $0 $0 $0 $0 $11,588,963 Turnip Greens Acres Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total $102,643,463 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $1,260 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $16,575 $0 $3,488 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 3 40 2 45 $21,323 $13,163,623 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 District 8 11.3% Rest of GA 88.7% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA District 8 0.2% Rest of GA 99.8% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 32 Turnip Roots Acres Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,220 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 2 2 $2,220 Watermelon Acres Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total $571,348 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 10 200 20 9 20 259 Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $11,550 $322,000 $0 $32,200 $19,600 $0 $0 $0 $28,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $413,350 $85,462,196 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 0.4% Rest of GA 99.6% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA District 8 0.5% Rest of GA 99.5% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 33 Winter Squash Acres Farm Gate Value Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Yellow Squash Acres Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total $1,116,128 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $17,760 $0 $0 $0 $0 $33,300 $0 $2,220 $1,480 $0 $0 $0 $0 4 20 2 1 27 $54,760 $30,448,613 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 0.2% Rest of GA 99.8% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 34 Zucchini Acres Farm Gate Value Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $20,633,008 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 35 Ornamental Horticulture Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 8 $ 72,191,732 2004 Ornamental Horticulture Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 8 Other Turfgrass Container Nursery Container Nursery 24.4% Field Nursery 28.0% Greenhouse 36.8% Other 0.3% Turfgrass 10.5% Total: 100.0% Greenhouse Field Nursery 36 Container Nursery County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Acres Total Field Nursery 3 10 18 7 60 50 75 Price $42,250 $42,250 $42,250 $42,250 $42,250 $42,250 $42,250 110 5 5 $42,250 $42,250 $42,250 5 15 52 2 $42,250 $42,250 $42,250 $42,250 Farm Gate Value $126,750 $422,500 $760,500 $295,750 $2,535,000 $2,112,500 $3,168,750 $0 $4,647,500 $211,250 $211,250 $0 $211,250 $633,750 $2,197,000 $84,500 $0 $0 $17,618,250 417 County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total $184,191,875 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Acres Price 100 3 14 $12,275 $12,275 $12,275 25 3 650 $12,275 $12,275 $12,275 450 $12,275 3 325 35 20 14 5 $12,275 $12,275 $12,275 $12,275 $12,275 $12,275 Farm Gate Value $0 $1,227,500 $36,825 $171,850 $0 $0 $306,875 $36,825 $7,978,750 $0 $5,523,750 $0 $36,825 $3,989,375 $429,625 $245,500 $171,850 $61,375 $20,216,925 1,647 $94,016,650 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 District 8 9.6% Rest of GA 90.4% Total: 100.0% District 8 21.5% Rest of GA 78.5% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 37 Greenhouse County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total Other Sq Ft 45,000 150,000 70,000 200,000 250,000 500,000 65,000 182,000 70,000 4,800 20,000 Price $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 70,000 103,000 145,000 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 6,500 85,000 $13.50 $13.50 Farm Gate Value $607,500 $2,025,000 $945,000 $2,700,000 $3,375,000 $6,750,000 $877,500 $2,457,000 $945,000 $64,800 $270,000 $0 $945,000 $1,390,500 $1,957,500 $0 $87,750 $1,147,500 $26,545,050 1,966,300 County Acres Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total Price Farm Gate Value $100,000 $100,000 6 $200,000 $234,370,649 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 11.3% Rest of GA 88.7% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 38 Turfgrass County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Acres 1,947 100 370 Harvest Rate 0.70 0.70 0.70 Price $4,286 $4,286 $4,286 0.70 $4,286 120 Total 2,537 Farm Gate Value $5,841,389 $300,020 $1,110,074 $0 $0 $0 $360,024 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,611,507 $140,739,382 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 5.4% Rest of GA 94.6% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 39 Forestry Products Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 8 $ 50,375,021 2004 Forestry Products Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 8 Christmas Trees Pine Straw Christmas Trees 4.1% Other 0.0% Pine Straw 1.1% Timber 94.8% Total: 100.0% Timber 40 Christmas Trees County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Acres Other Harvest Rate 20 20 5 5 150 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 65 100 0.25 0.25 20 0.25 60 10 10 55 10 20 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 550 Total Farm Gate Value $0 $15,000 $75,000 $15,000 $75,000 $15,000 $18,750 $15,000 $18,750 $15,000 $562,500 $0 $15,000 $243,750 $15,000 $375,000 $0 $15,000 $75,000 $0 $15,000 $225,000 $15,000 $37,500 $15,000 $37,500 $15,000 $206,250 $15,000 $37,500 $15,000 $75,000 Pric $2,062,500 County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Farm Gate Value Total $9,701,250 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 21.3% Rest of GA 78.7% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 41 Pine Straw County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Timber Acres 20 200 2,000 200 3,500 300 2,000 4,000 12,220 Total Pric Farm Gate Value $0 $45 $900 $45 $9,000 $0 $0 $0 $45 $90,000 $0 $45 $9,000 $0 $45 $157,500 $0 $45 $13,500 $45 $90,000 $0 $0 $0 $45 $180,000 $549,900 $47,762,621 Total $29,232,640 State Total: Farm Gate Value $200,976 $2,500,000 $3,800,000 $3,400,000 $101,924 $422,665 $4,430,430 $471,413 $9,366,569 $8,062,515 $840,631 $677,246 $2,044,278 $811,751 $355,000 $843,117 $6,900,392 $2,533,713 County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 1.9% Rest of GA 98.1% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA $562,311,462 State Total: District 8 8.5% Rest of GA 91.5% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 42 Livestock and Aquaculture Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 8 $ 157,154,092 2004 Livestock and Aquaculture Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 8 Sheep Pork Quail Other Beef Catfish Horses Dairy Beef 28.4% Catfish 0.5% Dairy 11.7% Goats 0.7% Horses 55.9% Other 0.8% Pork 1.9% Quail 0.1% Sheep 0.1% Total: 100.0% Goats 43 Beef Cattle Finished Outside Co County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Head Total 6,592 Prod/ Head Beef Cows Farm Gate Price Value 250 3,000 150 500 500 500 $0.84 $0.84 $0.84 275 500 $0.84 750 17 600 500 500 500 $0.84 $0.84 $0.84 1,000 350 500 500 $0.84 $0.84 200 500 $0.84 $0 $105,000 $1,260,000 $63,000 $0 $0 $115,500 $0 $315,000 $7,140 $252,000 $0 $420,000 $147,000 $0 $0 $0 $84,000 $2,768,640 $16,008,720 State Total: County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Head 900 2,000 21,500 3,500 1,200 2,225 2,000 7,250 7,500 6,600 3,200 Prod/ Head Farm Gate Price Value 373.5 373.5 373.5 373.5 373.5 373.5 373.5 373.5 373.5 373.5 373.5 $1.09 $1.09 $1.09 $1.09 $1.09 $1.09 $1.09 $1.09 $1.09 $1.09 $1.09 7,900 4,000 1,000 2,750 5,422 4,500 373.5 373.5 373.5 373.5 373.5 373.5 $1.09 $1.09 $1.09 $1.09 $1.09 $1.09 83,447 Total $33,972,525 $348,178,428 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia $366,404 $814,230 $8,752,973 $1,424,903 $488,538 $905,831 $814,230 $2,951,584 $3,053,363 $2,686,959 $1,302,768 $0 $3,216,209 $1,628,460 $407,115 $1,119,566 $2,207,378 $1,832,018 Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 District 8 17.3% Rest of GA 82.7% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA District 8 9.8% Rest of GA 90.2% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 44 Beef Stockers County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Catfish Head Prod/ Head 500 5,000 1,200 300 300 300 $0.94 $0.94 $0.94 2,225 150 675 2,500 150 3,000 300 300 300 300 300 300 $0.94 $0.94 $0.94 $0.94 $0.94 $0.94 8,000 1,500 300 300 $0.94 $0.94 3,100 300 $0.94 28,000 Total Farm Gate Price Value $0 $141,000 $1,410,000 $338,400 $0 $627,450 $42,300 $190,350 $705,000 $42,300 $846,000 $0 $2,256,000 $423,000 $0 $0 $0 $874,200 $7,896,000 $83,514,300 State Total: County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Head Prod/ Head 50 1,316 5 1,316 12 2,150 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 45 1,400 12 3,150 $1.00 $1.00 75 1,316 3 650 10 1,200 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 15 400 31 1,200 $1.00 $1.00 200 2,000 $1.00 458 Total District 8 $0 $65,800 $6,580 $25,800 $0 $63,000 $37,800 $0 $98,700 $1,950 $12,000 $0 $6,000 $37,200 $0 $0 $0 $400,000 $754,830 $5,125,904 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Farm Gate Price Value Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 9.5% Rest of GA 90.5% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA District 8 14.7% Rest of GA 85.3% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 45 Dairy Goats County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Head 200 150 150 400 Total 5,890 Prod/ Head 17,028 16,857 16,857 17,000 2,500 16,857 900 19,500 730 16,800 200 19,500 270 17,000 390 17,294 Farm Gate Price Value $0.18 $607,559 $0.18 $451,093 $0.18 $451,093 $0.18 $1,213,120 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0.18 $7,518,222 $0.18 $3,130,920 $0.18 $2,187,898 $0 $0 $0.18 $695,760 $0 $0.18 $818,856 $0 $0.20 $1,342,187 $18,416,709 $296,133,270 State Total: County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Head Prod/ Head 150 5,500 145 1.25 1.50 1.25 $65.00 $65.00 $65.00 150 380 275 1,000 140 1,000 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 $65.00 $65.00 $65.00 $65.00 $65.00 $65.00 600 1,000 200 65 1,250 800 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 $65.00 $65.00 $65.00 $65.00 $65.00 $65.00 12,655 Total District 8 $0 $12,188 $536,250 $11,781 $0 $12,188 $30,875 $22,344 $81,250 $11,375 $81,250 $0 $48,750 $81,250 $16,250 $5,281 $101,563 $65,000 $1,117,594 $10,106,250 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Farm Gate Price Value Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 6.2% Rest of GA 93.8% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA District 8 11.1% Rest of GA 88.9% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 46 Horses - Boarding, training, breeding County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Head 2,968 600 1,400 600 500 650 500 486 1,750 180 450 3,564 1,700 300 2,000 400 250 250 Prod/ Head Farm Gate Price Value $4,000 $11,872,000 $4,000 $2,400,000 $4,000 $5,600,000 $4,000 $2,400,000 $4,000 $2,000,000 $4,000 $2,600,000 $4,000 $2,000,000 $4,000 $1,944,000 $4,000 $7,000,000 $4,000 $720,000 $4,000 $1,800,000 $4,000 $14,256,000 $4,000 $6,800,000 $4,000 $1,200,000 $4,000 $8,000,000 $4,000 $1,600,000 $4,000 $1,000,000 $4,000 $1,000,000 18,548 Total State Total: $74,192,000 $283,036,000 Horses - Raised County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Head Total 5,448 Prod/ Head 150 650 300 75 600 300 228 250 125 200 150 40 250 1,500 350 250 30 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $0 $375,000 $1,625,000 $750,000 $187,500 $1,500,000 $750,000 $570,000 $625,000 $312,500 $500,000 $375,000 $100,000 $625,000 $3,750,000 $875,000 $625,000 $75,000 $13,620,000 $105,207,500 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Farm Gate Price Value Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 District 8 26.2% Rest of GA 73.8% Total: 100.0% District 8 12.9% Rest of GA 87.1% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Rest of GA Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 47 Other County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total Pork - Farrow to finish Head Prod/ Head Farm Gate Price Value $100,000 $100,000 $20,000 $12,500 $100,420 $900,000 County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Head Total 1,295 Prod/ Head 200 3,675 1,025 4,410 70 3,675 Farm Gate Price Value $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0.52 $382,200 $0 $0 $0 $0.52 $2,350,530 $0 $0.52 $133,770 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,866,500 $1,232,920 $34,068,132 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 8.4% Rest of GA 91.6% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 48 Pork - Feeder pigs County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Head 120 120 Total Pork - Finishing only Prod/ Head 750 Farm Gate Price Value $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $82,800 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0.92 $82,800 $37,803,060 State Total: # County Houses Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee 10 Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total 10 Head 20 553.5 20 District 8 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $57,564 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0.52 $57,564 Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 0.2% Rest of GA 99.8% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Farm Gate Price Value $32,839,686 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Prod/ Head District 8 0.2% Rest of GA 99.8% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 49 Quail Sheep County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Head Farm Gate Price Value 250 1,000 $2.80 $2.80 20,000 $3.00 1,000 75 2,500 $2.80 $2.80 $2.80 3,000 $2.80 2,000 $2.80 29,825 Total Prod/ Head $0 $700 $2,800 $0 $0 $0 $60,000 $0 $2,800 $210 $7,000 $0 $8,400 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,600 $87,510 $25,994,640 State Total: County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Head Prod/ Head 10 100 20 1.25 1.25 1.25 280 45 50 40 50 1.25 $100.00 1.25 $80.00 1.25 $80.00 1.25 $80.00 1.25 $80.00 100 20 1.25 1.25 $80.00 $80.00 100 1.25 $80.00 815 Total District 8 $0 $1,000 $10,000 $2,000 $0 $0 $35,000 $4,500 $5,000 $4,000 $5,000 $0 $10,000 $2,000 $0 $0 $0 $10,000 $80.00 $80.00 $80.00 $88,500 $685,850 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Farm Gate Price Value Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 0.3% Rest of GA 99.7% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA District 8 12.9% Rest of GA 87.1% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 50 Poultry and Egg Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 8 $ 208,408,954 2004 Poultry and Egg Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 8 Table Layers Hatch Layers Other Breeder Pullet Unit Breeder Pullet Unit 2.8% Broilers 87.4% Hatch Layers 2.9% Table Layers 6.2% Other 0.7% Total: 100.0% Broilers 51 Breeder Pullet Unit County #Houses Capacity Price Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total 20 12,000 $12.00 3 84,000 $12.00 23 Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $2,880,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,024,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,904,000 $110,563,200 State Total: Hatching Layers County #Houses Capacity Price Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total 20 10,000 20 $5,946,000 $292,707,607 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia $29.73 Farm Gate Value $0 $0 $5,946,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 District 8 5.3% Rest of GA 94.7% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA District 8 2.0% Rest of GA 98.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 52 Table Layers Farm Gate County #Houses Capacity Price Value Bibb $0 Butts $0 Carroll $0 Coweta $0 Douglas $0 Fayette $0 2 10,000 $12.02 $240,400 Harris Henry $0 14 75,000 $12.02 $12,621,000 Jasper Jones $0 Lamar $0 Muscogee $0 Newton $0 Pike $0 Rockdale $0 Spalding $0 Troup $0 Upson $0 Total 16 $12,861,400 Other County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total Farm Gate Value $10,000 $1,540,000 $1,550,000 $146,631,980 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 8.8% Rest of GA 91.2% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 53 Broiler - Grower County #Houses Capacity Price Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total 14 34,000 $0.05 310 26,000 $0.05 2 26,000 $0.05 5 25,600 20 25,600 52 25,000 $0.05 $0.05 $0.05 8 15,000 28 26,000 $0.05 $0.05 8 26,000 $0.05 70 26,000 $0.05 517 Farm Gate Value $548,352 $0 $10,928,586 $0 $52,716 $0 $0 $0 $173,556 $694,223 $1,762,675 $0 $199,066 $987,098 $0 $263,578 $0 $2,306,304 $17,916,153 $412,489,261 State Total: Broiler - Integrator County #Houses Capacity Price Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total 14 34,000 $0.44 310 26,000 $0.44 2 26,000 $0.44 5 25,600 20 25,600 52 25,000 $0.44 $0.44 $0.44 8 15,000 28 26,000 $0.44 $0.44 8 26,000 $0.44 70 26,000 $0.44 517 District 8 $164,231,401 $3,781,175,236 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Farm Gate Value $5,026,560 $0 100,178,707 $0 $483,226 $0 $0 $0 $1,590,927 $6,363,709 $16,157,856 $0 $1,824,768 $9,048,399 $0 $2,416,128 $0 $21,141,120 Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 4.3% Rest of GA 95.7% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA District 8 4.3% Rest of GA 95.7% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 54 -Ag-Based Tourism, Nature-Based Tourism, and Other Income- Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 8 $17,577,495 AgriTourism and Other Income 2004 Farm Gate Value US Congressional District 8 Hunting LeasesDuck & Turkey 1.6% Hunting LeasesDeer 13.0% AgriTourism 64.5% Government Payments 20.7% Crop Insurance 0.2% 55 Ag-Based and Nature-Based Tourism County Ag-Based Nature-Based Total Farm Gate Value BIBB BUTTS CARROLL COWETA DOUGLAS FAYETTE HARRIS HENRY JASPER JONES LAMAR MUSCOGEE NEWTON $0 $700,000 $155,000 $3,330 $0 $210,000 $122,500 $4,000 $3,275,000 $400 $0 $889,000 $16,200 $0 $1,800,000 $0 $1,000 $0 $0 $826,000 $55,000 $1,550,000 $6,250 $3,000 $448,695 $34,840 $0 $2,500,000 $155,000 $4,330 $0 $210,000 $948,500 $59,000 $4,825,000 $6,650 $3,000 $1,337,695 $51,040 PIKE ROCKDALE SPALDING TROUP UPSON Total $0 $506,000 $30,000 $0 $108,374 $6,019,804 $0 $12,625 $0 $567,000 $5,000 $5,309,410 $0 $518,625 $30,000 $567,000 $113,374 $11,329,214 $62,457,901 State Total Congressional District as a % of Georgia District 8 18.1% Rest of GA 81.9% Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 56 Crop Insurance Government Payments Farm Gate Value $5,479 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,690 $0 $0 $4,020 $0 $0 $19,470 $0 $0 $0 $0 County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson $31,659 Total $94,330,894 State Total: Farm Gate Value $61,847 $104,472 $475,449 $90,349 $14,130 $30,578 $61,698 $220,211 $196,400 $170,963 $557,615 $31,302 $128,695 $365,953 $6,349 $843,117 $102,149 $176,695 County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson $3,637,972 Total $233,603,676 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 0.0% Rest of GA 100.0% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA District 8 1.6% Rest of GA 98.4% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 57 Hunting Leases - Deer Acres County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Price 10,000 20,000 16,000 3,000 250 60,000 900 25,000 34,450 12,500 $8.00 $8.00 $8.00 $8.00 $8.00 $15.00 $8.00 $8.00 $8.00 $8.00 11,500 7,500 1,300 1,200 $8.00 $8.00 $8.00 $8.00 30,000 $8.00 233,600 Total Hunting Leases - Duck Farm Gate Value $0 $80,000 $160,000 $128,000 $24,000 $2,000 $900,000 $7,200 $200,000 $275,600 $100,000 $0 $92,000 $60,000 $10,400 $9,600 $0 $240,000 $2,288,800 $70,108,604 State Total: County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Acres Price 50 20 15 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 250 $50.00 500 $50.00 100 $50.00 150 $50.00 1,085 Total District 8 $54,250 $1,696,250 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia Farm Gate Value $0 $2,500 $1,000 $750 $0 $0 $12,500 $0 $25,000 $0 $5,000 $0 $7,500 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 3.3% Rest of GA 96.7% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA District 8 3.2% Rest of GA 96.8% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 58 Hunting Leases - Turkey County Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Acres Price 5,000 5,000 $2.00 $2.00 15,000 900 7,500 28,000 4,500 $8.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 3,400 2,000 $2.00 $2.00 500 $2.00 1,000 $2.00 72,800 Total Other Farm Gate Value $0 $10,000 $10,000 $0 $0 $0 $120,000 $1,800 $15,000 $56,000 $9,000 $0 $6,800 $4,000 $0 $1,000 $0 $2,000 County Farm Gate Value Bibb Butts Carroll Coweta Douglas Fayette Harris Henry Jasper Jones Lamar Muscogee Newton Pike Rockdale Spalding Troup Upson Total $235,600 $4,243,080 State Total: Congressional District as % of Georgia District 8 District 8 5.6% Rest of GA 94.4% Total: 100.0% Rest of GA Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development 59 The 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. Special Report No. 05-02 June, 2005 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. Josef M. Broder, Interim Dean and Director