Crop Land and Production
Jo-Su-Li Farm and Ranch
Baker County, Georgia
The farm land in this area consists of sandy loam soil. Sandy loam soil is
considered ideal for growing crops. Many of the crops that are grown
successfully in this area include: field and sweet corn, wheat, oats, cotton, grain
sorghum, soybeans, peanuts and vegetable crops.
Presently, there are three irrigated fields on the farm. There is a 60 acre field with
a Valley Pivot with an electric motor. This particular field produced 235 bushels of
corn per acre in 2008. The 160 acre field has a Zymattic pivot with an electric
motor. This field produced 210 bushels of corn per acre in 2008. The 225 acre
field has a Valley pivot with an electric motor. This field produced 190 bushels of
corn per acre in 2008.
The water supply for these 3 systems comes from the Floridian Aquifer through
three 12 inch wells. The irrigation systems are all operated by electric motors
with three phase current. These systems pump approximately 1,200 gallons of
water per minute. The systems are also equipped with low pressure sprinklers.
Currently, there are 995 acres on the property that is tillable farm land. Well
permits are available in this area in order to add more pivots and increase the
total acreage of irrigated crop land.
The following chart describes the total base acres for Jo-Su-Li Farm:
Crop
Base Acreage
Direct Yield
CC Yield
Wheat
67.7
32
32
Oats
18.1
64
64
Upland cotton
205.7
908
908
Corn
216.4
109
109
Grain
Sorghum
5.3
35
35
Peanuts
32
3940
3940
Total Base
Acres
545.2