GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL FACTS 2003 EDITION GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Thomas T. Irvin, Commissioner Cooperating with UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE National Agricultural Statistics Service R. Ronald Bosecker, Administrator Prepared by GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal Building, Suite 320 355 East Hancock Avenue Athens, Georgia 30601 Telephone: 706/546-2236 Fax: 706/546-2416 E-mail: nass-ga@nass.usda.gov Website: http://www.nass.usda.gov/ga/ David S. Abbe, State Statistician Christina S. Messer, Deputy State Statistician Jackie Adams James Brewster Peggy Craig Frieda Dekazos Laurel Garrison Jack Hall Office Staff Kevin Lamons Clayton McDuffie Connie McEver Elaine McGarity John Meyer Jerry Midden Frances Palmer Jane Phelps Charlene Rhodes Tamara Serls Sharon Stewart Talmadge Williams Acknowledgments We extend a special thanks to the farmers, agriculture industry representatives, County Extension Officials and others who voluntarily provided basic data used to prepare the statistics presented in this publication. Georgia's National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) Employees Office Enumerators * Priscilla G. Greene * Mary C. Tiller Patricia A. Anglin Pamela Beck Janice Belmore Steven Caudell Beverly D. Chalk Jacqueline Chastain Joseph Cross Jeffery Czerwonka Lucy Dalton Elena Dekazos Edwin DeLaigle Jane Erwin Linda E. Fair Jo Neal Griffeth Allie M. Hardman Carol Herzog Sue Johnston Cindy M. Joiner Edward Kenimer Peggy Krumpe Debbie Lester Susan A. Mattox Therese A. Maudsley Millicent N. McCoy Suzan Meentemeyer Carolyn Morrill Janie Price Betty M. R. Smith Jack A. Smith James O. Smith Suzanne M. "Dusty" Smith Donna M. Tate Dana Waldrop Carole Dean Wilson * Supervisors Field Enumerators North * Regina W. Broach Evans O. Davis Robyn Houp Maylon H. Purcell Barbara C. Saylors Jimmy C. Taff Leland J. Willis South * Vernon E. Cain Howard R. Clifton H. Verlyn Denney T. J. Futch, Jr. Alfred E. Hester, Jr. Albert Potts West Central * Catherine Lister Paul M. Bulloch J. E. Harris Lee Lucas Maurice R. Parker A. Marshall Scott East Central * Inman Gerrald Willard R. Joiner Lilla P. Mobley William Ed Veal William A. Woodward A Message From Commissioner Irvin Dear Fellow Georgians: The Georgia Department of Agriculture is proud to publish Georgia Agricultural Facts 2003 Edition in cooperation with the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service. This edition comes at the end of a four-year drought and at the two-year anniversary of terrorist attacks on our soil. We always should view statistical data in context, but we should be even more aware now of global context. Comparison of statistical data over a period of time mirrors the changing face of agriculture. One can recognize the year-to-year changes which are cyclical and those trends that have become permanent conditions. One can hear the voice of the farmers, agribusiness owners, County Extension officials, and the many others in the agricultural economy who voluntarily contributed to the collection of the information presented here. Use the information for research and as a reference guide. But remember to study the data in context of what was happening during the planting, growing and harvesting seasons. You also should relate the information to any available current statistics and information. The Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service continuously updates data as do other state divisions of the National Agricultural Statistics Service and provides the current information online. The Georgia Department of Agriculture website www.agr.state.ga.us provides a link to the statistics as well as many other sources of information. Sincerely, Tommy Irvin Commissioner Georgia Department of Agriculture FOREWORD It is my pleasure to present the "2003 Georgia Agricultural Facts," Georgia's annual overview of the productivity and success of our agricultural industry. The past year has seen the need for information in decision making escalate to a new plateau. Data are necessary to accomplish the requirements of operating the ever increasing complexity of a successful agricultural operation. The request for more information to use in planning and marketing continues. Without the voluntary reporting from thousands of Georgia farm operations, these data or this publication would not be possible. Our agency has just finished the data collection phase of the 2002 Census of Agriculture. The Census of Agriculture, taken every 5 years, is the only source of information on demographics and changes in local agriculture. We attempted to contact every agricultural operation in the state in the first six months of 2002. Our office will analyze the data and summarize it at the state and county level and will begin a release of the data in late February 2004. As a partner with the Georgia Department of Agriculture, our mission is to provide timely, accurate and unbiased information for everyone involved in today's agriculture. We are proud of our efforts on behalf of Georgia Agriculture, but we are also mindful that we cannot do our jobs without the help, support and cooperation of the many farmers, ranchers, and agribusiness people in Georgia. They are the source of the information we use to provide all our statistics. Thank you for helping us serve our industry. We hope you find the "2003 Edition of the Georgia Agricultural Facts" a useful tool in your decision making tool box. This publication, as well as other statistics, are available on line at www.nass.usda.gov/ga/ Remember: Georgia counts on agriculture. Regards, David S. Abbe State Statistician TABLE OF CONTENTS FARM INCOME AND EXPENSES Highlights--2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Cash Receipts, 1998-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Farm Production Expenses, Graph, 2002 . . . . . . . . 3 Farm Income and Expenses, Graph, 1998-2002 . . . 4 Farm Income and Expenses, 1998-2002 . . . . . . . . . 4 POULTRY Broilers and Egg Production and Value, Graphs, 1995-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Highlights--2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Poultry Production and Value, 1995-2002 . . . . . . . . 8 Egg Production and Value, 1995-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Per Capita Consumption of Red Meat and Poultry, 1998-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Value of Poultry in GA, Graphs, 1995-2002 . . . . . . 10 COUNTY ESTIMATES County and District Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Corn--Map and County Estimates, 2001-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Cotton--Map and County Estimates, 2001-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Oats--Map and District Estimates, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Peanuts--Map and County Estimates, 2001-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Rye--Map and County Estimates, 2001-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Sorghum--Map and District Estimates, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Soybeans--Map and County Estimates, 2001-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Tobacco--Map and County Estimates, 2001-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Wheat--Map and County Estimates, 2001-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Cattle--Maps and County Estimates, 2002-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Hogs--Map and District Estimates, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 FIELD CROPS Cropland Used and Value of Production Graphs, 1995-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Highlights--2002 Crop Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Field Crops, State Estimates, 1995-2002 . . . . . . . . 48 Corn and Sorghum Silage, State Estimates, 1995-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Corn Estimates, 1995-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Crop Records, Highs and Lows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Usual Planting and Harvesting Dates . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Grain Stocks, 2000-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Grain Stock Facilities, 1995-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Hay Stocks, 1995-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Peanut Stocks, U.S., 2001-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Soybean Acreage Following Another Crop Selected States, 1995-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 FRUITS, NUTS AND VEGETABLES Production and Value of Production Graphs, 1995-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Highlights--2002 Crop Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Fruit Crops, State Estimates, 1995-2002 . . . . . . . . 57 Pecans, State Estimates, 1995-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Vegetables, State Estimates, 1995-2002 . . . . . . . . 58 LIVESTOCK AND DAIRY Milk Cows, Graph, 1995-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Cattle and Calves, Graph, 1995-2002 . . . . . . . . . . 60 Highlights--2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Cattle and Calves, State Estimates, 1995-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Cattle and Calves, Number by Size Groups, 1995-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Cattle and Calves, Production, Income, and Disposition, 1995-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Milk Cows and Heifers, State Estimates 1995-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Milk Cows, Number of Operations, 1995-2002 . . . . 63 Miik Cows and Milk Production, 1995-2002 . . . . . . 64 Hogs, State Estimates, 1995-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Hogs, Production and Income, 1995-2002 . . . . . . . 64 Red Meat Production, 1995-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Red Meat Production, Graph, 1995-2002 . . . . . . . . 65 Commercial Slaughter, 1995-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Bees and Honey, 1995-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 AQUACULTURE Catfish, 2001-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Trout, 2001-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 AGRICULTURAL PRICES Marketing Season for Specified Crops . . . . . . . . . . 68 Prices Received, Specified Commodities, 1995-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Prices Received, Monthly, 1995-2002 . . . . . . . . . . 69 Feed Ratios, 1995-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Prices Paid, Specified Commodities, 1995-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 FLORICULTURE Floriculture Graphs, 1995-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Floriculture Values, 2001-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 GENERAL Precipitation and Temperature Graphs, 2002 . . . . 79 Highlights--Crop Weather Summary, 2002 . . . . . . 80 Precipitation by Months, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Temperatures by Months, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Georgia's Rank in U.S. Agriculture, 2001 . . . . . . . . 84 Export Values, 1998-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Farm Labor, 1995-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Farm Numbers, Size and Value, 1995-2002 . . . . . 87 Farm Numbers by Economic Class, 1995-2002 . . . 87 Farm Real Estate Values, 1997-2003 . . . . . . . . . . 87 Farms, Number, Graph, 1995-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Fertilizer Consumption, Graph, 1995-2003 . . . . . . 88 Fertilizer Consumption, 1995-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Agricultural Chemical Usage, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Georgia Department of Agriculture Mission Statement We at the Georgia Department of Agriculture take our responsibilities to you very seriously and are committed to providing superior agricultural products, service and leadership into the 21st century. Our mission is to provide excellence in services and regulatory functions, to protect and promote agriculture and consumer interests, and to ensure an abundance of safe food and fiber for Georgia, America and the world by using stateof-the-art technology, and a professional workforce. National Agricultural Statistics Service Mission Statement To provide timely, accurate, and useful statistics in service to U. S. agriculture. GEORGIA CASH RECEIPTS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS GEORGIA, 2002 - $5.1 Billion Crops 30.9% Govt. Payments 12.7% Livestock 11.0% Poultry 45.4% CASH RECEIPTS AND DIRECT GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS GEORGIA - 2002 Percent of Total by Top Ten Commodities Corn 1.2 Tobacco 2.1 Dairy Products 3.8 Peanuts 4.5 Greenhouse/Nursery 5.1 Cattle & Calves 5.2 Cotton 6.8 Chicken Eggs 6.9 Vegetables & melons 7.4 Broilers 37.7 0 10 20 30 40 FARM INCOME AND EXPENSES HIGHLIGHTS - 2002 Georgia's gross farm income for 2002 is at $5.92 billion, 12 percent less than 2001. Decreases were recorded in both crop and livestock production as well as revenues from services and forestry. Increased income from cotton, feed crops, and other crops were offset from decreased income from oil crops, food grains, tobacco, and fruit and tree nuts. All livestock income components showed a decline from 2001 except for miscellaneous livestock which showed a 9 percent increase. Gross farm income includes cash income, non-cash income, and inventory adjustment. Farm inventory adjustments for 2002 were a negative $47.7 million compared with a positive $134.0 million in 2001. Farm production expenses decreased 4 percent to $3.00 billion. Cash receipts from farm marketings totaled $4.47 billion, 15 percent less than 2001. Net government transactions increased to $545 million in 2002 from $316 million in 2001. Net farm income was 28 percent below 2001's at $1.70 billion. CASH RECEIPTS AND DIRECT GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS - 2002 The total cash receipts from the sale of crop and livestock commodities plus the proceeds from direct government payments totaled $5.12 billion, 10 percent less than 2001. Poultry and eggs accounted for 45.4 percent of the total; crops accounted for 30.9 percent; livestock excluding poultry 11.0 percent; and direct government payments 12.7 percent. Cash receipts from poultry continues to be the major contributor at $2.33 billion. This is the eighth year in succession that cash receipts for poultry have broken the $2.0 billion mark. Broilers continue to rank as Georgia's number one cash receipts commodity. Eggs ranked third among all commodities with receipts of $356 million, or 6.9 percent of the total cash receipts including government payments. Cash receipts from crops in 2002 totaled $1.58 billion, down 9 percent from the $1.74 billion in 2001. Vegetables and melons accounted for 7.4 percent of the total cash receipts with earnings of $380 million, up slightly from 2001. Cotton placed fourth in cash receipts at $347 million and accounted for 6.8 percent of the total cash receipts. Nursery, greenhouse, and sod cash receipts accounted for 5.1 percent of the total or $261 million, up 1 percent from 2001. Peanuts accounted for 4.5 percent of the total with $230 million in cash receipts. Cash receipts from the sale of livestock excluding poultry totaled $562 million, down 20 percent from 2001, reflecting a 26 percent decrease in meat animals. Cattle and calves receipts contributed the most to this category at $264 million, followed by dairy products at $193 million and hogs at $59.6 million. Miscellaneous livestock, including honey, aquaculture, and other livestock, increased 9 percent. Government payments were up 53 percent from the previous year at $653 million. FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - 2002 Farm production expenses totaled $4.22 billion in 2002, down 3 percent from the $4.34 billion in 2001. Feed purchases at $952 million continued to be the single largest expense but decreased 1 percent, or $13.5 million, from the previous year. Seed purchased expenses increased 9 percent from last year, to $130 million. Fertilizer and lime and pesticide input expenses decreased: Fertilizer and lime down 3 percent; pesticides down 8 percent. Electricity, and petroleum fuel and oils increased 1 percent from 2001. Overall, other intermediate expenses decreased 4 percent. The increase in repair and maintenance plus total labor costs were offset by decreases in marketing, storage and transportation costs, and miscellaneous expenses. Property taxes and motor vehicle registration and licensing fees decreased 3 percent to $108 million. Real estate and non-real estate interest fell 7 percent to $274 million. Net rent received by non-operator landlords increased 27 percent to $71.7 million. 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 1 Selected Commodity POULTRY Commercial Broilers Farm Chickens Chicken Eggs Other Poultry Total Poultry & Eggs CASH RECEIPTS, BY SELECTED COMMODITIES, GEORGIA, 1998-2002 1/ 2/ 1998 1999 2000 --Thousand Dollars-- 2001 2,386,382 18,443 375,907 21,500 2,802,232 2,293,445 17,080 379,142 22,000 2,711,667 2,029,005 21,086 369,913 24,000 2,444,004 2,432,237 11,484 367,887 24,000 2,835,608 2002 1,935,748 10,422 355,952 26,000 2,328,122 CROPS Rye Wheat Corn Hay Oats Sorghum grain Cotton Cotton Lint, All Cottonseed Tobacco Peanuts Soybeans Vegetables, Melons & Onions Peaches Pecans Other Fruits & Nuts Greenhouse/Nursery All Other Crops Total Crops 2,568 28,176 60,762 41,706 1,042 1,281 523,706 482,234 41,472 153,863 458,031 31,432 384,705 22,440 48,950 12,573 226,901 14,477 2,012,613 2,690 23,162 55,479 37,894 944 1,035 430,777 401,032 29,745 107,958 381,018 12,713 422,080 39,171 96,300 18,099 251,320 15,160 1,895,800 3,121 24,278 45,340 26,214 2,384 1,796 379,802 343,321 36,481 150,200 379,922 20,233 444,418 41,703 94,650 28,313 265,859 15,487 1,923,720 2,319 28,020 43,796 29,108 2,356 2,097 332,244 293,877 38,367 110,648 388,538 16,436 379,180 35,033 67,350 23,871 259,118 15,181 1,735,295 2,276 23,939 60,452 27,914 2,197 2,774 347,336 315,553 31,783 107,571 229,775 16,438 379,649 35,316 44,880 26,935 260,541 14,316 1,582,309 LIVESTOCK Cattle and Calves Hogs Dairy Products Aquaculture All Other Livestock Total Livestock & Dairy Products 261,725 65,321 236,550 1,959 32,467 598,022 276,049 74,056 229,600 1,813 35,391 616,909 333,478 103,676 183,180 2,247 40,486 663,067 347,677 87,546 225,780 3,112 39,374 703,489 264,214 59,613 192,720 1,990 43,077 561,614 Total Cash Receipts from Crops, Livestock & Poultry 5,412,867 5,224,376 5,030,791 5,274,392 4,472,045 Government Payments 178,490 361,827 380,057 427,261 652,789 Total Cash Receipts & Government Payments 5,591,357 5,586,203 5,410,848 5,701,653 5,124,834 1/ USDA estimates and publishes individual cash receipt values only for major commodities and major producing States. The U.S. receipts for individual commodities, computed as the sum of the reported States, may understate the value of sales for some commodities, with the balance included in the appropriate category labeled "other" or "miscellaneous." The degree of underestimation in some of the minor commodities can be substantial. 2/ May not add due to rounding. 2 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE GEORGIA CASH RECEIPTS, EXCLUDING GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS AT A GLANCE 2001-2002 - 1,000 DOLLARS 2002 Rank COMMODITY 1 Broilers 2 Vegetables, melons & onions 3 Chicken eggs 4 Cotton 5 Cattle and calves 6 Greenhouse/nursery 7 Peanuts 8 Dairy products 9 Tobacco 10 Corn 11 Hogs 12 Pecans 13 All Other Livestock 14 Peaches 15 Hay 16 Other Fruits & Nuts 17 Other poultry 18 Wheat 19 Soybeans 20 All Other Crops 21 Farm chickens 22 Sorghum grain 23 Rye 24 Oats 25 Aquaculture Total 2001 2,432,237 379,180 367,887 332,244 347,677 259,118 388,538 225,780 110,648 43,796 87,546 67,350 39,374 35,033 29,108 23,871 24,000 28,020 16,436 15,181 11,484 2,097 2,319 2,356 3,112 5,274,392 2002 1,935,748 379,649 355,952 347,336 264,214 260,541 229,775 192,720 107,571 60,452 59,613 44,880 43,077 35,316 27,914 26,935 26,000 23,939 16,438 14,316 10,422 2,774 2,276 2,197 1,990 4,472,045 % of All 43.29 8.49 7.96 7.77 5.91 5.83 5.14 4.31 2.41 1.35 1.33 1.00 0.96 0.79 0.62 0.60 0.58 0.54 0.37 0.32 0.23 0.06 0.05 0.05 0.04 100.00 FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES GEORGIA 2002 Fert. & Lime 4.1% Pesticides 3.9% Energy 4.9% Repairs 4.3% Marketing 5.0% Other Misc 15.3% Taxes & Fees 2.6% Seed 3.1% Livestock 5.8% Feed 22.5% Interest 6.5% Landlords 1.7% Labor & Custom Work 9.9% Capital Consumption 10.4% 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 3 $ BILLION 7.00 6.27 6.00 FARM INCOME & EXPENSES GEORGIA 1998-2002 6.70 6.39 6.16 5.92 5.00 4.32 4.26 4.16 4.34 4.22 4.00 3.00 2.00 1.00 2.36 1.94 2.13 2.00 1.70 0.00 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Gross Farm Income Total Production Expenses Net Farm Income FARM INCOME AND EXPENSES, GEORGIA, 1998-2002 1/* Item 1998 1999 2000 2001 --Thousand Dollars-- Final crop output 1,980,553 1,898,123 1,974,884 1,887,119 Food grains 30,745 25,852 27,399 30,371 Feed crops 104,791 95,352 75,734 85,129 Cotton 523,706 430,777 379,802 570,335 Oil crops 490,689 394,239 400,327 405,608 Tobacco 153,863 107,958 150,200 110,648 Fruits and tree nuts 83,963 153,570 164,666 126,554 Vegetables 384,705 422,080 444,418 372,252 All other crops 240,152 265,971 281,174 274,323 Home consumption 3,413 3,345 3,345 3,345 Value of inventory adjustment 2/ (35,474) (1,021) 47,819 (91,446) Final animal output Meat animals Dairy products Poultry and eggs Miscellaneous livestock Home consumption Value of inventory adjustment 2/ 3,405,938 327,303 236,550 2,802,232 34,169 4,181 1,503 3,334,403 350,362 229,600 2,711,667 36,947 3,990 1,837 3,079,864 438,655 183,180 2,444,004 41,232 4,677 (31,884) 3,524,029 437,025 225,780 2,835,608 41,319 4,860 (20,563) Services and Forestry Machine hire and customwork Forest products sold Other farm income Gross imputed rental value of farm dwellings * See footnotes at the end of the table. 701,094 19,050 50,000 384,999 247,045 797,838 25,966 50,000 446,188 275,684 724,833 22,112 40,000 358,305 304,416 805,808 10,085 30,000 480,295 285,428 2002 1,510,402 26,215 93,336 347,336 246,430 107,571 107,131 379,649 274,641 3,345 (75,252) 2,921,175 323,827 192,720 2,328,122 45,067 3,839 27,600 838,106 30,030 25,000 463,116 319,960 4 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE FARM INCOME AND EXPENSES, GEORGIA, 1998-2002 1/*, Continued Item 1998 1999 2000 2001 --Thousand dollars-- Final agricultural sector output 6,087,584 6,069,811 5,779,581 6,268,412 2002 5,269,684 Intermediate consumption outlays (Less) 3,181,786 3,158,405 2,984,182 3,118,549 2,999,225 Farm origin Feed purchased Livestock and poultry purchased Seed purchased 1,330,418 936,217 260,357 133,844 1,389,931 992,153 277,955 119,823 1,313,618 933,665 267,779 112,174 1,369,276 965,379 284,074 119,823 1,329,219 951,862 247,337 130,020 Manufactured Inputs Fertilizers and lime Pesticides Petroleum fuel and oils Electricity 643,488 237,948 218,636 124,567 62,337 561,464 187,683 191,835 123,481 58,465 570,905 175,804 176,319 148,774 70,008 562,268 179,980 177,730 138,165 66,393 544,013 174,238 163,624 136,113 70,038 Other intermediate expenses Repair and maintenance of capital items Machine hire and customwork Marketing, storage, and transportation expenses Contract labor Miscellaneous expenses 1,207,880 179,761 63,307 312,922 48,191 603,699 1,207,010 174,065 66,045 272,365 39,500 655,035 1,099,659 200,220 56,646 238,661 53,710 550,422 1,187,005 171,134 33,067 222,484 54,195 706,125 1,125,993 181,464 49,620 212,676 36,133 646,100 Net government transactions (Plus) 67,598 251,490 271,733 315,858 544,849 + Direct Government payments - Motor vehicle registration and licensing fees - Property taxes 178,490 8,566 102,326 361,827 7,818 102,519 380,057 9,009 99,315 427,261 8,884 102,519 652,789 8,625 99,315 Gross value added 2,973,396 3,162,896 3,067,132 3,465,721 2,815,307 Capital consumption (Less) 372,282 388,469 407,373 426,924 439,814 Net value added 2,601,114 2,774,427 2,659,759 3,038,797 2,375,493 Factor payments (Less) Employee compensation (total hired labor) Net rent received by nonoperator landlords Real estate and nonreal estate interest 657,572 275,528 82,057 299,987 599,450 243,999 60,712 294,739 661,783 267,926 72,590 321,267 678,764 326,875 56,500 295,389 676,957 330,925 71,735 274,297 Net farm income 1,943,542 2,174,977 1,997,976 2,360,033 1,698,536 1/ Value of agricultural sector production is the gross value of the commodities and services produced within a year. Net value-added is the sector's contribution to the National economy and is the sum of the of the income from production earned by all factors-of-production, regardless of ownership. Net farm income is the farm operators' share of income from the sector's production activities. The concept presented is consistent with that employed by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. 2/ A positive value of inventory change represents current-year production not sold by December 31. A negative value is an offset to production from prior years included in current-year sales. Economic Research Service/USDA Information. Contact: Roger Strickland, E-Mail: rogers@ers.usda.gov. Revised: July 28, 2003. 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 5 GEORGIA Number (Mil.) 2,500 BROILERS Number & Value of Production Georgia, 1995 - 2002 Dollars (Mil.) 2,500 2,000 2,000 1,500 1,500 1,000 1,000 500 500 0 0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Years Number Value Million 500 EGG PRODUCTION & VALUE Hatching, Table, and Total Eggs Georgia, 1995 - 2002 Million $ 500 400 400 300 300 200 200 100 100 0 0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Years Dz. Table Eggs Dz. Hatching Eggs Total Dz. Eggs Dollar Value 6 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE POULTRY GEORGIA POULTRY HIGHLIGHTS 2002 FARM VALUE OF PRODUCTION 1/ All Poultry and Eggs . . . . . . . . $2,302,124,000 Broilers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,935,750,000 Eggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $355,952,000 Chickens* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,422,000 2002 -- GEORGIA NATIONAL RANK First . . . . . . . . . Broilers Value of Production First . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chickens Value of Sales First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Broilers Produced First . . . . . . . . . . . . Eggs Value of Production First . . . . . . . All Poultry Value of Production Second . . Chickens Sold (excludes broilers) Sixth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eggs Produced SUMMARY--2002 EGG PRODUCTION The total farm value of poultry and eggs produced in Georgia decreased 18 percent to $2.30 billion for the 2002 production year. Value of production from broilers totaled $1.94 billion, down 20 percent from 2001. The value of production for all eggs was $356 million, down 3 percent from 2001. The sale of chickens excluding broilers totaled 16.9 million birds with a value of sales of $10.4 million. BROILER PRODUCTION For the nineteenth consecutive year, Georgia has been the leader in broiler production with 1.29 billion birds in 2002. Production increased 3 percent from 1.25 billion broilers produced in 2001. Pounds produced in 2002 totaled 6.45 billion. The average price received per pound for broilers in 2002 was 30.0 cents per pound, down 9.0 cents from the 2001 average price. Georgia ranked first in the number of broilers produced and accounted for 15 percent of the number and pounds of the Nation's broiler production in 2002. For the eighth consecutive year, Georgia ranked number one in the Nation in value of broiler production. Egg production in Georgia for the year ending November 30, 2002, totaled 4.96 billion eggs, 2 percent less than in 2001. The number of layers averaged 20.5 million in 2002, 3 percent less than the previous year. In hatching egg flocks, the average number of layers was up 1 percent, to 9.52 million from 9.40 million in 2001. The average number of layers in table egg flocks was 10.9 million in 2002. All layers in Georgia produced an average of 243 eggs per hen in 2002, 1 egg more than 2001's average of 242. Hatching egg flocks produced 2.11 billion eggs during 2002, 1 percent more than the previous year. Table egg flocks produced 2.85 billion eggs in 2002, 5 percent less than 2001. The average price for all eggs in 2002 was 86.1 cents per dozen, 0.7 cents less than the previous year. Table egg prices averaged 38.6 cents per dozen, down 4.0 cents from the previous year. Hatching egg prices averaged $1.56 per dozen, down 2.5 cents from the previous year. Georgia's total egg production was 57 percent table eggs and 43 percent hatching eggs. Georgia ranked sixth in the Nation in 2002 in both the average number of layers and in total egg production. Iowa was the leading State in both layers and egg production followed by Ohio. 1/ Value of production is quantity produced multiplied by the price per unit. * Value of sales for chickens is quantity sold multiplied by the price per unit. 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 7 POULTRY--VALUE OF PRODUCTION, GEORGIA, 1995-2002 1/ 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 --Thousand Dollars-- Commercial Broilers 1,771,920 2,205,294 2,276,890 2,386,382 2,293,445 2,029,005 2,432,235 1,935,750 Mature Chickens, Hatching Egg Flocks 8,325 11,084 16,911 18,106 16,940 20,898 11,380 10,329 Table Egg Flocks 89 149 201 337 140 188 104 93 All Chickens, Including Commercial Broilers 1,780,334 2,216,527 2,294,002 2,404,825 2,310,525 2,050,091 2,443,719 1,946,172 Eggs 289,545 348,002 358,941 375,907 379,142 369,913 367,887 355,952 Turkeys 2/ 19,331 7,308 2,591 All Poultry 2,089,210 2,571,837 2,655,534 2,780,732 2,689,667 2,420,004 2,811,606 2,302,124 1/ The production year begins Dec 1 previous year and ends Nov 30 current year, except turkeys based on Sep 1- Aug 31 hatch. 2/ Discontinued in 1998. POULTRY--PRODUCTION, SALES AND VALUE, GEORGIA, 1995-2002 1/ Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Commercial Broilers Number Produced 1,000 1,070,000 1,154,000 1,182,800 1,202,500 1,239,700 1,229,700 1,247,300 1,290,500 Pounds Produced 1,000 5,136,000 5,654,600 5,914,000 5,892,300 6,198,500 6,148,500 6,236,500 6,452,500 Price per Pound 2/ Cents 34.5 39.0 38.5 40.5 37.0 33.0 39.0 30.0 Value of Production 1,000 Dols 1,771,920 2,205,294 2,276,890 2,386,382 2,293,445 2,029,005 2,432,235 1,935,750 Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Mature Chickens, Hatching Egg Flocks Number Sold 1,000 7,956 9,565 10,385 9,198 14,163 14,363 14,187 12,598 Pounds Sold 1,000 67,768 84,685 87,794 84,245 127,694 128,345 126,361 110,053 Price per Pound Cents 12.3 13.1 19.3 21.5 13.3 16.3 9.0 9.4 Value of Sales 1,000 Dols 8,325 11,084 16,911 18,106 16,940 20,898 11,380 10,329 Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Mature Chickens, Table Egg Flocks Number Sold 1,000 5,464 6,240 5,115 6,392 7,107 8,074 5,443 4,349 Pounds Sold 1,000 20,804 24,370 19,156 24,885 27,577 37,689 20,864 17,050 Price per Pound Cents 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Value of Sales 1,000 Dols 89 149 201 337 140 188 104 93 1/ The production year begins Dec 1 previous year and ends Nov 30 current year. 2/ Live weight equivalent price. 8 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE EGGS--PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION, GEORGIA 1995-2002 1/ 2/ Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Table Eggs Average Number Layers 1,000 Eggs per Layer Number Eggs Produced Millions Price per Dozen Cents Value of Production 1,000 Dols 10,347 256 2,645 49.3 108,665 10,669 259 2,767 64.5 148,726 11,188 260 2,908 59.2 143,461 11,817 258 3,045 52.5 133,219 11,563 259 2,997 42.8 106,857 11,728 257 3,014 42.7 107,296 11,596 258 2,991 42.6 106,133 Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Hatching Eggs Average Number Layers 1,000 Eggs per Layer Eggs Produced Table Number Millions Hatching Total Price per Dozen Table Millions Millions Cents Hatching Value of Production Table Cents 1,000 Dols Hatching Total 1,000 Dols 1,000 Dols 7,661 226 119 1,612 1,731 49.3 131.0 4,889 175,991 180,880 7,929 229 8,683 226 9,217 226 9,498 229 127 1,690 1,817 137 1,822 1,959 146 1,935 2,081 153 2,026 2,179 64.5 136.6 59.2 137.5 52.5 136.3 42.8 158.1 6,826 192,450 199,276 6,759 208,721 215,480 6,387 236,301 242,688 5,421 266,864 272,285 9,088 231 9,398 223 147 1,953 2,100 147 1,948 2,095 42.7 158.1 42.6 158.0 5,231 257,386 262,617 5,219 256,535 261,754 Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Average Number Layers 1,000 Eggs per Layer Eggs Produced Number Table Hatching Total Millions Millions Millions Price per Dozen Table Hatching Total Cents Cents Cents Value of Production Table Hatching 1,000 Dols 1,000 Dols Total 1,000 Dols 18,000 243 2,764 1,612 4,376 49.3 131.0 79.4 113,554 175,991 289,545 18,626 246 19,869 245 Total Eggs 21,034 21,055 244 246 2,894 1,690 4,584 3,045 1,822 4,867 3,191 1,935 5,126 3,150 2,026 5,176 64.5 136.6 91.1 59.2 137.5 88.5 52.5 136.3 88.0 42.8 158.1 87.9 155,552 192,450 348,002 150,220 208,721 358,941 139,606 236,301 375,907 112,278 266,864 379,142 20,816 246 20,994 242 3,161 1,953 5,114 3,138 1,948 5,086 42.7 158.1 86.8 42.6 158.0 86.8 112,527 257,386 369,913 111,352 256,535 367,887 1/ The production year begins Dec 1 previous year and ends Nov 30 current year. 2/ Includes both commercial and farm flocks. 2002 10,931 260 2,847 38.6 91,611 2002 9,521 222 148 1,966 2,114 38.6 158.4 4,761 259,580 264,341 2002 20,452 243 2,995 1,966 4,961 38.6 158.4 86.1 96,372 259,580 355,952 PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF RED MEAT AND POULTRY--SELECTED YEARS, 1998-2002 1/ UNITED STATES 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Red Meat, Retail Weight Basis Beef Pounds 66.7 67.5 67.7 66.2 67.6 Pork Pounds 51.5 52.7 51.2 50.2 51.5 Lamb Pounds 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 Total 2/ Pounds 119.4 121.3 120.0 117.5 120.3 Eggs Total 2/ Number 245 255.6 258.2 252.6 253.7 Chickens Commercial Broilers 3/ Pounds 71.1 75.3 75.5 74.4 80.5 Turkey 4/ Pounds 17.7 17.6 17.4 17.5 17.7 Total 2/ 4/ Pounds 89.8 92.9 92.9 91.9 98.2 1/ Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Situation and Outlook Report, May, 2003. Economic Research Service, USDA. Per capita meat and egg consumption data are revised, incorporating a new population series from the Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis based on the 2000 Census. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Retail lb. 4/ Ready-to-Cook Basis. 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 9 Millions 3,000 POULTRY Value of Production Georgia, 1995 - 2002 1/ 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Years 2000 2001 2002 1/ Includes broilers, mature chickens, turkeys, and eggs for 1995-1997. Turkeys discontinued in 1998. Value of Production Broilers, Chickens, and Eggs, Georgia 2002 Mature Chickens 0.5% Eggs (Total) 15.5% Broilers 84.0% 10 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE COUNTY ESTIMATES County level estimates or District level estimates are made for eleven Georgia field crops, cattle, and hogs. These estimates are based on the county where the operator lives or company headquarters is located except for hogs. Hogs are estimated in the district in which they reside. The `Other Counties' designation contains data for those counties where publishing data could disclose individual operations. The State is divided into nine Statistical Districts: three across north Georgia, three across the central part of the State and three across south Georgia. This allows data to be published that cannot be published at the county level because of disclosure. DADE CATOOSA MURRAY FANNIN TOWNS RABUN WHITWALKER FIELD GILMER UNION WHITE HABER- CHATTOOGA GORDON 1 FLOYD BARTOW PICKENS LUMPKIN SHAM STEPHENS 2 DAWSON HALL CHEROKEE FORSYTH BANKSFRANKLIN HART 3 JACKSON MADISON ELBERT POLK PAULDING COBB HARALSON DOUGLAS BARROW GWINNETT CLARKE DEKALB OGLETHORPE WALTON OCONEE WILKESLINCOLN FULTON DRAOLCEK- CARROLL CLAYTON NEWTON MORGAN GREENE TALIAFERRO COLUMBIA MCDUFFIE FAYETTE HENRY WARREN RICHMOND COWETA HEARD BUTTS JASPER PUTNAM SPALDING HANCOCK GLASCOCK TROUP MERI- 4 WETHER PIKE LAMAR MONROE JONES BALDWIN JEFFERSON WASHINGTON UPSON BIBB 5 WILKINSON HARRIS TALBOT CRAWFORD TWIGGS JOHNSON BURKE 6 JENKINS SCREVEN MUSCOGEE TAYLOR PEACH LAURENS MARION CHATTAHOOCHEE MACON SCHLEY BLECKLEY HOUSTON PULASKI STEWART DOOLY DODGE EMANUEL TREUTLEN MONTGOMERY BULLOCH CANDLER EFFINGHAM EVANS WHEELER WEBSTER SUMTER QUIT- MAN TERRELL LEE RANDOLPH CRISP WILCOX TELFAIR BEN HILL TURNER JEFF DAVIS TOOMBS TATTNALL BRYAN CHATHAM APPLING LIBERTY LONG CLAY CALHOUN DOUGHERTY 7 EARLY BAKER MILLER MITCHELL WORTH IRWIN 8 TIFT COFFEE ATKINSON BERRIEN COLQUITT COOK BACON WAYNE PIERCE 9 MCINTOSH WARE BRANTLEY GLYNN SEMINOLE THOMAS GRADY DECATUR BROOKS LANIER LOWNDES CLINCH ECHOLS CHARLTON CAMDEN 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 11 GEORGIA CORN COUNTY ESTIMATES 2002 CORN Top Producing Counties 2002 Seminole Mitchell Miller Grady Baker Jefferson Terrell Irwin Decatur Early State Total DADE CATOOSA M UR RAY FAN N IN TOWNS UN IO N RABUN W HITFIELD W ALKER GORDON G ILM ER W HITE HAB ER - SHAM LU MPK IN STEPHENS CHATTOOGA PICKENS DAW SON FR ANK LIN FLOYD BARTOW HALL CHEROKEE FORSYTH BANKS HART JACKSON MADISON ELBERT POLK COBB PAU LD IN G BARROW GW IN NETT CLARKE OGLETHORPE HARALSON DOUGLAS CARROLL FULTON OCONEE DE KALB WALTON ROCKDALE M OR GAN CLAYTON NEWTON GREENE W ILK ES LIN C O LN TALIAFER R O CO LUM B IA FAYETTE M CD UFFIE HEARD COWETA HENRY SPALD IN G BUTTS JASPER PUTNAM HANCOCK W ARRE N GLASCOCK RICH M O ND TROUP PIKE M ERIW ETH ER LAM AR JONES BALDW IN MONROE W ASHINGT ON JEFFERSON BURKE H AR R IS UPSON BIBB TALBOT CRAWFORD W ILK INSON TW IGG S JOHNSON JENK IN S SCREVEN MUSCOGEE M ARIO N CHATTA- TAYLOR PEACH LAURENS M ACO N HOUSTON BLECKLEY EM ANU EL BULLOCH TREUTLEN CANDLER EFFIN G H AM HOOCHEE SCHLEY PULASKI MONT- STEW ART WEBSTER SUMTER QU ITM AN TERRELL RANDOLPH LEE DOOLY DODGE GOMERY WHEELER EVANS CR ISP W ILC OX T E L F AIR BEN H ILL JEFF DAVIS TOOMBS TATTNALL BRYAN LIB ER TY TURNER APPLING LONG CHATHAM CLAY CALHOUN DOUGHERTY WORTH IR WIN TIFT COFFEE BACON W AYNE M CINTO SH EARLY BAKER M ILLER M ITC HELL CO LQU ITT ATK IN SON BERRIEN COOK PIER C E W ARE BRANTLEY GLYNN SEM IN OLE GRADY BROOKS LAN IER CLIN CH CHARLTON CAM D EN DECATUR TH OM AS LOWNDES ECHOLS 1,683,000 bu 1,680,000 bu 1,663,000 bu 1,585,000 bu 1,323,000 bu 1,243,000 bu 1,217,000 bu 1,175,000 bu 1,077,000 bu 884,000 bu 33,350,000 bu Corn 2002 500,000+ bu 100,000 to 499,999 bu 50,000 to 99,999 bu 10,000 to 49,999 bu Less than 10,000 bu* *Includes County data not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. 12 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE County Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Bartow Ben Hill CORN--Acreage, Yield and Production by County, Georgia, 2001-2002 1/ 2001 2002 Harv Yield per Harv Yield per Planted for Grain Harv Acre 2/ Production Planted for Grain Harv Acre 2/ Production --Acres-- --Bushels-- --Acres-- --Bushels-- 6,000 3,000 77 230,000 6,500 3,000 85 256,000 2,300 2,000 135 270,000 3,500 3,400 106 359,000 3,000 2,000 106 211,000 4,200 2,000 86 172,000 7,500 6,000 170 1,020,000 8,500 8,300 159 1,323,000 1,700 1,400 114 160,000 2,300 2,000 111 222,000 4,300 4,000 145 580,000 4,500 4,400 117 515,000 Berrien Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan Bulloch 4,200 4,000 108 1,100 1,000 135 800 600 78 6,700 6,000 124 600 500 84 8,000 7,000 89 430,000 5,000 4,900 96 135,000 1,700 1,600 115 47,000 1,200 1,000 69 745,000 7,500 7,000 107 42,000 800 700 81 621,000 11,000 10,000 87 469,000 184,000 69,000 750,000 57,000 865,000 Burke Calhoun Candler Chattooga Clay Coffee 5,400 3,400 112 4,500 3,900 158 800 700 109 1,100 700 166 3,700 3,200 135 380,000 616,000 76,000 116,000 432,000 9,000 4,500 3,400 1,300 1,400 5,400 6,000 109 4,400 142 3,000 90 1,200 74 1,300 125 5,300 123 656,000 625,000 271,000 89,000 163,000 650,000 Colquitt Cook Crisp Decatur Dodge Dooly 2,500 2,200 139 1,600 1,400 93 700 600 97 6,200 6,000 160 2,000 1,700 109 1,200 1,000 128 306,000 130,000 58,000 960,000 185,000 128,000 2,700 1,900 1,300 8,000 2,200 1,400 1,700 108 184,000 1,400 90 126,000 1,200 92 110,000 7,700 140 1,077,000 2,000 105 210,000 1,200 96 115,000 Dougherty Early Effingham Emanuel Evans Floyd 1,900 1,600 165 6,200 6,000 161 4,400 3,700 108 2,600 2,300 109 1,100 1,000 60 2,400 2,000 126 264,000 966,000 400,000 250,000 60,000 252,000 2,800 7,000 5,800 2,800 1,300 3,400 2,500 139 6,600 134 5,000 77 2,100 93 1,000 85 3,200 111 347,000 884,000 383,000 195,000 85,000 354,000 Gilmer Gordon Grady Hall Hart Houston Irwin 500 400 163 65,000 6,000 5,200 129 670,000 5,000 4,800 109 522,000 13,500 13,000 133 1,728,000 16,000 14,800 107 1,585,000 850 200 75 15,000 700 500 76 38,000 1,600 1,000 175 175,000 2,000 1,800 122 220,000 10,600 10,000 121 1,210,000 11,500 10,000 118 1,175,000 Jeff Davis 2,000 1,800 139 250,000 2,700 2,400 115 275,000 Jefferson 6,600 5,500 193 1,062,000 8,800 8,300 150 1,243,000 Jenkins 2,500 1,700 135 230,000 4,200 2,500 126 316,000 Johnson 1,300 1,000 95 95,000 1,500 1,400 107 150,000 Lanier 1,300 1,000 120 120,000 1,800 1,700 91 155,000 Laurens 3,800 3,000 112 335,000 5,900 4,900 101 493,000 1/ County data that are not published to avoid disclosing individual operations are included in Other Counties. 2/ Rounded to the nearest bushel. 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 13 County Lee Long Lowndes Macon Marion McDuffie CORN--Acreage, Yield and Production by County, Georgia, 2001-2002 1/ 2001 2002 Harv Yield per Harv Yield per Planted for Grain Harv Acre 2/ Production Planted for Grain Harv Acre 2/ Production --Acres-- --Bushels-- --Acres-- --Bushels-- 6,000 5,300 161 853,000 7,200 3,800 104 395,000 500 300 100 30,000 2,000 1,800 86 155,000 2,700 2,500 87 217,000 3,700 2,000 120 240,000 6,400 3,500 122 427,000 700 600 70 42,000 1,000 850 82 70,000 600 400 80 32,000 Miller 10,000 9,000 159 1,430,000 11,500 11,300 147 1,663,000 Mitchell 9,000 7,700 178 1,367,000 12,000 10,500 160 1,680,000 Montgomery 1,000 700 80 56,000 1,700 1,300 102 133,000 Murray 700 600 133 80,000 Pierce 4,500 4,200 119 500,000 6,000 5,400 92 496,000 Polk 1,300 1,200 99 119,000 Pulaski Randolph Schley Screven Seminole Stewart 800 700 99 69,000 3,000 2,200 141 310,000 4,400 4,200 131 550,000 500 400 90 36,000 6,300 5,300 113 600,000 8,200 6,800 103 700,000 10,000 9,000 184 1,658,000 12,000 11,500 146 1,683,000 1,000 700 120 84,000 1,400 1,200 87 104,000 Sumter Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell Thomas 6,000 3,300 500 700 7,500 6,300 5,000 3,100 400 600 7,000 6,000 146 730,000 8,500 97 300,000 4,600 105 42,000 700 142 85,000 1,500 158 1,109,000 8,500 112 671,000 8,000 6,500 92 598,000 4,300 123 530,000 600 95 57,000 1,400 123 172,000 8,400 145 1,217,000 7,700 89 686,000 Tift Toombs Treutlen Turner Twiggs Union 1,800 1,600 128 1,600 1,200 150 1,100 1,000 173 205,000 180,000 173,000 1,800 2,000 500 2,200 700 500 1,700 126 1,600 120 400 103 2,100 107 600 108 400 85 215,000 192,000 41,000 224,000 65,000 34,000 Walker Ware Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler 900 500 130 2,500 2,300 87 2,600 2,200 161 3,400 2,600 88 1,300 900 130 65,000 200,000 355,000 230,000 117,000 600 3,800 2,200 7,800 1,900 600 300 77 2,800 64 1,800 91 6,600 106 1,100 94 550 113 23,000 178,000 163,000 697,000 103,000 62,000 White Wilcox Worth 1,000 600 95 1,500 1,200 142 3,100 2,500 140 57,000 170,000 350,000 1,100 2,800 4,000 700 80 2,600 112 3,500 139 56,000 291,000 487,000 Other Counties 17,200 9,300 110 1,024,000 14,850 10,500 89 935,000 1/ County data that are not published to avoid disclosing individual operations are included in Other Counties. 2/ Rounded to the nearest bushel. 14 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE District District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 District 8 District 9 CORN--Acreage, Yield and Production by Agricultural Statistics District and State Total, Georgia, 2001-2002 2001 2002 Harv Yield per Harv Yield per Planted for Grain Harv Acre 1/ Production Planted for Grain Harv Acre 1/ Production --Acres-- --Bushels-- --Acres-- --Bushels-- 15,000 12,000 131 1,577,000 15,500 14,000 104 1,456,000 4,000 2,500 114 285,000 4,500 3,000 76 227,000 1,500 1,000 65 65,000 2,000 1,500 91 136,000 7,500 4,500 108 487,000 11,000 7,500 103 776,000 17,000 12,000 124 1,491,000 23,000 19,000 104 1,975,000 39,000 31,000 120 3,730,000 55,000 45,000 105 4,735,000 101,000 90,000 156 13,999,000 124,000 112,000 131 14,709,000 52,000 46,000 126 5,808,000 65,000 59,000 111 6,550,000 28,000 21,000 97 2,038,000 40,000 29,000 96 2,786,000 State Total 265,000 220,000 134 29,480,000 340,000 290,000 1/ Rounded to the nearest bushel. 115 33,350,000 Thousand Acres 600 525 500 400 350 300 200 CORN Acreage and Production Georgia, 1995-2002 450 300 265 240 Million Bushels 60 50 40 290 30 220 20 100 10 0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Year 2000 2001 0 2002 Acres Harvested Production 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 15 GEORGIA COTTON COUNTY ESTIMATES 2002 COTTON Top Producing Counties 2002 Dooly Colquitt Mitchell Worth Decatur Brooks Early Miller Appling Baker State Total 86,000 bales 79,000 bales 76,000 bales 66,000 bales 58,000 bales 58,000 bales 56,000 bales 48,000 bales 45,000 bales 45,000 bales 1,578,000 bales DAD E CATOOSA MURRAY F A N N IN TOW NS UN IO N RAB UN WALKER W H ITFIELD G ILM ER W H ITE L U M PK IN HAB ERSHAM CH ATT O O G A GORDON PIC KEN S DAW SO N STEPHENS FLOYD BAR TO W CHEROKEE HALL FORSYTH F R A N K L IN BAN KS HAR T JAC K SO N M AD ISO N ELBERT POLK PAULDING COBB HAR ALSO N DO U G LAS CAR RO LL BAR RO W G W IN N ET T CLARKE FULTON OCONEE OGLETHORPE DE KALB WALTON W ILK E S CLAYTON R O C K D AL E NEW TON MORGAN TALIAFERR O GREENE LINCO LN C O L U M B IA M CD UFFIE COW ETA HEARD FAYETTE HENRY SPALDIN G BUTTS JASPER PUTNAM W AR R EN HAN CO CK GLASCOCK R IC H M O N D TROUP PIK E M ER IW ETHER LAMAR MONROE JO N ES BALDW IN JEFFERSON W AS HING TO N BURKE HAR RIS UPSON TALBOT BIBB W ILK IN SO N C R AW F O R D TW IG G S JO H N SO N JE NKIN S SCREVEN MUSCOGEE TAYLOR M AR IO N PEAC H HOUSTON BLECKLEY L AU R EN S EM AN U EL TREUTLEN CAN DLE R BULLOCH C H ATT A- MACON EFFIN G HAM HOOCHEE SCHLEY DOOLY PUL ASK I DODGE MONTGOMERY EVAN S WEBSTER WHEELER TOOM BS ST EW AR T BR YAN SUM TER W ILC O X T E L F A IR TATTNALL CH ATHAM Q UITM AN RAN DO LP H TERRELL CR ISP . . . . . . . . . . . .. BEN .. HILL . . . . . . . . . . JEFF DAVIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LIBER TY . . . . . . LEE TURNER A P P L IN G LONG CLAY CALHOUN DOUGHERTY WORTH IR W IN T IF T COFFEE BAC O N WAYNE M C IN TO S H EAR LY BAK ER M ILLE R M ITCHE LL CO LQ UITT BER RIE N COOK ATKINS O N PIE RCE W AR E BR ANTL EY GLYNN SEM IN O LE DEC ATU R G RAD Y THOMAS BROOKS L A N IE R CLINC H LOW ND ES CH ARLT O N CAM D EN ECHOLS C o tto n 2002 40,000+ bales 30,000 to 39,999 bales 20,000 to 29,999 bales 10,000 to 19,999 bales Less than 10,000 bales* *Includes County data not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. 16 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE County Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Ben Hill Berrien COTTON--Acreage, Yield and Production by County, Georgia, 2001-2002 1/ 2001 2002 Lint per Production Lint per Harv 480 Lb Net Harv Planted Harvested Acre Wt Bales Planted Harvested Acre --Acres-- --Pounds-- --Bales-- --Acres-- --Pounds-- 37,000 37,000 701 54,000 37,500 36,500 592 12,500 12,500 730 19,000 11,000 10,000 672 19,000 18,700 847 33,000 17,500 17,000 452 25,000 25,000 806 42,000 25,000 25,000 864 13,000 13,000 628 17,000 11,500 11,000 567 30,000 30,000 656 41,000 30,500 30,500 519 Production 480 Lb Net Wt Bales --Bales-45,000 14,000 16,000 45,000 13,000 33,000 Bleckley Brooks Bulloch Burke Calhoun Candler 18,500 18,000 600 43,500 43,500 728 47,700 47,000 613 44,000 43,500 607 21,000 21,000 960 15,500 15,500 666 22,500 66,000 60,000 55,000 42,000 21,500 16,000 16,000 375 45,000 45,000 619 46,000 31,000 348 39,000 23,500 460 21,000 21,000 709 15,500 15,000 435 12,500 58,000 22,500 22,500 31,000 13,600 Clay Coffee Colquitt Cook Crisp Decatur 6,000 5,000 816 40,000 40,000 684 62,700 62,500 852 21,300 21,000 709 36,600 36,600 616 42,000 42,000 880 8,500 57,000 111,000 31,000 47,000 77,000 7,500 7,500 672 38,000 37,500 538 64,000 64,000 593 19,500 19,500 591 38,000 37,000 480 39,200 39,200 710 10,500 42,000 79,000 24,000 37,000 58,000 Dodge Dooly Dougherty Early Emanuel Evans 16,500 16,500 640 76,000 76,000 651 11,300 11,300 850 45,000 45,000 896 26,800 26,800 600 22,000 103,000 20,000 84,000 33,500 17,000 16,000 570 78,000 78,000 529 8,500 8,500 791 41,500 40,500 664 23,500 14,000 343 5,100 5,100 518 19,000 86,000 14,000 56,000 10,000 5,500 Grady Houston Irwin Jeff Davis Jefferson Jenkins 21,500 21,500 893 14,600 14,600 658 33,700 33,700 769 24,800 24,800 697 19,800 19,500 591 19,400 19,400 594 40,000 20,000 54,000 36,000 24,000 24,000 21,500 21,500 625 15,000 13,000 295 34,000 34,000 579 25,000 24,000 540 17,000 16,000 390 18,400 15,000 400 28,000 8,000 41,000 27,000 13,000 12,500 Lanier Laurens Lee Lowndes Macon Miller 7,500 7,500 621 10,700 9,500 455 28,500 28,000 737 10,100 10,000 720 23,500 23,000 689 34,500 34,500 835 9,700 9,000 43,000 15,000 33,000 60,000 10,500 7,500 320 29,300 29,300 541 10,000 10,000 624 24,000 20,000 408 34,500 34,000 678 5,000 33,000 13,000 17,000 48,000 Mitchell 49,000 49,000 852 87,000 51,000 50,000 730 Montgomery 3,400 3,400 776 5,500 3,700 3,700 493 Pierce 19,500 19,500 591 24,000 18,000 18,000 480 Pulaski 32,400 32,400 696 47,000 32,200 31,000 480 Randolph 15,000 14,500 761 23,000 12,500 12,500 653 Screven 24,200 24,200 664 33,500 23,700 16,000 360 1/ County data that are not published to avoid disclosing individual operations are included in Other Counties. 76,000 3,800 18,000 31,000 17,000 12,000 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 17 County Seminole Sumter Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell COTTON--Acreage, Yield and Production by County, Georgia, 2001-2002 1/ 2001 2002 Lint per Production Lint per Harv 480 Lb Net Harv Planted Harvested Acre Wt Bales Planted Harvested Acre --Acres-- --Pounds-- --Bales-- --Acres-- --Pounds-- 30,000 30,000 1,072 67,000 29,300 29,000 646 35,000 35,000 535 39,000 36,000 33,000 553 8,700 8,700 662 12,000 8,800 8,300 405 5,200 5,000 624 6,500 8,700 8,600 670 12,000 8,500 8,500 678 33,000 32,000 840 56,000 29,000 27,000 676 Production 480 Lb Net Wt Bales --Bales-39,000 38,000 7,000 12,000 38,000 Thomas Tift Toombs Treutlen Turner Ware 37,000 37,000 856 20,800 20,800 738 8,100 8,100 652 3,300 3,300 582 26,300 26,300 639 6,100 6,100 630 66,000 32,000 11,000 4,000 35,000 8,000 35,500 35,500 500 22,000 20,000 600 8,500 8,500 536 3,100 3,000 384 26,300 25,500 489 4,500 4,500 608 37,000 25,000 9,500 2,400 26,000 5,700 Washington 4,000 3,700 415 Wayne 12,000 11,800 529 Wheeler 3,500 3,500 754 Wilcox 28,300 28,000 634 Worth 51,000 51,000 725 3,200 13,000 5,500 37,000 77,000 3,600 2,500 499 10,000 10,000 528 3,600 3,500 507 27,000 26,000 554 53,000 52,000 609 2,600 11,000 3,700 30,000 66,000 Other Counties 66,000 64,700 602 81,100 65,700 59,400 442 1/ County data that are not published to avoid disclosing individual operations are included in Other Counties. 54,700 District District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 District 8 District 9 Other Districts COTTON--Acreage, Yield and Production by Agricultural Statistics District and State Total, Georgia, 2001-2002 1/ 2001 2002 Lint per Production Lint per Harv 480 Lb Net Harv Planted Harvested Acre Wt Bales Planted Harvested Acre --Acres-- --Pounds-- --Bales-- --Acres-- --Pounds-- 33,000 32,000 675 45,000 34,000 30,000 408 128,000 126,000 629 165,000 126,000 115,000 438 204,000 202,500 616 260,000 188,000 135,000 391 450,000 446,000 829 770,000 430,000 420,000 657 547,000 546,000 703 800,000 549,000 540,000 564 117,500 117,000 677 165,000 112,000 110,000 524 10,500 10,500 686 15,000 11,000 10,000 408 Production 480 Lb Net Wt Bales --Bales-25,500 105,000 110,000 575,000 634,000 120,000 8,500 State Total 1,490,000 1,480,000 720 2,220,000 1,450,000 1,360,000 557 1/ District data included in Other Districts to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1,578,000 18 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE GEORGIA OATS DISTRICT ESTIMATES 2002 1 2 3 OATS Production by District 2002 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 District 8 District 9 State Total 44,000 bu 216,000 bu 190,000 bu 800,000 bu 180,000 bu 36,000 bu 1,500,000 bu O ats 2002 216,000+ bu 180,000 to 215,999 bu 36,000 to 179,999 bu Less than 36,000 bu* 4 5 6 7 8 9 *Includes District data not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 19 OATS--Acreage, Yield and Production by County, Georgia, 2001-2002 County data will not be published to avoid disclosing individual operations. District District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 District 8 District 9 Other Districts OATS--Acreage, Yield and Production by Agricultural Statistics District and State Total, Georgia, 2001-2002 1/ 2001 2002 Harv Yield per Harv Yield per Planted for Grain Harv Acre 2/ Production Planted for Grain Harv Acre 2/ Production --Acres-- --Bushels-- --Acres-- --Bushels-- 2,600 1,000 67 67,000 2,600 800 55 44,000 13,000 6,000 63 379,000 13,000 3,600 60 216,000 10,000 4,500 58 260,000 9,600 3,200 59 190,000 53,000 16,000 68 1,090,000 46,400 13,000 62 800,000 17,000 6,000 67 400,000 15,000 3,000 60 180,000 2,300 1,000 60 60,000 2,000 800 45 36,000 2,100 500 38 19,000 1,400 600 57 34,000 State Total 100,000 35,000 65 2,275,000 90,000 25,000 1/ District data included in Other Districts to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ Rounded to the nearest bushel. 60 1,500,000 Thousand Acres 40 35 30 25 20 OATS Acreage and Production Georgia, 1995 - 2002 35 30 25 25 Thousand Bushels 3,000 35 2,500 25 2,000 10 1,500 0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Year 2000 2001 2002 1,000 Acres Harvested Production 20 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE GEORGIA PEANUT COUNTY ESTIMATES 2002 PEANUTS Production by Counties 2002 Early 84,400,000 lbs Decatur 77,000,000 lbs Mitchell 68,500,000 lbs Miller 67,100,000 lbs Worth 64,500,000 lbs Baker 54,000,000 lbs Irwin 49,000,000 lbs Calhoun 46,000,000 lbs Seminole 44,750,000 lbs Bulloch 42,000,000 lbs CATOOSA FAN N IN TOWNS DADE M UR RAY UN IO N RABUN W HITFIELD W ALKER G ILM ER W HITE HAB ER - LU MPK IN SHAM CHATTOOGA GORDON PICKENS DAW SON STEPHENS FLOYD BARTOW CHEROKEE HALL FR ANK LIN BANKS HART FORSYTH JACKSON MADISON ELBERT POLK PAU LD IN G HARALSON BARROW GW IN NETT CLARKE COBB FULTON OCONEE OGLETHORPE DE KALB W ALTON W ILK ES LIN C O LN DOUGLAS ROCKDALE CARROLL CLAYTON NEWTON M OR GAN TALIAFER R O GREENE CO LUM B IA M CD UFFIE FAYETTE COWETA HENRY BUTTS PUTNAM W ARRE N RICH M O ND HEARD SPALD IN G JASPER HANCOCK GLASCOCK TROUP PIKE M ERIW ETH ER LAM AR MONROE JONES BALDW IN JEFFERSON W ASHINGT ON BURKE State Total 1,313,000,000 lbs Peanuts 2002 46,000,000+ lbs 25,000,000 to 45,999,999 lbs 10,000,000 to 24,999,999 lbs 1,000,000 to 9,999,999 lbs Less than 1,000,000 lbs* H AR R IS UPSON TALBOT BIBB CRAWFORD W ILK INSON TW IGG S JOHNSON JENK IN S SCREVEN MUSCOGEE TAYLOR PEACH HOUSTON EM ANU EL M ARIO N LAURENS BLECKLEY TREUTLEN CANDLER CHATTA- M ACO N BULLOCH EFFINGHAM HOOCHEE SCHLEY PULASKI MONTGOMERY WEBSTER DOOLY DODGE WHEELER EVANS STEW ART SUMTER QU ITM AN TERRELL RANDOLPH LEE CR ISP W ILC OX BEN H ILL TURNER TOOMBS BRYAN T E L F AIR TATTNALL JEFF DAVIS APPLING LIB ER TY LONG CHATHAM CLAY CALHOUN DOUGHERTY WORTH IR WIN TIFT COFFEE BACON W AYNE M CINTO SH EARLY BAKER M ILLER M ITC HELL CO LQU ITT BERRIEN ATK IN SON COOK W ARE PIER C E BRANTLEY GLYNN SEM IN OLE DECATUR TH OM AS GRADY LAN IER BROOKS LOWNDES CLIN CH ECHOLS CHARLTON CAM D EN *Includes County data not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 21 County Atkinson Baker Ben Hill Berrien Bleckley Brooks PEANUTS--Acreage, Yield and Production by County, Georgia, 2001-2002 1/ 2001 2002 Planted Harvested Yield per Acre 2/ Production Planted Harvested Yield per Acre 2/ Production --Acres-- --Pounds-- --Acres-- --Pounds-- 4,600 15,200 6,400 12,900 3,350 6,000 4,600 15,100 6,400 12,900 3,350 6,000 3,125 3,935 3,480 2,955 2,570 3,225 14,377,000 59,405,000 22,265,000 38,145,000 8,610,000 19,359,000 5,800 14,800 5,600 11,000 3,250 6,500 5,800 14,800 5,600 11,000 3,200 6,500 3,485 3,650 3,000 2,035 1,845 3,150 20,200,000 54,000,000 16,800,000 22,400,000 5,900,000 20,475,000 Bulloch Burke Calhoun Candler Clay Coffee 19,200 7,800 14,500 2,900 7,600 11,200 19,000 7,800 14,500 2,900 7,600 11,200 2,710 3,220 3,715 2,410 3,275 3,030 51,500,000 25,116,000 53,867,000 6,987,000 24,873,000 33,946,000 19,500 8,250 13,900 1,550 7,100 13,100 19,300 8,100 13,900 1,550 7,100 13,100 2,175 2,470 3,310 2,130 2,800 2,775 42,000,000 20,000,000 46,000,000 3,300,000 19,880,000 36,350,000 Colquitt Cook Crisp Decatur Dodge Dooly 14,000 7,500 14,500 18,500 5,600 17,400 14,000 7,500 14,500 18,500 5,600 17,300 3,560 3,375 2,630 4,370 2,690 2,630 49,823,000 25,315,000 38,128,000 80,845,000 15,064,000 45,469,000 13,100 9,200 13,500 20,400 5,450 17,500 13,000 9,200 13,000 20,400 5,250 17,500 2,500 2,225 1,430 3,775 2,095 1,850 32,500,000 20,470,000 18,600,000 77,000,000 11,000,000 32,380,000 Dougherty Early Effingham Emanuel Evans Grady 3,600 25,400 700 2,700 1,500 8,400 3,600 25,400 700 2,700 1,500 8,400 3,830 3,710 3,930 3,670 3,350 3,840 13,785,000 94,220,000 2,751,000 9,912,000 5,025,000 32,275,000 5,000 25,700 2,800 3,050 1,300 8,700 4,700 25,500 2,800 2,900 1,200 8,600 3,615 3,310 2,535 2,190 2,150 2,650 17,000,000 84,400,000 7,100,000 6,350,000 2,580,000 22,800,000 Houston Irwin Jeff Davis Jefferson Jenkins Laurens 3,850 17,300 1,000 2,000 4,500 5,000 3,850 17,300 1,000 2,000 4,500 5,000 2,750 3,505 2,970 3,170 3,230 1,820 10,587,000 60,623,000 2,970,000 6,344,000 14,540,000 9,102,000 3,600 18,300 1,500 2,250 5,000 4,650 3,600 18,300 1,500 2,250 5,000 4,600 2,000 2,680 2,265 2,710 2,850 1,195 7,200,000 49,000,000 3,400,000 6,100,000 14,250,000 5,500,000 Lee Lowndes Macon Marion Miller Mitchell 12,400 1,700 4,400 1,800 22,300 23,300 12,400 1,700 4,400 1,800 22,200 23,300 3,360 2,810 2,955 3,000 4,160 4,085 41,654,000 4,777,000 12,994,000 5,400,000 92,317,000 95,204,000 12,100 2,000 3,750 1,750 20,500 22,100 12,100 2,000 2,700 1,600 20,500 22,100 2,510 3,250 2,035 2,440 3,275 3,100 30,370,000 6,500,000 5,500,000 3,900,000 67,100,000 68,500,000 Montgomery Pulaski Quitman Randolph Schley Screven 750 10,000 1,200 13,400 1,750 10,900 750 10,000 1,200 13,400 1,750 10,600 2,100 3,335 3,440 3,340 2,620 3,425 1,575,000 33,353,000 4,126,000 44,727,000 4,586,000 36,310,000 600 9,600 12,200 1,800 11,100 600 9,400 12,200 1,700 11,100 2,065 1,715 2,900 1,175 2,530 1,240,000 16,100,000 35,400,000 2,000,000 28,100,000 Seminole Stewart Sumter Tattnall Taylor Telfair 14,000 4,100 13,100 3,350 1,150 3,700 13,900 4,100 13,100 3,250 1,150 3,700 4,200 2,345 3,110 3,470 2,270 2,660 58,409,000 9,615,000 40,759,000 11,272,000 2,610,000 9,848,000 13,900 3,500 13,400 3,450 1,000 3,300 13,900 3,500 13,200 3,100 1,000 3,300 3,220 2,000 1,675 2,580 1,900 2,650 44,750,000 7,000,000 22,100,000 8,000,000 1,900,000 8,750,000 Terrell 13,000 13,000 3,280 42,628,000 12,600 12,600 3,135 39,500,000 Thomas 4,500 4,500 3,695 16,633,000 4,500 4,400 1,955 8,600,000 Tift 15,400 15,400 3,215 49,511,000 15,600 15,600 2,200 34,300,000 Toombs 1,300 1,300 3,020 3,928,000 1,350 1,350 2,800 3,780,000 Turner 13,400 13,400 3,145 42,166,000 13,500 13,400 2,050 27,450,000 Twiggs 1,100 1,100 2,700 2,970,000 1,000 1,000 2,300 2,300,000 1/ County data that are not published to avoid disclosing individual operations are included in Other Counties. 2/ Rounded to nearest pound. 22 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE County Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler Wilcox Worth PEANUTS--Acreage, Yield and Production by County, Georgia, 2001-2002 1/ 2001 2002 Planted Harvested Yield per Acre 2/ Production Planted Harvested Yield per Acre 2/ Production --Acres-- --Pounds-- --Acres-- --Pounds-- 1,100 2,950 7,300 12,100 32,100 1,100 2,950 7,300 12,100 32,100 1,825 1,990 2,585 2,860 3,140 2,010,000 5,866,000 18,878,000 34,608,000 100,742,00 1,050 7,500 550 11,500 29,500 1,050 7,400 550 11,500 29,200 1,620 2,350 2,910 1,895 2,210 1,700,000 17,400,000 1,600,000 21,800,000 64,500,000 Other Counties 2,350 2,350 3,318 6,916,000 3,950 3,700 2,326 7,925,000 1/ County data that are not published to avoid disclosing individual operations are included in Other Counties. 2/ Rounded to nearest pound. PEANUTS--Acreage, Yield and Production by Agricultural Statistics District and State Total, Georgia, 2001-2002 2001 2002 District 1/ Planted Harvested Yield per Acre 2/ Production Planted Harvested Yield per Acre 2/ Production --Acres-- --Pounds-- --Acres-- --Pounds-- District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 District 8 District 9 9,100 32,200 50,700 221,800 191,600 9,600 9,100 32,200 50,200 221,500 191,500 9,500 2,810 2,710 3,055 3,720 3,100 2,920 25,590,000 87,330,000 153,460,000 824,220,000 593,270,000 27,750,000 8,300 30,500 53,500 219,000 191,000 7,700 7,000 30,000 53,000 218,000 190,000 7,000 1,900 1,800 2,400 3,045 2,300 2,500 13,300,000 54,000,000 127,200,000 664,000,000 437,000,000 17,500,000 State Total 515,000 514,000 3,330 1,711,620,000 1/ Data for Districts 1, 2, and 3 not reported. 2/ Rounded to the nearest pound. 510,000 505,000 2,600 1,313,000,000 Thousand Acres 700 600 592 533 500 400 300 200 100 0 1995 1996 PEANUTS Acreage and Production Georgia, 1995-2002 Billion Pounds 2.00 1.75 519 537 544 492 514 505 1.50 1.25 1.00 0.75 0.50 0.25 1997 1998 1999 2000 0.00 2001 2002 Acres Harvested Production 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 23 GEORGIA RYE COUNTY ESTIMATES 2002 RYE Top Producing Counties 2002 Burke Jefferson Laurens Screven Bulloch Randolph Effingham Emanuel Clay Irwin CATOOSA DADE M UR RAY W HITFIELD FAN N IN TOWNS UN IO N RABUN State Total W ALKER W HITE HAB ER - G ILM ER GORDON LU MPK IN SHAM STEPHENS PICKENS CHATTOOGA FR ANK LIN DAW SON BANKS CHEROKEE HALL HART FLOYD FORSYTH BARTOW ELBERT JACKSON BARROW M ADISO N COBB POLK GW IN NETT CLARKE PAU LD IN G FULTON OCONEE OGLETHORPE HARALSON DE KALB W ALTON W ILK ES DOUGLAS ROCKDALE M OR GAN LIN C O LN TALIAFER R O CARROLL NEWTON CO LUM B IA CLAYTON GREENE M CD UFFIE FAYETTE HENRY HEARD PUTNAM W ARRE N BUTTS RICH M O ND COWETA JASPER SPALD IN G HANCOCK GLASCOCK PIKE MONROE TROUP BALDW IN JEFFERSON LAM AR JONES BURKE M ERIW ETH ER W ASHINGT ON H AR R IS UPSON BIBB W ILK INSON JENK IN S TALBOT CRAWFORD TW IGG S JOHNSON SCREVEN MUSCOGEE CHATTAHOOCHEE TAYLOR SCHLEY PEACH HOUSTON LAURENS EM ANU EL BULLOCH BLECKLEY TREUTLEN CANDLER M ARIO N M ACO N STEW ART SUMTER DOOLY PULASKI DODGE WHEELER MONTGOMERY TOOMBS EVANS EFFIN G H AM CHATHAM W ILC OX TATTNALL WEBSTER T E L F AIR BRYAN CR ISP QU ITM AN LIB ER TY TERRELL JEFF DAVIS LEE RANDOLPH BEN H ILL APPLING TURNER LONG CLAY WORTH W AYNE CALHOUN IR WIN BACON M CINTO SH DOUGHERTY TIFT COFFEE EARLY BAKER ATK IN SON PIER C E M ILLER M ITC HELL COOK CO LQU ITT BERRIEN W ARE BRANTLEY GLYNN SEM IN OLE GRADY BROOKS LAN IER CLIN CH CHARLTON CAM D EN DECATUR TH OM AS LOWNDES ECHOLS 36,000 bu 36,000 bu 35,000 bu 28,000 bu 27,000 bu 27,000 bu 26,000 bu 20,000 bu 18,000 bu 18,000 bu 720,000 bu Rye 2002 20,000+ bu 15,000 to 19,999 bu 10,000 to 14,999 bu 5,000 to 9,999 bu Less than 5,000 bu* *Includes County data not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. 24 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE County Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin Banks RYE--Acreage, Yield and Production by County, Georgia, 2001-2002 1/ 2001 2002 Harv Yield per Harv Yield per Planted for Grain Harv Acre 2/ Production Planted for Grain Harv Acre 2/ Production --Acres-- --Bushels-- --Acres-- --Bushels-- 4,000 200 25 5,000 3,800 400 14 5,600 1,500 100 30 3,000 1,700 100 15 1,500 600 100 15 1,500 3,500 200 20 4,000 3,500 250 16 4,000 800 100 25 2,500 700 100 18 1,800 900 100 30 3,000 700 150 16 2,400 Ben Hill Berrien Bibb Bleckley Brooks Bulloch 2,500 2,500 700 1,000 6,000 9,500 200 200 150 150 100 1,800 25 5,000 2,000 200 15 25 5,000 2,000 400 10 20 3,000 600 150 16 27 4,000 900 100 20 30 3,000 6,000 200 15 32 57,000 7,400 1,800 15 3,000 4,000 2,400 2,000 3,000 27,000 Burke Calhoun Candler Carroll Clay Coffee 9,000 8,300 1,000 6,100 5,000 1,200 600 100 800 500 28 33,000 7,600 2,000 18 1,800 200 20 25 15,000 7,100 700 20 30 3,000 700 100 20 19 15,000 4,800 1,200 15 24 12,000 4,300 500 10 36,000 4,000 14,000 2,000 18,000 5,000 Colquitt Cook Crisp Decatur Dodge Dooly 10,000 400 4,900 300 2,200 500 2,100 500 9,700 500 5,200 100 28 11,000 8,000 750 19 23 7,000 4,000 300 15 22 11,000 2,000 700 10 20 10,000 2,700 400 10 26 13,000 7,600 500 20 30 3,000 4,000 200 20 14,000 4,500 7,000 4,000 10,000 4,000 Early Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Franklin 3,500 200 4,800 800 4,300 700 3,600 250 1,300 100 25 5,000 3,000 200 20 24 19,000 4,200 1,300 20 500 300 25 26 18,000 4,000 1,250 16 24 6,000 3,000 300 15 25 2,500 1,000 300 20 4,000 26,000 7,500 20,000 4,500 6,000 Glascock Grady Hart Houston Irwin Jeff Davis 2,100 700 6,500 200 900 150 2,200 400 5,000 800 2,600 200 23 16,000 1,800 1,000 11 25 5,000 5,000 200 20 20 3,000 600 300 12 29 11,500 2,000 600 20 20 16,000 3,800 900 20 25 5,000 2,500 200 15 11,000 4,000 3,600 12,000 18,000 3,000 Jefferson 6,600 1,000 31 31,000 6,900 1,500 24 36,000 Jenkins 5,400 500 28 14,000 4,700 600 15 9,000 Johnson 3,100 700 29 20,000 2,700 400 25 10,000 Lanier 800 200 20 4,000 Laurens 11,000 2,200 29 63,000 10,000 2,500 14 35,000 Lee 2,000 350 26 9,000 1,600 700 20 14,000 1/ County data that are not published to avoid disclosing individual operations are included in Other Counties. 2/ Rounded to the nearest bushel. 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 25 County RYE--Acreage, Yield and Production by County, Georgia, 2001-2002 1/ 2001 2002 Harv Yield per Harv Yield per Planted for Grain Harv Acre 2/ Production Planted for Grain Harv Acre 2/ Production --Acres-- --Bushels-- --Acres-- --Bushels-- Lowndes Macon Madison Marion McDuffie Miller 900 200 5,800 600 2,500 500 1,500 200 20 4,000 1,200 200 10 25 15,000 5,200 700 16 800 200 20 24 12,000 1,800 350 12 25 5,000 1,500 200 20 4,700 200 15 2,000 11,200 4,000 4,200 4,000 3,000 Mitchell Montgomery Morgan Peach Pierce Pulaski 9,200 800 2,900 100 2,100 300 3,600 400 18 14,000 7,900 1,000 15 25 2,500 2,900 150 12 800 100 20 20 6,000 1,800 700 12 25 10,000 3,000 450 10 2,000 200 20 15,000 1,800 2,000 8,200 4,500 4,000 Quitman Randolph Richmond Screven Seminole Stewart 7,400 6,400 2,000 4,200 500 2,300 200 600 1,600 400 15 22 11,000 6,400 1,500 18 500 300 10 28 65,000 5,800 2,000 14 30 6,000 1,700 200 15 20 12,000 3,500 700 10 6,000 27,000 3,000 28,000 3,000 7,000 Sumter Tattnall Taylor Telfair Thomas Tift 3,300 400 3,000 300 1,100 200 5,000 500 1,600 200 3,500 800 18 7,000 2,900 400 10 23 7,000 2,400 450 10 25 5,000 1,300 300 10 24 12,000 3,800 600 15 25 5,000 1,300 200 10 23 18,000 3,500 900 10 4,000 4,500 3,000 9,000 2,000 9,000 Toombs Treutlen Turner Warren Washington Webster 2,200 100 2,100 300 7,100 900 3,800 500 30 3,000 1,800 150 28 27 8,000 2,200 280 15 28 25,000 5,700 900 16 1,300 250 20 24 12,000 3,300 1,200 13 1,600 600 10 4,200 4,200 14,000 5,000 16,000 6,000 Wheeler Wilcox Wilkinson Worth 2,600 700 3,400 500 1,000 200 6,000 600 17 12,000 2,500 500 16 24 12,000 3,000 800 14 25 5,000 800 100 25 23 14,000 4,600 900 20 8,000 11,000 2,500 18,000 Other Counties 44,500 4,050 24 96,000 22,300 2,670 20 53,400 1/ County data that are not published to avoid disclosing individual operations are included in Other Counties. 2/ Rounded to the nearest bushel. 26 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE District District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 District 8 District 9 RYE--Acreage, Yield and Production by Agricultural Statistics District and State Total, Georgia, 2001-2002 2001 2002 Harv. Yield per Harv. Yield per Planted for Grain Harv. Acre 1/ Production Planted for Grain Harv. Acre 1/ Production --Acres-- --Bushels-- --Acres-- --Bushels-- 4,000 300 27 8,000 4,000 300 27 8,000 5,000 300 20 6,000 4,000 300 23 7,000 6,000 500 24 12,000 5,000 1,500 20 30,000 16,000 1,900 25 48,000 14,000 2,300 15 34,000 49,000 7,000 26 182,000 44,000 8,200 16 131,000 60,000 10,500 28 294,000 53,000 13,000 17 221,000 65,000 6,100 20 122,000 55,000 8,400 15 126,000 75,000 7,000 24 168,000 64,000 9,000 15 135,000 20,000 1,400 25 35,000 17,000 2,000 14 28,000 State Total 300,000 35,000 1/ Rounded to the nearest bushel. 25 875,000 260,000 45,000 16 720,000 Thousand Acres 80 70 70 60 55 50 40 30 20 10 0 1995 1996 RYE Acreage and Production Georgia, 1995-2002 65 50 50 45 1997 1998 1999 Year 2000 Thousand Bushels 1,900 1,800 1,700 1,600 1,500 45 1,400 1,300 35 1,200 1,100 1,000 900 800 700 600 2001 2002 Acres Harvested Production 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 27 GEORGIA SORGHUM DISTRICT ESTIMATES 2002 1 2 3 SORGHUM Production by District 2002 District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 District 8 District 9 State Total 16,000 bu 12,000 bu 36,000 bu 50,000 bu 40,000 bu 35,000 bu 861,000 bu 225,000 bu 15,000 bu 1,290,000 bu Sorghum 2002 225,000+ bu 40,000 to 224,999 bu 35,000 to 39,999 bu 12,000 to 34,999 bu Less than 12,000 bu 4 5 6 7 8 9 28 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE SORGHUM--Acreage, Yield and Production by County, Georgia, 2001-2002 County data will not be published to avoid disclosing individual operations. SORGHUM--Acreage, Yield and Production by Agricultural Statistics District and State Total, Georgia, 2001-2002 2001 2002 Harv Yield per Harv Yield per District Planted for Grain Harv Acre 1/ Production Planted for Grain Harv Acre 1/ Production --Acres-- --Bushels-- --Acres-- --Bushels-- District 1 500 400 40 16,000 500 400 40 16,000 District 2 900 300 40 12,000 500 300 40 12,000 District 3 3,000 500 50 25,000 2,000 800 45 36,000 District 4 3,000 1,200 55 66,000 5,000 1,000 50 50,000 District 5 4,000 1,700 47 80,000 3,000 1,000 40 40,000 District 6 3,500 500 40 20,000 3,000 1,000 35 35,000 District 7 25,000 16,000 49 781,000 30,000 20,000 43 861,000 District 8 9,000 4,000 46 184,000 8,000 5,000 45 225,000 District 9 1,100 400 40 16,000 3,000 500 30 15,000 State Total 50,000 25,000 48 1,200,000 55,000 30,000 1/ Rounded to the nearest bushel. 43 1,290,000 Thousand Acres 50 40 40 30 30 20 10 0 1995 1996 SORGHUM Acreage and Production Georgia, 1995-2002 40 30 30 30 1997 1998 1999 Year 2000 Thousand Bushels 1,900 1,800 1,700 30 1,600 25 1,500 1,400 1,300 1,200 1,100 2001 2002 1,000 Acres Harvested Production 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 29 GEORGIA SOYBEANS COUNTY ESTIMATES 2002 SOYBEANS Top Producing Counties 2002 Bulloch Tattnall Jefferson Screven Gordon Laurens Burke Toombs Terrell Appling DADE CATOOSA FAN N IN TOWNS State Total MURRAY W HITFIELD U N IO N RABUN W ALK ER GORDON CHATTOOGA G ILM ER PIC K EN S W HITE LU M PKIN DAWSON HABERSHAM STEPHENS FR AN K LIN FLOYD CHEROKEE BARTOW FORSYTH HALL BANKS M ADISO N JACKSON HART POLK COBB PAU LD IN G BARROW GW INN ETT CLARKE ELBERT FULTON OCONEE OGLETHORPE HARALSON DE KALB W ALTO N W ILK ES DOUGLAS LIN C O L N ROCKDALE M OR GAN CARROLL TALIAFERR O NEWTON GREENE C O LU M BIA CLAYTON HENRY M CD UFFIE FAYETTE COWETA PUTNAM W ARR EN R IC HM ON D BUTTS HEARD SPALDING JASPER HANCOCK GLASCOCK TROUP PIKE LAM AR MONROE B ALDW IN JEFFERSON BURKE M ER IW ETH ER JONES W ASHING TO N H ARR IS TALBOT MUSCOGEE UPSON B IB B W ILK IN SON C RAW FO RD JOHNSON TW IG GS PEACH TAYLOR LAURENS EM AN UEL M ARIO N CHATTA- HOUSTON M ACO N BLECKLEY TREUTLEN JEN K IN S SCREVEN BULLOCH CANDLER EFFIN GH AM HOOCHEE SCHLEY STEWART SUMTER WEBSTER QU ITM AN TERRELL RANDOLPH LEE DOOLY C R ISP PULASKI DODGE MONTGOMERY EVANS WHEELER TOOMBS W ILC OX TELFAIR TATTNALL BRYAN JEFF D AVIS LIB ER TY TURNER BEN HILL APPLIN G LONG CHATHAM CLAY CALHOUN WORTH DOUGHERTY TIFT IR W IN COFFEE BACON W AYNE M CINT O SH EARLY BAKER M ILLER M ITCH ELL C O LQ U ITT COOK ATK IN SO N B ERR IEN PIER C E W ARE BRANTLEY GLYNN SEM INO LE GRADY DECATUR BROOKS LAN IER C LIN CH TH OM AS LOWNDES ECHOLS CHARLTON CAMDEN 285,000 bu 218,500 bu 200,000 bu 151,000 bu 140,000 bu 130,000 bu 95,000 bu 81,500 bu 74,500 bu 70,000 bu 2,940,000 bu Soybeans 2002 100,000+ bu 50,000 to 99,999 bu 30,000 to 49,999 bu 15,000 to 29,999 bu Less than 15,000 bu* *Includes County data not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. 30 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE County Appling Atkinson Bacon Bartow Berrien Bleckley SOYBEANS--Acreage, Yield and Production by County, Georgia, 2001-2002 1/ 2001 2002 Harv Yield per Harv Yield per Planted for Grain Harv Acre 2/ Production Planted for Grain Harv Acre 2/ Production --Acres-- --Bushels-- --Acres-- --Bushels-- 3,200 3,100 25 78,000 3,000 2,800 25 70,000 1,100 1,000 33 33,000 700 600 25 15,000 1,000 900 16 14,500 2,500 2,400 33 80,000 2,000 1,900 23 44,000 1,700 1,600 38 60,000 1,600 1,500 19 28,500 1,500 1,500 32 48,000 Brooks Bulloch Burke Candler Chattooga Coffee 1,000 900 39 15,000 14,500 18 7,000 6,500 21 2,700 2,600 21 900 800 36 1,400 1,400 26 35,000 261,000 136,000 55,000 29,000 36,000 1,000 11,900 5,900 2,100 700 1,100 900 11,600 5,000 2,000 650 800 27 24,000 25 285,000 19 95,000 24 48,500 15 10,000 23 18,500 Dooly Early Effingham Emanuel Evans Gordon 3,800 3,700 29 1,000 900 30 3,000 2,900 34 1,500 1,450 34 1,800 1,700 22 5,000 4,900 37 107,000 27,000 98,000 50,000 38,000 180,000 3,400 1,900 1,700 1,100 1,700 5,800 2,600 1,500 1,600 800 1,600 5,600 18 46,000 21 32,000 22 34,500 23 18,000 16 25,500 25 140,000 Grady Hart Houston Jefferson Jenkins Johnson 1,700 1,600 31 2,200 1,800 27 4,300 4,200 32 9,700 9,500 18 2,000 1,900 32 4,500 4,300 19 50,000 49,000 135,000 171,000 60,000 82,000 1,400 4,500 10,400 1,200 3,500 1,200 3,700 9,200 1,000 2,600 30 35,500 15 57,000 22 200,000 26 26,000 16 41,000 Laurens Lowndes Macon Montgomery Murray Pierce 7,500 7,400 17 1,800 1,500 40 2,500 2,200 33 1,200 1,100 16 1,200 1,100 37 2,000 1,800 25 129,000 60,000 72,000 18,000 41,000 45,000 8,700 2,300 1,100 2,500 7,400 2,000 1,000 2,300 18 130,000 17 34,000 14 14,000 22 50,000 Randolph Richmond Screven Sumter Tattnall Taylor 2,700 2,500 21 600 550 22 10,000 9,700 29 1,600 1,500 35 11,000 9,900 30 900 600 25 53,000 12,000 280,000 52,000 297,000 15,000 2,600 7,800 1,900 9,800 1,600 2,500 7,000 1,800 9,600 1,400 20 50,000 22 151,000 15 26,500 23 218,500 19 27,000 Telfair Terrell Thomas Tift Toombs Walker 1,500 1,400 25 1,500 1,400 21 800 750 35 600 550 27 3,800 3,700 29 1,300 1,300 38 35,000 1,400 1,200 27 30,000 2,700 2,500 30 26,000 1,100 1,000 23 15,000 500 400 18 108,000 3,100 3,000 27 50,000 1,600 1,500 24 32,000 74,500 23,000 7,000 81,500 36,000 Ware Washington Wayne Wheeler 700 700 31 4,500 4,300 20 1,000 900 36 600 550 20 22,000 600 500 31 85,000 3,600 2,400 17 32,000 800 600 30 11,000 15,500 40,000 18,000 Other Counties 26,500 23,850 26 629,000 39,400 32,450 19 618,000 1/ County data that are not published to avoid disclosing individual operations are included in Other Counties. 2/ Rounded to the nearest bushel. 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 31 SOYBEANS--Acreage, Yield and Production by Agricultural Statistics District and State Total, Georgia, 2001-2002 2001 2002 Harv Yield per Harv Yield per District Planted for Grain Harv Acre 1/ Production Planted for Grain Harv Acre 1/ Production --Acres-- --Bushels-- --Acres-- --Bushels-- District 1 12,000 11,500 36 418,000 13,000 12,000 23 275,000 District 2 1,000 1,000 25 25,000 1,000 700 16 11,000 District 3 4,000 3,000 27 82,000 5,000 4,200 17 70,000 District 4 6,000 5,000 34 170,000 6,000 5,300 19 100,000 District 5 30,000 29,000 22 650,000 31,000 24,000 17 410,000 District 6 52,000 50,000 23 1,131,000 44,000 40,000 22 890,000 District 7 14,000 13,000 25 330,000 16,000 14,000 22 314,000 District 8 20,000 18,500 30 554,000 20,000 17,000 20 340,000 District 9 26,000 24,000 28 670,000 24,000 22,800 23 530,000 State Total 165,000 155,000 26 1/ Rounded to the nearest bushel. 4,030,000 160,000 140,000 21 2,940,000 Thousand Acres 500 SOYBEANS Acreage and Production Georgia, 1995 - 2002 Million Bushels 15 400 390 380 310 10 300 220 200 190 140 155 140 5 100 0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Year Acres Harvested Production 2001 0 2002 32 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE GEORGIA TOBACCO COUNTY ESTIMATES 2002 TOBACCO Top Producing Counties 2002 Colquitt Coffee Lowndes Tattnall Berrien Bulloch Pierce Tift Brooks Bacon State Total 5,170,000 lbs 4,266,000 lbs 3,588,000 lbs 3,545,000 lbs 2,846,000 lbs 2,486,000 lbs 2,412,000 lbs 2,319,000 lbs 1,842,000 lbs 1,668,000 lbs 55,650,000 lbs CATOOSA FAN N IN TOWNS DADE W HITFIELD W ALKER M UR RAY G ILM ER UN IO N RABUN W HITE HABER - LU MPK IN SHAM GORDON DAWSON CHATTOOGA PICKENS STEPHENS FR ANK LIN FLOYD BARTOW HALL BANKS HART CHEROKEE FORSYTH M ADISO N JACKSON ELBERT POLK BARROW PAU LD IN G COBB GW IN NETT CLARKE OGLETHORPE FULTON OCONEE HARALSON DE KALB WALTON W ILK ESLINC O LN DOUGLAS ROCKDALE GREENE CARROLL CLAYTON NEWTON MORGAN FAYETTE HENRY COWETA HEARD BUTTS SPALD IN G JASPER PUTNAM TALIAFER R O CO LUM B IA M CD UFFIE W ARRE N HANCOCK GLASCOCK RICH M O ND PIKE M ERIW ET HER TROUP LAM AR JON ES BALDW IN JEFFERSON MONROE W ASHINGT ON BURKE HARRIS UPSON BIBB W ILK INSON TALBOT CRAWFORD TW IGG S JOHNSON JENK IN S SCREVEN TAYLOR PEACH EM ANU EL MUSCOGEE HOUSTON LAURENS BULLOCH M ARIO N CHATTA- M ACO N BLECKLEY TREUTLEN CANDLER EFFING HAM HOOCHEE SCHLEY PULASKI MONT- STEW ART SUMTER WEBSTER DOOLY DODGE GOMERY EVANS WHEELER TOOMBS TATTNALL W ILC OX T E L F AIR BRYAN CHATHAM QU ITM AN CR ISP LIB ER TY TERRELL LEE RANDOLPH TU RN ER BEN H ILL JEFF DAVIS APPLING LONG CLAY WORTH CALHOUN DOUGHERTY IR WIN TIFT COFFEE BACON W AYNE M CINTO SH EARLY BAKER M ILLER M ITC HELL CO LQU ITT ATK IN SON BERRIEN COOK W ARE PIER C E BRANTLEY GLYNN SEM IN OLE DECATUR GRADY LAN IER TH OM AS BROOKS LOWNDES CLIN CH ECHOLS CHARLTON CAMDEN Tobacco 2002 3,000,000 + lbs 2,000,000 to 2,999,999 lbs 300,000 to 1,999,999 lbs Less than 300,000 lbs* *Includes County data not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 33 County Appling Atkinson Bacon Berrien Brooks Bulloch TOBACCO--Acreage, Yield and Production by County, Georgia, 2001-2002 1/ 2001 2002 Harvested Yield per Acre 2/ Production Harvested Yield per Acre 2/ Production --Acres-- --Pounds-- --Acres-- --Pounds-- 940 2,465 2,316,000 890 1,765 1,573,000 510 2,305 1,175,000 550 2,320 1,276,000 810 2,715 2,199,000 890 1,875 1,668,000 1,490 2,460 3,662,000 1,560 1,825 2,846,000 650 2,490 1,618,000 640 2,880 1,842,000 1,110 2,550 2,831,000 1,130 2,200 2,486,000 Candler Coffee Colquitt Cook Grady Irwin 650 1,850 2,000 1,200 870 2,760 2,465 2,680 2,595 2,580 1,795,000 4,558,000 5,358,000 3,111,000 2,246,000 610 1,970 2,130 1,280 510 870 2,600 2,165 2,425 1,205 2,255 1,665 1,586,000 4,266,000 5,170,000 1,543,000 1,149,000 1,450,000 Jeff Davis Lanier Lowndes Mitchell Pierce Tattnall 780 1,450 820 1,260 1,130 2,610 1,740 2,400 2,635 3,110 2,037,000 2,525,000 1,966,000 3,320,000 3,512,000 830 510 1,480 810 1,240 1,140 1,635 2,335 2,425 1,900 1,945 3,110 1,357,000 1,192,000 3,588,000 1,539,000 2,412,000 3,545,000 Thomas Tift Toombs Ware Wayne Worth 520 1,030 750 620 530 540 2,860 2,335 2,180 2,390 2,665 2,400 1,486,000 2,407,000 1,636,000 1,483,000 1,413,000 1,296,000 520 1,060 730 630 570 580 2,670 2,190 2,215 2,210 2,520 1,425 1,388,000 2,319,000 1,616,000 1,393,000 1,437,000 826,000 Other Counties 4,590 2,235 10,256,000 3,370 1,835 6,183,000 1/ County data that are not published to avoid disclosing individual operations are included in Other Counties. 2/ Rounded to nearest 5 pounds. TOBACCO--Acreage, Yield and Production by Agricultural Statistics District and State Total, Georgia, 2001-2002 1/ 2001 2002 District Harvested Yield per Acre 2/ Production Harvested Yield per Acre 2/ Production --Acres-- --Pounds-- --Acres-- --Pounds-- District 5 1,100 2,155 2,370,000 1,100 1,825 2,010,000 District 6 2,400 2,455 5,896,000 2,200 2,140 4,710,000 District 7 1,900 2,505 4,755,000 1,900 2,220 4,220,000 District 8 13,750 2,405 33,077,000 14,300 2,015 28,810,000 District 9 6,950 2,605 18,108,000 7,000 2,270 15,900,000 State Total 26,100 2,460 64,206,000 1/ Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4 not reported. 2/ Rounded to the nearest 5 pounds. 26,500 2,100 55,650,000 34 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Thousand Acres 50 46 45 42 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 1995 1996 FLUE CURED TOBACCO Acreage and Production Georgia, 1995 - 2002 43 41 33 31 1997 1998 1999 Year 2000 Acres Harvested Production 26.1 2001 Million Pounds 120 110 100 90 80 26.5 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 2002 Million Dollars 250 FLUE CURED TOBACCO Value of Production Georgia, 1995 - 2002 205.993 200 150 147.756 100 152.753 153.971 107.874 120.16 119.102 102.674 50 0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Year 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 35 GEORGIA WHEAT COUNTY ESTIMATES 2002 WHEAT Top Producing Counties 2002 Jefferson Randolph Sumter Terrell Miller Early Decatur Seminole Laurens Houston State Total 515,000 bu 484,000 bu 430,000 bu 378,000 bu 376,000 bu 344,000 bu 312,000 bu 286,000 bu 280,000 bu 246,000 bu 8,200,000 bu DADE CATOOSA W HITFIELD FAN N IN M UR RAY TOWNS UN IO N RABUN W ALKER GORDON CHATTOOGA G ILM ER PICKENS W HIT EHABER - LU MPK IN SHAM STEPHENS DAWSON FR ANK LIN FLOYD CHEROKEE HALL BANKS HART BARTOW FORSYTH M ADISO N JACKSON ELBERT POLK BARROW COBB GW IN NETT CLARKE PAU LD IN G OGLETHORPE FULTON OCONEE HARALSON DE KALB W ALTON W ILK ES DOUGLAS ROCKDALE GREENE LIN C O LN CARROLL NEWTON CL AYTO NHE NRY M OR GAN TALIAFER R O CO LUM B IA M CD UFFIE HEARD FAYETTE COWETA BUTTS SPALD IN G PUTNAM JASPER W ARRE N HANCOCK GLASCOCK RICH M O ND TROUP PIKE LAM AR M ERIW ET HER MONROE BALDW IN JONES JEFFERSON W ASHINGT ON BURKE HARRIS UPSON BIBB W ILK INSON TALBOT CRAWFORD TW IGG S JOHNSON JENK IN S SCREVEN PEACH EM ANU EL TAYLOR MUSCOGEE HOUSTON LAURENS BULLOCH M ARIO N BLECKLEY TREUTLEN CANDLER M ACO N EFFING HAM CHATTA- HOOCHEE SCHLEY PULASKI DODGE MONTGOMERY DOOLY EVANS SUMTER WHEELER STEW ART TOOMBS BRYAN W ILC OX WEBSTER T E L F AIR TATTNALL CHATHAM CR ISP QU ITM AN LIB ER TY TERRELL JEFF DAVIS LONG RANDOLPH LEE BEN H ILL TURNER APPLING CLAY IR WIN COFFEE WORTH BACON W AYNE CALHOUN M CINTO SH DOUGHERTY TIFT EARLY M ILLER BAKER M ITC HELL CO LQU ITT ATK IN SON BERRIEN COOK PIER C E W ARE BRANTLEY GLYNN SEM IN OLE GRADY DECATUR TH OM AS BROOKS LAN IER CLIN CH LOWNDES ECHOLS CHARLTON CAMDEN W heat 2002 300,000+ bu 100,000 to 299,999 bu 50,000 to 99,999 bu 25,000 to 49,999 bu Less than 25,000 bu* *Includes County data not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. 36 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE County Atkinson Baker Bartow Ben Hill Berrien Bibb WHEAT--Acreage, Yield and Production by County, Georgia, 2001-2002 1/ 2001 2002 Harv Yield per Harv Yield per Planted for Grain Harv Acre 2/ Production Planted for Grain Harv Acre 2/ Production --Acres-- --Bushels-- --Acres-- --Bushels-- 1,700 200 40 8,000 4,100 2,500 52 130,000 4,200 2,500 48 120,000 2,100 1,000 51 51,000 3,000 1,000 53 53,000 1,000 700 54 38,000 1,500 1,300 47 61,000 4,700 2,000 50 100,000 4,700 1,000 42 42,000 1,000 800 60 48,000 1,300 800 36 29,000 Bleckley Brooks Bulloch Burke Calhoun Candler 2,200 1,000 65 7,000 6,000 63 6,000 5,000 48 10,500 9,000 46 1,800 1,000 44 65,000 375,000 240,000 410,000 44,000 2,000 2,200 11,000 7,000 8,500 1,300 600 1,700 5,500 5,000 6,000 800 53 32,000 38 65,000 30 165,000 40 200,000 37 222,000 30 24,000 Chattooga Clay Coffee Colquitt Cook Coweta 900 300 51 5,000 4,000 53 1,200 500 40 800 600 30 15,300 212,000 20,000 18,000 900 4,500 2,700 1,500 2,500 800 300 3,000 500 600 500 600 50 15,000 32 96,000 30 15,000 40 24,000 36 18,000 30 18,000 Crawford Crisp Decatur Dodge Dooly Dougherty 1,200 700 34 4,000 1,000 65 8,000 6,000 58 4,800 3,500 52 24,000 65,000 350,000 183,000 900 3,000 8,000 3,500 10,500 2,000 600 1,500 6,500 1,500 3,000 1,500 43 26,000 36 54,000 48 312,000 36 54,000 41 123,000 53 80,000 Early Emanuel Floyd Franklin Gordon Grady 11,400 10,000 60 1,200 1,000 40 1,400 600 42 1,400 1,000 51 2,300 1,700 50 600,000 40,000 25,000 51,000 85,000 12,000 1,500 1,000 1,900 1,200 2,500 8,000 600 400 900 700 1,000 43 344,000 35 21,000 40 16,000 56 50,000 63 44,000 50 50,000 Hart Henry Houston Irwin Jackson Jefferson 4,000 1,600 39 700 500 20 7,000 5,500 60 1,800 900 64 1,900 1,400 26 11,500 10,500 58 62,000 10,000 330,000 58,000 37,000 610,000 4,000 8,000 4,200 2,300 14,000 1,800 6,000 1,000 1,300 11,500 35 63,000 41 246,000 55 55,000 35 46,000 45 515,000 Jenkins Johnson Lamar Laurens Lee Macon 3,200 1,700 50 3,500 1,700 59 3,300 2,400 60 8,000 7,000 57 7,300 6,500 46 6,000 5,000 49 85,000 100,000 145,000 400,000 300,000 245,000 4,000 4,500 3,400 9,000 7,000 6,200 2,000 2,100 1,600 7,000 6,000 3,000 31 62,000 45 94,000 53 85,000 40 280,000 37 222,000 40 120,000 Madison 2,000 1,000 40 40,000 2,500 1,000 35 35,000 Marion 2,000 1,000 50 50,000 2,800 2,000 42 84,000 Meriwether 600 300 50 15,000 1,500 700 44 31,000 Miller 10,500 2,500 60 150,000 12,000 8,000 47 376,000 Mitchell 5,400 2,500 60 150,000 6,000 3,500 38 133,000 Monroe 2,500 600 42 25,000 3,000 800 35 28,000 1/ County data that are not published to avoid disclosing individual operations are included in Other Counties. 2/ Rounded to the nearest bushel. 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 37 County Morgan Newton Oconee Peach Pike Pulaski WHEAT--Acreage, Yield and Production by County, Georgia, 2001-2002 1/ 2001 2002 Harv Yield per Harv Yield per Planted for Grain Harv Acre 2/ Production Planted for Grain Harv Acre 2/ Production --Acres-- --Bushels-- --Acres-- --Bushels-- 2,500 500 42 21,000 1,100 500 42 21,000 1,100 1,000 40 40,000 1,000 600 37 22,000 1,600 900 38 34,000 1,200 400 30 12,000 2,200 1,800 40 72,000 2,000 1,500 40 60,000 1,500 500 48 24,000 1,300 600 43 26,000 5,000 2,500 62 155,000 6,100 4,000 45 180,000 Putnam Randolph Screven Seminole Spalding Sumter 11,500 11,000 60 3,000 2,500 49 8,400 4,500 50 12,500 11,500 56 660,000 123,000 225,000 642,000 2,100 14,000 3,500 11,000 1,300 12,500 500 11,000 2,500 5,500 1,000 10,000 40 20,000 44 484,000 27 68,000 52 286,000 54 54,000 43 430,000 Taylor Telfair Terrell Tift Treutlen Turner 2,000 1,600 40 700 300 47 9,000 8,000 58 700 300 50 4,800 2,000 60 64,000 14,000 464,000 15,000 120,000 1,200 1,600 14,000 1,500 1,000 4,500 700 500 10,000 1,000 500 1,000 34 24,000 30 15,000 38 378,000 49 49,000 42 21,000 44 44,000 Twiggs Upson Walker Walton Warren Washington 1,100 900 70 1,100 500 46 1,700 1,000 51 1,300 500 32 800 500 50 7,000 6,000 54 63,000 23,000 51,000 16,000 25,000 324,000 1,500 1,300 1,600 8,000 600 1,000 500 5,500 50 30,000 40 40,000 28 14,000 41 226,000 Webster Wilkes Wilkinson Worth 4,400 4,000 38 3,600 100 50 600 500 40 3,400 1,000 64 152,000 5,000 20,000 64,000 7,500 4,000 600 5,500 3,300 500 400 3,000 33 110,000 30 15,000 33 13,000 49 147,000 Other Counties 43,300 23,600 45 1,182,700 35,400 16,000 32 555,000 1/ County data that are not published to avoid disclosing individual operations are included in Other Counties. 2/ Rounded to the nearest bushel. District District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 District 8 District 9 WHEAT--Acreage, Yield and Production by Agricultural Statistics District and State Total, Georgia, 2001-2002 2001 2002 Harv Yield per Harv Yield per Planted for Grain Harv Acre 1/ Production Planted for Grain Harv Acre 1/ Production --Acres-- --Bushels-- --Acres-- --Bushels-- 8,000 4,000 51 204,000 9,000 4,000 50 200,000 7,000 3,000 31 93,000 8,000 3,000 32 96,000 15,000 5,000 40 200,000 17,000 6,000 36 216,000 22,000 15,000 49 735,000 24,000 13,000 43 555,000 55,000 37,000 55 2,035,000 58,000 35,000 41 1,435,000 37,000 30,000 54 1,620,000 46,000 30,000 37 1,110,000 115,000 87,000 54 4,698,000 130,000 88,000 42 3,720,000 36,000 16,000 55 880,000 50,000 18,000 43 772,000 5,000 3,000 45 135,000 8,000 3,000 32 96,000 State Total 300,000 200,000 1/ Rounded to the nearest bushel. 53 10,600,000 350,000 200,000 41 8,200,000 38 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE GEORGIA CATTLE COUNTY ESTIMATES JANUARY 1, 2003 CATTLE AND CALVES ON GEORGIA FARMS January 1, 2003 Top Counties Jackson Morgan Franklin Carroll Madison Putnam Mitchell Wilkes Colquitt Brooks State Total 25,500 25,000 24,300 23,600 22,700 22,000 21,600 20,600 20,300 19,500 1,240,000 DADE CATOOSA W HITFIELD FAN N IN TOWNS UN IO N RABUN W ALKER CHATTOOGA FLOYD M UR RAY G ILM ER GORDON PICKENS BARTOW W HITE LU MPK IN DAWSON HALL HABERSHAM STEPHENS FR ANK LIN BANKS HART CHEROKEE FORSYTH JACKSON MADISON ELBERT POLK PAU LD IN G HARALSON BARROW GW IN NETT CLARKE COBB FULTON OGLETHORPE DE KALB OCONEE W ALTON W ILK ES LIN C O LN CARROLL HEARD DOUGLAS ROCKDALE M OR GAN CLAYTON NEWTON TALIAFER R O GREENE CO LUM B IA FAYETTE HENRY COWETA BUTTS SPALD IN G JASPER PUTNAM HANCOCK M CD UFFIE W ARRE N RICH M O ND GLASCOCK TROUP PIKE M ERIW ET HER LAM AR MONROE JONES BALDW IN JEFFERSON W ASHINGT ON HARRIS UPSON TALBOT BIBB CRAWFORD W ILK INSON TW IGG S JOHNSON BURKE JENK IN S SCREVEN TAYLOR PEACH EM ANU EL MUSCOGEE M ARIO N HOUSTON BLECKLEY LAURENS CANDLER CHATTAHOOCHEE M ACO N TREUTLEN BULLOCH EFFING HAM SCHLEY PULASKI MONT- DOOLY DODGE GOMERY EVANS STEW ART WEBSTER SUMTER W ILC OX WHEELER T E L F AIR TOOMBS TATTNALL BRYAN CHATHAM QU ITM AN CR ISP LIB ER TY TERRELL JEFF DAVIS RANDOLPH LEE TURNER BEN H ILL APPLING LONG CLAY CALHOUN DOUGHERTY WORTH IR WIN TIFT COFFEE BACON W AYNE M CINTO SH EARLY BAKER M ILLER M ITC HELL CO LQU ITT ATK IN SON BERRIEN COOK PIER C E W ARE BRANTLEY GLYNN SEM IN OLE DECATUR LAN IER GRADY TH OM AS BROOKS LOWNDES CLIN CH ECHOLS CHARLTON CAMDEN C attle 2003 20,000 & Over 15,000 to 19,999 10,000 to 14,999 5,000 to 9,999 4,999 & Below* *Includes County data not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 39 GEORGIA MILK COWS ON GEORGIA FARMS JANUARY 1, 2003 MILK COWS ON GEORGIA FARMS January 1, 2003 Top Counties Macon Putnam Morgan Brooks Mitchell Appling Greene Wilkes Bacon Jenkins State Total 10,800 7,600 5,800 5,200 4,450 4,300 2,900 2,100 2,050 2,050 85,000 DADE CATOOSA MURRAY FANN IN W ALK ER W HITFIELD G IL M E R UN ION CHATTOOGA GORDON PICKENS L U M P K IN DAWSON TOWNS RABUN W HITE HABERSHAM STEPHENS FLOYD BARTOW CHEROKEE HALL FORSYTH BANKS FRAN KLIN HART JACKSON M AD ISON ELBERT POLK BARROW PAU LD IN G HARALSON GW INN ETT COBB FULTON DE KALB W ALTO N CLARKE OCONEE OGLETHORPE LINC OLN CARROLL DO UG L AS RO CKD ALE NEWTON MORGAN GREENE W ILK ES T ALIAFE R R O CO LU M BIA CLAYTON M C DUFFIE HEARD COWETA FAYETTE HENRY BUTTS SPALD ING JASPER PUTNAM W ARR EN HANCOCK GLASCOCK RICHM O ND TROUP PIKE LAMAR M ERIW ETHER MONROE UPSON JONES BALD WIN JEFFERSON W ASHING TO N HARRIS TALBOT BIBB W ILK IN SON CR AW FO R D TWIG GS JOHNSON BURKE JENK INS SCREVEN MUSCOGEE TAYLOR PEACH HOUSTON LAURENS EM ANUE L M AR ION BLECKLEY TREUTLEN CANDLER CHATTAHOOCHEE MACON SCHLEY PULASKI MONTGOMERY BULLOCH EFFINGH AM DO O LY DODGE EVANS STEW ART SUMTER W HEE LE R TOOMBS W EBS TE R W ILC OX TELFAIR TATTNALL BRYAN CHATHAM QU ITM AN CR ISP L IB E R T Y TERRELL RANDOLPH LEE TURNER BEN H ILL JEFF D AVIS APPLING LONG CLAY CALHOUN WORTH IR WIN CO FFEE BACON W AYNE DOUGHERTY T IF T M C INTOSH EARLY BAKER M IL L E R MITCH ELL CO LQU ITT BERR IEN COOK ATKIN SON PIER C E W ARE BRANTLEY GLYNN SEMINO LE DECATUR GRADY THOMAS BROOKS L AN IE R CLIN CH LOWNDES ECHOLS CHARLTON CAMDEN M ilk C o w s 2003 2 ,5 0 0 & O v e r 1 ,5 0 0 to 2 ,4 9 9 1 ,0 0 0 to 1 ,4 9 9 5 0 0 to 9 9 9 4 9 9 & B e lo w * * Includes County data not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. 40 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE County Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin Banks CATTLE--Number on Farms by County Georgia, January 1, 2002-2003 1/ 2002 2003 All Cattle Cows & Heifers Other All Cattle Cows & Heifers and that have Calved Cattle and and that have Calved Calves Kept for Beef Kept for Milk Calves Calves Kept for Beef Kept for Milk 12,200 7,500 5,600 5,500 5,200 12,200 3,200 4,300 2,400 3,100 3,100 7,400 4,750 2,200 4,250 3,200 1,000 2,400 4,800 15,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 6,000 13,000 3,500 4,500 2,500 2,500 3,000 8,000 4,300 2,050 Other Cattle and Calves 7,200 2,500 1,450 2,500 5,000 Barrow 11,400 7,000 4,400 12,000 6,500 Bartow 15,500 6,100 19,000 7,000 Ben Hill 4,300 2,400 1,900 6,000 2,500 Berrien 11,000 5,900 10,000 6,000 740 Bibb 2,800 1,500 390 910 3,000 1,500 400 Bleckley 5,000 3,000 2,000 5,500 3,000 5,500 3,500 3,260 1,100 2,500 Brantley Brooks Bryan Bulloch Burke Butts 2,800 19,500 700 9,500 15,100 5,500 1,200 6,000 4,700 5,800 3,000 4,700 2,120 1,600 8,800 4,800 7,180 2,500 3,000 20,000 600 11,000 18,000 5,000 1,500 7,000 5,500 7,000 3,000 5,200 2,000 1,500 7,800 5,500 9,000 2,000 Calhoun Camden Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton 5,600 600 4,200 23,600 7,600 1,400 2,500 1,900 12,900 3,100 700 3,100 6,000 2,500 500 4,000 2,000 430 10,270 28,000 14,000 870 3,630 8,000 3,500 700 1,500 3,500 250 13,750 630 3,870 Chatham Chattooga Cherokee Clarke Clay Clayton 700 9,000 7,200 3,500 3,600 900 5,500 4,300 1,800 1,800 1,800 600 9,500 8,000 4,000 4,000 700 5,500 5,500 1,500 2,000 2,000 Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt Columbia Cook 1,200 1,000 16,000 20,300 2,700 5,400 8,000 10,300 1,300 2,900 500 1,100 800 17,000 8,500 20,000 10,000 480 9,520 2,500 1,500 5,900 3,000 Coweta Crawford Crisp Dade Dawson De Kalb 5,500 2,400 3,700 5,300 4,600 900 3,000 1,200 1,700 3,500 2,600 5,000 3,500 410 2,500 1,500 2,000 6,000 3,500 1,800 5,500 4,000 2,000 4,000 2,500 700 1,090 2,500 1,500 1,500 Decatur Dodge Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early 13,500 10,800 5,500 3,200 1,400 8,000 6,000 5,900 1,500 1,600 700 4,700 4,900 1,600 700 3,300 15,000 12,000 6,000 3,500 1,000 9,000 6,000 6,500 2,000 2,000 5,500 5,500 1,500 3,500 Echols Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin 900 3,800 13,500 11,500 5,300 3,700 1,800 6,700 5,400 2,800 2,100 1,300 2,000 5,500 6,100 2,500 1,000 4,000 14,000 11,000 5,500 4,000 2,000 7,000 6,000 3,000 2,500 1,200 2,000 5,800 5,000 2,500 Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton Gilmer 3,900 13,100 7,000 24,300 2,900 4,700 2,300 6,500 4,900 15,200 1,500 2,500 1,600 4,000 2,000 15,000 7,500 2,100 6,000 4,500 9,100 24,000 14,000 1,400 2,500 1,500 610 1,590 5,000 3,000 1/ County data that are not published to avoid disclosing individual operations are included in Other Counties. 2,000 1,500 10,000 1,000 870 1,130 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 41 County Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady Greene Gwinnett CATTLE--Number on Farms by County Georgia, January 1, 2002-2003 1/ 2002 2003 All Cattle Cows & Heifers Other All Cattle Cows & Heifers and that have Calved Cattle and and that have Calved Calves Kept for Beef Kept for Milk Calves Calves Kept for Beef Kept for Milk 3,200 600 16,400 16,200 13,900 4,100 1,400 9,700 7,300 4,900 2,500 440 1,010 3,200 1,800 6,260 5,800 1,600 4,000 600 21,000 14,500 13,000 4,500 2,000 11,000 8,000 5,000 3,000 210 840 2,900 Other Cattle and Calves 2,000 9,790 5,660 5,100 1,500 Habersham Hall Hancock Haralson Harris Hart 9,900 17,500 3,300 7,000 3,600 16,700 5,700 9,000 1,600 3,400 2,400 8,000 1,200 1,200 4,200 7,300 1,200 7,500 11,000 19,000 3,000 7,000 3,500 20,000 6,500 11,000 2,000 3,500 2,500 9,500 1,200 1,050 4,500 6,800 1,000 9,450 Heard 7,000 3,700 3,300 8,000 4,000 Henry 7,500 4,500 7,000 4,500 Houston 7,700 3,500 900 3,300 6,000 2,500 820 Irwin 8,500 4,500 4,000 8,000 4,500 Jackson 25,500 14,800 10,700 22,000 15,500 Jasper 10,800 4,800 700 5,300 12,000 5,500 960 4,000 2,680 3,500 6,500 5,540 Jeff Davis Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar 3,100 13,400 10,400 7,200 6,000 8,400 1,900 6,200 3,200 3,100 2,500 4,200 860 2,120 1,030 900 1,200 6,340 5,080 4,100 2,470 3,300 3,500 12,000 11,000 7,000 5,500 10,000 2,000 6,500 4,000 3,500 2,500 4,000 1,000 2,050 850 620 1,500 4,500 4,950 3,500 2,150 5,380 Lanier 1,900 1,000 900 2,000 1,300 Laurens 13,500 7,000 430 6,070 13,000 6,500 490 Lee 12,000 2,500 12,000 2,000 Liberty 1,000 900 Lincoln 5,500 2,900 6,000 3,500 Long 1,500 600 900 1,500 600 700 6,010 900 Lowndes Lumpkin Macon Madison Marion McDuffie 6,800 5,000 15,500 22,700 4,300 8,700 3,800 3,000 2,400 12,400 2,600 3,800 9,400 780 3,000 3,700 1,700 4,120 7,000 5,500 16,000 21,000 5,000 10,000 4,000 3,500 2,500 12,000 3,000 4,000 10,800 700 3,000 2,700 2,000 5,300 Meriwether Miller Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan 13,100 12,800 21,600 7,000 3,900 25,000 8,100 5,900 7,200 2,900 2,000 7,300 4,000 940 6,170 6,900 10,400 3,160 1,900 11,530 15,000 13,000 22,000 8,000 4,000 26,000 8,000 6,000 7,500 3,000 2,000 7,000 4,450 920 5,800 7,000 10,050 4,080 2,000 13,200 Murray Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding Peach 7,300 8,100 9,900 16,100 2,300 2,200 4,400 4,400 5,700 7,900 1,600 600 1,000 7,200 8,000 9,000 10,000 17,000 3,000 2,500 4,500 5,000 6,000 8,000 2,000 800 360 330 1,000 3,140 3,670 8,000 Pickens Pierce Pike Polk Pulaski Putnam 3,700 7,600 10,400 10,200 1,800 22,000 2,200 2,200 4,900 5,000 900 2,600 1,300 430 8,400 1,500 4,100 4,770 900 11,000 4,000 8,000 10,500 10,000 2,000 23,000 2,000 2,500 5,000 5,500 900 2,000 1,350 330 7,600 2,000 4,150 4,170 1,100 13,400 Quitman Rabun Randolph Richmond Rockdale Schley 700 2,300 5,600 2,600 900 1,700 1,300 2,900 800 1,000 1,000 700 1,000 2,500 6,000 3,000 1,000 2,000 1,000 1,500 3,000 1,000 1,000 1/ County data that are not published to avoid disclosing individual operations are included in Other Counties. 1,000 1,000 42 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE County Screven Seminole Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter CATTLE--Number on Farms by County Georgia, January 1, 2002-2003 1/ 2002 2003 All Cattle Cows & Heifers Other All Cattle Cows & Heifers and that have Calved Cattle and and that have Calved Calves Kept for Beef Kept for Milk Calves Calves Kept for Beef Kept for Milk 10,000 9,200 5,200 8,200 1,700 12,100 5,400 3,200 2,500 2,900 1,300 4,800 11,000 10,000 5,000 9,500 2,000 13,000 4,500 3,500 2,500 3,500 1,000 5,000 430 1,750 Other Cattle and Calves 2,070 1,000 6,250 Talbot 3,200 1,900 3,000 1,500 Taliaferro 4,200 1,100 730 2,370 4,500 1,500 710 2,290 Tattnall 11,000 5,500 12,000 6,000 220 5,780 Taylor 5,900 2,600 3,300 6,600 3,000 3,600 Telfair 7,700 4,400 3,300 8,000 5,000 3,000 Terrell 2,400 1,400 2,000 1,000 1,000 Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen Troup 9,100 10,700 13,900 2,800 1,500 15,100 4,900 5,400 3,600 1,600 8,400 9,000 5,000 10,500 5,500 10,300 14,000 3,500 1,200 3,000 2,000 1,500 520 6,180 10,000 5,500 250 4,750 10,500 1,000 460 4,040 Turner 10,700 6,800 3,900 12,000 7,500 Twiggs 2,400 1,200 1,200 2,000 1,000 Union 6,700 3,400 270 3,030 7,000 3,500 250 Upson 6,200 2,600 7,000 3,500 390 Walker 17,400 9,100 760 7,540 17,000 9,500 760 Walton 11,600 6,400 5,200 10,000 6,000 4,500 1,000 3,250 3,110 6,740 4,000 Ware Warren Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler 5,000 8,900 11,600 4,900 2,200 2,800 1,800 4,300 5,600 1,900 1,000 1,900 1,190 650 3,410 5,350 1,200 900 4,500 8,500 12,000 5,500 3,000 3,000 2,000 4,000 6,000 2,000 1,500 2,000 1,050 600 3,450 5,400 1,500 1,000 White Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth 8,300 7,900 9,300 20,600 2,500 16,000 4,500 4,500 4,100 9,600 1,500 8,000 500 650 2,000 3,300 4,550 9,000 1,000 8,000 9,000 9,500 22,000 3,000 14,500 4,000 5,000 4,500 11,500 1,000 7,500 380 680 2,100 510 3,620 4,320 8,400 2,000 6,490 Other Counties 800 8,500 14,950 194,240 1,000 8,400 1/ County data that are not published to avoid disclosing individual operations are included in Other Counties. 9,300 146,400 District District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 District 8 District 9 CATTLE--Number on Farms by Agricultural Statistics District and State Total Georgia, January 1, 2002-2003 1/ 2002 2003 All Cattle Cows & Heifers Other All Cattle Cows & Heifers Other and that have Calved Cattle and and that have Calved Cattle and Calves Kept for Beef Kept for Milk Calves Calves Kept for Beef Kept for Milk Calves 112,000 59,000 3,400 49,600 125,000 65,000 2,800 57,200 142,000 81,000 3,500 57,500 140,000 85,000 3,500 51,500 152,000 80,000 6,100 65,900 160,000 85,000 5,800 69,200 150,000 75,000 13,400 61,600 155,000 75,000 14,000 66,000 190,000 79,000 25,000 86,000 195,000 80,000 23,500 91,500 104,000 46,000 7,700 50,300 110,000 50,000 7,400 52,600 145,000 62,000 10,000 73,000 150,000 65,000 10,500 74,500 170,000 84,000 7,300 78,700 175,000 90,000 8,300 76,700 75,000 28,000 9,600 37,400 80,000 30,000 9,200 40,800 State Total 1,240,000 594,000 86,000 560,000 1,290,000 625,000 85,000 580,000 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 43 GEORGIA HOG DISTRICT ESTIMATES DECEMBER 1, 2002 1 2 3 HOGS AND PIGS ON GEORGIA FARMS December 1, 2002 Inventory by District District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 District 8 District 9 State Total 13,000 40,000 85,000 12,000 20,000 45,000 45,000 55,000 30,000 345,000 Hogs 2002 50,000 & Over 40,000 to 49,999 20,000 to 39,999 19,999 & Below* 4 5 6 7 8 9 *Included District data not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. 44 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE ALL HOGS AND PIGS--Number on Farms by County Georgia, December 1, 2001-2002 County data will not be published to avoid disclosing individual operations. District District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 District 8 District 9 State Total HOGS--Number on Farms by Agricultural Statistics District and State Total, Georgia, December 1, 2001-2002 2001 9,000 38,000 46,000 11,000 17,000 45,000 55,000 56,000 38,000 2002 13,000 40,000 85,000 12,000 20,000 45,000 45,000 55,000 30,000 315,000 345,000 Thousands 800 700 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 1995 GEORGIA - ALL HOGS AND PIGS Number on Farms December 1, 1995-2002 650 520 480 480 380 315 1996 1997 1998 1999 Year 2000 2001 345 2002 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 45 GEORGIA The 11 Principal Crops are: Corn, Cotton, Cottonseed, Hay (All), Oats, Peanuts, Rye, Sorghum, Soybeans, Tobacco (Flue-Cured), and Wheat. CROPLAND USED for 11 Principal Crops Georgia 1995 - 2002 Million Acres 6.0 5.0 4.0 4.2 3.8 4.3 3.9 4.3 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Year Planted Harvested Million Dollars 2,100 1,800 1,500 1,650 1,846 1,200 900 600 300 0 1995 1996 VALUE OF PRODUCTION for 11 Principal Crops Georgia 1995-2002 1,598 1,342 1,085 1,192 1997 1998 1999 Year Value 2000 1,117 2001 961 2002 46 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE FIELD CROPS HIGHLIGHTS -- 2002 CROP YEAR Wintertime temperatures were near normal, while rainfall was slightly below average. The early part of the spring was dry with normal temperatures. Temperatures during May were near normal, except during the middle of the month when temperatures were well below average. June was generally dry with only scattered showers. Temperatures were near normal. The remainder of the summer was dry, with only hit and miss showers. Yields suffered on dryland crops. During September weather conditions changed dramatically. Two tropical storms, one during mid-month and one the latter part of the month, brought much needed rains to most of the State. The rains were beneficial in replenishing ponds and ground water, but hindered peanut and cotton harvesting. The remainder of the fall and early winter brought above normal rainfall and below normal temperatures. COTTON Cotton planting was virtually complete by the first of June, well ahead of the five-year average. Overall, the crop was in fair to good condition throughout the growing season; however, dryland yields suffered due to little rain. Harvesting weather was hindered by wet conditions. Yields averaged 557 pounds per harvested acre, compared with 720 pounds in 2001. There were 1,360,000 harvested acres from the 1,450,000 acres planted in 2002. This compares with the 1,480,000 acres harvested in 2001. Georgia's production totaled 1,578,000 bales (480 lbs.), down 29 percent from the 2,220,000 produced in 2001. The preliminary price for 2002 cotton lint was 44.6 cents per pound, compared with 30.6 cents per pound in 2001. CORN Dryland corn suffered during the dry summer, while irrigated corn fared well. Of the 340,000 planted acres, 290,000 acres were harvested for grain. Grain yields were 115 bushels per acre, the second highest on record. Grain production totaled 33,350,000 bushels, up 13 percent from 2001. Corn was cut for silage from 40,000 acres, the same as 2001. Silage yields averaged 16 tons per acre compared with 18 tons in 2001. Preliminary grain prices averaged $2.65 in 2002, compared with $2.32 in 2001. 13 percent less than the 2001 crop. Yields averaged 2,100 pounds compared with 2,460 pounds per acre in 2001. Harvested acreage showed a slight increase, going from 26,100 acres in 2001 to 26,500 acres in 2002. Prices decreased slightly compared with the previous year. The 2002 crop averaged $184.50 per hundredweight (cwt.), compared with $185.50 in 2001. Total value of the 2002 tobacco crop was $103 million compared with $119 million in 2001. SOYBEANS Soybean planting got underway about the third week of April. Yields suffered due to hot and dry summertime conditions. Final yields averaged 21 bushels per harvested acre, five bushels less than in 2001. Harvest was slowed by wet conditions. Soybean acreage continued to decline, as only 160,000 acres were planted compared with 165,000 acres in 2001. Harvested acreage was 140,000 acres compared with 155,000 acres in 2001. Georgia's production decreased to 2.94 million bushels, 27 percent less than 2001. Preliminary prices averaged $5.35 per bushel, compared with $4.35 per bushel in 2001. SORGHUM Sorghum planted for all purposes amounted to 55,000 acres in 2002, up 5,000 acres from 2001. Acreage harvested for grain tallied 30,000 acres in 2002, 5,000 acres more than in 2001. Yields averaged 43 bushels per acre and grain production totaled 1.29 million bushels, 8 percent more than in 2001. Prices averaged $2.41 per bushel. Sorghum harvested as silage was 20,000 acres, the same as in 2001. Silage yields averaged 13 tons per acre, three more tons than in 2001. HAY Hay production totaled 1.69 million tons, down 13 percent from 2001. Yields averaged 2.6 tons per acre from all cuttings, down 0.40 of a ton from 2001. Acreage harvested totaled 650,000 acres, the same as in 2001. The prices farmers received for hay sold averaged $57.00 per ton, down $1.00 per ton from 2001. PEANUTS SMALL GRAINS Peanut yields in 2002 decreased from the previous year to average 2,600 pounds per acre. A cool mid-May, which was followed by hot and dry weather, hurt the crop development. Wet weather during harvest was also a big hindrance. Production in 2002 totaled 1.31 billion pounds (656,500 tons), down 23 percent from 2001. The production decrease resulted from a decrease in acreage and lower yields. Planted acreage declined to 510,000 acres, compared with 515,000 acres in 2001. Harvested acreage totaled 505,000 acres in 2002. Georgia produced 40 percent of the Nation's peanuts in 2002. TOBACCO Acres of wheat planted in 2002 expanded to 350,000, compared with 300,000 acres in 2001. Harvested acres were at 200,000, the same as in 2001. Yields declined and growers averaged 41 bushels per acre, compared to 53 bushels per acre last year. Oats planted acreage was 90,000, down 10,000 acres from a year earlier. Harvested acres were 25,000, compared with 35,000 the previous year. Yield averaged 60 bushels per acre, compared with 65 bushels per acre in 2001. Rye planted acreage fell to 260,000 in 2002, compared with 300,000 acres in 2001. Harvested acres totaled 45,000, compared to 35,000 acres in 2001. Yields dropped to 16 bushels per acre, compared to 25 bushels per acre in 2001. Transplanting got off to a fast start and was virtually complete by the third week of April. Yields suffered due to dry conditions, worms and above average disease problems. Production totaled 55.7 million pounds, 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 47 FIELD CROPS--Acreage, Yield, Production and Value of Production, Georgia, 1995-2002 Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 CORN Acres Planted 1,000 Acres 400 580 500 500 350 360 265 Acres Harvested 1/ 1,000 Acres 350 525 450 265 300 240 220 Yield per Acre Bushels 90.0 95.0 105.0 85.0 103.0 107.0 134.0 Production 1,000 Bu 31,500 49,875 47,250 22,525 30,900 25,680 29,480 Mkt Yr Avg Price $ per Bu 3.55 3.58 2.90 2.46 2.27 2.06 2.32 Value of Production 1,000 Dols 111,825 178,553 137,025 55,412 70,143 52,901 68,394 2002 340 290 115.0 33,350 2.65 88,378 OATS Acres Planted 1,000 Acres Acres Harvested 1/ 1,000 Acres Yield per Acre Bushels Production 1,000 Bu Mkt Yr Avg Price $ per Bu Value of Production 1,000 Dols 75 35 50.0 1,750 1.70 2,975 60 25 64.0 1,600 2.53 4,048 65 30 56.0 1,680 1.87 3,142 50 25 53.0 1,325 1.50 1,988 60 25 55.0 1,375 1.70 2,338 70 35 72.0 2,520 1.40 3,528 100 35 65.0 2,275 1.75 3,981 90 25 60.0 1,500 2.10 3,150 RYE Acres Planted 1,000 Acres Acres Harvested 1/ 1,000 Acres Yield per Acre Bushels Production 1,000 Bu Mkt Yr Avg Price $ per Bu Value of Production 1,000 Dols 300 55 21.0 1,155 3.40 3,927 300 70 26.0 1,820 4.40 8,008 300 65 22.0 1,430 5.00 7,150 250 50 21.0 1,050 3.40 3,570 230 50 21.0 1,050 5.00 5,250 230 45 26.0 1,170 4.90 5,733 300 35 25.0 875 6.00 5,250 260 45 16.0 720 6.00 4,320 SORGHUM, GRAIN Acres Planted 1,000 Acres Acres Harvested 1/ 1,000 Acres Yield per Acre Bushels Production 1,000 Bu Mkt Yr Avg Price $ per Bu Value of Production 1,000 Dols 55 30 37.0 1,110 3.24 3,596 65 40 41.0 1,640 2.58 4,231 65 40 45.0 1,800 2.63 4,734 50 30 38.0 1,140 2.13 2,428 50 30 45.0 1,350 1.79 2,417 55 30 45.0 1,350 1.99 2,687 50 25 48.0 1,200 1.85 2,218 55 30 43.0 1,290 2.41 3,106 SOYBEANS Acres Planted 1,000 Acres Acres Harvested 1,000 Acres Yield per Acre Bushels Production 1,000 Bu Mkt Yr Avg Price $ per Bu Value of Production 1,000 Dols 320 310 27.0 8,370 6.71 56,163 400 390 26.0 10,140 6.87 69,662 400 380 21.0 7,980 6.68 53,306 300 220 21.0 4,620 5.24 24,209 220 190 19.0 3,610 4.79 17,292 170 140 24.0 3,360 4.43 14,885 165 155 26.0 4,030 4.35 17,531 160 140 21.0 2,940 5.35 15,729 WHEAT Acres Planted 1,000 Acres Acres Harvested 1/ 1,000 Acres Yield per Acre Bushels Production 1,000 Bu Mkt Yr Avg Price $ per Bu Value of Production 1,000 Dols 1/ Harvested for grain. 350 300 38.0 11,400 3.39 38,646 380 330 48.0 15,840 4.38 69,379 400 350 44.0 15,400 3.19 49,126 290 240 43.0 10,320 2.60 26,832 300 225 43.0 9,675 2.31 22,349 300 200 54.0 10,800 2.45 26,460 300 200 53.0 10,600 2.05 21,730 350 200 41.0 8,200 2.50 20,500 48 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE FIELD CROPS--Acreage, Yield, Production and Value of Production, Georgia, 1995-2002 Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 PEANUTS Acres Planted 1,000 Acres 595 535 520 540 546 494 515 510 Acres Harvested 1,000 Acres 592 533 519 537 544 492 514 505 Yield per Acre Pounds 2,390 2,690 2,570 2,815 2,575 2,700 3,330 2,600 Production 1,000 Lbs 1,414,880 1,433,770 1,333,830 1,511,655 1,400,800 1,328,400 1,711,620 1,313,000 Mkt Yr Avg Price per Lb 29.5 29.7 30.3 30.3 27.2 28.6 22.7 17.5 Value of Production 1,000 Dols 417,390 425,830 404,150 458,031 381,018 379,922 388,538 229,775 TOBACCO-FLUE CURED Acres Planted 1/ 1,000 Acres Acres Harvested 1,000 Acres Yield per Acre Pounds Production 1,000 Lbs Mkt Yr Avg Price per Lb Value of Production 1,000 Dols 42.0 42.0 2,000 84,000 175.9 147,756 46.0 46.0 2,470 113,620 181.3 205,993 43.0 43.0 2,075 89,225 171.2 152,753 41.0 41.0 2,200 90,200 170.7 153,971 33.0 33.0 1,940 64,020 168.5 107,874 31.0 31.0 2,220 68,820 174.6 120,160 26.1 26.1 2,460 64,206 185.5 119,102 26.5 26.5 2,100 55,650 184.5 102,674 COTTON Acres Planted 1,000 Acres Acres Harvested 1,000 Acres Yield per Acre Pounds Production 1,000's of 480 Lb Bales Mkt Yr Avg Price per Lb Value of Production 1,000 Dols 1,500 1,490 625 1,340 1,336 747 1,440 1,425 646 1,370 1,280 578 1,470 1,300 579 1,500 1,350 591 1490 1480 720 1450 1360 557 1,941 76.6 713,667 2,079 70.5 703,534 1,919 67.7 623,598 1,542 61.4 454,458 1,567 45.3 340,728 1,663 55.6 443,821 2,220 30.6 326,074 1,578 44.6 337,818 COTTONSEED Acres Planted 1,000 Acres Acres Harvested 1,000 Acres Yield per Acre Pounds Production 1,000 Tons Mkt Yr Avg Price $ per Ton Value of Production 1,000 Dols 674 83.50 56,279 681 105.00 71,505 660 108.00 71,280 526 105.00 55,230 546 73.00 39,858 563 88.00 49,544 764 66.50 50,806 544 78.00 42,432 ALL HAY Acres Planted 1/ 1,000 Acres Acres Harvested 1,000 Acres Yield per Acre Tons Production 1,000 Tons Mkt Yr Avg Price $ per Ton Baled Value of Production 1,000 Dols 600 600 2.5 1,500 65.00 97,500 600 600 2.8 1,680 62.50 105,000 600 600 2.6 1,560 59.00 92,040 650 650 2.3 1,495 71.00 106,145 600 600 2.5 1,500 64.00 96,000 650 650 2.4 1,560 59.00 92,040 650 650 3.0 1,950 58.00 113,100 650 650 2.6 1,690 57.00 96,330 TOTAL CROPS Acres Planted 1/ 1,000 Acres 4,237 4,306 4,333 4,041 Acres Harvested 1,000 Acres 3,804 3,895 3,902 3,338 Yield per Acre Pounds Production 1,000 Lbs Mkt Yr Avg Price per Lb Value of Production 1,000 Dols 1,649,724 1,845,743 1,598,304 1,342,274 1/ Harvested acres substituted for planted acres for tobacco and hay. 3,859 3,297 3,860 3,213 3,861 3,340 1,085,267 1,191,681 1,116,724 3,892 3,271 944,212 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 49 CORN AND SORGHUM SILAGE--Acreage, Yield and Production, Georgia, 1995-2002 Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Corn for Silage Acres Harvested 1,000 Acres 40 45 40 Yield per Acre Tons 14.0 14.0 17.0 Production 1,000 Tons 560 630 680 Sorghum for Silage Acres Harvested 1,000 Acres 20 20 15 Yield per Acre Tons 12.0 10.0 10.0 Production 1,000 Tons 240 200.0 150 55 45 10.0 13.0 550 585 15 15 9.0 10.0 135 150.0 45 40 15.0 18.0 675 720 15 20 9.0 10.0 135 200 2002 40 16.0 640 20 13.0 260 CORN HARVESTED FOR Grain--Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Acres Harvested, Yield, Production, Georgia, 1995-2002 Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Acres Harvested for Grain Non-Irrigated 1,000 Acres 270 345 300 90 160 100 100 130 Irrigated 1,000 Acres 80 180 150 175 140 140 120 160 Total 1,000 Acres 350 525 450 265 300 240 220 290 Yield per Acre Non-Irrigated Bushels 76.7 68.4 85.0 26.7 66.3 48.2 92.0 64.5 Irrigated Bushels 135.0 146.0 145.0 115.0 145.0 149.0 169.0 156.0 Total Bushels 90.0 95.0 105.0 85.0 103.0 107.0 134.0 115.0 Production Non-Irrigated 1,000 Bushels 20,700 23,600 25,500 2,400 10,600 4,820 9,200 8,390 Irrigated 1,000 Bushels 10,800 26,275 21,750 20,125 20,300 20,860 20,280 24,960 Total 1,000 Bushels 31,500 49,875 47,250 22,525 30,900 25,680 29,480 33,350 CORN ACRES HARVESTED FOR GRAIN Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Georgia, 1995 - 2002 Thousand Acres 400 345 300 300 270 200 180 150 175 160 140 140 160 120 130 100 80 90 100 100 0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Year 2000 Non-irrigated Irrigated 2001 2002 50 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE CROPS RECORDS--Acreage, Yield and Production, Georgia 1/ Records Began Record Low Record High Item Unit Year Quantity Year(s) Quantity Year(s) Hay, All Acres Harvested Yield per Acre Production 1,000 Acres Tons 1,000 Tons 1909 316 1909 1,617 1943 0.33 1925 3.0 1991, 1994, 2001 177 1925 1,950 1994, 2001 Apples Total Production 1,000 Lbs. 1976 9,000 2001 50,000 1984,1987 Corn for Grain Acres Harvested Yield per Acre Production 1,000 Acres Bushels 1,000 Bu 1919 220 8.0 22,525 2001 1936 1998 4,508 134.0 133,920 1935 2001 1976 Cotton, Upland Acres Harvested 1,000 Acres Yield per Acre Pounds Production 1,000 Bales 1866 115 1978, 1983 93 1875 82 1977 5,157 843 2,769 1914 1994 1911 Oats Acres Harvested 1,000 Acres Yield per Acre Production Bushels 1,000 Bu 1866 25 8.0 1,012 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002 1871 1866 770 72.0 17,391 1882 2000 1945 Peaches Total Production 1,000 Lbs 1899 0 1955 499,200 1928 Peanuts Acres Harvested 1,000 Acres Yield per Acre Pounds Production 1,000 Lbs 1909 35 490 26,250 1910 1932 1910 1,169 3,375 2,228,550 1948 1984 1991 Pecans Production 1,000 Lbs 1919 1,500 1922 150,000 1993 Rye Acres Harvested Yield per Acre Production 1,000 Acres Bushels 1,000 Bu 1867 3 1950 110 1978,1979 2.0 1890 27.0 1988,1994 28 1950 2,730 1981 Sorghum Grain Acres Harvested Yield per Acre Production 1,000 Acres Bushels 1,000 Bu Soybeans Acres Harvested Yield per Acre Production 1,000 Acres Bushels 1,000 Bu Tobacco Acres Harvested 1,000 Acres Yield per Acre Pounds Production 1,000 Lbs Wheat Acres Harvested 1,000 Acres Yield per Acre Bushels Production 1,000 Bu 1/ Through crop year 2002. 1953 1924 1899 1866 10 1962, 1963 13.0 1954 143 1954 138 50.0 6,624 5 1928 2,350 5.0 1933,1939 31.0 32 1928 63,450 1899-1906 2 1908-1912 122 440 1902 2,470 880 1902 161,402 28 1930 4.0 1866, 1871, 1890 280 1930 1,370 54.0 46,010 1985 1991,1994 1985 1982 1994 1982 1939 1996 1974 1982 2000 1981 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 51 GEORGIA: FIELD CROPS, USUAL PLANTING AND HARVESTING DATES Crop Usual Planting Dates Begin Most Active Ends Usual Harvesting Dates Begin Most Active Corn for Grain Mar 1 Mar 20-Apr15 May 5 Jul 25 Aug 15-Sep 5 Corn for Silage Mar 1 Mar 20-Apr 15 May 5 Jul 10 Jul 20-Aug 10 Cotton Apr 20 Apr 25-May 25 Jun 5 Sep 20 Oct 5-Nov 15 Oats, Fall Sep 20 Oct 5-Nov 20 Dec 10 May 20 Jun 1-Jun 20 Peanuts Apr 15 Apr 25-May 20 Jun 10 Sep 5 Sep 10-Oct 15 Rye Sep 20 Oct 5-Nov 10 Dec 5 May 10 May 25-Jun 20 Sorghum for Grain Apr 15 Apr 30-Jun 5 Jul 5 Aug 20 Sep 10-Oct 15 Sorghum for Silage Apr 15 Apr 30-Jun 5 Jul 5 Jun 25 Jul 15-Aug 20 Soybeans May 5 May 25-Jun 20 Jul 5 Oct 1 Nov 1-Nov 25 Tobacco Flue Cured Mar 20 Apr 1-Apr 10 Apr 25 Jun 20 Jul 10-Aug 15 Wheat Oct 5 Nov 15-Dec 5 Dec 15 May 20 Jun 1-Jun 15 Ends Oct 10 Sep 1 Dec 15 Jun 25 Nov 1 Jun 25 Nov 25 Sep 1 Dec 15 Sep 1 Jun 30 GEORGIA: VEGETABLES, USUAL PLANTING AND HARVESTING DATES Crop Usual Planting Dates Begin Usual Harvesting Dates Most Active Fresh Market: Cabbage, Spring Dec 15-Feb 27 Mar 20 Apr 1-Jun 15 Cabbage, Summer Apr 1-Jul 31 Jul 1 Jul 5-Oct 15 Cantaloups Mar 1-May 1 Jun 1 Jun 15-Jul 31 Snap Beans, Spring Mar 1-Apr 20 May 1 May 10-Jun 20 Snap Beans, Summer May 1-May 15 Jul 1 Jul 15-Aug 1 Snap Beans, Fall Jul 15-Aug 20 Oct 1 Oct 10 Tomatoes Mar 1-Jun 1 May 25 Jun 1-Sep 1 Watermelons, Spring Feb 15-Mar 1 Jun 15 Jun 15-Jun 30 Watermelons, Summer Mar 1-Apr 15 Jul 1 Jul 1-Aug 15 Processing: Cucumbers Mar 1-Sep 1 May 5 May 15-Oct 20 Snapbeans Apr 1-Apr 10 Jun 1 Jun 1-Jun 15 Ends Jun 30 Dec 15 Aug 25 Jun 30 Aug 15 Oct 15 Sep 15 Jun 30 Sep 15 Oct 31 Jun 30 Crop Apples Blueberries Grapes Peaches Pecans GEORGIA: FRUIT, FULL BLOOM AND HARVESTING DATES Dates of Full Bloom Begin Harvest Dates Most Active Apr 10-Apr 20 Aug 1 Sep 1-Sep 30 Mar 15-Mar 30 Apr 15 May 10-Jun 30 May 1-May 20 Jul 25 Aug 1-Sep 30 Mar 10-Mar 30 May 15 Jun 1-Aug 1 May 5-May 20 Oct 1 Oct 15-Dec 15 Ends Nov 10 Sep 1 Oct 15 Aug 15 Jan 1 52 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Date OFF FARM GRAIN STOCKS--Quarterly, Georgia, 2000-2002 1/ 2000 2001 2002 CORN Mar 1 Jun 1 Sep 1 Dec 1 7,913 5,454 3,962 7,750 6,879 4,365 3,455 9,162 6810 5239 3653 6978 OATS Mar 1 Jun 1 Sep 1 Dec 1 * 149 62 54 177 * 254 222 83 241 134 82 WHEAT Mar 1 2,658 2,212 1840 Jun 1 2,086 944 716 Sep 1 5,122 4,718 * Dec 1 3,541 2,906 * 1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals and processors. * Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. GRAIN STOCKS CAPACITY --December 1, Georgia, 1995-2002 Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Number of Facilities Off Farm 229 218 206 202 187 197 188 188 Storage Capacity Off Farm On Farm 1,000 Bu 1,000 Bu 57,480 90,000 54,470 80,000 50,430 90,000 49,930 80,000 45,840 85,000 46,525 80,000 46,350 75,000 46,750 75,000 Month May 1 Dec 1 HAY STOCKS ON FARMS--Georgia, 1995-2002 Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 1,000 Tons 371 150 302 203 209 240 1,000 Tons 1,050 924 1,045 1,000 1,245 950 2001 190 1,599 2002 350 1,464 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 53 Month Ending 2001 Sep Oct Nov Dec U.S. STOCKS OF PEANUTS AT MONTH'S END--2001-2003 1/ Farmer Stock Equivalent Farmer Stock Shelled Peanuts 2/ Roasting Stock (In Shell) Shelled Peanuts Total 3/ --1,000 Pounds-- 830,509 3,012,120 3,439,426 3,237,636 486,725 549,552 582,670 624,973 16,086 34,502 47,233 47,310 647,344 730,904 774,951 831,214 1,493,939 3,777,526 4,261,610 4,116,160 2002 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2,900,706 2,527,600 2,158,661 1,717,665 979,732 691,504 483,702 447,016 582,400 1,380,798 1,718,116 1,789,856 706,947 765,488 832,436 838,358 809,975 779,801 697,412 520,396 380,932 421,269 452,369 470,560 50,990 60,811 61,993 61,852 67,161 77,250 65,149 45,055 31,619 37,511 39,144 38,557 940,240 1,018,099 1,107,140 1,115,016 1,077,267 1,037,135 927,558 692,127 506,640 560,288 601,651 625,845 3,891,936 3,606,510 3,327,794 2,894,533 2,124,160 1,805,889 1,476,409 1,184,198 1,120,659 1,978,597 2,358,911 2,454,258 2003 Jan 1,528,196 504,538 44,489 671,036 2,243,721 Feb 1,306,634 535,439 50,539 712,134 2,069,307 Mar 1,031,400 570,293 52,500 758,490 1,842,390 Apr 880,032 587,952 61,534 781,976 1,723,542 May 723,508 598,762 66,400 796,353 1,586,261 Jun 315,158 597,230 62,283 794,316 1,171,757 1/ Excludes stocks on farms. Includes stocks owned by or held for account of CCC in commercial storages. Farmer stock on net weight basis. 2/ Includes shelled edible grades, shelled oil stock, and shelled seed (untreated). 3/ Actual farmer stock, plus roasting stock, plus shelled peanuts X 1.33. State 1995 SOYBEANS--Percent of Acreage Planted Following Another Crop, Selected States, 1995-2003 1/ 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 AL 24 14 21 26 36 26 8 13 12 AR 30 32 23 25 23 28 23 21 16 DE 54 51 60 43 31 49 44 39 37 FL 23 15 27 15 0 39 0 38 38 GA 64 50 44 42 44 32 39 37 33 IL 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 4 5 IN 3 6 5 4 2 2 1 2 3 KS 3 5 1 2 2 3 6 5 7 KY 35 45 34 51 36 37 28 29 24 LA 5 8 7 6 6 13 5 9 9 MD 48 47 48 33 33 36 31 30 43 MS 6 13 8 5 9 9 13 9 4 MO 10 13 9 13 7 9 11 10 7 NJ 19 19 33 21 33 25 2 21 22 NC 49 40 43 44 50 39 38 42 41 OH 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 OK 24 26 26 11 16 19 8 24 24 PA 19 18 26 18 16 6 11 18 11 SC 48 55 66 48 45 38 48 42 38 TN 36 39 31 35 28 32 32 35 28 TX 15 1 9 3 4 13 1 8 5 VA 56 66 60 45 43 29 48 24 34 WV 2/ 0 7 4 1 US 8 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 5 1/ Data as obtained from area frame samples. These data do not represent official estimates of the Agricultural Statistics Board but provide raw data as obtained from survey respondents. The purpose of these data is to portray trends in soybean production practices. 2/ Estimates began in 2000. 54 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE FRUITS, NUTS, AND VEGETABLES Million Pounds 200 FRUIT AND NUTS Utilized Production Georgia 1995 - 2002 150 100 50 0 146 145 120 125 100 90 105 110 110 92 75 80 65 37.2 40 31.6 24.7 21.3 28 38.4 45 32.3 32.4 10 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Year 2000 2001 2002 Peaches Pecans Apples, Grapes and Blueberries Million Dollars 120 FRUIT AND NUTS Value of Utilized Production Georgia 1995 - 2002 100 80 60 40 20 0 79.96 83.2 96.3 94.65 67.35 56.2 29.66 13.71 3.38 35.24 9.44 48.95 39.17 22.44 13.4 10.27 15.5 41.7 44.88 35.03 35.31 24.81 18.97 22.13 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Year Peaches Pecans Apples, Grapes and Blueberries 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 55 FRUITS, NUTS, AND VEGETABLES HIGHLIGHTS - 2002 CROP YEAR Of the 11 vegetable crops in the estimating program, 4 decreased in value from the previous year. The value of production decreased for sweet corn, onions, bell peppers and tomatoes in 2002. Prices decreased for sweet corn, bell peppers and tomatoes. Despite a 17 percent increase in the price of onions, value fell because of decreased harvested acreage and lower yields. The value of production of onions, still the most valuable vegetable crop in Georgia, dropped 34 percent. Production improved on five crops, and prices increased on six crops, compared with the 2001 crop year. The value of squash more than doubled from a year earlier, as production increased 45 percent. Prices averaged 46 percent more than in 2001. Prices increased for peaches and blueberries while apples declined in price compared with 2001. The price of grapes rose slightly. The value of the grape crop fell due to a 13 percent decline in production. A sharp increase in the price of peaches more than offset the decline in production. The value of the pecan crop was only a third of the 2001 crop because of a 59 percent decline in production. PECANS Georgia's pecan production totaled 45 million pounds, down 59 percent from the 110 million pounds produced in 2001. Dry conditions from late summer through the end of the year caused early nut drop. Insects and diseases were difficult and expensive to control. Production of seedling varieties totaled 3 million pounds, 22 million less than 2001. Improved varieties amounted to 42 million pounds compared with 85 million in 2001. Georgia continued as the leading pecan producing state, with 26 percent of the Nation's production in 2002. Prices averaged $1.00 per pound, compared with 61.2 cents per pound for the 2001 crop. The value of pecans produced fell to $44.9 million, 33 percent less than the previous year. PEACHES Peach production in 2002 totaled 100 million pounds, 29 percent less than in 2001. Utilized production, the amount sold plus the quantities used at home or held in storage, decreased 26 percent to 92 million pounds. Freezes reduced the peach crop in north Georgia, but the major production area escaped freeze damage. Mid summer rains allowed peaches to size well. Marketing year prices jumped to 38.4 cents per pound, compared with 28.0 cents in 2001. The value of production totaled $35.3 million, up from the $35.0 million value in 2001. GRAPES Georgia's total grape production amounted to 2,800 tons in 2002 with a utilized production of 2,760 tons. This was 400 less than 2001's total production and 440 less than the previous year's utilized production. Vineyards generally escaped spring freeze damage but could not escape the effects of the continuing drought, insects and disease. Yields averaged 2.55 tons per acre from 1,100 acres of bearing age vines. Yields in 2001 averaged 2.91 tons from 1,100 acres. Prices increased to $1,060 per ton, compared with $1,050 per ton in 2001. The value of utilized production totaled $2.94 million, down 13 percent from the previous year. BLUEBERRIES Blueberry production totaled 17.0 million pounds, down 6 percent or one million pounds from the production of 2001. Freezing temperatures in the spring and dry weather during the growing season combined to reduced production. Utilized production was 17.0 million pounds, same as the previous year. Yields, (based on utilized production) averaged 3,780 pounds per acre, compared with 3,700 for the 2001 crop. Acreage harvested, at 4,500, decreased 100 acres from the previous year. Prices rose to $1.02 per pound, up 22.3 cents from 2001. The value of utilized production in 2002 totaled $17.4 million, 29 percent more than the value of the 2001 crop. ONIONS Temperature variations and a fast spreading fungal disease reduced onion production in 2002. A cold snap in February and unusually warm weather in April caused unwanted growth and other defects. Heavy rains in mid April helped to spread "stemphyllium fungus." Several fields were completely abandoned and culls were heavy. As a result, only 11,500 acres out of 14,700 planted were harvested, down 15 percent from 2001. Yields averaged 125 hundredweight (cwt.) per acre, down 65 cwt. or 34 percent from the previous year. This was the lowest average yield since 1996. Production totaled 1.44 million cwt., 44 percent less than 2001. Because of the lower production, prices improved to $32.20 per cwt., compared with $27.50 per cwt. in 2001. Value of production amounted to $46.3 million, only 66 percent of 2001. SQUASH Squash production totaled 1.43 million cwt. in 2002. Planted acres increased 100 acres from the previous year to 9,100 in 2002. Harvested acres was 8,600 in 2002, 9 percent more than in 2001. Yields averaged 165 cwt. per acre, up 32 percent from the previous year. Prices rose significantly to $31.00 per cwt, up 46 percent from the 2001 price of $21.20 per cwt. Total value of production more then doubled from $21 million in 2001 to $44.3 million in 2002. Georgia accounted for 22 percent of the total value of production of squash in the United States in 2002. WATERMELONS Watermelon production in 2002 totaled 510 million pounds, 13 percent less than in 2001. Acreage harvested declined 2,000 acres from a year earlier to 20,000. Yields, at 255 cwt. per acre, were down from the record of 265 cwt. per acre set in 2001. Prices averaged $5.80 per cwt., up 16 percent from a year earlier. Value of production totaled $29.6 million, 1 percent more than the 2001 crop's value of $29.2 million. 56 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE FRUIT CROPS--Acreage, Yield, Production, Price, and Value, Georgia, 1995-2002 Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Apples Bearing Age Acres 1/ 1,900 1,700 1,400 1,400 1,300 1,200 1,200 1,200 Yield per Acre 2/ Lbs 12,100 8,820 10,700 7,860 9,230 11,700 7,500 8,330 Total Production Mil Lbs 23.0 15.0 15.0 11.0 12.0 14.0 9.0 10.0 Utilized Production Mil Lbs 19.0 14.0 14.0 8.0 11.0 13.0 8.9 9.9 Season Average Price per Lb 16.4 16.4 13.7 16.1 17.4 18.8 23.0 18.0 Value of Utilized Production 1,000 Dols 3,118 2,300 1,922 1,289 1,919 2,443 2,051 1,779 Blueberries Harvested Acres 3,700 3,500 4,000 4,400 4,400 4,600 4,600 4,500 Yield per Acre 3/ Lbs 3,510 1,570 3,250 1,700 2,500 4,130 3,700 3,780 Total Production Mil Lbs 14.0 6.0 14.0 9.0 12.0 20.0 18.0 17.0 Utilized Production Mil Lbs 13.0 5.5 13.0 7.5 11.0 19.0 17.0 17.0 Season Average Price per Lb 59.7 80.3 71.8 77.0 91.6 97.1 79.7 102.0 Value of Utilized Production 1,000 Dols 7,760 4,415 9,330 5,775 10,080 18,450 13,550 17,420 Grapes Bearing Age Acres 1/ 1,400 1,300 1,200 1,400 1,200 1,200 1,100 1,100 Yield per Acre 2/ Tons 2.00 2.15 2.17 2.29 2.75 2.92 2.91 2.55 Total Production Tons 2,800 2,800 2,600 3,200 3,300 3,500 3,200 2,800 Utilized Production Tons 2,600 2,600 2,300 2,900 3,000 3,200 3,200 2,760 Season Average Price $ per Ton 1,090 1,050 933 1,110 1,170 1,230 1,050 1,060 Value of Utilized Production 1,000 Dols 2,835 2,727 2,147 3,210 3,500 3,920 3,370 2,936 Peaches Bearing Age Acres 1/ 21,000 21,000 20,000 20,000 18,000 17,000 15,000 14,000 Yield per Acre 2/ Lbs 7,620 480 8,000 3,500 6,110 6,760 9,330 7,140 Total Production Mil Lbs 160.0 10.0 160.0 70.0 110.0 115.0 140.0 100.0 Utilized Production Mil Lbs 146.0 10.0 145.0 65.0 105.0 110.0 125.0 92.0 Season Average Price per Lb 20.3 33.8 24.3 34.5 37.3 37.9 28.0 38.4 Value of Utilized Production 1,000 Dols 29,657 3,380 35,235 22,440 39,171 41,703 35,033 35,316 1/ Bearing acreage estimates are primarily based on periodic orchard surveys. In non-survey years, acreage is based on trends. County Extension Service data, end of year production surveys and other indications. 2/ Yield is based on total production which includes unharvested production and fruit harvested but not sold due to market conditions. 3/ Yield is based on utilized production. PECANS--Utilized Production, Price, and Value, Georgia, 1995-2002 Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Improved Pecans Utilized Production 1,000 Lbs 62,000 80,000 77,000 35,000 85,000 65,000 Season Average Price per Lb 111.0 64.6 90.4 124.0 89.0 123.0 Value of Utilized Production 1,000 Dols 68,820 51,680 69,608 43,400 75,650 79,950 2001 85,000 66.0 56,100 2002 42,000 102.0 42,840 Seedling Pecans Utilized Production 1,000 Lbs Season Average Price per Lb Value of Utilized Production 1,000 Dols 13,000 85.7 11,141 10,000 45.2 4,520 23,000 59.1 13,593 5,000 111.0 5,550 35,000 59.0 20,650 15,000 98.0 14,700 25,000 45.0 11,250 3,000 68.0 2,040 All Pecans Utilized Production 1,000 Lbs Season Average Price per Lb Value of Utilized Production 1,000 Dols 75,000 107.0 79,961 90,000 62.4 56,200 100,000 83.2 83,201 40,000 122.0 48,950 120,000 80.3 96,300 80,000 118.0 94,650 110,000 61.2 67,350 45,000 100.0 44,880 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 57 FRESH MARKET VEGETABLES--Acreage, Yield, Production, and Value, Georgia, 1995-2002 1/ Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Beans, Snap Planted Acres 16,500 16,000 13,000 13,000 16,000 16,000 16,500 19,000 Harvested Acres 15,000 13,500 12,000 12,000 14,500 15,500 16,000 17,500 Yield per Acre Cwt 40 37 44 52 41 56 60 43 Production 1,000 Cwt 600 500 528 624 595 868 960 753 Price per Cwt Dollars 28.00 32.00 30.00 28.00 32.00 34.00 22.00 32.00 Value of Production 1,000 Dols 16,800 16,000 15,840 17,472 19,040 29,512 21,120 24,096 Cabbage Planted Acres Harvested Acres Yield per Acre Cwt Production 1,000 Cwt Price per Cwt Dollars Value of Production 1,000 Dols 9,000 8,000 310 2,480 12.00 29,760 8,000 7,000 355 2,485 10.60 26,341 8,100 8,000 350 2,800 8.00 22,400 8,500 7,500 330 2,475 8.30 20,543 8,400 8,100 280 2,268 8.80 19,958 7,900 7,100 350 2,485 10.00 24,850 8,600 8,100 300 2,430 8.70 21,141 9,000 8,000 295 2,360 13.00 30,680 Cantaloupes Planted Acres Harvested Acres Yield per Acre Cwt Production 1,000 Cwt Price per Cwt Dollars Value of Production 1,000 Dols 3,500 3,000 130 390 14.00 5,460 4,000 3,500 180 630 11.90 7,497 4,800 4,100 140 574 11.70 6,716 5,500 5,000 120 600 16.80 10,080 6,800 6,500 170 1,105 13.40 14,807 6,800 5,500 165 908 8.50 7,718 5,900 5,300 160 848 12.00 10,176 5,900 5,700 220 1,254 15.00 18,810 Carrots 2/ Planted Acres Harvested Acres Yield per Acre Cwt Production 1,000 Cwt Price per Cwt Dollars Value of Production 1,000 Dols 4,000 3,200 180 576 11.50 6,624 4,100 4,000 290 1,160 12.00 13,920 4,800 4,700 300 1,410 12.00 16,920 Corn, Sweet Planted Acres Harvested Acres Yield per Acre Cwt Production 1,000 Cwt Price per Cwt Dollars Value of Production 1,000 Dols 20,000 19,000 140 2,660 12.50 33,250 19,000 17,000 120 2,040 11.10 22,644 19,000 18,000 130 2,340 10.70 25,038 19,000 18,000 150 2,700 12.90 34,830 22,000 21,000 180 3,780 14.00 52,920 23,000 21,000 160 3,360 12.50 42,000 25,500 25,000 130 3,250 14.60 47,450 26,000 25,000 125 3,125 14.00 43,750 Cucumbers Planted Acres Harvested Acres Yield per Acre Cwt Production 1,000 Cwt Price per Cwt Dollars Value of Production 1,000 Dols 12,500 12,000 160 1,920 15.00 28,800 13,000 12,500 125 1,563 13.60 21,257 13,500 13,000 170 2,210 12.20 26,962 14,000 13,000 200 2,600 13.90 36,140 15,000 14,000 190 2,660 12.00 31,920 12,000 11,000 160 1,760 13.00 22,880 15,000 14,500 175 2,538 12.80 32,486 16,000 14,600 200 2,920 11.30 32,996 Onions, Spring Planted Acres 12,800 16,000 16,200 15,000 16,000 15,000 14,500 14,700 Harvested Acres 12,500 14,700 15,800 13,900 14,500 12,400 13,500 11,500 Yield per Acre Cwt 190 120 220 160 190 255 190 125 Production 1,000 Cwt 2,375 1,764 3,476 2,224 2,755 3,162 2,565 1,438 Price per Cwt Dollars 28.10 30.50 25.60 30.90 27.10 26.00 27.50 32.20 Value of Production 1,000 Dols 66,738 53,800 88,986 68,722 74,661 82,212 70,538 46,304 1/ Estimates discontinued in 2002 (Lima Beans, Eggplant, Collard Greens, Mustard Greens, Turnip Greens, Kale and Okra). 2/ Estimates began in 2000. 58 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE FRESH MARKET VEGETABLES--Acreage, Yield, Production, and Value, Georgia, 1995-2002 1/ Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Peppers, Bell 2/ Planted Acres 5,500 2,200 2,700 Harvested Acres 5,300 2,100 2,600 Yield per Acre Cwt 170 200 200 Production 1,000 Cwt 901 420 520 Price per Cwt Dollars 26.60 28.00 20.00 Value of Production 1,000 Dols 23,967 11,760 10,400 Squash 2/ Planted Acres Harvested Acres Yield per Acre Cwt Production 1,000 Cwt Price per Cwt Dollars Value of Production 1,000 Dols 12,000 10,500 220 2,310 24.80 57,199 9,000 7,900 125 988 21.20 20,990 9,100 8,600 165 1,428 31.00 44,268 Tomatoes Planted Acres Harvested Acres Yield per Acre Cwt Production 1,000 Cwt Price per Cwt Dollars Value of Production 1,000 Dols 4,200 4,000 390 1,560 31.00 48,360 3,400 3,000 400 1,200 24.30 29,160 3,600 3,500 420 1,470 25.70 37,779 3,600 3,500 260 910 31.50 28,665 3,800 3,700 300 1,110 26.60 29,526 4,000 3,900 350 1,365 24.50 33,443 2,700 2,600 365 949 25.00 23,725 2,600 2,500 300 750 20.00 15,000 Watermelons Planted Acres 33,000 36,000 27,000 27,000 28,000 28,000 24,000 23,000 Harvested Acres 30,000 30,000 25,000 23,000 25,000 24,000 22,000 20,000 Yield per Acre Cwt 235 225 210 220 195 195 265 255 Production 1,000 Cwt 7,050 6,750 5,250 5,060 4,875 4,680 5,830 5,100 Price per Cwt Dollars 6.60 4.00 5.50 5.00 5.00 4.60 5.00 5.80 Value of Production 1,000 Dols 46,530 27,000 28,875 25,300 24,375 21,528 29,150 29,580 1/ Estimates discontinued in 2002 (Lima Beans, Eggplant, Collard Greens, Mustard Greens, Turnip Greens, Kale and Okra). 2/ Estimates began in 2000. 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 59 LIVESTOCK AND DAIRY MILK COWS Number on Farms Georgia, 1995-2002 Thousand Head 120 100 100 97 97 93 89 87 86 85 80 60 40 20 0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Year Million Dollars 400 CATTLE AND CALVES Cash Receipts Georgia, 1995-2002 350 335 348 333 300 274 276 262 264 250 224 200 150 100 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Year 2000 2001 2002 60 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE LIVESTOCK AND DAIRY HIGHLIGHTS -- 2002 All cattle and calves on January 1, 2003, totaled 1,290,000 head, up 50,000 from a year earlier. Prices averaged $49.20 per hundredweight (cwt). for 2002, down $5.00 per cwt. from 2001. Hog numbers rose with the December 1, 2002 inventory totaling 345,000 head. This was 30,000 more than December 1 the previous year. Hog prices averaged $33.20 per cwt. for the 2002 marketing year, compared with $42.40 per cwt. for 2001. Milk prices in 2002 fell from the previous year to an average of $13.20 per cwt., $2.70 per cwt. less than 2001. Georgia ranked 25th in the nation in pounds of milk produced in 2002. Cash receipts from marketing of dairy and livestock products totaled $517 million during 2002, down 22 percent from 2001. CATTLE Georgia's cattle herd totaled 1.29 million head on January 1, 2003, up 4 percent from the previous year. Georgia's inventory ranked 26th in the nation. The United States' cattle inventory on January 1, 2003 totaled 96.1 million head, down 1 percent from January 1, 2002. Beef cows totaled 625,000 on January 1, 2003, up 5 percent from 2002. Heifers for beef cow replacement, weighing 500 pounds or more, totaled 90,000 head, 3 percent more than the 87,000 the previous year. Milk cows, including those dry and being milked, totaled 85,000 head on January 1, 2003, down 1 percent from a year earlier. Milk cow replacement heifers were at 29,000 head, the same as a year earlier. The 2002 calf crop totaled 600,000 head, 3 percent more than the 2001 calf crop. Cattle on feed for the slaughter market totaled 3,000 head on January 1, 2003, the same as the previous year. A total of 21,000 farms had cattle in Georgia in 2002, down 1,000 farms from 2001. The value of all cattle and calves on Georgia farms on January 1, 2003 amounted to $774 million, 2 percent below a year earlier. The average value per head was $600, compared with $640 on January 1 a year earlier. Cash receipts from the sale of cattle and calves in 2002 totaled nearly $264 million, down 24 percent from 2001. Marketings decreased 18 percent to 555,000 head compared with 676,000 head marketed in 2001. Carroll County, with 28,000 head, replaced Jackson as the leading county in the number of cattle and calves on January 1, 2003. The number of cattle in Jackson County fell to 22,000 head. Morgan, Franklin, Putnam, Jackson, Mitchell, and Wilkes rounded out the top seven counties. MILK PRODUCTION Milk production in Georgia totaled 1.47 billion pounds in 2002, 3 percent more than the 2001 production. The average number of milk cows for the year were 85,000 head, 1,000 fewer than in 2001. Production per cow averaged 17,294 pounds in 2002, an increase of 631 pounds from the 2001 average. There were 660 farms in Georgia with milk cows in 2002, down 60 farms from the previous year. Cash receipts from marketings of Georgia produced milk totaled $193 million, a decrease of 15 percent from 2001. Prices received in 2002 averaged $13.20 per cwt., compared with $15.90 per cwt. in 2001. Macon County was the leading county in number of milk cows on January 1, 2003, with 10,800 head followed by Putnam County with 7,600 head. RED MEAT PRODUCTION Red meat production in commercial plants in Georgia during 2002 totaled 257 million pounds, down 21 percent from the 327 million pounds produced in 2001. Red meat includes beef, veal, pork, lamb and mutton slaughtered. Cattle, hog, and sheep totals are not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Per capita consumption of red meat in the U.S. rose to 119.4 pounds in 2002, up from 117.7 pounds in 2001. HOGS Hog and pigs on Georgia farms on December 1, 2002 totaled 345,000 head, up 10 percent from a year earlier. Breeding inventory, at 55,000 head, was 10 percent above December 1, 2001. Market hogs totaled 290,000 head, 9 percent more than the previous year. The annual pig crop for 2002 amounted to 883,000 head, 105 percent of the 844,000 born during 2002. A total of 100,000 sows farrowed in 2002, 4 percent more than the previous year. The annual pig per litter averaged 8.83 for 2002, compared with 8.79 pigs saved per litter for 2001. The number of farms with hogs totaled 1,000, up 100 from 2001. Georgia ranked 20th among all States for total number of hogs and pigs in 2002. On December 1, 2002, hogs and pigs on Georgia farms had a total value of $21.7 million, 1 percent more than a year earlier. The average value per head was $63.00, down $5.00 from the previous year. Marketings for 2002 totaled 876,000 head, 6 percent below the 934,000 head marketed in 2001. Cash receipts totaled $59.6 million in 2002, compared with $87.5 million for 2001. Prices averaged $33.20 per cwt., down $9.20 from 2001. 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 61 CATTLE AND CALVES--Number on Farms and Value January 1, Georgia, 1995-2003 Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 All Cattle and Calves 1,000 Head 1,500 1,470 1,390 1,300 1,300 1,310 1,270 1,240 2003 1,290 Value Average per Head Total Dollars 1,000 $ 550 425 410 500 520 590 630 640 600 825,000 624,750 569,900 650,000 676,000 772,900 800,100 793,600 774,000 CATTLE AND CALVES--Number on Farms January 1, Georgia, 1995-2003 Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Cows and Heifers that have Calved Beef Cows 1,000 Head 698 692 672 624 Milk Cows 1,000 Head 102 98 98 96 All Cows 1,000 Head 800 790 770 720 620 620 614 90 90 86 710 710 700 2002 594 86 680 2003 625 85 710 Heifers 500 pounds and over Beef Cow Replacements 1,000 Head 108 100 102 94 Milk Cow Replacements 1,000 Head 39 35 34 32 Other Heifers 1,000 Head 38 45 38 33 Total Heifers 1,000 Head 185 180 174 159 85 85 78 87 90 29 35 31 29 29 35 35 31 30 36 149 155 140 146 155 CATTLE AND CALVES--On Farms and On Feed, January 1, Georgia, 1995-2003 Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Number on Farms Steers 500 Pounds & Over 1,000 Head 56 51 42 40 50 50 46 40 Bulls 500 Pounds & Over 1,000 Head 44 44 43 41 41 40 39 39 Steer, Heifer, & Bull Calves Under 500 Pounds 1,000 Head 415 405 361 340 350 355 345 335 Cattle & Calves on Feed 1,000 Head 15 10 5 5 2 3 3 3 2003 50 40 335 3 CATTLE AND CALVES-Number of Operations and Percent of Inventory by Size Groups, Georgia, 1995-2002 Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Operations Having: 1-49 Head 50-99 Head 100-499 Head 500-999 Head 1,000+ Head Number Number Number Number Number 18,200 3,600 2,900 250 50 17,200 3,600 3,000 160 40 17,200 3,700 2,800 250 50 16,300 3,700 2,700 240 60 16,000 3,810 2,900 240 50 16,000 3,810 2,900 240 50 15,000 3,890 2,800 250 60 14,200 3,800 2,700 250 50 Inventory on Operation Having: 1-49 Head 50-99 Head 100-499 Head 500-999 Head 1,000+ Head Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent 25.0 25.0 24.0 23.0 22.0 21.0 20.0 20.0 17.0 19.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 21.0 21.0 40.0 44.0 39.0 38.0 40.0 41.0 40.0 40.0 12.0 7.5 11.0 11.0 11.5 11.5 11.5 12.0 6.0 4.5 6.0 8.0 6.5 6.5 7.5 7.0 62 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE CATTLE AND CALVES--Production and Income, Georgia, 1995-2002 Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Production 1/ 1,000 Lbs Marketings 2/ 1,000 Lbs Price per 100 Lbs. Cattle Dollars Calves Dollars Cash Receipts 3/ 1,000 $ Value of Home Consumption 1,000 $ 464,166 472,922 438,265 433,297 443,164 426,592 442,152 465,041 560,520 588,120 626,920 513,000 504,020 523,740 539,290 455,090 42.30 66.30 273,849 3,930 34.20 44.50 49.20 78.40 224,171 335,213 2,948 3,233 43.30 73.00 261,725 3,699 45.30 81.70 276,049 3,547 52.20 54.20 98.20 95.70 333,477 347,677 4,260 4,398 49.20 87.00 264,214 3,139 Gross Income 1,000 $ 277,779 227,119 338,446 265,424 279,596 337,737 352,075 267,353 1/ Adjustments made for changes in inventory and for inshipments. 2/ Excludes interfarm sales. 3/ Receipts from marketings and sales of farm slaughter. CALF CROP AND CATTLE DISPOSITION--Georgia, 1995-2002 Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Calves Born 1,000 Head 650 620 580 590 590 580 Cows that have Calved 1,000 Head 800 790 770 720 710 710 Inshipments 1,000 Head 126 111 186 125 114 110 Marketings 1/ Cattle 1,000 Head 393 392 411 340 333 354 Calves 1,000 Head 351 353 380 307 301 314 Farm Slaughter Cattle & Calves 1,000 Head 3 3 3 3 3 3 Deaths Cattle 1,000 Head 25 26 23 26 23 23 Calves 1,000 Head 34 37 39 39 34 36 1/ Excludes interfarm sales. 2001 580 700 125 359 317 3 23 33 2002 600 680 67 305 250 3 24 35 COW AND HEIFERS--Kept for Milk, Number on Farms and Value, Georgia, January 1, 1995-2002 Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Cows and Heifers that have calved Value per Head 1/ Heifers 500 Lbs. and Over 1/ Calendar year average. 1,000 Head Dollars 1,000 Head 102 1,150 39 98 1,140 98 1,150 35 34 96 1,150 32 90 1,340 29 90 1,370 35 86 1,570 86 1,650 31 29 MILK COWS--Number of Operations and Percent of Inventory by Size Groups, Georgia, 1995-2002 Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Operations Having: 1-29 Head 30-49 Head 50-99 Head 100-199 Head 200+ Head Number 530 540 520 500 400 370 320 290 Number 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 Number 150 140 120 100 110 110 90 90 Number 230 210 200 190 190 180 170 160 Number 160 140 140 140 130 130 120 110 Inventory on Operation Having: 1-29 Head Percent 0.8 1.1 2.1 3.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 30-49 Head Percent 1.2 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 50-99 Head Percent 11.0 11.0 10.0 8.0 9.5 9.0 8.0 7.5 100-199 Head Percent 30.0 30.0 29.0 28.0 31.0 29.0 28.0 26.0 200+ Head Percent 57.0 57.0 58.0 60.0 58.0 60.0 62.0 65.0 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 63 Unit Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 Annual Average 1,000 MILK COWS--Number on Farms, Quarterly, Georgia, 1995-2002 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 102 97 97 95 90 88 101 96 97 95 90 88 100 97 96 93 88 87 98 98 96 90 88 86 100 97 97 93 89 87 2001 86 86 86 86 86 2002 85 85 85 85 85 MILK PRODUCTION--Pounds per Cow, Quarterly, Georgia, 1995-2002 Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Jan-Mar Lbs 4,245 4,247 4,247 4,242 4,444 4,568 4,512 Apr-Jun Lbs 4,158 3,979 4,072 4,011 4,356 4,364 4,488 Jul-Sep Lbs 3,390 3,320 3,375 3,333 3,557 3,563 3,663 Oct-Dec Lbs 3,704 3,776 3,719 3,811 3,909 3,919 4,000 Annual Average Lbs 15,550 15,320 15,340 15,452 16,281 16,471 16,663 2002 4,647 4,718 3,882 4,047 17,294 MILK PRODUCTION--Total Pounds Produced, Quarterly, Georgia, 1995-2002 Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Jan-Mar Mil Lbs 433 412 412 403 400 402 388 Apr-Jun Mil Lbs 420 382 395 381 392 384 386 Jul-Sep Mil Lbs 339 322 324 310 313 310 315 Oct-Dec Mil Lbs 363 370 357 343 344 337 344 Annual Mil Lbs 1,555 1,486 1,488 1,437 1,449 1,433 1,433 2002 395 401 330 344 1,470 MILK PRODUCTION--Utilization, Milkfat and Value, Georgia, 1995-2002 Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total Milk Production Mil Lbs 1,555 1,486 1,488 1,437 1,449 1,433 1,433 1,470 Milk Marketed by Producers 1/ Mil Lbs 1,540 1,470 1,475 1,425 1,435 1,420 1,420 1,460 Used on Farms Mil Lbs 15 16 13 12 14 13 13 10 Milkfat Percent 3.57 3.60 3.58 3.61 3.60 3.64 3.64 3.62 Cash Receipts from Marketings 1,000 $ 220,220 239,610 216,825 236,550 229,600 183,180 225,780 192,720 1/ Milk sold to plants and dealers as whole milk and equivalent amounts of milk for cream. Includes milk produced by dealers' own herds and milk sold directly to consumers. HOGS AND PIGS--Number on Farms and Value, December 1, Georgia, 1995-2002 Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 On Farms Dec 1 1,000 Head Number on Farms Dec 1 Breeding 1,000 Head Market 1,000 Head Value Average per Head Dollars Total 1,000 $ 700 85 615 71.00 49,700 650 80 570 86.00 55,900 520 70 450 81.00 42,120 480 70 410 43.00 20,640 480 380 315 60 420 65.00 31,200 55 325 71.00 26,980 50 265 68.00 21,420 2002 345 55 290 63.00 21,735 HOGS--Production and Income, Georgia, 1995-2002 Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Production 1/ 1,000 Lbs 310,457 266,456 230,861 185,623 226,207 226,396 176,834 165,562 Marketings 2/ 1,000 Lbs 342,983 272,115 254,877 195,213 236,863 240,148 188,726 165,466 Price per 100 Pounds Dollars 39.70 49.00 48.60 32.40 30.20 40.50 42.40 33.20 Cash Receipts 3/ 1,000 $ 139,155 135,503 127,292 65,321 74,056 103,676 87,546 59,616 Value of Home Consumption 1,000 $ 1,058 1,205 964 482 443 417 462 345 Gross Income 1,000 $ 140,213 136,708 128,256 65,803 74,499 104,093 88,008 59,961 1/ Adjustments made for changes in inventory and for inshipments. 2/ Excludes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and interfarm sales within the State. 3/ Receipts from marketings and sale of farm slaughter. Includes allowance for higher average price of state inshipments and outshipments of feeder pigs. 64 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 1995 457.0 1996 348.4 RED MEAT PRODUCTION--Georgia, 1995-2002 1997 1998 1999 2000 --Million Pounds-- 294.9 280.9 302.2 328.0 2001 327.0 2002 256.6 Million Pounds 500 RED MEAT PRODUCTION Georgia, 1995-2002 450 400 350 300 250 200 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Year 2000 2001 2002 COMMERCIAL LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER Number, Average and Total Live Weight, by Class, Georgia, 1995-2002 1/ Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 CATTLE Number Slaughtered 1,000 * * * 359.1 404.0 452.0 461.4 362.9 Average Live Weight Pounds * * * 1,131 1,131 1,139 1,144 1,228 Total Live Weight 1,000 Lbs * * * 406,008 456,881 514,753 527,955 445,472 CALVES Number Slaughtered 1,000 * 0.7 4.2 * * * * * Average Live Weight Pounds * 376 139 * * * * * Total Live Weight 1,000 Lbs * 268 589 * * * * * HOGS Number Slaughtered 1,000 * * 309.6 296.5 249.7 212.6 182.2 155.2 Average Live Weight Pounds * * 265 273 291 316 298 251 Total Live Weight 1,000 Lbs * * 82,098 81,002 72,659 67,071 54,212 38,899 SHEEP Number Slaughtered 1,000 * 2.1 2.4 3.4 4.5 5.1 4.6 7.1 Average Live Weight Pounds * 86 101 102 101 82 104 103 Total Live Weight 1,000 Lbs * 178 245 345 456 414 481 738 1/ Includes slaughter in federally inspected and in other slaughter plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. * Indicates estimates not shown to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 65 BEES--Colonies of Bees, Production, Price and Value, Georgia, 1995-2002 Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Colonies of Bees 1,000 Colonies Yield per Colony Pounds Honey Production 1,000 Pounds Average Price per Pound Dollars Value of Honey Production 1,000 Dollars 70 62 4,340 0.710 3,081 75 68 5,100 0.880 4,488 75 46 3,450 0.790 2,726 75 56 4,200 0.690 2,898 65 51 3,315 0.640 2,122 55 57 3,135 0.630 1,975 2001 55 57 3,135 0.700 2,195 2002 50 52 2,600 1.100 2,860 Thousand Colonies BEES - Colonies, Honey Production, Value of Honey Production Georgia, 1995-2002 Thousands of Lbs or Dollars 6,000 5,000 100 4,000 3,000 50 2,000 1,000 0 0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Year Colonies Honey Production Value of Production 66 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE AQUACULTURE CATFISH--NUMBER OF OPERATIONS AND WATER SURFACE ACRES Unit Jan 1, 2002 Jan 1, 2003 Georgia Number of Operations Number 50 43 Water Surface Acres Acres 1,220 960 United States Number of Operations Number 1,236 1,155 Water Surface Acres Acres 196,760 186,745 Unit Georgia Foodsize Number Live Weight Total Average Per Pound Total1/ 1,000 Fish 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Dollars Dollars 1,000 Dollars United States Foodsize Number 1,000 Fish Live Weight 1,000 Pounds Total 1,000 Dollars Average Per Pound Dollars Total 1/ 1,000 Dollars 1/ Includes Broodfish, Stocker, Fingerlings, and Foodsize. CATFISH SALES 2001 1,650 2,000 1,900 0.95 2,103 406,900 647,459 410,687 0.63 443,681 2002 1,240 1,670 1,202 0.72 1,411 405,795 673,743 378,461 0.56 409,828 Georgia Number Sold Pounds Sold Value of Sales Average Value per Pound United States Number Sold Pounds Sold Value of Sales Average Value per Pound TROUT -- SALES OF FISH 12" OR LONGER Unit 2001 1,000 265 1,000 265 1,000 Dollars 527 Dollars 1.99 1,000 1,000 1,000 Dollars Dollars 54,521 56,878 64,396 1.13 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 2002 160 215 529 2.46 50,231 54,451 58,334 1.07 67 Crop Apples Corn for Grain Cotton Cottonseed Grapes Hay Oats Peaches Peanuts Pecans Sorghum for Grain Soybeans Tobacco Wheat AGRICULTURAL PRICES MARKETING YEAR FOR SPECIFIED CROPS--Georgia Marketing Year From June August August August July June July May August September September September July July Through May July July February October May June August July March August August November June PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--Marketing Year Average Price, Georgia, 1995-2002 Commodity Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 --Dollars-- Apples, All Lb 0.164 0.164 0.137 0.161 0.174 0.188 0.230 Blueberries, All Lb 0.597 0.803 0.718 0.770 0.916 0.971 0.797 Cabbage, Fresh Cwt 12.00 10.60 8.00 8.30 8.80 10.00 8.70 Cantaloupes, Fresh Cwt 14.00 11.90 11.70 16.80 13.40 8.50 12.00 Corn, for Grain Bu 3.55 3.58 2.90 2.46 2.27 2.06 2.32 Cotton Lint Lb 0.766 0.705 0.677 0.614 0.453 0.556 0.306 Cottonseed Ton 83.50 105.00 108.00 105.00 73.00 88.00 66.50 Grapes Ton 1,090.00 1,050.00 933.00 1,110.00 1,170.00 1,230.00 1,050.00 Hay Ton 65.00 62.50 59.00 71.00 64.00 59.00 58.00 Lima Beans, Fresh Cwt 32.00 31.00 33.00 32.00 25.00 31.00 20.00 Oats 2/ Bu 1.70 2.53 1.87 1.50 1.70 1.40 1.75 Onions Cwt 28.10 30.50 25.60 30.90 27.10 26.00 27.50 Peaches, All Lb 0.203 0.338 0.243 0.345 0.373 0.379 0.280 Peanuts Lb 0.295 0.297 0.303 0.303 0.272 0.286 0.227 Pecans, All Lb 1.07 0.624 0.832 1.220 0.803 1.180 0.612 Rye Bu 3.40 4.40 5.00 3.40 5.00 4.90 6.00 Snap Beans, Fresh Cwt 28.00 32.00 30.00 28.00 32.00 34.00 22.00 Sorghum for Grain Bu 3.24 2.58 2.63 2.13 1.79 1.99 1.85 Soybeans Bu 6.71 6.87 6.68 5.24 4.79 4.43 4.35 Sweet Corn, Fresh Cwt 12.50 11.10 10.70 12.90 14.00 12.50 14.60 Sweetpotatoes Cwt 10.10 10.60 15.40 16.50 14.00 14.00 13.00 Tobacco, Flue Cured Cwt 175.90 181.30 171.20 170.70 168.50 174.60 185.50 Tomatoes, Fresh Mkt Cwt 31.00 24.30 25.70 31.50 26.60 24.50 25.00 Watermelons Cwt 6.60 4.00 5.50 5.00 5.00 4.60 5.00 Wheat Bu 3.39 4.38 3.19 2.60 2.31 2.45 2.05 1/ Estimates discontinued in 2002. 2/ 2002 price is preliminary - final price published in "Agricultural Prices," August 29, 2003. 2002 0.180 1.020 13.00 15.00 2.65 0.446 78.00 1,060.00 57.00 1/ 2.10 32.20 0.384 0.175 1.000 6.00 32.00 2.41 5.35 14.00 1/ 184.50 20.00 5.80 2.50 68 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--Monthly Prices, Georgia, 1995-2002 Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Cotton Lint per Lb. Jan Dollars Feb Dollars Mar Dollars Apr Dollars May Dollars Jun Dollars Jul Dollars Aug Dollars Sep Dollars Oct Dollars Nov Dollars Dec Dollars 0.760 0.831 0.843 0.984 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 0.765 0.734 0.755 0.757 0.773 0.794 0.807 0.846 0.834 0.821 1/ 0.777 0.740 0.727 0.730 0.704 0.689 0.680 0.688 0.664 0.695 0.675 0.697 0.695 0.700 0.722 0.716 0.680 0.638 0.629 0.634 0.615 0.645 0.685 0.677 0.655 0.697 0.689 0.701 0.655 0.579 0.558 0.545 0.559 0.529 0.545 0.549 0.575 0.565 0.487 0.452 0.439 0.446 0.448 0.480 0.436 0.464 0.444 0.443 0.446 0.452 0.579 0.589 0.580 0.553 0.522 0.508 0.498 0.492 0.476 0.491 0.436 0.445 0.433 0.290 0.343 0.279 0.284 0.276 0.256 0.237 0.284 0.255 0.285 0.389 0.450 0.463 0.456 Cottonseed per Ton 2/ Jan Dollars Feb Dollars Sep Dollars Oct Dollars Nov Dollars Dec Dollars 66.00 70.00 3/ 75.00 85.00 90.00 91.00 123.00 3/ 112.00 103.00 97.00 100.00 3/ 101.00 105.00 108.00 109.00 109.00 107.00 104.00 106.00 104.00 104.00 107.00 110.00 75.00 71.00 73.00 73.00 78.00 76.00 3/ 88.00 87.00 88.00 92.00 92.00 3/ 69.00 69.00 62.00 64.00 63.00 80.00 79.00 78.00 76.00 Peanuts per Lb. 2/ Aug Dollars Sep Dollars Oct Dollars Nov Dollars Dec Dollars 0.322 0.300 0.286 0.297 0.283 3/ 0.299 0.296 0.296 0.314 3/ 0.300 0.307 0.299 0.304 3/ 0.305 0.307 0.279 0.236 3/ 0.278 0.267 0.270 0.236 3/ 0.294 0.288 0.277 3/ 3/ 0.247 0.212 0.199 0.154 3/ 0.179 0.174 0.171 0.166 Tobacco per Lb. Jul Dollars 1.595 1.590 1.590 1.460 1.495 3/ 1.720 1.775 Aug Dollars 1.765 1.740 1.640 1.580 1.595 1.595 1.855 1.845 Sep Dollars 1.830 1.895 1.800 1.795 1.770 1.850 1.900 1.885 Oct Dollars 1.805 1.915 1.760 1.780 1.745 1.830 1.915 1.880 Nov Dollars 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 1.665 1.750 3/ 3/ 1/ Sales insufficient to establish a price. 2/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations or price not available. 3/ Marketing year Aug-Feb. 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 69 PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--Monthly and Marketing Year Average Price, Georgia, 1995-2002 Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Beef Cattle per Cwt. Jan Dollars 48.50 35.90 38.90 46.50 43.20 48.80 52.30 49.40 Feb Dollars 51.80 36.50 43.80 49.50 46.30 51.50 55.80 53.30 Mar Dollars 48.70 36.30 48.30 49.90 47.90 57.10 59.10 55.20 Apr Dollars 47.00 33.20 47.40 48.60 46.70 54.80 58.00 52.00 May Dollars 44.20 32.60 47.20 47.00 46.90 52.80 56.20 51.00 Jun Dollars 44.10 33.90 47.40 45.30 45.60 53.30 58.10 49.80 Jul Dollars 43.00 33.20 47.80 42.20 46.60 53.50 55.10 47.80 Aug Dollars 41.60 35.70 46.00 41.20 44.30 53.20 55.30 47.00 Sep Dollars 37.50 33.70 43.00 38.30 44.10 50.30 53.30 46.00 Oct Dollars 36.60 32.70 42.50 38.10 43.70 49.60 48.20 45.50 Nov Dollars 34.90 33.00 40.30 36.70 42.80 51.00 47.00 44.50 Dec Dollars 34.40 33.60 42.40 38.80 46.20 52.20 48.50 46.20 Mkt Yr Avg 2/ Dollars 42.30 34.20 44.50 43.30 45.30 52.20 54.20 49.20 Cows per Cwt. 3/ Jan Dollars 38.60 31.20 29.40 34.70 33.30 36.20 38.70 37.80 Feb Dollars 42.00 31.30 33.00 36.10 35.40 37.20 42.40 40.30 Mar Dollars 39.90 30.30 36.90 35.50 35.50 39.30 42.00 41.20 Apr Dollars 39.40 29.30 36.30 36.20 33.90 40.00 43.90 40.60 May Dollars 37.60 29.30 36.30 36.10 36.80 39.50 42.90 41.10 Jun Dollars 38.40 29.90 35.40 35.40 34.30 39.80 44.60 41.00 Jul Dollars 34.60 27.90 34.70 33.80 35.50 38.00 41.60 37.40 Aug Dollars 35.80 29.90 33.00 32.70 33.10 38.70 42.50 36.40 Sep Dollars 31.60 27.30 31.00 30.40 32.30 37.20 41.50 34.50 Oct Dollars 31.60 26.70 31.00 29.10 31.90 36.00 36.00 33.90 Nov Dollars 29.80 26.70 30.70 29.00 32.10 36.60 35.80 32.70 Dec Dollars 29.20 27.40 32.20 30.20 34.20 37.60 36.30 34.20 Mkt Yr Avg 2/ Dollars 35.40 28.80 33.30 33.10 34.00 37.90 40.90 37.80 Steers and Heifers per Cwt. Jan Dollars 66.50 44.50 56.50 68.50 61.50 76.70 79.80 72.90 Feb Dollars 66.50 45.40 59.90 69.60 66.50 79.30 80.70 76.40 Mar Dollars 63.00 45.30 65.40 71.60 66.40 83.80 84.80 76.10 Apr Dollars 60.60 40.30 67.10 71.50 65.90 82.40 84.10 72.20 May Dollars 57.60 39.50 69.30 67.90 65.50 78.70 82.00 70.20 Jun Dollars 56.80 42.30 69.80 64.40 66.70 79.60 84.30 66.90 Jul Dollars 53.50 44.40 72.20 59.20 68.10 82.20 80.10 67.90 Aug Dollars 52.40 46.40 70.20 56.90 67.10 80.10 79.00 66.60 Sep Dollars 50.00 46.60 67.50 54.30 68.00 75.60 76.20 68.30 Oct Dollars 48.20 44.80 65.80 55.60 67.60 74.80 70.80 67.90 Nov Dollars 46.90 47.70 62.60 54.50 67.90 77.80 68.60 68.30 Dec Dollars 46.60 48.20 66.20 57.00 73.00 79.20 72.20 69.40 Mkt Yr Avg 2/ Dollars 56.50 46.30 66.20 63.10 66.60 79.70 79.40 70.40 Calves per Cwt. Jan Dollars 74.90 48.80 62.00 80.90 75.70 94.30 100.00 95.10 Feb Dollars 76.60 50.00 68.50 84.40 80.80 97.00 101.00 97.00 Mar Dollars 75.60 49.90 73.30 86.70 80.50 104.00 104.00 95.20 Apr Dollars 75.00 43.70 79.10 87.10 81.40 104.00 103.00 91.10 May Dollars 69.80 41.10 80.90 79.50 80.40 98.70 101.00 88.10 Jun Dollars 67.90 44.00 81.40 73.30 81.50 97.90 103.00 84.00 Jul Dollars 62.40 45.00 86.40 67.20 83.30 101.00 97.90 84.50 Aug Dollars 61.70 49.00 81.90 66.70 82.30 98.60 95.90 82.90 Sep Dollars 57.70 49.90 79.80 63.50 81.30 92.80 94.40 82.80 Oct Dollars 55.50 47.60 78.10 65.90 81.60 93.00 89.30 83.10 Nov Dollars 53.60 51.50 75.30 68.40 82.50 99.10 86.60 84.30 Dec Dollars 52.90 51.50 78.00 72.30 88.80 102.00 93.80 85.60 Mkt Yr Avg 2/ Dollars 66.30 49.20 78.40 73.00 81.70 98.20 95.70 87.00 1/ Price not available. 2/ Marketing year is January 1-December 31 for all commodities except eggs and chickens which is December 1-November 30. 3/ Cull beef cows and dairy cows sold for slaughter. 70 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS--Monthly and Marketing Year Average Price, Georgia, 1995-2002 Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Milk Cows per Head Jan Dollars 1,190 1,080 1,160 1,090 1,330 4/ 4/ 4/ Apr Dollars 1,170 1,130 1,140 1,150 1,280 4/ 4/ 4/ Jul Dollars 1,150 1,170 1,160 1,150 1,300 4/ 4/ 4/ Oct Dollars 1,100 1,180 1,150 1,200 1,450 4/ 4/ 4/ Mkt Yr Avg 2/ Dollars 1,150 1,140 Chickens Excluding Broilers per Lb. Jan Dollars 0.091 0.087 Feb Dollars 0.102 0.094 Mar Dollars 0.102 0.094 Apr Dollars 0.102 0.088 1,150 0.136 0.141 0.150 0.144 1,150 0.175 0.181 0.187 0.178 1,340 0.150 0.168 0.164 0.165 1,370 0.093 0.098 0.104 0.100 1,570 0.071 0.076 0.077 0.084 1,650 0.082 0.083 0.082 0.085 May Dollars 0.091 0.095 0.161 0.173 0.159 0.091 0.081 0.083 Jun Dollars 0.083 0.106 0.170 0.169 0.147 0.077 0.080 0.081 Jul Dollars 0.086 0.103 0.167 0.159 0.145 0.060 0.081 0.082 Aug Dollars 0.091 0.103 0.167 0.161 0.146 0.048 0.077 0.082 Sep Dollars 0.097 0.112 0.173 0.168 0.117 0.047 0.081 0.082 Oct Dollars 0.096 0.125 0.166 0.164 0.105 0.044 0.080 0.081 Nov Dollars Dec Dollars Mkt Yr Avg 2/ Dollars 0.113 0.103 0.095 0.137 0.141 0.103 0.180 0.151 0.160 0.173 0.166 0.169 0.102 0.104 0.110 0.051 0.061 0.127 0.082 0.081 0.078 0.082 1/ 0.082 All Eggs per Dozen Jan Dollars Feb Dollars 0.777 0.758 0.933 0.920 0.900 0.922 0.929 0.874 0.906 0.887 0.815 0.913 0.903 0.903 0.895 0.818 Mar Dollars 0.775 0.949 0.883 0.903 0.907 0.801 0.905 0.914 Apr Dollars 0.755 0.913 0.848 0.843 0.853 0.886 0.904 0.809 May Dollars 0.715 0.870 0.849 0.807 0.856 0.823 0.854 0.832 Jun Dollars 0.745 0.879 0.817 0.844 0.849 0.894 0.842 0.909 Jul Dollars 0.798 0.867 0.844 0.828 0.890 0.831 0.818 0.869 Aug Dollars 0.834 0.909 0.853 0.878 0.894 0.911 0.815 0.886 Sep Oct Nov Dec Mkt Yr Avg 2/ Dollars Dollars Dollars Dollars Dollars 0.826 0.849 0.908 0.928 0.794 0.917 0.904 0.942 1.015 0.911 0.887 0.837 0.961 0.966 0.885 0.873 0.886 0.925 0.970 0.880 0.842 0.808 0.887 0.835 0.879 0.853 0.926 0.937 0.991 0.868 0.809 0.832 0.843 0.785 0.868 0.836 0.819 0.936 0.910 0.861 Table Eggs per Dozen Jan Dollars Feb Dollars Mar Dollars Apr Dollars 0.508 0.468 0.468 0.447 0.687 0.655 0.713 0.640 0.627 0.657 0.590 0.520 0.607 0.514 0.574 0.466 0.499 0.467 0.500 0.378 0.350 0.512 0.340 0.461 0.479 0.471 0.505 0.496 0.454 0.329 0.505 0.306 May Dollars 0.385 0.548 0.514 0.388 0.347 0.300 0.353 0.290 Jun Dollars 0.413 0.575 0.457 0.449 0.330 0.440 0.316 0.414 Jul Dollars 0.498 0.569 0.513 0.425 0.399 0.353 0.317 0.340 Aug Dollars 0.504 0.638 0.532 0.508 0.420 0.501 0.342 0.410 Sep Dollars 0.518 0.653 0.588 0.503 0.360 0.404 0.330 0.357 Oct Dollars 0.553 0.640 0.518 0.541 0.314 0.520 0.386 0.330 Nov Dollars Dec Dollars Mkt Yr Avg 2/ Dollars 0.638 0.694 0.493 0.709 0.826 0.645 0.732 0.687 0.592 0.613 0.616 0.525 0.469 0.397 0.428 0.559 0.652 0.427 0.431 0.337 0.426 0.542 0.498 0.386 Hatching Eggs per Dozen Jan Dollars 1.300 Feb Dollars 1.300 Mar Dollars 1.300 Apr Dollars 1.310 May Dollars 1.310 Jun Dollars 1.310 Jul Dollars 1.310 1.300 1.320 1.320 1.320 1.320 1.320 1.320 1.320 1.320 1.320 1.320 1.320 1.320 1.320 1.400 1.400 1.400 1.400 1.400 1.400 1.400 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 Aug Dollars 1.320 1.320 1.320 1.400 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 Sep Dollars 1.320 1.320 1.320 1.400 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 Oct Dollars 1.320 1.320 1.320 1.400 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 Nov Dollars 1.320 1.320 1.320 1.400 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 Dec Dollars 1.300 1.320 1.400 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 Mkt Yr Avg 2/ Dollars 1.310 1.320 1.320 1.400 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1/ Price not available. 2/ Marketing year is January 1-December 31 for all commodities except eggs and chickens which is December 1-November 30. 3/ Cull beef cows and dairy cows sold for slaughter. 4/ Estimated quarterly through 1999, then annual data only. 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 71 FEED RATIOS--United States, 1995-2002 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Broiler-Feed 1/ Jan 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.6 6.5 6.3 6.4 6.6 Feb 5.3 4.2 4.8 4.7 6.6 5.6 7.2 6.5 Mar 5.2 4.0 4.4 5.0 6.5 5.8 7.6 5.9 Apr 5.1 3.8 4.2 5.3 6.6 6.1 7.9 5.5 May 5.0 3.9 4.2 5.5 7.3 5.8 8.1 5.7 Jun 5.0 4.3 4.5 6.1 7.5 6.3 8.3 5.9 Jul 5.1 4.1 5.1 6.7 8.0 7.2 7.9 5.0 Aug 5.5 4.1 5.2 8.1 7.6 7.0 7.8 4.6 Sep 5.5 4.4 5.2 8.2 7.2 7.8 8.4 4.6 Oct 5.1 5.0 4.8 7.7 7.0 7.1 8.6 4.5 Nov 5.0 5.3 4.6 7.2 7.8 7.4 8.1 4.5 Dec 4.6 5.4 4.4 6.6 7.2 6.5 6.4 4.7 Egg-Feed 2/ Jan 9.4 9.8 10.1 10.1 11.6 8.9 11.0 10.2 Feb 9.3 8.7 9.9 8.3 10.5 11.1 11.2 8.5 Mar 9.0 9.1 8.6 9.4 11.3 8.1 11.6 11.6 Apr 8.9 7.9 7.4 8.5 9.1 9.9 11.3 7.4 May 7.5 6.5 7.1 6.7 7.9 6.4 8.6 6.7 Jun 7.6 6.7 6.6 8.0 8.3 9.5 8.6 9.5 Jul 8.0 6.3 8.2 7.9 10.0 9.2 7.9 7.5 Aug 8.5 6.9 7.8 10.8 10.1 12.9 8.5 7.9 Sep 8.9 8.1 9.3 10.7 9.4 10.3 8.5 7.1 Oct 8.7 9.3 8.7 11.3 8.1 12.2 10.3 6.6 Nov 10.1 11.3 11.4 12.6 11.7 13.0 11.5 10.5 Dec 7.3 12.5 11.0 12.8 10.1 14.6 9.4 9.6 Milk-Feed 3/ Jan 2.77 2.59 2.44 2.77 4.09 3.07 3.03 3.07 Feb 2.73 2.42 2.35 2.78 3.60 2.94 3.06 3.00 Mar 2.71 2.35 2.27 2.75 3.62 2.88 3.22 2.87 Apr 2.60 2.17 2.14 2.70 2.97 2.84 3.29 2.81 May 2.52 2.10 2.07 2.63 2.99 2.72 3.47 2.64 Jun 2.48 2.17 2.12 2.93 3.21 2.97 3.74 2.54 Jul 2.40 2.19 2.24 3.04 3.58 3.31 3.62 2.34 Aug 2.50 2.28 2.35 3.61 3.83 3.37 3.64 2.27 Sep 2.56 2.64 2.44 4.04 4.09 3.36 3.75 2.29 Oct 2.62 2.98 2.63 4.23 3.96 3.12 3.55 2.47 Nov 2.69 2.85 2.73 4.26 3.87 3.05 3.29 2.45 Dec 2.56 2.70 2.80 4.34 3.24 3.04 2.99 2.43 Hog-Corn 4/ Jan 16.8 13.8 20.0 14.1 12.9 19.3 18.8 19.1 Feb 17.5 13.8 19.9 14.1 13.5 20.2 20.0 19.9 Mar 16.4 13.9 17.7 13.7 13.6 20.5 23.4 18.6 Apr 15.1 12.9 19.2 14.8 14.8 23.3 25.3 16.6 May 15.3 13.7 21.6 18.1 18.4 22.9 27.7 17.2 Jun 16.8 13.4 22.6 18.6 17.3 25.6 29.7 18.2 Jul 17.6 13.2 24.3 16.8 18.2 29.5 27.6 18.4 Aug 18.5 13.9 22.1 18.6 20.7 28.8 26.7 13.4 Sep 18.0 15.4 20.0 16.0 19.4 25.8 23.7 10.7 Oct 16.4 19.3 18.6 14.6 20.2 23.8 21.8 13.2 Nov 13.9 20.5 18.0 9.7 19.6 19.8 18.9 12.2 Dec 14.2 21.1 16.5 7.5 19.6 20.2 16.8 13.1 1/ Number of pounds of broiler grower equal in value to one pound of broiler live weight. 2/ Number of pounds of laying feed equal in value to one dozen eggs. 3/ Pounds of 16 percent mixed dairy feed equal in value to one pound of whole milk. 4/ Bushels of corn equal in value to 100 pounds of hog live weight. 72 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE AVERAGE PRICES PAID FOR FEED BY FARMERS--Southeast Region, 1995-2003 1/ Commodity Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Bran Cwt Beef Cattle Concentrate, 32-36% protein Ton Corn Meal Cwt Cottonseed Meal, 41% protein Cwt Dairy Feed, 16% protein Ton 18% protein Ton 20% protein Ton Dairy Concentrate, 32-38% protein Ton Hog Feed, 13.00 15.60 16.10 --Dollars-15.40 15.40 15.50 15.70 16.50 242.00 9.80 315.00 11.80 293.00 10.60 288.00 10.10 279.00 9.30 284.00 9.50 277.00 9.94 277.00 9.33 13.70 16.30 16.60 15.00 13.20 13.80 14.70 14.70 169.00 178.00 173.00 239.00 238.00 224.00 246.00 216.00 212.00 209.00 202.00 192.00 184.00 176.00 177.00 171.00 173.00 187.00 171.00 181.00 175.00 174.00 187.00 173.00 241.00 309.00 306.00 278.00 207.00 235.00 263.00 238.00 14-18% protein Ton 235.00 290.00 280.00 262.00 248.00 243.00 249.00 258.00 Hog Concentrate, 38-42% protein Ton Poultry Feed Broiler Grower Ton Chick Starter Ton Laying Feed Ton Turkey Grower Ton Soybean Meal, 44% protein Cwt Stock Salt Cwt 311.00 368.00 403.00 372.00 330.00 333.00 358.00 371.00 170.00 202.00 192.00 251.00 238.00 246.00 234.00 294.00 258.00 283.00 239.00 305.00 246.00 269.00 226.00 313.00 234.00 241.00 193.00 323.00 195.00 249.00 184.00 305.00 199.00 230.00 213.00 336.00 158.00 206.00 199.00 333.00 15.20 8.20 17.50 8.40 19.70 8.40 17.40 8.20 15.10 8.60 15.70 8.40 15.80 8.80 16.90 9.12 1/ Southeast Region (AL, FL, GA, SC). 2003 16.00 290.00 10.20 15.10 186.00 198.00 188.00 237.00 271.00 389.00 191.00 195.00 176.00 370.00 16.90 9.00 AVERAGE PRICES PAID FOR FERTILIZER BY FARMERS--Southeast Region, 1995-2003 1/ Commodity Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 --Dollars-- Mixed Fertilizer 0-20-20 Ton 161.00 176.00 174.00 184.00 191.00 178.00 181.00 173.00 5-10-10 Ton 147.00 151.00 152.00 146.00 148.00 146.00 147.00 143.00 5-10-15 5-10-30 6-6-6 Ton 157.00 Ton 170.00 Ton 192.00 171.00 181.00 175.00 157.00 174.00 178.00 167.00 177.00 188.00 171.00 184.00 197.00 164.00 177.00 195.00 170.00 184.00 215.00 168.00 182.00 224.00 6-6-18 Ton 197.00 193.00 193.00 214.00 209.00 214.00 213.00 199.00 8-8-8 Ton 155.00 161.00 160.00 155.00 159.00 160.00 173.00 163.00 10-10-10 Ton 177.00 180.00 179.00 179.00 178.00 177.00 186.00 183.00 10-20-20 Ton 218.00 223.00 221.00 217.00 217.00 204.00 216.00 210.00 16-4-8 Ton 226.00 231.00 230.00 236.00 228.00 216.00 237.00 235.00 17-17-17 18-46-0 (DAP) Ton 224.00 Ton 272.00 240.00 302.00 232.00 278.00 221.00 274.00 217.00 263.00 217.00 241.00 232.00 244.00 217.00 233.00 2003 186.00 160.00 180.00 187.00 205.00 212.00 179.00 194.00 220.00 239.00 233.00 263.00 Materials Ammonia Nitrate Ton 236.00 249.00 242.00 222.00 Anhydrous Ammonia Ton 368.00 340.00 307.00 252.00 Limestone Spread 3/ Ton 28.10 25.70 26.30 27.10 Muriate of Potash, 60-62% K20 Nitrate of Soda Ton 170.00 Ton 247.00 167.00 255.00 166.00 265.00 180.00 264.00 Nitrogen Solution, 30% Ton 164.00 177.00 158.00 133.00 32% Ton 178.00 181.00 160.00 144.00 Superphosphate Ton 232.00 257.00 268.00 267.00 1/Southeast Region (FL, GA, NC, SC, VA). 2/ Item not surveyed. 3/ Spread on fields. 210.00 213.00 26.20 180.00 263.00 127.00 130.00 256.00 224.00 225.00 27.90 179.00 261.00 130.00 138.00 239.00 280.00 373.00 27.90 185.00 274.00 184.00 186.00 244.00 222.00 2/ 27.10 186.00 278.00 122.00 127.00 230.00 269.00 2/ 27.40 180.00 272.00 157.00 165.00 247.00 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 73 AVERAGE PRICES PAID BY FARMERS--United States, 1995-2003 Commodity Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 --Dollars-- Farm Machinery Baler, Square, Pick-up, P.T.O. 2/ Each 13,300 13,800 14,600 15,200 15,400 16,100 16,300 16,800 Round, 1200-1500 Lb bale Each 16,600 17,100 16,900 17,300 17,700 17,300 17,600 17,900 Combine, self-propelled, extra-large capacity Each 155,000 162,000 163,000 176,000 181,000 187,000 large capacity Each 130,000 137,000 135,000 140,000 142,000 146,000 152,000 156,000 Cotton Picker, self-propelled, with spindle, 4 row Each 183,000 192,000 195,000 198,000 207,000 206,000 222,000 225,000 Cultivator, row crop, 6 row Each 4,880 5,410 5,680 5,900 5,670 5,860 6,040 5,990 Disk Harrow, tandem, 15-17' width 1/ 18-20' width1/ Each 10,400 10,900 12,100 12,200 12,700 13,500 13,700 14,300 Each 14,600 15,700 16,100 16,600 17,300 17,400 18,000 18,500 Mower-Conditioner, P.T.O., Pull Type, 8-10' sickle (cutter) bar or disc Each 11,800 12,000 12,200 12,600 12,700 13,200 13,700 13,700 Mower, mounted or drawn, 7'-8', sickle (cutter) bar Each 3,990 3,940 4,130 4,220 4,370 4,360 4,730 4,840 Planter, Row Crop, with fertilizer attachment, 4 row Each 12,400 13,700 13,300 14,200 14,500 15,300 15,500 15,100 Rotary Hoe, 20'-25' width Each 5,230 5,260 5,700 5,940 6,320 6,280 6,920 6,490 Sprayer, Field Crop, Tractor Mounted, w/300 gal spray tank Each 3,820 3,880 4,290 4,350 4,940 5,260 5,500 5,460 Tractor, 2-wheel drive, 30-39 P.T.O. hp Each 14,400 15,000 15,400 15,300 15,400 16,400 16,600 16,400 50-59 P.T.O. hp Each 20,100 20,600 21,200 21,800 21,900 21,800 22,000 21,900 70-89 P.T.O. hp Each 30,700 30,900 31,800 32,800 32,300 33,700 34,200 34,500 110-129 P.T.O. hp Each 54,000 55,400 57,400 59,500 60,100 62,400 63,000 63,700 140-159 P.T.O. hp Each 70,000 71,500 74,800 77,100 79,000 81,700 82,300 83,200 Wagon, gravity unload, and tires, 200-400 bu cap Each 3,640 3,520 3,720 3,870 3,960 4,040 4,160 4,320 Windrower, Self Propelled, 14-16' Each 45,800 46,900 52,100 54,500 56,400 61,600 63,200 62,900 1/ With hydraulic lift transport wheels and tires. 2/ Square bales under 200 pounds. 2003 17,300 18,300 196,000 159,000 216,000 6,330 15,200 19,300 14,400 4,980 15,200 6,610 5,890 16,000 21,300 33,600 63,800 84,100 4,200 64,200 AVERAGE PRICES PAID BY FARMERS--United States, 1995-2003 Commodity Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 --Dollars-- Motor Supplies and Services Gasoline, unleaded, service station Gal 1.120 1.220 1.230 1.060 1.100 1.470 1.430 bulk delivery Gal 1.110 1.260 1.260 1.090 1.130 1.480 1.470 Diesel Fuel, bulk delivery Gal 0.766 0.920 0.874 0.740 0.728 1.080 1.080 LP Gas Gal 0.734 0.804 0.852 0.764 0.699 0.963 1.160 2002 1.350 1.330 0.928 0.927 2003 1.610 1.560 1.206 1.194 Seeds Corn, Hybrid, All 2/ Bu 77.10 77.70 83.50 Cottonseed, All 1/ Cwt 68.20 73.00 74.90 Soybeans, All Bu 13.40 14.80 16.10 Wheat, Winter Bu 7.80 8.50 10.00 1/ GMO technology fees included in 2000 prices. 2/ 80,000 kernels per bag. 86.90 79.30 17.15 8.25 88.10 82.40 17.00 7.35 87.50 128.00 17.10 7.05 92.20 154.00 20.70 7.20 92.00 213.00 22.50 7.70 102.00 218.00 24.20 8.01 74 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE AVERAGE PRICES PAID BY FARMERS--United States, 1995-1998 Item 1/ Unit 1995 1996 1997 --Dollars-- Fungicides Benomyl (Benlate), 50% WP 1 Lb 18.00 18.30 18.20 Captan, 50% WP 1 Lb 3.31 3.30 3.25 Chlorothalonil (Bravo), 6#/Gal EC 1 Gal 52.50 55.90 57.00 Mancozeb (Dithane M-45, 80% WP or Manzate, 75% DF) 1 Lb 3.11 3.23 3.32 Maneb, 80% WP, 75% DF 1 Lb 2.70 2.98 3.13 Metalaxyl (Ridomil), 2 #/Gal EC 1 Gal 170.00 172.00 177.00 1998 18.30 3.36 55.80 3.35 3.11 180.00 Herbicides 2,4-D, 4 #/Gal EC Alachlor (Lasso), 4 #/Gal EC Atrazine (AAtrex), 4 #/Gal L Butylate (Sutan), 6.7 #/Gal EC Cyanazine (Bladex), 4 #/Gal EC Glyphosate (Roundup), 4 #/Gal EC MCPA, 4 #/Gal EC Metolachlor (Dual), 8 #/Gal EC Metribuzin (Lexone or Sencor), 75% DF Paraquat (Gramoxone Extra), 2.5 #/Gal EC Pendimethalin (Prowl), 3.3 #/Gal EC Sethoxydim (Poast), 1.5 #/Gal EC Simazine (Princep), 4 #/Gal EC Terbacil (Sinbar), 80% WP Trifluralin (Treflan), 4 #/Gal EC 1 Gal 1 Gal 1Gal 1 Gal 1 Gal 1 Gal 1 Gal 1 Gal 1 Lb 1 Lb 1 Gal 1 Gal 1 Gal 1 Lb 1 Gal 14.20 28.10 14.40 18.00 28.30 54.10 15.90 67.70 27.50 35.00 28.90 112.00 18.20 26.00 32.80 14.80 28.70 14.50 20.80 29.40 55.70 16.80 69.40 27.70 36.20 29.20 112.00 18.40 26.70 32.60 14.90 25.30 13.80 19.60 30.00 56.70 16.80 69.50 27.70 37.80 29.40 101.00 18.20 26.40 31.40 14.90 25.70 13.70 21.10 31.60 56.30 16.90 72.60 22.00 39.00 29.60 89.60 18.50 27.40 29.90 Insecticides Aldicarb (Temik), 15% G 1 Lb 3.65 3.62 3.70 3.70 Carbaryl (Sevin), 80% S, SP, or WP 1 Lb 4.59 4.64 4.76 4.96 Carbofuran (Furadan), 15% G 1 Lb 1.91 1.99 1.99 2.24 Chlorpyrifos (Lorsban), 4 #/Gal EC 1 Gal 49.30 51.10 50.70 51.00 Endosulfan (Thiodan Phaser), 3 #/Gal EC 1 Gal 39.70 40.30 39.10 39.40 Fonofos (Dyfonate II), 20% G 1 Lb 1.99 1.95 2.04 2.03 Malathion, 5 #/Gal EC 1 Gal 22.60 23.20 24.10 25.00 Methomyl (Lannate L), 1.81 #/Gal 1 Gal 44.10 47.00 48.00 46.70 Phorate (Thimet), 20% G 1 Lb 1.98 2.03 2.14 2.24 Propargite (Comite, Omite), 30% WP 1 Lb 5.89 6.21 6.49 6.41 Synthetic Pyrethroids, (Pounce, 2 Ambush), 3.2 #/Gal EC 1 Gal 154.00 156.00 159.00 162.00 Terbufos (Counter), 15% G 1 Lb 1.91 2.20 2.31 2.56 1/ Formulation abbreviations: EC - Emulsifiable Concentrate, DF - Dry Flowable, DG - Dry Granular, G-Granular, and WP - Wettable Powder. 2/ Discontinued in 1999. 3/ Added in 2000. 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 75 AVERAGE PRICES PAID BY FARMERS--United States, 1999-2003, Continued Item 1/ Unit 1999 2000 2001 2002 --Dollars-- Fungicides Benomyl (Benlate), 50% WP 1 Lb 18.60 18.60 18.40 18.40 Captan 50% WP 1 Lb 3.43 3.45 3.61 3.76 Chlorothalonil (Bravo), 6# lbs./gal. EC 1 Gal 58.50 56.20 56.10 49.70 Mancozeb (Dithane M-45, 80% WP or Manzate 75% DF) 1 Lb 3.10 3.05 3.03 2.95 Maneb, 80% WP, 75% DF 1 Lb 3.12 3.19 3.16 3.20 Metalaxyl (Ridomil), 2#/Gal EC 1 Gal 187.00 178.00 190.00 183.00 2003 18.50 3.50 47.20 3.00 2.70 191.00 Herbicides 2,4-D, 4 #/Gal EC Alachlor (Lasso), 4 #/Gal EC Atrazine (AAtrex), 4 #/Gal L Butylate (Sutan), 6.7 #/Gal EC Cyanazine (Bladex), 4 #/Gal EC Glyphosate (Roundup), 4 #/Gal EC MCPA, 4 #/Gal EC Metolachlor (Dual), 8 #/Gal EC Metribuzin (Lexone or Sencor), 75% DF Paraquat (Gramoxone Extra), 2.5 #/Gal EC Pendimethalin (Prowl), 3.3 #/Gal EC Sethoxydim (Poast), 4 #/Gal EC Simazine (Princep), 4 #/Gal EC Terbacil (Sinbar), 80% WP Trifluralin (Treflan), 4 #/Gal EC 1 Gal 1 Gal 1Gal 1 Gal 1 Gal 1 Gal 1 Gal 1 Gal 1 Lb 1 Lb 1 Gal 1 Gal 1 Gal 1 Lb 1 Gal 14.90 24.90 13.70 21.50 32.30 45.50 16.50 77.70 21.20 34.80 28.70 84.30 18.20 28.00 29.20 14.70 24.50 13.60 21.20 33.10 43.30 16.60 82.60 20.90 34.30 23.60 78.70 18.20 30.10 25.50 14.90 24.80 12.50 22.50 33.10 44.50 16.90 94.50 20.60 35.20 23.10 77.90 18.00 30.90 25.30 14.90 24.30 12.20 23.60 33.00 43.50 17.10 99.00 20.10 37.60 22.10 74.60 17.60 32.70 24.40 15.20 24.50 12.30 23.30 32.90 43.30 17.70 104.00 20.80 40.70 22.70 73.90 18.00 32.60 24.40 Insecticides Aldicarb (Temik), 15% G 1 Lb 3.77 3.73 3.76 3.70 3.80 Carbaryl (Sevin), 80% S, SP, or WP 1 Lb 5.14 5.44 5.75 5.41 5.50 Carbofuran (Furadan), 15% G 1 Lb 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ Carbofuran (Furadan), 4F 1 Gal 3/ 73.50 74.80 77.80 79.30 Chlorpyrifos (Lorsban), 4 #/Gal EC 1 Gal 51.00 43.60 42.40 41.60 41.30 Endosulfan (Thiodan Phaser), 3 #/Gal EC 1 Gal 37.30 35.90 35.90 33.70 34.20 Fonofos (Dyfonate II), 20% G 1 Lb 2.13 2.16 2.15 1.29 3.20 Malathion, 5#/Gal EC 1 Gal 25.10 26.20 27.40 28.40 28.50 Methomyl (Lannate L), 1.81 #/Gal 1 Gal 48.30 49.30 49.50 51.90 55.60 Phorate (Thimet), 20% G 1 Lb 2.40 2.49 2.41 2.45 2.40 Propargite (Comite, Omite), 30% WP 1 Lb 6.81 6.86 6.05 6.26 6.60 Synthetic Pyrethroids, (Pounce,Ambush), 2-3.2 #/Gal EC 1 Gal 148.00 141.00 137.00 136.00 133.00 Terbufos (Counter), 15% G 1 Lb 2.65 2.71 2.67 2.72 2.70 1/ Formulation abbreviations: EC - Emulsifiable Concentrate, DF - Dry Flowable, DG - Dry Granular, G-Granular, and WP - Wettable Powder. 2/ Discontinued in 1999. 3/ Added in 2000. 76 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE FLORICULTURE Floriculture Crops - Wholesale Values of Sales by Production Category Georgia, 2002 Propagative Materials 5.3% Herbaceous Perennials 10.4% Indoor/Patio Foliage 5.0% Potted Flowering Plants 12.8% Annual Bedding/Garden Plants 66.5% FLORICULTURE - Greenhouse Area and Growers Georgia, 1995-2002 1,000 sq. ft Growers 10,000 1,000 8,000 7,389 7,319 7,943 8,651 8,610 8,440 7,655 7,320 800 6,000 600 4,000 400 2,000 200 0 0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Growers Area 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 77 FLORICULTURE FloricultureGrowers, Wholesale Value , and Growing Area for Operations with Sales of $10,000 or Greater, Georgia, 2001-2002 2001 2002 Number of Growers Wholesale Value of Sales ($1,000) 1/ Glass Cover (1,000 sq. ft.) Fiberglass, Other Rigid Cover (1,000 sq. ft.) Film Plastic Cover (1,000 sq. ft.) Total Greenhouse Cover (1,000 sq. ft.) Shade & Temporary Cover (1,000 sq. ft.) Open Ground (Acres) 197 69,118 435 489 6,731 7,655 459 165 189 70,541 463 331 6,526 7,320 557 201 1/ Wholesale value of sales as reported by growers with $100,000 or more in sales of floriculture crops plus a calculated wholesale value of sales for growers with sales below $100,000. The value of sales for growers below the $100,000 level was estimated by multiplying the number of growers in each size group by the mid-point of each dollar value range. Floriculture--Wholesale Value of Sales by Category for Operations with Sales of $100,000 or Greater, Georgia, 2001-2002 2001 2002 --$1,000-- Bedding/Garden Plants - Annual Potted Flowering Plants Herbaceous Perennial Plants Propagative Materials Foliage for Indoor or Patio Use Total Wholesale Value 40,609 9,090 8,523 4,148 1,812 64,182 43,779 8,459 6,842 3,490 3,308 65,878 2002 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Floriculture--Growers, Quantity Produced, Wholesale Value of Crops for Operations with Sales of $100,000 or Greater, Georgia, 2001-2002 Growers Quantity Value of Sales at Wholesale 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 --Number-- --1,000's-- --$1,000-- Bedding Pansy/Viola (Flats) 49 58 819 897 6,986 8,952 Potted Poinsettias 42 42 1,319 1,226 5,313 5,196 Bedding Impatiens (Flats) 48 55 360 270 2,826 2,238 Bedding Begonias (Flats) 38 49 236 175 2,027 1,656 Bedding Petunias (Flats) 54 56 231 210 1,950 1,951 Potted Geraniums (Cuttings) 36 40 990 554 1,683 1,132 Potted Florist Chrysanthemums 7 4 323 176 1,518 683 Foliage Hanging Baskets 33 38 219 208 1,235 1,090 Potted Hardy/Garden Chrysanthemums 40 37 567 577 1,072 1,318 Vegetable Type Bedding Plants (Flats) 29 28 123 109 988 894 78 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE GENERAL PRECIPITATION Percent of Normal by Month and Annually Georgia, 2002 1/ Percent of Normal 200 83 150 64 50 29 100 10 50 6 46 15 19 14 18 1 50 0 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC ANN Months 1/ Data from Climatological Data Annual Summary, Georgia 2002, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration TEMPERATURE Percent of Normal by Month and Annual Average Georgia, 2002 1/ Percent of Normal 115 110 105 6 6 6 3 100 10 10 1 1 76 1 95 90 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC ANN Months 1/ Data from Climatological Data Annual Summary, Georgia 2002, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 79 GENERAL 2002 CROP WEATHER SUMMARY The year started with below to well above normal temperatures. Parts of the state received snow on the 2nd and 3rd of January. A cold front the latter part of February delayed harvesting activities. Rainfall for March was slightly below normal throughout most of the State. Onion and small grain conditions were fair to good. Rains replenished soil moisture in many areas. Temperatures for April varied from near normal to above normal. Soil moisture was short to adequate. Cold weather for the first half of the month caused the loss of apple and peach blooms for some counties. North Georgia received scattered rainfall for the first half of May. Counties in South and Central Georgia received no rain and reported low soil moisture levels. Strong winds and tornadic activity damaged wheat. Dry conditions caused crop conditions to deteriorate in some areas. Drought conditions continued despite scattered rains for the first half of June. The rains provided temporary relief to fields and pastures. Rain throughout the month continued to be beneficial, however, subsoil moisture levels remained low. Hot and dry conditions persisted as temperatures reached almost the 100 degree mark for July. Scattered rains did little to replenish dry soils. Crop conditions improved in areas that received rain. The drought continued and caused crop conditions to decline. Corn harvesting began and apple picking started at a swift pace. August temperatures varied. At the beginning of the month, a cold front swept across the State and brought cooler temperatures to many areas. Cooler temperatures brought relief to fields suffering from July's scalding temperatures. Drought conditions persisted across the State. The cooler weather benefitted crops. Mild temperatures accompanied much needed rain for September. Soil moisture conditions improved temporarily. Crop conditions showed little improvement despite the rains. The rains delayed fieldwork and damaged cotton and peanut crops in some areas. Armyworms continued to be a major problem for soybeans and pastures. October rains improved soil moisture, however, impeded cotton harvesting and peanut and soybean combining. Apple harvesting neared completion. During mid-November, a cold front moved across the State bringing severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. Rainfall was heavy with 3 to 5 inches in some areas. Thunderstorms and tornadoes postponed most farming activities. The rains continued to fill ponds and streams. Dry weather was needed to work fields, harvest cotton, and plant wheat. December was wet and cool. Abundant rains across the State delayed cotton harvesting. The long-term drought that had impacted Georgia since 1998 was all but over. Some areas experienced high winds around Christmas Eve. Cotton harvesting neared completion. January: Temperatures for the month of January varied. The first half of the month temperatures were well below normal, while the last half of the month was well above normal. Rainfall for the State was near normal; however, some areas of the State had below normal rainfall. Parts of Georgia received three to five inches of snow on the 2nd and 3rd of the month. The drought was still alive and well in Georgia. In many areas of the State, pond and stream levels remained low. Sub soil moisture was extremely short. County agents rated soil moisture as forty percent very short to short and sixty percent adequate. Some winter wheat and rye had been fertilized. Wheat and rye were in fair to good condition. Peach condition was good, with most areas approaching the needed chill hours. Onions were in fair to good condition. Tobacco in beds and greenhouses were in good condition. Land preparation for spring began to get underway the latter part of the month. Other activities included the routine care of livestock and poultry. February: Temperatures for the month of February were near normal to slightly above normal, while rainfall was about half of normal. A cold snap the latter part of the month put some pastures back into dormancy. Pasture conditions were mostly fair to good. Extensive hay feeding to livestock continued. The cold weather had caused some replanting of corn, and some damage to peach blooms in south Georgia. Small grains were in mostly fair to good condition, but need rain. Growers were applying nitrogen to small grains. Carrot harvest has begun. Onion condition was good. Land preparation for spring planting was active. Cattle are continuing to calve. March: March temperatures were near normal, while rainfall was slightly below normal throughout most of the state. A cold snap the first part of March and the latter part of the month brought minimal damage to row crops. Pasture conditions were mostly fair to good. Warm season forages started to green up. Small grains were in mostly fair to good condition. Carrot harvesting was active. Tobacco transplanting was just getting under way. Onion condition was good. Land preparation for spring planting was active. Feeding hay to livestock continues. Cattle are continuing to calve. April: Temperatures were near normal to slightly below normal at the beginning of April which improved overall crop and planting conditions in some counties. Pastures, hayfields, and small grain crops benefitted from scattered showers during the middle of the month. Soli moisture levels were adequate, but subsoil moisture continued to be a concern for growers. Tobacco transplanting and corn planting was active in many parts of the state. Farmers actively prepared cotton and peanut land. Tobacco transplants showed disease symptoms of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus, blue mold, Rhizoctinia, and Pythium in southern Georgia counties. Light rain moved across the State towards the end of the month. Rain did little to improve soil moisture. Strong winds and sunny weather contributed to rapidly drying soils. Corn suffered from lack of moisture in the northern part of the State. Peanut planting accelerated. May: Many areas received beneficial rainfall throughout the month. Despite the rainfall and cooler temperatures, low soil moisture continued to stress crops and caused planting delays in many parts of the State. Heavy rainfall at the beginning of the month caused possible crop damage in northern Georgia counties. Hay cutting and planting was delayed in some areas due to rains. Counties in southern and central Georgia received no rain and reported low soil moisture levels. Many counties reported declining crop conditions caused by the continuing drought. Counties reported that squash picking ceased because of the drought conditions. Hay cutting and wheat harvesting were active throughout the 80 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE State. Tobacco fields were treated for budworms and hornworms. Pecan trees were sprayed for leaf disease, scab, and insects. Onion harvesting neared completion. Most late variety peaches faired well. June: Drought conditions continued despite the much needed refreshing rains that moved across Georgia for most of June. Rains provided temporary relief to fields and pastures. Pond and stream levels continued to drop due to increased irrigation and dry weather. Many irrigation ponds were reported to be near depletion. Topsoil moisture improved, however, subsoil moisture levels remained low. Several counties reported crop damage due to drought conditions. Dry conditions caused some cattlemen to use hay for feed. Producers applied herbicides and insecticides to cotton. Land plaster and fungicides were applied to peanuts. Watermelon harvest progressed at a rapid pace. The peach and blueberry crops appeared in good condition. In several counties, trees dropped immature pecans. July: July rains improved the State' crops and pastures, still, soil conditions remained critically low. County agents reported that 65 percent of the cropland had less than adequate soil moisture. The continuing drought and high temperatures caused crop conditions to decline. Temperatures reached 100 degrees or more in several areas. Cattlemen continued to feed hay because of poor pasture conditions. Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus reports increased in tobacco. Cotton was being sprayed with growth regulators and foliar fertilizer. Farmers prepared fields for final planting of soybeans, cotton and grain sorghum. Corn harvesting began. The watermelon harvest neared completion. August: Drought conditions persisted across the State for the month of August. Temperatures for the month varied from below normal to above normal. Soil conditions continued to remain dry despite the scattered showers that fell during the month. A cold front swept across the State the first half of August bringing cooler temperatures to many areas. Some areas reached record lows. Dryland crops throughout the State showed the impact of extremely dry conditions. Armyworms continued to plague hayfields. Poor pasture conditions forced cattlemen to feed hay. Farmers actively harvested tobacco and corn. The peach harvest neared completion. In the northern part of the State, viticulturists harvested white grape varieties. October: Rain continued into the month of October. Much needed rain throughout the month improved pasture conditions and soil moisture. However, wet soils delayed field activities across the State. Rain impeded peanut, hay, cotton, and corn harvesting. Armyworms continued to plague pastures and hayfields. Growers reported extensive disease in turnip greens. Small grain planting progressed at an above normal pace. Winter grains appeared in good condition. Growers cut and baled hay and overseeded pastures. Farmers harvested pumpkins and planted rye and winter wheat. November: A cold front and rain moved through the State during the month of November. Rain kept fields moist which slowed planting and harvesting. The weather benefitted soil moisture, but delayed field activities throughout the State. Cooler temperatures produced frost in some areas. Thunderstorms and tornadoes swept through the State mid-month. Most farming activities were postponed. Crop quality and quantity continued to deteriorate. Growers were unable to harvest the last of the season's crops due to inclement weather. Drier weather was needed to work fields, harvest cotton, and plant wheat. Cooler temperatures reduced armyworms and plant disease problems. Winter grains emerged nicely due to timely rains. Hay producers continued to harvest the last cutting of hay for the year. December: Constant December rains slowed most farming activities for the State. According to David Stooksbury,* State Climatologist, the long-term drought that has impacted Georgia since 1998 is all but over. The State ended the year with more than 90 percent of normal yearly rainfall. Some areas experienced damage due to high winds and extreme cold weather. Wet soil conditions delayed small grain and wheat planting and cotton harvesting. Onion planting was behind schedule due to weather. Ryegrass, small grains, and wheat were damaged from cold weather in some areas. Rains had replenished ponds and streams and added to soil moisture levels. Cotton harvesting approached competition. Rye, wheat, and oat planting progressed nicely. Mild temperatures toward the end of the month improved grazing conditions. In other activities, growers continued winter grazing and routine care of livestock and poultry. * Dr. David Stooksbury State Climatologist University of Georgia stooks@hoth.engr.uga.edu September: Rainfall for the beginning of September returned to below normal levels, and ranged from 0.00 to 0.62 inches. Temperatures were near normal. Crop conditions showed little improvement; however, rains helped some peanut and sorghum fields. Tropical storm Hanna provided most of the State with much needed rain during mid-September. Two to three inches of rain was common throughout the State and some areas received more. The rains delayed cotton and peanut harvesting. Pasture and hay conditions improved considerably, but the armyworm infestation continued. At the end of the month, tropical storm Isidore swept across the State. The rains stimulated pasture growth and improved soil moisture conditions and ground water levels. TSWV continued to be a problem for peanut growers. Showers negatively impacted grape harvest. Apple picking continued at a slow pace. Farmers began planting small grains and made preparations for winter crop planting. Producers routinely managed livestock and poultry. 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 81 Month January February March April May June July August September October November December GEORGIA PRECIPITATION2002 Monthly Averages and Percent of Normal by Climatological Divisions and Agricultural Statistical Districts 1/ District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 Northwest North Central Northeast West Central Central % of % of % of % of % of Inches Normal Inches Normal Inches Normal Inches Normal Inches Normal 6.26 123 6.08 113 2.23 46 2.25 45 7.13 115 6.77 109 1.48 30 2.01 43 6.82 152 4.95 103 2.78 69 3.15 76 4.00 82 3.91 77 3.25 87 2.45 59 7.71 194 7.84 197 5.36 168 5.21 141 5.25 128 6.21 146 8.04 166 7.34 151 5.69 102 2.18 43 6.52 106 1.93 42 4.82 99 2.29 52 2.24 44 3.54 78 9.65 234 4.79 125 5.69 134 7.23 144 4.34 88 2.84 56 5.16 90 2.49 54 3.42 83 3.31 83 5.71 113 1.77 46 5.88 190 5.53 199 5.18 154 5.14 105 3.20 68 3.20 69 5.39 109 2.83 77 2.48 66 2.63 69 3.39 71 3.17 76 5.59 182 4.24 171 4.88 163 4.98 122 Annual Total 60.31 111 District 6 East Central Month % of Inches Normal January 3.03 71 February 2.32 55 March 4.14 90 April 1.56 47 May 2.38 63 June 3.71 87 July 3.69 78 August 4.92 98 September 5.22 156 October 3.97 148 November 4.87 182 December 4.19 114 58.17 103 District 7 Southwest % of Inches Normal 3.27 63 2.50 50 5.59 103 3.82 104 2.06 52 4.77 97 6.58 116 3.09 70 7.33 221 4.28 196 5.01 155 4.80 109 56.57 98 District 8 South Central % of Inches Normal 3.94 86 2.00 44 4.88 103 2.01 58 2.48 67 3.49 75 6.34 114 4.85 90 5.54 164 4.36 208 4.54 164 4.37 107 50.77 98 District 9 Southeast % of Inches Normal 3.57 93 1.66 44 5.54 133 1.33 46 2.30 60 5.93 113 4.45 71 7.38 109 5.25 117 4.09 162 3.88 159 4.54 136 45.98 98 State Average Inches 4.38 2.35 5.68 2.16 3.52 3.56 4.48 3.82 6.67 4.65 5.06 5.63 % of Normal 90 50 106 54 85 81 86 82 183 164 150 129 Annual Total 44.00 94 53.10 103 48.80 99 49.92 100 51.96 101 1/ Average precipitation and normal precipitation from NOAA Climatological data for Georgia, 2001, Volume 105, Nos. 1 - 12. Normal precipitation represents a 30 year period from 1961 to 1990. 82 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Month GEORGIA TEMPERATURES--2002 Monthly Averages and Percent of Normal by Climatological Divisions and Agricultural Statistical Districts 1/ District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 Northwest North Central Northeast West Central Central % of % of % of % of Degrees % of Degrees Normal Degrees Normal Degrees Normal Degrees Normal Normal January February March April May June July August September October November December 42.60 43.40 51.00 63.60 65.60 74.80 79.60 79.20 75.20 64.80 47.40 41.00 110 41.90 101 43.00 99 50.50 106 62.30 98 64.20 101 73.30 102 77.90 103 77.40 106 72.60 108 63.20 93 47.20 96 41.30 106 42.50 100 43.50 99 50.70 105 63.30 97 64.30 100 73.70 102 78.00 102 77.40 103 71.30 106 61.90 92 46.80 96 40.60 105 45.80 99 46.00 98 54.20 106 66.20 96 68.50 100 76.60 101 80.20 102 79.60 101 76.10 103 66.70 91 50.50 94 43.70 105 47.60 107 98 47.00 98 98 55.90 100 106 67.20 106 98 69.70 98 100 77.50 100 102 81.50 102 102 80.20 101 104 76.60 103 106 67.60 105 93 51.70 93 93 44.40 93 Annual Total 60.66 102 District 6 East Central Month % of Degrees Normal 59.57 101 59.50 100 District 7 District 8 Southwest South Central % of % of Degrees Normal Degrees Normal 62.84 101 District 9 Southeast % of Degrees Normal 63.91 101 State Average % of Degrees Normal January February March April May June July August September October November December 48.70 48.10 58.80 68.80 70.40 78.10 82.10 80.30 77.20 68.30 53.00 45.70 107 49.80 98 49.90 104 58.60 108 69.90 99 73.30 101 78.80 102 81.30 101 80.50 103 78.70 106 71.00 94 54.30 94 47.30 103 50.60 97 50.90 99 59.80 106 70.90 100 73.20 100 79.10 101 81.80 100 80.60 103 79.00 106 70.80 93 54.90 93 47.80 104 52.40 98 53.00 101 61.50 107 71.40 101 73.60 101 79.50 101 82.40 100 80.50 103 79.80 106 72.20 94 57.50 93 49.70 105 46.88 106 101 47.20 99 103 55.67 100 108 67.03 106 101 69.20 99 101 76.82 100 101 80.53 101 100 79.52 101 104 76.28 103 106 67.39 106 96 51.48 93 94 44.61 94 Annual Total 64.96 101 66.12 100 66.62 101 67.79 102 63.55 101 1/ Average temperature and normal temperature from NOAA Climatological data for Georgia, 2001, Volume 105, Nos. 1 - 12. Normal temperature represents a 30 year period from 1961 to 1990. 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 83 RANKING OF 10 LEADING STATES IN CASH RECEIPTS FOR TOP 25 COMMODITIES, 2001 TOP 10 STATES BY THEIR VALUE OF CASH RECEIPTS Commodity 1/ Rank Value 1 2 3 4 5 --Million Dollars-- All commodities U.S. 202,849 CA 25,892 TX 13,796 IA 11,550 NE 9,489 KS 8,121 Livestock & products U.S. 106,431 TX 9,339 CA 7,346 NE 6,086 IA 5,936 KS 5,536 All crops U.S. 96,418 CA 18,546 IL 5,704 IA 5,615 FL 4,958 TX 4,456 Cattle and calves Dairy products Corn Broilers Greenhouse & nursery Soybeans Hogs Wheat Cotton Hay Chicken eggs Grapes Turkeys Potatoes Lettuce Tobacco Tomatoes Apples Oranges Strawberries 1 40,440 2 24,695 3 17,109 4 16,688 5 13,795 6 12,777 7 12,456 8 5,719 9 4,954 10 4,557 11 4,445 12 2,924 13 2,729 14 2,464 15 1,907 16 1,880 17 1,665 18 1,370 19 1,369 20 1,086 TX 6,812 NE 5,067 KS 4,915 CO 2,589 OK 1,865 CA 4,630 WI 3,243 NY 1,841 PA 1,792 MN 1,297 IA 3,120 IL 2,972 NE 1,951 IN 1,533 MN 1,447 GA 2,432 AR 2,238 AL 2,004 NC 1,681 MS 1,492 CA 2,851 FL 1,518 TX 1,225 NC 1,119 OR 842 IA 2,239 IL 2,132 MN 1,294 IN 1,226 NE 887 IA 3,132 NC 1,710 MN 1,417 IL 920 NE 711 KS 920 ND 840 WA 447 MT 366 OK 344 TX 1,001 CA 706 GA 570 AR 503 NC 412 CA 589 TX 318 ID 303 WA 261 CO 244 GA 368 OH 323 PA 304 AR 303 IA 282 CA 2,654 WA 133 NY 45 OR 34 PA 17 NC 452 MN 385 MO 271 CA 212 VA 207 ID 551 WA 449 CA 200 WI 170 ND 128 CA 1,370 AZ 511 NJ 13 CO 8 na NC 686 KY 566 TN 172 SC 131 VA 124 CA 766 FL 500 OH 87 IN 39 NY 29 WA 806 NY 109 CA 91 MI 77 PA 48 FL 786 CA 571 TX 6 AZ 5 na CA 841 FL 167 NC 17 OR 15 PA 9 Peanuts 21 1,002 GA 389 TX 202 AL 129 NC 88 VA 59 Horses & mules 22 985 KY 800 NJ 121 VA 64 na na Cane for sugar 23 918 FL 484 LA 337 HI 52 TX 45 na Sorghum grain 24 905 KS 360 TX 271 NE 62 MO 42 LA 33 Sugar beets 25 885 MN 263 ID 175 ND 162 MI 101 CA 49 1/ The 25 leading commodities ranked by value of farm marketings. na = not available. Economic Research Service/USDA. Information Contacts: Larry Traub E-mail: ltraub@ers.usda.gov and Roger Strickland E-mail: rogers@ers.usda.gov. August 5, 2002 84 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE RANKING OF 10 LEADING STATES IN CASH RECEIPTS FOR TOP 25 COMMODITIES, 2001, Continued TOP 10 STATES BY THEIR VALUE OF CASH RECEIPTS Commodity 1/ Rank Value 6 7 8 9 10 --Million Dollars-- All commodities U.S. 202,849 MN 8,102 NC 7,731 IL 7,547 FL 6,416 WI 5,896 Livestock & products U.S. 106,431 NC 4,644 WI 4,464 MN 4,288 GA 3,540 AR 3,507 All crops U.S. 96,418 MN 3,813 WA 3,464 NE 3,402 IN 3,235 NC 3,087 Cattle and calves 1 40,440 IA 1,824 SD 1,567 CA 1,352 MT 978 MO 926 Dairy products 2 24,695 ID 1,043 MI 882 WA 839 NM 815 TX 802 Corn 3 17,109 OH 825 KS 720 SD 664 MO 637 WI 521 Broilers 4 16,688 TX 1,059 DE 598 MD 553 VA 519 KY 504 Greenhouse & nursery 5 13,795 OH 568 MI 501 WA 347 PA 332 NY 315 Soybeans 6 12,777 OH 864 MO 805 SD 632 AR 408 MI 299 Hogs 7 12,456 IN 693 MO 586 OK 520 OH 350 KS 322 Wheat 8 5,719 ID 293 TX 276 MN 261 SD 258 CO 195 Cotton 9 4,954 MS 370 LA 271 AL 217 MO 215 AZ 209 Hay 10 4,557 OR 231 KS 179 NM 158 SD 150 OK 142 Chicken eggs 11 4,445 TX 267 AL 265 IN 259 CA 236 NC 232 Grapes 12 2,924 MI 9 AZ 9 TX 8 VA 5 GA 3 Turkeys 13 2,729 AR 189 IN 152 SC 127 PA 98 OH 64 Potatoes 14 2,464 OR 117 FL 104 ME 102 MN 101 CO 99 Lettuce 15 1,907 na na na na na Tobacco 16 1,880 GA 111 OH 23 FL 18 MD 14 IN 13 Tomatoes 17 1,665 MI 25 PA 25 GA 24 SC 24 NC 23 Apples 18 1,370 VA 34 OH 21 OR 18 NC 17 WI 15 Oranges 19 1,369 na na na na na Strawberries 20 1,086 NY 7 WA 7 MI 5 VA 5 WI 5 Peanuts 21 1,002 OK 54 FL 54 NM 18 SC 8 na Horses & mules 22 985 na na na na na Cane for sugar 23 918 na na na na na Sorghum grain 24 905 AR 29 OK 27 IL 16 CO 15 SD 14 Sugar beets 25 885 MT 40 WY 28 NE 25 CO 24 OR 10 1/ The 25 leading commodities ranked by value of farm marketings. na = not available. Economic Research Service/USDA. Information Contacts: Larry Traub E-mail: ltraub@ers.usda.gov and Roger Strickland E-mail: rogers@ers.usda.gov. August 5, 2002 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 85 EXPORT VALUES OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES 1/--Georgia, 1998-2002 Commodity 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Wheat & Products Feed Grains & Products --Million Dollars-- 39.2 31.5 31.0 33.3 37.3 30.9 15.8 20.5 16.9 20.4 Soybeans & Products Peanuts & Products Cotton & Linters 26.8 91.3 260.5 11.0 81.3 140.9 9.0 111.4 157.9 8.3 68.1 190.2 10.2 102.1 218.5 Cottonseed & Products Tobacco - Unmfd. 9.8 6.0 7.8 70.8 86.2 65.6 7.6 10.0 73.7 74.9 Fruits & Preps. 2/ Tree Nuts 9.8 9.6 11.0 17.2 15.4 18.4 11.6 14.0 23.5 18.6 Vegetables and Preps. 27.4 22.8 30.9 Live Animals & Meat (Exc. Poultry) 6.6 38.3 49.8 41.9 40.6 50.4 48.9 Hides & Skins Poultry & Products 0.2 337.1 9.3 246.8 13.3 267.4 20.3 289.5 19.6 263.8 Fats, Oils & Greases 0.2 4.9 4.0 3.4 5.2 Feeds & Fodders Seeds 13.1 12.7 14.2 16.1 16.2 14.8 18.4 18.9 18.5 21.4 Other 3/ Total 4/ 85.1 1,042.1 82.0 830.6 81.8 908.8 85.1 960.7 89.1 1,013.5 1/ Source: ERS, USDA, FATUS, U.S. Agricultural Trade Update, July, 2003. 2/ For 2002, apples and apple products, as well as other miscellaneous fruit assumed to equal 2001, since 2002 production data have not yet been released. 3/ Includes minor oils, sugar, confectionery, and tropical products, nursery and greenhouse, essential oils, beverages, exc. juice, and other miscellaneous vegetable products. 4/ Totals may not add due to rounding. FARM LABOR--Number of Hired Workers, Hours Worked, and Wage Rates, Southeast Region, Survey Weeks of 2000-2002 1/2/ Year and Survey Week 2000 2001 2002 Jan Apr Jul Oct Jan Apr Jul Oct Jan Apr Jul Unit 9-15 9-15 9-15 8-14 7-13 8-14 8-14 7-13 6-12 7-13 7-13 Oct 6-12 All Hired Number of Workers 1,000 Persons 23 33 39 33 20 37 Worked per Week Hours 37.2 34.3 33.7 35.1 37.8 42.7 Type of Hired Worker All Hired Workers $ per Hour 7.43 7.36 7.01 7.28 7.88 7.61 Field $ per Hour 6.93 7.06 6.38 6.89 7.30 7.01 Livestock $ per Hour 6.68 6.97 7.20 7.02 7.25 7.53 Field & Livestock $ per Hour 6.86 7.03 6.54 6.93 7.29 7.05 1/ Excludes Agricultural Service Workers. 2/ The Southeast Region includes GA, AL, and SC. 32 35.7 7.69 7.19 7.50 7.26 37 38.1 8.07 7.61 7.28 7.56 25 35.7 8.08 7.56 7.61 7.58 44 44.1 7.94 7.28 8.29 7.42 34 33.7 8.01 7.11 8.90 7.50 33 36.4 8.18 7.30 8.25 7.56 FARM LABOR--Hired Workers Annual Average Wage Rates, Georgia, 1995-2002 1/2/ Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 All Hired Dollars 6.11 6.83 7.35 6.93 7.14 7.71 8.42 8.53 Field Dollars 5.58 6.36 6.89 6.64 6.63 7.26 7.96 8.00 Field & Livestock Dollars 5.61 6.34 6.85 6.61 6.84 7.24 7.87 8.06 1/ Excludes Agricultural Service Workers. 2/ Annual rates are averages of the wage rates for each survey week weighted by the number of hours worked during the week. The annual average is based on data collected for January, April, July, and October. 86 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE FARMS--Number, Size and Value, Georgia, 1995-2002 Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Number of all Farms 1/ Thousands 49 49 49 50 50 50 50 50 Number of Farms Cattle Thousands 25 24 24 23 23 23 22 21 Hogs Thousands 3.0 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.2 0.9 1.0 Dairy Thousands 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 Total Land in Farms 1,000 Acres 11,500 11,400 11,300 11,300 11,200 11,100 11,000 11,000 Average Farm Size Acres 235 233 231 226 224 222 220 220 Value per Acre 2/ Dollars 1,260 1,360 1,430 1,510 1,630 1,880 2,100 2,300 1/ Prior to 1975, defined as places of 10 acres or more that had annual sales of agricultural products of $50 or more and places of less than 10 acres that had annual sales of $250 or more. Beginning with 1975, a farm is a place as of June 1, that sells or could sell $1,000 of agricultural products during the year. 2/ As of March 1, 1969-1975; changed to February 1, 1976-1981; April 1, 1982-1985, February 1, 1986-1989; January 1, 1990-1995. Average value includes land and buildings. The 1989-1994 data revised based on the 1992 Census of Agriculture. Georgia Economic Sales Class $1,000-$9,999 $10,000-$99,999 $100,000+ United States Economic Sales Class $1,000-$9,999 $10,000-$99,999 $100,000+ NUMBER OF FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS - 1995-2002 Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Number Number Number 31,900 10,000 7,100 32,000 9,700 7,300 31,900 9,600 7,500 32,500 9,700 7,800 32,600 9,700 7,700 32,600 9,900 7,500 32,000 10,500 7,500 33,000 10,500 6,500 Number Number Number 1,157,400 692,100 346,900 1,167,800 1,191,050 673,600 645,960 349,100 353,500 1,180,950 1,194,340 1,173,550 652,310 648,850 649,550 358,100 348,880 349,180 1,160,990 1,172,770 642,710 637,160 351,980 348,160 LAND IN FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS - 1995-2002 Unit 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Georgia Economic Sales Class $1,000-$9,999 1,000 Acres $10,000-$99,999 1,000 Acres $100,000+ 1,000 Acres United States Economic Sales Class $1,000-$9,999 1,000 Acres $10,000-$99,999 1,000 Acres $100,000+ 1,000 Acres 2,900 2,800 5,800 133,515 303,200 525,800 2,900 2,700 5,800 3,000 2,500 5,800 3,000 2,400 5,900 3,000 2,400 5,800 2,900 2,500 5,700 133,790 297,200 527,685 135,375 288,485 532,150 133,788 287,017 532,695 133,028 288,492 525,920 127,683 286,192 529,215 2001 2002 2,600 2,700 5,700 2,800 2,600 5,600 124,945 275,880 540,485 124,735 274,100 542,645 FARM REAL ESTATE--Average values, per acre, by Region and State, January 1, 1997-2003 1/2/ State 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Change 2002-2003 --Dollars-- --Percent-- Southeast: 1,630 1,700 1,770 1,940 2,110 2,260 2,420 7.1 Alabama 1,360 1,440 1,520 1,680 1,800 1,900 2,000 5.3 Florida 2,200 2,240 2,260 2,400 2,600 2,800 3,000 7.1 Georgia 1,430 1,510 1,630 1,880 2,100 2,300 2,500 8.7 South Carolina 1,400 1,480 1,520 1,600 1,650 1,700 1,800 5.9 1/ Value of farmland and buildings. 2/ Estimates for 1996 and prior years previously published by the Economic Research Service, USDA. 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 87 FARMS Total Number & Number by Economic Class Georgia 1995 - 2002 Thousands 60 50 49000 49000 49000 50000 50000 50000 50000 50000 40 31900 30 32000 31900 32500 32600 32600 32000 33000 20 10 10000 7100 9700 7300 96705000 97708000 97707000 9900 10500 10500 7500 7500 6500 0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total $1,000-9,999 $10,000-99,999 $100,000+ 2002 Thousand Tons 2,000 1,662 1,741 1,500 FERTILIZER CONSUMPTION Years Ending June 30 Georgia, 1995 - 2003 1,655 1,705 1,319 1,500 1,328 1,619 1,402 1,000 500 0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Year All Fertilizers 88 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Kind Mixtures FERTILIZER--Commercial Consumption of Fertilizer Mixtures and Direct Application Materials, Selected Years, Ending June 30, Georgia 1/ 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2/ --Tons-- 985,153 989,848 963,326 1,101,149 807,150 969,305 828,484 994,912 2003 862,842 Nitrogen Materials Anhydrous Ammonia Ammonium Nitrate Ammonium Sulfate Nitrogen Solution Urea Other Nitrogen Material Total 7,918 76,750 7,136 288,010 15,874 23,071 418,759 8,734 81,043 8,088 332,803 23,763 27,930 482,360 5,526 78,346 5,642 286,083 25,761 25,389 426,747 5,163 58,695 5,225 246,405 22,601 19,428 357,517 2,694 53,218 4,250 188,217 14,919 27,350 290,648 3,368 49,475 3,918 206,803 10,549 13,657 287,770 1,618 39,899 4,995 153,781 14,023 31,615 245,931 4,099 50,647 4,589 187,197 11,522 34,334 292,388 1,245 47,094 5,176 183,748 13,392 48,568 299,223 Phosphate Materials Ammonium Polyphosphate Diammonium Phosphate Triple Super Phosphate Other Phosphate Material Total 37,992 12,263 4,622 13,314 68,190 42,253 13,123 5,171 11,371 71,918 43,195 18,066 4,707 9,121 75,089 38,981 15,466 2,814 10,755 68,016 33,556 14,840 3,222 1,829 53,447 32,368 15,353 2,156 1,546 51,423 20,878 12,802 2,021 5,434 41,135 24,615 15,411 2,734 4,496 47,256 25,282 15,461 1,644 2,194 44,581 Potash Materials Muriate of Potash Sulfate of Potash Magnesia Other Potash Material Total 27,129 29,836 31,582 21,276 24,396 20,556 18,659 25,254 24,101 7,285 6,325 6,510 5,102 5,440 2,963 3,842 3,865 4,800 9,956 44,370 12,594 48,756 12,283 50,375 11,179 37,557 5,738 35,574 5,426 28,945 8,691 31,192 8,381 37,500 5,368 34,269 Secondary and Micronutrients and Organic Materials 145,413 148,216 139,360 141,225 132,411 162,718 181,092 247,471 160,676 Total All Fertilizers 1,661,885 1,741,098 1,654,897 1,705,464 1,319,230 1,500,161 1,327,834 1,619,527 1,401,591 1/ Georgia Department of Agriculture Summary of Plant Food Tonnage, Year-To-Date July through June. 2/ Revised. 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 89 AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS, GEORGIA, 2002 1/ Snap Beans, Fresh Agricultural Chemical Herbicides Pendimethalin Trifluralin Area Applied --Percent-- 26 11 Applications --Number-- 1.0 1.0 Rate per Application Rate per Crop Year --Pounds per Acre-- 0.58 0.58 0.69 0.69 Total Applied --1,000 Lbs-- 2.9 1.4 Insecticides Acephate 26 1.0 0.75 Carbaryl * 3.2 0.61 Endosulfan 4 3.8 0.74 Esfenvalerate 8 1.9 0.04 Methomyl 12 1.7 0.19 Permethrin * 1.1 0.09 0.77 3.8 1.94 0.1 2.87 2.1 0.08 0.1 0.32 0.7 0.11 2/ Fungicides Chlorothalonil 84 2.5 1.67 4.32 1/ Planted acres in 2002 for Georgia were 19,000 acres. 2/ Total applied is less than 50 lbs. * Area applied is less than one percent. 69.1 AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS, GEORGIA, 2002 1/ Cabbage, Head, Fresh Agricultural Chemical Area Applied Applications Rate per Application Rate per Crop Year Total Applied Herbicides Trifluralin --Percent-- --Number-- 14 1.0 --Pounds per Acre-- 0.77 0.77 --1,000 Lbs-1.0 Insecticides Bt (Bacillus thur.) 2/ 78 8.1 Spinosad 9 2.8 0.07 0.21 0.2 Fungicides Chlorothalonil 91 5.4 1.07 Maneb 68 5.2 1.20 5.84 47.7 6.23 37.9 1/ Planted acres in 2002 for Georgia were 9,000 acres. 2/ Rates and total applied are not available because amounts of active ingredient are not comparable between products. AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS, GEORGIA, 2002 1/ Sweet Corn, Fresh Agricultural Chemical Herbicides Atrazine Area Applied --Percent-- 35 Applications --Number-- 1.0 Rate per Application Rate per Crop Year --Pounds per Acre-- 1.26 1.26 Insecticides Carbaryl * 1.2 1.06 Chlorpyrifos 90 2.9 0.69 Esfenvalerate 29 4.2 0.04 Lambda-cyhalothrin 96 4.2 0.02 Methomyl 96 8.0 0.30 Permethrin 1 2.2 0.11 Terbufos 34 1.0 0.90 1/ Planted acres in 2002 for Georgia were 26,000 acres. * Area applied is less than one percent. 1.32 2.05 0.17 0.10 2.46 0.24 0.90 Total Applied --1,000 Lbs-- 11.6 0.1 47.9 1.2 2.6 61.6 0.1 8.0 AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS, GEORGIA, 2002 1/ Cucumbers, Fresh Agricultural Chemical Herbicides Ethalfluralin Area Applied --Percent-- 11 Applications --Number-- 1.0 Rate per Application Rate per Crop Year --Pounds per Acre-- 0.62 0.62 Insecticides Endosulfan 72 3.3 0.61 2.05 Esfenvalerate 12 2.6 0.04 0.10 Fungicides Azoxystrobin 53 2.0 0.15 0.30 Chlorothalonil 85 3.2 1.65 5.35 Other Chemicals Dichloropropene 26 1.0 1/ Planted acres in 2002 for Georgia were 16,000 acres. 54.69 57.58 Total Applied --1,000 Lbs-- 1.1 23.7 0.2 2.5 72.9 236.4 90 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Watermelons Agricultural Chemical Herbicides Ethalfluralin Naptalam Paraquat Pendimethalin Sethoxydim Trifluralin AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS, GEORGIA, 2002 1/ Area Applied Applications Rate per Application Rate per Crop Year Total Applied --Percent-- --Number-- --Pounds per Acre-- --1,000 Lbs-- 43 1.0 0.75 11 1.0 0.99 2 1.0 0.20 * 1.0 1.00 1 1.0 0.25 * 1.0 0.61 0.77 7.7 1.05 2.8 0.20 0.1 1.00 2/ 0.26 0.1 0.61 0.1 Insecticides Carbaryl * 1.3 0.58 Endosulfan 5 3.6 0.60 Esfenvalerate 6 1.5 0.03 0.76 0.1 2.21 2.3 0.05 0.1 Fungicides Azoxystrobin 16 1.5 0.20 0.31 Benomyl 26 2.2 0.39 0.87 Chlorothalonil 91 4.2 1.26 5.37 Copper hydroxide 7 2.9 0.57 1.66 Mancozeb 33 2.1 1.72 3.75 Maneb 4 3.3 1.23 4.10 Thiophanate-methyl 4 2.4 0.37 0.92 1/ Planted acres in 2002 for Georgia were 23,000 acres. 2/ Total applied is less than 50 lbs. * Area applied is less than one percent. 1.1 5.2 112.8 2.6 28.3 4.0 0.9 Bulb Onions Agricultural Chemical Herbicides Oxyfluorfen Pendimethalin AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS, GEORGIA, 2002 1/ Area Applied Applications Rate per Application Rate per Crop Year Total Applied --Percent-- --Number-- --Pounds per Acre-- --1,000 Lbs-- 92 1.0 0.29 44 1.0 0.71 0.29 4.0 0.71 4.6 Insecticides Chlorpyrifos 37 1.0 1.54 Lambda-cyhalothrin 16 4.4 0.02 1.54 8.4 0.07 0.2 Fungicides Chlorothalonil 96 5.6 Copper hydroxide 63 3.6 Iprodione 46 1.7 Mancozeb 65 3.6 1/ Planted acres in 2002 for Georgia were 14,700 acres. 1.19 0.63 0.71 0.57 6.66 93.9 2.29 21.1 1.23 8.3 2.10 20.1 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 91 Squash Agricultural Chemical Herbicides Ethalfluralin AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS, GEORGIA, 2002 1/ Area Applied Applications Rate per Application Rate per Crop Year Total Applied --Percent-- --Number-- --Pounds per Acre-- --1,000 Lbs-- 25 1.0 0.58 0.58 1.3 Insecticides Carbaryl * 1.1 0.76 0.90 2/ Endosulfan 63 4.2 0.66 2.80 16.1 Esfenvalerate 16 3.6 0.04 0.16 0.2 Imidacloprid 28 2.3 0.09 0.22 0.6 Methomyl 1 5.3 0.23 1.20 0.2 Permethrin 7 2.9 0.11 0.34 0.2 Petroleum distillate 21 11.2 4.67 52.62 101.7 Fungicides Azoxystrobin 36 1.9 0.20 Chlorothalonil 68 2.7 1.45 Maneb 17 2.8 1.44 0.38 1.3 4.04 25.1 4.10 6.4 Other Chemicals Dichloropropene 15 1.0 73.11 73.11 1/ Planted acres in 2002 for Georgia were 9,100 acres. 2/ Total applied is less than 50 lbs. * Area applied is less than one percent. 100.0 Tomatoes, Fresh Agricultural Chemical Herbicides Paraquat AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS, GEORGIA, 2002 1/ Area Applied Percent Applications Rate per Application Rate per Crop Year Total Applied Number Pounds per Acre 1,000 Lbs 39 2.0 0.61 1.23 1.2 Insecticides Carbaryl * 2.4 Cyfluthrin 12 3.7 Esfenvalerate 39 2.2 Lambda-cyhalothrin 54 8.9 Malathion * 2.0 Spinosad 61 4.6 1.04 2.55 2/ 0.03 0.12 2/ 0.04 0.09 0.1 0.03 0.26 0.4 1.43 2.94 2/ 0.07 0.31 0.5 Fungicides Chlorothalonil 53 4.7 Copper hydroxide 80 12.4 Mancozeb 46 13.4 Maneb 44 10.0 0.98 4.72 6.6 0.59 7.43 15.4 1.19 15.94 19.1 1.51 15.06 17.3 Other Chemicals Chloropicrin 89 1.0 93.33 93.33 Methyl bromide 89 1.0 131.07 131.07 1/ Planted acres in 2002 for Georgia were 2,600 acres. 2/ Total applied is less than 50 lbs. * Area applied is less than one percent. 214.8 301.7 92 2003 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE