2012 2007 % change
Number of Farms 56 58 - 3
Land in Farms 17,062 acres 9,110 acres + 87
Average Size of Farm 305 acres 157 acres + 94
Market Value of Products Sold $3,513,000 $608,000 + 478 Crop Sales $2,232,000 (64 percent) Livestock Sales $1,281,000 (36 percent)
Average Per Farm $62,726 $10,483 + 498
Government Payments $5,000 (D)
Average Per Farm Receiving Payments $1,741 (D)
Farms by Size, 2012 Land in Farms, 2012 by Land Use 19 18 17 Pastureland 16 44.7% 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 Farms 8 7 6 5 Cropland 4 5.7% 3 2 Other uses Woodland 1 0 35.6% 13.9% 1-9 10-49 50-179 180-499 500-999 1,000+ Acres
McIntosh County – Georgia
Ranked items among the 159 state counties and 3,079 U.S. counties, 2012 Item Quantity State Rank Universe 1 U.S. Rank Universe 1 MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD ($1,000)
Total value of agricultural products sold 3,513 139 159 2,907 3,077 Value of crops including nursery and greenhouse 2,232 111 159 2,689 3,072 Value of livestock, poultry, and their products 1,281 132 159 2,843 3,076
VALUE OF SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP ($1,000)
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas - - 151 - 2,926 Tobacco - - 29 - 436 Cotton and cottonseed - - 84 - 635 Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and sweet potatoes 19 135 152 2,473 2,802 Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 1,089 46 156 471 2,724 Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod (D) (D) 144 (D) 2,678 Cut Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops (D) 46 65 (D) 1,530 Other crops and hay (D) (D) 157 (D) 3,049 Poultry and eggs (D) 150 153 (D) 3,013 Cattle and calves (D) 151 158 (D) 3,056 Milk from cows - - 67 - 2,038 Hogs and pigs - - 124 - 2,827 Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and milk (D) 154 154 2,984 2,988 Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys - - 143 - 3,011 Aquaculture 1,115 5 57 204 1,366 Other animals and other animal products (D) (D) 135 (D) 2,924
TOP CROP ITEMS (acres)
Land in Berries 317 9 135 88 2,339 Blueberries, tame 317 9 130 42 1,680 Forage-land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop (D) 151 159 3,009 3,057 Nursery stock crops (D) (D) 113 (D) 2,077 Cut Christmas trees (D) 26 60 (D) 1,557
TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS (number)
Cattle and calves 496 148 158 2,952 3,063 Layers 63 149 156 2,959 3,040 Goats, all 44 147 155 2,782 2,996 Pullets for laying flock replacement 42 88 116 2,146 2,637 Horses and ponies 39 154 159 3,026 3,072
Other County Highlights, 2012
Economic Characteristics Quantity Operator Characteristics Quantity Farms by value of sales: Principal operators by primary occupation: Less than $1,000 18 Farming 24 $1,000 to $2,499 7 Other 32 $2,500 to $4,999 5 $5,000 to $9,999 5 Principal operators by sex: $10,000 to $19,999 3 Male 45 $20,000 to $24,999 2 Female 11 $25,000 to $39,999 3 $40,000 to $49,999 - Average age of principal operator (years) 60.0 $50,000 to $99,999 6 $100,000 to $249,999 2 All operators by race 2: $250,000 to $499,999 2 American Indian or Alaska Native - $500,000 or more 3 Asian - Black or African American 3 Total farm production expenses ($1,000) 2,935 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander - Average per farm ($) 52,419 White 78 More than one race - Net cash farm income of operation ($1,000) 667 Average per farm ($) 11,914 All operators of Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin 2 1
See “Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series” for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, and methodology. - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1 Universe is number of counties in state or U.S. with item. 2 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm.