Total and Per Farm Overview, 2017 and change since 2012 (Z) Percent of state agriculture sales % change 2017 since 2012 Share of Sales by Type (%)
Number of farms 116 +5 Crops (D) Land in farms (acres) 2,524 -51 Livestock, poultry, and products (D) Average size of farm (acres) 22 -53
Total ($) Land in Farms by Use (%) a
Market value of products sold 4,644,000 +35 Cropland 18 Government payments (D) (D) Pastureland 37 Farm-related income 451,000 -84 Woodland 31 Total farm production expenses 5,605,000 -13 Other 14 Net cash farm income -506,000 -208 Acres irrigated: 20 Per farm average ($) 1% of land in farms Market value of products sold 40,033 +28 Government payments Land Use Practices (% of farms) (average per farm receiving) (D) (D) Farm-related income 13,669 -88 No till 4 Reduced till 4 Total farm production expenses 48,316 -18 Intensive till - Net cash farm income -4,362 -192 Cover crop 7
Farms by Value of Sales Farms by Size Number Percent of Total a Number Percent of Total a Less than $2,500 78 67 1 to 9 acres 62 53 $2,500 to $4,999 17 15 10 to 49 acres 45 39 $5,000 to $9,999 5 4 50 to 179 acres 9 8 $10,000 to $24,999 11 9 180 to 499 acres - - $25,000 to $49,999 3 3 500 to 999 acres - - $50,000 to $99,999 - - 1,000 + acres - - $100,000 or more 2 2 Cobb County Georgia, 2017 Page 2
Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Rank Counties Rank Counties Sales in Producing in Producing ($1,000) State b Item U.S. b Item Total 4,644 133 159 2,862 3,077
Crops (D) (D) 159 (D) 3,073 Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas - - 148 - 2,916 Tobacco - - 25 - 323 Cotton and cottonseed - - 90 - 647 Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes 76 87 157 1,648 2,821 Fruits, tree nuts, berries 9 141 158 1,815 2,748 Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod (D) (D) 138 (D) 2,601 Cultivated Christmas trees, short rotation woody crops - - 64 - 1,384 Other crops and hay 25 151 155 2,734 3,040
Livestock, poultry, and products (D) (D) 159 (D) 3,073 Poultry and eggs 18 128 158 1,607 3,007 Cattle and calves (D) 138 158 (D) 3,055 Milk from cows (D) 59 64 1,111 1,892 Hogs and pigs - - 129 - 2,856 Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk 56 31 153 1,663 2,984 Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys (D) (D) 145 (D) 2,970 Aquaculture - - 54 - 1,251 Other animals and animal products 23 45 141 1,283 2,878
Total Producers c 192 Percent of farms that: Top Crops in Acres d
Sex Forage (hay/haylage), all 254 Male 103 Have internet Vegetables harvested, all 22 Female 89 access 92 Pecans, all (D) Tomatoes in the open 3 Age Cucumbers and pickles 3 <35 16 Farm 35 – 64 109 organically - 65 and older 67
Race Sell directly to Livestock Inventory (Dec 31, 2017) American Indian/Alaska Native - consumers 15 Asian 2 Broilers and other Black or African American 5 meat-type chickens (D) Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander - Hire Cattle and calves 209 White 183 farm labor Goats 339 More than one race 2 31 Hogs and pigs (D) Horses and ponies 339 Other characteristics Are family Layers 1,443 Hispanic, Latino, Spanish origin 5 Pullets - With military service 21 farms 88 Sheep and lambs (D) New and beginning farmers 70 Turkeys -
See 2017 Census of Agriculture, U.S. Summary and State Data, for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, commodity descriptions, and methodology. a May not add to 100% due to rounding. b Among counties whose rank can be displayed. c Data collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. d Crop commodity names may be shortened; see full names at www.nass.usda.gov/go/cropnames.pdf. e Position below the line does not indicate rank. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. (-) Represents zero.