1. Introduction

2. Full

3. Figures

4. Map

1. Historical Highlights: 1997 and Earlier Census Years

2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Direct Sales: 1997, 1992, and 1987

3. Farm Production Expenses: 1997, 1992, and 1987

4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales: 1997 and 1992

5. Government Payments and Other Farm-Related Income: 1997 and 1992

6. Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1997 and 1992

7. Land Use: 1997, 1992, and 1987

8. Land in Farms, Harvested Cropland, and Irrigated Land by Size of Farm: 1997 and 1992

9. Irrigation: 1997, 1992, and 1987

10. Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Farms: 1997 and 1992

11. Value of Land and Buildings: 1997, 1992, and 1987

12. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1997 and 1992

13. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1997 and 1992

14. Petroleum Products Expenses: 1997, 1992, and 1987

15. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer: 1997, 1992, and 1987

16. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization for All Farms and Farms Operated by Black and Other Races: 1997, 1992, and 1987

17. Selected Characteristics of Farms by Specified Racial Groups, Sex of Operators, and Persons of Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin: 1997 and 1992

18. Selected Characteristics of Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 1997

19. Selected Characteristics of Reservations and Abnormal Farms: 1997 and 1992

20. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1997 and 1992

21. Layers, Pullets, and Pullet Chicks - Number Sold: 1997 and 1992

22. Poultry-Inventory and Sales by Farms With Layers and Pullets 13 Weeks Old and Older: 1997

23. Turkeys-Number Sold: 1997

24. Cattle and Calves-Inventory: 1997 and 1992

25. Cattle and Calves-Sales: 1997 and 1992

26. Cattle and Calves Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 1997

27. Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 1997

28. Beef Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 1997

29. Milk Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 1997

30. Cattle and Calves - Number Sold Per Farm by Sales: 1997

31. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory: 1997 and 1992

32. Hogs and Pigs - Sales: 1997 and 1992

33. Hogs and Pigs - Litters Farrowed: 1997 and 1992

34. Hogs and Pigs Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 1997

35. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory and Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1997

36. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory, Sales, and Litters by Total Litters Farrowed: 1997

37. Sheep and Lambs - Inventory, Shorn, and Sales: 1997 and 1992

38. Sheep and Lambs - Inventory, Shorn, and Sales by Size of Flock: 1997

39. Ewes 1 Year Old or Older - Inventory, Shorn, and Sales by Size of Ewe Flock: 1997

40. Other Livestock and Livestock Products - Inventory and Sales: 1997 and 1992

41. Specified Crops Harvested - Yield Per Acre Irrigated and Non-Irrigated: 1997

42. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 1997 and 1992

43. Specified Fruits and Nuts by Acres: 1997 and 1992

44. Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale by Value of Sales: 1997 and 1992

45. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1997

46. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1997

47. Summary by Type of Organization: 1997

48. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1997

49. Summary by Size of Farm: 1997

50. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1997

51. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 1997

52. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1997

1. County Summary Highlights: 1997

2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 1997 and 1992

3. Farm Production Expenses: 1997 and 1992

4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales, Government Payments, Other Farm- Related Income, Direct Sales, and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1997 and 1992

5. Hired Farm Labor-Workers and Payroll: 1997

6. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 1997 and 1992

7. Harvested Cropland by Size of Farm and Acres Harvested: 1997 and 1992

8. Irrigation: 1997 and 1992

9. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1997 and 1992

10. Agricultural Chemicals Used,Including Fertilizer: 1997 and 1992

11. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1997 and 1992

12. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1997 and 1992

13. Selected Crops Harvested: 1997 and 1992

14. Cattle and Calves - Inventory and Sales: 1997 and 1992

15. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory, Litters, and Sales: 1997 and 1992

16. Poultry - Inventory and Sales: 1997 and 1992

17. Sheep and Lambs - Inventory, Shorn, and Sales: 1997 and 1992

18. Horses and Ponies - Inventory and Sales: 1997 and 1992

19. Milk Goats - Inventory and Sales: 1997 and 1992

20. Angora Goats - Inventory and Sales: 1997 and 1992

21. Mink and Their Pelts - Inventory and Sales: 1997 and 1992

22. Colonies of Bees and Honey - Inventory and Sales: 1997 and 1992

23. Fish Sales: 1997 and 1992

24. Miscellaneous Poultry - Inventory and Sales: 1997 and 1992

25. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties - Inventory and Sales: 1997 and 1992

26. Grains - Corn, Sorghum, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1997 and 1992

27. Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and Peanuts: 1997 and 1992

28. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1997 and 1992

29. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1997 and 1992

30. Land in Orchards: 1997 and 1992

31. Fruits and Nuts: 1997 and 1992

32. Berries Harvested for Sale: 1997 and 1992

33. Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale: 1997 and 1992

34. Other Crops: 1997 and 1992

35. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Value of Sales and Occupation: 1997 and 1992

36. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Tenure: 1997 and 1992

37. Operators by Selected Racial Groups: 1997 and 1992

38. Operators of Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin: 1997 and 1992

39. Farms With Grazing Permits: 1997 and 1992

1. Georgia

2. Appling

3. Atkinson

4. Bacon

5. Baker

6. Baldwin

7. Banks

8. Barrow

9. Bartow

10. Ben Hill

11. Berrien

12. Bibb

13. Bleckley

14. Brantley

15. Brooks

16. Bryan

17. Bulloch

18. Burke

19. Butts

20. Calhoun

21. Camden

22. Candler

23. Carroll

24. Catoosa

25. Charlton

26. Chatham

27. Chattahoochee

28. Chattooga

29. Cherokee

30. Clarke

31. Clay

32. Clayton

33. Clinch

34. Cobb

35. Coffee

36. Colquitt

37. Columbia

38. Cook

39. Coweta

40. Crawford

41. Crisp

42. Dade

43. Dawson

44. Decatur

45. De Kalb

46. Dodge

47. Dooly

48. Dougherty

49. Douglas

50. Early

51. Echols

52. Effingham

53. Elbert

54. Emanuel

55. Evans

56. Fannin

57. Fayette

58. Floyd

59. Forsyth

60. Franklin

61. Fulton

62. Gilmer

63. Glascock

64. Glynn

65. Gordon

66. Grady

67. Greene

68. Gwinnett

69. Habersham

70. Hall

71. Hancock

72. Haralson

73. Harris

74. Hart

75. Heard

76. Henry

77. Houston

78. Irwin

79. Jackson

80. Jasper

81. Jeff Davis

82. Jefferson

83. Jenkins

84. Johnson

85. Jones

86. Lamar

87. Lanier

88. Laurens

89. Lee

90. Liberty

91. Lincoln

92. Long

93. Lowndes

94. Lumpkin

95. McDuffie

96. McIntosh

97. Macon

98. Madison

99. Marion

100. Meriwether

101. Miller

102. Mitchell

103. Monroe

104. Montgomery

105. Morgan

106. Murray

107. Muscogee

108. Newton

109. Oconee

110. Oglethorpe

111. Paulding

112. Peach

113. Pickens

114. Pierce

115. Pike

116. Polk

117. Pulaski

118. Putnam

119. Quitman

120. Rabun

121. Randolph

122. Richmond

123. Rockdale

124. Schley

125. Screven

126. Seminole

127. Spalding

128. Stephens

129. Stewart

130. Sumter

131. Talbot

132. Taliaferro

133. Tattnall

134. Taylor

135. Telfair

136. Terrell

137. Thomas

138. Tift

139. Toombs

140. Towns

141. Treutlen

142. Troup

143. Turner

144. Twiggs

145. Union

146. Upson

147. Walker

148. Walton

149. Ware

150. Warren

151. Washington

152. Wayne

153. Webster

154. Wheeler

155. White

156. Whitfield

157. Wilcox

158. Wilkes

159. Wilkinson

160. Worth

1. Georgia

2. Appling

3. Atkinson

4. Bacon

5. Baker

6. Baldwin

7. Banks

8. Barrow

9. Bartow

10. Ben Hill

11. Berrien

12. Bibb

13. Bleckley

14. Brantley

15. Brooks

16. Bryan

17. Bulloch

18. Burke

19. Butts

20. Calhoun

21. Camden

22. Candler

23. Carroll

24. Catoosa

25. Charlton

26. Chatham

27. Chattahoochee

28. Chattooga

29. Cherokee

30. Clarke

31. Clay

32. Clayton

33. Clinch

34. Cobb

35. Coffee

36. Colquitt

37. Columbia

38. Cook

39. Coweta

40. Crawford

41. Crisp

42. Dade

43. Dawson

44. Decatur

45. De Kalb

46. Dodge

47. Dooly

48. Dougherty

49. Douglas

50. Early

51. Echols

52. Effingham

53. Elbert

54. Emanuel

55. Evans

56. Fannin

57. Fayette

58. Floyd

59. Forsyth

60. Franklin

61. Fulton

62. Gilmer

63. Glascock

64. Glynn

65. Gordon

66. Grady

67. Greene

68. Gwinnett

69. Habersham

70. Hall

71. Hancock

72. Haralson

73. Harris

74. Hart

75. Heard

76. Henry

77. Houston

78. Irwin

79. Jackson

80. Jasper

81. Jeff Davis

82. Jefferson

83. Jenkins

84. Johnson

85. Jones

86. Lamar

87. Lanier

88. Laurens

89. Lee

90. Liberty

91. Lincoln

92. Long

93. Lowndes

94. Lumpkin

95. McDuffie

96. McIntosh

97. Macon

98. Madison

99. Marion

100. Meriwether

101. Miller

102. Mitchell

103. Monroe

104. Montgomery

105. Morgan

106. Murray

107. Muscogee

108. Newton

109. Oconee

110. Oglethorpe

111. Paulding

112. Peach

113. Pickens

114. Pierce

115. Pike

116. Polk

117. Pulaski

118. Putnam

119. Quitman

120. Rabun

121. Randolph

122. Richmond

123. Rockdale

124. Schley

125. Screven

126. Seminole

127. Spalding

128. Stephens

129. Stewart

130. Sumter

131. Talbot

132. Taliaferro

133. Tattnall

134. Taylor

135. Telfair

136. Terrell

137. Thomas

138. Tift

139. Toombs

140. Towns

141. Treutlen

142. Troup

143. Turner

144. Twiggs

145. Union

146. Upson

147. Walker

148. Walton

149. Ware

150. Warren

151. Washington

152. Wayne

153. Webster

154. Wheeler

155. White

156. Whitfield

157. Wilcox

158. Wilkes

159. Wilkinson

160. Worth

1. General Explanation

2. American Indian Farm Operations

3. Statistical Methodology

4. Report Forms

5. Conversion from the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification System

6. Units of Weights, Measures, and Metric Converstion Factors

7. Index