1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 40 334 40 759 Land in farms ..................acres.. 10 671 246 10 025 581 Average size of farm .......acres.. 265 246 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 392 577 280 562 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 505 1 131 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 392 34 904 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 399 2 859 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 255 10 443 50 to 179 acres ..................... 14 677 14 470 180 to 499 acres .................... 7 910 7 987 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 795 2 972 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 298 2 028 Total cropland .................farms.. 32 816 34 600 acres.. 5 370 844 5 475 712 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 25 082 27 177 acres.. 3 762 559 3 332 666 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 372 4 701 acres.. 748 520 724 792 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 992 918 3 521 217 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 789 86 391 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 920 598 1 428 964 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 072 320 2 092 253 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 13 731 12 070 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 503 5 983 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 5 154 5 402 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 4 694 5 200 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 174 2 659 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 908 2 397 $100,000 or more .................... 7 170 7 048 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 840 117 2 867 358 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 168 70 342 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 17 523 18 817 Other ............................... 22 811 21 942 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 21 902 21 843 200 days or more ................... 16 295 16 051 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 21 874 23 339 number.. 1 244 489 1 258 062 Beef cows ..................farms.. 19 180 20 549 number.. 613 731 599 899 Milk cows ..................farms.. 984 1 168 number.. 98 931 102 001 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 21 015 22 162 number.. 613 950 612 588 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 764 3 844 number.. 514 029 1 000 813 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 561 3 745 number.. 1 030 187 1 865 702 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 335 374 number.. 7 318 8 237 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 295 1 800 number.. 21 525 495 24 144 218 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 245 2 407 number.. «017 501 305 749 018 187 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 196 7 896 acres.. 404 268 647 833 bushels.. 40 568 303 60 513 790 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 115 2 332 acres.. 299 188 292 362 bushels.. 12 691 834 12 371 069 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 188 2 015 acres.. 1 367 620 431 625 bales.. 1 764 127 668 950 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 180 1 658 acres.. 41 083 40 403 pounds.. 85 789 611 88 150 533 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 864 4 193 acres.. 351 359 513 781 bushels.. 7 078 444 14 391 870 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 4 695 6 095 acres.. 511 954 630 305 pounds.. «284 532 488 «717 836 338 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 14 066 14 241 acres.. 553 243 508 575 tons, dry.. 1 340 678 1 221 143 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.