1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 APPLING COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 494 535 Land in farms ..................acres.. 107 573 105 538 Average size of farm .......acres.. 218 197 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 297 563 146 366 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 244 865 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 529 24 314 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 131 138 50 to 179 acres ..................... 176 182 180 to 499 acres .................... 104 132 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 426 484 acres.. 51 586 60 421 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 375 430 acres.. 43 665 48 061 Irrigated land .................farms.. 49 52 acres.. 2 165 2 364 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 374 31 104 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 875 58 138 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 041 13 456 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 333 17 648 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 158 142 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 84 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 76 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 80 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 46 $100,000 or more .................... 77 78 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 997 24 482 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 960 45 761 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 199 245 Other ............................... 295 290 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 280 268 200 days or more ................... 205 209 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 227 226 number.. 10 640 8 219 Beef cows ..................farms.. 184 192 number.. 3 164 3 564 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 14 number.. 3 874 1 423 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 208 217 number.. 3 799 3 784 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 116 number.. 6 146 21 390 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 47 123 number.. 10 576 45 450 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 6 number.. 34 24 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 23 number.. 102 678 281 450 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 17 15 number.. 5 148 126 5 185 620 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 142 266 acres.. 6 029 22 391 bushels.. 475 179 1 755 812 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 36 acres.. 1 061 2 588 bushels.. 30 217 104 989 Cotton .......................farms.. 82 17 acres.. 24 281 4 406 bales.. 38 145 5 927 Tobacco ......................farms.. 44 89 acres.. 1 256 1 450 pounds.. 2 424 978 3 186 479 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 66 141 acres.. 4 286 13 481 bushels.. 89 867 399 208 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 4 5 acres.. 215 243 pounds.. 621 000 630 056 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 151 141 acres.. 3 497 2 955 tons, dry.. 9 924 8 648 @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.