1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BERRIEN COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 399 436 Land in farms ..................acres.. 130 928 129 216 Average size of farm .......acres.. 328 296 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 409 921 242 458 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 296 948 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 515 42 773 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 55 53 50 to 179 acres ..................... 138 154 180 to 499 acres .................... 108 130 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 51 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 370 413 acres.. 66 461 71 916 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 328 376 acres.. 55 241 53 614 Irrigated land .................farms.. 90 120 acres.. 10 655 10 502 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 358 34 416 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 642 78 937 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 785 27 014 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 574 7 402 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 80 78 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 39 $100,000 or more .................... 106 106 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 496 24 756 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 925 56 911 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 227 260 Other ............................... 172 176 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 176 195 200 days or more ................... 117 158 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 176 193 number.. 10 798 10 731 Beef cows ..................farms.. 150 174 number.. 5 421 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 4 number.. 733 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 167 191 number.. 6 248 4 686 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 62 number.. 15 978 22 961 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 70 number.. 25 283 44 578 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) 23 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 122 208 acres.. 8 053 16 638 bushels.. 675 522 1 442 433 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 20 acres.. 1 128 1 388 bushels.. 42 010 65 785 Cotton .......................farms.. 135 54 acres.. 25 364 6 385 bales.. 35 707 9 582 Tobacco ......................farms.. 92 122 acres.. 2 448 2 503 pounds.. 4 726 960 5 529 137 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 60 76 acres.. 4 504 6 382 bushels.. 104 701 190 630 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 124 150 acres.. 7 436 13 703 pounds.. 17 782 383 32 955 991 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 86 90 acres.. 2 817 2 676 tons, dry.. 7 863 7 634 @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.