1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MILLER COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 251 288 Land in farms ..................acres.. 116 040 121 588 Average size of farm .......acres.. 462 422 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 478 334 352 225 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 076 879 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 128 62 815 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 32 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 77 68 180 to 499 acres .................... 63 78 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 223 257 acres.. 79 198 83 258 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 195 223 acres.. 67 181 54 886 Irrigated land .................farms.. 83 129 acres.. 25 814 30 943 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 183 33 032 Average per farm .........dollars.. 152 124 114 696 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 31 362 28 175 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 821 4 858 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 31 31 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 54 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 34 $100,000 or more .................... 87 94 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 896 23 942 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 139 83 131 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 161 174 Other ............................... 90 114 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 89 115 200 days or more ................... 71 87 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 139 176 number.. 12 726 18 433 Beef cows ..................farms.. 115 153 number.. (D) 9 829 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 4 number.. (D) 16 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 138 180 number.. 7 288 9 752 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 58 number.. 3 030 6 194 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 59 number.. 5 410 9 406 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 4 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 0 number.. 1 342 400 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 97 130 acres.. 12 930 15 355 bushels.. 1 548 363 1 743 459 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 30 28 acres.. 4 801 2 604 bushels.. 245 087 101 910 Cotton .......................farms.. 68 37 acres.. 23 943 7 090 bales.. 30 540 12 455 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 38 27 acres.. 3 046 2 113 bushels.. 55 681 61 153 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 141 170 acres.. 18 670 20 401 pounds.. 51 425 797 65 672 910 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 53 69 acres.. 2 157 3 466 tons, dry.. 5 676 10 836 @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.