1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MITCHELL COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 464 463 Land in farms ..................acres.. 221 107 205 573 Average size of farm .......acres.. 477 444 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 589 522 411 323 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 288 958 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 888 75 180 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 82 76 50 to 179 acres ..................... 151 131 180 to 499 acres .................... 91 101 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 68 1,000 acres or more ................. 68 64 Total cropland .................farms.. 401 429 acres.. 135 177 140 837 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 342 390 acres.. 114 609 96 201 Irrigated land .................farms.. 118 149 acres.. 40 579 47 396 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 141 351 84 036 Average per farm .........dollars.. 304 636 181 503 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 69 253 60 560 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 72 099 23 476 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 110 98 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 65 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 42 $100,000 or more .................... 157 136 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 100 424 67 495 Average per farm .........dollars.. 216 432 145 778 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 247 259 Other ............................... 217 204 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 212 217 200 days or more ................... 155 145 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 183 202 number.. 22 267 21 650 Beef cows ..................farms.. 161 177 number.. 7 827 7 812 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 10 number.. 4 833 3 343 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 178 196 number.. 11 144 16 367 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 46 number.. (D) 15 506 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 46 number.. (D) 30 298 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 12 number.. (D) 260 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 23 6 number.. 31 355 778 2 420 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 88 148 acres.. 9 534 18 010 bushels.. 1 269 037 1 925 004 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 23 20 acres.. 2 338 2 262 bushels.. 114 268 93 188 Cotton .......................farms.. 131 71 acres.. 58 394 17 194 bales.. 83 320 28 647 Tobacco ......................farms.. 26 29 acres.. 1 124 1 471 pounds.. 2 588 293 3 238 783 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 43 50 acres.. 4 066 5 577 bushels.. 113 443 189 386 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 176 214 acres.. 20 370 24 703 pounds.. 60 666 853 77 848 960 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 84 100 acres.. 3 414 3 342 tons, dry.. 8 923 8 508 @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.