1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MORGAN COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 390 366 Land in farms ..................acres.. 87 644 93 061 Average size of farm .......acres.. 225 254 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 471 454 270 945 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 200 1 220 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 579 35 617 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 95 79 50 to 179 acres ..................... 149 139 180 to 499 acres .................... 84 91 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 318 317 acres.. 43 434 46 349 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 244 238 acres.. 17 868 17 844 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 14 acres.. 533 795 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 595 48 797 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 218 133 325 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 335 1 975 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 260 46 822 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 124 107 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 13 $100,000 or more .................... 84 94 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 378 43 089 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 038 118 051 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 157 165 Other ............................... 233 201 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 243 198 200 days or more ................... 171 140 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 268 269 number.. 23 951 25 184 Beef cows ..................farms.. 209 209 number.. 7 934 6 486 Milk cows ..................farms.. 53 57 number.. 6 083 8 387 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 269 257 number.. 10 285 8 865 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 10 number.. 11 042 934 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 5 number.. 15 665 1 184 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 8 number.. 63 255 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 20 number.. 493 440 411 780 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 22 23 number.. 8 747 160 6 363 473 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 12 acres.. (D) 347 bushels.. (D) 32 925 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 13 acres.. 2 167 920 bushels.. 93 537 24 688 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 8 acres.. 734 941 bales.. 774 939 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 217 213 acres.. 14 537 14 206 tons, dry.. 36 660 31 958 @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.