1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MURRAY COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 238 216 Land in farms ..................acres.. 34 802 32 950 Average size of farm .......acres.. 146 153 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 300 308 220 303 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 181 1 352 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 451 23 996 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 85 72 50 to 179 acres ..................... 80 98 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 25 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 200 183 acres.. 20 776 15 959 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 154 136 acres.. 10 509 7 780 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 11 acres.. 382 510 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 704 10 100 Average per farm .........dollars.. 183 629 46 759 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 369 1 209 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 42 335 8 891 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 78 80 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 24 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 4 $100,000 or more .................... 38 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 001 7 667 Average per farm .........dollars.. 147 062 35 493 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 80 72 Other ............................... 158 144 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 152 136 200 days or more ................... 108 117 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 160 156 number.. 7 364 5 944 Beef cows ..................farms.. 148 139 number.. 4 609 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 5 number.. 280 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 151 146 number.. 4 022 2 432 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 16 number.. (D) 1 312 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 12 number.. (D) 1 808 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 12 number.. 208 974 71 093 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 26 16 number.. 20 052 162 4 962 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 21 25 acres.. 1 707 1 816 bushels.. 149 902 176 501 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 8 acres.. 916 721 bushels.. 53 041 24 280 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 14 acres.. 2 351 1 868 bushels.. 28 978 54 988 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 128 107 acres.. 5 405 3 549 tons, dry.. 10 985 5 509 @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.