1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 260 255 Land in farms ..................acres.. 45 579 45 845 Average size of farm .......acres.. 175 180 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 485 932 334 544 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 184 1 986 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 047 25 178 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 87 91 50 to 179 acres ..................... 94 84 180 to 499 acres .................... 41 45 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 212 204 acres.. 17 219 19 476 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 145 152 acres.. 7 551 7 034 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 9 acres.. 163 96 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 730 10 708 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 424 41 991 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 947 649 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 783 10 058 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 110 105 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 6 $100,000 or more .................... 14 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 925 9 770 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 065 38 313 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 96 74 Other ............................... 164 181 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 154 168 200 days or more ................... 108 131 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 176 185 number.. 8 785 11 598 Beef cows ..................farms.. 151 162 number.. 4 695 5 557 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 10 number.. 213 1 073 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 150 165 number.. 4 027 4 643 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 5 number.. 146 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 4 number.. 166 65 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 11 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. 850 000 898 015 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 7 acres.. 32 181 bushels.. 1 622 9 880 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 8 acres.. 1 609 1 082 bushels.. 55 711 38 615 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 5 acres.. 417 470 bushels.. 5 760 12 000 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 116 128 acres.. 6 265 4 890 tons, dry.. 12 665 12 071 @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.