1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OCONEE COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 305 298 Land in farms ..................acres.. 51 254 51 836 Average size of farm .......acres.. 168 174 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 405 899 353 630 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 434 1 757 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 514 33 369 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 87 83 50 to 179 acres ..................... 130 130 180 to 499 acres .................... 42 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 247 251 acres.. 20 735 24 958 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 184 190 acres.. 9 377 9 560 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 25 acres.. 339 562 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 026 49 787 Average per farm .........dollars.. 144 348 167 072 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 395 3 574 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 631 46 214 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 92 85 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 7 $100,000 or more .................... 53 68 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 656 43 709 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 767 147 665 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 129 129 Other ............................... 176 169 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 178 175 200 days or more ................... 126 118 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 179 180 number.. 12 254 12 244 Beef cows ..................farms.. 160 169 number.. 6 675 6 411 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 7 number.. 425 537 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 172 174 number.. 5 424 5 200 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 12 number.. (D) 14 558 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 13 number.. (D) 29 307 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 5 number.. 189 90 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 18 number.. (D) 467 288 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 33 32 number.. 13 145 461 13 570 295 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 11 acres.. 335 1 155 bushels.. 14 180 46 017 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 3 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 6 acres.. 481 799 bushels.. 18 150 22 865 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 141 153 acres.. 5 667 5 834 tons, dry.. 14 595 15 530 @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.