1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OGLETHORPE COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 319 303 Land in farms ..................acres.. 62 583 55 310 Average size of farm .......acres.. 196 183 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 337 061 226 517 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 154 1 177 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 424 25 194 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 75 74 50 to 179 acres ..................... 136 137 180 to 499 acres .................... 69 53 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 269 250 acres.. 26 593 25 339 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 173 186 acres.. 9 107 9 553 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 13 acres.. 164 54 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 56 802 37 361 Average per farm .........dollars.. 178 063 123 305 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 378 1 157 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 55 424 36 204 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 95 92 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 4 $100,000 or more .................... 54 57 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 151 30 869 Average per farm .........dollars.. 139 788 101 543 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 135 138 Other ............................... 184 165 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 175 175 200 days or more ................... 139 142 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 232 211 number.. 16 684 15 096 Beef cows ..................farms.. 207 188 number.. 8 019 7 029 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 12 number.. 1 812 1 819 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 225 205 number.. 7 501 7 719 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 14 number.. 34 161 17 679 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 11 number.. 102 564 30 900 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 163 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 15 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 36 41 number.. 20 766 923 16 677 118 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 12 acres.. (D) 132 bushels.. (D) 6 550 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 11 acres.. 635 1 019 bushels.. 27 275 32 990 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 3 acres.. 280 102 bushels.. 6 600 2 800 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 162 162 acres.. 7 551 7 372 tons, dry.. 18 772 18 978 @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.