1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BIBB COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 149 134 Land in farms ..................acres.. 22 064 17 105 Average size of farm .......acres.. 148 128 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 240 947 192 550 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 807 1 623 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 929 23 545 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 42 41 50 to 179 acres ..................... 59 46 180 to 499 acres .................... 31 24 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 122 96 acres.. 9 238 7 742 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 85 75 acres.. 5 040 4 121 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 8 acres.. 144 79 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 459 3 540 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 637 26 419 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 005 559 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 454 2 981 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 73 61 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 17 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 19 19 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 4 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 4 $100,000 or more .................... 8 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 908 3 213 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 939 23 801 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 45 43 Other ............................... 104 91 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 85 75 200 days or more ................... 64 57 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 66 66 number.. 2 689 3 253 Beef cows ..................farms.. 57 54 number.. 1 360 1 577 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 7 number.. 355 448 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 61 62 number.. 1 181 1 781 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 9 number.. 226 1 120 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 5 number.. 488 1 281 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 140 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 4 number.. 1 676 116 1 157 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 8 acres.. 45 136 bushels.. 2 900 11 340 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 6 acres.. 1 386 358 bushels.. 55 778 13 785 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 0 acres.. 305 0 bales.. 281 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 8 acres.. 1 177 720 bushels.. 15 140 16 790 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 49 44 acres.. 1 932 1 773 tons, dry.. 4 643 5 816 @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.