1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PAULDING COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 218 220 Land in farms ..................acres.. 18 369 18 644 Average size of farm .......acres.. 84 85 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 347 442 240 380 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 609 3 230 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 534 14 725 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 97 94 50 to 179 acres ..................... 79 92 180 to 499 acres .................... 27 20 500 to 999 acres .................... 0 2 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 173 180 acres.. 7 709 8 942 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 120 119 acres.. 2 903 2 671 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 6 acres.. 36 6 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 171 9 248 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 241 42 039 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 658 508 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 512 8 740 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 101 85 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 14 11 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 4 $100,000 or more .................... 11 18 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 672 8 419 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 541 38 093 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 77 83 Other ............................... 141 137 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 127 136 200 days or more ................... 90 101 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 132 152 number.. 2 984 4 288 Beef cows ..................farms.. 114 137 number.. 1 702 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 3 number.. 91 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 134 140 number.. 1 606 2 101 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 3 number.. 123 18 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 4 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 11 21 number.. 5 120 864 5 931 434 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 97 99 acres.. 2 864 2 557 tons, dry.. 6 598 5 105 @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.