1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PEACH COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 157 157 Land in farms ..................acres.. 50 967 44 470 Average size of farm .......acres.. 325 283 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 499 402 380 252 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 584 1 388 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 772 52 033 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 36 50 50 to 179 acres ..................... 56 47 180 to 499 acres .................... 21 15 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 137 147 acres.. 35 031 35 638 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 120 135 acres.. 29 321 29 506 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 30 acres.. 5 224 6 412 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 528 20 874 Average per farm .........dollars.. 194 444 132 952 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 383 17 108 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 144 3 766 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 53 61 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 6 $100,000 or more .................... 26 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 852 17 682 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 001 112 625 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 64 72 Other ............................... 93 85 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 83 85 200 days or more ................... 61 61 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 64 59 number.. 2 844 3 083 Beef cows ..................farms.. 51 43 number.. 764 704 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 7 number.. 1 281 1 345 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 61 52 number.. 2 383 2 216 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 6 number.. 12 622 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) 1 161 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) 34 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 11 16 acres.. 583 1 027 bushels.. 47 366 108 040 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 21 acres.. 2 771 5 293 bushels.. 120 344 217 881 Cotton .......................farms.. 11 7 acres.. 4 149 2 709 bales.. 4 141 4 983 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 19 27 acres.. 2 788 5 138 bushels.. 48 866 142 190 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 3 4 acres.. 184 210 pounds.. 464 500 488 860 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 44 51 acres.. 1 947 1 680 tons, dry.. 6 382 4 156 @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.