1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PIERCE COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 379 357 Land in farms ..................acres.. 100 463 80 905 Average size of farm .......acres.. 265 227 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 363 921 234 772 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 362 963 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 477 33 516 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 81 75 50 to 179 acres ..................... 151 127 180 to 499 acres .................... 75 84 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 339 330 acres.. 40 616 37 967 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 301 303 acres.. 33 041 23 671 Irrigated land .................farms.. 79 86 acres.. 5 703 4 238 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 642 20 001 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 211 56 025 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 520 11 770 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 122 8 231 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 122 105 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 35 $100,000 or more .................... 66 50 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 479 17 282 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 311 48 546 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 192 172 Other ............................... 187 185 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 186 189 200 days or more ................... 134 138 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 123 122 number.. 8 063 6 213 Beef cows ..................farms.. 99 93 number.. 2 244 2 205 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 8 number.. 2 937 1 552 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 109 111 number.. 2 887 3 906 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 49 number.. 2 441 6 809 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 46 number.. 3 890 10 772 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 4 number.. 26 31 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 18 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 128 142 acres.. 9 461 9 834 bushels.. 823 998 888 226 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 5 acres.. 158 189 bushels.. 4 914 7 005 Cotton .......................farms.. 61 18 acres.. 13 070 2 327 bales.. 17 713 3 273 Tobacco ......................farms.. 82 100 acres.. 2 247 1 920 pounds.. 4 841 441 4 421 313 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 25 64 acres.. 1 984 3 733 bushels.. 50 021 90 967 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 77 86 acres.. 2 844 3 378 tons, dry.. 6 702 9 157 @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.