1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PIKE COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 252 253 Land in farms ..................acres.. 47 971 45 450 Average size of farm .......acres.. 190 180 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 424 802 239 540 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 952 1 451 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 091 20 318 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 71 69 50 to 179 acres ..................... 107 100 180 to 499 acres .................... 45 52 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 211 199 acres.. 23 751 22 572 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 136 129 acres.. 8 718 7 559 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 18 acres.. 684 469 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 187 5 317 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 138 21 015 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 211 1 487 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 975 3 830 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 94 91 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 28 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 8 $100,000 or more .................... 19 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 032 4 615 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 416 18 168 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 89 93 Other ............................... 163 160 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 158 152 200 days or more ................... 109 114 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 164 186 number.. 11 688 8 795 Beef cows ..................farms.. 135 160 number.. 5 261 4 663 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 9 number.. 378 556 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 154 178 number.. 5 900 4 398 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 6 number.. 145 190 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 3 number.. 158 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 2 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 3 number.. 6 871 561 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 11 acres.. 73 294 bushels.. 1 811 17 767 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 11 acres.. 860 1 540 bushels.. 33 165 39 756 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 0 acres.. 293 0 bales.. 175 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 7 acres.. 216 480 bushels.. 2 848 12 875 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 101 89 acres.. 5 723 3 563 tons, dry.. 13 805 7 450 @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.