1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 POLK COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 344 310 Land in farms ..................acres.. 50 429 46 014 Average size of farm .......acres.. 147 148 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 190 277 251 800 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 685 1 367 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 846 21 526 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 114 101 50 to 179 acres ..................... 141 121 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 51 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 259 250 acres.. 23 108 25 980 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 179 155 acres.. 11 231 10 253 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 5 acres.. 26 57 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 673 13 023 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 281 42 010 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 648 1 053 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 024 11 971 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 135 129 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 50 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 6 $100,000 or more .................... 26 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 083 13 508 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 754 43 575 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 110 110 Other ............................... 234 200 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 213 190 200 days or more ................... 167 156 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 249 227 number.. 9 640 8 032 Beef cows ..................farms.. 212 203 number.. 4 663 4 128 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 8 number.. 353 564 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 231 222 number.. 5 551 4 379 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 5 number.. 101 456 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 6 number.. 76 1 483 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 16 number.. 7 469 669 7 086 338 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 17 acres.. 1 172 279 bushels.. 106 028 24 386 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 3 acres.. 153 93 bushels.. 5 905 5 218 Cotton .......................farms.. 8 11 acres.. 1 876 2 925 bales.. 1 922 1 926 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 12 15 acres.. 1 765 1 426 bushels.. 35 444 49 130 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 155 125 acres.. 6 356 5 540 tons, dry.. 16 210 9 355 @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.