1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PUTNAM COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 152 166 Land in farms ..................acres.. 31 290 34 746 Average size of farm .......acres.. 206 209 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 347 040 177 743 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 611 933 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 450 35 836 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 29 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 50 70 180 to 499 acres .................... 48 51 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 115 121 acres.. 14 451 16 729 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 75 89 acres.. 6 676 8 533 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 4 acres.. 463 356 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 459 19 307 Average per farm .........dollars.. 141 178 116 308 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 332 347 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 127 18 960 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 38 53 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 7 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 4 $100,000 or more .................... 42 51 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 425 15 855 Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 797 95 515 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 83 73 Other ............................... 69 93 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 65 80 200 days or more ................... 57 64 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 121 150 number.. 16 490 16 501 Beef cows ..................farms.. 69 84 number.. 2 298 2 527 Milk cows ..................farms.. 46 57 number.. 8 838 8 707 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 119 141 number.. 4 275 7 491 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 5 number.. 44 43 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 2 number.. 57 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 6 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.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (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 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 67 86 acres.. 5 774 8 100 tons, dry.. 15 131 20 679 @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.