1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 QUITMAN COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 17 24 Land in farms ..................acres.. 11 348 11 559 Average size of farm .......acres.. 668 482 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 520 175 300 715 Average per acre .........dollars.. 779 624 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 706 44 494 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 2 10 to 49 acres ...................... 1 0 50 to 179 acres ..................... 3 10 180 to 499 acres .................... 4 5 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 14 22 acres.. 6 267 5 870 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 14 14 acres.. 5 253 2 607 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 461 1 733 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 914 72 189 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 332 1 530 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 128 202 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 5 4 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 0 5 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 0 4 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 8 2 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 0 3 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 0 0 $100,000 or more .................... 4 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 319 1 348 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 611 56 148 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 11 14 Other ............................... 6 10 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 4 11 200 days or more ................... 4 8 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 10 15 number.. 914 1 664 Beef cows ..................farms.. 10 13 number.. 624 1 150 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 10 15 number.. 449 425 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 4 acres.. 470 469 bushels.. 41 650 28 280 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 6 2 acres.. 2 795 (D) bales.. 2 500 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 6 8 acres.. 1 285 1 390 pounds.. 2 236 000 4 161 115 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 9 5 acres.. 337 263 tons, dry.. 964 1 126 @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.