1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BLECKLEY COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 221 201 Land in farms ..................acres.. 70 896 62 983 Average size of farm .......acres.. 321 313 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 325 259 225 893 Average per acre .........dollars.. 964 659 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 354 45 926 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 42 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 74 64 180 to 499 acres .................... 55 54 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 185 189 acres.. 44 610 44 431 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 146 171 acres.. 34 820 31 478 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 36 acres.. 5 687 6 918 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 578 13 021 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 390 64 780 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 398 10 613 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 181 2 408 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 93 47 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 24 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 14 $100,000 or more .................... 33 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 041 11 402 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 094 56 445 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 95 101 Other ............................... 126 100 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 93 104 200 days or more ................... 70 73 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 99 89 number.. 5 414 4 822 Beef cows ..................farms.. 86 77 number.. 3 011 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 2 number.. 90 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 96 89 number.. 2 690 2 338 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 32 number.. 1 142 8 147 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 35 number.. 1 609 16 835 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 5 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.. 32 67 acres.. 1 983 4 190 bushels.. 181 472 417 472 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 36 35 acres.. 4 261 6 068 bushels.. 199 825 258 891 Cotton .......................farms.. 58 46 acres.. 17 984 6 963 bales.. 19 199 11 966 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 34 54 acres.. 3 138 6 510 bushels.. 40 975 196 479 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 58 76 acres.. 4 356 5 899 pounds.. 7 321 862 17 084 978 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 75 67 acres.. 2 617 2 262 tons, dry.. 5 238 6 118 @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.