1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RANDOLPH COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 119 126 Land in farms ..................acres.. 94 286 95 876 Average size of farm .......acres.. 792 761 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 702 730 598 831 Average per acre .........dollars.. 897 786 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 928 104 597 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 7 12 50 to 179 acres ..................... 15 22 180 to 499 acres .................... 34 34 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 102 116 acres.. 63 985 63 158 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 94 101 acres.. 51 322 45 415 Irrigated land .................farms.. 41 41 acres.. 15 137 15 874 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 419 22 008 Average per farm .........dollars.. 171 588 174 664 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 555 19 273 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 864 2 735 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 24 17 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 10 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 9 16 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 6 $100,000 or more .................... 45 58 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 161 17 379 Average per farm .........dollars.. 128 486 136 846 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 80 86 Other ............................... 39 40 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 47 43 200 days or more ................... 35 33 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 52 64 number.. 5 599 5 883 Beef cows ..................farms.. 50 53 number.. (D) 2 864 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 340 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 50 61 number.. 2 215 2 435 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 19 number.. 3 038 5 638 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 20 number.. 9 545 12 300 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 43 47 acres.. 4 354 6 033 bushels.. 445 648 621 211 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 55 60 acres.. 15 384 10 507 bushels.. 708 317 564 651 Cotton .......................farms.. 32 24 acres.. 9 129 5 051 bales.. 11 244 7 289 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 36 19 acres.. 8 214 2 690 bushels.. 186 872 69 998 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 62 71 acres.. 13 557 17 682 pounds.. 33 476 732 48 122 877 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 37 38 acres.. 1 775 1 692 tons, dry.. 5 012 4 799 @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.