1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ROCKDALE COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 102 118 Land in farms ..................acres.. 11 994 12 836 Average size of farm .......acres.. 118 109 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 418 415 254 593 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 226 3 303 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 761 19 690 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 53 50 to 179 acres ..................... 20 25 180 to 499 acres .................... 9 12 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 65 84 acres.. 4 068 4 408 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 46 52 acres.. 1 783 1 583 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 6 acres.. 27 16 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 206 1 286 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 825 10 897 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 572 438 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 634 848 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 50 72 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 15 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 12 7 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 2 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 2 $100,000 or more .................... 2 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 437 1 479 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 817 12 644 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 36 31 Other ............................... 66 87 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 59 79 200 days or more ................... 43 60 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 42 57 number.. 1 127 1 719 Beef cows ..................farms.. 41 43 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 38 46 number.. 955 710 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 3 number.. 195 69 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 6 number.. 180 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 31 32 acres.. 1 247 1 504 tons, dry.. 2 025 3 192 @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.