1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SCHLEY COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 91 91 Land in farms ..................acres.. 40 881 37 923 Average size of farm .......acres.. 449 417 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 703 278 287 223 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 565 689 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 745 37 945 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 1 10 to 49 acres ...................... 16 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 32 25 180 to 499 acres .................... 21 29 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 81 84 acres.. 16 270 17 404 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 67 69 acres.. 9 741 8 891 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 11 acres.. 662 1 832 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 024 6 353 Average per farm .........dollars.. 132 136 69 816 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 986 2 977 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 038 3 377 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 30 28 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 14 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 11 11 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 6 $100,000 or more .................... 21 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 706 5 400 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 664 59 339 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 45 40 Other ............................... 46 51 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 36 51 200 days or more ................... 27 35 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 46 59 number.. 2 035 2 379 Beef cows ..................farms.. 46 54 number.. 1 138 1 282 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 6 number.. 0 198 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 47 53 number.. 1 117 1 095 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 10 number.. 14 194 13 267 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 10 number.. 26 393 21 775 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 1 number.. 2 749 000 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 26 28 acres.. 1 388 1 514 bushels.. 97 812 119 350 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 14 acres.. 1 348 1 468 bushels.. 50 185 73 636 Cotton .......................farms.. 6 3 acres.. 1 154 197 bales.. 1 405 152 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 5 acres.. 1 370 883 bushels.. 19 040 21 162 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 25 32 acres.. 2 307 2 569 pounds.. 4 956 947 6 561 041 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 35 38 acres.. 1 514 1 365 tons, dry.. 4 771 3 313 @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.