1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SCREVEN COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 325 282 Land in farms ..................acres.. 164 739 138 803 Average size of farm .......acres.. 507 492 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 497 152 396 142 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 016 806 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 577 51 474 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 33 37 50 to 179 acres ..................... 89 74 180 to 499 acres .................... 101 83 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 253 254 acres.. 90 048 91 240 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 200 223 acres.. 66 626 58 602 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 32 acres.. 10 404 8 008 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 841 21 674 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 820 76 860 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 934 15 418 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 907 6 257 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 117 53 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 22 $100,000 or more .................... 53 49 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 137 17 540 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 190 62 419 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 138 132 Other ............................... 187 150 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 163 145 200 days or more ................... 120 105 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 120 113 number.. 10 825 8 968 Beef cows ..................farms.. 103 101 number.. 5 207 4 359 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 5 number.. 262 249 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 109 113 number.. 4 087 3 764 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 74 number.. 8 956 20 647 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 76 number.. 15 890 40 334 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 8 number.. 65 108 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 6 number.. (D) 83 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 101 131 acres.. 10 350 18 048 bushels.. 937 918 1 715 771 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 32 41 acres.. 3 352 7 004 bushels.. 153 842 307 504 Cotton .......................farms.. 64 24 acres.. 26 330 3 748 bales.. 36 989 5 092 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 98 116 acres.. 14 425 20 461 bushels.. 354 911 537 156 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 78 87 acres.. 6 651 6 325 pounds.. 19 546 757 17 599 159 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 76 81 acres.. 3 547 2 689 tons, dry.. 10 824 8 880 @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.