1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SEMINOLE COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 183 184 Land in farms ..................acres.. 107 372 108 967 Average size of farm .......acres.. 587 592 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 714 468 548 510 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 227 1 025 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 049 94 580 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 33 28 50 to 179 acres ..................... 43 56 180 to 499 acres .................... 43 41 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 151 173 acres.. 68 146 78 404 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 121 133 acres.. 62 656 52 694 Irrigated land .................farms.. 46 66 acres.. 29 483 41 391 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 861 30 263 Average per farm .........dollars.. 217 821 164 471 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 776 26 615 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 085 3 648 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 22 24 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 30 28 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 14 $100,000 or more .................... 55 49 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 626 24 577 Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 959 133 572 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 100 97 Other ............................... 83 87 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 98 97 200 days or more ................... 63 72 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 103 81 number.. 10 418 6 996 Beef cows ..................farms.. 88 77 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 101 83 number.. 5 530 5 451 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 22 number.. 1 215 4 861 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 22 number.. 1 995 9 816 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 1 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.. 49 64 acres.. 15 243 23 101 bushels.. 1 895 512 3 106 465 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 29 17 acres.. 3 329 1 225 bushels.. 174 797 59 407 Cotton .......................farms.. 54 36 acres.. 23 038 7 018 bales.. 29 741 12 340 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 34 21 acres.. 4 779 3 098 bushels.. 102 993 100 913 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 86 91 acres.. 14 649 15 318 pounds.. 46 495 350 44 133 069 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 35 26 acres.. 4 509 950 tons, dry.. 10 035 3 419 @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.