1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SPALDING COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 193 213 Land in farms ..................acres.. 26 684 24 086 Average size of farm .......acres.. 138 113 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 404 875 385 008 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 688 2 456 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 009 16 330 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 82 50 to 179 acres ..................... 77 92 180 to 499 acres .................... 28 19 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 155 173 acres.. 13 208 13 139 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 110 111 acres.. 5 377 4 616 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 12 acres.. (D) 255 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 042 3 709 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 127 17 415 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 106 1 160 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 937 2 549 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 86 104 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 18 14 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 3 $100,000 or more .................... 10 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 321 3 633 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 428 17 135 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 63 58 Other ............................... 130 155 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 121 133 200 days or more ................... 93 104 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 113 139 number.. 5 265 6 430 Beef cows ..................farms.. 92 121 number.. 2 531 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 7 number.. 778 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 111 129 number.. 2 497 2 662 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 2 acres.. 6 (D) bushels.. 322 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 504 bushels.. (D) 26 200 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 84 85 acres.. 3 425 2 791 tons, dry.. 6 721 4 920 @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.