1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 STEPHENS COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 188 172 Land in farms ..................acres.. 19 604 15 521 Average size of farm .......acres.. 104 90 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 258 415 136 069 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 508 1 888 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 532 19 214 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 66 71 50 to 179 acres ..................... 88 71 180 to 499 acres .................... 22 18 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 155 139 acres.. 10 146 6 989 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 107 96 acres.. 3 894 2 174 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 286 13 629 Average per farm .........dollars.. 219 608 79 238 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 510 409 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 776 13 220 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 67 70 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 15 11 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 4 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 6 $100,000 or more .................... 31 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 397 11 473 Average per farm .........dollars.. 172 326 66 703 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 81 67 Other ............................... 107 105 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 103 103 200 days or more ................... 70 75 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 149 122 number.. 6 049 5 170 Beef cows ..................farms.. 141 114 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 4 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 143 118 number.. 3 044 2 458 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 4 number.. 7 20 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 6 number.. 51 140 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 23 28 number.. 14 221 333 8 252 349 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 5 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 96 86 acres.. 3 543 2 019 tons, dry.. 7 264 3 434 @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.