1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 STEWART COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 77 97 Land in farms ..................acres.. 56 209 49 043 Average size of farm .......acres.. 730 506 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 600 921 333 372 Average per acre .........dollars.. 823 659 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 511 65 939 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 8 50 to 179 acres ..................... 18 19 180 to 499 acres .................... 23 38 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 66 94 acres.. 16 682 25 558 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 51 77 acres.. 9 812 11 603 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 9 acres.. 2 903 3 723 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 252 9 503 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 196 97 965 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 751 6 404 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 502 3 099 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 20 17 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 22 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 8 14 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 5 $100,000 or more .................... 13 18 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 453 7 976 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 820 82 222 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 36 48 Other ............................... 41 49 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 42 51 200 days or more ................... 32 30 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 43 60 number.. 1 882 3 078 Beef cows ..................farms.. 40 51 number.. 1 366 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 45 54 number.. 1 039 1 397 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 19 number.. 1 471 1 523 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 18 number.. 2 120 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. 1 009 137 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 11 27 acres.. 583 1 782 bushels.. 44 210 175 777 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 14 acres.. 1 373 2 047 bushels.. 51 989 105 349 Cotton .......................farms.. 11 3 acres.. 2 723 1 040 bales.. 3 209 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 1 acres.. 513 (D) bushels.. 7 651 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 28 41 acres.. 3 703 5 217 pounds.. 7 223 234 15 310 187 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 17 32 acres.. 432 735 tons, dry.. 1 492 2 804 @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.