1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SUMTER COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 314 314 Land in farms ..................acres.. 186 493 169 989 Average size of farm .......acres.. 594 541 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 576 220 434 211 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 060 793 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 893 69 304 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 39 47 50 to 179 acres ..................... 87 66 180 to 499 acres .................... 75 86 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 47 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 279 285 acres.. 121 762 114 522 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 221 249 acres.. 101 747 80 343 Irrigated land .................farms.. 78 100 acres.. 29 630 32 864 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 91 581 44 847 Average per farm .........dollars.. 291 658 142 825 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 73 984 35 523 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 596 9 324 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 97 53 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 38 $100,000 or more .................... 96 93 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 59 792 35 975 Average per farm .........dollars.. 189 816 114 571 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 180 197 Other ............................... 134 117 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 139 127 200 days or more ................... 104 87 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 112 116 number.. 11 105 14 379 Beef cows ..................farms.. 102 100 number.. (D) 5 131 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 6 number.. (D) 1 667 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 112 113 number.. 5 125 7 881 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 38 number.. 7 611 22 213 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 40 number.. 12 380 39 274 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 1 number.. 6 456 100 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 75 107 acres.. 9 601 15 653 bushels.. 896 179 1 772 296 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 77 76 acres.. 14 950 13 665 bushels.. 656 496 634 794 Cotton .......................farms.. 66 19 acres.. 39 437 7 357 bales.. 50 622 12 398 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 67 62 acres.. 11 570 9 764 bushels.. 173 406 268 113 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 108 139 acres.. 13 848 21 624 pounds.. 34 041 847 58 494 418 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 59 73 acres.. 4 420 3 975 tons, dry.. 13 798 12 992 @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.