1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BRANTLEY COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 207 230 Land in farms ..................acres.. 27 780 27 561 Average size of farm .......acres.. 134 120 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 176 979 148 839 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 234 996 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 565 21 716 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 43 62 50 to 179 acres ..................... 88 95 180 to 499 acres .................... 45 43 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 186 204 acres.. 9 797 8 932 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 145 163 acres.. 4 601 4 257 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 17 acres.. 374 242 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 445 12 937 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 950 56 248 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 393 2 341 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 052 10 596 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 99 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 11 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 9 $100,000 or more .................... 15 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 081 11 309 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 938 49 382 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 78 72 Other ............................... 129 158 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 119 145 200 days or more ................... 103 114 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 114 130 number.. 2 542 2 667 Beef cows ..................farms.. 99 114 number.. 1 224 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 4 number.. 40 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 108 112 number.. 1 447 1 226 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 33 number.. 707 1 665 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 29 number.. 1 095 3 355 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 26 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 68 55 acres.. 1 830 1 154 bushels.. 127 694 76 392 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 21 29 acres.. 412 595 pounds.. 885 970 1 267 030 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 6 acres.. 303 242 bushels.. 8 400 4 983 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 77 88 acres.. 1 717 1 872 tons, dry.. 6 359 4 938 @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.