1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TATTNALL COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 589 539 Land in farms ..................acres.. 136 923 119 873 Average size of farm .......acres.. 232 222 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 300 887 220 834 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 540 966 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 460 44 725 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 142 118 50 to 179 acres ..................... 219 191 180 to 499 acres .................... 124 135 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 495 484 acres.. 66 177 69 453 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 421 435 acres.. 49 233 52 703 Irrigated land .................farms.. 120 114 acres.. 11 403 6 601 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 144 237 73 149 Average per farm .........dollars.. 244 885 135 712 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 61 229 28 946 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 83 008 44 202 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 168 125 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 91 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 78 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 51 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 30 $100,000 or more .................... 162 134 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 104 635 56 609 Average per farm .........dollars.. 177 649 104 831 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 291 276 Other ............................... 298 263 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 293 279 200 days or more ................... 232 203 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 205 177 number.. 10 712 12 078 Beef cows ..................farms.. 157 148 number.. 5 063 5 953 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 7 number.. 332 233 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 203 163 number.. 5 256 5 663 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 72 number.. 19 860 21 489 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 40 70 number.. 37 972 45 297 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 35 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 19 number.. 343 592 337 416 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 77 74 number.. 32 443 468 20 796 455 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 140 142 acres.. 6 438 7 751 bushels.. 589 155 664 276 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 28 acres.. 1 196 2 396 bushels.. 65 631 95 071 Cotton .......................farms.. 56 4 acres.. 9 629 292 bales.. 13 636 233 Tobacco ......................farms.. 55 66 acres.. 2 337 1 661 pounds.. 5 138 715 3 939 144 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 129 239 acres.. 15 361 26 856 bushels.. 403 910 727 634 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 35 51 acres.. 844 2 878 pounds.. 2 030 863 7 535 752 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 128 113 acres.. 5 113 6 430 tons, dry.. 15 195 15 781 @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.