1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TIFT COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 359 365 Land in farms ..................acres.. 106 107 114 487 Average size of farm .......acres.. 296 314 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 548 025 403 117 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 704 1 356 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 360 63 175 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 89 77 50 to 179 acres ..................... 117 124 180 to 499 acres .................... 71 72 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 329 326 acres.. 66 862 67 402 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 274 309 acres.. 57 635 53 282 Irrigated land .................farms.. 110 151 acres.. 16 874 23 695 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 813 52 189 Average per farm .........dollars.. 149 897 142 983 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 50 476 46 575 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 337 5 614 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 87 60 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 69 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 44 $100,000 or more .................... 75 90 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 356 39 707 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 055 108 785 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 181 186 Other ............................... 178 179 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 203 173 200 days or more ................... 162 146 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 142 130 number.. 9 882 9 028 Beef cows ..................farms.. 117 115 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 146 125 number.. 4 689 5 698 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 45 number.. 6 730 11 825 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 43 number.. 9 402 27 377 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 6 number.. 119 114 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 58 129 acres.. 3 142 9 387 bushels.. 333 282 883 205 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 21 acres.. 624 1 432 bushels.. 25 432 66 292 Cotton .......................farms.. 123 53 acres.. 24 660 7 581 bales.. 31 389 12 069 Tobacco ......................farms.. 53 63 acres.. 1 799 1 292 pounds.. 3 328 942 2 615 172 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 20 36 acres.. 1 191 2 599 bushels.. 25 168 85 910 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 150 207 acres.. 16 897 19 383 pounds.. 44 333 523 51 824 850 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 55 42 acres.. 2 054 1 648 tons, dry.. 4 234 4 832 @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.