1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TOOMBS COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 401 332 Land in farms ..................acres.. 99 949 88 811 Average size of farm .......acres.. 249 268 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 268 917 235 027 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 108 830 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 198 36 878 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 80 66 50 to 179 acres ..................... 159 124 180 to 499 acres .................... 103 90 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 311 310 acres.. 42 433 48 837 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 245 248 acres.. 28 447 28 518 Irrigated land .................farms.. 61 70 acres.. 9 172 4 621 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 371 17 447 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 244 52 551 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 696 13 149 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 675 4 298 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 179 103 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 17 $100,000 or more .................... 54 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 262 13 945 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 011 42 002 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 157 149 Other ............................... 244 183 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 220 167 200 days or more ................... 175 119 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 174 156 number.. 10 789 9 717 Beef cows ..................farms.. 149 136 number.. 3 785 3 941 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 9 number.. 73 80 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 168 144 number.. 5 619 4 083 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 48 number.. 4 132 10 024 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 34 51 number.. 7 044 20 139 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 15 number.. (D) 311 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 78 115 acres.. 3 191 8 096 bushels.. 231 906 637 258 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 8 acres.. 1 905 2 292 bushels.. 66 314 88 262 Cotton .......................farms.. 32 4 acres.. 7 995 528 bales.. 11 951 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 25 24 acres.. 1 166 922 pounds.. 2 126 629 1 982 602 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 46 68 acres.. 5 353 8 122 bushels.. 117 191 219 861 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 33 45 acres.. 1 275 1 529 pounds.. 2 996 593 3 723 006 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 100 83 acres.. 3 577 3 005 tons, dry.. 9 898 6 217 @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.