1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TOWNS COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 121 128 Land in farms ..................acres.. 8 708 9 910 Average size of farm .......acres.. 72 77 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 224 027 224 938 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 907 2 568 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 967 20 843 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 50 59 50 to 179 acres ..................... 56 47 180 to 499 acres .................... 10 16 500 to 999 acres .................... 0 0 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 112 118 acres.. 4 516 4 430 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 92 89 acres.. 1 553 1 623 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 008 1 779 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 329 13 899 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 153 232 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 854 1 547 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 58 55 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 14 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 9 8 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 1 $100,000 or more .................... 2 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 938 1 557 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 751 12 068 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 57 49 Other ............................... 64 79 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 74 73 200 days or more ................... 54 47 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 91 99 number.. 2 817 2 603 Beef cows ..................farms.. 86 92 number.. (D) 1 565 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 6 number.. (D) 21 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 89 94 number.. 1 433 1 136 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 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.. 4 14 acres.. 18 56 bushels.. 1 700 3 810 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 16 pounds.. (D) 18 672 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 196 bushels.. 0 4 480 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 82 73 acres.. 1 502 1 241 tons, dry.. 3 650 2 428 @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.