1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BROOKS COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 430 441 Land in farms ..................acres.. 189 373 168 861 Average size of farm .......acres.. 440 383 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 581 837 358 333 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 458 961 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 005 41 705 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 66 78 50 to 179 acres ..................... 134 137 180 to 499 acres .................... 113 106 500 to 999 acres .................... 54 60 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 360 408 acres.. 95 531 90 924 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 300 369 acres.. 79 142 65 915 Irrigated land .................farms.. 67 80 acres.. 14 399 12 795 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 59 058 43 553 Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 345 98 761 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 106 28 779 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 952 14 775 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 151 128 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 84 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 34 $100,000 or more .................... 101 87 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 335 36 569 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 904 83 112 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 205 245 Other ............................... 225 196 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 224 220 200 days or more ................... 157 153 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 114 142 number.. 20 686 18 027 Beef cows ..................farms.. 102 125 number.. 9 497 5 521 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 11 number.. 3 511 1 294 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 105 136 number.. 10 166 11 115 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 98 number.. 24 477 36 569 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 48 98 number.. 47 203 69 423 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 11 number.. (D) 356 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 109 156 acres.. 10 150 14 644 bushels.. 1 080 417 1 310 431 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 21 acres.. 1 794 1 604 bushels.. 85 023 65 350 Cotton .......................farms.. 121 105 acres.. 40 805 24 491 bales.. 62 199 36 322 Tobacco ......................farms.. 25 36 acres.. 947 989 pounds.. 1 888 147 2 093 609 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 37 79 acres.. 5 491 5 340 bushels.. 153 813 166 833 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 117 135 acres.. 6 157 6 153 pounds.. 16 524 591 15 672 235 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 71 63 acres.. 3 480 2 893 tons, dry.. 11 146 9 538 @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.