1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TREUTLEN COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 157 116 Land in farms ..................acres.. 42 027 32 800 Average size of farm .......acres.. 268 283 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 197 801 241 273 Average per acre .........dollars.. 722 803 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 479 25 699 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 28 50 to 179 acres ..................... 61 45 180 to 499 acres .................... 50 21 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 115 106 acres.. 12 039 13 255 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 78 80 acres.. 6 202 8 636 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 11 acres.. 738 1 305 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 900 4 493 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 474 38 730 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 574 3 704 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 326 789 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 87 52 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 18 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 10 12 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 7 $100,000 or more .................... 7 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 406 3 434 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 423 29 602 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 46 48 Other ............................... 111 68 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 93 67 200 days or more ................... 80 52 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 59 65 number.. 1 880 2 047 Beef cows ..................farms.. 56 58 number.. (D) 1 197 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 10 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 55 57 number.. 887 1 028 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 24 number.. 151 1 518 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 23 number.. 203 2 585 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 46 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 28 34 acres.. 498 714 bushels.. 19 722 50 372 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 6 acres.. 661 1 720 bushels.. 22 006 46 221 Cotton .......................farms.. 10 6 acres.. 2 683 983 bales.. 2 757 1 370 Tobacco ......................farms.. 5 6 acres.. 181 571 pounds.. 395 962 1 129 720 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 15 26 acres.. 1 420 2 880 bushels.. 25 305 80 734 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 39 29 acres.. 862 834 tons, dry.. 2 395 1 472 @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.