1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TROUP COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 221 244 Land in farms ..................acres.. 43 003 40 783 Average size of farm .......acres.. 195 167 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 283 264 143 647 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 566 1 110 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 345 14 363 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 47 46 50 to 179 acres ..................... 101 114 180 to 499 acres .................... 46 54 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 189 198 acres.. 19 898 20 571 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 119 127 acres.. 5 707 5 784 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 5 acres.. (D) 94 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 326 2 978 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 573 12 204 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 052 418 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 274 2 559 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 89 97 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 6 $100,000 or more .................... 9 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 126 2 998 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 586 12 339 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 68 71 Other ............................... 153 173 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 133 164 200 days or more ................... 102 119 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 173 192 number.. 16 355 8 436 Beef cows ..................farms.. 157 176 number.. 11 102 4 417 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 10 number.. 672 730 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 167 188 number.. 5 736 3 802 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 3 number.. 37 64 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 4 number.. 35 122 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 4 number.. 17 16 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 12 number.. (D) 409 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) 22 bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 99 111 acres.. 4 938 5 247 tons, dry.. 13 795 10 485 @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.