1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TURNER COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 230 278 Land in farms ..................acres.. 98 220 98 824 Average size of farm .......acres.. 427 355 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 539 611 386 611 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 320 981 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 891 56 775 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 76 85 180 to 499 acres .................... 65 79 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 203 252 acres.. 63 395 69 224 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 179 226 acres.. 54 029 50 339 Irrigated land .................farms.. 71 91 acres.. 9 480 14 563 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 534 34 338 Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 149 123 519 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 725 29 694 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 809 4 644 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 28 30 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 22 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 23 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 51 $100,000 or more .................... 77 86 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 813 25 255 Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 087 90 846 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 152 177 Other ............................... 78 101 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 99 106 200 days or more ................... 68 61 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 120 135 number.. 12 801 12 229 Beef cows ..................farms.. 112 122 number.. (D) 5 799 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 7 number.. (D) 168 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 121 135 number.. 7 258 7 673 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 36 number.. 1 937 4 942 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 38 number.. 6 412 11 856 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 70 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 20 95 acres.. 1 235 6 419 bushels.. 114 859 476 524 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 35 acres.. 1 050 1 641 bushels.. 44 502 61 361 Cotton .......................farms.. 109 55 acres.. 25 977 8 331 bales.. 27 698 13 952 Tobacco ......................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 18 acres.. 633 1 465 bushels.. 13 385 42 104 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 113 174 acres.. 17 029 23 966 pounds.. 32 699 324 68 517 783 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 47 39 acres.. 1 598 1 511 tons, dry.. 4 794 5 593 @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.