1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TWIGGS COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 98 113 Land in farms ..................acres.. 26 202 31 161 Average size of farm .......acres.. 267 276 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 367 733 170 284 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 029 627 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 374 27 893 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 23 31 50 to 179 acres ..................... 37 38 180 to 499 acres .................... 19 17 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 85 104 acres.. 10 678 14 678 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 63 79 acres.. 7 578 7 034 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 7 acres.. 922 575 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 686 3 162 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 612 27 979 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 835 2 200 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 851 961 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 50 37 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 10 22 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 10 16 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 16 $100,000 or more .................... 7 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 432 2 470 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 323 21 860 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 43 50 Other ............................... 55 63 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 61 66 200 days or more ................... 46 48 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 46 61 number.. 2 501 3 047 Beef cows ..................farms.. 42 55 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 43 56 number.. 926 1 313 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 22 number.. 556 1 749 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 24 number.. 823 3 403 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 260 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 14 28 acres.. 282 800 bushels.. 17 960 67 470 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 14 acres.. 835 1 536 bushels.. 32 087 51 440 Cotton .......................farms.. 10 4 acres.. 3 684 786 bales.. 4 860 1 484 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 12 20 acres.. 615 1 603 bushels.. 8 453 50 151 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 19 27 acres.. 1 059 1 402 pounds.. 2 520 984 3 727 190 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 30 42 acres.. 1 149 1 528 tons, dry.. 2 890 4 116 @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.