1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 UNION COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 256 261 Land in farms ..................acres.. 22 156 21 973 Average size of farm .......acres.. 87 84 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 383 863 243 258 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 730 2 452 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 467 42 242 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 117 113 50 to 179 acres ..................... 86 107 180 to 499 acres .................... 27 25 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 222 231 acres.. 10 575 10 293 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 174 177 acres.. 4 736 4 464 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 7 acres.. 74 33 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 961 (D) Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 255 (D) Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 98 89 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 4 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 5 $100,000 or more .................... 12 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 107 20 785 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 482 79 636 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 91 116 Other ............................... 165 145 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 155 143 200 days or more ................... 111 106 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 160 169 number.. 6 065 5 444 Beef cows ..................farms.. 141 145 number.. 3 168 2 690 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 9 number.. 374 282 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 158 164 number.. 3 275 2 605 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 15 number.. 94 1 199 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 18 number.. 235 2 521 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 5 number.. 135 112 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 13 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 42 55 acres.. 678 1 030 bushels.. 47 679 85 515 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 128 126 acres.. 3 617 3 025 tons, dry.. 8 050 6 686 @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.