1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 UPSON COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 185 175 Land in farms ..................acres.. 37 530 32 865 Average size of farm .......acres.. 203 188 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 268 906 238 169 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 491 1 135 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 452 23 920 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 34 37 50 to 179 acres ..................... 88 81 180 to 499 acres .................... 39 38 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 147 144 acres.. 14 866 13 297 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 109 101 acres.. 4 652 3 926 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 11 acres.. 113 741 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 891 8 320 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 462 47 545 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 925 747 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 966 7 574 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 77 68 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 5 $100,000 or more .................... 13 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 861 7 333 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 640 41 903 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 51 63 Other ............................... 134 112 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 124 112 200 days or more ................... 101 90 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 130 123 number.. 6 293 6 171 Beef cows ..................farms.. 112 118 number.. (D) 3 756 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 3 number.. (D) 8 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 125 123 number.. 2 959 2 818 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 6 number.. 6 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 1 number.. 74 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 8 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 12 number.. 3 510 400 4 440 560 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 4 acres.. 163 (D) bushels.. 10 104 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (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.. 89 85 acres.. 4 201 3 057 tons, dry.. 7 857 6 128 @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.