1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WALKER COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 478 527 Land in farms ..................acres.. 85 646 88 829 Average size of farm .......acres.. 179 169 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 303 616 246 914 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 644 1 370 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 215 19 655 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 144 159 50 to 179 acres ..................... 198 212 180 to 499 acres .................... 86 109 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 406 465 acres.. 39 160 42 700 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 315 325 acres.. 16 007 17 111 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 4 acres.. (D) 175 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 171 15 957 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 935 30 279 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 242 943 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 929 15 014 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 168 203 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 99 104 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 86 77 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 82 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 8 $100,000 or more .................... 32 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 921 15 169 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 044 28 729 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 164 200 Other ............................... 314 327 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 304 305 200 days or more ................... 240 224 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 377 444 number.. 17 817 18 605 Beef cows ..................farms.. 338 396 number.. 9 178 9 015 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 22 number.. 962 1 108 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 355 411 number.. 8 258 9 205 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 21 number.. (D) 2 927 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 18 number.. (D) 4 982 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 10 number.. 12 86 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 10 number.. 62 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 18 16 number.. 11 343 649 6 874 268 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 27 19 acres.. 1 160 540 bushels.. 111 755 45 050 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 8 acres.. 1 216 1 175 bushels.. 43 651 55 080 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 13 acres.. 1 279 1 503 bushels.. 36 363 46 062 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 286 305 acres.. 12 620 13 811 tons, dry.. 24 228 24 388 @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.