1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WALTON COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 493 434 Land in farms ..................acres.. 59 824 55 779 Average size of farm .......acres.. 121 129 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 449 024 292 592 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 393 2 407 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 000 16 539 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 179 138 50 to 179 acres ..................... 195 186 180 to 499 acres .................... 67 57 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 412 375 acres.. 31 045 28 568 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 277 281 acres.. 12 551 11 294 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 29 acres.. 829 480 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 226 17 405 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 281 40 103 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 624 3 181 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 602 14 224 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 201 160 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 91 82 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 80 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 12 $100,000 or more .................... 40 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 018 15 788 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 439 36 378 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 163 152 Other ............................... 330 282 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 307 273 200 days or more ................... 222 203 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 263 280 number.. 11 979 11 218 Beef cows ..................farms.. 228 244 number.. 6 086 5 991 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 12 number.. 45 176 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 244 257 number.. 6 079 7 255 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 6 number.. 219 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 4 number.. 345 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 4 number.. 145 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 17 number.. 161 009 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 25 25 number.. 8 973 250 7 302 371 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 20 acres.. 62 252 bushels.. 4 425 13 170 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 19 acres.. 1 671 1 742 bushels.. 54 701 61 017 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 13 acres.. 678 1 237 bushels.. 13 849 29 580 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 221 228 acres.. 7 984 6 927 tons, dry.. 20 799 18 351 @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.