1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WARE COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 274 296 Land in farms ..................acres.. 64 304 53 895 Average size of farm .......acres.. 235 182 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 288 702 157 121 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 147 976 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 080 23 177 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 66 84 50 to 179 acres ..................... 100 96 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 50 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 246 265 acres.. 19 711 21 709 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 212 230 acres.. 15 008 13 349 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 41 acres.. 2 121 1 407 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 953 14 277 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 522 48 234 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 252 6 164 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 701 8 113 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 97 113 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 13 $100,000 or more .................... 37 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 789 11 452 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 174 38 691 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 112 123 Other ............................... 162 173 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 133 143 200 days or more ................... 104 108 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 110 122 number.. 3 165 4 488 Beef cows ..................farms.. 96 104 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 98 108 number.. 1 615 2 080 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 36 number.. 7 810 3 897 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 41 number.. 10 645 6 191 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 21 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 6 number.. 2 720 000 2 413 303 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 88 93 acres.. 5 106 5 151 bushels.. 382 114 393 823 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) 116 bushels.. (D) 2 098 Cotton .......................farms.. 23 2 acres.. 2 467 (D) bales.. 3 636 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 38 46 acres.. 1 269 1 055 pounds.. 2 696 987 2 231 931 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 23 20 acres.. 1 744 1 703 bushels.. 37 928 48 260 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 57 59 acres.. 1 514 1 744 tons, dry.. 4 973 4 829 @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.