1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WARREN COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 134 136 Land in farms ..................acres.. 44 447 47 000 Average size of farm .......acres.. 332 346 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 270 652 236 992 Average per acre .........dollars.. 821 652 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 278 23 523 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 1 10 to 49 acres ...................... 17 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 46 45 180 to 499 acres .................... 41 47 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 105 115 acres.. 15 187 19 828 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 67 86 acres.. 3 612 5 281 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 394 5 058 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 791 37 193 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 451 182 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 943 4 876 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 46 48 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 21 13 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 3 $100,000 or more .................... 11 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 879 4 559 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 946 33 279 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 62 59 Other ............................... 72 77 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 72 68 200 days or more ................... 49 59 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 88 100 number.. 7 986 9 104 Beef cows ..................farms.. 78 84 number.. 3 491 4 014 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 12 number.. 859 1 410 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 91 98 number.. 3 560 3 842 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 9 number.. 148 1 420 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 9 number.. (D) 4 249 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 7 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 10 acres.. (D) 313 bushels.. (D) 24 660 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 4 acres.. 184 397 bushels.. 6 993 11 350 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 56 75 acres.. 2 889 3 324 tons, dry.. 6 192 9 568 @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.