1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BRYAN COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 61 51 Land in farms ..................acres.. 25 477 15 948 Average size of farm .......acres.. 418 313 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 520 427 289 946 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 246 927 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 762 27 589 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 12 50 to 179 acres ..................... 15 23 180 to 499 acres .................... 9 7 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 0 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 48 43 acres.. 5 871 3 868 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 38 34 acres.. 4 937 2 361 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 782 1 953 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 210 38 289 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 641 888 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 141 1 064 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 30 20 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 5 7 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 7 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 1 2 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 0 $100,000 or more .................... 4 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 584 1 679 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 969 32 920 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 33 20 Other ............................... 28 31 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 31 35 200 days or more ................... 25 24 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 22 28 number.. 619 928 Beef cows ..................farms.. 14 22 number.. 378 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 18 22 number.. 366 356 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 15 number.. 235 301 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 15 number.. 253 723 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 8 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 20 acres.. 833 733 bushels.. 77 775 60 311 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 6 5 acres.. 150 126 pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 8 acres.. 768 854 bushels.. 13 836 20 408 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 4 4 acres.. 345 189 pounds.. 733 084 322 531 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 10 10 acres.. 508 401 tons, dry.. 1 287 801 @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.