1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHINGTON COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 327 299 Land in farms ..................acres.. 110 729 111 801 Average size of farm .......acres.. 339 374 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 317 587 220 984 Average per acre .........dollars.. 876 569 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 864 37 646 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 38 50 to 179 acres ..................... 127 92 180 to 499 acres .................... 81 87 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 280 285 acres.. 55 635 59 356 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 210 234 acres.. 35 120 37 399 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 26 acres.. 5 071 4 068 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 607 12 774 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 497 42 722 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 385 8 382 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 222 4 392 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 128 86 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 18 $100,000 or more .................... 32 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 654 9 798 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 434 32 878 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 127 126 Other ............................... 200 173 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 193 176 200 days or more ................... 145 126 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 174 174 number.. 10 367 12 280 Beef cows ..................farms.. 143 144 number.. 5 097 5 614 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 13 number.. 575 824 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 171 166 number.. 5 353 5 475 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 23 number.. 535 1 739 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 24 number.. 1 016 3 086 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 10 number.. 357 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 52 94 acres.. 2 377 4 624 bushels.. 225 083 438 663 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 55 71 acres.. 9 015 9 602 bushels.. 350 502 418 195 Cotton .......................farms.. 26 26 acres.. 8 001 3 836 bales.. 9 289 5 373 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 61 96 acres.. 10 411 13 128 bushels.. 138 891 353 311 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 25 34 acres.. 1 344 1 809 pounds.. 3 058 858 5 368 521 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 142 123 acres.. 6 332 4 454 tons, dry.. 13 838 15 420 @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.