1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WAYNE COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 276 283 Land in farms ..................acres.. 65 209 54 445 Average size of farm .......acres.. 236 192 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 406 580 167 523 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 730 889 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 676 25 027 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 74 69 50 to 179 acres ..................... 108 123 180 to 499 acres .................... 53 55 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 249 256 acres.. 33 395 29 170 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 213 217 acres.. 27 752 19 187 Irrigated land .................farms.. 52 49 acres.. 4 637 2 231 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 036 9 709 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 724 34 309 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 776 6 683 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 259 3 026 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 84 97 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 15 $100,000 or more .................... 40 27 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 500 7 616 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 456 26 818 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 114 108 Other ............................... 162 175 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 145 166 200 days or more ................... 118 127 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 118 122 number.. 4 831 4 651 Beef cows ..................farms.. 94 107 number.. 2 312 2 472 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 3 number.. 476 376 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 113 121 number.. 2 078 2 125 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 41 number.. 3 400 5 478 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 39 number.. 6 244 9 275 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. 330 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 15 number.. 273 542 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 107 98 acres.. 7 807 8 027 bushels.. 603 062 720 221 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 11 acres.. 1 727 1 888 bushels.. 81 840 79 029 Cotton .......................farms.. 33 9 acres.. 11 683 1 842 bales.. 15 639 2 369 Tobacco ......................farms.. 22 27 acres.. 1 057 758 pounds.. 2 424 949 1 759 002 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 18 35 acres.. 2 657 3 941 bushels.. 64 845 110 594 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 5 3 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. 428 630 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 84 71 acres.. 2 228 1 900 tons, dry.. 7 978 6 034 @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.