1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WEBSTER COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 76 80 Land in farms ..................acres.. 57 571 53 291 Average size of farm .......acres.. 758 666 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 810 392 422 846 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 070 635 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 038 77 602 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 4 50 to 179 acres ..................... 21 15 180 to 499 acres .................... 21 25 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 69 77 acres.. 28 964 28 695 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 64 68 acres.. 19 748 16 730 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 16 acres.. 2 772 4 351 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 985 9 508 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 219 118 852 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 457 8 391 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 528 1 118 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 15 11 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 3 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 11 9 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 6 10 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 13 $100,000 or more .................... 27 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 278 7 835 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 765 97 941 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 45 56 Other ............................... 31 24 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 38 36 200 days or more ................... 27 21 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 26 33 number.. 1 683 2 232 Beef cows ..................farms.. 20 29 number.. (D) 1 382 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 27 31 number.. 977 1 231 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 23 number.. 1 013 4 788 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 21 number.. 1 541 7 027 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 35 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 23 39 acres.. 1 794 3 773 bushels.. 113 909 302 430 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 20 acres.. 2 672 1 995 bushels.. 88 574 75 402 Cotton .......................farms.. 16 4 acres.. 4 718 317 bales.. 5 106 301 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 12 7 acres.. 1 248 210 bushels.. 18 596 2 960 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 42 47 acres.. 8 339 8 728 pounds.. 18 967 332 24 101 483 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 18 18 acres.. 280 739 tons, dry.. 799 1 859 @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.