1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 176 155 Land in farms ..................acres.. 71 304 48 755 Average size of farm .......acres.. 405 315 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 320 149 173 699 Average per acre .........dollars.. 720 632 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 587 40 086 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 65 49 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 54 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 133 141 acres.. 20 126 17 302 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 101 122 acres.. 11 793 8 021 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 28 acres.. 3 002 2 939 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 853 7 057 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 299 45 530 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 104 5 353 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 749 1 704 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 74 32 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 22 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 42 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 6 $100,000 or more .................... 15 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 834 5 526 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 053 35 654 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 65 71 Other ............................... 111 84 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 98 82 200 days or more ................... 73 63 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 76 88 number.. 3 754 3 881 Beef cows ..................farms.. 71 78 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 73 81 number.. 1 864 1 874 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 37 number.. 504 8 642 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 36 number.. 526 13 019 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 1 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.. 37 49 acres.. 1 167 1 683 bushels.. 107 669 152 892 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 5 acres.. 953 389 bushels.. 40 520 16 910 Cotton .......................farms.. 20 3 acres.. 2 824 95 bales.. 2 226 132 Tobacco ......................farms.. 6 5 acres.. 154 129 pounds.. 315 590 257 300 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 39 27 acres.. 1 876 1 421 bushels.. 35 162 44 811 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 30 30 acres.. 1 262 913 pounds.. 3 776 282 2 315 590 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 51 63 acres.. 1 596 1 601 tons, dry.. 4 277 4 481 @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.